Rensselaer Hockey Engineers Game Notes

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1 Rensselaer Hockey Engineers Game Notes NIA/RIT October Perry Laskaris, Athletic Communications specialist office: cell: SCHEDULE OVERALL H A N C PTS SEPTEMBER all times eastern Saturday 30 SAINT MARY S (EX.) 2-1 L OCTOBER C PTS Friday 13 at Ohio State 1-1 T Saturday 14 at Ohio State 1-1 T Friday 20 at Niagara 7:05pm Saturday 21 at RIT 7:05pm Friday 27 at Union* 7pm Saturday 28 UNION*@! 7pm NOVEMBER C PTS Friday 3 at Clarkson* 7pm Saturday 4 at St. Lawrence* 7pm Friday 10 QUINNIPIAC* 7pm Saturday 11 PRINCETON* 7pm Friday 17 NOTRE DAME 7pm Saturday 18 NOTRE DAME 7pm Friday 24 vs. Clarkson# 12pm Saturday 25 vs. Maine/Providence# 12/3pm DECEMBER C PTS Friday 1 YALE* 7pm Saturday 2 BROWN* 7pm Wednesday 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm Friday 29 MAINE* 4pm Saturday 30 MAINE* 4pm JANUARY C PTS Friday 5 at Harvard* 7pm Saturday 6 at Dartmouth* 7pm Tuesday 9 HARVARD* 7pm Friday 12 ST. LAWRENCE* 7pm Saturday 13 CLARKSON* 7pm Friday 19 at Brown* 7pm Saturday 20 at Yale* 7pm Saturday 27 vs. Union^ 6pm FEBRUARY C PTS Friday 2 at Colgate* 7pm Saturday 3 at Cornell* 7pm Friday 9 DARTMOUTH* 7pm Friday 16 at Princeton* 7pm Saturday 17 at Quinnipiac* 7pm Friday 23 CORNELL* 7pm Saturday 24 COLGATE*%$ 7pm Home games in Blackout! Family Weekend # Friendship Four (Belfast, Northern Ireland) ^ Mayor s Cup (Albany, New York) % Senior Night $ Big Red Freakout! * ECAC Hockey Game Niagara (1-1-0; AH) October 20 Lewiston, N.Y. Dwyer Arena 7:05pm HOW TO FOLLOW (Friday) Live Stats sidearmstats.com/niagara/mhockey/ RPI Radio 91.5 FM, WRPI Online Stream Play-by-play Perry Laskaris 07 Online Video portal.stretchinternet.com/niagarahockey/ Opponent Radio purpleeagles.com HOW TO FOLLOW (Saturday) RIT (0-0-1; AH) October 21 Rochester, N.Y. Gene Polisseni Center 7:05pm Live Stats RPI Radio 91.5 FM, WRPI Online Stream Play-by-play Perry Laskaris 07 Online Video Opponent Radio witr.rit.edu/home/listen ECAC HOCKEY STANDINGS (as of 10/12) TEAM ECACH PTS GF GA OVR GF GA Brown #12 Clarkson Colgate Cornell Dartmouth #2 Harvard Princeton #18 Quinnipiac Rensselaer St. Lawrence Union Yale

2 ENGINEERS # NAME YEAR POS HT WT S/C HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL 1 Linden Marshall Fr. G L Victoria, BC / Trail Smoke Eaters 2 Mat Harris Fr. D L Sudbury, Mass / Boston Jr. Bruins 3 TJ Samec So. D L St. Paul, MN / Brookings Blizzard 4 Tommy Grant Jr. D R Sparta, NJ / Bay State Breakers 5 Charlie Manley So. D L Orchard Park, NY / Estevan Bruins 7 Troy York Fr. F R Plano, TX / Lone Star Brahmas 9 Meirs Moore Jr. D L Duluth, MN / Victoria Grizzlies 11 Evan Tironese So. F L Qualicum Beach, BC / Alberni Valley Bulldogs 12 Viktor Liljegren Sr. F L Stockholm, Sweden / Fairbanks Ice Dogs 13 Jared Wilson Sr. D L Calgary, AB / Vernon Vipers 16 Jacob Hayhurst So. F L Missassauga, ON / Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 17 Todd Burgess So. F R Phoenix, AZ / Fairbanks Ice Dogs 18 Max Reisinger So. F L Walding, Austria / Minot Minotauros 19 Mike Prapavessis Sr. D L Oakville, ON / Toronto Patriots 20 Billy Jerry Fr. F R River Falls, WI / Madison Capitals 21 Brady Wiffen Jr. F L St. Mary s, ON / Trenton Golden Hawks 22 Gavin Payne Fr. F R Minnetonka, MN / Langley Chiefs 23 Jon Richards Fr. F R Callaway, MN / Austin Bruins 24 Will Reilly So. D R Toronto, ON / Nanaimo Clippers 25 Jaren Burke Fr. F L Ottawa, ON / Ottawa Jr. Senators 26 Jake Marrello So. F L Slingerlands, NY / P.A.L. Junior Islanders 27 Owen Stout Fr. F L West Vancouver, BC / Coquitlam Express 28 Jesper Öhrvall Jr. F L Halmstad, Sweden / Fairbanks Ice Dogs 29 Patrick Polino So. F R Buffalo, NY / Lincoln Stars 32 Kyle St. Denis So. G L Katonah, NY / Syracuse Stars 35 Chase Perry Jr. G L Andover, MN / Wenatchee Wild 38 Emil Öhrvall Fr. F L Halmstad, Sweden / Waterloo Black Hawks Captains: Jared Wilson 18, Viktor Liljegren 18 & Mike Prapavessis 18 Head Coach: Dave Smith (Ohio State 92) Assistant Coaches: Nolan Graham (Rensselaer 03) & Dan Jewell (Cortland 11) Operations Coodinator: Noah Segall (UMass 14) Asocciate Athletic Trainer: Tera Patenaude Equipment Manager: Dana McGuane Strength and Conditioning Coach: Justin Markley ROAD TRIP CONTINUES Rensselaer continues its five-game road trip this weekend, when it travels to Niagara and RIT on Friday (7:05pm) and Saturday (7:05pm), respectively... The Engineers conclude the trip on October 27 at Union (7pm), before hosting the Dutchmen the following night for Blackout! at the Houston Field House (7pm). FIT TO BE TIED The Engineers picked up a pair of 1-1 ties at Ohio State last weekend to open the season... Junior netminder Chase Perry stopped 83 of 85 shots over the two games, including 56 of 57 on Friday night... He made 25 saves in the second period alone... Senior captain Jared Wilson netted RPI s tally on that night, with assists going to Meirs Moore and Todd Burgess... Evan Tironese gave Rensselaer a 1-0 lead 56 seconds into Saturday afternoon s contest, with the long helper going to Troy York... Ohio State drew even early in the second on a goal by Christian Lampasso... Perry finished with 27 saves, including all 15 shots he faced in the third period. RPI LEADERS Six different players have recorded points for the Engineers, including senior captain Jared Wilson and junior Evan Tironese, who have the team s two goals. ENGINEERS GOALTENDING Junior netminder Chase Perry has started both games for RPI this season, posting a record with a 0.92 goals against average and a.976 save percentage... Both of those figures lead the nation.

3 GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK Junior goalie Chase Perry earned ECAC Hockey s Goaltender of the Week award after posting 83 saves in two games last week, including a careerhigh 56 on Friday night in a 1-1 tie with Ohio State... It is the first weekly conference award for Perry, whose previous career-best for saves in a single game was He backed up his big night on Friday with stopping 27 shots, including all 15 he faced in the third period, to help the Engineers to another 1-1 draw with the Buckeyes. SCOUTING NIAGARA The Purple Eagles come into the weekend at 1-1, falling at Colgate, 5-1, before edging Robert Morris, 4-3, in overtime... Niagara, which hasn t played since October 6, is led by five players with two points apiece... Senior Derrian Plouffe has two goals, while junior Johnny Curran has two assists... In goal, junior Guillaume Therien (1-0) has a 2.88 goals against average and a.912 save percentage, while freshman Brian Wilson (0-1) has a 4.01 goals against average and an.875 save percentage. FOR RIT The Tigers tied Northeastern, 3-3, in their season opener last Saturday... Junior Erik Brown was their only multi-point scorer in the contest, picking up a pair of goals, while senior Myles Powell had the other... Freshman netminder Logan Drackett registered 41 saves in his collegiate debut. SPECIAL TEAMS SHINES The Engineers went 1 for 8 on the power play at Ohio State and 9 for 9 on the penalty kill, including a 6 for 6 effort on opening night. FIRST POINTS Sophomore Todd Burgess, who missed all of due to injury, wasted little time in picking up his first point in the Cherry & White, when he assisted on RPI s lone tally on Friday night... Not to be outdone, freshman Troy York earned the helper on Rensselaer s only goal on Saturday, in his collegiate debut. DOUBLE WINDSOR Rensselaer opened its season with back-to-back ties for the first time in school history... The team lost at Colorado College (2-1), before tying the Tigers (2-2) and Northeastern (2-2) in back-to- QUICK FACTS Location Troy, NY Founded 1824 Undergraduate Enrollment 5,400 President Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Assoc. VP & Director of Athletics Dr. Lee McElroy Athletic Dept. Phone Athletic Dept. Web Address www. Athletic Dept. Twitter Nickname Engineers Colors Cherry & White Home Rink Houston Field House Capacity 4,800 Rink Size 200 x 85 HOCKEY INFORMATION First Year of Hockey (0-1-0) National Championships 2 ( ; ) Affiliation NCAA Division I League ECAC Hockey Record ECAC Hockey/Finish /11th Letterwinners Returning 16 (8 F, 7 D, 1 G) Letterwinners Lost 10 (6 F, 3 D, 1 G) Newcomers 11 (8 F, 1 D, 2 G) Head Coach Overall Record Record at Rensselaer Dave Smith (Ohio State (13th Season) (First Season) Assistant Coaches Nolan Graham (Rensselaer Dan Jewell (Cortland Hockey Operations Coordinator Noah Segall (UMass 14) segaln@rpi.edu Hockey Office Phone Hockey Office Fax Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Tera Patenaude Dana McGuane ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate Athletic Director for Communications Kevin Beattie G 05 Office Phone beattk@rpi.edu Cell Phone Athletic Communications Specialist/Hockey Contact Perry Laskaris Office Phone laskap2@rpi.edu Cell Phone

4 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN RENSSELAER HOCKEY... RPI two-goal game Riley Bourbonnais (2 goals) vs. Princeton on Feb. 17, 2017 RPI hat trick/home Riley Bourbonnais vs. #2 Union on Oct. 31, 2014 RPI hat trick/road Brock Higgs at Dartmouth on Nov. 2, 2013 RPI 4+ goals/game Matt Murley (4) vs. Massachusetts on Nov. 18, 2000 RPI 3 assists/game Brady Wiffen vs. Colgate on Feb. 3, 2017 RPI 4 assists/game Evan Tironese vs. RIT on Oct. 22, 2016 RPI 5 points/game Evan Tironese (1 goal, 4 assists) vs. RIT on Oct. 22, 2016 RPI shorthanded goal Brady Wiffen vs. #2 Harvard on Jan. 13, 2017 RPI two SH goals/game Riley Bourbonnais & Drew Melanson at Maine on Oct. 8, 2016 RPI two SH goals/game/player Ben Barr at Union on Mar. 8, 2003 RPI penalty shot in regulation Mark McGowan vs. St. Lawrence on Feb. 28, 2015 RPI penalty shot in regulation/miss Jake Wood at #16 Denver on Oct. 18, 2014 RPI penalty shot in overtime Chase Polacek (4x5) at Colgate on Jan. 15, 2011 RPI empty net goal Riley Bourbonnais vs. Colgate on Jan. 3, 2017 RPI shutout/home Chase Perry (41 saves) vs. #2 Harvard on Jan. 13, 2017 RPI shutout/road Cam Hackett (28 saves) at Arizona State on Nov. 26, 2016 RPI saves/game Chase Perry (36 saves) vs. Dartmouth on Jan. 14, 2017 RPI 40+ saves/game Chase Perry (56 saves) at Ohio State on Oct. 13, 2017 RPI consec. shutouts Jason Kasdorf (11 saves) vs. Harvard on Feb. 1, 2013 & Jason Kasdorf (28 saves) vs. #16 Dartmouth on Feb. 2, 2013 Opp. hat trick Joel Janatuinen at #1 North Dakota on Oct. 15, 2016 Opp. 4+ goals/game Austin Smith of #20 Colgate on Feb. 4, 2012 Opp. shorthanded goal Josh Hartley at Dartmouth on Feb. 10, 2017 Opp. 3x5 shorthanded goal Matthew Peca of #16 Quinnipiac on Dec. 1, 2012 Opp. two SH goals/game Andrew Ammon & Andrew Calof at Princeton on Jan. 12, 2013 Opp. empty net goal Kevin McKernan vs. Quinnipiac on Feb. 18, 2017 Opp. penalty shot goal Jesse Winchester of Colgate vs. Jordan Alford on Mar. 3, 2007 Opp. penalty shot saved Nick Cruice of #10 Union by Bryce Merriam on Nov. 3, 2012 Opp. shutout/home Matt Tompkins of Ohio State (28 saves) on Nov. 18, 2016 Opp. shutout/road Mitch Gillam of No. 9 Cornell (31 saves) on Feb. 24, 2017 Opp. consecutive shutouts Alex Lyon of #11 Yale (29 saves) on Jan. 30, 2016 & Kyle Hayton of St. Lawrence (34 saves) on Feb. 5, 2016 Overtime win/home 3-2 (Viktor Liljegren) vs. #10 Yale on Nov. 13, 2015 Overtime win/road 4-3 (Mark Miller) at #15 SLU on Nov. 7, 2015 Overtime loss/home 3-2 (John Hayden) vs. #16 Yale on Nov. 5, 2016 Overtime loss/road 3-2 (Cole Maier) vs. #6 Union on Jan. 19, 2016 RPI 10+ goals/game 10-7 vs. RIT on Dec. 10, 2005 Opp. 10+ goals/game 11-0 at Clarkson on Nov. 22, 1997 RPI win by 5+ goals 6-1 vs. #2 Union on Oct. 31, 2014 Opp. win by 5+ goals 6-1 vs. Clarkson on Jan. 7, 2017 back contests. UNBEATEN THROUGH TWO The Engineers became only the 12th in program history to return from its first two road games without a loss and the first to do so since The Engineers won a pair at the Times Union Center, but lost in their first true road contest of the season. FAMILIAR RESULT Rensselaer and Ohio State have now tied five of their seven meetings all-time, including three consecutive 5-5 deadlocks to open the series. TOP RETURNERS Rensselaer brings back six of its top seven pointgetters from a year ago, including Evan Tironese, who notched seven goals and a team-high 21 assists for 28 points... Jacob Hayhurst had seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points, while Viktor Liljegren added 10 goals and eight assists for 18 points.

5 Smith comes to Rensselaer after spending 12 years as the head men s hockey coach at Canisius College. He led the Golden Griffins to three-straight trips to Atlantic Hockey Championship weekend for the first time in school history, including consecutive appearances in the title game and the team s first crown in Smith led Canisius to a overall record in , including an mark in Atlantic Hockey play. The team finished the season on a 17-game unbeaten streak (14-0-3) before falling to Robert Morris in the conference semifinals. During the campaign, Smith guided Canisius to the program s first conference title with a 7-2 victory in the Atlantic Hockey Championship against Mercyhurst and the team s first appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Griffs also finished the campaign ranked 19th in the final USCHO.com national poll, marking the program s highest finish in the national rankings. HEAD COACH DAVE SMITH Canisius nearly duplicated the remarkable feat the following two seasons, advancing to the 2014 Atlantic Hockey title game after again eliminating the top two seeds in the conference tournament before earning a second-place finish in 2015 matching the program s best regular-season finish and making a third-straight trip to the semifinals. In his first 11 seasons, 186 Griffs have earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic accolades, including a school-record 23 following the campaign. In addition, Max Buetow ( ), Dave Cianfrini ( ), Ryan Bohrer ( & ), Stephen Miller ( & ) and Geoff Fortman ( & ) were named the Atlantic Hockey Top Scholar Athlete for owning the top GPA in the league. The hockey program consistently owns the top GPA of any team at Canisius with a 3.31 cumulative mark following the academic year. During his tenure as an assistant coach at Bowling Green and Miami, Smith coached or recruited two Hobey Baker Award Finalists, four Players of the Year, two Rookies of the Year, 22 all-league award winners and three Terry Flanagan Award winners for Perseverance. The Arthur, Ontario, native was also instrumental in guiding Mercyhurst to two league championships and two NCAA Division I Tournament appearances in his three seasons with the Lakers. Smith graduated from Ohio State University in 1992 with a bachelor s degree in journalism/public relations and was a four-year letterwinner for the Buckeyes. Smith finished his career at Ohio State with 140 points, ranking 14th all-time. He was selected as team captain as a junior and chosen as the team s MVP as a senior, while leading the Buckeyes with 41 assists and 63 points. After graduating from Ohio State, Smith spent six seasons in professional hockey, including five full seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL) and a brief period in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He was under contract with the New York Rangers in Smith has spent his summers coaching young players and adults as a director and head instructor at numerous camps across the United States and Canada. Smith and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, Ellis and Kylie. Susan is a professor at Rensselaer, while Ellis is a goaltender for the ice hockey team at Manhattanville College and Kylie plays softball for Nazareth College. FORMER ENGINEERS IN PRO HOCKEY Player LETTERED AT RPI CURRENT TEAM/ORGANIZATION LEAGUE DRAFT YEAR ROUND TEAM Nick Bailen Vaxjo HC Sweden Undrafted Mike Bergin Adirondack Thunder ECHL th Dallas Stars Riley Bourbonnais Wheeling Nailers ECHL Undrafted Chris Bradley Orlando Solar Bears ECHL Undrafted Milos Bubela Wheeling Nailers ECHL Undrafted Erik Burgdoerfer Rochester Americans AHL Undrafted Kevin Constantine Daemyung Killer Whales (HC) ALIH th Montreal Canadiens Jerry D Amigo Ilves Tampere SM-Liiga th Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Haggerty Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Undrafted Brock Higgs Atlanta Gladiators ECHL Undrafted Jason Kasdorf Elmira Jackels ECHL th Winnipeg Jets Patrick Koudys Rouen France th Washington Capitals Mathias Lange Iserlohn Roosters DEL Undrafted Guy Leboeuf Elmira Jackels ECHL Undrafted Curtis Leonard Chicago Wolves AHL Undrafted Andrew Lord Cardiff Devils (Player/HC) EIHL Undrafted Kirk MacDonald Reading Royals (HC) ECHL Undrafted Jake Morissette Cardiff Devils ECHL Undrafted Matt Murley Daemyung Killer Whales ALIH nd Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Neal Klagenfurt AC Austria Undrafted Brandon Pirri Chicago Wolves AHL nd Chicago Blackhawks Parker Reno Toledo Walleye ECHL Undrafted Mike Zalewski Utica Comets AHL Undrafted

6 SHOT BLOCKING IN Senior defensemen Jared Wilson and Mike Prapavessis are tied for the team lead with three blocked shots through two games. GOALTENDERS Chase Perry, who played 70.6% of RPI s minutes between the pipes last year, is back for , along with freshman Linden Marshall and sophomore Kyle St. Denis, who joined the program in January... Perry went with a 3.35 goals against average and a.906 save percentage, registering one shutout. ALL-TIME VS. NIAGARA The Purple Eagles own a lead in the alltime series, including a mark in Lewiston... The two teams tied their most recent meeting, 3-3, in Troy last year. OCTOBER 21, 2016 RPI and Niagara tied a back-and-forth affair, 3-3, in last season s matchup... Derian Plouffe gave the visitors a 1-0 lead midway through the second, but Evan Tironese quickly answered for the Engineers... After Johnny Curran gave Niagara a 2-1 lead, RPI tallied twice in the third to go up 3-2, before Curran tied it late with his second of the game... Chase Perry made 30 saves. ALL-TIME VS. RIT Rensselaer owns a record in the all-time series with the Tigers, which dates back to November 29, The Engineers won the inaugural meeting, 4-2 in Troy... Six of the seven games have taken place at the Houston Field House, with the lone RPI road game taking place on November 25, 2011 a 2-0 shutout victory for Scott Diebold and the Engineers VS. THE TIGERS The Engineers jumped out to a 3-1 lead in defeating RIT, 6-3, on October 22, Evan Tironese had a goal and four assists for a career-high five points, while Riley Bourbonnais notched two goals and one assist... Cam Hackett stopped 28 of 31 shots in goal for RPI... Abbott Girduckis was RIT s lone multi-point scorer, collecting two helpers. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 3 SAMEC SAM-ick 9 MOORE, MIERS MEERS 11 TIRONESE TEER-uh-neese 12 LILJEGREN lil-juh-gren 18 REISINGER RYE-sin-JUR 19 PRAPAVESSIS PRAP-uh-VES-iss 28 OHRVALL, JESPER ORE-vall, YES-per 38 OHRVALL, EMIL ORE-vall, eh-meal FIRE AWAY Junior Evan Tironese has a team-high six shots on goal through two games, while three players have five, including senior Viktor Liljegren, sophomore Todd Burgess and freshman Emil Ohrvall. ROSTER MAKEUP Of the 27 players on the roster, there are three seniors, five juniors, 10 sophomore and nine freshmen... Of the 24 skaters, 16 are forwards and eight are defensemen, with three goaltenders. NEW REGIME The Engineers will begin a season with a new head coach for the first time since , as Dave Smith takes over after spending the last 12 years in the same position at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y.... Smith led the Golden Griffins to a overall record last year, including an mark in Atlantic Hockey play. INCOMING CLASS Rensselaer welcomes nine players in the Class of 2021, including seven forwards, one defenseman and one goaltender... Five are from the United States, three are from Canada and one is from Sweden. RPI EDGED IN EXHIBITION Saint Mary s scored the eventual game-winner early in the second period and held on for a 2-1 victory over Rensselaer on September 30 at the Houston Field House... Calder Brooks netted the game s first goal at 8:44 of the first period, before RPI senior Viktor Liljegren equalized 11 seconds into the second... Jake Coughler put the Huskies up for good at 3:25 of the frame,

7 as the visitors were able to ride goaltender Eric Brassard to the win... He finished with 35 saves, while Engineers Chase Perry (12 stops) and Linden Marshall (15) split time in goal. CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED RPI s three seniors will all be wearing letters this season as head coach Dave Smith announced that Jared Wilson, Viktor Liljegren and Mike Prapavessis will be captains for the season... A defenseman and veteran of 114 games, Wilson has 20 goals and 18 assists for 38 career points, entering this season... Liljegren, a winger, has accumulated 22 goals and 23 assists for 45 points in 117 games, while Prapavessis, a blueliner, has played in 117 contests, collecting seven goals and 36 assists for 43 points. BRIGHT SPOT The Engineers finished with the nation s ninth-best power play, at 21.3%... RPI went 36 for 169 on the man advantage, including 17 for 63 (27.0%) from January 1 onward. IN ECAC HOCKEY PLAY Chase Perry shined in conference play last year, posting a record, with a 2.39 goals against average and a.933 save percentage, which was good for third among ECAC Hockey goalies. GOALS RETURNING The Engineers bring back 61.4% (51 of 83) of their goal-scoring from last season, including 11 from Jared Wilson and 10 from Viktor Liljegren... Evan Tironese (7 goals), Jacob Hayhurst (7 goals) and Brady Wiffen (4 goals) are also back for BLUE LINE SCORING Rensselaer returns 55 of 62 points from last year s defensive core, including 16 of 17 goals... Jared Wilson (11 goals), Mike Prapavessis (14 assists) and Will Reilly (13 assists) led the way for RPI s blueliners. USCHO.com Top 20 (as of 10/16) TEAM 1ST RECORD PTS LAST 1 Denver (49) Harvard St. Cloud State ( 1) North Dakota Notre Dame Wisconsin Boston University Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Providence Penn State Clarkson Boston College Minnesota State NR 15 Michigan Tech Northeastern New Hampshire Quinnipiac UMass Lowell Air Force Others receiving votes: Cornell 126, Bemidji State ECAC HOCKEY LEADERS Jared Wilson led all ECAC Hockey defensemen in goals with He also led all league blueliners in power play goals (6), game-winning goals (4) shooting percentage (13.9%) and penalties (33)... Will Reilly (2 goals, 13 assists) was fifth among conference freshmen defensemen in scoring with 15 points, firing the most shots (80) and shots per game (2.29) among that same group. FAMILY TIES RPI sophomore TJ Samec is the cousin of goaltender Robb Stauber, who won the Hobey Baker Award at the University of Minnesota, before playing for the Los Angeles Kings... Samec s uncle is Frank Serratore, the head men s hockey coach at the Air Force Academy. BLOCKING SHOTS The Engineers were 15th in the nation in blocking shots last season with Their blocks per game ranked fifth... Parker Reno paced Rensselaer with 40 blocks, while Jared Wilson was second with Riley Bourbonnais led all forwards with 33. DRAFTED Rensselaer has four student-athletes on the roster who have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft... Senior defenseman Mike Prapavessis

8 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY STATISTICAL SUMMARY ENGINEERS RECORD GP W-L-T PTS GF/GA Overall Record /2 Record at Home /0 Record on Road /2 Record at Neutral Site /0 ECAC Hockey Record /0 ECAC Hockey Home /0 ECAC Hockey Road /0 Non-Conf. Record /2 Non-Conf. Home /0 Non-Conf. Road /0 Non-Conf. Neutral Site /0 RECORD BY MONTH RECORD BY DAY GP W-L-T PTS GP W-L-T PTS October Monday November Tuesday December Wednesday January Thursday February Friday March Saturday April Sunday OFFENSIVE RECORD DEFENSIVE RECORD GP W-L-T PTS GP W-L-T PTS No Goals No Goals One Goal One Goal Two Goals Two Goals Three Goals Three Goals Four Goals Four Goals Five Goals Five Goals Six Goals Six Goals Seven Goals Seven Goals Eight Goals Eight Goals Nine or More Nine or More FAST FACTS Scored First Goal Outshot Opponent Allowed First Goal Outshot By Opponent Even Shots Lead After First Period Tied After First Period Games After A Win Trailed After First Period Games After A Tie Games After A Loss Lead After Second Period Tied After Second Period One Goal Games 0-0 Trailed After Second Period Overtime Games 0-0-2

9 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY TEAM STATISTICS Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS RPI 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 2/2712 Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0 GOALS BY PERIOD OT Total Rensselaer Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD OT Total Rensselaer Opponents

10 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY TEAM STATISTICS Rensselaer Overall Rensselaer - 2 GP ( 0-0- Men s 2.500) Hockey Conf Only - Statistics 0 GP ( ) Career ## Player POS YR GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT GP G A PTS 13 Jared Wilson D SR / Evan Tironese F JR / Troy York F FR Meirs Moore D JR / Todd Burgess (OTT) F SO / Jesper Öhrvall F JR TJ Samec D SO Mat Harris D FR Jon Richards F FR Jaren Burke F FR Viktor Liljegren F SR Mike Prapavessis (DAL) D SR Brady Wiffen F JR Charlie Manley D SO / Jacob Hayhurst F SO Max Reisinger F SO Will Reilly (PIT) D SO Jake Marrello F SO Patrick Polino F SO / Chase Perry (DET) G JR Billy Jerry F FR Emil Öhrvall F FR Rensselaer / Opponents / ## Goaltending (Overall) GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time Overall 35 Chase Perry (DET) JR 2 129: % +: 21: % Open Net 2 0: % -: 7:01 5.4% Rensselaer 2 130: % E: 101: % Opponents 2 130: % ## Goaltending (Career) GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO 35 Chase Perry (DET) JR : Special Teams (Overall Conference) Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Rensselaer 1/ / / Opponents 0/ / / Scoring/Shots (Overall Conference) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG Rensselaer Opponents Difference Game Averages (Overall Conference) G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G Rensselaer Opponents Difference Situational Records H: A: N: H: A: N: (Overall Conference) E1 +: : E: E1 +: : E: E2 +: : E: E2 +: : E: Margin 1: : : Margin 1: : : First Goal +: : First Goal +: :

11 was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 105th overall, of the 2014 draft... Junior goaltender Chase Perry was chosen in the fifth round (136th overall) of the 2014 draft by the Detroit Red Wings... Sophomore Todd Burgess was selected in 2016 draft in the fourth round (103rd overall), while classmate Will Reilly was a seventh round selection (217 overall) in this year s draft. STAYING OUT OF THE BOX The Engineers took just 5.81 penalties per game from January 1 to the end of the season, which is 12th lowest in the nation... RPI was ninth in the country in fewest penalty minutes per game over the same stretch (14.69). ROOKIE SCORING Jacob Hayhurst was eighth among ECAC Hockey freshmen with 20 points last season, on seven goals and 13 assists... Classmate Will Reilly (2 goals, 13 assists) was 15th with 15 points, while Patrick Polino (4 goals, 7 assists) was 24th with 11. STRONG FINISH The Engineers went over their final 14 games last season, including a mark in ECAC Hockey play... During that stretch, Riley Bourbonnais led the scoring effort, netting five goals and six assists for 11 points... Evan Tironese (3 goals, 4 assists), Brady Wiffen (2 goals, 5 assists) and Jacob Hayhurst (2 goals, 5 assists) all had seven points in the 11 games, while Chase Perry went with a 2.39 goals against average and a.933 save percentage. STURDY UNDER 30 The Engineers went when holding the opposition under 30 shots last season... Sophomore Chase Perry posted a record with a 1.84 goals against average and a.931 save percentage. CONFERENCE LEADERS Riley Bourbonnais (9 goals, 8 assists) paced Rensselaer with 17 points in ECAC Hockey play last season... Evan Tironese (4 goals, 11 assists) and Jacob Hayhurst (5 goals, 10 assists) had 15 points, while Mike Prapavessis (1 goal, 12 assists) had Chase Perry (6-11-0) had a 2.82 goals against average and a.921 save percentage in league contests. IN WINS... Evan Tironese (4 goals, 10 assists) led the Engineers with 14 points in victories last season, while Riley Bourbonnais (7 goals, 4 assists) had Parker Reno (1 goal, 6 assists) had seven points in game RPI won, while Chase Perry was 6-0 with a 1.50 goals against average and a.957 save percentage. IN LOSSES... Riley Bourbonnais (10 goals, 9 assists) had a team-best 19 points in losses last year, while Viktor Liljegren (9 goals, 7 assists) was second with Jacob Hayhurst (6 goals, 9 assists) rounded out the top three with 15 points, while Chase Perry (0-20-0) had a 3.96 goals against average and an.891 save percentage. IN TIES... Evan Tironese (1 goal, 1 assist) had two points in Rensselaer only draw last year, while seven other players also found the scoresheet, including Jared Wilson (1 goal) and Lou Nanne (1 goal)... Chase Perry (0-1-0) had a 2.78 goals against average and a.909 save percentage. REUNITED Junior Jesper Ohrvall will be reunited with his brother, freshman Emil Ohrvall on the Engineers roster for the season... Jesper played his junior hockey for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, while Emil was a member of the Waterloo Black Hawks. NEWCOMER The Engineers added a goaltender to begin the January semester last season, when they brought in freshman Kyle St. Denis from the Syracuse Stars... He was in 24 games between the Stars and the Springfield Pics, with a 3.29 goals against average and a.917 save percentage. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Most RPI men s hockey games can be heard live on WRPI, 91.5 FM, and on the Internet on Home games can also be seen for free on RPI TV... The video stream can be found at org. TICKETS Tickets to all Rensselaer home games are available through the Houston Field House box office or by calling

12 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY VS. NIAGARA Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Niagara vs Rensselaer (Oct 21, 2016 at Troy, N.Y.) Niagara (0-2-2) vs. Rensselaer (0-3-1) Date: Oct 21, 2016 Location: Troy, N.Y. Arena: Houston Field House Attendance: 3063 Start time: 7pm End time: 9:25 Total time: 2:25 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 2nd 11:05 NIA PP Plouffe, Derian/1 Kuhn, Ryan/2 11,16,5,14,7 11,16,13,2 Hayes, Tyler/1 2. 2nd 11:43 RPIM EV Evan Tironese/2 Riley Bourbonnai/2 9,26,23,21,3 11,14,19,25,24 Will Reilly/2 3. 2nd 12:40 NIA PP Curran, Johnny/2 Plouffe, Derian/2 14,11,5,16,4 20,14,4,19 Hayes, Tyler/2 4. 3rd 01:44 RPIM EV Lou Nanne/1 Tommy Grant/1 20,7,15,18,17 23,16,28,22,4 Jesper Ohrvall/2 5. 3rd 14:40 RPIM PP Jared Wilson/2 Evan Tironese/2 11,5,4,12 13,20,28,25,11 Drew Melanson/1 6. 3rd 16:46 NIA EV Curran, Johnny/3-14,16,20,5 11,25,4,19 TEAM SUMMARY # Niagara G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 3 Muto, Vinny Patterson, Kevin Hayes, Tyler Campbell, Devin Pietrobon, Steph Plouffe, Derian Farmer, Nick Curran, Johnny Spriggs, Kris Kuhn, Ryan Dzakhov, Stanisl Brown, Derek Lomsnes, Tanne Delmas, Noah Sarcona, TJ Kovachis, Niko Molinaro, Joey King, Sean Therien, Guillau dnp 31 O'Brien, Joe dnp Totals # Rensselaer G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 2 Parker Reno Tommy Grant Evan Tironese Viktor Liljegren Jared Wilson Riley Bourbonnai Jacob Hayhurst Mike Prapavessis Jimmy DeVito Bradley Bell Lou Nanne Will Reilly Drew Melanson Jake Marrello Jake Wood Jesper Ohrvall Patrick Polino Alex Rodriguez Cam Hackett dnp 30 Liam McBain dnp Totals Goals by Period Team OT Tot NIA RPIM Shots by Period Team OT Tot NIA RPIM Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd NIA RPIMH 1st 0-3 (3) 0-2 (4) 2nd 2-4 (2) 0-3 (2) 3rd 0-2 (0) 1-3 (4) OT 0-0 (0) 0-1 (0) Total 2-9 (5) 1-9 (10) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd NIA RPIMH 1st nd rd OT Total Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:Brad LeBlanc Referee:Tory Mazzola Linesman:James Shea Linesman:Dmitry Antipin GOALTENDERS ## Niagara Dec Min GA OT Saves 30 Teichroeb, Jackson T 65: ## Rensselaer Dec Min GA OT Saves 35 Chase Perry T 64: EMPTY NET 0: Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 1st Jared Wilson Rpimh 2.Interference 03:21 PP 1st Spriggs, Kris NIA 2.Tripping 05:11 1st Tommy Grant Rpimh 2.Hooking 07:11 PP 1st Alex Rodriguez Rpimh 2.Hooking 11:36 PP 1st King, Sean NIA 2.Holding 14:17 PP 2nd Sarcona, TJ NIA 2.Hooking 01:32 PP 2nd Jake Marrello Rpimh 2.Slashing 05:06 PP 2nd Farmer, Nick NIA 2.Hooking 06:58 2nd Jake Wood Rpimh 2.Hooking 09:34 PP 2nd Parker Reno Rpimh 2.Holding 12:30 PP PENALTY SUMMARY Niagara-Teichroeb, Jackson (0-1-1). Rensselaer-Chase Perry (0-3-1). Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Sarcona, TJ NIA 2.Hooking 14:48 PP 2nd Will Reilly Rpimh 2.Tripping 16:02 3rd Kovachis, Niko NIA 2.High Sticking 09:30 PP 3rd Jesper Ohrvall Rpimh 2.Hooking 10:13 3rd Pietrobon, Stephen NIA 2.Holding 14:25 PP 3rd Plouffe, Derian NIA 2.Roughing 15:45 3rd Viktor Liljegren Rpimh 2.Roughing 15:45 3rd Plouffe, Derian NIA 2.Holding 15:45 PP 3rd Jimmy DeVito Rpimh 2.Slashing 16:11 3rd King, Sean NIA 2.Cross-Checking 19:10 PP

13 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY VS. RIT Hockey Game Box Score (Final) RIT vs Rensselaer (Oct 22, 2016 at Troy, N.Y.) RIT (1-3-1) vs. Rensselaer (1-3-1) Date: Oct 22, 2016 Location: Troy, N.Y. Arena: Houston Field House Attendance: 4201 Start time: 7pm End time: 9:30 pm Total time: 2:30 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 09:56 RIT EV CAMERON, Caleb/3 GIRDUCKIS, Abbot/126,7,19,2,10 24,20,25,23, st 14:12 RPIM SH Riley Bourbonnais/2 Evan Tironese/3 10,19,2,6,9 14,11,13,2 Will Reilly/3 3. 2nd 01:08 RPIM PP Mike Prapavessis/1 Riley Bourbonnai/3 7,4,2,19 19,12,14,16,2 Jacob Hayhurst/2 4. 2nd 01:41 RPIM EV Evan Tironese/3 Jake Wood/1 6,18,9,16,8 11,27,25,2,13 Parker Reno/1 5. 2nd 04:01 RIT EV VALENZUELA, Gabe/2 GIRDUCKIS, Abbot/27,10,2,6 23,13,2,16 NORRISH, Brady/4 6. 2nd 14:05 RIT EV BROWN, Erik/3 NORRISH, Chase/4 16,6,8,4,9 23,29,27,4,5 KERINS, Liam/3 7. 2nd 18:16 RPIM PP Jared Wilson/3 Evan Tironese/4 2,19,7,10 13,25,11,20,28 Drew Melanson/2 8. 3rd 15:05 RPIM EV Riley Bourbonnais/3 Evan Tironese/5 8,2,16,6 14,11,4,13 Parker Reno/1 9. 3rd 18:42 RPIM EN Jake Wood/2 Tommy Grant/2 9,6,16,18,2,8 27,4,11,19,12 Evan Tironese/6 TEAM SUMMARY # RIT G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 2 BRUBACHER, Ad VALETTE, Brody VALENZUELA, G GIRDUCKIS, Abb NORRISH, Chase KERINS, Liam NORRISH, Brady KRUPER, Ryan SMITH, Danny MIKOWSKI, Max BROWN, Erik ABT, Matt POWELL, Myles McKAY, Chris PEACOCK, Jorda CAMERON, Caleb PERRON-FONTAI LOGAN, Mark LEWIS, Gavin dnp Totals # Rensselaer G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 2 Parker Reno Tommy Grant Charlie Manley Evan Tironese Viktor Liljegren Jared Wilson Riley Bourbonnai Jacob Hayhurst Max Reisinger Mike Prapavessis Jimmy DeVito Lou Nanne Will Reilly Drew Melanson Jake Wood Jesper Ohrvall Patrick Polino Alex Rodriguez Liam McBain dnp 35 Chase Perry dnp Totals Goals by Period Team Tot RIT RPIM Shots by Period Team Tot RIT RPIM Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd RIT RPIMH 1st 0-1 (0) 0-1 (2) 2nd 0-0 (0) 2-3 (7) 3rd 0-1 (1) 0-0 (0) Total 0-2 (1) 2-4 (9) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd RIT RPIMH 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:Douglas Place Jr. Referee:Katie Guay Linesman:Pavel Kozhokin Linesman:Michael Noeth GOALTENDERS ## RIT Dec Min GA Saves 1 SHORT, Christian 21: ROTOLO, Mike L 38: EMPTY NET 0: ## Rensselaer Dec Min GA Saves 1 Cam Hackett W 60: Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 1st NORRISH, Chase RIT 2.Holding 12:12 PP 1st Mike Prapavessis Rpimh 2.Tripping 12:44 1st ABT, Matt RIT 2.Holding 19:32 PP 2nd Riley Bourbonnais Rpimh 2.Hitting After Whistle 03:24 2nd ABT, Matt RIT 2.Cross-Checking 03:24 2nd BRUBACHER, Adam RIT 2.Slashing 11:16 PP 2nd PERRON-FONTAINE, Al RIT 2.Holding 17:15 PP 2nd VALENZUELA, Gabe RIT 2.Hitting After Whistle 18:28 PENALTY SUMMARY Win-Cam Hackett (1-0-0). Loss-ROTOLO, Mike (1-3-1). Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Jake Wood Rpimh 2.Hitting After Whistle 18:28 3rd Evan Tironese Rpimh 2.Holding 00:40 PP 3rd BROWN, Erik RIT 2.Slashing 05:35 3rd Jared Wilson Rpimh 2.Hitting After Whistle 05:35 3rd MIKOWSKI, Max RIT 2.Slashing 14:22 3rd Will Reilly Rpimh 2.Hitting After Whistle 14:22 3rd MIKOWSKI, Max RIT Minute Miscondu 14:22 3rd Will Reilly Rpimh Minute Miscondu 14:22

14 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY GAME-BY-GAME DATE 10/13 10/14 10/20 10/21 10/27 10/28 11/3 11/4 11/10 11/11 11/17 11/18 11/24 11/25 12/1 QUI* PRI* UND UND CLK$ TBD$ YAL* BRO* SCORE 1-1 T 1-1 T PLAYERS G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A G-A 2 Mat Harris DND TJ Samec 0-0 DND 4 Tommy Grant DND DND 5 Charlie Manley Troy York DND Meirs Moore Evan Tironese Viktor Liljegren Jared Wilson Jacob Hayhurst Todd Burgess Max Reisinger Mike Prapavessis Billy Jerry Brady Wiffen Gavin Payne DND DND 23 Jon Richards DND Will Reilly Jaren Burke 0-0 DND 26 Jake Marrello Owen Stout DND DND 28 Jesper Ohrvall 0-0 DND 29 Patrick Polino Emil Ohrvall GOALTENDERS 1 Linden Marshall DNP DNP 32 Kyle St. Denis DNP DNP 35 Chase Perry 56/57 27/28 POWER PLAY 1/5 0/3 PENALTY KILL 6/6 3/3 RPI SHOTS OPP SHOTS RPI PIM 12 6 OPP PIM 10 6 GW/GT GOAL #13 [#18} FIRST GOAL [#8] #11 EN GOAL * ECAC Hockey game;! Blackout; $ Friendship Four (Belfast, Northern Ireland) DND - Did not dress; DNP - Did not play

15 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY HIGH/LOW ANALYSIS Rensselaer - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS... 3 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) GOALS... 1 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 1 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) ASSISTS... 2 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) SHOTS ON GOAL at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) SAVES at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) PENALTIES... 6 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES.. 12 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS... 3 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 3 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) GOALS... 1 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 1 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) ASSISTS... 2 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 2 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) SHOTS ON GOAL at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) SAVES... PENALTIES at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES.. 10 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) Rensselaer - GAME LOWS POINTS... 2 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) GOALS... 1 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 1 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) ASSISTS... 1 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) SHOTS ON GOAL at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) SAVES at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) PENALTIES... 3 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES.. 6 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS... 3 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 3 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) GOALS... 1 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 1 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) ASSISTS... 2 at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 2 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) SHOTS ON GOAL at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) SAVES at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) PENALTIES... 3 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES.. 6 at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) Rensselaer - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS... 1 Troy York at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 1 Evan Tironese at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 1 Todd Burgess at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 1 Meirs Moore at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 1 Jared Wilson at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) GOALS... 1 Evan Tironese at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 1 Jared Wilson at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) ASSISTS... 1 Troy York at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 1 Meirs Moore at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 1 Todd Burgess at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) SHOTS... 4 Emil Ohrvall at Ohio State (Oct 14, 2017) 4 Evan Tironese at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) 4 Viktor Liljegren at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) SAVES Chase Perry at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) PENALTIES... 2 Charlie Manley at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES... 4 Charlie Manley at Ohio State (Oct 13, 2017)

16 RENSSELAER MEN S HOCKEY GAME SUMMARIES Saint Mary s 2, Rensselaer 1 September 30 in Troy, N.Y. Exhibition Saint Mary s Rensselaer st 1, SMU, Brooks (Peters) 8:44. 2nd 1, RPI, Liljegren (Reilly) 0:11, 2, SMU, Coughler (Bateman) 3:25 (gw). 3rd No scoring Shots SMU ; RPI Power Plays SMU 0/3; RPI 0/4. Goalies SMU, Brassard (60:00/36-35); RPI, Perry (31:08/14-12), Marshall (26:59/15-15). Referees Wyld & Cerilli; T 2:02; A 2,131. Rensselaer 1, Ohio State 1 October 13th in Columbus, Ohio Season Opener Rensselaer Maine st No scoring 2nd 1, OSU, Joshua (McCormick, Wiitala) 2:34, 1, RPI, Wilson (Moore, Burgess) 9:35 (pp) (gt). 3rd No scoring Shots RPI ; OSU Power Plays RPI 1/5; OSU 0/6. Goalies RPI, Perry (64:53/57-56); OSU, Romeo (65:00/24-23). Referees Sheva & Aaron; T 2:24; A 2,652. Rensselaer 1, Ohio State 1 October 14th in Columbus, Ohio Non-League Game Rensselaer Maine st 1, RPI, Tironese (York) 0:56. 2nd 1, OSU, Lampasso (Stork, Wiitala) 2:16 (gt). 3rd No scoring Shots RPI ; OSU Power Plays RPI 0/3; OSU 0/3. Goalies RPI, Perry (64:56/28-27); OSU, Romeo (64:40/23-22). Referees Sheva & Aaron; T 2:21; A 2,773.