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TM UNION HOCKEY 2019-20 SCHEDULE THIS WEEK Date Opponent Result / Time Union Dutchmen #15 Northeastern Oct. 5 Boston University L, 3-7 Oct. 6 at Army West Point L, 2-3 (0-2-0, 0-0-0 ECACH) (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) Oct. 11 #15 Northeastern 7 p.m. Head Coach . Rick Bennet Head Coach . .Jim Madigan Oct. 12 #15 Northeastern 4 p.m. Record (Yrs) . .178-99-38 (9) Record (Yrs). .147-117-33 (9) Oct. 18 at Massachusetts 7 p.m. TM Oct. 19 at Massachusetts 7 p.m. All-Time Series: Series tied at 3-3-1 Oct. 25 Rensselaer * 7 p.m. Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2018 - W, 3-1 at Northeastern Oct. 26 at Rensselaer * 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Canisius 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 • 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Canisius 4 p.m. Schenectady, N.Y. • Messa Rink (2,225) Nov. 8 Clarkson * 7 p.m. Television: n/a • Radio: n/a Nov. 9 St. Lawrence * 7 p.m. Web Video: ESPN+ • Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com Nov. 15 at Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. Live Stats: UnionAthletics.com Nov. 16 at Princeton * 7 p.m. Dec. 6 Brown * 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 • 4 p.m. Dec. 7 Yale * 7 p.m. Schenectady, N.Y. • Messa Rink (2,225) Dec. 13 Merrimack 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Vermont 1 7 p.m. Television: n/a • Radio: n/a Dec. 29 vs Providence 1 4 p.m. Web Video: ESPN+ • Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com Jan. 3 at St. Lawrence * 7 p.m. Live Stats: UnionAthletics.com Jan. 4 at Clarkson * 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Colgate * 7 p.m. Jan. 11 Cornell * 7 p.m. This Weekend Jan. 17 at Yale * 7 p.m. The Dutchmen host No. 15 Northeastern for a weekend series at Messa Rink this Friday and Jan. 18 at Brown * 7 p.m. Jan. 25 vs Rensselaer 2 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11-12. Friday's game will start at 7 p.m. (ET), while Saturday's is schedule for Jan. 31 Harvard * 7 p.m. a 4 p.m. start. Feb. 1 Dartmouth * 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Cornell * 7 p.m. During Saturday's contest, fans will receive free Union hockey schedule posters thanks to Feb. 15 at Colgate * 7 p.m. Feb. 21 Princeton * 7 p.m. Trustco Bank. Following the game, the players will be available for an autograph session Feb. 22 Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. located above the team's locker room, next to the concessions area. Feb. 28 at Dartmouth * 7 p.m. Feb. 29 at Harvard * 7 p.m. Media Coverage 3 March 6-8 ECACH First Round Playoffs TBD Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger will have the call this weekend, and the live audio streams will be March 13-15 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals 3 TBD March 20 ECAC Hockey Semifinals 4 TBD available for free on UnionAthletics.com. Fans inside in the United State can watch the games March 21 ECAC Hockey Final 4 TBD online through ESPN Plus, while fans outside the States can watch through StretchInternet. March 27-29 NCAA Regionals 5 TBD Live stats for the games will be available at UnionAthletics.com. April 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four 6 TBD Home games in bold Social Media All times Eastern Receive real-time updates during all Union men’s hockey games by following the team’s * = ECAC Hockey contest official Twitter account @UnionMHockey. Additional behind-the-scenes looks are also available 1 = Catamount Cup through the team’s official Instagram account, UnionMHockey. (Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, Vt.) 2 = 8th Annual Capital District Mayor’s Cup (Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.) 3 = ECAC Hockey Playoffs (Campus Locations) 4 = ECAC Hockey Championship 2 13 7 (Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.) 5 = 2019 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals Union's freshman class is Union's incoming class The Dutchmen are playing East - Abany, N.Y., Times Union Center tied for second in national consists of 13 new faces, seven games against West - Loveland, Colo., Budweiser Events Center Northeast - Worchester, Mass., DCU Center scoring, having tallied six which includes 12 first- Hockey East opponents Midwest - Allentown, Pa., PPL Center points from two goals and year student-athletes and this season. 6 = 2020 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four four assists. one junior transfer. (Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich.) Men’s Hockey Contact: Ross LaDue • OFFICE: (518) 388-6377 • CELL: (319) 360-0543 • E-MAIL: [email protected] Website: UnionAthletics.com • Twitter: @UnionMHockey • Instagram: @UnionMHockey Union Athletic Communications Office • Union • Alumni Gym • 807 Union St. • Schenectady, NY 12308 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • THREE-TIME WHITELAW CUP CHAMPIONS • FOUR-TIME CLEARY CUP CHAMPIONS 1 2019-20 UNION DUTCHMEN HOCKEY Getting the Monkey off the Back QUICK FACTS Six of the 10 first-year skaters recorded their first collegiate points in the opening weekend of the season. Christian Sanda and Chaz Smedsrud scored their first goals, with Smedsrud scoring UNION COLLEGE against Boston University and Sanda at Army West Point. Alex Cohen, Colin Schmidt, Gabriel Seger Location . Schenectady, N.Y. and Dylan Anhorn, all recorded assists last weekend. Founded . 1795 Enrollment . 2,225 vs Northeastern President . Dr. David Harris Union enters the weekend with a 3-3-1 all-time record against Northeastern. Last season the Director of Athletics . Jim McLaughlin Dutchmen swept the then-No. 14 Huskies in Boston, Oct. 19-20, by scores of 4-3 (OT) and 3-1. Colors . Garnet, White Prior to the two wins last season, the last time the two teams met was on Dec. 8, 2007, which Nickname . Dutchmen resulted in a 1-1 tie at Messa Rink. Union played Northeastern in its inaugural DI season, losing to Conference . ECAC Hockey the Huskies, 8-5, in Troy, N.Y. on Dec. 28, 1991. Arena . .Messa Rink at Achilles Center Rink Dimensions . 201’ x 86’ During last season's series in Boston, Union received scoring from Sebastian Vidmar (3 goals), Brett Supinski (2 goals), Cole Maier and Jack Adams. Defensemen Brandon Estes and Vas HOCKEY STAFF Kolias both recorded two assists each in the series, and are the top returning scorers from last year's series against the Huskies. Darion Hanson played both games against the Huskies and Head Coach . Rick Bennett (Providence ‘90) posted a .944 save percentage and a 1.99 goals-against average for the sweep, allowing just four Record at Union. .178-99-38 (9th season) goals on 72 shots. Career Record. same ECAC Record . 98-57-21 (.616) Scouting the Huskies Associate Head Coach . Jason Tapp This weekend's games are the first of the season for the Huskies. Last season Northeastern Assistant Coach . John Ronan posted a 27-11-1 record, winning the both the Beanpot and Hockey East tournament. They ended Volunteer Asst. Coach . .Will Messa their season with a 5-1 loss to Cornell in the NCAA East Regional semifinal. Director of Hockey Ops . James LaCour Athletic Trainer . Cheryl Rockwood The top returning scorer for Northeastern is sophomore forward Tyler Madden. The Vancouver draft Equipment Manager . Dave Baglio pick scored 12 goals and 16 assists during his freshman campaign. The Huskies feature a roster with eight NHL draft picks: Madden (Vancouver), senior forward Matt Filipe (Carolina), sophomore TEAM INFORMATION defenseman Jordan Harris (Montreal), freshman forward Riley Hughes (NY Rangers), freshman 2018-19 Record . 20-13-6 defenseman Mike Kesselring (Edmonton), freshman forward Aidan McDonough (Vancouver), 2018-19 ECAC Hockey Record . 10-10-2 senior defenseman Ryan Shea (Chicago), and freshman defenseman Jayden Struble (Montreal). 18-19 Postseason. .ECACH Quarterfinals Returners . 16 Northeastern lost both of its goaltenders that saw time in net last season, then-sophomore Cayden Lost . 12 Primeau and then senior-Ryan Ruck. Primeau played the majority of the season, earning a 25- Newcomers . 13 10-1 record with a .933 save percentage and a 2.09 goals-against average. The Huskies did gain graduate transfer Craig Pantano from Merrimack. Pantano posted a 6-15-3 record last season PROGRAM HISTORY with the Warriors, earning a .889 save percentage and a 3.52 goals-against average. 1st Varsity Season . 1919-20 (69th season) Division I . 1991-92 (29th year) Doing it the Hard Way Division I Record . .427-449-111 Freshman forward Christian Sanda was one of five players to score a shorthanded goal during the ECAC Hockey Record . 251-294-70 opening weekend of play, Oct. 5-6. His shorthanded goal came during the second period at Army West Point on Oct. 6. CHAMPIONSHIPS Last Time Out Regular-Season (Cleary Cup) . .4 The Dutchmen dropped a pair of games last weekend to start the 2019-20 season. Union hosted . 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 Boston University on Saturday, Oct. 5, but suffered a 7-3 loss to the Terriers. On Sunday, Oct. Conference Tournament (Whitelaw Cup). .3 6, Union traveled to Army West Point, and held a 2-1 lead over the Black Knights in the second . 2012, 2013, 2014 period. However, Army came back to win the game 3-2 and left Union winless on the weekend. Division I Tournament Appearances . .5 . 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Union vs Boston University - L, 7-3 - Oct. 5 - Messa Rink Union Goals: Chaz Smedsrud, Sean Harrison, Anthony Rinaldi (PP) Division I Frozen Four Appearances . .2 Boston University Goalie: Sam Tucker (W) - 10 saves, 3 goals against . 2012, 2014 Union Goalie: Darion Hanson (W) - 37 saves, 7 goals against Division I National Championships . 1 Power Play: Union 1-3, Boston University 2-8 . .2014 Noteworthy: Despite conceding the first two goals, the Dutchmen rallied to tie the game, 2-2, before the end of the first period.