William Paterson University

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William Paterson University Ice Hockey 2008-2009
Presented by John Gomez, President Anthony
Houlis, Vice President Chris Moser,
Treasurer Alex Iosiovich, Director of Team
Operations Ashley Mormino, Secretary
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Team Accomplishments
2007-2008

• Overall team record of 36-6-0
• SGA Club of the Year
• SGA Male Athlete of the Year Ray Katinsky
• Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association
  regular season champions
• Third consecutive American Collegiate Hockey
  Association Regional Playoffs appearance
• Albert Campbell earned ACHA 2nd Team All-American
  honors as a freshman
• Campbell and senior captain Ray Katinsky named as
  MACHA All-Stars
• Winners of inaugural Garden State Cup
• Second consecutive 8 Mile Cup victory
• Earned 3rd place ranking in ACHA Southeast Region
• Won the 2nd longest game in college hockey
  history over Temple University
• Co-Head Coach and WPU alumnus Robert Carnathan
  earns 100th coaching victory

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Team Accomplishments
2008-2009

• Overall team record of 24-9-0-1
• Earned first berth to ACHA National Championships
  in 36-year history of WPU Hockey
• Earned No. 1 ranking in ACHA Northeast Region for
  three out of five ranking periods
• Super East Collegiate Hockey League regular
  season champions in teams inaugural season
• Winners of 2nd consecutive Garden State Cup
• Third consecutive 8 Mile Cup victory
• Earned final ranking of 2nd place in ACHA
  Northeast Region
• Co-Head Coach Ken Scarpa earns 100th coaching
  victory
• Senior alternate captain Steve Celentano scored
  his 100th college goal
• Defeated potential NCAA Division I Stony Brook
  University
• Undefeated against ACHA Division I teams

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Spreading The WPU Name
Campus Coverage

• The Pioneer Times
• Ice Hockey Club Repeats as Champs September 29,
  2008
• WPU Hockey Wins Third Straight Game November
  10, 2008
• WPU Hockey Continues To Roll November 26, 2008
• WPU Takes Over Top Spot in Rankings December 8,
  2008
• Fortino Fuels Club Hockey Team December 8, 2008

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Spreading The WPU Name
National and Local Publicity

• Rising in the ranks USA Junior Hockey Magazine,
  December 2008
• Player Profile Matt Gillen NJPowerRanking.com,
  November 28, 2008
• What is your favorite WPU sports team? Pioneer
  Times web poll Hockey team earns 71 of vote,
  November/December 2008
• Featured on News 12 New Jersey, January 23, 2009

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Presence on Campus
Support and Involvement

• Single game attendance record of 234 people on
  November 22nd
• Members of the Adopt-A-Spot program
• Participated in Pioneer Pride Week
• Full club participation in campus wide Breast
  Cancer Walk in October
• Received two letters of recognition from
  President Arnold Speert
• Arguably the only sport at WPU to potentially
  bring home a national championship
• Support from other WPU sports teams
• Football
• Soccer
• Field Hockey
• Bowling
• Rugby

The WPU Ice Hockey Team has brought nothing but
pride to the University...please add my words of
encouragement as the team pursues its first
national tournament this March in Michigan. -
President Arnold Speert