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4-12-1 2019 Mercyhurst Schedule LAKERS 2-8-1 AHA OCTOBER 5 at #20 Arizona State University W, 3-2 12-7-1 6 at #20 Arizona State University L, 4-6 11-5-0 aha 11 vs ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY W, 3-2 OT January 10 & 11, 2020 • 7:05 p.m. / 5:05 p.m. • • Erie, Pa. 12 vs ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY L, 3-2 25 vs OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY L, 7-2 26 vs OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY L, 3-1 NOVEMBER gameday information 1 at * W, 4-3 OT VENUE (CAPACITY) Mercyhurst Ice Center (1,600) STREAMING VIDEO FloHockey 2 at Bentley University* L, 6-3 SERIES RECORD Mercyhurst leads 30-23-5 15 vs AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE* L, 12-0 LAST MEETING Nov. 17, 2018, Mercyhurst 3-0 16 vs AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE* W, 4-3 (OT) 22 vs * L, 5-0 23 at Niagara University* L, 3-1 29 vs UNIVERSITY* PPD Mercyhurst VS sacred heart comaprison 30 at * T, 2-2 DECEMBER Team Stats Skaters 6 at RIT* L, 7-3 7 at RIT* L, 3-2 Overall Record 4-12-1 12-7-1 Points Ipri (15) Lee (22) JANUARY Conference Record 2-8-1 11-5-0 Goals Ipri (7) Cotton (14) 3 at Holy Cross* L, 4-0 Goals Scored 36 75 Assists Hunter (9) Lee (20) 4 at Holy Cross* L, 7-2 Goals per Game 2.1 3.7 PPG Three with (3) McIlmurray (8) 10 vs * 7:05 PM Goals Allowed per Game 4.6 2.3 SHG Acosta (1) Cotton (3) First Period Goals 8 25 GWG Ipri (2) McIlmurray (3) 11 vs SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY* 5:05 PM Second Period Goals 10 23 Penalties Ipri (16) Bavaro/Bates (9) 14 vs ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY* 7:05 PM Third Period Goals 15 27 PIM Acosta (43) Bavaro/Bates (18) 17 vs ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY* 7:05 PM Overtime Goals 3 0 SOG Anderson (40) Cotton (70) 18 at Robert Morris University* 7:05 PM Shots 440 654 +/- Ipri (-1) Lee (+17) 24 vs BENTLEY UNIVERSITY* 7:05 PM Shots per Game 25.9 32.7 25 vs BENTLEY UNIVERSITY* 4:05 PM Shot pct. .082 .115 Assists 58 135 31 at American International College* 7:05 PM Penalties per Game 5.6 4.4 Goalies FEBRUARY Power-plays 14-78 25-87 Games Metcalf (11) Benson (20) 1 at American International College* 1:05 PM Power-play pct. .179 .284 Starts Metcalf (11) Benson (20) 7 at Niagara University* 7:05 PM Penalty Kills 53-79 71-83 Wins Metcalf (3) Benson (12) Saves Metcalf (334) Benson (501) 8 vs NIAGARA UNIVERSITY* 7:05 PM Penalty Kill pct. .667 .855 14 vs ARMY* 7:05 PM Saves 550 509 Save Pct. Metcalf (.900) Benson (.921) Shutouts 0 4 GAA Metcalf (3.65) Benson (2.19) 15 vs ARMY* 7:05 PM Records Metcalf (3-7-1) Benson (12-7-1) 21 at Air Force* 9:05 PM Cantali (1-4-0) 22 at Air Force* 7:05 PM DeAugustine (0-1-0) 28 vs * 7:05 PM Shutouts N/A Benson (4) 29 vs CANISIUS COLLEGE* 7:05 PM

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THIS WEEK’S GAMES Scouting the Pioneers • The Lakers look to bounce back from a pair of losses • The Pioneers enter this weekend’s contests with an to Holy Cross last weekend. Sacred Heart is coming 12-7-1 overall mark and 11-5-0 record in Atlantic off a bye week. The Pioneers split a pair of games Hockey play. with Bentley Dec. 28 & 29. • Last time out, Sacred Heart split a pair of Atlantic • The teams will square off Friday and Saturday at the Hockey games with Bentley. The Pioneers took the Mecryhurst Ice Center. Friday’s contest is set for 7:05 opener 4-0 and then fell in the series fianle 3-2. p.m. with Saturday’s puck drop at 5:05 p.m. • Sacred Heart has feasted on the power play ranking • Mercyhurst lead the all-time series between the two third in the country converting at a .284 clip (25-88). teams 30-23-5. The Lakers hold an 18-10-2 advantage Austin McIlmurray leads NCAA Division I with eight at home. power play tallies. • The Pioneer offense ranks sixth in the nation scoring LAST TIME OUT 3.75 goals per game while holding opponents to • The Lakers dropped a pair of games on the road 2.3 goals per game giving Sacred Heart the seventh at Holy Cross. Mercyhurst fell 4-0 on Friday before best scoring margin in the country in the country. dropping a 7-2 decision on Saturday. • Mike Lee leads the Pioneers with 22 points • James Anderson and Gueorgui Feduolov each scored including a team-best 20 assists. Jason Cotton has for the Lakers on Saturday. netted 14 goals and added six helpers to chip in 20 • The Pioneers are coming off a bye week. They split a points. pair of games with Bentley on Dec. 28 & 29. • Sacred Heart has 10 players that have tallied double-digit points on the year. YOUTH MOVEMENT • Josh Benson has made all 20 starts in net posting • Mercyhurst has just seven upperclassmen and has a a 2.19 goals against average and a .921 save roster with 11 freshman and eight sophomores. percentage. • The Lakers have claimed a pair of AHA Rookie of the Week honors in Ashton Stockie and Khristian Acosta. • Six freshman have scored their first collegiate this season. • A pair of sophomores lead the Lakers in scoring in forwards Steven Ipri and Dalton Hunter. • Ipri has a team-high 15 points on seven goals and eight assists.

HONOR ROLL • Mercyhurst players have been well represented on the Atlantic Hockey awards lists. • Ashton Stockie Rookie of the Week (Oct. 8) Mercyhurst University 2019 Laker Men’s Hockey @HurstAthletics HurstAthletics HurstAthletics

• Khristian Acosta Rookie of the Week (Dec. 3) EXPERIENCE IN NET • Dalton Hunter Player of the Month (October) • Despite the youth up and down the roster, Mercyhurst brings back a wealth of experience MAN ADVANTAGE between the pipes. The Lakers bring back a junior • Mercyhust has used the power-play to their and a pair of seniors between the pipes. advantage cashing in on 14-of-79 opportunities on • Redshirt senior Garrett Metcalf has made 11 starts for the year. the Lakers making 334 saves and posting a 3.65 goals • The Lakers rank 21st in the NCAA for power play against average and .900 save percentage. percentage with a conversion rate tof .177. • Mercyhurst also brings back junior Stefano Cantali. • Eight different Mercyhurst players have recorded Cantali has made the five starts for the Lakers making a power play points and six different Lakers have 120 saves and posting a .839 save percentage. power play goals. James Anderson, Dalton Hunter • Senior Colin DeAugustine has made one start and and Steven Ipri each have netted three power play three relief appearances this season making 96 saves. tallies on the year. • The Lakers 14 total power play goals ranks 23rd in BEHIND THE BENCH NCAA Division I. • Head coach enters his 32nd year behind the bench for the Lakers. He is fresh off a contract CARDIAC KIDS extension prior to the season. • The Lakers have had a flare for the dramatic this • Gotkin is the longest-tenured coach in Division I and season with all of their victories coming by one goal currently ranks second among active coaches in wins in the final minute of regulation or in overtime. with 563. • The Lakers started the season with a 3-2 win at • He ranks in the top 20 in career wins and has guided Arizona State scoring the game-winner with 19 the Lakers to six NCAA appearances. seconds to play. • Mercyhurst has scored three overtime game winners FRIENDSHIP FOUR against St. Lawrence, Bentley and AIC. • The Lakers have been selected to compete in the • The comeback bid was on display again against 2020 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robert Morris as the Lakers scored with 2:43 • Mercyhurst is one of three Atlantic Hockey Schools to remaining in the third period to knot the game at compete in the 2020 version of the Friendship Four. 2-2. It is the first time that Atlantic Hockey members will • The overtime experience could come in handy compete in Belfast. Army and Sacred Heart will also as Mercyhurst and Sacred Heart have played 10 be in Northern Ireland. Quinnipiac will round out the overtime games in their history. The Lakers are 2-3-5 field. in overtime against the Pioneers. • The opening night matchups have been announced and Mercyhurst will take on ECAC opponent Quinnipac on the opening night. Time and game order is still to be determined. Mercyhurst University 2019 Laker Men’s Hockey @HurstAthletics HurstAthletics HurstAthletics HEAD COACH RICK GOTKIN

Rick Gotkin enters his 32nd season as head coach of the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team. Since coming to Erie in 1988, Gotkin has spent more than two decades instilling a winning tradition in the men’s hockey program.

Gotkin, the only coach in NCAA history to take a team to the NCAA Tournament at all three levels, has guided the Lakers to over 500 wins, six NCAA tournament appearances and five league championships. Overall, he has accumulated a 559-419-93 record. His teams have averaged 18 wins a season and have made the postseason in 29 of the 31 years he has been at Mercyhurst.

In August of 2017, Gotkin was appointed as a member of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Rules Committee. He will serve a four-year appointment which began on Sept. 1, 2017.

In June of 2015, Gotkin was inducted into the Erie Chapter of the Sports Hall of Fame.

Gotkin coached the Lakers to the Atlantic Hockey regular-season championship in 2017-18. Mercyhurst finished the season with a 21-12-4 record and had non-conference wins over No. 17 Penn State and No. 9 Wisconsin.

In 2016-17, the Lakers won 15 games and defeated out-of-conference opponent Alabama-Huntsville. They made it to the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals before falling to Army in game three.

In 2015-16, the Lakers had an overall record of 17-15-4 and a conference record of 15-9-4. They defeated out-of-conference Colgate and Ohio State in the process. The Lakers reached the AHA Quarterfinals, before falling to RIT. Gotkin recorded his 500th win during Atlantic Hockey play against Air Force on Saturday November 7. After the season end, three of Gotkin’s players signed professional contracts, one being with the of the NHL.

In 2014-15, the Lakers won 19 games and defeated out-of-conference opponents Merrimack and Colgate in the process. Mercyhurst also played to a 2-2 overtime tie against Ohio State in early January at the Erie Insurance Arena. The Lakers reached the championship game of the Atlantic Hockey Conference playoffs before bowing to RIT. After the season, eight of Gotkin’s players signed professional contracts while 18 were named to the Atlantic Hockey conference All-Academic Team.

In 2013-14, the Lakers won their first Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) regular season title since joining the conference in 2003. The season ended when the Lakers bowed 5-4 in double overtime to Canisius in the conference semifinals.

Junior goaltender Jimmy Sarjeant was named the AHA’s Player of the Year and earned the Goaltender of the Year honors. It marked the first time since the league’s inception in 2003-04 that a Mercyhurst player garnered the Player of the Year award. Gotkin himself was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the first time. It was his first Coach-of-the-Year honors since 2001 when Mercyhurst was a member of the MAAC Hockey League.

During the 2012-13 season, Gotkin became the 26th coach in NCAA history, at any division, to record 450 career wins when the Lakers defeated Army in game two of the first round of the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) playoffs. He guided the Lakers to Mercyhurst University 2019 Laker Men’s Hockey @HurstAthletics HurstAthletics HurstAthletics a 19-17-5 overall record and helped Mercyhurst to the AHA title game for the first time since 2009.

During his tenure, Gotkin has produced seven All Americans, four ECAC Players of the Year, three ECAC Rookies of the Year, five MAAC First-Team selections, an AHA Player-of-the-Year, 24 AHA All-Conference selections, three AHA Rookies of the Year and one AHA Defenseman of the Year. In 2001, Gotkin was also a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award. Additionally, many of his players who have been honored have gone on to have successful professional careers, including Jamie Hunt (2003-06), who played in the (NHL) with the Washington Capitals. Adam Carlson (2015) signed an entry-level contract with the Capitals. A number of Mercyhurst alums have played in the , while numerous have spent time in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the United Hockey League (UHL).

Outside of Mercyhurst, Gotkin spends a great deal of time helping others in the sport. Gotkin is very active with USA Hockey, having coached several “USA Select” National Festival Teams throughout the years. He has been involved with the NCAA Youth Education Through Sports (YES) Program.

Gotkin has also been a featured speaker at many USA Hockey coaching clinics and symposiums. He has served on the Hobey Baker Award Committee and currently serves on four other national committees: the American Hockey Coaches Association Division I Committee, the US College Hockey Online.com National Poll Committee, the Division I East region advisory committee, and the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine College Hockey Poll.

Along with their coach, the Lakers have been very active outside of school as well. Under Gotkin’s direction, players have volunteered their time each year with the Edmund L. Thomas Adolescent Center, the Shriners Hospitals for Children, the annual college food drive and the Skating Club of Erie. The Lakers also perform at the annual Gliding Stars of Erie show - an organization that helps disabled kids learn how to skate.

In 1995, the varsity hockey team won the Sister Rita Panciera Award given annually to the Mercyhurst College group that “best exemplifies the values of mercy”. In March of 1998, the team was honored again, this time by the Erie Achievement Center for its work with the disabled.

Meanwhile, during Gotkin’s stay at Mercyhurst, the team’s cumulative QPA has been consistently good with his players majoring in such fields as Criminal Justice, Accounting, Pre-Dental, History, and Business Administration. Last season, defenseman Jones was named the conference’s student-athlete of the year while 17 of his players made the AHA All- Academic team.

Gotkin is married to the former Diane Kaminski of Erie, Pa. They are the parents of two children: Lindsey Ann was born September 2, 1991, and Brandon Reed arrived April 1, 1995. Lindsey, a Mercyhurst alum and four-year member of the Laker golf team, earned her law degree at DePaul and is now an attorney in Washington, D.C., while Brandon, a former member of the Laker men’s ice hockey team, is now a Mercyhurst alum while coaching with the Maryland Black Bears of the North American Hockey League. Mercyhurst University 2019 Laker Men’s Hockey @HurstAthletics HurstAthletics HurstAthletics

2019-20 MERCYHURST MEN’S HOCKEY ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. S/C Hometown/Previous Team 1 Stefano Cantali G Jr. 5-11 180 R Montreal, Quebec / Longueuil Francais 2 Cade Townend D Fr. 6-1 200 L Carleton Place, Ontario / Carleton Place Canadians 3 Brendan Riley F Sr. 6-1 180 L West Point, N.Y. / P.A.L. Junior Islanders 4 Quinn Wichers D Jr. 6-4 215 L Metcalfe, Ontario / Kemptville 73’s 5 Michael Bevilacqua D So. 6-1 220 R Hamburg, N.Y. / Green Bay Gamblers 7 Devon Daniels D So. 6-1 181 R Thunder Bay, Ontario / Ottawa Jr. Senators 8 Owen Norton D So. 5-9 161 R Ancaster, Ontario / Surrey Eagles 9 Justin Cmunt F Fr. 5-10 180 L East Amherst, N.Y. / Shreveport Mudbugs 10 Geoff Kitt C So. 6-3 179 L Dryden, Ontario / Carleton Place Canadians 11 Steven Ipri F So. 5-11 154 L Broadview Heights, Ohio / Lone Star Brahmas 13 Paul Maust F Fr. 5-10 170 L Butler, Pa. / Green Bay Gamblers 14 Gueorgui Feduolov F Fr. 5-9 195 R Mentor, Ohio / Shreveport Mudbugs 15 Dante Spagnuolo F Fr. 5-11 178 R Newmarket, Ontario / Toronto Patriots 16 Ashton Stockie D Fr. 6-1 190 L Stratford, Ontario / North York Rangers 18 Dalton Hunter F So. 6-3 201 L Greensburg, Pa. / Dubuque Fighting Saints 21 Khristian Acosta F Fr. 5-8 170 R Port Monmouth, N.J. / Tri-City Storm 22 Brendan Schneider F Fr. 5-7 175 R Wellesley, Ontario / Merritt Centennials 23 Jonny Lazarus F Sr. 6-0 191 R Syosset, N.Y. / Wichita Falls Wildcats 24 Ethan Johnson F So. 5-11 165 L Newfolden, Minn. / Waterloo Blackhawks 25 Joseph Maziarz D Fr. 5-11 190 L Waterloo, Ontario / North York Rangers 26 Jonathan Bendorf F Fr. 5-11 188 L Yardville, N.J. / Aberdeen Wings 27 James Anderson F Sr. 5-9 168 L Kings Park, N.Y. / P.A.L. Junior Islanders 28 Carver Watson D Fr. 5-11 175 L Appleton, Wis. / Vernon Vipers 29 Josh McDougall D So. 5-10 170 R Prince Albert, Saskatchewan / Nipawin Hawks 33 Colin DeAugustine G Sr. 5-9 165 L Burgettstown, Pa. / Youngstown Phantoms 39 Garrett Metcalf G R-Sr. 6-4 190 L Salt Lake City, Utah / Madison Capitols

Head Coach: Rick Gotkin (Brockport ’82), 32nd year at Mercyhurst, 32nd overall Pronunciations Assistant Coach: Greg Gardner and Tom Upton Gueorgui Feduolov...... [Your-gee, Fed-you-lov] Quinn Wichers...... [Wick-ers] Captain: #4 Junior, Quinn Wichers Michael Bevilacqua...... [bev-ah-lock-wa] Devon Daniels...... [dev-ON] Alternate Captains: #3 Senior, Brendan Riley, #5 Sophomore, Michael Bevilacqua Justin Cmunt...... [s-mun-t] Paul Maust...... [Maw-st] Joseph Maziarz...... [maz-ee-are-z] Mercyhurst University 2019 Laker Men’s Hockey @HurstAthletics HurstAthletics HurstAthletics

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24 25 26 27 28 29 ETHAN JOSEPH JONATHAN JAMES CARVER JOSH JOHNSON MAZIARZ BENDORF ANDERSON WATSON MCDOUGALL Atlantic Hockey Standings Atlantic Hockey Upcoming Games TEAM PTS OVR CONF FRIDAY Jan. 10 Sacred Heart 33 12-7-1 11-5-0 Air Force at Army 7:05 PM Army 32 13-7-1 10-5-1 Holy Cross at Niagara 7:05 PM AIC 28 9-10-1 9-5-1 Canisius at Bentley 7:05 PM Robert Morris 25 7-8-3 7-5-3 UMass-Lowell at RIT 7:05 PM RIT 25 10-7-3 7-6-3 Air Force 24 6-9-3 6-5-3 SATURDAY Jan 11 33 39 Bentley 18 8-11-1 6-9-0 Holy Cross at Niagara 4:05 PM COLIN GARRETT Niagara 17 4-11-3 4-5-3 UMass-Lowell at RIT 5:05 PM DEAUGUSTINE METCALF Holy Cross 15 5-11-4 4-10-2 Canisius at Bentley 7:05 PM Canisius 13 5-12-1 4-7-1 Air Force at Army 7:05 PM Mercyhurst 7 4-12-1 2-8-1 Penn State at Robert Morris 7:05 PM