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By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Wayne Wilson might want to change his recruiting strategy. In his two decades guiding Rochester Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team in the NCAA Division I era, there rarely (never?) has been an emphasis on package deals or plucking two or three players from the same team. But considering the success that Tyler Fukakusa, Matthew Wilde and … [Read more...] about Kid line comes up big again as RIT completes first-round sweep

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Winning Atlantic Hockey’s regular season championship is nice, but in reality, it provides nothing but a trophy. Rochester Institute of Technology found out the hard way last year. Become AHA playoff champions and you not only get hardware but also a berth in the NCAA tournament, which has been RIT’s goal since the puck dropped to start the … [Read more...] about RIT opens postseason with 7-0 rout of Robert Morris

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA He had been named Atlantic Hockey’s rookie of the year as a freshman and player of the year last season, the first student-athlete in league history to accomplish the award daily double in successive seasons. Add to the resumé invitations to the NHL development camps of the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights in back-to-back summers and Carter … [Read more...] about Loyal to RIT, Wilkie intent on leading Tigers to playoff redemption

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The bitter memories of last season don’t surface quite as frequently for the Rochester Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team as they once did, but they surely haven’t been forgotten. Atlantic Hockey regular season champions and playoff favorites in March of 2023, the Tigers had big goals and bigger dreams. All of which were unceremoniously … [Read more...] about As regular season winds down, RIT gears up for playoff redemption

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The coaching staff had finished their spiel after the second period and left the dressing room when the players for Rochester Institute of Technology engaged in their own little chat. Down 2-0 after two periods against seventh-place Niagara University on Saturday night, the Tigers were in danger of losing to another lesser opponent and falling out of … [Read more...] about Gonsalves, Catalano fuel RIT’s comeback victory