2012-13 GOLDEN GRIFFIN ICE HOCKEY CANISIUS (1-4-3, 0-0-1) AT RIT (2-4-1, 1-1-1) 2012-13 Schedule Game Details OCTOBER Canisius Game #10 12 at Alaska-Anchorage L, 0-2 13 vs. Alaska W, 3-1 (1-4-3, 0-0-1 AHA) Date ........................................................ Nov. 10, 2012 19 at No. 12 Western Michigan L, 0-3 Time ............................................................... 7:05 p.m. 20 at No. 12 Western Michigan L, 1-2 at Location .............................................Rochester, N.Y. 25 * AIR FORCE (ot) T, 1-1 Rink ...........................................................Ritter Arena 28 at No. 2 Minnesota L, 0-1 TV ...............................................Time Warner Sports NOVEMBER RIT Webcast ............................. America One Network 3 CLARKSON (ot) T, 3-3 (2-4-1, 1-1-1 AHA) Live Audio ........................................... GoGriffs.com 4 CLARKSON (ot) T, 2-2 9 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. 10 * at RIT 7:05 p.m. 16 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. GRIFFS TAKE ON RIT IN AHA ACTION KEY GRIFFS 24 * AIC 4:05 p.m. The Canisius College hockey team returns to Atlantic Hockey play this 25 * AIC 4:05 p.m. weekend, playing at RIT on Saturday. The game is slated to start at 7:05 NUMBERS 30 * at Connecticut 7:05 p.m. p.m. and will air on Time Warner Cable Sports (Ch. 13/713 in Buffalo). Tyler Wiseman DECEMBER WISEMAN BREAKS THROUGH 6 1 * at Connecticut 7:05 p.m. has six goals in his last 12 4 18 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. With the Canisius offense needing a lift, sophomore Tyler Wiseman games dating back to last 29 * ARMY 7:05 p.m. took the lead for the Griffs this past weekend. season. No other Griff has 30 * ARMY 7:05 p.m. 4 Wiseman netted three goals in a pair of games against Clarkson. more than two tallies dur- 4 The sophomore, who had four goals in his first 28 career contests ing that same time period. JANUARY prior to the weekend, tallied his second career multi-goal game in 5 BOWLING GREEN 12:05 p.m. the opener on Saturday before adding a third score on Sunday. 6 BOWLING GREEN 12:05 p.m. 4 Wiseman now leads Canisius with his three goals and is the only Griff 2 Canisius scored 11 * at Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m. with multiple tallies this season. power-play goals in con- 12 * at Sacred Heart 4:05 p.m. 4 In fact, Wiseman has six scores in his last 12 games dating back to secutive games for the 18 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. last year, four more than any other Griff during the same time period. first time since November 19 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. 2011. Wiseman is also the 25 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. POWER MOVE first Griff to score power- 26 * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. 4 One of the keys for the Griffs and Tyler Wiseman this weekend was play goals in back-to-back FEBRUARY the power play connecting for a pair of goals this past weekend. games since January 2011. 2 * HOLY CROSS 3:05 p.m. 4 Wiseman scored a power-play goal in each game as Canisius went 3 * HOLY CROSS 3:05 p.m. 2-for-8 with the extra-man advantage (25.0 percent). The Griffs 7 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. entered the weekend 1-for-20 on the power play (5.0 percent). 60 The Griffs’ sopho- 9 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. 4 The Griffs are hoping this is a positive sign of things to come this year. more class has accounted 15 * at Air Force 9:05 p.m. Last year, Canisius converted a record-low 8.3 percent of its chances. for 60 percent of the team’s 16 * at Air Force 9:05 p.m. 4 Canisius’ two power-play goals this weekend matched its total from goals this season (6-of-10). 22 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. its prior 19 games. It also marked the first time that Canisius scored 23 * at Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. power-play goals in consecutive games since Nov. 20-26, 2011 4 In addition, Wiseman is the first Griff with consecutive games with 8 The Griffs cur- MARCH an extra-man goal since Preston Shupe on Jan. 24 and Jan. 28, 2011. rently rank eighth nation- 1 * at RIT 7:05 p.m. ally with a 1.88 scoring de- 2 * RIT 7:05 p.m. fense. 8-10 Atlantic Hockey First Round ANOTHER YEAR WISER 15-17 Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal 4 Another early season trend for the Griffs this season is the sophomore class taking on a bigger role. 22 Atlantic Hockey Semifinal Canisius has al- 4 0.25 23 Atlantic Hockey Championship Last season, Canisius went through some growing pains due to lowed just 0.25 goals per having the largest freshmen class in the country but this year, the HOME GAMES IN CAPS | * AHA Game | All Times Eastern first period this year, the class has taken the scoring lead. third-best mark nationally. 4 The Griff sophomores have totaled 60 percent of the team’s goals this year (6-of-10) and 53.8 percent of the team’s points (14-of-26). Media Information 4 Against Clarkson last weekend, the Class of 2015 led the way by 15 Junior defender Hockey SID ......................... Jason Veniskey scoring all five Canisius goals and nine of the team’s 13 points. Ben Danford leads Canisius Office .......................................................... 716-888-8267 with 15 blocked shots this Cell .............................................................. 585-615-5316 A TOUGH DEFENSE TO CRACK year, six more than the next E-mail ........................................ [email protected] 4 Through one month of the 2012-13 campaign, the Griffs defense is highest Griff. proving it is one of the strongest units in the country. The Canisius College Athletic Communications 4 Canisius currently ranks eighth nationally and first in Atlantic Hockey Staff is available to assist home and visiting media. with a scoring defense of 1.88 goals per game. 7 Canisius has lost Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, sta- 4 In addition, the Griffs are the only Atlantic Hockey school not to allow its last seven games at RIT tistics or general hockey info and for assistance in more than three goals in a game this season and have allowed more with its last win coming on arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. than two tallies only twice. Feb. 2, 2007. CANISIUS (1-4-3, 0-0-1) AT RIT (2-4-1, 1-1-1) CANISIUS - RIT SERIES HISTORY RIT Quick Facts 4In a series that dates back to the Griffs’ inaugural season of 1980-81, RIT holds a 46-11-1 advantage in 58 all-meetings between the two schools. Location ................................................................Rochester, N.Y. 4Canisius has played only Mercyhurst more than the Tigers during the program’s history. Founded ..................................................................................1829 4Since RIT moved to Division I before the 2005-06 season, the Tigers own a 16-5-0 edge in the series. Enrollment ...........................................................................17,000 4Last season, the Tigers won 2-of-3 contests against the Griffs. Canisius ended its eight-game Nickname ..............................................................................Tigers losing streak in the series in the schools’ first meeting, while RIT responded with 3-1 and 5-3 wins. Color ...................................................................Orange & Brown 4Canisius has lost its last seven games at RIT with its last victory coming on Feb. 2, 2007. Arena ...........................................Frank Ritter Memorial Arena ABOUT THE TIGERS Capacity ..............................................................................2,100 4RIT enters the weekend with a 2-4-1 record and 1-1-1 mark in league play. Rink Size ......................................................................... 185x85 4The Tigers earned 3-of-4 points last weekend against AIC, skating to a 2-2 draw on Friday before earning a 3-0 win on Saturday. Head Coach ..........................................................Wayne Wilson 4Jeff Smith leads the team with nine points on four goals and five assists. Adam Mitchell is tied for Alma Mater ...............................................Bowling Green ‘84 the team lead with four goals. Record at RIT/Years .................................. 257-131-40/14th 4Josh Watson and Jordan Ruby have split time in goal this season. Watson owns a 2-2-0 record Career Record/Years .......................................................Same with a 3.27 goals against average and .887 save percentage, while Ruby is 0-2-1 with a goals Assistant Coaches .......................................................Brian Hills against average of 4.87 and a save percentage of .876. .............................................................................. Dave Insalaco CAPOBIANCO ANCHORS CANISIUS DEFENSE 4 Junior Tony Capobianco is anchoring the Canisius defense in his first season as the Griffs’ number one goaltender. RIT Leaders 4 Capobianco has excelled in net, posting a 1.94 goals against average and .938 save percentage. 4 The junior currently ranks 11th nationally in save percentage and 18th in goals against average. Scoring GP G-A-P PPG GWG 4 Capobianco waited his turn to become the Griffs’ go-to netminder as Dan Morrison graduated Jeff Smith (Sr.) 7 4-5-9 0 0 last year with a school record in career saves. Adam Mitchell (Jr.) 6 4-2-6 2 0 4 The only Griff with collegiate experience prior to the season, Capobianco started 25 games in his Chris Saracino (Sr.) 7 2-3-5 0 0 first two years with a 2.99 goals against average and .916 save percentage. Greg Noyes (Jr.) 7 2-3-5 0 0 Goaltending GP-GS GAA Sv Pct. Rec. Series Results Josh Watson (Jr.) 4-4 3.27 .887 2-2-0 Jordan Ruby (So.) 3-3 4.87 .876 0-2-1 Date Site Result Date Site Result Date Site Result Date Site Result 1/25/81 A L, 1-6 12/8/89 A L, 4-6 2/10/96 H L, 3-4 2/9/08 A L, 1-4 2/6/81 H L, 0-7 1/20/90 H W, 6-2 * 3/2/96 A L, 2-3# 2/10/08 H W, 5-4 11/22/81 H L, 4-7 12/7/90 A L, 5-7 11/8/96 H L, 3-6 1/22/09 H L, 2-5 1/20/82 A L, 1-6 1/19/91 H L, 6-10 2/7/97 A L, 2-3 1/25/09 H L, 3-4 Griffs vs.