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2021-22 Men's Hockey Roster

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8 Will Calverley

  • Position
    Forward
  • Class
    Senior
  • HT/WT
    5-9 / 176
  • S/C
    L
  • Hometown
    Scarborough, Ontario
  • Previous Team
    Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
  • Major
    Business Management

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: CAL-ver-lee 

2021-22

Hobey Baker Award Nominee
First-Team All-Atlantic Hockey 
Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Captain
• Finished the regular season ranked first in Atlantic Hockey with 15 goals and tied for fourth with 26 points.
• Scored the game-winner in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over St. Lawrence in the annual Brick City Weekend game (Oct. 16)
• Notched a goal and an assist in RIT's 3-2 OT upset at Notre Dame (Oct. 21).
• Logged a pair of three-point outings, including a three-assist effort in the 6-5 OT win at Niagara (Jan. 22) after notching two goals and an assist in a 4-3 setback at Army (Dec. 12)
• Scored his sixth power-play goal of the season in RIT's 3-2 win over visiting Niagara (Feb. 19) during the regular-season home finale.
• Finished his Tiger career with 47 career goals, 44 assists and 91 career points in 125 games.

2020-21
AHCA 2nd-Team All-American
Atlantic Hockey (West) Co-Player of the Year/Top Defensive Forward
First-Team All-Atlantic Hockey (West)
AHCA All-American Scholar
Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month (December)
• Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week - Dec. 1 
• Ranked fourth nationally and first in Atlantic Hockey with 1.39 points per game
• Tied for first in Atlantic Hockey with 25 points and second with 12 goals

2019-20
AHA All-Academic Team
• Finished second on the team with 13 goals and sixth on the team with 23 points
• Also finished fifth with 30 blocked shots
• Scored two goals, including the GWG, while winning 8-of-12 face-offs in 7-4 win vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 1) to kick off four-game goal-scoring streak.
• Totaled three points on two goals (including GWG) and an assist in 7-3 win over Mercyhurst (Dec. 6)

2018-19: Emerged as a valuable two-way player during his rookie season … led all RIT first-year players in scoring with 16 points on seven goals and nine assists, while playing in 37 games … won RIT’s Craig Lauzon Award as Rookie of the Year … won 216 of 422 face-offs (51.2 percent) … named the Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Week, Jan. 3 … made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at UMass Lowell … tallied his first collegiate point, an assist at Mercyhurst … scored his first collegiate goal in a 2-0 win over Canisius … scored a shorthanded goal, added an assist and was plus-2 in an 8-4 win over Niagara … scored the game-tying goal with the goaltender pulled and just over a minute left in regulation in a 4-4 draw at Niagara … had a goal and an assist, including the game-tying extra attacker goal in the final minute at Sacred Heart … had two assists and was plus-2 in a 3-2 win at American International … had two separate four-game point-scoring streaks … second on RIT with 48 penalty minutes … fired 74 shots on goal … had a season-high six shots in the regular season finale versus Canisius … was plus-6 with five points over a four-game stretch. Feb. 8 to Feb. 16 … Tigers were 6-5-2 when he recorded a point … tallied 15 points (7-8-15) in 28 AHA regular season games. STATS

Before RIT: Played the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) … led host Chilliwack to the 2018 Royal Bank Cup Championship … was named the Roland Mercier Award Winner as Most Valuable Player of the 2018 RBC Cup … scored all four Chilliwack goals, including the overtime game-winner in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Jr. Senators at the RBC Cup … served as team captain in 2017-18 … led Chilliwack in scoring during the 2017-18 regular season with 46 points on 18 goals and 28 assists in 55 games … tallied 50 points on 17 goals and 33 assists in 56 games during the 2016-17 season … added 13 points in 23 postseason games during the 2016-17 season … captained Toronto to a TELUS Cup as Canadian National Midget Team in 2015-16.
 
Personal: Business management major … born in Scarborough, Ontario … son of Paul and Lynn Calverley … has one sister, Molly and two brothers, James and Stuart … attended Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute ... actor he would like to play him in a movie is Brad Pitt … favorite thing to do during the offseason is golf … favorite movie is "Blades of Glory" … favorite hockey movie is "Slap Shot" … last show he binge watched was "The Office" … favorite actor is Seth Rogen … favorite music performer is Drake … favorite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs … favorite NHL player is David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins … favorite place to shop is H&M … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Florida … favorite holiday is Christmas because he gets to go home and see his family … a super power he would like to have is the ability to fly so that he can skip traffic … historical figure he would most like to meet is Bobby Orr … dream job is to be a pilot … four people he would invite to dinner are Lebron James, Sidney Crosby, Post Malone and Blake Lively.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018-19First Year

    Forward
    5'9" 173 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8
    C

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    5'9" 176 lbs
    8
    C
  • 8

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 176 lbs
    8