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TV #18 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS • 18-11-2 (10-8-1 HEA) Overall: 18-11-2 N/A HEA: 10-8-1 vs. MERRIMACK WARRIORS • 14-14-3 (5-12-2 HEA) Home: 9-5-1 RADIO , Burlington, Vt. Away: 9-5-1 WVMT 620-AM Neutral: 0-1-0 PxP: Alastair Ingram Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, 7:05 p.m. Analyst: Joe Gervais OCTOBER (4-1-0 • 2-1-0 HEA) Reporter: Pete Estes 5 ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 8-0 11 at #16 Northeastern + W, 6-2 VIDEO 17 CLARKSON W, 2-1 CatamounTV.com (HD) 18 at Clarkson W, 3-0 Ranking 18/RV RV/NR 25 UCONN + W, 2-1 AUDIO 18-11-2 14-14-3 SportsJuice.com Overall 31 at #20 Notre Dame + (NBCSN) L, 3-2 League 10-8-1 5-12-2 Home 9-5-1 9-4-2 NOVEMBER (7-2-1 • 5-2-1 HEA) LIVE STATS 1 at #20 Notre Dame + T, 2-2 Away 9-5-1 4-9-0 UVMathletics.com 7 MAINE + W, 4-3 (OT) Neutral 0-1-0 1-1-1 8 MAINE + W, 4-1 COACHING STAFFS Goals/Game 2.94 2.35 14 at #16 Providence + (OSN) L, 3-0 VERMONT GAA 2.19 2.32 Head Coach: Power Play 21.0% (26/124) 15.2% (21/138) 15 at #16 Providence + (OSN) W, 2-1 Kill 87.1% (101/116) 89.6% (121/135) 21 at UConn + L, 2-1 Harvard ‘92 Shots on 30.8 28.8 22 at UMass Amherst + W, 11-1 Overall: 235-299-76 (17th) Penalty Minutes 9.1 12.6 25 UMASS AMHERST + (NESN/TSN2) W, 3-1 UVM: 185-200-58 (12th) Goals Leader Shaw (14) Seney/Gustafsson (11) 28 at Maine W, 6-3 Assists Leader Paliotta (22) Seney (15) 29 at Maine (FCS Atlantic) W, 4-1 Assistant Coach: Kevin Patrick (3rd) Points Leader Paliotta (30) Seney (26) DECEMBER (3-1-0 • 0-0-0 HEA) Notre Dame ‘92 GAA Leader Santaguida (1.89) Tirronen (2.28) 12 ST. LAWRENCE W, 2-1 SV% Leader Santaguida (.932) Tirronen (.922) 13 at St. Lawrence W, 2-0 Assistant Coach: 28 AIR FORCE % W, 4-2 Kyle Wallack (3rd) SETTING THE SCENE 29 #16 PROVIDENCE % L, 3-0 Springfield ‘97 • After a 2-1 victory last night, 18th-ranked Vermont goes for a week - end sweep of Merrimack on Senior Night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. JANUARY (1-5-1 • 0-3-0 HEA) Assistant Coach: • The Catamounts moved into a tie for sixth place with Notre Dame in 3 at Yale L, 3-1 Terry Lovelette (21st) the league standings with 21 points and just three games remaining. 11 at Dartmouth W, 4-1 Johnson State ‘98 • The Warriors have lost six in a row and sit in 11th with 12 points. 16 NORTHEASTERN + L, 4-1 • Vermont is just two points behind UMass Lowell and Providence, who 17 NORTHEASTERN T, 2-2 MERRIMACK share third place, with one game in hand on the River Hawks. 23 #3 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + L, 4-2 Head Coach: 24 #3 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + L, 2-1 (OT) • A win or tie tonight would guarantee home ice in either the first Mark Dennehy 31 vs. Penn State & L, 4-2 Boston College ‘91 round or quarterfinal round of the playoffs. Overall: 129-211-45 (11th) • The Cats are 18th in this week’s USCHO.com poll, receiving votes in FEBRUARY (3-2-0 • 3-2-0 HEA) MC: 126-183-42 (10th) the USA Today/USA Hockey poll, and 16th in the Pairwise rankings. 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE + W, 5-2 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE + L, 6-3 Associate Head Coach: LAST NIGHT: VERMONT 2, MERRIMACK 1 13 at #10 Boston College + W, 3-2 (OT) Curtis Carr 14 at #10 Boston College + L, 6-5 Kent State '03 • Rob Darrar and scored a pair of goals in the span of two and a half minutes early in the second period and No. 18 Vermont 20 MERRIMACK + W, 2-1 21 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm Associate Head Coach: held on to beat Merrimack 2-1 to begin Senior Weekend. Bill Gilligan • Hampus Gustafsson netted his seventh power play goal of the season 27 at UMass Lowell + 7:15 pm Brown '77 late in the second to cut the Catamount lead to one. 28 at UMass Lowell + 7:00 pm • Mike Santaguida made 15 saves for his seventh win of the year, while MARCH Goaltending Coach: Markison’s tally held up for his first career game-winner. 6-8 HEA First Round @ TBA John Carratu • UVM held Merrimack to single-digit shots in all three periods, out-shot 13-15 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA Plymouth State the Warriors by nine, and posted a season-low for shots allowed (16). 20-21 HEA Championships $ TBA 27-29 NCAA Regionals TBA OFFICIALS • Vermont went 0-for-4 on the power play with five shots on goal. Referee: Scott Hansen APRIL Referee: Tom Fyrer SENIOR NIGHT 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four $ TBA Linesman: Brendan Blanchard • Prior to the game tonight, Vermont will hold a ceremony to honor the Linesman: Rob Shintani five members of its 2015 senior class: Jake Fallon, Nick Luukko, Colin Home games in ALL CAPS Markison, Mike Paliotta, and Kyle Reynolds. + Hockey East game • The class has combined to skate in more than 550 games with nearly % Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup (Burlington, Vt.) & Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) 275 career points, including three in last night’s win. @ Campus Locations • It also helped lead UVM to its sixth NCAA Tournament berth last year $ TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) and is two victories away from its second straight 20-win season. All times are EST and subject to change due to TV STANDINGS & POLLS • GAME NOTES PALIOTTA HITS 75 POINTS HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS (FEB. 21, 2015) • Mike Paliotta notched a new career-high in scoring with an assist last Friday at BC as the program’s active scoring leader posted his 75th career point. CONFERENCE OVERALL • The senior captain leads Vermont in scoring with 30 points, which is the top PTS GP RECORD GP RECORD mark among all Hockey East defensemen and ranks third in the NCAA. 1. Boston University 29 19 13-3-3 29 19-5-5 • Paliotta has the most shots on goal (118) by any league defenseman to rank 2. Boston College 25 20 11-6-3 31 18-10-3 fourth overall and is the only blueliner in the top-10. 3. Providence 23 19 11-7-1 31 19-10-2 • The defenseman has seven points in his last five games and ranks third in the UMass Lowell 23 20 10-7-3 32 17-10-5 league in power play scoring with a team-high 14 points. 5. Northeastern 22 19 10-7-2 30 15-11-4 • The last defenseman to lead UVM in scoring was Louis Cote in 1977-78. 6. Notre Dame 21 19 8-6-5 32 13-15-5 Vermont 21 19 10-8-1 31 18-11-2 8. Maine 16 19 7-10-2 33 12-18-3 PUSKARICH GOES 30 FOR 30 • Reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Year Mario Puskarich scored the 30th goal UConn 16 20 6-10-4 32 9-16-7 of his Vermont career on Jan. 31 against Penn State in Philadelphia. 10. New Hampshire 15 19 7-11-1 31 12-17-2 • He is the first Catamount to reach the 30-goal plateau as a sophomore since 11. Merrimack 12 19 5-12-2 31 14-14-3 Martin St. Louis and Eric Perrin both achieved the mark in the 1994-95 season. 12. Massachusetts 9 20 4-15-1 31 9-20-2 • Mario also collected his 30th career assist against UNH on Feb. 6. • The sophomore ranks top-20 in the league in both goals (11) and points (24), and he ranks fourth in Hockey East with 118 shots on goal. USCHO.COM POLL (FEB. 16, 2015) • Since 2000, NHL forwards and are the only other RK TEAM (1ST PLACE) RECORD PTS LAST WK UVM players to score at least 10 goals in each of their first two seasons. 1 North Dakota (35) 20-6-3 980 2 2 Minnesota State (10) 23-6-2 909 1 SHAW’S SOPHOMORE BREAKOUT 3 Boston University 19-5-4 902 3 • With six goals in his last six games, Brady Shaw has taken over the team-lead 4 Michigan Tech (5) 24-7-1 856 5 in goal scoring with 14, more than doubling his rookie total of six. 5 Nebraska Omaha 17-8-3 798 4 • Shaw has already surpassed his freshman year point total by 12 and ranks 6 Miami 18-9-1 752 7 third on the team in points (23) and shots on goal (81). 7 Minnesota Duluth 18-11-1 693 6 • He is tied for third in the league with six power play goals, ranks eighth in 8 Bowling Green 18-7-5 617 8 goals per game, and sits seventh in game-winning goals with a team-best three. 9 Denver 16-10-2 557 9 • The sophomore leads UVM with eight goals in the second half so far. 10 Boston College 18-10-2 528 10 11 Quinnipiac 20-8-2 526 13 12 Providence 18-10-2 466 11 THE PRIVITERA ERA • Alexx Privitera, who played his first two seasons at Boston University, is tied 13 Yale 15-7-3 362 15 for second on UVM with 13 points during Hockey East play. 14 Harvard 13-8-3 336 14 15 Michigan 16-10-0 258 12 • The junior sits just outside the league’s top-10 in defensive scoring with 18 16 UMass Lowell 17-10-4 248 16 points and is tied for eighth overall with a team-high 55 blocked shots. 17 Minnesota 16-9-3 237 NR • Privitera has also chipped in four power play goals to rank third on the squad. 18 Vermont 17-11-2 183 17 19 Robert Morris 20-5-5 131 18 POWER PLAY HEATS UP 20 St. Lawrence 16-11-3 39 20 • The Catamount power play sits third overall in Hockey East and ranks 14th in the entire country at 21.0%. Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern 29, Penn State 27, Colgate • UVM’s power play has caught fire over the last 19 games, clicking at nearly 23, St. Cloud State 22, Bentley 6, Merrimack 6, Bemidji State 3, 25% after scoring on 21 of its 87 chances with the man advantage. Western Michigan 3, Notre Dame 2, Mercyhurst 1. • That includes a 3-for-5 performance on Feb. 7 against New Hampshire and a season-best 4-for-5 showing at UMass back on Nov. 22, 2014. • It marked the first time that UVM has scored four power play goals in a game USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY POLL (FEB. 16, 2015) since a 4-for-8 outing in a 6-4 win over Colgate on Jan. 2, 2009.

RK TEAM, PTS (1ST PLACE) LAST WK RECORD KILLER CATAMOUNTS 1. North Dakota, 500 (25) 3 20-6-3 • Vermont has the NCAA’s 10th-best penalty killing unit this season at 87.1% 2. Boston University, 448 (1) 2 19-5-4 and has been perfect on the kill in 19 of its 31 games. 3. Minnesota State, 423 (3) 1 23-6-2 • UVM ranks second in Hockey East and sixth in the nation in team discipline 4. Michigan Tech, 414 (5) 5 24-7-1 with an average of just 9.1 penalty minutes per game. 5. Nebraska Omaha, 373 4 17-8-3 6. Miami, 358 7 18-9-1 7. Minnesota Duluth, 324 6 18-11-1 SANTA DELIVERS • Mike Santaguida ranks ninth nationally in save percentage (.932) and 10th in 8. Bowling Green, 251 8 18-7-5 9. Denver, 203 9 16-10-2 goals against average (1.89) with just 28 goals allowed in his 18 appearances. 10 Quinnipiac, 174 14 20-8-2 • The sophomore posted a career-high tying 35 stops vs. Penn State on Jan. 31. 11. Boston College, 160 11 18-10-2 12. Providence, 132 10 18-10-2 STINGY DEFENSE 13. Harvard, 102 13 13-8-3 • The Catamounts rank 11th in the nation with a team GAA of 2.19. 14. Yale, 92 NR 15-7-3 • UVM only conceded 21 goals in its 12 non-conference games (8-2-2). 15. Minnesota, 49 NR 16-9-3 I’M SPECIAL, SO SPECIAL Others Receiving Votes: UMass Lowell, 25; Robert Morris, 18; • Vermont owns the 14th-best combined special teams in the NCAA (52.9%). Michigan 15; Vermont, 12 ; Colgate, 4; Northeastern, 3. • The Cats also have the top special teams net in Hockey East at +10.

2 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey SERIES HISTORY • GAME NOTES (Cont.) SERIES HISTORY ALL-TIME SERIES: MC LEADS 14-13-7 • Tonight marks the 35th all-time meeting between the schools. Home: 8-7-3 • Away: 5-6-4 • Neutral: 0-1-0 • The Catamounts snapped a 12-game winless streak (0-9-3) against Merrimack last season with a weekend road sweep on Feb. 21-22, 2014. • UVM earned its first victory at Lawler Arena since Feb. 14, 2009 and ended a Date Location Score six-game winless streak (0-5-1) in North Andover, Massachusetts. Mar. 7, 1973 Gutterson (1) W, 4-3 • Vermont ended a six-game winless streak (0-4-2) against Merrimack at home Nov. 18, 1973 Bishop’s Rink (2) L, 2-3 (OT) last night, beating the Warriors at Gutterson for the first time since 2008. Mar. 8, 1974 Gutterson (3) W, 6-2 Jan. 17, 1985 Gutterson L, 2-3 (OT) SCOUTING MERRIMACK Jan. 3, 1993 Lawler Arena T, 3-3 • Merrimack is 1-8-1 in its last 10 games and has lost six straight overall. Nov. 24, 1993 Gutterson W, 4-2 • The Warriors were swept by Maine 4-3 and 5-3 last weekend at home. Dec. 29, 2001 Gutterson (4) L, 3-6 • Brett Seney leads the Warriors in assists (15), and points (26), while Seney and Hampus Gustafsson are tied for the team-lead with 11 goals apiece. Nov. 18, 2005 Lawler Arena W, 3-0 • Rasmus Tirronen has started 23 games in net with a 10-10-2 record, 2.28 goals Jan. 27, 2006 Gutterson L, 2-4 against average, and .922 save percentage. Jan. 28, 2006 Gutterson T, 4-4 • Merrimack owns the third-best penalty kill in the country at 89.6%. Nov. 18, 2006 Gutterson W, 4-1 • Mark Dennehy is in his 10th season as the head coach at MC. Jan. 26, 2007 Lawler Arena T, 1-1 • Bill Gilligan, the brother of former Vermont head coach , is in his Jan. 27, 2007 Lawler Arena T, 1-1 first year as an associate head coach for the Warriors. Nov. 7, 2007 Lawler Arena W, 2-1 Feb. 15, 2008 Gutterson W, 4-1 ROAD WARRIORS • Vermont is 9-5-1 on the road, including a 6-2-0 mark over the last eight games. Feb. 16, 2008 Gutterson W, 2-1 • The Catamounts are out-scoring opponents 52-30 away from home for a goals Nov. 16, 2008 Gutterson W, 2-1 per game average of 3.47 and a goals against average of 2.00. Feb. 13, 2009 Lawler Arena L, 2-3 • UVM is 51-for-55 on the penalty kill away from home and had a streak of 26 Feb. 14, 2009 Lawler Arena W, 4-3 straight kills snapped last Friday by Boston College. Oct. 23, 2009 Lawler Arena L, 2-5 • Mike Santaguida is 6-3-0 on the road with a 1.58 GAA and .944 SV%. Feb. 12, 2010 Gutterson T, 2-2 • Mario Puskarich and Brady Shaw have each scored eight road goals. Feb. 13, 2010 Gutterson L, 2-3 PROTECTING THE LEAD Oct. 23, 2010 Gutterson T, 2-2 • Only six times in the last three seasons has UVM blown a 40-minute lead, but Jan. 21, 2011 Lawler Arena L, 2-1 four of those are in the last seven contests against BU, Penn State, UNH, and BC. Jan. 22, 2011 Lawler Arena L, 7-1 • During that span, the Catamounts own a 37-5-2 record when leading after two Oct. 28, 2011 Gutterson L, 4-1 periods of play, including a 15-3-0 mark this season. Oct. 29, 2011 Gutterson L, 4-2 • Dating back to the start of last season, UVM is 19-2-0 when leading after the Dec. 7, 2011 Lawler Arena L, 5-2 first period and 28-7-1 when scoring the first goal . Oct. 26, 2012 Lawler Arena L, 6-3 SPREADING THE WEALTH Oct. 27, 2012 Lawler Arena T, 2-2 • 23 of Vermont’s 25 skaters have recorded at least one point this season and Jan. 5, 2013 Gutterson L, 4-1 19 different players have scored at least one goal. Feb. 21, 2014 Lawler Arena W, 4-1 • 11 players have at least one game-winning goal, including five with a pair, Feb. 22, 2014 Lawler Arena W, 4-3 and Brady Shaw netted his team-best third on Feb. 6 against UNH. Feb. 20, 2015 Gutterson W, 2-1 YOU STAY CLASSY • Last Friday, captain Mike Paliotta was selected as one of 10 finalists for the (1) ECAC Division II Playoffs (Semifinal Game) Senior CLASS Award for NCAA Division I men's hockey. (2) Bishop’s University Tournament, Lennoxville, Que. • The award honors a senior who has notable achievements in four areas of (Championship Game) excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. (3) ECAC Division II Playoffs (Championship Game) • During his four years at UVM, he has volunteered his time with Team IMPACT, (4) Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic (UVM) the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Travis Roy Foundation, and the College For Every Student (CFES) program. • Paliotta, the only finalist from Hockey East, is also a semifinalist for the Walter Brown Award, given to the top American-born player in New England.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION • Here’s what Vermont accomplished in its 11-1 win at UMass on Nov. 22: • Margin of victory (10) set a new program record against a Division I opponent and was the highest in a non-exhibition game since 1976. • Most goals scored by a Catamount team since Jan. 20, 1979, and matched the highest total in program history against another Division I opponent. • Most goals registered by Vermont against UMass in 64 meetings in the all-time series, which dates back to 1964. • Largest goal differential in a game of any kind since an exhibition win over Concordia (12-1) on Dec. 13, 1977. • First double-figure goal output since a 10-2 victory over Holy Cross in 2000.

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INTRODUCING THE NEW CATAMOUNTS THREE-YEAR SITUATIONAL RECORDS • UVM added nine players to this year’s roster for the 2014-15 campaign:

12-13 13-14 14-15 Overall record 11-19-6 20-15-3 18-11-2 ORI ABRAMSON Hockey East record 8-13-6 10-10-0 10-8-1 D • 6’3 • 220 • Jersey (USPHL) Home 6-10-2 9-7-2 9-5-1 • Joined the Catamounts after the fall semester from the Jersey Hitmen in the Away 5-8-4 10-7-1 9-5-1 U.S. Premier Hockey League after a previous stint at Providence College Neutral 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 • Registered 26 points, three goals and 23 assists, and 40 penalty minutes in Home vs. non-league 2-2-0 5-0-2 3-1-1 41 games for the Hitmen last season Away vs. non-league 1-1-0 2-2-1 5-1-0 • Made his Vermont and NCAA debut on Jan. 3, 2015 at Yale Neutral vs. non-league 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 TRAVIS BLANLEIL Overtime games 0-0-6 1-1-3 2-1-2 One-goal games 5-3-0 10-7-0 7-4-0 F • 5'9 • 155 • Penticton (BCHL) Two or more goal games 6-16-0 10-7-0 11-7-0 • During the 2013-14 campaign, he served as an assistant captain and helped Vermont outshoots 5-7-1 10-10-1 13-5-2 lead Penticton to the Interior Division title with 36 regular season wins Opponent outshoots 6-10-5 9-5-1 4-5-0 • Skated in 52 games and registered eight goals, 21 assists, and 56 PIM Equal shots 0-2-0 1-0-1 1-1-0 20 or fewer shots 1-2-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 ROB DARRAR 21-30 shots 5-10-3 8-8-1 7-5-0 F • 5'10 • 186 • Dubuque (USHL) 30 or more shots 5-7-3 10-7-2 10-6-2 • Posted 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points in 58 regular season games before notching five goals in seven playoff contests Vermont scores first 7-5-3 13-4-0 15-3-1 • Also played two seasons for Gunnery Prep in Connecticut where he registered Opponent scores first 4-14-3 7-11-3 3-8-1 63 points in 59 career games Leading after first 5-2-0 11-2-0 8-0-0 Trailing after first 2-12-2 2-6-2 2-6-0 MITCH FERGUSON Tied after first 4-5-4 7-7-1 8-5-2 D • 6'0 • 180 • Salmon Arm (BCHL) • Skated in 48 games for the BCHL's Salmon Arm SilverBacks last season and Leading after second 9-0-2 13-2-0 15-3-0 posted four goals and 30 assists from the blueline Trailing after second 0-18-1 1-10-2 1-7-1 • Was tied for third on the team in assists and led all Salmon Arm defensemen Tied after second 2-1-3 6-3-1 2-1-1 in overall scoring

Vermont scores PPG 6-5-2 15-6-0 14-5-1 KEVIN IRWIN Vermont scores 0 PPG 5-14-4 5-9-3 4-6-1 F • 6'0 • 172 • Green Bay (USHL) Opponent scores PPG 6-13-5 9-10-1 6-5-1 • Served as an assistant captain for the squad last year and registered 18 goals, Opponent scores 0 PPG 5-6-1 11-5-2 12-6-1 13 assists, and 86 penalty minutes in 57 games After a win 3-5-3 10-9-1 10-7-0 • Posted a 21-goal campaign in 2012-13 to rank fifth on the team and was sec - After a loss 7-9-2 8-5-1 6-3-2 ond in penalty minutes with 90 After a tie 1-5-0 2-0-1 1-1-0 ANTHONY PETRUZZELLI Against ranked teams 3-13-3 7-12-2 3-6-1 F • 5'9 • 179 • Brooks (AJHL) Against AHA 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 • Two years ago, he tallied 36 goals and 42 assists in 76 games and led Brooks Against BIG 10 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 to the 2013 RBC Cup as national champions of Canadian Junior A hockey Against ECAC 3-1-0 3-2-2 5-1-0 • During the 2013-14 campaign, he led the team in goals (27) and points (53) Against NCHC 0-2-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 as Brooks defended its AJHL South Division crown

GAME HIGHS AND LOWS TREY PHILLIPS D • 5'10 • 175 • Canmore (AJHL) Most Goals 11 (at UMass Amherst 11/22/14) • Earned the AJHL MVP award last season and was recognized as the Top Least Goals 0 (2x, vs. Providence 12/29/14) Defenseman in all of Canadian Junior A hockey Most Goals Against 6 (2x, at Boston College 2/14/15) • Led the team and ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 65 points on Least Goals Against 0 (2x, at St. Lawrence 12/13/14) Most Goals/Period 5 (3rd at UMass Amherst 11/22/14) 25 goals and 40 assists in 58 contests Most GA/Period 4 (3rd vs. New Hampshire 2/7/15) Most Power Play Goals 4 (at UMass Amherst 11/22/14) ALEXX PRIVITERA Most PPG Against 2 (3x, at Boston College 2/14/15) D • 5'11 • 181 • Dubuque (USHL) / Boston University (HEA) Most Shots on Goal 45 (at Boston College 2/14/15) • Returns to Hockey East after playing at Boston University for two seasons Least Shots on Goal 20 (at Clarkson 10/18/14) • Skated in 48 games for the Terriers and tallied 20 assists and six goals, includ - Most Shots Against 39 (vs. Penn State 1/31/15) ing a game-winner against Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse as a rookie in 2012 Least Shots Against 16 (vs. Merrimack 2/20/15) • Named to the All-USHL Second Team last season as the captain of Dubuque, Most Shots/Period 21 (2nd at Maine 11/29/14) where he ranked second in scoring among USHL defensemen with 44 points Least Shots/Period 0 (3rd at Clarkson 10/18/14) Most Shots Against/Period 19 (2nd vs. Boston Univ. 1/23/15) Least Shots Against/Period 2 (2x, 2nd at Maine 11/28/14) JARRID PRIVITERA Most Penalties 8 (2x, vs. New Hampshire 2/7/15) F • 5'8 • 151 • Dubuque (USHL) Least Penalties 2 (4x, at Boston College 2/14/15) • The younger brother of Alexx Privitera, he collected 10 goals and 25 assists Most Penalty Minutes 16 (2x, vs. New Hampshire 2/7/15) for 35 points in 58 regular season games before adding four playoff points Least Penalty Minutes 4 (4x, at Boston College 2/14/15) • Won the 2013 USHL Clark Cup as a member of Dubuque and posted six points in 11 playoff contests during the Saints’ title run

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CURRENT NHL DRAFT PICKS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN UVM HOCKEY... Name Team Year Round/Pick Nick Luukko PHI 2010 6th/179 Two-Goal Game Brady Shaw at #10 Boston College (2/14/15) Mike Paliotta CHI 2011 3rd/70

Hat Trick Vermont: Jonathan Turk at #16 Northeastern (10/11/14) NHL CATAMOUNTS 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 Opponent: Matt Nieto, Boston University (3/1/13) Player Team G-A-P (GP) G-A-P (GP) G-A-P (GP) Kevan Miller ‘11 BOS 2-5-7 (41) 1-5-6 (47) N/A Four-Plus Goal Game Jerry Gernander (4G) vs. Boston University (10/23/99) Torrey Mitchell ‘07 BUF 3-5-8 (45) 2-8-10 (67) 4-4-8 (45) Patrick Sharp ‘02 CHI 10-21-31 (44) 34-44-78 (82) 6-14-20 (28) Three-Assist Game Viktor Stålberg ‘09 NAS 0-4-4 (11) 8-10-18 (70) 9-14-23 (47) Jake Fallon at Maine (11/28/14) Martin St. Louis ‘97 NYR 15-25-40 (55) 30-39-69 (81) 17-43-60 (48) Four-Assist Game Chris McCarthy at Merrimack (2/21/14) ST. LOUIS JOINS 1,000 POINT CLUB Five-Point Game • Martin St. Louis '97 became the 81st player in NHL history to record 1,000 Scott Mifsud (2G, 3A) vs. Sacred Heart (10/8/04) career points on Nov. 28 in a 3-0 win for the New York Rangers in Philadelphia. • St. Louis posted two points in the victory, including a second period goal for Short-Handed Goal Tom Forgione at Merrimack (2/22/14) his milestone 1,000th point. • The forward became just the fifth active NHL player with 1,000 career points Two Short-Handed Goals and the sixth player ever to reach the plateau while wearing a Rangers jersey. Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00) • St. Louis is also only the sixth undrafted player in NHL history to reach the Empty-Net Goal milestone, a short list which includes Wayne Gretzky. Brendan Bradley vs. New Hampshire (2/6/15)

Penalty Shot LECLAIR ENSHRINED IN FLYERS HALL OF FAME Vermont: Jonathan Turk (Miss) at Merrimack (2/21/14) • John LeClair '91 was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame on Opponent: Ryan McGrath (Hoffman SV) vs. #20 UMass Lowell (1/11/13) Nov. 20 along with former teammate Eric Lindros at the Wells Fargo Center. Goalie Shutout • The St. Albans, Vt. native registered 333 goals and 310 assists for 643 points Vermont: Mike Santaguida (35 SV) at St. Lawrence, 2-0 ( 12/13/14 ) for the Flyers and ranks seventh on the franchise's all-time scoring list. Opponent: Jon Gillies (29 SV) vs. #16 Providence, 3-0 (12/29/14) • The five-time All-Star posted a career-high 97 points in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 campaigns and registered three straight 50-goal seasons. 40-Plus Save Game Rob Madore (40 SV) at Maine (1/4/12) MAJOR NHL AWARDS 50-Plus Save Game • UVM alumni have combined to win 11 major NHL awards, which ranks third Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) in NCAA history behind only North Dakota and Cornell. Goal Scored by Goalie • Vermont is one of only five college hockey programs to boast more than five Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) major NHL honors from its alumni. Point Scored by Goalie • UVM is also the only college hockey program in the country to have alums that Brody Hoffman (Assist) at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEA Quarterfinal) have won the Hart, Jennings, Lady Byng, Pearson and Vezina trophies. Overtime Win • Former Cats have also won the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, and Ted Lindsay awards. 3-2 at #10 Boston College (2/13/15) CATAMOUNT CONNECTIONS Overtime Loss 2-1 vs. #3 Boston University (1/24/15) • Former forward Chris Zimmerman ‘81 currently serves as the president and CEO of business operations for the St. Louis Blues. Overtime Tie • Brady Shaw’s father Brad Shaw is an associate coach for the Blues. 2-2 vs. Northeastern (1/17/15) • Nick Luukko’s father Peter Luukko is the executive chairman of Sunrise Sports Swept a Home Series and Entertainment, the parent company of the Florida Panthers. vs. Maine (4-3 OT, 4-1) (11/7-8/14) • Former goaltender Andrew Allen ‘01 is the Developmental Goaltending Coach Swept a Road Series for the Chicago Blackhawks. at Maine (6-3, 4-1) (11/28-29/14)

Win When Trailing After Two Periods SHARP, ST. LOUIS WIN OLYMPIC GOLD vs. Maine (4-3 OT) (11/7/14) • Patrick Sharp '02 and Martin St. Louis ‘97 won the 2014 Olympic gold medal for Team Canada with a 3-0 shutout of Sweden in Sochi, Russia. Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent • Sharp and St. Louis each claimed their first career gold medals. Sharp made at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) his Olympic debut in Sochi, while St. Louis skated in his second Olympics after Win Against Top-5 Ranked Opponent appearing in the 2006 games in Torino, Italy. vs. #2 Notre Dame (2-1) (11/1/13) • Americans John LeClair '91 (1998, 2002), Aaron Miller '93 (2002, 2006), and Win Against Top-10 Ranked Opponent '97 (2010) are the other UVM alumni to play in the Winter Olympics. at #10 Boston College (3-2 OT) (2/13/15)

10-Plus Goals in a Game PAIR OF CATS HOIST STANLEY CUP at UMass Amherst (W, 11-1) (11/22/14) • Former UVM forwards Patrick Sharp '02 and Viktor Stalberg '09 were crowned 2013 Stanley Cup champions with the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston. Win by Five-Plus Goals • Sharp clinched his second Stanley Cup after winning the 2010 trophy with at UMass Amherst (W, 11-1) (11/22/14) Chicago, while Stalberg earned the title for the first time and became the sixth Consecutive Shutout Wins different Catamount Cup winner. at UNH (1-0), at UNH (1-0 OT) (3/13-14/10, HEA Quarterfinal) • Sharp and Stalberg marked the second set of former Cats to win the Cup in the same year (Martin St. Louis and Erin Perrin, Tampa Bay, 2004). 5 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey QUICK FACTS & MEDIA INFORMATION VERMONT QUICK FACTS WVMT RADIO BROADCASTS • All Vermont men’s hockey games will once again be broadcast live on the flagship home for UVM hockey on WVMT 620-AM. General Information • Alastair Ingram is in his fifth season as the play-by-play voice Location Burlington, Vermont of the Catamounts. Founded 1791 • Former players Joe Gervais ‘88, Aaron Miller ‘93, Jerry Tarrant Enrollment 10,080 ‘89, Derek Wagar ‘05, and Tom Child ‘04 will serve as analysts. National Affiliation NCAA Division I • All games can also be heard live online at SportsJuice.com. Conference Hockey East Nickname UVM* WENDELL’S FURNITURE COACHES SHOW * Short for Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains • The Wendell’s Furniture Kevin Sneddon Coaches Show, hosted School Mascot Catamount by Alastair Ingram, airs live on WVMT 620-AM every Wednesday School Colors Green & Gold morning from 9:35-10:00 a.m. throughout the season during the Home Ice (capacity) Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,007) Charlie, Ernie & Lisa Morning Show. Ice Size 200’ x 90’ • Live audio is available online at NewsTalk620WVMT.com. President Tom Sullivan Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran CATAMOUNTV HD WEBCASTS Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 • The UVM athletic department has once again partnered with Athletic Department Fax (802) 656-0949 the Alumni Association to webcast all men’s hockey home games Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 for free in HD this season via CatamounTV. Gutterson Fieldhouse Press Box (802) 656-4193 • Through the partnership, CatamounTV will stream over 100 home athletic events during the 2014-15 academic year. Coaching Staff • Webcasts are available by logging on to CatamounTV.com. Head Coach Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ’92), 12th season Record at Vermont (Years) 167-189-56 (11) MEDIA CREDENTIALS Overall Record (Years) 217-288-74 (16) • Media interested in season or game credentials for home games Hockey East Record (Years) 86-109-41 (9) should contact Alastair Ingram in the Athletic Communications Assistant Coach Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ’92), 3rd season Office at (802) 656-1109 or [email protected]. Assistant Coach Kyle Wallack (Springfield ’97), 3rd season • Credentials will be left at the media will-call by the elevator to Assistant Coach Terry Lovelette (Johnson State ‘98), 21st season the right in the main lobby of Gutterson Fieldhouse. Athletic Trainer Matt Bain (Boston University ‘07) Hockey Operations Mike Monti (Western New England ‘09) MEDIA INTERVIEWS Strength & Conditioning Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00) • All men's hockey interview requests must be arranged through Equipment Manager Charlie Mackey Alastair Ingram in the Athletic Communications Office. Sports Information Alastair Ingram (Syracuse ‘08) • Please contact Ingram to arrange interviews early in the week with at least 24 hours notice in advance. • Kevin Sneddon and Vermont student-athletes are available on Team Information 2013-14 Overall Record 20-15-3 Tuesday afternoons during the season. • A schedule of interview times will be emailed to all members of 2013-14 League Record (Place) 10-10-0 (7th) the local media on a weekly basis. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19 (10F, 6D, 3G) / 9 (7F, 2D, 0G) • Please contact Ingram to make arrangements for separate phone Newcomers 9 (5F, 4D, 0G) interviews; Please note that student-athlete phone numbers will 2014-15 Captain Mike Paliotta not be given out under any circumstances. 2014-15 Assistant Captains N/A POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Team History • The Vemont locker room is closed to all members of the media. First Year of Men’s Hockey 1963-64 • Kevin Sneddon will be available in the Bostwick Room on the First Year in Hockey East 2005-06 main concourse following the game, and select Vermont student- NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 athletes will be available after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Last NCAA Appearance 2014 • With the exception of live television, student-athletes are not Frozen Fours 2 (1996, 2009) available until the conclusion of the cooling-off period. NCAA All-Americans 21 • Please make post-game interview requests through Josh Parker. All-Time NHL Players 15 • Interviews with the visiting head coach and student-athletes Major NHL Awards 11 should be arranged through the visiting SID in Press Box 4.

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No. Name NHL Class Pos. S/C Height Weight Birthdate Hometown/Previous Team 1 Mike Santaguida So. G L-C 5-9 170 3/6/93 Mississauga, /Surrey (BCHL) 2 Mike Paliotta (C) CHI Sr. DR6-4 205 4/6/93 Westport, Conn./U.S. Under-18 4 Trey Phillips Fr. DL5-10 175 4/2/93 Okotoks, Alberta/Canmore (AJHL) 5 Rob Hamilton So. DL6-0 180 1/1/94 Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 6 Colin Markison Sr. FR5-10 182 8/6/92 Princeton, N.J./Omaha (USHL) 7 Tom Forgione So. FL5-10 177 8/23/93 South Burlington, Vt./Sioux Falls (USHL) 8 Jonathan Turk Jr. FL5-9 180 5/1/91 Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 9 Kyle Reynolds Sr. FL5-10 166 1/4/90 Sylvan Lake, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 10 Travis Blanleil Fr. FL5-9 155 3/8/94 Kelowna, British Columbia/Penticton (BCHL) 12 Mike Stenerson So. FL5-10 175 1/20/93 Surrey, British Columbia/Surrey (BCHL) 13 Dan Senkbeil Jr. DL6-5 215 9/7/91 Fremont, Calif./North Dakota (NCHC) 14 Kevin Irwin Fr. FR6-0 172 7/9/93 Akron, Ohio/Green Bay (USHL) 15 Yvan Pattyn Jr. DR6-1 199 3/31/93 St. Anne, Manitoba/Portage (MJHL) 16 Mitch Ferguson Fr. DL6-0 180 3/29/94 Calgary, Alberta/Salmon Arm (BCHL) 17 Jake Fallon Sr. FL5-10 190 2/27/92 Southlake, Texas/Indiana (USHL) 18 Alexx Privitera Jr. DR5-11 181 1/18/93 Old Tappan, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 19 Jarrid Privitera Fr. FL5-8 151 7/1/94 Old Tappan, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 20 Brendan Bradley So. FL6-0 170 8/15/92 Richboro, Pa./Jersey (USPHL) 21 Mario Puskarich So. FL5-9 172 6/22/92 Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Langley (BCHL) 22 Brady Shaw So. FL6-1 205 10/2/92 Ottawa, Ontario/Surrey (BCHL) 23 Rob Darrar Fr. FL5-10 186 7/30/94 Monroe Township, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 24 Chris Muscoby So. DL5-9 176 2/28/92 Airdrie, Alberta/Brooks (AJHL) 25 Nick Luukko PHI Sr. DR6-2 198 11/29/91 West Chester, Pa./Dubuque (USHL) 27 Ori Abramson Fr. DR6-3 220 8/14/93 Toronto, Ontario/Jersey (USPHL) 28 Anthony Petruzzelli Fr. FL5-9 179 5/9/93 Federal Way, Wash./Brooks (AJHL) 29 Malcolm McKinney So. FR5-8 161 9/27/92 West Vancouver, British Columbia/Coquitlam (BCHL) 30 Pat Feeley So. G R-C 6-7 202 2/22/93 Winthrop, Mass./New Hampshire (EHL) 37 Brody Hoffman Jr. G L-C 6-4 205 2/18/91 Wilkie, Saskatchewan/Ft. McMurray (AJHL) (C) denotes Captain

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92), 12th season Assistant Coach: Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ’92), 3rd season Assistant Coach: Kyle Wallack (Springfield ’97), 3rd season Assistant Coach: Terry Lovelette (Johnson State ‘98), 21st season Strength Coach: Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00), 11th season Athletic Trainer: Matt Bain (Boston University ‘07), 1st season Hockey Operations: Mike Monti (Western New England ‘09), 3rd season Equipment Manager: Charlie Mackey, 11th season Sports Information: Alastair Ingram (Syracuse ‘08), 5th season

Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide Geographical Roster 27 Abramson, Ori D Ori Abramson Or-ee Ay-brum-son United States (14) 10 Blanleil, Travis F Travis Blanleil Blon-lay California (1) - Senkbeil 20 Bradley, Brendan F Rob Darrar Dar-ah Connecticut (1) - Paliotta 23 Darrar, Rob F Tom Forgione For-gee-own Florida (1) - Puskarich 17 Fallon, Jake F Nick Luukko Luke-oh 30 Feeley, Pat G Chris Muscoby Muh-sco-bee Massachusetts (1) - Feeley 16 Ferguson, Mitch D Mike Paliotta Pal-ee-otta New Jersey (4) - Darrar, Markison, A. Privitera, J. Privitera 7 Forgione, Tom F Yvan Pattyn E-van Pat-in Ohio (1) - Irwin 5 Hamilton, Rob D Alexx/Jarrid Privitera Priv-it-air-ah Pennsylvania (2) - Bradley, Luukko 37 Hoffman, Brody G Mario Puskarich Pah-scare-itch Texas (1) - Fallon 14 Irwin, Kevin F Mike Santaguida Santa-gwee-dah Vermont (1) - Forgione 25 Luukko, Nick D Dan Senkbeil Sank-bile 6 Markison, Colin F Washington (1) - Petruzzelli 29 McKinney, Malcolm F 24 Muscoby, Chris D Seniors (5) Fallon, Luukko, Markison, Paliotta, Reynolds Canada (14) 2 Paliotta, Mike D Alberta (6) - Ferguson, Hamilton, Muscoby, Phillips, 15 Pattyn, Yvan D Reynolds, Turk 28 Petruzzelli, Anthony F Juniors (5) 4 Phillips, Trey D Hoffman, Pattyn, A. Privitera, Turk, Senkbeil British Columbia (3) - Blanleil, McKinney, Stenerson 18 Privitera, Alexx D Manitoba (1) - Pattyn 19 Privitera, Jarrid F Sophomores (10) Ontario (3) - Abramson, Santaguida, Shaw 21 Puskarich, Mario F Bradley, Feeley, Forgione, Hamilton, McKinney, Saskatchewan (1) - Hoffman 9 Reynolds, Kyle F Muscoby, Puskarich, Santaguida, Shaw, 1 Santaguida, Mike G Stenerson 13 Senkbeil, Dan D NHL Draft Picks (2) 22 Shaw, Brady F Freshmen (8) Name Team Year Round/Overall 12 Stenerson, Mike F Abramson, Blanleil, Darrar, Ferguson, Irwin, Nick Luukko Philadelphia 2010 6th/179 8 Turk, Jonathan F Petruzzelli, Phillips, J. Privitera Mike Paliotta Chicago 2011 3rd/70

7 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey HEAD COACH KEVIN SNEDDON season ranked among the top-30 rookie scorers in the nation with 23 Kevin SNEDDON points on 10 goals and 13 assists. Head Coach Sneddon's 2010 recruit Connor Brickley was selected to the 2012 U.S. 12th Season National Junior Team and competed at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Harvard ‘92 Championship in Alberta, Canada. He became the eighth Catamount to represent Team USA and the first in 20 years. Brickley is the second high - est draft choice for the Catamounts in program history behind only U.S. Vermont Record: Hockey Hall of Famer John LeClair, who was selected 33rd overall in the 185-200-58 (12th) 1987 draft by the . Career Record: 235-299-76 (17th) In 2009-10, UVM upset Hockey East regular season champion New Hampshire in the league quarterfinals to advance to the TD Garden in Boston for the Hockey East Championships. For the first time in program SNEDDON’S HONOR ROLL history, the Catamounts earned a spot in the Hockey East Championships • 2013-14 NCAA Tournament and NCAA Tournament in the same year. UVM also won the Sheraton/TD • 2013-14 Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Champions Bank Catamount Cup. • 2012-13 Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Champions • 2009-10 NCAA Tournament Sneddon led the Catamounts to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appear - • 2009-10 Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Champions ances in 2008-09 and 2009-10, and took UVM to its second Frozen Four in • 2008-09 Spencer Penrose Division I Coach of the Year Finalist school history in 2009. The Catamounts attained their highest-ever final • 2008-09 NCAA Tournament ranking in 2008-09, finishing third in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports • 2008-09 NCAA Frozen Four Poll with a 22-12-5 record. Sneddon was named a finalist for the Spencer • 2008-09 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup Champions Penrose Award, given annually to the top Division I coach in the country. • 2007-08 Bob Kullen Hockey East Coach of the Year In 2009-10, Vermont upset Hockey East regular season champion New • 2007-08 Spencer Penrose Division I Coach of the Year Finalist Hampshire in the league quarterfinals to advance to TD Garden in Boston • 2006-07 Ice Breaker Invitational Champions for the Hockey East Championship. For the first time in program history, • 2005-06 Nye Frontier Classic Champions Vermont earned a spot in the Hockey East Championships and NCAA • 2005-06 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup Champions Tournament in the same year. UVM also won the Catamount Cup that year.

Kevin Sneddon is one of only three head coaches to lead the University In 2007-08, Sneddon was named the Bob Kullen Hockey East Coach of the of Vermont men’s hockey program over the last half century. Sneddon Year and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year after leading the enters his 12th year as the head coach of the Catamounts for the 2014- Catamounts to a 17-15-7 record and their first-ever trip to the Hockey East 15 season and his 22nd year in the coaching profession. Last season, he Championship Game in Boston. The Catamounts defeated Northeastern in notched his 150th career victory at UVM and his 200th as a Division I the quarterfinals before upsetting national power Boston University in head coach. 10 of Sneddon's players have signed NHL contracts during his the semifinals. tenure, and all 10 have signed in the last eight years. Sneddon guided Vermont to a 18-16-5 record and a championship in the Last season, Sneddon and the Catamounts celebrated their 50th anniver - prestigious Ice Breaker Invitational in 2006-07. The Catamounts finished sary and won 20 games for the first time in five years. UVM qualified for second in the country in scoring defense with a 2.00 goals against aver - its sixth NCAA Tournament in school history and made the Hockey East age and they ranked third nationally on the penalty kill at 88.8-percent. playoffs for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. The Catamounts cap - tured the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup for the second straight year In 2005-06, the Catamounts posted a 18-14-6 record in their first year in and the fourth time in the last six seasons, running their record in the Hockey East. Vermont established the best start to a season in school his - tournament to 15-4-1 under Sneddon. tory by winning its first seven contests. The Catamounts went on to claim tournament titles in both the Nye Frontier Classic and Sheraton/TD Vermont collected a trio of 2014 Hockey East All-Star honors at the annu - Banknorth Catamount Cup. al awards banquet. Chris McCarthy became Vermont's first-ever Second Team All-Star, Michael Paliotta was tabbed an Honorable Mention All-Star, During the month of December that season, Vermont was ranked as high and Mario Puskarich secured the program's first Rookie of the Year Award as third in the country in both national polls, giving the Catamounts their as a league member. Puskarich was also one of three unanimous selections highest ranking in a decade. Vermont finished third in the nation in goals to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team after tying the NCAA lead with seven against average at 2.16 and won the Sportsmanship Award in Hockey East game-winning goals. for the least amount of penalty minutes in conference play. In addition, captain Jaime Sifers ‘06 was one of seven finalists for the Hockey Two years ago, the Catamounts increased their overall and conference win Humanitarian Award, given annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. total by five over the previous campaign and made their seventh playoff appearance in the last eight years. UVM also captured the Sheraton/TD During the 2004-05 season, Sneddon led the Catamounts to their first 20- Bank Catamount Cup for the third time in the last five seasons with wins win season in eight years with a 21-14-4 overall mark, including 13 wins over No. 12 Union and Princeton. For the second straight season, in ECAC play. Vermont was picked to finish 10th in the ECAC Preseason Sneddon's team placed 14 student-athletes on the Hockey East All- Coaches’ Poll that year. Instead, the Catamounts finished fourth in the Academic Team, matching its highest number since joining the league in ECAC and were ranked as high as 10th in USCHO.com/CSTV Poll. 2005. Vermont advanced to the ECAC Championships in Albany, N.Y., for the first In 2011-12, Sneddon's recent recruiting classes played a significant role time since 1996 after defeating Dartmouth in the ECAC Quarterfinals. The on a young team as seven of the squad's top nine scorers were underclass - Cats were the most improved team in the country, by winning 12 more men. Sneddon helped Kyle Reynolds become just the third Catamount to games than it did the previous season. Vermont defeated the No. 1 ranked earn a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, as he was honored at team in the country for the first time in school history with a 3-2 win at the league's postseason awards banquet. Reynolds finished the regular Minnesota-Duluth in October.

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Sneddon was the head coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. from SNEDDON vs. ALL OPPONENTS AT VERMONT 1998 to 2003, and was associated with the Union men's hockey program since 1993 when he was named an assistant under former head coach Bruce Delventhal. Sneddon led the Dutchmen to their first-ever ECAC HOCKEY EAST RECORD home-ice playoff series in 2003. Union qualified for the ECAC playoffs in Boston College 7-25-3 three of Sneddon's last four years with the Dutchmen. Boston University 11-18-6 As a player in the collegiate ranks, he was a four-year starter at Harvard UConn 2-1-0 University where he helped the Crimson win the NCAA Championship in Maine 16-14-4 1988-89. That season, he was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team, the NCAA All-Tournament Team, and was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in Massachusetts 17-12-3 the NHL Draft. During his four years at Harvard, he was the 96th captain UMass Lowell 10-16-6 of the Crimson men's hockey team and participated in the World Junior Merrimack 9-11-6 Camp and the Albany World Cup. New Hampshire 9-20-6 Sneddon suffered two season-ending injuries at Harvard, and operations Northeastern 17-13-4 on his shoulder and back limited his playing time in each of his last two Notre Dame 1-2-1 campaigns. Before beginning his coaching career, Sneddon had a brief stint with the Kings in the NHL. Back surgery cut short his career and he Providence 13-11-5 made the decision to become a coach shortly thereafter.

Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Sneddon attended Nelson High NON-CONFERENCE RECORD School before attending Harvard. His father, Robert, played professional Alabama-Huntsville (WCHA) 1-0-0 hockey for the Chicago Blackhawks and the California Golden Seals. He Anchorage-Alaska (WCHA) 1-0-0 spent much of his career playing in the AHL and IHL minor leagues. Air Force (AHA) 2-0-0 Brown (ECAC) 1-3-0 ASSISTANT COACHES Canisius (AHA) 1-0-0 Clarkson (ECAC) 5-2-1 Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92), 3rd year Colgate (ECAC) 3-5-1 • Selected as an assistant coach for the United Cornell (ECAC) 0-4-1 States Junior National Team at the 2015 IIHF Dartmouth (ECAC) 10-7-1 World Junior Championships in Canada • Former head coach of Muskegon Lumberjacks Denver (NCHC) 1-2-1 in the United States Hockey League (USHL) Ferris State (WCHA) 1-0-0 • Assistant coach at Wisconsin for five years; 113 Harvard (ECAC) 3-4-2 total wins and 2006 national championship Holy Cross (AHA) 0-0-1 • Four seasons as an assistant for Union from 1998 to 2002 under Kevin Sneddon Lake Superior State (WCHA) 0-1-0 Miami (NCHC) 2-2-1 Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97), 3rd year Michigan Tech (WCHA) 1-3-1 • Recruit Mario Puskarich became first Vermont Minnesota (BIG 10) 1-3-0 freshman to win Hockey East Rookie of the Year • One year as head coach of the Indiana Ice in Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC) 4-0-1 the USHL, compiling a 35-16-9 record Minnesota State (WCHA) 1-0-0 • Assistant coach at Yale for five years; Won two Niagara (AHA) 2-2-0 ECAC titles in final three years and recruited for North Dakota (NCHC) 0-1-1 two teams that led the NCAA in scoring • Two years Holy Cross assistant; 2006 NCAA Ohio State (BIG 10) 0-1-0 Regional upset of Minnesota during 27-win season Penn State (BIG 10) 1-2-0 Princeton (ECAC) 4-1-0 Terry Lovelette (Johnson State ‘98), 21st year Quinnipiac (ECAC) 0-1-0 • Has served two full decades with the program as Rensselaer (ECAC) 4-2-0 a volunteer goaltending coach • Mentored goalies such as Tim Thomas '97, who Sacred Heart (AHA) 1-0-0 won the 2009 and 2011 Vezina Trophies and the St. Cloud State (NCHC) 0-1-0 2011 Conn Smythe, and Joe Fallon ‘08, who owns St. Lawrence (ECAC) 12-5-0 several UVM career and single-season records Union (ECAC) 4-2-0 • Assisted Dennis "Red" Gendron for three years at Bellows Free Academy High School in his Wisconsin (BIG 10) 0-1-0 hometown of St. Albans, Vt. Yale (ECAC) 5-3-1

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Scoring Overall - 31 GP (18-11-2 .613) Conference Only - 19 GP (10-8-1 .553) 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 2 Mike Paliotta (CHI) D SR 31 8 22 30 16/32 5 0 1 +14 118 19 6 12 18 7/14 5 0 0 +10 68 134 18 59 77 21 Mario Puskarich F SO 28 11 13 24 5/10 2 0 2 +1 118 17 4 8 12 2/4 0 0 1 -2 74 65 30 30 60 22 Brady Shaw F SO 28 14 9 23 10/20 6 0 3 +4 81 17 9 4 13 9/18 2 0 1 +3 50 62 20 14 34 6 Colin Markison F SR 30 8 14 22 6/12 3 0 1 +3 70 19 7 6 13 4/8 2 0 1 E 42 117 22 27 49 17 Jake Fallon F SR 31 5 14 19 8/16 1 0 0 +4 61 19 1 9 10 5/10 0 0 0 E 40 117 20 44 64 18 Alexx Privitera D JR 31 5 13 18 7/14 4 0 1 +5 35 19 4 9 13 6/12 4 0 1 +1 26 79 11 33 44 8 Jonathan Turk F JR 30 6 8 14 13/26 1 0 2 -3 42 18 5 7 12 7/14 1 0 2 +1 23 95 12 16 28 20 Brendan Bradley F SO 31 2 12 14 3/6 0 0 0 +7 66 19 2 10 12 2/4 0 0 0 +6 39 67 10 25 35 12 Mike Stenerson F SO 28 4 9 13 2/4 0 0 2 E 48 17 3 7 10 1/2 0 0 2 -4 29 43 5 10 15 14 Kevin Irwin F FR 25 6 6 12 12/24 2 0 1 +1 34 14 3 4 7 6/12 2 0 0 -2 22 25 6 6 12 25 Nick Luukko (PHI) D SR 31 2 10 12 5/10 1 0 2 +4 41 19 0 6 6 3/6 0 0 0 +2 27 121 8 25 33 28 Anthony Petruzzelli F FR 29 6 5 11 4/8 0 0 2 +2 37 18 4 4 8 4/8 0 0 1 +4 22 29 6 5 11 19 Jarrid Privitera F FR 22 4 3 7 0 0 1 +1 17 12 2 2 4 0 0 1 -1 11 22 4 3 7 23 Rob Darrar F FR 27 2 5 7 3/6 0 0 0 +5 35 18 1 3 4 3/6 0 0 0 +3 22 27 2 5 7 9 Kyle Reynolds F SR 14 1 6 7 3/6 0 0 0 +2 20 9 1 3 4 3/6 0 0 0 +1 17 80 20 30 50 13 Dan Senkbeil D JR 21 1 6 7 6/12 0 0 0 +8 27 14 1 5 6 4/8 0 0 0 +6 21 70 2 10 12 29 Malcolm McKinney F SO 10 4 1 5 0 0 0 +3 16 7 4 1 5 0 0 0 +3 13 14 4 1 5 15 Yvan Pattyn D JR 31 0 3 3 7/14 0 0 0 +4 23 19 0 3 3 5/10 0 0 0 +2 12 103 3 12 15 16 Mitch Ferguson D FR 6 1 1 2 1/2 1 0 0 +2 8 5 1 1 2 1/2 1 0 0 +2 8 6 1 1 2 24 Chris Muscoby D SO 16 0 2 2 2/4 0 0 0 +2 8 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 +3 6 27 2 3 5 10 Travis Blanleil F FR 13 1 0 1 3/9 0 0 0 +1 8 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 +1 6 13 1 0 1 27 Ori Abramson D FR 11 0 1 1 8/16 0 0 0 -8 17 8 0 1 1 7/14 0 0 0 -5 16 11 0 1 1 5 Rob Hamilton D SO 14 0 1 1 5/10 0 0 0 +4 16 9 0 0 0 4/8 0 0 0 -1 10 52 1 13 14 7 Tom Forgione F SO 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 38 4 3 7 4 Trey Phillips D FR 15 0 0 0 4/8 0 0 0 -5 6 8 0 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 -2 3 15 0 0 0 37 Brody Hoffman G JR 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 +10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 +8 0 74 0 2 2 1 Mike Santaguida G SO 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 37 0 1 1 Bench 6/12 1/2 Vermont Totals 31 91 164 255 139/281 26 0 18 +12 956 19 59 106 165 85/170 17 0 10 +6 607 Opponent Totals 31 68 117 185 147/319 15 1 11 -12 819 19 47 81 128 84/179 11 1 8 -6 499

## Goaltending (Overall) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time 37 Brody Hoffman JR 18 979:25 37 368 405 .909 2.27 11-5-2 .667 17 0 52.2% 1 Mike Santaguida SO 18 888:53 28 383 411 .932 1.89 7-6-0 .538 14 2 47.3% Open Net 12 9:38 3 3 0.5% Vermont Totals 31 1877:56 68 751 819 .917 2.17 18-11-2 .613 31 2 100.0% Opponent Totals 31 1877:56 91 865 956 .905 2.91 11-18-2 .387 31 2 100.0% ## Goaltending (Conference Only) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time 37 Brody Hoffman JR 12 644:42 25 255 280 .911 2.33 7-4-1 .625 11 0 55.9% 1 Mike Santaguida SO 11 501:09 20 197 217 .908 2.39 3-4-0 .429 8 0 43.5% Open Net 9 7:05 2 2 0.6% Vermont Totals 19 1152:56 47 452 499 .906 2.45 10-8-1 .553 19 0 100.0% Opponent Totals 19 1152:56 59 548 607 .903 3.07 8-10-1 .447 19 1 100.0% ## Goaltending (Career) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO 37 Brody Hoffman JR 74 4240:19 178 1815 1993 .911 2.52 32-32-9 .500 72 2 1 Mike Santaguida SO 37 2012:38 74 859 933 .921 2.21 17-13-2 .562 33 3

Overall Conference Only Special Teams Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Vermont 26/124 .210 101/116 .871 127/240 .529 4.0 17/ 68 .250 58/ 69 .841 75/137 .547 3.6 Opponents 15/116 .129 98/124 .790 113/240 .471 3.7 11/ 69 .159 51/ 68 .750 62/137 .453 3.6

Overall Scoring Overall Shots Conference Scoring Conference Shots Scoring/Shots 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG Vermont 23 38 28 2 91 296 359 294 7 956 13 25 19 2 59 177 228 195 7 607 Opponents 21 25 21 1 68 291 268 252 8 819 13 16 17 1 47 166 172 155 6 499 Difference +2 +13 +7 +1 +23 +5 +91 +42 -1 +137 +0 +9 +2 +1 +12 +11 +56 +40 +1 +108

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