RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
| RPI Engineers men's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
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| University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Conference | ECAC |
| Head coach | Seth Appert 11th season, 145–196–48 (.434) |
| Captain(s) | Riley Bourbonnais Jimmy DeVito |
| Alternate captain(s) | Parker Reno |
| Arena | Houston Field House Troy, New York |
| Colors | Cherry and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament championships | |
| 1954, 1985 | |
| NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
| 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1985 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 2011 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 1984, 1985, 1995 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| 1952, 1953, 1954, 1984, 1985 | |
| Current uniform | |
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The RPI Engineers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The Engineers are a member of ECAC Hockey (ECACH). They play at the Houston Field House in Troy, New York.[2][3]
History
Men's ice hockey at RPI dates back to 1901 and is one of the oldest programs in the country.[4] The team played as an independent NCAA Division I team from its inception in 1901 through 1938.[4] The team resumed after World War II for the 1949–50 season and in the following season Rensselaer joined Clarkson, Colgate, Middlebury, St. Lawrence, and Williams to form the Tri-State League for the 1950–51 season.[4] The next three seasons, 1952–1954 team won the Tri-State League season championships. RPI's first NCAA Tournament berth in 1953, coming in third and the following season, in 1954, the team won its first NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship.[4] After a 6-year drought the program again made the NCAA Tournament in 1961, finishing 4th.[4] The 1960–61 season would be the last season RPI competed in the Tri-State League as RPI and fellow Tri-State League members Clarkson and St. Lawrence, joined the new ECAC Hockey League.[5]
Depending on how the rules are interpreted, the RPI men's ice hockey team may have the longest winning streak on record for a Division I team; in the 1984–85 season it went undefeated for 30 games, but one game was against the University of Toronto, a non-NCAA team. Continuing into the 1985–86 season, RPI continued undefeated over 38 games, including two wins over Toronto.[6] Adam Oates and Daren Puppa, two players during that time, both went on to become stars in the NHL. Joe Juneau, who played from 1987 to 1991, also spent many years in the NHL. Graeme Townshend who also played in the late 1980s, had a brief NHL career. He is the first person of Jamaican ancestry to play in the National Hockey League.
Results by season (1979–89, 2006–16)
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Addessa (ECAC) (1979–1989) | ||||||||||
| 1979–80 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | Mike Addessa | 35–2–1 | 20–1–0 | 1st | NCAA National Champions | |||||
| 1985–86 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Mike Addessa | |||||||||
| Mike Addessa: | 35–2–1 | 20–1–0 | ||||||||
| Seth Appert (ECAC) (2006–Present) | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Seth Appert | 10–18–8 | 6–11–5 | T-8th | — | |||||
| 2007–08 | Seth Appert | 11–23–4 | 6–13–3 | 10th | — | |||||
| 2008–09 | Seth Appert | 10–27–2 | 6–15–1 | 11th | — | |||||
| 2009–10 | Seth Appert | 18–17–4 | 10–9–3 | T-5th | — | |||||
| 2010–11 | Seth Appert | 20–13–5 | 11–9–2 | T-4th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||||
| 2011–12 | Seth Appert | 12–24–3 | 7–12–3 | 10th | — | |||||
| 2012–13 | Seth Appert | 18–14–5 | 12–7–3 | 2nd | — | |||||
| 2013–14 | Seth Appert | 15–16–6 | 8–9–5 | 7th | — | |||||
| 2014–15 | Seth Appert | 12–26–3 | 8–12–2 | 9th | — | |||||
| 2015–16 | Seth Appert | 18–15–7 | 8–7–7 | T-5th | — | |||||
| Seth Appert: | 144–193–47 | 82–104–34 | ||||||||
| Total: | 179–195–48 | 103–105–34 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Traditions
The hockey team plays a significant role in the campus's culture, drawing thousands of fans each week to the Houston Field House during the season. The team's popularity even sparked the tradition of the hockey line, where students lined up for season tickets months in advance of the on-sale date. Today, the line generally begins a week or more before ticket sales.[7] Another tradition since 1978 has been the "Big Red Freakout!" game held close to the first weekend of February. Fans usually dress in the schools colors Red and White, and gifts such as tee-shirts are distributed en masse. In hockey the school's biggest rival has always been the upstate engineering school Clarkson University.
The official nickname of some of the school's Division III teams was changed in 1995 from the Engineers to the Red Hawks. However the hockey, football, cross-country, tennis, and track and field teams all chose to retain the Engineers name. The Red Hawks name was, at the time, very unpopular among the student body; a Red Hawk mascot was frequently taunted with thrown concessions and chants of "kill the chicken!" In contrast, the official hockey mascot known as The Puckman has always been very popular. The Puckman is an anthropomorphic hockey puck with an engineer's helmet.
Current roster
As of August 30, 2016.[8]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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| 1 | 
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Cam Hackett | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 1996-06-01 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Parker Reno | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-01-20 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina (USHS–MN) | — |
| 3 |
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T. J. Samec | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1995-05-03 | Edina, Minnesota | Brookings (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Tommy Grant | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 1994-04-04 | Sparta, New Jersey | Bay State (USPHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Charlie Manley | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1996-07-15 | Orchard Park, New York | Estevan (SJHL) | — |
| 9 |
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Meirs Moore | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1994-12-04 | Duluth, Minnesota | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Evan Tironese | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1995-08-02 | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 12 | 
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Viktor Liljegren | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 1994-04-28 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 13 | 
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Jared Wilson | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1994-08-27 | Calgary, Alberta | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Riley Bourbonnais | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1993-08-08 | Rochester, New York | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Jacob Hayhurst | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | 1997-01-20 | Mississauga, Ontario | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 17 | 
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Todd Burgess | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-04-03 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Fairbanks (USHL) | OTT, 103rd overall 2016 |
| 18 | 
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Max Reisinger | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1995-09-22 | Walding, Austria | Minot (NAHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Mike Prapavessis | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1996-01-07 | Oakville, Ontario | Toronto Patriots (OJHL) | DAL, 105th overall 2014 |
| 20 | 
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Jimmy DeVito | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1994-04-02 | Bloomingdale, Illinois | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Bradley Bell | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1996-05-29 | Sudbury, Ontario | Sudbury (NOJHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Lou Nanne | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1994-05-28 | Edina, Minnesota | Sioux Falls (USHL) | MIN, 188th overall 2012 |
| 24 |
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Will Reilly | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1997-07-23 | Toronto, Ontario | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Drew Melanson | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 1995-01-10 | Paramus, New Jersey | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Jake Wood | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 1993-08-06 | Georgetown, Ontario | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Jesper Öhrvall | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 1994-11-19 | Halmstad, Sweden | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Patrick Polino | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 1995-04-11 | Buffalo, New York | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 35 |
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Chase Perry | Freshman | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-02-08 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Wenatchee (BCHL) | DET, 136th overall 2014 |
| 39 | 
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Alex Rodriguez | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-12-15 | Miami, Florida | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
References
- ^ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Brand Style Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "RPI Engineers – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics Facilities".
- ^ "Inside College Hockey – Rensselaer Engineers".
- ^ a b c d e "Statistics". USCHO.com.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey" (PDF).
- ^ "RPI Hockey FAQ". Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "at the beginning of the Hockey Line". RPI History Revealed. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "RPI Engineers – 2016–17 Men's Hockey Roster".