2012-13 SCHEDULE Overall 1-1-0 Atlantic Hockey 0-0-0 Home 0-0-0 Road 1-1-0 Neutral 0-0-0 Streak Won 1 Date Opponent Time/Score OCTOBER (1-1-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 07 (Sun.) WILFRED LAURIER (Ex.) W | 10-4 13 (Sat.) @ #18 Quinnipiac L | 0-4 14 (Sun.) @ #18 Quinnipiac W | 4-0 25 (Thu.) @ RIT * 7:05 p.m. 27 (Sat.) AIR FORCE * 7:05 p.m. NOVEMBER (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 02 (Fri.) BENTLEY * 7:05 p.m. 03 (Sat.) BENTLEY * 7:05 p.m. 09 (Fri.) @ Canisius * 7:05 p.m. 17 (Sat.) @ Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 30 (Fri.) @ Holy Cross * 7:05 p.m. DECEMBER (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Sat.) @ Holy Cross * 3:00 p.m. 7 (Fri.) @ Ohio State 7:05 p.m. 8 (Sat.) OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. 15 (Sat.) @ Penn State 7:30 p.m. 28 (Fri.) PENN STATE # 4:30 p.m. 29 (Sat.) OHIO STATE/MIAMI # 4:30/7:30 p.m. JANUARY (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 4 (Fri.) @ Army * 7:30 p.m. 5 (Sat.) @ Army * 7:05 p.m. 11 (Fri.) CONNECTICUT * 7:05 p.m. 12 (Sat.) CONNECTICUT * 7:05 p.m. 18 (Fri.) @ American International * 7:05 p.m. 19 (Sat.) @ American International * 3:05 p.m. 25 (Fri.) @ Air Force * 9:05 p.m. 26 (Sat.) @ Air Force * 9:05 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 p.m. 2 (Sat.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 p.m. 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) ROBERT MORRIS (1-1-0) vs. RIT (1-2-0) TOP STORY The Robert Morris University men’s hockey team starts its third season of Atlantic Hockey as it trav- els to Rochester, N.Y. for a road contest against the RIT Tigers after not playing a game since October 14th. The Colonials will look to continue the momentum they built from a 4-0 shutout of nation- ally ranked Quinnipiac that earned the team a series split on the weekend. The victory on Sunday afternoon was the first time in program history that the Colonials had shut out a nationally-ranked opponent. After a 33-save performance in a 4-0 loss on Saturday afternoon, senior goaltender Eric Levine recorded a 48-save shutout of the Bobcats on Sunday. The 81-save effort in the weekend series gives Levine a .953 save percentage to open the season and earned him the Atlantic Hockey / Travel Team USA Goaltender of the Week Award. The shutout was Levine’s second career shutout and the first for the Colonials since December 17, 2011 when they blanked RIT, 4-0. After scoring just three goals in his junior season, senior forward Zach Hervato quickly netted his first two goals of the season in Sunday’s victory over Quinnipiac. His second goal was of the short-handed variety and one of two short-handed tallies the Colonials would score in the contest. With nine freshmen on the roster for the 2012-2013 season, the Colonials are looking for early contributions from the class. Forward David Friedmann picked up his first collegiate goal while defenseman Evan Moore picked up his first-career point with an assist on Hervato’s short-handed marker. SCOUTING THE TIGERS The Tigers opened the season with a series against nationally-ranked Michigan. RIT would come away with a split of the series after winning the season’s first game in overtime thanks to a goal by Adam Hartley to cap a three-goal comeback. In the second game of the series, the Tigers fell 7-2 with Jeff Smith scoring both goals in the game. The Tigers hosted Penn State for their first home-game of the season at a sold-out Blue Cross Arena. RIT would drop a 3-2 contest to the Nittany Lions as Ben Lynch would contribute a goal and an assists in the losing effort. Leading the way for the Tigers early in the season is Smith who has five points in the three RIT contests. Lynch is right behind him with one goal an two assists on the season. In goal, Josh Watson has started two of the three games, including the victory over Michigan. He holds a record of 1-1-0 while recording a 3.53 goals-against-average and a .894 save percentage. facebook.com/rmuhockey rmucolonials.com twitter.com/rmuhockey ALL-TIME SERIES VS. RIT The Colonials will be looking for their first-ever win in Rochester as they open up Atlantic Hock- ey play with a single game against the Tigers. Last season, Robert Morris went undefeated against the Tigers in the three games they saw each other. The Colonials won the first game 4-0 on home ice before the two teams would tie both games in Rochester. Prior to Robert Mor- ris joining the Atlantic Hockey Association, the teams’ only meeting was during the 2005-06 season when RIT traveled to Pittsburgh. The Colonials would come away with a win and a tie against the Tigers in only the program’s second season of existence. SERIES HISTORY SERIES RECORD 3-2-3 FIRST MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2005 LAST MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 2012 CURRENT STREAK TIED 2 IN OCTOBER 0-1-0 ON THE ROAD 0-1-2 PREVIOUS MEETINGS 11/12/2005 5-5 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER 11/13/2005 4-2 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER 10/29/2010 2-3 RITTER ARENA 12/30/2010 3-4 CONSOL ENERGY CENTER 2/19/2011 5-3 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER 12/17/2011 4-0 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER 2/17/2012 2-2 RITTER ARENA 2/18/2012 2-2 RITTER ARENA ACTIVE COLONIALS VS. RIT Twelve current Colonials have played against RIT during their careers. Five of the twelve have scored a goal while nine of them have registered a point against the Tigers. Forwards Adam Brace and Scott Jacklin have both registered multiple goals in their career against RIT. Goaltender Eric Levine has never faced the Tigers. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM +/- Andrew Blazek 3 0 0 0 6 -1 Adam Brace 6 4 1 5 6 -2 Jimmy Geerin 3 0 1 1 4 +1 Zach Hervato 4 1 3 4 6 +2 Tyler Hinds 3 0 0 0 2 +1 Scott Jacklin 3 2 0 2 4 -1 PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM +/- Brendan Jamison 6 1 0 1 2 -1 Jeff Jones 2 0 1 1 0 +1 Evan Renwick 4 0 0 0 2 E Colin South 5 0 2 2 0 E Tyson Wilson 3 0 1 1 2 +1 Cody Wydo 3 1 0 1 0 +3
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2012-13 SCHEDULEOverall 1-1-0Atlantic Hockey 0-0-0Home 0-0-0Road 1-1-0Neutral 0-0-0Streak Won 1
Date Opponent Time/ScoreOCTOBER (1-1-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey)07 (Sun.) WILFRED LAURIER (Ex.) W | 10-4 13 (Sat.) @ #18 Quinnipiac L | 0-414 (Sun.) @ #18 Quinnipiac W | 4-025 (Thu.) @ RIT * 7:05 p.m.27 (Sat.) AIR FORCE * 7:05 p.m.
* Atlantic Hockey game # Three Rivers Classic (CONSOL Energy Center)
ROBERT MORRIS (1-1-0) vs. RIT (1-2-0)TOP STORYThe Robert Morris University men’s hockey team starts its third season of Atlantic Hockey as it trav-els to Rochester, N.Y. for a road contest against the RIT Tigers after not playing a game since October 14th. The Colonials will look to continue the momentum they built from a 4-0 shutout of nation-ally ranked Quinnipiac that earned the team a series split on the weekend. The victory on Sunday afternoon was the first time in program history that the Colonials had shut out a nationally-ranked opponent. After a 33-save performance in a 4-0 loss on Saturday afternoon, senior goaltender Eric Levine recorded a 48-save shutout of the Bobcats on Sunday. The 81-save effort in the weekend series gives Levine a .953 save percentage to open the season and earned him the Atlantic Hockey / Travel Team USA Goaltender of the Week Award. The shutout was Levine’s second career shutout and the first for the Colonials since December 17, 2011 when they blanked RIT, 4-0. After scoring just three goals in his junior season, senior forward Zach Hervato quickly netted his first two goals of the season in Sunday’s victory over Quinnipiac. His second goal was of the short-handed variety and one of two short-handed tallies the Colonials would score in the contest. With nine freshmen on the roster for the 2012-2013 season, the Colonials are looking for early contributions from the class. Forward David Friedmann picked up his first collegiate goal while defenseman Evan Moore picked up his first-career point with an assist on Hervato’s short-handed marker.
SCOUTING THE TIGERSThe Tigers opened the season with a series against nationally-ranked Michigan. RIT would come away with a split of the series after winning the season’s first game in overtime thanks to a goal by Adam Hartley to cap a three-goal comeback. In the second game of the series, the Tigers fell 7-2 with Jeff Smith scoring both goals in the game. The Tigers hosted Penn State for their first home-game of the season at a sold-out Blue Cross Arena. RIT would drop a 3-2 contest to the Nittany Lions as Ben Lynch would contribute a goal and an assists in the losing effort. Leading the way for the Tigers early in the season is Smith who has five points in the three RIT contests. Lynch is right behind him with one goal an two assists on the season. In goal, Josh Watson has started two of the three games, including the victory over Michigan. He holds a record of 1-1-0 while recording a 3.53 goals-against-average and a .894 save percentage.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. RITThe Colonials will be looking for their first-ever win in Rochester as they open up Atlantic Hock-ey play with a single game against the Tigers. Last season, Robert Morris went undefeated against the Tigers in the three games they saw each other. The Colonials won the first game 4-0 on home ice before the two teams would tie both games in Rochester. Prior to Robert Mor-ris joining the Atlantic Hockey Association, the teams’ only meeting was during the 2005-06 season when RIT traveled to Pittsburgh. The Colonials would come away with a win and a tie against the Tigers in only the program’s second season of existence.
SERIES HISTORYSERIES RECORD 3-2-3FIRST MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2005LAST MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 2012CURRENT STREAK TIED 2IN OCTOBER 0-1-0ON THE ROAD 0-1-2
PREVIOUS MEETINGS11/12/2005 5-5 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER 11/13/2005 4-2 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER 10/29/2010 2-3 RITTER ARENA 12/30/2010 3-4 CONSOL ENERGY CENTER 2/19/2011 5-3 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER12/17/2011 4-0 RMU ISLAND SPORTS CENTER2/17/2012 2-2 RITTER ARENA2/18/2012 2-2 RITTER ARENA
ACTIVE COLONIALS VS. RITTwelve current Colonials have played against RIT during their careers. Five of the twelve have scored a goal while nine of them have registered a point against the Tigers. Forwards Adam Brace and Scott Jacklin have both registered multiple goals in their career against RIT. Goaltender Eric Levine has never faced the Tigers.
PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM +/-Brendan Jamison 6 1 0 1 2 -1Jeff Jones 2 0 1 1 0 +1Evan Renwick 4 0 0 0 2 EColin South 5 0 2 2 0 ETyson Wilson 3 0 1 1 2 +1Cody Wydo 3 1 0 1 0 +3
2012-13ROBERT MORRIS
QUICK FACTSUNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation: Moon Township, Pa.Founded: 1921Enrollment: 5,000Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA)Colors: Blue and White with RedNickname: ColonialsPresident: 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/Men’s Hockey Contact: Michael Wagner E-mail [email protected] Office (412) 397-4953 Mobile (412) 592-7525Graduate Assistant: Jessica Calderone
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: 105-143-36All-Time AHA Hockey Record: 26-18-10Arena: 84 Lumber Arena / Island Sports CenterLetterwinners Returning : 16Letterwinners Lost: 11
YOUTH OF THE NATIONThis season, 16 of the RMU’s 27 players on the roster are either in their first or second season of NCAA hockey. The Colonials only have five seniors on the roster after graduating ten seniors a year ago.
KILLER PENALTY KILLRobert Morris continued their success from the previous season when it comes to killing penal-ties. The team had the nation’s best penalty kill in the 2011-12 season. The Colonials successful-ly killed off 143-of-159 penalties (89.9 percent) this season. RMU also tallied four short-handed goals during the season. To start the 2012-13 season, the Colonials killed all twelve power-play opportunities for the Bobcats while tallying two short-handed goals.
PLAYING WITH THE LEADNow in their third season in the AHA, the Colo-nials have held a record of 29-1-3 when leading after two periods of play. RMU has also com-piled a 19-4-2 record when leading after one period of play during their tenure in the AHA.
PENNSYLVANIA PROUDThis season, seven players on the Colonials roster hail from the state of Pennsylvania. Andrew Blazek, Ryan Gayso, Brendan Jamison, Zac Lynch, David Rigatti, Colin South, and John Walton all call the Keystone State home.
TEAM CANADA EAST MEMBERSRobert Morris’ roster has three skaters that have competed with Team Canada East. Zach Hervato (2008), Tyson Wilson (2010), and David Friedmann (2011) have all seen game action with the team during the World Junior A Chal-lenge.
KEEPING IT CLOSENine of Robert Morris’ seventeen wins in the 2011-12 season have been decided by a single goal. Thirteen of the team’s wins have been decided by two or fewer goals.
ON THE HORIZONAfter starting the season with three consecu-tive road contests, the Colonials will return home to the 84 Lumber Arena to host the defending AHA Champion Air Force Falcons on Saturday evening. The two teams have split their sixteen meetings since RMU’s first season of play. Since the two teams have been AHA foes, the Falcons have won four of the six matchups.
TURNING THE PAGERobert Morris finished the 2011-12 season with a 17-17-5 record overall while holding a 13-9-5 record in the Atlantic Hockey Association. The team won its first ever playoff series as a mem-ber of the AHA as they beat American Interna-tional in three games before falling to Niagara in the quarterfinals.
STARTING IT OFFIncluding the season-opening loss to Quinni-piac, the Colonials are 4-5-0 in the first game of the season. In home-openers, RMU holds a mark of 5-3-0 heading into the upcoming game against Air Force.
HOME SWEET HOMEIn the two seasons that Robert Morris has been a member of the Atlantic Hockey Association, the team has enjoyed success playing at the Island Sports Center. The Colonials have put together a record of 20-8-5 while skating on home ice.
NON-CONFERENCE WOESSince joining Atlantic Hockey in the 2010-2011 season, the Colonials have gone 10-12-0 in non-conference contests. In their nine years of existence, the program is 36-65-9 in non-con-ference competition.
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAINSenior defenseman Brendan Jamison serves as captain with fellow defenseman Tyler Hinds skating as the assistant captain this season. Jamison will be the first Pittsburgh native to serve as the team’s captain in the program’s nine-year history.
OFFENSIVE SURGEGoals don’t come easy in the Atlantic Hockey Association, but when the Colonials do score, chances are the result is going to be a win. The Colonials are 25-2-2 when scoring four or more goals in a game while competing in the AHA.
THE CENTURY MARKThree Colonials are within ten games of reach-ing of the 100 games played milestone. Seniors Adam Brace and Brendan Jamison will both reach the mark the next time they step on the ice. Fellow senior Zach Hervato sits at 94 games played after participating in both games of the series against Quinnipiac.
WYDO TIES ROOKIE MARKWith 13 goals in his rookie season, Cody Wydo tied Chris Margott’s RMU freshman record. Wydo finished the season with 20 points, two power-play goals, and four game-winning goals.
SWITCHING IT UPTwo 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.
SCHEDULING CHANGEOriginally scheduled to host Ohio State on December 7th for the first game of a home-and-home series, the Colonials will now travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Buckeyes before returning to 84 Lumber Arena for the second game of the series on Saturday, December 8th.
IN THE SPOTLIGHTThe Colonials will appear on National TV for the fourth time in program history when they travel to Army on January 4, 2013. The game was one of two AHA contests selected to be televised on the CBS Sports Network. The most recent time the squad had the spotlight, they dropped both contests at then #2 North Dakota in 2010 on Fox College Sports.
THREE RIVERS CLASSICRobert Morris University will host the first ever Three Rivers Classic this upcoming December at the CONSOL Energy Center. Joining the Colo-nials in this two-day tournament will be Miami, Ohio State, and Penn State. The semifinal con-tests will take place on Friday the 28th when Penn State will take on Robert Morris at 4:30 p.m. followed by Ohio State and Miami at 7:30 p.m. The following day will be the consolation and championship games at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively.
FROZEN FOUR COMES TO PA The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Commit-tee has chosen the city of Pittsburgh as the site of the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four with Robert Mor-ris University 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.
MANN COMMITSOriginally committed to join the Colonials in the 2012-13 season, Rob Mann becomes the first member of the Class of 2017 for Robert Morris. As a 6-4, 205-pound defenseman, Mann is cur-rently skating with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL before making the trek to Pittsburgh for the 2013-14 season. In 14 games with the Vees, Mann has been a fixture in the defensive zone while picking up 4 penalty minutes. Prior to the BCHL, Mann played three seasons in the OJHL where he started his career with the Whitby Fury in the 2009-10 season when he made three appearances with the squad. He then spent the majority of the following two seasons with Whitby before being traded to the Markham Waxers during the 2011-12 season. During his time in the OJHL, Mann played in 88 games while netting 10 goals to go with 45 assists.
QUOTABLESHead Coach Derek SchooleyTHE WEEKEND SERIES WITH QUINNIPIAC...“It was really good for our young guys to get accustomed to the college hockey pace and play. On Sunday, it was a really solid performance by everyone with Hervato scoring two goals and Levine getting the shutout.”
THE SUCCESS OF THE PENALTY KILL...“Our returning defensemen have experience on the penalty kill so the key was to get forwards who haven’t killed penalties the ice time and experience in that type of situation.”
THE START OF ATLANTIC HOCKEY...“They are good hockey teams; RIT has always been a tough team to play against, especially in their building. Air Force has some skill and they
find ways to win games in every situation.”
Goaltender Eric LevineEARNING THE PROGRAM’S FIRST-EVER SHUT-OUT OVER A RANKED OPPONENT...“They had 48 shots, but most of them were first-chance opportunities. Our defense and forwards coming back were excellent in our end clearing pucks out and taking away and second opportunities.”
OPENING ATLANTIC HOCKEY ACTION...“We need to make sure that we are excuting our systems to remain consistent. Each team has a different style of play and they each present different challenges moving forward.”
Forward Zach HervatoOFFENSIVE EXPECTATIONS...“We are always going to need players to step up on a nightly basis in the offensive zone. For me, I just want to contribute by scoring some goals and also on the power-play and keep our good start going.”
STARTING THE AHA WITH RIT AND AIR FORCE...“They are rivals of us, they are very agressive and it is hard-hitting hockey. We will come out with fire and so will they, they will be some exciting games.”
2012-13 MEN’S ICE HOCKEY 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 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 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## NAME POS. CL.33 Blazek, Andrew D R-Jr.28 Brace, Adam F Sr.18 Cope, Matt F Fr.44 Denham, Brandon F Fr.1 Ferber, Eric G R-So.9 Friedmann, David F Fr.35 Gayso, Ryan G So.12 Geerin, Jimmy D Jr.16 Gibson, Greg F Fr.4 Golightly, Chase D Fr.14 Hervato, Zach F Sr.3 Hinds, Tyler (A) D Sr.19 Jacklin, Scott F So.22 Jamison, Brendan (C) D Sr.11 Jones, Jeff F So.30 Levine, Eric G Sr.24 Llewelyn, Jay F Fr.27 Lynch, Zach F Fr.5 Moore, Evan D Fr.2 Renwick, Evan D Jr.17 Rigatti, David F So.21 Roy, Mac F Jr.31 Shafer, Terry G Fr.7 South, Colin F Jr.15 Walton, John D Jr.10 Wilson, Tyson D So.23 Wydo, Cody F So.
BY HOMETOWNUNITED STATES 16Alaska 1Arizona 1California 1Colorado 1Illinois 1Michigan 3New York 1Pennsylvania 1
CANADA 11Alberta 1British Columbia 3Ontario 7
BY PREVIOUS TEAMAlberta Junior Hockey League 1Atlantic Hockey Association 1Atlantic Junior Hockey League 1British Columbia Hockey League 4Central Canada Hockey League 5Eastern Junior Hockey League 5NCAA Division I Independent 1North American Hockey League 5Ontario Junior Hockey League 2Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League 1United States Hockey League 1
FRESHMEN ORIENTATIONMATT COPE6-2 | 200 | F | LAKEWOOD, COLORADOCope spent the last two seasons with the Wenatchee Wild of the North American Hockey League. In 106 career games with the Wild, Cope accumulated 41 points and 20 goals as Wenatchee captured NAHL West Division titles in 2009-10 and 2010-11. In seven post-season games with Wenatchee, Cope regis-tered one goal and fourteen penalty minutes.
BRANDON DENHAM6-4 | 205 | F | MILTON, ONTARIODenham joined the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Junior Hockey League for 98 games over two seasons. After leading all Blades rookies with 17 goals in 2010-11, Denham put up career-highs in 2011-12 with 20 goals and 41 points; bringing his career totals to 37 goals and 73 points. In 34 post-season games with the Blades, Denham tallied seventeen points including seven goals.
DAVID FRIEDMANN5-11 | 185 | F | TORONTO, ONTARIOA three-year veteran with the Georgetown Raiders and Toronto Jr. Canadiens in the OJHL, Friedmann attended the 2011 Los Angeles Kings Development Camp before being invited to the New Jersey Devils Development Camp last July. The forward played in the 2011 World Junior A Challenge with Team Canada East. In the OJHL, Friedmann tallied 60 points (24 goals, 36 assists) in 42 games during the 2011-12 season. Over his career in Juniors, Friedmann tallied 142 points (48 goals, 94 assists) in 136 games.
GREG GIBSON5-10 | 175 | F | BURLINGTON, ONTARIOGibson played the 2011-12 season with the Amarillo Bulls of the NAHL. While playing in 52 games with Amarillo, Gibson posted 23 goals and 54 points. Prior to making the trip to the United States, Gibson spent three seasons in the OJHL with the Huntsville Otters, the Hamilton Red Wings and the Oakville Blades. The forward has 67 career goals and 159 career points spread over his career including a personal-best 54 points with the Bulls as he was honored with Amarillo’s Coaches Award for dedication on and off the ice.
CHASE GOLIGHTLY5-10 | 180 | D | TEMECULA, CALIFORNIAA defenseman for the Prince George Spruce Kings the last two seasons, Golightly has tallied 48 assists and 56 points in 84 career British Columbia Hockey League games. Golightly finished his junior career as one of the top ten blue liners in career points with the Spruce Kings and was named the team’s play-off Most Valuable Player as well as the Defenseman of the Year for each of his two seasons with Prince George.
JAY LLEWELYN6-4 | 225 | F | SAGINAW, MICHIGANLlewelyn spent the last two seasons with the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League. Llewelyn has 88 points and 40 goals in 108 career games including a personal-best 58 points and 24 goals in 2011-12. In ten post-season games with the Canadians, Llewelyn amassed three points, including two goals.
ZAC LYNCH6-0 | 180 | F | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIALynch competed as a member of the Pittsburgh Hornets AAA Hockey program before joining the Bay State Breakers for the 2010-11 season. In 86 career games with the Breakers, the forward has notched 71 points (33 goals, 38 assists) along with seven points (three goals, four assists) in ten playoff games with Bay State.
EVAN MOORE5-11 | 175 | D | GROSSE POINT, MICHIGANMoore competed with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL last season as he notched one goal and seven points in 55 games. Before making the move to the Stampede, Moore played his first year of junior hockey with the Green Mountain Glades of the EJHL where he netted five goals and tallied sixteen assists in 45 games.
TERRY SHAFER6-2 | 190 | G | PENFIELD, NEW YORKShafer spent the 2011-12 season with the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Shafer led the EJHL with a 2.32 GAA in the regular season and finished fourth in the league with a .921 save percentage. Shafer posted an 11-4-1 record with the Junior Monarchs and helped the program to the EJHL playoff title. In his first season in the EJHL, Shafer played for the Rochester Stars before the move to the Junior Monarchs. In his two seasons in the EJHL, Shafer recorded a 3.04 GAA and .917 save percentage to go along with a record of 18-21-4.
Shots Adam Brace 10 Zach Hervato 5 THREE PLAYERS 3 Plus/Minus Zach Hervato +4 Adam Brace +2 Jimmy Geerin +2 THREE PLAYERS +1
CAREER LEADERS
Games Played Trevor Lewis (08/09-11/12) 143 Nathan Longpre (07/08-10/11) 136 Denny Urban (07/08-10/11) 136 Ron Cramer (07/08-10/11) 135 Goals Chris Margott (05/06-08/09) 64 Nathan Longpre (07/08-09/10) 47 Ryan Cruthers (05/06-07/08) 39 Sean Berkstresser (04/05-07/08) 32 Assists Nathan Longpre (07/08-10/11) 90 Denny Urban (07/08-10/11) 84 Chris Margott (05/06-08/09) 72 Trevor Lewis (08/09-11/12) 53
Points Nathan Longpre (07/08-10/11) 137 Chris Margott (05/06-08/09) 136 Denny Urban (07/08-10/11) 112 Ryan Cruthers (05/06-07/08) 86
Penalty Minutes Jeff Gilbert (04/05-07/08) 271 Ron Cramer (08/09-11/12) 261 Brett Hopfe (04/05-07/08) 239 Rob Cowan (04/05-07/08) 197
Power-Play Goals Chris Margott (05/06-08/09) 30 Sean Berkstresser (04/05-07/08) 18 Nathan Longpre (07/08-10/11) 17 TWO PLAYERS 14
Short-Handed Goals Ryan Cruthers (05/06-07/08) 4 David Boguslawski (04/05-07/08) 3 Ron Cramer (08/09-11/12) 3 Chris Kushneriuk (08/09-10/11) 3
Game-Winning Goals Chris Margott (05/06-08/09) 10 Sean Berkstresser (04/05-07/08) 9 Trevor Lewis (08/09-11/12) 6 Nathan Longpre (07/08-10/11) 6
Shots Chris Margott (05/06-08/09) 456 Nathan Longpre (07/08-10/11) 427 Trevor Lewis (08/09-11/12) 351 Denny Urban (07/08-10/11) 341
ACTIVE LEADERS
Games Played Brendan Jamison 99 Zach Hervato 94 Colin South 68 TWO PLAYERS 66 Goals Adam Brace 27 Zach Hervato 16 Colin South 14 Cody Wydo 13 Assists Adam Brace 25 Zach Hervato 20 Colin South 15 Brendan Jamison 11
Points Adam Brace 52 Zach Hervato 36 Colin South 29 Cody Wydo 20
Power-Play Goals Adam Brace 8 Colin South 5 Scott Jacklin 3 TWO PLAYERS 2
Short-Handed Goals Adam Brace 1 Zach Hervato 1 Colin South 1
Game-Winning Goals Adam Brace 5 Cody Wydo 4 SIX PLAYERS 1
Shots Zach Hervato 230 Adam Brace 221 Colin South 160 Cody Wydo 70
COLONIAL SUPERLATIVESScoring 2012-13 2011-12RMU scores 4 or more 1-0-0 12-1-0Opponent scores 4 or more 0-1-0 3-6-0RMU scores 3 or fewer 0-1-0 5-16-5Opponent scores 3 or fewer 1-0-0 14-11-5RMU scores first 1-0-0 12-6-2Opponent scores first 0-1-0 5-11-3In one-goal games 9-6-0In two-goal games 4-6-0In three-goal or more games 1-1-0 4-5-0
Period 2012-13 2011-12Leading after the first period 1-0-0 8-2-1Trailing after the first period 1-6-1Tied after the first period 0-1-0 8-9-3Leading after the second period 1-0-0 14-1-2Trailing after the second period 0-1-0 2-14-2Tied after the second period 1-2-1In overtime 3-0-5 Shots 2012-13 2011-12RMU outshoots opponent 11-5-1RMU is outshot by opponent 1-1-0 6-12-4RMU has 10-19 shots 0-1-0 0-3-0RMU has 20-29 shots 1-0-0 4-7-1RMU has 30-39 shots 8-6-3RMU has 40-49 shots 4-1-1RMU has 50 or more shots 1-0-0Opponent has 10-19 shots 0-1-0Opponent has 20-29 shots 6-4-0Opponent has 30-39 shots 0-1-0 10-7-1Opponent has 40-49 shots 1-0-0 1-5-3Opponent has 50 or more shots 0-0-1
Special Teams 2012-13 2011-12RMU scores a power-play goal 10-4-4RMU does not score a power-play goal 1-1-0 7-13-1RMU allows a power-play goal 4-5-3RMU does not allow a power-play goal 1-1-0 13-12-2RMU scores a short-handed goal 1-0-0 2-0-1RMU allows a short-handed goal 0-1-0 1-1-0
Games 2012-13 2011-12After a win 4-10-3After a loss 1-0-0 9-6-1After a tie 4-0-1Game 1 of a two-game series 0-1-0 8-4-1Game 2 of a two-game series 1-0-0 3-7-3Against a Top 5 opponent 0-1-0Against a Top 10 opponent 0-1-0Against a Top 15 opponent 0-1-0Against a ranked opponent 1-1-0 0-1-0At the RMU Island Sports Center 11-6-2At the CONSOL Energy Center 0-1-0On the road 1-1-0 5-9-3On neutral ice 1-2-0On Friday 10-7-2On Saturday 0-1-0 5-9-3On Sunday 1-0-0 2-1-0In afternoon games 1-1-0 3-2-0In night games 14-15-5In October 1-1-0 2-5-0In November 3-1-1In December 4-1-1In January 3-4-1In February 3-3-2In March 2-3-0
Conferences 2012-13 2011-12Atlantic Hockey Association 16-12-5Central Collegiate Hockey Association 0-3-0Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference 1-1-0 1-2-0
individualGoals Per Game 3rd (tie) Zach Hervato 1.00 (2 GP, 2 G)Short-Handed Goals 1st (tie) Adam Brace 1 Zach Hervato 1Game-Winning Goals 3rd (tie) David Friedmann 1Points Per Game (Rookies) 47th (tie) David Friedmann 0.50 (2 GP. 1 PTS) Evan Moore 0.50 (2 GP, 1 PTS)Goals Against Average 19th (tie) Eric Levine 2.00 (120:00, 4 GA)Save Percentage 11th Eric Levine .953 (81 Svs, 4 GA)Shutouts 1st (tie) Eric Levine 1
USCHO.com DIVISIoN I mEN’S PoLLOCTOBER 22, 2012
TEAM RECORD PTS. PREV1 Boston College (27) 2-1-0 962 32 Minnesota (12) 3-1-0 908 13 Miami (4) 3-0-1 831 44 North Dakota (1) 1-1-0 828 25 Denver (3) 2-0-0 800 76 Michigan 2-1-0 769 57 Cornell (1) 0-0-0 666 68 Union (1) 2-1-0 635 89 Notre Dame 3-1-0 587 910 Western Michigan 3-1-0 519 1211 Massachusetts-Lowell 1-1-1 473 1012 New Hampshire 3-0-0 466 1513 Boston University 1-1-0 357 1114 Minnesota-Duluth 2-2-0 331 1315 Northeastern 2-1-0 267 1416 Northern Michigan 3-1-0 210 1717 Harvard 0-0-0 185 1718 Ferris State 1-1-2 178 1619 Colorado College 3-1-0 147 1920 Quinnipiac 3-1-1 116 20
Ohers receiving votes:St. Lawrence 109, Minnesota State 39, Nebraska-Omaha 28, Michigan Tech 16, St. Cloud State 12, Wisconsin 10, Lake Superior 9, Providence 8, Rens-selaer 7, Michigan State 5, Merrimack 4, Air Force 3, Alaska 3, Ohio State 3, Yale 3, Alaska-Anchorage 2, Massachusetts 2, Holy Cross 1.
USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINEMEN’S POLL
OCTOBER 22, 2012 TEAM RECORD PTS. PREV1 Boston College (18) 2-1-0 477 32 Minnesota (11) 3-1-0 461 13 Miami (3) 3-0-1 405 44 North Dakota 1-1-0 387 25 Denver (1) 2-0-0 358 86 Michigan 2-1-0 347 67 Cornell 0-0-0 269 58 Union (1) 2-1-0 260 79 Notre Dame 3-1-0 226 1010 Western Michigan 3-1-0 176 12 New Hampshire 3-0-0 176 NR12 Massachusetts-Lowell 1-1-1 165 913 Boston University 1-1-0 89 1114 Minnesota-Duluth 2-2-0 77 1315 Northern Michigan 3-1-0 56 15
Ohers receiving votes:Colorado College 35, Harvard, 32, St. Lawrence 27, Northeastern 13, Nebraska-Omaha 12, Quinnipiac 12, Ferris State 8, Minnesota State 2, Air Force 1.
RMU VS. RANKED OPPONENTSO | 11-22-1; H | 6-7-0; A | 4-15-0; N | 1-0-1
OPPONENT RECORDAir Force 8-8-0 Alabama-Huntsville 15-16-5Alaska 0-1-0Alaska-Anchorage 1-0-0American International 8-2-1Army 1-1-2Bemidji State 10-18-3Bentley 3-3-2 Boston University 1-0-0 Canisius 5-5-1Colgate 2-5-1Colorado College 0-2-0Connecticut 4-0-0Cornell 0-1-0Denver 0-1-0Ferris State 1-2-1Holy Cross 2-2-0 Lake Superior State 1-5-0Mercyhurst 4-4-2Merrimack 1-1-1Miami (Ohio) 2-4-0 Michigan State 0-2-0Niagara 11-25-8North Dakota 0-2-0Notre Dame 1-1-0Ohio State 2-3-1Princeton 2-2-0Quinnipiac 5-10-1 Rensselaer 0-2-0RIT 3-2-3 Sacred Heart 4-0-1 St. Cloud State 0-4-0 Wayne State 7-7-3 Western Michigan 1-0-0 Wisconsin 0-2-0
HOME TEAM IN BOLDED ALL CAPSGames ending in a tie are in italicsTuesday, October 16Holy Cross 6 AIC 2BENTLEY 7 Sacred Heart 1Friday, October 19MICHIGAN STATE 3 Niagara 2#12 W. MICHIGAN 3 Canisius 0ARMY 5 Sacred Heart 2#16 FERRIS STATE 7 Mercyhurst 3#5 MICHIGAN 6 Bentley 3#19 Colorado Coll. 6 AIR FORCE 2Saturday, October 20Niagara 3 MICHIGAN STATE 3Holy Cross 3 CLARKSON 1#12 W. MICHIGAN 2 Canisius 1Army 4 SACRED HEART 4Mercyhurst 3 #16 FERRIS STATE 3Penn State 3 RIT 2#7 DENVER 5 Air Force 2
upcoming scheduleAll Times EasternThursday, October 25Air Force at Canisius 7:05Robert Morris at RIT 7:05Friday, October 26Niagara at Clarkson 7:00UAH at Bentley 7:05Connecticut at Holy Cross 7:05Penn State at Army 7:05RIT at Colgate 7:05Union at AIC 7:05Saturday, October 27Bentley at Harvard 7:00Air Force at Robert Morris 7:05UAH at AIC 7:05Army at Holy Cross 7:05Penn State at Sacred Heart 7:05Niagara at Clarkson 7:30Union at Connecticut 8:00Sunday, October 28Canisius at #1 Minnesota 3:07
2012-13 PRESEASONCOACHES’ POLL
TEAM POINTS1 Air Force (8) 1122 Niagara (3) 1013 Mercyhurst 894 Bentley 87 RIT 876 Holy Cross 747 Connecticut 658 Robert Morris 619 Canisius 3810 Army 3011 American International 2012 Sacred Heart 19
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Goals1 Andy Starczewski Army 42 THREE PLAYERS 3
Assists1 Brett Gensler Bentley 42 SEVEN PLAYERS 3
Points Andy Starczewski Army 7 Brett Gensler Bentley 6 Jeff Smith RIT 5
Power-Play Goals1 Alex Grieve Bentley 2 John Kruse Air Force 2 Drew George Sacred Heart 2
Short-Handed Goals1 SEVEN PLAYERS 1
Game-Winning Goals1 NINE PLAYERS 1
Goals Against Average1 Matt Ginn Holy Cross 1.502 Eric Levine Robert Morris 2.003 Carsen Chubak Niagara 2.17
Save Percentage1 Matt Ginn Holy Cross .9622 Eric Levine Robert Morris .9533 Carsen Chubak Niagara .934
TEAM LEADERS
Scoring Offense1 Bentley 5.002 Holy Cross 4.503 Army 3.254 RIT 3.005 American International 2.676 Air Force 2.507 Mercyhurst 2.338 Sacred Heart 2.25
Scoring Defense1 Holy Cross 1.502 Canisius 2.00 Robert Morris 2.004 Bentley 3.505 Army 3.756 Niagara 3.807 American International 4.00 Connecticut 4.00 Mercyhurst 4.00
Power Play1 Bentley 44.42 Army 23.13 American International 20.04 Sacred Heart 19.05 Air Force 16.76 Mercyhurst 15.47 Connecticut 12.58 Niagara 10.5
Penalty Kill1 Robert Morris 100.02 Bentley 92.33 Canisius 91.34 American International 90.95 Niagara 84.26 Holy Cross 83.37 Connecticut 80.08 Army 76.9
Rochester, N.Y. – For the second night in a row, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with RIT on Satur-day night at Ritter Arena.
Robert Morris (14-13-5 overall, 12-8-5 Atlantic Hockey) opened the night with an offensive explosion in the first period, taking a 2-0 lead after rallying for a 2-2 overtime tie the night before. Junior defenseman Brendan Jamison (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Jersey Hitmen) notched his first goal of the season 4:19 into the contest when he crashed the Tigers’ net and knocked in a rebound from the slot. Senior forward Cody Crichton (Palgrave, Ontario / Brampton Capitals) put the initial shot on net and was credited with the assist – his first of two helpers on the night. Senior forward Trevor Lewis (Lititz, Pa. / Syracuse Stars), who made his 136th career appearance on Saturday to tie the all-time RMU record, also earned an assist on the goal.
Crichton, who ended the night with a team-best 25 points for the year, would also set up junior forward Adam Brace (Cobden, Ontario / Canisius) on RMU’s first power-play opportunity of the night for the Colonials’ second goal at 13:51 of the period. Freshman forward Cody Cartier (Sylvan Lake, Alberta / Canmore Eagles) also earned an assist Brace’s ninth of the year. The goal snapped a four-game point drought for Brace. The Colonial power play would go 1-for-5 on the night while the top-ranked penalty kill blanked RIT on all five chances.
Senior goaltender Brooks Ostergard (Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Bay State Breakers) backstopped another gem for the Colonials, making 40 saves – his second 40-plus save performance of the weekend – to move to 8-9-4 on the year. No save was bigger than the senior’s second-period snagging of a loose puck that bounced off the pipe and teetered inches off the goal line before Ostergard reached back and gloved the puck to safety. The Tigers (17-10-5, 14-6-5) would eventual best Ostergard with a goal from Trevor Eckenswiller at 11:19 of the second period before Ben Lynch found the equalizer exactly nine minutes into the third period. Shane Madolora would make 37 saves in net for the Tigers.
Both teams would up the tempo in the final 10 minutes of regula-tion, trading unsuccessful scoring opportunities, however for the second-straight night the game was destined for overtime. RIT, which ended the game with a 42-39 shot advantage, was hit with a penalty call in the added session but Robert Morris couldn’t convert the opportunity as the two teams had to split four league points for the weekend with the two ties. RMU outshot the Tigers 2-0 in overtime on Saturday.
LAST TIME OUTRMU at Quinnipiac
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012Win | 4-0
PREVIOUS MEETINGRMU at Quinnipiac
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012Tie | 2-2
Hamden, Conn. - The Robert Morris University men’s ice hockey team took to the ice again against the nationally ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats to conclude a two-game series. Behind a stellar defen-sive effort, the Colonials came away with a 4-0 victory on Sunday afternoon.
As the two teams traded chances in the first period, it was the Colonials who would strike first with less than three minutes remaining. Freshman forward David Friedmann (Toronto, Ontario / Toronto Jr. Canadiens) scored his first collegiate goal that was as-sisted by assistant captain Tyler Hinds (Orleans, Ontario / Nepean Raiders). Less than a minute later RMU would double their advan-tage thanks to senior forward Zach Hervato (Stittsville, Ontario / Smiths Falls Bears). Hervato would be set up on his first goal of the season by his line mates Jeff Jones (Revelstoke, British Columbia / Merritt Centennials) and Colin South (Sewickley, Pa. / Bay State Breakers).
While neither team would score in the second period, senior goaltender Eric Levine (Wheeling, Ill. / Pembroke Lumber Kings) remained busy stopping all fourteen Quinnipiac shots he saw in the frame.
Less than three minutes into the third period, Hervato would net his second goal of the game. While killing a Colonial penalty, Hervato would find the back of the net after a setup from freshman defenseman Evan Moore (Groose Point, Mich. / Sioux Falls Stam-pede) who picked up his first career point on the play. Fellow senior Adam Brace (Cobden, Ontario / Canisius College) would seal the game for the Colonials in the final minute while killing a sixth RMU penalty. The empty-net goal would be the second short-handed goal in the game for Robert Morris who again killed every penalty the team committed.
The strong special-teams play combined with a 48-save perfor-mance from Levine helped the Colonials to their first shutout since December 17, 2011 when they blanked RIT and the team’s first-ever shutout of a ranked opponent. Robert Morris blocked twelve shots in front of Levine and junior defenseman Evan Renwick (Calgary, Alberta / Canmore Eagles) sacrificed his body for three blocks. On the offensive end, the Colonials managed 25 shots on goal as Brace led the way with six of them.
COLONIALS IN THE PROSamerican hockey league
PLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG SHOTSNathan Longpre 07/08-10/11 Chicago Wolves 5 3 0 3 +2 0 0 1 14
east coast hockey leaguePLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG SHOTSRyan Cruthers 05/06-07/08 Orlando Solar Bears 4 4 2 6 +2 4 1 1 17Sean Berkstresser 04/05-07/08 Greenville Road Warriors 4 1 2 3 EVEN 7 0 0 4Denny Urban 07/08-10/11 Reading Royals 4 1 1 2 -3 0 1 0 7Brandon Blandina 08/09-11/12 Elmira Jackals 2 1 0 1 +1 0 0 0 2Aaron Clarke 05/06-06/07 Kalamazoo Wings 4 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 7Cody Crichton 08/09-11/12 Kalamazoo Wings On Roster / Has Not PlayedChris Kushneriuk 08/09-10/11 Bakersfield Condors On Roster / Has Not PlayedTrevor Lewis 08/09-11/12 Reading Royals On Roster / Has Not PlayedJake Obermeyer 06/07-08/09 Evansville Icemen On Roster / Has Not Played
central hockey leaguePLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG SHOTSMatt Krug 08/09 Missouri Mavericks 2 0 1 1 +5 4 0 0 5Brock Meadows 08/09-10/11 Tulsa Oilers On Roster / Has Not Played
southern professional hockey leaguePLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG SHOTSKyle Frieday 06/07-07/08 Fayetteville FireAntz On Roster / Has Not Played
ligue nord-americaine de hockeyPLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP W-L-T MIN GA GAA SAVES SV%Christian Boucher 04/05-07/08 Saguenay Marquis On Roster / Has Not Played
ligue magnus (france first division)PLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG SHOTSStefan Lachapelle 08/09 Mulhouse 5 1 0 1 -5 38 - - -
finland fourth division PLAYER SEASON(S) TEAM GP W-L-T MIN GA GAA SAVES SV%Karac Davis 05-06/06-07 Et-Po 72 4 2-0-0 156:16 10 3.85 71 .877
HEaD coacH Derek SchooleyHead coach Derek Schooley believes that his team is ready to regularly compete with other top teams around the nation as his previous teams have shown. Schooley’s teams have provided college hockey and Robert Morris athlet-ics with some major upsets in the past few seasons. In January of 2007, the Colonials knocked off then-No.2 Notre Dame 4-2 in South Bend, IN. In 2007-2008, Robert Morris won the prestigious Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage, Alaska with an upset of four time national champion and 8th ranked Boston University. However Schooley’s signa-ture wins came in 2009-10 season with a sweep against then-No. 1 ranked Miami (OH).
Schooley, 42, has been a college hockey coach for 16 seasons. In August of 2003, Schooley was named the first head coach in Robert Morris History. Since taking over the RMU program, Schooley has coached 36 players who have ascended from the program and signed a contract with a professional hockey team. Prior to coming to Robert Morris, Schooley spent four years at the Air Force Academy as an Assistant Coach before spending one season at Air Force as Associate Head Coach. Before arriving at Air Force, Schooley spent a season as an assistant coach with Cornell during the 1997-98 season.
He started his coaching career with the Chicago Freeze of the North American Hockey League in 1997 as an as-sistant coach and director of scouting. Schooley has been a head coach at the USA Hockey Select 14, 15, 16 and 17 Festivals. He also has spoken at numerous USA Hockey youth coaching clinics as well as the USA Hockey Masters Coaching Clinic. In August of 2002, Schooley gained international coaching experience as he was named an assis-tant coach of the United States Under-18 Select Team, which placed fifth in the Junior World Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia.
The ninth year head coach enters the 2012-13 season with a record of 104-142-36 in eight seasons at Robert Morris. Schooley led the Colonials to 17 wins and a second-consecutive season with a winning percentage of at least .500 during the 2011-12 campaign. RMU finished seventh in Atlantic Hockey while boasting the best penalty kill in the nation as the successfully killed off 89.9 percent of their penalties. Schooley coached Cody Crichton to the All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team and Tyson Wilson to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team.
Schooley led the Colonials to a banner season in 2010-11 guiding the RMU to a school record 18 wins in a season when the Colonials earned their first national ranking. Robert Morris finished fifth in its first season in the Atlantic Hockey Association and hosted its first ever postseason game in the first round of the AHA Tournament. Schooley coached Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban on the All-Atlantic Hockey first-team and helped Urban to All-American honors from the CollegeHockeyBlog.com. Schooley also coached goaltender Brooks Ostergard on the third-team all conference honors.
In the 2009-10 season at Mellon Arena (former home to the Pittsburgh Penguins), Schooley led the Colonials to their first win against a team ranked No. 1 in the nation as Robert Morris defeated Miami (OH) in the Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase. The Colonials followed the win up with a trip to Oxford, Ohio and picked up a sweep against the 2009 National Runners-Up.
During the 2008-09 campaign, Robert Morris got off to a rough start with a team consisting of only four seniors and 14 underclassmen. However, the Colonials rebounded in the second half of the season with a seven-game unbeaten streak. Their record of 10-19-7 and third place finish in College Hockey America featured a run to the CHA Championship game where Robert Morris lost an overtime heartbreaker to an eventual Frozen Four team, Bemidji State. Five of Schooley’s student-athlete’s earned honors from the CHA as Chris Margott, Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban were named to the All-CHA First Team. Brooks Ostergard and James Lyle also garnered conference laurels as they were All-CHA Rookie Team selections.
In 2007-08, Schooley’s Colonials achieved their first 15 win and .500 season going 15-15-4, once again earning a third-place finish in the CHA. The 07-08 season featured many other firsts for Coach Schooley and the Colonial Hockey program. Senior forward Ryan Cruthers was named 2008 CHA Player of the Year and was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, which is awarded annually to college hockey’s most outstanding player. Senior forward, Joel Gasper was named the CHA Student-Athlete of the Year. Besides the two major CHA Awards, the Colonials placed four members on All League teams (Cruthers 1st Team; Chris Margott 2nd Team; Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban on the All Rookie Team).
Schooley led his team to a 14-19-2 overall record and a third-place finish in the CHA in 2006-07 while placing their first member on a CHA all-league team as Aaron Clarke was named to the All-CHA 2nd Team. The Colonials advanced to the CHA Tournament finals before falling to Alabama-Huntsville, 5-4 in overtime.
In 2005-06, the Colonials increased their win total to twelve wins. The Colonials fourth place finish in the CHA in-cluded a win at Schooley’s alma mater Western Michigan (CCHA) along with a win against Princeton (ECAC) and the Colonials first ever playoff win over Air Force in the CHA quarterfinals. Once again, the Colonials placed a member on the CHA All-Rookie Team (Chris Margott).
In their inaugural season, the Colonials finished with an 8-21-4 overall record. Schooley and his staff would win their first ever game at Canisius on October 22, 2004 by the score of 3-1. The Colonials would finish in 3rd place at the 2004 Rensselaer Holiday Hockey Tournament with a 4-2 win over Sacred Heart. The Colonials placed two play-ers, Jace Buzek and Chris Kaufman, on the CHA All-Rookie team.
A 1994 graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, Schooley was a four-year letterwinner as a defenseman with the Broncos. As a senior during the 1993-94 campaign, he tal-lied 23 assists and scored 27 points in 40 games, earning Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Defensive Player of the Week honors Feb 4, 1994. Also during the 1993-94 campaign he was given the KOHA Grinder of the Year award and led the Broncos in plus-minus ratio with a +22. Following his graduation from Western Michigan, Schooley played for the Huntington (W. Va.) Blizzard of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) during the 1994-95 season. In 66 games, he scored 18 points and compiled 151 penalty minutes. During the 1995-96 campaign, Schooley spent part of the season with the Blizzard before joining the Flint (Mich.) Generals, where he helped the team to a Colonial Hockey League (CoHL) regular season and playoff championship.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., Schooley is married to the former Alicia Batson from Middleville, Mich. They are the proud parents of Kaitlyn, Brendan and Taylor.
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
aSSIStaNt coacH Mark WorkmanMark Workman enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Robert Morris men’s hockey program. A former top as-sistant for the Brown Bears and a head coach at St. Scholastica for six seasons, Workman adds a great deal of experience and knowledge to the Robert Morris hockey program.
The Colonials’ defensive efforts under Workman really took stride in 2011-12 as the team’s penalty kill was ranked #1 in the na-tion by season’s end. Robert Morris’ penalty kill was able to killed off 89.8 percent of the penalties they took in the season.
While at Brown, Workman was responsible for practice development, video scouting, game strategies, conditioning programs and bench management while overseeing the team’s defensive corps. Workman served as the Assistant Coach at his alma mater, St. Scholastica, from 1993-1995, and was the Head Coach for St. Scholastica from 1995-2001, coaching five All-League Players in six years and 45 All-Academic players. Workman has also served as an NCAA representative at the 2000 and 2001 Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Quarterfinal Games, and on the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey West Region Ranking Commit-tee from 1998-2001.
Over the past few years, Workman has coached at the Minnesota Model Camp. During the summer of 2004, Workman was a Head Coach at the US Select 14 Festival. He also coached a fall “AAA” Midget team in Duluth, Minnesota, and did part-time scouting for the Chicago Steel, of the USHL. While in Duluth, Workman helped to write scouting reports on the opposition of Minnesota-Duluth during the 2001-2002 season.
Workman was a four-year varsity player at St. Scholastica, serving as the team’s Assistant Captain as a junior and as the Captain as a senior in 1993. He earned the team’s Most Improved Player Award in 1992 and the Coaches’ Award in 1993, while playing in 105 of 107 games, including 105 consecutive contests, on the blueline.
Workman, a Stillwater, Minnesota native, received a B A in Exercise Science from the College of St. Scholastica in 1993.
aSSIStaNt coacH Matt NicholsonMatt Nicholson is entering his fourth year as an assistant coach with the Robert Morris men’s hockey team. Since joining the Colonials, Nicholson has worked with both the RMU defense and forwards while also handling skill development, recruit-ing and video responsibilities. In 2010-11, Nicholson was part of a Robert Morris coaching staff that guided the Colonials to a program-best 18-12-5 record.
Nicholson joined the Robert Morris coaching staff after coaching two years at Division III Adrian College. A start up program in the 2007-08 season, Adrian College went on to win MCHA regular season and playoff championships during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons for a combined record of 53-4-1. While coaching at Adrian, Nicholson started his own charitable founda-tion, “The Matt Nicholson Foundation.” The organization is dedicated to serving programs that promote athletics as a positive outlet for local youth.
While at Colgate, the London, Ontario native played 123 games and recorded two career goals and 10 assists. After graduation, he participated in the Phoenix Coyote’s NHL Rookie camp and went on to sign with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the 2004-05 season. In 2005-06, Nicholson joined the Youngstown Steelhounds of the CHL for his final professional season before his career was cut short due to injury.
Nicholson earned his bachelor’s degree in education at Colgate in 2004 and added a master’s degree in instructional leadership and decision making from Robert Morris in 2011. He has a Level 4 USA hockey certification and has spoken at numerous USA Hockey events.
Kody Van Rentergem is in his first season as a hockey operations coordinator with the Colonial program.
Van Rentergem comes to Robert Morris after serving as a team assistant at SUNY Fredonia. In his time there, Kody served as the goaltending coach and held many responsibilities during the recruitment process for Fredonia State.
Before his off-the-ice duties at SUNY Fredonia, Van Rentergem played for the Blue Devils for three seasons as their goaltender. During his career, Kody amassed the second best save percentage and third best goals against average in school history.
Prior to college, Van Rentergem played junior hockey in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the Brooks Bandits and also spent a year with the La Ronge Ice Wolves of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
Off the ice, Van Rentergem assisted in the “Learn to Play” program at Fredonia State. This program acclimated kids in the area to the sport of hockey while also involving the Blue Devils in some community service initiatives.
He also conducted a weekly goaltending camp during his final years of junior hockey in Brooks, Alberta where he involved both players and parents increase their knowledge of the goaltending position.
