THE BIG RED FREAKOUT!: Rensselaer is 21-12-5 all-time in the Big Red Freakout! which dates back to February 25, 1978 ... The Engineers beat New Hampshire, 6-5 in overtime, on that night and the tradition was born.
SOLD OUT: While Saturday's Big Red Freakout! has been sold out, there are still ways for fans to take on the contest between RPI and Clarkson ... RPI TV offers a free video stream through its website (www.rpitv.org) and WRPI provides a radio broadcast, than can be heard locally on 91.5 FM or online (www.wrpi.org).
"THE STREAK": RPI put together a 17-game BRF! unbeaten streak from 1991-2007, in which the Engineers went 12-0-5.
RECENTLY: Since the 17-game winning streak ended in 2008, the Engineers are 3-4 in the Big Red Freakout! ... RPI is 3-2 in the last five, including a 3-0 shutout of Dartmouth on February 2, 2013.
UNBEATEN STREAK SNAPPED: The Engineers saw their six game unbeaten streak (3-0-3) snapped with their loss at 11th-ranked Yale on Saturday.
BEST BEHAVIOR: The Engineers did not take a penalty on Saturday against 11th-ranked Yale ... It is the first time this has occured since October 24, 2009 – a 3-2 win over American International at the Houston Field House ... RPI women's hockey assistant coach,
Jake Anderson, was the backup goalie for the Yellow Jackets that night.
HEATING UP: Sophomore
Lou Nanne has two goals and four assists in his last four games ... Senior
Zach Schroeder has a goal and three assists over that same stretch.
RANKED: The Engineers are ranked in the USCHO.com Poll for the fifth straight week ... RPI is currently 14th, with fellow ECAC Hockey schools Quinnipiac (1st), Harvard (7th), Yale (11th), Cornell (17th) and Dartmouth (20th).
RANKED II: For the first time since March of 2013, the Engineers made the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll, sitting 15th of the 15 teams ranked.
SCORING FIRST: RPI is 11-1-4 when scoring first this season and just 3-7-1 when conceding the game's first goal.
FREE HOCKEY: The Engineers have gone to overtime eight times season ... All eight have come in ECAC Hockey play and the team's record is 2-0-6 in those contests.
FOR THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS: Clarkson enters the weekend on a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) ... Sophomore Sam Vigneault (9 goals, 11 assists) leads the way with 20 points, with junior A.J. Fossen (8 goals, 9 assists) in second with 17 ... Sophomore Brett Gervais (4 goals, 9 assists) and junior Jordan Boucher (3 goals, 10 assists) have 13 points apiece.
CLARKSON GOALTENDING: Senior Greg Lewis (7-4-2) has a 1.89 goals against average and a .923 save percentage in 13 games ... Junior Steven Perry (6-6-1) has a 2.87 goals against average and an .885 save percentage.
ALL-TIME VS. CLARKSON: The Golden Knights have beaten the Engineers more times than any other opponent and lead the series 87-50-11 ... RPI did win the first ever meeting, however, taking a 14-1 decision in Troy.
NOVEMBER 6, 2015: Senior
Travis Fulton and junior
Jake Wood got the Engineers off to a 2-0 lead, but the 17th-ranked Golden Knights battled back for a 2-2 tie, thanks to a Terrance Amorosa marker with 1:56 left in regulation ... Senior netminder
Jason Kasdorf made 28 saves before getting knocked out of the game ... His replacement, freshman
Cam Hackett, wound up with the decision, stopping 10 of the 11 shots he faced.
NORTH COUNTRY KILLER: RPI senior and Massena, N.Y. native,
Mark Miller has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 19 career games agaisnt St. Lawrence and Clarkson ... He scored the overtime-winner in RPI's 4-3 victory over the Saints on November 7.
ENGINEERS VS. RANKED TEAMS: The Engineers are 4-4-3 against ranked opposition this season, including victories over then-No. 1 Boston College (2-1), then-No. 10 Yale (3-2 in OT) and then-No. 8 Cornell (1-0).
