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1 Record Overall College Hockey America T-1st Home Away Neutral Schedule October 7 RYERSON (exh.) W, vs. #8 Boston University ^ W, vs. Wayne State ^ W, 4-1 #13 Wisconsin L, 7-2 #13 Wisconsin L, WAYNE STATE * 7:35 p.m. 27 WAYNE STATE * 7:35 p.m. November 9 NIAGARA * 7:35 p.m. 10 NIAGARA * 7:35 p.m. 16 #14 OHIO STATE # 8:00 p.m. #14 Ohio State 2:00 p.m. December Colgate 7:00 p.m. Colgate 4:00 p.m. 7 QUINNIPIAC 7:35 p.m. 8 QUINNIPIAC 7:35 p.m. Alabama-Huntsville * 8:05 p.m. Alabama-Huntsville * 8:05 p.m. January American International 7:05 p.m. American International 3:05 p.m. Niagara * 7:00 p.m. Niagara * 7:00 p.m. Bemidji State * 8:35 p.m. Bemidji State * 8:05 p.m. 29 PRINCETON 7:35 p.m. February 1 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:35 p.m. 2 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:35 p.m. Wayne State * 7:05 p.m. Wayne State * 7:05 p.m. 15 BEMIDJI STATE * 7:35 p.m. 16 BEMIDJI STATE * 7:35 p.m. 23 TEAM USA U18 (exh.) 7:35 p.m. Niagara * 7:00 p.m. March Niagara * 7:00 p.m. 7 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:35 p.m. 8 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:35 p.m CHA Championships TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS All home games played at the RMU Island Sports Center unless otherwise noted. ^ Nye Frontier Classic (Anchorage, Alaska); * College Hockey America contest # Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase at Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. All times Eastern Standard Time Games 5-6 Robert Morris (2-2-0) vs. Wayne State (0-3-1) Friday, October 26, 2007 ~ 7:35 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2007 ~ 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa. ~ RMU Island Sports Center (1,000) On the Internet (live and archived) at: (Gero Von Dehn, play-by-play and Bob Kennedy color) Opening Remarks: After starting the season, 2-0, for the first time in the program s history, Robert Morris lost both of its meetings last weekend against #13 Wisconsin. This weekend the Colonials open CHA action against Wayne State. This will mark the second and third meetings between the two clubs so far in the season. Quick State of the Night: After starting the season on fire on special teams, converting at 21.4% on the power-play and killing 10-of-11 penalties things changed last weekend as RMU gave up eight power-play goals versus Wisconsin and went 1-for-16 on the power-play. The Colonials power-play percentage now sits at 13.3%, while they have killed 19-of-28 penalties, thats 67.8%. The Series: The Colonials snapped a four-game losing streak two-weeks ago on Oct. 13, 2007, at the Nye Frontier Classic, against Wayne State. RMU went 0-4 against the Warriors last season, including a sweep the last weekend of the season, while the Colonials were battling for the top spot in the CHA tournament. Robert Morris won the game on Oct. 13, 4-1, clinching the Nye Frontier Classic. Jason Towsley tallied three-points, RMU vs. Wayne State including one goal and two assists, on his way to Series Record being named CHA and InsideCollegeHockey.com First Meeting 11/12/2004 Player of the Week. Christian Boucher played Last Meeting 10/13/2007 two and a half periods stopping all 19 shots he Current Streak Won 1 faced. Schooley vs. WSU Quotes for the Notes - A word with Coach Schooley On last weekend at Wisconsin... Wisconsin is a very good hockey team. They are very skilled, but we were in both games in the second period. We know heading into this weekend we need to play a lot better. On this weekend against Wayne State... Wayne State is a very young hockey club. They gave us a very hard fought game a few weeks ago in Alaska and I expect nothing less this time around from a Bill Wilkinson coached team

2 Head Coach Derek Schooley In his fourth season behind the bench of the Robert Morris program, head coach Derek Schooley believes that his team is ready to regularly compete for a College Hockey America title as well as with other teams around the nation. 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 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 quarterfinals. Schooley s Colonials have improved every year during the programs first three seasons. In their inaugural season, the Colonials finished 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 not accept any excuses from the Colonial players and pushed his team to vie for a CHA Championship and a NCAA Tournament berth. In his fourth season, those expectations for the program have not changed. Schooley came to Robert Morris after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy. He spent his first four seasons with the Falcons as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach prior to the season. While at Air Force, Schooley coached a defensive unit that broke the school record for goals against average in two of the 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 nation-wide 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. During the season, Schooley played for current Air Force head coach Frank Serratore with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Lancers claimed both the regular season (Anderson Cup) and playoff (Clark Cup) championships, and Schooley was named the Defenseman of the Year. A 1994 graduate of Western Michigan University with a bachelor s 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. 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) championship. During the season, Schooley played for both the Pensacola Ice Pilots and the Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL. In 2001, Schooley was a head coach at the USA Hockey Select 14 and Select 15 Festival. He also has spoken at USA Hockey youth coaching clinics in Boulder, Colo., Jackson Hole, Wyo., Phoenix, Ariz. and Dallas, Texas. In August of 2002, Schooley gained international coaching experience as he was named an assistant coach with the 2002 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 daughter 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

3 Last Time Out - Wisconsin Saturday, October 20 Robert Morris closed out its weekend series with Wisconsin (3-1) with an, 8-2, loss Saturday night. The Colonials are now, 2-2, on the season. For the second straight night the Colonials fell down, 3-0, early in the third period. Blake Geoffrion and Patrick Johnson tallied goals for the Badgers, with a Kyle Turris power-play goal sandwiched in between. Sophomore J.C. Velasquez was able to get RMU on the board before the first period ended when he scored with 3:37 left in the period. Senior Andrew Bonello and freshman Denny Urban picked up assists on the play. The Colonials got to within one goal when last season s leading scorer, senior Ryan Cruthers, scored his second goal of the season just 41 second into the second period, making the score 3-2. Chris Margott and Bonello each grabbed an assist on the play. That would be all the closer RMU would get, as Wisconsin would score five unanswered goals, including three power-play goals, giving the Badgers an 8-2 victory. Wes Russell took the loss in his first career start for the Colonials, making 41 saves on 49 shots, while Scott Gudmandson tallied the victory, by stopping 25-of-27 shots he faced. Last Time Out - Wisconsin Friday, October 19 Robert Morris fell to Wisconsin, 7-2, Friday evening. With the loss, the Colonials are now, 2-1, on the season. The Badgers jumped out to a quick first period, 3-0, lead with the first of their four power-play goals. Ben Street scored first for Wisconsin just 29 seconds into the period, Kyle Klubertanz scored 6 minutes later and Ryan McDonagh capped off the first period with a goal at the 12:57 mark of the first session. Junior Jason Towsley got the Colonials on the board with his third goal of the season 13:43 into the second period. Freshman Nathan Longpre picked up an assist on the play. Wisconsin added another power-play goal inside the dreaded one minute mark, with three seconds left in the period, giving them a 4-1 lead at intermission. Wisconsin picked up two more power-play goals to open the third session by Kyle Turris and Blake Geoffrion, before Street added his second goal of the game, making the score 7-1 with just over eight minutes remaining in the final frame. Senior Sean Berkstresser added a power-play goal for the Colonials with just under 1:30 left in the game, while Longpre and Jake Sparks grabbed the assists on the goal. Senior Christian Boucher was credited with his first loss of the season, allowing four goals in two-periods of work. Boucher made 22 saves on 26 shots. Sophomore Wes Russell made nine saves on 12 shots during the third period. Shane Connelly stopped 24-of-26 saves tallying the win. Taking on the Ranks RMU is 4-7 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/ A #10 Denver 10/25/ A #2 Notre Dame 1/5/ N #2 Notre Dame 1/7/ A #16 Niagara 2/2/ H #16 Niagara 2/3/ H #11 Miami (Ohio) 2/15/ A #11 Miami (Ohio) 2/17/ H #8 Boston University 10/12/ N #13 Wisonsin 10/19/ A #13 Wisconsin 10/20/ A Record by Year/Place Venue Total Home Away Neutral Total Special Teams Are the Key Through the first four games of the season the Colonials are converting at 13.3% on the power-play, while killing off 67.8% (19- of-28) of their penalties. Keeping It Close After three plus seasons, the Colonials have played in 31 one-goal games. They are in those games. Robert Morris finished the season with nine one-goal games and were 4-5 in those contests. Splitting the CHA The Colonials played 10 weekend series s against CHA foes last season, coming away with only two sweeps, against Niagara and Bemidji State in consecutive weekends. CHA Chatter CHA Overall W L T Pts. W L T 1. Ala.-Huntsville Bemidji State Niagara Robert Morris Wayne State This Week In the CHA Friday, October 19 Wayne State at Ferris State 2-6 Robert Morris at Wisconsin 2-7 Ala.-Huntsville vs. Canisius 4-3 Merrimack at Bemidji State 3-2 Saturday, October 20 Wayne State at Ferris State 2-5 Robert Morris at Wisconsin 2-8 Ala.-Huntsville vs. Neb. Omaha/Manitoba 1-5 Merrimack at Bemidji State 2-1 Friday, October 26 Wayne State at Robert Morris Ala.-Huntsville at UMass-Lowell Bemidji State at St. Cloud Western Michigan at Niagara Saturday, October 27 Wayne State at Robert Morris Ala.-Huntsville at UMass-Lowell Bemidji State at St. Cloud Western Michigan at Niagara all times local 7:35 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. Colonials vs. College Hockey America vs. Series H A N Playoffs Air Force * Ala.-Huntsville Bemidji State Niagara Wayne State Overall * and as a member of the CHA. Junior Jason Towsley INCH Player of the Week

4 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. ECACHL vs. CCHA vs. Hockey East vs. WCHA * does not include CHA Playoff games Goals Breakdown Goals Scored --Power Play--- -Short Handed Pen. Ex Goals Allowed --Power Play--- -Short Handed Pen. Ex Setting Records Senior Ryan Cruthers rewrote the RMU single-season record book last season. He set five single-season offensive records, including points, points per game, goals, goals per game and power-play goals. Cruthers finished the season with a team high 37 points, 17 goals and 9 power-play goals, while averaging 1.09 points per game and 0.50 goals per game. In the CHA, Cruthers ranked 2nd in goals (17) and power-play goals (9), 6th in points (37), 7th in power-play points (18) and 8th in assists (20). The Magic of Four Four has been a magic number for the Colonials in their first three-plus seasons of Division I hockey. As in scoring at least four and giving up less than four. When the Colonials reach four goals, they are (.742) alltime. If they hold opponents to less than four goals, the are (.591). On the other side of the coin, when RMU scores less than four, they are just (.071). When opponents score four of more, the Colonials are just (.088). Home, Sweet, Home! The RMU Island Sports Center has become an unwelcome destination for visiting teams as the Colonials went last season and are overall and over the last twoseasons. The Colonials will play 15 home games this season, including exhibition contests against Ryerson and the USA U-18 Team. Talking About the Road Robert Morris is on the road all-time, going in , in and in RMU never went more than three-games during the season with out picking up a victory on the road, a vast improvement over the 12-game road winless streak during the season that ended with a 3-2 win at Air Force (2/24/06). The Colonials will play 20 games away from the RMU Island Sports Center this coming season, including three neutral site games against Boston University, Wayne State and Ohio State. Winning Ways Robert Morris continued to increase its singleseason win total last season. The Colonials won 14-games last season after an almost 50% increase to 12 from the season. The Colonials won only eight-games their first season. Preseason All-CHA Team For the second straight season, Robert Morris has placed a member of its team on the Preseason All-CHA Team. This season however two Colonials were named to the Preseason All-CHA Team. Ryan Cruthers and Chris Kaufman were both tabbed preseason all-cha. Preseason Predictions The Robert Morris University men s ice hockey team was selected to finish second in College Hockey America for the upcoming season. The Colonials received two first-place votes and a total of 13 points overall. Niagara also received two first-place votes, but edged the Colonials by one point overall, receiving 14 total points. Bemidji State (12) received the fifth and final first-place vote, while Wayne State (6) and Alabama-Huntsville (5) rounded out the coaches poll. Friday, Friday, Friday The only day of the week last season RMU held a winning record on was Friday. The Colonials finished with an overall record of on Friday s. So far in the season, RMU is 1-1 on Friday, defeating Boston University. Feeling Gray Including exhibition games, the Colonials were 3-2 last season when wearing their alternate third jersey. Robert Morris wore the jersey in both games of a two-game home series against Ala.-Huntsville, beating the Chargers Friday night before losing Saturday. They also work the sweater in a 6-0 exhibition win over Penn State (10/8/06) and in a loss to Wayne State (3/2/2007. Last season marked the debut of the team s alternate third jersey, a gray uniform that prominently features the athletic department s new logo. The new jersey is worn on occasion and is an addition to the team s traditional white home uniforms and navy blue road sweaters.

5 Poll Position USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine October 22, 2007 Team Rec. Pts. LW 1. North Dakota (24) Miami (9) Michigan Colorado College Boston College New Hampshire (1) Denver Clarkson Michigan State Minnesota Wisconsin T-13th 12. Notre Dame Maine NR 14. Ohio State Michigan Tech NR Others receiving votes: Minnesota Duluth 33, St. Lawrence 27, Massachusetts 20, Alaska Anchorage 16, Cornell 16, Air Force 9, Boston University 3, Merrimack 2, Niagara 2, Nebraska-Omaha 2, Union 1. U.S. College Hockey Online / CSTV October 22, 2007 Team Rec. Pts. LW 1 North Dakota (42) Miami ( 7) Michigan Colorado College Boston College Denver New Hampshire ( 1) Michigan State Clarkson Minnesota Wisconsin Notre Dame Maine Michigan Tech NR 15 St. Lawrence Massachusetts Minnesota-Duluth NR 18 Cornell Ohio State Alaska-Anchorage NR Others Receiving Votes: Air Force 86, Nebraska-Omaha 59, Boston University 47, St. Cloud State 44, Quinnipiac 33, Vermont 33, Union 24, Western Michigan 24, Dartmouth 21, Rensselaer 13, Merrimack 9, Harvard 7, Niagara 6, Colgate 4, Northeastern 3, Holy Cross 2 INCH.com Power Rankings October 21, 2007 Final Rankings Team Rec. LW 1. North Dakota Miami (Ohio) New Hampshire Michigan State Denver Colorado College Clarkson Boston College Wisconsin Michigan Notre Dame Minnesota Massachusetts Minnesota Duluth Cornell Maine Michigan Tech St. Lawremce Air Force Alaska-Anchorage Power Player The Colonials had the 11th best power-play in the nation last season converting at a rate of 19.9%. Only one CHA team ranked higher than the Colonials, Niagara who converted at a rate of 20.0%. Leading the Colonials power-play was Ryan Cruthers, who scored nine power-play goals and former Colonial Aaron Clarke s 19 power-play points including two goals and 17 assists. Plenty-o-Penalty Kill The Colonials committed a whopping 249 penalties last season, but still managed to lead the CHA in penalty kill percentage. Robert Morris killed off 82.3% of their opponents power-plays. That 82.3% ranked 32 in the nations however. Aye, Aye Captain! Senior s Rob Cowan, Chris Kaufman and Joel Gasper will serve as team captains for the season. This will mark the fourth-straight season that Cowan has worn the C on his sweater, while Kaufman was a captain last year and an assistant captain during the season. Gasper served last season as an assistant captain and will wear the C for the first time this season. Gasper also joins Cowan, Kaufman and Kurt Wright 06 as the only Colonials to ever serve as a captain. Jumble of Seniors Of the 30 players listed on the Robert Morris roster, 14 are seniors, more than all of the other two-classes combined. The 14-member senior class is followed in size by freshman with seven players, sophomore s with six players and juniors with three players. Scheduling Bits The 33-game Robert Morris regular season schedule includes 14 home games and 19 road contests. The Colonials play 12 non-conference contests, plus two exhibition games, in addition to their 20 CHA games. RMU has three games against ECAC teams and one game each against WCHA, CCHA, Hockey East and Atlantic Hockey teams. The Colonials will play five teams for the first time in the programs history this season including Boston University, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Colgate and American International. Robert Morris longest homestand of the season is five games from Oct. 26 through Nov. 16. The Colonials have an eight-game road trip from Dec. 17 through Jan. 26. Olds Friends Four current Colonials were once members of the Olds Grizzlys of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Brothers, and defensemen, Rob and Dave Cowan both played for Olds as well as senior forward Brett Hopfe and Parker Burgess. Tri-City Boys Two Robert Morris players spent time with the Tri-City Storm prior to becoming a part of the Colonials. Senior David Boguslawski and sophomore Jake Obermeyer played for the Storm. Spanning the Continent The Colonials roster has players from all over North America with 12 different states or provinces represented. Not surprisingly, Alberta leads the way with seven players followed by Ontario with six. Minnesota has four players, Pennsylvania has three, two are from California and Illinois, while British Columbia, New York, Colorado, Michigan, Texas and Washington all have one player on the Colonials roster. On the Road Again The Colonials open the season with four straight games away from the RMU Island Sports Center. They first travel to Anchorage-Alaska for the Nye Frontier Classic where they will play #9 Boston University and Wayne State. RMU will then travel to Madison, Wisc. to take on the 17th ranked Badgers.

6 Multi-Point Games # Player Career 2 Chris Kaufman Rob Cowan Jeff Gilbert Andrew Bonello Eric Trax Rafael Rodriguez Logan Bittle Kyle Burton Tom Biondich Kyle Frieday Jake Obermeyer Brandon Gay Brett Hopfe Ryan Cruthers Joel Gasper Parker Burgess Jason Towsley Nathan Longpre Sean Berkstresser David Boguslawski Dave Cowan Tyler Webb Chris Margott Jake Sparks Scott Kobialko J.C. Velasquez Denny Urban TOTAL Multi-Goal Games # Player Career 2 Chris Kaufman Rob Cowan Jeff Gilbert Andrew Bonello Eric Trax Rafael Rodriguez Logan Bittle Kyle Burton Tom Biondich Kyle Frieday Jake Obermeyer Brandon Gay Brett Hopfe Ryan Cruthers Joel Gasper Parker Burgess Jason Towsley Nathan Longpre Sean Berkstresser David Boguslawski Dave Cowan Tyler Webb Chris Margott Jake Sparks Scott Kobialko J.C. Velasquez Denny Urban TOTAL Multi-Assist Games # Player Career 2 Chris Kaufman Rob Cowan Jeff Gilbert Andrew Bonello Eric Trax Rafael Rodriguez Logan Bittle Kyle Burton Kyle Frieday Jake Obermeyer Brandon Gay Brett Hopfe Ryan Cruthers Joel Gasper Parker Burgess Jason Towsley Nathan Longpre Sean Berkstresser David Boguslawski Dave Cowan Tyler Webb Chris Margott Jake Sparks Scott Kobialko J.C. Velasquez Denny Urban TOTAL First Time For Everything The Colonials will play five teams for the first time in the programs history this season. RMU will travel to Wisconsin, Colgate and American International. The Colonials will have a home-and-home series with Ohio State and will play Boston University at the Nye Frontier Classic. Against Atlantic Hockey Robert Morris is all-time against teams from Atlantic Hockey, their best winning percentage against any conference including the CHA. The Colonials played two games against AH teams in , opening the year with a 4-2 win at Canisius and then falling at Air Force, 4-3. Against the CCHA The Colonials are all-time against CCHA teams. Robert Morris split their series with nationally ranked Notre Dame last season, before dropping a pair of games to Miami (Ohio). Against the ECAC Hockey League Robert Morris is 2-6 all-time against ECAC Hockey League teams. Last season, the Colonials lost three-straight games to ECAC teams including two games against Quinnipiac and Cornell the following weekend. Robert Morris would however pick up a win against the ECAC last season by defeating Princeton. Against Hockey East Robert Morris undefeated against the Hockey East conference. The Colonials hold a record after hosting Merrimack in a weekend series last season. Against the WCHA Robert Morris is 0-5 in all-time meetings against squads from the WCHA. In their lone meeting this season with a WCHA team, RMU was sweept by Wisconsin. In their only game last 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) Sports Information Graduate Assistant / Hockey Contact Jeff McCafferty sidga01@rmu.edu Office (412) Cell (412) Fax (412) Sports Information Graduate Assistant Erik Kaminski 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, Jeff McCafferty, prior to the game to make arrangements for broadcast. 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7 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Sht DOB Hometown/Last Team (League) 22 Sean Berkstresser *** Sr F L 9/26/82 Apollo, Pa. / Pittsburgh Forge (NAHL) 10 Tom Biondich *** Sr F R 3/7/83 Intl. Falls, Minn. / Wichita Falls Rustlers (NAHL) 8 Logan Bittle *** Sr F R 3/22/84 Peoria, Ill. / Soo Indians (NAHL) 23 David Boguslawski *** Sr F L 9/6/83 Cottage Grove, Minn. / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 5 Andrew Bonello *** Sr D L 3/11/86 Brampton, Ontario / Milton Icehawks (OPJHL) 35 Christian Boucher *** Jr G L 10/7/83 Orleans, Ontario / Cumberland Grads (CJHL) 18 Parker Burgess So F L 3/11/85 Calgary, Alberta / Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 9 Kyle Burton Fr F L 11/26/86 Calgary, Alberta / Calgary Canucks (AJHL) 24 Dave Cowan * So D R 12/20/85 Calgary, Alberta / Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 3 Rob Cowan *** Sr D L 9/5/83 Calgary, Alberta / Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 16 Ryan Cruthers * Sr F R 7/4/84 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Army (Atlantic Hockey) 11 Kyle Frieday * So F L 5/20/87 Burlington, Ontario / Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 17 Joel Gasper *** Sr F R 9/26/83 Crookston, Minn. / Billings Bulls (NAHL) 14 Brandon Gay Fr F R 6/4/86 Calgary, Alberta / Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL) 4 Jeff Gilbert *** Sr D L 5/31/83 Barrie, Ontario / Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) 15 Brett Hopfe *** Sr F R 9/7/83 Didsbury, Alberta / Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 2 Chris Kaufman *** Sr D R 4/26/83 Gig Harbor, Wash. / Helena Bighorns (NAHL) 28 Scott Kobialko Fr F L 2/5/86 Spruce Grove, Alberta / Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 21 Nathan Longpre Fr F L 6/16/88 Peterborough, Ontario / Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) 26 Chris Margott ** Jr F R 5/11/84 Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Bay State Breakers (EJHL) 12 Jake Obermeyer * Jr D R 1/9/85 Chanhassen, Minn. / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 1 Jim Patterson Fr G L 7/3/86 Kamloops, B.C. / Canmore Eagles (AJHL) 7 Rafael Rodriguez Fr D L 8/21/86 Oceanside, Calif. / Sabta Fe Roadrunners (NAHL) 30 Wes Russell So G L 1/7/85 Springfield, Ill. / Quinnipiac University (ECAC) 27 Jake Sparks *** Sr D R 3/14/83 Evergreen, Colo. / Central Texas Blackhawks (NAHL) 20 Jason Towsley ** Jr F R 12/15/86 LaSalle, Ontario / Leamington Flyers (WOHL) 6 Eric Trax *** Sr D R 9/27/83 Finleyville, Pa. / Lone Star Cavalry (NAHL) 44 Denny Urban Fr D R 6/28/88 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ohio Blue Jackets (USHL) 19 Scott Carpenter Fr F L 3/27/86 Calgary, Alberta / Calgary Royals (AJHL) 29 J.C. Velasquez * So F R 3/11/85 Clarksen, Mich. / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 25 Tyler Webb So F R 4.17/85 Austin, Texas / Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) Head Coach: Derek Schooley (third season at RMU; Western Michigan 94) Assistant Coach: Chris Kostopoulos and Joe Tuset (Robert Morris 07) Position Breakdown Forwards 17 Defensemen 10 Goaltender 3 Shot Breakdown Right 16 Left 14 Geographical Breakdown United States 16 Minnesota 4 Pennsylvania 3 Illinois 2 California 2 Colorado 1 Michigan 1 New York 1 Texas 1 Washington 1 Canada 14 Alberta 7 Ontario 6 British Columbia 1 Pronunciation Guide Biondich bee-on-ditch Boguslawski bo-gi-slaw-ski Bonello ba-nell-o Boucher BOO-shay Cowan COW-in Cruthers CRA-thers Frieday FRI-day Gilbert GILL-bert Hopfe HOP-fee Margott MAR-got Obermeyer o-burr-mi-er Trax TRACKS Towsley tou-slee Velasquez va-las-kez Class Breakdown Upperclassmen 17 Seniors 14 Juniors 3 Underclassmen 13 Sophomores 6 Freshmen Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. 1 Jim Patterson Fr. G 2 Chris Kaufman *** Sr. D 3 Rob Cowan *** Sr. D 4 Jeff Gilbert *** Sr. D 5 Andrew Bonello *** Sr. D 6 Eric Trax *** Sr. D 7 Rafael Rodriguez Fr. D 8 Logan Bittle *** Sr. F 9 Kyle Burton Fr. F) 10 Tom Biondich *** Sr. F 11 Kyle Frieday * So. F 12 Jake Obermeyer * Jr. D 14 Brandon Gay Fr. F 15 Brett Hopfe *** Sr. F 16 Ryan Cruthers * Sr. F 17 Joel Gasper *** Sr. F 18 Parker Burgess So. F 20 Jason Towsley ** Jr. F 21 Nathan Longpre Fr. F 22 Sean Berkstresser *** Sr. F 23 David Boguslawski *** Sr. F 24 Dave Cowan * So. D 25 Tyler Webb So. F 26 Chris Margott ** Jr. F 27 Jake Sparks *** Sr. D 28 Scott Kobialko Fr. F 29 J.C. Velasquez * So. F 30 Wes Russel So. G 35 Christian Boucher *** Jr. G 44 Denny Urban Fr. D

8 Series History - vs. Wayne State Warriors All-Time Series vs. Wayne State Warriors Series: At RMU: Road: Neutral: In Overtime: Date Location Result Score 11/12/04 H L /13/04 H T 1-1 OT 1/22/05 A L 1-4 1/23/05 A W 4-3 OT 1/21/06 A T 2-2 OT 1/22/06 A L 3-6 2/10/06 H T 7-7 OT 2/11/06 H W 5-4 1/19/07 A L 4-7 1/20/07 A L 1-2 3/2/07 H L 2-5 3/3/07 H L /13/07 N W 4-1 The Series All-time In Pittsburgh In Detroit Neutral Streaks Current Streak Won 1 Longest Winning Streak 1 1/23/05 1 2/11/ /13/07 to present Longest Unbeaten Streak 2 2/10/06 to 2/11/06 2 1/23/05 to 1/21/06 Longest Losing Streak 4 1/19/07 to present 1 11/12/04 1 1/22/05 1 1/22/06 Longest Winless Streak 4 1/19/07 to present 3 11/12/04 to 1/22/05 3 1/21/06 to 2/10/06 Margins Margin of Victory /13/07 at Anchorage, Alaska Margin of Defeat /22/05 at WSU /22/06 at RMU /19/07 at WSU /2/07 at RMU Scoring Goals For 7 T, 7-7 OT 2/10/06 at RMU Goals Against 7 T, 7-7 OT 2/10/06 at RMU 7 L, 4-7 1/19/07 at WSU Most Combined 14 T, 7-7 OT 2/10/06 at RMU Fewest For 1 T, 1-1 OT 11/13/04 at RMU 1 L, 1-4 1/22/05 at WSU 1 L, 1-2 1/20/07 at WSU Fewest Against 1 T, 1-1 OT 11/13/04 at RMU 1 W, /13/07 at Anchorage, Alaska Fewest Combined 2 T, 1-1 OT 11/13/04 at RMU Shutouts For NONE Shutout Against NONE Overtime T, 1-1 OT 11/13/04 W, 4-3 OT 1/23/05 T, 2-2 OT 1/21/06 T, 7-7 OT 2/10/06 Game Day Matchup Team Record Wayne State Robert Morris Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Conference Record / Place / T-1st / T-1st Overtime Record Last 5 Games (.125) (.500) Last 10 Games (.125) (.500) Scoring Goals For / Avg. 7 / / 2.8 Goals Against / Avg. 17 / / 4.5 Special Teams Power Play 4 / 19 (.211) 4 / 30 (.129) Penalty Kill 21 / 26 (.808) 19 / 28(.678) Penalties / Minutes / Avg. 35 / 92 / / 70 / 8.8

9 INDIVIDUAL STATS GAME RESULTS TEAM STATS GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON TEAM HIGHS / LOWS

10 Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2007) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: SHOTS PENALTIES GOALS ## Name GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No-Min Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT PN UA Jason Towsley Nathan Longpre Sean Berkstresser Ryan Cruthers Chris Margott Scott Kobialko Andrew Bonello Dave Cowan Jake Sparks David Boguslawski J.C. Velasquez Tom Biondich Logan Bittle Kyle Burton Denny Urban Kyle Frieday Joel Gasper Jeff Gilbert Brett Hopfe Chris Kaufman Jake Obermeyer Total Opponents GOAL AVERAGE--- --SAVES RECORD GOALS ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho PP SH EN PEN SOG Christian Boucher : Wes Russell : TM EMPTY NET 1-0 0: Total : Opponents :

11 Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2007) ## POWER PLAYS GP G A Pts Sh Pct Sean Berkstresser Scott Kobialko Jake Sparks Chris Margott David Boguslawski Ryan Cruthers Nathan Longpre Jason Towsley Jeff Gilbert Brett Hopfe Chris Kaufman Dave Cowan Logan Bittle

12 Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2007) 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 Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime Shootout Delayed Penalty PENALTIES... Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct Game Misconduct Gross Misconduct Match SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 0/0 2/12720 Neutral Site #/Avg... 2/2579 GOALS BY PERIOD OT Total Robert Morris Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD OT Total Robert Morris Opponents

13 Robert Morris Game Results (as of Oct 23, 2007) Date Opponent Score Shots Record Record Time Attend Goalie of record Oct 12, 2007 vs #8 Boston University W / : Christian Boucher Oct 13, 2007 vs Wayne State W / : Christian Boucher Oct 19, 2007 at #13 Wisconsin 2-7 L 26/ : Christian Boucher Oct 20, 2007 at #13 Wisconsin 2-8 L 27/ : Wes Russell TEAM RECORD W-L-T ATTEND Dates Total Average Overall: Total: Conference: Home: Home: Away: Away: Neutral: Neutral: Overtime:

14 Robert Morris Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2007) SHOTS Penalty GOALS Date Opponent GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No/Min PP SH EN GW GTG HT UA Oct 12, 2007 vs Boston University / Oct 13, 2007 vs Wayne State / Oct 19, 2007 at Wisconsin / Oct 20, 2007 at Wisconsin / Robert Morris / Opponent / TEAM PER-GAME: Games played: 4 Shots per game: 22.5 Goals per game: 2.8 Assists per game: 5.2 Points per game: 8.0 Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: 2-0-0

15 Robert Morris Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2007) -----GOALS AGAINST SAVES-- --RECORD GOALS Date Opponent GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T PP SH EN PEN SOG Oct 12, 2007 vs Boston University : Oct 13, 2007 vs Wayne State : Oct 19, 2007 at Wisconsin : Oct 20, 2007 at Wisconsin : Robert Morris : Opponent :

16 Robert Morris Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2007) OPPONENT STATS SHOTS Penalty GOALS Date Opponent GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No/Min PP SH EN GW GTG HT UA Oct 12, 2007 vs Boston University / Oct 13, 2007 vs Wayne State / Oct 19, 2007 at Wisconsin / Oct 20, 2007 at Wisconsin / Opponent totals / Robert Morris / OPPONENT PER-GAME: Games played: 4 Shots per game: 35.5 Goals per game: 4.5 Assists per game: 8.5 Points per game: 13.0

17 Robert Morris Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2007) -----GOALS AGAINST SAVES-- --RECORD GOALS Date Opponent GP Minutes GA EN Avg Saves Pct W L T PP SH EN PEN SOG Oct 12, 2007 vs Boston University : Oct 13, 2007 vs Wayne State : Oct 19, 2007 at Wisconsin : Oct 20, 2007 at Wisconsin : Opponent : Robert Morris :

18 Robert Morris Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 23, 2007) -----SHOT SUMMARY PENALTIES--- --POWER PLAYS-- Date Opponent Goals Assists Shots No-Min No-Min G-Ch / G-Ch Score ---/ / / / / Oct 12, 2007 vs Boston University 3-2 3/2 6/3 15/ / / 0-7 Oct 13, 2007 vs Wayne State 4-1 4/1 8/2 22/ / / 1-4 Oct 19, 2007 at Wisconsin 2-7 2/7 3/13 26/ / / 4-9 Oct 20, 2007 at Wisconsin 2-8 2/8 4/16 27/ / / 4-8 Totals /18 21/34 90/ / / 9-28 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

19 Robert Morris High/Low Analysis (as of Oct 23, 2007) Robert Morris - TEAM MATCH HIGHS POINTS vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) GOALS... 4 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) ASSISTS... 8 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) SHOTS ON GOAL at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) SAVES at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) PENALTIES at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 12 at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) PENALTY MINUTES.. 24 at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 24 at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) Opponent - MATCH HIGHS POINTS at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) GOALS... 8 at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) ASSISTS at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) SHOTS ON GOAL at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) SAVES at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) PENALTIES at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) PENALTY MINUTES.. 32 at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007)

20 Robert Morris High/Low Analysis (as of Oct 23, 2007) Robert Morris - MATCH LOWS POINTS... 5 at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) GOALS... 2 at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 2 at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) ASSISTS... 3 at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) SHOTS ON GOAL vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) SAVES vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) PENALTIES... 4 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) PENALTY MINUTES.. 8 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) Opponent - MATCH LOWS POINTS... 3 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) GOALS... 1 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) ASSISTS... 2 vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) SHOTS ON GOAL vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) SAVES vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) PENALTIES... 6 vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) PENALTY MINUTES.. 12 vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007)

21 Robert Morris High/Low Analysis (as of Oct 23, 2007) Robert Morris - INDIVIDUAL MATCH HIGHS POINTS... 3 Jason Towsley vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) GOALS... 1 J.C. Velasquez at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 1 Ryan Cruthers at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 1 Jason Towsley at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 1 Sean Berkstresser at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 1 David Boguslawski vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 1 Jason Towsley vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 1 Nathan Longpre vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 1 Ryan Cruthers vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 1 Scott Kobialko vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) 1 Jason Towsley vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) 1 Sean Berkstresser vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) ASSISTS... 2 Andrew Bonello at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 2 Nathan Longpre at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 2 Jason Towsley vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 2 Chris Margott vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) SHOTS... 6 Ryan Cruthers at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 6 Sean Berkstresser at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) SAVES Wes Russell at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) PENALTIES... 2 Chris Margott at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 2 Ryan Cruthers at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 2 Denny Urban at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 2 Dave Cowan vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 2 Logan Bittle vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007) PENALTY MINUTES... 4 Chris Margott at Wisconsin (Oct 20, 2007) 4 Ryan Cruthers at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 4 Denny Urban at Wisconsin (Oct 19, 2007) 4 Dave Cowan vs Wayne State (Oct 13, 2007) 4 Logan Bittle vs Boston University (Oct 12, 2007)