2008-2009
Conductor: Steve Malinski
Managers: Bonnie Domigan, Kevin Schildhorn
Freakout opponent: Yale (Lost 1-4)
Gift: T-Shirt
Road Trips
October 10-11, 2008: If you die in Canada, you die in real life
Men's hockey overnight (for 1 game) vs. Vermont (Lost 1-4). The band (over 50 people in all) traveled to Quebec City, PQ for the season opener. The game was held at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse.
October 24-25, 2008: Men's Hockey, Governor's Cup
Men's hockey day trips to the Times Union Center for the Governor's Cup (Tied 1-1 vs. Union (Lost in shootout), Won 2-1 vs. Robert Morris).
Novemeber 16, 2008: Women's Hockey @ Union
Women's hockey day trip to Union (Won 2-1).
December 5-6, 2008: Women's Hockey @ Quinnipiac & Princeton, Men's Hockey @ Yale
Due to the short distance between Quinnipiac and Yale (~10 miles) and fortunate scheduling, the band traveled to three away games over two days. The women's team won their games against Quinnipiac and Princeton (2-1 and 3-2 respectively) while the men's team lost to Yale 3-7.
January 23-24, 2009: Men's Hockey @ St. Lawrence & Clarkson
Men's hockey overnight to St. Lawrence (Won 7-6 (OT)) and Clarkson (Lost 3-4 (OT)). RPI beat St. Lawrence 9 seconds into overtime. SLU's fans heckled the RPI band to the point of throwing trash at the band. Although Clarkson beat RPI the next night, it was more welcoming to be at Cheel Arena and hear "RPI still sucks" from the Clarkson fans than to be at the SLU game.
January 30, 2009: Men's Hockey @ Dartmouth
Men's hockey one night stand to Dartmouth (Lost 2-5).
February 7, 2009: Men's Hockey @ Union
Men's hockey day trip to Union (Lost 1-2 (OT)).
March 6-8, 2009: Then a miracle occurs...
Men's/Women's hockey overnight (Men @ Dartmouth (Won 3-2 (OT), Won 3-1), Women @ Harvard (Won 3-2 (2OT) vs. Harvard, Lost 1-6 vs. Dartmouth)).
March 13-15, 2009: Men's Hockey @ Cornell....now self clearing!
Men's hockey overnight to Cornell (Won 1-0, Lost 0-4, Lost 3-4).
Regular Season
Football
- 8-2 (5-2 Liberty League)
- Second place in the Liberty League.
- Transit Trophy Game vs. WPI: Won 35-21.
- Dutchman's Shoes Trophy Game vs. Union: Won 25-12.
- Senior Night vs. Hobart: Lost 17-20.
Men's Hockey
- 10-27-2 (6-15-1 ECACHL)
- Eleventh place in the ECACHL with 13 points.
- Black Friday vs. Harvard: Won 3-2.
- Pep Band Alumni Night vs. Dartmouth: Lost 2-5.
- Freakout vs. Yale: Lost 1-4.
- Senior Night vs. St. Lawrence: Lost 0-2.
- White-Out: ???
Women's Hockey
- 19-14-4 (11-8-3 ECACHL)
- Sixth place in the ECACHL with 25 points.
- Senior Night vs. Colgate: Won 4-1.
Playoffs
Football
- ECAC North Atlantic Bowl vs. Alfred: Won 34-31.
Men's Hockey
- ECAC Tournament
Women's Hockey
- ECAC Tournament
Other
- Don't Stop, Enter Sandman, Fire, Crazy Train, and Pinball Wizard are purchased by Malinski. He later brought Sir Duke, Wild Thing, and Paranoid back into the active set.
- Played at SO 4 on July 26.
- Held third annual 100% Natural Noise NRB event on August 23.
- Played in the Uncle Sam Day Parade with a setlist of Hogan's Heroes, Twist and Shout, Louie Louie, Spirit in the Sky, and Hail.
- Showed up to play at the Hockey Line Celebration on September 8 - however, there was no one at the Union to play for because the Hockey Line was weakly planned that year.
- Played Carry On and Final Countdown with the WPI band at halftime of the Transit Trophy Game on September 27.
- Record broken for longest en queue cheer: Islanders (from the last quarter of WPI football game till end of the first period of the women's hockey game) on September 27.
- The band held its second annual Pep Band Thanksgiving on November 23.
- Natural Noise Black won the Fall 2008 C-League Intramural Ice Hockey Championship.
- Played Children of Sanchez with the Colgate band.