Robert Morris remains in the midst of a five-game homestand as the Colonials host Mercyhurst on Tues- day evening. The first of three games between the in-state rivals is scheduled to face off at 7:05 p.m. in Pittsburgh. The contest against the Lakers is the third game for the Colonials in five days as Robert Mor- ris swept Sacred Heart this past weekend. With RIT scheduled to come in to Pittsburgh this weekend, the Colonials will have played five games over a span of nine days with all of the contests taking place on home ice where the team is 4-3-1 on the season. Six of the final nine games for RMU will be at the 84 Lumber Arena, home of Robert Morris hockey. In the nine years of the Robert Morris hockey program, the Colonials have never had a winning road record; that could change this season as RMU is currently 8-6-1 away from Pittsburgh. 2012-13 SCHEDULE Overall 14-9-2 Atlantic Hockey 9-8-1 84 Lumber Arena 4-3-1 CONSOL Energy Center 2-0-0 Road 8-6-1 Neutral 0-0-0 Streak Won 2 Date Opponent Time/Score OCTOBER (2-2-0 Overall | 1-1-0 Atlantic Hockey) 7 (Sun.) WILFRED LAURIER (Ex.) W | 10-4 13 (Sat.) @ #18 Quinnipiac L | 0-4 14 (Sun.) @ #18 Quinnipiac W | 4-0 25 (Thu.) @ RIT * W | 6-4 27 (Sat.) AIR FORCE * L | 1-4 NOVEMBER (3-2-0 Overall | 3-2-0 Atlantic Hockey) 2 (Fri.) BENTLEY * W | 5-2 3 (Sat.) BENTLEY * L | 4-5 9 (Fri.) @ Canisius * W | 4-0 17 (Sat.) @ Niagara * L | 0-3 30 (Fri.) @ Holy Cross * W | 4-3 DECEMBER (4-0-2 Overall | 0-0-1 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Sat.) @ Holy Cross * T | 1-1 (OT) 7 (Fri.) @ Ohio State W | 3-2 8 (Sat.) OHIO STATE T | 2-2 (OT) 15 (Sat.) @ Penn State W | 3-2 28 (Fri.) PENN STATE # W | 6-0 29 (Sat.) #5 MIAMI # W | 1-0 JANUARY (3-5-0 Overall | 3-5-0 Atlantic Hockey) 4 (Fri.) @ Army * ^ L | 0-5 5 (Sat.) @ Army * W | 4-1 11 (Fri.) CONNECTICUT * L | 2-3 12 (Sat.) CONNECTICUT * W | 4-3 18 (Fri.) @ American International * L | 1-4 19 (Sat.) @ American International * W | 5-4 25 (Fri.) @ Air Force * L | 2-0 26 (Sat.) @ Air Force * L | 4-1 FEBRUARY (2-0-0 Overall | 2-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) SACRED HEART * W | 6-3 2 (Sat.) SACRED HEART * W | 7-4 5 (Tue.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. 8 (Fri.) RIT * 7:05 p.m. 9 (Sat.) RIT * 7:05 p.m. 15 (Fri.) @ Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 16 (Sat.) NIAGARA * 7:05 p.m. 22 (Fri.) @ Canisius * 7:05 p.m. 23 (Sat.) CANISIUS * 7:05 p.m. MARCH (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. 2 (Sat.) @ Mercyhurst * 7:05 p.m. Home games in BOLD ITALIC CAPS All times Eastern * Atlantic Hockey game # Three Rivers Classic (CONSOL Energy Center) ^ Televised on CBS Sports Network LAST TIME OUT In their most recent outing, the Colonials started their five-game homestand with a pair of contests against Sacred Heart. In the only meeting between the two teams this season, Robert Morris would sweep the weekend series to take four key points in the Atlantic Hockey standings. The Colonials would be sweep a weekend series for the first time this season as they held the Pioneers from claiming their first win of the season. After prevailing 6-3 on Friday night, the Colonials would net seven goals in a 7-4 defeat on Saturday to improve to sixth place in the AHA standings. ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS With an overall record of 14-9-2, the Colonials currently sit in a tie for sixth place with a conference record of 9-8-1, good enough to give Robert Morris 19 points in the standings. The Colonials are averaging 2.96 goals per game while the team has allowed an average of 2.60 goals per game to its opponents. Senior goaltender Eric Levine is first all-time on the school’s career save percentage (.927) and goals-against av- erage (2.67) lists. His four career shutouts are the most in program history. His career-best 13 victories this season are the third most in a single season by a Colonial netminder. Senior forward Adam Brace leads Robert Morris with 17 assists and 27 points as he surpassed the 100 career points milestone in Satur- day’s contest against Sacred Heart. Sophomore forward Cody Wydo paces the Colonials with 12 goals this season. Senior Brendan Jamison was named one of the nominees for the Senior CLASS Award this season after becoming the first Pittsburgh-born captain in Robert Morris history. Three seniors - Adam Brace, Zach Hervato, and Eric Levine - were nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s best player. The Robert Morris hockey team has partnered with the Bakersfield Condors and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL to raise awareness of men’s cancer and the battle that former captain Chris Kushneriuk is cur- rently in with the disease. Together, the teams that Kushneriuk has played for have raised over $20,000 for the cause. Game 26 Tuesday, February 5 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. 84 Lumber Arena (1,200) ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS THE MATCHUP MERCYHURST LAKERS (14-9-2 | 7-8-1 AHA) (13-10-2 | 11-6-1 AHA) VS 2012-2013 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES 1 WWW.RMUCOLONIALS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/RMUHOCKEY TWITTER: @RMUHOCKEY UP NEXT FOR THE COLONIALS After the game against Mercyhurst, the Colonials will remain at home for the final two games of the five- game homestand as the team hosts rival RIT on Friday and Saturday. The two games conclude a stretch of play that will have seen the Colonials play five contests over nine days. FOLLOW THE COLONIALS ANYWHERE YOU GO For exclusive, up-to-the-minute access to the Robert Morris men’s hockey team, follow the Colonials on Facebook [Facebook.com/RMUHockey] and on Twitter [@RMUHockey] or visit the main athletics site for RMU [www.rmucolonials.com].
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Robert Morris remains in the midst of a five-game homestand as the Colonials host Mercyhurst on Tues-day evening. The first of three games between the in-state rivals is scheduled to face off at 7:05 p.m. in Pittsburgh. The contest against the Lakers is the third game for the Colonials in five days as Robert Mor-ris swept Sacred Heart this past weekend. With RIT scheduled to come in to Pittsburgh this weekend, the Colonials will have played five games over a span of nine days with all of the contests taking place on home ice where the team is 4-3-1 on the season. Six of the final nine games for RMU will be at the 84 Lumber Arena, home of Robert Morris hockey. In the nine years of the Robert Morris hockey program, the Colonials have never had a winning road record; that could change this season as RMU is currently 8-6-1 away from Pittsburgh.
2012-13 SCHEDULEOverall 14-9-2Atlantic Hockey 9-8-184 Lumber Arena 4-3-1CONSOL Energy Center 2-0-0Road 8-6-1Neutral 0-0-0Streak Won 2
Date Opponent Time/ScoreOCTOBER (2-2-0 Overall | 1-1-0 Atlantic Hockey) 7 (Sun.) WILFRED LAURIER (Ex.) W | 10-413 (Sat.) @ #18 Quinnipiac L | 0-414 (Sun.) @ #18 Quinnipiac W | 4-025 (Thu.) @ RIT * W | 6-427 (Sat.) AIR FORCE * L | 1-4NOVEMBER (3-2-0 Overall | 3-2-0 Atlantic Hockey) 2 (Fri.) BENTLEY * W | 5-23 (Sat.) BENTLEY * L | 4-59 (Fri.) @ Canisius * W | 4-017 (Sat.) @ Niagara * L | 0-330 (Fri.) @ Holy Cross * W | 4-3DECEMBER (4-0-2 Overall | 0-0-1 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Sat.) @ Holy Cross * T | 1-1 (OT)7 (Fri.) @ Ohio State W | 3-28 (Sat.) OHIO STATE T | 2-2 (OT)15 (Sat.) @ Penn State W | 3-228 (Fri.) PENN STATE # W | 6-029 (Sat.) #5 MIAMI # W | 1-0JANUARY (3-5-0 Overall | 3-5-0 Atlantic Hockey) 4 (Fri.) @ Army * ^ L | 0-55 (Sat.) @ Army * W | 4-111 (Fri.) CONNECTICUT * L | 2-312 (Sat.) CONNECTICUT * W | 4-318 (Fri.) @ American International * L | 1-419 (Sat.) @ American International * W | 5-425 (Fri.) @ Air Force * L | 2-026 (Sat.) @ Air Force * L | 4-1FEBRUARY (2-0-0 Overall | 2-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) SACRED HEART * W | 6-32 (Sat.) SACRED HEART * W | 7-45 (Tue.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m.8 (Fri.) RIT * 7:05 p.m.9 (Sat.) RIT * 7:05 p.m.15 (Fri.) @ Niagara * 7:05 p.m.16 (Sat.) NIAGARA * 7:05 p.m.22 (Fri.) @ Canisius * 7:05 p.m.23 (Sat.) CANISIUS * 7:05 p.m.MARCH (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m.2 (Sat.) @ Mercyhurst * 7:05 p.m.
Home games in BOLD ITALIC CAPSAll times Eastern
* Atlantic Hockey game # Three Rivers Classic (CONSOL Energy Center)^ Televised on CBS Sports Network
LAST TIME OUTIn their most recent outing, the Colonials started their five-game homestand with a pair of contests against Sacred Heart. In the only meeting between the two teams this season, Robert Morris would sweep the weekend series to take four key points in the Atlantic Hockey standings. The Colonials would be sweep a weekend series for the first time this season as they held the Pioneers from claiming their first win of the season. After prevailing 6-3 on Friday night, the Colonials would net seven goals in a 7-4 defeat on Saturday to improve to sixth place in the AHA standings.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRISWith an overall record of 14-9-2, the Colonials currently sit in a tie for sixth place with a conference record of 9-8-1, good enough to give Robert Morris 19 points in the standings. The Colonials are averaging 2.96 goals per game while the team has allowed an average of 2.60 goals per game to its opponents. Senior goaltender Eric Levine is first all-time on the school’s career save percentage (.927) and goals-against av-erage (2.67) lists. His four career shutouts are the most in program history. His career-best 13 victories this season are the third most in a single season by a Colonial netminder. Senior forward Adam Brace leads Robert Morris with 17 assists and 27 points as he surpassed the 100 career points milestone in Satur-day’s contest against Sacred Heart. Sophomore forward Cody Wydo paces the Colonials with 12 goals this season. Senior Brendan Jamison was named one of the nominees for the Senior CLASS Award this season after becoming the first Pittsburgh-born captain in Robert Morris history. Three seniors - Adam Brace, Zach Hervato, and Eric Levine - were nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s best player. The Robert Morris hockey team has partnered with the Bakersfield Condors and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL to raise awareness of men’s cancer and the battle that former captain Chris Kushneriuk is cur-rently in with the disease. Together, the teams that Kushneriuk has played for have raised over $20,000 for the cause.
Game 26 Tuesday, February 5 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. 84 Lumber Arena (1,200)
UP NEXT FOR THE COLONIALSAfter the game against Mercyhurst, the Colonials will remain at home for the final two games of the five-game homestand as the team hosts rival RIT on Friday and Saturday. The two games conclude a stretch of play that will have seen the Colonials play five contests over nine days.
FOLLOW THE COLONIALS ANYWHERE YOU GOFor exclusive, up-to-the-minute access to the Robert Morris men’s hockey team, follow the Colonials on Facebook [Facebook.com/RMUHockey] and on Twitter [@RMUHockey] or visit the main athletics site for RMU [www.rmucolonials.com].
INDIVIDUALS VS. MERCYHURST
#33 Andrew Blazek 3 GP (0-1-1)#28 Adam Brace 10 GP (3-4-7)#18 Matt Cope -----#44 Brandon Denham -----#9 David Friedmann -----#12 Jimmy Geerin 1 GP (0-0-0)#16 Greg Gibson -----#4 Chase Golightly -----#14 Zach Hervato 8 GP (1-1-2)#3 Tyler Hinds 6 GP (0-1-1)#19 Scott Jacklin 3 GP (1-1-2)#22 Brendan Jamison 8 GP (1-2-3)#11 Jeff Jones 4 GP (1-0-1)#24 Jay Llewelyn -----#27 Zac Lynch -----#5 Evan Moore -----#2 Evan Renwick 6 GP (0-1-1)#17 David Rigatti 3 GP (0-1-1)#21 Mac Roy 4 GP (0-1-1)#7 Colin South 8 GP (3-2-5)#15 John Walton -----#10 Tyson Wilson 4 GP (0-2-2)#23 Cody Wydo 3 GP (0-2-2)
#1 Eric Ferber 1 GP (0-0-0, 0.00, 1.000)#35 Ryan Gayso -----#30 Eric Levine 1 GP (1-0-0, 1.00, .967)#31 Terry Shafer -----
SERIES VS. THE LAKERSRobert Morris will meet Mercyhurst for the first time this season as the Colonials host the Lak-ers on Tuesday. All-time, the Colonials are 4-4-2 against the Lakers. Since the two rivals have met as members of Atlantic Hockey, Robert Morris has gone 4-3-1 against Mercyhurst. Last season, the Co-lonials won three of the four contests between the two teams as the only loss came on the road in mid-February. The first-ever matchup of the two teams came in the first year of RMU’s program during the 2004-2005 season when the Colonials traveled to Mercyhurst and lost by a score of 8-2.
QUICK FACTSUNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation: Moon Township, Pa.Founded: 1921Enrollment: 5,000Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA)Colors: Blue and White with RedNickname: ColonialsMascot: RoMoPresident: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D.Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D.Senior Assoc. Athletic Director: Marty GalosiAssoc. Athletic Director: Sean SimmonsAssoc. Athletic Director/SWA: Addie MutiAssoc. Athletic Director: Don SmithAsst. Athletic Director/Compliance: Ryan Fleischer Faculty Representative: Dr. Scott Branvold
SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Jim DuzykAssistant Sports Information Director: Ken BakerSports Information Assistant: Spencer KowitzGraduate Assistant: Jessica CalderoneGraduate Assistant/Men’s Hockey Contact: Michael Wagner E-mail [email protected] Office (412) 397-4953 Mobile (412) 592-7525
SOCIAL MEDIAWebsite: www.rmucolonials.comFacebook: facebook.com/RMUHockeyTwitter: @RMUHockey
COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Derek SchooleyAssistant Coach: Matt NicholsonAssistant Coach: Mark WorkmanHockey Operations Coordinator: Kody Van RentergemAssistant Athletic Trainer: Erica Galdemeyer, ATC
TEAM INFORMATION2011-12 Overall Record: 17-17-52011-12 AHA Record / Finish: 13-9-5/ 7thFirst Season of Men’s Hockey: 2004-05All-Time Men’s Hockey Record: 118-151-38All-Time AHA Hockey Record: 35-26-11Arena: 84 Lumber Arena / Island Sports Center (1,200)Letterwinners Returning : 16Letterwinners Lost: 11Captain: Brendan JamisonAssistant Captains: Tyler Hinds Zach Hervato (Away) Colin South (Home)
HOSTING THE FROZEN FOURThe NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has chosen the city of Pittsburgh as the site of the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four with Robert Morris Univer-sity serving as the host institution in conjunction with VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins. CONSOL Energy Center will host the event on April 11-13, 2013 with the event marking first NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship event held in the state of Pennsylvania. It will be the first major team sport in NCAA history to conduct its national championship in the city of Pittsburgh.
BOBBY MO BROSThe Robert Morris hockey team joined forces with the RMU men’s lacrosse team to raise money and awareness for men’s cancer during the month of November. During the month, members of both squads grew and sported moustaches as a part of “Movember” and raised nearly $15,000. Spear-heading the movement was the news that former captain Chris Kushneriuk had been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The Robert Morris hockey team will continue their fundraising efforts throughout the season in support of Kushneriuk and his cur-rent battle.
SCOUTING MERCYHURSTThe Mercyhurst Lakers are 13-10-2 in the 2012-2013 season with a record of 11-6-1 against Atlantic Hockey opponents. Mercyhurst is averaging 3.32 goals per game while allowing their opponents to score an average of 2.76 goals per game. The Pio-neers have scored on 24 of their 103 power plays (23.3 percent) while they have successfully killed 62 of their 79 penalties (17 goals allowed, 78.5 per-cent success rate). Sophomore Ryan Misiak leads the team with 27 points. Misiak, along with Dan-iel O’Donoghue and Matthew Zay, pace Mercyhurst with each of the forwards handing out 16 assists. Senior Paul Chiasson has netted a team-high 12 goals on the season for the Lakers. Seeing the ma-jority of the action in net for Mercyhurst has been senior Max Strang, who has started 16 of the 18 games he has seen action. Strang holds a record of 10-5-1 with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Also seeing action for Mercyhurst has been junior Jordan Tibbett (8 starts) and sopho-more Jimmy Sarjeant (1 start).
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. THE LAKERS
Overall | 4-4-2 Home (at ISC) | 2-1-1
Neutral | 1-0-0 Away | 1-3-1
Feb. 11, 2012 W | 4-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.Feb. 10, 2012 L | 1-3 Erie, Pa.Nov. 11, 2011 W | 4-3 Erie, Pa.Oct. 8, 2011 W | 2-1 Omaha, Neb. 1
March 5, 2011 L | 1-5 Pittsburgh, Pa. 3
Feb. 12, 2011 T | 4-4 Erie, Pa.Feb. 11, 2011 W | 3-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.Nov. 19, 2010 L | 1-3 Erie, Pa.Jan. 9, 2005 T | 0-0 Pittsburgh, Pa.Oct. 26, 2004 L | 2-8 Erie, Pa.
1 Mutual of Omaha Stampede - CenturyLink Center2 Atlantic Hockey Playoffs - First Round
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PLAYING THE BESTRobert Morris has beaten a ranked opponent twelve times during the duration of the hockey program. The shutout of #18-ranked Quinnipiac this season marked the first shutout of a ranked opponent in program history. The Colonials won their second game against a ranked opponent this season when they shut out #5-ranked Miami in the champion-ship game of the Three Rivers Classic. The last time RMU won two games against ranked opponents in the same season was during the 2009-2010 season. In the nine years of the program, Robert Morris has won multiple games against ranked opponents in four of those nine seasons. Against teams ranked in the top five, Robert Morris is 5-5-0 including a 3-1-0 record in 2009-2010 when the Colonials swept #1 Miami in a home-and-home series and knocked off CHA-rival Bemidji State when the Beavers were ranked #5 in the nation. All time, Robert Morris is 12-22-1 against ranked opponents.
2012-2013 (2-1-0)# 5 Miami 12/29/12 W | 1-0 Pittsburgh, Pa.*# 18 Quinnipiac 10/14/12 W | 4-0 Hamden, Conn.# 18 Quinnipiac 10/13/12 L | 0-4 Hamden, Conn.* Three Rivers Classic @ CONSOL Energy Center
2011-2012 (0-1-0)# 4 Ohio State 12/30/11 L | 2-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.** RMU Hockey Showcase @ CONSOL Energy Center
2010-2011 (0-2-0)# 2 North Dakota 1/8/11 L | 1-2 Grand Forks, N.D.# 2 North Dakota 1/7/11 L | 0-8 Grand Forks, N.D.
2009-2010 (5-8-1)# 8 Bemidji State 3/13/10 T | 3-3 Niagara, N.Y. *# 5 Bemidji State 2/13/10 L | 2-5 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 5 Bemidji State 2/12/10 W | 5-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 7 Bemidji State 1/30/10 W | 5-2 Bemidji, Minn.# 7 Bemidji State 1/29/10 L | 1-5 Bemidji, Minn.# 1 Miami 1/10/10 W | 2-1 Oxford, Ohio# 1 Miami 1/8/10 W | 3-1 Pittsburgh, Pa. ^# 7 Colorado College 11/21/09 L | 1-4 Colorado Springs, Colo.# 7 Colorado College 11/20/09 L | 3-4 Colorado Springs, Colo.# 11 Bemidji State 11/7/09 L | 1-6 Bemidji, Minn.# 11 Bemidji State 11/6/09 L | 0-2 Bemidji, Minn.# 18 Quinnipiac 10/31/09 W | 8-5 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 18 Quinnipiac 10/30/09 L | 0-5 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 17 Alaska 10/16/09 L | 2-4 Fairbanks, Alaska ~* College Hockey America Tournament (Dwyer Arena)^ Pittsburgh Hockey Classic (Mellon Arena)~ Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Carlson Center)
2008-2009 (0-1-0)# 9 Princeton 1/26/09 L | 1-2 Princeton, N.J.
2007-2008 (2-4-0)# 19 Princeton 1/29/08 L | 2-5 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 19 Niagara 11/10/07 W | 4-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 19 Niagara 11/09/07 L | 0-4 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 13 Wisconsin 10/20/07 L | 2-8 Madison, Wis.# 13 Wisconsin 10/19/07 L | 2-7 Madison Wis.# 9 Boston University 10/12/07 W | 3-2 Anchorage, Alaska ** Nye Frontier Classic (Sullivan Arena)
2006-2007 (3-5-0)# 12 Miami 2/17/07 L | 3-5 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 12 Miami 2/15/07 L | 3-7 Oxford, Ohio# 16 Niagara 2/3/07 W | 5-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 16 Niagara 2/2/07 W | 7-1 Pittsburgh, Pa.# 2 Notre Dame 1/7/07 W | 4-2 South Bend, Ind.# 2 Notre Dame 1/5/07 L | 2-6 Pittsburgh, Pa. *# 10 Denver 11/25/06 L | 2-6 Denver, Colo.# 13 Cornell 10/26/06 L | 1-4 Ithaca, N.Y.* Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase (Mellon Arena)
MEDIAINFORMATION
ON THE AIREvery Robert Morris hockey home game for the remainder of the season will be broadcast on www.rmucolonials.com and streamed live on www.americaonesports.com.
PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWSPlayers and coaches are available for inter-views before or after practice based on the team’s upcoming game schedule. All requests must be made at least one day in advance through Michael Wagner in the sports infor-mation office. Robert Morris players are not available on game day. The locker room, meet-ing rooms, and weight room are off limits to media.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWSHead coach Derek Schooley and all Colonial players are available following the ten-minute cooling off period. Please direct requests to Michael Wagner in the press box during the third period. Player interviews will be done outside the Robert Morris locker room. Coach Schooley will be available in the press box af-ter doing his post-game radio show. The locker room is closed to media.
MEDIA CONTACTMichael Wagner Graduate Assistant / Hockey Contact Office (412) 397-4953 Cell (412) 592-7525 E-mail [email protected]
CHANGING NUMBERSTwo sophomores have switched their number for the 2012-13 season. Forward Jeff Jones will now wear 11 and defenseman Tyson Wilson will switch to 10.
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAINBrendan Jamison serves as captain with Tyler Hinds working as the assistant captain. Jamison becomes the first Pittsburgh-born captain in the nine-year history of the Program. Zach Hervato and Colin South were recently named assistant captains before the Colonials took on RIT. Hervato will serve as the second assistant during all road contests while South will wear the “A” during all games at home.
YOUTH OF THE NATIONThis season, 16 of the 27 student-athletes on the roster will be playing in their first or second season of NCAA hockey. The Colonials have five returning seniors on the roster after graduating ten seniors from the previous season.
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KRUSHING CANCERFormer Robert Morris Colonial captain Chris Kushneriuk is often remembered as a player that would put his teammates before himself. After the conclusion of the 2011-2012 season with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL, Kushneriuk got the news that he had cancer. The native of Ottawa, Ontario is currently receiving treatment in Indianapolis, Indiana. Along with the men’s hockey team at Robert Morris, the Wheeling Nail-ers and Bakersfield Condors have also contributed fundraising efforts to Kushneriuk’s cause. At the remaining home games, the team will be selling wristbands and shirts to help RMU Krush Cancer.
NO PLACE LIKE HOMERobert Morris was 11-6-2 at home during the 2011-2012 season. Since the Colonials have joined Atlan-tic Hockey, Robert Morris is 24-11-6 on home ice. The Colonials have had only two seasons in which they have been under .500 at home, the 2004-2005 season and the 2009-2010 season. So far this sea-son, RMU has gone 4-3-1 with 6 more home games remaining before the AHA playoffs begin in March.
PACKING THE LUMBER YARDSince Robert Morris joined the Atlantic Hockey As-sociation in the 2011-2012 season, 84 Lumber Are-na has been sold out on six different occasions. An average of just under 1,000 fans have been in atten-dence for the five home games of the 2012-2013 sea-son, including sellouts against Air Force on Oct. 27 and the record-setting crowd of 1,589 that saw the Colonials host Ohio State on Dec. 8. Since joining the AHA, Robert Morris has averaged 822 fans at each home game in the three seasons as a member.
RECORD WHEN...SCORING 12-13 AHARMU scores 4 or more 11-1-0 35-3-2Opponent scores 4 or more 3-6-0 7-18-2RMU scores 3 or less 3-8-2 14-35-10Opponent scores 3 or less 11-3-2 42-20-10RMU scores first 11-0-1 33-11-5Opponent scores first 3-9-1 14-27-7
INTERMISSIONS 12-13 AHARMU leads after first period 9-0-1 27-4-3Opponent leads after first period 2-7-0 4-19-4Game tied after one period 3-2-1 18-15-5RMU leads after second period 10-0-0 38-1-3Opponent leads after two periods 0-9-0 2-31-5Game tied after two periods 4-0-2 9-6-4
GAMES DECIDED 12-13 AHAIn games decided by one goal 6-2-0 22-14-0In games decided by two goals 1-1-0 11-11-0In games decided by three or more goals 7-6-0 16-13-0In overtime games 0-0-2 5-3-12
SHOTS ON GOAL 12-13 AHARMU out-shoots opponent 6-5-1 27-17-5Opponent out-shoots RMU 7-4-1 21-21-7Shots are tied 1-0-0 1-0-0RMU has 10-19 shots 0-1-0 0-4-0RMU has 20-29 shots 7-3-0 14-11-1RMU has 30-39 shots 3-2-2 20-17-8RMU has 40-49 shots 3-3-0 13-5-2RMU has 50 or more shots 1-0-0 2-1-1Opponent has 10-19 shots ----- 0-2-0Opponent has 20-29 shots 2-4-0 12-13-1Opponent has 30-39 shots 5-4-1 25-16-4Opponent has 40-49 shots 6-1-1 11-7-5Opponent has 50 or more shots 1-0-0 1-0-2
SPECIAL TEAMS 12-13 AHARMU scores a power-play goal 8-0-1 30-8-8RMU does not score a power-play goal 6-9-1 19-30-4Opponent scores a power-play goal 7-6-1 21-16-8Opponent does not score a power-play goal 7-3-1 28-22-4RMU scores a short-handed goal 5-1-0 8-3-1Opponent scores a short-handed goal 1-2-0 3-4-0
MISCELLANEOUS 12-13 AHAAfter a win 4-7-2 18-23-7After a loss 8-1-0 20-12-4After a tie 2-0-0 10-1-1Game one of a two-game series 4-5-0 19-13-3Game two of a two-game series 5-2-2 15-12-8When nationally ranked 1-1-0 1-3-0Against a ranked opponent 2-1-0 2-4-0At home 4-3-1 24-11-6At the CONSOL Energy Center 2-0-0 3-2-0On the road 8-6-1 21-24-6On Thursday 1-0-0 1-2-0On Friday 6-4-0 22-16-4On Saturday 6-5-2 20-19-8On Sunday 1-0-0 6-1-0In afternoon games 3-1-1 9-5-2In evening games 11-8-1 40-33-10In October 3-3-0 10-9-0In November 3-2-0 8-6-2In December 4-0-2 13-2-4In January 3-5-0 9-12-3In February 2-0-0 8-6-3In March ----- 2-4-0
SHOT SELECTIONRobert Morris is averaging 32.8 shots on goal per game. When the Colonials are held to under 30 shots per game the team has a record of 7-4-0. When getting the puck on net more than 30 times, the Colonials are 7-5-2.
QUICK STARTSThe Colonials have registered a goal within the first five minutes of a period on 19 different occasions in 13 of the team’s 25 games. In games when the Co-lonials have scored an early goal in a period, RMU is 8-4-1.
ROAD WOESRobert Morris is just below .500 on the road since the team joined the Atlantic Hockey Association with a record of 21-24-6 as the squad plays in its third season as a member of the AHA. The Colo-nials have never had a winning record on the road, but this season RMU is currently 8-6-1 with three road contests remaining before the start of the At-lantic Hockey Association playoffs in March. The most prolific of the seven road victories this season came in the opening weekend of play as the Colo-nials shut out a nationally ranked Quinnipiac team. The Colonials also picked up their first ever win at RIT and the first win on the road against Canisius since the 2006-2007 season. Robert Morris then continued by downing a pair of future Big Ten mem-bers in Ohio State and Penn State. RMU skated in to Columbus, Ohio and took down the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 3-2 on Dec. 7. and then went to Penn State and defeated the Nittany Lions by a score of 3-2 as well. However, in 2013 the Colonials are 2-4-0 having split series with Army and Ameri-can International before being losing both games at Air Force.
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LIGHTING THE LAMPThis season, the Colonials have scored four or more goals in 12 of the team’s 25 games. Most recently, the Colonials put up seven goals against Sacred Heart on Feb. 2 in a 7-4 victory. Averaging 2.96 goals per game, Robert Morris has a record of 11-1-0 when scoring four or more goals. The team’s only loss came against Bentley on Nov. 3 in a 4-5 defeat. Since the Colonials joined the AHA, the team has only lost three times when scoring four or more goals.
FIRST ON THE BOARDIt is often said that the first goal scored is the big-gest goal of the game. The Colonials have scored that first goal in ten games this season. When do-ing so, RMU has gone undefeated with a record of 11-0-1. When Robert Morris allows the opponent to score first, the team is 3-9-1.
SEEING A LOT OF RUBBERCommon thought would suggest that the more shots an opponent gets on a goaltender, the better chance of success they have. This season, Robert Morris has debunked that theory. When a Colonial goaltender has faced 40 or more shots, RMU has a record of 7-1-1. When facing less than 40 shots, Robert Morris is 7-8-1. Three of the four shutouts posted by RMU netminders this season have come while making at least 40 saves.
NEW YEAR, NEW PROBLEMSSince Robert Morris joined the Atlantic Hockey As-sociation, the Colonials are 19-22-6 in the months of January, February, and March. This season, RMU is 5-5-0 since the new year. Out of the three months, the Colonials have played their best hockey in Feb-ruary when the team has gone 8-6-3 in the first two years of their AHA membership. Before the new year arrives, the Colonials are 31-17-6 in the first three months of the season.
SCORING LINEPut back together for the first time since December 15, the top line of Wydo-Jacklin-Brace has combined for 59 points (28 goals, 31 assists) so far this season accounting for over 30 percent of the team’s point production. In games when the trio has skated on the same line, the Colonials have a record of 7-5-1. The line has come up big with the game on the line as it has combined for five power-play goals, six short-handed goals, and five game-winning goals.
SPECIAL TEAMSWins often come with good special teams play. This season, Robert Morris is 9-1-1 when recording ei-ther a power-play or short-handed goal. In three games this year the Colonials have scored a goal with both special team units. Of the seven short-handed goals, senior Adam Brace has netted three of them. Eight different players have scored the Colonials’ thirteen power-play goals this season. When scoring a short-handed goal, Robert Morris is 5-1-0 and the team holds a record of 8-0-1 when scoring on the power play.
BOUNCING BACKDespite losing nine games this season, Robert Mor-ris has only suffered consecutive losses one time over the course of their schedule so far. The Colo-nials are 8-1-0 after suffering a defeat with the only losing streak coming after the team was swept by Air Force last weekend. RMU has outscored its op-ponents 37-20 in the game following a loss.
IN IT FOR THE LONG HAULRobert Morris will play its seventh consecutive week of hockey that began with the inaugural Three Rivers Classic at the end of December. The game against Mercyhurst is a part of ten straight weeks that the Colonials will play at least two games. The stretch of games will take the team to the conclu-sion of the regular season and in to the Atlantic Hockey playoffs.
KEEPING IT CLOSEOne-goal games are always exciting, especially for the fans. This season, Robert Morris has been in-volved in eight one-goal games and the team has been victorious in six of those games.
LAST TIME...A COLONIAL SCORED A HAT TRICKAdam Brace vs. American International - March 2, 2012A COLONIAL SCORED FOUR GOALSNathan Longpre vs. Quinnipiac - October 31, 2009A COLONIAL SCORED SHORT HANDEDSCOTT JACKLIN VS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 1, 2013A COLONIAL SCORED AN EMPTY-NET GOALSCOTT JACKLIN VS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 1, 2013A COLONIAL HAD THREE ASSISTSADAM BRACE VS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 2, 2013A COLONIAL HAD FOUR ASSISTSSCOTT JACKLIN VS. BENTLEY - NOVEMBER 2, 2012A COLONIAL REGISTERED FOUR POINTSADAM BRACE VS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 2, 2013A COLONIAL REGISTERED FIVE POINTSNathan Longpre vs. Quinnipiac - October 31, 2009A COLONIAL MADE 40-49 SAVESERIC LEVINE AT AIR FORCE - JANUARY 26, 2013A COLONIAL MADE 50-59 SAVESERIC LEVINE VS. MIAMI - DECEMBER 29, 2012
RMU WON IN OVERTIMEvs. American International - March 4, 2012RMU LOST IN OVERTIMEat Canisius - November 20, 2010RMU SHUT OUT AN OPPONENTVS. MIAMI - DECEMBER 29, 2012RMU WAS SHUT OUTAT AIR FORCE - JANUARY 25, 2013RMU SWEPT A TWO-GAME SERIESVS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 1-2, 2013RMU WAS SWEPT A TWO-GAME SERIESAT AIR FORCE - JANUARY 25-26, 2013RMU SCORED FIVE GOALSAT AIC - JANUARY 19, 2012RMU SCORED SIX GOALSVS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 1, 2013RMU SCORED SEVEN GOALSVS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 2, 2013RMU SCORED EIGHT GOALSvs. Quinnipiac - October 31, 2009RMU SCORED NINE GOALS-----RMU SCORED TEN GOALSat Sacred Heart - December 3, 2011RMU TOOK 40-49 SHOTS ON GOALVS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 2, 2013RMU TOOK 50-59 SHOTS ON GOALVS. SACRED HEART - FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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ONE STEP AHEADThe Colonials are dangerous when playing with the lead. This season, Robert Morris is 9-0-1 when leading after the first period and 10-0-0 when lead-ing after two periods of play. Since the move to the Atlantic Hockey Association before the 2010-2011 season, RMU is 27-4-3 when holding a first period lead and 38-1-3 when holding a lead after two pe-riods. The last loss suffered by the Colonials when holding the lead after two periods came against Bentley on Jan. 6, 2012.
WEEKLY HONORSSix different Colonials have received weekly honors from the Atlantic Hockey Association during the 2012-2013 season. Most recently, on Dec. 31, a pair of Colonials received honors for their performance in the Three Rivers Classic. senior goaltender Er-ice Levine was named Player and Goaltender of the Week after his two-day, 99-save performance. The Goaltender of the Week Award was Levine’s third of the season. Freshman Brandon Denham was named Co-Rookie of the Week after earning his first career goal in the 1-0 championship vic-tory over nationally ranked Miami University. Eric Levine was named Goaltender of the Week for the second time this season on Dec. 10. Levine turned in a 79-save weekend performance as a win and a tie against Ohio State extended the Colonials’ unbeat-en streak to four games. Levine’s award marked the second consecutive week that a Robert Mor-ris student-athlete earned a weekly accolade from Atlantic Hockey. Prior to Levine’s honor, freshman forward David Friedmann was named the Rookie of the Week on Dec. 3 after his two-point performance against Holy Cross in which he returned to game ac-tion for the first time since Nov. 2. Friedmann was the second RMU freshman to earn Rookie of the Week honors as goaltender Terry Shafer earned the honor on Nov. 12 after he picked up his first career win and shutout as the Colonials picked up their first victory at Canisius since 2006. Line mates Zach Hervato and Jeff Jones earned Co-Players of the Week on Oct. 29 after their performances led Robert Morris to its first victory at RIT in program history. Hervato would contribute one goal and three assists while Jones would add a goal and two assists in the victory over the Tigers. The first Colo-nial to earn a weekly honor was Levine when he was named Goaltender of the Week on Oct. 15 after his 48-save shutout of #18 ranked Quinnipiac.
TRAVEL TEAM USA PLAYER OF THE WEEKEric Levine December 31Zach Hervato October 29Jeff Jones October 29
TRAVEL TEAM USA GOALTENDER OF THE WEEKEric Levine December 31Eric Levine December 10Eric Levine October 15
TRAVEL TEAM USA ROOKIE OF THE WEEKBrandon Denham December 31David Friedmann December 3Terry Shafer November 12
HOBEY BAKER NOMINEESThree seniors from the Robert Morris men’s ice hockey team are among the candidates for the Hobey Baker Award as the fan voting portion of col-lege hockey’s most prestigious award has begun. Forwards Adam Brace and Zach Hervato join goal-tender Eric Levine on the ballot as the representi-tives from the Colonials. Fans can log on tohobeybakeraward.com and make a selection from the list of 77 candidates as voting is open until March 10. A second round of fan voting will begin on March 22 as the ten finalists will be announced prior to the winner being announced at the Frozen Four.
CAREER POINT NUMBER 50Zach Hervato became the 18th Colonial in program history to reach 50 points as he netted the game-winning goal against American International on Jan. 19.
CLASSY DEFENSEMANSenior defenseman Brendan Jamison was one of twenty student-athletes named as a nominee for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. The award recognizes achievements on and off the ice. A na-tive of Pittsburgh, Jamison is a nominee field that will be cut down to ten finalists midway through the regular season. The winner will be chosen through a nationwide vote by media, coaches, and fans. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award fo-cuses on student-athletes that use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact in their commu-nities. As the team captain for the 2012-13 season, Jamison boasts a cumulative grade-point average of 3.70 and has been named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team in the two seasons that Robert Morris has been a member while majoring in both finance and accounting. In the community, Jamison and the entire Robert Morris team work with mul-tiple youth programs in the area.
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50 GOALS, 100 POINTSSenior Adam Brace eclipsed the 100 point mark with a four-point effort against Sacred Heart on February 2, 2013. The forward now has his sights set or reaching 50 goals by the end of his career at Robert Morris. Currently, Brace has recorded 42 goals and is averaging a goal every three games over his career. Including playoffs, the Colonials have a minimum of 11 games remaining and at his current pace, Brace would fall just four goals shy of reach-ing the 50-goal plateau.
MEN OF THE CENTURYRobert Morris has three players who have com-peted in at least 100 games during their NCAA ca-reer. Both Adam Brace and Brendan Jamison have each played in 122 contests during their careers. Brace played in 33 of those game during his fresh-man season with Canisius before transferring to Robert Morris. The most recent Colonial to surpass the century mark was Zach Hervato as he played in game 100 against Niagara on Nov. 17. With a mini-mum of 13 games remaining in the season for the Colonials, two more student-athletes could join the century club. Junior forward Colin South and se-nior assistant captain Tyler Hinds have both played in 89 career contests.
LEVINE NEARING 2,000 SAVESSenior goaltender Eric Levine became the third goal-tender in school history to reach the 1,500-saves as he reached the milestone during the game against Army on January 4, 2013. Averaging 30.64 saves per game over his career, could have a shot to reach 2,000 saves by the end of the season. The Colonials have nine regular-season games remaining and at his current pace Levine would finish with 2,083 saves. Before Levine reached 1,500 saves, the most recent goaltender to reach the mark was Brooks Os-tergard as he finished his career with 2,776 saves, the second most in program history. Levine cur-rently ranks third on the career saves list. Chris-tian Boucher holds the career saves record with 3,244 saves over his four-year career that started with Robert Morris’ first year of hockey in 2004.
ROCK SOLIDSenior Eric Levine inhereted the starting position from 2012 graduate Brooks Ostergard and stepped into his new role quickly. Coming into the season, Levine had seen action in 37 games while playing in no more than thirteen games in a single season. In his second start of the season, Levine would record the program’s first shutout of a ranked opponent with a 48-save performance against #18 ranked Quinnipiac on Oct. 14. The 48-save effort ranked as the fourth most saves by a Colonial goaltender. Levine holds four of the top five single-save per-formances including a career and program high 58 saves. Levine posted back-to-back shutout in the inaugural Three Rivers Classic as he blanked Penn State while seeing 48 shots and #5 ranked Miami University the following evening by stopping all 51 shots he faced. Levine’s career goals against aver-age of 2.67 and his career save percentage of .927 both are program records. Levine has played in 59 career games and has a record of 24-17-9 with 1,808 saves and four shutouts.
Games Played 59 (24-17-9)Career Shutouts 4 Dec. 29, 2012 vs. Miami Dec. 28, 2012 vs. Penn State Oct. 14, 2012 at Quinnipiac Nov. 4, 2011 vs. American InternationalCareer Best Saves 58 Oct. 30, 2009 vs. Quinnipiac
0-9 Saves 3Most Recent: 5 | vs. AIC (March 3, 2012)10-19 Saves 7Most Recent: 16 | vs. AIC (Nov. 5, 2011)20-29 Saves 13Most Recent: 29 | vs. Sacred Heart (Feb. 2, 2013)30-39 Saves 23Most Recent: 38 | vs. Sacred Heart (Feb. 1, 2013)40-49 Saves 8Most Recent: 41 | at Air Force (Jan. 26, 2013)50-59 Saves 3Most Recent: 51 | vs. Miami (Dec. 29, 2012)
CHICAGO WOLVESFormer Robert Morris hockey standout Nathan Longpre is now with the Vancouver Canucks’ affili-ate, the Chicago Wolves, of the American Hockey League. After stints with the Worcester Sharks and Springfield Falcons, Longpre is in third season in the AHL. The forward has played in 93 career games during his tenure in the AHL. Longpre has tallied 31 points that include 14 goals and 17 assists. This season with the Wolves, Longpre has played in 26 games while tallying three goals and six assists.
WORCESTER SHARKSFormer Robert Morris hockey standout defense-man Denny Urban is now with the San Jose Sharks’ affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, of the American Hockey League. After spending his first three pro-fessional seasons with the Reading Royals of the East Coast Hockey League, Urban finally got the call up to the AHL on Dec. 20. Urban was named a starter for the ECHL All-Star Game prior to his promotion to the AHL. In 15 games with Worcester, Urban has scored 3 goals while collecting 6 assists. His first career goal came in his fifth career game against the Portland Pirates on Jan. 8.
STATISTICAL RANKINGS
POINTS PER GAME24th (tie) Adam Brace 1.08GOALS PER GAME31st (tie) Cody Wydo 0.4868th Andrew Blazek 0.4277th (tie) Adam Brace 0.40ASSISTS PER GAME26th (tie) Adam Brace 0.6894th (tie) Jeff Jones 0.50SHORT-HANDED GOALS1st (tie) Adam Brace 35th (tie) Zach Hervato 219th (tie) Scott Jacklin 1 Cody Wydo 1GAME-WINNING GOALS4th (tie) Cody Wydo 447th (tie) David Friedmann 2 Zach Hervato 2POINTS PER GAME (DEFENSEMEN)28th Andrew Blazek 0.68POINTS PER GAME (ROOKIES)42nd (tie) David Friedmann 0.50
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE30th Eric Levine 2.44SAVE PERCENTAGE9th Eric Levine .936WINNING PERCENTAGE17th (tie) Eric Levine .636SHUTOUTS5th (tie) Eric Levine 336th (tie) Terry Shafer 1
#2 EVAN RENWICK 1Two-Point GamesDecember 28, 2012 vs. Penn State 0-2-2
#3 TYLER HINDS 2Two-Point GamesDecember 28, 2012 vs. Penn State 1-1-2March 2, 2012 vs. AIC 0-2-2
#4 CHASE GOLIGHTLY NONE
#5 EVAN MOORE 1Two-Point GamesJanuary 5, 2013 at Army 0-2-2
#7 COLIN SOUTH 7Three-Point GamesNovember 2, 2012 vs. Bentley 1-2-3October 25, 2012 at RIT 2-1-3October 21, 2011 vs. Quinnipiac 1-2-3Two-Point GamesFebruary 2, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 1-1-2November 3, 2012 vs. Bentley 2-0-2February 3, 2012 vs. Canisius 0-2-2December 30, 2011 vs. Ohio State 2-0-2
#9 DAVID FRIEDMANN 1Two-Point GamesJanuary 19, 2013 at AIC 0-2-2
#10 TYSON WILSON 2Two-Point GamesDecember 3, 2011 at Sacred Heart 1-1-2October 21, 2011 vs. Quinnipiac 1-1-2
#11 JEFF JONES 5Three-Point GamesOctober 25, 2012 at RIT 1-2-3Two-Point GamesFebruary 2, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 0-2-2December 15, 2012 at Penn State 1-1-2December 3, 2011 at Sacred Heart 0-2-2December 2, 2011 at Sacred Heart 1-1-2
#12 JIMMY GEERIN 1Three-Point GamesDecember 3, 2011 at Sacred Heart 1-2-3
#14 ZACH HERVATO 8Four-Point GamesOctober 25, 2012 at RIT 1-3-4Two-Point GamesFebruary 2, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 1-1-2January 5, 2013 at Army 0-2-2November 3, 2012 vs. Bentley 0-2-2October 14, 2012 at Quinnipiac 2-0-2February 19, 2011 vs. RIT 1-1-2December 4, 2010 vs. Bentley 1-1-2February 3, 2010 at Niagara 1-1-2
#16 GREG GIBSON NONE
#17 DAVID RIGATTI NONE
#18 MATT COPE NONE
#19 SCOTT JACKLIN 8Four-Point GamesNovember 2, 2012 vs. Bentley 0-4-4Two-Point GamesFebruary 1, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 1-1-2November 30, 2012 at Holy Cross 1-1-2March 4, 2012 vs. AIC 1-1-2December 3, 2011 at Sacred Heart 2-0-2December 2, 2011 at Sacred Heart 1-1-2November 25, 2011 vs. Army 1-1-2November 11, 2011 at Mercyhurst 1-1-2
#21 MAC ROY 7Three-Point Games*February 3, 2012 at Maine 1-2-3Two-Point GamesJanuary 19, 2013 at AIC 1-1-2*January 6, 2012 at Denver 1-1-2*December 9, 2011 at Minnesota St. 0-2-2*January 8, 2011 vs. Bemidji State 1-1-2*October 22, 2010 at Bowling Green 0-2-2*October 8, 2010 vs. Ferris State 2-0-2*With Alabama-Huntsville#22 BRENDAN JAMISON 1Three-Point GamesFebruary 1, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 1-2-3
#23 CODY WYDO 11Two-Point GamesFebruary 2, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 2-0-2January 19, 2013 at AIC 1-1-2January 12, 2013 vs. Connecticut 1-1-2December 28, 2012 vs. Penn State 2-0-2October 25, 2012 at RIT 1-1-2January 20, 2012 at Connecticut 1-1-2January 13, 2012 vs. Holy Cross 2-0-2December 11, 2011 vs. Canisius 2-0-2December 3, 2011 at Sacred Heart 1-1-2December 2, 2011 at Sacred Heart 2-0-2November 25, 2011 vs. Army 1-1-2
#24 JAY LLEWELYN NONE
#27 ZAC LYNCH NONE
#28 ADAM BRACE 22Four-Point GamesFebruary 2, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 1-3-4March 2, 2012 vs. AIC 3-1-4Three-Point GamesJanuary 12, 2013 vs. Connecticut 1-2-3November 2, 2012 vs. Bentley 1-2-3February 5, 2011 vs. Canisius 2-1-3*November 28, 2008 at Clarkson 0-3-3Two-Point GamesJanuary 19, 2013 at AIC 0-2-2December 28, 2012 vs. Penn State 1-1-2December 7, 2012 at Ohio State 1-1-2October 25, 2012 at RIT 0-2-2March 3, 2012 vs. AIC 1-1-2December 17, 2011 vs. RIT 2-0-2December 3, 2011 at Sacred Heart 1-1-2December 2, 2011 at Sacred Heart 0-2-2February 12, 2011 at Mercyhurst 0-2-2December 19, 2010 vs. Colgate 1-1-2*March 15, 2009 at Bentley 2-0-2*March 14, 2009 at Bentley 0-2-2*March 13, 2009 at Bentley 0-2-2*February 28, 2009 at Mercyhurst 1-1-2*January 30, 2009 vs. Sacred Heart 0-2-2*January 16, 2009 at Air Force 2-0-2*With Canisius
#33 ANDREW BLAZEK 7Three-Point GamesFebruary 1, 2013 vs. Sacred Heart 1-2-3Two-Point GamesJanuary 19, 2013 at AIC 2-0-2December 28, 2012 vs. Penn State 1-1-2December 18, 2010 vs. Colgate 0-2-2November 13, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart 0-2-2January 16, 2010 vs. UAH 1-1-2January 15, 2010 vs. UAH 0-2-2
#44 BRANDON DENHAM NONE
MULTI-POINT GAMES
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THE SCHOOLEY FILEBorn: October 4, 1970Alma Mater / Year: Western Michigan ’94
COACHING EXPERIENCEHead Coach Robert Morris, 2004-presentAssociate Head Coach US Air Force Academy, 2002-03Assistant Coach United States Under-18 Select Team, 2002Assistant Coach US Air Force Academy, 1998-2002Assistant Coach Cornell University, 1997-98Assistant Coach / Director of Scouting Chicago Freeze (NAHL), 1996-97
PLAYING EXPERIENCEFlint Generals (UHL), 1995-96 * Regular-season and playoff championsHuntington Blizzard (ECHL), 1994-95Western Michigan (CCHA), 1991-94 * Grinder of the Year (93-94); +/- Leader (+22)Omaha Lancers (USHL) 1989-90 * Regular-season and playoff champions * Omaha Defenseman of the Year * USHL leading scorer among defensemen * Member of USHL All-Star Team
2012-13 ROSTER## NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS TEAM1 Eric Ferber G R-So. 5-11 175 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Bridgewater Bandits (EJHL)2 Evan Renwick D Jr. 6-3 205 Calgary, Alberta / Canmore Eagles (AJHL)3 Tyler Hinds (A) D Sr. 6-0 190 Orleans, Ontario / Nepean Raiders (CCHL)4 Chase Golightly D Fr. 5-10 180 Temecula, Calif. / Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)5 Evan Moore D Fr. 5-11 175 Grosse Point, Mich. / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)7 Colin South (A-Hm.) F Jr. 6-2 195 Sewickley, Pa. / Bay State Breakers (EJHL)9 David Friedmann F Fr. 5-11 185 Toronto, Ontario / Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)10 Tyson Wilson D So. 6-1 210 Brockville, Ontario / Brockville Braves (CCHL)11 Jeff Jones F So. 5-9 175 Revelstoke, British Columbia / Merritt Centennials ( BCHL)12 Jimmy Geerin D Jr. 6-1 185 Anchorage, Alaska / Burnaby Express (BCHL)14 Zach Hervato (A-Rd.) F Sr. 5-9 180 Stittsville, Ontario / Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL)15 John Walton D Jr. 5-11 170 West Chester, Pa. / Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (AtJHL)16 Greg Gibson F Fr. 5-10 175 Burlington, Ontario / Amarillo Bulls (NAHL)17 David Rigatti F So. 6-0 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Texas Tornado (NAHL)18 Matt Cope F Fr. 6-2 200 Lakewood, Colo. / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)19 Scott Jacklin F So. 6-0 185 Kimberley, British Columbia / Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)21 Mac Roy F Jr. 5-11 175 Chilliwack, British Columbia / Alabama-Huntsville (DI-Ind)22 Brendan Jamison (C) D Sr. 6-0 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Jersey Hitmen (EJHL)23 Cody Wydo F So. 5-10 175 Southgate, Mich. / Motor City Metal Jackets (NAHL)24 Jay Llewelyn F Fr. 6-4 220 Saginaw, Mich. / Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)27 Zac Lynch F Fr. 6-0 180 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Bay State Breakers (EJHL)28 Adam Brace F Sr. 5-11 185 Cobden, Ontario / Canisius (AHA)30 Eric Levine G Sr. 6-3 180 Wheeling, Ill. / Pembroke Lumber Kings (CCHL)31 Terry Shafer G Fr. 6-2 190 Penfield, N.Y. / New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)33 Andrew Blazek D R-Jr. 6-2 180 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL)35 Ryan Gayso G So. 5-9 155 Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills Indians (PIHL)44 Brandon Denham F Fr. 6-4 205 Milton, Ontario / Oakville Blades (OJHL)
Head Coach: Derek Schooley (ninth season at RMU; Western Michigan ’94) Assistant Coach: Matt Nicholson (fourth season at RMU; Colgate ’04)Assistant Coach: Mark Workman (fourth season at RMU; St. Scholastica ’93)Hockey Operations Coordinator: Kody Van Rentergem (first season at RMU; Fredonia State ’12)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
## NAME POS. CL. 33 Andrew Blazek D R-Jr. 28 Adam Brace F Sr.18 Matt Cope F Fr.44 Brandon Denham F Fr.1 Eric Ferber G R-So.9 David Friedmann F Fr.35 Ryan Gayso G So.12 Jimmy Geerin D Jr.16 Greg Gibson F Fr.4 Chase Golightly D Fr.14 Zach Hervato (A-Rd.) F Sr.3 Tyler Hinds (A) D Sr.19 Scott Jacklin F So.22 Brendan Jamison (C) D Sr. 11 Jeff Jones F So.30 Eric Levine G Sr.24 Jay Llewelyn F Fr.27 Zac Lynch F Fr. 5 Evan Moore D Fr. 2 Evan Renwick D Jr.17 David Rigatti F So.21 Mac Roy F Jr.31 Terry Shafer G Fr. 7 Colin South (A-Hm.) F Jr.15 John Walton D Jr. 10 Tyson Wilson D So. 23 Cody Wydo F So.
2012-2013 Robert Morris Men's Ice HockeyRobert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 04, 2013)
All games
Date Opponent Score Att.Oct 13 at #18 Quinnipiac L 0-4 3116Oct 14 at #18 Quinnipiac W 4-0 1579
* Oct 25 at RIT W 6-4 1604* Oct 27 AIR FORCE L 1-4 1239* Nov 02 BENTLEY W 5-2 687* Nov 03 BENTLEY L 4-5 453* 11/09/12 at Canisius W 4-0 467* Nov 17 at Niagara L 0-3 1163* Nov 30 at Holy Cross W 4-3 908* Dec 01 at Holy Cross T o t 1-1 812
Dec 07 at Ohio State W 3-2 3557Dec 08 OHIO STATE T o t 2-2 1589Dec 15 at Penn State W 3-2 1300Dec 28 PENN STATE W 6-0 11663Dec 29 #5 MIAMI W 1-0 10797
* Jan 04 at ARMY L 0-5 1624* Jan 05 at ARMY W 4-1 2626* Jan 11 CONNECTICUT L 2-3 827* Jan 12 CONNECTICUT W 4-3 851* 01/18/2013 at American Int'l L 1-4 75* 01/19/2013 at American Int'l W 5-4 64* Jan 25 at Air Force L 0-2 2107* Jan 26 at Air Force L 1-4 2068* Feb 01 SACRED HEART W 6-3 730* Feb 02 SACRED HEART W 7-4 870
TEAM STATISTICS RMU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 74-819 65-923 Shot pct. . 0 9 0 . 0 7 0 G o a l s / G a m e 3.0 2.6 S h o t s / G a m e 32.8 36.9POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 13-111 24-124 Conversion Percent . 1 1 7 . 1 9 4 Shot Attempts 133 244 Shot Percent . 0 9 8 . 0 9 8GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 13 24 S h o r t - h a n d e d 7 4 Empty net 4 4 P e n a l t y 0 0 U n a s s i s t e d 5 2 O v e r t i m e 0 0 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 1 1PENALTIES N u m b e r 146 136 M i n u t e s 360 326 P e n a l t i e s / G a m e 5.8 5.4 Pen minutes/Game 14.4 13.0FACEOFFS (W-L) 821-914 914-821 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 4 7 3 . 5 2 7SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 2-4 1-4
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 14-9-2 6-3-1 8-6-1 0-0-0CONFERENCE 9-8-1 4-3-0 5-5-1 0-0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-1-1 2-0-1 3-1-0 0-0-0
TEAM STATISTICS RMU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 74-819 65-923 Shot pct. . 0 9 0 . 0 7 0 G o a l s / G a m e 3.0 2.6 S h o t s / G a m e 32.8 36.9 A s s i s t s 120 110POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 13-111 24-124 Conversion Percent . 1 1 7 . 1 9 4 Shot Attempts 133 244 Shot Percent . 0 9 8 . 0 9 8GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 74 65 Power Play 13 24 S h o r t - h a n d e d 7 4 Empty net 4 4 P e n a l t y 0 0 U n a s s i s t e d 5 2 O v e r t i m e 0 0 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 1 1PENALTIES N u m b e r 146 136 M i n u t e s 360 326 P e n a l t i e s / G a m e 5.8 5.4 Pen minutes/Game 14.4 13.0 M i n o r 135 128 M a j o r 4 2 10-minute Misconduct 2 4 Game Misconduct 4 2 Gross Misconduct 0 0 M a t c h 1 0FACEOFFS (W-L) 821-914 914-821 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 4 7 3 . 5 2 7SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 2-4 1-4ATTENDANCE T o t a l 29706 23070 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/2971 15/1538 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd TotalRobert Morris 26 22 26 74Opponents 23 22 20 65
Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd TotalRobert Morris 248 278 283 819Opponents 304 299 317 923
Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd TotalRobert Morris 281 277 297 858Opponents 222 256 257 745
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2012-2013 Robert Morris Men's Ice HockeyRobert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 04, 2013)
