#15 (18-10-5 • 10-7-4 HEA) vs. Merrimack (13-14-6 • 7-8-6 HEA) > Game 34 Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. • • Burlington, Vt.

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OVERALL 18-10-5 VIDEO: CatamounTV.com CONFERENCE 10-7-4 RADIO: WVMT 620-AM HOME 11-5-1 Play-by-Play: Alastair Ingram ROAD 5-5-4 2016-17 Analyst: Tom Child NEUTRAL 2-0-0 AUDIO: UVMathletics.com/Listen OCTOBER VERMONT MERRIMACK 7 at Clarkson W, 5-2 CATAMOUNTS WARRIORS LIVE STATS: UVMathletics.com 8 CLARKSON L, 3-2 18-10-5 (10-7-4 HEA) 13-14-6 (7-8-6 HEA) 21 at #20 Nebraska Omaha T, 4-4 COACHING STAFFS 22 at #20 Nebraska Omaha W, 5-2 LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT 28 #11 MICHIGAN W, 3-0 W, 3-1 vs. Merrimack L, 3-1 at Vermont VERMONT 30 at #16 Northeastern + W, 3-2 Head Coach: LEADERS LEADERS Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92) NOVEMBER Goals Goals Career: 272-333-85 (19th) 4 at #6 UMass Lowell + L, 3-1 Bowen (12) Gustafsson (14) Vermont: 222-234-67 (14th) 5 at #6 UMass Lowell + L, 4-2 12 at UMass + W, 2-1 Assists Assists Associate Head Coach: 15 DARTMOUTH W, 5-2 Colton (15) Seney (19) Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92) 18 MAINE + W, 6-2 19 MAINE + T, 2-2 Points Points Associate Head Coach: 25 vs. UMass + # W, 4-2 Colton (26) Seney (28) Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97) 26 vs. #3 Quinnipiac # W, 5-1 Assistant Coach: DECEMBER Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Kyle Reynolds (Vermont ‘15) 9 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + W, 4-2 Lekkas (2.45) Delia (2.18) 10 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + L, 4-0 MERRIMACK 17 #12 UNION L, 7-3 Save Percentage Save Percentage Lekkas (.913) Delia (.926) Head Coach: 18 #12 UNION L, 2-1 Mark Dennehy (Boston College ‘91) 30 BENTLEY W, 7-1 TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Career: 157-248-59 (13th) 31 BENTLEY W, 3-1 Goals Per Game Goals Per Game Merrimack: 154-220-56 (12th) JANUARY 3.21 2.45 3 #16 ST. LAWRENCE W, 4-3 Associate Head Coach: 7 NORTHEASTERN + W, 4-3 Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Curtis Carr (Kent State ‘03) 13 at Providence + W, 4-3 2.67 2.58 14 at Providence + L, 4-1 Associate Head Coach: 20 UCONN + W, 5-4 Power Play Power Play Bill Gilligan (Brown ‘77) 27 at UConn + L, 3-1 17.9% (29-162) 14.8% (25-169) Goaltending Coach: FEBRUARY Kill Penalty Kill John Carratu (Plymouth State ‘92) 3 at #17 Notre Dame + T, 4-4 85.4% (129-151) 79.4% (131-165) 4 at #17 Notre Dame + L, 4-1 OFFICIALS 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE + L, 4-2 Penalty Minutes Penalty Minutes 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE + W, 5-3 12.0 12.5 Referee: Jeff Bunyon 17 at #11 Boston College + T, 3-3 Referee: John Gravallese 18 at #11 Boston College + T, 2-2 Shots Per Game Shots Per Game Linesman: Jason Williams 24 MERRIMACK + W, 3-1 31.5 29.5 Linesman: Pat Turcotte 25 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm MARCH SETTING THE SCENE 3-5 HEA First Round @ TBA • 15th-ranked Vermont closes the regular season tonight against Merrimack in the second 10-12 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA of a two-game series, honoring the Class of 2017 on Senior Night 17-18 HEA Championship & TBA • UVM clinched at least the 6-seed in the Hockey East playoffs with a 3-1 win over the Home games in ALL CAPS Warriors last night, leading to a home matchup with 11-seed Maine or 12-seed UMass + Hockey East game • Vermont sits only one behind fifth-place Providence and would secure the 5-seed # Friendship Four (Belfast, Northern Ireland) @ Campus Locations with a win tonight and a Friars loss on the road at last-place UMass in Amherst & TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) • 2009 was the last time a UVM team finished higher than seventh (T-3rd) 1 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS GAME NOTES

CONFERENCE OVERALL CATS SNAP WARRIOR’S UNBEATEN STREAK Pts GP Record GP Record • The 15th-ranked Catamounts used 27 saves from Stefanos Lekkas 1. UMass Lowell 29 22 14-7-1 34 22-9-3 and a strong third period to snap Merrimack’s eight-game unbeaten streak in a 3-1 victory last night at sold out Gutterson Fieldhouse Boston College 29 22 13-6-3 36 18-14-4 • Vermont improved to 18-10-4 (10-7-4 HEA), posting double-digit 3. Notre Dame 28 21 12-5-4 33 19-9-5 Hockey East wins for the third time in the last four seasons 4. Boston University 27 21 12-6-3 33 20-10-3 • Ross Colton (11) and Brian Bowen (12) scored power play goals, 5. Providence 25 21 11-7-3 33 19-9-5 while Craig Puffer (9) added an insurance in the third period 6. Vermont 24 21 10-7-4 33 18-10-5 • Sami Tavernier had the lone Merrimack tally on a 5-on-3 7. Northeastern 21 21 9-9-3 33 16-12-5 8. Merrimack 20 21 7-8-6 33 13-14-6 PLAYOFF PICTURE 9. UConn 18 21 7-10-4 33 11-14-8 • With 24 points, Vermont has clinched at least the 6-seed for the New Hampshire 18 21 7-10-4 33 12-16-5 Hockey East First Round and will host either Maine or UMass 11. Maine 10 21 4-15-2 33 10-19-4 • Vermont trails fifth-place Providence by one point for the 5-seed 12. UMass Amherst 5 21 2-18-1 33 5-26-2 • UVM is 8-2-1 vs. the bottom six teams and 2-5-3 vs. the top five

CATS ROAR BACK TWICE CATS IN THE POLLS • UVM stormed back both nights last weekend against first place Boston College to earn two Hockey East ties at Conte Forum POLL USCHO USA HOCKEY • Down 3-0 at the midway point of the first period on Friday night, Sept. 26 RV NA Vermont rallied with a pair of goals in the third to earn a 3-3 tie Oct. 3 NA -- • Rob Hamilton scored twice for his first career multi-goal game Oct. 10 RV -- and netted the game-tying goal with 3:23 left in regulation Oct. 17 -- -- • On Saturday, Bowen answered a pair of one-goal BC leads and Oct. 24 RV -- scored twice to secure another point in a 2-2 deadlock Oct. 31 19 RV • Stefanos Lekkas made 30 saves both nights for the Catamounts Nov. 7 RV -- Nov. 14 RV -- PUT A BOW ON IT Nov. 21 20 RV • Brian Bowen was named the Warrior Hockey East Player of the Nov. 28 14 14 Week on Monday after a four-point weekend at Boston College Dec. 5 12 12 • The Littleton, Massachusetts native scored three goals and added Dec. 12 11 10 an assist in a pair of comeback ties against the first-place Eagles Dec. 19 13 14 • Bowen finished the weekend at plus-3 with 11 shots on goal Jan. 2 13 13 • The forward leads the team with 12 goals, scoring at least once Jan. 9 12 12 in each of his last three contests, and ranks second with 23 points Jan. 16 12 13 • In 13 games since the turn of the New Year, he paces the team with Jan. 23 11 13 three power play goals, 10 goals, 16 points, and 47 shots on goal Jan. 30 12 13 • Bowen is tied for ninth in Hockey East with a team-high six PPG Feb. 6 15 14 Feb. 13 16 RV CLASS OF 2017 Feb. 20 15 RV • Vermont’s senior class is tied for fourth all-time in the Division I era of the program (1974) in wins by a single class with 75 • The class is just four wins from climbing into second all-time and CAT STATS can tie the Class of 1989 for third with a victory tonight • Led by future NHL standouts Martin St. Louis, Eric Perrin, and Tim STAT HEA NCAA Thomas, the Class of 1997 is the winningest class with 83 victories G/GM 5 16 • Here’s how the 10-member class stacks up during the DI era: GAA 7 T-22 PP 7 31 RANK CLASS WINS KEY SENIORS PK 3 12 1. 1997 83 Eric Perrin, Martin St. Louis PIM 8 42 2. 1998 78 Jason Hamilton, Justin Martin 3. 1989 76 Ian Boyce, Kyle McDonough 4. 2017 75 Brendan Bradley, Mario Puskarich 2009 75 Viktor Stalberg, Dean Strong 6. 2008 74 Joe Fallon, Mark Lutz 2010 74 Brayden Irwin, Colin Vock 8. 1996 73 Steve McKell, Dale Patterson 2 SERIES HISTORY GAME NOTES

VERMONT vs. MERRIMACK IT’S A ME, MARIO! • With a pair of goals Feb. 11 vs. UNH, co-captain Mario Puskarich MEETING: 39th became Vermont’s first 50-goal scorer in more than 20 years ALL-TIME: 14-16-8 • J.C. Ruid ‘97, the linemate of Martin St. Louis and Eric Perrin, was HOME: 9-7-4 the last Catamount to notch 50 during the 1995-96 season AWAY: 5-8-4 NEUTRAL: 0-1-0 • Mario also became the 43rd member of the program’s 100-point club on New Year’s Eve in a win over Bentley LAST 10 MEETINGS (4-4-2) • He was the first Catamount to reach the century mark since his former linemate Chris McCarthy on Feb. 7, 2014 at UNH Date Venue Result • The 2014 HEA Rookie of the Year is tied with Kyle McDonough Oct. 26, 2012 Lawler Arena L, 6-3 ‘89 for third place all-time in career game-winning goals with 14 Oct. 27, 2012 Lawler Arena T, 2-2 • Mario is third on the team in goals (10) and points (22) despite Jan. 5, 2013 Gutterson L, 4-1 missing the first six games of the season Feb. 21, 2014 Lawler Arena W, 4-1 Feb. 22, 2014 Lawler Arena W, 4-3 Feb. 20, 2015 Gutterson W, 2-1 LIGHTNING STRIKES EARLY Feb. 21, 2015 Gutterson T, 0-0 • 2016 fourth round pick Ross Colton ranks Feb. 26, 2016 Lawler Arena L, 4-1 fifth in Hockey East and is tied for 12th nationally in rookie scoring Feb. 27, 2016 Lawler Arena L, 2-0 • Since the beginning of November, Colton is second behind only Feb. 24, 2017 Gutterson W, 3-1 BU’s Clayton Keller among rookies in points (24) • Keller and Colton are currently the only first-year skaters in the SERIES HISTORY entire league to lead their team in scoring • Tonight marks the 39th all-time meeting of the series • Colton is also a two-time runner up for the Hockey East Rookie • The Catamounts are now 9-7-4 at home against Merrimack of the Month award in both November and January • UVM was swept last season at Lawler Arena to close the regular • On Jan. 20 vs. UConn, he became the first Catamount to register season with 4-1 and 2-0 defeats to the Warriors four assists in a single game since Chris McCarthy on Feb. 21, 2014 • Vermont had previously registered a four-game unbeaten streak • He is also eighth among league rookies at 52% on faceoffs (3-0-1) against Merrimack, which included a three-point series on Senior Weekend in 2015 at Gutterson ONE-TIMERS • UVM edged the Warriors 2-1 on a Colin Markison game-winner • Brian Bowen has posted 16 points in his last 13 contests and has before skating to the first 0-0 tie in the history of the program factored into five of the team’s last six game-winning goals • Overall, Vermont is 4-2-1 in the last seven meetings • Brendan Bradley posted his 50th career assist last night and his next goal will be No. 30 for UVM’s active games played leader (142) SCOUTING THE WARRIORS • Trey Phillips leads all Hockey East defensemen and is tied for • Merrimack had an eight-game unbeaten streak (5-0-3) snapped seventh overall with a trio of game-winners to his credit last night, suffering its first loss since Jan. 21 against Northeastern • Matt O’Donnell is currently tied for seventh among Hockey East • MC came from behind both nights in North Andover last week- freshmen defensemen with 12 points on the year end against Maine and earned three league points • Anthony Petruzzelli skated in his 100th career game on Feb. 11 • Senior Hampus Gustafsson has scored a team-best 14 goals this and marked the milestone with a goal and an assist year, including five power play tallies, while junior Brett Seney • Jarrid Privitera is one game from reaching the century mark leads the Warriors with 19 assists and 28 points • Brady Shaw is two points away from 75 for his career • Collin Delia (7-6-3) has started each of the last nine games; the junior is second in Hockey East with a .926 save percentage and TWICE IS NICE ranks fourth overall with a 2.18 goals against average • UVM has registered 13 multi-goal performances this season • Mark Dennehy is in his 13th year as the head coach at Merrimack (from eight different players) to rank tied for 10th in the country and won his 150th career game earlier this season • Five players (Brian Bowen, Ross Colton, Rob Darrar, Craig Puffer, • Last year, the Warriors beat UNH at home in the Hockey East and Mario Puskarich) have posted a pair of multi-goal games First Round before falling to Providence in the Quarterfinals • The Catamounts have seven multi-goal showings in their last 17 contests and Vermont is 9-1-2 when a player scores multiple goals CATAMOUNT SPECIALIZATION • The UVM penalty kill is 34-for-39 over the last 11 games and now RANKED CATS ranks third in Hockey East and 12th nationally at 85.4% • Vermont has now been ranked nationally for 13 straight weeks • The PK unit had a streak of 36 straight kills snapped in Belfast • UVM is currently 18th in the Pairwise Rankings, which determine by No. 3 Quinnipiac (Nov. 26), a streak which lasted three weeks the 16-team field for the NCAA Tournament • After notching just 16 total power play goals all of last season, • The Cats have been ranked as high as 11th on two occasions in Vermont ranks tied for 19th in the country this year with 29 PPG the USCHO.com poll and sit 15th overall this week • The power play has scored at least once in 22 of UVM’s 33 games • The USA Today/USA Hockey poll on Dec. 12 marked Vermont’s and snapped an 0-for-15 stretch last night by going 2-for-4 first top-10 ranking since a No. 9 showing on Jan. 12, 2015 3 GAME NOTES

YOUTH GONE WILD PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON • Vermont has the 11th-highest scoring freshman class in college • With nine goals and 16 points, sophomore Craig Puffer has tripled hockey, which now has 83 total points his rookie goal total (3) and nearly doubled his points (9) • Rookies have accounted for 30% of the team’s overall scoring, • The Connecticut native ranks 14th in Hockey East in third period combining for 25 goals and 58 assists goals as seven of his nine tallies have come in the final frame • Jake Massie (+8), Derek Lodermeier (+3), Matt Alvaro (+3) and • He is second on the team this year with four power play goals Matt O’Donnell (+2) all rank top-30 in plus-minus among freshmen • Colton and Lodermeier are both top-15 in rookie scoring CARRYING THE LOAD • As a true freshman, Derek Lodermeier ranks second on the team SUCCESS AT THE DOT in assists (14) and fourth in points (18) • Since the start of February, Vermont ranks 13th in the nation in • Among all Hockey East rookies, he is tied for seventh in assists, faceoff percentage (52.6%) 10th in faceoff percentage, and tied for 11th in scoring • Derek Lodermeier has won nearly 60% of his draws this month • The Minnesota native has a four-game goal streak (Nov. 18-26) (64-for-108) after going 32-12 at the dot against UNH (Feb. 10-11) and five-game point streak to his credit this season • Craig Puffer went 12-2 in the second game of the UNH series and currently has a success rate of 52.5% in February STRIKING FAST • UVM has scored first in 12 of its last 16 games, including a streak STOP... HAMMER TIME of eight straight games that was snapped by UConn on Jan. 27 • Senior defenseman Rob Hamilton posted his first career multi- • The Catamounts have only lost four decisions this season when goal game last Friday at BC, including the game-tying goal scoring first, but half are the last two losses on their schedule • He is fifth among Hockey East defensemen in goals with seven • Vermont is top-20 nationally with a +5 goal differential in the after entering the year with just two career tallies opening 20 minutes this season • Only Notre Dame’s Jordan Gross (5) has scored more power play goals than the Calgary native (4) this season FINISHING STRONG • He leads all UVM defensemen in scoring with a career-high 15 • Vermont is tied for the ninth-most third period goals scored in points, seven more than his point total from all of last season the nation with 41 on the season • The Cats are 11-2-0 when leading after two periods, with the THE LEKKAS FILE only defeats coming Dec. 18 to Union and Feb. 10 to UNH • Stefanos Lekkas has been named one of 23 semifinalists for the 65th Walter Brown Award, which is presented annually to the best SANTA DELIVERS American-born college hockey player in New England • Senior Mike Santaguida logged every minute during • Lekkas is the first Catamount goaltender to be nominated as a the first 16 games of last season, but missed the next 18 games semifinalist for the award since Rob Madore in 2010. due to a lower body injury suffered on Dec. 5 at Boston University • The rookie has already received a total of six Hockey East awards • As a sophomore, the Mike Richter Award nominee posted the third- this season and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the best SV% (.923) and fifth-best GAA (2.08) in program history Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland • He is second all-time in UVM history in save percentage with a • The Elburn, Illinois native won three different Hockey East awards mark of .915; He also sits second all-time in GAA (2.42) in October, including Co-Goaltender of the Month honors RANK NAME YEARS SV% Date Hockey East Award 1. Joe Fallon 2004-08 .916 Oct. 24 Defensive Player of the Week 2. Mike Santaguida 2013-Present .915 Oct. 31 Rookie of the Week 3. 1993-97 .914 Nov. 2 Co-Goaltender of the Month (Oct.) Brody Hoffman 2012-15 .914 Nov. 21 Co-Defensive Player of the Week 5. Christian Soucy 1991-93 .908 Nov. 28 Defensive Player of the Week Dec. 1 Goaltender of the Month (Nov.) BELPOT TROPHY • The Catamounts came back from 2-0 down to beat UMass 4-2 ALL I DO IS WIN and coasted past third-ranked Quinnipiac 5-1 on Nov. 26 to win • Stefanos Lekkas ranks seventh in the country among freshmen the Belpot Trophy as champions of the second annual Friendship netminders in winning percentage (.661) with a 16-7-5 record Four at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland • In a year of standout freshman netminders, he is also sixth in • Ross Colton posted a three-point night in the title game, while victories among all NCAA first-year Stefanos Lekkas stopped 73 of the 76 shots he faced in the entire • Among freshmen, he ranks ninth in the country in goals against tournament for a .961 save percentage and two wins average (2.45) and 13th overall in save percentage (.913) • Lekkas registered a highlight reel glove save against Maine at WHO’S NEXT home on Nov. 19 which made the ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays • Vermont hosts Maine or UMass next weekend in the First Round

4 THREE-YEAR SITUATIONAL RECORDS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Two-Goal Game Overall record 22-15-4 15-22-3 18-10-5 Brian Bowen at #11 Boston College (2/18/17) Hockey East record 10-9-3 6-13-3 10-7-4 Hat Trick Home 11-6-2 6-12-2 11-5-1 Vermont: Jonathan Turk at #16 Northeastern (10/11/14) Away 11-7-2 9-9-1 5-5-4 Opponent: Matt Nieto, Boston University (3/1/13) Neutral 0-2-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 Home vs. non-league 5-2-1 5-4-0 5-3-0 Four-Plus Goal Game Away vs. non-league 7-2-0 1-2-0 2-0-1 Jerry Gernander (4 A) vs. Boston University (10/23/99) Neutral vs. non-league 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 Three-Assist Game Brendan Bradley vs. Bentley (12/30/16) Overtime games 3-1-4 1-2-3 0-0-5 One-goal games 9-4-0 8-6-0 6-2-0 Four-Assist Game Two or more goal games 13-11-0 7-16-0 12-8-0 Ross Colton vs. UConn (1/20/17) Vermont outshoots 14-6-4 10-13-1 11-8-2 Five-Point Game Opponent outshoots 7-7-0 3-9-2 7-2-3 Scott Mifsud (2 G, 3 A) vs. Sacred Heart (10/8/04) Equal shots 1-2-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 20 or fewer shots 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Short-Handed Goal 21-30 shots 9-6-1 4-7-1 8-5-2 Mario Puskarich vs. Maine (11/18/16) 30 or more shots 12-9-3 11-15-2 9-5-3 Two Short-Handed Goals Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00) Vermont scores first 18-4-2 9-5-3 14-4-0 Opponent scores first 4-11-1 6-17-0 4-6-5 Empty-Net Goal Ross Colton vs. #5 Boston University (12/9/16) Leading after first 10-0-0 7-2-2 11-1-0 Penalty Shot Trailing after first 3-8-0 4-14-0 4-2-4 Vermont: Jonathan Turk (Miss) at Merrimack (2/21/14) Tied after first 9-7-4 4-6-1 3-7-1 Opponent: Jason Salvaggio (Lekkas Save) vs. UNH (2/10/17)

Leading after second 17-3-0 11-0-3 12-2-0 Goalie Shutout Trailing after second 1-11-2 2-15-0 1-6-4 Vermont: Stefanos Lekkas (21 SV) vs. #11 Michigan, 3-0 (10/28/16) Tied after second 4-1-2 2-7-0 5-2-1 Opponent: Jake Oettinger (28 SV) vs. #5 Boston University, 4-0 (12/10/16) 40-Plus Save Game Vermont scores PPG 17-6-1 6-6-1 13-7-2 Stefanos Lekkas (40 SV) vs. #3 Quinnipiac (11/26/16) Vermont scores 0 PPG 5-9-3 9-16-2 5-3-3 Opponent scores PPG 8-7-1 8-15-3 8-6-3 50-Plus Save Game Opponent scores 0 PPG 14-8-3 7-7-0 10-4-2 Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) Goal Scored by Goalie After a win 11-10-1 5-7-3 11-5-2 Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) After a loss 8-3-3 9-12-0 5-4-2 After a tie 2-2-0 0-3-0 2-1-1 Point Scored by Goalie Brody Hoffman (Assist) at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEQ) Against ranked teams 5-9-2 4-17-0 6-6-4 Overtime Win Against AHA 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 3-2 vs. New Hampshire (1/2/16) Against BIG 10 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 Against ECAC 5-1-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 Overtime Loss Against NCHC 0-0-0 0-4-0 1-0-1 4-3 at #3 Boston College (3/13/16, HEQ) Against WCHA 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Overtime Tie 3-3 at #11 Boston College (2/18/17) GAME HIGHS & LOWS Swept a Home Series Most Goals 7 (vs. Bentley 12/30) vs. Maine (4-3 OT, 4-1) (11/7-8/14) Least Goals 0 (vs. Boston University 12/10) Swept a Road Series Most Goals Against 7 (vs. Union 12/17) at Maine (6-3, 4-1) (11/28-29/14) Least Goals Against 0 (vs. Michigan 10/28) Most Goals/Period 5 (2nd vs. Bentley 12/30) Win When Trailing After Two Periods vs. #16 St. Lawrence (4-3) (1/3/17) Most GA/Period 3 (3x, 3rd at Providence 1/14) Most Power Play Goals 4 (vs. Bentley 12/30) Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent Most PPG Against 3 (at UMass Lowell 11/5) at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) Most Shots on Goal 55 (vs. Bentley 12/30) Win Against Top-5 Ranked Opponent Least Shots on Goal 14 (at Providence 1/13) vs. #5 Boston University (4-2) (12/9/16) Most Shots Against 41 (vs. Quinnipiac 11/26) Least Shots Against 14 (at UMass 11/12) Win Against Opponent Ranked No. 6-10 Most Shots/Period 25 (2nd vs. Bentley 12/31) at #8 Minnesota (3-0) (10/10/15) Least Shots/Period 3 (2nd vs. Dartmouth 11/15) 10-Plus Goals in a Game Most Shots Against/Period 17 (2x, 1st vs. Maine 11/18) at UMass Amherst (W, 11-1) (11/22/14) Least Shots Against/Period 2 (1st at UMass 11/12) Most Penalties 12 (at Clarkson 10/7) Win by Five-Plus Goals vs. Bentley (W, 7-1) (12/30/16) Least Penalties 2 (2x, at Boston College 2/18) Most Penalty Minutes 29 (at Omaha 10/21) Consecutive Shutout Wins Least Penalty Minutes 4 (2x, at Boston College 2/18) at UNH (1-0), at UNH (1-0 OT) (3/13-14/10, HEQ)

5 RECRUITING CLASS

MATT ALVARO | Forward • 5’8 • 173 • , • Youngstown (USHL) • Spent two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL • Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 30 points while serving as a team captain last season • In 2014-15, he posted 33 points in 58 games with Youngstown • Previously spent two years playing in the OJHL, registering 67 total points in 106 games for Oakville and St. Michael’s • Compiled a 40-point season with 16 goals and 24 assists in 2013-14 with the St. Michael’s Buzzers

ROSS COLTON | Forward • 6’0 • 197 • Robbinsville, N.J. • Cedar Rapids (USHL) • Selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Draft this summer by the Tampa Bay Lightning, becoming the program’s highest draft pick since Mike Paliotta’s third round selection in 2011 • An All-USHL First Team honoree, the forward was the league’s second-leading scorer last season with 35 goals and 66 points in 55 games for the regular season champion Cedar Rapids RoughRiders • Named MVP of the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, scoring the event’s first-ever hat trick and adding two assists for five points

CAMERON KLEIN | Forward • 6’3 • 212 • Alpine, N.J. • P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL) • Was nearly a point-per-game performer last season for the P.A.L. Junior Islanders with 27 points in 29 contests • Posted nine goals and 18 assists while adding 75 penalty minutes in his only season of Premier USPHL hockey • Added a goal and three assists in two playoff games for the Junior Islanders • Spent the majority of the 2014-15 season at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut, collecting 15 points in 26 games • Also skated for parts of two seasons with the New Jersey Jr. Titans in the EHL

STEFANOS LEKKAS | Goalie • 5’11 • 170 • Elburn, Ill. • Sioux Falls (USHL) • Joins the UVM goaltending corps after two full years as a starter with the in the USHL • In 45 games last year, he owned the third-best save percentage in the league (.924) and was named to the All-USHL Third Team • Posted a 25-15-3 regular season record for the fifth-most wins in the league and finished with a 2.53 goals against average • Starred during the 2014-15 USHL playoffs, leading the Stampede to the Clark Cup with a 2.10 goals against average and a .932 save percentage in 12 postseason games

DEREK LODERMEIER | Forward • 6’3 • 217 • Brooklyn Center, Minn. • Brooks (AJHL) • Brings size to the middle of the ice after serving as a captain for the 2016 AJHL champion Brooks Bandits • A South Division All-League selection, he is coming off a standout offensive season with 60 points in 58 regular season games to rank third overall on a team that won a division-best 49 games • Ranked second on the squad with 26 goals and recorded a team-best 24 points in 13 playoff games during the AJHL title run. • Added a point-per-game as he led Brooks to the RBC Cup Semifinal in Canadian junior hockey

JAKE MASSIE | Defenseman • 6’5 • 172 • St. Lazare, Quebec • Omaha (USHL) • Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the sixth round of the 2015 NHL Draft, but his rights were traded to the later that summer in a deal for Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom • He and rising sophomore Liam Coughlin both attended the Blackhawks’ summer development camp in July • Accumulated 10 points in 44 games last season while skating for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers • Spent the 2014-15 season between Kimball Union Academy and the Boston Jr. Bruins Selects, posting 31 points in 48 contests

COREY MORIARTY | Defenseman • 5’11 • 175 • Estero, Fla. • Boston (USPHL) • Joins the Catamounts after two productive seasons with the Boston Jr. Bruins in the USPHL • Named a USPHL All-Star last season with 24 points in 44 games while ranking second among team defensemen with eight goals • Had a career-high 30 points in 50 games during the 2014-15 season and was the Bruins’ second-leading scorer from the blue line • Played four years at Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts, compiling 43 points over his final two years • His sister Courtney had 20 goals at Plattsburgh State last season and was named to the ECAC West All-Rookie Team

MATT O’DONNELL | Defenseman • 5’9 • 181 • Fountain Valley, Calif. • Jersey (USPHL) • Limited to just 15 games last season with the Jersey Hitmen, but posted a point-per-game with four goals and 11 assists • Played in all seven of Jersey’s playoff games as the Hitmen won the 2016 Dineen Cup as USPHL champions • In 2014-15, he skated for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL and collected 13 points in 50 contests from the blue line • Spent two years at Loomis Chaffee in Connecticut and posted 16 goals and 41 points in 53 total games • Won the 2014 NEPSAC Championship while serving as team captain during his senior season

6 VERMONT MEN’S HOCKEY ROSTER

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Sh. Yr. Hometown / Last Team 1 Mike Santaguida Sr. G 5-8 173 L-C 93 Mississauga, Ontario / Surrey (BCHL) 3 Mike Lee So. D 5-11 184 L 96 Hamden, Connecticut / Penticton (BCHL) 5 Rob Hamilton Sr. D 6-0 194 L 94 Calgary, Alberta / Okotoks (AJHL) 7 Tom Forgione Sr. F 5-10 187 L 93 South Burlington, Vermont / Sioux Falls (USHL) 9 Brian Bowen So. F 6-0 221 R 95 Littleton, Massachusetts / Dubuque (USHL) 10 Travis Blanleil (A) Jr. F 5-8 152 L 94 Kelowna, British Columbia / Penticton (BCHL) 11 Conor O’Neil So. F 5-11 203 L 94 Hummelstown, Pennsylvania / Jersey (USPHL) 12 Drew Best So. F 5-9 172 R 94 Plymouth, Michigan / Omaha (USHL) 13 Liam Coughlin So. F 6-3 209 L 94 South Boston, Massachusetts / Vernon (BCHL) 14 Kevin Irwin Jr. F 5-11 182 R 93 Akron, Ohio / Green Bay (USHL) 15 Corey Moriarty Fr. D 5-8 175 L 95 Estero, Florida / Boston (USPHL) 16 Derek Lodermeier Fr. F 6-3 217 L 95 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota / Brooks (AJHL) 17 Craig Puffer So. F 5-8 169 L 95 New Canaan, Connecticut / Chilliwack (BCHL) 18 Matt O’Donnell Fr. D 5-9 181 R 95 Fountain Valley, California / Jersey (USPHL) 19 Jarrid Privitera Jr. F 5-7 150 L 94 Old Tappan, New Jersey / Dubuque (USHL) 20 Brendan Bradley (C) Sr. F 6-0 180 L 92 Richboro, Pennsylvania / Jersey (EJHL) 21 Mario Puskarich (C) Sr. F 5-10 180 L 92 Fort Walton Beach, Florida / Langley (BCHL) 22 Brady Shaw Sr. F 6-1 200 L 92 Ottawa, Ontario / Surrey (BCHL) 23 Rob Darrar Jr. F 5-10 199 L 94 Monroe Township, New Jersey / Dubuque (USHL) 24 Chris Muscoby (A) Sr. D 5-8 195 L 92 Airdrie, Alberta / Brooks (AJHL) 25 Matt Alvaro Fr. F 5-7 173 L 96 Toronto, Ontario / Youngstown (USHL) 26 Trey Phillips Jr. D 5-9 182 L 93 Okotoks, Alberta / Canmore (AJHL) 27 Ori Abramson Sr. D 6-4 222 R 93 Toronto, Ontario / Jersey (USPHL) 28 Anthony Petruzzelli (A) Jr. F 5-9 181 L 93 Federal Way, Washington / Brooks (AJHL) 29 Malcolm McKinney Sr. F 5-7 173 R 92 W. Vancouver, British Columbia / Coquitlam (BCHL) 30 Pat Feeley Sr. G 6-7 199 R-C 93 Winthrop, Massachusetts / New Hampshire (EJHL) 34 Jake Massie Fr. D 6-5 172 L 97 Saint-Lazare, Quebec / Omaha (USHL) 36 Cameron Klein Fr. F 6-0 212 R 95 Alpine, New Jersey / P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL) 37 Ross Colton Fr. F 5-11 197 L 96 Robbinsville, New Jersey / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 40 Stefanos Lekkas Fr. G 5-9 170 L-C 96 Elburn, Illinois / Sioux Falls (USHL)

Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92) Associate Head Coach: Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92) NHL DRAFT PICKS Associate Head Coach: Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97) NAME TEAM YEAR ROUND Assistant Coach: Kyle Reynolds (Vermont ‘15) Ross Colton TBL 2016 4th Director of Hockey Operations: Jeff Hill (Vermont ‘08) Liam Coughlin * EDM 2014 5th Athletic Trainer: Matt Bain (Boston University ‘07) Jake Massie * CAR 2015 6th Equipment Manager: Charlie Mackey Strength & Conditioning: Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00) * Rights traded to Chicago Media Relations: Alastair Ingram (Syracuse ‘08)

BY CLASS PRONUNICATION GUIDE Seniors (10) Ori Abramson OR-ee A-brum-son Abramson, Bradley, Feeley, Forgione, Hamilton, McKinney, Matt Alvaro Al-VAIR-oh Muscoby, Puskarich, Santaguida, Shaw Travis Blanleil BLON-lay Liam Coughlin Cof-lin Juniors (6) Rob Darrar DAR-ah Blanleil, Darrar, Irwin, Petruzzelli, Phillips, Privitera Tom Forgione For-jee-own Stefanos Lekkas Stef-ah-nose Leck-us Sophomores (6) Best, Bowen, Coughlin, Lee, O’Neil, Puffer Derek Lodermeier Load-er-my-er Corey Moriarty More-ee-are-tee Freshmen (8) Chris Muscoby Muh-SCO-bee Alvaro, Colton, Klein, Lekkas, Lodermeier, Massie, Moriarty, Mario Puskarich Pah-SCARE-itch O’Donnell Mike Santaguida Santa-gwee-dah

7 COACHING STAFF

KEVIN SNEDDON HONOR ROLL • NCAA Tournament (2009 • 2010 • 2014) Head Coach • NCAA Frozen Four (2009 • Washington, D.C.) 14th Season • Harvard ‘92 • Spencer Penrose Coach of the Year Finalist (2008 • 2009) • Bob Kullen Hockey East Coach of the Year (2008) Vermont Record: 222-234-68 • Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Champion Career Record: 272-333-86 (2006 • 2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016)

• Kevin Sneddon is one of only three head coaches to lead the • He has led Vermont to three NCAA Tournament berths in the UVM men’s hockey program over the last half century last eight seasons, including the program’s second-ever NCAA • He enters his 14th year as the head coach of the Catamounts Frozen Four berth in 2009 in Washington, D.C. for the 2016-17 season and his 24th year in the profession • Sneddon’s squads have also made three trips to the Hockey • Last season, Sneddon posted his 200th career victory at UVM East Championship, including a semifinal appearance in 2015 and his 250th win as a Division I head coach • His teams have averaged 19 wins over the last three years • 12 of Sneddon’s former players have signed NHL contracts • Sneddon was the head coach at Union from 1998-2003 after during his tenure, and all 12 have signed in the last decade beginning as an assistant coach with the Dutchmen in 1993

KEVIN PATRICK SNEDDON vs. ALL OPPONENTS Associate Head Coach • 5th season (Notre Dame ‘92) HOCKEY EAST RECORD Boston College 10-30-5 • Boasts 16 years of Division I coaching experience, includ- Boston University 13-20-6 ing an NCAA championship at Wisconsin UConn 7-2-0 • Promoted to the position of associate head coach in the Maine 19-17-5 Massachusetts 20-12-4 summer of 2015 UMass Lowell 10-22-7 • Was an assistant under current UVM head coach Kevin Merrimack 10-13-7 Sneddon for four years at Union College New Hampshire 12-21-7 Northeastern 20-13-5 • Selected as an assistant coach for the 2015 U.S. Junior Notre Dame 1-5-2 National Team, which competed in the IIHF World Junior Providence 14-14-5 Championships in Montreal and Toronto NON-CONFERENCE RECORD Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) 1-0-0 KYLE WALLACK Anchorage Alaska (WCHA) 1-0-0 Air Force (AHA) 2-0-0 Associate Head Coach • 5th season (Springfield ‘97) Bentley (AHA) 2-0-0 Brown (ECAC) 1-3-0 Canisius (AHA) 1-0-0 • Has 16 years of Division I coaching experience and one Clarkson (ECAC) 5-2-1 season as a head coach in the USHL Colgate (ECAC) 4-5-1 • Promoted to the position of associate head coach in the Cornell (ECAC) 0-4-1 Dartmouth (ECAC) 12-7-1 summer of 2015 Denver (NCHC) 1-2-1 • Two years ago, coached the power play unit to a 20.1% Ferris State (WCHA) 1-0-0 success rate to rank 13th overall in the country Harvard (ECAC) 3-4-2 Holy Cross (AHA) 0-0-1 • In 2014, his recruit Mario Puskarich became the first Lake Superior State (WCHA) 1-1-0 UVM freshman to win Hockey East Rookie of the Year and Miami (NCHC) 2-2-1 was a unanimous Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection Michigan (BIG 10) 1-0-0 Michigan Tech (WCHA) 1-3-1 Minnesota (BIG 10) 2-3-0 Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) 4-0-1 KYLE REYNOLDS Minnesota State (WCHA) 1-0-0 Assistant Coach • 1st season (Vermont ‘15) Nebraska Omaha (NCHC) 1-2-1 Niagara (AHA) 2-2-0 North Dakota (NCHC) 0-3-1 • Skated in 84 career games for the Catamounts as a Ohio State (BIG 10) 0-1-0 winger from 2011-15 Penn State (BIG 10) 1-3-0 • Registered 50 career points, despite missing the entire Princeton (ECAC) 4-1-0 Quinnipiac (ECAC) 1-1-0 2013-14 season due to a serious knee injury Rensselaer (ECAC) 4-2-0 • 2012 Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection after finish- Sacred Heart (AHA) 1-0-0 ing fourth among league freshmen in scoring St. Cloud State (NCHC) 0-1-0 St. Lawrence (ECAC) 14-6-0 • Hockey East All-Academic Team selection during his Union (ECAC) 4-5-0 time at UVM; Graduated in 2015 with a degree in finance Wisconsin (BIG 10) 0-1-0 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in accounting Yale (ECAC) 5-3-1

8 NHL CATAMOUNTS

NHL CATAMOUNTS CHAMPIONS goals-assists-points (games played) YEAR PLAYER TEAM

2015 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks KEVAN MILLER ‘11 2013 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks 2016-17 2-6-8 (37) 2013 Viktor Stalberg Chicago Blackhawks 2015-16 5-13-18 (71) 2011 Tim Thomas 2010 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks TORREY MITCHELL ‘07 2004 Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 2016-17 7-8-15 (61) 2004 Eric Perrin Tampa Bay Lightning 2015-16 11-8-19 (71) 1993 John LeClair

PATRICK SHARP ‘02 2016-17 7-7-14 (34) 2015-16 20-35-55 (76)

VIKTOR STALBERG ‘09 2016-17 8-3-11 (55) 2015-16 9-11-20 (75)

8 RAISED TO THE RAFTERS • Prior to the Jan. 8 win over Dartmouth last season at the Gut, the men’s hockey program honored its all-time leading scorer at center ice on Martin St. Louis Night • For the first time in program history, the Catamounts retired a jersey number and raised St. Louis’ No. 8 to the rafters during NHL CATAMOUNT CONNECTIONS a pre-game ceremony, never to • Former forward Chris Zimmerman ‘81 serves as the president and be worn again by another player CEO of business operations for the St. Louis Blues • Forward Jonathan Turk gave • Brady Shaw’s father Brad Shaw is an assistant coach on John up his No. 8sweater on Martin Tortorella’s staff for the St. Louis Night and wore No. 88 • Shaw’s mother Mary is the author of the popular children’s book for the remainder of the season series “Brady, Brady” which is named after Brady • A three-time NCAA All-American, St. Louis ‘97 registered 267 • Andrew Allen ‘01 is the goaltending coach for the career points and helped lead the Catamounts to their first-ever after four years as the developmental goaltending coach for the NCAA Frozen Four berth in 1996 in Cincinnati Chicago Blackhawks • The Tampa Bay Lightning’s all-time leading scorer (953 points) • Former defenseman Nick Luukko’s father Peter Luukko serves as had his No. 26 jersey retired by the franchise on Jan. 13 when the the executive chairman of the Lightning hosted his former NHL head coach and the Columbus Blue Jackets at AMALIE Arena MAJOR NHL AWARDS • UVM alumni have combined to win 11 major NHL awards, which LECLAIR ENSHRINED IN FLYERS HALL OF FAME ranks third in NCAA history behind only North Dakota and Cornell • John LeClair ‘91 was inducted into the Hall of • Vermont is one of only five college hockey programs to boast Fame in 2014 along with former teammate Eric Lindros more than five major NHL honors from its alumni • A native of St. Albans, Vt. near the Canadian border, LeClair reg- • UVM is also the only college hockey program in the country to istered 333 goals and 310 assists for 643 points for the Flyers and have alums that have won the Hart, Jennings, Lady Byng, Pearson ranks seventh on the franchise’s all-time scoring list and Vezina trophies • The five-time All-Star had a career-high 97 points in the 1996 • Former Catamounts have also won the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, and 1997 campaigns and registered three straight 50-goal seasons and Ted Lindsay awards

9 CATS IN THE PROS

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL) EUROPE

CONNOR BRICKLEY ‘14 NICK BRUNETEAU ‘14 AHL Debut: 2014 European Debut: 2015 2016-17: 3-4-7 (35 GP) • Charlotte Checkers 2016-17: 3-4-7 (14 GP) • Lausitzer Foxes (Germany) 2015-16: 12-15-27 (45 GP) • 2015-16: 4-23-27 (45 GP) • Stavanger Oilers (Norway)

PATRICK CULLITY ‘10 JACK DOWNING ‘11 AHL Debut: 2010 European Debut: 2016 2016-17: 0-3-3 (26 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2016-17: 17-13-30 (33 GP) • EC Kassel Huskies (Germany) 2015-16: 0-2-2 (31 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2015-16: 32-32-64 (72 GP) • Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

COLIN MARKISON ‘15 JOE FALLON ‘08 AHL Debut: 2015 European Debut: 2013 2016-17: 2-1-3 (15 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2016-17: 3.49 GAA, .897 SV% (34 GP) • Dundee Stars (U.K.) 2015-16: 3-8-11 (39 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2015-16: 3.05 GAA, .909 SV% (41 GP) • Lausitzer Foxes (Germany)

MIKE PALIOTTA ‘15 ANDERS FRANZON ‘13 AHL Debut: 2015 European Debut: 2016 2016-17: 1-6-7 (35 GP) • Hartford Wolf Pack 2016-17: 1-7-8 (32 GP) • Sheffield Steelers (United Kingdom) 2015-16: 8-15-23 (68 GP) • Lake Erie Monsters 2015-16: 3-12-15 (65 GP) • Indy Fuel (ECHL)

JAIME SIFERS ‘06 AHL Debut: 2006 RYAN GUNDERSON ‘07 2016-17: 4-6-10 (38 GP) • Cleveland Monsters European Debut: 2010 2015-16: 5-14-19 (67 GP) • Lake Erie Monsters 2016-17: 4-12-16 (37 GP) • Brynas IF (Sweden) 2015-16: 5-22-27 (60 GP) • Dinamo Minsk (Russia, KHL)

NOTE: Former UVM captains Mike Paliotta ‘15 and Jaime Sifers ‘06 PETER LENES ‘09 hoisted the 2016 with the Lake Erie Monsters as AHL European Debut: 2010 champions. They became the first Catamounts to claim the Calder 2016-17: 10-14-24 (20 GP) • EC Kitzbuhel (Austria) Cup since former teammates Graham Mink ‘01 and Martin Wilde ‘01 2015-16: 19-25-44 (32 GP) • EC Kitzbuhel (Austria) both won with the in 2006. DREW MACKENZIE ‘12 European Debut: 2015 EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE (ECHL) 2016-17: 3-20-23 (29 GP) • EC Kassel Huskies (Germany) 2015-16: 4-18-22 (53 GP) • Dorbirner EC (Austria) NICK LUUKKO ‘15 ECHL Debut: 2015 ERIC PERRIN ‘97 2016-17: 6-6-12 (39 GP) • European Debut: 2009 2015-16: 4-10-14 (65 GP) • Reading Royals 2016-17: 9-9-18 (26 GP) • TPS Turku (SM - Finland) 2015-16: 10-24-34 (46 GP) • TPS Turku (SM Liiga - Finland) CHRIS McCARTHY ‘14 ECHL Debut: 2014 BRIAN ROLOFF ‘10 2016-17: 16-20-36 (36 GP) • Reading Royals European Debut: 2011 2015-16: 6-16-22 (54 GP) • Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 2016-17: 7-15-22 (34 GP) • Ravensburg Towerstars (Germany)

2015-16: 19-51-70 (52 GP) • Ravensburg Towerstars (Germany) DAVID PACAN ‘10

ECHL Debut: 2012 SEBASTIAN STALBERG ‘12 2016-17: 21-15-36 (34 GP) • Brampton Beast European Debut: 2014 2015-16: 20-42-62 (69 GP) • 2016-17: 8-7-15 (36 GP) • Frolunda HC (Sweden) 2015-16: 10-4-14 (51 GP) • Frolunda HC (Sweden) ALEXX PRIVITERA ‘16

ECHL Debut: 2016 2016-17: 5-16-21 (28 GP) • Ontario Reign COLIN VOCK ‘10 2015-16: 6-10-16 (36 GP) • (NCAA) European Debut: 2010 2016-17: 11-13-24 (27 GP) • Frederikshavn White Hawks (Denmark) EVAN STOFLET ‘07 2015-16: 30-19-49 (43 GP) • Frederikshavn White Hawks (Denmark) ECHL Debut: 2008 2016-17: 1-8-9 (39 GP) • MATT WHITE ‘14 2015-16: 10-23-33 (41 GP) • China Dragon (Asia League) European Debut: 2014 2016-17: 7-8-15 (34 GP) • Dundee Stars (United Kingdom) 2015-16: 6-10-16 (65 GP) • Indy Fuel (ECHL)

10 VERMONT QUICK FACTS COVERING THE CATS Location Burlington, Vermont Founded 1791 LEARFIELD BROADCASTS Enrollment 10,080 • UVM’s multimedia rights are held by Learfield, and all men’s National Affiliation NCAA Division I hockey games will once again be broadcast live on the flagship Conference Hockey East home for the Catamounts on WVMT 620-AM Nickname UVM* • Alastair Ingram is in his seventh season as the play-by-play * Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains School Mascot Catamount voice and sports information director of the program School Colors Green & Gold • Former Catamounts Aaron Miller ‘93, Jerry Tarrant ‘89, Derek Home Ice (capacity) Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,007) Wagar ‘05, and Tom Child ‘04 will serve as analysts Ice Size 200’ x 90’ • Free audio is streamed online at UVMathletics.com/Listen President Tom Sullivan Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman ‘89 Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 HANDY TOYOTA COACHES SHOW Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 • The Handy Toyota Coaches Show with Alastair Ingram and Gutterson Fieldhouse Press Box (802) 656-4193 head coach Kevin Sneddon airs live on WVMT 620-AM every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. throughout the season COACHING STAFF • Each edition of the show features the weekly player interview series “Chat with the Cats” Head Coach Kevin Sneddon, 14th Season Vermont Record (Years) 204-226-63 (13) Overall Record (Years) 254-325-81 (18) CATAMOUNTV LIVE STREAMS Hockey East Record (Years) 102-131-47 (11) • The Vermont athletic department has once again partnered Associate Head Coach Kevin Patrick, 5th Season with the UVM Foundation to webcast all men’s hockey home Associate Head Coach Kyle Wallack, 5th Season games for free in HD this season via CatamounTV.com Assistant Coach Kyle Reynolds, 1st Season Hockey Operations Jeff Hill, 2nd Season Athletic Trainer Matt Bain, 3rd Season MEDIA CREDENTIALS • Media interested in season or game credentials for home TEAM INFORMATION games should contact Alastair Ingram in the Media Relations Overall Record (2015-16) 15-22-3 Office at (802) 656-1109 or [email protected] League Record (2015-16) 6-13-3 • Credentials will be left at the Gutterson Ticket Office for pick Letterwinners Returning 22 (15F, 5D, 2G) up on gameday, beginning one hour prior to faceoff Letterwinners Lost 8 (3F, 4D, 1G) Newcomers 8 (4F, 3D, 1G) MEDIA INTERVIEWS Captains Brendan Bradley, Mario Puskarich Assistant Captains T. Blanleil, C. Muscoby, A. Petruzzelli • All men’s hockey interview requests must be arranged through Alastair Ingram in the Media Relations Office TEAM HISTORY • Please contact Ingram to arrange interviews early in the week First Year of Men’s Hockey 1963-64 with at least 24 hours notice in advance First Year in Hockey East 2005-06 • Kevin Sneddon and Vermont student-athletes are available on NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 Wednesday mornings at 11:45 a.m. during the season Last NCAA Appearance 2014 • Please contact Alastair Ingram to make arrangements for Frozen Fours 2 (1996, 2009) phone interviews; Please note that student-athlete phone num- NCAA All-Americans 22 All-Time NHL Players 17 bers will not be given unless there are unique circumstances Major NHL Awards 11 POST-GAME INTERVIEWS MEDIA RELATIONS • The Vemont locker room is closed to all members of the media Men’s Hockey Contact Alastair Ingram • Kevin Sneddon will be available in the Bostwick Room on the Email [email protected] main concourse following the game, and select student-ath- Office Number (802) 656-1109 letes will be available after a 10-minute cooling-off period Website UVMathletics.com • With the exception of live television, student-athletes are not Twitter @UVMmhockey Instagram @UVMmhockey available until the conclusion of the cooling-off period Facebook Facebook.com/UVMathletics • Please make post-game player requests through Josh Parker YouTube YouTube.com/UVMathletics • Interviews with the visiting head coach and student-athletes Video Stream (HD) CatamounTV.com should be arranged through the visiting SID in Press Box 4 Vermont Catamounts (Men) 2016­2017 Team Statistics 2016­2017 Schedule & Results 2016­2017 Roster 2016­2017 Team Statistics (Text) 2015­2016 Team Statistics

Scoring Overall ­ 33 GP (18­10­5 .621) Conference Only ­ 21 GP (10­7­4 .571) Career ## Player POS YR GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW +/­ SOG GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW +/­ SOG GP G A PTS 37 Ross Colton (TBL) F FR 32 11 15 26 11/22 2 0 1 +1 100 21 5 11 16 9/18 1 0 0 ­2 65 32 11 15 26 9 Brian Bowen F SO 29 12 11 23 11/28 6 0 2 +1 83 18 8 10 18 7/20 3 0 1 +2 54 47 16 14 30 21 Mario Puskarich F SR 27 10 12 22 3/6 3 1 2 +3 91 21 6 10 16 3/6 2 1 0 +1 67 133 50 60 110 16 Derek Lodermeier F FR 32 4 14 18 12/27 0 0 0 +3 43 20 3 9 12 7/14 0 0 0 ­5 27 32 4 14 18 19 Jarrid Privitera F JR 29 7 10 17 9/18 1 0 0 +1 48 18 2 4 6 4/8 0 0 0 ­3 21 99 23 22 45 17 Craig Puffer F SO 31 9 7 16 10/20 4 0 2 ­1 80 20 6 1 7 7/14 3 0 2 ­4 59 69 12 13 25 22 Brady Shaw F SR 29 7 8 15 18/36 2 0 0 ­4 62 17 1 2 3 8/16 0 0 0 ­5 24 137 36 37 73 5 Rob Hamilton D SR 33 7 8 15 11/33 4 0 0 +9 58 21 5 4 9 5/10 2 0 0 +3 40 114 9 28 37 20 Brendan Bradley F SR 26 4 11 15 9/18 2 0 0 ­3 62 19 2 5 7 5/10 1 0 0 ­2 40 142 29 51 80 23 Rob Darrar F JR 20 7 6 13 3/6 2 0 1 ­5 56 9 4 0 4 1/2 0 0 1 E 25 77 11 14 25 25 Matt Alvaro F FR 27 7 5 12 5/13 0 0 2 +2 34 18 6 3 9 2/7 0 0 2 ­3 21 27 7 5 12 18 Matt O'Donnell D FR 31 2 10 12 9/18 1 0 0 +3 39 19 2 6 8 5/10 1 0 0 +1 25 31 2 10 12 7 Tom Forgione F SR 18 4 5 9 7/14 0 0 2 +7 29 12 2 2 4 4/8 0 0 1 +3 19 68 9 11 20 26 Trey Phillips D JR 26 3 6 9 10/20 0 0 3 +11 29 16 2 4 6 7/14 0 0 2 +4 18 75 3 9 12 28 Anthony Petruzzelli F JR 25 3 5 8 2/4 0 0 1 +10 34 19 3 3 6 1/2 0 0 1 +8 25 103 16 18 34 24 Chris Muscoby D SR 22 1 6 7 12/24 1 0 0 ­5 24 17 0 2 2 9/18 0 0 0 ­2 16 74 5 12 17 13 Liam Coughlin (CHI) F SO 26 1 6 7 4/8 0 0 1 ­1 26 19 0 5 5 4/8 0 0 0 ­2 22 61 4 15 19 34 Jake Massie (CHI) D FR 24 0 6 6 7/14 0 0 0 +8 27 15 0 3 3 3/6 0 0 0 +1 15 24 0 6 6 10 Travis Blanleil F JR 23 4 1 5 6/12 0 0 1 +4 19 13 1 0 1 4/8 0 0 0 ­1 11 73 7 3 10 15 Corey Moriarty D FR 19 1 4 5 3/6 0 0 0 ­5 18 13 1 2 3 2/4 0 0 0 ­2 16 19 1 4 5 14 Kevin Irwin F JR 11 0 4 4 4/8 0 0 0 +5 21 3 0 2 2 1/2 0 0 0 +1 3 71 9 19 28 ­­ Max Daigle D FR 11 0 4 4 1/2 0 0 0 +1 17 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 +1 9 11 0 4 4 27 Ori Abramson D SR 17 1 2 3 12/24 0 0 0 +4 6 11 0 1 1 7/14 0 0 0 ­3 4 66 2 4 6 12 Drew Best F SO 7 0 3 3 2/4 0 0 0 +3 6 4 0 3 3 2/4 0 0 0 +3 2 7 0 3 3 3 Mike Lee D SO 15 0 3 3 2/4 0 0 0 E 19 9 0 1 1 1/2 0 0 0 ­1 7 51 1 5 6 11 Conor O'Neil F SO 4 1 1 2 1/2 1 0 0 E 10 1 0 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 E 2 41 7 5 12 30 Pat Feeley G SR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 2 0 0 0 1 Mike Santaguida G SR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 71 0 1 1 40 Stefanos Lekkas G FR 28 0 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 +13 0 20 0 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 +1 0 28 0 0 0 Bench 2/4 2/4 Vermont Totals 33 106 173 279 187/397 29 1 18 +11 1041 21 59 95 154 112/233 13 1 10 ­1 637 Opponent Totals 33 88 151 239 200/447 22 2 10 ­11 941 21 60 102 162 115/247 13 1 7 +1 595

## Goaltending (Overall) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time 40 Stefanos Lekkas FR 28 1665:07 68 717 785 .913 2.45 16­7­5 .661 27 1 83.0% 1 Mike Santaguida SR 7 317:47 15 130 145 .897 2.83 2­3­0 .400 6 0 15.8% 30 Pat Feeley SR 1 6:34 0 6 6 1.000 0.00 0­0­0 ­­­ 0 0 0.3% Open Net 22 15:32 5 5 0.8% Vermont Totals 33 2005:00 88 853 941 .906 2.63 18­10­5 .621 33 1 100.0% Opponent Totals 33 2005:00 106 935 1041 .898 3.17 10­18­5 .379 33 1 100.0% ## Goaltending (Conference Only) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time 40 Stefanos Lekkas FR 20 1211:33 52 515 567 .908 2.58 10­6­4 .600 20 0 94.7% 1 Mike Santaguida SR 1 58:10 4 20 24 .833 4.13 0­1­0 .000 1 0 4.5% Open Net 15 10:17 4 4 0.8% Vermont Totals 21 1280:00 60 535 595 .899 2.81 10­7­4 .571 21 0 100.0% Opponent Totals 21 1280:00 59 578 637 .907 2.77 7­10­4 .429 21 1 100.0% ## Goaltending (Career) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO 1 Mike Santaguida SR 71 3894:33 157 1682 1839 .915 2.42 27­30­6 .476 66 5 40 Stefanos Lekkas FR 28 1665:07 68 717 785 .913 2.45 16­7­5 .661 27 1 30 Pat Feeley SR 2 9:33 1 11 12 .917 6.28 0­1­0 .000 0 0

Overall Conference Only Special Teams Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G

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