ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY MEN’S HOCKEY ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS PLAY TRIO OF GAMES AT PPG PAINTS ARENA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 VS. DARTMOUTH | THURSDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29-30, THREE RIVERS CLASSIC Head Coach | Derek Schooley Assistant Coach | Kody Van Rentergem Assistant Coach | Michael Gershon Hockey Operations | Kyle Pettit SCHEDULE THE COLONIALS THE OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT ROBERT MORRIS | DARTMOUTH | Oct. 1 (Sat.) QUEENS (Exh.) 2-2 (1-0 SO) The Colonials are coached by Derek Schooley Bob Gaudet is in his 18th season as head coach of the Oct. 7 (Fri.) @ RIT* L 6-3 (13th season) and are coming off an Atlantic Big Green. Oct. 8 (Sat.) @ RIT* W 6-5 Hockey regular season championship and Dartmouth is receiving votes in the latest USCHO.com Oct. 21 (Fri.) @ Canisius * L 6-3 conference tournament finals appearance. national poll. Oct. 22 (Sat.) @ Canisius * T 2-2 Robert Morris was chosen sixth in the preseason Oct. 28 (Fri.) ARMY WEST POINT * 7:05 PM Atlantic Hockey coaches poll. Senior forward Grant Opperman is the brother-in-law Oct. 29 (Sat.) ARMY WEST POINT * 7:05 PM to Penguins President & CEO David Morehouse. Nov. 4 (Fri.) @ Ohio State 7:05 PM RMU sent all ten of last year’s seniors to Nov. 5 (Sat.) OHIO STATE 7:05 PM professional hockey at the conclusion of their Senior forward Kyle Nickerson is a cousin of Dartmouth Nov. 12 (Sat.) @ Sacred Heart * 3:05 PM college careers. Four Colonials alums made NHL grad and former Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy. Nov. 13 (Sun.) @ Sacred Heart * 3:05 PM training camp rosters this fall including Pittsburgh #8 BOSTON COLLEGE | Nov. 26 (Sat.) DARTMOUTH 7:05 PM native & program scoring record-holder Zac Jerry York is in his 45th season as head coach and Nov. 27 (Sun.) DARTMOUTH ^ 2:05 PM Lynch (Florida Panthers). surpassed 1000 career wins last season. The Eagles are Dec. 2 (Fri.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 PM ranked 8th in the latest national poll. Dec. 3 (Sat.) SACRED HEART * 5:05 PM The Colonials sport ten freshman on the roster Dec. 9 (Fri.) @ Bentley * 7:05 PM in the form of seven forwards, two defenseman BC will open the Three Rivers Classic vs. Quinnipiac in Dec. 10 (Sat.) @ Bentley * 4:05 PM and one goaltender. a rematch of the semifinals of the 2016 NCAA Frozen Dec. 17 (Sat.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 PM Four. Dec. 18 (Sun.) @ Mercyhurst * 4:00 PM The top-scorers returning from the 2015-16 Boston College features 9 NHL draft picks. Dec. 29 (Thu. Ferris State $ 7:30 PM season are junior Brady Ferguson (13-21-34) and Dec. 30 (Fri.) BC/Quinnipiac $ 4:30/7:30 PM Daniel Leavens (18-11-29). BC Alum Brian Dumoulin is a Penguins defenseman, Jan. 6 (Fri.) AMERICAN INT’L* 7:05 PM one of 18 Eagles alums with their name etched on the Jan. 7 (Sat.) AMERICAN INT’L* 7:05 PM Senior Rob Mann, junior Alex Bontje and Stanley Cup Jan. 20 (Fri.) AIR FORCE * 7:05 PM sophomore Eric Israel are the leading returners Jan. 21 (Sat.) AIR FORCE 7:05 PM on defense, playing the bulk of the games in #6 QUINNIPIAC | Jan. 27 (Fri.) @ Holy Cross * 7:05 PM 2015-16. Rand Pecknold is in his 23rd season as the Bobcats Jan. 28 (Sat.) @ Holy Cross * 7:05 PM head coach. QU is ranked 6th nationally. Feb. 3 (Fri.) RIT * 7:05 PM Goaltender Dalton Izyk returns in goal after Since qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in 2013, Feb. 4 (Sat.) RIT * 7:05 PM missing the second half of the 2015-16 season Quinnipiac has the most wins (108) among all NCAA Feb. 10 (Fri.) BENTLEY * 7:05 PM due to injury. Junior Andrew Pikul & freshman Division I programs in the country. Feb. 11 (Sat.) BENTLEY * 5:05 PM Francis Marotte have both seen time in net this Feb. 17 (Fri.) @ Mercyhurst * 7:05 PM season. The Bobcats played in the national championship game Feb. 18 (Sat.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 PM in 2016, their second championship appearance in the Feb. 24 (Fri.) @ Niagara * 7:05 PM The Colonials roster is an even split of Canadians last four seasons. Feb. 25 (Sat.) @ Niagara * 7:05 PM and American, with 14 players hailing from each FERRIS STATE | Mar. 3-5 AHC First Round Best of 3 country. Bob Daniels is in his 25th season as head coach. Mar. 10-12 AHC Quarterfinals Best of 3 Mar. 17-18 AHC Final Four Best of 3 New additions to the coaching staff for 2016-17 The Bulldogs made the NCAA tournament last include the promotion of Michael Gershon to season, after winning the program’s first conference * Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) game assistant coach following the departure of Mark tournament title. ^ at PPG Paints Arena Workman who was hired as an amateur scout $ Three Rivers Classic at PPG Paints Arena by the NHL’s new Las Vegas franchise. Kyle Pettit Senior forward Gerald Mayhew was tabbed WCHA preseason player of the year. Mayhew finished first Home games bold and ALL CAPS joins the staff as hockey operations coordinator. in the WCHA with 41 points last season. Through 117 Neutral-site games in italics RMU graduate Brandon Blandina ‘12 returns to games with Ferris State, Mayhew has 84 points. All times Eastern the rink as a volunteer assistant. THREE RIVERS CLASSIC HISTORY 412 CREW CHAMPIONS 2014 TOURNAMENT - Day 1 ROBERT MORRIS | 2012 - Robert Morris #14 Colgate 2, Western Michigan 1 Jacob Coleman - Moon Township 2013 - Boston College Robert Morris 4, Penn State 2 Alex Dagnal - Peters Township 2014 - Colgate CHAMPIONSHIP - #14 Colgate 6, Robert Morris 1 Luke Lynch - Shaler 2015 - Robert Morris CONSOLATION - Western Michigan 4, Penn State 1 MVP’S 2013 TOURNAMENT - Day 1 DARTMOUTH | 2012 - Robert Morris G Eric Levine #7 Boston College 5, Bowling Green 0 Tim Shoup - Upper St. Clair 2013 - Boston College F Johnny Gaudreau Penn State 3, Robert Morris 2 BOSTON COLLEGE | 2014 - Colgate G Charlie Finn CHAMPIONSHIP - #7 Boston College 8, Penn State 2 Chris Shero - Pittsburgh 2015 - Robert Morris F Zac Lynch CONSOLATION - Bowling Green 4, Robert Morris 2 (Son of Former Penguins GM Ray Shero) 2015 TOURNAMENT - Day 1 2012 TOURNAMENT - Day 1 #8 UMass Lowell 3, Clarkson 0 #5 Miami 1, Ohio State 0 FERRIS STATE | #14 Penn State 4, Robert Morris 6 Robert Morris 6, Penn State 0 Tyler Andrew - Bethel Park CHAMPIONSHIP - #8 UMass Lowell 3, Robert Morris 5 CHAMPIONSHIP - Robert Morris 1, #5 Miami 0 Jacob Hetz - Glenshaw CONSOLATION - #14 Penn State 5, Clarkson 1 CONSOLATION - Penn State 5, Ohio State 4 Trevor Recktenwald - Venetia #ColonialPride QUICK FACTS ROSTER UNIVERSITY INFORMATION # Full Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. S/C Previous Team FOUNDED 1921 ENROLLMENT 5,413 1 Francis Marotte G/L Fr. 6-0 195 5/1/1995 Longueuil, Quebec CONFERENCE Atlantic Hockey Nepean Raiders (CCHL) NICKNAME Colonials COLORS Blue and White with Red 2 Alex Bontje D/L Jr. 6-0 200 2/9/1994 Nobleton, Ontario FACILITY 84 Lumber Arena Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) CAPACITY 1,589 3 John Rey D/R Sr. 5-10 186 5/25/1992 Turnersville, N.J. PRESIDENT Dr. Christopher Howard Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D. 4 Elias Ghantous D/R Jr. 6-1 216 2/18/1994 Ottawa, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) SPORTS INFORMATION 5 Sean Giles D/L Fr. 6-0 182 5/14/1996 Colorado Springs, Co. WEBSITE rmucolonials.com FACEBOOK facebook.com/RMUMHockey Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) TWITTER @RMUMHockey 6 Rob Mann D/R Sr. 6-4 225 12/16/1992 Oshawa, Ontario INSTAGRAM @RMUMHockey Penticton Vees (BCHL) SNAPCHAT RMUhockey 7 Michael Louria F/R Jr. 5-9 185 3/13/1994 Gibraltar, Mich. CONTACT Ashley Chase UMass Lowell (Hockey East) PHONE 412.855.1541 E-MAIL [email protected] 8 Eric Israel D/L So. 5-9 181 2/8/1995 Huntington Woods, Mich. TWITTER @AshleyChaseTV Brockville Braves (CCHL) MAILING ADDRESS 6001 University Blvd. 9 Daniel Mantenuto F/L Fr. 5-9 170 10/18/1997 Thornhill, Ontario Moon Township, Pa. 15108 Aurora Tigers (OJHL) 10 Kevin Lavoie F/L Fr. 5-8 175 8/3/1995 St. Catharines, Ontario MEN’S HOCKEY STAFF Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) HEAD COACH Derek Schooley 11 Kyle Horsman F/L So. 6-3 223 4/22/1994 Sechelt, B.C. ALMA MATER Western Michigan ‘94 TENURE AT RMU 13th Season Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) RECORD AT RMU 192-195-55 (Career) 12 Brady Ferguson F/L Jr. 6-0 195 9/6/1994 Lewisville, Texas Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) ASSISTANT COACH Kody Van Rentergem 15 Spencer Dorowicz F/L Jr. 5-11 191 8/4/1993 Olds, Alberta ALMA MATER SUNY-Fredonia ‘12 Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) TENURE AT RMU Fifth Season 16 Chris Schutz F/R Fr. 5-11 185 1/6/1995 Fort Worth, Texas ASSISTANT COACH Michael Gershon Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) ALMA MATER SUNY-Brockport ‘09 17 Brandon Watt F/L So. 5-11 188 1/1/1994 Ottawa, Ontario TENURE AT RMU Second Season Nepean Raiders (CCHL) 18 Michael Coyne F/R Fr. 6-0 190 2/21/1995 Buffalo, N.Y. HOCKEY OPERATIONS Kyle Pettit ALMA MATER Southern New Hampshire ‘15 Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) TENURE AT RMU First Season 19 Alex Robert D/R Fr. 6-0 190 1/8/1995 Novi, Mich. Madison Capitols (USHL) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Brandon Blandina 20 Timmy Moore F/R Jr. 6-0 185 2/16/1994 Grosse Pointe, Mich. ALMA MATER Robert Morris ‘12 Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) TENURE AT RMU First Season 21 Robert Powers D/L Jr.