Career: Second all-time at the university with 153 games played.
2015-16: Named a 2016 Senior CLASS First Team All-American … was the 2016 Saunders College of Business Commencement Speaker at the university … served as team captain … won the Dan Barrows Fan’s Choice Award … won RIT’s Art Thomas Award for outstanding leadership … shared the Green B. Williams Award for Academic Excellence with teammate Dan Schuler … named the A. Stephen Walls Leadership Award winner for leadership in the RIT Athletics program … garnered Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team honors … earned Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week honors, Jan. 19 … appeared in all 39 games, recording 16 points on three goals and 13 assists … fired 82 shots on goal … tied for second with 41 penalty minutes … third on the team with 44 blocked shots … dished out a pair of assists and was plus-3 in the Atlantic Hockey Championship against Robert Morris … had an assist in four straight games, Oct. 31 to Nov. 13 … scored a power-play goal and added an assist in his final regular season home game against Mercyhurst … scored a goal and was plus-3 in a 3-2 win at Bentley … blocked 12 shots in the postseason … had 14 points on three goals and 11 assists and was plus-5 in 28 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests … Tigers were 9-4-1 when he recorded a point … named to the AHC All-Academic Team. STATS
2014-15: One of five Tigers to play in all 40 games … earned CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District accolades … garnered All-Atlantic Hockey Conference third team honors … named to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team … won RIT’s Green B. Williams Award for Academic Excellence … one of eight student-athletes to earn AHC Academic All-Star honors for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average … two-time Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week, Dec. 16 and March 31 … RIT Male Athlete of the Week, Oct. 13 … tied for the team lead in scoring among defensemen with 22 points on five goals and 17 assists … finished with a career-high plus-16 rating … scored a career-high two goals in the season opener against St. Lawrence … scored the first RIT regular season goal at the Gene Polisseni Center, a power-play marker 11:02 into the first period of RIT’s 5-2 victory over St. Lawrence … tied a career-high with three points on a goal and two assists and was plus-3 in a 7-3 win over Niagara … had three assists in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal series sweep over Air Force … scored the first goal early in the first period of RIT’s 2-1 win over No. 1 Minnesota State in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal … tallied game-winning goals against St. Lawrence and Niagara … led the team with 53 blocked shots … compiled a season-high three blocks six different times … fired 70 shots on goal … recorded 10 points on home ice and 10 on the road … 15 of his 20 points came in victories … had 14 points on two goals and 12 assists and was plus-12 in 28 Atlantic Hockey contests … Tigers were 11-5-1 when he recorded a point … named to the AHC All-Academic Team. STATS
2013-14: Played in 36 contests … recorded 10 points on two goals and eight assists … was plus-11 over the team’s first 22 games … among the RIT team leaders with 48 blocked shots … set a RIT Division I single-game record with a plus-6 rating to go along with an assist in a 6-4 win over St. Lawrence … blocked four shots in a game twice, against American International and Holy Cross … fired 74 shots on goal, including a career-high eight in a 2-2 tie against Robert Morris … tallied his first goal of the season, added an assist, and was plus-3 in a 6-0 win over Army … scored a power-play goal in a loss to Mercyhurst … was plus-12 over a seven-game stretch, Nov. 22 to Dec. 14 … had seven points (2-5-7) in 27 Atlantic Hockey Association contests … Tigers were 6-1-1 when he recorded a point. STATS
2012-13: Appeared in all 38 games, recording 11 points on three goals and eight assists … garnered Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Week honors, Dec. 10 … was the AHA Rookie of Month in December … tallied his first collegiate point, an assist against Mercyhurst … scored his first collegiate goal, which proved to be the game-winner and added a career-best two assists in a 5-3 win over Sacred Heart … also scored a power-play goal the following evening against Sacred Heart … scored the game-tying goal late in regulation, then assisted on Adam Hartley’s game-winning goal with 1:30 left to lift RIT to a 4-3 win over St. Lawrence … was a season-best plus-3 in that contest … tallied eight points (2-6-8) in 27 AHA contests … fired 56 shots on goal … Tigers were 7-1-0 when he recorded a point … named to the AHA All-Academic Team. 2012-13 STATS
Before RIT: Played the 2011-12 season with the Sioux City Musketeers and Indian Ice of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … tallied 20 points on six goals and 14 assists in 59 games … all six goals came on the power-play … in three USHL seasons, he tallied seven goals and 31 assists for 38 points in 142 games … played four years of varsity lacrosse at Mt. Lebanon High School as an attacker … led team to four straight Western Pennsylvania Championships.
Personal: Accounting major … attended Mt. Lebanon High School … son of John Kuqali and Marcia Karuba … has one brother, Nicholas ... hobbies include playing golf … favorite TV show is "Family Guy" … favorite actor is Johnny Depp … favorite Rochester hangout is Marges… favorite meal is chicken with broccoli … would like to attend a Wiz Khalifa concert … favorite NHL team is the Dallas Stars… favorite NHL player is Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators … favorite opposing rink to play in is Mariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota … fondest personal moment in hockey was winning the 2015 AHC championship … celebrity crush is Mila Kunis … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Hawaii ... historic figure he would most like to meet is Wayne Gretzky … dream job is to be a certified private accountant … if he could invite any four people to dinner they would be Wayne Gretsky, Lionel Messi, George Bush, and Jeff Siegel.
Career Highs
Goals: 2, Oct. 10, 2014 vs. St. Lawrence
Assists: 2, 4X, last March 19, 2016 vs. Robert Morris
Points: 3, 2X, last Feb. 6, 2015 at Niagara
Plus-Minus: +6, Nov. 23, 2013 vs. St. Lawrence
Shots: 8, Feb. 7, 2014 vs. Robert Morris
Penalty Minutes: 15, 2X, last Feb. 26, 2016 vs. Mercyhurst
