Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Statistics: Career / 2009-10 / 2008-09 / 2007-08 / 2006-07

2009-10: Played in 26 games ... Had an assist with two penalties and four minutes ... Played in 15 ECAC Hockey contests ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2008-09: Played in 33 games … Tallied a goal and three assists … Assessed 14 penalties for 39 minutes … Had a goal and two assists in 20 ECAC Hockey games … Scored lone goal against #11 Cornell on Feb. 20 … ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2007-08: Played in 31 games … Tallied two goals and one assist for three points … Assessed seven penalties for 14 minutes … Had a goal and eight penalty minutes in 18 ECAC Hockey contests … Assisted on a goal at Maine (1/6) … Scored against Cornell (1/11) … ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2006-07: Played in 32 games … Tallied a goal and four assists for five points … Assessed 10 penalties for 20 minutes … Recorded four points (1 goal, 3 assists) and 10 penalty minutes in 20 league contests … Posted an assist – his first collegiate point – in a 5-5 tie against Ohio State (11/25) ... Recorded his first collegiate goal in win over Brown (2/23) ... ECAC Hockey League Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 26 ... ECACHL All-Academic ...

Before Rensselaer: Played for the New York Apple Core of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) from 2002-06 ... Had 15 goals and 32 assists for 47 points in 44 games in 2005-06 ... Registered 64 penalty minutes ... Captain ... Team’s leading scorer ... EJHL All-Star in final season ... Team won 2003 Triple Crown Championship ... Played for Tri-City Storm of United States Hockey League (USHL) and Lonestar Cavalry of North American Hockey League (NAHL) in 2003-04 ... Played at Portledge Prep School in 2001-02 and 2002-03 ... Captain in 2002-03 ... Team’s Most Valuable Player in 2003 ... Director’s List ...

Personal: Garett Matthew Vassel ... Last name is pronounced va-CELL ... Born May 26, 1985 ... Management major ... Dean’s List … Enjoys fishing, hunting and skeet shooting ... Son of Tula and Robert Vassel … Mother was a standout basketball and track performer at the University of Hawaii.