2020–21 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Conference5th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceGene Polisseni Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall9–9–2
Conference7–5–1–0–0–1
Home7–1–1
Road2–8–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachWayne Wilson
Assistant coachesBrian Hills
David Insalaco
Len Perno
Captain(s)Alden Dupuis
Alternate captain(s)Will Calverley
Dan Willett
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The 2020–21 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program, the 16th at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology and were coached by Wayne Wilson, in his 22nd season.

Season[edit]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of RIT's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Throughout the entire season, RIT was a Jekyll and Hyde team, playing far better at home than they did on the road. Despite having no home fans for the entire season, as a result of COVID protocols, RIT won 7 of their 9 home games, including a sweep of then-ranked Robert Morris. Once the team hit the road the offense quieted down and the defense turned into a sieve. Their only two road wins came early in the season, both against a lowly Niagara team, and the resulting imbalance in play caused the Tigers to hover around the .500 mark for most of the season. RIT finished 5th in the conference and caused the team to travel for their quarterfinal meeting with Canisius. The result was nearly predictable and the Tigers were outscored 4–11 in the two games, ending their abbreviated season.

Daniel Chenard sat out the season.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Darren Brady Defenseman  United States Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem)
Adam Brubacher Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Shawn Cameron Forward  Canada Graduation (Signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Ryan Kruper Forward  Canada Graduation
Thomas Maia Forward  Canada Returned to juniors (Nanaimo Clippers)
Chris McKay Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Jordan Peacock Forward  Canada Graduation
Zach Salloum Defenseman  Canada Left program
Brody Valette Defenseman  Canada Graduation

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Calvon Boots Defenseman  United States 22 Fairbanks, AK; transfer from American International
Daniel Chenard Goaltender  Canada 20 Waterloo, ON
Diarmad DiMurro Defenseman  United States 21 Highland Mills, NY
Aiden Hansen-Bukata Defenseman  Canada 21 Delta, BC
Cody Laskosky Forward  Canada 21 New Norway, AB
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis Defenseman  Canada 21 Aurora, ON

Roster[edit]

As of September 15, 2020.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Ian Andriano Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1996-08-11 Barrie, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL) —
2 New York (state) Diarmad DiMurro Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-05-02 Highland Mills, New York Trail (BCHL) —
3 British Columbia Spencer Berry Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-09-26 White Rock, British Columbia Langley (BCHL) —
4 Ontario Dimitri Mikrogiannakis Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-09-20 Aurora, Ontario Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
5 New York (state) Dan Willett (A) Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-02-23 Bayville, New York Bloomington (USHL) —
6 Alaska Calvon Boots Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-11 Fairbanks, Alaska American International (AHA) —
7 Ontario Ryan Nicholson Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1999-01-13 Mississauga, Ontario Oakville (OJHL) —
8 Ontario Will Calverley (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1998-07-17 Scarborough, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL) —
9 Ontario Jake Joffe Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-30 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) —
11 Manitoba Colton Trumbla Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-11-30 Winnipeg, Manitoba St. Michael's (OJHL) —
14 California Jake Hamacher Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-04-20 Corona, California Dubuque (USHL) —
15 Quebec Andrew Rinaldi Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-03-15 Pierrefonds, Quebec Wellington (OJHL) —
16 Ontario Elijah Gonsalves Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-03-08 Scarborough, Ontario Wellington (OJHL) —
17 Alberta Bryson Traptow Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-04-17 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
18 Alberta Kobe Walker Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-04-03 Lloydminster, Alberta Lloydminster (AJHL) —
19 Nova Scotia Nick Bruce Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-09-02 Fall River, Nova Scotia Johnstown (NAHL) —
20 Alaska Caleb Moretz Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-07-14 Fairbanks, Alaska Flin Flon (SJHL) —
21 Alberta Alden Dupuis (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-11-06 Edmonton, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL) —
22 Saskatchewan Regan Seiferling Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-09 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Yorkton (SJHL) —
23 British Columbia Aiden Hansen-Bukata Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-06-29 Delta, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
26 Alberta Cody Laskosky Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-21 New Norway, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
27 Ontario Andrew Petrucci Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-21 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Patriots (OJHL) —
28 Alberta Merritt Oszytko Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-21 Edmonton, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
30 Alberta Logan Drackett Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-10-01 Calgary, Alberta Calgary Canucks (AJHL) —
32 Ontario Daniel Chenard Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-10-03 Waterloo, Ontario Wenatchee (BCHL) —
40 British Columbia Kolby Matthews Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) —

Standings[edit]

2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 American International †* 12 11 1 0 1 0 0 32 .889 47 18 19 15 4 0 67 40
Army 15 10 4 1 3 1 1 30 .667 42 33 22 15 6 1 71 48
Robert Morris 15 10 5 0 2 1 0 29 .644 58 48 24 15 9 0 85 69
Canisius 13 8 5 0 1 1 0 24 .615 42 34 17 11 6 0 59 46
RIT 13 7 5 1 0 0 1 23 .590 43 40 20 9 9 2 68 70
Sacred Heart 13 6 6 1 1 2 0 20 .513 35 38 18 6 10 2 43 59
Mercyhurst 16 7 8 1 1 1 1 23 .479 54 50 21 8 12 1 64 67
Bentley 15 4 11 0 1 5 0 16 .356 35 48 16 5 11 0 42 51
Niagara 15 3 9 3 0 2 1 15 .333 39 53 22 7 12 3 57 70
Air Force 13 3 9 1 2 1 0 9 .231 32 49 14 3 10 1 35 56
Holy Cross 12 3 9 0 2 0 0 7 .194 22 38 16 4 12 0 30 52
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 27 5:00 PM vs. #9 Clarkson* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Drackett W 8–5  0 1–0–0
November 29 5:00 PM at #9 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Andriano L 1–5  0 1–1–0
December 5 5:05 PM vs. Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Drackett T 3–3 SOW 0 1–1–1 (0–0–1)
December 6 5:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Drackett W 5–1  0 2–1–1 (1–0–1)
December 11 5:00 PM vs. Long Island* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Drackett L 3–4  0 2–2–1
December 12 5:00 PM vs. Long Island* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Andriano W 5–1  0 3–2–1
December 22 3:00 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Drackett W 5–4  0 4–2–1 (2–0–1)
December 29 4:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Drackett T 4–4 OT 0 4–2–2
January 2 7:30 PM at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Drackett L 1–3  0 4–3–2 (2–1–1)
January 3 4:00 PM at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Drackett L 3–4  0 4–4–2 (2–2–1)
January 28 5:00 PM vs. Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Drackett W 6–4  0 5–4–2 (3–2–1)
January 30 5:00 PM vs. Canisius Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Drackett W 3–2  0 6–4–2 (4–2–1)
February 5 5:00 PM vs. Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews W 2–1  0 7–4–2 (5–2–1)
February 6 5:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Drackett L 2–6  0 7–5–2 (5–3–1)
February 12 7:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Matthews L 3–5  0 7–6–2 (5–4–1)
February 13 7:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Andriano L 0–3  0 7–7–2 (5–5–1)
February 20 7:05 PM vs. #19 Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Andriano W 6–1  0 8–7–2 (6–5–1)
February 21 5:00 PM vs. #19 Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Andriano W 4–3  0 9–7–2 (7–5–1)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 12 7:05 PM at Canisius* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals game 1)   Andriano L 2–5  89 9–8–2
March 13 7:05 PM at Canisius* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals game 2)   Drackett L 2–6  109 9–9–2
RIT Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Will Calverley C 18 12 13 25 25
Elijah Gonsalves C/RW 20 9 13 22 22
Jake Hamacher LW 20 7 14 21 4
Dan Willett D 20 4 14 18 8
Nick Bruce F 18 4 12 16 14
Kobe Walker F 17 6 8 14 4
Alden Dupuis F 19 6 6 12 2
Caleb Moretz C/RW 15 6 4 10 8
Jake Joffe RW 20 5 4 9 0
Regan Seiferling D 16 1 5 6 12
Spencer Berry D 18 0 5 5 15
Bryson Traptow F 20 0 5 5 28
Cody Laskosky F 18 2 2 4 8
Andrew Petrucci C 19 3 0 3 10
Ryan Nicholson D 12 2 1 3 6
Diarmad DiMurro D 19 1 2 3 4
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis D 18 0 3 3 8
Aiden Hansen-Bukata D 20 0 2 2 2
Calvon Boots D 14 0 1 1 4
Kolby Matthews G 2 0 0 0 0
Ian Andriano G 6 0 0 0 0
Colton Trumbla LW 7 0 0 0 0
Andrew Rinaldi LW 11 0 0 0 6
Logan Drackett G 13 0 0 0 0
Merritt Oszytko F 13 0 0 0 2
Bench - - - - - 2
Total 68 114 182 173

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ian Andriano 6 328 3 3 0 16 160 0 .909 2.92
Kolby Matthews 2 119 1 1 0 6 61 0 .910 3.01
Logan Drackett 13 748 5 5 2 43 286 0 .869 3.45
Empty Net - 13 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 20 1210 9 9 2 70 577 0 .879 3.47

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Will Calverley AHCA East Second Team All-American [7]
Will Calverley Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year [8]
Will Calverley Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward [8]
Will Calverley Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Scoring Trophy [8]
Dan Willett Atlantic Hockey First Team [9]
Will Calverley

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 RIT Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Athletics. 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "RIT Tigers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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