ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT men's hockey wraps up a four-game home stand hosting Atlantic Hockey rival Niagara Friday night before hitting the road to take on the Purple Eagles Saturday. Both games are slated for 7:05 p.m. faceoffs.
The Tigers look to bounce back from a two-game sweep at the hands of visiting Arizona State last Friday (L, 2-1) and Saturday (L, 5-1) while Niagara returns to Western New York following a sweep at Air Force last Friday (L, 5-4) and Saturday (L, 3-2)
RIT is 4-1-2 in the previous seven meetings with Niagara, earning a 5-4 road win (Dec. 22) in their most recent contest. The Tigers also won the backend of a home-and-home series, 5-1 (Dec. 6), last season after playing to a 3-3 tie and winning in a shootout, 2-1, (Dec. 5) the previous night at the Polisseni Center.
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TIGER TRACKS
RIT fell to visiting Arizona State last Friday and Saturday to close the non-conference portion of the 2021-22 slate. Freshman forward Carter Wilkie scored a goal both nights, extending his point-scoring streak to four games. Freshman goalie Tommy Scarfone totaled 26 saves in Friday's setback during his fifth appearance in a Tiger sweater. RIT also earned a 3-2 win over visiting Sacred Heart last Tuesday (Jan. 11) in a postponed road game from Jan. 1. Freshman forward Grady Hobbs logged a goal and an assist for his first collegiate multi-point game while junior goaltender Kolby Matthews totaled 37 saves, including 17 in the first period.
WILL POWER
Senior forward Will Calverley was nominated for the 2020 Hobey Baker Award, annually presented to the nation's top NCAA men's hockey player. One of 80 players from 43 Division I programs on the list, Calverley currently leads Atlantic Hockey and ranks 27th nationally with 0.52 goals per game. Tied for 23rd in the country with 11 goals, he is also tied for 16th with four power play tallies. The Scarborough, Ontario native also leads all Atlantic Hockey players with 43 career goals and is second with 80 career points in 108 games over the last four seasons. Calverley was named only the fourth All-American in Division-I era history (AHCA Second-Team) last season while earning Atlantic Hockey-West Co-Player of the Year and Best Defensive Forward plaudits.
GAME ON...AND ON AND ON
Senior defenseman Dan Willett played his 149th game last Saturday and sits one appearance away from the top-five in Division I-era program history. Senior forward Jake Hamacher also made his 148th appearance for the Tigers.
POWER OUTAGE
Entering the Arizona State series, RIT had scored at least one power-play goal in 10 of its previous 13 outings, before going a combined 0-for-6 opposite the Sun Devils.
EQUALITY
RIT will be watching the NCAA Convention closely this Saturday morning. A proposal will be voted on by the Division III membership which would grant multi-divisional athletic programs the ability to award athletic scholarships. Ten Division III programs currently sponsor at least one Division I sport, but RIT is one of five unable to apply all Division I legislation, including Bylaw 15 (financial aid) dating back to a 2004 waiver which grandfathered in the existing programs. RIT, Union (men's and women's hockey), Hobart (men's lacrosse), Franklin & Marshall (wrestling) and MIT (rowing) would all be permitted to offer scholarships to their student-athletes should the proposal pass. The legislation already has the support of the Division III Presidents Council, National Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Faculty Athletic Rep (FAR) Advisory Group.
START ME UP
RIT is 7-1-1 when scoring first this season and 6-0-1 when holding a lead after two periods. However, the Tigers are 1-9-0 when trailing after 40 minutes of play.
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Friday's 2-1 loss to Arizona State marked the first time RIT fell this season when allowing less than three goals. The Tigers are now 9-1-2 when holding opponents to three goals or less and 7-1-1 when holding opponents under three goals.
CARTER BLANCHE
Freshman forward Carter Wilkie notched both RIT goals during last weekend's series versus Arizona State and rides a four-game point streak (2G, 2A) into this weekend's double-dip with Niagara. Named the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Month for both November and December as well as Rookie of the Week on five occasions, Wilkie entered the week tied for seventh in Atlantic Hockey with 16 points and tied for fifth with eight goals. His three game-winning goals were tied for the 13th-highest total in the nation, while he was also tied for sixth among the nation's freshmen in goals and tied for 12th in points. Wilkie was credited with the overtime game-winning goal and assisted the game-tying goal in RIT's 3-2 victory at AIC (Nov. 7) and logged the game-winner in the Tigers' 3-2 win over visiting Holy Cross (Nov. 19). He also scored the overtime game-winning goal in the Tigers' 3-2 upset of Notre Dame (Oct. 21).
GREEN EGGS AND HAMACHER
Senior forward Jake Hamacher's assist in Friday's loss to Arizona State was his his Atlantic Hockey-leading 95th career point. He also ranks second in the conference with 57 career assists, only trailing teammate Dan Willett's 69, while his 38 career goals rank third in the league.
WAYNE'S WORLD
Head Coach Wayne Wilson became the 49th NCAA men's hockey coach to hit the 400-win plateau with the 1-0 OT win at Princeton last month. Wilson ranks 16th among active coaches with a 401-283-75 record the last 23 seasons - all on the Tiger bench. The only coach in NCAA history to win the Spencer Penrose (D1 National COY, 2001) and the Sid Watson (D3 National COY, 2010), he totaled a 116-31-12 mark in six Division III campaigns (1999-2005) and owns a 284-246-63 record through 17 Division-I seasons.
DAN THE MAN
Senior Dan Willett was named the Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 29th following his efforts in RIT's Princeton sweep. Also tabbed the Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Month for October, Willet currently ranks third in the nation with 53 blocked shots. He knocked down a season-high seven in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over St. Lawrence (Oct. 16) before three-consecutive four-block performances, including the Tigers' 3-2 OT road upset of No. 13 Notre Dame (Oct. 21). Willett garnered first-team all-conference honors last season after leading RIT and tying for 12th in Atlantic Hockey with 30 blocked shots. He also tied for first on the team with 14 assists and was fourth with 18 points. The 2021-22 Preseason All-Atlantic Hockey honoree currently leads all Tiger returners with 69 career assists while ranking second with 79 career points over 148 games played the last five seasons.
ABOUT THE PURPLE EAGLES
Niagara looks to snap a three-game losing streak after falling at Air Force twice last Friday and Saturday, 5-4 and 3-2. Senior forward Walker Sommer is tied for the team lead with seven goals, including one in each setback last week in Colorado. Junior forward Albin Nilsson leads the Purple Eagles with 16 points and 10 assists, including the final two goals in the 3-1 win at then No. 10 Notre Dame on New Year's Day. Junior forward Ryan Naumovski sits second for Niagara with 14 points on six goals and eight assists, followed by senior forward Ryan Cox, who has 13 points on seven goals and six assists. Junior goaltender Chad Veltri owns a 6-6-1 record with a .891 save percentage and a 2.98 goals against average. Niagara leads the all-time series with RIT, 19-14-14
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