Men's Hockey to Host Weekend Series Against Holy Cross

By: Joe Venniro - Associate Director of Sports Information

Daniel Spivak and the Tigers will look to win its first Atlantic Hockey contests of the year this weekend

Men's Hockey | 10/29/2008 3:18:06 PM

ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's hockey team hosts the College of Holy Cross at Ritter Arena on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1 at 7:05 p.m. in a pair of key Atlantic Hockey contests.

Austin Spencer Collision is sponsoring Friday's contest. There will be a tire roll contest between the first and second periods. On Saturday, Bugaboo Creek Steak House is the game sponsor. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free Bugaboo Creek t-shirt.

In addition, longtime voice of the Tigers Randy Bloechl will be honored on Saturday night. Bloechl was the play-by-play annoucer for WITR 89.7 FM for 27 years, before stepping down after the 2007-08 season.

RIT (1-4-1, 0-1-1 Atlantic Hockey) recorded a tie and a loss in its first Atlantic Hockey games of the season at Sacred Heart. RIT rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the Pioneers, 3-3 on Friday, then fell by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. On Friday, goaltender Louis Menard (Chicoutimi, Quebec/Ottawa Senators) (Chicoutimi, Quebec) became the first RIT goaltender to record two assists in a game at the Division I level. Freshman Cameron Burt (Detroit, Mich./Green Bay Gamblers) (Detroit, MI) scored a goal in each game for RIT.

Holy Cross (1-1-1, 1-0-1 Atlantic Hockey) dropped its lone game last weekend, 6-4 to Providence before a sellout crowd of 2,032 fans at the Hart Center. Everett Sheen scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Crusaders. Holy Cross opened the season with a tie and win against Canisius. Sheen has five points in three games, while Brodie Sheehan leads the squad with three goals.

RIT leads the all-time series between the two schools, 10-5-0. The Tigers went 4-0 against Holy Cross last season, including two dramatic 5-4 overtime wins in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals at Ritter Arena. Earlier the season, RIT defeated Holy Cross by scores of 5-2 and 5-1 on the road. The Tigers have won the last eight contests (six at the Division I level) against Holy Cross dating back to Nov. 4, 1983.

Tickets are available for this weekend's games at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center Box Office or by phone at (585) 475-4121. Fans can also purchase tickets via ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for RIT faculty, staff and alumni and $5 for students with ID.

Hope to see you on Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m.