GAMES 17 & 18. ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS ( ; CHA) vs. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE LAKERS (10-7-3; CCHA)

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1 Record Overall College Hockey America Home Away Neutral Schedule Date Opponent Time/Score October 3 (Sat) BLUE/WHITE GAME White, (Fri) QUEENS (ex) W, (Sat) QUEENS (ex) W, (Fri) vs. #16 Alaska % L, (Sat) vs. UA-Anchorage % W, Ferris State L, 4-5 OT 24 Ferris State L, (Fri) #18 QUINNIPIAC L, (Sat) #18 QUINNIPIAC W, 8-5 November 6 #11 Bemidji State * L, #11 Bemidji State * L, Niagara * W, (Sat) NIAGARA * T, #7 Colorado College L, #7 Colorado College L, (Wed) NIAGARA * L, 0-5 December 4 (Fri) ALA-HUNTSVILLE * T, 2-2 OT 5 (Sat) ALA-HUNTSVILLE * L, Niagara * Postponed 15 Canisius T, 5-5 OT January 2 (Sat) LAKE SUPERIOR 7:05 p.m. 3 (Sun) LAKE SUPERIOR 5:05 p.m. 8 (Fri) #1 MIAMI (OH) # 8:05 p.m. 10 #1 Miami (OH) 4:05 p.m. 15 (Fri) ALA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:05 p.m. 16 (Sat) ALA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:05 p.m. 22 Colgate 7:00 p.m. 23 Colgate 7:00 p.m. 19 Bemidji State * 7:35 p.m. 30 Bemidji State * 7:05 p.m. February 3 (Wed.) Niagara * 7:00 p.m. 12 (Fri) BEMIDJI STATE * 7:05 p.m. 13 (Sat) BEMIDJI STATE * 7:05 p.m. 20 Ala-Huntsville * 5:30 p.m. 21 Ala-Huntsville * 3:05 p.m. March 5 (Fri) NIAGARA * 7:05 p.m. 6 Niagara * 7:05 p.m CHA Tournament TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times local * College Hockey America game % Brice Alaska Gold Rush game # Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase GAMES 17 & 18 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS ( ; CHA) vs. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE LAKERS (10-7-3; CCHA) Saturday, Jan. 2-7:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3-5:05 p.m. Top Story Before embarking on a 17-day hiatus, the Colonials closed out 2009 with a tie against future fellow conference opponent, Canisius. In what looked to be a daunting battle after a painful first period, Robert Morris slowly chipped away at the Grifs three goal advantage to tie the game with under five minutes left in the third period. Although RMU would have several close calls in OT, the Colonials took their hard earned, 5-5, deadlock into the break. Now, Robert Morris must continue fighting as they face LSSU this weekend and the nation s #1 team, Miami, on Friday night. Musket Shots u Six of the twelve opponents RMU faces this season are nationally ranked, two of them are ranked in the top three u The Colonials are when they score four or more goals this season u This weekend marks LSSU first trip to Pittsburgh to face the Colonials u RMU picked up its first win against Lake Superior State last season u Junior Nathan Longpre is third in scoring on the CHA leader board with 18 points. Chris Kushneriuk is fifth with his total of 17 points. u Longpre is now third all-time in points at RMU with a career total of 82 (27g 55a) RMU vs. LSSU Series Record First Meeting 11/25/05 Last Meeting 11/22/08 Current Streak 1 win This Season All-Time Series vs. LSSU Last season, the Colonials and Lake Superior State split the two-game series in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Lakers won the Nov. 21 game 3-1 while Robert Morris captured a 4-3 victory on Nov. 22. The Lakers have hosted the Colonials in four games at the Taffy Abel Arena, two of which were during the season when the Lakers swept RMU. LSSU leads the all-time series This will be the first time that LSSU will travel to play at the Island Sports Center. Scouting the LSSU Lakers Coming off a sweep of Northern Michigan in mid-december, Lake Superior s comes to the Steel City with a road record this season. This weekend marks the Lakers first series of the season against a College Hockey America opponent. LSSU is unbeaten in its last six games with a record of Junior forward Rick Schofield leads the Lakers in points and is on a five-game point streak. Schofield has four goals and three assists in the last five games. Also, the Lakers are ranked 10th nationally on the penalty kill at 86.2 percent. Head coach Jim Roque is in his fifth season at Lake Superior State and owns a record. Junior Brian Mahoney-Wilson will likely be the Laker starter in goal as he has seen action in 19 games so far this season. He holds a 2.38 GAA and a.905 save percentage.

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. Happy New Year: The Colonials traditionally perform well in the opening series of each new year. Over the past five seasons, RMU has posted a record in their opening games each January. Notably, one of the Colonials biggest wins came against Notre Dame on Jan. 7, Problematic Power Play: As of late, the Colonials have struggled with penalty killing and converting on their own power play chances. On the penalty kill, Robert Morris is 61 of 82 for a 74.4% kill rating. Moreover, the Colonials have allowed three short-handed goals while only tallying one of their own. On Saturday, Dec. 5, RMU had ten power play opportunities, by only managed one PP goal in a 2-4 loss to Alabama-Huntsville. Overall, the Colonials are 13/84 this season with a man advantage converting only 15.5% of the time. Winter Woes: Since the RMU hockey program s inception in 2004, the Colonials have traditionally struggled in the months of November and December. Last season, RMU had is toughest stretch of the season during these two months going 2-7. Overall, RMU hockey owns a record from Nov. 1-Dec. 31. Duo Earn POTW Honors: A pair of Robert Morris University men s hockey players were honored by College Hockey America (CHA) on Monday, Nov. 16 for their outstanding play in conference action. Sophomore goaltender Brooks Ostergard and junior forward Chris Kushneriuk helped lead the Colonials to a record over Niagara in their first home-and-home series of the year. Kushneriuk, named the CHA s Offensive Player of the Week, picked up his first career hat trick on Friday s night to power the Colonials to a 5-3 win at Dwyer Arena. On Saturday night, Kushneriuk continued his scoring trend at home with two assists to complete his five-point weekend. With the 11/16 award, Ostergard picks up his first CHA Defensive Player of the Week honor this season. Last season, he was named to the CHA All-Rookie team and also earned Defensive Player of the Week distinction. In the two-game series with Niagara, Ostergard combined for 78 saves and boasted a.924 save percentage as he notched his first conference win of the season. He holds an overall.940 save percentage in CHA action. In his last five outings against Niagara spanning back to last season, Ostergard has not been beaten. Pennsylvania Proud: This season, nine players on the Colonial roster hail from the state of Pennsylvania. Out of the nine, seven are from within the western Pennsylvania area. The local players include: Andrew Blazek, Ron Cramer, Brendan Jamison, Josh Jones, Furman South, Denny Urban and Joe Ziemainski. Breaking Out: Several Colonials have drastically improved their offensive production in the still young season. In 26 games last year, Furman South did not tally a single point. However, it took just two games this season for South to notch not one, but two assists in his first point scoring contest. He now has one goal and five assists. Also having a good opening spurt are fellow sophomores Nick Chiavetta and Ron Cramer. In , Chiavetta played in 19 games and recorded just one assist. Now he has totaled three goals and one assist, including two unassisted markers. Cramer is also on pace to double his total from last season. He tallied four goals and four assists in , now he fifth on the RMU squad for scoring with seven points (1g 7a). Meet the Captains Assistant Captain Nathan Longpre Junior Forward Captain Dave Cowan Senior Defense Assistant Captain Chris Kushneriuk Junior Forward Prisuta On Pucks: This season, veteran sportswriter, Mike Prisuta will sign on for a new assignment on the official website of Robert Morris University athletics, Prisuta will serve up weekly stories surrounding Colonial hockey as well as the latest notes and happening around the CHA. He has covered Pittsburgh sports as a reporter for the Beaver County Times and as a columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and has had his pulse on the happenings of each of the professional organizations and college programs in the area. A graduate of Michigan State University, Prisuta got his start in the profession covering the Spartan hockey program and possesses knowledge of the college hockey world unmatched in the region.

3 Keeping It Clean: Out of all 58 Div. I college hockey programs, Robert Morris ranks 44th in penalty minutes. The Colonials average only 12 penalty minutes per game, The national leader for PIM, North Dakota, averages nearly double the RMU total. Sophomore Ron Cramer, who owns 38 PIM after 16 games, leads the team in minutes for the second consecutive year Preseason Prognostications: According to a poll by the head coaches of College Hockey America (CHA), the Robert Morris University men s hockey team has been tabbed to finish third in the conference for the season. Leading the pack with two first place votes and eight points was Bemidji State, who last year won the CHA regular season championship and CHA Tournament. With the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Beavers went on to upset Notre Dame and Cornell to reach the NCAA Frozen Four. Last year s regular season runner-ups, Niagara, garnered the second most votes with seven points. After an impressive late season run and an appearance in the CHA Championship game, the Colonials were picked to finish third with six points. Behind Robert Morris with three points was Alabama-Huntsville. Dominating Defense: The Colonials only lost two defensemen to graduation at the end of With a very solid defensive core returning, Schooley believes the defense will be one of the strongest parts of the Colonial s game during the season. Junior blueliner, Denny Urban, has a proven track record of being both a defensive and offensive threat. Last season, he posted the most points out of all defenseman in the CHA. With four goals and 23 assists, he earned three CHA Defensive Player of the Week honors and was also named to the All- CHA First team. Outstanding Ostergard: A huge part of the Colonials success late in was now sophomore goaltender, Brooks Ostergard. Ostergard earned his first career win with a shutout victory over Bemidji State in mid-february. From that point on, Ostergard led the Colonials on a seven game unbeaten streak and into the CHA Finals. He boasted a 2.57 GAA and a.917 save percentage to make him the second best goalie in CHA action last season. Urban Earns CHA Weekly Award: On October 19, 2009, junior Denny Urban has earned CHA Offensive Player of the Week honors. In both Friday s and Saturday s contests at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush, Urban tallied both a goal and an assist. In Saturday s game, he notched the game winner to push the Colonials over the Seawolves. For his outstanding performance over the weekend, Urban was also named to the Alaska Goal Rush All-Tournament Team. Urban, a 2009 CHA All-Preseason selection, is no stranger to CHA accolades. During his freshman season, he was named to the 2008 CHA All Rookie squad. Last year, he recorded four goals and 27 assists, earned two CHA Defensive Player of the Week honors and was named to the CHA All-First team as a defensive selection. All-Time Series Records vs. RMU Team Record Air Force Univ. Alaska-Anchorage Alaska American International Alabama-Huntsville Bemidji State Bentley Boston University Canisius Colgate Colorado College Cornell Denver Ferris State Lake Superior State Mercyhurst Merrimack Miami (Ohio) Niagara Notre Dame Ohio State Quinnipiac Princeton Rensselaer RIT Sacred Heart St. Cloud State Wayne State Western Michigan Wisconsin * opponent U.S. College Hockey Online / CBS Sports Dec. 14, 2009 Team Record Pts. Prev. 1 Miami Denver Colorado College Cornell Boston College North Dakota Wisconsin Quinnipiac Yale Bemidji State Ferris State Minnesota-Duluth Michigan State Mass.-Lowell Massachusetts New Hampshire Alaska Union St. Cloud State Notre Dame Others Receiving Votes: Maine 42, Vermont 32, Michigan 23, Minnesota State 11, Colgate 7, Lake Superior 6, RIT 4, Minnesota 3, Nebraska-Omaha Taking on the Ranks: RMU is 6-14 all-time against ranked opponents. The most noteable number however comes against teams ranked in the top-8. The Colonials are 2-2 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, Ranked Teams at the Island: This season, Robert Morris has continued the trend of playing.500 against ranked opponents at home. The Colonials hold a 4-4 alltime record against ranked teams at the RMU Island Sports Center. The Colonials played three ranked teams at home in the season, all of which were ranked 19th at the time, Niagara twice and Princeton. Three wins have come against Niagara, while the fourth is the most recent win against Quinnipiac.

4 Head Coach Derek Schooley Head coach Derek Schooley believes that his team is ready to regularly compete with other top teams around the nation as his previous teams have proved. Schooley s teams have provided college hockey and Robert Morris athletics with some major upsets in the past three seasons. In January of 2007, the Colonials knocked off 2nd ranked Notre Dame 4-2 in South Bend, IN. In , Robert Morris won the prestigious Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage, Ak with an upset of four time national champion and 8th ranked Boston University. The sixth year head coach enters the season with a record in six 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. During the campaign, Robert Morris got off to a rough start with a team consisting of only four seniors and 14 underclassmen. However, the Colonials rebounded in the second half of the season with a seven-game unbeaten streak. Their record of and third place finish in College Hockey America featured a run to the CHA Championship game where Robert Morris lost an overtime heartbreaker to the eventual Frozen Four team, Bemidji State. Five of Schooley s student-athlete s earned honors from the CHA as Chris Margott, Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban were named to the All-CHA First Team. Brooks Ostergard and James Lyle also garnered conference laurels as they were All-CHA Rookie Team selections. 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. 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. 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

5 Assistant Coach Matt Nicholson A 2004 graduate of Colgate University with a BA in Education, Nicholson comes to Robert Morris after coaching two years at Division III Adrian College. A start up program in the season, Adrian College went on to win MCHA regular season and playoff championships during the and seasons for a combined record of Matt brings an incredible amount of enthusiasm and passion to the game of hockey, said head coach Derek Schooley. He was a successful student athlete at Colgate and part of building a top ranked Division III program at Adrian. Matt has played for and worked with some very good coaches so we will be excited to bring some new and fresh ideas to RMU. While at Colgate, the London, Ontario native played 123 games and recorded two career goals and 10 assists. After graduation, he participated in the Phoenix Coyote s NHL Rookie camp and went on to sign with the Bossier- Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League (CHL) for the season. In , Nicholson joined the Youngstown Steelhounds of the CHL for his final professional season before his career was cut short due to injury. While coaching at Adrian, Nicholson started his own charitable foundation, The Matt Nicholson Foundation. The organization is dedicated to serving programs that promote athletics as a positive outlet for local youth. Assistant Coach Mark Workman After spending six seasons as an assistant coach at Brown University, Mark Workman joins the Colonials this year to begin his first RMU campaign. As a former top assistant for the Brown Bears and a head coach at St. Scholastica for six seasons, Workman adds a great deal of experience and knowledge to the Robert Morris hockey program. Mark brings a lot of experience to our program as a Ivy League Assistant Coach and a Division III Head Coach, said head coach Derek Schooley. He is a very knowledable hockey guy with strong recruiting connections and very good references not only as a coach but a person. We are very fortunate to have added Mark to our staff. While at Brown, Workman was responsible for practice development, video scouting, game strategies, conditioning programs and bench management while overseeing the team s defensive corps. Under Workman s guidance, one Brown player received All-American distinction and five were named Academic All-Americans. In 2004, the Bears were led by NHL goalie Yann Danis, a Hobey Baker finalist, as they won the Ivy League Championship and advanced to the ECAC conference finals. Workman served as the Assistant Coach at his alma mater, St. Scholastica, from , and was the Head Coach for St. Scholastica from , coaching five All-League Players in six years and 45 All-Academic players. Workman has also served as an NCAA representative at the 2000 and 2001 Division III Men s Ice Hockey Quarterfinal Games, and on the NCAA Division III Men s Ice Hockey West Region Ranking Committee from Over the past few years, Workman has coached at the Minnesota Model Camp. During the summer of 2004, Workman was a Head Coach at the US Select 14 Festival. He also coached a fall AAA Midget team in Duluth, Minnesota, and did part-time scouting for the Chicago Steel, of the USHL. While in Duluth, Workman helped to write scouting reports on the opposition of Minnesota-Duluth during the season. Workman was a four-year varsity player at St. Scholastica, serving as the team s Assistant Captain as a junior and as the Captain as a senior in He earned the team s Most Improved Player Award in 1992 and the Coaches Award in 1993, while playing in 105 of 107 games, including 105 consecutive contests, on the blueline. Student Coach Kyle Burton Joining the Colonials on the bench for the season is junior, Kyle Burton. After lettering in his freshman and sophomore season, he will be the newest addition to the RMU hockey staff as a student assistant coach due to a medical condition. As a player, Burton appeared in a total of 62 games as a forward while scoring 13 goals and 13 assists. Prior to attending RMU, he played three seasons with the Calgary Canucks in the AJHL : Played in all 36 contests... Concluded the season with seven goals and seven assistants for 14 points... Notched 16 penalties for 40 total minutes... Recorded two assists in home opening win over Ferris State (10/17/08)... Tabbed first goal of of season also against Ferris State (10/18/08)... Continued three game point streak with goal and assist at Governor s Cup vs. Colgate (10/24/08)... Tallied second goal vs. Ohio State in Cleveland, Ohio (12/6/08)... Kicked off five-game scoring streak against AIC with two assists (1/3/09 & 1/4/09)... In series at Ala.-Huntsville, scored one goal and one assist (1/9/09 & 1/10/09)... Finished off the second half of the season with goals against Bemidji State and Niagara : Appeared in 26 games... Recorded first colligate point with an assist against Wayne State in the Nye Frontier Classic championship game (10/13/07)... Tallied first goal in home opener win over Wayne State (10/26/07)... Notched an assist against Quinnipiac (12/8/07)... Scored a goal in two cosecutive games, first against Alabama-Huntsville (12/18/07) and second agaist American International (1/4/08)... Had only multiple point game of the season with one goal and one assist in loss to Alabama-Huntsville (2/1/08)...Tallied season high six shots on goal at Colgate (12/2/07).

6 Last Time Out - T, 5-5 Robert Morris at Canisius Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 Buffalo, NY After a ten day hiatus, the Robert Morris University men s hockey team traveled to take on the Canisius College Golden Griffins at the Buffalo State Sports Arena on the campus of Buffalo State College. The Colonials, who played physical and aggressive hockey from the opening puck drop, found themselves down 4-1 only 15 minutes into the contest. Despite facing a three-goal goal deficit, Robert Morris battled through the remainder of the game to tie with the Griffs, 5-5. Just 47 seconds into the contest, junior Scott Kobialko netted his seventh of the year off tic-tac-toe passing from Nathan Longpre and Trevor Lewis to give RMU the early 1-0 lead. But the Griffs would quickly return with a resounding answer as they tallied three goals in under a three-minute span. At the 7:29 mark of the first, Canisius tied the game at one with Chris Forsaman s first of the season. Minutes later, the Golden Griffins added two more in 18 seconds, the first of which was scored on a power play. After the third goal, starting goaltender Brooks Ostergard was replaced between the pipes by freshman Eric Levine. However, the Griffs string of goals in the first did not end until Vincent Scarsella tacked on a fourth score with a man advantage to send Canisius into the first intermission with a 4-1 lead. Despite a shaky first period, Robert Morris got the second started on a better note as sophomore Nick Chiavetta scored a short-handed marker 2:35 into the session. The unassisted goal pulled the Colonials back within striking distance of the Griff s, 4-2, lead. With momentum on RMU s side, the Colonials took advantage of their fourth power play of the evening to cut the Griff s lead down to just one goal. Junior Chris Kushneriuk earned his seventh of the season on his score assisted by Longpre and Lewis 7:08 into the second. At the end of two, Robert Morris led the shot count, Neither team managed to get off to a strong start in the third as the game went scoreless for the first ten minutes of the period. But on their seventh power play of the night, Canisius took their lead back to two as they made the score, 5-3, with a third power play goal. With five minutes to go, the Colonials turned on the jets as they scored two badly needed goals. Robert Morris fourth goal came from Furman South when he took a shot top self to beat the Griff s goalie. Junior Denny Urban was awarded the helper on the goal. Less than 60 seconds later, Lewis found Longpre, who snuck the puck behind Canisius Andrew Loewen to net his third point of the game and deadlock the game at five goals apiece. As time expired with the contest at a five-all stalemate, the teams went into a five-minute overtime period. RMU put five shots on goal in OT, but the game still resulted in a 5-5 tie. Levine made 31 saves in over two periods of play Outlook After a strong finish to the season, the Robert Morris University men s ice hockey team hopes to take up exactly where they left off the top. The Colonials concluded their last campaign with seven straight wins or ties, the second longest unbeaten streak in Division I college hockey in With a stunning 2-1 victory in the College Hockey America (CHA) Semifinals over Niagara, Robert Morris made its second appearance in the CHA Championship game against Bemidji State. After dropping the heartbreaking overtime decision to the eventual Frozen Four Cinderella, RMU is hungry to finally win its first conference championship. Hoping to build on experience, head coach Derek Schooley and his Colonials plan to close out their final season in College Hockey America as a victorious one. For the season, the Colonials return four All-CHA players, and 18 letterwinners. The group of 12 forwards, five defensemen and one goaltender will need to take their experience and continue their ascent to the top of the CHA. The last year of the CHA should be one of the most competitive years in the history of College Hockey America, said Schooley. Every team has high end talent coming back as well as a good core of developing players. 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 #9 Princeton 1/26/2009 L, 1-2 A #17 Alaska 10/16/2009 L, 2-4 N #18 Quinnipiac 10/30/2009 L, 0-5 H #18 Quinnipiac 10/31/2009 W, 8-5 H #11 Bemidji State 11/6/2009 L, 0-2 A #11 Bemidji State 11/7/2009 L, 1-6 A #7 Colorado College 11/20/2009 L, 3-4 A #7 Colorado College 11/21/2009 L, 1-4 A Record by Year/Place Venue Total Home Away Neutral Total Colonial Record Holders Chris Margott 135 career points Ryan Cruthers 86 career points Nathan Longpre 82 career points

7 Individual Career Records Most Points No. Name Years 136 Chris Margott Ryan Cruthers Nathan Longpre 2007-present 77 Sean Berkstresser Jason Towsley Doug Conley Brett Hopfe Denny Urban 2007-present 53 David Boguslawski Logan Bittle Most Goals No. Name Years 63 Chris Margott Ryan Cruthers Sean Berkstresser Jason Towsley Brett Hopfe Nathan Longpre 2007-present David Boguslawski Logan Bittle Doug Conley Kurt Wright Most Assists No. Name Years 72 Chris Margott Nathan Longpre 2007-present 48 Doug Conley Ryan Cruthers Sean Berkstresser Denny Urban 2007-present 43 Jason Towsley Chris Kaufman Jake Sparks Logan Bittle 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) Dave Cowan (50-122) 2006-present 120 Chris Margott (46-100) Ron Cramer (39-105) 2008-present Most Power Play Goals No. Name Years 29 Chris Margott Sean Berkstresser Ryan Cruthers Brett Hopfe David Boguslawski Jeff Gilbert Nathan Longpre 2007-present 8 Chris Kushneriuk 2008-present 8 Logan Bittle Chris Kaufman Kurt Wright Doug Conley First Time For Everything The Colonials will play Alaska, UA- Anchorage and Colorado College for the first time in program history this season. RMU will travel also make its first appearance in the Brice Goal Rush Tournament held in October. Against Atlantic Hockey Robert Morris is all-time against teams from Atlantic Hockey, their best winning percentage against any conference including the CHA. In the only match-up so far this season, RMU deadlocked with Canisius. Against the CCHA The Colonials are all-time against CCHA teams. The Colonials are 0-3 against the CCHA in the young season. In the opening home series of , RMU beat and tied Ferris State. In the 2008 College Hockey Showcase, Robert Morris took their first loss from a CCHA squad in as they dropped a 0-4 decision. The Colonials tied Ohio State, 5-5, and defeated Ohio State, 4-3, in their only meetings against a CCHA team in Against the ECAC Robert Morris is all-time against ECAC Hockey League teams. Despite not picking up a win against the ECAC in , RMU is 1-1 after a home series against #18 Quinnipiac. In , 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. The Colonials picked up their first win against a WCHA opponent against UA-Anchorage at the Alaska Goal Rush Tournament on 10/17/09. 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) Graduate Assistant / Hockey Contact Elyse Healey sidga01@rmu.edu Office (412) Fax (412) Graduate Assistant 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. Game Day Services Gameday packages will be made available containing game programs, game notes and linecharts in addition to updated statistics and standings and will be available in the press box for all home games. Shot charts and box scores will be available during each period intermission. Final statistics packages will be available approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of each game and will include an NCAA box score, shot charts and line charts. Play-by-play is available upon request. Radio Policy Visiting radio stations wishing to originate from the RMU Island Sports Center are asked to contact Asst. SID,Elyse Healey, prior to the game to make arrangements for broadcast. All RMU home games are webcast on Mid-Week Interviews All interview requests with RMU players and coaches must go through the sports information department. Colonial players are not available on game day prior to the game. To schedule an interview, contact Elyse Healey at (412) Post Game Interviews Following a 10-minute cooling off period, visiting players and coaches will be available for interviews followed by Robert Morris players and coaches. Please direct interview requests to Elyse Healey in the third period. Locker rooms are closed to the media. By NCAA rule, no player interviews will be granted prior to contest on game day.

8 Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown / Previous Team 1 Joe Ziemianski Sr G Pittsburgh, Pa. / Bishop Canevin High School 3 Tyler Hinds Fr D Orleans, Ontario / Nepean Raiders (CJHL) 4 Brock Meadows* Jr D White Rock, Britsh Columbia / Wayne State Univ. (CHA) 5 James Lyle* So D Nepean, Ontario / Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 6 Joseph Harcharik Fr F Des Moines, Iowa / North Iowa Outlaws (NAHL) 7 Reid Edmondson Fr F Richmond, British Columbia / Burnaby Express (BCHL) 8 Josh Jones* So D Scenery Hill, Pa. / Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 9 Nick Chiavetta* So F Harrisburg, Pa. / New York Applecore (EJHL) 10 Trevor Lewis* So F Lititz, Pa. / Syracuse Stars (EJHL) 11 Cody Crichton* So F Palgrave, Ontario/Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) 14 Zack Hervato Fr F Stittsville, Ontario / Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL) 15 Tom Brooks* So F St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 16 Scott Kobialko** Jr F Spruce Grove, Alberta / Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 17 Chris Kushneriuk* (A) Jr F Ottawa, Ontario / Wayne State Univ. (CHA) 18 Ron Cramer* So F New Wilmington, Pa. / Indiana Jr. Ice (USHL) 19 Stefan Salituro Fr F Willodale, Ontario / Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) 20 Adam Brace So F Cobden, Ontario / Canisius College (AHA) 21 Nathan Longpre** (A) Jr F Peterborough, Ontario / Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) 22 Brendan Jamison Fr D Pittsburgh, Pa. / Jersey Hitmen (EJHL) 24 Dave Cowan *** (C) Sr D Calgary, Alberta / Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 25 Furman South* So F Sewickley, Pa. / Bay State Breakers (EJHL) 27 Brandon Blandina* So F Centennial, Colo. / Indiana Jr. Ice (USHL) 28 Cullen Lundholm So D Plymouth, Mass. / Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) 29 J.C. Velasquez *** Sr F Clarksen, Mich. / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 30 Eric Levine Fr G Wheeling, Ill. / Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 33 Andrew Blazek Fr F Pittsburgh, Pa. / Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) 35 Brooks Ostergard* So G Chargin Falls, Ohio / Bay State Breakers (EJHL) 44 Denny Urban** Jr D Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ohio Blue Jackets (USHL) Head Coach: Derek Schooley (sixth season at RMU; Western Michigan 94) Assistant Coaches: Matt Nicholson (first season; Colgate 04) Mark Workman (first season ; St. Scholastica 93) Student Assistant: Kyle Burton** (Robert Morris 10) * Denotes letters earned (C) Denotes captain, (A) assistant captain Alphabetical Roster No. Name Yr. 27 Brandon Blandina So. 33 Andrew Blazek Fr. 20 Adam Brace So. 15 Tom Brooks So. 9 Nick Chiavetta So. 24 Dave Cowan Sr. 18 Ron Cramer So. 11 Cody Crichton So. 7 Reid Edmondson Fr. 6 Joseph Harcharik Fr. 14 Zack Hervato Fr. 3 Tyler Hinds Fr. 22 Brendan Jamison Fr. 8 Josh Jones So. 16 Scott Kobialko Jr. 17 Chris Kushneriuk Jr. 30 Eric Levine Fr. 10 Trevor Lewis So. 21 Nathan Longpre Jr. 28 Cullen Lundholm So. 5 James Lyle So. 4 Brock Meadows Jr. 35 Brooks Ostergard So. 19 Stefan Salituro Fr. 25 Furman South So. 44 Denny Urban Jr. 29 J.C. Velasquez Sr. 1 Joe Ziemianski Sr. Position Breakdown Forwards 17 Defensemen 8 Goaltender 3 Shot Breakdown Right 16 Left 13 Geographical Breakdown United States 16 Colorado: 1 Illinois: 1 Iowa 1 Massachusetts 1 Michigan: 1 Missouri: 1 Ohio: 1 Pennsylvania: 9 Canada 13 Alberta 2 British Columbia 2 Ontario 8 Pronunciation Guide Brandon Blandina Dave Cowan Nick Chiavetta Joe Harcharik Tyler Hinds Zach Hervato Eric Levine Nathan Longpre Scott Kobialko Cody Crichton Chris Kushneriuk Brooks Ostergard Stefan Salituro J.C. Velasquez Class Breakdown Bland-DEE-NA COW-in Cha-VET-ta Har-CHAIR-ik HYNES Her-VAT-O La-VEEN LONG-prE Ko-BE-ak-o CRY-TEN koosh-nair-ick os-ter-guard Sa-LEE-tour-O va-las-kez Upperclassmen 8 Seniors 3 Juniors 5 Underclassmen 21 Sophomores 12 Freshmen 8

9 Statistics

10 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2010) 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 2 3 Empty net 1 2 P e n a l t y 0 0 Unassisted 2 1 Overtime 0 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number M i n u t e s Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct 0 1 Game Misconduct 1 0 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 6/677 9/2087 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/1482 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Robert Morris Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Robert Morris Opponents

11 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2010) 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 21 Nathan Longpre Chris Kushneriuk Trevor Lewis Denny Urban Scott Kobialko Furman South Ron Cramer Zach Hervato Nick Chiavetta J.C. Velasquez Dave Cowan Cullen Lundholm Cody Crichton Brandon Blandina Tom Brooks James Lyle Stefan Salituro Brendan Jamison Josh Jones Andrew Blazek Reid Edmondson Joe Harcharik Tyler Hinds Brock Meadows Brooks Ostergard TM TEAM 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 1 Joe Zeimianski 1-0 1: Brooks Ostergard : Eric Levine : TM EMPTY NET 7-0 5: Total : Opponents :

12 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2010) All games ## Faceoffs GP W L Pct. 8 Josh Jones Chris Kushneriuk Furman South J.C. Velasquez Nathan Longpre Joe Harcharik Scott Kobialko Cody Crichton Ron Cramer Zach Hervato Brandon Blandina Nick Chiavetta Andrew Blazek Tom Brooks Trevor Lewis James Lyle Stefan Salituro Brock Meadows ## Power Play Scoring GP G A Pts Shots Pct. 17 Chris Kushneriuk Nathan Longpre Denny Urban Trevor Lewis Furman South Scott Kobialko Zach Hervato Cody Crichton James Lyle Ron Cramer Stefan Salituro Andrew Blazek Josh Jones

13 Robert Morris Hockey Robert Morris Category Leaders (as of Jan 01, 2010) All games ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 21 Nathan Longpre Chris Kushneriuk Trevor Lewis Denny Urban Scott Kobialko Furman South Ron Cramer Zach Hervato Nick Chiavetta J.C. Velasquez ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 21 Nathan Longpre Chris Kushneriuk Scott Kobialko Trevor Lewis Denny Urban Furman South Nick Chiavetta J.C. Velasquez Cody Crichton Ron Cramer ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 21 Nathan Longpre Chris Kushneriuk Denny Urban Trevor Lewis 16 2 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 17 Chris Kushneriuk Nick Chiavetta 16 1 ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 44 Denny Urban Chris Kushneriuk Ron Cramer 16 1 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 9 Nick Chiavetta J.C. Velasquez Cullen Lundholm Chris Kushneriuk ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 21 Nathan Longpre Chris Kushneriuk Trevor Lewis Denny Urban Furman South Ron Cramer Zach Hervato Dave Cowan Cullen Lundholm Scott Kobialko ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 21 Nathan Longpre Scott Kobialko Trevor Lewis Zach Hervato Denny Urban Ron Cramer Chris Kushneriuk Furman South Brandon Blandina Tom Brooks ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 9 Nick Chiavetta Cody Crichton J.C. Velasquez Chris Kushneriuk Nathan Longpre Scott Kobialko Furman South Brandon Blandina Denny Urban Trevor Lewis ## Penalties GP Pen Min 18 Ron Cramer Brock Meadows Nathan Longpre J.C. Velasquez Denny Urban Trevor Lewis Brandon Blandina Furman South Tom Brooks Chris Kushneriuk ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 18 Ron Cramer Brock Meadows Denny Urban Nathan Longpre J.C. Velasquez Trevor Lewis Brandon Blandina Tom Brooks Furman South Chris Kushneriuk