ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
WEDNESDAY’S OPPONENT
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Last Time Out
Elmira closed out the regular season with a 5-2 loss on the road to No. 5/6 nationally-ranked Hobart College. The Statesmen took a 2-0 lead with goals in the first and second periods; however, Elmira’s Jeremy Marginsky ’18 scored twice in a three-and-a-half minute window late in the second period to level the contest at two apiece. Unfortunately for the Soaring Eagles, Hobart scored three unanswered goals in the final stanza, all but sealing EC’s 5-2 defeat.
Pretorius Debuts for Purple and Gold
Injuries to Elmira’s Sandro Aeschlimann ’19 and Sal Magliocco ’17 put the Soaring Eagles in quite a predicament for Saturday’s bout with nationally-ranked Hobart. Without one second of ice time to his name, first-year netminder Charl Pretorius ’19 was thrown into the mix as EC’s latest fixture between the pipes. The South African national did well in his collegiate debut, making 38 saves, including a 16save effort in a one-goal second period. His 38 saves are the most made by an EC starting freshman goaltender in over 16 years.
Four-Goal Mark
Utica College PIONEERS (12-9-4, 6-6-3 ECAC West) Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 Utica Memorial Auditorium -- Utica, NY -- 7:00 p.m.
2015-16 SCHEDULE (11-11-3, 4-9-2 ECAC WEST)
Day NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB.
Date 6 7 13 14 20 21 28 29 8 11 12 8 9 12 15 16 22 29 30 5 6 12 13 16 19 24 27 5
Opponent Neumann* Manhattanville* Utica* Nazareth* #11 Hobart* #11 Hobart* #6 Amherst #3 Babson SUNY Potsdam Wesleyan #8 Trinity (Conn.) The College at Brockport #4/8 SUNY Geneseo Buffalo State Salve Regina^ Curry^ Manhattanville* Neumann* Neumann* Nazareth* Nazareth* Utica* Utica* Manhattanville* Hobart* Utica ECAC West Semifinals ECAC West Championship
Time-Result L, 6-7 OT L, 1-4 L, 3-4 W, 5-2 L, 3-5 W, 4-3 W, 6-3 W, 5-3 W, 5-3 W, 6-1 L, 1-2 OT W, 4-3 W, 5-1 T, 2-2 OT L, 1-3 W, 4-1 L, 4-5 OT T, 2-2 OT L, 3-5 L, 2-4 W, 4-3 OT T, 2-2 OT W, 3-2 OT L, 2-5 L, 2-5 7:00 p.m. TBA TBA
Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest ^Games played on Martha’s Vineyard
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One thing has become very clear for Elmira this season - score four or more goals, and a win is more than likely going to be the outcome. The Soaring Eagles are 10-2-0 this season when scoring four or more goals and just 1-9-3 when scoring three or fewer.
Shinkaruk Leads ECAC West
Carter Shinkaruk ’16 owns the nation’s fourth-highest goals per game average at 0.83. His scoring average is slightly higher than the next closest ECAC West skater, Neumann’s Mike Davis, who is averaging 0.80 goals per game; although, Davis does lead the league in total goals at 20 compared with Shinkaruk’s 19.
Elmira on the Road
Of Elmira’s 11 wins this season, only four have occurred away from its home ice at the Murray Athletic Center. The Soaring Eagles are 4-7-2 away from home this season and are winless in their last five road games (0-4-1). Although Elmira struggled to find wins on the road, scoring was never an issue. The Soaring Eagles scored 39 goals in their 13 road games, while their opponents logged 40. Of EC’s 39 goals, 10 came from the blade of Shinkaruk.
Not Since 1990-91
Elmira will look to add to its ECAC West conference-leading 10 tournament titles this season, but to do so, the Soaring Eagles will need to win three playoff games in a row. The last time Elmira won an ECAC West Conference Championship, while starting its playoff run in the Quarterfinals, dates back to the 1990-91 season.
Familiar Playoff Foe
For a third year in a row, Elmira will face Utica in an ECAC West playoff game. The Soaring Eagles have won the previous two matchups, one in the 2014 championship game and the other in last year’s quarterfinal matchup. In total, the two teams have faced each other four times in the conference tournament, with Elmira claiming wins in three of those contests. Additionally, Elmira is 1-1 against the Pioneers on Utica’s home ice. Utica’s lone win dates back to the 2004-05 season, when the Pioneers bounced EC from the tournament in a 4-3 double overtime victory.
Scouting Utica
The third-seeded Pioneers are 3-1-1 in their last five games, with two of those contests versus Elmira; UC went 0-1-1 in those two games, both of which were played at the Murray Athletic Center Ice Arena. Utica owns a victory over the Soaring Eagles this season, a 4-3 win at the Utica Memorial Auditorium back on November 13, 2015. That victory was one of 10 home wins this season for the Pioneers, who are 10-2-2 at the “Aud.” Special teams, specifically UC’s penalty kill, has been a key factor in the team’s success this season. Utica boasts the nation’s second-best penalty kill unit, as the Pioneers have denied opponents on 85-of-94 chances for a success rate of 90.4-percent. On an individual level, Utica uses a balanced offensive attack that features nine players with 10-or-more points; however, no one on this year’s Utica squad has scored more than 10 goals. Rookie netminder Michael Fredrick has been spectacular in net with a .933 save percentage and a 2.11 goals allowed average.
Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Dan DeCaria (ddecaria@elmira.edu); Travis Larner (tlarner@elmira.edu) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901
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ECAC West Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Elmira College at No. 3 Utica College
ELMIRA QUICK FACTS Location .................................................... Elmira, NY Founded.............................................................1855 Enrollment........................................................1,200 School Colors...................................... Purple & Gold Team Nickname..................................Soaring Eagles Conference............................................... ECAC West President....................................... Dr. Norman Smith Athletic Director............................Pat Thompson ’75 Athletic Department........................... 607-735-1730 Ice Arena .............................. Murray Athletic Center Capacity ............................................................3,000 Athletics Affiliation......................... NCAA Division III
Series History
Elmira vs. Utica 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12 2010-11 2010-11 2010-11 2009-10 2009-10 2009-10
HOCKEY INFORMATION Head Coach ........................................Aaron Saul ’98 Assistant Coach .....................................Tim Crowley Volunteer Assistant Coach .............. Kurt Kalweit ’84 First Season ................................................. 1973-74 ECAC West Playoff Appearances...........................29 ECAC West Tournament Titles...............................10 NCAA Playoff Appearances....................................17 2014-15 Overall Record................................ 12-12-3 2014-15 ECAC West Record.............................. 5-8-2 2015-16 EC MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (11-11-3) Scoring First....................................................... 9-6-0 Opposition Scored First..................................... 2-5-3 Leading after first period................................... 6-4-0 Trailing after the first period.............................. 2-5-2 Tied after the first period.................................. 3-2-1 Leading after the second period........................ 6-2-1 Trailing after the second period........................ 2-6-2 Tied after the second period............................. 3-3-0 2014-15 EC MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (12-12-3) Scoring First....................................................... 8-6-1 Opposition Scored First..................................... 4-6-2 Leading after first period................................... 8-2-0 Trailing after the first period.............................. 2-5-0 Tied after the first period.................................. 2-5-3 Leading after the second period........................ 7-0-2 Trailing after the second period........................ 1-7-1 Tied after the second period............................. 4-5-0 2013-14 EC MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (16-10-1) Scoring First..................................................... 10-2-0 Opposition Scored First..................................... 6-8-1 Leading after first period................................... 8-1-0 Trailing after the first period.............................. 4-6-1 Tied after the first period.................................. 4-3-0 Leading after the second period...................... 11-1-0 Trailing after the second period........................ 2-6-1 Tied after the second period............................. 3-3-0 2012-13 EC MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (10-16-0) Scoring First....................................................... 7-3-0 Opposition Scored First................................... 3-13-0 Leading after first period................................... 7-0-0 Trailing after the first period............................ 1-12-0 Tied after the first period.................................. 2-4-0 Leading after the second period........................ 8-0-0 Trailing after the second period...................... 0-15-0 Tied after the second period: ........................... 2-1-0
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Record: 25-14-6
Elmira, 3-2 OT Tie, 2-2 OT Utica, 4-3 Elmira, 5-2 Elmira, 2-1 OT Utica, 3-2 Elmira, 4-3 Elmira, 5-2 Utica, 3-2 Elmira, 7-6 OT Utica, 4-3 Utica, 6-4 Elmira, 7-4 Utica, 11-2 Elmira, 6-3 Tie, 2-2 OT Elmira, 3-1 Tie, 3-3 OT Elmira, 5-1 Elmira, 6-0 Elmira, 6-1 Elmira, 7-3 Elmira, 8-1
2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2006-07 2006-07 2006-07 2005-06 2005-06 2005-06 2005-06 2004-05 2004-05 2004-05 2003-04 2003-04 2002-03 2002-03 2001-02 2001-02
Utica, 4-3 Tie, 4-4 OT Elmira, 4-2 Elmira, 4-2 Elmira, 4-3 Elmira, 5-2 Tie, 1-1 OT Elmira, 4-2 Utica, 3-1 Elmira, 3-2 Tie, 1-1 OT Utica, 2-0 Utica, 2-1 Utica, 4-3 2OT Utica, 6-2 Utica, 9-8 Utica, 7-4 Elmira, 4-3 Elmira, 8-4 Elmira, 4-3 Elmira, 5-1 Elmira, 7-0
USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll
Team (First Place Votes) St. Norbert (18) Adrian (2) Plattsburgh Wisconsin-Stevens Point Williams Hobart Trinity Wisconsin-Eau Claire Babson Massachusetts-Boston Geneseo Marian Wisconsin-River Falls Norwich St. Scholastica
Record 21-2-2 21-3-1 19-3-3 19-5-1 18-4-2 19-4-2 18-5-1 15-5-5 18-5-3 19-4-3 15-4-6 17-5-3 15-6-4 17-7-2 14-8-3
Points 298 277 253 237 212 197 180 137 131 129 94 88 57 32 27
Last Poll 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 12 11 13 15 14
Others receiving votes: Buffalo State 16, Salem State 14, Augsburg 9, Neumann 4, Plymouth State 3, Bowdoin 2, Hamilton 2, St. Thomas 1.
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D3hockey.com Division III Men’s Poll
Team (First Place Votes) St. Norbert (19) Adrian (1) Plattsburgh State UW-Stevens Point Hobart Williams Trinity (Conn.) UW-Eau Claire Mass-Boston Babson Marian SUNY Geneseo Norwich UW-River Falls Buffalo State
Record 21-2-2 21-3-1 19-3-3 19-5-1 19-4-2 18-4-2 18-5-1 15-5-5 19-4-3 18-5-3 17-5-3 15-4-6 17-7-2 15-6-4 15-6-4
Points 299 274 245 244 224 200 167 165 129 120 111 70 53 40 24
Last Poll 1 3 2 4 5 6 8 7 9 10 11 13 12 14 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Scholastica 21, Salem State 6, Bowdoin 4, Neumann 3, Endicott 1, Plymouth State 1
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NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 30 31
ECAC West Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Elmira College at No. 3 Utica College
2015-16 ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
NAME Charl Pretorius ’19 Michael Martin ’18 Rob Simpson ’16 Blake O’Neill ’19 Noah Anderson ’19 Nick Okada ’18 Greg Whittle ’16 Eddie Nolan ’17 Michael Collins ’16 Jarryd ten Vaanholt ’16 Carter Shinkaruk ’16 Tyler Theodoulou ’18 Jay Clarke ’19 Brian Depp ’16 Tommy Sumi ’16 Mitch Atkins ’19 Alexander Taulien ’17 Jeremy Marginsky ’18 Chris Moses ’19 Brett Mackell ’18 Brent Lafayette ’19 Jonathan Grassie ’19 Jordan Robertson ’17 Kenny Tencza ’19 Sal Magliocco ’17 Sandro Aeschlimann ’19
POS. G D D D D D F D F F F F F F F F F F F D F D F F G G
HT. 6’0” 6’1” 5’10” 6’1” 5’9” 5’9” 6’3” 6’0” 6’3” 6’2” 5’10” 6’0” 5’7” 6’1” 5’10” 5’11” 6’4” 6’3” 5’10” 6’1” 5’10” 6’1” 6’1” 5’10” 5’10” 6’2”
WT. 160 195 204 185 175 180 205 210 205 210 185 190 175 185 185 185 218 190 185 195 169 195 190 175 185 182
HOMETOWN--PREVIOUS TEAM Pretoria, South Africa -- Northwood Prep Dearborn, MI -- Ottawa Jr. Senators Etobicoke, ONT -- Toronto Lakeshore Patriots Fort Myers, FL -- Kingston Voyageurs Groveland, NY -- Minnesota Iron Rangers West Chester, OH -- Helena Bighorns Owen Sound, ONT -- Toronto Jr Canadians Dorchester, MA -- South Shore Kings Victoria, BC -- Dauphin Kings West Vancouver, BC -- Prince George Spruce Kings Langley, BC -- Merritt Centennials Bedford, NH -- Boston Jr. Rangers Fortson, GA -- Sarnia Legionnaires Fenton, MI -- Soo Eagles Whitby, ONT -- St. Michael’s Buzzers Kitchener, ONT -- Cambridge Winter Hawks Crystal Lake, IL -- Traverse City Central Auburn, NY -- Rochester Jr. Americans Hamburg, NY -- Buffalo Jr. Sabres Phoenixville, PA -- South Shore Kings Fredericksburg, VA -- Rochester Jr. Americans Somersworth, NH -- New Hampshire Monarchs Mukilteo, WA -- Rice Memorial Naples, FL -- Northern Cyclones Roslyn, NY -- New York Apple Core Zäziwil, Switzerland -- Dells Ducks
COACHING STAFF
ELMIRA COLLEGE CAPTAINS
Head Coach: Aaron Saul ’98 Assistant Coach: Tim Crowley Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kurt Kalweit ’84
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
#1 Charl Pretorius........................... Pruh-TOUR-ee-us #6 Nick Okada............................................ O-kah-dah #11Carter Shinkaruk.......................... Shin-CARE-ruck #12 Tyler Theodoulou.......................Thee-o-DOLE-oo #16 Tommy Sumi.........................................SOO-mee #18 Alexander Taulien.................................TALL-lean #19 Jeremy Marginsky.............................. Mar-JIN-ski #23 Brent Lafayette................................... Lah-FEE-et #24 Jonathan Grassie........................sound like grass #27 Kenny Tencza.........................................Tens-kuh #30 Sal Magliocco.................................. MAG-lee-oco #31 Sandro Aeschlimann........................osh-luh-men
Rob Simpson ’16 (A)
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Brian Depp ’16 (C)
Tommy Sumi ’16 (A)
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ECAC West Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Elmira College at No. 3 Utica College 2015-16 Elmira College Ice Hockey Elmira Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2016) All games
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Date 11/06/15 11/07/15 11/13/15 11/14/15 11/20/15 11/21/15 11/28/15 11/29/15 12/08/15 12/11/15 12/12/15 01/08/16 01/09/16 01/12/16 01/15/16 01/16/16 01/22/16 01/29/16 01/30/16 02/05/16 02/06/16 02/12/16 02/13/16 02/16/16 02/20/16
Opponent NEUMANN MANHATTANVILLE at Utica College at Nazareth #11 HOBART #11 HOBART #6 AMHERST #3 BABSON SUNY POTSDAM at Wesleyan at Trinity (Conn.) at Brockport #8 SUNY GENESEO at Buffalo State vs Salve Regina vs Curry at Manhattanville at Neumann at Neumann NAZARETH NAZARETH UTICA COLLEGE UTICA COLLEGE at Manhattanville at #6 Hobart
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct. Goals/Gam e Sh o t s / G a m e POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play Sh o rt -h a n d e d Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime Sh o o t o u t Delayed Penalty PENALTIES Num ber Minutes Pe n a l t i e s / G a m e Pen minutes/Game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att)
Score 6-7 1-4 3-4 5-2 3-5 4-3 6-3 5-3 5-3 6-1 1-2 4-3 5-1 2-2 1-3 4-1 4-5 2-2 3-5 2-4 4-3 2-2 3-2 2-5 2-5
Lot L L W L W W W W W Lot W W Tot L W Lot Tot L L Wot Tot Wot L L
Att. 1197 1223 3703 547 877 721 608 589 704 58 100 400 1050 201 250 250 492 178 304 1039 1094 791 847 296 425
ELMIRA
OPP
85-758 .112 3.4 30.3
80-856 .093 3.2 34.2
14-111 .126 134 .104
19-102 .186 174 .109
14 5 4 2 10 2 0 2
19 1 3 1 4 3 0 0
137 369 5.5 14.8 0-0
145 338 5.8 13.5 0-0
Record: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ##
Player
##
Goalie
11 14 16 9 10 18 19 4 27 12 7 17 3 24 8 26 15 23 5 2 6 13 30 22 21 TM
31 30 1 TM
Overall 11-11-3 4-9-2 7-2-1 gp
Carter Shinkaruk Brian Depp Tommy Sumi Michael Collins Jarryd ten Vaanholt Alexander Taulien Jeremy Marginsky Blake O'Neill Kenny Tencza Tyler Theodoulou Greg Whittle Mitch Atkins Rob Simpson Jonathan Grassie Eddie Nolan Jordan Robertson Marcus Astesana Brent Lafayette Noah Anderson Michael Martin Nick Okada Jay Clarke Sal Magliocco Brett Mackell Chris Moses TEAM Total Opponents Sandro Aeschlimann Sal Magliocco Charl Pretorius EMPTY NET Total Opponents
23 25 25 23 23 16 24 22 17 23 11 23 25 22 23 14 9 19 15 23 8 7 11 12 17 10 25 25 gp
15 11 1 10 25 25
Home 7-4-1 3-4-1 4-0-0 g
a
Saves by Period Elmira Opponents
4
pts
sh
19 7 26 84 12 12 24 84 9 12 21 72 2 15 17 37 9 7 16 39 7 7 14 41 9 3 12 43 2 10 12 36 4 6 10 18 5 4 9 35 2 7 9 35 1 7 8 22 0 6 6 51 1 4 5 14 1 4 5 21 0 3 3 10 1 1 2 12 1 1 2 29 0 2 2 10 0 2 2 26 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 24 85 124 209 758 80 126 206 856 min
893:56 564:59 58:50 7:41 1525:26 1525:26
ga
42 30 5 3 80 85
Attendance Summary Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Goals by Period Elmira Opponents
Away 3-6-2 1-5-1 2-1-1
gaavg
2.82 3.19 5.10 3.15 3.34
sh% pen-min
.226 .143 .125 .054 .231 .171 .209 .056 .222 .143 .057 .045 .000 .071 .048 .000 .083 .034 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .112 .093
511 294 38 0 843 753
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
32 34
30 25
276 303 254 210 270 254
6704 11/609
OT
Total 85 80
OT
Total 843 753
2 3
10 19
pp sh
3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 19
w-l-t
.924 7-5-3 .907 4-5-0 .884 0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 .913 11-11-3 .899 11-11-3
Opponent
10740 12/895 2/250
21 18
3-6 9-18 5-18 9-26 9-18 16-43 3-6 5-10 2-4 9-18 2-12 9-26 9-29 4-8 11-41 4-8 1-2 4-8 8-27 8-27 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-4 0-0 2-4 137-369 145-338
saves save%
ELMIRA
1st
Neutral 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1