WCSU Hockey Alumni

Danny Corini

The man who holds the records for most Colonial games played, most goals and most points is Danny Corini who played in 126 games, scored 110 goals and amassed 178 points in a Colonial Uniform.

Danny is in his second year as an Associate at the Accounting Firm Reynolds & Rowella in Ridgefield. He is working in both the tax and audit areas of the Firm. In his spare time he still manages to make opposing players scratch their heads wondering how he got by them on the ice.

Geoff Dumas

GEOFF DUMAS

Geoff played for WCSU from the inaugural season in 2002 until 2005. During that time he played in 56 games, scoring 49 goals and assisting on 71 others. He holds the Colonial Record of averaging 2.14 points per game.

Geoff lives in New York State with his wife Gretchen and two sons Connor and Gavin. He works as an Energy Analyst for Castle Oil Corp in Harrison, NY. Still active in the Hockey Community, he coaches 2 levels of youth hockey, officiates and plays in men’s leagues.

Matt Malone

Matt Played for the Colonials from the inaugural season through 2006. During that time he played in more games than any other Player during that time period, 94. Matt was always a strong and dependable forward who could be put on the ice for any situation.

Matt graduated from WCSU with a Degree in Justice and Law Administration and has since secured a position with a local Police Department. He still enjoys playing, now on the Police Team. Always an amiable person with fellow Teammates, Matt still maintains close friendships with fellow former Players and can be seen attending current WCSU hockey games from time to time.

Rob Matta

Rob played Defense for WCSU from the inaugural season in 2002 until 2005. Playing in 63 games he was always a stalwart and dependable defenseman called upon for power play and penalty killing situations.

Rob is working as Manager of Client Development at Research Now in downtown Manhattan. Unfortunately for Rob he is a diehard Boston Red Sox fan and in his current surroundings he has a great deal of difficulty rooting for them!

Tom Mott

Tom was a Colonial Forward in the early years of the Program’s existence. A natural athlete who had never skated before Tom contributed to the Team with hard play and the attitude of a winner. Playing in 42 games with the Colonials he graduated with one of the highest GPA’s for the Program.

Tom recently graduated from the UCONN School of Law and is now an Associate Attorney for the Law Firm Cramer and Anderson in Litchfield, Connecticut.

Eric Plyler

Eric “Sarge” Plyler

Eric was a Goaltender whose age was also his number, 33. And Armed Services Veteran Eric completed his degree while also playing hockey for the Colonials. He led by example with hard work.

Currently living in Shelton, CT with his beautiful wife Jeanne and 1 yr old daughter Sabrina he is still active in hockey at the Stamford Twin Rinks and Bridgeport Rinks in Men's Leagues as well as playing soccer for the Rowayton Football Club, bowling once a week and still working out 3 times a week at NYSC. When he finds time to work he is a Revenue Officer for the Internal Revenue Service in White Plains, NY.

Mike Ryan

Mike transferred to WCSU from Siena College during the 2006 – 2007 Season. Playing in 58 games Mike accumulated 42 goals and 25 assists. He was part of the Team that went to the Regional Tournament during the 2008 – 2009 season.

Mike is in his second year at KPMG as an associate in the audit practice serving various clients in Fairfield County, New York, and Hartford. He earned his Master’s in accounting over the summer of 2010. He still makes time to hit the ice for some men's league games in Newington, where he plays with some of the guys from his high school team.