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2013-14 GOLDEN GRIFFIN ICE HOCKEY CANISIUS (12-17-3, 11-11-3 AHA) VS. RIT (9-18-5, 8-14-3 AHA) 2013-14 Schedule Game: Canisius (12-17-3, 11-11-3) vs. RIT (9-18-5, 8-14-3) OCTOBER Dates: Friday, February 28 / Saturday, March 1 6 BROCK (Exhibition) W, 7-1 Times: 7:05 p.m. / 7:05 p.m. 12 * at #20 Niagara L, 4-6 25 * at Air Force L, 2-3 Locations: Buffalo, N.Y. / Rochester, N.Y. 26 at #17 Denver W, 4-1 CANISIUS TV/Webcast: Time Warner SportsChannel (Fri. & Sat.) / ESPN3 (Friday only) TV Talent: Sal Capaccio & Kris Baker (Friday) NOVEMBER 1 at #6 Miami L, 0-3 Gene Battaglia & John DiTullio (Saturday) 2 at #6 Miami L, 2-5 DI Series History: RIT leads, 16-9-0 8 * at Robert Morris L, 1-6 RIT Last 10 Games: Tied, 5-5-0 9 * MERCYHURST W, 4-3 15 at Ohio State L, 0-3 16 at Ohio State L, 1-3 19 * RIT W, 5-2 KEY GRIFFS 29 * CONNECTICUT W, 3-1 Griffs Leaders 30 * CONNECTICUT (ot) T, 2-2 Points: 30, Kyle Gibbons (Sr, F) NUMBERS Goals: 13, Kyle Gibbons (Sr, F) DECEMBER Assists: 18, Ben Danford (Sr, D) Canisius has won 6 * at Army W, 8-2 4 Power-Play Goals: 8, Kyle Gibbons (Sr, F) its last four games against 7 * at Army L, 0-2 Plus/Minus: +9, Braeden Rigney (Jr, F) RIT – its longest winning 28 vs. #10 UMass Lowell L, 2-5 Blocked Shots: 55, Ben Danford (Sr, D) streak in the 62-game se- 29 at Vermont L, 2-6 Penalty Minutes: 38, Mathew Backhouse (So, D) ries history. JANUARY Save Percentage: .907, Tony Capobianco (Sr, G) 3 * at Holy Cross W, 4-2 The Griffs will 4 * at Holy Cross W, 3-0 7 GRIFFS WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON AGAINST RIT honor their seven seniors 11 * SACRED HEART W, 5-4 The Canisius College hockey team wraps up the 2013-14 regular season prior to Friday’s game. The 12 * SACRED HEART L, 2-3 with a pair of games against RIT. The Griffs welcome the Tigers to Buffalo seven have totaled 363 18 * BENTLEY L, 1-4 on Friday, while the schools meet in Rochester on Saturday. Both games points and 2,783 saves dur- 19 * BENTLEY (ot) T, 2-2 are at 7:05 p.m. and will be televised on Time Warner SportsChannel. 23 * MERCYHURST L, 1-3 ing their careers. 25 * at Mercyhurst W, 7-4 SCOUTING THE GRIFFS 31 * at AIC W, 4-1 4 Canisius (12-17-3, 11-11-3 AHA) split a two-game series last weekend 9 In the last nine with Robert Morris, losing 4-1 on Friday before a 6-3 win on Saturday. FEBRUARY games, Canisius has out- 4 Senior Kyle Gibbons leads Canisius with 30 points, 13 goals and shot its opponent in seven 1 * at AIC L, 3-4 eight power-play tallies this season. 6 * at Niagara (ot) T, 4-4 of the contests (the Griffs 4 Senior Tony Capobianco owns a 3.06 goals against average and .907 8 * NIAGARA L, 2-4 did so in only three of the save percentage in 22 starts this season with an 8-11-2 record. 14 * AIR FORCE W, 4-0 first 23 games). 15 * AIR FORCE L, 2-4 21 * at Robert Morris L, 1-4 AHA TOURNAMENT UPDATE 4 The nation’s 22 * ROBERT MORRIS W, 6-3 The Griffs are currently tied for sixth in the Atlantic Hockey standings 29.7 ninth-ranked power-play 28 * RIT 7:05 p.m. with Niagara (Purple Eagles hold the tiebreaker). 4 Canisius will finish anywhere from sixth to eighth in the final standings. unit, Canisius is converting MARCH 4 The Griffs will play either AIC, RIT or Sacred Heart at home next 29.7 percent of its chances 1 * at RIT 7:05 p.m. weekend in a best 2-of-3 series. in the last nine games. 7-9 Atlantic Hockey First Round 14-16 Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal SENIOR DAY CELEBRATION Tony Capobianco 21 Atlantic Hockey Semifinal 4Canisius will honor its seven seniors prior to Friday’s game. 46 has totaled 2,783 career 22 Atlantic Hockey Championship 4Ryan Bohrer, Tony Capobianco, Ben Danford, Kyle Gibbons, Taylor Law, Duncan McKellar and Patrick Sullivan will all play in saves. He is just 46 saves HOME GAMES IN CAPS | * AHA Game | All Times Eastern their final home regular-season game on Friday. shy of the school’s record. 4The seven have combined to play in 848 career games with 363 Media Information points, 133 goals, 230 assists and 2,783 saves. 109 Canisius is playing its final regular-season game Hockey SID ......................... Jason Veniskey CAPOBIANCO CHASING A PAIR OF SCHOOL RECORDS at the Buffalo State Sports 4 Office .......................................................... 716-888-8267 Senior Tony Capobianco is nearing Career Goaltending Records Arena, where they have won Cell .............................................................. 585-615-5316 a pair of school records. Career Saves 109 games in 15 years. E-mail ........................................ [email protected] 4 Capobianco has totaled 2,783 1. Dan Morrison (2008-12) 2,829 saves in his career. He is just 46 2. Tony Capobianco (2010- ) 2,783 The Canisius College Athletic Communications stops shy of the school record. Career Shutouts 149 Ben Danford has Staff is available to assist home and visiting media. 4 The senior also recorded his sixth 1. Tony Capobianco (2010- ) 6 appeared in all 149 games Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, sta- career shutout on Feb. 14. He Bryan Worosz (2001-05) 6 of his career, the longest tistics or general hockey info and for assistance in is now tied for the most in the Andrew Loewen (2006-10) 6 streak in school history by arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. program’s Division I history with Bryan Worosz and Andrew Loewen. 33 games. CANISIUS (12-17-3, 11-11-3 AHA) VS. RIT (9-18-5, 8-14-3 AHA) CANISIUS - RIT SERIES HISTORY Canisius Quick Facts 4In a series that dates back to the Griffs’ inaugural season of 1980-81, RIT holds a 46-15-1 advantage in 62 all-time meetings between the two schools. General Information 4Canisius has played only Mercyhurst more than the Tigers during the program’s history. Location ......................................................................Buffalo, N.Y. 4Since RIT moved to Division I for the 2005-06 season, the Tigers own a 16-9-0 edge in the series. Founded ..................................................................................1870 4The Griffs have won the last four contests against the Tigers in the last two years – the longest Enrollment .............................................................................3,280 winning streak for Canisius in the 62-game series history. Nickname ............................................................Golden Griffins 4Canisius earned a 5-2 home victory over RIT on Nov. 19. Senior Kyle Gibbons led the Griffs with Colors ...........................................................................Blue & Gold three points (2g, 1a) in the win. President ................................................................John J. Hurley ABOUT THE TIGERS Hockey Facts 4RIT enters the weekend tied for 10th in the Atlantic Hockey standings with a 8-14-3 record. Conference........................................................ Atlantic Hockey Overall, the Tigers are 9-18-5 this season. First Year of Hockey / Division I ..............1980-81 / 1998-99 4The Tigers snapped a nine-game winless streak in their most recent contest, posting a 3-2 victory All-Time Record ......................................................475-504-101 at Air Force. NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................1 (2013) 4Michael Colavecchia leads the Tigers with 29 points and 12 goals this season. Greg Noyes ranks Conference Titles ............................................................1 (2013) second on the team with 23 points, including a team-best 18 assists. Rink ..................................................Buffalo State Sports Arena 4Jordan Ruby and Mike Rotolo have split time in net. Ruby owns a 3-11-2 record with a 3.64 goals 2012-13 Record ................................................................19-19-5 against average and .892 save percentage, while Rotolo is 6-7-3 with a 2.99 goals against average Conference Record/Finish ................................... 12-13-2/7th and .905 save percentage. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................22/4 Newcomers .....................................................................................5 SPLIT RETURNS Coaching Staff 4Canisius has had a way of making both teams look good this year. Head Coach ...............................................................Dave Smith 4In 10 Atlantic Hockey series against the same team, both teams have taken two points in six of Alma Mater ....................................................... Ohio State ‘92 the weekends. Record at Canisius/Years .......................116-174-40/Nine 4Also, both schools have claimed at least one point in nine of the 10 series. Only in the Griffs Career Record/Years .......................................................Same sweep at Holy Cross did a team not get at least one point. Assistant Coaches ......................................................B.J. Adams ............................................................................John Daigneau SHOOTING GALLERY Volunteer Assistant Coach ................................. David Smith 4The Griffs have done a much better job controlling the play recently. Director of Operations ............................................Tyler Walsh 4Canisius has outshot its opponent in seven of the last nine games. In the first 23 contests of the Director of Player Development .........................Adam Mair year, the Griffs outshot its opponent in only three contests. 4Overall, the Griffs own an average shot advantage of 32.2 to 29.0 in the last nine games. In the first 23 contests of the season, Canisius was being outshot by an average of 35.6