UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 2012-13 MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES Media Contact: Alastair Ingram O: 802.656.1109, C: 339.927.0097 Athletic Communications • www.UVMathletics.com Email: [email protected] 97 Spear St. • 205 Patrick Gym • Burlington, Vt. 05405 YouTube: YouTube.com/UVMathletics Press Box Phone: 802.656.4182 • Fax: 802.656.8328 Twitter: @UVMmhockey, #VCats GAME 22 philadelphia college hockey faceoff schedule TELEVISION Overall: 6-11-4 Comcast Network VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (6-11-4, 3-8-4 HEA) Hockey East: 3-8-4 PxP: Jim Jackson vs. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (8-12-0) Home: 4-7-0 Analyst: Steve Coates Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, Pa. Away: 2-4-4 Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 • 8:00 p.m. Neutral: 0-0-0 RADIO WVMT 620-AM TEAM BREAKDOWN OCTOBER (0-1-2, 0-1-2 HEA) PxP: Alastair Ingram 6 CONCORDIA (Exh.) W, 7-1 Analyst: TBA UVM PSU 12 at #6 UMass Lowell + T, 1-1 Overall 6-11-4 8-12-0 26 at Merrimack + L, 6-3 League 3-8-4 N/A INTERNET 27 at Merrimack + T, 2-2 SportsJuice.com Home 4-7-0 3-4-0 Away 2-4-4 4-8-0 NOVEMBER (3-6-0, 3-4-0 HEA) LIVE STATS Neutral 0-0-0 1-0-0 2 PROVIDENCE + L, 3-2 HockeyEastOnline.com Goals/Game 2.24 2.65 3 PROVIDENCE + W, 2-0 GAA 3.14 3.05 10 at #9 New Hampshire + L, 4-0 COACHING STAFFS Power Play 13.5% - 12/89 9.8% - 8/82 16 #11 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + L, 6-2 VERMONT Penalty Kill 79.0% - 79/100 84.3% - 75/89 18 NORTHEASTERN + (WCAXtra) W, 3-2 Head Coach: 20 at UMass Amherst + (CBS3) L, 3-1 Kevin Sneddon Penalty Min. 13.5 15.8 23 #4 MINNESOTA (FSN, NESN) L, 5-1 Harvard ‘92 Goals Leader McCarthy/Fallon - 6 Glen/Bailey - 10 24 #4 MINNESOTA (FSN, NESN) L, 3-1 Vermont: 142-166-51 (10th) Assists Leader McCarthy - 12 Gardiner - 12 30 at Maine + (CBSSN) W, 2-1 Overall: 192-265-69 (15th) Points Leader McCarthy - 18 Glen/Bailey - 18 GAA Leader Hoffman - 2.95 Skoff - 2.66 DECEMBER (3-1-2, 0-0-2 HEA) Assistant Coach: Kevin Patrick (1st) SV% Leader Hoffman - .902 Skoff - .915 1 at Maine + (CW) T, 2-2 Notre Dame ‘92 5 at #10 Dartmouth (NBCSN) L, 4-2 SETTING THE SCENE 15 at St. Lawrence W, 5-2 Vermont plays its non-conference finale tonight against Penn State in Assistant Coach: 20 at Providence + (COX) T, 4-4 Kyle Wallack (1st) the inaugural Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff at the Wells Fargo 29 #12 UNION % (WCAXtra) W, 2-1 Springfield ‘97 Center. The Catamounts look to snap a three-game losing streak after 30 PRINCETON % (WCAXtra) W, 6-3 falling twice to 20th-ranked UMass Lowell last weekend in Burlington. Assistant Coach: The Nittany Lions are in their first season as a NCAA Division I program. J ANUARY (0-3-0, 0-3-0 HEA) Terry Lovelette (19th) 5 MERRIMACK + (CBSSN) L, 4-1 Johnson State ‘98 11 #20 UMASS LOWELL + L, 4-2 CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE 12 #20 UMASS LOWELL + (WCAXtra) L, 6-3 The Catamounts have three players on the roster from the Philadelphia PENN STATE area: Sophomore defenseman Nick Luukko (West Chester, Pa.), junior 19 vs. Penn State # (CSN) 8:00 pm Head Coach: 25 UMASS AMHERST + 7:05 pm Guy Gadowsky forward Chris McCarthy (Collegeville, Pa.), and sophomore forward Kyle 26 UMASS AMHERST + 7:05 pm Colorado College '89 Mountain (Bryn Mawr, Pa.). Sophomore forward Colin Markison is from Penn State: 8-12-0 (1st) Princeton, N.J., which is roughly 45 miles northeast of Philadelphia. FEBRUARY Overall: 181-210-37 (13th) 1 at Boston College + 7:00 pm PHILADELPHIA FLYERS CONNECTIONS 9 MAINE + (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm Assistant Coach: Nick Luukko was drafted by the Flyers in the sixth round of the 2010 15 at Northeastern + 7:00 pm Keith Fisher (1st) NHL entry draft (179th overall). His father Peter Luukko is the President 16 at Northeastern + 7:00 pm St. Cloud State '00 and Chief Operating Officer of Comcast-Spectacor, the parent company 22 NEW HAMPSHIRE + (NESN) 7:00 pm 23 NEW HAMPSHIRE + (CBSSN) 4:00 pm Assistant Coach: of the franchise. Kyle Mountain has been invited to attend the Flyers’ Matt Lindsay (1st) last two summer development camps. John LeClair, who ranks seventh MARCH Williams '01 on the Flyers’ all-time scoring list, had 116 career points at Vermont 1 at Boston University + 7:30 pm from 1987 to 1991. In 10 seasons with Philadelphia, LeClair skated in 2 at Boston University + 7:00 pm Assistant Coach: 649 career games and averaged nearly a point per game. The St. Albans, 8 BOSTON COLLEGE + 7:05 pm Josh Hand (1st) Vt. native registered 333 goals and 310 assists for 643 points. 9 BOSTON COLLEGE + (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm Concordia '08 15-17 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA 22-23 HEA Championships $ TBA OFFICIALS TOP LINE HEATING UP Referee: Chris Federico Vermont’s top line of Kyle Reynolds, Jacob Fallon, and Chris McCarthy Home games in ALL CAPS Referee: David Hansen has 12 points over the last five games. The trio leads the Catamounts in + Hockey East game Linesman: Brendan Kelleher scoring with a total of 42 points this season (15 G, 27 A). In the last six % Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup (Burlington, Vt.) Linesman: Chris Low games, the line has scored 23 points, with each player posting at least # Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff at Wells Fargo seven in that span. Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) @ Campus Locations $ TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) GIVING UP THE BODY Vermont currently has three defensemen who rank among the top-10 All times are EST and subject to change due to TV shot blockers in Hockey East: Nick Bruneteau (43), Caylen Walls (37), Radio: WVMT 620-AM, SportsJuice.com and Michael Paliotta (34). Nick Luukko is just outside the top-10 with Home Video: NSNsports.net/UVM (Free)* 32 blocks on the year. UVM has 304 blocks as a team in 21 games. *Not available for select national TV games STANDINGS & POLLS • GAME NOTES LAST WEEKEND VS. #20 UMASS LOWELL HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS (JAN. 14, 2013) Special teams helped the River Hawks take game one 4-2 on Friday as they CONFERENCE OVERALL scored twice on the power play and added a shorthanded tally late in the third PTS GP RECORD GP RECORD period. Anthony DeCenzo opened the scoring at 7:49 of the first before Scott 1 Boston College 21 14 10-3-1 19 13-4-2 Wilson netted two goals to give Lowell a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. After a Josh 2 New Hampshire 19 13 9-3-1 20 14-4-2 Holmstrom power play goal, Nick Luukko drew one back for Vermont with five 3 Boston University 18 13 9-4-0 19 12-7-0 minutes left. The Cats went on the power play, but Adam Chapie’s shorthander 4 Providence 16 13 7-4-2 20 9-8-3 at 16:23 sealed the victory for Lowell. 5 Merrimack 13 12 6-5-1 21 8-9-4 6 UMass Lowell 11 12 5-6-1 19 11-7-1 On Saturday, Vermont cut a three-goal deficit to one in the third period but 7 Vermont 10 15 3-8-4 21 6-11-4 UMass Lowell held on to win 6-3 and sweep the series. Kyle Reynolds and Caylen 8 Massachusetts 9 13 4-8-1 20 7-11-2 Walls (first career) had tallies in the final frame to make it a 4-3 game with 6:34 9 Northeastern 8 13 3-8-2 18 6-10-2 remaining, but Chad Ruhwedel put the River Hawks back up by two roughly 90 10 Maine 5 12 1-8-3 21 5-13-3 seconds later. Terrance Wallin’s empty-netter at 18:33 clinched the win. From the start of the second period on Friday to the end of the first on Saturday (60 minutes), UVM held UMass Lowell to 13 total shots on goal. USCHO.COM POLL (JAN. 14, 2013) McCARTHY NEARS CENTURY MARK RK TEAM (1ST PLACE) RECORD PTS LAST WK Chris McCarthy is three games played away from reaching 100 for his career at 1 Minnesota (47) 16-3-3 992 1 Vermont. Over the last 11 contests, the junior assistant captain is averaging a 2 Boston College 13-4-2 924 3 point per game (2 G, 9 A). He was the runner up for the Hockey East Player of 3 New Hampshire (1) 14-4-2 875 4 the Month award in December to UMass Amherst’s Branden Gracel. McCarthy is 4 Quinnipiac (2) 17-3-3 847 5 currently tied for eighth in Hockey East in overall scoring with 18 points and 5 Notre Dame 15-6-0 829 2 is fifth in shots on goal with 71. He would join seniors Anders Franzon and 6 North Dakota 13-6-3 714 7 Tobias Nilsson-Roos in reaching the century club this season. 7 Denver 13-6-4 667 9 8 Miami 12-5-5 623 6 FALLON FLOURISHES ON POWER PLAY 9 Boston University 12-7-0 617 8 Jacob Fallon has scored a team-high four power play goals this season and is 10 Western Michigan 13-5-4 598 10 tied for second in Hockey East in that category. He has netted a third of the 11 Dartmouth 9-5-2 477 12 team’s 12 power play tallies on the year, including three in Vermont’s last six 12 Yale 9-4-3 432 14 games. Fallon has helped the Cats go 6-for-32 on the man advantage over their 13 Nebraska-Omaha 13-9-2 359 13 last seven games (18.8%). 14 Minnesota State 14-8-2 348 11 15 Niagara 13-3-4 242 17 16 Cornell 7-6-2 220 15 HOFFMAN’S HONORS CONTINUE Brody Hoffman has been named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week 17 Union 10-7-4 219 16 three times and the league’s Rookie of the Week twice in his freshman season. 18 UMass Lowell 11-7-1 175 20 Hoffman is the only rookie in the nation this year to have started every game 19 St. Cloud State 12-10-0 135 18 for his team with 21 starts. The Saskatchewan native leads Hockey East with 20 Colgate 11-7-2 118 19 550 total saves and has nine performances of at least 30 saves. He also leads the league with 1221:14 minutes played on the year. Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 19, Providence 15, Robert Morris 15, Ferris State 12, Lake Superior 12, Holy Cross 5, Northern Michigan 5, Princeton 4, Colorado College 1, Michigan ABOUT PENN STATE HOCKEY Penn State is in its inaugural season as a Division I program this year. The last Tech 1. time the Nittany Lions fielded a varsity hockey team was during the 1946-47 season. PSU is an independent this year but will join the new six-member Big USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY POLL (JAN. 14, 2013) Ten Hockey Conference next season. Penn State hosted Division III Neumann University on Tuesday and lost 3-2 in overtime despite a 46-17 edge in shots. RK TEAM, PTS (1ST PLACE) LAST WK RECORD 1 Minnesota, 507 (31) 1 16-3-3 2 Boston College, 457 2 13-4-2 SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS The Penn State roster features 11 freshmen and 16 underclassmen. Freshmen 3 New Hampshire, 430 4 14-4-2 David Glen and Casey Bailey lead the Nittany Lions in scoring with 18 points 4 Notre Dame, 398 3 15-6-0 apiece, collecting 10 goals and eight assists. Sophomore Max Gardiner has a 5 Quinnipiac, 397 (3) 5 17-3-3 team-high 12 assists on the year. Rookie Matthew Skoff has made 11 starts in 6 North Dakota, 310 7 13-6-3 net, going 4-7-0 with a 2.66 goals against average and .915 save percentage. 7 Denver, 285 9 13-6-4 8 Miami, 263 6 12-5-5 Guy Gadowsky was named Penn State’s first NCAA Division I head coach on April 9 Boston University, 258 8 12-7-0 24, 2011. Gadowsky previously served as the head coach at Princeton (2004-11), 10 Western Michigan, 225 10 13-5-4 leading the Tigers to two NCAA tournament appearances and the 2009 ECAC 11 Dartmouth, 148 12 9-5-2 championship. He was also the head coach at Alaska for five years, helping the 12 Yale, 145 14 9-4-3 program achieve a 20-win season during the 2001-02 campaign. 13 Nebraska-Omaha, 71 13 13-9-2 14 Minnesota State, 47 11 14-8-2 15 UMass Lowell, 38 NR 11-7-1 WHO'S NEXT The Catamounts return to Burlington next weekend as they host UMass Amherst Others Receiving Votes: Niagara, 32; Union, 27; Cornell, 25; in a two-game series on Friday (Jan. 25) and Saturday (Jan. 26) from Gutterson Colgate, 12; St. Cloud State, 3; Ferris State, 1; Lake Superior, 1. Fieldhouse at 7:05 p.m. Massachusetts defeated Vermont 3-1 back on Nov. 20 at the Mullins Center in the first meeting of the season. After tonight, UVM plays only Hockey East opponents for the rest of the regular season.
2 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey LOCAL CONNECTION • GAME NOTES (Cont.) PHILADELPHIA AREA CATAMOUNTS ABOUT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER Tonight marks the first-ever Division I college hockey game at the Wells Fargo A list of Catamounts who hail from the Philadelphia area, Center, which will host the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four. The Eastern College Athletic along with their local junior and prep school teams: Conference (ECAC) will host the event on April 10-12, 2014. The facility has also hosted the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships, the 2000 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four and the 2001 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regionals. Nick Luukko Sophomore • Defensemen • West Chester, Pa. The arena is home to both the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers and Team Comcast • Malvern Prep the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, the Flyers will open the 2012-13 NHL regular season against the rival Pittsburgh Colin Markison Penguins. Philadelphia finished fifth in the Eastern Conference last season with Sophomore • Forward • Princeton, N.J. 103 points. The Wells Fargo Center seats 19,537 fans for hockey games. Mercer Chiefs (Hamilton, N.J.) • Jr. Flyers CATAMOUNT CUP CHAMPIONS Chris McCarthy Vermont took down #12 Union (2-1) and Princeton (6-3) on Dec. 29 and 30 to Junior • Forward • Collegeville, Pa. capture the 17th annual Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup for the third time Valley Forge Minutemen • Team Comcast in the last five years and the fourth time overall. The Catamounts had three players named to the six member All-Tournament Team in forwards Jacob Fallon (MVP), Brett Bruneteau, and Robert Polesello. UVM is now 13-4-1 under head Kyle Mountain coach Kevin Sneddon in its annual holiday tournament. Sophomore • Forward • Bryn Mawr, Pa. Valley Forge Minutemen • Jr. Flyers • Malvern Prep REYNOLDS EARNS HOCKEY EAST ALL-ROOKIE HONORS Kyle Reynolds was named to the Pro Ambitions Hockey East All-Rookie Team last year. He became just the third Catamount to earn a spot on the team since JOHN LECLAIR ‘91 Vermont moved to Hockey East in 2005, joining Brayden Irwin ‘10 (2007) and Sebastian Stalberg ‘12 (2010). Reynolds ranked fourth among Hockey East Philadelphia Flyers great John freshmen in scoring and finished among the top-30 rookie scorers in the nation. Reynolds' 23 points were also the most for a UVM rookie since Dean Strong ‘09 LeClair ‘91 was an ECAC All-Star collected 24 during the 2005-06 season. while skating at Vermont from 1987-1991 and went on to play PALIOTTA SELECTED TO U.S. JUNIOR CAMP 10 seasons for the Philadelphia Michael Paliotta was selected to participate in USA Hockey's National Junior Flyers. He was selected by the Evaluation Camp this past August in Lake Placid, N.Y. Paliotta was one of 46 Montreal Canadiens with the players that auditioned for a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team that took 33rd overall pick in the second part in the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship. round of the 1987 NHL Draft and still remains the highest drafted BRICKLEY REPRESENTS TEAM USA player in program history. Connor Brickley was selected to the 2012 United States National Junior Team to compete at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Calgary, After scoring a goal on his first shot as a Catamount at Alberta. Brickley was the seventh Catamount to represent the U.S. at the World Gutterson Fieldhouse against Northeastern in November of Junior Championship and the first since Aaron Miller in 1991. Brickley is an 1987, LeClair went on to tally 12 goals and 22 assists in his assistant captain this year after scoring nine goals in 23 games last season. freshman season. He exploded as a senior, leading the Cats in scoring with 25 goals and 45 points in 1990-91. For his NHL SUMMER DEVELOPMENT CAMPS efforts, he was an ECAC All-Star Second Team selection. Four Vermont men's hockey players participated in National Hockey League development camps over the summer. The list of players who attended summer camps this year included junior Chris McCarthy (San Jose Sharks) along with On Feb. 9, 1995, LeClair was traded from the Canadiens to sophomores Nick Luukko (Philadelphia Flyers), Kyle Mountain (Philadelphia the Flyers and developed into one of the best left wings in Flyers), and Michael Paliotta (Chicago Blackhawks). Luukko and Paliotta are the game. After a decade with the Flyers, he ranks in the both NHL draft picks, while McCarthy and Mountain were invited as a tryout. top-10 in franchise history in goals and points. Starting in his first full season in Philadelphia (1995-96), he became JACK LYMAN AND TEAM IMPACT the first American born player in National Hockey League The Vermont men's hockey team officially added 14-year-old Shelburne, Vt. history to score 50 or more goals three straight years. native Jack Lyman as a member of the team at the start of the season. Lyman joins the Catamounts through Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization chartered In 1997, he also led the NHL with a plus-minus rating of 44. to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening illnesses. He played in the NHL All-Star game five straight years from 1996 to 2000, and was named to the NHL All-Star First Team Beginning when he was just 18 months old, Jack experienced a number of at left wing in 1995 and 1998. The St. Albans, Vt. native was episodes similar to seizures. At the age of 6, after a severe episode where he inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001, his stopped breathing, he was diagnosed with Catecholaminergic Polymorphic first year of eligibility. Ventricular Tachycardia. In its simplest terms, CPVT is a heart disease that can cause "electrical" problems within the heart. Team GAPGP PIM Years With this diagnosis, Jack has an increased risk of having another severe episode Vermont (NCAA) 56 60 116 92 198 1987-1991 and is now on a treatment plan to help decrease the odds of an additional CPVT Philadelphia (NHL) 333 310 643 649 337 1994-2004 episode. Undergoing experimental surgery, multiple heart medications, and the use of a heart monitor, Jack is continuing to beat the odds. The team held “Jack Lyman Day” at Gutterson Fieldhouse and dedicated its home opener to Jack.
3 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey SITUATIONAL RECORDS • NEWCOMER NOTES INTRODUCING THE NEW CATAMOUNTS VERMONT’S 2012-13 RECORD WHEN... Eight new players joined the program for the 2012-13 season. The incoming Overall record 6-11-4 class features four forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders. Joining the Hockey East record 3-8-4 incoming class were Kevin Patrick and Kyle Wallack, who each bring 12 years of At home 4-7-0 Division I experience to UVM in their first year as assistant coaches. Both were On the road 2-4-4 head coaches in the United States Hockey League last season. Neutral ice 0-0-0 Home vs. non-league 2-2-0 #8 Jonathan Turk • Calgary, Alberta • Okotoks (AJHL) Away vs. non-league 1-1-0 • The Okotoks Oilers' all-time leader with 182 games played and the second Neutral vs. non-league 0-0-0 leading all-time scorer behind Kyle Reynolds with 153 career points Overtime games 0-0-4 One-goal games 3-1-0 #12 Ryan Rosenthal • Montvale, N.J. • Kent School (USHS) Two or more goal games 3-10-0 • Spent three years at the Kent School in Kent, Conn., posting 87 points in 80 Vermont outshoots opponent 2-4-0 career games and serving as a captain as a senior Opponent outshoots Vermont 4-6-4 Teams have equal shots 0-1-0 #15 Yvan Pattyn • St. Anne, Manitoba • Portage (MJHL) Vermont has 20 or fewer shots 1-0-0 Posted the eighth highest assist total (29) among Manitoba Junior Hockey Vermont has 21-30 shots 3-7-2 • Vermont has more than 30 shots 2-4-2 League defensemen with the Portage Terriers last year
When Vermont scores first 4-2-2 #17 Jacob Fallon • Southlake, Texas • Indiana (USHL) When opponent scores first 2-9-2 • Fourth on the Indiana Ice in scoring last season with 46 points on 13 goals and 33 assists for current UVM assistant coach Kyle Wallack Leading after one period 3-1-0 Trailing after one period 2-7-2 Tied after one period 1-3-2 #26 Caylen Walls • Lyalta, Alberta • Okotoks (AJHL) • Acquired from the Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) midway through the season Leading after two periods 5-0-2 and helped lead Okotoks to a 21-5-3 record to finish the regular season Trailing after two periods 0-11-1 Tied after two periods 1-0-1 #29 Robert Polesello • Bolton, Ontario • Indiana (USHL) • Ranked seventh on the Indiana Ice in scoring with 31 points (15 G, 16 A) last Vermont scores on the PP 3-4-1 season for Wallack in 58 games; Was also a teammate of Fallon Vermont fails to score on the PP 3-7-3 Opponent scores on the PP 3-7-3 Opponent fails to score on the PP 3-4-1 #32 Billy Faust • Alta Loma, Calif. • Nanaimo (BCHL) • Started for the Nanaimo Clippers, posting a record of 23-25-0 in 51 games After a win 1-3-2 with a 2.86 goals against average, .913 save percentage, and four shutouts After a loss 4-5-1 After a tie 1-3-0 #37 Brody Hoffman • Wilkie, Saskatchewan • Fort McMurray (AJHL) • Went 29-7-3 in 40 games for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, ranking second in Against ranked teams 2-7-1 the AJHL in wins (29), GAA (1.90), and SV% (.929); Also had five shutouts Against Atlantic Hockey Association 0-0-0 Against CCHA 0-0-0 Against ECAC 3-1-0 Kevin Patrick Against WCHA 0-2-0 (Notre Dame ‘92) • Spent the last two years as the head coach of the VERMONT’S 2012-13 GAME HIGHS/LOWS Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL • Assistant coach at Wisconsin for five years and Most Goals 6 (vs. Princeton 12/30/12) helped compile a total of 113 wins in his tenure Least Goals 0 (at #9 New Hampshire 11/10/12) • Won national title with Badgers in 2006 and led Most Goals Against 6 (3x, vs. #20 UMass Lowell 1/12/13) team back to the NCAA championship game in 2010 Least Goals Against 0 (vs. Providence 11/3/12) Assistant coach at Bowling Green for three years Most Goals/Period 3 (2x, 2nd vs. Princeton 12/30/12 ) • Most GA/Period 3 (6x, 3rd vs. #20 UMass Lowell 1/12/13) • Four seasons as an assistant for Union from 1998 Most Power Play Goals 2 (4x, vs. Princeton 12/30/12) to 2002 under Kevin Sneddon Most PPG Against 4 (vs. #20 UMass Lowell 1/12/13) Most Shots on Goal 41 (vs. Princeton 12/30/12) Kyle Wallack Least Shots on Goal 19 (at St. Lawrence 12/15/12) (Springfield ‘97) Most Shots Against 41 (at St. Lawrence 12/15/12) Least Shots Against 17 (at #10 Dartmouth 12/5/12) • Spent last season as head coach of the Indiana Ice Most Shots/Period 20 (2nd vs. Princeton 12/30/12) in the USHL, compiling a 35-16-9 record Least Shots/Period 3 (1st at Maine 12/1/12) • Assistant coach at Yale for five years; Won two Most Shots Against/Period 18 (3rd vs. Northeastern 11/18/12) ECAC titles in final three years and recruited for two Least Shots Against/Period 2 (2nd vs. #20 UMass Lowell 1/11/13) teams that led the NCAA in scoring Most Penalties 12 (vs. #20 UMass Lowell 1/11/13) Least Penalties 2 (at #6 UMass Lowell 10/12/12) • Holy Cross assistant for two years; Upset Minnesota Most Penalty Minutes 26 (at St. Lawrence 12/15/12) at 2006 NCAA West Regional during 27-win campaign Least Penalty Minutes 4 (at #6 UMass Lowell 10/12/12) • Two seasons as assistant and goalie coach at UConn • Three years at Quinnipiac; 2002 MAAC title
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LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN UVM HOCKEY... VERMONT NHL DRAFT PICKS Name Team Year Round/Pick Two-Goal Game Connor Brickley Florida 2010 2nd/50 Yvan Pattyn at #10 Dartmouth (12/5/12) Nick Luukko Philadelphia 2010 6th/179 Hat Trick Michael Paliotta Chicago 2011 3rd/70 Vermont: Wahsontiio Stacey vs. Denver (10/8/10) Opponent: Cody Ferriero, Northeastern (1/27/12) NHL CATAMOUNTS ENTERING 2012-13 (2011-12 STATISTICS) Four-Plus Goal Game Player Team GP G-A-P Jerry Gernander (4 G) vs. Boston University (10/23/99) Torrey Mitchell ‘07 San Jose 76 9-10-19 Patrick Sharp ‘02 Chicago 74 33-36-69 Three-Assist Game Viktor Stålberg ‘09 Chicago 79 22-21-43 Chris McCarthy/Matt White at #18 Maine (2/11/11) Martin St. Louis ‘97 Tampa Bay 77 25-49-74 Four-Assist Game Torrey Mitchell vs. Minnesota-Duluth (10/22/05) MAJOR NHL AWARDS Vermont alumni have won nine major NHL awards, which is tied for third in Five-Point Game Scott Mifsud (2 G, 3 A) vs. Sacred Heart (10/8/04) NCAA history with Wisconsin. UVM is the only college hockey program in the country to have alums that have won the Hart, Jennings, Lady Byng, Pearson Short-Handed Goal and Vezina trophies. Former Catamounts have also captured the Art Ross, Conn Kyle Mountain vs. Northeastern (1/27/12) Smythe, and Ted Lindsay awards. The only Division I programs with more major Two Short-Handed Goals awards from their alumni are Cornell and North Dakota. Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00)
Empty-Net Goal MITCHELL SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA WILD H.T. Lenz vs. Princeton (12/30/12) Torrey Mitchell '07 signed a three-year contract with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild over the summer. Mitchell had spent the first five years of his NHL career with Penalty Shot Vermont: Colin Vock (goal) at Denver (10/10/09) the San Jose Sharks, who drafted him in 2004. Mitchell skated in 76 games last Opp: Ryan McGrath (Hoffman save) vs. #20 UMass Lowell (1/11/13) season, posting 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists. He was just four points away from tying his career-high of 23, as he helped the Sharks to earn their Goalie Shutout eighth consecutive playoff berth in the Western Conference. Vermont: Brody Hoffman (24 SV) vs. Providence, 2-0 (11/3/12) Opponent: Casey DeSmith (27 SV) at New Hampshire, 4-0 (11/10/12) MILESTONE AND AWARD FOR ST. LOUIS 40-Plus Save Game Martin St. Louis ‘97 played in his 900th career NHL game last season on Feb. 4, Rob Madore (40 SV) at Maine (1/4/12) 2012 against the Florida Panthers and netted a hat trick in a 6-3 win for the 50-Plus Save Game Tampa Bay Lightning. St. Louis has 323 goals and 529 assists for 852 points in Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) 13 seasons, as he ranks 11th in the NHL among active players in career scoring. St. Louis has missed just seven regular season games in the last nine seasons Goal Scored by Goalie Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) and enters his 14th NHL season in 2012-13. The six-time All-Star received the UVM Alumni Achievement Award on July 16 for outstanding achievement. Point Scored by Goalie Rob Madore (Assist) vs. Boston College (11/13/10) SHARP AND STALBERG SHINE IN CHICAGO Overtime Win Patrick Sharp ‘02 and Viktor Stalberg ‘09 both had standout seasons in 2011-12 4-3 at New Hampshire (2/17/12, MacKenzie GWG) for the Chicago Blackhawks. Sharp posted 69 points to bring his total to 206 over the last three seasons. He enters the 2012-13 season just 15 points away Overtime Loss 3-2 vs. #5 Boston University (2/25/12) from 400 in his NHL career. Stalberg registered 43 points on 22 goals and 21 assists and set new career-highs in all three categories. The duo led Chicago to Overtime Tie a 101 point regular season and a berth in the Western Conference playoffs. 4-4 at Providence (12/20/12)
UVM Swept a Home Series THOMAS’ STANLEY CUP RUN vs. Boston University (7-3, 3-2) (2/26 & 2/28/10) In 2011, Tim Thomas ‘97 led the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup title UVM Swept a Road Series in 39 years by putting together one of the greatest years by a goaltender in NHL at Maine (3-2, 2-1) (2/27 & 2/28/09) history. Thomas set a new single-season record for save percentage (.938) in the 2010-11 season, as well as NHL records for most saves in one playoff year (798) Win When Trailing After Two Periods vs. #10 UMass Lowell (3-2 OT) (1/13/12) and in a Stanley Cup Final (238). He brought the Cup back to Burlington, Vt. that summer and received the 2011 UVM Alumni Achievement Award. Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) IRWIN CAPTURES ECHL’S KELLY CUP Win Against Top-Five Ranked Opponent Brayden Irwin '10 won the 2012 ECHL Kelly Cup on May 23 with the Florida at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) Everblades in Estero, Fla. The Everblades defeated former Catamount goalie Joe Fallon '08 and the Las Vegas Wranglers 3-2 in overtime at home to clinch their Win Against Top-10 Ranked Opponent vs. #10 UMass Lowell (3-2 OT) (1/13/12) first-ever title. In 17 playoff games with Florida, Irwin was tied for fourth on the team with 13 points on six goals and seven assists. He had 31 points in just 10-Plus Goals in a Game 36 games during the regular season as he tallied 17 goals and 14 assists. vs. Holy Cross (W, 10-2) (12/2/00)
Win by Five Plus Goals GUNDERSON WINS SWEDISH TITLE 7-2 at Maine (2/11/11) Ryan Gunderson '07 won the Swedish Elite League championship with Brynäs IF on April 19 in Gävle, Sweden. Gunderson scored the second goal in a 2-0 win Consecutive Shutout Wins at UNH (1-0), at UNH (1-0 OT) (3/13 & 3/14/10) for Brynäs in Game 6 over Skellefteå to clinch the team's first title since 1999 and 13th overall. In 55 games last season, Gunderson led all Swedish Elite League defensemen in scoring with nine goals and 25 assists for 34 points. 5 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey QUICK FACTS & MEDIA INFORMATION VERMONT QUICK FACTS WVMT RADIO BROADCASTS All University of Vermont men’s hockey games will once again be General Information broadcast live on the flagship home for UVM hockey, WVMT 620- Location Burlington, Vermont AM. Alastair Ingram is in his third season as the play-by-play Founded 1791 voice of the Catamounts. Former Vermont players Joe Gervais ‘88, Enrollment 10,459 Aaron Miller ‘93, Jerry Tarrant ‘89 and Derek Wagar ‘05 will serve National Affiliation NCAA Division I as analysts. All men’s hockey games can also be heard live on the Conference Hockey East Internet via SportsJuice.com. Nickname UVM* * Short for Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains WVMT KEVIN SNEDDON COACHES SHOW School Mascot Catamount The Kevin Sneddon Coaches Show, hosted by Alastair Ingram, airs School Colors Green & Gold on WVMT 620-AM every Wednesday morning from 9:35-10 a.m. throughout the season during the Charlie, Ernie & Lisa Morning Home Ice (capacity) Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,007) Show. Live audio is available at NewsTalk620WVMT.com. Ice Size 200’ x 90’ President Tom Sullivan Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran CATAMOUNTV WEBCASTS The Vermont athletic department has partnered with the UVM Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 Alumni Association to webcast all Vermont men’s hockey home Athletic Department Fax (802) 656-0949 games via CatamounTV for FREE via UVMathletics.com. Through Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 the partnership, CatamounTV will webcast over 100 UVM home Gutterson Fieldhouse Press Box (802) 656-4182 athletic events during the 2012-13 academic year. Webcasts are available by logging on to NSNsports.net/UVM. Coaching Staff Head Coach Kevin Sneddon MEDIA CREDENTIALS Alma Mater Harvard ‘92 Media interested in season or game credentials for men's hockey Vermont Record (Entering 2012-13) 136-155-47 (10th) games should contact Alastair Ingram in the Vermont Athletic Overall Record (Entering 2012-13) 186-254-65 (15th) Communications Office at (802) 656-1109. Credentials will be left Assistant Coach Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ’92) at the media will-call in the lobby of Gutterson Fieldhouse. Assistant Coach Kyle Wallack (Springfield ’97) Assistant Coach Terry Lovelette (Johnson State ‘98) INTERVIEWS Athletic Performance Coach Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00) All men's hockey interview requests must be arranged through Athletic Trainer Steve Basiel (Washington ‘83) Alastair Ingram in the Athletic Communications Office. Please Hockey Operations Mike Monti (Western New England ‘09) contact Ingram to arrange interviews during the week at least 24 Equipment Manager Charlie Mackey hours in advance. Coach Sneddon and UVM student-athletes are available on Tuesday’s during the season. A schedule of interview Team Information times will be emailed to all members of the local media on a 2011-12 Overall Record 6-27-1 weekly basis. Please contact Ingram to make arrangements for 2011-12 Conference Record 3-23-1 separate phone interviews. Please note that student-athlete Letterwinners Returning/Lost 20 (13F, 6D, 1G)/8 (4F, 2D, 2G) phone numbers will not be given out under any circumstances. Newcomers 8 (4F, 2D, 2G) Captain H.T. Lenz POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The Vemont locker room is closed to all members of the media. Assistant Captains Connor Brickley, Chris McCarthy, Tobias Nilsson-Roos Coach Sneddon will be available in the Bostwick Room on the main concourse following the game. Select Vermont student- Team History athletes will also be available in the Bostwick Room after a 10- First Year of Men’s Hockey 1963-64 minute cooling-off period. With the exception of live television, First Year in Hockey East 2005-06 student-athletes are not available until the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament Appearances 5 cooling-off period. Please make all post-game interview requests Last NCAA Appearance 2010 through Josh Parker. Interviews with the visiting head coach and Frozen Fours 2 (1996, 2009) student-athletes should be arranged through the visiting SID. NCAA All-Americans 21 Hockey East Playoff Berths 6 FOLLOW THE CATAMOUNTS All-Time NHL Players 14 1. For the latest game summaries, stats, news, notes, features, video and more, visit UVMathletics.com. Athletic Communications Men’s Hockey Contact Alastair Ingram 2. View the latest highlights, interviews and other videos on Email [email protected] CatamounTV at the UVM Athletics YouTube Channel by logging Office Number (802) 656-1109 on to YouTube.com/UVMathletics. Fax Number (802) 656-8328 3. For more in-depth information and in-game updates, you can Website UVMathletics.com follow the men’s hockey team at the handle @UVMmhockey. Twitter @UVMmhockey Hashtag #VCats 4. 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6 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey 2012-13 MEN’S HOCKEY ROSTER
No. Name NHL Class Pos. S/C Hgt. Wgt. Birthdate Hometown/Previous Team 1 John Vazzano Sr. G L-C 6-3 204 1/18/89 Trumbull, Conn./Gunnery Prep (NEPSIHA) 2 Michael Paliotta CHI So. DR6-4 205 4/6/93 Westport, Conn./U.S. Development Program 3 Chris McCarthy (A) Jr. FR6-1 190 7/30/91 Collegeville, Pa./U.S. Development Program 4 Nick Bruneteau Jr. DR5-10 182 2/28/92 Omaha, Neb./Shattuck-St. Mary’s (MIAC) 6 Colin Markison So. FR5-10 185 8/6/92 Princeton, N.J./Omaha (USHL) 7 Mike Montagna So. FR5-10 183 7/11/92 Fulton, N.Y./Waterloo (USHL) 8 Jonathan Turk Fr. FL5-9 188 5/1/91 Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 9 Kyle Reynolds So. FL5-9 170 1/4/90 Sylvan Lake, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 10 Kyle Mountain So. FL6-1 193 9/3/90 Bryn Mawr, Pa./Penticton (BCHL) 11 H.T. Lenz (C) Jr. FR5-10 171 7/8/89 Vienna, Va./Des Moines (USHL) 12 Ryan Rosenthal Fr. FR6-1 185 4/30/93 Montvale, N.J./Kent School (USHS) 13 Brett Bruneteau Sr. FL5-11 195 1/5/89 Omaha, Neb./North Dakota (WCHA) 14 Anthony DeCenzo Jr. FR5-10 168 8/25/89 Hibbing, Minn./Tri-City (USHL) 15 Yvan Pattyn Fr. DR6-1 196 3/31/93 St. Anne, Manitoba/Portage (MJHL) 16 Pete Massar Jr. FR5-9 180 11/15/88 Williston, Vt./Clarkson (ECAC) 17 Jacob Fallon So. FL5-10 187 2/27/92 Southlake, Texas/Indiana (USHL) 18 Ben Albertson Sr. FL6-3 205 8/6/89 Williston, Vt./Indiana (USHL) 19 Matt White Jr. FL6-2 198 10/21/91 McMurray, Pa./Pittsburgh (NHAHA) 22 Blake Doerring So. DR6-2 185 3/4/91 Chanhassen, Minn./Des Moines (USHL) 23 Connor Brickley (A) FLA Jr. FL6-1 195 2/25/92 Everett, Mass./Des Moines (USHL) 24 Tobias Nilsson-Roos (A) Sr. FR5-10 179 3/27/88 Malmo, Sweden/Cedar Rapids (USHL) 25 Nick Luukko PHI So. DR6-2 181 11/29/91 West Chester, Pa./Dubuque (USHL) 26 Caylen Walls Fr. DL6-1 200 11/1/91 Lyalta, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 27 Anders Franzon Sr. DR6-3 196 1/27/89 Plattsburgh, N.Y./Nanaimo (BCHL) 29 Robert Polesello Fr. FL5-7 170 4/27/94 Bolton, Ontario/Indiana (USHL) 32 Billy Faust Fr. G L-C 5-11 180 2/20/91 Alta Loma, Calif./Nanaimo (BCHL) 37 Brody Hoffman Fr. G L-C 6-4 195 2/18/91 Wilkie, Saskatchewan/Ft. McMurray (AJHL) (C) - denotes Captain; (A) - denotes Assistant Captain
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92), 10th season Assistant Coach: Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ’92), 1st season Assistant Coach: Kyle Wallack (Springfield ’97), 1st season Assistant Coach: Terry Lovelette (Johnson State ‘98), 19th season Strength Coach: Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00), 9th season Athletic Trainer: Steve Basiel (Washington ‘83), 3rd season Hockey Operations: Mike Monti (Western New England ‘09), 1st season Equipment Manager: Charlie Mackey, 9th season
Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide Geographical Roster 18 Albertson, Ben F Brett/Nick Bruneteau Brew-nuh-toe United States (21) 23 Brickley, Connor F Anthony DeCenzo De-sen-zo California (1) - Faust 13 Bruneteau, Brett F Blake Doerring Deer-ing Connecticut (2) - Paliotta, Vazzano 4 Bruneteau, Nick D Anders Franzon Frahn-zun Massachusetts (1) - Brickley 14 DeCenzo, Anthony F Arthur Griem Grim Michigan (1) - Griem 22 Doerring, Blake D Nick Luukko Luke-oh Minnesota (2) - DeCenzo, Doerring 17 Fallon, Jacob F Pete Massar Mass-er Nebraska (2) - B. Bruneteau, N. Bruneteau 32 Faust, Billy G Mike Montagna Mon-tag-nah New Jersey (2) - Markison, Rosenthal 27 Franzon, Anders D Tobias Nilsson-Roos Toe-bye-iss New York (2) - Franzon, Montagna 5 Griem, Arthur D Michael Paliotta Pal-ee-otta Pennsylvania (4) - Luukko, McCarthy, Mountain, White 37 Hoffman, Brody G Yvan Pattyn Ee-van Pat-in Texas (1) - Fallon 11 Lenz, H.T. F Robert Polesello Paul-uh-sell-oh Vermont (2) - Albertson, Massar 25 Luukko, Nick D John Vazzano Vah-zahn-oh Virginia (1) - Lenz 6 Markison, Colin F 16 Massar, Pete F Seniors (5) Canada (6) 3 McCarthy, Chris F Albertson, B. Bruneteau, Franzon, Nilsson-Roos, Alberta (3) - Reynolds, Turk, Walls 7 Montagna, Mike F Vazzano Manitoba (1) - Pattyn 10 Mountain, Kyle F Ontario (1) - Polesello 24 Nilsson-Roos, Tobias F Juniors (8) Saskatchewan (1) - Hoffman 2 Paliotta, Michael D Brickley, N. Bruneteau, DeCenzo, Griem, Lenz, Massar, McCarthy, White Europe (1) 15 Pattyn, Yvan D Sweden (1) - Nilsson-Roos 29 Polesello, Robert F Sophomores (8) 9 Reynolds, Kyle F Doerring, Fallon, Luukko, Markison, Montagna, NHL Draft Picks 12 Rosenthal, Ryan F Mountain, Paliotta, Reynolds Name Team Year Round/Overall 8 Turk, Jonathan F Connor Brickley Florida 2010 2nd/50 1 Vazzano, John G Freshmen (7) Brett Bruneteau Washington 2007 4th/108 26 Walls, Caylen D Faust, Hoffman, Pattyn, Polesello, Rosenthal, Nick Luukko Philadelphia 2010 6th/179 19 White, Matt F Turk, Walls Michael Paliotta Chicago 2011 3rd/70
7 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey HEAD COACH KEVIN SNEDDON In 2007-08, Sneddon was named the Bob Kullen Hockey East Coach of the Kevin SNEDDON Year and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year after leading the Catamounts to a 17-15-7 record and their first-ever trip to the Hockey East Head Coach Championship Game in Boston. The Catamounts defeated Northeastern in 10th Season the quarterfinals before upsetting national power Boston University in Harvard ‘92 the semifinals.
Vermont Record: Sneddon guided Vermont to a 18-16-5 record and a championship in the 142-166-51 (10th) prestigious Ice Breaker Invitational in 2006-07. The Catamounts finished second in the country in scoring defense with a 2.00 goals against aver - Career Record: age and they ranked third nationally on the penalty kill at 88.8-percent. 192-265-69 (15th) In 2005-06, the Catamounts posted a 18-14-6 record in their first year in SNEDDON’S HONOR ROLL Hockey East. Vermont established the best start to a season in school his - • 2009-10 NCAA Tournament tory by winning its first seven contests. The Catamounts went on to claim • 2009-10 Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Champions tournament titles in both the Nye Frontier Classic and Sheraton/TD • 2008-09 Spencer Penrose Division I Coach of the Year Finalist Banknorth Catamount Cup. • 2008-09 NCAA Tournament • 2008-09 NCAA Frozen Four During the month of December that season, Vermont was ranked as high • 2008-09 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup Champions as third in the country in both national polls, giving the Catamounts their • 2007-08 Bob Kullen Hockey East Coach of the Year highest ranking in a decade. Vermont finished third in the nation in goals • 2007-08 Spencer Penrose Division I Coach of the Year Finalist against average at 2.16 and won the Sportsmanship Award in Hockey East • 2006-07 Ice Breaker Invitational Champions for the least amount of penalty minutes in conference play. In addition, • 2005-06 Nye Frontier Classic Champions captain Jaime Sifers ‘06 was one of seven finalists for the Hockey • 2005-06 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup Champions Humanitarian Award, given annually to college hockey’s finest citizen.
Kevin Sneddon enters his 10th season as the head coach at Vermont in During the 2004-05 season, Sneddon led the Catamounts to their first 20- the 2012-13 season and his 20th year in the coaching profession. He win season in eight years with a 21-14-4 overall mark, including 13 wins enters the year needing just 14 wins to reach 150 in his time at Vermont in ECAC play. Vermont was picked to finish 10th in the ECAC Preseason and 200 as a Division I head coach. Eight of Sneddon's players have signed Coaches’ Poll that year. Instead, the Catamounts finished fourth in the NHL contracts during his tenure (all eight in the last six years). ECAC and were ranked as high as 10th in USCHO.com/CSTV Poll.
Under his leadership, the Catamounts have become one of the premier Vermont advanced to the ECAC Championships in Albany, N.Y., for the first programs in college hockey. Vermont has averaged more than 15 victories time since 1996 after defeating Dartmouth in the ECAC Quarterfinals. The per season in his tenure, and posted its sixth straight winning season in Cats were the most improved team in the country, by winning 12 more 2009-10 for the first time since moving to the Division I level in 1974-75. games than it did the previous season. Vermont defeated the No. 1 ranked The Catamounts won five in-season tournaments and 113 games in that team in the country for the first time in school history with a 3-2 victo - six-year span, an average of nearly 19 wins per season. ry at Minnesota-Duluth in October.
Last season in 2011-12, Sneddon's recent recruiting classes played a sig - A 1992 graduate of Harvard University, Sneddon is just the third coach in nificant role on a young team as seven of the squad's top nine scorers the last 48 years at Vermont. He succeeded Mike Gilligan, who stepped were underclassmen. Sneddon helped Kyle Reynolds become just the third down in April of 2003 after 19 years behind the Catamount bench. The Catamount to earn a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, as he was head coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. from 1998 to 2003, honored at the league's postseason awards banquet. Reynolds finished the Sneddon was associated with the Union men's hockey program since 1993 regular season ranked among the top-30 rookie scorers in the nation with when he was named an assistant under former coach Bruce Delventhal. 23 points on 10 goals and 13 assists. He was named head coach in the summer of 1998, and in 2002-03 In December, Sneddon's 2010 recruit Connor Brickley was selected to the Sneddon led the Dutchmen to their first-ever ECAC home-ice playoff 2012 U.S. National Junior Team and competed at the 2012 IIHF World series. Union qualified for the ECAC playoffs in three of Sneddon's last Junior Championship in Alberta, Canada. He became the eighth four years with the Dutchmen. His career record at Union was 50-99-18 in Catamount to represent Team USA and the first in 20 years. Brickley is five seasons. the second highest draft choice for the Catamounts in program history behind only U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer John LeClair, who was selected Sneddon's first recruiting class at Vermont produced the ECAC Rookie of 33rd overall in the 1987 draft by the Montreal Canadiens. the Year in goalie Joe Fallon and ECAC All-Rookie Team member in forward Torrey Mitchell. Sneddon led the Cats to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008-09 and 2009-10, and took UVM to its second Frozen Four in school Fallon, a sixth round NHL draft pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2005, history in 2008-09. The Catamounts attained their highest-ever final finished his career ranked first or second in every major goaltending ranking in 2008-09, finishing third in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports category at UVM. His 20 career shutouts rank second all-time in NCAA Poll with a 22-12-5 record. Sneddon was named a finalist for the Spencer history and his 2.05 career goals against average is 11th best all-time in Penrose Award, given annually to the top Division I coach in the country. Division I. Fallon holds a total of 11 career, single-season, and freshman records UVM, and he signed a NHL contract with Chicago in April of 2008. In 2009-10, Vermont upset Hockey East regular season champion New Hampshire in the league quarterfinals to advance to the TD Garden in Mitchell, a San Jose Sharks 2004 NHL draft choice, completed his career Boston for the Hockey East Championships. For the first time in program with 35 goals and 70 assists for 105 points. He signed a NHL contract with history, Vermont earned a spot in the Hockey East Championships and San Jose in March of 2007 and was one of the NHL’s top rookies in 2007- NCAA Tournament in the same year. UVM also won the Sheraton/TD Bank 08. Last year, Mitchell was four points away from tying his career-high of Catamount Cup. 23 and signed a three-year contract with the Minnesota Wild this summer.
8 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey HEAD COACH KEVIN SNEDDON (CONT.) In 2008-09, Viktor Stålberg became just the fourth Catamount in program SNEDDON vs. ALL OPPONENTS AT VERMONT history to be named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given annual - ly to the top college hockey player in the country. Stålberg was also named a First Team NCAA All-American and signed a NHL contract with HOCKEY EAST RECORD the Toronto Maple Leafs in April of 2009. He was the first UVM player to Boston College 6-17-4 receive Hockey East First Team All-Star honors and ranked top-15 nation - Boston University 9-14-6 ally in scoring with 46 points in his final season. Maine 8-13-4 The following year, Brayden Irwin became the sixth Catamount that has Massachusetts 11-11-3 played for Sneddon in as many years to sign a NHL contract. Irwin also signed a two-year deal with the Maple Leafs in March of 2010 and spent UMass Lowell 8-13-6 the 2010-11 season with the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Irwin became the first Merrimack 7-11-6 Catamount to be named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2007 after New Hampshire 6-18-5 netting 10 goals as a rookie. Northeastern 13-10-3 Defenseman Kyle Medvec, who graduated after the 2010-11 season, was a Providence 12-7-5 fourth round pick of the Minnesota Wild in 2006 and signed an entry level contract in July of 2011. Medvec was a sophomore on Vermont's 2008-09 Frozen Four team under Sneddon. Kevan Miller, a two-year captain of the NON-CONFERENCE RECORD Catamounts, signed a NHL entry level contract with the Boston Bruins in Alabama-Huntsville (IND) 1-0-0 October, 2011. Anchorage-Alaska (WCHA) 1-0-0 After the 2011-12 season, Viktor Stålberg's brother Sebastian was signed Air Force (AHA) 1-0-0 to a two-year NHL contract by the San Jose Sharks and joined the team's Brown (ECAC) 1-3-0 AHL affiliate in Worcester, Mass. Stålberg marked the eighth Catamount Clarkson (ECAC) 2-2-1 under Sneddon to sign a National Hockey League contract in the last six years. Stålberg posted 17 multi-point games in his final two seasons at Colgate (ECAC) 3-4-1 UVM and ranked second in Hockey East in power play scoring last season. Connecticut (AHA) 1-0-0
Four current Sneddon recruits are former NHL Draft selections: Senior Cornell (ECAC) 0-4-1 Brett Bruneteau (2007, Fourth Round, Washington Capitals), junior Dartmouth (ECAC) 9-7-0 Connor Brickley (2010, Second Round, Florida Panthers), and sophomores Denver (WCHA) 1-2-1 Michael Paliotta (2011, Third Round, Chicago Blackhawks) and Nick Luukko (2010, Sixth Round, Philadelphia Flyers). Ferris State (CCHA) 1-0-0 Harvard (ECAC) 3-4-2 The Catamounts participate in several community service events each Holy Cross (AHA) 0-0-1 year. Those projects include volunteering at the local Ronald McDonald House, visiting children at Fletcher Allen Health Care and residents in Lake Superior State (CCHA) 0-1-0 local nursing homes, the Travis Roy Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament, Miami (CCHA) 2-2-1 Green Up Day, and Movember. Sneddon also served as the Executive Vice President for the Jarred Williams Foundation and was involved with the Michigan Tech (WCHA) 1-3-1 organization for nearly a decade. Minnesota (WCHA) 1-3-0 Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 4-0-1 As a player in the collegiate ranks, he was a four-year starter at Harvard University where he helped the Crimson win the NCAA Championship in Minnesota State (WCHA) 1-0-0 1988-89. That season, he was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team, the Niagara (AHA) 2-2-0 NCAA All-Tournament Team, and was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in Ohio State (CCHA) 0-1-0 the NHL Draft. During his four years at Harvard, he was the 96th captain of the Harvard men's hockey team, and participated in the World Junior Princeton (ECAC) 4-1-0 Camp and the Albany World Cup. Quinnipiac (ECAC) 0-1-0
Sneddon suffered two season-ending injuries, and operations on his Rensselaer (ECAC) 4-2-0 shoulder and back limited his playing time in each of his last two sea - Sacred Heart (AHA) 1-0-0 sons. Before beginning his coaching career, Sneddon had a brief stint St. Cloud State (WCHA) 0-1-0 with the Kings in the NHL. Back surgery cut short his career and he made the decision to become a coach shortly thereafter. St. Lawrence (ECAC) 8-5-0 Union (ECAC) 4-1-0 Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Sneddon attended Nelson High Wisconsin (WCHA) 0-1-0 School before attending Harvard. His father, Robert, played professional hockey for the Chicago Blackhawks and the California Golden Seals. He Yale (ECAC) 5-2-0 spent much of his career playing in the AHL and IHL minor leagues.
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------Vermont | Overall - 21 GP ( 6-11- 4 .381) | Conf Only - 15 GP ( 3- 8- 4 .333) | Career ------|------|------|------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 3 Chris McCarthy F SR | 21 6 12 18 3/ 6 1 0 0 1 | 15 5 8 13 2/ 4 1 0 0 1 | 97 21 38 59 17 Jacob Fallon F SO | 21 6 8 14 3/ 6 4 0 0 0 | 15 3 6 9 3/ 6 3 0 0 0 | 34 7 10 17 9 Kyle Reynolds F SO | 19 3 7 10 7/ 22 0 0 1 0 | 13 1 4 5 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 51 13 20 33 19 Matt White F JR | 20 3 7 10 10/ 20 1 0 1 0 | 14 2 5 7 6/ 12 0 0 1 0 | 85 11 20 31 13 Brett Bruneteau F SR | 18 4 3 7 3/ 6 1 0 1 0 | 12 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 | 82 9 13 22 25 Nick Luukko (PHI) D SO | 21 3 4 7 6/ 12 1 0 1 0 | 15 2 3 5 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 38 3 7 10 29 Robert Polesello F FR | 21 3 4 7 1/ 2 0 0 1 0 | 15 1 4 5 1/ 2 0 0 1 0 | 21 3 4 7 15 Yvan Pattyn D FR | 20 3 3 6 9/ 18 0 0 0 0 | 14 1 1 2 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 20 3 3 6 11 H.T. Lenz F JR | 21 3 2 5 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 15 2 1 3 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 90 12 8 20 16 Pete Massar F JR | 15 2 3 5 4/ 8 1 0 0 0 | 11 2 1 3 3/ 6 1 0 0 0 | 34 3 4 7 8 Jonathan Turk F FR | 20 2 3 5 4/ 8 1 0 0 0 | 15 2 3 5 4/ 8 1 0 0 0 | 20 2 3 5 2 Michael Paliotta (CHI) D SO | 20 0 5 5 18/ 36 0 0 0 0 | 15 0 4 4 17/ 34 0 0 0 0 | 50 4 11 15 14 Anthony DeCenzo F JR | 12 3 1 4 3/ 6 0 0 1 0 | 7 2 0 2 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 81 8 11 19 23 Connor Brickley (FLA) F JR | 9 1 3 4 7/ 14 1 0 0 0 | 9 1 3 4 7/ 14 1 0 0 0 | 67 14 15 29 4 Nick Bruneteau D JR | 21 1 2 3 10/ 20 1 0 0 0 | 15 1 2 3 6/ 12 1 0 0 0 | 91 4 33 37 7 Mike Montagna F SO | 10 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 43 1 13 14 10 Kyle Mountain F SO | 16 0 3 3 5/ 21 0 0 0 0 | 12 0 1 1 4/ 19 0 0 0 0 | 40 1 5 6 27 Anders Franzon D SR | 21 0 3 3 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 15 0 1 1 2/ 4 0 0 0 0 | 110 3 19 22 6 Colin Markison F SO | 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 | 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 | 36 7 9 16 12 Ryan Rosenthal F FR | 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 1 1 2 24 Tobias Nilsson-Roos F SR | 13 1 1 2 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 10 1 1 2 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 100 12 13 25 26 Caylen Walls D FR | 19 1 0 1 19/ 46 0 0 0 0 | 13 1 0 1 13/ 26 0 0 0 0 | 19 1 0 1 18 Ben Albertson F SR | 7 0 1 1 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 4 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 48 4 5 9 32 Billy Faust G FR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 22 Blake Doerring D SO | 4 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 33 1 3 4 37 Brody Hoffman G FR | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 21 0 0 0 Bench | 1/ 2 | 1/ 2 | ------|------|------|------|------|------|------Vermont | 21 47 80 127 128/283 12 0 6 2 | 15 30 5511 81 96/203 8 0 3 2 | Opponents | 21 66 120 186 116/270 21 3 11 2 | 15 48 8877 135 82/202 17 3 8 2 | ------|------|------|------|------## Goaltending (Overall) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA RecoRecordrd Win% GS SO %Time | Overall 37 Brody Hoffman FR | 21 1221:14 60 550 610 .902 2.95 6-116-11-- 4 .381 21 1 95.4% | +: 259:46 20.3% 32 Billy Faust FR | 2 51:38 3 12 15 .800 3.49 0- 00-- 0 --- 0 0 4.0% | -: 578:35 45.2% Open Net | 9 7:08 3 3 0.6% | E: 441:39 34.5% Vermont | 21 1280:00 66 562 628 .895 3.09 6-116-11-- 4 .381 21 1 100.0% | Opponents | 21 1280:00 47 531 578 .919 2.20 11- 66-- 4 .619 21 1 100.0% | ------|------|------|------|------## Goaltending (Conference Only) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA RecoRecordrd Win% GS SO %Time | Conference Only 37 Brody Hoffman FR | 15 863:04 43 394 437 .902 2.99 3- 88-- 4 .333 15 1 93.8% | +: 156:16 17.0% 32 Billy Faust FR | 2 51:38 3 12 15 .800 3.49 0- 00-- 0 --- 0 0 5.6% | -: 415:11 45.1% Open Net | 7 5:18 2 2 0.6% | E: 348:33 37.9% Vermont | 15 920:00 48 406 454 .894 3.13 3- 88-- 4 .333 15 1 100.0% | Opponents | 15 920:00 30 382 412 .927 1.96 8- 33-- 4 .667 15 1 100.0% | ------|------|------|------|------## Goaltending (Career) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA RecoRecordrd Win% GS SO | 37 Brody Hoffman FR | 21 1221:14 60 550 610 .902 2.95 6-116-11-- 4 .381 21 1 | 32 Billy Faust FR | 2 51:38 3 12 15 .800 3.49 0- 00-- 0 --- 0 0 | ------|------|------Special Teams (Overall|Conference) | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Vermont | 12/ 89 .135 79/100 .790 91/189 .481 4.2 | 8/ 62 .129 59/ 76 .776 67/138 .486 4.1 Opponents | 21/100 .210 77/ 89 .865 98/189 .519 4.8 | 17/ 76 .224 54/ 62 .871 71/138 .514 5.1 ------|------|------|------|------Scoring/Shots (Overall|Conference) | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG Vermont | 10 21 16 0 47 | 180 175 216 7 578 | 6 13 11 0 30 | 133 113 159 7 412 Opponents | 21 22 23 0 66 | 218 216 182 12 628 | 16 13 19 0 48 | 158 150 134 12 454 Difference | -11 -1 -7 +0 -19 | -38 -41 +34 -5 -50 | -10 +0 -8 +0 -18 | -25 -37 +25 -5 -42 ------|------|------|------|------Game Averages (Overall|Conference) | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G Vermont | 2.24 3.81 6.05 27.5 6.1 13.5 0.6 | 2.00 3.40 5.40 27.5 6.4 13.5 0.5 Opponents | 3.14 5.71 8.86 29.9 5.5 12.9 1.0 | 3.20 5.80 9.00 30.3 5.5 13.5 1.1 Difference | -0.90 -1.90 -2.81 -2.4 +0.6 +0.6 -0.4 | -1.20 -2.40 -3.60 -2.8 +0.9 +0.1 -0.6 ------|------|------|------|------Situational Records | H:11 4- 7- 0 A:10 2- 4- 4 N: 0 0- 0- 0 | H: 7 2- 5- 0 A: 8 1- 3- 4 N: 0 0- 0- 0 (Overall|Conference) | E1 +: 4 3- 1- 0 -:11 2- 7- 2 E: 6 1- 3- 2 | E1 +: 3 2- 1- 0 -: 9 1- 6- 2 E: 3 0- 1- 2 | E2 +: 7 5- 0- 2 -:12 0-11- 1 E: 2 1- 0- 1 | E2 +: 4 2- 0- 2 -: 9 0- 8- 1 E: 2 1- 0- 1 | Margin 1: 4 3- 1 2: 5 1- 4 3+: 8 2- 6 | Margin 1: 3 2- 1 2: 3 1- 2 3+: 5 0- 5 | First Goal +: 8 4- 2- 2 -:13 2- 9- 2 | First Goal +: 6 2- 2- 2 -: 9 1- 6- 2 ------
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