ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS Neumann University KNIGHTS (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECACW)
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Season Opener
Elmira College opens the 2015-16 campaign this evening against Neumann University, who already has two wins under its belts this season. The Soaring Eagles are 22-18-1 in season opening games dating back to the 1973-74 club season. Elmira has opened the year against Neumann twice in EC’s 41-year history, both meetings occurring in the last two seasons. Elmira is 1-1 against the Knights in season-opening games, with Neumann boasting the most recent win, a 3-2 overtime victory to open the 2014-15 campaign.
Meet the Captains
Friday, November 6th, 2015 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 7:00 p.m.
With the departure of three of EC’s captains a year ago, Elmira ushers in a new era of leadership in 2015-16. Brian Depp ’16, who wore the ‘A’ on his chest a season ago, has been named the captain of this year’s team. Fellow classmates Tommy Sumi ’16 and Rob Simpson ’16 have both been named assistant captains for the upcoming season.
Strength in Numbers Manhattanville College VALIANTS (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECACW)
Offensively, Elmira should be in good hands this year. The Soaring Eagles return their top six scorers from a season ago, five of whom registered 20 or more points. Headlining EC’s returning scorers is AHCA Second Team All-American and reigning ECAC West Player of the year, Jarryd ten Vaanholt ’16. His 35 points a season ago was tops in the conference, while his 12 goals and 23 assists were both career highs.
Let’s Begin the 100-Point Watch
Although it is very early in the season to start to think about milestones, it is worth noting that three Elmira College players have legitimate chances joining the EC 100-point club. Jarryd ten Vaanholt ’16 enters the 2015-16 season needing just 24 points to hit the 100-point plateau. Classmate Michael Collins 2015-16 SCHEDULE (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC WEST) ’16 sits on 70 career points, needing just 30 to reach the milestone; Collins had Day Date Opponent Time-Result a 30-point season his second year with the program. Greg Whittle ’16 is also within spitting distance from the 100-point club, but has more work to do than NOV. 6 Neumann* 7:00 p.m. the rest, as he begins his senior campaign with 63 points. 7 Manhattanville* 7:00 p.m. 13 Utica* 7:00 p.m. Power-Play Scorers Returns 14 Nazareth* 7:00 p.m. Alexander Taulien ’17 scored eight of his 12 goals last year while the Soaring 20 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. Eagles were on the power play. His eight power-play goals were tied for fourth 21 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. most in NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey last season and he was also the 28 Amherst 3:00 p.m. conference’s leader in that same category. Fellow Soaring Eagles Tommy Sumi 29 Babson 3:00 p.m. ’16 and Jarryd ten Vaanholt ’16 are also back on the power play after averaging DEC. 8 SUNY Potsdam 7:00 p.m. 0.59 and 0.56 power-play points per game last season; Sumi’s numbers led the 11 Wesleyan 7:00 p.m. ECAC West while ten Vaanholt was second. 12 Trinity (Conn.) 4:30 p.m. JAN. 8 Brockport State 7:00 p.m. Saturday Night Home Bout 9 SUNY Geneseo 7:00 p.m. Over the years, Elmira has seen a good amount of success in Saturday night 12 Buffalo State 7:00 p.m. home games. Although EC was just 3-2-0 a year ago in such contests, the Soaring 15 Salve Regina 4:30 p.m. Eagles are 12-8-0 dating back to the 2012-13 season. 16 Curry 2:00 p.m. 22 Manhattanville* 7:00 p.m. Scouting the Knights 23 Manhattanville* 7:00 p.m. Neumann enters tonight’s contest with a 2-0-0 record after opening the season 29 Neumann* 7:00 p.m. with back-to-back home victories against Daniel Webster College and Salve 30 Neumann* 4:00 p.m. Regina University. The Knights’ 2-0-0 start marks just the fourth time in program FEB. 5 Nazareth* 7:00 p.m. history Neumann has opened the year with back-to-back wins. Ryan Luiten, 6 Nazareth* 7:00 p.m. Mike Davis, and Shayne Morrissey lead the Knights with three goals apiece. Keep 12 Utica* 7:00 p.m. an eye on Morrissey, who has the tendency to score in bunches after recording a 13 Utica* 7:00 p.m. hat trick in Neumann’s season-opening win against Daniel Webster. Defensively, 19 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. sophomore Matt Gibney has started in both Neumann wins and owns a 1.00 24 ECAC West Quarterfinals TBA goals against average to go along with 47 saves. 27 ECAC West Semifinals TBA 6 ECAC West Championship TBA Scouting the Valiants 10 NCAA First Round TBA Manhattanville opened the year with back-to-back wins against Salve Regina University and Daniel Webster College, marking the eighth time since 2001 the Home contests are bolded Valiants have begun the year with a 2-0-0 record. In the previous seven seasons *Denotes ECAC West contest when starting 2-0-0, Manhattanville went on to win three conference titles. Offensively, Manhattanville is led by Teagan Waugh and Stephen Gaul, who have four points apiece. Defensively, Manhattanville has split time in net between rookie Tyler Feaver and senior Kurt Williams. Both have a win to their name, ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo ECSoaringEagles while Feaver leads the squad with 35 saves.
Saturday, November 7th, 2015 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 7:00 p.m.
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