2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team 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.

2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season
Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champions
Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champions
NCAA East Regional Champions
Frozen Four Semifinal, L 1–8 vs. Wisconsin
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 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

2009–10 Atlantic Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 RIT†*2822514510951412812114590
Sacred Heart2816933599863821134131123
Air Force281486348670371615610396
Mercyhurst281510333103703815203121118
Canisius28131143097893717155125122
Army2810126268083361118798114
Holy Cross2810135257074371219687102
Bentley28101532378105351219494123
Connecticut28619315489137727359135
American International285194145911033524469131
Championship: RIT
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Roster

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

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

Preseason

2009 Exhibition Game Log: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
1October 4York3–2Ropponen1–0–0

Regular season

Schedule

  •    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

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

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

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, Jared311846:052191652.11811746.9205
Madolora, Shane4189:4212082.539890.9180
Ropponen, Jan19:1200000.00221.0000
– Empty Net –10:231
Playoffs[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
DeMichiel, Jared7424:03610141.98188174.9261
Madolora, Shane12:33000123.5310.0000
Ropponen, Jan12:32000123.6832.6670
– Empty Net –0:360

See also

References

  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 June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. 2009-10 RIT Tigers Men's Hockey Roster
  4. Rochester Institute of Technology. "2009–10 Men's Hockey Schedule". Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  5. http://ritathletics.com/custompages/mhock/2009-10/teamcume.htm#TEAM.IND
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