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Canisius College Hockey 2007-08

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Canisius College Hockey 2007-08 Canisius College Hockey 2007-08

Athletic trAditionthis is cAnisius college

•Consistently ranked among the top regionalcolleges in the Northeast, Canisius College isoneof28Jesuitcollegesinthenation.•Canisius isproudtoshare intheJesuitheri-tage, which offers students a unique blend ofacademic,socialandspiritualgrowthopportuni-ties toprepare themtobe leaders in theirpro-fessions,communitiesandservicetohumanity.Itwasfoundedin1870byGermanmembersoftheSocietyofJesus.•TheCanisiuscampusis locatedinaresiden-tial neighborhood in North-Central Buffaloonly minutes from downtown Buffalo. TheMetroRailrapidtransitsystemconnectsthecol-legedirectlytothecity’swaterfront,downtowntheatredistrictandsomeofBuffalo’smostexcit-ingsportsarenas.•There are more than 1,000 courses in over70distinctmajors,minorsandspecialprogramsofferedatCanisius.•More than 92 percent of recent Canisiusgraduatesareemployedintheirfieldsorattend-inggraduateorprofessionalschools.•Withastudent/facultyratioof12:1,studentshave the opportunity to work closely withtheirinstructors,oftenpublishingorpresentingscholarlyarticlesbasedonjointresearch.•Ninety-sevenpercentofthe215full-timefac-ulty atCanisiushold aPhDorother terminaldegree.•Over 100 college-sponsored organizationsoffer Canisius students experiences related toservice,themedia,studentgovernment,academ-icsandreligiousandsocialinterests.•Students serve others through opportuni-ties that are offered and encouraged throughCampusMinistry,includingvolunteeringatareahospitals,tutoring,visitingtheelderlyandstaff-inglocalsoupkitchensforthepoor.•President of Canisius College since 1993,Rev.VincentM.Cooke,S.J.,hasdemonstratedhis leadership and commitment to the collegeandtheWesternNewYorkcommunitybyover-seeingtheinvestmentofnearly$120millionintheCanisiuscampusoverthelast14years.•Thecampusresidencehallsarebrandneworhavebeencompletely renovated.TheCollege’snewestresidence,DuganResidenceHall,openedinthefall2005andisnowhometo286fresh-menandsophomores.•All resident accommodations at theCollegearefullywiredtoincludeindividualInternetser-vice,cabletelevisionandlocaltelephoneservicewithvoicemail.•Apartment-stylelivingisavailableforstudentsin their sophomore, junior or senior years inone of the College’s townhouse complexes orapartmentbuildings.•Canisius has nearly 37,500 living alumni,representing every state and numerous foreigncountries.


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These Men and Women Wore the Blue & GoldEdBook(‘92) Men’sBasketball Member,2004NewZealandOlympicTeamMikeBuczkowski(‘86) IceHockey VicePresident,BuffaloBisons(IL)AnthonyCassiol(‘88) IceHockey VicePresident,CitizensBankGinaCastelli(‘86) Women’sBasketball HeadCoach,SienaCollegeDr.MikeChristel(‘83) Men’sCrossCountry Scientist,CarnegieMellonUniversityDarrenFenn(‘01) Men’sBasketball Probasketball,GermanyKarenFreeman(‘83) Women’sBasketball ExecutiveVicePresidentforBiologics-FormerWakeForestHeadCoachGregGabriel(‘74) Football DirectorofCollegeScouting,ChicagoBears(NFL)PatGallivan(‘82) Men’sSoccer FormerSheriff,ErieCountyGeneJankowski(‘55) Baseball FormerPresidentandChairmanofCBSBroadcastingCompanyTonyMasiello(‘69) Men’sBasketball Mayor,CityofBuffalo,1994-2005MichealMeeks(‘96) Men’sBasketball Member,2000CanadianOlympicTeamJeffNix(‘80) Men’sBasketball DirectorofScoutingServices,NewYorkKnicks(NBA)HenryNowak(‘57) Men’sBasketball USHouseofRepresentatives(Retired)RonRaccuia(‘93) Baseball President,IntegrityDistribution;Founder,AdProTeamSportsMaryBethRiley(‘91) Women’sCrossCountry 1991NCAAWomanoftheYearMikeSmrek(‘85) Men’sBasketball Member,WorldChampionLosAngelesLakers(twice)RyanStewart(‘97) IceHockey VideoCoach,ChicagoBlackhawks(NHL)AnnWoloszynski(‘90) Softball VicePresident,M&TBankJoshZavitz(‘05) IceHockey ECHLManoftheYear(2006)

TheGriffinisamythicalcreatureofsupposedgiganticsizethathasthehead,forelegsandwingsofaneagleandthehindquarters,tailandearsofalion.Theyarewellknownfortheirspeed,abilitytoflyandhavingeyeslikeaneagleaswellasthestrengthandcourageofalion. Griffins have been known for centuries as symbols of strength and vigilance, havebeencalled“TheHoundsofZeus” inGreekmythologyandaresaid tohavemasteryofboththelandandsky. TheyarethoughttobefromIndia,wherethenativesofthelandmadetheirtalonsandclawsintodrinkingcupsbecausethetalonofaGriffinwassaidtodetectpoisoninaliquid.Griffinswouldfindgoldinthemountainsandlinetheirnestswithitandasaresult,wereforcedtobecomegreatguardiansoftheneststokeepthehuntersaway. AccordingtoCharlesA.BradyinCanisiusCollegeTheFirstHundredYears,“ThoughtheproblemsofwhenandwheretheGriffinbeganhisreignasKingHeraldoftheCanisiusCollegeofArmsarenoteasilysettled,thewhenceissimpletoestablish.OurGriffinflewtousfromtheprowofLaSalle’slostGriffon,theFlyingDutchmanoftheGreatLakes,whichdisappeared aftermaking a safe voyage from theNiagaraRiver to the Strait ofDetroit.LaSalle’sill-fatedcaravel,thefirstshipeverbuiltonAmerica’sinlandseas,withits45tonsandfivecannons,haditsbeakheadadorned‘withaflyingGriffin,andaneagleaboveit,’inhonorofthetwoheraldicbeastsonthearmorialbearingofthegreatFrontenac.” TheGriffinbecamethesymbolforCanisiusathleticsinthemid-1930s.SteveWellerwrote in The Buffalo News Jan. 22, 1962, “You can have your Chihuahuas, Piranhas,HornedFrogsandIguanas.Thebestall-aroundathleticmascotinbusinesstodayhastobethebeastadoptedbyCanisiusCollege–theGoldenGriffin.”

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UndergraduteMajors and Programs

College of Arts and SciencesAnthropologyArtHistoryBiochemistryBioinformatics BiologyChemistry ClinicalLaboratoryScience CommunicationStudies ComputerScience(BAandBS) CriminalJusticeDigitalMediaArtsEconomics(BA) English EnvironmentalScience EuropeanStudiesHistoryInternationalRelations MathematicsandStatistics ModernLanguages:French,German,SpanishMusic Philosophy Physics PoliticalScience Psychology ReligiousStudies SociologySpanish UrbanStudies

Richard J. Wehle School of BusinessAccountingAccountingInformationSystems Economics(BS) EntrepreneurshipFinanceInformationSystemsInternationalBusiness ManagementMarketing

School of Education and Human ServicesAthleticTraining/SportsMedicinePhysicalEducation/HealthEducation SpecialEducationTeacherEducation: EarlyChildhoodEducation(Birthto Grade2) ChildhoodEducation(Grades1-6) AdolescenceEducation(Grades7-12)



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• Canisius College emphasizes developing its student-athletes aca-demicallyandsociallyaswellasathletically.•GoldenGriffinstudent-athleteshaveaccesstoacomputerlabmod-eratedbyafull-timeacademiccounselorintheKoesslerAthleticCen-ter.Student-athletesalsohavetheabilitytocheckoutlaptopcomput-erstousewhentravelingtocompetitions.•Canisius student-athletes graduate from the college at a rate fivepercenthigherthanthegeneralundergraduatestudentpopulation.• The women’s basketball team and the volleyball team receivedNCAADivisionIAcademicPerformanceProgrampublicrecognitionawards for2006-07.Thepublic recognitionawardsarepresented tothebestacademicallyperformingteamsthatrankinthetop10per-centwithin their sport in theNCAADivision IAcademicProgressRate(APR).Bothprogramsscoredaperfectscoreof1,000.•Since1980,14Canisiusstudent-athleteshavecollected23CoSIDAAcademicAll-Americahonors.• Six former student-athletes – Tom Schott (football), ColleenSandor (softball),DianeNowak (tennis), Anthony Zitnik (lacrosse),JoshZavitz(hockey)andJameePaoloemilio(synchronizedswimming)–havereceivedNCAAPost-GraduateScholarshipsfortheirtremen-dousworkintheclassroomandonthefieldofplay.•BasketballplayerKevinThompsonserveda two-year termontheprestigious NCAA Student Advisory Committee. Aimee Claypool(volleyball) represented Canisius at the 2001 NCAA FoundationLeadership Conference, Rachelle Held (women’s lacrosse and soc-cer) earned thehonor in 2002,Mark Persick (ice hockey) attendedin 2003, Rob Krajewski (golf) represented the school in 2004 asdidKatieScanlon(synchroswimming)in2005andKielIllg (men’slacrosse in2006).Most recently, icehockey goaltenderBryceLukerrepresentedtheschoolattheannualsummerconference.•SixGriffs have been namedMetro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceScholarAthletesoftheYearfortheirrespectivesport,and68student-athleteswerenamedtotheMAACAll-AcademicHonorRollin2006-07.

NAME SPORT YEAR TEAM MAJORPatAronson W.Basketball 1980 Second PhysicalEducationTomSchott Football 1982 First ManagementTomSchott Football 1983 First ManagementMikeChristel Track/X-Country 1983 First Math/ComputerScienceDianeNowak W.Tennis 1988 Second History/EconomicsMikePanepinto Football 1985 Second ManagementMikePanepinto Football 1986 First ManagementColleenSandor Softball 1985 HonorableMention PsychologyColleenSandor Softball 1986 Second PsychologyAnnWoloszynski Softball 1989 Third MathematicsAnnWoloszynski Softball 1990 Second MathematicsJasonRausch Baseball 1991 Second FinanceJasonRausch Baseball 1992 Second FinanceJasonRausch Baseball 1993 Third FinanceMichelleCorrigan Softball 1993 Second Marketing-Mgt-PreLawMichelleCorrigan Softball 1994 Second Marketing-Mgt-PreLawThaisAlexander W.Basketball 1996 Third PoliticalScience/EnglishLoriGraham Softball 1996 Third PhysicalEd/ExerciseScienceLoriGraham Softball 1997 Second PhysicalEducationJeremyRoss Baseball 1997 Third PhysicalEd/ExerciseScienceJakeCoppola Football 1999 Second MathematicsJakeCoppola Football 2000 First MathematicsLynnStoczynski Softball 2001 Second PoliticalScience

Canisius College CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

Above (top row): Aimee Claypool, Rachelle Held, (bottom row)Rob Krajewski and Bryce Luker have all held the honor of representing Canisius College at the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference.

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developing sociAllydeveloping life skills

CHAMPS/Life Skills Canisius College has been a participating institution in theNCAACHAMPS/LifeSkillsProgramsince2000-01.

TheCHAMPS/LifeSkillsProgramisdesignedto:PSupporteffortsofeverystudent-athletetowardintellectualdevelop-mentandgraduationPUseathleticsaspreparationforsuccessinlifePMeetthechangingneedsofstudent-athletesP Enhance interpersonal relationships in the lives of student-ath-letesPAssiststudent-athletesinbuildingpositiveself-esteemPEnablestudent-athletestomakemeaningfulcontributionstotheircommunitiesPPromoteownershipbythestudent-athletesoftheiracademic,ath-letic,personalandsocialresponsibilitiesP Enhance partnerships between the NCAA,member institutionsandtheircommunitiesforthepurposeofeducationPEncouragethedevelopmentofleadershipskills

The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program focuses on five commitmentareas:•AcademicExcellence•AthleticExcellence•PersonalDevelopment•CareerDevelopment•Service

• TheStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommittee(SAAC)servesasthestudent-athletes’lineofcommunicationtotheathleticsadminis-tration.Twostudent-athletesfromeachteamserveontheSAACandmeetwithdepartmentofathleticsadministratorsonceamonth.• Onceeachsemester,Canisiusrecognizesitsstudent-athleteswhohaveachieveda3.2cumulativegradepointaverageorhigheratanacademicawardsbanquet.• At the end of the academic year, the athletic departmenthosts theAll-Sports Banquet and announces theMale and FemaleAthletesoftheYear.Thebanquetalsoincludesavideo,featuringallathleticteams,alongwithotherawardpresentations.• The athletic department also sponsors a student-athlete ofthe week award. EachMonday, the athletic communications officenominates candidates. The winner is determined by a fan poll onwww.GoGriffs.com.• Canisius initiated a program in 2002, called Athletes ForAthletes, to increase fellowship among the student-athletes and stu-dent attendance at home games. SAAC representatives from eachteampickonehomegameontheirscheduletheywouldlikeallotherstudent-athletestoattend.

Year Female Athlete Male Athlete2001 HeatherForester(synchroswimming) StephenFabiilli(hockey)2002 ShaunaGeronzin(basketball) TomZabawa(football)2003 JénelStevens(basketball) MarkMiyashita(lacrosse)2004 JénelStevens(basketball) RobMartin(hockey)2005 AndreaBunten(softball) MattVinc(lacrosse)2006 WhitneyCard(lacrosse) MattMazurek(baseball)2007 JessStackhouse(volleyball) KevinRoss(lacrosse)

Below: Kevin Ross (left) and Jess Stackhouse (right) were named the Canisius College Athletes of the Year in 2006-07.

Student-Athlete of the Year

Department of Athletics Mission StatementConsistentwiththeJesuitphilosophyofeducationandthemis-sionoftheCollege,theCanisiusCollegeintercollegiateathleticsprogramstrivesforexcellenceinacademics,athletics,leadershipand service to others while embracing the principles of goodsportsmanship,ethicalconductandequityinopportunity.

Core ValuesInpursuingthismissiontheDepartmentofAthleticssubscribestoestablishedcorevaluesthroughwhichallstakeholdersoftheprogramensurethatwewill:

•Understand that our student-athletes are central to our pri-marypurposeandassuch,theirwellbeingandsuccessfulgradu-ationfromthecollegeareexpected.

•Continually recruit student athletes that will enhance ourprogrambyrepresentingtheCollegewithdistinction.

•Tirelessly prepare for and compete in each contestwith theexpectationofwinning.

•Expectthehighestlevelsofsportsmanshipandpersonalinteg-rityfromallparticipants.

•StrivetoprovidealeadershiproleintheCollege’sservicetotheWesternNewYorkcommunity.

•Embraceequalopportunityforallparticipantsinaculturallydiversecommunity.

•Provideapositiveeducationalandathleticexperienceforourstudent-athletesandalumnithatwillcreateapassionforacom-mitment to the college andengendera lifetimeof support forourGoldenGriffins.



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Community ServiceIn following the Jesuit ideal of serving thecommunity, Canisius student-athletes regularlyvolunteer at soupkitchens, elementary schoolsanddifferentcharitiesandserviceorganizationsall overWesternNewYork.CanisiusAthleticsalso sponsors a 5K Run, called Shoes for theShelter, eachyearandcollects shoesandotherclothesforhomelessshelters.TheGriffsteamedwiththeMetroAtlanticAthleticConferenceintheMAACGivesBackprogramandalsojoinedwiththeOfficeofCampusMinistrytotakepartin the College’s annual Canisius CommunityDays. Below is a list of community serviceCanisius student-athletes and coaches engagedinlastyear.

•BreastCancerAwareness•CanisiusCommunityDays•CoachesforCancer•FoodBankofWesternNewYork•HabitatforHumanity•HeartsfortheHomelessSoupKitchen•KolbeCatholicRegionalSchool•LittlePortionFriary•MAACGivesBack•RideforRoswell•ShoesfortheShelter•SouthBuffaloCommunityTable•St.Augustine’sScholarProgram•St.Luke’sMissionofMercy•St.Monica’sScholarProgram•St.VincentDePaulSoupKitchen•NationalWomeninSportsDay

Charlotte Scythes, a member of the women’s swimming team, talks to elementary school students as part of the MAAC Gives Back program.

Members of the men’s soccer team took time out of their schedules to do some yard work at 70 Eastwood Place, one of the two homes Canisius College donated to the Habitat for Humanity - Buffalo.

Matt Weber (left) and Alec Cabello of the baseball team lend a hand to the Hamlin Park clean-up efforts following the “Surprise Snow Storm” last October.

Left: Josh Heidinger (left) and Greg Brown work at the South Buffalo Community Table.

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Athletic trAiningstrength And conditioning

The primary objective of thestrength and conditioning programatCanisiusCollege is for eachath-lete to stay injury free while assist-ing them in reaching their maxi-mal level of performance. This isaccomplishedthroughanaggressiveapproach to sport specific training.Great care is taken to concentrateon the joint areas that are mostsusceptibletoinjury,musclegroupsthatareinvolvedintheactivityandconditioningspecificenergysystemsaccording to the demands of theathlete’sspecificsport. Developing linear speed, agil-ity, range of movement, absolutestrength, functional strength andsportspecificpowerisimportantinhelpingtheathletereachtheirhigh-est potential. Along with strengthtraining,ahighlevelofconditioningisrequiredforoptimalperformance.To accomplish this, we implementhigh-performance metabolic condi-tioning as a foundation of totalpreparation. The strength and conditioningstaffworkstonotonlyenhanceeachathlete’s strength and conditioninglevels, but provide an environmentconducive to the development ofdiscipline and leadership skills forreachingoptimumphysicalpotentialandmentaltoughness.

In July2007, JeffLeewasnamed the head strengthandconditioningcoachatCanisius College. In thisrole, he is responsible foroverseeing the design andimplementation of thestrength trainingandcon-ditioningprogramsfortheschool’s16 intercollegiateteams. Lee joined theCanisius staff after serv-ingatwo-yearstintastheassistantstrengthandcon-ditioning coach at YaleUniversity.There,the26-

yearoldLeeworkedwith11oftheBulldogs’var-sityteamsandservedastheprimarystrengthandconditioningcoachforthemen’sandwomen’sicehockey teams. He was responsible for designingandimplementingspeed,strengthandcondition-ing programs for the hockey teams, while alsooverseeing the department’s student work-studystaff. PriortohistimeatYale,LeewasanassistantatTheCitadelinCharleston,S.C.Heworkedpri-marilywiththeschool’smen’sbasketballprogramasheearnedhismaster’sdegreeinexercisescience.He also worked at the United States OlympicEducation Center in Marquette, Mich., wherehe developed and implemented Olympic-basedstrengthtrainingfor23eliteamateurboxers. Lee received his undergraduate degree inphysicaleducationfromWesternIllinoisin2003.AmemberofNationalStrengthandConditioningAssociation and the Collegiate Strength andConditioningCoachesAssociation,hestartedhiscareer as an intern at BinghamtonUniversity inAugust2003. LeeandhiswifeAshley,weremarriedJuly27,2007.ThecouplecurrentlyresidesinBuffalo.

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Center for Athletic Training Canisius College opened the Center forAthletic Training in the summer of 2007. Thestate-of-the art facility, located in the KoesslerAthletic Center, is used for game and practicepreparation and is fully equipped for acute andlong-terminjuryrehabilitation.TheCenterhous-es private offices for both teamof theCollege’steam physicians and full-time Certified AthleticTrainers who serve Canisius’ student-athletes.AnadjacentHydrotherapyareacomplimentstheCenter in providing the highest quality care forthosedonningtheBlueandGold. The Griffs have two physicians who providecare on a regular basis to the college’s student-athletes. Head Team Physician, Dr. Rajiv Jain,covershomeicehockeygamesandvisitscampusbi-weekly for general medicine examinations.Dr.KeithStube,teamorthopedicsurgeon,isoncampusweeklyandcoversmen’sbasketballhomegames. Six full-time Certified Athletic Trainersprovide coverage to all 16 varsity intercollegiatesportscoverageinboththeirtraditionalandnon-traditionalseasons. CanisiushasaCAATEaccreditedundergradu-ateathletictrainingprogram,whichpreparesstu-dentsfortheNATABoardofCertificationexam.Athletic training students gain practical experi-ence alongside Staff Athletic Trainers, helpingcoverGoldenGriffin sports and are an integralpartofthesportsmedicineteam.

Rajk enters hissecond year as amemberof the athletic trainingstaffatCanisiusCollege. BeforejoiningtheCanisius athletic trainingstaff,RajkwasaphysicanextenderforExcelsiorOr-thopaedics Physical andOccupationalTherapy.AtSweetHomeHighSchool,Rajkwas an assistant ath-letic trainer,workingwiththe football, hockey andlacrosseteams.

Rajk has worked at the CAN/AMhockey camps in Guelph, Ont. in 2005 and2006. He was the head athletic trainer at the2004and2006FastBreaklacrossecampandwasamemberofthemedicalstaffattheJune2004JimKellyfootballcamp. RajkgraduatedwithaBachelorofSci-ence inathletic trainingand sportmedicine in2001 and earned aMaster of Science in SportAdministrationinDecember2005. Along with the hockey team, Rajkworks with the cross country and women’s la-crosseprogramsatCanisius.OriginallyfromSyr-acuse,Rajkisaprofessorintheathletictrainingprogram. RajklivesinAmherst,N.Y.

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CanisiushasseveralexcellentindoorandoutdoorfacilitiesthathostGoldenGriffinathleticeventsaswellashighschoolathleticevents.Canisiusfa-cilitieshavebeenhosttotheEmpireStateGamesthree times as well as numerous high schoolplayoffcontests.Plansareunderwayto improvetheKoesslerAthleticCenter,whichhouses theCanisius athletic department, and the DemskeSportsComplex,amulti-sportfacilitythatsixCa-nisiusteamscallhome.Inadditionastate-of-the-arttrainingroomandrehabilitationcenterthatopenedinthefallof2007,lockerroomspaceforall16varsitysportsandmoreofficespacewillbeaddedwithinthenexttwoyears.

Demske Sports Complex•The Rev. James M. Demske, S.J. SportsComplex provides a home field for GoldenGriffin soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softballteams.•It has been hailed by TheNew York Times,USAToday, and The NCAANews as a modelforurbancampuses.•Theall-weatherAstroTurffield,whichisfullylitforeveningactivities,featuresgrandstandseat-ingfor1,000andportablebleachersfor150.•Adjacent to the field are locker rooms forCanisiusmen’s soccer,men’s lacrosse,women’slacrosseandsoftballteams.•The Demske Sports Complex hosted themen’s lacrosse tournament at the 2003EmpireState Games, and the 2004 and 2006 MAACMen’sLacrosseChampionship.

Koessler Athletic Center•Builtin1968,theKAChousesboththephysi-caleducationandathleticdepartmentsandisthesiteofintercollegiate,intramural,recreationandlocalhighschoolsportingevents.•TheKACconsistsof amulti-purpose gymna-sium, swimming pool, the brand new CenterofAthleticTraining,aweightroomandseveralclassroomsandoffices.

•Thegymnasiumunderwentafaceliftthatwascompleted in 2002. The ceiling was removed,and thewallswere refinishedandpainted.Thebleachers were replaced with 1,100 chair backseatsandnewbleachers,bringingthecapacityto2,176. The floor was refinished and repainted,andanew sound systemwas installed. Inaddi-tion, the lightingwasupgraded andwiringwasadded to allow for televised games, while themen’s basketball, women’s basketball and vol-leyball locker rooms were also renovated.Thefinaltouchwastheadditionofnewscoreboards,oneofwhichlistsindividualplayers’pointsandfouls.



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Buffalo State Sports Arena•TheCanisiushockey teamcallsBuffaloStateSportsArenahome.•Thearenaboasts seven locker rooms, includ-ingoneusedyear-roundbytheGriffs.Therinkalso has a concession area, a skate shop withsharpeningandrentals,a200x85icesurfaceandaseatingcapacityof1,800.•Anewsoundsystemwillbeaddedpriortothe2006-07season.•The Griffs have hosted two MAACplayoffgames andoneAtlanticHockeyPlayoff contestattheBuffaloStateSportsArena.•The facility serves as a practice arena for theNational Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres, theSABAH, Super Sunday High School HockeyChampionships, NJCAA Championships, theBuffaloSkatingClub,theWNYFederationHighSchoolHockeyLeagueandseveralyouthhockeygroups.

Koessler Athletic Center Pool•TheKoesslerAthleticCenterPoolisa25-yard,six-lane pool and hostsmeets for themen andwomen’s swimminganddiving teamsaswellascompetitions for the synchronized swimmingprogram.Itseats200.•Anewscoreboardsystemthatshowstherun-ningtimeandscorethroughouteacheventwasinstalled prior to the start of the 2005-06 aca-demicyear.Eachtimeaswimmerhitsthetouchpadattheendofthelane,thesplittimeforthatswimmerisdisplayedinhisorherrespectivelaneonthescoreboard.Attheendoftherace,finaltimesarepostedontheboarduntilthestartofthenextevent.•The scoreboard also shows point totals forthemeetforboththemenandwomen’steams.Recording the times in the pool are touchpadslocatedunderneaththestartingblocks.•Newrecordboardswereinstalledpriortothe2006-07 season. The boards list overall schoolrecordsforbothmenandwomenaswellastheKoesslerAthleticCenterPoolrecords.

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Athletic AdministrAtioncAnisius AdministrAtion

President of Canisius Collegesince1993,Rev.VincentM.Cooke,S.J. has successfullymovedCanisiusintothetopranksofcomprehensivecollegesanduniversitiesinthenorth-east by raising the bar for academicstandards,capitalimprovementsandfundraising. Inthelast14yearsunderFatherCooke’s leadership, Canisius hasinvested nearly $120 million in 17capital projects on the Main Streetcampus. Canisius will remain in the forefront of undergraduate sci-enceeducationwiththecreationofaworld-class,interdisciplinaryscience center in what is presently the HealthNow building andparkingpavilionat1901MainStreet.The college is scheduled toacquirethebuildinginlate2007andplanstobeginconstructionofthesciencecenterassoonaspossibleafteracquisitionofthesite. CampusrenovationscompletedduringFatherCooke’stenurealso includeacompleterenovationofthecollege’ssignatureclass-roombuilding,OldMain,LyonsHallandtheconstructionoftwotownhousecomplexes,theVillageTownhousesonMainStreetandtheDelavanTownhousesonWestDelavanAvenue.Canisius’new-estresidence,EastwoodHall,openedinfall2005andisnowhometo286freshmanandsophomorestudents. Father Cooke and Canisius College received high marks ina Buffalo News poll ofWesternNew York leaders which rankedFatherCooke as the secondmost influential civic leader and thecollege as the secondmost influential institutionoverall in termsof their positive impact on the community. Father Cooke wasalso recognized by The Buffalo News as one of its OutstandingCitizens for 2001 and named the 2003 RenaissanceMan of theYear by theBuffaloRenaissanceFoundation (BRF). In 2004,hereceived theLibertyBellAward,presentedby theBarAssociationof Erie Country to recognize service to the community and wasinducted into the Junior Achievement Business Leadership HallofFameas its 2004Educatorof theYear. He received the2005HumanitarianAwardfromNiagaraLutheranFoundation,andtheNationalFederationforJustCommunities(NFJC)ofWesternNewYorkpresentedFatherCookewitha2007CitationAward forhiscommunityleadership. Prior to joining the Canisius community, Father Cookeserved as executive and academic vice president of John CarrollUniversity.BorninNewYorkandraisedinHoboken,N.J.,FatherCookereceivedabachelorofartsdegreefromFordhamUniversityin1960; aLicentiate inphilosophy fromLoyolaSeminary,ShrubOak,in1961;master’sdegreesinteachingandphilosophyin1962and1965; respectively, fromFordham; advanced theologydegreesfromWoodstockCollegein1967andYaleUniversityin1968;andadoctoratefromtheUniversityofWisconsin–Madisonin1971. Author of numerous scholarly articles and book reviews,FatherCookeisassistanteditoroftheInternationalPhilosophicalQuarterly. He is currently amember of the board of trustees ofFordhamUniversityandamemberofthefinancecommitteeoftheNewYorkProvinceoftheSocietyofJesus.

Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.President

Ellen O. Conley, PhD, amemberoftheCanisiusCommunitysince1970,wasnamedvicepresidentforstudentaffairsin1998.Oneofher many accomplishments in hernew role includes spearheading theupgrade of the athletics program atthecollege. Dr. Conley earned a bache-lor’sdegreefromSlipperyRockStateCollege (1967), advanced education

degreesfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh(1968)andBuffaloState(1973)andadoctorateinhighereducationfromtheUniversityatBuffalo(1981). DuringhertenureasdeanoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences,Dr.ConleysupportedtheformationoftheSchoolofEducationandHumanServices,developedamentoringprogramfornewfaculty,initiated the development ofmajors in criminal justice and envi-ronmentalscienceandguidedtheinitiativetoimplementaMasterof Science in Organizational Communication and Development.Shealsoestablished theFineArtsDepartmentandfacilitated thedevelopment of MusiCanisius, which has since evolved into theArtsCanisiusprogram. While acting dean, she coordinated the promotion of theschool’sgraduateeducationprogramtotheCanadianmarketandguidedtheimplementationoftheMasterinSportAdministration. From1987-89,Dr.Conleywastheassistantdirectorofathleticsforwomen’ssportsandfinancialaid,andfrom1987-90,shewastheathleticscholarshipcoordinator.Underherdirection,thewomen’sathleticprogramwasformedandgrewfromoneclublevelteamtosevenvarsity teams. Inaddition, she implementedandmonitoredan athletic scholarship program for men’s and women’s non-rev-enueproducingsports. From1982-1990Dr.ConleyservedaschairoftheundergraduatePhysicalEducationMajorProgramandCoordinatorofthePhysicalEducationGraduate Program. In 1989, she developed alternativecurricular tracks for physical educationmajors to enhance enroll-ment, and in1986, she co-wrote theNewYorkStateProfessionalPreparationCouncil’spositionpaper for“StrengtheningTeachinginNewYorkState.”

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Named Director of Athletics in May2005,BillMaher is inhis thirdyearback intheBlueandGold. SincetakingoveratCanisius,sixathleticteamswonconferenceor regionalchampion-ships,withthe2007softballteamadvancingtotheNCAATournamentfortheninthtimein13 seasonswhile the2006men’s lacrosseteamearnedashareofitsfirstregular-seasonMAAC Championship. The 2006 volleyballteam set a program record for victories, andthe2007baseballsquadmadeitsfirstMAACTournament appearance since 1994. The synchronized swimming programwonits10thconsecutiveECACChampionshipin2007.Thirty-fourstudent-athleteshave earned all-leaguehonors,ninehavewon conferenceplayer orrookieoftheyearawardsand14werevotedtoall-tournamentteams. Ontheacademiclevelduringthepasttwoyears,141student-athleteswerenamedtotheMAACAll-AcademicHonorRoll,while24hockeyplayersmadethe AtlanticHockey All-Academic Team and eight synchronized swimmerswere honored asU.S. Synchro Academic All-Americans. Canisius has hadfourstudent-athletesrecognizedonthedistrict levelasESPNTheMagazine

CoSIDAAll-Academic.Startingduringthe2007-08 academic year, he willbegin a two-year term onthe NCAA Division IManagementCouncil.ACanisius graduate andformer assistant athleticdirector at the school,Maherspentsevenyearsatthe University at Buffaloand served as the Bulls’interim athletic directorfrom2003-05.

During his tenure as the interim athletic director at Buffalo, Maherhelped UB Athletics oversee $3.6 million in capital improvements to itsathleticfacilities,restructuretheschool’sBlue&WhiteClubfunddriveforathletics,whichgenerated$1millionduringthe2003-04season,anddevelopmarketingcampaignswhichincreasedattendanceatathleticevents. Healsooversawthedevelopmentofthemen’sbasketballprogram,whichsetaschoolrecordforvictoriesandearnedthefirstpostseasonbidinschoolhistory with an invitation to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament.Underhiswatch,theBulls’RPIincreasedfrom284in2003toashighas34duringthe2004-05season. Maher was a four-year letterwinner on the Canisius College footballteamfrom1985-88andearnedAll-Americahonorablementionhonorsasasenior.Hereceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinphysicaleducationfromCanisiusin1989andhismaster’sdegreeinsportmanagementfromEastStroudsburgUniversityin1990.FollowinganinternshipwiththeNewYorkKnicks,MaherreturnedtoCanisiusin1991,becomingtheassistantathleticdirectorforcom-pliancein1994. He became the director of compliance at theUniversity atBuffalo in1998,wherehemoveduptheranksandwasnamedseniorassociateathleticdirector in2002. In that role,hemanaged theday-to-dayoperationsof theDivision ofAthletics, including the direct supervision of Buffalo’s footballand men’s and women’s basketball programs, in addition to the office ofcomplianceandtheofficeofstudent-athleteservices. MaherresidesinEastAmherstwithhiswife,Kristin,andsons,DannyandDavid.

Bill MaherDirector of Athletics

“AtCanisiusCollege,wearecreatinganenvironmentthatallowsourstudent-athletestheopportunitytoearntheirdegrees,achievesuccessintheirathleticcareersandgrowasyoungmenand

womensotheycantakethenextstepintheiradultlives.”

- Bill Maher

Bill Maher, a 1989 graduate of Canisius College, addresses the media at a press conference in the Koessler Athletic Center. Since his hiring in May 2005, six athletic teams have won a conference or regional championship.

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JohnMaddockisinhis27thyearwithCanisiusCollege athletics and his11th as associate athleticdirectorforexternalaffairs.Originally hired as theGolden Griffins’ sportsinformation director, thenative ofWashington, Ill.,wasnamedanassistantath-letic director prior to the1987-88seasonandmovedintohiscurrentpositionin1997. Maddock is respon-sible for corporate part-nerships, marketing andpromotions, licensing, the

Blue&GoldClubandticketsales. The52-year-oldMaddockoversawtheopera-tionofthedepartmentofathleticsduringSpring2005beforeBillMaherwasnamedthedirectorofathletics.MaddockalsoassistedtheMAACwithplansforits25thAnniversarycelebrationduringthe2005-06athleticseason. He chaired the search committee for theGriffs’headfootballcoachin2000andmen’ssoc-cercoachin1998.HeservesontheHallofFameandtheMLKAwardsSelectionCommitteesandoversaw the development of the athletic depart-ment’s current logo. He was also instrumentalinplanningtheseason-long100-yearanniversarycelebrationformen’sbasketballin2003-04. Maddock arrived at Canisius in July 1981afterspendingtwo-and-a-halfyearsas theadmin-istrative assistant to the athletic director atBrockport State College. Prior to his job atBrockport, he was the ticket manager for theAtlantaBravesTriple-AfarmclubinRichmond,Va. A graduate of Western Illinois University,Maddock received his bachelor’s degree in rec-reationandparkadministrationin1976andhismaster’sdegreeinathleticadministrationin1978.InadditiontohisdutiesatCanisius,MaddockisanactivememberoftheNationalAssociationofCollegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA)and the former chair of the College SportsInformation Directors of America (CoSIDA)Committee on Committees. He also served ontheCoSIDAAcademicAll-AmericaCommittee. Maddock spent two seasons as the pub-lic relations director for the North AtlanticConference and served as thehost for the1990ECAC-SIDA conference at the Buffalo Hilton.HechairedtheBaseballCommitteeforthe1993World University Games and was the assistantmediacoordinatorforthe2000NCAADivisionImen’sbasketballopeningroundgamesplayedatBuffalo’sHSBCArena. Maddock was honored in 1998 by ECAC-SIDAwiththeIrvingT.MarshAwardforcontri-butions,dedicationandexcellenceinthefieldofcollegiatesportsinformation. Johnandhiswife,Priscilla,resideinSnyderwiththeirdaughtersMackenzieandMikaela.

John MaddockAssociate Athletic

Directorexternal Affairs

Traci Murphyenters her third seasonas Associate AthleticDirector and SeniorWomen’s Administratorfor theGoldenGriffins.Murphy joins theCanisiusstaffafterspend-ing seven seasons at theUniversity of LouisianaatMonroe.Murphy is responsiblefor all NCAA rulesenforcementofCanisius’16DivisionIathleticpro-grams in addition to allareas of student-athlete

welfare. She supervises compliance, academiccounseling,strengthandconditioningandath-letictraining.ShealsooverseestheCHAMPS/Life Skills program, and the Student-AthleteAdvisoryCommittee(SAAC). Murphy is the sport supervisor for wom-en’s soccer,men’ssoccer,women’scrosscoun-try, men’s cross country, softball and golf.She serves onMAACcommittees forAthleticAdministration,Finance,GenderandMinorityIssues, and chairs theMAAC Swimming andDivingCommitte.Shealsoorganizestheannu-al National Girls andWomen in Sports Day(NGWSD) at Canisius and helped found theWNYGirls in Sports Program. The program,incollaborationwiththeCityofBuffaloPublicSchools,areacollegesanduniversities,theBillsandGirlScoutCouncil,focusesspecificallyonyounggirls(ages9-12)andtheirinvolvementinsports. Murphybeganhercareerin1992asassoci-ateheadathletictraineratStMary’sandmovedtoULMin1998.Sheaddedtheresponsibilityof seniorwomanadministrator in2001whichinvolvedthemonitoringofwomen’ssportsandmentoringtheSAAC. In July 2003, she was promoted to theposition of director of academics, complianceand student-athlete services. Murphy workedto develop and implement an enhanced aca-demic development and compliance programfor ULM’s student-athletes and the athleticsdepartment.PriortoULM,Murphyservedfiveyears as theheadathletic trainer atSt.Mary’sCollegeofMaryland. She is a 1989 graduate of West ChesterUniversity with a bachelor’s degree in healthandphysical education. In1992, sheearnedamaster’s degree in health education from theUniversityofArkansas. The Maryland native and her husband,Pat,havetwochildren,Sean(6)andSarah(2).

Traci MurphySenior Women’s Administrator/

Associate Athletic Director

Mike CarlettaDirector of Complance

Judi CasertaAthletic

Business Manager

Matt ReitnourDirector of

Athletic Communications

Barb Zimmerman

Athletics Administrative

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Andy SmithHead Athletic Trainer

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