February 2, 2008

RPI Salutes Elder Glory

Frank Chiarelli (right), shown scoring against Minnesota in the 1954 NCAA Championship, will become the fourth member of RPI's prestigious Ring of Honor.
Frank Chiarelli (right), shown scoring against Minnesota in the 1954 NCAA Championship, will become the fourth member of RPI's prestigious Ring of Honor.

The following article featuring former Rensselaer standout Frank Chiarelli appeared in the February 2 issue of The Times Union.

By MATT GRAVES
Special to the Times Union

TROY -- By most athletic standards, Frank Chiarelli was light-years ahead of his time during his four All-America seasons for Ned Harkness' great RPI hockey teams of the 1950s. Three of the NCAA records he set more than half a century ago still stand.

Chiarelli, whose RPI career spanned 1951-55, scored 155 goals and added 110 assists for 265 points in only 80 collegiate games.

Nationally, he still holds the Division I record for goals per game in a career (1.94) as well as goals per game in a single season (3.06) and points per game in a season (3.06), both his freshman year with a school-record 55 goals.

Complete article can be accessed via the Times Union Web site by clicking here.