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The Albany Times Union reports that RPI Men's Hockey Coach Dan Fridgen won the 187th victory of his RPI career as the Engineers rolled over Mercyhurst 5-0. With the victory, Fridgen passes Mike Addesa to become the winningest coach in the history of RPI hockey.

Andrew Martin had his first shutout in goal for RPI. Chris Hussey, Kevin Croxton, Alexander Valentin, Kirk MacDonald, and Kevin Broad each scored once.

RPI opens the ECAC Hockey League regular season next week at Houston Field House against Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Friday night will be the Black Friday game, where the Engineers' special black jerseys will be auctioned during the game. Also on Friday, Adam Oates will be honored on his induction into the Rensselaer Athletic Hall of Fame.

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As published earlier, the RCNJ will attend the Rensselaer hockey game at West Point on Saturday, October 23rd.

We will begin the evening with an informal pre-game dinner at the Schades Restaurant at 4:30pm. Schades is located at 54 Main St. in Highland Falls, NY. A map to the restaurant is provided below. Some have asked me why we need to meet for dinner at such an early hour - I have found from our experiences at Princeton that 4:30 is the right time for dinner for a 7pm faceoff. Security concerns entering West Point will also be a consideration.

Due to time constraints, I will have to hand out tickets at the pre-game dinner or at the arena. Contrary to years past, you can pay me directly at the arena, either in cash, or by a check made out to the Rensselaer Club of New Jersey (RCNJ). If you need to receive your tickets at the arena, please retain my cell phone number (908-578-3673) on the night of the game.

I have provided various maps to the dinner and arena site below:

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The Times Union reports that RPI gave up two power play goals to Merrimack en route to a 5-3 loss in the first game of the season. This was the opening game of the University of Nebraska-Omaha Maverick Stampede Tournament on Saturday night. Chris Hussey, Matt McNeely, and Nick Economakos scored for the Engineers. Goaltender Andrew Martin gave up five goals to Merrimack on 16 shots.

RPI plays its second game of the season Sunday night against Connecticut in the Maverick Stampede Tournament Consolation Game.

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The Albany Times Union reports that St. Lawrence's beat RPI 26-21 in football to end a 12-year losing streak against RPI. The Saints defense tightened up in the second half, stalling RPI's offense and stifling a comeback.

Jay Bernardo scored on a 28-yard run for the Engineers. Quarterback Dan Wysocki hooked up with Dan Stephens to put RPI up 14-7. The RPI defense yielded the next 19 points to the Saints, putting St. Lawrence up for good.

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Sandeep Nandy wrote, "Join fellow RCNJ members on a trip to West Point to see RPI's men's hockey team take on Army on Saturday, October 23, at 7 p.m. We are looking forward to cheering the Engineers to victory over the Cadets in this long standing rivalry. "

"A limited number of tickets are available for $10 each, so reserve yours today. If you are interested in attending this game, please contact John Cloninger at jpcloninger@alum.rpi.edu."

"Directions to the Rink can be found on Army's main web site, http://www.usma.edu/directions/."

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Sandeep Nandy wrote, "Join the Rensselaer Club of New Jersey on Monday, October 18, for the annual phonathon. Join fellow alumni for a light dinner and spend just a couple of hours calling old friends and classmates in support of the Rensselaer Annual Fund. "

"This year's event will be held at the offices of Langan Engineering Associates in Elmwood Park, NJ. There is a trophy up for grabs so we hope everyone can help us in our effort to raise the most money!"

"Please e-mail Kate Potvin at potvic@rpi.edu with your name, address and phone number if you wish to participate in this event."

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D3football points out that RPI won the Shotglass Trophy 28-7 over Coast Guard led by the rushing efforts of Jay Bernardo and Otis Williams. Bernardo scored three of Rensselaer's four touchdowns while rushing for 220 yards. Williams had 111 yards on the ground.

Freshman quarterback Chad Wysocki threw a 40-yard TD pass to Dan Stephens to close out the scoring for RPI in the fourth quarter. The Engineers are now 2-2 overall, 1-1 in the Liberty League, and will face St. Lawrence next week in Canton.

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