Schedule GAME 10. ROBERT MORRIS (2-5-2 ; CHA) vs. Ohio State (4-5-1 ; CCHA )

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1 Record Overall College Hockey America Home Away Neutral Schedule Date Opponent Time October 5(Sun) RYERSON (ex) W, Merrimack L, (Fri) FERRIS STATE W, (Sat) FERRIS STATE T, (Fri) Gov. Cup - Colgate L, (Sat) Gov. Cup - RPI L, (Fri) ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* T, 3-3 November 1 (Sat) ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* W, 3-2 St. Cloud State L, 0-4 St. Cloud State L, (Fri) OHIO STATE # 8:00 p.m. 21 Lake Superior State 7:05 p.m. Lake Superior State 5:05 p.m. December 5 (Fri) NIAGARA* 7:35 p.m. 6 (Sat) vs. Ohio State % 4:05 p.m. 13 Niagara* 7:05 p.m. January 3 (Sat) AIC 7:35 p.m. 4 (Sun) AIC 4:05 p.m. 9 Alabama-Huntsville * 7:00 p.m. 10 Alabama-Huntsville * 3:00 p.m. 23 Quinnipiac 7:00 p.m. 24 Quinnipiac 7:00 p.m. 26 Princeton 7:00 p.m. 30 (Fri) BEMIDJI STATE* 7:35 p.m. 31 (Sat) BEMIDJI STATE* 7:35 p.m. February Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 7 Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 14 (Sat) BEMIDJI STATE * 7:35 p.m. 15 (Sun) BEMIDJI STATE * 5:05 p.m. 20 Alabama-Huntsville * 7:00 p.m. 21 Alabama-Huntsville * 3:00 p.m. 27 (Fri) NIAGARA 7:35 p.m. 28(Sat) NIAGARA 7:35 p.m. March 6 Bemidji State * 7:35 p.m. 7 Bemidji State * 7:35 p.m CHA Championships TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times local * College Hockey America game # Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase at Mellon Arena %Played at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio GAME 10 ROBERT MORRIS (2-5-2 ; CHA) vs. Ohio State (4-5-1 ; CCHA ) Friday, November 14, :00 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. - Mellon Arena Opening Remarks on Season: The Robert Morris University men s ice hockey team graduated 14 seniors in the Class of Since the completion of the season, ten Colonials have signed professional contracts with various AHL, CHL and ECHL franchises. The current Colonial roster features 15 newcomers - 12 freshmen and three transfers. This year s squad has only eight upperclassmen as 21 players on the roster hold freshmen or sophomore status. Home Sweet Home: In both two-game series that Robert Morris has hosted at home this year, the team has yet to be beaten. Against Ferris State, the Colonials defeated the Bulldogs on Friday night and tied them on Saturday. When playing CHA foe Alabama-Huntsville, the Colonials came from behind to skate to a 4-4 deadlock on Friday and rallied to win 3-2 on Saturday. First Blood: So far this season, Robert Morris has yet to score the first goal in any contest. The Colonials have been outscored in the first nine games and outscored 5-11 in the first period. However, Robert Morris did not allow a single goal in the first period in both games against St.. Cloud State Scouting the Buckeyes: Last weekend while playing in Columbus, Ohio at Value City Arena, Ohio State swept CCHA rival #11 Michigan State in a two-game series. In game one, the Buckeyes shut out the Spartans, 3-0, and in game two they picked up their second victory by a 3-1 margin. For their efforts, OSU netminder Dustin Carlson was named CCHA Goalie of the Week while freshman forward Zac Dalphe earned CCHA Rookie of the Week honors. Dalphe is a second round draft pick of the Calgary Flames and is currently the Buckeyes leading scorer with six goals and nine points. Players to Watch: The Ohio State team features only three seniors and two juniors, but seven players on the roster are NHL Draft picks. Behind scoring leader Dalphe, is senior forward Corey Elkins who has tallied four goals and four assists. Three players on the team: Peter Boyd, John Albert and Hunter Bishop are tied with sevens points each. All three goalies on the OSU roster have made a start this season, but Carlson has seen the most minutes. He owns a record in Welcome to the 100 Point Club: On Friday, October 31, 2008, senior Chris Margott picked up his 100th career point as he scored RMU s first goal against Alabama-Huntsville. This makes him only the second player in RMU hockey history to accomplish such a feat. He went on to total four point in the series, recording three goals and one assist. Quotes for the Notes - A word with Coach Schooley On Third Annual Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase.. Our players are excited about the opportunity to play Ohio State at Mellon Arena. This is a highlight not only for our student athletes but for Robert Morris University. The support that Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Youth Hockey and the Pittsburgh Penguins RMU vs. Ohio State have shown this event has been top notch. Ohio State has been playing very well lately as they swept Michigan State last weekend and this should be a fun hockey game to be involved in as a player, coach or college hockey fan. Series Record First Meeting 11/18/07 Last Meeting 1/16/08 Current Streak 1 win, 1 tie

2 Colonials Superlatives Record when... Scoring All-Time RMU scores 4 or more Opponent scores 4 or more RMU scores 3 or fewer Opponent scores 3 or fewer Colonials score first Opponent scores first Period Leading after the first period Trailing after the first period Tied after the first period Leading after the second period Trailing after the second period Tied after the second period Goals In one-goal games In two-goal games In three-goal or more games In overtime Shots Colonials outshoot opponents Colonials are outshot Shots are tied Colonials have less than 20 shots Colonials have shots Colonials have shots Colonials have 40 or more shots Special Teams RMU scores a power-play goal RMU does not score a PP goal RMU allows a power-play goal RMU does not allow a PP goal Games After a win After a loss After a tie Game 1 of two-game series Game 2 of two-game series At the RMU ISC On the road On neutral ice On Friday On Saturday On other days In afternoon games In night games In October In November In December In January In February In March Conferences vs. CHA * vs. Atlantic Hockey vs. ECAC vs. CCHA vs. Hockey East vs. WCHA * does not include CHA Playoff games. Last Weekend vs. St. Cloud State Huskies: Over the weekend, Robert Morris dropped a pair of games at St. Cloud State at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. On Friday, the Huskies downed the Colonials by a score of 4-0. On Saturday, RMU once again had a difficult time keeping up with a quick St. Cloud State squad as they dropped a 7-1 decision. The Colonials lone goal of the weekend was scored by sophomore Brock Meadows and assisted by sophomore Scott Kobialko and freshman Trevor Lewis. In the series, the Colonials picked up a season high 14 penalties for a total of 23 minutes. CHA Accolades: On November 3, 2008 two RMU players, Chris Margott and Denny Urban were recognized for their outstanding play by the CHA. This was the third consecutive week Colonials earned awards from the CHA. Margott picked up his 100th career point as he scored RMU s first goal against UAH on Friday night. He also would go on to pick up the game tying goal with less than two minutes remaining. On Saturday, Margott put forth another strong performance when he tied the game at two all in the Colonials come from behind victory over the Chargers. He now is the leading scorer in the CHA with ten points. Urban had a solid four point weekend as he notched a helper on four of the six Robert Morris goals. He also was +2 on the weekend, playing physical defense and breaking up numerous Charger scoring opportunities. Urban is currently the top scoring defenseman in the CHA. 50th Win: The October 17, 2008 win over Ferris State marked the 50th win in Colonial Hockey history. Also, the win gave Head Coach Derek Schooley his 50th career victory. Coach Schooley has been with the Robert Morris hockey program since it s creation in Rookie of the Week: For the week of October 27, 2008, freshman Trevor Lewis has been named CHA Rookie of the Week for his performance at the Governor s Cup. Lewis picked up his first two collegiate goals, notching his first against Colgate. The next night, Lewis scored the Colonials lone goal against RPI. CHA Honors: After their impressive performances against Ferris State, two Colonials garned awards from CHA. Nathan Longpre was named CHA Offensive Player of the Week for scoring three goals and adding two assists over the weekend against Ferris State. Matt Krug was named CHA Defensive Player of the week for solid defensive play and his three goal night against the Bulldogs. Colonial Firsts: In , Coach Schooley s Colonials achieved their first 15 win, over.500 season going The season featured many other firsts for the Colonial Hockey program. Senior forward Ryan Cruthers was named 2008 CHA Player of the Year and was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, which is awarded annually to college hockey s most outstanding player. Senior forward, Joel Gasper, was named the CHA Student-Athlete of the Year. Besides the two major CHA Awards, the Colonials placed four members on All League teams (Cruthers 1st team; Chris Margott 2nd team; Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban on the All Rookie Team. CHA Pre-season Poll: In a poll conducted by College Hockey America, Robert Morris was tabbed to finish 3rd in the conference for the season. Niagara was the pre-season favorite garnering three of four first place votes. Bemidji State was selected to finish second, and Alabama-Huntsville tied with Robert Morris in the third slot. Also, senior forward Chris Margott was named to the Pre-season All-CHA team after his performance last season. Margott returns this year after finishing third in the league in scoring with 44 points. U.S. College Hockey Online / CBS Sports November 10, 2008 Team Record Pts. Prev. 1 Boston University Minnesota Colorado College Denver Boston College New Hampshire Northeastern Michigan Notre Dame Miami Minnesota State Princeton Air Force Cornell Vermont Clarkson Michigan State North Dakota St. Lawrence NR 20 Massachusetts Wes Russell Junior goalie Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska-Omaha 75, Colgate 32,Ferris State 26, Minnesota-Duluth 26, Harvard 25, Alaska-Anchorage 14, Wisconsin 14, Ohio State 11, St. Cloud State 10, Yale 10, Alaska 8, Union 8, Dartmouth 7, Lake Superior 6, Bemidji State 5, Mass.-Lowell 3, Maine 1

3 Head Coach Derek Schooley The fifth year head coach enters the season with a record in five seasons at Robert Morris. Schooley, 38, has been a college hockey coach for eleven seasons. In August of 2003, Schooley was named the first head coach in Robert Morris History. Prior to coming to Robert Morris, Schooley spent four years at the Air Force Academy as an Assistant Coach before spending one season at Air Force as Associate Head Coach. Schooley spent the recruiting the inaugural Colonials Hockey Team. In , Schooley s Colonials achieved their first 15 win, over.500 season going , and once again earning a third-place finish in the CHA. The season featured many other firsts for Coach Schooley and the Colonial Hockey program. Senior forward Ryan Cruthers was named 2008 CHA Player of the Year and was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, which is awarded annually to college hockey s most outstanding player. Senior forward, Joel Gasper was named the CHA Student-Athlete of the Year. This was the first time in Robert Morris Hockey history when Schooley s players earned such prestigious honors. Besides the two major CHA Awards, the Colonials placed four members on All League teams (Cruthers 1st team; Chris Margott 2nd team; Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban on the All Rookie Team). Schooley has coached fourteen players who have ascended from the program into professional hockey, as Kurt Wright (2006), Doug Conley (2007), Aaron Clarke (2007) and Joey Olson (2007) signed contracts in 2006 and 2007, while Sean Berkstresser, Tom Biondich, Joel Gasper, Chris Kaufman, Rob Cowan, Logan Bittle, Christian Boucher, Brett Hopfe, Jeff Gilbert and Ryan Cruthers joined them in signing professional hockey contracts after the campaign. In their inaugural season, the Colonials finished with an overall record. Many people thought that anything other than a zero in the win column that season would be a surprise for the first-year team. However, Schooley and his staff would prove college hockey wrong as the Colonials won their first ever game at Canisius on October 22, 2004 by the score 3-1. The Colonials would finish in 3rd place at the 2004 Rensselaer Holiday Hockey Tournament with a 4-2 win over Sacred Heart. The Colonials placed two players, Jace Buzek and Chris Kaufman, on the CHA all rookie team. In , the Colonials improved on the eight win campaign by increasing their win total to twelve wins. The Colonials fourth place CHA finish included wins at Schooley s alma mater Western Michigan (CCHA), Princeton (ECAC) and the Colonials first ever playoff win over Air Force in the CHA quarterfinals. Once again, the Colonials placed a member on the CHA All Rookie Team (Chris Margott). After two successful seasons getting the program started, Schooley led his team to a overall record and a third-place finish in the CHA in while placing their first member on a CHA all league team as Aaron Clarke was named 2nd Team All League. The Colonials advanced to the CHA Tournament finals before falling to Alabama-Huntsville, 5-4 in overtime. RMU defeated Bemidji State, 7-5, in the CHA Tournament semifinals. While at Air Force, Schooley coached a defensive unit that broke the school record for goals against average in two of his last four seasons. The team s goals against average of 2.91 in broke the record of 3.18 set a year earlier. Along with leading the defense at Air Force, Schooley assisted with nationwide recruiting efforts. Prior to Air Force, Schooley spent a year as an assistant coach at Cornell during the season. He started his coaching career with the Chicago Freeze of the North American Hockey League in 1997 as an assistant coach and director of scouting. A 1994 graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications, Schooley was a four-year letterwinner as a defenseman with the Broncos. As a senior during the campaign, he tallied 23 assists and scored 27 points in 40 games, earning Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Defensive Player of the Week honors Feb 4, Also during the campaign he was given the KOHA Grinder of the Year award and led the Broncos in plus-minus ratio with a +22. During the season, Schooley played junior hockey for current Air Force head coach Frank Serratore with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Following his graduation from Western Michigan, Schooley played for the Huntington (W. Va.) Blizzard of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) during the season. In 66 games, he scored 18 points and compiled 151 penalty minutes. During the campaign, Schooley spent part of the season with the Blizzard before joining the Flint (Mich.) Generals, where he helped the team to a Colonial Hockey League (CoHL) regular season and playoff championship. The Schooley File Born: October 4, 1970 Alma Mater / Year: Western Michigan 94 Coaching Experience Head Coach Robert Morris, 2004-present Associate Head Coach US Air Force Academy, Assistant Coach US Air Force Academy, Assistant Coach Cornell University, Assistant Coach / Director of Scouting Chicago Freeze (NAHL), Playing Experience Flint Generals (UHL), * Regular-season and playoff champions Huntington Blizzard (ECHL), Western Michigan (CCHA), * Grinder of the Year (93-94); +/- Leader (+22) Omaha Lancers (USHL) * Regular-season and playoff champions * Omaha Defenseman of the Year * USHL leading scorer among defensemen * Member of USHL All-Star Team Year-by-Year Record Overall CHA W L T Pct. W L T Pct CAREER Schooley has been a head coach at the USA Hockey Select 14, 15, 16 and 17 Festivals. He also has spoken at numerous USA Hockey youth coaching clinics as well as the USA Hockey Masters Coaching Clinic. In August of 2002, Schooley gained international coaching experience as he was named an assistant coach of the United States Under-18 Select Team, which placed fifth in the Junior World Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Schooley is married to the former Alicia Batson from Middleville, Mich. They are the proud parents of Kaitlyn, Brendan and Taylor.

4 Assistant Coach Chris Kostopoulos Chris Kostopoulos is entering his second season on the Colonials staff. While overseeing areas of recruiting and video coordination, Kostopoulos focuses his concentration on the defensive aspects of the team. He has a passion for teaching the game and is looking to guide the young Colonials blue line corps to new heights this season. Prior to coming to Robert Morris, Kostopoulos was the head coach, director of player development and head recruiter for the Dallas Alliance Bulldogs, an elite Midget AAA team out of Dallas, TX. In addition to winning a bronze medal at the 2007 USA Hockey National Championships, the last three Kostopoulos-led clubs finished no worse than No. 10 in the USHSHO National Rankings. I have been very impressed with Chris from the first time I talked to him, said Schooley. Every person I spoke with, from NHL coaches to NCAA coaches to USA Hockey staff, spoke highly of Chris. He brings a track record of developing players at a high level. Chris comes to RMU with a wealth of experience in skill and player development. He has been instrumental in moving his players on to college as well as being drafted in the NHL. I am very excited to add a person with tremendous character, work ethic and passion to our staff at Robert Morris. Kostopoulos played an instrumental role in the development of a number of players who currently play or are committed to play college hockey at the Division I level. One of his most notable players is Austin Smith, who was drafted 128th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and will play for Colgate University starting in the fall of Other players Kostopoulos has coached include, Keir Ross (Cornell University), Locke Jillson (Cornell University), JP Maley (Northeastern University), Adam Krause (Boston University) and many others who will arrive at the collegiate level in the near future. In 2002 and 2006, Kostopoulos served under the current head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Ken Hitchcock. Kostopoulos participated in an apprenticeship, while Hitchcock was with the Dallas Stars and the Philadelphia Flyers. During his time there, he worked on team building strategies, systems preparation, personnel issues and video assessment. Kostopoulos played professionally for the Fort Worth Fire, the Huntsville Channel Cats and the Columbus Cotton Mouths of the Central Hockey League from He played collegiate hockey at the University of Toronto. During the off season, Chris serves actively as a coach and evaluator for USA Hockey, primarily in the Rocky Mountain District Player Development Camps. Chris is a native of Mississauga, Ontario, and is the brother of former Pittsburgh Penguin Tom Kostopoulos, who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens. Kostopoulos also is the owner and president of Impact Hockey Inc, an elite hockey development company for youth hockey players across the U.S. & Canada. He and his wife, Wendy, have three sons, Cameron, Tyler and Joshua. Assistant Coach Joe Tuset Entering his second season behind the bench of the Robert Morris University men s ice hockey team is former Colonial goalie Joe Tuset, who spent three years as a member of the RMU squad. As an assistant coach for the Colonials, Tuset is responsible for working with the goalies, video analysis, team travel and assist with recruiting. Tuset had a stellar high school career play prep hockey for Eagan High School in Minnesota earning All-State and All- Conference honors. During his junior year he was named to the Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro Team, with the likes of other Minnesota prep stars Jeff Taffe (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Paul Martin (New Jersey Devils). Tuset also participated in USA Hockey select 16 and 17 national festivals. Before starting his colligate hockey career, Tuset played two seasons for the Bozeman Icedogs of the AWHL. Coached by John LaFontaine, brother of NHL great Pat LaFontaine, he was an all-league second-team selection when the Icedogs captured the AWHL title during the campaign. Tuset spent a year and a half at Northern Michigan University prior to attending Robert Morris. Upon the inception of the Colonials hockey program, he transferred to Robert Morris to continue his playing career. Over his career at Robert Morris, Tuset appeared in 25 games, starting 15 times. He finished his career with a 3.30 goals against average along with a.904 save percentage. He also tallied a record, including one shutout. One of his seven victories includes a 4-2 defeat of nationally ranked Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind., on Jan. 7, He was also named RMU s Most Improved Player in 2007, the Student-Athlete of the Year for the school year and was selected to the CHA-All Academic Team three times. Throughout his career, Tuset has worked numerous goaltending schools and camps. Most recently, he worked at the USA hockey select 16 festival as a goalie coach and head instructor of the RMU Hockey Goalie Camp. Tuset graduated from Robert Morris in 2007 with a 3.82 overall GPA and was named to the Dean s List 10 consecutive semesters. He holds a master s degree in information systems management and a bachelor s degree in finance. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities and playing golf.

5 Last Time Out RMU vs. SCSU L, 1-7 Saturday, November 8, 2008 St. Cloud, Minn. The Robert Morris University men s hockey team was back in action Saturday night at the National Hockey Center for the final game of the series against St. Cloud State. The Colonials held strong in the first period, but the Huskies explosive offensive tallied five goals in second period to lead St. Cloud State to 7-1 victory. Much like the first period on Friday night, the Huskies had power play opportunities early but could not translate the five on four advantage into a score. However, the Colonials outshot SCSU in the first twenty minutes 8-7. Junior Wes Russell made his eighth start of the season in goal and stopped all seven of the St. Cloud State shots in the first period. Just one minute into the second period, St. Cloud s Chris Hepp picked up a deflection in front of the Colonial goal to slip past Russell for the first score of the night while putting the Huskies up by one. Assists on the score went to Brian Volpei and Jared Festler. Three minutes later, Garrett Roe pushed the puck past Russell right in front of the net to put St. Cloud State up by two. Picking up assists at the 4:35 mark were Ryan Lasch and Craig Gaudet. The Huskies picked up their third goal in nine minutes as Aaron Marvin tallied his third goal of the season. He was assisted on the third score by Brent Borgen and Michael Olson. St. Cloud s offense refused to let up and scored a fourth goal less than one minute after the third. Tony Mosey recorded the score while Lasch picked up his 100th career point with an assist. Roe was credited with a secondary assist. After the Huskies fourth score, Russell was replaced in goal by sophomore Jim Patterson. The Colonials just could not catch their breath as the Huskies continued to pile on making the score 5-0 at the 12:05 mark of the second period. Olson tallied the goal while the assists were given to Brent Borgen and Marvin. Robert Morris finally got on the board when sophomore Brock Meadows picked up his first goal of the season on the power play to make the score 5-1 still in favor of the Huskies. Scott Kobialko and Trevor Lewis had helpers on RMU s first goal of the series. St. Cloud State put its sixth score of the night on the board when Marvin snuck a feed to Olson to extend the Huskie lead back to five at 7:30 in the third period. The Huskies made the score 7-1 when Festler ripped a shot that snuck through the legs of Patterson and across the crease. Festler s fourth goal of the year goal was assisted by Volpei and Roe who tallied his third point of the night with the helper. The Colonials were outshot on the night and were 1-2 on the power play. Russell made 20 saves in 40 minutes of play while Patterson recorded 11 saves in 19 minutes of relief. Taking on the Ranks RMU is 5-9 all-time against ranked opponents. The most impressive number however comes against teams ranked in the top-8. The Colonials are 2-1 when facing a team ranked in the top-8, including victories over #2 Notre Dame on Jan. 27, 2007 and #8 Boston University on October 12, RMU vs. Ranked Opponents Opponent Date Score Place #13 Cornell 10/26/2006 L, 1-4 A #10 Denver 10/25/2006 L, 2-6 A #2 Notre Dame 1/5/2007 L, 2-6 N #2 Notre Dame 1/7/2007 W, 4-2 A #16 Niagara 2/2/2007 W, 7-1 H #16 Niagara 2/3/2007 W, 5-2 H #11 Miami (Ohio) 2/15/2007 L, 3-7 A #11 Miami (Ohio) 2/17/2007 L, 3-5 H #8 Boston University 10/12/2007 W, 3-2 N #13 Wisconsin 10/19/2007 L, 2-7 A #13 Wisconsin 10/20/2007 L, 2-8 A #19 Niagara 11/9/2007 L, 0-4 H #19 Niagara 11/10/2007 W, 4-2 H #19 Princeton 1/29/2008 L, 2-5 H Record by Year/Place Venue Total Home Away Neutral Total Ranked Teams at the Island... The Colonials played three ranked teams at home in the season, all of which were ranked 19th at the time, Niagara twice and Princeton. This season, RMU has yet to face a ranked opponent but holds a 3-3 all-time record against ranked teams at home. All three wins have come against Niagara. Record Chasing... Senior Chris Margott currently holds the RMU career record for points (102), goals (47) and holds the record all-time lead in assists with 55 as well as holding the single-season record of 26 assists in a season. Margott is also became the first four-year RMU player to surpass the 100-point mark. He currently has 102 points. During the campaign, Ryan Cruthers set a new RMU single-season highs in points (49) and goals (39). He also beat Aaron Clarke s mark of 25 assists in a season with a total of 28. With his 16th assist of the season, on the Colonials final goal against Niagara on Saturday, Jan. 12 senior Ryan Cruthers became the first player in Colonial history to tally 100 career points. Over his four-year career, he tallied 34 points at Army during the and seasons. Cruthers recorded 37 points in , his first as a Colonial and another 49 points in for a total of 86 points as a Colonial. He finished his colligate playing career with 120 points. CHA Chatter Standings Team CHA Overall Pts. 1. Robert Morris Alab-Huntsville Bemidji State Niagara Ryan Cruthers 120 career points The Award Goes To... During the season, the Colonials received 10 CHA Player of the Week awards and one INCH. com Player of the Week award. Senior goalie Christian Boucher tallied a pair of CHA Defensive Player of the Week awards, while Ryan Cruthers tallied a pair of CHA Offensive Player of the Week honors. Sean Berkstresser, Jason Towsley and Chris Margott all earned one CHA Offensive Player of the Week award. Chris Kaufman earned two defensive player of the week awards, while Denny Urban picked up a CHA Rookie of the Week award on Feb. 11. Towsley picked up the INCH.com Player of the Week award on 10/15/07. Chris Margott 102 career points

6 Individual Career Records Most Points No. Name Years 102 Chris Margott 2005-present 86 Ryan Cruthers Sean Berkstresser Doug Conley Brett Hopfe Jason Towsley 2005-present 53 David Boguslawski Logan Bittle Chris Kaufman Aaron Clarke Most Goals No. Name Years 47 Chris Margott 2005-present 39 Ryan Cruthers Sean Berkstresser Brett Hopfe David Boguslawski Jason Towsley 2005-present 20 Logan Bittle Doug Conley Kurt Wright Jeff Gilbert Most Assists No. Name Years 55 Chris Margott 2005-present 48 Doug Conley Ryan Cruthers Sean Berkstresser Chris Kaufman Jason Towsley 2005-present 32 Jake Sparks Logan Bittle Brett Hopfe David Boguslawski Most Penalty Minutes No. Name Years 271 Jeff Gilbert ( ) Brett Hopfe (86-239) Rob Cowan (89-197) Logan Bittle (85-186) Sean Berkstresser (63-153) Andrew Bonello (74-148) Joel Gasper (52-126) Jake Sparks (51-102) Chris Margott (46-100) 2005-present 98 Chris Kaufman (49-98) Most Power Play Goals No. Name Years 22 Chris Margott 2005-present 18 Sean Berkstresser Ryan Cruthers Brett Hopfe David Boguslawski Jeff Gilbert Logan Bittle Chris Kaufman Kurt Wright Doug Conley First Time For Everything The Colonials will play Ferris State for the first time in program history this season. RMU will travel also make its first appearance in the Governors Cup held in October. The Governors Cup, held in Albany, NY will be a four team tournament featuring Colgate, Robert Morris, RPI and Union College. Against Atlantic Hockey Robert Morris is all-time against teams from Atlantic Hockey, their best winning percentage against any conference including the CHA. Last season the Colonials were against AH teams sweeping American International on Jan Against the CCHA The Colonials are all-time against CCHA teams. In the opening home series of , RMU beat and tied Ferris State. The Colonials tied Ohio State, 5-5, and defeated Ohio State, 4-3, in their only meetings against a CCHA team last season. Robert Morris split their series with nationally ranked Notre Dame during the season, before dropping a pair of games to Miami (Ohio). Against the ECAC Robert Morris is all-time against ECAC Hockey League teams. This season at the Governor s Cup, RMU was defeated by Colgate and RPI. Last season, the Colonials lost three-straight games to ECAC teams including two games against Quinnipiac and Cornell the following weekend. RMU s three wins have come between two teams, beating Princeton twice and Quinnipiac. Against Hockey East Prior to , Robert Morris was undefeated against the Hockey East conference. The Colonials hold a record after traveling to Merrimack for one game in October of Against the WCHA Robert Morris is in all-time meetings against squads from the WCHA. In their lone meeting this season with a WCHA team, RMU was swept by St. Cloud State. In , the Colonials were defeated twice by Wisconsin. In their only meeting of the season against a WCHA opponent, RMU lost to the 2004 and 2005 national champion Denver Pioneers, 6-2. They were swept at St. Cloud State in Media Information RMU Sports Information Sports Information Director Jim Duzyk duzyk@rmu.edu Office (412) Asst. Director Ken Baker baker@rmu.edu Office (412) Asst. Director / Hockey Contact Elyse Healey sidga01@rmu.edu Office (412) Cell (330) Fax (412) Asst. Director Janette Schneider sidga02@rmu.edu Website Information The RMU website contains schedules, rosters, updated statistics along with all releases including archives from previous seasons. Website Address - Information regarding Robert Morris men s ice hockey is available on the following websites which cover college men s ice hockey Weekly Game Notes Game notes will be made available each week that Robert Morris men s ice hockey has a game scheduled. The full game notes are available only in PDF format while portions of the game notes are available in a text version on the RMU website. If you are interested in being added to the RMU men s ice hockey distribution list, please contact the RMU sports information department. 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7 Numerical Roster No.Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown / Previous Team 4 Brock Meadows So D White Rock, British Columbia/ Wayne State (CHA) 5 James Lyle Fr D Nepean, Ontario / Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 6 Nick Chiavetta Fr F Harrisburg, Pa. / New York Applecore (EJHL) 7 Rafael Rodriguez So D Oceanside, Calif. / Santa Fe Roadrunners (NAHL) 8 Josh Jones Fr D Scenery Hill, Pa. / Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 9 Jake Obermeyer ** Sr D Chanhassen, Minn. / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 10 Trevor Lewis Fr F Lititz, Pa. / Syracuse Stars (EJHL) 11 Cody Crichton Fr F Palgrave, Ontario /Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) 12 Kyle Burton* So F Calgary, Alberta / Calgary Canucks (AJHL) 14 Branden Gay* So F Calgary, Alberta / Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL) 15 Tom Brooks Fr F St. Louis, Mo. /St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 16 Scott Kobialko* So F Spruce Grove, Alberta /Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 17 Chris Kushneriuk So F Ottawa, Ontario / Wayne State Univ. (CHA) 18 Ron Cramer Fr F New Wilmington, Pa. / Indiana Ice (USHL) 19 Tyler Webb Jr F Austin, Texas / Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 20 Jason Towsley *** Sr F LaSalle, Ontario / Leamington Flyers (WOHL) 21 Nathan Longpre* So F Peterborough, Ontario / Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) 22 Matt Krug Sr D Livonia, Mich. / Wayne State Univ.(CHA) 23 Ben Finney Fr D Pontypool, Ontario / Port Hope Predators (OPJHL) 24 Dave Cowan ** Jr D Calgary, Alberta / Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 25 Furman South Fr F Sewickley, Pa. / Bay State Breakers (EJHL) 26 Chris Margott *** Sr F Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Bay State Breakers (EJHL) 27 Brandon Blandina Fr F Centennial, Colo. / Indiana Ice (USHL) 28 Stefan Lachapelle Fr F Waterloo, Ontario / Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 29 J.C. Velasquez ** Jr F Clarksen, Mich. / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 30 Wes Russell * Jr G Springfield, Ill. / Quinnipiac University (ECAC) 31 Jim Patterson* So G Kamloops, British Columbia / Canmore Eagles (AJHL) 35 Brooks Ostergard Fr G Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Bay State Breakers (EJHL) 44 Denny Urban* So D Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ohio Blue Jackets (USHL) * Denotes letters earned Head Coach: Derek Schooley (fifth season at RMU; Western Michigan 94) Assistant Coach: Chris Kostopoulos and Joe Tuset (Robert Morris 07) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Yr. 27 Brandon Blandina Fr. 15 Tom Brooks Fr. 12 Kyle Burton So. 6 Nick Chiavetta Fr. 24 Dave Cowan Jr. 18 Ron Cramer Fr. 11 Cody Crichton Fr. 23 Ben Finney Fr. 14 Branden Gay So. 8 Josh Jones Fr. 16 Scott Kobialko So 22 Matt Krug Sr. 17 Chris Kushneriuk So. 28 Stefan Lachapelle Fr. 10 Trevor Lewis Fr. 21 Nathan Longpre So. 5 James Lyle Fr. 26 Chris Margott Sr. 4 Brock Meadows So. 9 Jake Obermeyer Sr. 35 Brooks Ostergard Fr. 31 Jim Patterson So. 7 Rafael Rodriguez So. 30 Wes Russell Jr. 25 Furman South Fr. 20 Jason Towsley Sr. 44 Denny Urban So. 29 J.C. Velasquez Jr. 19 Tyler Webb Jr. Position Breakdown Forwards 17 Defensemen 9 Goaltender 3 Shot Breakdown Right 16 Left 13 Geographical Breakdown United States 16 California: 2 Colorado: 1 Illinois: 1 Michigan: 2 Minnesota: 1 Missouri: 1 Ohio: 1 Pennsylvania: 6 Texas: 1 Canada 13 Alberta 4 British Columbia 2 Ontario 7 Pronunciation Guide Dave Cowan COW-in Nathan Longpre LONG-prE Chris Margott mar-got Jake Obermeyer o-burr-my-er Wes Russell RUSS-el Jason Towsley tou-slee J.C. Velasquez va-las-kez Tyler Webb WEB Matt Krug Kr-OOG Stefan Lachapelle La-cha-pell Scot Kobialko Ko-BE-ak-o Cody Crichton CRY-TEN Chris Kushneriuk koosh-nair-ick Class Breakdown Upperclassmen 8 Seniors 4 Juniors 4 Underclassmen 21 Sophomores 9 Freshmen 12

8 Statistics

9 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2008) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS RMU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Power Play Short-handed 1 1 Empty net 0 1 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 2 1 Overtime 0 0 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct 0 1 Game Misconduct 0 0 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/797 3/3959 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Robert Morris Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Robert Morris Opponents

10 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2008) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua 26 MARGOTT, Chris LONGPRE, Nathan URBAN, Denny KRUG, Matt KUSHNERIUK, Chris BURTON, Kyle LEWIS, Trevor LACHAPELLE, Stefan TOWSLEY, Jason MEADOWS, Brock KOBIALKO, Scott LYLE, James CRAMER, Ron GAY, Branden OBERMEYER, Jake BLANDINA, Brandon BROOKS, Tom CHIAVETTA, Nick COWAN, Dave CRICHTON, Cody JONES, Josh SOUTH, Furman VELASQUEZ, J.C Total Opponents Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 30 RUSSELL, Wes : PATTERSON, Jim : TM EMPTY NET 4-0 1: Total : Opponents :

11 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Category Leaders (as of Nov 12, 2008) All games ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 26 MARGOTT, Chris LONGPRE, Nathan URBAN, Denny KRUG, Matt KUSHNERIUK, Chris BURTON, Kyle LEWIS, Trevor LACHAPELLE, Stefan TOWSLEY, Jason MEADOWS, Brock ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 26 MARGOTT, Chris LONGPRE, Nathan KRUG, Matt KUSHNERIUK, Chris BURTON, Kyle LEWIS, Trevor LACHAPELLE, Stefan TOWSLEY, Jason MEADOWS, Brock CRAMER, Ron ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 17 KUSHNERIUK, Chris KRUG, Matt MARGOTT, Chris 9 2 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 21 LONGPRE, Nathan 9 1 ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 22 KRUG, Matt LACHAPELLE, Stefan 9 1 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 21 LONGPRE, Nathan LEWIS, Trevor 9 +2 ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 26 MARGOTT, Chris URBAN, Denny LONGPRE, Nathan KRUG, Matt BURTON, Kyle LEWIS, Trevor LACHAPELLE, Stefan TOWSLEY, Jason KOBIALKO, Scott LYLE, James ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 26 MARGOTT, Chris KRUG, Matt LONGPRE, Nathan TOWSLEY, Jason LEWIS, Trevor BURTON, Kyle URBAN, Denny KUSHNERIUK, Chris VELASQUEZ, J.C CRAMER, Ron ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 17 KUSHNERIUK, Chris LACHAPELLE, Stefan MEADOWS, Brock LONGPRE, Nathan BURTON, Kyle KRUG, Matt MARGOTT, Chris LEWIS, Trevor CRAMER, Ron TOWSLEY, Jason ## Penalties GP Pen Min 29 VELASQUEZ, J.C KRUG, Matt COWAN, Dave URBAN, Denny MEADOWS, Brock CRAMER, Ron OBERMEYER, Jake BLANDINA, Brandon LACHAPELLE, Stefan LEWIS, Trevor ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 24 COWAN, Dave VELASQUEZ, J.C KRUG, Matt CRAMER, Ron URBAN, Denny MEADOWS, Brock OBERMEYER, Jake BLANDINA, Brandon LACHAPELLE, Stefan SOUTH, Furman 6 2 4