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.
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.
Standings
Roster Goaltenders#StatePlayerYearMajorHeightWeightHometownPrevious Team1Shane MadoloraFreshmanBusiness Management5-10170Salinas, CaliforniaOmaha (USHL)33Jared DeMichielSeniorBusiness6-1190Avon, ConnecticutChicago (USHL)40Jan RopponenJuniorInternational Business5-9165Espoo, FinlandEspoo (SM-liiga)
Defensemen#StatePlayerYearMajorHeightWeightHometownPrevious Team6Dan Ringwald (C)SeniorBusiness6-1195Oakville, OntarioOakville (OJAHL)8Chris TanevFreshmanFinance6-2185Toronto, OntarioMarkham (CCHL)15Alan MazurSeniorPackaging Science6-0200Burnaby, British ColumbiaMerritt (BCHL)24Chris HaltiginSophomoreBiomedical Science6-1200Oakville, OntarioOakville (OJAHL)25Daniel SpivakSophomoreBusiness/Finance6-0185Thornhill, OntarioStouffville (CCHL)26Trevor EckenswillerSophomoreBiomedical Science6-0180Lion's Head, OntarioOakville (OJAHL)27Chris SaracinoFreshmanBusiness5-10185St. Louis, MissouriGreen Bay (USHL)9*Riley Clark*SophomoreBiomedicine5-11195Saskatoon, SaskatchewanMelfort (SJHL)
Forwards#StatePlayerYearMajorHeightWeightHometownPrevious Team3Scott KnowlesSophomoreMarketing5-7170Riverside, OntarioSurrey (BCHL)7Bryan PottsFreshmanCriminal Justice5-11180Niagara Falls, OntarioMarkham (CCHL)10Mark CornacchiaSophomoreFinance5-10180Unionville, OntarioMarkham (CCHL)11Taylor McReynoldsSophomoreBiomedicine6-0190Sherwood Park, AlbertaGreen Bay (USHL)12Stevan Matic (C)SeniorPackaging Science6-0190Burnaby, British ColumbiaLangley Hornets (BCHL)14Brent AlexinSeniorPackaging Science6-1200West Seneca, New YorkBuffalo (OJAHL)16Tyler BrennerSophomoreBusiness6-2190Linwood, OntarioElmira (GOJHL)17Sean Murphy (A)JuniorCivil Engineering Technology6-0190Owatonna, MinnesotaGreen Bay (USHL)18Cameron BurtSophomoreBusiness5-10160Detroit, MichiganGreen Bay (USHL)19Tyler MazzeiJuniorBusiness5-9170Kelowna, British ColumbiaNanaimo (BCHL)21Jeff SmithFreshmanScience Exploration6-0165Spokane, WashingtonTri-City (USHL)22Adam HartleyFreshmanBusiness6-3190West Vancouver, British ColumbiaSurrey (BCHL)23Mike JandaJuniorMarketing6-2225Glen Ellyn, IllinoisChicago (USHL)28Andrew Favot (A)JuniorBusiness (Marketing)5-7160King City, OntarioAurora (OJAHL) * Player left team.Source: RIT Athletics2009-10 RIT Tigers Men's Hockey Roster
Preseason
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
Schedule Green background indicates win (2 points). Red background indicates loss (0 points). White background indicates tie (1 point).
2009–10 Game Log October: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 1†^ October 10 Colgate 3–2 RIT DeMichiel 7,421 0–0–0 0–1–0 2† October 16 RIT 1–3 St. Lawrence DeMichiel 1,655 0–0–0 0–2–0 3† October 17 RIT 3–5 Clarkson DeMichiel 3,310 0–0–0 0–3–0 4 October 23 RIT 4–5 Air Force DeMichiel 2,822 0–1–0 0–4–0 5 October 24 RIT 2–3 (ot) Air Force DeMichiel 2,210 0–2–0 0–5–0 6 October 30 Connecticut 2–6 RIT DeMichiel 1,839 1–2–0 1–5–0 7 October 31 Connecticut 0–7 RIT DeMichiel 1,457 2–2–0 2–5–0November: 6–0–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 8 November 6 Army 1–6 RIT DeMichiel 2,100 3–2–0 3–5–0 9 November 7 Army 1–2 RIT DeMichiel 1,956 4–2–0 4–5–0 10 November 13 RIT 2–1 Mercyhurst DeMichiel 967 5–2–0 5–5–0 11 November 13 RIT 3–2 Mercyhurst DeMichiel 946 6–2–0 6–5–0 12 November 20 Sacred Heart 2–3 RIT DeMichiel 1,459 7–2–0 7–5–0 13 November 21 Sacred Heart 3–5 RIT Madolora 1,206 8–2–0 8–5–0December: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 14 December 4 RIT 1–1 (ot) Holy Cross DeMichiel 908 8–2–1 8–5–1 15 December 5 RIT 3–2 Holy Cross DeMichiel 923 9–2–1 9–5–1 16† December 12 Niagara 3–2 RIT DeMichiel 2,100 9–2–1 9–6–1January: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 17† January 1 RIT 1–6 Minnesota State DeMichiel 3,106 9–2–1 9–7–1 18† January 2 RIT 0–3 Minnesota State Madolora 3,313 9–2–1 9–8–1 19 January 8 Holy Cross 2–5 RIT DeMichiel 1,946 10–2–1 10–8–1 20 January 9 Holy Cross 0–2 RIT DeMichiel 1,737 11–2–1 11–8–1 21 January 15 RIT 4–0 Connecticut DeMichiel 581 12–2–1 12–8–1 22 January 16 RIT 1–2 Connecticut Madolora 735 12–3–1 12–9–1 23 January 22 RIT 4–3 American Int'l DeMichiel 234 13–3–1 13–9–1 24 January 23 RIT 4–0 American Int'l DeMichiel 210 14–3–1 14–9–1 25 January 29 Bentley 1–4 RIT DeMichiel 1,692 15–3–1 15–9–1 26° January 30 Bentley 5–4 RIT DeMichiel 2,100 15–4–1 15–10–1February: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 27 February 5 RIT 5–2 Sacred Heart DeMichiel 657 16–4–1 16–10–1 28 February 6 RIT 4–5 Sacred Heart DeMichiel 438 16–5–1 16–11–1 29 February 12 RIT 3–0 Army DeMichiel 2,139 17–5–1 17–11–1 30 February 13 RIT 5–2 Army DeMichiel 2,128 18–5–1 18–11–1 31 February 19 Air Force 2–3 (ot) RIT DeMichiel 2,100 19–5–1 19–11–1 32 February 20 Air Force 0–3 RIT DeMichiel 2,100 20–5–1 20–11–1 33 February 26 Canisius 0–8 RIT DeMichiel 1,363 21–5–1 21–11–1 34 February 27 Canisius 4–5 RIT DeMichiel 1,632 22–5–1 22–11–1
† 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 March: 6–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–0–0; Neutral: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 35° March 12 Connecticut 3–4 (ot) RIT DeMichiel 1,415 22–5–1 23–11–1 36° March 13 Connecticut 1–4 RIT DeMichiel 1,659 22–5–1 24–11–1 37^ March 19 Canisius 0–4 RIT DeMichiel 1,803 22–5–1 25–11–1 38† March 20 Sacred Heart 1–6 RIT DeMichiel 3,298 22–5–1 26–11–1 39§ March 26 RIT 2–1 Denver DeMichiel 4,073 22–5–1 27–11–1 40% March 27 RIT 6–2 New Hampshire DeMichiel 3,737 22–5–1 28–11–1
April: 0–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0; Neutral: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance AHA Overall 41¤ April 8 RIT 1–8 Wisconsin DeMichiel 34,954 22–5–1 28–12–1
° 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
+ Regular season Ringwald, Dan 34 10 18 28 +17 12 Tanev, Chris 34 8 16 24 +28 4 Haltigin, Chris 34 8 10 18 +7 22 Alexin, Brent 34 3 15 18 +17 35 Hartley, Adam 34 7 8 15 +12 32 Favot, Andrew 33 11 (1) 26 37 +12 20 Burt, Cameron 33 13 23 36 0 44 Mazzei, Tyler 33 9 13 22 +8 46 Mazur, Alan 32 7 14 21 0 57 Matic, Stevan 32 7 (1) 10 17 +9 27 Cornacchia, Mark 32 6 (2) 5 11 +4 22 Saracino, Chris 32 2 6 8 +7 16 Murphy, Sean 31 4 11 15 +6 20 Knowles, Scott 31 4 11 15 +12 13 McReynolds, Taylor 31 3 3 6 +3 52 DeMichiel, Jared (G) 31 0 2 2 0 4 Brenner, Tyler 26 10 8 18 +3 22 Janda, Mike 25 4 4 8 0 10 Spivak, Daniel 25 0 0 0 +6 28 Smith, Jeff 18 1 4 5 +4 15 Potts, Bryan 15 1 0 1 −2 2 Eckenswiller, Trevor 13 0 3 3 0 6 Madolora, Shane (G) 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ropponen, Jan (G) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clark, Riley † 0 0 0 0 0 0 † Denotes player left team. (G) Denotes goaltender.
+ Playoffs Burt, Cameron 7 3 8 11 −1 4 Favot, Andrew 7 2 7 9 +2 4 Ringwald, Dan 7 1 8 9 +5 0 Brenner, Tyler 7 5 3 8 +3 2 Haltigin, Chris 7 3 3 6 0 4 Tanev, Chris 7 2 2 4 +5 0 Saracino, Chris 7 0 4 4 +1 4 Alexin, Brent 7 1 2 3 +2 2 Cornacchia, Mark 7 1 (1) 2 3 +3 17 Hartley, Adam 7 1 2 3 +1 2 Mazzei, Tyler 7 1 2 3 +5 8 Janda, Mike 7 1 1 2 +1 6 Knowles, Scott 7 1 1 2 −1 4 Mazur, Alan 7 1 1 2 +2 10 McReynolds, Taylor 7 0 0 0 +1 10 Spivak, Daniel 7 0 0 0 +1 0 DeMichiel, Jared (G) 7 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy, Sean 5 2 2 4 +2 4 Matic, Stevan 5 1 0 1 0 4 Smith, Jeff 4 1 1 2 +4 2 Madolora, Shane (G) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ropponen, Jan (G) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Potts, Bryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eckenswiller, Trevor 0 0 0 0 0 0 (G) Denotes goaltender.
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 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 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 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
References
External links RIT Tigers men's ice hockey