Colonials add Andrew Blazek, from Topeka Roadrunners
September 23, 2009 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Recruiting
Blazek meets Kansas National Guard Sgt. Maj. Steve Rodina
The Colonials announced today, via twitter, the addition of (#33) Andrew Blazek of the Topeka Roadrunners. Andrew is from Pittsburgh, and last season he played in 57 games, scoring 29 points (17 G, 12 A), with a +10 rating, 96 PIM, 8 PPP (4 G, 4 A), taking 163 shots (.104 shot percentage).
Prior to playing in Topeka, Andrew split time between the Texas Tornado (NAHL) & the Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) in ‘07-’08, and a full season in Des Moines in ‘06-’07.
Here are a few clips that were online of Andrew in the local media & game footage, while playing in Topeka.
Recruiting News Update
May 1, 2009 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Recruiting
There have been a few more recent additions to the Colonial roster in this early off-season. the new Colonials are as follows…
Levine named CJHL Goalie of the Year
March 6, 2009 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Recruiting
RMU recruit Eric Levine has been named CJHL Goaltender of the Year, for his play with the Pembroke Lumber Kings. His regular season stats looked like this:
27 games played – 1604:25 minutes, 18 wins, 7 losses, 0 OT losses, 1 SO Loss, 4 shutouts, 62 GA, 2.32 GAA, 713 SA, .920% SV%
Official Report here: CJHL
Career Stats here: Pointstreak.com
(3/6/09) Keep ‘Em Comin’
March 6, 2009 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Men's Team, Recruiting
RMU has added another recruit to next year’s squad, Stefan Salituro of the Mahoning Valley Phantoms (NAHL). Coach Schooley has already dipped to the Phantoms before in bringing in recruits, Nathan Longpre, J.C. Velasquez and Denny Urban, all came from Mahoning Valley.
You can read more here: NAHL
(2/11/09) RMU adds Brendan Jamison of the EJHL
February 11, 2009 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Men's Team, Recruiting
Defenceman Brendan Jamison of the Jersey Hitmen in the EJHL has committed to playing for RMU next season. The news came today, as the announcement was made on the Jersey Hitmen website: Jersey Hitmen Hockey
Jamison hails from Allison Park, PA, his father is an RMU Alum. This is a great recruit for RMU, as his choices came down to Clarkson, RMU and the University of Vermont.
(1/25/09) Recruiting News
January 25, 2009 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Men's Team, Recruiting
According to the Pembroke Lumber Kings (COJHL) website, the Colonials have added goaltender, Eric Levine (Wheeling, Ill), to their recruiting list for next season. Levine is currently 5th in Goaltending Leaders with a GAA of 2.59, 13 wins and a SV% of .925.
The Colonials have also dipped into the EJHL yet again, bringing forward Anthony Principato, of the Bay State Breakers (Junior team of current Colonial Chris Margott) to the Colonials next season. Principato currently has 45 points in 29 games (19-g/26-a), with 15 on the powerplay.
In 2007-2008, Principato played in 40 games for Bay State, putting up 40 points (16-g/24-a).
Hervato commits for next season
December 2, 2008 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Men's Team, Recruiting
It wasn’t set in stone, but rumors were flying south from Canada about the Smiths Falls Bears forward Zach Hervato committing to the Robert Morris Hockey program.
No longer is this a rumor.
Friday after Thanksgiving, Coach Schooley had much to to be thankful for, not only coming off a huge win at Lake Superior, but Hervato’s official commitment to RMU only continue to solidifies the growing expansion of Colonial hockey.
The 5′8” forward is currently ranked 16th in the CJHL in scoring with 15 points in 20 games, and not only that but Hervato made the roster of 20 players for Team Canada East, which won a bronze medal competing in the World Junior A Challenge, where Hervato played 4 games scoring 1 goal and 2 assists.
RMU Recruit to play with Team Canada East in World Junior A Challenge
October 17, 2008 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Recruiting
Some interesting news about RMU recruit Zach Hervato came across my mailbox today, he has been selected to compete with Team Canada East, in the 2008 World Junior A Challenge:
TEAM CANADA EAST ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR
2008 WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE
CALGARY, AB – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior
Hockey League (CJHL), announced on Thursday the 22 players that will
comprise Team Canada East at the 2008 World Junior A Challenge, which
runs from November 2-9 in Camrose, AB.
Canada East is a two-time silver medalist at the World Junior A
Challenge, having fallen short in the gold medal game against Canada
West in 2006 in Yorkton, SK and in 2007 in Trail, BC.
The Canada East roster is comprised of players from the Ontario Junior
Hockey League (OJHL), Central Junior A Hockey League (CJHL), Ligue de
hockey junior AAA du Québec (LHJAAAQ) and Maritime Junior A Hockey
League (MJAHL).
“My coaching staff and I are very happy to have an opportunity to guide
this team into the 2008 World Junior A Challenge,” said head coach Mark
Grady. “Our intention is to win a gold medal at this event, and I feel
that we have selected the best squad in order to do so.”
“Team Canada East is very proud to unveil its roster today,” said
general manager Marty Abrams. “Eastern Canada has a wealth of players
that we have paid very close attention to over the past several months,
and we are confident that we have selected the best available players to
allow us to compete for the gold medal at this exciting event.”
The selection process for Canada East involved extensive scouting by
Grady, Abrams and assistant coaches Patrice Bosch and Troy Ryan.
Canada East’s roster for the 2008 World Junior A Challenge includes:
Two (2) goaltenders, seven (7) defensemen and 13 forwards
Seven (7) players currently leading or co-leading their teams in scoring
(Jordan Escott – Amherst, ZACH HERVATO – Smiths Falls, Stephen Horyl –
Truro, Pierre Luc Lacombe – Granby, Jacob Laliberte – Hawkesbury, Greg
Miller – St. Michael’s, Brandon Pirri – Streetsville)
Three (3) players currently leading or co-leading their leagues in
scoring (Jordan Escott – MJAHL, Jacob Laliberte – CJHL, Greg Miller –
OJHL)
One (1) player returning from the 2007 World Junior A Challenge (Jeremy
Franklin)
Two (2) players selected in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (Braden Birch –
Chicago, 6th round, 179th overall; Nick D’Agostino – Pittsburgh, 7th
round, 210th overall)
Twelve (12) players from the OJHL, seven (7) players from the CJHL, two
(2) players from the MJAHL and one (1) player from the LHJAAAQ.
Canada East will play in Group B at the 2008 World Junior A Challenge,
joined by Germany and the United States. Canada West, Belarus and Russia
will comprise Group A. Round-robin play will run until Thursday,
November 6, with both semifinals taking place on Saturday, November 8.
The gold medal game, which will be shown nationally on TSN, the official
broadcaster of Hockey Canada, is set for Sunday, November 9 (check your
local listings).
Let’s make it official: Colonials add the Class of 2012
July 28, 2008 by Dave Weldon
Filed under Men's Team, Recruiting
RMU Head Coach Derek Schooley has announced his newest class added to the Colonial family today, the Class of 2012. This is Coach Schooley’s largest recruiting class since the inaugural season here at RMU.
From the RMU Press Release
“Moon Township, Pa. – July 22, 2008 – Head coach Derek Schooley of the Robert Morris University men’s hockey team has announced the addition of 12 student-athletes to his team as part of the Class of 2012. The group of 12 incoming recruits will join three transfers from Wayne State University and 14 returnees for the 2008-09 season.
The 12 recruits from Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Ontario, Canada bring a wealth of experience from several Junior “A” hockey leagues. “My assistant coaches Chris Kostopoulos & Joe Tuset did an excellent job bringing in quality players and strong student-athletes,” said Schooley. “This class has a lot to live up to in replacing our 14 graduating seniors as not only hockey players but as people in the Robert Morris community. We feel they are up to the challenge of that and will continue the building of the Robert Morris hockey program.”
Four of the incoming freshmen are from Pennsylvania, including local players Furman South, Ron Cramer and Josh Jones of western Pennsylvania. The class of 2012 includes eight forwards, three defensemen and a single goalie. “We feel that we have added some elements to our team that we may not have had in the past,” said assistant coach Tuset. “The staff here at Robert Morris is very excited about our incoming class and we look forward to seeing what this group of talented young men can do for our program.”
Robert Morris will open its 2008-09 season by hosting Ryerson for an exhibition game Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Island Sports Center. Regular season action will begin Oct. 11 when the Colonials travel to Merrimack. The first home series will take place Oct. 17-18, when Ferris State comes to town for a pair.”
Here is the official list: RMU Class of 2012
