Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Finished career with four goals and 12 assists for 16 points in 96 games ...

2005-06: Played 30 games … Tallied one goal and four assists for five points … Assessed 12 penalties for 24 minutes … Had a three-game point scoring streak (1 goal, 2 assists) from Oct. 23 to Oct. 29 …

2004-05: Played in 25 games … Had one goal and one assist … Recorded 16 penalty minutes on eight infractions … Played in 15 ECACHL contests, registering four penalty minutes … Tallied a goal in a 7-4 win at Northeastern on Oct. 19 … Posted an assist in a 5-1 win at Army (10/23) …

2003-04: Played in 16 games … Tallied three assists and four penalty minutes … Played in five ECAC contests … Had one assist in three separate games … Recorded a point in three straight games from Oct. 17 to Nov. 21 …

2002-03: Played in 25 games … Tallied two goals, both on the power play, and four assists for six points … Recorded five penalties for ten minutes … Had five points (2 goals, 3 assists) with four penalty minutes in 14 ECAC games … Notched at least one point in five games, one goal in two contests and one assist in four games … Recorded one multiple-point game … Registered a point (1 goal, 3 assists) in four of six games from Oct. 25 to Nov. 16 … Tallied his first collegiate point – an assist – in 2-0 win against Iona (10/25) … Set up team’s only marker against Clarkson (11/8) … Scored his first collegiate goal at Yale (11/15) … Scored a power play goal and assisted on another at Vermont (1/24) …

Before Rensselaer:  Played at Cushing Academy in the New England Prep School Association (NEPSA) … Played two seasons, helping team to 63-4-3 record … Skated with the Capital District Selects of the Eastern Junior Hockey League for two seasons … With the Selects, under former Engineers head coach Jim Salfi, called the Houston Field House – Rensselaer’s rink – home … Participated in the USA Select 16 & 17 Festivals for Team New York … Attended LaSalle Institute before attending Cushing … Honor Roll …

Personal: Mark Thomas Yurkewecz … Last name is pronounced YURK-a-witz … Born October 15, 1983 … Management major ... Enjoys music, golfing and writing … Father, Tom, worked at Rensselaer for 28 years, including seven as the Vice President for Administration … Son of Maureen and Tom Yurkewecz ... Grandchild of Margaret and Warren Amphlette ... Brother of Beth Yurkewecz.