ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior forward Will Calverley (Scarborough, Ontario) and senior defenseman Dan Willett(Bayville, N.Y.) were voted First-Team All-Atlantic Hockey-West honorees.
Calverley currently ranks third in the nation with 1.50 points per game while ranking first in Atlantic Hockey with 24 points and tied for second with 11 goals. He notched his 30th career goal in RIT’s 3-2 win over Canisius (Jan. 30) after compiling his second hat-trick of the season in the 6-4 win over Mercyhurst (Jan. 28).
The Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month for December was credited with two assists in RIT’s 4-3 loss at Robert Morris (Jan. 3) after logging an assist in the 4-4 draw at Colgate (Dec. 29). Calverley was tabbed the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week on Dec. 16 after notching a goal and an assist in both of the Tigers’ games versus LIU. He also won the first Player of the Week honor of the season (Dec. 1) after scoring his first collegiate hat-trick in the Tigers’ 8-5 victory over then No. 9 Clarkson (Nov. 27) in the season-opener.
Willett was tabbed the Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 23 for his efforts in RIT’s sweep of then No. 19 Robert Morris. He totaled three assists and four blocked shots during the weekend, while anchoring a Tiger defense that limited the league’s top scoring offense to four total goals.
Willett leads RIT and is tied for 10th in Atlantic Hockey with 26 blocked shots. He is also tied for third for RIT with 12 assists and is fifth with 14 points. He enters the weekend leading all RIT players with 59 career assists and is second with 66 career points.
RIT is seeded third in the West pod for the Atlantic Hockey Tournament and will travel to second-seeded Canisius for a best-of-three quarterfinal series this Friday-Sunday (March. 12-14). Friday and Saturday’s games will face-off at 7:05 p.m. while Sunday’s if-necessary game is slated for a 5:05 p.m. start.
