(Tom is in the West Indies on his honeymoon, hence the lack of additional content this week... he'll be back at the end of next week, don't worry.)
BU may not be aware of how much they've lucked out at Agganis Arena against the Engineers in the recent past - and yet, that luck hasn't translated into blowouts of RPI, not in the least. Tonight's game in Beantown represents the third straight BU-RPI game in Boston that has featured the Engineers forced to cope with an injury to its first-choice goaltender who will be inactive for the game. On December 11, 2009, an injury to Allen York pressed Bryce Merriam into duty at Agganis, and the freshman netminder responded with 32 saves on 35 shots to lead the Engineers to a 5-3 victory. Last season, on January 4, 2013, an injury to Jason Kasdorf required Merriam to take charge once again, and the senior turned in an even more impressive performance with 38 saves on 41 shots but in a losing effort as the offense was not as strong with RPI falling 3-2 in overtime.
Once again, it's RPI at BU, and once again, it's an injured top goaltender. Jason Kasdorf suffered a "freak" shoulder injury before practice on Tuesday, and while rumors are wild and flying about his long-term status (one blogger in Winnipeg suggested he was out for the year, others have said he'll be back relatively soon), we do know he's out for the coming weekend. RPI will look to Scott Diebold to channel Bryce Merriam's last two performances in order to orchestrate a bounce-back from Sunday's horrifying turnout at Boston College.
After a pair of games against two of the stronger college hockey programs in the nation, the Engineers bookend with a second game against Sacred Heart, this one the home opener. After a slow start last week in Connecticut, RPI thoroughly demolished a team that was one day removed from one of the biggest regular-season upsets in NCAA history, as the Pioneers, with just 2 wins all of last season, had just knocked off then-#1 UMass-Lowell. Hopefully, RPI can duplicate that success as a confidence builder heading into next week's till with New Hampshire, another one of the traditional Hockey East beasts.
Just one outing for the women this weekend as they take on Vermont tomorrow at the Field House as the first half of the family weekend doubleheader in Troy along with the men's game with Sacred Heart. The Engineers are coming off a big tie against BU and should be the favorites against a Catamounts team that has traditionally been one of the weakest in Hockey East. If you're planning to head to Troy for the men's game anyway, why not turn out to see the women at 3pm?
It's October, it's Friday, and you know what that means around here... turn up the volume and get psyched. In honor of the men's home opener... ladies and gentlemen... THE ROLLING STONES!
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Friday, October 18, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Three Days of Hockey!
It's the first full weekend of hockey that counts for the Engineers, with the women kicking off the home portion of the schedule on Friday and Saturday and the men getting the games that count underway on the road on Saturday and Sunday.
The women open their home games with contests against #7 Boston University tonight at 7pm (it's "pack the house night," so hit the Field House if you can get there) and then host Northeastern tomorrow afternoon. Tonight is obviously going to be a big challenge for the Engineers, but it's in those tough non-conference games that you earn the grit to gut out important league wins.
The men, meanwhile, open with a game in Bridgeport, CT against the Sacred Heart Pioneers, a game that they absolutely must win if they're going to inspire the confidence most pundits have in them this season. That game is at 1pm on Saturday and it's totally free admission-wise if you can get down to southern CT. (We may be unable to live-tweet this game, unfortunately, but we'll try to provide updates when and where possible.)
The weekend concludes with a rare trip to #4 Boston College, which is also their home opener. The Eagles lost 3-1 to Michigan last night, so you know they're going to be slightly amped not wanting to open their season 0-2.
You'd have to be clinically dead not to be pumped up for the first full weekend, especially three days worth, but in case you need a helping hand, here's a classic pumpup track that's pushing a quarter-century old... but definitely works.
The women open their home games with contests against #7 Boston University tonight at 7pm (it's "pack the house night," so hit the Field House if you can get there) and then host Northeastern tomorrow afternoon. Tonight is obviously going to be a big challenge for the Engineers, but it's in those tough non-conference games that you earn the grit to gut out important league wins.
The men, meanwhile, open with a game in Bridgeport, CT against the Sacred Heart Pioneers, a game that they absolutely must win if they're going to inspire the confidence most pundits have in them this season. That game is at 1pm on Saturday and it's totally free admission-wise if you can get down to southern CT. (We may be unable to live-tweet this game, unfortunately, but we'll try to provide updates when and where possible.)
The weekend concludes with a rare trip to #4 Boston College, which is also their home opener. The Eagles lost 3-1 to Michigan last night, so you know they're going to be slightly amped not wanting to open their season 0-2.
You'd have to be clinically dead not to be pumped up for the first full weekend, especially three days worth, but in case you need a helping hand, here's a classic pumpup track that's pushing a quarter-century old... but definitely works.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Know Your Enemy: Sacred Heart
Well, it's that time of year again. Each summer, Without a Peer passes the time by taking a look at the opponents on the men's schedule in the upcoming season - one per week. We kick off this year's Know Your Enemy series with a non-conference opponent that RPI handled pretty easily last season on the last day of 2012 - which was certainly good news, considering how long it took this team to register a win last year.
Sacred Heart
Nickname: Pioneers
Location: Fairfield, CT
Founded: 1963
Conference: Atlantic Hockey
National Championships: 0
Last NCAA Appearance: None
Last Frozen Four: None
Coach: C.J. Marottolo (5th year)
2012-13 Record: 2-30-4 (2-21-4 AHA, 12th place)
Series: RPI leads, 4-2-0
First Game: January 24, 2004 (Troy, NY)
Last RPI win: December 31, 2012 (Troy, NY)
Last SHU win: November 17, 2006 (Troy, NY)
2013-14 games: October 12, 2013 (Bridgeport, CT); October 19, 2013 (Troy, NY)
Key players: F Chad Filteau, sr.; D Will Rayner, sr.; G Andrew Bodnarchuk, jr.; F Chad Barthelmess, jr.; F Nick Curry, jr.; F Drew George, jr.; F Brian Sheehan, jr.; D Jacob Brightbill, so.; D Josh Phillips, so.; D Matthew Solomon, so.; F Justin Danforth, fr.; F Spencer Graboski, fr.; F Coltyn Hansen, fr.; D David Iacono, fr.
Previous KYE installment:
As bad as 2011-12 was for the Pioneers, 2012-13 was even worse. By every calculation out there, Sacred Heart was either the worst team in the nation last season or the next-to-worst team (Alabama-Huntsville, in their last season as an independent, was the same way). Sacred Heart was 0-26-2 to start the season last year, not picking up their first win of the year until February 19 in a 7-3 victory over Holy Cross, a win which somehow touched off a three-game unbeaten streak that came hot on the heels of 17-game losing streak and the aforementioned 28-game winless streak (which was really 29 going back to the 2011-12 season).
The Pioneers weren't just beaten regularly between October and February, it was frequently by wide margins. SHU lost by three or more goals on 23 occasions overall last season, including 13 times in a row between December and their first win in February. Two years ago, it happened 17 times overall. In the last two years, the Pioneers have a total record of 8-58-7. The Engineers had more wins last year (18) than Sacred Heart has in the last three (14).
That should be enough to underscore just how bad the Pioneers were last season. Heading into February, there was some talk as to whether SHU would even win a single game, and it wasn't idle thought. They finished the season dead last in the nation in defense by almost a full goal per game with a stupefying 5.06 team GAA, and the offense wasn't much better, clocking in 50th out of 59 teams.
So that makes two years in a row that Sacred Heart has been the worst team in the nation with a conference to call its own. But what does the future have in store? There really can't be anywhere to go but up for the Pioneers at this point, but how quickly can they do it? The freshman class doesn't really engender a great deal of optimism, but SHU can at least take heart that in the last two seasons of misery, the class that will be juniors in the upcoming season has been their best group of players for the most part. It's never easy counting on freshmen or sophomores to carry your team, but if there's a glimmer of hope, it's in the fact that the team's best players are gaining experience, even if that experience has generally been loss after loss.
It's worth pointing out that Sacred Heart is 0-15-3 in the month of October since an October 27, 2009 victory over American International, the last time they won in the season's opening month - and both of RPI's games against SHU will be in October (incidentally, they had a 20-win season that year). The games are on consecutive weekends, and the first one represents RPI's first road game against the Pioneers, though it will take place in Bridgeport rather than their usual tiny rink in Milford. It's technically closer to Sacred Heart's campus, but it's unlikely that the RPI contingent of fans would have fit into the usual rink.
It should go without saying - the more experienced core notwithstanding, these are two games the Engineers must win to get the season started on the right track. Anything less is pretty much a disaster. RPI will be heavy favorites in these games, and they should be good confidence builders heading into a non-conference schedule that is almost entirely made up of top squads.
Sacred HeartNickname: Pioneers
Location: Fairfield, CT
Founded: 1963
Conference: Atlantic Hockey
National Championships: 0
Last NCAA Appearance: None
Last Frozen Four: None
Coach: C.J. Marottolo (5th year)
2012-13 Record: 2-30-4 (2-21-4 AHA, 12th place)
Series: RPI leads, 4-2-0
First Game: January 24, 2004 (Troy, NY)
Last RPI win: December 31, 2012 (Troy, NY)
Last SHU win: November 17, 2006 (Troy, NY)
2013-14 games: October 12, 2013 (Bridgeport, CT); October 19, 2013 (Troy, NY)
Key players: F Chad Filteau, sr.; D Will Rayner, sr.; G Andrew Bodnarchuk, jr.; F Chad Barthelmess, jr.; F Nick Curry, jr.; F Drew George, jr.; F Brian Sheehan, jr.; D Jacob Brightbill, so.; D Josh Phillips, so.; D Matthew Solomon, so.; F Justin Danforth, fr.; F Spencer Graboski, fr.; F Coltyn Hansen, fr.; D David Iacono, fr.
Previous KYE installment:
As bad as 2011-12 was for the Pioneers, 2012-13 was even worse. By every calculation out there, Sacred Heart was either the worst team in the nation last season or the next-to-worst team (Alabama-Huntsville, in their last season as an independent, was the same way). Sacred Heart was 0-26-2 to start the season last year, not picking up their first win of the year until February 19 in a 7-3 victory over Holy Cross, a win which somehow touched off a three-game unbeaten streak that came hot on the heels of 17-game losing streak and the aforementioned 28-game winless streak (which was really 29 going back to the 2011-12 season).
The Pioneers weren't just beaten regularly between October and February, it was frequently by wide margins. SHU lost by three or more goals on 23 occasions overall last season, including 13 times in a row between December and their first win in February. Two years ago, it happened 17 times overall. In the last two years, the Pioneers have a total record of 8-58-7. The Engineers had more wins last year (18) than Sacred Heart has in the last three (14).
That should be enough to underscore just how bad the Pioneers were last season. Heading into February, there was some talk as to whether SHU would even win a single game, and it wasn't idle thought. They finished the season dead last in the nation in defense by almost a full goal per game with a stupefying 5.06 team GAA, and the offense wasn't much better, clocking in 50th out of 59 teams.
So that makes two years in a row that Sacred Heart has been the worst team in the nation with a conference to call its own. But what does the future have in store? There really can't be anywhere to go but up for the Pioneers at this point, but how quickly can they do it? The freshman class doesn't really engender a great deal of optimism, but SHU can at least take heart that in the last two seasons of misery, the class that will be juniors in the upcoming season has been their best group of players for the most part. It's never easy counting on freshmen or sophomores to carry your team, but if there's a glimmer of hope, it's in the fact that the team's best players are gaining experience, even if that experience has generally been loss after loss.
It's worth pointing out that Sacred Heart is 0-15-3 in the month of October since an October 27, 2009 victory over American International, the last time they won in the season's opening month - and both of RPI's games against SHU will be in October (incidentally, they had a 20-win season that year). The games are on consecutive weekends, and the first one represents RPI's first road game against the Pioneers, though it will take place in Bridgeport rather than their usual tiny rink in Milford. It's technically closer to Sacred Heart's campus, but it's unlikely that the RPI contingent of fans would have fit into the usual rink.
It should go without saying - the more experienced core notwithstanding, these are two games the Engineers must win to get the season started on the right track. Anything less is pretty much a disaster. RPI will be heavy favorites in these games, and they should be good confidence builders heading into a non-conference schedule that is almost entirely made up of top squads.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tentative 2013-14 Men's Hockey Schedule
Here it is, the tentative schedule for next year. The exhibition game in October should be against a Canadian school as usual, the game against Boston College is rumored to be part of a doubleheader with BU/Cornell at Madison Square Garden (if it doesn't pan out, the game will likely take place in Chestnut Hill), and the second opponent in the Minnesota tournament in January is not known for sure, though it is believed the first opponent will be the Golden Gophers. Freakout! is presumed to be Brown, given the usual time of year for the event, though Harvard and Clarkson are outside possibilities.
Game times are at 7pm unless otherwise indicated, but are subject to change due to television scheduling.
October
Saturday, 05 October - EXHIBITION
Saturday, 12 October - at Sacred Heart (Bridgeport, CT)
Sunday, 13 October - at Boston College (time TBD)
Friday, 18 October - at Boston University
Saturday, 19 October - SACRED HEART (Parents Weekend)
Saturday, 26 October - NEW HAMPSHIRE
November
Friday, 01 November - at Harvard*
Saturday, 02 November - at Dartmouth*
Friday, 08 November - CORNELL* (Black Friday)
Saturday, 09 November - COLGATE*
Friday, 15 November - at Union*
Saturday, 16 November - UNION*
Friday, 22 November - at Mercyhurst
Saturday, 23 November - at Mercyhurst
December
Friday, 06 December - QUINNIPIAC*
Saturday, 07 December - PRINCETON* (4pm)
Friday, 13 December - DENVER
Saturday, 14 December - DENVER
Sunday, 15 December - US UNDER-18 TEAM (exhibition)
Friday, 20 December - vs. Union (Albany, NY)
January
Friday, 03 January - at Minnesota (8pm)
Saturday, 04 January - at Minnesota Tournament (Minneapolis, MN) (5pm)
Friday, 10 January - at Princeton*
Saturday, 11 January - at Quinnipiac*
Friday, 24 January - DARTMOUTH*
Saturday, 25 January - HARVARD*
Friday, 31 January - at Clarkson*
February
Saturday, 01 February - at St. Lawrence*
Friday, 07 February - YALE*
Saturday, 08 February - BROWN* (Big Red Freakout!)
Friday, 14 February - at Colgate*
Saturday, 15 February - at Cornell*
Friday, 21 February - ST. LAWRENCE*
Saturday, 22 February - CLARKSON* (Senior Night)
Friday, 28 February - at Brown*
March
Saturday, 01 March - at Yale*
Fri-Sun, 07-09 March - ECAC First Round (at campus sites)
Fri-Sun, 14-16 March - ECAC Quarterfinals (at campus sites)
Friday, 21 March - ECAC Semifinals (Lake Placid, NY)
Saturday, 22 March - ECAC Championship (Lake Placid, NY)
Fri-Sun 28-30 March - NCAA Regionals (Bridgeport, CT; Worcester, MA; Cincinnati, OH; St. Paul, MN)
April
Thursday, 10 April - NCAA Frozen Four (Philadelphia, PA)
Saturday, 12 April - NCAA Championship (Philadelphia, PA)
Game times are at 7pm unless otherwise indicated, but are subject to change due to television scheduling.
October
Saturday, 05 October - EXHIBITION
Saturday, 12 October - at Sacred Heart (Bridgeport, CT)
Sunday, 13 October - at Boston College (time TBD)
Friday, 18 October - at Boston University
Saturday, 19 October - SACRED HEART (Parents Weekend)
Saturday, 26 October - NEW HAMPSHIRE
November
Friday, 01 November - at Harvard*
Saturday, 02 November - at Dartmouth*
Friday, 08 November - CORNELL* (Black Friday)
Saturday, 09 November - COLGATE*
Friday, 15 November - at Union*
Saturday, 16 November - UNION*
Friday, 22 November - at Mercyhurst
Saturday, 23 November - at Mercyhurst
December
Friday, 06 December - QUINNIPIAC*
Saturday, 07 December - PRINCETON* (4pm)
Friday, 13 December - DENVER
Saturday, 14 December - DENVER
Sunday, 15 December - US UNDER-18 TEAM (exhibition)
Friday, 20 December - vs. Union (Albany, NY)
January
Friday, 03 January - at Minnesota (8pm)
Saturday, 04 January - at Minnesota Tournament (Minneapolis, MN) (5pm)
Friday, 10 January - at Princeton*
Saturday, 11 January - at Quinnipiac*
Friday, 24 January - DARTMOUTH*
Saturday, 25 January - HARVARD*
Friday, 31 January - at Clarkson*
February
Saturday, 01 February - at St. Lawrence*
Friday, 07 February - YALE*
Saturday, 08 February - BROWN* (Big Red Freakout!)
Friday, 14 February - at Colgate*
Saturday, 15 February - at Cornell*
Friday, 21 February - ST. LAWRENCE*
Saturday, 22 February - CLARKSON* (Senior Night)
Friday, 28 February - at Brown*
March
Saturday, 01 March - at Yale*
Fri-Sun, 07-09 March - ECAC First Round (at campus sites)
Fri-Sun, 14-16 March - ECAC Quarterfinals (at campus sites)
Friday, 21 March - ECAC Semifinals (Lake Placid, NY)
Saturday, 22 March - ECAC Championship (Lake Placid, NY)
Fri-Sun 28-30 March - NCAA Regionals (Bridgeport, CT; Worcester, MA; Cincinnati, OH; St. Paul, MN)
April
Thursday, 10 April - NCAA Frozen Four (Philadelphia, PA)
Saturday, 12 April - NCAA Championship (Philadelphia, PA)
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Men's Hockey - at St. Cloud State, Sacred Heart (27/28 Dec, 31 Dec)
The Engineers returned to action with three games in the span of just five days after having a 19-day layoff for the holidays, heading to Minnesota for the second time this season before returning home to host the worst team in the nation by practically every metric. They did well in the North Star State, surprising St. Cloud State 4-3 before dropping a tough-fought 2-1 decision on Thursday and Friday, then returned home on short rest to soundly defeat winless Sacred Heart 6-2.
St. Cloud State (Thursday)
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Upcoming games
04 Jan - at #9 Boston University
05 Jan - at #4 New Hampshire
11 Jan - at #5 Quinnipiac
12 Jan - at Princeton
18 Jan - Colgate
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The big roster change involved the return of Mark McGowan from his bout with mono, he was placed on a line with Brock Higgs and Matt Neal, splitting the "NHL line."
The early part of the first period was largely a feeling-out process for both teams, neither really grasping the upper hand over the other until about 15 minutes in, when St. Cloud scored on a bang-bang play in front of Kasdorf to put the Huskies up 1-0. Just under three minutes later, the Huskies would score again, and just like that, RPI was down 2-0 heading into the locker room and it looked like bad news was in store as the hosts were rolling and nearly notched a third before intermission.
However, it was the Engineers that came out of the locker room looking fired up and ready to go, with St. Cloud looking distinctively off at the same time. Ryan Haggerty scored just under two minutes into the second period to cut SCSU's lead in half, and just about four minutes later a nifty power goal in the slot by Milos Bubela tied the game up at two. Almost exactly three minutes after that, Bubela redirected in a blast from the point by Curtis Leonard to complete the comeback and put RPI up 3-2.
Jason Kasdorf played well in net, but was forced out of the game with a shoulder injury in the waning seconds of the second period after racing to his right to try and make an impossible save on a wide open net. The shooter missed the net anyway, but Kasdorf would leave and not return. Scott Diebold came on in relief.
Diebold had to be sharp in the third period, though his lone blemish led to a tie game with about seven and a half minutes left to play. But the Engineers didn't back down. Despite a lousy performance on what would prove to be their only power play opportunity of the entire game (there were only three penalties called total), RPI would retake the lead about a minute later, with 2:12 left on the game clock, as Mark McGowan would score a five-hole goal in his first game back to give RPI the late lead. Diebold and the Engineers survived the last minute of the game with the extra attacker, and they skated away with the upset 4-3 victory in St. Cloud. In addition to Bubela's two goals, Mike Zalewski picked up three assists on the evening, giving him four on the season to that point.
St. Cloud State (Friday)
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With Kasdorf apparently OK but the team erring on the side of caution - Appert mentioned before the game that he wanted the team doctors in Troy to look at his shoulder before putting him back on the ice - Scott Diebold continued to hold down the fort for the Engineers in net.
The home crowd groaned and began expecting more of the same just 2:43 into the contest as Matt Tinordi scored to put the upstart visitors ahead 1-0, and that is where the score stayed throughout the game's first half. The Engineers weathered two penalty kills in the first period, and carried the lead well into the second period. That's where SCSU began their attack, which RPI continued to withhold until a cross-checking call against Zalewski gave the Huskies their third power play of the game, and first of the second period. That was the tonic they needed to break through against Diebold and finally tie the game over 30 minutes after Tinordi's goal.
RPI could have potentially reached the locker room with the game still knotted, but some very poor defensive play late in the second period cost them as St. Cloud took advantage of a situation where they were playing to the buzzer, scoring with 23 seconds remaining in the second to go up 2-1. All told in the middle stanza, Diebold stopped 13 of 15 shots.
Meanwhile, the Engineers appeared to be running out of steam but still played acceptable defense. Helped out by a bevy of broken sticks on golden SCSU scoring opportunities, they still limited the Huskies to just four shots in the third period, but on the other side of the coin, they could only muster four themselves. Unable to get much going with the extra attacker, the Engineers can at least say they fought to the very last to get the tying goal - avoiding an empty-netter on yet another broken stick by St. Cloud - but had to settle for the series split.
Sacred Heart
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The big roster change involved the return of Mark McGowan from his bout with mono, he was placed on a line with Brock Higgs and Matt Neal, splitting the "NHL line."
The early part of the first period was largely a feeling-out process for both teams, neither really grasping the upper hand over the other until about 15 minutes in, when St. Cloud scored on a bang-bang play in front of Kasdorf to put the Huskies up 1-0. Just under three minutes later, the Huskies would score again, and just like that, RPI was down 2-0 heading into the locker room and it looked like bad news was in store as the hosts were rolling and nearly notched a third before intermission.
However, it was the Engineers that came out of the locker room looking fired up and ready to go, with St. Cloud looking distinctively off at the same time. Ryan Haggerty scored just under two minutes into the second period to cut SCSU's lead in half, and just about four minutes later a nifty power goal in the slot by Milos Bubela tied the game up at two. Almost exactly three minutes after that, Bubela redirected in a blast from the point by Curtis Leonard to complete the comeback and put RPI up 3-2.
Jason Kasdorf played well in net, but was forced out of the game with a shoulder injury in the waning seconds of the second period after racing to his right to try and make an impossible save on a wide open net. The shooter missed the net anyway, but Kasdorf would leave and not return. Scott Diebold came on in relief.
Diebold had to be sharp in the third period, though his lone blemish led to a tie game with about seven and a half minutes left to play. But the Engineers didn't back down. Despite a lousy performance on what would prove to be their only power play opportunity of the entire game (there were only three penalties called total), RPI would retake the lead about a minute later, with 2:12 left on the game clock, as Mark McGowan would score a five-hole goal in his first game back to give RPI the late lead. Diebold and the Engineers survived the last minute of the game with the extra attacker, and they skated away with the upset 4-3 victory in St. Cloud. In addition to Bubela's two goals, Mike Zalewski picked up three assists on the evening, giving him four on the season to that point.
St. Cloud State (Friday)
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With Kasdorf apparently OK but the team erring on the side of caution - Appert mentioned before the game that he wanted the team doctors in Troy to look at his shoulder before putting him back on the ice - Scott Diebold continued to hold down the fort for the Engineers in net.
The home crowd groaned and began expecting more of the same just 2:43 into the contest as Matt Tinordi scored to put the upstart visitors ahead 1-0, and that is where the score stayed throughout the game's first half. The Engineers weathered two penalty kills in the first period, and carried the lead well into the second period. That's where SCSU began their attack, which RPI continued to withhold until a cross-checking call against Zalewski gave the Huskies their third power play of the game, and first of the second period. That was the tonic they needed to break through against Diebold and finally tie the game over 30 minutes after Tinordi's goal.
RPI could have potentially reached the locker room with the game still knotted, but some very poor defensive play late in the second period cost them as St. Cloud took advantage of a situation where they were playing to the buzzer, scoring with 23 seconds remaining in the second to go up 2-1. All told in the middle stanza, Diebold stopped 13 of 15 shots.
Meanwhile, the Engineers appeared to be running out of steam but still played acceptable defense. Helped out by a bevy of broken sticks on golden SCSU scoring opportunities, they still limited the Huskies to just four shots in the third period, but on the other side of the coin, they could only muster four themselves. Unable to get much going with the extra attacker, the Engineers can at least say they fought to the very last to get the tying goal - avoiding an empty-netter on yet another broken stick by St. Cloud - but had to settle for the series split.
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Kasdorf's injury, while apparently not overly serious, were enough to at least suggest that a different goaltender get the start against the basically consensus worst team in America, Sacred Heart (only one computer model does not have the Pioneers in 59th - that one has them 58th). That honor fell to senior Bryce Merriam. Meanwhile, a stomach flu claimed Matt Tinordi, who sat out in favor of Greg Burgdoerfer, who was returning from an injury of his own.
RPI, despite the short turnaround, came out of the gate flying. The Engineers dominated the early part of the game, but it still took a little over seven minutes for them to break on the board. Jacob Laliberte scored into an open net off a rebound from a Ryan Haggerty shot to make the score 1-0. About seven minutes later, with RPI still controlling play, Sacred Heart got themselves onto the board with a nice goal in transition, going to Merriam's right in a two-on-one that evened the score.
That was as close as the Pioneers were going to get. Three minutes later, with just under two minutes left in the first period, Milos Bubela unleashed a wicked wrister in the slot that found the back of the net to make it 2-1 RPI.
Things opened up in the second period, as the Engineers scored three consecutive goals in 8:40 to break the game wide. C.J. Lee netted his first of the year on the power play 53 seconds in to make it 3-1. Then about five minutes later, Greg Burgdoerder notched his second of the season with a put-back of a Nick Bailen shot to make it 4-1. Finally, Bubela scored an emphatic goal, streaking up the side boards and cutting straight to the net to jam it home to put the Engineers ahead 5-1. It was nearly 6-1 shortly thereafter, but a goaltender interference call after review nullified the tally.
Sacred Heart scored their second goal late in the second period, again in transition, but RPI was rolling by this point. Zalewski's third goal of the season, on the power play, finished the scoring in the third period, but by that point the Engineers were ramping down and cruising to their third win in five games. Frequently, RPI has played down to the level of poor opponents in the recent past, that certainly was not a problem on New Year's Eve.
RPI, despite the short turnaround, came out of the gate flying. The Engineers dominated the early part of the game, but it still took a little over seven minutes for them to break on the board. Jacob Laliberte scored into an open net off a rebound from a Ryan Haggerty shot to make the score 1-0. About seven minutes later, with RPI still controlling play, Sacred Heart got themselves onto the board with a nice goal in transition, going to Merriam's right in a two-on-one that evened the score.
That was as close as the Pioneers were going to get. Three minutes later, with just under two minutes left in the first period, Milos Bubela unleashed a wicked wrister in the slot that found the back of the net to make it 2-1 RPI.
Things opened up in the second period, as the Engineers scored three consecutive goals in 8:40 to break the game wide. C.J. Lee netted his first of the year on the power play 53 seconds in to make it 3-1. Then about five minutes later, Greg Burgdoerder notched his second of the season with a put-back of a Nick Bailen shot to make it 4-1. Finally, Bubela scored an emphatic goal, streaking up the side boards and cutting straight to the net to jam it home to put the Engineers ahead 5-1. It was nearly 6-1 shortly thereafter, but a goaltender interference call after review nullified the tally.
Sacred Heart scored their second goal late in the second period, again in transition, but RPI was rolling by this point. Zalewski's third goal of the season, on the power play, finished the scoring in the third period, but by that point the Engineers were ramping down and cruising to their third win in five games. Frequently, RPI has played down to the level of poor opponents in the recent past, that certainly was not a problem on New Year's Eve.
Other junk - Ranked teams in the ECAC this week include #5 Quinnipiac (up four), #8 Dartmouth (up two, with one first place vote), #12 Cornell (down one), #13 Union (no change), and #17 Yale (down two). Also receiving votes were Colgate (50) and Harvard (10). Other ranked teams on the RPI schedule include #4 New Hampshire (down two), #9 Boston University (down three), #14 Minnesota State (up four), and #15 St. Cloud State (up one). Ferris State (47) also received votes.
All skaters on the roster have registered at least one point, with the exception of Andrew Commers (one game), Phil Hampton (three games), and Chris Bradley (15 games). All forwards have registered at least one goal with the exception of Commers, Travis Fulton (six games), and, surprisingly, Brock Higgs (16 games).
Jason Kasdorf, despite playing well in his two periods of play against St. Cloud, fell to a 1.63 GAA (6th in the nation) and .937 save percentage (11th).
Milos Bubela is fifth in the ECAC in freshman scoring nationally, trailing the Spink twins at Colgate, along with Colgate's Kyle Baun and Harvard's Jimmy Vesey.
Nick Bailen is tied for 13th in the nation in scoring among defensemen, third in the ECAC behind Union's Shayne Gostisbehere and Greg Coburn.
The Engineers still have a tough road ahead of them, with the next three games on their schedule coming on the road against opponents ranked in the top 10 nationally. Boston University, New Hampshire, and Quinnipiac beckon, which adds to the Engineers' already difficult schedule to date.
ECAC Standings (by winning percentage in parentheses)
1 (1). Quinnipiac - 16 points (8-0-0)
2 (2). Dartmouth - 9 points (4-1-1)
3 (3). Union - 9 points (3-2-3)
4 (7). Cornell - 8 points (3-3-2)
5 (5). Clarkson - 7 points (3-3-1, +3 GD)
6 (6). Yale - 7 points (3-3-1, -2 GD)
7 (8). Princeton - 7 points (2-3-3, -4 GD)
8 (9). Colgate - 7 points (3-4-1, -6 GD)
9 (4). Harvard - 6 points (3-3-0)
10 (10). Brown - 4 points (0-3-4, -3 GD)
11 (11). St. Lawrence - 4 points (1-3-2, -9 GD)
12 (12). RPI - 4 points (1-5-2)
RPI at #16 St. Cloud State
Non-Conference Game - National Hockey and Event Center (St. Cloud, MN)
12/27/12 - 8:00pm
RESULT: RPI 4, St. Cloud State 3
BOX SCORES
College Hockey Stats
USCHO
All skaters on the roster have registered at least one point, with the exception of Andrew Commers (one game), Phil Hampton (three games), and Chris Bradley (15 games). All forwards have registered at least one goal with the exception of Commers, Travis Fulton (six games), and, surprisingly, Brock Higgs (16 games).
Jason Kasdorf, despite playing well in his two periods of play against St. Cloud, fell to a 1.63 GAA (6th in the nation) and .937 save percentage (11th).
Milos Bubela is fifth in the ECAC in freshman scoring nationally, trailing the Spink twins at Colgate, along with Colgate's Kyle Baun and Harvard's Jimmy Vesey.
Nick Bailen is tied for 13th in the nation in scoring among defensemen, third in the ECAC behind Union's Shayne Gostisbehere and Greg Coburn.
The Engineers still have a tough road ahead of them, with the next three games on their schedule coming on the road against opponents ranked in the top 10 nationally. Boston University, New Hampshire, and Quinnipiac beckon, which adds to the Engineers' already difficult schedule to date.
ECAC Standings (by winning percentage in parentheses)
1 (1). Quinnipiac - 16 points (8-0-0)
2 (2). Dartmouth - 9 points (4-1-1)
3 (3). Union - 9 points (3-2-3)
4 (7). Cornell - 8 points (3-3-2)
5 (5). Clarkson - 7 points (3-3-1, +3 GD)
6 (6). Yale - 7 points (3-3-1, -2 GD)
7 (8). Princeton - 7 points (2-3-3, -4 GD)
8 (9). Colgate - 7 points (3-4-1, -6 GD)
9 (4). Harvard - 6 points (3-3-0)
10 (10). Brown - 4 points (0-3-4, -3 GD)
11 (11). St. Lawrence - 4 points (1-3-2, -9 GD)
12 (12). RPI - 4 points (1-5-2)
RPI at #16 St. Cloud State
Non-Conference Game - National Hockey and Event Center (St. Cloud, MN)
12/27/12 - 8:00pm
RESULT: RPI 4, St. Cloud State 3
BOX SCORES
College Hockey Stats
USCHO
RECAPS
RPI
Troy Record
Albany Times Union
St. Cloud Times
Associated Press
VIDEO
Highlights (YouTube)
RECORD: 5-6-4 (1-5-2 ECAC, 4 points)
RPI
Troy Record
Albany Times Union
St. Cloud Times
Associated Press
VIDEO
Highlights (YouTube)
RECORD: 5-6-4 (1-5-2 ECAC, 4 points)
RPI at #16 St. Cloud State
Non-Conference Game - National Hockey and Event Center (St. Cloud, MN)
12/28/12 - 8:00pm
RESULT: St. Cloud State 2, RPI 1
BOX SCORES
Non-Conference Game - National Hockey and Event Center (St. Cloud, MN)
12/28/12 - 8:00pm
RESULT: St. Cloud State 2, RPI 1
BOX SCORES
Sacred Heart at RPI
Non-Conference Game - Houston Field House (Troy, NY)
12/31/12 - 4:00pm
RESULT: RPI 6, Sacred Heart 2
Non-Conference Game - Houston Field House (Troy, NY)
12/31/12 - 4:00pm
RESULT: RPI 6, Sacred Heart 2
RECORD: 6-7-4 (1-5-2 ECAC, 4 points)
Upcoming games
04 Jan - at #9 Boston University
05 Jan - at #4 New Hampshire
11 Jan - at #5 Quinnipiac
12 Jan - at Princeton
18 Jan - Colgate
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Back To It
OK, now back to your regularly scheduled RPI hockey blog.
The men are back in action tonight, tomorrow, and on Monday, playing three games in five days. The first two are arguably more difficult, playing at nationally ranked St. Cloud State. Monday, it's the worst team in the nation according to KRACH, Sacred Heart.
The team ended the first half of the season playing pretty well. Can they keep the momentum up now that the Christmas holiday is over?
Speakers up, friends.
The men are back in action tonight, tomorrow, and on Monday, playing three games in five days. The first two are arguably more difficult, playing at nationally ranked St. Cloud State. Monday, it's the worst team in the nation according to KRACH, Sacred Heart.
The team ended the first half of the season playing pretty well. Can they keep the momentum up now that the Christmas holiday is over?
Speakers up, friends.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Know Your Enemy: Sacred Heart
On the final day of 2012, RPI rings in the New Year with a game on New Year's Eve for the second time in three years. Two years ago they took on a down on its luck Alabama-Huntsville team that was among the worst in the nation, this season they will face a team that was, by nearly every single metric, the worst in college hockey last season.
Sacred Heart
Nickname: Pioneers
Location: Fairfield, CT
Founded: 1963
Conference: Atlantic Hockey
National Championships: 0
Last NCAA Appearance: None
Last Frozen Four: None
Coach: C.J. Marottolo (4th year)
2011-12 Record: 6-28-3 (4-20-3 AHA, 11th place)
Series: RPI leads, 3-2-0
First Game: January 24, 2004 (Troy, NY)
Last RPI win: October 23, 2009 (Troy, NY)
Last SHU win: November 17, 2006 (Troy, NY)
2012-13 game: December 31, 2012 (Troy, NY)
Key players: F Eric Delong, sr.; F Ben Ketchum, sr.; G Steven Legatto, sr.; D Mitchell Stretch, sr.; D Alex Stuart, sr.; F Chad Filteau, jr.; F Drew George, so.; F Brian Sheehan, so.; F Ben Lake, fr.; D Josh Phillips, fr.
Befitting a school that has existed for just under half a century - which has only included residential students for a little over 20 years - there isn't much to tell about the history of hockey at Sacred Heart. What exists is a series of ups and downs that have brought the Pioneers to the cusp of the NCAA tournament and the depths of Division I hockey.
Varsity hockey at SHU started in the 1993-94 season, with the team taking residence in the ECAC of the newly returned Division II, a natural fit given the existence of local teams in Iona, Fairfield, and Quinnipiac, teams they certainly got used to seeing in their first couple of campaigns. The Pioneers struggled, to say the least. The team went 4-15-0 in its first season and didn't finish with a winning record until 1997, the season that Cornell alumnus Shawn Hannah took over as head coach.
With the pending demise of the Division II tournament in 1999, Sacred Heart joined the exodus to Division I as part of the new kids on the block, becoming founding members of the MAAC along with their three aforementioned rivals in 1998, Hannah's third season behind the bench. That season, the Pioneers again struggled, besting only hapless Fairfield while stumbling to a next-to-last finish in the eight-team conference.
Those struggles did not last. SHU became a competitive member of the MAAC over the next four years, moving from the middle of the table to consecutive third-place finishes in 2002 and 2003. Along the way, the Pioneers earned the honor of becoming the first MAAC program to pick up a victory over a team from one of the other, established Division I conferences with a 5-3 win over Hannah's alma mater, Cornell, at Lynah Rink in November 2000.
As the MAAC evolved into Atlantic Hockey in 2003, the Pioneers approached a position where they could be considered one of the best teams in the conference, but were unable to attain the NCAA tournament bid that would go with success in the AHA. They reached the AHA championship in 2004 after a Cinderella run through the league playoffs, but fell to Holy Cross. After a tough 2005 campaign, the Pioneers landed their first 20-win season in 2006, and repeated the feat in 2007 along with a best-yet 2nd place finish in the AHA. In both seasons, however, they were upset in the league tournament.
After two losing seasons in 2008 and 2009, Hannah unexpectedly left the team just before the start of the 2009-10 season, and was hastily replaced by Yale assistant coach C.J. Marottolo. With little expecation for the Pioneers, Marottolo proceeded to lead SHU to a surprising 2nd-place finish in the league, establishing the team as the top rivals to the RIT/Air Force dominance that had been in place since the teams joined the AHA in 2006. This time, the Pioneers returned to the AHA championship, but ran into an RIT team that would eventually reach the Frozen Four, falling 6-1, the closest they have come to reaching the NCAAs.
The last two years, however, Marottolo was unable to help Sacred Heart repeat their lightning-in-a-bottle performance of 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the Pioneers put together a combined record of 12-53-10, limping to back-to-back 11th place finishes in the league, last year along with Army gaining the ignoble honor of becoming the first teams to finish behind American International in the table since 2003.
Sacred Heart has, since the beginning of its program, played most of its home games at the Milford Ice Pavilion, a community rink built for a high school team with the smallest capacity in Division I hockey at only 1,000 (though they have played a handful of games over the last two years in Bridgeport). That seems like a bit of a hindrance to growth for the Pioneers.
The RPI-SHU series, which began in the 2003-04 season and continued for five of six consecutive years, contained some spirited affairs. RPI fans remember especially the unforgettably named Bear Trapp (who scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games against RPI) and Pierre-Luc O'Brien (1 goal and 3 assists in 3 games), and the difficulty with which the Pioneers were put away, especially given back-to-back losses in 2006 and 2007.
After a two-season lull, the Engineers and Pioneers do battle again on New Year's Eve, but even if RPI struggles this year, this should still be a game they should win. Last season, SHU had the nation's most dismal defense to the tune of over half a goal per game over the next worst - 4.68 per outing - and it will contain a lot of the same players that it did last year. The Pioneers did do better offensively last year than RPI, although that isn't saying much. The offense was still relatively weak at 2.27 goals per game, somewhat skewed by their shocking 7-6 victory over Yale at Ingalls Rink before Thanksgiving (their first win of the year after 11 straight losses).
As with that Yale game, anything can happen on any night if you take your opponents lightly, and RPI does have an earned reputation for playing down to the level of their opponents when they have a game they should win. Depending on how the Engineers come into the start of 2013, this game could either be a welcome respite from a pair of tough games in Minnesota, or a must-win for confidence going forward in to the meat of the ECAC schedule. Either way, RPI will be favored at home.
Sacred HeartNickname: Pioneers
Location: Fairfield, CT
Founded: 1963
Conference: Atlantic Hockey
National Championships: 0
Last NCAA Appearance: None
Last Frozen Four: None
Coach: C.J. Marottolo (4th year)
2011-12 Record: 6-28-3 (4-20-3 AHA, 11th place)
Series: RPI leads, 3-2-0
First Game: January 24, 2004 (Troy, NY)
Last RPI win: October 23, 2009 (Troy, NY)
Last SHU win: November 17, 2006 (Troy, NY)
2012-13 game: December 31, 2012 (Troy, NY)
Key players: F Eric Delong, sr.; F Ben Ketchum, sr.; G Steven Legatto, sr.; D Mitchell Stretch, sr.; D Alex Stuart, sr.; F Chad Filteau, jr.; F Drew George, so.; F Brian Sheehan, so.; F Ben Lake, fr.; D Josh Phillips, fr.
Befitting a school that has existed for just under half a century - which has only included residential students for a little over 20 years - there isn't much to tell about the history of hockey at Sacred Heart. What exists is a series of ups and downs that have brought the Pioneers to the cusp of the NCAA tournament and the depths of Division I hockey.
Varsity hockey at SHU started in the 1993-94 season, with the team taking residence in the ECAC of the newly returned Division II, a natural fit given the existence of local teams in Iona, Fairfield, and Quinnipiac, teams they certainly got used to seeing in their first couple of campaigns. The Pioneers struggled, to say the least. The team went 4-15-0 in its first season and didn't finish with a winning record until 1997, the season that Cornell alumnus Shawn Hannah took over as head coach.
With the pending demise of the Division II tournament in 1999, Sacred Heart joined the exodus to Division I as part of the new kids on the block, becoming founding members of the MAAC along with their three aforementioned rivals in 1998, Hannah's third season behind the bench. That season, the Pioneers again struggled, besting only hapless Fairfield while stumbling to a next-to-last finish in the eight-team conference.
Those struggles did not last. SHU became a competitive member of the MAAC over the next four years, moving from the middle of the table to consecutive third-place finishes in 2002 and 2003. Along the way, the Pioneers earned the honor of becoming the first MAAC program to pick up a victory over a team from one of the other, established Division I conferences with a 5-3 win over Hannah's alma mater, Cornell, at Lynah Rink in November 2000.
As the MAAC evolved into Atlantic Hockey in 2003, the Pioneers approached a position where they could be considered one of the best teams in the conference, but were unable to attain the NCAA tournament bid that would go with success in the AHA. They reached the AHA championship in 2004 after a Cinderella run through the league playoffs, but fell to Holy Cross. After a tough 2005 campaign, the Pioneers landed their first 20-win season in 2006, and repeated the feat in 2007 along with a best-yet 2nd place finish in the AHA. In both seasons, however, they were upset in the league tournament.
After two losing seasons in 2008 and 2009, Hannah unexpectedly left the team just before the start of the 2009-10 season, and was hastily replaced by Yale assistant coach C.J. Marottolo. With little expecation for the Pioneers, Marottolo proceeded to lead SHU to a surprising 2nd-place finish in the league, establishing the team as the top rivals to the RIT/Air Force dominance that had been in place since the teams joined the AHA in 2006. This time, the Pioneers returned to the AHA championship, but ran into an RIT team that would eventually reach the Frozen Four, falling 6-1, the closest they have come to reaching the NCAAs.
The last two years, however, Marottolo was unable to help Sacred Heart repeat their lightning-in-a-bottle performance of 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the Pioneers put together a combined record of 12-53-10, limping to back-to-back 11th place finishes in the league, last year along with Army gaining the ignoble honor of becoming the first teams to finish behind American International in the table since 2003.
Sacred Heart has, since the beginning of its program, played most of its home games at the Milford Ice Pavilion, a community rink built for a high school team with the smallest capacity in Division I hockey at only 1,000 (though they have played a handful of games over the last two years in Bridgeport). That seems like a bit of a hindrance to growth for the Pioneers.
The RPI-SHU series, which began in the 2003-04 season and continued for five of six consecutive years, contained some spirited affairs. RPI fans remember especially the unforgettably named Bear Trapp (who scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 games against RPI) and Pierre-Luc O'Brien (1 goal and 3 assists in 3 games), and the difficulty with which the Pioneers were put away, especially given back-to-back losses in 2006 and 2007.
After a two-season lull, the Engineers and Pioneers do battle again on New Year's Eve, but even if RPI struggles this year, this should still be a game they should win. Last season, SHU had the nation's most dismal defense to the tune of over half a goal per game over the next worst - 4.68 per outing - and it will contain a lot of the same players that it did last year. The Pioneers did do better offensively last year than RPI, although that isn't saying much. The offense was still relatively weak at 2.27 goals per game, somewhat skewed by their shocking 7-6 victory over Yale at Ingalls Rink before Thanksgiving (their first win of the year after 11 straight losses).
As with that Yale game, anything can happen on any night if you take your opponents lightly, and RPI does have an earned reputation for playing down to the level of their opponents when they have a game they should win. Depending on how the Engineers come into the start of 2013, this game could either be a welcome respite from a pair of tough games in Minnesota, or a must-win for confidence going forward in to the meat of the ECAC schedule. Either way, RPI will be favored at home.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tentative Men's 2012-13 Schedule
RPI's tentative 2012-13 schedule has been released in mailers to season ticket holders. Game times are 7pm unless otherwise indicated. ECAC games are starred.
October
Saturday, 6 October - Acadia (Exhibition)
Friday, 12 October - Ferris State
Saturday, 13 October - Ferris State
Friday, 19 October - at Minnesota State
Saturday, 20 October - at Minnesota State
Friday, 26 October - Western Michigan
Saturday, 27 October - Western Michigan
November
Friday, 02 November - Union* (Black Friday)
Saturday, 03 November - at Union*
Friday, 09 November - at Dartmouth*
Saturday, 10 November - at Harvard*
Friday, 16 November - Mercyhurst
Saturday, 17 November - Mercyhurst
Friday, 30 November - Princeton*
December
Saturday, 01 December - Quinnipiac*
Friday, 07 December - at Yale*
Saturday, 08 December - at Brown*
Monday, 31 December - Sacred Heart, 4pm
January
Friday, 04 January - at Boston University
Sunday, 06 January - at New Hampshire, 4pm
Friday, 11 January - at Quinnipiac*
Saturday, 12 January - at Princeton, 4pm*
Friday, 18 January - Colgate*
Saturday, 19 January - Cornell*
Saturday, 26 January - vs. Union (site TBD)
February
Friday, 01 February - Harvard*
Saturday, 02 February - Dartmouth*
Friday, 08 February - at St. Lawrence*
Saturday, 09 February - at Clarkson*
Friday, 15 February - Brown*
Saturday, 16 February - Yale*
Friday, 22 February - at Cornell*
Saturday, 23 February - at Colgate*
March
Friday, 01 March - Clarkson*
Saturday, 02 March - St. Lawrence* (Senior Night)
Fri-Sun, 08-10 March - ECAC First Round (at higher seeds)
Fri-Sun, 15-17 March - ECAC Quarterfinals (at higher seeds)
Friday, 22 March - ECAC Semifinals (Atlantic City, NJ)
Saturday, 23 March - ECAC Championship (Atlantic City, NJ)
Fri-Sun, 29-31 March - NCAA Regionals (Providence, RI; Manchester, NH; Toledo, OH; Grand Rapids, MI)
April
Thursday, 11 April - NCAA Frozen Four (Pittsburgh, PA)
Saturday, 13 April - NCAA Championship (Pittsburgh, PA)
This may be subject to change, especially if the Engineers end up hosting St. Cloud State, as the recent rumor out of Central Minnesota indicated. They do, however, have all 34 regular season games covered at present.
It is suspected that the third Union game may take place at the Times Union Center in Albany, subject to the AHL schedule for the Albany Devils.
The 36th Freakout! is likely to take place against either Dartmouth or Yale.
Unless something changes, or the Engineers reach the NCAA Tournament, Western Michigan will be the last CCHA team to face RPI. They would be favorites to also be the first NCHC team to face RPI in 2013-14 given the Engineers' almost certain return trip that season, unless fellow NCHCers St. Cloud State are also on the schedule that season.
The women's schedule generally isn't known until late in the summer, but based on previous schedules we can estimate that they will open the season with an exhibition in the afternoon on September 29, and should probably have non-conference weekends at Syracuse and Robert Morris and one at home against UConn. RPI has had four straight seasons of non-conference weekends against Niagara, it is unknown if that will continue.
Expect the women's season to wrap up the weekend of February 22/23. The 2013 Women's Frozen Four takes place at Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, taking place March 22 and 24.
October
Saturday, 6 October - Acadia (Exhibition)
Friday, 12 October - Ferris State
Saturday, 13 October - Ferris State
Friday, 19 October - at Minnesota State
Saturday, 20 October - at Minnesota State
Friday, 26 October - Western Michigan
Saturday, 27 October - Western Michigan
November
Friday, 02 November - Union* (Black Friday)
Saturday, 03 November - at Union*
Friday, 09 November - at Dartmouth*
Saturday, 10 November - at Harvard*
Friday, 16 November - Mercyhurst
Saturday, 17 November - Mercyhurst
Friday, 30 November - Princeton*
December
Saturday, 01 December - Quinnipiac*
Friday, 07 December - at Yale*
Saturday, 08 December - at Brown*
Monday, 31 December - Sacred Heart, 4pm
January
Friday, 04 January - at Boston University
Sunday, 06 January - at New Hampshire, 4pm
Friday, 11 January - at Quinnipiac*
Saturday, 12 January - at Princeton, 4pm*
Friday, 18 January - Colgate*
Saturday, 19 January - Cornell*
Saturday, 26 January - vs. Union (site TBD)
February
Friday, 01 February - Harvard*
Saturday, 02 February - Dartmouth*
Friday, 08 February - at St. Lawrence*
Saturday, 09 February - at Clarkson*
Friday, 15 February - Brown*
Saturday, 16 February - Yale*
Friday, 22 February - at Cornell*
Saturday, 23 February - at Colgate*
March
Friday, 01 March - Clarkson*
Saturday, 02 March - St. Lawrence* (Senior Night)
Fri-Sun, 08-10 March - ECAC First Round (at higher seeds)
Fri-Sun, 15-17 March - ECAC Quarterfinals (at higher seeds)
Friday, 22 March - ECAC Semifinals (Atlantic City, NJ)
Saturday, 23 March - ECAC Championship (Atlantic City, NJ)
Fri-Sun, 29-31 March - NCAA Regionals (Providence, RI; Manchester, NH; Toledo, OH; Grand Rapids, MI)
April
Thursday, 11 April - NCAA Frozen Four (Pittsburgh, PA)
Saturday, 13 April - NCAA Championship (Pittsburgh, PA)
This may be subject to change, especially if the Engineers end up hosting St. Cloud State, as the recent rumor out of Central Minnesota indicated. They do, however, have all 34 regular season games covered at present.
It is suspected that the third Union game may take place at the Times Union Center in Albany, subject to the AHL schedule for the Albany Devils.
The 36th Freakout! is likely to take place against either Dartmouth or Yale.
Unless something changes, or the Engineers reach the NCAA Tournament, Western Michigan will be the last CCHA team to face RPI. They would be favorites to also be the first NCHC team to face RPI in 2013-14 given the Engineers' almost certain return trip that season, unless fellow NCHCers St. Cloud State are also on the schedule that season.
The women's schedule generally isn't known until late in the summer, but based on previous schedules we can estimate that they will open the season with an exhibition in the afternoon on September 29, and should probably have non-conference weekends at Syracuse and Robert Morris and one at home against UConn. RPI has had four straight seasons of non-conference weekends against Niagara, it is unknown if that will continue.
Expect the women's season to wrap up the weekend of February 22/23. The 2013 Women's Frozen Four takes place at Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, taking place March 22 and 24.
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