2013-14 MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES American Int’l Yellow Jackets (3-8-0, 3-4-0 AHA) at RIT (4-7-2, 3-3-0 AHA) December 3, 2013, Ritter Arena SETTING THE SCENE: The American International College Yellow Jackets 2013-14 Schedule/Results continue thier five-game roadtrip with a trip to Rochester, N.Y. to face the Tigers of RIT for a weekend series, both Friday and Saturday’s puck drops at October 7:05 p.m. from Ritter Arena. 19 No. 10 Providence L, 10-4 26 SACRED HEART* W, 4-1 ABOUT AIC: The Yellow Jackets (3-8-0, 3-4-0 AHA) are led by Jon Puskar’s 12 points, recording four goals and eight assists. American International ro- November tates between all three netminders on roster, but lean heavily on the freshman 1 Michigan State L, 5-4 pair, Ty Reichenbach and Hunter Leisner. Reichenbach starts his career 3 Michigan State L, 4-0 1-1-0 with a 4.10 goals-against-average. Leisner has seen slightly more ac- 8 Bentley* W, 8-7 15 Holy Cross* W, 1-0 tion, 2-4-0, with similar results, a 4.70 GAA, while Reichenbach boasts a .880 23 CONNECTICUT* L, 8-1 saves percentage, Leisner has a .888. Junior Alexander MacMillan is the 26 ARMY* L, 4-3 (OT) teams leading scorer, tallying six scores. Senior captain Blake Peake has 29 MERCYHURST* L, 6-3 four goals onn just 14 shots. 30 MERCYHURST* L, 6-1 LAST TIME OUT: The Yellow Jackets dropped a 6-1 decision to Hockey East December power and seventh ranked University of Massachusetts Lowell at the Tsongas 3 No. 7 UMass-Lowell L, 6-1 Center. Freshman defender Carson Grolla scored the team’s lone goal in 6 RIT * Tonight the third, his second of the season. Grolla has scored in both games against 7 RIT * 7:05 p.m. Hockey East opponents in 2013. Reichenbach started between the pipes for 13 Maine 7:00 p.m. 14 Maine 7:00 p.m. AIC and after allowing two quick River Hawk goals, settled down, but not before Lowell would tack on another. Reichenbach made seven saves in the January first. Head coach Gary Wright decided to switch to fellow first-year Leisner 3 AIR FORCE * 7:05 P.M. for the rest of the way. Leisner too allowed three goals, but in the finla two 4 AIR FORCE * 7:05 P.M. frames, making 15 and 16 saves respectively. Freshman Mike Dietrich and 10 Niagara* 7:05 p.m. junior Matt Cassidy assisted on the Grolla goal at the 4:48 mark of the third 11 Niagara* 7:05 p.m. period. 14 Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. 17 Robert Morris* 7:05 p.m. ABOUT RIT: The Tigers recorded their first two-game sweep of the season 18 Robert Morris* 4:05 p.m. last weekend by defeating Sacred Heart 5-2 and shutting them out 4-0. RIT 24 CONNECTICUT * 7:05 P.M. has started to find a rhythm, winners of of three-straight and outscoring those 25 Connecticut* 4:35 p.m. 31 CANISIUS* 7:05 P.M. opponents 15-6. Mike Colavecchia has recorded team0high seven goals and nine assists for 16 points. Dan Schuler has the next highest goal total February with six. Ruby Jordan has seen 10 starts in goal for RIT, boasting a 1-7-2 1 CANISIUS* 3:05 P.M. record with a 3.67 goals-against-average. Mike Rotolo has appeared and 7 ARMY* 7:05 P.M. started in three games, allowing just 2.00 goals against and tallying a .938 8 Army* 7:05 p.m. saves percantage. 14 SACRED HEART * 7:05 P.M. 15 Sacred Heart * 7:05 p.m. ABOUT THE SERIES: RIT has dominated the series, boasting a 22-3-2 mark 21 Holy Cross * 7:05 p.m. all-time. Last season American International went 0-3-1 against the Tigers 22 HOLY CROSS * TBA including being swept in the Atlantic Hockey Championship. 28 Bentley * 7:05 p.m. March LAST MEETING: After playing to a draw in their first outing in 2012-13, RIT 1 BENTLEY * 7:05 P.M. went on to beat AIC by a combined score of 12-2. At Ritter in the final game for AIC last season, the Tigers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and finished AIC off, 7-1. Chris Porter scored the Yellow Jackets lone goal, assisted by Brandon Lubin and Jon Puskar. In Ben Meisner’s final collegiate game he notched 23 saves. The Tigers used seven different goal scorers in the win. BUSY BEES: The Yellow Jackets are in the middle of a very dense sched- ule with eight games in 18 days, starting last week with Army. Through the eight games AIC will play three games against the formidable Hockey East; UMass- 2013-14 Results Lowell and a weekend series at the Alfond against the University of Maine Friday (3-7-0, 3-4-0 Atlantic Hockey) and Saturday Dec. 13-14. Date Opponent Time /Result October NEXT UP: AIC returns to action Friday, December 6 at RIT. Puck drops at 7:05 19 No. 10 Providence L, 10-4 p.m. The two return to the ice Saturday for another 7:05 p.m. start. 26 SACRED HEART* W, 4-1 November 1 Michigan State L, 5-4 3 Michigan State L, 4-0 2013-14 Atlantic Hockey Standings 8 Bentley* W, 8-7 15 Holy Cross* W, 1-0 Pl. Team Pts. AHA Overall 23 CONNECTICUT* L, 8-1 1. Mercyhurst 10 5-1-0 7-7-1 26 ARMY* L, 4-3 (OT) 2. Air Force 9 4-2-1 7-5-2 29 MERCYHURST* L, 6-3 Bentley 9 4-2-1 5-7-1 30 MERCYHURST* L, 6-1 4. Connecticut 7 3-2-1 4-5-2 December Niagara 7 3-2-1 3-9-1 3 No. 7 UMass-Lowell 7:00 p.m. 6. Canisius 7 3-3-1 4-7-1 6 RIT* 7:05 p.m. 7. RIT 6 3-3-0 4-7-2 7 RIT* 7:05 p.m. 8. Holy Cross 6 3-4-0 4-9-0 13 Maine 7:00 p.m. AMERICAN INT’L 6 3-4-0 3-8-0 14 Maine 7:00 p.m. 10. Sacred Heart 6 3-5-0 4-10-0 11. Robert Morris 5 2-3-1 2-8-1 January 12. Army 4 2-7-0 2-10-0 3 AIR FORCE * 7:05 P.M. 4 AIR FORCE * 7:05 P.M. 10 Niagara* 7:05 p.m. THE CAPTAINS: Senior forward Blake Peake was named captain for the 2012-13 11 Niagara* 7:05 p.m. season after serving as an assistant captain last season. Senior defender Nick 14 Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. 17 Robert Morris* 7:05 p.m. Campanale and junior forward Brandon Fagerheim were named assistant cap- 18 Robert Morris* 4:05 p.m. tains. 24 CONNECTICUT * 7:05 P.M. 25 Connecticut* 7:05 p.m. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: AIC will not see action at the Olympia in the month of 31 CANISIUS* 7:05 P.M. December and will take long trips to RIT and UMaine on their five-game road-trip. February The head coaches of Atlantic Hockey picked the Yellow 1 CANISIUS* 3:05 P.M. PRESEASON PICK: 7 ARMY* 7:05 P.M. Jackets to finish 11th of the league’s 12 teams. AIC totaled 22 points, six behind 8 Army* 7:05 p.m. the 10th picked, Army. 14 SACRED HEART * 7:05 P.M. 15 Sacred Heart * 7:05 p.m. 21 Holy Cross * 7:05 p.m. 22 HOLY CROSS * TBA 28 Bentley * 7:05 p.m. March 1 BENTLEY * 7:05 P.M. BOLD indicates home contests * Atlantic Hockey contest ! Atlantic Hockey Tournament contest 2013-14 Atlantic Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll Pl. Team FPV Points 1. Niagara 3 102 2. Mercyhurst 4 98 Air Force 2 98 4. Canisius 3 92 5. RIT 81 6. Connecticut 79 7. Robert Morris 66 8. Holy Cross 59 9. Bentley 53 10. Army 28 11. AMERICAN INT’L 22 12. Sacred Heart 16 2013-14 Ice Hockey Quick Facts Gary Wright Head Coach, 30th Season, Vermont ’76 AIC Information Institution ............................................American International College Location.............................................................Springfield, MA 01109 Gary Wright is entering his 30th season at the helm of the Founded ........................................................................................1885 Yellow Jacket ice hockey program. He is AIC’s all-time winningest Enrollment ...................................................................................1,700 coach, compiling a 272-490-56 record and is currently the longest ten- Athletic Affiliations .................................................NCAA Division II ured Division I hockey coach. ...............................................................NCAA Division I (ice hockey) President ................................................................Vincent M. Maniaci Director of Athletics .....................................................Richard Bedard Last season, 2012-13, the Yellow Jackets recorded their best re- Nickname .......................................................................Yellow Jackets cord since turning to Division I in the 1998-99 season. AIC’s 12 wins Colors ...............................................................Gold, Black and White was the most since 2002-03 (10), and earned them a berth in the Arena (capacity) ........................................Olympia Ice Center (2,200) Altantic Hockey Championship Tournament. Dimensions .............................................................................200’x85’ Conference ..................................................................Atlantic Hockey The 2007-08 season was highlighted by a pair of ties against Sports Information traditional college hockey powers. The Yellow Jackets recorded a 1-1 Sports Information Director ............................................Jacob Brewer tie against then 16th-ranked Rensselaer at the annual RPI Holiday Phone ...........................................................................(413) 205-3572 Tournament and later tied Dartmouth 3-3.