2012-13 COLONIALS
ROBERT MORRIS HOCKEY
Robert Morris Colonials (0-0-0) vs. #18 Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-0-0) Saturday, October 13, 2012 / Sunday October 14, 2012 | 4:00 p.m. / Noon | TD Bank Sports Center | Hamden, Conn. HEAD COACH | Derek Schooley 11-12 LEADERS | G: Adam Brace (14)
ASSISTANT COACH | Mark Workman A: Tyson Wilson (14)
11-12 TEAM STATS | Power Play: 22-171 (12.9%)
2012-13 Schedule
Date Opponent Time/Score October 07 (Sun.) WILFRED LAURIER (Ex.) W | 10-4 13 (Sat.) @ Quinnipiac 4:00 p.m. 14 (Sun.) @ Quinnipiac Noon 25 (Thu.) @ RIT * 7:05 p.m. 27 (Sat.) AIR FORCE * 7:05 p.m. November 02 (Fri.) BENTLEY * 7:05 p.m. 03 (Sat.) BENTLEY * 7:05 p.m. 09 (Fri.) @ Canisius * 7:05 p.m. 17 (Sat.) @ Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 30 (Fri.) @ Holy Cross * 7:05 p.m. December 1 (Sat.) @ Holy Cross * 3:00 p.m. 7 (Fri.) @ Ohio State 7:05 p.m. 8 (Sat.) OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. 15 (Sat.) @ Penn State 7:30 p.m. 28 (Fri.) PENN STATE # 4:30 p.m. 29 (Sat.) OHIO STATE/MIAMI # 4:30/7:30 p.m. January 4 (Fri.) @ Army * 7:30 p.m. 5 (Sat.) @ Army * 7:05 p.m. 11 (Fri.) CONNECTICUT * 7:05 p.m. 12 (Sat.) CONNECTICUT * 7:05 p.m. 18 (Fri.) @ American International * 7:05 p.m. 19 (Sat.) @ American International * 3:05 p.m. 25 (Fri.) @ Air Force * 9:05 p.m. 26 (Sat.) @ Air Force * 9:05 p.m. February 1 (Fri.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 p.m. 2 (Sat.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 p.m. 5 (Tue.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. 8 (Fri.) RIT * 7:05 p.m. 9 (Sat.) RIT * 7:05 p.m. 15 (Fri.) @ Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 16 (Sat.) NIAGARA * 7:05 p.m. 22 (Fri.) @ Canisius * 7:05 p.m. 23 (Sat.) CANISIUS * 7:05 p.m. March 1 (Fri.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. 2 (Sat.) @ Mercyhurst * 7:05 p.m. Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern * Atlantic Hockey game # Three Rivers Classic
Media Information
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Pts: Adam Brace (23)
ASSISTANT COACH | Matt Nicholson +/-: Tyler Hinds (+10)
Penalty Kill: 142-158 (89.9%)
PIM: Tyler Hinds (16-32)
Faceoffs: 1384-2710 (51.1%)
Top Story The Robert Morris men’s hockey team starts the 2012-2013 season as they travel to Hamden Conn. for a pair of road contests against the 18th ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats. The Colonials will look to improve upon a 17-17-5 record from the previous season which included a 13-9-5 record in Atlantic Hockey. After a seventh place finish in conference play, the Colonials would win their first-ever postseason contests as a member of the AHA as they won a best-of-three series against American International. After the loss of ten seniors, Robert Morris will look to follow up a pair of .500 or better seasons with a young nucleus. The departure of eight forwards from the 2011-2012 roster has created a scenario where there will be at least five forwards in the lineup that were not with the Colonials last year. Returning only one of their top four scorers from a season ago, RMU was selected to finish eighth in the Atlantic Hockey Association Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Even with this prediction, the Colonials did receive one first-place vote. The strength of the team will be in the defensive zone where the squad returns seven defensemen and goaltender Eric Levine who split last season with Brooks Ostergard who has since graduated. Musket Shots u In the team’s first two seasons as a member of Atlantic Hockey, they have posted a conference record of 13-9-5 in each season. u Goaltender Eric Levine returns for his senior season after recording a .921 save percentage while averaging 28.25 saves per game. u Robert Morris finished the 2011-2012 season with the nation’s best penalty kill at 89.9 percent. u In their ninth season, the Colonials are playing the Quinnipiac Bobcats for the eighth time; the only season the two teams did not meet was during the 2010-2011 season. u Senior forward Adam Brace is the leading scorer (29 games played, 14 goals, 9 assists, 23 points) returning to the team for the upcoming seaon. Scouting the Bobcats Coming off of a 2-1 upset victory over then #15 ranked Maine, Quinnipiac rose to #18 in the most recent USCHO Poll. With goals by Travis St. Denis and Jordan Samuels-Thomas, the Bobcats rallied back from allowing the first goal less than five minutes into the contest. Forward Jeremy Langlois registered assists on both of the goals for Quinnipiac. Goaltender Eric Hartzell stopped 31 of the 31 Maine shots in the win. The Bobcats are coming off of a 20-14-6 record in the 2011-2012 season that included a 9-8-5 record in ECAC Hockey that included junior Connor Jones being named to the All-ECAC Third Team. Freshman Matthew Peca was named to the All-ECAC All-Rookie Team as well following the season. All-Time Series vs. Quinnipiac The Colonials will be looking for their fifth win against Quinnipiac in this upcoming two-game series. Last season, Robert Morris hosted a pair of games against the Bobcats in which the two teams split the series. In fact, the last three series in which the two teams faced-off have all resulted in a split. The three series before that were all sweeps by Quininpiac (2005-2006 through 2007-2008). The only time the Colonials were unbeaten in a series with Quinnipiac was in the program’s first season (2004-2005) when the team tied and then beat the Bobcats. When the two teams square-off in the month of October, Robert Morris is 2-6-0.
Robert Morris vs. Quinnipiac Series Record 4-9-1 First Meeting Dec. 10, 2004 Last Meeting Oct. 22, 2011 Current Streak L 1 In October 2-6-0 At Quinnipiac 2-3-1 www.rmucolonials.com @RMUAthletics