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American International College Men’s Ice Hockey Friday, January 13, 2017 // 7:05 p.m. // MassMutual Center // Springfield, Massachusetts Saturday, January 14, 2017 // 2:05 p.m. // MassMutual Center // Springfield, Massachusetts 2016-17 AIC Schedule October 14 vs. Union* L, 5-4 21 at Connecticut* T, 2-2 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 6-3 AMERICAN INTernationaL Rochester Institute of 28 at Mercyhurst W, 5-3 YELLOW JACKETS Technology 29 at Mercyhurst L, 6-3 TIGERS 2016-17 Record: 4-11-6 2016-17 Atlantic Hockey Record: 3-7-5 November 2016-17 Record: 9-11-1 Head Coach: Eric Lang 3 vs. Holy Cross W, 4-2 2016-17 Atlantic Hockey Record: 9-6-0 Career Record: 4-11-6 4 at Holy Cross T, 4-4 Head Coach: Wayne Wilson 8 vs. Bentley T, 2-2 Career Record: 326-204-61 2016-17 STATISTICAL LEADERS 10 vs. Bentley T, 1-1 POINTS: Blake Christensen (16) 2016-17 STATISTICAL LEADERS 18 at Canisius L, 4-0 GOALS: Dominik Florian (7) POINTS: Erik Brown (18) ASSISTS: Blake Christensen (10) 19 at Canisius T, 1-1 GOALS: Erik Brown (11) BLOCKED SHOTS: Ryan Polin (36) 22 vs. Sacred Heart L, 7-3 ASSISTS: Brady Norrish (15) GAA: Zackarias Skog (3.03) 25 vs. Niagara T, 0-0 BLOCKED SHOTS: Chase Norrish (30) SAVE%: Zackarias Skog (.902) 26 vs. Niagara W, 3-1 GAA: Mike Rotolo (2.69) SAVE%: Mike Rotolo (.896) December 2 at Army L, 1-0 9 at Maine* L, 5-3 The American International College ice hockey team returns home for the first time in a month for 10 at Maine* L, 7-2 a weekend series with the back-to-back Atlantic Hockey champions in the Rochester Institute of 13 vs. Arizona St.* L, 3-2 Technology. Gametime on Friday, January 13 is set for 7:05 p.m., while Saturday’s game is set to begin at 2:05 p.m. January 3 at UMass Amherst* W, 3-0 LAST TIME OUT: AIC fell to Robert Morris University on the road in a weekend sweep on Friday, 6 at Robert Morris L, 3-0 January 6 and Saturday, January 7. In Friday’s game, freshman goaltender Zackarias Skog made 23 7 at Robert Morris L, 4-3 saves, but the Yellow Jackets were shut out in a 3-0 final. 13 VS. RIT 7:05 P.M. Saturday’s game proved thrilling, as AIC nearly came back from a two-goal deficit, but ultimately 14 VS. RIT 2:05 P.M. fell to the Colonials, 4-3. Freshman Joel Kocur tied things up early in the second period at 1-1 with 17 vs. Army 7:05 p.m. his unassisted tally at 2:50, but Robert Morris added on two more goals. Freshman Hugo Rein- 20 at Niagara 7:05 p.m. hardt made the score 3-2 with 15 seconds left in the second period, and that score held until 11:17 21 at Niagara 7:05 p.m. into the third period, when Matthew Graham got his second of the night to make the score 4-2. 27 vs. Canisius 2:05 p.m. Sophomore defenseman Johnny Mueller’s goal came with an extra skater at 17:45, but even with 28 vs. Canisius 2:05 p.m. the goalie pulled for the remainder of the game, AIC fell just short of the comeback. February RIT split a weekend series with Sacred Heart University, winning on Friday by a score of 3-1, thanks 2 vs. Holy Cross 7:05 p.m. to a pair of third-period goals from Erik Brown. Matt Abt had the lone goal for the Tigers in Satur- 3 at Holy Cross 7:05 p.m. day’s 5-1 loss. 10 at Air Force 8:35 p.m. 11 at Air Force 7:05 p.m. LAST TIME THEY MET: The Yellow Jackets went 1-3-0 in games against the Tigers in the 2015- 23 vs. Army 7:05 p.m. 16 season, most recently splitting a series in Rochester on Feb. 12 and 13. The 5-4 win in the first 25 at Army 7:05 p.m. game of the series came off a two-goal night from forward Marc Dubeau, while Mueller, Johno May and Jackson Dudley each also had a goal in the contest. In the second game of the series, May scored the final two goals of the game, but the Yellow Jackets fell by a score of 3-2. All times Eastern Standard Time. * indicates non-conference matchup. CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKS: After last week’s meeting with the two-time defending league regular BOLD indicates home game (all home season champion RMU Colonials, the Yellow Jackets now face the two-time defending league games played at MassMutual Center.) playoff champions. KOCUR: Kocur was named the Atlantic Hockey Conference Rookie of the Week after his three- Hockey Communications point, plus-2 week in three games. The Edson, Alberta native notched his first collegiate goal in the third period of a 3-0 win against the University of Massachusetts on January 3, and added a goal Sarah Kirkpatrick, Coordinator of Athletic Communications and an assist against Robert Morris on Saturday. Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: 425-361-9158 HONORABLE MENTION: Kocur’s Rookie of the Week nod is the second conference recognition Office Phone: 413-654-1425 for the Yellow Jackets this season, as junior defenseman Andrew DeBrincat was named Defensive Player of the Week on November 8. He is the first Yellow Jacket to receive Rookie of the Week honors since Shawn McBride was named Rookie of the Week on No- vember 3, 2015. SPREADING THE WEALTH: Of the 22 skaters who have dressed for AIC this season, 21 have recorded at least one point, and 16 of them have recorded at BIG TIGERS: The RIT roster is the tallest in the AHC, with the average least one goal. Tigers player measuring up at 6’0.7”, just ahead of Canisius at 6’0.6”. However, the Tigers are not the largest team overall that the Yellow Five players have notched double-digit point totals this season — Christensen Jackets have faced this season; Maine, at 6’1.6”, is the tallest team on (16), Reinhardt (12), freshman Martin Mellberg (12), sophomore Shawn McBride average in the NCAA this year, followed by Connecticut at 6’1.2”. AIC, at (12), and freshman Dominik Florian (11). an average of 5’11.9”, is 34th as a team. OH SAY CAN YOU CORSI: The Yellow Jackets have significantly improved from MUELLER: Mueller has scored five of his six points this season over the last season in terms of their Corsi rating, a measurement of the ratio of shot past six games, including all four of his goals. attempts taken vs. shot attempts allowed that has a strong correlation with winning. Last season, the Yellow Jackets ranked last in the nation at 40.3% (1434 FRESHMAN PHENOMS: AIC is tied for the national lead in points by a attempts for, 2128 attempts against). This season, AIC is at 46.7% (1037 attempts freshman class, sitting in first next to Penn State with 75 points. for, 1182 attempts against), which is 42nd in the NCAA, and 7th in Atlantic Hockey. However, the Tigers at 56.4% (1354 attempts for, 1045 attempts against) Each freshman skater for the Yellow Jackets has recorded at least a rank seventh nationally and first among AHC teams. point this season; 10 have scored a goal on the season. HERE COMES THE MCBRIDE: McBride’s 12-point total through 19 games has In every game this season in which AIC has scored at least one goal nearly surpassed his total of 14 points through 37 games last season, making (with the exception of three shutouts), at least one freshman has scored him AIC’s top-scoring returner. He is the second-leading scorer for AIC in 2016- a point. 17, is tied for second on the team in assists (eight), and has a shorthanded goal to his name. Of AIC’s 48 goals scored this season, a freshman has been involved in 43 of them. McBride has scored in nine contests this season, including a five-game point streak between October 21 and November 3. That point streak was capped by a Five freshmen have had multi-point games this season for the Yellow three-assist performance on the 3rd against Holy Cross. He is tied for team-best Jackets. plus-1. Freshman Blake Christensen leads all rookies in Atlantic Hockey with his NEXT UP: AIC will close out a three-game homestand with a single game 16 points on the season, and is tied for 11th nationally in scoring among against Army West Point on Tuesday, January 17. Puck drop at the MassMutual all freshmen. Center is set for 7:05 p.m. GENERAL INFO: 2015-16 Overall Record: 7-29-3 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Record: 6-19-3 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts Letter Winners Returning: 13 Founded: 1885 Newcomers: 13 President: Vincent Maniaci Director of Athletics: Matthew Johnson Hockey Staff: Associate AD, Internal Operations: Benjamin Rosenfeld Assistant AD of Compliance/SWA: Jessica Chapin Head Coach: Eric Lang (AIC ‘98/’08, 1st season) Assistant AD of Operations: Paul DeMaria Assistant Coach: Mike Towns (Adrian ‘11, 3rd season) Assistant Director of Athletic Event Operations: Mike Assistant Coach: Stephen Wiedler (Southern Maine ‘11, 2nd Lavato season) Athletic Operations Coordinator: Jonathan DeAndrade Volunteer Asst. Coach: Matt Voity (Western Connecticut State Athletic Secretary: Arlene Pereira ‘02, 4th season) Head Athletic Trainer: John Culp Director of Hockey Operations: Alec Rippetoe (Merrimack Head Equipment Manager: Bo Reardon ‘16, 1st season) Head Hockey Equipment Manager: Benjamin Hodgkins Athletic Trainer: John Culp Faculty Athletics Representative: Jill McCarthy Payne Equipment Manager: Ben Hodgkins Director of Athletic Communications: Thomas Pool Coordinator of Athletic Communications: Sarah Kirkpat-Athletic Communications rick Coordinator of Athletic Communications (Hockey Contact): Sarah Kirkpatrick Affiliation: NCAA Division I Email: [email protected] Conference: Atlantic Hockey Conference Office Phone: 413-654-1425 Nickname: Yellow Jackets Cell Phone: 425-361-9158 Colors: Black and Gold Arena: MassMutual Center Director of Athletic Communications: Thomas Pool Rink (Capacity): 6,866 Email: [email protected] Rink Size: 200x85 Office Phone: 413-205-3572 Ticket Office Phone: 413-787-6610 Broadcaster/Athletic Communications Assistant: Seth Season: 69th Dussault Overall Record: 650-1013-93 Email: [email protected] NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt S/C Hometown Last Team 1 Zackarias Skog Fr.