Career: Tenth player in RIT’s Division I history to record 100 points … finished with 45 goals and 60 assists … tied for second at RIT’s Division I level with nine game-winning goals and four shorthanded tallies … sixth with 45 goals.
2017-18: Served as one of RIT’s four captains for the second consecutive season … was a candidate for the 2018 Hobey Baker Award … named the Dan and Laurie Barrows Fan's Choice Award as voted on by members of the RIT Corner Crew ... second on the team with 39 points on 13 goals and 26 assists in 37 games … led RIT with 26 assists and 133 shots on goal … second on the team with a plus-7 rating … recorded career-highs in assists, points and shots on goal … won 396-of-696 face-offs, good for a .569 clip … added three power-play goals and blocked 34 shots … recorded 12 points on one goal and 11 assists) during a nine-game point-scoring streak, Oct. 21 to Nov. 18 … ended season with 13 points (5-8-13) over his last nine games … dished out three assists in a 5-3 win over American International … recorded three assists and was plus-3 in a 5-0 win at Sacred Heart … had three assists in game one of the AHA First Round Series, a 5-4 overtime win over Sacred Heart … added two goals the following night in game two … scored two goals and was a career-high plus-4 in a 5-3 win over Holy Cross … scored twice and was plus-3 in a 4-0 win at No. 9 Providence … scored a shorthanded goal and had the game-winning power-play goal in a 6-2 victory at Robert Morris … had five goals and was plus-8 over a three-game stretch, Dec. 2 to Dec. 9 … fired season-high eight shots on goal twice, in wins over Robert Morris and Mercyhurst … had at least five shots on goal in 12 games … had 28 points on seven goals and 21 assists in 28 AHA games … tallied six goals and five assists for 11 points and was plus-6 in nine non-league games … recorded nine multiple-point games … Tigers were 13-13-1 when he recorded at least one point … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors.
STATS
2016-17: Played in all 37 games … served as one of RIT’s three captains … second on the team in scoring with 13 goals and 24 points … led all RIT players with 123 shots on goal … tied a Division I program record by scoring three shorthanded goals, which was tied for fifth nationally … became the first player in 50-plus years of RIT hockey to score two shorthanded goals in one game in a 6-3 win over Bentley … was one of only a handful of players nationally to score two shorthanded goals in a game … scored the shorthanded game-winning goal and added an assist in RIT’s 5-0 win over Niagara in game two of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series … tied for third on the team with four power-play goals … scored the overtime game-winner, added an assist, and was plus-2 in a 2-1 win over Army West Point … opened the season with 14 points (8-6-14) over his first 16 games … scored six goals over a five-game goal scoring streak, Nov. 18 to Dec. 3 … tied a career-high with two goals in a 4-3 win at Mercyhurst … scored a power-play goal and added an assist in the season-opening 6-3 win over Robert Morris … scored a highlight reel goal against Providence that was the number four play in the NCAA Men’s Hockey Top-5 Plays of the Week countdown, Dec. 12 … led all RIT players with 4-1 face-off wins … won 54 percent of his face-offs taken … fired at least one shot on goal in all 37 games … blocked 30 shots to lead all RIT forwards … had season-high four blocked shots against Atlantic Hockey Champion Air Force … Tigers were 13-5-1 when he recorded at least one point … tied for second on the team with 11 goals and 20 points in 28 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests
… earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors.
STATS
2015-16: One of five Tigers to play in all 39 games … led all Tigers with 15 goals and was second with 17 assists and 32 points … named the Atlantic Hockey Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team honors … named the RIT Male Athlete of the Week, Jan. 19 and March 21 … led the team with eight power-play goals, four game-winning tallies, a plus-12 rating, and a .176 shooting percentage … his eight power-play goals tied for the most among all Atlantic Hockey players and was tied for seventh in all of Division I … tied a career-high by scoring four points on two goals and two assists, including the game-winner in the Atlantic Hockey Championship against Robert Morris … scored the game-winning goal 12:18 into overtime to lift the Tigers to a 2-1 win over Air Force in the Atlantic Hockey Semifinal the night before … broke teammate Todd Skirving’s Division I team record by scoring two goals, both on the power-play, over a 12 second stretch in a 2-2 tie against Army West Point … dished out a career-high four assists and was plus-4 in a 6-3 win at Bentley … scored two goals and added an assist in a 7-3 win at Mercyhurst … scored two goals, including the game-winner in a 6-3 home win over Robert Morris … had five points (3-2-5) in the postseason … led all RIT skaters with 396 face-off wins … won 54.5 percent of his draws taken … won a season-high 19 face-offs against American International … was 35-12 on draws in a weekend series against American International … tied for the team lead with 11 goals and added 13 assists for 24 points in 28 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests … was plus-10 in league play … did not commit a penalty over the first 34 games … Tigers were 11-5-4 when he recorded a point … recorded seven multiple-point games … named to the AHC All-Academic Team.
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2014-15: Played in 36 contests, recording 10 points on four goals and six assists … made his collegiate debut in the season-opening 5-2 win over St. Lawrence … dished out his first collegiate assist the following evening in a 3-1 loss to Clarkson … scored his first collegiate goal, a game-winner in a 3-1 victory over Sacred Heart … became the first Tiger since Alexander Kuqali in 2012 to have his first collegiate goal be a game-winning tally … scored a empty-net overtime winner to lift RIT to a first round bye in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament, as RIT defeated Mercyhurst 2-1 in the regular season finale … scored a power-play goal in RIT’s 7-3 win over Air Force in game two of the AHC Quarterfinal series … also scored in a 7-3 win at Niagara … fired 56 shots on goal … had seven points (3-4-7) in 26 Atlantic Hockey games … Tigers were 7-3-0 when he recorded a point.
STATS
Before RIT: Led the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the British Columbia Hockey League in scoring last season, compiling 59 points on 21 goals and 38 assists … tallied five power-play goals and two game-winners … also played for the Victoria Grizzles and Alberni Valley Bulldogs, racking up 107 points on 44 goals and 63 assists in 148 career games … served as an assistant captain with Cowichan Valley in 2013-14.
Personal: Finance major … son of Tony and Kathy Powell … has one brother, Brett, and one sister, Haley … attended Mark R. Isfeld High School … likes to golf in the offseason … would want Tom Hardy to play him in a movie … favorite TV Show is “How I Met Your Mother” … favorite actor is Tom Hardy … favorite music performer is Drake … a concert he would like to attend is Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley … favorite NHL team is the Pittsburgh Penguins … favorite NHL player is Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins … favorite place to shop is Lulu Lemon … favorite opposing rink to play at is Mariucci Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota … fondest hockey memory is winning the 2015 and 2016 Atlantic Hockey Championships at Blue Cross Arena … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Hawaii … favorite holiday is Christmas … if he could have any super power it would be to fly … dream job is to be a teacher
Career Highs
Goals: 2, 10 times, last March 3, 2018 vs. Sacred Heart
Assists: 4, Jan. 16, 2016 at Bentley
Points: 4, twice, last March 19, 2016 vs. Robert Morris
+/-: +4, twice, last Dec. 2, 2017 vs. Holy Cross
Shots: 8, twice, last Feb. 12, 2018 at Mercyhurst
PIM: 12, March 5, 2017 vs. Niagara
