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Cameron Burt - RIT
Sophomore, Forward, Detroit, N.Y.
Burt was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament MVP
after recording seven points (1-6-7) in the two weekend games,
leading RIT to its first league title and berth in the NCAA
Division I Championship. In the championship game against
Sacred Heart, Burt set a career-high and tied a Division I team
record with five points on a goal and four assists. He scored the
opening goal of the game just 2:16 in and assisted on a pair of
goals in both the second and third periods. On Friday, Burt
assisted on two power-play goals in a 4-0 win over Canisius.
The sophomore forward now leads the team with 45 points (15-30-45)
and has 27 points (6-21-27) over his last 13 games. He now has 17
points in nine career games against Sacred Heart, and 15 points
(6-9-15) in eight postseason games.
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Jared DeMichiel - RIT
Senior, Goaltender, Avon, Conn.
DeMichiel was tremendous in net, stopping 52-of-53 shots as the
Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time as a
Division I program after winning the Atlantic Hockey Association
Championship. He started the weekend by stopping all 20 shots
he faced in a 4-0 win over Canisius in the AHA semifinals on
Friday. DeMichiel set the tone early by making a huge save on
a breakaway by Scott Moser just 28 seconds in. In the
championship, DeMichiel stopped 32 shots in a 6-1 win over Sacred
Heart. Once again DeMichiel made a tremendous stop to start
the game, robbing Erik Boisvert with a huge glove save in from in
close. DeMichiel now leads the nation with 25 wins and is
25-9-1. He is fourth nationally with a 2.00 goals against average,
and ninth with a .922 save percentage. DeMichiel also tied a
Division I team record with his 39th career win.
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Patrick Knowlton, Sacred Heart (Junior, Forward, Colorado
Springs, Colo.) - Scored the game winning goal with just 41 seconds
remaining in regulation in the Pioneers 2-1 victory over Air Force
in the semifinals of the AHA tournament...The goal was the latest
regulation game winner in AHA semifinal history...Earned a spot on
the 2010 All-Tournament team...Finished his junior year with an
impressive 13 goals and 26 assists for 39 total points.
Steven Legatto - Sacred Heart (Freshman, Goaltender, Kelowna,
British Columbia) - Made 65 saves during the final four of the
Atlantic Hockey tournament...Allowed just one goal in the
semifinals versus Air Force, the Falcons needed an extra attacker
late to finally solve Legatto...Provided 32 stops in the
championship game against RIT...Named to the 2010 All-Rookie team
finishing the season with a 3.10 goals against average and a .907
save percentage.
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Canisius: Canisius had its season end in the Atlantic
Hockey semifinals, falling to RIT. The Griffs finished the season
with a 17-5-5 record, their most wins since also recording 17
during the 2000-01 campaign. Canisius also advanced to the
conference semifinals for the first time since the 2003-04
season. Eight Canisius seniors played their final game on
Friday. The first recruiting class by head coach Dave Smith will
graduate with 26 total Division I school records. Josh Heidinger
graduates as the program’s all-time leading scorer, recording
132 points in his four seasons. He surpassed the record held by
David Deeves, who tallied 119 points from 1998 to 2002. Heidinger
also eclipsed Deeves’ career assists record of 70 as he 95
career helpers. Senior Jason Weeks owns the career goals record of
50. Senior Carl Hudson set every scoring record by a defender
during his tenure with the Griffs. During his career, Hudson
recorded 88 career points, double the amount of the next highest
defender. His 43 goals are more than three times the next higher
Canisius blueliner and are also the most in Atlantic Hockey
history. Hudson also holds the career record with 45 assists by a
defender. In addition, Hudson holds the school records among all
players with 31 career power-play goals and nine game-winning
scores. He enjoyed his best season as a senior and set
single-season records among defenders with 34 points, 14 goals and
20 assists. His 11 power-play goals are also the most in any
season. Junior Cory Conacher was named the Atlantic Hockey
Player of the Year at the postseason banquet, becoming the first
player in the program’s history to garner the award. He also
earned first-team all-conference honors and is the first Griff
forward to be named to the team. Conacher set schools records
during the season with 53 points, 33 assists and five game-winning
goals. Hudson also earned second-team honors, while junior
Vincent Scarsella picked up third-team accolades. Canisius’
three honorees are the most in the program’s history.
Rochester Institute of Technology: The Tigers (26-11-1,
22-5-1 AHA) advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time
since moving to Division I in 2005 after resounding victories in
the Atlantic Hockey Semifinal and Championship. The Tigers
will travel to Albany, N.Y. and are the No. 4 seed in the East
Region. They will face top-seed Denver (27-9-4) at 3 p.m.
Friday at the Times Union Center. Denver, who plays in the
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is the No. 2 overall
seed in the NCAA Tournament and boasts 14 NHL draft picks.
Cornell (21-8-4), the ECAC Champion, is No. 2 seed in the region,
and will face No. 3 New Hampshire (17-13-7) of Hockey East in the
second regional semifinal on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The two winners
will face-off in the East Region Championship on Saturday at 6:30
p.m. Tickets are $82 for the weekend, which includes all
three games. RIT shut-out Canisius in the AHA Semifinal, 4-0
on Friday, then defeated Sacred Heart, 6-1 in the AHA Championship
on Saturday. Sophomore forward Cameron Burt was named the
Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament MVP after recording seven
points (1-6-7) in the two weekend games. In the championship
game against Sacred Heart, Burt set a career-high and tied a
Division I team record with five points on a goal and four assists.
Burt now leads the team with 45 points (15-30-45) and has 27 points
(6-21-27) over his last 13 games. He now has 17 points in nine
career games against Sacred Heart, and 15 points (6-9-15) in eight
postseason games. Defensemen Dan Ringwald, Chris Tanev, along
with forwards Tyler Brenner, Burt, and goaltender Jared DeMichiel
were named to AHA All-Tournament Team. The 26 wins are a
school record and are the third most in Division I behind Miami
(Ohio) and Denver, the top two teams in the country. RIT is
riding a 10-game winning streak (longest current streak in Division
I). They have outscored foes 45-13 during that span.
The 13 goals allowed are the fewest in a 10-game stretch in team
history. Freshman defenseman Chris Tanev is among the national
leaders with a plus-31 rating on the season. Senior Dan
Ringwald became the first Tiger at the Division I level to record
100 career assists. He has 21 goals and 101 assists for 122
points in 142 career games. Ringwald is tied for third in the
nation in scoring among defensemen with 34 points and is sixth with
0.89 points per game. It is his third consecutive 34-point
season. RIT has four defensemen (Ringwald – 34, Tanev –
27, Alan Mazur – 23, and Chris Haltigin – 22) with at
least 20 points. Mazur needs just one point for 100 in his
career. The Tiger defense set a school record with its eighth
shutout of the season in the 4-0 win over Canisius. They have
seven shutouts in their last 19 games. RIT’s defense
third nationally, allowing just 2.08 goals per game.
RIT’s offense is fifth in the nation, averaging 3.58 goals
per game. The 1.50 goal differential per game is second
nationally. RIT has excellent scoring balance, with 11
players scoring between 7 and 15 goals, and 16 players with at
least 10 points and nine with 20 points. Goaltender Jared
DeMichiel leads all of Division I with 25 wins. He is fourth
nationally with a 2.00 goals against average, and ninth with a .922
save percentage. DeMichiel also tied a Division I team record
(Louis Menard ’09) with his 39th career win. The Tigers
are 26-6-1 over their last 33 games after starting the regular
season 0-5. Since Jan. 8, RIT is 17-3-0. RIT has 83
goals (4.15 per game) during that span. The Tigers have
scored a power-play in goal in 14 straight games. RIT is
25-for-92 (27.2 percent) with the man-advantage during that
time. RIT is sixth nationally in power-play percentage 21.5
percent), and 13th in penalty killing (84.8 percent).
Sacred Heart: The Pioneers magical season came to an end
Saturday night in a 6-1 loss in the Atlantic Hockey championship
game. Sacred Heart finishes 2009-10 tied for a program record
in wins (21) and setting a new mark for goals in a single season
(131). Sacred Heart played an exciting semifinal game before
ousting three time defending conference champion Air Force.
An Erik Boisvert (Drummondville, QC) goal in the second period put
SHU out in front at 1-0 until the end of the third period.
The Falcons successfully scored utilizing the extra attacker to tie
the game with just over a minute to play. SHU would respond
just 30 seconds later to finish the game in wild fashion.
Patrick Knowlton (Colorado Springs ,CO) slammed a shot top shelf to
score the latest game winner in AHA semifinal history and send
Sacred Heart to the championship game. Head Coach C.J.
Marottolo earned Bauer Hockey Coach of the Year honors as he guided
SHU to an improbable season, taking over Sacred Heart just weeks
before the start of the season. Sacred Heart was one of the
best stories in the country all season, picked to finish eighth in
the AHA the Pioneers at one point rattled off a nation leading 12
game unbeaten streak. Nick Johnson (Windsor, CT) closes out
the year currently tied for the NCAA lead in goals with 27 and
linemate Dave Jarman (Toronto, ON) has been near the top of the
national rankings in assists all season. Johnson earned first
team All-Conference honors and Jarman was on the third team while
also garnering best defensive forward honors. Senior Paul
Ferraro (Pleasantville, NY) rounded out his career with a spot on
the All-AHA third team. Freshmen Steven Legatto (Kelowna, BC)
and Eric Delong (Oakville, MB) each kicked off their collegiate
careers on the All-Rookie team. The Pioneers lose nine
players to graduation but have a strong nucleus of leadership and
talent remaining as they look towards the future, moving closer to
the program’s first conference championship.
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