2020–21 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

2020–21 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 RIT Tigers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	5th Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	Gene Polisseni Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	9–9–2
Conference	7–5–1–0–0–1
Home	7–1–1
Road	2–8–1
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Wayne Wilson
Assistant coaches	Brian Hills; David Insalaco; Len Perno
Captain(s)	Alden Dupuis
Alternate captain(s)	Will Calverley; Dan Willett
	RIT Tigers men's ice hockey seasons; « 2019–20 2021–22 »

The 2020–21 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program, the 16th at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology and were coached by Wayne Wilson, in his 22nd season.

Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of RIT's players would lose a season of play.^[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.^[2]

Throughout the entire season, RIT was a Jekyll and Hyde team, playing far better at home than they did on the road. Despite having no home fans for the entire season, as a result of COVID protocols, RIT won 7 of their 9 home games, including a sweep of then-ranked Robert Morris. Once the team hit the road the offense quieted down and the defense turned into a sieve. Their only two road wins came early in the season, both against a lowly Niagara team, and the resulting imbalance in play caused the Tigers to hover around the .500 mark for most of the season. RIT finished 5th in the conference and caused the team to travel for their quarterfinal meeting with Canisius. The result was nearly predictable and the Tigers were outscored 4–11 in the two games, ending their abbreviated season.

Daniel Chenard sat out the season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Darren Brady	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem)
Adam Brubacher	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Shawn Cameron	Forward	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Ryan Kruper	Forward	Canada	Graduation
Thomas Maia	Forward	Canada	Returned to juniors (Nanaimo Clippers)
Chris McKay	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Jordan Peacock	Forward	Canada	Graduation
Zach Salloum	Defenseman	Canada	Left program
Brody Valette	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Calvon Boots	Defenseman	United States	22	Fairbanks, AK; transfer from American International
Daniel Chenard	Goaltender	Canada	20	Waterloo, ON
Diarmad DiMurro	Defenseman	United States	21	Highland Mills, NY
Aiden Hansen-Bukata	Defenseman	Canada	21	Delta, BC
Cody Laskosky	Forward	Canada	21	New Norway, AB
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis	Defenseman	Canada	21	Aurora, ON

Roster

As of September 15, 2020.^[3]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Ian Andriano	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1996-08-11	Barrie, Ontario	Ottawa (CCHL)	—
2	Diarmad DiMurro	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-05-02	Highland Mills, New York	Trail (BCHL)	—
3	Spencer Berry	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1998-09-26	White Rock, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)	—
4	Dimitri Mikrogiannakis	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1999-09-20	Aurora, Ontario	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)	—
5	Dan Willett (A)	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-02-23	Bayville, New York	Bloomington (USHL)	—
6	Calvon Boots	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1998-02-11	Fairbanks, Alaska	American International (AHA)	—
7	Ryan Nicholson	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1999-01-13	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville (OJHL)	—
8	Will Calverley (A)	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1998-07-17	Scarborough, Ontario	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
9	Jake Joffe	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-04-30	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)	—
11	Colton Trumbla	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1998-11-30	Winnipeg, Manitoba	St. Michael's (OJHL)	—
14	Jake Hamacher	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1997-04-20	Corona, California	Dubuque (USHL)	—
15	Andrew Rinaldi	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1998-03-15	Pierrefonds, Quebec	Wellington (OJHL)	—
16	Elijah Gonsalves	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2000-03-08	Scarborough, Ontario	Wellington (OJHL)	—
17	Bryson Traptow	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-04-17	Calgary, Alberta	Camrose (AJHL)	—
18	Kobe Walker	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1998-04-03	Lloydminster, Alberta	Lloydminster (AJHL)	—
19	Nick Bruce	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1996-09-02	Fall River, Nova Scotia	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
20	Caleb Moretz	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1998-07-14	Fairbanks, Alaska	Flin Flon (SJHL)	—
21	Alden Dupuis (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1996-11-06	Edmonton, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
22	Regan Seiferling	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1997-03-09	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Yorkton (SJHL)	—
23	Aiden Hansen-Bukata	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1999-06-29	Delta, British Columbia	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
26	Cody Laskosky	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-06-21	New Norway, Alberta	Camrose (AJHL)	—
27	Andrew Petrucci	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1997-05-21	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Patriots (OJHL)	—
28	Merritt Oszytko	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1998-02-21	Edmonton, Alberta	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	—
30	Logan Drackett	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1998-10-01	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)	—
32	Daniel Chenard	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1999-10-03	Waterloo, Ontario	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
40	Kolby Matthews	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-03-04	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—

Standings

2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	PT%	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 American International †*	12	11	1	0	1	0	0	32	.889	47	18	19	15	4	0	67	40
Army	15	10	4	1	3	1	1	30	.667	42	33	22	15	6	1	71	48
Robert Morris	15	10	5	0	2	1	0	29	.644	58	48	24	15	9	0	85	69
Canisius	13	8	5	0	1	1	0	24	.615	42	34	17	11	6	0	59	46
RIT	13	7	5	1	0	0	1	23	.590	43	40	20	9	9	2	68	70
Sacred Heart	13	6	6	1	1	2	0	20	.513	35	38	18	6	10	2	43	59
Mercyhurst	16	7	8	1	1	1	1	23	.479	54	50	21	8	12	1	64	67
Bentley	15	4	11	0	1	5	0	16	.356	35	48	16	5	11	0	42	51
Niagara	15	3	9	3	0	2	1	15	.333	39	53	22	7	12	3	57	70
Air Force	13	3	9	1	2	1	0	9	.231	32	49	14	3	10	1	35	56
Holy Cross	12	3	9	0	2	0	0	7	.194	22	38	16	4	12	0	30	52
Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
November 27	5:00 PM	vs. #9 Clarkson*	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Drackett	W 8–5	0	1–0–0
November 29	5:00 PM	at #9 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	Andriano	L 1–5	0	1–1–0
December 5	5:05 PM	vs. Niagara	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Drackett	T 3–3 ^SOW	0	1–1–1 (0–0–1)
December 6	5:05 PM	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Drackett	W 5–1	0	2–1–1 (1–0–1)
December 11	5:00 PM	vs. Long Island*	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Drackett	L 3–4	0	2–2–1
December 12	5:00 PM	vs. Long Island*	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Andriano	W 5–1	0	3–2–1
December 22	3:00 PM	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Drackett	W 5–4	0	4–2–1 (2–0–1)
December 29	4:00 PM	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	Drackett	T 4–4 ^OT	0	4–2–2
January 2	7:30 PM	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	Drackett	L 1–3	0	4–3–2 (2–1–1)
January 3	4:00 PM	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	Drackett	L 3–4	0	4–4–2 (2–2–1)
January 28	5:00 PM	vs. Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Drackett	W 6–4	0	5–4–2 (3–2–1)
January 30	5:00 PM	vs. Canisius	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Drackett	W 3–2	0	6–4–2 (4–2–1)
February 5	5:00 PM	vs. Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Matthews	W 2–1	0	7–4–2 (5–2–1)
February 6	5:05 PM	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	Drackett	L 2–6	0	7–5–2 (5–3–1)
February 12	7:05 PM	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Matthews	L 3–5	0	7–6–2 (5–4–1)
February 13	7:05 PM	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Andriano	L 0–3	0	7–7–2 (5–5–1)
February 20	7:05 PM	vs. #19 Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Andriano	W 6–1	0	8–7–2 (6–5–1)
February 21	5:00 PM	vs. #19 Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Andriano	W 4–3	0	9–7–2 (7–5–1)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 12	7:05 PM	at Canisius*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals game 1)	Andriano	L 2–5	89	9–8–2
March 13	7:05 PM	at Canisius*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals game 2)	Drackett	L 2–6	109	9–9–2
RIT Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Will Calverley	C	18	12	13	25	25
Elijah Gonsalves	C/RW	20	9	13	22	22
Jake Hamacher	LW	20	7	14	21	4
Dan Willett	D	20	4	14	18	8
Nick Bruce	F	18	4	12	16	14
Kobe Walker	F	17	6	8	14	4
Alden Dupuis	F	19	6	6	12	2
Caleb Moretz	C/RW	15	6	4	10	8
Jake Joffe	RW	20	5	4	9	0
Regan Seiferling	D	16	1	5	6	12
Spencer Berry	D	18	0	5	5	15
Bryson Traptow	F	20	0	5	5	28
Cody Laskosky	F	18	2	2	4	8
Andrew Petrucci	C	19	3	0	3	10
Ryan Nicholson	D	12	2	1	3	6
Diarmad DiMurro	D	19	1	2	3	4
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis	D	18	0	3	3	8
Aiden Hansen-Bukata	D	20	0	2	2	2
Calvon Boots	D	14	0	1	1	4
Kolby Matthews	G	2	0	0	0	0
Ian Andriano	G	6	0	0	0	0
Colton Trumbla	LW	7	0	0	0	0
Andrew Rinaldi	LW	11	0	0	0	6
Logan Drackett	G	13	0	0	0	0
Merritt Oszytko	F	13	0	0	0	2
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	2
Total			68	114	182	173

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Ian Andriano	6	328	3	3	0	16	160	0	.909	2.92
Kolby Matthews	2	119	1	1	0	6	61	0	.910	3.01
Logan Drackett	13	748	5	5	2	43	286	0	.869	3.45
Empty Net	-	13	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Total	20	1210	9	9	2	70	577	0	.879	3.47

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	-	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.^[6]

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Will Calverley	AHCA East Second Team All-American	^[7]
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year	^[8]
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward	^[8]
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Scoring Trophy	^[8]
Dan Willett	Atlantic Hockey First Team	^[9]
Will Calverley	Atlantic Hockey First Team	^[9]

References

^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "2020–21 RIT Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Athletics. 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "RIT Tigers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[1] "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[2] "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[3] "2020–21 RIT Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Athletics. 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

[4] "RIT Tigers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[5] "RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[6] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[7] "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[AHA-8] "Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[AHA2-9] "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

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v t e RIT Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ritter-Clark Rink (1962–1968) Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena (1968–2014) Gene Polisseni Center (2014–present)
Head coaches	James E. Musker (1961–1962) Jim Heffer (1962–1968) Daryl Sullivan (1968–1980) Brian Mason (1980–1984) Bruce Delventhal (1984–1988) Buddy Powers (1988–1989) Eric Hoffberg (1989–1999) Wayne Wilson (1999–present)
Seasons	1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1972–1980) ECAC 2 (1980–1984) NYCHA (1981–1986) ECAC West (1984–2005) Atlantic Hockey Association (2006–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons Canisius Golden Griffins Niagara Purple Eagles
All-time leaders	Chris Johnstone (250 Points) (D-III) Chris Johnstone (114 Goals) (D-III) Jamie Morris (87 Wins) (D-III)
National championships	1983 (DII) 1985 (DIII)
Frozen Four appearances	1983 1984 1985 1986 1989 1996 1999 2001 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1985 1986 1989 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2010 2015 2016 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1984 ECAC West: 1986 1989 1994 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 Atlantic Hockey: 2010 2015 2016 2024
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