2018-19 RIT Men's Ice Hockey
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2018-19 RIT Men’s Ice Hockey RIT at Robert Morris University Friday, October 26, 2018 (Colonials Arena - 1,589 - Moon Township, Pa.) - 7:05 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 (Colonials Arena - 1,589 - Moon Township, Pa.) - 7:05 p.m. Radio: Sports Information - 51 Lomb Memorial Drive - Clark Gym A261 - Rochester, NY 14623 Both Friday and Saturday's games can be heard on WITR 89.7 FM and Fox Sports 1280 AM, with Ed Phone: (585) 475-6154 or (585) 475-5598 - Fax: (585) 475-2617 - Website: www.ritathletics.com Trefzger and Scott Biggar on the call from Joe Venniro: Executive Director - [email protected] – Stephen Jaynes: Director - [email protected] Colonials Arena. Fans can listen online at http:// witr.rit.edu/ or https://foxsports1280.iheart.com/. Tigers to Open Atlantic Hockey League Play This Last 10 Meetings Between Television Weekend... This weekend marks the Atlantic Hockey RIT and Robert Morris All RIT home games are on The CW (Over The opener for the Tigers, as they head to familar foe Robert Air 13.2, Time Warner channel 16, DirecTV Morris University. Date Place Score Channel 14) this season. As always, Gene Battaglia 12/5/15 Polisseni Center W, 6-3 and John DiTullio bring you all the action from 3/19/16 ! Blue Cross Arena W, 7-4 the Gene Polisseni Center. Recent Success on Road in League Play... The Tigers 10/7/16 Polisseni Center W, 6-3 have been strong on the road in Atlantic Hockey play 10/8/16 Polisseni Center L, 5-6 Video/Streaming Television 2/3/17 at Robert Morris W, 4-1 All home games and Atlantic Hockey road contests over the last four seasons, recording a 32-18-5 mark, this season will feature video streaming with audio including a 9-2-3 record in 2015-16. Last season, RIT 2/14/17 at Robert Morris L, 1-3 by Stretch Internet on a subscription basis. For more was 8-5-1 on the road in league play. 10/10/17 Polisseni Center W, 5-3 information, go to https://portal.stretchinternet. 10/11/17 Polisseni Center W, 5-2 com/atlantichockey/. As always, Gene Battaglia 2/9/18 at Robert Morris W, 4-3 and John DiTullio bring you all the action from Atlantic Hockey Openers... The Tigers are 7-3-2 2/10/18 at Robert Morris W, 6-2 the Gene Polisseni Center. all-time in Atlantic Hockey openers, having won in its inaugural contest in each of the last four seasons. Three ! - 2016 AHA Championship of the last four wins have come on the road. 2018-2019 Schedule RIT leads the all-time series 13-12-4 (2-1-0, 0-0-0 AHA) Incredible Way to Celebrate Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend With Decisive Win over Colgate/ RIT Atlantic Hockey Openers Date Opponent Time Seniors Stay Unbeaten Downtown… RIT (2-1-0) has Date Place Score 10/6 WILFRID LAURIER (Ex.) W, 5-2 won two straight games entering its conference opener, 10/20/06 AIC W, 8-3 10/12 at UMass Lowell L, 1-2 including a 6-1 victory over Colgate University in front 11/2/07 Canisius W, 4-3 10/13 at UMass Lowell W, 5-4 (OT) of a sellout crowd of 10,556 fans at Blue Cross Arena as 10/24/08 at Sacred Heart T, 3-3 (OT) 10/20 ^ COLGATE W, 6-1 10/23/09 at Air Force L, 4-5 part of Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend last 10/29/10 Robert Morris W, 3-2 (OT) 10/26 * at Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. Saturday. Erik Brown tallied his third career hat-trick 10/27 * at Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. 10/8/11 Niagara T, 0-0 (OT) and tied RIT’s Division I team record for career goals 10/25/12 Robert Morris L, 4-6 11/2 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. (55), while Shawn Cameron scored twice. Abbott 11/1/13 Air Force L, 0-2 11/3 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. Girduckis handed out a career-high four assists, while 10/24/14 at Air Force W, 5-1 11/9 * AIC 7:05 p.m. 10/30/15 at AIC W, 4-2 11/10 * AIC 5:05 p.m. Gabe Valeuzuela had a goal and an assist. In net, Logan Drackett tied his career-high with 41 saves on 42 shots. 10/7/16 Robert Morris W, 6-3 11/13 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. 10/27/17 at Army West Point W, 5-4 11/24 at #18 Northeastern 7:05 p.m. RIT’s penalty-killing was tremendous, killing off all 11/30 * AIR FORCE 7:05 p.m. eight Colgate power-play attempts, including two long Tigers are 7-3-2 all-time in AHA openers 12/1 * AIR FORCE 7:05 p.m. 5-on-3 power-plays in the second period. The Tigers 12/7 * SACRED HEART 7:05 p.m. were also 2-for-5 on the power-play. RIT's senior class 12/8 * SACRED HEART 7:05 p.m. has never lost downtown, going 3-0-3 in four seasons. 12/15 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. 1/4 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. Erik Brown Ties Division I Record for Career Goals/ Tale of the Tape 1/5 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. Named Atlantic Hockey Offensive Player of the 2018-19 Overall Stats 1/11 * at AIC 2:05 p.m. Week… Erik Brown was named Atlantic Hockey Player RIT Stats Robert Morris 1/12 * at AIC 2:05 p.m. of the Week on Tuesday after recording his Division I 2-1-0 2017-18 Record 1-2-1 1/18 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. team record third career hat-trick in the 6-1 win over 4.00 Goals For 1.75 1/19 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. 2.33 Goals Against 3.75 Colgate. Brown scored a goal in all three periods. He 27.3 Shots For 22.2 1/25 * ARMY WEST POINT 7:05 p.m. now has 32 goals in his last 40 games dating back to the 35.0 Shots Against 33.8 1/26 * ARMY WEST POINT 7:05 p.m. start of last season. Brown is coming off a breakout 4 PPG 4 2/1 ARIZONA STATE 7:05 p.m. season for the Tigers in 2017-18, setting a Division I 4 PPA 5 2/2 ARIZONA STATE 7:05 p.m. 1 SHG 0 team record and finishing third nationally with 29 0 SHA 1 2/8 * at Holy Cross 7:05 p.m. goals. He added 13 assists for a team-leading 42 points 2/9 * at Holy Cross 7:05 p.m. 14.0 Penalty Mins. 15.2 2/15 * at Sacred Heart 12:05 p.m. in 37 games to earn All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 33.3% Power-Play 17.4% accolades. He now has 55 career goals, tying RIT’s 81.0% Penalty-Kill 78.3% 2/16 * at Sacred Heart 2:05 p.m. 51.9% Face-Offs onW 54.1% 2/22 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. Division I career record, also held by Tyler Brenner and 2/23 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. Simon Lambert. Brown is also just 11 points shy of 100. 2018-19 Conference Games Only 2/27 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. RIT Stats Robert Morris 3/2 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. Drackett’s Strong Start/Named Atlantic Hockey 0-0-0 2017-18 Record 0-1-1 3/8-10 AHA First Round (best-of-3) TBA Goaltender of the Week... Sophomore goaltender Logan 0.00 Goals For 2.00 Drackett has played in all three games this season and 0.00 Goals Against 3.50 3/15-17 AHA First Round (best-of-3) TBA 0.0 Shots For 23.0 3/22 ! AHA Semifinal TBA has excelled, compiling a 2.34 goals against average and 0.0 Shots Against 31.5 3/23 ! AHA Championship TBA a .933 save percentage. He has made 79 saves over his last 0 PPG 2 two games, including a a career-best equaling 41 in 0 PPA 2 Home Games in BOLD Saturday’s 6-1 win over Colgate. He has made 41 saves in 0 SHG 0 0 SHA 1 * - Denotes AHA Contests each of the last two Brick City Homecoming & Family 0.0 Penalty Mins. 12.0 ^ - Game Played at Blue Cross Arena Weekend games downtown. On Tuesday, Drackett was 0.0% Power-Play 18.2% ! - Denotes HARBORCENTER, Buffalo, NY named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week. 0.0% Penalty-Kill 81.8% 0.0% Face-Offs onW 54.5% 2018-19 By the Numbers Girduckis Off to Tremendous Start... Abbott Girduckis scored a shorthanded goal and added Record 2-1-0 a power-play goal in RIT’s 5-4 overtime win over UMass Lowell on Oct. 13. That marked just Home 0-0-0 Away 1-1-0 the fifth time a Tiger had scored both a power-play and shorthanded goal in the same game at Neutral 1-0-0 the Division I level. He followed that up with a career-high four assists in the 6-1 win over Overtime 1-0-0 After 1st Period/2nd Period Colgate at Blue Cross Arena Saturday night. Girduckis leads the Tigers with six points in three When Leading 1-0-0/2-1-0 games and while it is early in the season, his 2.00 points per game is tied for third nationally.