Inside Elmira College Table of Contents Elmira College THE SCOOP ON Cover 1 ELMIRA COLLEGE Inside Elmira College 2 Information Sports Information 3 Location: Elmira College is a four-year, private, co 2012-13 Season Outlook 4 One Park Place -educational, liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,200. The Coaching Staff 5 Elmira, New York 14901 College is located in the Finger Lakes 2012-13 Player Profiles 6 (607) 735-1800 Region of Upstate New York. The average Founded: class size is 16, with a student to faculty 2012-13 Team Photo 14 ratio of 12:1. 1855 The College offers over thirty-five aca- 2012-13 Team Roster 15 Enrollment: demic majors, including: education, busi- 2011-12 Season in Review 16 ness, psychology, biology, nursing, pre- 1,200 medicine, pre-law, along with numerous 2011-12 Statistics 17 Colors: study abroad and internship programs. 2011-12 Inside the Numbers 18 Purple and Gold The Soaring Eagles sponsors ten varsity Nickname: women‘s teams in soccer, field hockey, Elmira in the ECAC West 19 volleyball, tennis, golf, basketball, cheer- Soaring Eagles leading, ice hockey, lacrosse and softball. EC Records 1973-2012 20 Affiliation: Men‘s varsity teams compete in soccer, golf, basketball, ice hockey, tennis and 100-Point Club 21 NCAA (Div. III), ECAC, lacrosse. Award Winners and Captains 22 Empire 8 Complementing the varsity sport offer- ings, are ten opportunities to participate EC Team Records 23 President: in junior varsity sports. Dr. Ronald Champagne EC Single Game Leaders 24 Vice President of Athletics and All-Time Offensive Leaders 25 Health Services: All-Time Goaltending Leaders 26 Pat Thompson ‘75 EC Men‟s Hockey at a ECAC Postseason History 27 Senior Associate Director of Ath- Glance letics: NCAA Postseason History 28 First Season Jen Bozek 1973-74 (club), 1974-75 (NCAA) All-Americans 29 Director of Sports Information: 2012-13 Opponents Profile 31 Overall Record Shannon Howley 687-332-46 Murray Athletics Center 32 Sports Information Assistant: ECAC West Championships 9 All-Time Results 33 Nate Hart ‘78, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘93, ‘97, ‘03, ‘06, ‘11 Soaring Eagles in the Pros 37 Sports Information Assistant: NCAA Appearances 16 Chris Brown Soaring Eagles Coaching 39 ‘78, ‘80, ‘86, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, Head Athletics Trainer: ‘94, ‘97, ‘03, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 EC Administration 40 Dave Tomkalski, ATC NCAA Semifinal Appearances 7 EC Sports Medicine 41 Head Coach: ‘78, ‘80, ‘88, ‘91, ‘93, ‘06, ‘08 2012-13 Team Schedule 44 Aaron Saul ‘98 NCAA Final Appearances 2 (607) 735-1970 ‘80, ‘88 [email protected] Credits Assistant Coach: The 2012-13 men’s hockey media guide was re- Tim Crowley Jr. searched, designed, written and edited by Chris (607) 735-1969 Brown, Sports Information Assistant. Cover photo [email protected] designed by Nate Hart, Sports Information Assis- Elmira College Admissions: tant. Action photos taken by Maria Strinni Gill of (607) 735-1724 Strinni Studio. Athletics Phone: (607) 735-1730 Cover Photo Athletics Fax: (607) 735-1717 Elmira College Men’s Ice Hockey Players: Left to Website: Right: Mark Morikawa ’13, Jesper Strale ’14, Tyler athletics.elmira.edu Campbell ’13 and Eric David ’15 E-Mail Address: [email protected] 2 2012-13 Elmira College Men‟s Ice Hockey Elmira College Sports Information The 2012-2013 edition of the Soaring Eagles Ice Hockey Media Guide is the primary information source for the me- dia covering the Soaring Eagles this season. To request ad- ditional information, contact Chris Brown, EC Sports Infor- mation Assistant at: (607) 735-1172. Facility: The site of all Soaring Eagles home contests is the Murray Athletic Center, located in Pine Valley, New York, eight miles north of the Elmira College Campus on State Shannon Howley Nate Hart Chris Brown Route 14. The facility seats approximately 3,200 spectators Director of Sports Sports Information Sports Information as well as providing a full service concession stand. Information Assistant Assistant Parking: Free Parking is available at the Murray Athletics Sports Information: The Sports Information Office is Center. located in the northeast wing of Emerson Hall on the Elmira College Campus. Entrance: The main entrance to the Murray Athletics Cen- Important Phone Numbers: ter is located between the first two domes of the triple-dome EC Athletics Office (607) 735-1730 complex. Ticket Information (607) 735-1730 Shannon Howley (607) 735-1976 Nate Hart (607) 735-1746 Ticket Window: Media passes may be picked up at the tick- Chris Brown (607) 735-1172 et window located immediately inside the main entrance of Athletics Office FAX (607) 735-1717 the Murray Athletic Center. Sports Information FAX (607) 735-1768 Important E-mail addresses: Time: Face-off for all regular season home games will be at EC Athletics 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). [email protected] Shannon Howley [email protected] Radio: Select Elmira College Hockey games will be broad- Nate Hart cast by WELM 1410 AM. Visiting radio stations will be [email protected] located behind press row. Radio stations wishing to broad- Chris Brown cast from the Murray Athletic Center should contact the EC [email protected] Sports Information Office at least 48 hours prior to the date Elmira College Website: For up-to-date information of the contest. about Elmira College Hockey, check the official website of the Soaring Eagles at athletics.elmira.edu. Photo Policy: Media photographers can work from either ECAC Website: For up-to-date statistics and standings, side of the rink, but are exempt from the bench and locker check the ECAC West Hockey website at www.ecac.com. room areas. Penalty box access must be approved by the Director of Athletics. USCHO Website: For up-to-date news on Division III ice hockey, as well as box scores, statistics and standings, visit the USCHO website at www.uscho.com. Working Press: Press row seating is located directly behind the official scorers table on the south side of the facility. Game programs and statistics will be provided to the media prior to the contest. This is a working media area; no guests permitted. Press Services: Telephone and facsimile facilities are availa- ble to members of the press. The Media Room is located off the main lobby of the Murray Athletic Center. Post-game Media Interviews: Post-game interviews are ap- propriate after a 10-minute cooling off period. The media is asked to contact a member of the coaching staff before speaking with a particular player. Other Interviews: Any other media interviews should be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Tyler Campbell ‟13 3 2012-13 Elmira College Men‟s Ice Hockey 2012-13 Season Outlook The 2012-13 Men‘s Ice Hockey team looks to rebuild off another successful season a year ago and get back to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season, despite losing 10 players to graduation. The Soaring Eagles had another successful campaign last season fin- ishing 15-9-3 overall with an ECAC West best 8-2-2 record. Last season culminated with a trip to the NCAA tournament before falling in the quarterfinals to Oswego State on their home ice. Despite losing a wealth of talent in two All-Americans and five All-Conference selections, the Purple and Gold still return players with a multitude of experience who have had suc- cess under fourth year Head Coach Aaron Saul ‟98. Jesper Strale ‟14 leads the returners in scoring as he tallied 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists a year ago. Classmates D‟Arcy Oakes ‟13 and Colin Hoey ‟13 combined to produce 24 points on 12 goals and 12 assists. EC‘s top returning defensemen is Eric David ‟15 who earned a spot on the conference‘s All- Rookie squad at the end of the 2011-12 season. David was an enforcer on the defensive side of the puck, while also looking to create offense in his first season with the Purple and Gold. He recorded nine points on six assists and three scores, with all of his goals coming in conference play. Darren MacDonald ‟13 The Soaring Eagles return all three of their goaltenders from a year ago, including All- Third Team All-American American Darren MacDonald ‟13. MacDonald, a Third Team All-American honoree last season, appeared in 21 games logging over 1,200 minutes between the pipes for EC. The All-ECAC West First Team senior made 504 saves, while recording a .887 save percentage on the way to an 11-8-2 rec- ord. Elmira welcomes 13 new additions to the team this season, all of which are first year collegiate hockey players but have great experience in junior hockey leagues. Joining the Soaring Eagles this year are nine forwards and four defensemen. The attackers include Greg Whittle ‟16, Michael Collins ‟16, Jarryd ten Vaanholt ‟16, Carter Shinaruk ‟16, Brian Depp ‟16, Tommy Sumi ‟16, Nick Angelo ‟16, Jordan Robert- son ‟16 and Steve Carlette ‟16. Whittle played for the Toronto Junior Canadians last season, posting 38 points in 44 games. His size and skating ability are his strongest assets and the team is looking for him to be a strong presence in the lineup. Collins, who has a strong combination of size, strength and speed, scored 43 points in 49 games for the Dauphin Kings. He came to Elmira in excellent shape and has the ability to be an impact player right away for the Soaring Eagles. tenVaanholt is a strong offensive point producing forward who can be expected to contribute to the of- fense immediately for the Soaring Eagles. His ability to protect the puck and attack the net should help the team replace some of its offense from last season.