PRONUNCIATION: HAM-uh-ker
2021-22
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Finished third on the team with 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists
• Finished second in Atlantic Hockey history with 165 career games played
• Ended career with 106 points on 43 goals and 63 assists
• Scored a goal in 4-3 victory vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 20)
• Netted the opening goal and added an assist in 5-4 win at Princeton (Nov. 26) before scoring the GWG the next night in 1-0 victory over the Tigers (Nov. 27)
• Notched a PPG in 6-5 OT win at Niagara (Jan. 22)
• Scored the GWG in 2-1 win at Bentley (Jan. 28) before tallying twice in 3-3 tie with the Falcons the following night (Jan. 29)
• Goal and an assist in 3-2 win over Niagara (Feb. 19)
• Primary assist on what proved to be the GWG in 3-1 Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal series-clinching victory over Sacred Heart (Mar. 13)
2020-21
• Third on the team with 21 points, tied for first with 14 assists, third with seven goals.
• Tied for first with four power play goals.
• Scored at least one point in 16 of 20 games played.
• Goal and an assist in season-opening 8-5 victory over No. 9 Clarkson (Nov. 27).
• Two assists in 3-3 draw at Colgate (Dec. 29).
• Goal and an assist in 6-4 win over Mercyhurst (Jan. 28).
• Two assists in 6-1 win over No. 19 Robert Morris (Feb. 20).
• Notched two assists, including the 50th of his career, in 4-2 win over No. 19 Robert Morris (Feb. 21).
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AHCA All-American Scholar
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2019-20
• Third on the team with 26 points, second with 17 assists, tied for fourth with nine goals in 36 appearances.
• Assisted two goals in season-opening 3-1 victory at Colgate (Oct. 5).
• Six-game point streak, including GWG in 1-0 win at Air force (Oct. 25).
• Goal and an assist in 3-2 win over Mercyhurst (Dec. 7).
• Two goals in 3-3 tie at Robert Morris (Feb. 8).
• Two goals and an assist followed by two assists in 4-1/5-1 sweep over visiting Bentley (Feb. 14-15).
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AHA All-Academic Team
2018-19: Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season … finished second on the team with 14 goals and third with 30 points, while playing in all 38 games … earned Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Week honors, Jan. 3… named the RIT Male Athlete of the Week a day earlier … came on in a big way during the postseason, with six points in the AHA Quarterfinal series at Sacred Heart … scored the game-winning goal with 2:21 remaining in regulation and added an empty-netter in the final minute in the decisive 3-1 win in game three of the AHA Quarterfinal series over Sacred Heart … scored a power-play goal and added two assists to go along with a plus-2 rating in RIT’s 7-3 win over Sacred Heart in game two of the AHA Quarterfinal series … scored two goals, including the game-winning tally in a 5-2 win over AHA Champion American International … set a career-high with three points on two goals and an assist in an 8-4 win over Niagara … scored the game-winning goal in a 4-2 win over Army West Point … scored twice and was plus-3 in a 4-2 win over Army the following evening … scored a dazzling penalty shot goal on Arizona State and Ottawa Senators goaltender Joey Daccord midway through the third period at the Gene Polisseni Center, Feb. 2 … had back-to-back games with two assists at UMass Lowell and Colgate … led RIT with 10 multiple-point efforts … fired 76 shots on goal … had four shots on goal in a game six times … Tigers were 10-4-4 when he tallied a point … recorded 17 points on 10 goals and seven assists in 28 AHA regular season contests … named to the AHA All-Academic team … named an American Hockey Coaches Association Krampade All-American Scholar for maintaining at least a 3.6 grade-point average in both semesters.
STATS
2017-18: Appeared in 34 games, recording four goals and four points … made his collegiate debut, recording a shot on goal, while blocking a shot in a 3-3 tie against No. 14 Northeastern … recorded his first point, an assist, in a 5-4 win at Army West Point … scored his first collegiate goal, a power-play marker in a 5-3 win over Robert Morris … scored a goal and was plus-2 at Niagara … also scored goals in wins over Air Force and Sacred Heart … fired 38 shots on goal, including a season-high four in game two of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series against Sacred Heart … blocked 12 shots … had seven points in 25 AHA games … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors.
STATS
Before RIT: Played the 2016-17 season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … fourth on the team in scoring with 40 points on 14 goals and 26 assists in 59 games … had five power-play goals … spent the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) … had 14 goals and 34 assists for 48 points in 55 games split between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights and Minnesota Wilderness in 2015-16 and played for the Wenatchee Wild in 2014-15 … led Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in scoring during the 2015-16 season … played with fellow RIT defenseman Darren Brady on Team East at the 2016 NAHL Top Prospects game … tallied 95 points in 151 career games at the junior level.
Personal: Finance major … born in Corona, Calif. … son of Brad and Yolanda Hamacher … has one sister, Faith, and one brother, Matthew … father Brad played Division I College Hockey for Army West Point from 1987-91 ... an actor he would want to play him in a movie is Orlando Bloom … favorite movies are "Miracle" and "Slap Shot" … favorite actor is Paul Rudd … favorite actress is Margot Robbie … favorite ice cream flavor is cookie dough … favorite music performer is Taylor Swift … favorite NHL team is the Anaheim Ducks … favorite NHL player is Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers … favorite opposing rink to play in is Cadet Ice Arena at Air Force … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Bora Bora … favorite holiday is Christmas because … a super power he would like to have is the ability to rewind time … historical figure he would most like to meet is Donald Trump … dream job is to be an NHL general manager … four people he would like to invite to dinner are Tiger Woods, Paul Bissonette, Wayne Gretzky, and Bryson Traptow.
