#1 VS. #5 MARCH 3, 2018 UCHC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

UTICA ATHLETICS IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: Utica Pioneers #1 Utica College (20-5-1, 12-4 UCHC) # Name POS YR HT WT Last Team (League)/Hometown

29 Patrik Virtanen ^ G So. 6-2 185 Lincoln (USHL)/Vantaa, Finland 30 Henry Dill G Sr. 6-2 195 UMASS (Hockey East)/Columbus, OH 31 Gianluca Baggetta G So. 5-10 175 North York (OJHL)/Maple, Ontario 2 Brandon Young RD Fr. 6-4 195 Johnstown (NAHL)/Muskegon, MI 3 Shawn Lynch LW Jr. 5-10 175 Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL)/Syracuse, NY 4 Daniel Fritz LD So. 6-2 195 ()/Harwood, MD Head Coach: Gary Heenan Assistant Coaches: Louis Educate 5 Devin Warfield C So. 5-11 185 Carolina Eagles (USPHL)/Cary, NC Adam Dekker, Jon Ames 7 Zach Borsoi RD Jr. 6-4 215 Gloucester (CCHL)/Brossard, Quebec Director of Hockey Operations: 8 Roman Ammirato $* C/LW Sr. 5-9 165 (ECAC)/Williamstown, NJ Matthew Fisher 9 Josh Haskin C Fr. 5-9 185 P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL)/Troy, NY 10 Anthony McVeigh C Sr. 5-10 190 Carleton Place (CCHL)/Kemptville, Ontario Utica College Pioneers 2017-18 Schedule 11 Brett Everson LW Fr. 5-11 185 Hawkesbury (CCHL)/Mississauga, Ontario Date Opponent Result 10/27 Fredonia W, 7-3 12 Jacob Gerson RW So. 5-8 180 Hampton Roads (USPHL)/Colorado Springs, CO 10/28 @ Cortland W, 3-2 13 Conor Landrigan #% LW Fr. 6-0 185 Binghamton Jr. Sens (NAHL)/New Tripoli, PA 11/3 @ Nazareth* W, 2-1 11/11 Elmira* L, 5-1 14 Brett Szajner LD Sr. 5-10 180 Amarillo (NAHL)/Novi, MI 11/17 @ Lebanon Valley* L, 3-2 16 Vince Stefan LD Sr. 6-0 190 Kenai River (NAHL)/, PA 11/18 @ Chatham* W, 13-1 11/24 Johnson & Wales W, 9-0 17 Kevin Valenti C Sr. 5-11 175 Northern Cyclones (EHL)/Queensbury, NY 11/25 Salve Regina W, 3-1 18 Tyler Pietrowski RW Fr. 6-2 185 Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)/Curtice, OH 12/1 @ Manhattanville W, 2-1 12/2 King’s* W, 6-1 19 Dalton Carter * RD Sr. 6-2 191 Northern Cyclones (EHL)/Toledo, OH 12/8 Stevenson* W, 2-1 (OT) 20 Joey Rutkowski RD So. 5-11 187 Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)/Rome, NY 12/9 Neumann W, 9-1 1/6 @ Adrian L, 2-1 21 Jarrod Fitzpatrick LW/RW So. 5-8 185 Northern Cyclones (EHL)/Wakefield, MA 1/7 @ USA Under-18$ W, 5-4 22 Justin Derlago RW Jr. 5-11 190 Selkirk (MJHL)/Winnipeg, Manitoba 1/12 @ Morrisville W, 4-1 1/13 Potsdam W, 5-4 24 Jamie Bucell C Fr. 5-11 185 Philadelphia (EHL)/Garfield Heights, OH 1/19 Nazareth* W, 5-2 25 Vaden McManus RD Fr. 5-10 175 Hampton Roads (USPHL)/Fayetteville, NC 1/20 Oswego T, 3-3 (OT) 1/26 Bryn Athyn W, 6-0 26 Mikhail Bushinski LW Sr. 5-11 175 Kenai River (NAHL)/St. Paul, MN 1/27 @ Elmira* L, 5-1 27 Gregg Burmaster RW Jr. 6-0 185 Colorado College (NCHC)/Clinton, NY 2/3 Chatham* W, 8-0 2/4 Lebanon Valley* W, 5-2 28 Kyle Lajeunesse RW Sr. 6-2 215 New Hampshire (EHL)/South Berwick, ME 2/9 @ Stevenson* W, 6-4 2/10 @ Neumann* L, 3-2 $ UCHC Player of the Year 2/16 @ King’s* W, 8-3 # UCHC Rookie of the Year 2/17 Manhattanville W, 7-1 @ UCHC Defensive Player of the Year 2/24 Neumann% W, 5-2 * UCHC First Team All-Conference * UCHC Conference Game ^ UCHC Second Team All-Confernece $ Exhibition % UCHC All-Rookie Team % UCHC Conference Semifinal Make sure to stop by the merchandise table in the concourse to get your official UCHC Conference Tournament T-shirt Elmira Soaring Eagles #5 Elmira College (15-9-3, 8-5-3 UCHC) # Name YR POS HT WT Hometown/Last Team (League) 1 Charl Pretorius Jr. G 6-0 165 Pretoria, South Africa/Northwood Prep 29 Ben Fleischman Fr. G 5-11 170 Red Hook, NY/CP Dynamo 18U (USPHL) 30 Jake Sabourin Fr. G 6-4 185 Catonsville, MD/Aurora Tigers (OJHL) 31 Gennaro Anzevino % Fr. G 5-9 183 South Hackensack, NJ/Dells Ducks (USPHL) 4 Blake O’Neill Jr. D 6-1 190 Fort Myers, FL/Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) 5 Dan Smith Fr. D 6-5 210 Bow, NH/Connecticut Nighthawks (EHL) Head Coach: Aaron Saul 6 Spencer Carter So. D 5-11 205 Swisher, IA/Hartford Jr Wolfpack (EHL) Assistant Coach: Mike Zannella, Kurt 7 Connor Powell So. F 5-10 195 Merrimack, NH/New Hampshire Monarchs (EHL) Kalweit 8 Jamie Dorsey Fr. D 6-3 209 Wilbraham, MA/Springfield Pics (USPHL) Location: Elmira, NY 9 Andrew Pucci So. F 6-1 165 Mississauga, Ontario/Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) 11 Patrick Schmelzinger So. F 5-7 168 Jamestown, NY/Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) Elmira Soaring Eagles 2017-18 Schedule 12 Anthony Mangano Fr. F 6-2 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL/Northeast Generals (NAHL) Date Opponent Result 13 Adam Eby Fr. D 5-11 178 Lancaster, PA/P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL) 10/27 Hobart W, 3-2 (OT) 14 Matthew Cuce ^ So. F 5-9 160 Fort Myers, FL/Springfield Pics (USPHL) 10/28 @ Oswego L, 4-2 11/3 Manhattanville* L, 5-3 15 Harry Kramer So. D 6-2 185 Wexford, PA/Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL) 11/4 King’s* W, 7-4 16 Joe Smith Fr. F 5-10 188 Holbrook, MA/Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) 11/10 @ Nazareth* L, 5-1 17 Mitch Atkins Jr. F 5-11 185 Kitchener, Ontario/Cambridge Winter Hawks (GOJHL) 11/11 @ Utica* W, 5-1 11/17 @ Stevenson* T, 2-2 (OT) 18 Nick Ford * So. F 6-1 200 New Lenox, IL/Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) 11/18 @ Neumann* L, 5-2 19 Anthony Parrucci So. F 6-1 205 Pittsburgh, PA/Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) 11/21 Potsdam L, 5-3 11/25 Geneseo W, 3-2 20 Chris Moses Jr. F 5-10 185 Hamburg, NY/Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL) 12/1 Chatham W, 5-2 21 Spencer MacLean So. F 6-5 210 Kleinburg, Ontario/Elliot Lake Wildcats (NOJHL) 12/2 Lebanon Valley L, 5-2 22 Calvin Hughson So. D 6-0 193 Sarnia, Ontario/Lambton Shores Predators (GOJHL) 12/5 Bryn Athyn W, 5-2 1/5 Connecticut College W, 3-1 23 Brent Lafayette Jr. F 5-10 175 Fredericksburg, VA/Rochester Jr. Americans (USPHL) 1/6 Nichols L, 4-3 24 Ryan Blais % Fr. D 5-10 185 Woonsocket, RI/South Shore Kings (USPHL) 1/12 @ Buffalo State L, 4-0 1/13 Buffalo State W, 3-2 25 Kevin DiMagno So. F 6-2 212 Fairport, NY/Burlington Cougars (OJHL) 1/19 @ Manhattanville* T, 4-4 26 Justin Robertson Fr. F 6-0 155 Dover, NH/Seacoast College Prep 1/20 @ King’s* W, 6-1 1/26 Nazareth* W, 3-2 28 Aleksi Ojala Fr. F 5-8 161 Tampere, Finland/Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL) 1/27 Utica* W, 5-1 2/2 Neumann* W, 4-1 2/3 Stevenson* T, 2-2 (OT) 2/16 @ Chatham* W, 5-1 $ UCHC Player of the Year 2/17 @ Lebanon Valley* L, 4-1 # UCHC Rookie of the Year 2/21 @ Manhattanville^ W, 4-3 @ UCHC Defensive Player of the Year 2/25 @ Stevenson% W, 5-3 * UCHC First Team All-Conference * UCHC Conference Game ^ UCHC Second Team All-Confernece ^ UCHC Conference Quarterfinal % UCHC All-Rookie Team % UCHC Conference Semifinal Make sure to stop by the merchandise table in the concourse to get your official UCHC Conference Tournament T-shirt UCHC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Roman Ammirato – Sr., Forward, Utica First Team DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR F: Roman Ammirato – Sr., Utica Jake Davidson – Sr., Defense, Neumann F: Matt Lippa – Jr., Manhattanville GOALIE OF THE YEAR Jacob Caffrey – Sr., Goalie, Stevenson F: Nick Ford – So., Elmira ROOKIE OF THE YEAR D: Jake Davidson – Sr., Neumann Conor Landrigan, Fr., Forward, Utica D: Dalton Carter – Sr., Utica COACH OF THE YEAR G: Jacob Caffrey – Sr., Stevenson Don Parsons – Lebanon Valley

Second Team All-Rookie Team F: Brett Johnson – Jr., Lebanon Valley F: Conor Landrigan – Utica F: Matthew Cuce – So., Elmira F: Ray Falso – Nazareth F: Liam Board – Sr., Neumann F: Taylor Bommarito – Manhattanville D: Doug Rose – Sr., Stevenson D: Ryan Blais – Elmira D: Ryan Jackson – So., Manhattanville D: Aaron Murray – Stevenson G: Patrik Virtanen – So., Utica G: Gennaro Anzevino – Elmira

National Anthem 2017, 2018). Utica has six ECAC West post- determine the NCAA tournament selections Tonight’s national anthem will be performed season victories under its belt in program- which will be released on March 5. by the Utica College Choir, under the history... Utica (20-5-1) has now reached 20 direction of Mr. David Kolb. wins in a season for just the second time 2018-19 UC Men’s Hockey Season Ticket in program history... UC is also 12-1-1 on Renewal Information The Rematch its home ice this season with its only loss The season ticket renewal period for the Saturday’s contest is a rematch of the 2014 at home coming on Nov. 11 against Elmira 2018-2019 Utica College men’s hockey sea- ECAC West Championship game where the College. son has begun. Ticket prices for the 2018- Soaring Eagles came away with a 5-2 victory NCAA Tournament Hopeful 19 season are $75 per seat ($55 for Utica and the conference title at the Aud … Elmira College faculty and staff and $40 for Utica is the only team to sweep Utica in UCHC Con- The Pioneers hope to remain in the NCAA ference play this season. At-Large conversation after this weekend College students with ID), with “Family Four and a UCHC Tournament title would solidify Packs” available for the discounted total cost Conference Tournament History those hopes. UC remained at No. 7 in the of $205. Beginning on Sunday, season ticket Utica is advancing to its third straight confer- third public release of the NCAA Division holders may renew their tickets in person at ence title game and fourth in the last five III Men’s Hockey East Region rankings on the box office, or by phone by calling (315) years. The Pioneers are in search of the pro- Tuesday. The national committee ranked 790-9070. The deadline for season ticket gram’s first conference tournament title. Prior 15 teams this week (10 in the East region, renewals will be May 1, 2018. to joining the UCHC at the start of the season, five in the West region). This week’s regional rankings are the third of four sets that will the Pioneers had played in 18 ECAC Men’s Tournament T-shirts West Conference Tournament games dating be released to the public and they will be used to determine both NCAA tournament Make sure to stop by the merchandise table back to 2004. They have now advanced to the in the concourse to get you6 official UCHC finals of the conference tournament six times bids and seedings. The final rankings will be generated on March 4 and are used to Tournament t-shirt. Prices are $10 for short in program-history (2005, 2006, 2014, 2016, sleeve, $16 for long sleeve.

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