RIT Tigers men's ice hockey
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| University | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Conference | AHA |
| Head coach |
Wayne Wilson 18th year, 318–196–61 (.606) |
| Captain(s) | Chase Norrish Brady Norrish Myles Powell |
| Arena |
Gene Polisseni Center Capacity: 4,300 Surface: 200' x 85' |
| Location | Henrietta, New York |
| Student section | RIT Corner Crew |
| Colors | Orange and Brown |
| NCAA Tournament Champions | |
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Division II: 1983 Division III: 1985 |
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| NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
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Division II: 1983 Division III: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2001 Division I: 2010 |
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| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
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Division II: 1983 Division III: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Division I: 2010, 2015, 2016 |
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| Conference Tournament Champions | |
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Division III: (ECAC West): 1984, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Division I: (Atlantic Hockey): 2010, 2015, 2016 |
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| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
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Division III: (ECAC West): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Division I: (Atlantic Hockey): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
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The RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team is one of two hockey teams representing Rochester Institute of Technology in suburban Rochester, New York. The school's men's team competes in the Division I Atlantic Hockey conference. The team has won two national championships, one each at the Division II and Division III levels. It lost in the semifinals of the Division I "Frozen Four" in 2010.
In the fall of 1957, RIT student Jack Trickey founded the Monroe County Amateur Hockey (MCAHA) Association. A group of RIT students made up the majority of one of the teams. In 1958, the RIT Hockey Club was founded, and competed in the MCAHA until the league folded in 1960. The RIT hockey team continued to play against junior varsity and club teams. The RIT student council and athletic committee recommended that hockey be added to the athletic program, and men's hockey later became a varsity sport. The team competed at the Division II and III level for several years, winning a national championship in Division II (1983) and another in Division III (1985), before moving up to Division I in 2005–2006.
In their first year (2005–2006) in the Atlantic Hockey Association, the Tigers won the regular-season title, and went on to win two more in the next three years. They were ineligible to compete in the playoffs until the 2007–2008 season. In the 2007–2008 season, the Tigers played in the Mariucci classic in which they stunned the number 12 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-3 but fell to number 14-ranked Boston College 6-0. During the playoffs, they swept Holy Cross but were shut out in the first round of the AHA Tournament 5-0 by the Air Force Falcons, who were without their Hobey Baker finalist Eric Ehn. In the 2008–2009 season, the Tigers played some of their best regular-season hockey (notably an 11-game win streak from December 6 to January 25). They met Holy Cross again in the playoffs and won the series 2–1 but fell in the AHA Tournament to the Mercyhurst Lakers 5-4 in overtime. Highlights of the game include Mercyhurst overcoming a 3-1 deficit and the Tigers tying the game with under a minute left. In the 2009-10 season, the Tigers made a historic run all the way to the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four, sweeping Connecticut in the first round and winning the AHA Tournament by beating the Canisius Golden Griffins as well as the Sacred Heart Pioneers to advance to the NCAA tournament as the conference's autobid. The Tigers defeated the Denver Pioneers 2–1 and the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 6–2 in the east regional in Albany, New York, where they advanced to the Frozen Four. The team's run came to an end in the national semifinals, where they fell to the University of Wisconsin Badgers, 8–1.
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