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2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

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2009–10 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Atlantic Hockey regular season, champion
Atlantic Hockey Tournament, champion
NCAA tournament, Frozen Four
Conference#1 AHA
Home iceFrank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#10
USCHO.com#20
Record
Overall28–12–1 (22–5–1)
Home15–3–0
Road9–8–1
Neutral4–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachWayne Wilson (11th season)
Assistant coachesBrian Hills
Captain(s)Dan Ringwald
Stevan Matic
Alternate captain(s)Sean Murphy
Andrew Favot

The 2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the Tigers' 45th season of varsity hockey and fifth at the NCAA Division I level. They represented Rochester Institute of Technology in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Wayne Wilson in his eleventh season as the program's head coach and played most of their home games at the Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena. One home game was played at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester, New York.

The season was highlighted by the Tigers' first Atlantic Hockey tournament title, first Division I NCAA tournament appearance, victories over Denver and New Hampshire to win the East Regional, and the team's first Frozen Four appearance.

The team was the Chairman's Choice for induction into the Frontier Field Walk of Fame in 2010, in recognition of their Frozen Four berth.

The Rochester Red Wings honored the RIT Men’s Hockey team at Frontier Field on May 17, 2010. Any fans who wore RIT gear received $1 off the purchase of their tickets. As part of a pre-game ceremony, Head Coach Wayne Wilson and RIT President Bill Destler were on hand to accept a key to the city and a proclamation from Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks. RIT captain Dan Ringwald threw out the ceremonial first pitch.[1]

In 2011, RIT's University News service received the 'Best In Show' PRism award from the Rochester chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for its coverage of the team's Frozen Four appearance.[2]

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 RIT†* 28 22 5 1 45 109 51 41 28 12 1 145 90
Sacred Heart 28 16 9 3 35 99 86 38 21 13 4 131 123
Air Force 28 14 8 6 34 86 70 37 16 15 6 103 96
Mercyhurst 28 15 10 3 33 103 70 38 15 20 3 121 118
Canisius 28 13 11 4 30 97 89 37 17 15 5 125 122
Army 28 10 12 6 26 80 83 36 11 18 7 98 114
Holy Cross 28 10 13 5 25 70 74 37 12 19 6 87 102
Bentley 28 10 15 3 23 78 105 35 12 19 4 94 123
Connecticut 28 6 19 3 15 48 91 37 7 27 3 59 135
American International 28 5 19 4 14 59 110 33 5 24 4 69 131
Championship: RIT
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Roster

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Goaltenders
# State Player Year Major Height Weight Hometown Previous Team
1 California Shane Madolora Freshman Business Management 5-10 170 Salinas, California Omaha (USHL)
33 Connecticut Jared DeMichiel Senior Business 6-1 190 Avon, Connecticut Chicago (USHL)
40 Finland Jan Ropponen Junior International Business 5-9 165 Espoo, Finland Espoo (SM-liiga)
Defensemen
# State Player Year Major Height Weight Hometown Previous Team
6 Ontario Dan Ringwald (C) Senior Business 6-1 195 Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJAHL)
8 Ontario Chris Tanev Freshman Finance 6-2 185 Toronto, Ontario Markham (CCHL)
15 British Columbia Alan Mazur Senior Packaging Science 6-0 200 Burnaby, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
24 Ontario Chris Haltigin Sophomore Biomedical Science 6-1 200 Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJAHL)
25 Ontario Daniel Spivak Sophomore Business/Finance 6-0 185 Thornhill, Ontario Stouffville (CCHL)
26 Ontario Trevor Eckenswiller Sophomore Biomedical Science 6-0 180 Lion's Head, Ontario Oakville (OJAHL)
27 Missouri Chris Saracino Freshman Business 5-10 185 St. Louis, Missouri Green Bay (USHL)
9* Saskatchewan Riley Clark* Sophomore Biomedicine 5-11 195 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Melfort (SJHL)
Forwards
# State Player Year Major Height Weight Hometown Previous Team
3 Ontario Scott Knowles Sophomore Marketing 5-7 170 Riverside, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
7 Ontario Bryan Potts Freshman Criminal Justice 5-11 180 Niagara Falls, Ontario Markham (CCHL)
10 Ontario Mark Cornacchia Sophomore Finance 5-10 180 Unionville, Ontario Markham (CCHL)
11 Alberta Taylor McReynolds Sophomore Biomedicine 6-0 190 Sherwood Park, Alberta Green Bay (USHL)
12 British Columbia Stevan Matic (C) Senior Packaging Science 6-0 190 Burnaby, British Columbia Langley Hornets (BCHL)
14 New York (state) Brent Alexin Senior Packaging Science 6-1 200 West Seneca, New York Buffalo (OJAHL)
16 Ontario Tyler Brenner Sophomore Business 6-2 190 Linwood, Ontario Elmira (GOJHL)
17 Minnesota Sean Murphy (A) Junior Civil Engineering Technology 6-0 190 Owatonna, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL)
18 Michigan Cameron Burt Sophomore Business 5-10 160 Detroit, Michigan Green Bay (USHL)
19 British Columbia Tyler Mazzei Junior Business 5-9 170 Kelowna, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL)
21 Washington (state) Jeff Smith Freshman Science Exploration 6-0 165 Spokane, Washington Tri-City (USHL)
22 British Columbia Adam Hartley Freshman Business 6-3 190 West Vancouver, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
23 Illinois Mike Janda Junior Marketing 6-2 225 Glen Ellyn, Illinois Chicago (USHL)
28 Ontario Andrew Favot (A) Junior Business (Marketing) 5-7 160 King City, Ontario Aurora (OJAHL)

* Player left team.
Source: RIT Athletics[3]

Preseason

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2009 Exhibition Game Log: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record
1 October 4 York 3–2 Ropponen 1–0–0

Regular season

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Schedule

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  •    Green background indicates win (2 points).
  •    Red background indicates loss (0 points).
  •    White background indicates tie (1 point).
2009–10 Game Log[4]

† Denotes a non-conference game

^ Denotes alternate home site: Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, New York)

° Denotes "Make the Rink Pink" game

Postseason

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2010 Playoff Game Log[4]

° Denotes Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinal game (non-conference)

^ Denotes Atlantic Hockey Tournament semifinal game at Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, NY) (non-conference)

† Denotes Atlantic Hockey Tournament final game at Blue Cross Arena (non-conference)

§ Denotes NCAA tournament East Regional semifinal at Times Union Center (Albany, NY) (non-conference)

% Denotes NCAA Tournament East Regional final at Times Union Center (non-conference)

¤ Denotes NCAA Tournament national semifinal at Ford Field (Detroit) (non-conference)

Player stats

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals (Shorthanded); A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage

Regular season[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
DeMichiel, Jared 31 1846:05 21 9 1 65 2.11 811 746 .920 5
Madolora, Shane 4 189:42 1 2 0 8 2.53 98 90 .918 0
Ropponen, Jan 1 9:12 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 2 1.000 0
– Empty Net – 10:23 1
Playoffs[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
DeMichiel, Jared 7 424:03 6 1 0 14 1.98 188 174 .926 1
Madolora, Shane 1 2:33 0 0 0 1 23.53 1 0 .000 0
Ropponen, Jan 1 2:32 0 0 0 1 23.68 3 2 .667 0
– Empty Net – 0:36 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wings to honor RIT Tiger Hockey Monday". May 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Stella, Paul (June 10, 2011). "RIT University News Takes 'Best in Show' at 2011 PRism Awards". Henrietta, New York: RIT University News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. ^ 2009-10 RIT Tigers Men's Hockey Roster
  4. ^ a b Rochester Institute of Technology. "2009–10 Men's Hockey Schedule". Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d "RIT - Cumulative Season Statistics".
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