Rutgers University Roller Hockey
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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are a collegiate inline hockey team based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. They are governed by the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association. The Scarlet Knights compete in the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA) at the Division I level.
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[edit] Franchise history
Roller Hockey at Rutgers University has been around for many years, starting on a single tennis court painted like a hockey rink. Eventually an outdoor rink was opened on campus with students and alumni playing nearly every night. This strong following of roller hockey led a core group of dedicated students to start the Roller Hockey Club.
The Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA) is part of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association(NCRHA), which is made up of over 150 college roller hockey team around the country. The founders and first class of officers consisted of President Anthony Tsigourakos, Vice President Matt Cooper, and Treasurer Adam Diener, who worked closely with both Rutgers and the ECRHA to get the team off the ground.
Originally, we planned to only have one team, however the large turnout our first year forced us to field two teams; one Division I and one B team. We are one of the fastest growing club teams at Rutgers with over 30 members in our first year. This number has increased over the first three seasons, as the club now boasts 3 travel teams and 1 developmental team.
The team has improved every season, as new recruits have helped bolster the team's talent level. Rutgers continues to achieve national recognition, as seen in the team's invitation to the NCRHA Winter Invitational and the NCRHA National Collegiate Tournament in 2006. Last season, the team was ranked as high as 5th overall in the nation.
[edit] Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Playoffs | NCT |
| 2003-2004 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6th in Central | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2004-2005 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 2nd in Central | Lost in Round Robin to Northeastern | DNQ |
| 2005-2006 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 1st in Central | Lost in Q-Finals to Pittsburgh | DNQ |
| 2006-2007 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2nd in South | TBA | TBA |
[edit] Team Captains
[edit] Captains
| # | Name | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Tsigourakos | 2003-04 to 2006-2007 |
[edit] Assistant Captains
| # | Name | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Novak | 2003-04 to 2006-07 |
| 2 | Pat Horgan | 2003-04 to 2004-2005 |
| 3 | David Gandelman | 2005-06 |
| 4 | Rob Fulton | 2006-2007 |
| 5 | Jeff Grabowski | 2006-2007 |
[edit] Team Officers
[edit] Presidents
| # | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Novak | 2005-07 |
| 2 | Anthony Tsigourakos | 2003-05 |
[edit] Vice Presidents
| # | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Tsigourakos | 2005-07 |
| 2 | James Novak | 2004-05 |
| 3 | Matt Cooper | 2003-04 |
[edit] Treasurers
| # | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Grabowski | 2005-07 |
| 2 | Adam Diener | 2003-05 |
[edit] Secretaries
| # | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Makar | 2005-07 |
| 2 | Joe Tsigourakos | 2004-05 |
| 3 | James Novak | 2003-04 |
[edit] Team Coaches
[edit] Head Coaches
| # | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominick Roca | 2004-07 |
| 2 | Rob Dixon | 2003 |
[edit] Assistant Coaches
| # | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Protz | 2004 to 06 |
| 2 | Ed Vachino | 2003 to 04 |
[edit] Team records
[edit] ECRHA Regular Single Season
- Most Goals in a season: Andrew Brodsky, 38 (2005-06)
- Most Assists in a season: Anthony Tsigourakos, 30 (2005-06)
- Most Points in a season: Andrew Brodsky, 58 (2005-06)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Rob Fulton, 65 (2005-06)
- Most PPG in a season: Bob Markowick, 5 (2005-06), Anthony Tsigourakos, 5 (2003-2004)
- Most SHG in a season: Rob Fulton, 4 (2005-06)
- Most GWG in a season: Andrew Brodsky, 5 (2005-2006)
- Most Shots Faced in a season: Matt Pokoj, 483 (2004-05)
- Most Saves in a season: Matt Pokoj, 408 (2004-05)
- Lowest GAA in a season: Joe Tsigourakos, 0.86 (2005-06)
- Highest Save % in a season: Joe Tsigourakos, .957 (2005-2006)
- Most Wins in a season: Matt Pokoj, 15 (2005-06)
- Most SO in a season: Joe Tsigourakos, 1 (2005-06)
-3 Game min for goalie stats
[edit] Career
- Most Games played in a career: James Novak, 71 (2003-06) Anthony Tsigourakos, 71 (2003-2006)
- Most Goals in a career: Andrew Brodsky, 66 (2005-07)
- Most Assists in a career: Anthony Tsigourakos, 60 (2003-07)
- Most Points in a career: Rob Fulton, 111 (2004-06)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a career: Rob Fulton, 121 (2004-07)
- Most PPG in a career: Anthony Tsigourakos, 15 (2003-07)
- Most SHG in a career: James Novak, 9 (2003-07)
- Most Shots Faced in a career: Matt Pokoj, 942 (2004-06)
- Most Saves in a career: Matt Pokoj, 807 (2004-2006)
- Lowest GAA in a career: Matt Pokoj, 3.70 (2004-2006)
- Highest Save % in a career: Joe Tsigourakos .929 (2005-2007)
- Most Wins in a career: Matt Pokoj, 27 (2004-06)
- Most SO in a career: Joe Tsigourakos, 1 (2005-06)
-5 Game min for goalie stats
[edit] Single Game
- Most Goals in a Game (Team): 23, vs Northeastern 11/20/05
- Most Goals in a Game(Indv.): 7, Bob Markowick vs Northeastern 11/20/05
- Most Assists in a Game(Indv.):6, Anthony Tsigourakos & James Novak (both) vs Northeastern 11/20/05
- Most Points in a Game(Indv.): 9, Anthony Tsigourakos vs. Northeastern 11/20/05
- Fastest Hat Trick in a Game (Indv.) : 25 seconds, Jeff Grabowski vs. Northern VA 10/10/04
[edit] Firsts
- First Goal in Franchise History (Indv.) : Anthony Tsigourakos vs. UConn 10/11/03
- First Assist in Franchise History (Indv.) : James Novak vs. UConn 10/11/03
- First Penalty in Franchise History (Indv.) : Dave Gandelman vs. UConn 10/11/03
- First PPG in Franchise History (Indv.) : Pat Horgan, 10/11/03 vs. SUNY Buffalo
- First SHG in Franchise History (Indv.) : Dave Dzibela, 10/11/03 vs. UConn
- First Win in Franchise History (Team) : 2/28/04 vs. Westchester
- First Playoff Win in Franchise History (Team) : 3/4/06 vs. SUNY Binghamton
- First GWG in Franchise History (Indv.) : Andy Morrison, 2/28/04 vs. Westchester
- First Point in Franchise History (Team) : 10/11/03 tie vs. SUNY Buffalo
- First Goaltender Win in Franchise History (Indv.) : Matt Cooper, 2/28/04 vs. Westchester
- First Goaltender Shut Out in Franchise History (Indv.) : Joe Tsigourakos, 2/5/06 vs. Penn State
- First hat trick: Eugene Goldinberg 4/2/04 vs. Hofstra
[edit] Team Records
- Best Team Weekend : 4 wins, 0 losses (41 GF, 12 GA) 11/19/05 - 11/20/05 at Rahway, NJ
- Highest National Ranking: 5th (October '05 - March '06)
- Most consecutive wins: 11 (11/12/05 - 12/4/05)
- Most wins in a season: 19 ('05-'06)
[edit] Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top scorers in the history of the Knights. Figures are updated after each completed weekend. Stats are compiled from all available stats, however, players may have incomplete stats. Since stats are not available for all of the total games played, they will not count towards these totals and team records. Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PPG = Power Play Goals, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, PIM = Penalties in Minutes
| Player | Years | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | SHG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Fulton | 2004-07 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 5 | 6 | 125 |
| Anthony Tsigourakos | 2003-07 | 72 | 47 | 61 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 56 |
| Andrew Brodsky | 2005-07 | 32 | 67 | 27 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| James Novak | 2003-07 | 72 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 1 | 9 | 50 |
| Jeff Grabowski | 2004-07 | 52 | 46 | 24 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 62 |
| Dave Gandelman | 2003-06 | 60 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Andy Morrison | 2003-05 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Bob Markowick | 2005-06 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| Pat Mazzella | 2004-05 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Cody Dziadyk | 2004-06 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Pat Horgan | 2003-05 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Dave Dzibela | 2003-05 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Brendan Soffientini | 2006-07 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Lee | 2005-06 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Eugene Goldinberg | 2003-04 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Lalancette | 2003-05 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| James Kinosian | 2006-07 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Collin Brady | 2005-07 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Thorburn | 2006-07 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
[edit] Franchise goaltending leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GAA = Goals Against Avg, Save % = Save Percentage, SO = Shutouts
| Player | Years | GP | W | L | T | GAA | Save % | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Pokoj | 2004-06 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3.70 | .860 | 0 |
| Joe Tsigourakos | 2005-07 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3.05 | .885 | 1 |
| Matt Cooper | 2003-04 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6.35 | .797 | 0 |
| Steve Varga | 2003-04 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6.28 | .784 | 0 |
| Mike Perinelli | 2004-2005 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | .862 | 0 |
[edit] Awards and Championships
"NCRHA National Championships"
- None
"ECRHA Regional Championships"
- None
"Conference Championships"
- ECRHA Division 1 Central Conference Champions (2005-2006)
"Other Tournament Championships"
- Rutgers Pre-Season Invitational Champions (2005)
- Rutgers Pre-Season Invitational Champions (2006)
"All-Star Selections"
- 2003-2004, James Novak (Offense)
- 2004-2005, Rob Fulton (Offense)
- 2004-2005, Matt Pokoj (Goalie)
- 2004-2005, James Novak (Offense)
- 2005-2006, Matt Pokoj (goalie)
- 2005-2006, Andrew Brodsky(Offense)
- 2005-2006, Anthony Tsigourakos (Offense)
"ECRHA President's Award for Leadership & Dedication to College Roller Hockey"
- 2006, Anthony Tsigourakos
"Rutgers Recreation Award for Most Valuable Club Member"
- 2004, Anthony Tsigourakos
"Rutgers Recreation Club Spirit Award"
- 2005, Rutgers Roller Hockey (Anthony Tsigourakos, Adam Diener, James Novak, Joseph Tsigourakos)
"Rutgers Recreation Sports Clubs MVP"
- 2006, Matt Pokoj
