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2018-19 RIT Men's Hockey Roster

Jediah Plumley
Riley Joslin
Kelsie Redburn
Eakin Howard / RIT Athletic Comm
Eakin Howard
Jediah Plumley
Kelsie Redburn
Mike Bradley
Abbott Girduckis

7 Abbott Girduckis

  • Position
    Forward
  • Class
    Senior
  • HT/WT
    6-1 / 186
  • S/C
    R
  • Hometown
    Belleville, Ontario
  • Previous Team
    Wellington Dukes (OJHL)
  • Major
    Packaging Science

Biography

Career: Recorded 93 career points on 30 goals and 63 assists in 146 games, while taking just 20 minutes in penalties … his 93 points are 15th most in program history.

2018-19: Served as co-captain … earned All-Atlantic Hockey Association Second Team honors … won RIT’s Art Thomas Award for outstanding leadership and shared the Louis Spiotti Coaches Award … named the RIT Male Athlete of the Week, Jan. 7 …  led RIT in scoring with career-best totals of 11 goals, 25 assists and 36 points in 38 games … tied for the team lead with 10 multiple-point games … scored one power-play goal and had one shorthanded tally … among the national leaders with four shorthanded points … dished out a career-best four assists in a 6-1 win over Colgate at Blue Cross Arena as part of RIT's Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend … fired a season-high seven shots on goal and dished out three assists in a 4-2 win over Army West Point … scored a power-play and shorthanded goal in a 5-4 overtime win over UMass Lowell … had a goal and two assists and was plus-2 in a 5-3 win over Robert Morris … had back-to-back three point games in contests versus Niagara … fired 91 shots on goal … had 11 points (3-8-11) over a five-game point-scoring streak, Dec. 15 to Jan. 12 … Tigers were 11-7-2 when he recorded a point … led RIT with 28 points (8-20-28) in 28 AHA regular season contests … named to the AHA All-Academic team. STATS

2017-18: Appeared in all 37 games … fourth on the team with 27 points on seven goals and 20 assists … third with 20 assists … recorded back-to-back three-point outings, both career-highs against Rensselaer and Army West Point … scored a career-high two goals to go along with an assist against Rensselaer … dished out a career-best three assists in a 5-4 win over Army West Point … scored the game-winning goal just 23 seconds into overtime, lifting RIT to a 5-4 win over Sacred Heart in game one of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series … also blocked a career-high five shots in that game … had 13 points (4-9-13) over an eight-game point-scoring streak, Oct. 21 to Nov. 17 …  scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-3 win over Robert Morris … had two assists in a 6-5 overtime win over Mercyhurst … fired season-high four shots on goal twice … had 61 total shots on goal and 35 blocked shots … fourth among all Tiger players with 21 points on four goals and 17 assists in 28 AHA contests … recorded a point in 20 different games … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors. STATS

2016-17: Played in all 37 games … tied for third on the team in scoring with 21 points on seven goals and 14 assists … third on the team with a plus-7 rating … scored a pair of power-play goals … fired 60 shots on goal … had five points (2-3-5) over a five-game point scoring streak, Nov. 18 to Dec. 3 … had four goals and six points over a four-game streak, Jan. 27 to Feb. 4 … had five assists over a three-game span, Oct. 22 to Oct. 29 … scored two goals and was plus-2 in a 4-1 win at Robert Morris … recorded two points and was plus-2 at ECAC foe Rensselaer … matched career-high with two assists in a 6-3 win over Bentley … scored four times in a three-game span, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 … Tigers were 10-5-0 when he recorded at least one point … fired season-high five shots on goal against Holy Cross … blocked three shots in a 6-2 win over Army West Point … took just two minor penalties for four minutes … recorded 17 points on seven goals and 10 assists in 28 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors. STATS

2015-16: Played in 34 contests … recorded nine points on five goals and four assists … made his collegiate debut and assisted on Garrett McMullen’s goal at nationally-ranked St. Lawrence … scored his first collegiate goal and was plus-2 in a 4-2 win at American International … scored RIT’s opening goal in a loss at No. 2 Boston College … earned the number five play for his goal at Boston College on the NCAA Hockey Plays of the Week, Nov. 30, as seen on www.ncaa.com … recorded a goal and an assist and was plus-2 in a 6-3 win over Robert Morris … also scored goals against Canisius and American International … did not commit a penalty … fired 48 shots on goal, including a season-high six against American International … blocked 11 shots … Tigers were 5-3-0 when he recorded a point. STATS

Before RIT: Played the last three seasons for the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League … tied for the team lead with 29 goals and added 32 assists for 61 points in 2014-15 … added nine power-play and six game-winning tallies … named the 2015 Dukes Sportsman of the Year … recorded career-best totals of four goals and six points in an 8-2 win over Mississauga … had 18 points over a seven-game stretch late in the 2014-15 season … tallied 55 goals and 60 assists in 152 career games with Wellington.

Personal: Packaging science major … attended Nicholson Catholic College … born June 28, 1995, in Belleville, Ontario … son of Sean and Michele Girduckis … has one sister, Emma, and one brother, Aidan … favorite TV show is “Entourage” … would want Matthew McConaughey to play him in a movie … favorite movie is "The Imitation Game" … favorite actor is Will Ferrell … favorite ice cream flavor is cookie dough … favorite meal is surf and turf … favorite music performer is Drake … favorite NHL team is Toronto Maple Leafs and favorite NHL player is Auston Matthews … favorite opposing rink to play in is Kelley Rink at Boston College … fondest personal moment in hockey was winning 2016 Atlantic Hockey Championships … most prized possession is his Atlantic Hockey Championship ring … vacation spot he would most like to visit is California … favorite animal is a tortoise … favorite holiday is Christmas … dream job is to be a professional golfer … four people he would like to invite to dinner are Tiger Woods, Lebron James, Erik Brown and Mark Logan.

Career Highs
Goals:
2, three times, last Oct. 13, 2018 at Lowell
Assists: 4, Oct. 20, 2018 vs. Colgate
Points: 4, Oct. 20, 2018 vs. Colgate
+/-: +2, nine times, last Feb. 22, 2019 vs. Robert Morris
Shots: 7, Jan. 25, 2019 vs. Army
PIM: 4, Oct. 14, 2017 vs. Northeastern

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015-16First Year

    Forward
    6'1" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2017-18Junior

    Forward
    6'1" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7
    C

    2018-19Senior

    Forward
    6'1" 186 lbs
    7
    C