2017-18 RIT Men’s Ice Hockey RIT at University of Connecticut Saturday, November 25, 2017 (XL Center - 9,000 - Hartford, Conn.) - 3:05 p.m. Radio: Sports Information - 51 Lomb Memorial Drive - Clark Gym A261 - Rochester, NY 14623 This weekend’s games can be heard on WITR 89.7 FM and Fox Sports 1280 AM, with Ed Trefzger Phone: (585) 475-6154 or (585) 475-5598 - Fax: (585) 475-2617 - Website: www.ritathletics.com and Colin Friday on the call from the XL Center. Joe Venniro: Executive Director - [email protected] – Stephen Jaynes: Director - [email protected] Fans can listen online at http://witr.rit.edu/ or https://foxsports1280.iheart.com/. In Hartford for Non-League Tilt Against former League Last 10 Meetings Between Television Foe … RIT is in Hartford, Conn. at the XL Center, home of RIT and Connecticut All RIT home games are on The CW (Over The the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League to Air 13.2, Spectrum Channel 16, DirecTV Channel take on former Atlantic Hockey rival University of Date Place Score 14) this season. As always, Gene Battaglia and Connecticut Saturday afternoon for a 3:05 p.m. matinee. 11/12/10 Ritter Arena W, 6-2 John DiTullio bring you all the action from the 11/13/10 Ritter Arena W, 5-3 Gene Polisseni Center. Tiger Teddy Bear Toss/Holiday Skate With the Tigers Next 3/18/11 % Blue Cross Arena W, 4-2 Video/Streaming Television 12/2/11 at Connecticut L, 2-3 Weekend...Turkey Time... The Tigers return home next 12/3/11 at Connecticut W, 2-1 All RIT home games will be streamed in crystal weekend, Dec. 1-2 to play Atlantic Hockey rival Holy Cross. clear high definition on http://www.rit.edu/ 2/1/13 Ritter Arena L, 1-3 sportszone/ and selected road contests will feature On Dec. 1, RIT will hold a Tiger Teddy Bear Toss. Fans are 2/2/13 Ritter Arena W, 7-1 video streaming with audio by Stretch Internet on urged to bring a new stuffed animal to throw on the ice after 1/3/14 at Connecticut L, 1-2 a subscription basis. For more information, go to RIT’s first goal. All stuffed animals will be donated to the 1/4/14 at Connecticut L, 2-6 https://portal.stretchinternet.com/atlantichockey/. Rochester Regional Health’s Children’s Unit. There will also be 10/15/16 Blue Cross Arena T, 1-1 (OT) a holiday skate on Sunday, Dec. 3, where fans can come skate with and meet the Tigers with team photos available for % - 2011 Atlantic Hockey Semifinals autographs. 2017-2018 Schedule RIT leads the all-time series, 19-10-2 (6-4-1, 6-2-0 AHC) Last Time Out… Last weekend, RIT split a two-game series at league foe Air Force, losing 4-3 on Friday, while rebounding to win 3-2 on Saturday. On Friday, Gabe Date Opponent Time 10/7 BROCK (Exhibition) W, 3-1 Valenzuela scored a goal and added two assists, while Erik Brown added a goal and an assist and Liam 10/14 ^ #14 NORTHEASTERN T, 3-3 (OT) Kerins also scored. Logan Drackett made 24 saves. Saturday, Ryan Kruper scored the game-winning goal 10/20 UNION L, 1-6 late in the third period and added an assist, while Jake Hamacher and Brown also scored. Drackett made 10/21 RPI L, 3-8 16 saves for his sixth win of the season. RIT scored three power-play goals on the weekend in just eight 10/27 * at Army West Point W, 5-4 chances. 10/28 * at Army West Point W, 3-1 11/3 * AIC W, 5-3 Powell Has Nine-Game Point Streak on the Line… Myles Powell is riding a nine-game point-scoring 11/4 * AIC L, 2-3 (OT) streak, with 12 points on a goal and 11 assists during that stretch. The Division I team record for longest 11/10 * ROBERT MORRIS W, 5-3 point scoring streak is 11 games, held by Simon Lambert (Feb. 1-March 15, 2018, 22 points) and Andrew 11/11 * ROBERT MORRIS W, 5-2 Favot (Dec. 6, 2008 to Feb. 6, 2009, 16 points). 11/17 * at Air Force L, 3-4 11/18 * at Air Force W, 3-2 Brown’s Goal Scoring Streak/Game-Winning Heroics... Erik Brown has a goal in four straight games 11/25 ! at Connecticut 3:05 p.m. and leads RIT with eight goals in 11 games this season. Dating back to start of the 2016-17, Brown has 24 12/1 * HOLY CROSS 7:05 p.m. goals over his last 48 games. He scored the game-winning goal in both RIT wins over Robert Morris on 12/2 * HOLY CROSS 7:05 p.m. Nov. 10-11. He scored early in the third period to snap a 3-3 tie on Nov. 10 and broke a 2-2 tie with his 12/8 at #10 Providence 7:15 p.m. goal in the second period the following night. Brown became the first Tiger to score game-winning goals 12/9 at #10 Providence 7:05 p.m. in back-to-back games since Myles Powell in the Atlantic Hockey Semifinals and Championship, March 12/29 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. 18-19, 2016. Tale of the Tape 12/30 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. 1/5 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. Valenzuela’s Run/Team Leader in Points... Gabe Valenzuela Overall 1/6 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. had his run of five straight multiple-point games snapped last RIT Stats UConn 1/12 * AIR FORCE 7:05 p.m. 6-4-1 2017-18 Record 4-10-2 Saturday at Air Force, but still has 11 points over his last six 3.45 Goals For 2.50 1/13 * AIR FORCE 7:05 p.m. games (4-7-11). He leads the team in scoring with 14 points 3.55 Goals Against 3.12 1/19 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. on five goals and nine assists this season. 29.5 Shots For 31.9 1/20 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. 29.5 Shots Against 29.4 1/26 * at Holy Cross 7:05 p.m. About Connecticut… Connecticut (4-10-2, 3-6-1 Hockey 10 PPG 12 1/27 * at Holy Cross 7:05 p.m. 12 PPA 16 East) snapped a six-game winless streak with a 4-1 win at 0 SHG 3 2/2 * BENTLEY 7:05 p.m. Vermont Tuesday evening. Jesse Schwartz, Kasperi 0 SHA 3 2/3 * BENTLEY 7:05 p.m. Ojantakanen, Philip Nyberg and David Drake scored for 9.6 Penalty Mins. 10.6 2/9 * at Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. UConn, while Adam Huska made 39 saves. The Huskies have 27.0% Power-Play 18.2% 2/10 * at Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. six NHL Draft Picks on their current roster. Spencer Naas and 75.5% Penalty-Kill 74.6% 2/17 *% at Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m. Maxim Letunov lead UConn in scoring with 10 points apiece. 54.6% Face-Offs Won 55.2% 2/18 *& at Sacred Heart 3:05 p.m. In goal, Adam Huska is 4-9-2 with a 2.81 goals against Conference Games Only 2/23 * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. average and an .905 save percentage. 2/24 * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. RIT Stats UConn 6-2-0 2017-18 Record 3-6-1 3/2-4 AHC First Round (best of 3) TBA All-Time Series… RIT and Connecticut were rivals in Atlantic 3.88 Goals For 2.70 3/9-11 AHC Quarterfinals (best of 3) TBA Hockey before the Huskies moved to Hockey East in 2014-15. 2.75 Goals Against 2.70 3/16 ^ vs. AHC Semifinal TBA The Tigers lead the all-time series between the two schools, 29.6 Shots For 32.4 3/17 ^ vs. AHC Championship TBA 27.9 Shots Against 30.1 14-8-2. Last season, RIT and Connecticut skated to a 1-1 tie at 8 PPG 8 Home Games in BOLD Blue Cross Arena on Brick City Homecoming & Family 7 PPA 9 Weekend. Chase Norrish scored the game-tying goal with 8:29 0 SHG 2 * - Denotes AHC Contests 0 SHA 3 ^ - Game Played at Blue Cross Arena left in regulation for the Tigers. Huska made his collegiate 8.5 Penalty Mins. 10.8 ! - Game Played at the XL Center debut and stopped 36 shots for the Huskies. 34.8% Power-Play 20.0% % - Game Played at Webster Bank Arena RIT eliminated Connecticut in from the Atlantic Hockey 77.4% Penalty-Kill 77.5% & - Game Played at Yale University Tournament in both the 2009-10 (quarterfinals) and 2010-11 53.8% Face-Offs Won 56.2% 2017-18 By the Numbers (semifinals) season. Record 6-4-1 Home 3-3-0 Lack of Power Plays, Tigers Taking Advantage When They Get Them... RIT has been awarded just 37 Away 3-1-0 power-plays in 11 games this season (3.37 per game) and have scored 10 times (27.0 percent), good for Neutral 0-0-1 Overtime 0-1-1 sixth nationally. In league play, RIT has just 23 power-play attempts in eight games (2.88 per game), but After 1st Period/2nd Period have made the most of those chances with eight power-play tallies (34.8 percent) to lead the league in When Leading 3-1-0/4-0-1 When Trailing 2-2-0/1-3-0 power-play efficiency.