UTICA COLLEGE VS. LEBANON VALLEY February 22, 2008 7 p.m. Utica Memorial Auditorium FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UC ATHLETICS PLEASE VISIT: www.ucpioneers.com WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE PIONEERS! DEKKER WINS GOALIE HONORS NCAA Regional Rankings, Feb. 19, 2008 2007-08 Division III ECAC Men’s West Stand- ings as of February 18, 2008 FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK East Region Team Conf. Overall No. Team In-Region Overall 1. Elmira 10-1-2 18-1-4 1. Elmira 18-1-4 18-1-4 UTICA, NY –Senior goalie Adam Dekker 2. Manhattanville 7-4-2 15-5-3 (Soo Indians (NAHL)/Muskegon, MI) 2. Plattsburgh State 19-4-0 21-4-0 3. Neumann 7-6 16-7 of the Utica College men’s hockey team 3. Norwich 16-5-0 18-5-0 4. Hobart 6-6-1 16-6-1 was named ECAC Men’s West Conference 4. Manhattanville 15-5-3 15-5-3 Goalie of the Week for the week ending Utica 6-6-1 13-9-1 5. Oswego State 17-5-2 17-5-2 February 16, 2008. Dekker is receiving 6. Lebanon Valley 0-13 1-21-1 this honor for the second week in a row 6. Hobart 16-6-1 16-6-1 and the third time this season. 7. Bowdoin 14-5-0 15-5-0 Division III USCHO.com National Poll 8. Babson 12-5-3 15-5-3 February 18, 2008 9. Neumann 14-6-0 16-7-0 1. St. Norbert (14) Dekker stopped 40 shots in route to his 10. Middlebury 10-6-2 14-6-2 2. Elmira (4) eighth win of the season as UC defeated 3 . Plattsburgh Hobart College 5-3 Friday night. In his 11. Amherst 12-5-2 12-7-3 4 . St. Thomas last four ECAC games Dekker boasts a 12. Fredonia State 13-8-3 13-8-3 5. Manhattanville 2-1-1 record with wins over Neumann 13. Colby 11-8-1 12-8-1 6. Norwich College and Hobart College, as well as a 14. Utica 12-8-1 12-8-1 7. Wis. - River Falls tie against Manhattanville. In the previ- 15. New England College 11-7-3 13-7-3 ous week, Dekker stopped 32 shots in 8. Adrian (2) the Pioneers’ 7-2 victory over nationally- 9. Oswego Dropping the ceremonial puck for Friday night’s ranked No. 14 Neumann College on Feb. 10. Hobart game will be: 8, 2008. County Executive & UC alumnus Anthony Picente 11. Bowdoin & 12. Middlebury KULAS NAMED ECAC WEST City of Utica Mayor David Roefaro 13. Wis. - Stout 14. Babson ROOKIE OF THE WEEK On ice tonight- 15. Neumann 1st period- McDonald’s/Adirondack Bank Shoot out UTICA, NY –Freshman forward Nick Others Receiving Votes: Wis. - Superior 10, Kulas (North Bay (NOJHL)/Parma, MI) 2nd period- Chuck-A-Puck! Bethel 6, Utica 6, Hamline 5, Curry 2, Wis. - Stevens of the Utica College men’s hockey team Point 2, Amherst 1, New England College 1, was named ECAC Men’s West Confer- Friday’s Announcements- Nichols 1 ence Rookie of the Week for the week - The Pioneers would like to welcome all those Officials for tonight’s contest: ending February 16, 2008, marking the in attendance from the Catholic Youth Group Linesman: Kyle Simpson third time he has received the honor this from St. Patrick’s Church in Clayville. season. Referee: John Everett - Utica College wishes to welcome those Referee: Joshua Dann attending tonight’s game from Excellus Blue STOP BY THE FAN CLUB STORE FOR MEMORA- Cross Blue Shield. Kulas netted a goal in each game this BILIA INCLUDING: past weekend as the Pioneers went 1-1 Utica College Men’s Hockey welcomes Where Hats $10, Sweatshirts $25, Golf Shirts $20, Mini- against host Hobart College. He totaled There’s A Will There’s A Way Foundation to this Sticks $5, T-Shirts $10, Pucks $5, Winter Hats $10. three points for the weekend with a weekend’s games. Where There’s A Will There’s A Tonight’s national anthem will be performed Way Foundation was founded by Will Smith in 2007. goal and an assist in the 5-3 win Friday by: Karie Wessing night. Kulas then netted his ninth goal Will is a defensive end for the New Orleans Saints, of the season in the Pioneers’ 5-2 loss and a Proctor High School graduate. Would you like to display your business on our dasher boards for the 2008-09 season? at Hobart on Saturday afternoon. He Will’s mission is to benefit students in the Greater currently ranks second on the team in Utica area by providing annual events that empha- scoring with 16 points on nine goals and size the importance of education, leadership and If so, contact Coach Heenan @ 315-792-3726 seven assists in 20 games played for the athletics. The foundation will be selling raffle tickets Tomorrow’s events: Pioneers. by the main entrance. The Grand Prize for the raffle is a trip for two to New Orleans, second prize - The Pioneers will be celebrating Senior Night in includes (2) twosomes in The Gold On The Green VIP their final home game at 7 p.m. Golf Outing, and third prize is signed memorabilia by Will and his guests. - A silent jersey auction will be taking place Please visit their table in the main lobby and during the game to benefit America’s Greatest support this worthy cause. Heart Run. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UC ATHLETICS PLEASE VISIT: www.ucpioneers.com Utica Pioneers Utica College (13-9-1, 6-6-1 ECAC West) # Name POS YR HT WT Hometown/Last Team 27 Adam Dekker G SR 6-3 205 Muskegon, MI/Soo Indians (NAHL) 29 Jon Starr G JR 5-10 165 Grosse Point, MI/Brantford (MWJHL) 30 Anthony Luckow G SO 6-0 171 Shelby TWP, MI/Strathroy Rockets (WOHL) 31 Justin Bolla G FR 6-3 189 Niantic, CT/Oswego (OPJHL) 2 Kyle Sibley D SR 5-10 178 Hanson, MA/Salisbury Prep 3 Kregg Guestin D FR 6-1 197 Kingsburg, CA/Swan Valley (MJHL) 4 Mike Lane D SO 6-3 213 West Chester, PA/Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) 5 Matt Jimenez D SO 6-1 196 Santa Rosa, CA/Pembroke Lumberkings (CJHL) 6 Tony Wiseman D SR 5-11 204 White Lake, MI/Cleveland (NAHL) Head Coach: Gary Heenan 7 Sean Farley F FR 5-10 184 Park Ridge, IL/North Bay (NOJHL) Assistant Coaches: 8 Jeff Pappalardi F SO 5-11 193 Delmar, NY/Capital District Selects (EJHL) 9 Colin Kingston F JR 6-1 175 Vail, CO/Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) Geoff Noyes, Shawn Weiman 10 Bryce Dale F JR 5-10 195 Fresno, CA/Williams Lake (BCHL) 11 Sean Timkey F FR 6-0 202 Rochester, NY/Capital District (EJHL) 14 Nathan Brummett F FR 6-2 208 Calgary, AB/Okotoks (AJHL) 15 Nick Kulas F FR 6-2 201 Parma, MI/North Bay (NOJHL) 16 Vinny Rinaldi F JR 6-0 187 Norwood, NJ/Salisbury Prep 17 Sean McKevitt F SO 6-1 196 Clinton, NY/The Gunnery (NEPSHL) 18 Vincent Nucci F SO 6-1 183 Rochester, NY/Capital District Selects (EJHL) 19 Matt Fitzgibbons F SO 6-0 194 Natick, MA/Boston Jr. Bruins (EJHL) 21 Dave Burkholder D SO 5-11 185 Buffalo, NY/Merrimack College 22 T. J. Schneider F JR 6-4 200 Spring City, PA/La Ronge Ice Wolves (SJHL) 23 Joe Watson F SR 6-2 205 St. Louis, MO/Toledo (NAHL) 24 Jared Allison F SR 5-9 175 Blairsville, PA/Cleveland (NAHL) 26 Josh Merson D JR 6-1 210 Hanover, MD/North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 28 Aaron Jeffery F SO 6-0 177 Brighton, MI/Billings Bulls (NAHL) Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Lebanon Valley College (1-21-1, 0-13 ECAC West) # Name POS HT WT YR Hometown/Last Team 1 Kelly Curl G 5-10 170 JR Mcleansville, NC/The Hill School 30 Aaron Miller G 5-11 170 SO Toronto, ONT/Huntsville Muskoka Otters 31 Rich Drazin G 6-2 200 FR Wilmette, IL/Chicago Steel 2 Anthony Scales F 6-3 200 SR Swarthmore, PA/Philadelphia Little Flyers 4 E.J. Smith D 6-0 195 JR Cranberry Township, PA/CTX Marshalls (NAHL) 5 Eli Facchinei F 6-4 210 JR Atco, NY/The Gunnery 6 Pete Rossi F 5-8 190 SR Hamilton Square, NJ/Princeton Day School 7 Andrew Murphy F 6-2 205 FR Auburn, MA/Avon Old Farms 8 Jimmy Black D 5-10 185 FR Hummelstown, PA/Gilmore Academy Head Coach: Ted Russell 9 Ray Nicks F 6-0 190 FR Surrey, BC/Quesnel Millionaires Assistant Coaches: 10 Nick Averona F 5-11 190 FR Malvern, PA/Wyoming Seminary Mitch Lamoureux, Neil Trout 11 Sean Wilson D 5-11 180 SO Willoughby, OH/Porland Jr. Pirates (AJHL) 12 Anthony Ventura F 5-11 200 FR Pleasant Prairie, WI/Pembroke LumberKings 14 Rocky Romanella F 5-9 165 SO Cumming, GA/The Gunnery 15 Spiros Anastas F 5-11 200 SO Mississauga, ONT/Huntsville Muskoka Otters 16 Colin Thompson D 5-10 180 FR Bowie, MD/The Gunnery 17 Bert Malloy D 5-11 185 JR Cheshire, CT/Hartford Wolfpack 19 Brad Surdam F 6-3 185 FR Springfield, VA/Washington Nationals 22 Nick Harris F 5-10 150 JR Oakfield, NY/Rochester Americans 23 Jarred Frey F 6-4 200 JR Etters, PA/SUNY Fredonia (SUNYAC) 24 Robert Marshall F 6-2 210 FR Wampum, PA/Huntsville Musoka Otters 25 Rob Scales F 6-3 205 SR Swarthmore, PA/Boarderland Thunder 26 Casey Mignone F 5-11 160 SO Ramsey, NJ/North Jersey Avalanche 27 Anthony Longo F 5-9 195 SO Staten Island, NY/St.