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RIT’s Wayne Wilson talks this year’s Tigers, 400 win milestone: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 9

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Wayne Wilson. The conversation includes Wilson’s milestone 400th victory at RIT achieved last weekend at Princeton, this year’s Tigers and how they are benefitting from the return of four fifth-year players, pending NCAA legislation that would allow RIT (and Union) athletic scholarships for D-I teams, and the 3v3 overtime rule.

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RIT’s Wayne Wilson on a restarted season, this year’s Tigers, AHA pods: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 2

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A conversation with incoming Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast season 2 episode 20

Rochester Institute of Technology was the first Division I team to cancel its 2020-21 season but also the first to restore it.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger talk with RIT head coach Wayne Wilson about the process that led to the restoration of this year’s campaign, what he expected this season from his team and what he learned about the Tigers from a weekend split against Clarkson. We also discuss the Atlantic Hockey pod schedule and look ahead at games this weekend against Niagara.

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Northern Michigan’s Potulny, RIT’s Wilson guest on Feb. 13 edition of USCHO Live!

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08 Dec 17: Grant Potulny (Northern Michigan - Head Coach). The Bemidji State University Beavers host the Northern Michigan University Wildcats in a WCHA Conference matchup at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Our guests on the February 13 edition of USCHO Live! are Northern Michigan coach Grant Potulny, whose Wildcats sit atop the WCHA standings and at No. 20 in the USCHO.com poll after winning nine of 10 league games since Jan. 1, and Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson, whose Tigers won all three games on a long weekend road trip to move into fifth place — yet still in reach of first — in Atlantic Hockey. Listen live or on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2018/02/13/uconorthern-michigans-potulny-rits-wilson-guest-on-feb-13-edition-of-uscho-live/

RIT’s Wilson, Dartmouth’s Gaudet guest on March 15 USCHO Live!

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Our guests on the March 15 edition of USCHO Live! are coaches whose teams swept opponents on the road to win quarterfinal series in their conferences: Rochester Institute of Technology’s Wayne Wilson at 8:20 p.m., and Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet at 8:40 p.m. Join us live at http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/03/15/rits-wilson-dartmouths-gaudet-guest-on-march-15-uscho-live/

RIT Fans: Not Ready to Go Home Yet

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Despite a lopsided loss to Wisconsin on Thursday, the RIT student section remains about two-thirds full of orange-clad fans this evening at Ford Field. Known as the “Corner Crew” back home in the raucously loud Frank Ritter Memorial Arena, the Tiger faithful have very quickly distinguished themselves on the national college hockey scene as rabid … Read more

RIT vs. Wisconsin: The Lines

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Here are the lines for the first national semifinal between RIT and Wisconsin: RIT 11 Taylor McReynolds-10 Mark Cornacchia-23 Mike Janda 12 Stevan Matic-18 Cameron Burt-17 Sean Murphy 3 Scott Knowles-22 Adam Hartley-14 Brent Alexin 19 Tyler Mazzei-28 Andrew Favot-16 Tyler Brenner 6 Dan Ringwald-8 Chris Tanev 27 Chris Saracino-24 Chris Haltigin 15 Alan Mazur-25 … Read more

Carpe Diem and Heavy Favorites

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Arguably, Wisconsin comes in as a heavy favorite against RIT (a.k.a. “The Little Engine That Could”).   Nonetheless, the Badgers are fully aware of what their opponents accomplished in knocking off Denver and New Hampshire to get here.  They have no intention of becoming the next victim. Thus, the mantra of “we’re 0-0” has become predictably … Read more

Reminiscing

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RIT coach Wayne Wilson captained the 1984 Bowling Green national championship team, coached by current Boston College coach Jerry York. “To be in my first Frozen Four as a coach with Jerry York, who was my coach (at Bowling Green) is pretty unique,” he said. Asked if he had drawn on any memories from his … Read more

All in the Family

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RIT coach Wayne Wilson’s daughter is one of the interns working for the NCAA at the Frozen Four. Stephanie is a junior at Wilson’s alma mater, Bowling Green. “She got to the Frozen Four before I did,” he said. “She already volunteered to get the job and she said she was going to the Frozen … Read more

Quite a Trip

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The RIT Tigers were timed a minute and 55 seconds to get from their locker room door to the ice surface, a lot of that downhill. The goaltenders are going to be transported via golf carts. “I’m not worried about it,” joked RIT goalie Jared DeMichiel. “I have the biggest nose of all the goalies … Read more

Tigers Keeping It Loose

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RIT has had a playful demeanor throughout the NCAA tournament, and it was on display again today in the Tigers’ press conference. From talk about goaltender Jared DeMichiel’s striped protective cup (“I’m a Tiger through and through”) to his reponse to a question about being the underdog (“Underdog, overdog, Snoop Dog, they can call us … Read more

Who Is In, Who Is Out? Early Possibilities, or What I Believe May Be The Case.

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It’s onto the tournament championship rounds. So with the help of our Pairwise Predictor, we can look at a couple of things and take some early looks at what some possibilities are. This is more commonly known as “What I Believe May Be The Case”. Because the Pairwise is a moving target with numbers, there … Read more