Junior (2009-10): Named LSSU’s Most-Valuable Player and Most-Valuable Forward after leading the Lakers in goals scored with 15 and points and 28...Received votes on the All-Michigancollegehockey.com and All-Central Collegiate Hockey Association teams...Has a 3.56 grade point average and was LSSU’s nominee for the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Award for the second straight year...Tied for seventh nationally and second in the CCHA in game-winning goals with five...Scored GWGs against Ohio State (10/23), Bowling Green (12/5), Northern Michigan (12/11) and Nebraska-Omaha (1/15 and 1/16)...His GWG against the Buckeyes occurred with 20 seconds remaining in regulation, while his GWG against the Wildcats was a short-handed marker...He tallied his GWG in the Jan. 16 victory over UNO in overtime...Tallied his first career short-handed goal against NMU on Dec. 12 and scored a short-handed game-tying goal in a 3-3 tie and shootout victory at Michigan State (1/9)...Led the team in faceoff wins with 387...Scored eight goals (8-2--10) in nine games between Dec. 5 and Jan. 16...Has scored 20 or more points during all three collegiate seasons.

Sophomore (2008-09): Was named Central Collegiate Hockey Association Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 3-2--5 with three power-play goals during LSSU's series split at Bowling Green State (1/23/24)...Received RBC Financial Group Player of the Month Special Mention after totaling 6-5--11 in January...Led the Lakers in plus-minus at +13 and was second in power-play goals with five...Scored the game-winning goal against Harvard at the Badger Showdown (12/27)...Had multiple-point games against Harvard (1-1--2), Colgate (2-0--2, 1/9), BGSU (2-2--4, 1/24), and Michigan State (0-3--3, 1/31)...Missed three games due to injury...Was LSSU's nominee for the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Award.

Freshman (2007-08): Received LSSU's Outstanding Freshman Award...Finished third on the team in goals scored and fifth in total points...Led LSSU in plus-minus at +8...Was ranked 22nd in the CCHA in freshmen scoring...Scored his first collegiate goal at Notre Dame (11/1)...Scored a goal while the Lakers were playing with an extra attacker in a 3-2 loss to Michigan State (11/30) and totaled 2-0--2 for the series...Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime victory over Alaska (2/22)...Recorded an assist and the game-winning goal against Northern Michigan (2/28)...Enjoyed a seven-game point streak from 2/16 through 3/8.

Prior to LSSU: Led the Pickering Panthers in scoring with 36-34--70 and was tied for 14th in scoring in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League during the 2006-07 season...Was named the South Conference's Most-Improved Player and OPJHL All-Star Game's Most-Valuable Player...Received the Brad Shearer Award -- a leadership award presented by the Panthers' organization...Was a former teammate of Laker John Scrymgeour.

Personal: Son of Mike and Suzanne Schofield...2005 graduate of Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering, Ont...Majoring in Business Marketing.

All About Rick:

Parents’ names: Mike and Suzanne

Hometown: Pickering, Ont.

Most memorable athletic moment: Coming to Lake State

Favorite food: Pizza

What I want to do after I graduate (other than play hockey): Get my MBA

Person I would most like to meet: Barack Obama

Advice I would give youngsters: Always try your hardest, never short change yourself

Worst fear: Failing

Pre-game ritual: Coffee, shower, and relax

My goal for this season is...: Get better everyday

My biggest challenge is hockey is...: Stay motivated and strive to be better

The most important lesson I have learned: Never be content 

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