{"id":28506,"date":"2006-10-05T21:49:37","date_gmt":"2006-10-06T02:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2006\/10\/05\/200607-rit-season-preview\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:56:38","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:56:38","slug":"200607-rit-season-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2006\/10\/05\/200607-rit-season-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2006-07 RIT Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
RIT had its ups and downs in its first season of Division I play, putting a scare into several top teams and knocking off St. Lawrence.<\/p>\n
Looking for the silver lining in a 6-22-2 season can be difficult, but Wayne Wilson’s squad was able to gain some solace in the fact that the Tigers, with just one Division I recruiting class under their belts, were in every game they played, pulling their goaltender 20 times en route to ten one-goal losses, and 16 by two goals. In all, RIT was outscored by just 25 goals in 35 games.<\/p>\n
“It was a fine line that we have to get over,” said Wilson. “We could make some excuses last year about it being our first year coming from D-III, about how we had to face some tough, rested teams in their barns. But the time for excuses is over.”<\/p>\n
Being in a league this season is huge for many reasons, according to Wilson.<\/p>\n
“It gives our players and fans more incentive. We have something to play for this season,” he said. “We have a better measure to gauge ourselves. Looking at the standings is a clear measure of where you are compared to your peers. Games can mean more. Fans can get excited, looking at the standings and seeing that we’re playing a team two points ahead of us or two points behind us, or when you’re playing the first-place team in the league.”<\/p>\n
Joining Atlantic Hockey will also help the Tigers with recruiting.<\/p>\n
“We were a hard program to find last season,” said Wilson. “We were the only independent. We had been accepted into Atlantic Hockey but weren’t in the standings.”<\/p>\n
But Wilson says his recruiting went well and he likes his freshmen.<\/p>\n