Scott BiggarRIT scored two goals in the closing minutes of the first period, another just as the second period started, and then rode the advantage to a 6-1 victory over league rival Hobart. The Tiger special teams were the difference in the contest. RIT scored four power-play goals while only giving up one to the Statesmen. … Read more
There are certain things that drive coaches nuts. Things like goals in the final minute of a period, or the first minute for that matter. Dumb penalties when the game is on the line. Wasted opportunities. The list of things that give coaches gray hairs before their time goes on and on. If this game … Read more
Curry entered RIT’s Ritter Arena as the last remaining undefeated team in the nation, a feat achieved with strong defense and quick skating. However, for the first time this season Curry allowed a team to score more than four goals, and RIT skated away with a 9-1 victory. “We knew these guys were undefeated,” said … Read more
Potsdam fans are accustomed to stellar performances by netminder Ryan Venturelli. RIT, on the other hand, has been following the adventures of George Eliopoulos as he tries to settle into his first year as the Tigers’ starting goaltender. However, in Friday’s game between these longtime foes, both goaltenders gave strong performances. Quick glove saves, reflex … Read more
Soft ice due to a power outage got the game at Ritter Arena between RIT and Williams off to a slow start. But yeoman work by the rink crew during the intermissions allowed the game to proceed on schedule with very little effect. A spate of goals late in the first period gave Williams a … Read more
Green grass, calm winds and temperatures in the 50s are not the weather that fans or players expect when RIT travels to play Oswego in the annual renewal of their longstanding rivalry. For the last five years, RIT has headed east on route 104 in January, when the frigid wind is howling and the snow … Read more
A grassroots effort has saved the sport of hockey at Skidmore.
What started as a friendly league game in the first period, erupted in the second period into a penalty-fest. Thirty seven minutes of penalties were distributed between Utica and RIT in the second period, including a rare fighting disqualification. RIT may have lost the fight, but the Tigers won on the scoreboard by a score … Read more
On paper, the Elmira Soaring Eagles and the RIT Tigers are relatively even. Both teams have a significant number of freshmen and sophomores in the lineup. Elmira sports the more experienced goaltender with Greg Fargo, while the Tigers bring a more experienced defensive corps to the ice. But sometimes, just sometimes, it is the intangibles … Read more
Prior to tonight’s game, both the St. Norbert and RIT coaches expressed a desire to play more five-on-five hockey than they did in Friday’s game, but it wasn’t to be. A steady and rapid pace of players paraded to the penalty box throughout the contest and special teams were the difference as St. Norbert skated … Read more
One way or another, the game between the St. Norbert Green Knights and the RIT Tigers was going to be decided by the freshmen. St. Norbert dressed a total of eight freshmen, including five freshmen defensemen. RIT, by comparison, only dressed a total of five freshmen, but all five of those were forwards, including two … Read more
The dissolution of two D-I programs opened up a shopping spree of transfers in the D-III ranks this offseason.
After playing their first six seasons in the ECAC Northeast, the Dutchmen will become members of the ECAC West in 2004-2005, giving that conference the seven teams required for an NCAA autobid.
Here are the stories behind the story.
The games go on, but security is heightened.
Coaches tell players that the first and last minute of a period are key times for momentum in a game. St. Norbert learned that lesson the hard way tonight, as Norwich scored two goals in the first minute of the third period to blow open a tight hockey game. The Cadets withstood a withering storm … Read more
This year’s NCAA D-III championship offers a contrast of old and new, perennial and upstart.
Team unity is an important ingredient to success in the game of hockey, particularly college hockey. Twenty-some guys have to learn to live together on the bus and in hotel rooms during long road trips. They must have that competitive fire to battle as a group through the adversity and setbacks that are inevitable during … Read more
Elmira took advantage of two opportune bounces late in the first period, scoring a pair of goals to take the lead, and then held on for the remainder of the contest to win the ECAC West championship, 4-3 over RIT. “It feels great,” said Elmira coach Tim Ceglarski. “Our seniors have been very close over … Read more
A hat trick by Tiger defenseman Ryan Fairbarn carried RIT to a 6-2 victory over Hobart in their ECAC West semifinal Friday. Fairbarn scored all three of his goals during the first 30 minutes of the contest. “We played well in both the first and second periods, but we got rewarded for it in the … Read more