2017-18 Quick Facts Quick Facts Name Miami University Location Oxford, Ohio Founded 1809 Enrollment 17,720 Nickname RedHawks Colors Red and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Arena (capacity) Steve Cady Arena (3,019) Surface Size 200 x 85 President Dr. Gregory Crawford Director of Athletics David Sayler Sport Administrator Steve Brockelbank Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Ron Scott Athletic Department Phone (513) 529-3113 Athletics Web Site MiamiRedHawks.com NCHC.tv Channel NCHC.tv/Miami Hockey Team Twitter @MiamiOH_Hockey Hockey Team Facebook Facebook.com/MiamiOHHockey Miami Athletics Twitter @MiamiRedHawks Miami Athletics Facebook Facebook.com/MiamiRedHawks Team Information 2016-17 Overall Record 9-20-7 2016-17 Conference Record 5-14-5-3 (7th) 2017 Conference Tournament Finish L, First Round (0-2) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 17/4 Forwards 11/2 Defensemen 5/2 Goalies 1/0 Newcomers 8 (5 forwards, 2 defenseman, 1 goalie) 2017-18 Captain Louie Belpedio Program Information First Varsity Season 1978-79 All-Time Record 703-682-121 First Year in NCHC 2013-2014 All-Time Conference Record (CCHA/NCHC) 447-483-97 All-Time NCHC Record 34-53-9-7 Conference Regular Season Championships (Last) 4 (2012-13) Conference Tournament Championships (Last) 2 (2014-15) All-Time NCHC Tournament Record 7-6 NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 12 (2014-15) Frozen Four Appearances (Last) 2 (2009-10) School Record for Wins (Year) 33 (2007-08) All-Americans 15 (Awarded 20 times) Hobey Baker Award Winners 1 (Andy Miele; 2010-11) NHL Alumni (played in 2016-17) 33 (13) Coaching Staff Head Coach Enrico Blasi (Miami 94) Record at Miami 375-268-67 (18 years) Conference Record (CCHA/NCHC) 254-182-52 (18 years) Career Record same Email blasie@miamioh.edu Associate Head Coach Brent Brekke (Western Michigan 94) Years on Miami s Staff Nine Email brekkebd@miamioh.edu Assistant Coach Nick Petraglia (Miami 04) Years on Miami s Staff 13 (Seven as assistant) Email petragnj@miamioh.edu Support Staff Hockey Administrator Steve Brockelbank Phone (513) 529-9568 Director of Hockey Operations Tommy Hill Phone (513) 529-2264 Email hilltm2@miamioh.edu Director of Human Performance & Wellness Ben Eaves Phone (513) 529-8018 Email eavesbc@miamioh.edu Athletic Trainer Drew Ruckelhaus Phone (513) 529-1706 Email ruckeldc@miamioh.edu Equipment Manager Andy Geshan Phone (513) 529-9825 Email geshanaj@miamioh.edu Academic Coordinator Nancy Stewart Phone (513) 529-8005 Email stewarnr@miamioh.edu Athletic Communications Director Dave Meyer Assistant Director/Hockey Contact Chad Twaro Office Phone (513) 529-1601 Cell Phone (810) 288-9075 E-mail twaroc@miamioh.edu Assistant Director Mike Roth Assistant Director Caleb Saunders Office Fax (513) 529-0407 Mailing Address 230 Millett Hall Oxford, OH 45056 Top Returning Players Name Pos. Class 2016-17 Stats (G-A-P) Kiefer Sherwood F Jr. 14-24-38 Josh Melnick F Jr. 9-18-27 Carson Meyer F So. 10-16-26 Louie Belpedio D Sr. 6-11-17, NCHC Honorable Mention Grant Hutton D Jr. 9-9-18 Ryan Larkin G So. 8-16-7, 2.77 GAA,.910 SV% Newcomers Name Pos. Class Previous Team NHL Rights Austin Alger F Fr. Muskegon (USHL) Casey Gilling F Fr. Muskegon (USHL) Phil Knies F Fr. Sioux City (USHL) Ben Lown F Fr. Omaha (USHL) Alec Mahalak D Fr. Youngstown (USHL) Christian Mohs F R-Fr. Minot (NAHL) Rourke Russell D Fr. Green Bay (USHL) Grant Valentine G Fr. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL) Key Losses Name Pos. Reason NHL 2016-17 Stats (G-A-P) Anthony Louis F Graduated Chicago 14-25-39 Jared Brandt D Transferred 3-7-10 Justin Greenberg F Graduated 2-3-5 Colin Sullivan D Graduated Montreal 0-3-3 Hockey Phone Numbers Office/Rink (513) 529-9800 Fax (513) 529-9832 Press Box (513) 529-1427
2017-18 Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Hometown (Previous Team/League) 5 Bryce Hatten D 6-2 202 So. R Granger, Ind. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 6 Alec Mahalak D 5-9 175 Fr. R Monroe, Mich. (Youngstown/USHL) 7 Grant Frederic D 6-3 205 So. R St. Louis, Mo. (Green Bay/USHL) 8 Chaz Switzer D 6-1 190 So. L Muskegon, Mich. (Sioux Falls/USHL) 9 Gordie Green F 5-8 168 So. R Ann Arbor, Mich. (Dubuque/USHL) 10 Ben Lown F 5-7 161 Fr. R Newport Coast, Calif. (Omaha/USHL) 11 Rourke Russell D 6-0 176 Fr. L Long Beach, Calif. (Green Bay/USHL) 18 Carson Meyer (CBJ) F 5-11 185 So. R Powell, Ohio (Tri-City/USHL) 20 Christian Mohs F 5-11 183 R-Fr. L Andover, Minn. (Minot/NAHL) 22 Carter Johnson F 6-3 207 So. L Gimli, Manitoba (Corpus Christi/NAHL) 24 Ryan Siroky F 5-11 193 Jr. R Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Bloomington/USHL) 27 Scott Dornbrock D 6-3 229 Sr. L Harper Woods, Mich. (Minot/NAHL) 28 Zach LaValle F 5-11 186 Jr. R Oakdale, Minn. (Janesville/NAHL) 29 Evan McCarthy G 6-3 182 Jr. L Castle Rock, Colo. (Walpole/NAHL) 30 Chase Munroe G 6-4 216 So. L Naperville, Ill. (Minnesota/NAHL) 31 Ryan Larkin G 6-1 194 So. L Clarkston, Mich. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 36 Grant Valentine G 5-11 175 Fr. L Medina, Ohio (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton/NAHL) 37 Josh Melnick F 5-10 171 Jr. R Annandale, N.J. (Youngstown/USHL) 39 Casey Gilling F 6-0 182 Fr. R Gaylord, Mich. (Muskegon/USHL) 42 Conor Lemirande F 6-6 246 Sr. L Janesville, Wis. (Youngstown/USHL) 44 Kiefer Sherwood F 6-0 197 Jr. R New Albany, Ohio (Youngstown/USHL) 55 Grant Hutton D 6-3 205 Jr. R Carmel, Ind. (Janesville/NAHL) 58 Louie Belpedio (MIN)-C D 6-0 201 Sr. R Skokie, Ill. (USNTDP/USHL) 67 Phil Knies F 5-9 170 Fr. L Phoenix, Ariz. (Sioux City/USHL) 73 Alex Alger F 5-11 165 So. R Livonia, Mich. (Johnstown/NAHL) 74 Austin Alger F 5-11 167 Fr. R Livonia, Mich. (Muskegon/USHL) 85 Karch Bachman (FLA) F 5-11 178 So. L Wolcottville, Ind. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 92 Willie Knierim F 6-3 210 So. R Skokie, Ill. (Dubuque/USHL) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Hometown (Previous Team/League) 5 Bryce Hatten D 6-2 202 So. R Granger, Ind. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 6 Alec Mahalak D 5-9 175 Fr. R Monroe, Mich. (Youngstown/USHL) 7 Grant Frederic D 6-3 205 So. R St. Louis, Mo. (Green Bay/USHL) 8 Chaz Switzer D 6-1 190 So. L Muskegon, Mich. (Sioux Falls/USHL) 9 Gordie Green F 5-8 168 So. R Ann Arbor, Mich. (Dubuque/USHL) 10 Ben Lown F 5-7 161 Fr. R Newport Coast, Calif. (Omaha/USHL) 11 Rourke Russell D 6-0 176 Fr. L Long Beach, Calif. (Green Bay/USHL) 18 Carson Meyer (CBJ) F 5-11 185 So. R Powell, Ohio (Tri-City/USHL) 20 Christian Mohs F 5-11 183 R-Fr. L Andover, Minn. (Minot/NAHL) 22 Carter Johnson F 6-3 207 So. L Gimli, Manitoba (Corpus Christi/NAHL) 24 Ryan Siroky F 5-11 193 Jr. R Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Bloomington/USHL) 27 Scott Dornbrock D 6-3 229 Sr. L Harper Woods, Mich. (Minot/NAHL) 28 Zach LaValle F 5-11 186 Jr. R Oakdale, Minn. (Janesville/NAHL) 29 Evan McCarthy G 6-3 182 Jr. L Castle Rock, Colo. (Walpole/NAHL) 30 Chase Munroe G 6-4 216 So. L Naperville, Ill. (Minnesota/NAHL) 31 Ryan Larkin G 6-1 194 So. L Clarkston, Mich. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 36 Grant Valentine G 5-11 175 Fr. L Medina, Ohio (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton/NAHL) 37 Josh Melnick F 5-10 171 Jr. R Annandale, N.J. (Youngstown/USHL) 39 Casey Gilling F 6-0 182 Fr. R Gaylord, Mich. (Muskegon/USHL) 42 Conor Lemirande F 6-6 246 Sr. L Janesville, Wis. (Youngstown/USHL) 44 Kiefer Sherwood F 6-0 197 Jr. R New Albany, Ohio (Youngstown/USHL) 55 Grant Hutton D 6-3 205 Jr. R Carmel, Ind. (Janesville/NAHL) 58 Louie Belpedio (MIN)-C D 6-0 201 Sr. R Skokie, Ill. (USNTDP/USHL) 67 Phil Knies F 5-9 170 Fr. L Phoenix, Ariz. (Sioux City/USHL) 73 Alex Alger F 5-11 165 So. R Livonia, Mich. (Johnstown/NAHL) 74 Austin Alger F 5-11 167 Fr. R Livonia, Mich. (Muskegon/USHL) 85 Karch Bachman (FLA) F 5-11 178 So. L Wolcottville, Ind. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 92 Willie Knierim F 6-3 210 So. R Skokie, Ill. (Dubuque/USHL) Coaching Staff Roster Breakdown Head Coach: Enrico Blasi (19th season/miami 94) Associate Head Coach: Brent Brekke (10th season/western Michigan 94) By Country/State/Province Assistant Coach: Nick Petraglia (Ninth season/miami 04) Michigan 8 (Alger (2), Dornbrock, Gilling, Green, Director of Hockey Operations: Tommy Hill (Sixth season/ferris State 12) Pronunciations ENRICO BLASI N-ree-ko BLAH-zee Brent BREKKE BRECK-ee Nick PETRAGLIA puh-trag-lee-a Alex & Austin ALGER ALL-jer KARCH BACHMAN Karch BAHK-man Louie BELPEDIO Bel-PEE-dee-oh Willie KNIERIM NEAR-em Phil KNIES NYES (like eyes) Conor LEMIRANDE Lem-uhr-AND Alec MAHALAK Muh-HA-lick Christian MOHS MOSE KIEFER Sherwood KEE-fur Ryan SIROKY Sir-OH-kee NHL Draft Picks (3) Louie Belpedio Minnesota (2014/3rd round/80th) Karch Bachman Florida (2015/5th round/132nd) Carson Meyer Columbus (2017/7th round/179th) *Player & coach bios available on MiamiRedHawks.com. 2017-18 Miami Hockey Larkin, Mahalak, Switzer) Illinois 3 (Belpedio, Knierim, Munroe) Indiana - 3 (Bachman, Hatten, Hutton) Ohio 3 (Meyer, Sherwood, Valentine) California 3 (Lown, Russell, Siroky) Minnesota 2 (LaValle, Mohs) Arizona - 1 (Knies) Canada - 1 (Johnson) Colorado - 1 (McCarthy) Missouri -1 (Frederic) New Jersey -1 (Melnick) Wisconsin - 1 (Lemirande) By Eligibility Freshmen 8 Sophomores 11 Juniors 6 Seniors 3 By Position Forwards 16 Defensemen 8 Goalies 4 By Juniors League USHL 19 NAHL 8 EHL 1
2017-18 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Fri., Oct. 6 Providence Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 Providence Oxford, Ohio 8:00 p.m. Fr., Oct. 13 at USANTDP (Exhibition) Plymouth, Mich. 7:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 at Maine Orono, Maine 7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 at Maine Orono, Maine 7:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 UConn Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 UConn Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 Colorado College * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 Colorado College * Oxford, Ohio 7:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 at North Dakota * Grand Forks, N.D. 8:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 at North Dakota * Grand Forks, N.D. 8:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 Minnesota Duluth * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 Minnesota Duluth * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 Cornell Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 Cornell Oxford, Ohio 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 at Western Michigan * Kalamazoo, Mich. 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 at Western Michigan * Kalamazoo, Mich. 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Windsor (Exhibition) Oxford, Ohio 5:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 Denver * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Denver * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Omaha * Omaha, Neb. 8:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at Omaha * Omaha, Neb. 8:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Colorado College * Colorado Springs, Colo. 9:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Colorado College * Colorado Springs, Colo. 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Western Michigan * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Western Michigan * Oxford, Ohio 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 St. Cloud State * Oxford, Ohio 8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 St. Cloud State * Oxford, Ohio 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Minnesota Duluth * Duluth, Minn. 8:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Minnesota Duluth * Duluth, Minn. 8:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 North Dakota * Oxford, Ohio 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 North Dakota * Oxford, Ohio 7:05 p.m. Fri., March 2 at Denver * Denver, Colo. 10:00 p.m. Sat., March 3 at Denver * Denver, Colo. 9:05 p.m. NCHC Tournament March 9-11 NCHC Playoffs (Best-of-3) Campus sites TBA Fri., March 16 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinals St. Paul, Minn. ^ TBA Sat., March 17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship St. Paul, Minn. ^ TBA NCAA Tournament March 23-25 NCAA Regional TBA TBA Thu., Apr. 5 National Semifinals (Frozen Four) St. Paul, Minn. ^ TBA Sat., Apr. 7 National Championship (Frozen Four) St. Paul, Minn. ^ TBA *Indicates NCHC game ^ Game played at Xcel Energy Center BOLD indicates home game All times are subject to change
2016-17 Review ## Name GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No-Min Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT PN UA Blk 95 Anthony Louis 36 14 25 39 129.109-4 10-20 10 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 44 Kiefer Sherwood 36 14 24 38 96.146-3 10-20 10 0 0 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 37 Josh Melnick 35 9 18 27 53.170-3 10-20 10 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 21 18 Carson Meyer 32 10 16 26 61.164-2 7-14 7 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 Gordie Green 36 8 13 21 53.151-7 4-8 4 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 55 Grant Hutton 36 9 9 18 57.158 0 17-34 17 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 58 Louie Belpedio 24 6 11 17 57.105-11 18-39 17 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 27 Scott Dornbrock 36 3 10 13 50.060-7 12-24 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 28 Zach LaValle 34 2 9 11 47.043-2 6-12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 Jared Brandt 33 3 7 10 37.081-7 13-26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 92 Willie Knierim 30 4 4 8 32.125-8 9-18 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 85 Karch Bachman 34 2 4 6 72.028-10 7-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 26 Justin Greenberg 27 2 3 5 26.077-13 5-10 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 Ryan Siroky 35 3 1 4 40.075-6 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 7 Grant Frederic 29 0 3 3 30.000-1 16-32 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 22 Carter Johnson 35 0 3 3 24.000-10 7-17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 Colin Sullivan 30 0 3 3 8.000-3 14-28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 42 Conor Lemirande 35 1 1 2 27.037-7 13-45 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 Chaz Switzer 23 1 1 2 7.143-12 7-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 73 Alex Alger 21 0 1 1 8.000-7 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 Bryce Hatten 11 0 0 0 3.000-3 5-21 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 TM TEAM 22 0 0 0 0.000 0 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total... 36 91 166 257 917.099-126197-430 190 4 3 29 2 15 9 4 3 0 1 3 408 Opponents... 36113182 295 1123.101-190-416 183 4 3 28 6 21 20 3 1 0 0 13 416 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho PP SH EN PEN SOG 31 Ryan Larkin 33-33 1946:21 90 2.77 905.910 8 16 7 1 25 5 0 0 0 30 Chase Munroe 5-3 239:44 17 4.25 105.861 1 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 TM EMPTY NET 22-0 21:21 6-0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Total... 36-0 2207:26 113 3.07 1010.899 9 20 7 1 28 6 6 0 0 Opponents... 36-0 2207:26 91 2.47 826.901 20 9 7 1 29 2 2 1 0 2017-18 Miami Hockey
2016-17 NCHC Stats ## Name GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No-Min Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT PN UA Blk 95 Anthony Louis 24 8 19 27 90.089 0 9-18 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 44 Kiefer Sherwood 24 9 17 26 70.129-3 6-12 6 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 37 Josh Melnick 24 8 11 19 36.222-5 7-14 7 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 13 9 Gordie Green 24 6 8 14 36.167-6 2-4 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 Carson Meyer 20 4 9 13 35.114-6 6-12 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 55 Grant Hutton 24 6 5 11 39.154-2 8-16 8 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 58 Louie Belpedio 14 3 8 11 29.103-8 8-19 7 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 Jared Brandt 22 3 5 8 28.107-5 10-20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 27 Scott Dornbrock 24 0 7 7 32.000-1 5-10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 92 Willie Knierim 22 4 2 6 26.154-3 7-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 Zach LaValle 22 1 5 6 28.036-1 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 Ryan Siroky 23 2 0 2 27.074-5 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 85 Karch Bachman 23 1 1 2 40.025-7 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 42 Conor Lemirande 24 1 1 2 16.062-6 12-43 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 Colin Sullivan 22 0 2 2 7.000 0 11-22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 Chaz Switzer 17 1 0 1 6.167-10 6-12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 7 Grant Frederic 20 0 1 1 23.000-1 10-20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 22 Carter Johnson 23 0 1 1 14.000-6 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 73 Alex Alger 15 0 0 0 2.000-5 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 Justin Greenberg 15 0 0 0 18.000-7 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 Bryce Hatten 6 0 0 0 2.000-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 TM TEAM 14 0 0 0 0.000 0 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total... 24 57 102 159 604.094-89124-270 120 2 2 17 2 10 5 2 2 0 1 2 259 Opponents... 24 80 128 208 793.101-116-268 109 4 3 24 5 14 14 3 0 0 0 10 272 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho PP SH EN PEN SOG 31 Ryan Larkin 22-22 1317:42 66 3.01 668.910 4 12 5 0 21 4 0 0 0 30 Chase Munroe 3-2 135:14 9 3.99 45.833 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 TM EMPTY NET 14-0 15:01 5-0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Total... 24-0 1467:57 80 3.27 713.899 5 14 5 0 24 5 5 0 0 Opponents... 24-0 1467:57 57 2.33 547.906 14 5 5 1 17 2 1 1 0