2009-10 Schedule 2009-10 GOLDEN GRIFFIN ICE HOCKEY October Fri. 9 FERRIS STATE... L, 2-5 Sat. 10 FERRIS STATE...W, 1-0 Fri. 16 at Lake Superior State... L, 4-5 Sat. 17 at Lake Superior State... L, 0-3 Sat. 24 HOLY CROSS *... L, 2-3 Sun. 25 HOLY CROSS *... L, 2-3 Sat. 31 AIR FORCE *...W, 3-1 vs. Bentley (8-7-3, 6-4-2 AHA) Canisius (9-9-2, 7-6-1 AHA) Game Details Games # 21 & 22 Date... January 8-9, 2010 Time... 7:05 p.m. Location... Waltham, Mass. Arena...John A. Ryan Skating Arena TV... n/a Webcast... B2 Network Live Audio... GoGriffs.com November Sun. 1 AIR FORCE *... L, 1-4 Fri. 6 at Mercyhurst *...W, 6-4 Sat. 7 MERCYHURST *...W, 4-3 Sat. 14 CONNECTICUT * (ot)... T, 4-4 Sun. 15 CONNECTICUT *...W, 1-0 Fri. 20 at AIC *...W, 7-0 Sat. 21 at AIC *...W, 4-0 Fri. 27 at Army *... L, 1-4 Sat. 28 at Army *... L, 2-7 December Fri. 4 BENTLEY *... L, 4-5 Sat. 5 BENTLEY *...W, 9-3 Tue. 15 ROBERT MORRIS (ot)... T, 5-5 Sun. 20 COLGATE (ot)...w, 7-6 January Fri. 8 at Bentley *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 9 at Bentley *...7:05 p.m. Fri. 15 ARMY *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 16 ARMY *...7:05 p.m. Fri. 22 at Sacred Heart *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 23 at Sacred Heart *...7:05 p.m. February Fri. 5 at Connecticut *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 6 at Connecticut *...7:05 p.m. Fri. 12 MERCYHURST *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 13 at Mercyhurst *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 20 AIC *...3:05 p.m. Sun. 21 AIC *...4:05 p.m. Fri. 26 at RIT *...7:05 p.m. Sat. 27 at RIT *...7:05 p.m. March Sat. 6 Atlantic Hockey First Round 12-14 Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals Fri. 19 Atlantic Hockey Semifinals Sat. 20 Atlantic Hockey Championship HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS * Atlantic Hockey Game All Times Eastern GRIFFS RETURN TO ATLANTIC HOCKEY PLAY VERSUS BENTLEY The Canisius College hockey team returns to the ice and begins the second half of the season against Atlantic Hockey foe Bentley. The Griffs will play at Bentley with games scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. OFFENSE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS 4 During the month of December, the Griffs offense was at its best, scoring 25 goals in just four games. 4 The 6.25 goals per game are the second-most in any month since the program moved to Division I. 4 The highlight for the Canisius offense was scoring nine goals against Bentley, the most for the Griffs since 2001. 4 Canisius and Colgate also combined for 13 goals in the Highest Scoring Months Month GPG March 1999 6.40 December 2009 6.25 October 2001 5.50 Griffs 7-6 victory on Dec. 20, the most in a Canisius game since Jan. 8, 2000. 4 The Griffs have scored at least four goals in four-straight games for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Canisius has also netted at least four goals in nine of its last 12 games. 4 Canisius has scored at least five goals in three-consecutive contests for the first time since the 1998-99 campaign. 4 The Griffs currently lead all Atlantic Hockey teams and rank 12th nationally with a 3.40 scoring offense this season. NO LEAD IS SAFE 4 Another common theme in Canisius games during the month of December was a struggle for teams to close out games. 4 During the month, the team leading with five minutes remaining was just 1-2-1. 4 Canisius led Bentley 4-3 before losing 5-4 and led Robert Morris 5-3 before a 5-5 draw. The Griffs also rallied from a 6-4 deficit to defeat Colgate in overtime, 7-6. The only lead that was safe was Canisius 9-3 advantage over Bentley. LET S GO STREAKING! 4 Senior defender Carl Hudson and junior Cory Conacher have led the Canisius attack as both players have tallied a point in a career-best eight-straight games. 4 Their streaks are the longest by a Griff since Chris Duggan finished the 2001-02 season by tallying a point in 15-straight games. 4 Hudson s run is the longest by a Canisius defender in the program s Division I history. Daryl Pierce held the previous standard by registering a point in six-straight games from January 11 to January 31, 2003. Hudson has also netted a goal in a career-best four-straight games. 4 Sophomore Scott Moser (four games) and freshman Torrey Lindsay (three games) also have active personal-best streaks. GRIFFS FINISH NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE STRONG 4 Canisius wrapped up its non-conference play in its last two games, tying CHA member and future Atlantic Hockey rival Robert Morris and defeating ECAC foe Colgate. 4 The Griffs win against Colgate marked the program s second-ever victory against an ECAC team. Canisius is now 2-5-1 all-time against the conference, including a 2-0-1 mark during the last two seasons. 4 Canisius also defeated Ferris State earlier in the season for their second all-time victory against a CCHA team. 4 The Griffs and Bentley are the only two Atlantic Hockey schools to defeat a team in two other conferences this season.
Bentley Quick Facts Location...Waltham, Mass. Founded...1917 Enrollment...3,958 Nickname...Falcons Color...Blue & Gold Arena...John A. Ryan Skating Area Capacity...1,200 Rink Size... 185x85 Head Coach... Ryan Soderquist Alma Mater... Bentley 00 Record at Bentley/Years...95-142-28/8 Career Record/Years...Same Assistant Coaches... Ben Murphy...Charlie Carkin Bentley Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG GWG Marc Menzione (Sr.) 18 9-11-20 5 0 Joe Campanelli (Fr.) 18 4-7-11 1 0 Bobby Preece (Sr.) 17 3-8-11 2 1 Dan Koudys (Fr.) 16 3-7-10 1 2 Goaltending GP-GS GAA Sv Pct. Rec. Kyle Rank (So.) 13-13 3.35.899 5-6-2 Joe Calvi (Jr.) 5-5 2.77.911 3-1-1 Griffs vs. Bentley Scoring GP G-A-P PIM +/- PPG Cory Conacher 11 3-11-14 6-12 E Josh Heidinger 13 5-7-12 4-8 +2 1 Dave Kostuch 9 7-5-12 2-4 E 3 Jason Weeks 13 2-8-10 5-10 -2 1 Vincent Scarsella 8 4-5-9-1 1 Carl Hudson 12 5-3-8 12-24 -7 2 Scott Moser 8 1-5-6 2-4 -1 Eric Rex 9 1-4-5 4-8 -3 Derek Danowski 8 1-3-4 1-2 +1 Wes Love 7 0-3-3 3-6 +1 Ryan Klusendorf 10 3-0-3 1-2 -1 1 Peter MacDougall 9 1-2-3 12-32 +2 Preston Shupe 2 0-3-3 +1 Matt Zuke 7 2-1-3 4-8 +1 Dave Cianfrini 12 0-2-2 4-8 -3 Scott Jenks 9 1-1-2 2-4 +3 1 Chris Forsman 5 0-1-1 7-22 +4 Torrey Lindsay 1 0-1-1 E Steven Shafer 1 0-1-1 +1 Vincent Amigone 1 0-0-0 E Chris Barrea 1 0-0-0-1 Pat Kenney 7 0-0-0 2-4 -2 Ben Parker 1 0-0-0 +2 Phil Rauch 11 0-0-0 3-6 +1 Goaltending GP-GS GA GAA Sv Pct. Rec. Andrew Loewen 9-9 30 3.82.896 2-6-1 Dan Morrison 5-3 14 3.84.872 1-2-0 Taylor Anderson 1-0 2 3.93.882 0-0-0 - BENTLEY SERIES HISTORY 4In a series that dates back to 1981, Canisius holds an 19-17-3 edge against Bentley. 4The teams are meeting for the 10th and 11th time in the past two seasons. In the nine previous contests, Bentley holds a 7-2 advantage. 4The Falcons have held the recent edge against the Griffs, going 13-4-1 in the last 18 meetings against Canisius. 4Last season, Bentley won 6-of-7 games against the Griffs. It marked the first time in Canisius history that the Griffs lost to a single team six times in a season. 4The Falcons eliminated Canisius in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals last season, winning the series 2-1. Bentley won the first game, 6-3, but Canisius would force a third game with a 7-3 victory. The Falcons clinched a semifinal berth with a 4-2 win. 4The teams split a two-game series earlier this season in Buffalo. Bentley rallied for a 5-4 victory in the opener before Canisius dominated the finale, 9-3. Junior Cory Conacher matched a school record with five points (1g, 4a) in the victory. 4Canisius first win at the Division I level came against Bentley, defeating the Falcons 6-2 on Oct. 16, 1998. ABOUT THE FALCONS 4Bentley enters the weekend with an 8-7-3 mark and 6-4-2 Atlantic Hockey record. 4The Falcons are fresh off the Toyota UConn Classic Championship where they defeated Connecticut and 15th-ranked Massachusetts. 4Sophomore Kyle Rank was named the tournament MVP after going 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a.970 save percentage. 4For the season, Rank has posted a 3.35 goals against average and a save percentage of.899. However, in two games against Canisius, Rank registered a 6.50 GAA and.759 save percentage. 4Senior Marc Menzione leads the offense with 20 points this season, netting nine goals and adding 11 assists. He also leads the team with five power-play tallies. 4Freshman Joe Campanelli (4g, 7a) and senior Bobby Preece (3g, 8a) rank second on the team with 11 points apiece. Freshman Dan Koudys has also added 10 points (3g, 7a). Series Results Date Site Result 12/12/81 A L, 1-4 2/2/85 A W, 4-2 10/16/98 H W, 6-2 10/17/98 H W, 5-4 10/30/99 A W, 6-4 2/25/00 H W, 3-2 2/26/00 H W, 6-4 10/27/00 H T, 2-2 # 1/12/01 A W, 4-1 11/2/01 H W, 9-2 Series Facts & Figures Date Site Result 11/9/01 A W, 6-1 11/10/01 A L, 1-2 11/22/02 A W, 4-0 11/23/02 A L, 0-4 1/31/03 H W, 4-2 11/14/03 A W, 4-1 11/15/03 A T, 3-3 # 2/20/04 H W, 4-1 11/5/04 A W, 5-3 2/25/05 H L, 3-4 All-Time Series... Canisius leads, 19-17-3 At Canisius... Canisius leads, 10-7-2 At Bentley... Bentley leads, 10-9-1 At Neutral Site... n/a Division I... Canisius leads, 18-16-3 Postseason... Bentley leads, 3-1-0 Current Streak... Canisius, 1 Last 10 Games... Bentley, 6-3-1 Overtime Games... Tied, 0-0-3 One-Goal Games... Bentley, 8-3-0 Canisius Most Goals... 9, Two Times Largest Victory... 7, 11/2/01 Shutouts... 1 Bentley Most Goals... 8, 1/9/09 Largest Victory... 5, 1/9/09 Shutouts... 2 Date Site Result 2/26/05 H W, 2-1 * 3/12/05 H L, 2-4 11/11/05 A L, 3-4 11/12/05 A W, 7-3 2/17/06 H L, 0-1 2/18/06 H L, 3-4 12/1/06 A L, 3-4 12/2/06 A L, 2-5 1/4/08 H T, 1-1 # 1/5/08 H W,4-1 By the Numbers Date Site Result 11/21/08 A L, 3-4 11/22/08 A L, 2-4 1/9/09 H L, 3-8 1/10/09 H L, 3-4 * 3/13/09 A L, 3-6 * 3/14/09 A W, 7-3 * 3/15/09 A L, 2-4 12/4/09 H L, 4-5 12/5/09 H W, 9-3 # - Overtime * - Atlantic Hockey Tournament CAN BEN 9-9-2 Overall Record 8-7-3 7-6-1 AHA Record 6-4-2 Won 1 Current Streak Won 2 6-5-2 Home Record 4-2-1 3-4-0 Road Record 3-5-1 0-0-0 Neutral Record 1-0-1 1-0-2 Overtime Record 1-0-4 4-4-0 One -Goal Games 4-2-0 5-3-2 Last 10 5-6-2 3.4 Scoring Offense 2.9 3.2 Scoring Defense 3.3 30.1 Shots 27.4 33.8 Shots Allowed 33.1 18.7 Penalty Minutes 15.7 17.1 Power Play 17.2 79.8 Penalty Kill 81.7 52.6 Faceoffs --
CONACHER RANKS AMONG THE NATION S BEST 4 Junior Cory Conacher is one of the reasons for the Griffs offensive success this season and the junior ranks among the nation s best in 2009-10. 4 Conacher has amassed 27 points, 13 goals and 14 assists this season. 4 He currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in both points and goals per game. He is third with 1.50 points per game and ninth with 0.72 goals per game. 4 The junior also ranks sixth in game-winning goals (3), 19th in assists per game (0.78) and 35th in power play tallies (4). 4 In addition, Conacher leads all Atlantic Hockey players in points, goals and game-winning goals. 4 Through just 18 games this season, Conacher has already set a career high with 13 goals and has matched his personal best with four power-play tallies. HUDSON GETS OFFENSIVE 4Since first arriving on campus, senior Carl Hudson has shown that offense is his specialty. 4This season, Hudson ranks fifth nationally among defensemen with 1.00 point per game, recording 19 points on six goals and a career-best 13 assists. 4Hudson also leads all Atlantic Hockey defenders this season with his 19 points. In addition, he ranks fifth among all players with 13 helpers. 4During his career, Hudson has set or tied five of the program s Division I records. 4The senior ranks first in a number of career offensive categories by a Griff defender. He owns the school marks for most points by a blueliner (75), most goals (36) and most assists (39). 4Hudson has nearly three times as many goals as the next highest Griff blueliner (36 to 14) and nearly double the points (75 to 42). 4The defender is also first among all Canisius players in career power-play goals (23) and game-winning goals (9). Conacher By the Numbers National Rankings Stat Rank Points Per Game 1.50 3rd Goals Per Game 0.72 9th Assists Per Game 0.78 19th Power Play Goals 4 35th Game-Winning Goals 3 6th Atl. Hockey Rankings Stat Rank Points 27 1st Goals 13 1st Assists 13 3rd Power Play Goals 4 6th Game-Winning Goals 3 1st Hudson in the Division I Record Book Career Points By a Defender G A Pts 1. Carl Hudson (2006- ) 36 39 75 2. Tim Songin (2002-06) 13 29 42 Career Goals By a Defender Goals 1. Carl Hudson (2006- ) 36 2. Chris Forsman (2006- ) 14 Career Assists By a Defender Goals 1. Carl Hudson (2006- ) 39 2. Joel Tarvudd (1998-00) 29 Tim Songin (2002-06) 29 Career Power Play Goals PPG 1. Carl Hudson (2006- ) 23 2. Michael Cohen (2003-07) 22 Career Game-Winning Goals GWG 1. Carl Hudson (2006- ) 9 Todd Bisson (1998-01) 9 3. Corey Lucas (1998-02) 8 4Hudson also owns the school s marks for season goals by a defender (14) and season gamewinning goals (5), set during the 2008-09 campaign. 4Last season, Hudson became the first Canisius defender to earn all-conference accolades in 10 years, earning third-team honors. CON-VINCING COMBINATION 4 Juniors Cory Conacher and Vincent Scarsella have been on the same page this season and have provided much-needed offense for the Griffs. 4 Conacher leads the team with 27 points and 13 goals this season to go along with 14 assists. Scarsella has registered 23 points on eight goals and a team-best 15 helpers. 4 The linemates are the only pair of teammates to both rank in the Atlantic Hockey top five for scoring. Conacher currently ranks first with 27 points, while Scarsella is third with 23. 4 They have each other to thank for their success this season. Of their 21 goals, the other has assisted on 17 of the scores. HEIDINGER REWRITES RECORD BOOK 4With two assists against AIC, senior Josh Heidinger joined an elite class in the program s history. Heidinger in the Division I Record Book 4Heidinger became the fourth player in Canisius Career Points G A Pts Division I history to record his 100th career point. 1. David Deeves (1998-02) 49 70 119 He now stands third in the school s record book with 2. Chris Duggan (1998-02) 48 67 115 3. Josh Heidinger (2006- ) 33 74 107 107 career points. 4. Michael Cohen (2003-07) 42 58 100 4The senior is just 12 points shy of the program s 5. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 45 48 93 career record. David Deeves holds the mark with 119 points from 1998 to 2002. Career Assists A 4Heidinger also moved to the top of the career assists 1. Josh Heidinger (2006- ) 74 2. David Deeves (1998-02) 70 ledger. He has now accumulated 74 career helpers, 3. Chris Duggan (1998-02) 67 four more than Deeves recorded (1998-2002). 4Through 20 games this season, Heidinger has posted 14 points, seven goals and seven assists. Canisius Record When Overall...9-9-2 Home...6-5-2 Away...3-4-0 Neutral...0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey...7-6-1 Home...4-4-1 Away...3-2-0 On Weekday...0-0-1 On Friday...2-4-0 On Saturday...5-3-1 On Sunday...2-2-0 In October...2-5-0 In November...5-3-1 In December...2-1-1 In January...0-0-0 In February...0-0-0 In March...0-0-0 Following a win...3-3-2 Following a loss...4-5-0 Following a tie...2-0-0 Scoring First...8-2-0 Opponent Scores First...1-7-2 Leading after First Period...7-0-1 Trailing after First Period...0-7-1 Tied after First Period...2-2-0 Leading after Second Period...5-0-1 Trailing after Second Period...0-8-0 Tied after Second Period...4-1-1 Overtime Games...1-0-2 One-Goal Games...4-4-0 Two-Goal Games...2-0-0 Three-or-more goal games...3-5-0 Scoring 1 or fewer goals...2-4-0 Scoring 2 goals...0-3-0 Scoring 3 goals...1-1-0 Scoring 4 or more goals...6-1-2 Allowing 1 or fewer goals...5-0-0 Allowing 2 goals...0-0-0 Allowing 3 goals...2-3-0 Allowing 4 or more goals...2-6-2 Recording More Shots...5-2-1 Recording Fewer Shots...4-7-1 Shots are even...0-0-0 Winning more faceoffs...3-5-2 Losing more faceoffs...4-4-0 Faceoffs are even...2-0-0 More penalty minutes...4-5-0 Fewer penalty minutes...3-3-2 Penalty minutes are even...2-1-0 Scoring on the power play...4-6-2 Not scoring on the power play...5-3-0 Opponent scores on the power play...5-7-2 Opp. doesn t score on the power play...4-2-0 Scores a short-handed goal...0-1-0 Opponent scores a short-handed goal...0-0-2
Atlantic Hockey Rankings Team Rankings (vs. AHA Opp.) Scoring Offense... 3.57... 3rd Scoring Defense... 2.93... 6th Penalty Minutes... 18.1... 1st Power Play Pct.... 19.2... 3rd Penalty Kill... 82.9... 6th Team Rankings (Overall) Scoring Offense... 3.40... 1st Scoring Defense... 3.25... 6th Penalty Minutes... 18.7... 1st Power Play Pct.... 17.1... 5th Penalty Kill... 79.8... 7th Individual Rankings Cory Conacher Points... 27... 1st Goals... 13... 1st Assists... 14... 3rd Power Play Points... 8... 10th Power Play Goals... 4... 6th Game-Winning Goals... 3... 1st Carl Hudson Points... 19... 9th Assists... 13... 3rd Power Play Points... 12... 1st Power Play Goals... 3... 9th Points (Defenseman)... 19... 1st Dave Kostuch Power Play Goals... 3... 9th Dan Morrison Goals Against Average... 2.89... 6th Save Percentage....909... 5th Vincent Scarsella Points... 23... 3rd Goals... 8... 8th Assists... 15... 1st Preston Shupe Assists... 11... 8th Points (Freshman)... 13... 1st What is a Griffin? The Griffin is a mythical creature of supposed gigantic size that has the head, forelegs and wings of an eagle and the hindquarters, tail and ears of a lion. They are well known for their speed, ability to fly and having eyes like an eagle as well as the strength and courage of a lion. Griffins have been known for centuries as symbols of strength and vigilance, have been called The Hounds of Zeus in Greek mythology and are said to have mastery of both the land and sky. They are thought to be from India, where the natives of the land made their talons and claws into drinking cups because the talon of a Griffin was said to detect poison in a liquid. Griffins would find gold in the mountains and line their nests with it and as a result, were forced to become great guardians of the nests to keep the hunters away. Atlantic Hockey Standings Atlantic Hockey Overall Team PTS GP W L T W L T L10 Mercyhurst 20 16 9 5 2 9 11 2 7-2-1 Air Force 20 16 8 4 4 8 8 4 4-3-3 RIT 19 12 9 2 1 9 8 1 8-3-1 Canisius 15 14 7 6 1 9 9 2 5-3-2 Bentley 14 12 6 4 2 8 7 3 5-3-2 Army 13 12 6 5 1 7 9 2 6-4-0 Holy Cross 11 13 4 6 3 5 10 4 2-5-3 Sacred Heart 9 11 4 6 1 6 9 2 3-6-1 Connecticut 6 13 2 9 2 2 14 2 0-8-2 AIC 5 13 2 10 1 2 14 1 1-9-0 CONACHER COMPLETES STRONG FIRST HALF 4 Cory Conacher led the Canisius offense in the first half of the season and is now on pace to have one of the best years in school history. 4Conacher has already scored 13 goals in just 18 games this season. His 13 tallies are tied for the most by any Griff through 18 games in a season. 4Conacher has added 14 assists for 27 points, the secondbest start in the program s history. Chris Duggan recorded 32 points in the first 18 games of the 1998-99 season. 4The junior has already posted seven multi-point games this season and three multi-goal contests. SCARSELLA LENDS THE HELPING HAND 4Junior Vincent Scarsella was also strong in the first half of the season and has been even better as of late. 4The junior is currenlty on pace for a career year with 23 points, eight goals and 15 assists. 4In his last three games, Scarsella has tallied eight points (4g, 4a). 4Scarsella is currently tied for first in Atlantic Hockey and ranks 11th nationally this season with his 15 helpers. 4For his career, Scarsella places fifth in school history with 57 assists and is just one shy of fourth in the program s record book. HUDSON SETS POWER PLAY RECORD 4 Ever since his first career game at Canisius, senior Carl Hudson has proven that he is a dangerous threat on the power play. 4 Hudson, who scored two power play goals in his first collegiate game versus Robert Morris, netted his 23rd career extra-man goal against the Colonials on Dec. 15, setting the program s Division I record. 4 The senior surpassed the total set by former teammate Michael Cohen, who scored 22 power play goals from 2003 to 2007. 4 Hudson has scored 63.9 percent of his career goals with the extra-man advantage (23-36). 4 Hudson currently leads all Atlantic Hockey defenders with 19 points (6g, 13a) this season. 4 Of his 19 points, 12 have come on the power play (3g, 9a). His 12 power-play points are the most among all players in the conference. FIRST-PERIOD IMPORTANCE 4 The Griffs have found out very early this season that it is important to get out to a quick start. 4 Canisius is 7-0-1 when leading at the end of one period this season. On the reverse side, Canisius is 0-7-1 when trailing heading into the first intermission. 4 The Griffs have allowed at least two goals in the first period in eight of their nine losses this season. 4 Canisius is outscoring teams 12-2 during the opening frame in games it wins. In losses, the Griffs are being outscored 17-4. Griffs Through 18 Games Goals Year Goals 1. Cory Conacher 2009-10 13 Chris Duggan 1998-99 13 3. David Deeves 1998-99 12 Points Year Points 1. Chris Duggan 1998-99 32 2. Cory Conacher 2009-10 27 3. Josh Heidinger 2006-07 23 Scarsella in the Division I Record Book Career Assists Assists 3. Chris Duggan (1998-02) 67 4. Michael Cohen (2003-07) 58 5. Vincent Scarsella (2007- ) 57 Hudson in the Division I Record Book Career Power Play Goals PPG 1. Carl Hudson (2006- ) 23 2. Michael Cohen (2003-07) 22 3. David Deeves (1998-02) 17 First Period Stats Wins Losses Goals Scored 14 4 Goals Allowed 2 17 Save Pct..978.811 Power Play Pct. 16.7 11.1 Penalty Kill Pct. 93.8 68.8
MASTER OF ALL TRAITS 4 Jason Weeks is not content to rank among the best in school history in just one category. Weeks aims to put his name in the record book in a number of different categories. 4 Following his four-point performance against Colgate, Weeks is closing in on a number of career milestones. 4 Weeks, who currently ranks in the top 10 of five different categories in the school s Division I record book, has totaled 97 career points. 4 He is just three points shy of becoming the fifth player in school history to reach the 100-point plateau. 4 The senior has also netted 46 career goals and is just three shy of the program s Division I record, set by David Deeves from 1998 to 2002. 4 Weeks also places eighth in career assists (51), fourth in career power play goals (16) and first in career short-handed goals (six). 4 This season, Weeks has totaled 12 points on five goals and seven assists in 18 games. MORRISON AND LOEWEN RECORD SHUTOUTS 4 Sophomore Dan Morrison and senior Andrew Loewen have each taken their turn anchoring the Canisius defense during the 2009-10 season. 4 Morrison has recorded three shutouts during his sophomore campaign, the second-most in the country this season. Only Denver s Marc Cheverie has blanked a team more with five. 4 Morrison s three shutouts are also tied for the most in the program s Division I history, while his four career clean slates are tied for third. 4 Morrison recorded 48 saves in a 1-0 victory over CCHA foe Ferris State on Oct. 10. 4 The 48 saves are the most by a Griff in a shutout, topping the previous mark of 46, set by Sean Weaver on Feb. 4, 2000. 4 Loewen registered his first shutout of the season in a 4-0 blanking of AIC. 4 The shutout marked the sixth for the senior during his career, tying the program s all-time Division I record. Bryan Worosz also recorded six shutouts (2001-05). Weeks in the Division I Record Book Career Points G A Pts 3. Josh Heidinger (2006- ) 33 74 107 4. Michael Cohen (2003-07) 42 58 100 5. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 46 51 97 Career Goals Goals 1. David Deeves (1998-02) 49 2. Chris Duggan (1998-02) 48 3. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 46 Career Assists Assists 6. Brad Kenny (1998-02) 56 7. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 51 Rob Martin (2000-04) 51 Career Power Play Goals PPG 2. Michael Cohen (2003-07) 22 3. David Deeves (1998-02) 17 4. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 16 Career Short Handed Goals SHG 1. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 6 2. Steve Birch (1998-02) 4 Brad Kenny (1998-02) 4 2009-10 NCAA Shutout Leaders Name Team SO 1. Marc Cheverie Denver 5 2. Dan Morrison Canisius 3 Three Other Players 3 Division I Record Book Career Shutouts SO 1. Andrew Loewen (2006- ) 6 Bryan Worosz (2001-05) 6 3. Dan Morrison (2008- ) 4 Stephen Fabiillii (1998-01) 4 Sean Weaver (1998-02) 4 Single-Season Shutouts SO 1. Dan Morrison (2009-10) 3 Andrew Loewen (2007-08) 3 Dan Giffin (2005-06) 3 Sean Weaver (1999-00) 3 Stephen Fabiillii (1999-00) 3 CONACHER NETS PROGRAM S NINTH HAT TRICK 4 Junior Cory Conacher wasted no time making an impact in the 2009-10 season. Division I Hat Tricks 1. Chris Duggan, vs. Fairfield (Jan. 15, 1999) 4 In his first game of the season, Conacher netted threeconsecutive goals against Lake Superior State to tally the 2. Brad Kenny, vs. Holy Cross (Jan. 30, 1999) 3. Chris Duggan, vs. Sacred Heart (Feb. 19, 1999) * ninth hat trick in the program s Division I history. 4. David Deeves, vs. Fairfield (Nov. 6, 1999) 4 The hat trick was also the second natural hat trick in the 5. Marc Bouffard, vs. Fairfield (March 3, 2000) program s history and the first in non-conference action. 6. Jason Weeks, vs. Army (Jan. 6, 2007) 4 For his efforts, Conacher was named the Atlantic Hockey 7. Josh Heidinger, at AIC (Nov. 1, 2008) Player of the Week for the first time in his career. 8. Jason Weeks, vs. Sacred Heart (Jan. 31, 2009) 9. Cory Conacher at LSSU (Oct. 16, 2009) * 4 In addition to matching the program s single-game record with his hat trick, Conacher also tied school marks * - natural hat tricks with five points and four assists against Bentley. 4 Conacher leads the Griffs in 2009-10 with 27 points and 14 goals. DUO NETS PENALTY-SHOT GOALS 4 Cory Conacher and Scott Moser have each netted a goal via penalty shot this season. 4 Conacher scored his goal with just 5:36 remaining in the game against Mercyhurst, breaking a 3-3 tie and lifting the Griffs to the victory. 4 Not to be outdone, Moser scored via a penalty shot against AIC for his first career game-winning goal in Canisius 4-0 victory. 4 The Griffs have made all four of their penalty shots in their Division I history, with three of the four coming in the last season and a half. NCAA Rankings Team Rankings Scoring Offense... 3.40... 12th Scoring Defense... 3.25... 41st Penalty Minutes... 18.7... 5th Power Play Pct.... 17.1... 37th Penalty Kill... 79.8... 37th Individual Rankings Cory Conacher Points Per Game... 1.50... 3rd Goals Per Game... 0.72... 9th Assists Per Game... 0.78... 19th Power Play Goals... 4... 35th Game-Winning Goals... 3... 6th Carl Hudson Assists Per Game... 0.68... 44th Points Per Game (Defenseman)... 1.00... 5th Dan Morrison Goals Against Average... 2.89... 46th Save Percentage....909... 40th Vincent Scarsella Points Per Game... 1.15... 39th Assists Per Game... 0.75... 23rd Preston Shupe Points Per Game (Rookies)... 0.65... 23rd Class Stats Goals Pct. Freshmen (5) 3 4.4 Sophomores (3) 9 13.2 Juniors (9) 30 44.1 Seniors (7) 26 38.2 Totals 68 -- Assists Pct. Freshmen (5) 26 21.7 Sophomores (3) 13 10.8 Juniors (9) 43 35.8 Seniors (7) 38 31.7 Totals 120 -- Points Pct. Freshmen (5) 29 15.4 Sophomores (3) 22 11.7 Juniors (9) 73 38.8 Seniors (7) 64 34.0 Totals 188 -- * - does not include goalies that haven t accumulated assists or players that have not appeared in any games. Griffs Honors Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month Cory Conacher (November) Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week Dan Morrison (Oct. 12) Cory Conacher (Oct. 19) Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week Dan Morrison (Oct. 12) Andrew Loewen (Nov. 23) Dan Morrison (Nov. 23)
Three Stars of the Night Name 1 Star 2 Star 3 Star Points Cory Conacher 3 3 1 16 Dan Morrison 4 -- -- 12 Josh Heidinger -- 2 3 7 Dave Kostuch 1 1 -- 5 Jason Weeks 1 -- 1 4 Vincent Scarsella -- 1 2 4 Andrew Loewen 1 -- -- 3 Ryan Klusendorf -- 1 1 3 Scott Moser -- 1 1 3 Carl Hudson -- 1 -- 2 Preston Shupe -- -- 1 1 Oct. 10 1 : Morrison 2 : Klusendorf 3 : Weeks Oct. 16 1 : Conacher Oct. 24 3 : Scarsella Oct. 31 1 : Morrison 2 : Conacher 3 : Scarsella Nov. 6 1 : Kostuch 2 : Heidinger Nov. 7 1 : Conacher 2 : Heidinger Nov. 14 2 : Moser 3 : Klusendorf Nov. 15 1 : Morrison 2 : Kostuch Nov. 20 1 : Morrison 2 : Conacher 3 : Shupe Nov. 21 1 : Loewen 2 : Conacher 3 : Moser Nov. 27 3 : Conacher Dec. 4 3 : Heidinger Dec. 5 1 : Conacher 2 : Scarsella 3 : Heidinger Dec. 15 2 : Hudson Dec. 20 1 : Weeks 3 : Heidinger Players earn three points for the first star, two points for the second star and one point for the third star. Situational Scoring Can. Opp. Even Strength 46 42 Five-on-Five 43 39 Four-on-Four 1 1 Five-on-Six (Empty Net) 2 1 Four-on-Five (Empty Net) 0 0 Six-on-Five (Delayed Penalty) 0 1 Six-on-Five (Extra Attacker) 0 0 Power Play 19 21 Five-on-Four 16 18 Five-on-Three 3 2 Four-on-Three 0 1 Six-on-Four (Extra Attacker) 0 0 Six-on-Three (Extra Attacker) 0 0 Shorthanded 1 2 Penalty Shot 2 0 TOTALS 68 65 Media Information Hockey SID... Jason Veniskey Office... 716-888-3767 Cell... 585-615-5316 E-mail... veniskej@canisius.edu The Canisius College Athletic Communications Staff is available to assist home and visiting media in all areas. Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or general hockey information and for assistance in arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. CONACHER NAMED ATLANTIC HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH 4 Junior Cory Conacher was named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month in November after leading the Canisius offense. 4 Conacher recorded a team-best 13 points, eight goals and four power-play tallies during the month, helping the Griffs to a 5-3-1 record. 4 His highlights during the month included scoring the game-winning goal on a penalty shot versus Mercyhurst with just 5:36 remaining. He also posted his best collegiate weekend against AIC, registering six points, four goals and two assists in a sweep. 4 Conacher finished the month by scoring a goal in four-straight games, the longest streak in his career. CONACHER MATCHES A PAIR OF SCHOOL RECORDS 4 Cory Conacher picked up in December right where he left off in November, matching a pair of school records. 4 In the Griffs 9-3 victory versus Bentley, Conacher set career highs with five points, netting the game-winning goal and adding four assists. 4 Conacher became the third player in the school s Division I history to record five points in a single game. Chris Duggan (March 13, 1999) and Mike Ruberto (Oct. 9, 2005) also accomplished the feat. 4 Conacher also tied the program s record with four assists in a game, matching the standard set by four players -- Duggan (March 13, 1999), Joel Tarvudd (Jan. 8, 2000), David Deeves (Nov. 2, 2001) and current teammate Jason Weeks (Nov. 1, 2008). 4 Earlier in the season, Conacher also matched a school record by recording the ninth hat trick in the program s Division I history. GRIFFS EARN FIRST SWEEP VERSUS MERCYHURST 4 The Griffs two wins against Mercyhurst was a historic first for the Canisius College hockey program, marking the first time that the Griffs swept a weekend series from their rivals. 4 Canisius has played Mercyhurst more than any other school in program s history. The sweep was the first for the Griffs in the 60-game, 21-year series. 4 The Griffs also won consecutive games for the first time against the Lakers since Dec. 2, 1996 and Jan. 19, 1996. Canisius needed to play Mercyhurst 39 times at the Division I level before winning consecutive games in the rivalry. DUO SCORES FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL 4 Freshmen Ben Parker and Preston Shupe scored their first collegiate goals in a win over AIC. 4 Shupe leads all Canisius freshmen on the team with 13 points, two goals and 11 assists. 4 He is currently tied for first among Atlantic Hockey rookies with his 13 points. Shupe also ranks 23rd in the country among freshmen with 0.65 points per game. 4 The point was the second in Parker s career. The defenseman also added an assist in his second career game against Ferris State. OFFENSIVE OUTBURST 4Canisius got out a lot of frustration in a 9-3 victory over Bentley on Dec. 5. 4The Griffs dominating victory not only ended the team s three-game losing streak but also ended Bentley s hold over Canisius. The Falcons had won 7-of-8 meetings in the last two seasons. 4The nine goals for Canisius are tied for the second most in the program s Division I history and the most since a 9-2 win over Bentley on Nov. 2, 2001. 4Junior Cory Conacher tied school records with five points and four assists in the victory to lead the Canisius offense. 4In total, seven Griffs scored a goal in the win, while 13 players registered a point. ZUKE ADDS ANOTHER OPTION 4 Junior Matt Zuke is making his move back to forward a successful one. 4 Zuke, who started his freshman season as a forward but played the next season and a half as a defender, netted a goal in three-straight games from Dec. 4 to Dec. 15. 4 The three goals in his last four games are two more scores than Zuke had in his first 55 career contests. KOSTUCH REGAINS ROOKIE FORM IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 4 After a slow start to the 2009-10 season, Dave Kostuch quickly diminished any talk of a sophomore slump during the months of November and December. 4 The 2008-09 Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year, Kostuch opened the season by recording only one assist in five October games. However, the sophomore has responded by netting seven goals and adding three assists in the last 13 games in November and December. GRIFFS RECEIVE FIRST NATIONAL VOTE 4 Following Canisius split against CCHA foe Ferris State, Canisius earned a vote in the USCHO.com/ CBS College Sports Division I poll. 4 The vote was the first for the Griffs in the program s history.
SHUTOUT STREAK SEVENTH-LONGEST IN NCAA HISTORY 4 The Griffs had its school-record shutout streak snapped at Army, but not before adding their name to the NCAA NCAA Consecutive Shutouts Minutes record book. Team Min. 1. Lake Superior State (1993-94) 375:01 4 Canisius kept opponents off the scoreboard for 213:12 of 2. Wisconsin (2005-06) 270:26 action, the seventh-longest run in NCAA history. 3. Air Force (2008-09) 262:04 4 The Griffs recorded three-consecutive shutouts during 4. North Dakota (1953-54) 249:41 the streak, becoming just the ninth team in Division I history to accomplish the feat. 4 Dan Morrison recorded two shutouts during the run and was in goal for 153:12 of the streak. Andrew Loewen recorded the third shutout for the Griffs. 5. Michigan (1963-64) 6. Colgate (2007-08) 7. Canisius (2009-10) 232:18 217:28 213:12 MORRISON ANCHORS TWO 1-0 SHUTOUT 4 Two times this season, Canisius could only muster one goal of offense but sophomore goaltender Dan Morrison led the team to a victory with a dominating-defensive performance 4 Morrison anchored a 1-0 victory against Ferris State, making 48 stops, and against Connecticut, recording 19 saves. 4 Following his performance against the Bulldogs, Morrison earned Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week and Goaltender of the Week honors. 4 His 48 saves against Ferris State are the most by a Griff in a shutout, topping the previous mark of 46, set by Sean Weaver on Feb. 4, 2000. 4 Morrison currently ranks second nationally with three shutouts this season plus fifth in Atlantic Hockey with a save percentage of.909 and sixth with a goals against average of 2.89. LOEWEN NAMED LOWE S SENIOR CLASS CANDIDATE 4 Senior Andrew Loewen has been named one of 20 candidates for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. 4 An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award recognizes achievements in four areas of excellence - classroom, character, community and competition. 4 Following his shutout against AIC on Nov. 21, Loewen tied the program s Division I record with six career shutouts. He also ranks first with a save percentage of.912, second with 2,294 career saves and fourth with a goals against average of 2.96. 4 As a senior, Loewen owns a goals against average of 3.89 and a save percentage of.896. 4 Off the ice, Loewen owns a 3.86 GPA as a double major in entrepreneurship and management. He is also a three-year member of SAAC and volunteers his time with a number of organizations. SHORT-HANDED THREATS 4During their careers, senior Jason Weeks and junior Cory Conacher have proven to be dangerous scoring threats, even while on the penalty kill. 4Weeks ranks first in the program s Division I history with six short-handed tallies, while Conacher places fourth with three goals. 4Last season, Conacher tied the school mark and ranked sixth nationally with three short-handed goals, matching the record set by Weeks during the 2006-07 season. 4Both also own the individual game record with two mandown goals. Short-Handed Goal Records Career Short-Handed Goals SHG 1. Jason Weeks (2006- ) 6 2. Steve Birch (1998-02) 4 Brad Kenny (1998-02) 4 4. Cory Conacher (2007- ) 3 Season Short-Handed Goals SHG 1. Steve Birch (1999-00) 3 Jason Weeks (2006-07) 3 Cory Conacher (2008-09) 3 MACDOUGALL RETURNS TO FORWARD 4 Senior captain Peter MacDougall has proven to be valuable in whatever position the Griffs may ask him to play. 4 After playing his first six games of the season as a defender, MacDougall returned to his typical forward position against Mercyhurst. 4 Against the Lakers, the senior captain totaled two points, including his first collegiate gamewinning goal in the opener. FORSMAN RETURNS TO THE ICE 4 Canisius is happy to see redshirt junior Chris Forsman back on the ice this season. 4 On Tuesday, Forsman, who missed the entire 2008-09 campaign due to a wrist injury, netted his first goal since March 1, 2008. He has recorded three points (1g, 2a) in 11 games this season. 4 During his sophomore season, Forsman recorded 15 points on seven goals and eight assists. His seven goals placed second in the league by defenders. 4 Through just two-plus seasons, Forsman ranks second among defenders in the school record book with 14 career goals and fourth with 38 career points. Last Time That Canisius Weekend Sweep in Buffalo... AIC (Feb., 2009) Weekend Sweep on the road... AIC (Nov., 2009) Overtime Win... vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 Recorded a Shutout... at AIC, 11/21/09 Scored 10 of more goals... 10, at Sacred Heart, 12/4/98 Less than 20 shots... 17, at Clarkson, 11/29/08 Recorded 40+ shots... 42, vs. Robert Morris, 12/15/09 Recorded 50+ shots... 56, vs. AIC, 2/28/04 Scored 3+ power play goals... 3, vs. Robert Morris, 12/15/09 Scored 4+ power play goals... 6, at Bentley, 11/12/05 Scored 5+ power play goals... 6, at Bentley, 11/12/05 Canisius Individual Recorded a hat trick... Cory Conacher, at Lake Superior St, 10/16/09 Recorded 3+ assists... 3, Jason Weeks, vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 Recorded 4+ assists... 4, Cory Conacher, vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 Recorded 4+ points... 4, Jason Weeks, vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 Recorded 5+ points... 5, Cory Conacher, vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 Made 40+ saves... 40, Andrew Loewen, vs. Robert Morris, 12/15/09 Made 50+ saves... 50, Andrew Loewen, at Ferris State, 10/10/08 Attempted penalty shot...scott Moser, at AIC, 11/21/09 Made penalty shot... Scott Moser, at AIC, 11/21/09 Opponent Weekend Sweep in Buffalo... Holy Cross (Oct., 2009) Weekend Sweep on the road... Army (Nov., 2009) Overtime Win... at Mercyhurst, 2/28/09 Recorded a Shutout... at Lake Superior State, 10/16/09 Scored 10 of more goals... 11, at Miami, 11/24/07 Less than 20 shots... 19, Connecticut, 11/15/09 Recorded 40+ shots... 45, Robert Morris, 12/15/09 Recorded 50+ shots... 52, Ferris State, 10/10/08 Scored 3+ power play goals... 4, vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 Scored 4+ power play goals... 4, vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 Scored 5+ power play goals... 5, vs. Bentley, 1/9/09 Opponent Individual Recorded a hat trick... Jeff Gumaer, Bentley, 3/15/09 Recorded 3+ assists... 4, Austin Smith, Colgate, 12/20/09...3, Brian Day, Colgate, 12/20/09 Recorded 4+ assists... 4, Austin Smith, Colgate, 12/20/09 Recorded 4+ points... 4, Brian Day, Colgate, 12/20/09...4, Austin Smith, Colgate, 12/20/09 Recorded 5+ points... 5, Dustin Cloutier, Bentley, 1/9/09 Made 40+ saves... 42, Beb Neusber, AIC, 11/20/09 Made 50+ saves... 50, Chad Davis, AIC, 2/28/04 Attempted penalty shot... Steve McLeod, AIC, 2/14/09 Made penalty shot... Ricky Walton, RIT, 11/2/07
National Rankings USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll (Jan. 4) Team Record Points LW 1. Miami (45) 13-2-5 995 1 2. Denver (5) 13-5-2 952 2 3. Colorado College 12-5-3 848 3 4. Wisconsin 12-5-3 778 7 5. North Dakota 10-6-4 718 6 6. Yale 8-3-3 714 9 7. Boston College 10-5-2 638 5 8. Cornell 8-4-2 627 4 9. Michigan State 14-6-2 605 13 10. Bemidji State 14-4-2 578 10 11. Ferris State 14-4-2 515 11 12. Quinnipiac 13-4-1 481 8 13. Minnesota-Duluth 12-7-1 423 12 14. Mass.-Lowell 11-7-1 276 14 15. St. Cloud State 10-7-3 235 19 16. Massachusetts 11-7-0 192 15 17. Union 10-4-5 184 18 18. Maine 10-7-2 166 NR 19. Vermont 10-6-2 156 NR 20. Alaska 9-5-4 142 17 Also Receiving Votes: New Hampshire (128), Notre Dame (93), Lake Superior State (30), Minnesota State (14), St. Lawrence (5), Michigan (4), Northern Michigan (2), Minnesota (1). USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll (Jan. 4) Team Record Points LW 1. Miami (33) 13-2-5 509 1 2. Denver (1) 13-5-2 477 2 3. Colorado College 12-5-3 409 3 4. Wisconsin 12-5-3 377 7 5. North Dakota 10-6-4 344 6 6. Yale 8-3-3 328 8 7. Cornell 8-4-2 297 4 8. Boston College 10-5-2 265 5 9. Michigan State 14-6-2 262 13 10. Bemidji State 14-4-2 227 9 11. Quinnipiac 13-4-1 157 10 12. Ferris State 14-4-2 145 11 13. Minnesota-Duluth 12-7-1 111 14 14. Mass.-Lowell 11-7-1 65 12 15. St. Cloud State 10-7-3 27 NR Also Receiving Votes: Maine (20), Vermont (19), Massachusetts (14), Union (8), Alaska (8), New Hampshire (6), Lake Superior State (3), Notre Dame (2). First-Place Votes in Parenthesis 2009-10 Canisius opponents in bold MOSER DOUBLES UP 4Freshman Scott Moser will not only be competing for the Canisius hockey team this season, but the sophomore will also be a member of the golf team while hockey is in the offseason. 4Last season, Moser recorded eight points on three goals and five assists in 23 games. He has played in all 20 games for the Griffs this season, scoring two goals and adding seven assists. RETURNING OFFENSIVE FORCE 4 The Griffs return four players in Jason Weeks, Cory Conacher, Josh Heidinger and Dave Kostuch that all posted at least 30 points during the 2008-09 season. 4 It marks the first time since moving to Division I that Canisius returns four players that had posted at least 30 points the previous season. 4 Canisius is also one of just four schools in the country this season to return four 30-point scorers. The three other schools are preseason top-ranked Denver, No. 8 Yale and RIT. 4 In total, Canisius returns 87 percent of its scoring from last season and all three goaltenders. RETURNS EXPERIENCED CLUB 4The Griffs welcome back one of the most experienced teams in the country this season. 4Canisius returns 22 letterwinners from the 2008-09 season, 18 of which are upperclassmen. 4The 18 returning upperclassmen this season are the most of any team in the country. Massachusetts-Lowell, Princeton and Vermont all rank second with 17 returning upperclassmen. 4Of the 18 returning upperclassmen, eight are seniors and 10 are juniors this season. MACDOUGALL RETURNS AS TEAM CAPTAIN 4For the second-straight season, senior Peter MacDougall will serve as the team s captain. 4MacDougall is the fifth Griff to wear the C in two different seasons since the program moved to the Division I level. 4During the 2008-09 campaign, MacDougall appeared in all 37 games and recorded a career-high 11 points (2g, 9a). 4Seniors Dave Cianfrini and Josh Heidinger will serve as the team s assistant captains. Heidinger will wear the A for the second-consecutive season. GRIFFS SLATED TO FINISH FIFTH 4Canisius was picked to finish fifth in the annual Atlantic Hockey preseason poll. 4The Griffs picked up 53 points in the poll, just one point behind fourth-place Holy Cross. 4Two-time defending league champion Air Force was picked to win the league, earning 8-of-10 first-place votes. Mercyhurst, the 2008 and 2009 runner-up, was picked second and received the other two first-place votes. 4The Griffs finished the 2008-09 season in fifth place. Most Returning Upperclassmen 1. Canisius 18 2. Mass.-Lowell 17 Princeton 17 Vermont 17 5. Four Teams 16 Preseason Poll 1. Air Force (8) 80 2. Mercyhurst (2) 70 3. RIT 67 4. Holy Cross 54 5. Canisius 53 6. Army 40 7. Bentley 31 8. Sacred Heart 27 9. Connecticut 18 10. AIC 10 COACHING STAFF CHANGES 4B.J. Adams and Scott Gray join the Canisius coaching staff in 2009. 4Adams joins the Griffs after spending the last three seasons as a player/coach with the Port Huron Icehawks. Adams will serve as the recruiting coordinator and will work closely with the Griffs defensemen. 4Gray is a recent graduate of New England College and his main focus will be with the goaltenders. 4Sean Schmidt also joins the Griffs from Ferris State as the team s equipment manager. EIGHTEEN GRIFFS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS 4 The Griffs were not only successful on the ice last season, but the Canisius hockey team succeeded in the classroom. 4 A total of 18 Canisius student-athletes were named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team following the 2008-09 season. The Griffs 18 selections are the most in the program s history. NIAGARA AND ROBERT MORRIS TO JOIN ATLANTIC HOCKEY 4 The Atlantic Hockey Association will have a new look next season. Niagara and Robert Morris are both set to join the league beginning next season. 4 The two teams are current member of the CHA. 4 Canisius and Niagara are local rivals and compete annually in the Battle of the Bridge series. Niagara holds an 8-5-1 edge in the series since the two teams moved to Division I. 4 The Griffs and Colonials have split four all-time meetings with each team winning twice. 4 Beginning in the 2010-11, Atlantic Hockey will have 12 competing teams. The league will remain one league but will be spit into geographical divisions for schedule purposes only. Canisius will play each team in its own division three times and teams from the other division twice.
Game-by-Game Team Stats I----- Goals -----I Penalties I----- Faceoffs -----I GAME 1 2 3 OT T A Shots Saves No-Min. PPG-PPA SHG ENG WON LOSS PCT. 0 1 0 -- 1 2 24 39 3-6 1-6 0 0 33 44.429 vs. Ferris State 2 0 3 -- 5 9 44 23 6-12 1-3 0 0 44 33.571 0 0 1 -- 1 2 21 48 16-59 0-6 0 0 34 34.500 vs. Ferris State 0 0 0 -- 0 0 48 20 17-72 0-7 0 0 34 34.500 0 3 1 -- 4 8 21 38 3-6 0-1 0 0 20 35.364 at Lake Superior State 2 1 2 -- 5 9 43 17 2-4 0-2 0 0 35 20.636 0 0 0 -- 0 0 18 24 4-19 0-5 0 0 15 25.375 at Lake Superior State 2 1 0 -- 3 6 27 18 5-10 1-3 0 0 25 15.625 1 0 1 -- 2 3 26 28 7-22 1-6 0 0 39 28.582 vs. Holy Cross 3 0 0 -- 3 6 31 24 6-12 2-5 0 0 28 39.418 1 0 1 -- 2 4 29 23 4-8 1-6 0 0 34 35.493 vs. Holy Cross 2 1 0 -- 3 4 26 27 7-14 0-3 0 0 35 34.507 1 0 2 -- 3 4 30 41 5-10 0-3 0 1 38 42.475 vs. Air Force 0 1 0 -- 1 2 42 27 4-8 1-4 0 0 42 38.525 0 1 0 -- 1 2 35 25 6-12 1-7 0 0 33 24.579 vs. Air Force 2 0 2 -- 4 7 29 34 7-14 2-6 0 0 24 33.421 3 1 2 -- 6 10 36 27 8-16 2-5 0 1 44 31.587 at Mercyhurst 1 1 2 -- 4 7 31 30 8-16 2-5 0 0 31 44.413 2 0 2 -- 4 6 33 26 8-24 1-5 0 0 43 24.642 vs. Mercyhurst 0 1 2 -- 3 6 29 29 7-14 1-6 0 0 24 43.358 0 1 3 0 4 7 37 20 4-8 2-9 0 0 42 27.609 vs. Connecticut 1 0 3 0 4 7 24 33 10-20 1-3 1 0 27 42.391 0 0 1 -- 1 2 29 19 7-14 0-4 0 0 27 27.500 vs. Connecticut 0 0 0 -- 0 0 19 28 7-14 0-4 0 0 27 27.500 2 1 4 -- 7 12 49 36 5-10 2-5 0 0 36 41.468 at AIC 0 0 0 -- 0 0 36 42 6-23 0-4 0 0 41 36.532 1 3 0 -- 4 6 33 32 7-14 3-4 0 0 42 28.600 at AIC 0 0 0 -- 0 0 32 29 6-20 0-7 0 0 28 42.400 0 0 1 -- 1 2 30 27 7-14 1-6 0 0 31 29.517 at Army 0 2 2 -- 4 7 31 29 6-12 1-7 0 0 29 31.483 2 0 0 -- 2 3 33 36 11-38 0-6 0 0 36 30.545 at Army 2 3 2 -- 7 10 43 31 9-18 1-6 0 0 30 36.455 0 2 2 -- 4 6 26 30 7-14 1-7 1 0 46 28.622 vs. Bentley 2 1 2 -- 5 9 35 22 7-14 1-6 0 0 28 46.378 3 4 2 -- 9 18 28 26 17-50 0-5 0 0 33 34.493 vs. Bentley 0 2 1 -- 3 5 29 19 11-30 1-10 0 0 34 33.507 4 0 1 0 5 9 42 40 9-18 3-10 0 0 48 38.558 vs. Robert Morris 1 2 2 0 5 6 45 37 12-24 2-7 1 0 38 48.442 2 1 3 1 7 14 23 25 6-12 0-5 0 0 34 35.493 vs. Colgate 1 2 3 0 6 12 31 16 5-10 4-6 0 0 35 34.507 at Bentley at Bentley vs. Army vs. Army at Sacred Heart at Sacred Heart at Connecticut at Connecticut vs. Mercyhurst at Mercyhurst vs. AIC vs. AIC at RIT at RIT
Individual Scoring Breakdown Total Even PP SH Home Away Neutral 1st Pd 2nd Pd 3rd Pd OT Vincent Amigone 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 Chris Barrea 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Dave Cianfrini 3-5-8 1-1-2 2-4-6 0-0-0 2-3-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-3-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 Cory Conacher 13-14-27 9-10-19 4-4-8 0-0-0 4-10-14 9-4-13 0-0-0 1-8-9 7-1-8 5-5-10 0-0-0 Derek Danowski 2-3-5 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 Chris Forsman 1-3-4 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 Josh Heidinger 7-7-14 5-2-7 1-5-6 1-0-1 5-5-10 2-2-4 0-0-0 3-2-5 1-3-4 3-2-5 0-0-0 Carl Hudson 6-13-19 3-4-7 3-9-12 0-0-0 6-7-13 0-6-6 0-0-0 1-4-5 3-4-7 2-5-7 0-0-0 Scott Jenks 0-3-3 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 Pat Kenney 2-2-4 2-2-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 Ryan Klusendorf 3-1-4 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 Dave Kostuch 7-4-11 4-1-5 3-3-6 0-0-0 4-3-7 3-1-4 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-2-4 4-1-5 0-0-0 Torrey Lindsay 0-7-7 0-6-6 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-4-4 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-3-3 0-0-0 Wes Love 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Peter MacDougall 2-4-6 2-4-6 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 Scott Moser 2-7-9 2-7-9 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-6-7 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-2-2 1-2-3 0-0-0 Ben Parker 1-1-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 Phil Rauch 0-3-3 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 Eric Rex 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Vincent Scarsella 8-15-23 7-9-16 1-6-7 0-0-0 8-6-14 0-9-9 0-0-0 4-2-6 0-7-7 4-5-9 0-1-1 Steve Shafer 0-5-5 0-5-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 Preston Shupe 2-11-13 1-8-9 1-3-4 0-0-0 1-8-9 1-3-4 0-0-0 1-4-5 0-5-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 Jason Weeks 5-7-12 3-6-9 2-1-3 0-0-0 2-6-8 3-1-4 0-0-0 2-2-4 1-1-2 1-4-5 1-0-1 Matt Zuke 3-0-3 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 Multiple Efforts Multiple Points 2009-10 Career Name 2P 3P 4P 5P Total Record 2P 3P 4P 5P Total Record Last Josh Heidinger 3 0 0 0 3 3-0-0 17 7 1 0 25 15-10-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (1g, 1a) Vincent Scarsella 4 2 1 0 7 5-1-1 16 5 1 0 22 12-7-3 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (1g, 1a) Cory Conacher 4 1 1 1 7 6-1-0 13 6 1 1 21 16-5-0 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (1g, 4a) Jason Weeks 2 0 1 0 3 3-0-0 14 4 3 0 21 16-5-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (1g, 3a) Carl Hudson 4 1 0 0 5 3-0-2 13 2 0 0 15 7-5-3 vs. Robert Morris, 12/15/09 (1g, 2a) Dave Kostuch 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 6 1 1 0 8 4-4-0 at Mercyhurst, 11/6/09 (2g) Chris Forsman -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 0 2 0 6 3-2-1 at Mercyhurst, 3/1/08 (2g, 2a) Dave Cianfrini -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 0 0 0 5 3-1-1 at Bentley, 3/14/09 (2a) Derek Danowski 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 4 0 0 0 4 2-0-2 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (1g, 1a) Scott Moser 2 0 0 0 2 2-0-0 3 0 0 0 3 2-1-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (2a) Ryan Klusendorf -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 0 2 1-0-1 at Bentley, 3/14/09 (2g) Preston Shupe 1 1 0 0 2 2-0-0 1 1 0 0 2 2-0-0 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (3a) Scott Jenks 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (2a) Pat Kenney -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. RIT, 11/3/07 (2a) Wes Love -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Army, 12/6/08 (2a) Peter MacDougall -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. RIT, 11/3/07 (1g, 1a) Matt Zuke -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Connecticut, 11/15/08 (1g, 1a) Multiple Goals 2009-10 Career Name 2G 3G 4G Total Record 2G 3G 4G Total Record Last Jason Weeks -- -- -- -- -- 5 2 0 7 4-3-0 at Connecticut, 2/21/09 (2g) Cory Conacher 2 1 0 3 2-1-0 5 1 0 6 4-2-0 at AIC, 11/21/09 (2g) Dave Kostuch 1 0 0 1 1-0-0 6 0 0 6 2-4-0 at Mercyhurst, 11/6/09 (2g) Carl Hudson -- -- -- -- -- 5 0 0 5 2-2-1 vs. AIC, 2/14/09 (2g) Josh Heidinger 2 0 0 2 2-0-0 4 1 0 5 5-0-0 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (2g) Vincent Scarsella 2 0 0 2 2-0-0 3 0 0 3 2-1-0 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (2g) Chris Forsman -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 2 0-1-1 at Mercyhurst, 3/1/08 (2g) Ryan Klusendorf -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 2 1-0-1 at Bentley, 3/14/09 (2g) Derek Danowski -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 1 0-0-1 vs. Mercyhurst, 12/20/08 (2g) Multiple Assists 2009-10 Career Name 2A 3A 4A Total Record 2A 3A 4A Total Record Last Vincent Scarsella 3 1 0 4 3-1-0 11 3 0 14 7-5-2 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (2a) Cory Conacher 2 0 1 3 3-0-0 8 1 1 10 8-2-0 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (4a) Josh Heidinger -- -- -- -- -- 6 4 0 10 6-4-0 at Bentley, 3/15/09 (2a) Jason Weeks 1 1 0 2 2-0-0 7 1 1 9 8-1-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (3a) Carl Hudson 3 0 0 3 1-0-2 5 0 0 5 2-1-2 vs. Robert Morris, 12/15/09 (2a) Dave Cianfrini -- -- -- -- -- 4 0 0 4 3-0-1 at Bentley, 3/14/09 (2a) Chris Forsman -- -- -- -- -- 2 1 0 3 1-1-1 at Mercyhurst, 3/1/08 (2a) Derek Danowski -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 2 1-0-1 at Mercyhurst, 3/1/08 (2a) Scott Moser 2 0 0 2 2-0-0 2 0 0 2 2-0-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (2a) Scott Jenks 1 0 0 1 1-0-0 1 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Colgate, 12/20/09 (2a) Pat Kenney -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. RIT, 11/3/07 (2a) Dave Kostuch -- -- -- -- -- 0 1 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Connecticut, 11/15/08 (3a) Wes Love -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Army, 12/6/08 (2a) Preston Shupe 0 1 0 1 1-0-0 0 1 0 1 1-0-0 vs. Bentley, 12/5/09 (3a)
Individual Goaltending Breakdown Overall Home Road/Neutral GP Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% GP Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% GP Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% Taylor Anderson 0 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 0 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 0 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 Andrew Loewen 6 339:25 22 3.89 190.896 3 183:57 15 4.89 109.879 3 155:28 7 2.70 81.920 Dan Morrison 15 870:30 42 2.89 420.909 10 606:44 27 2.67 281.912 5 263:46 15 3.41 139.903 First Period Second Period Third Period Overtime Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% Min. GA GAA Saves Sv% Anderson 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 Loewen 99:55 6 3.60 58.906 115:26 5 2.60 65.929 119:04 11 5.54 62.849 5:00 0 0.00 5 1.000 Morrison 299:12 15 3.01 121.890 284:00 13 2.75 134.912 278:11 14 3.02 153.916 9:02 0 0.00 2 1.000 Month-by-Month Statistics Record AHA Home Away Neutral Goals G/Gm Assists Points GAA Sv Pct. October (7 GP) 2-5-0 1-2-0 2-3-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 13 1.86 23 36 2.86.923 November (9 GP) 5-3-1 5-3-1 2-1-1 3-2-0 0-0-0 30 3.33 50 80 2.86.905 December (4 GP) 2-1-1 1-1-0 2-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 25 6.25 47 72 4.58.864 January February March Totals 9-9-2 7-6-1 6-5-2 3-4-0 0-0-0 68 3.40 120 188 3.21.904 Power Play Penalty Kill Penalties Faceoffs PPG Att. Pct. Kills Att. Pct. Pen. Min. PIM/Gm Won Lost Pct. October (7 GP) 3 33 9.1 22 27 81.5 42 130 18.6 213 243.467 November (9 GP) 12 51 23.5 40 48 83.3 63 150 16.7 334 261.561 December (4 GP) 4 27 14.8 21 29 73.4 39 94 23.5 161 135.544 January February March Totals 19 111 17.1 83 104 79.8 144 374 18.7 708 639.526 October November December January February March Total Vincent Amigone 0-1-1 (3 GP) 0-0-0 (1 GP) -- 0-1-1 (4 GP) Chris Barrea 0-1-1 (4 GP) 0-1-1 (6 GP) 0-0-0 (1 GP) 0-2-2 (11 GP) Dave Cianfrini 1-0-1 (7 GP) 1-4-5 (9 GP) 1-1-2 (4 GP) 3-5-8 (20 GP) Cory Conacher 4-2-6 (5 GP) 8-5-13 (9 GP) 1-7-8 (4 GP) 13-14-27 (18 GP) Derek Danowski 0-0-0 (2 GP) 0-1-1 (1 GP) 2-2-4 (4 GP) 2-3-5 (7 GP) Chris Forsman 0-1-1 (5 GP) 0-0-0 (3 GP) 1-2-3 (4 GP) 1-3-4 (12 GP) Josh Heidinger 0-1-1 (7 GP) 3-4-7 (9 GP) 4-2-6 (4 GP) 7-7-14 (20 GP) Carl Hudson 1-1-2 (6 GP) 1-9-10 (9 GP) 4-3-7 (4 GP) 6-13-19 (19 GP) Scott Jenks 0-0-0 (1 GP) 0-1-1 (8 GP) 0-2-2 (4 GP) 0-3-3 (13 GP) Pat Kenney 1-1-2 (7 GP) 1-1-2 (9 GP) -- 2-2-4 (16 GP) Ryan Klusendorf 2-0-2 (7 GP) 1-1-2 (9 GP) 0-0-0 (3 GP) 3-1-4 (19 GP) Dave Kostuch 0-1-1 (5 GP) 6-1-7 (9 GP) 1-2-3 (4 GP) 7-4-11 (18 GP) Torrey Lindsay 0-1-1 (5 GP) 0-4-4 (8 GP) 0-2-2 (2 GP) 0-7-7 (15 GP) Wes Love -- -- -- -- Peter MacDougall 0-1-1 (5 GP) 1-2-3 (9 GP) 1-1-2 (3 GP) 2-4-6 (17 GP) Scott Moser 0-0-0 (7 GP) 2-1-3 (9 GP) 0-6-6 (4 GP) 2-7-9 (20 GP) Ben Parker 0-1-1 (7 GP) 1-0-1 (9 GP) 0-0-0 (3 GP) 1-1-2 (19 GP) Phil Rauch 0-0-0 (7 GP) 0-2-2 (9 GP) 0-1-1 (4 GP) 0-3-3 (20 GP) Eric Rex 0-0-0 (4 GP) -- 1-0-1 (1 GP) 1-0-1 (5 GP) Vincent Scarsella 3-4-7 (7 GP) 1-7-8 (9 GP) 4-4-8 (4 GP) 8-15-23 (20 GP) Steven Shafer 0-2-2 (7 GP) 0-1-1 (6 GP) 0-2-2 (3 GP) 0-5-5 (16 GP) Preston Shupe 0-3-3 (7 GP) 1-4-5 (9 GP) 1-4-5 (4 GP) 2-11-13 (20 GP) Jason Weeks 1-1-2 (6 GP) 3-1-4 (8 GP) 1-5-6 (4 GP) 5-7-12 (18 GP) Matt Zuke 0-0-0 (5 GP) 0-0-0 (4 GP) 3-0-3 (4 GP) 3-0-3 (13 GP) Taylor Anderson -- -- -- Andrew Loewen 5.01,.886 2.70,.920 4.84,.875 3.89,.896 Dan Morrison 2.52,.931 2.78,.903 4.35,.850 2.89,.909
Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous Team 1 Andrew Loewen Sr. G 6-0 195 Winnipeg, Manitoba/Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) 2 Carl Hudson Sr. D 6-1 208 Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario/Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 3 Scott Jenks Jr. D 5-10 185 Bathurst, New Brunswick/Woodstock Slammers (MJAHL) 4 Chris Forsman Jr. D 5-10 175 Powell River, British Columbia/Powell River Kings (BCHL) 5 Dave Cianfrini Sr. D 6-0 210 Dundas, Ontario/Thorold Blackhawks (GHJBHL) 8 Dave Kostuch So. F 5-10 176 Richmond Hill, Ontario/Markham Waxers (OPJHL) 9 Derek Danowski Jr. F 5-9 176 Warren, Mich./St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 10 Torrey Lindsay Fr. F 5-9 165 Grosse Isle, Manitoba/Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 12 Josh Heidinger Sr. F 5-9 175 Buffalo, N.Y./Bozeman Icedogs (NAHL) 14 Preston Shupe Fr. F 6-1 195 Weyburn, Saskatchewan/Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 15 Pat Kenney Jr. F 5-10 190 Amherst, N.Y./New Jersey Hitmen (EJHL) 16 Jason Weeks Sr. F 5-8 188 Seattle, Wash./Texarkana Bandits (NAHL) 18 Steven Shafer Fr. F 5-10 180 Rochester Hills, Mich./Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) 19 Cory Conacher Jr. F 5-8 175 Burlington, Ontario/Burlington Cougars (OPJHL) 20 Phil Rauch Jr. D 6-0 190 Temperance, Mich./St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 21 Matt Zuke Jr. F 6-0 185 St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 23 Vincent Scarsella Jr. F 5-7 170 Lackawanna, N.Y./St. Francis High School 24 Scott Moser So. F 5-11 180 Tonawanda, N.Y./Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL) 25 Wes Love So. D 5-9 170 Lake St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 26 Eric Rex Jr. F 5-11 177 Fairview, Pa./Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) 27 Ryan Klusendorf Sr. F 5-11 180 Peoria, Ill./Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) 29 Vincent Amigone Sr. F 6-1 175 Williamsville, N.Y./Capital District Selects (EJHL) 30 Dan Morrison So. G 5-10 200 London Ontario/Elmira Sugar Kings (MWJHL) 32 Peter MacDougall Sr. F 6-0 195 Lumsden, Saskatchewan/Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 35 Taylor Anderson Jr. G 6-0 185 Wetumpka, Ala./Walpole Express (AJHL) 36 Ben Parker Fr. D 6-0 185 Port Perry, Ontario/Bowmanville Eagles (OPJHL) 37 Chris Barrea Fr. D 6-2 205 West Seneca, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OPJHL) Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Volunteer Assistant Coach: David Smith Athletic Trainer: Koki Takano Dave Smith (The Ohio State University 92) Fourth Season B.J. Adams (Bowling Green 06) First Season Scott Gray (New England College 05) First Season Alphabetical Roster No. Name Year Pos 29 Amigone, Vincent Sr. F 35 Anderson, Taylor Jr. G 37 Barrea, Chris Fr. D 5 Cianfrini, David Sr. D 19 Conacher, Cory Jr. F 9 Danowski, Derek Jr. F 4 Forsman, Chris Jr. D 12 Heidinger, Josh Sr. F 2 Hudson, Carl Sr. D 3 Jenks, Scott Jr. D 15 Kenney, Pat Jr. F 8 Kostuch, Dave So. F 27 Klusendorf, Ryan Sr. F 10 Lindsay, Torrey Fr. F 1 Loewen, Andrew Sr. G 25 Love, Wes So. D 32 MacDougall, Peter Sr. F 30 Morrison, Dan So. G 24 Moser, Scott So. F 36 Parker, Ben Fr. D 20 Rauch, Phil Jr. D 26 Rex, Eric Jr. F 23 Scarsella, Vincent Jr. F 18 Shafer, Steven Fr. F 14 Shupe, Preston Fr. F 16 Weeks, Jason Sr. F 21 Zuke, Matt Jr. F Captain: Assistant Captains: Peter MacDougall Dave Cianfrini, Josh Heidinger The Griffs By Position Forwards...16 Defenders...8 Goalies...3 The Griffs By Region Canada...12 British Columbia...1 Manitoba...2 New Brunswick...1 Ontario...6 Saskatchewan...2 United States...15 Alabama...1 Illinois...1 Michigan...3 Missouri...2 New York...6 Pennsylvania...1 Washington...1 The Griffs By Class Freshmen...5 Sophomores...4 Juniors...10 Seniors...8 The Griffs By Last Team AJHL...1 BCHL...1 CJHL...1 EJHL...2 GHJBHL...1 MJHL...2 MWJHL...1 NAHL...9 OPJHL...4 SJHL...3 USHL...1 High School...1 Pronunciation Guide No. 1 Loewen LOW-en No. 5 Cianfrini SEE-an-free-nee No. 8 Kostuch KAHS-tich No. 12 Heidinger HIGH-din-jur No. 20 Rauch RAWCK No. 21 Zuke ZOOK No. 27 Klusendorf CLUE-sen-dorf No. 29 Amigone AM-i-gone No. 37 Barrea BA-ree-ah
Dave Smith Head Coach Fifth Season The Ohio State University 92 Dave Smith is in his fifth season as head coach of the Canisius College hockey program and 12th season as a coach at the Division I level. During the 2008-09 season, Smith led the Griffs to a number of firsts, which garnered national attention. Canisius swept a pair of games against eventual NCAA quarterfinalist and 15th-ranked Air Force, marking the first victories for the Griffs against a nationally-ranked opponent. Canisius also earned its first wins against a CCHA and ECAC school during the season. On an individual level, Dave Kostuch led all freshmen nationally in goals per game, earning Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year accolades. Kostuch was also recognized as the National Rookie of the Month in October. In addition, Carl Hudson and Jason Weeks were honored with All-Atlantic Hockey accolades, becoming the first Canisius skaters to earn all-conference honors in 10 seasons. The achievements under Smith is not limited to just the 2008-09 campaign. In his first four seasons leading the Golden Griffin program, he has guided numerous student-athletes to success both on and off the ice. The Griffs have collected athletic honors and academic honors as well as enjoying successful careers after graduation. The highlights include: Seven Griffs have signed professional contracts after playing under Smith at Canisius. Smith has mentored a total of seven student-athletes that have been honored at the Atlantic Hockey postseason banquet. David Kasch was named the league s Best Defensive Forward following the 2007-08 season to go along with Kostuch s Rookie of the Year award. Smith has also excelled on the recruiting front during his tenure at Canisius, capped by Kostuch s performance last season. His first full recruiting class earned 12 league honors during the 2006-07 season, including 10 Rookie of the Week honors, which were the most of any Division I school in the country, while Smith s second recruiting class included the top two scoring freshmen in Atlantic Hockey. At least one player in each of Smith s four years has been named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team. The Griffs have set or tied 17 school records under Smith s leadership, including seven during the 2008-09 season. During the 2007-08 campaign, Andrew Loewen recorded a 201-minute shutout streak, the 10th-longest run in NCAA history. In his four seasons, 57 Griffs have earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic accolades, including a school-record 18 following the 2008-09 campaign. In addition, Max Buetow was named the Atlantic Hockey Top Scholar Athlete in 2005-06 for owning the top GPA in the league and Loewen has twice been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team. Smith became the program s third head coach on April 15, 2005 after serving the previous three seasons as the associate coach and recruiting coordinator at fellow Atlantic Hockey member Mercyhurst College. Smith also spent time as an assistant coach with Bowling Green and Miami. 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 The 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 1994-95. 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. The Dave Smith File Coaching Career 1998-2000 Miami University Assistant Coach 2000-2002 Bowling Green Assistant Coach 2002-2005 Mercyhurst Associate Coach 2005-present Canisius College Head Coach Playing Career 1988-1992 The Ohio State University 1992-1993 Dayton Bombers (ECHL)/ Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) 1993-1994 Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) 1994-1995 Binghamton Rangers (AHL) 1995-1996 Detroit Vipers (IHL)/ Los Angeles Ice Dogs (IHL) 1996-1997 Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)/ Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) 1997-1998 Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) San Antonio Dragons (IHL) Smith Year-by-Year Overall Atlantic Hockey Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. 2005-06 10 23 2.314 8 18 2.321 2006-07 9 23 3.300 9 16 3.375 2007-08 11 20 6.378 10 13 5.446 2008-09 15 16 6.486 12 12 4.500 2009-10 9 9 2.500 7 6 1.536 Totals 54 91 19.387 46 65 15.425 Smith vs. 2009-10 Opp. Team W-L-T Pct. Streak Last Mtg. Air Force 5-5-2.500 L-1 AF 4, CC 1 AIC 8-6-1.567 W-6 CC 4, AIC 0 Army 5-7-2.429 L-2 Army 7, CC 2 Bentley 4-12-1.265 W-1 CC 9, BU 3 Colgate 1-1-0.500 W-1 CC 7, CU 6 Connecticut 9-4-1.679 W-1 CC 1, UC 0 Ferris State 2-2-0.500 W-1 CC 1, FSU 0 Holy Cross 4-11-1.281 L-3 HC 3, CC 2 Lake Superior St. 0-2-0.000 L-2 LSSU 3, CC 0 Mercyhurst 6-10-5.405 W-2 CC 4, MC 3 RIT 4-8-0.333 L-2 RIT 4, CC 3 Robert Morris 1-1-1.500 T-1 CC 5, RMU 5 Sacred Heart 3-9-2.286 W-1 CC 5, SH 1 Smith and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, Ellis and Kylie. Susan is currently pursuing her PhD in philosophy at the University at Buffalo. She is the Samuel P. Capen research assistant in the philosophy department.