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Career: RIT’s all-time leader with 336 penalty minutes … eighth all-time with 139 games played.
2011-12: Named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Tournament Team … won the RIT Greg Moss Hard Hat Award, given to a player who competes at a high level with little fanfare for the second time … won the Lou Spiotti Coaches Award … tallied 15 points (5-10-15) and led the team with 75 penalty minutes in 38 games played … recorded the third most penalty minutes in one season at RIT in the Division I era … scored 2:57 into overtime to lift RIT to a dramatic, 2-1 win over Niagara in the AHA Semifinal at Blue Cross Arena … scored a career-high two goals 5:28 apart in the third period to lift RIT to a 3-0 win over Bentley in game three of the AHA Quarterfinals … named the RIT Male Athlete of the Week, March 12 … had five points in five AHA postseason games … scored the game-winning goal and dished out an assist in a 3-1 win at Canisius … fired 70 shots … vital player on penalty-killing unit that was successful at a 84.7 clip, tenth in Division I … tallied 10 points (2-8-10) and was plus-9 in 27 AHA contests … Tigers were 11-0-1 when he recorded at least a point … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
2010-11: Played in 35 games … led all of Division I and set the RIT single-season record with 138 penalty minutes … recorded 14 points (3-11-14) … dished out a career-high two assists and was plus-2 against Nebraska-Omaha at the Mutual of Omaha Stampede … scored a goal, dished out an assist, and was plus-3 in a 5-3 win over Connecticut … scored the game-tying goal with 29 seconds left in regulation, lifting RIT to a 3-3 draw against Sacred Heart … tallied nine points (2-7-9) with 92 oenalty minutes, and was plus-6 in 24 Atlantic Hockey Association games … tallied seven points (2-6-8) over an eight-game span, Oct. 29 to Nov. 27 … had at least 15 penalty minutes in a game five times … recorded a pair of multiple-point games … Tigers were 6-3-3 when he recorded a point
… named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
STATS
2009-10: Won RIT’s Greg Moss Hard Hat Award … recorded six points on three goals and three assists in 38 games … second on the squad with 62 penalty minutes … scored RIT’s first goal of the season, 2:54 into the game in the season opener against Colgate … also scored goals in separate games against Holy Cross … was plus-3 with an assist in an 8-0 win over Canisius … scored five points (2-3-5) in 26 Atlantic Hockey Association contests … missed 10 games due to injury … recorded a point in six games … RIT was 5-1-0 in those contests … earned AHA All-Academic Team honors.
STATS
2008-09: Led RIT with 61 penalty minutes in 28 games … scored two goals and added three assists … recorded four points (2-2-4) in 19 AHA games … won 66 of 123 face-offs (53.7 percent) … made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Bowling Green … recorded his first collegiate point, an assist in the home opener against Clarkson … scored his first collegiate goal early in the second period of a 6-2 victory over Mercyhurst … added a goal in a 5-3 win over the Lakers the following evening … also recorded assists in wins over Holy Cross and Army … RIT was 4-1-0 when he scored a point.
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Before RIT: Played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … scored nine goals and added nine assists to go along with 141 penalty minutes in 57 games in 2007-08 … tallied nine goals and racked up 200 penalty minutes in 52 contests in 2006-07 … played for current RIT Assistant Coach Dave Insalaco and was a teammate of current Tigers Cameron Burt, Chris Saracino, and Sean Murphy in Green Bay.
Personal: Biomedical sciences major … attended Salisbury Composite High School … born Feb. 2, 1987, in Edmonton, Alberta … son of David and Susan McReynolds … has one brother, Hayden, and two sisters, Michelle and Madison … enjoys playing Call of Duty, hiking, and golfing … favorite NHL player is former Detroit Red Wing legend Steve Yzerman … favorite NHL team is the Edmonton Oilers … favorite actor is Matt Damon … ideal meal is sushi and french fries … favorite movie is Inception … favorite music group is City and Color … would like to vacation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … would like to be working in the medical field in 10 years … favorite TV show is Scrubs … would have Ryan Reynolds play him in a biopic.
Career Highs
Goals: 1, eight times, most recently Jan. 1, 2011 vs. Merrimack
Assists: 2, Oct. 9, 2010 at Nebraska-Omaha
Points: 2, twice, most recently Nov. 13, 2010 vs. Connecticut
Plus/Minus: plus-3, twice, most recently Nov. 13, 2010 vs. Connecticut
Shots: 5, twice, most recently, March 19, 2011 vs. Air Force
Penalty Minutes: 19, March 14, 2009 vs. Holy Cross
“Taylor’s game continues to get better in all situations. He has been used primarily as a penalty killer and brings a much needed physical role to our team. Taylor gives our team a lot of confidence.”
— Coach Wilson
