Mahwah, NJ: The Ramapo College men's ice hockey team have been ranked #3 in the East Region and #6 country by the Collegiate Hockey Federation. The CHF stretches from the New England Conference to the South Eastern Conference with a total of 98 teams nationally. The Roadrunners boast a 13-1-1-1 (12-1-1 in the Empire Conference) overall record and they finished 2nd in the Empire conference standings.
Ramapo have been ranked as high as #4 in the nation while they held their #1 rank in the East region from the previous week. The Roadrunners honored their senior class on Saturday, Feb. 19th as they defeated Southern Connecticut State University, 11-0 to wrap up the regular season. The team earned a bye into the semifinal round of the playoffs and will play the winner of the Quinnipiac and Fordham game. The conference playoffs will take place in Shelton, CT at the Rinks. The semifinals will take place on Saturday, Feb. 26th at 9pm and the championship game will be the following day at 2:30pm. The team will wait to see where they will play when the tournament field is announced following all conference tournament games across the region this weekend. You can follow their journey, including where to find their live video link - follow the team on their Instagram social media account: @RCNJIceHockey.
What they are saying:
Head Coach Mike Winters, "The key to our success has been redefining the team culture. An effort spearheaded by our captains, Luke Campomenosi, Eddie Dahdah, Chris Dressler, and Gary Ragusa. Their leadership has set the tone for a new era of Roadrunner hockey."
Assistant Coach Bob Toy, "This group has all the characteristics of a championship team."
Assistant Coach Steve Lovell, "Depth has been a huge part of our season and that starts in practice. Everyone is constantly pushing themselves and competing for those big minutes."
Stat Leaders:
Senior, alternate captain - Chris Dressler: 1st in points in the regular season within the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference with 26 goals and 15 assists in 14 games played.
Sophomore, Thomas Moskal: 2nd in points in the regular season within the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference with 10 goals and 21 assists in 14 games played.
Senior, alternate captain - Eddie Dahdah: 3rd in points in the regular season within the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference with 20 goals and 10 assists in 14 games played.
Senior, Holden Gruber: 1st in points by a defenseman within the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference with 2 goals and 16 assists in 14 games played.
Junior, Denis McGary: 2nd in goals against average (2.36) and save percentage (.925) within the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference while Denis has played the most games of all goaltenders in the conference.
