Neumann College Men’s Ice Hockey

Team 2008-2009

Division III 2009 National Champions By: Brittany Cuciti

Neumann College

• Neumann is a Catholic and Franciscan College• The college respects the uniqueness and inherent dignity of each person• An individual's spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical and social growth complement and fulfill one another• Each student, is taught to inspire a love of learning, moral discernment reflecting Christian values, and a commitment to social justice

About Neumann

• College: Neumann College• Location: Aston Pennsylvania • Mascot: Knights• Colors: Blue, Gold, and White• Rink: Ice Works• Enrollment: About 3,037 students• Conference: Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC)• Affiliations: NCAA Division III, ECAC

What Is Ice Hockey?

• A team sport played on ice.• It is a fast paced and physical sport • Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and

Russia• The indoor artificial ice rinks have become very popular at the amateur level in

major metropolitan areas such as cities that host a National Hockey League (NHL) or other professional-league teams

Rules And Equipment • Is played on a rectangular rink with curved corners whose length may vary from

184 to 200 ft and its width from 85 to 98 ft• Six players: a goalie, a center, two defensemen, and two forwards• The players are on ice skates• The rink is surrounded on all sides by walls 3 1/2 to 4 ft high• The goal mouths are 4 ft high and 6 ft wide and are set 10 ft out from each end of

the rink, which is divided by colored lines in the ice into three zones (attacking, neutral, and defending) that are each 60 ft long

• A puck, made out of composite material, 1 in. thick and 3 in. in diameter, and frozen to reduce resiliency, is the object used in play

• The weight, size, and shape of the sticks used to hit the puck are standardized

Rules And Equipment

• After a face-off (the dropping of the puck between two opposing players by an official), the team in possession of the puck seeks to maneuver it past the other team and into its net

• Each goal counts one point• The game is divided into three 20-min periods; overtime periods in case of ties

are used in certain professional games• In this fast and body-bruising sport, players use heavy protective equipment• A player detected by the referee in roughing, tripping, high-sticking, or other

violations must spend two minutes (a minor penalty) or more (major penalties) off the ice in the penalty box, and his team must continue play shorthanded

• Linesmen, goal judges, a timekeeper, and a scorer also officiate

Introducing The Neumann Knights..

• 1 Ross MacKinnon G Fr. 6-0 180 L Manchester, Conn. / Bridgewater Bandits • 3 Doug Slipacoff D Sr. 6-1 190 R Sarnia, ONT / Tecumseh Chiefs (WOJHL) • 7 Jonathan Cristini F Fr. 6-2 192 R Mississauga, ONT / Stouffville Spirit • 8 Sean Bianchini D So. 5-11 184 R Kelowna, B.C. / Estevan Bruins (SJHL)

• 9 Bill Foster F Fr. 5-7 185 R Albany, NY / Hawkesbury Hawks • 10 Donovan Hall F Sr. 6-1 190 L Wishart, SK / Estevan Bruins (SJHL)

• 11 John Giacobbo D/F Sr. 5-10 185 R Deptford, NJ / Philadelphia Little Flyers • 12 Matt Ward F Jr. 5-9 180 L Kemptville, ONT / Brockville Braves (CJHL)

• 13 Kyle Casey F Sr. 5-8 171 R Stratford, ONT / Stratford Cullitions (MWOJHL) • 14 Stewart Sjoberg F Sr. 5-10 180 L Teulon, MB / Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) • 16 Ryan Heickert F Sr. 5-9 180 R Oshawa, ONT / Wexford Raiders (OPJHL)

• 17 Danil Guryev D Fr. 6-3 186 L Ukraine / NY Jr. Bobcats • 18 Erik Stoyanovich F Sr. 6-0 185 R London, ONT / St. Thomas Aquinas

• 20 Jeff Rodell D So. 6-1 178 R Littleton, Colo. / Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL)

Introducing The Neumann Knights..

•21 Joe Dolan F Sr. 6-3 190 L Mickleton, NJ / Little Flyers (MJHL) •22 Lincoln-Kaleigh Schrock F Sr. 5-11 190 R Fort Wayne, Ind. / Toledo Ice Diggers (NAHL) •23 Brock Van Slyke D Sr. 6-0 295 R Ingersol, ONT / Stratford Cullitons (MWOJHL) •24 Jeremy Gates D/F Fr. 6-2 196 L Jackson, Mich. / Pembroke Lumber Kings •26 Jesse Cole F Sr. 6-1 195 R Stratford, ONT / Stratford Cullitions (MWOJHL)

•27 Nick Lapierre D Fr. 6-0 217 L Montreal, QC / Baystate Breakers •28 Michael Hedden F Sr. 5-9 180 L St. Catherines, ONT / Thorold Blackhawks (GHJHL) •30 Jonathan Keating G Jr. 5-7 180 R Mississauga, ONT / Bramptom Capitals (OPJHL)

•34 Matt Tendler G Fr. 5-9 170 L Warminster, Pa. / Philadelphia Little Flyers •44 David Gooch D Jr. 5-6 172 R Mantua, NJ / Boaderland Thunder (SIJHL)

•51 Jordan Erickson G Sr. 6-2 225 L Port McNeil, B.C. / University of Alabama - Huntsville •67 Matt Valois F Fr. 6-2 200 L Ottawa, ONT / Brockville Braves

•71 Marlon Gardner F Fr. 6-1 165 L Eaglelake, ONT / Dryden Ice Dogs •72 Charles Paterson D Jr. 5-10 190 L Navan, ONT / Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) Coaching

Staff

Coaches

• Head Coach: Dominick Dawes• Assistant Coach: Michael DiMarchi

• Team Chaplin: Joe Crowe• Athletic Trainer: Sal Capone• Athletic Director : Chuck Sack

The Schedule10/24/2008 SUNY - Geneseo Rochester, NY L 2-3 SUNY – Geneseo10/25/2008 SUNY - Geneseo Rochester, NY W 4-3 SUNY - Geneseo

11/1/2008 Adrian College Adrian, MI W 4-2 Adrian College11/2/2008 Adrian College Adrian, MI L 1-10 Adrian College

11/7/2008 Manhattanville College Aston, Pa W 4-2 Manhattanville College 11/8/2008 Manhattanville College Aston, Pa W 4- 3 ot Manhattanville College

11/14/2008 Elmira College Aston, Pa L 1-3 Elmira College11/15/2008 Hobart College Aston, PA L 4-5 ot Hobart College

11/21/2008 Utica College Utica, NY W 4-1 Utica College11/22/2008 Manhattanville College Puchase, NY T 2-2 Manhattanville College

11/29/2008 Becker College Castleton, VT. W 6-1 Becker College11/30/2008 Castleton Castleton, VT. W 5-1 Castleton

12/6/2008 Lebanon Valley College Aston, Pa W 9-3 Lebanon Valley College 1/2/2009 Norwich University Northfield, VT L 1-2 Norwich University

1/3/2009 Elmira College Northfield, VT L 2-4 Elmira College1/8/2009 SUNY - Potsdam Potsdam, NY W 9-4 SUNY - Potsdam

The Schedule (continued..)1/10/2009 Western New England Aston, PA W 8-0 Western New England

1/23/2009 #6 Elmira College Elmira, NY T 2-2 #6 Elmira College1/24/2009 #6 Elmira College Elmira, NY L 2-9 #6 Elmira College

2/6/2009 Utica College Aston, PA W 9-2 Utica College2/7/2009 Utica College Aston, PA L 3-7 Utica College

2/13/2009 #6 Hobart College Geneva, NY W 4-3 ot #6 Hobart College2/14/2009 #6 Hobart College Geneva, NY L 2-6 #6 Hobart College

2/20/2009 Lebanon Valley College Lebanon, PA W 9-2 Lebanon Valley College2/21/2009 Lebanon Valley College Lebanon, PA W 11-2 Lebanon Valley College

2/25/2009 Utica College - ECAC West First Round Aston, Pa. W 4-3 Utica College2/28/2009 Elmira - ECAC West Semifinals W 2-1 Elmira - ECAC West Semifinals

3/7/2009 #4 Hobart - ECAC West Championship Geneva, N.Y. W 3-2 #4 Hobart 3/11/2009 #8 Elmira College - NCAA 1st Round Elmira, NY W 2-1 #8 Elmira College

3/14/2009 #1 Plattsburgh St. - NCAA Quarterfinals Plattsburgh, N.Y. W 5-4 ot #1 Plattsburgh St. 3/20/2009 Hobart College - NCAA Semifinals Lake Placid, N.Y. W 2-0 Hobart College

3/21/2009 Gustavus Adolphus - NCAA Finals Lake Placid, N.Y. W 4-1 Gustavus Adolphus

Statistics• OVERALL: 10-7-2 • Conf: 4-3-2 • Home: 4-2-0 • Away: 5-4-2 • Neut: 1-1-0 • TEAM STATISTICS NCMIH OPP SHOT STATISTICS : Goals-Shot attempts 74-453 59- 447

Shot pct. .163 .132 Goals/Game 3.9 3.1 Shots/Game 23.8 23.5 Assists 111 90 • POWER PLAYS : Goals-Power Plays 33-115 24-120 Conversion Percent .287 .200 Shot

Attempts 153 130 Shot Percent .216 .185 • GOAL BREAKDOWN: Total Goals 74 59 Power Play 32 24 Short-handed 3 0 Empty net

2 1 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 5 6 Overtime 1 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 1 0 • PENALTIES: Number 149 143 Minutes 393 357 Penalties/Game 7.8 7.5 Pen minutes/Game

20.7 18.8 Minor 118 117 Major 4 4 10-minute Misconduct 2 0 Game Misconduct 2 2 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 5 4

• SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) : 0-0 0-0 • ATTENDANCE : Total 1751 13537 Dates/Avg Per Date 6/292 11/1231 Neutral Site

#/Avg 2/324 • GOALS BY PERIOD: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Neumann Knights 15 34 24 1 74 Opponents 17

19 23 1 60 • SAVES BY PERIOD: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Neumann Knights 157 177 150 7 491

Opponents 188 173 138 8 507

ECAC West Champions

• In Geneva New York, Jeff Rodell scored the game winning goal with 4.3 seconds left on the clock to lift the win over Hobart College, 3-2 to win the ECAC West Championship

• Six Neumann Knights were named to the ECAC West All-Conference teams– Mike Hedden was named to the first team– Matt Ward and Kyle Casey earned second team honors – Marlon Garnder, Jeremy Gates, and Ross MacKinnon were all named to the

All-Rookie West team

NCAA Division III Tournament

• The Knights are participating in their first NCAA Tournament-Defeated Elmira College, 2-1, in the first round-Bill Foster scored the winning goal 2:35 into overtime as the #12 Neumann College men’s ice hockey team defeated #1 Plattsburgh State, 5-4 in the second round and advanced to the Frozen Four Championship Game

NCAA Semifinal Championship Game

• In Lake Placid New York, the boys defeated Hobart College, 2-0, in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship at the Herb Brooks Arena

• The first two periods were scoreless. Hobart had many chances, but goalie Ross MacKinnon was spectacular in net for the Knights. The Statesmen outshot the Knights, 36-24

• Matt Ward broke the scoreless game on the power play at the 11:13 mark of the third period off a pass from Kyle Casey

• Captain Lincoln Schrock netted an empty net goal with 40 seconds remaining to stamp Neumann’s ticket to the Championship Game. Jeff Rodell assisted on the goal

NCAA Championship Game

• Won the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey NCAA Title with a 4-1 win over Gustavus Adolphus at the Herb Brooks Arena Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York

• The win is the ninth-straight for the Knights• It is the first NCAA National Championship for any sport at Neumann• Ross MacKinnon is the first freshman goalie to win a NCAA Division III National

Championship since 2006.• Neumann won by the largest margin in a Championship game since Middlebury defeated

St. Thomas 5-0 in 2005.• This was the first two ranked in the double-digits in the USCHO.com final poll have met in

the NCAA Division III National Championship Game. Neumann was ranked 12 th while Gustavus Adolphus was 15th

• Neumann College Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach, Dominick Dawes, was named the 2009 American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Men’s Division III Coach of the Year

Neumann Knights 2008-2009

Citations

• http://www.neumannathletics.com/index.aspx?tab=icehockey&path=mhockey• www.google.com• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey