#12 Vermont (16-8-2 • 8-5-1 HEA) @ #17 Notre Dame (14-9-3 • 7-5-2 HEA) > Game 27 Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 • 7:30 p.m. • Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Ind.

SCHEDULE & RESULTS BROADCAST INFO

OVERALL 16-8-2 TV: NBC Sports Network Play-by-Play: Steve Schlanger CONFERENCE 8-5-1 Analyst: HOME 9-4-1

ROAD 5-4-1 2016-17 VIDEO: NBC Sports Live Extra NEUTRAL 2-0-0 RADIO: WVMT 620-AM OCTOBER VERMONT NOTRE DAME Play-by-Play: Alastair Ingram 7 at Clarkson W, 5-2 CATAMOUNTS FIGHTING IRISH AUDIO: UVMathletics.com/Listen 8 CLARKSON L, 3-2 16-8-2 (8-5-1 HEA) 14-9-3 (7-5-2 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 W, 3-0 L, 3-1 vs. UConn L, 6-4 at Boston College VERMONT 30 at #16 Northeastern + W, 3-2 Head Coach: LEADERS LEADERS Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92) NOVEMBER Goals Goals Career: 270-331-83 (19th) 4 at #6 UMass Lowell + L, 3-1 Colton (9) Bjork (16) Vermont: 220-232-65 (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 (13) Bjork (22) 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 (22) Bjork (38) Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97) 26 vs. #3 Quinnipiac # W, 5-1 DECEMBER Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Assistant Coach: 9 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + W, 4-2 Lekkas (2.39) Petersen (2.09) Kyle Reynolds (Vermont ‘15) 10 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + L, 4-0 17 #12 UNION L, 7-3 Save Percentage Save Percentage NOTRE DAME Lekkas (.915) Petersen (.923) Head Coach: 18 #12 UNION L, 2-1 Jeff Jackson (Michigan State ‘78) 30 BENTLEY W, 7-1 TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Career: 441-216-75 (18th) 31 BENTLEY W, 3-1 Goals Per Game Goals Per Game Notre Dame: 259-164-50 (12th) JANUARY 3.31 3.23 3 #16 ST. LAWRENCE W, 4-3 Associate Head Coach: 7 NORTHEASTERN + W, 4-3 Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Paul Pooley (Ohio State ‘84) 13 at Providence + W, 4-3 2.58 2.23 14 at Providence + L, 4-1 Associate Coach: 20 UCONN + W, 5-4 Power Play Power Play Andy Slaggert (Notre Dame ‘89) 27 at UConn + L, 3-1 18.7% (25-134) 17.6% (23-131) Assistant Coach: FEBRUARY Kill Penalty Kill Brian Mahoney-Wilson (LSSU ‘11) 3 at #17 Notre Dame + 7:30 pm 85.6% (107-125) 84.8% (95-112) 4 at #17 Notre Dame + 6:30 pm OFFICIALS 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE + 7:05 pm Penalty Minutes Penalty Minutes Referee: Stephen McInchak 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE + 7:05 pm 12.7 12.4 17 at Boston College + 7:00 pm Referee: Chris Federico 18 at Boston College + 7:00 pm Shots Per Game Shots Per Game Linesman: Robert Shintani 24 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm 31.2 34.1 Linesman: Ed Moberg 25 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm MARCH SETTING THE SCENE 3-5 HEA First Round @ TBA • In a matchup of the third and fourth place teams in Hockey East, 12th-ranked Vermont 10-12 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA opens a two-game series against No. 17 Notre Dame tonight in South Bend, Indiana 17-18 HEA Championship & TBA • Vermont has posted a 6-2-0 record in its last eight games overall and is coming off a Home games in ALL CAPS Hockey East home-and-home split with UConn over the last two weekends + Hockey East game • The Fighting Irish has gone 7-3-1 in its last 11 games but dropped a 6-4 decision on the # Friendship Four (Belfast, Northern Ireland) @ Campus Locations road at Boston College last Saturday night as the Eagles scored four unanswered goals & TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) • Only four points separate third place UVM from ninth place Northeastern 1 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS GAME NOTES

CONFERENCE OVERALL HOME-AND-HOME SPLIT Pts GP Record GP Record • UVM and UConn split a home-and-home the last two weekends 1. Boston College 25 16 12-3-1 28 17-9-2 • The Catamounts secured their 16th win of the season in a wild 5-4 victory on Jan. 20 at sold out Gutterson Fieldhouse 2. Boston University 22 16 10-4-2 26 17-7-2 • The line of Matt Alvaro (2 G), Ross Colton (4 A), and Mario 3. Vermont 17 14 8-5-1 26 16-8-2 Puskarich (1 G, 1 A) combined for three goals and five assists 4. Notre Dame 16 14 7-5-2 26 14-9-3 • The Huskies responded last Friday in Hartford with a 3-1 victory to 5. New Hampshire 15 14 6-5-3 26 11-11-4 snap Vermont’s five-game winning streak in the series UMass Lowell 15 15 7-7-1 27 15-9-3 • Connecticut native Craig Puffer scored the lone UVM 7. UConn 14 14 6-6-2 26 10-10-6 Providence 14 14 6-6-2 26 14-8-4 A CLASS TO REMEMBER 9. Northeastern 13 16 5-8-3 26 11-10-5 • Vermont’s senior class is currently tied for seventh all-time in the 10. Merrimack 11 14 4-7-3 26 10-13-3 Division I era of the program (1974) in wins by a single class with 73 11. Maine 9 14 4-9-1 26 10-13-3 • The class is two wins away from moving into the top-5 winningest 12. UMass Amherst 5 15 2-12-1 27 5-20-2 classes in the Division I era and six wins from climbing into second • Led by future NHL standouts Martin St. Louis, Eric Perrin, and Tim Thomas, the Class of 1997 is the winningest class with 83 victories CATS IN THE POLLS • Here’s how the Class of 2017 stacks up during the DI era:

POLL USCHO USA HOCKEY RANK CLASS WINS KEY SENIORS Sept. 26 RV NA 1. 1997 83 Eric Perrin, Martin St. Louis Oct. 3 NA -- 2. 1998 78 Jason Hamilton, Justin Martin Oct. 10 RV -- 3. 1989 76 Ian Boyce, Kyle McDonough Oct. 17 -- -- 4. 2009 75 Viktor Stalberg, Dean Strong Oct. 24 RV -- T-5. 2008 74 Joe Fallon, Mark Lutz Oct. 31 19 RV T-5. 2010 74 Brayden Irwin, Colin Vock Nov. 7 RV -- T-7. 2017 73 Brendan Bradley, Mario Puskarich Nov. 14 RV -- T-7. 1996 73 Steve McKell, Dale Patterson Nov. 21 20 RV Nov. 28 14 14 CLIMBING THE RANKINGS Dec. 5 12 12 • UVM has now been ranked nationally for 10 straight weeks Dec. 12 11 10 • The Dec. 12 USA Today/USA Hockey poll marked Vermont’s first Dec. 19 13 14 top-10 showing since its No. 9 ranking on Jan. 12, 2015 Jan. 2 13 13 • The Cats have risen from No. 20 to No. 12 over the last seven weeks Jan. 9 12 12 in the USCHO.com poll, ranking as high as 11th twice Jan. 16 12 13 • Vermont sits 12th in the Pairwise rankings, which determine the Jan. 23 11 13 16-team field for the NCAA Tournament; Notre Dame is 21st Jan. 30 12 13 BOWEN AND BRADLEY HEAT UP • Sophomore Brian Bowen and senior Brendan Bradley have skated CAT STATS on the wings of the same line in 12 straight games • Bowen has eight points in his last six contests on four goals and STAT HEA NCAA four assists and ranks 15th in the league with four power play goals G/GM 4 11 • He has factored into each of the team’s last four game-winners GAA 6 20 • Bradley has posted nine points over his last eight contests, which PP 5 24 has accounted for better than two-thirds of his season total (13) PK 3 13 PIM 7 34 STRIKING FAST • UConn snapped Vermont’s streak of eight straight games scoring the first goal last Friday, becoming the first team to strike first on the Cats since the Dec. 17 home matchup with then-No. 12 Union • The Catamounts are 12-2-0 when scoring first and have a perfect 10-0-0 record when leading after the first period • The second games of the Union (Dec. 18) and Providence (Jan. 14) series are UVM’s only two losses when scoring first this season • Vermont ranks 12th nationally with a +8 goal differential in the first period; UVM is also tied for 13th in the second period (+7) 2 SERIES HISTORY GAME NOTES

VERMONT vs. NOTRE DAME MARIO’S MILESTONE WATCH • Co- Mario Puskarich is two goals shy of 50 for his career MEETING: 9th and skated in his 125th career game against UConn on Jan. 20 ALL-TIME: 1-5-2 • He is looking to become the program’s first 50-goal scorer in the HOME: 1-3-0 last 20 years as J.C. Ruid ‘97 notched his 50th as a senior AWAY: 0-1-1 NEUTRAL: 0-1-1 • Puskarich has already become the 43rd all-time member of the 100-point club, doing so on New Year’s Eve in a win vs. Bentley LAST 8 MEETINGS (1-5-2) • He is the first Catamount to reach the century mark since his former linemate Chris McCarthy on Feb. 7, 2014 at UNH Date Location Result • The 2014 HEA Rookie of the Year is also tied with Kyle McDonough Nov. 28, 1999 Durham, N.H. (1) L, 5-1 ‘89 for third place all-time in career game-winning goals with 14 Dec. 29, 2002 , N.H. (2) T, 3-3 • Mario sits second on the team in goals despite missing six games Nov. 1, 2013 Burlington, Vt. W, 2-1 Nov. 2, 2013 Burlington, Vt. L, 3-2 HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES? Oct. 31, 2014 South Bend, Ind. L, 3-2 • Ross Colton shared Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 1, 2014 South Bend, Ind. T, 2-2 Feb. 5, 2016 Burlington, Vt. L, 2-1 Jan. 23 with BU’s Clayton Keller after collecting a career-high four Feb. 6, 2016 Burlington, Vt. L, 3-1 assists against UConn on Jan. 20 in the 5-4 league victory • Colton became the first Catamount to register four assists in a (1) Conference Classic (New Hampshire) game since Chris McCarthy on Feb. 21, 2014 at Merrimack (2) Ledyard National Bank Classic (Dartmouth) • He was also tabbed the league’s Rookie of the Week on Nov. 28 after the team’s Friendship Four title in Belfast, and was named SERIES HISTORY runner-up for Hockey East Rookie of the Month in November • Friday marks the ninth all-time meeting between the schools • The rookie leads the team in goals (9), assists (13), and points • The teams have met six times since Notre Dame joined Hockey (22), all of which rank top-5 among league freshmen this season East in 2013; Those six games have been decided by just six goals • Since the beginning of November, Colton is second behind only • The Catamounts made their inaugural trip to South Bend during Keller among rookies in both goals (8) and points (20) the first half of the 2014-15 season, falling 3-2 before rallying for a • The Tampa Bay Lightning fourth round pick is tied for fourth in 2-2 tie in the second game at the Compton Family Ice Arena Hockey East and tied for 10th nationally in scoring among rookies • Notre Dame has won three of the teams’ four league meetings at Gutterson Fieldhouse, including a weekend sweep last year TREY BIEN • The first two meetings of the series came on neutral ice during • Entering the New Year’s Eve game at Gutterson against Bentley, tournaments hosted by UNH (1999) and Dartmouth (2002) junior defenseman Trey Phillips had never scored a collegiate goal • Phillips has scored three goals in the last seven contests, and SCOUTING THE IRISH all of them have been game-winning tallies for the Catamounts • Notre Dame posted a five-game winning streak from Dec. 3 to • He leads all Hockey East defensemen and is tied for fifth overall Jan. 6 and has gone 2-2-1 since returning to Hockey East play with with the trio of game-winners to his credit a pair of splits against Merrimack and New Hampshire • Half of Phillips’ 10 career points have come in the last seven • Junior forward Anders Bjork leads the team in goals (16), assists games and he sits 11th among all Hockey East defensemen at +10 (22), points (38), and game-winning goals (5) • Junior captain Cal Petersen has started all 26 games in net with PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON a 2.09 goals against average, .923 save percentage, and five shut- • With eight goals and 15 points, sophomore Craig Puffer has more outs, which is tied for the NCAA lead with Army’s Parker Gahagen than doubled his rookie goal total (3) and eclipsed his points (9) • Jeff Jackson is in his 12th year as the head coach in South Bend • The forward has collected the first two multi-goal games of his and has led the Irish to seven NCAA Tournaments, including a pair career this season, both in league play at No. 16 Northeastern in of Frozen Four berths in 2008 and 2011 the Hockey East opener and against UMass in the Friendship Four • Notre Dame reached the NCAA Tournament last season but lost • The Connecticut native is tied for fourth in the league in third to Michigan 3-2 in overtime in the Midwest Regional period goals as six of his eight tallies have come in the third • He is also tied for 15th with a team-high four power play goals CATAMOUNT SPECIALIZATION • The penalty kill is 12-for-13 over the last four games, including DARRAR’S BREAK OUT a 10-for-10 effort during the Providence road series on Jan. 13-14 • Rob Darrar has registered the first two multi-goal games of his • The PK unit had a streak of 36 straight kills snapped in Belfast career this season, including a pair on Dec. 30 against Bentley and by No. 3 Quinnipiac (Nov. 26), a streak which lasted three weeks back-to-back second period goals on Nov. 18 against Maine • The power play is operating at 22% (9-for-41) over the last 10 • The junior forward remains tied for fourth on the team in goals games and has scored at least one goal in 19 of UVM’s 26 games (7) despite missing the last six games due to injury • After notching just 16 total power play goals all of last season, • Darrar (13 points) has already far surpassed the point totals from Vermont ranks 14th in the country this year with 25 PPG both his freshman (7) and sophmore (5) campaigns 3 GAME NOTES

HAMMER TIME FINISHING STRONG • Senior defenseman Rob Hamilton suited up for his 100th career • UVM has scored the fifth-most third period goals in the country game on Dec. 30 against Bentley and posted his career-high 10th this season with 33, which ranks third in Hockey East point, two more than his point total from all of last season (8) • After entering the Providence series ranked top-5 nationally at • The Calgary, Alberta native is tied for 11th in plus-minus rating +11, Vermont is -7 in the third period over the last four games among all Hockey East defensemen at +9 • The Catamounts are 10-1-0 when leading after two periods, with • Hamilton, who entered the season with two career goals, has the only defeat coming on Dec. 18 to Union at home already scored three times this year, all coming on the power play TWICE IS NICE ALL I DO IS WIN • Vermont has received 10 multi-goal performances this season • Stefanos Lekkas leads Hockey East and ranks eighth nationally (from seven different players) to rank 12th in the country in winning percentage (.714) with a 14-5-2 record in 20 starts • Ross Colton, Rob Darrar, and Craig Puffer have all posted a pair • In a year of standout freshman netminders, he is also tied for of multi-goal games, all marking the first two of their careers third in victories among all NCAA first-year • Four Catamounts have registered multi-goal games in the last • The only rookies with more wins are Hunter Miska (Minnesota 10 games, and UVM is 8-1-0 when a player scores multiple goals Duluth) with 16 and Angus Redmond (Michigan Tech) with 15 • The freshman ranks 23rd in the country in goals against average SANTA DELIVERS (2.39) and 29th overall in save percentage (.915) • Senior Mike Santaguida logged every minute during • Lekkas registered a highlight reel glove save against Maine at the first 16 games of last season, but missed the next 18 games home on Nov. 19 which made the ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays due to a lower body injury suffered on Dec. 5 at Boston University • As a sophomore, the Mike Richter Award nominee posted the third- LEKKAS PILES UP HONORS best SV% (.923) and fifth-best GAA (2.08) in program history • Stefanos Lekkas has already received a total of six Hockey East • He is second all-time in UVM history in save percentage with a awards this season and was named the Most Outstanding Player mark of .915; He also sits second all-time in GAA (2.42) of the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland • The Elburn, Illinois native won three different Hockey East awards RANK NAME YEARS SV% in October, including Co-Goaltender of the Month honors 1. Joe Fallon 2004-08 .916 • Lekkas was also named the Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2. Mike Santaguida 2013-Present .915 24 and the Rookie of the Week on Oct. 31 3. Tim Thomas 1993-97 .914 Brody Hoffman 2012-15 .914 Date Hockey East Award 5. Christian Soucy 1991-93 .908 Oct. 24 Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 31 Rookie of the Week BELPOT TROPHY Nov. 2 Co-Goaltender of the Month (Oct.) • The Catamounts came back from 2-0 down to beat UMass 4-2 Nov. 21 Co-Defensive Player of the Week and coasted past third-ranked Quinnipiac 5-1 on Nov. 26 to win Nov. 28 Defensive Player of the Week the Belpot Trophy as champions of the second annual Friendship Dec. 1 Goaltender of the Month (Nov.) Four at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland • Ross Colton posted a three-point night in the title game, while YOUTH GONE WILD Stefanos Lekkas stopped 73 of the 76 shots he faced in the entire • Vermont has the ninth-highest scoring freshman class in college tournament for a .961 save percentage and two wins hockey with 69 total points by its first-year players • Mario Puskarich had a goal and an assist against the Bobcats as • Rookies have accounted for more than 30% of the team scoring the schools squared off for just the second time in series history • Among the team’s top-2 producers in goals, assists, points, +/-, shots on goal, and game-winning goals, at least one is a freshman WHO’S NEXT • Jake Massie (+11), Derek Lodermeier (+9), Matt Alvaro (+6), and • Vermont returns to Gutterson Fieldhouse next weekend to host Matt O’Donnell (+5) all rank top-15 in +/- among HEA freshmen its longest-standing rival UNH in a two-game league series • O’Donnell is fifth among rookie defensemen with eight assists SUSTAINED SUCCESS CARRYING THE LOAD • Vermont entered the season having compiled 57 total wins over • As a true freshman, Derek Lodermeier is second on the team in the last three years for an average of 19 victories per season assists (11) and tied for second in points (15) and +/- rating (+10) • It represents UVM’s most successful three-year win total since a • The Minnesota native is tied for sixth among Hockey East rookies stretch from 2004 to 2007, beginning with Kevin Sneddon’s second in assists and is tied for ninth in points season leading the program • He posted a new career-high with three assists against NU on • The 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons marked the program’s first Jan. 7 and has four helpers on game-winning goals this year back-to-back 20-win campaigns since the 1995-96 (Frozen Four) • Lodermeier also had a four-game goal streak from Nov. 18-26 and 1996-97 NCAA Tournament squads, which amassed 49 wins

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 16-8-2 Matt Alvaro vs. UConn (1/20/17) Hockey East record 10-9-3 6-13-3 8-5-1 Hat Trick Home 11-6-2 6-12-2 9-4-1 Vermont: Jonathan Turk at #16 Northeastern (10/11/14) Away 11-7-2 9-9-1 5-4-1 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 0-0-2 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 10-6-0 Ross Colton vs. UConn (1/20/17) Vermont outshoots 14-6-4 10-13-1 9-6-1 Five-Point Game Opponent outshoots 7-7-0 3-9-2 7-2-1 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 7-5-1 Mario Puskarich vs. Maine (11/18/16) 30 or more shots 12-9-3 11-15-2 8-3-1 Two Short-Handed Goals Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00) Vermont scores first 18-4-2 9-5-3 12-2-0 Opponent scores first 4-11-1 6-17-0 4-6-2 Empty-Net Goal Ross Colton vs. #5 Boston University (12/9/16) Leading after first 10-0-0 7-2-2 10-0-0 Penalty Shot Trailing after first 3-8-0 4-14-0 4-2-1 Vermont: Jonathan Turk (Miss) at Merrimack (2/21/14) Tied after first 9-7-4 4-6-1 2-6-1 Opponent: Ryan McGrath (Hoffman SV), #20 UMass Lowell (1/11/13)

Leading after second 17-3-0 11-0-3 10-1-0 Goalie Shutout Trailing after second 1-11-2 2-15-0 1-5-2 Vermont: Stefanos Lekkas (21 SV) vs. #11 Michigan, 3-0 (10/28/16) Tied after second 4-1-2 2-7-0 5-2-0 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 12-6-1 Stefanos Lekkas (40 SV) vs. #3 Quinnipiac (11/26/16) Vermont scores 0 PPG 5-9-3 9-16-2 4-2-1 Opponent scores PPG 8-7-1 8-15-3 7-5-1 50-Plus Save Game Opponent scores 0 PPG 14-8-3 7-7-0 9-3-1 Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) Goal Scored by Goalie After a win 11-10-1 5-7-3 11-5-1 Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) After a loss 8-3-3 9-12-0 4-3-1 After a tie 2-2-0 0-3-0 1-0-0 Point Scored by Goalie Brody Hoffman (Assist) at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEQ) Against ranked teams 5-9-2 4-17-0 6-5-1 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 2-2 vs. Maine (11/19/16) 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 (vs. Bentley 12/30) Most Penalty Minutes 29 (at Omaha 10/21) Consecutive Shutout Wins Least Penalty Minutes 4 (vs. Bentley 12/30) 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 Sioux Falls Stampede 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 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: 220-234-65 • Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Champion Career Record: 270-333-83 (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 10-30-3 • 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 9-13-7 Sneddon for four years at Union College New Hampshire 11-20-7 Northeastern 20-13-5 • Selected as an assistant coach for the 2015 U.S. Junior Notre Dame 1-4-1 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 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 Chicago Blackhawks KEVAN MILLER ‘11 2013 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks 2016-17 1-4-5 (28) 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 (50) 2004 Eric Perrin Tampa Bay Lightning 2015-16 11-8-19 (71) 1993 John LeClair

PATRICK SHARP ‘02 2016-17 6-5-11 (24) 2015-16 20-35-55 (76)

VIKTOR STALBERG ‘09 2016-17 8-3-11 (47) 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 Buffalo Sabres 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 Florida Panthers Lightning hosted his former NHL head coach John Tortorella 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 Philadelphia Flyers 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, , and 1997 campaigns and registered three straight 50-goal seasons and 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 () 2015-16: 12-15-27 (45 GP) • Portland Pirates 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 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 Calder Cup 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 Hershey Bears 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) • Reading Royals European Debut: 2009 2015-16: 4-10-14 (65 GP) • Reading Royals 2016-17: 9-9-18 (26 GP) • TPS Turku (SM Liiga - 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) • (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) • South Carolina Stingrays 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) • Vermont Catamounts (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) • Utah Grizzlies 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 Men's Hockey Vermont Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 30, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Oct.7 at Clarkson W 5-2 2365 ALL GAMES 16-8-2 9-4-1 5-4-1 2-0-0 Oct 08 CLARKSON L 2-3 2741 CONFERENCE 8-5-1 4-1-1 3-4-0 1-0-0 Oct 21 at #20 Omaha T o t 4-4 6123 NON-CONFERENCE 8-3-1 5-3-0 2-0-1 1-0-0 Oct 22 at #20 Omaha W 5-2 6024 Oct 28 #11 MICHIGAN W 3-0 4007 * Oct 30 at #16 Northeastern W 3-2 1568 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh * Nov 04 at #6 UMass Lowell L 1-3 5251 37 Ross Colton 25 9 13 22 70 .1 2 9 10-20 1 0 * Nov 05 at #6 UMass Lowell L 2-4 5152 17 Craig Puffer 25 8 7 15 60 .1 3 3 9-18 4 0 * Nov 12 at Massachusetts W 2-1 2826 21 Mario Puskarich 20 8 7 15 68 .1 1 8 1-2 3 1 Nov 15 DARTMOUTH W 5-2 3407 19 Jarrid Privitera 24 7 8 15 40 .1 7 5 9-18 1 0 * Nov 18 MAINE W 6-2 3273 9 Brian Bowen 22 6 9 15 50 .1 2 0 9-24 4 0 * Nov 19 MAINE T o t 2-2 3494 16 Derek Lodermeier 25 4 11 15 33 .1 2 1 11-25 0 0 * Nov 25 vs Massachusetts W 4-2 5071 Nov 26 vs #3 Quinnipiac W 5-1 5745 22 Brady Shaw 24 6 8 14 51 .1 1 8 15-30 2 0 * Dec 09 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W 4-2 4007 23 Rob Darrar 19 7 6 13 54 .1 3 0 3-6 2 0 * Dec 10 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY L 0-4 4007 20 Brendan Bradley 21 4 9 13 51 .0 7 8 8-16 2 0 Dec 17 #12 UNION L 3-7 3266 25 Matt Alvaro 23 7 4 11 30 .2 3 3 5-13 0 0 Dec 18 #12 UNION L 1-2 3371 5 Rob Hamilton 26 3 7 10 37 .0 8 1 8-27 3 0 Dec 30 BENTLEY W 7-1 3836 7 Tom Forgione 13 4 5 9 25 .1 6 0 6-12 0 0 Dec 31 BENTLEY W 3-1 3270 18 Matt O'Donnell 26 1 8 9 33 .0 3 0 8-16 1 0 Jan 03 #16 ST. LAWRENCE W 4-3 3628 * Jan 07 NORTHEASTERN W 4-3 3959 26 Trey Phillips 19 3 4 7 25 .1 2 0 6-12 0 0 * Jan 13 at Providence W 4-3 2065 24 Chris Muscoby 17 1 6 7 20 .0 5 0 11-22 1 0 * Jan 14 at Providence L 1-4 2266 13 Liam Coughlin 19 1 4 5 19 .0 5 3 2-4 0 0 * Jan 20 CONNECTICUT W 5-4 4007 10 Travis Blanleil 16 3 1 4 11 .2 7 3 5-10 0 0 * Jan 27 at Connecticut L 1-3 6297 15 Corey Moriarty 15 1 3 4 14 .0 7 1 2-4 0 0 28 Anthony Petruzzelli 18 1 3 4 27 .0 3 7 2-4 0 0 TEAM STATISTICS UVM OPP SHOT STATISTICS 4 Max Daigle 11 0 4 4 17 .0 0 0 1-2 0 0 Goals-Shot attempts 86-810 67-732 14 Kevin Irwin 11 0 4 4 21 .0 0 0 4-8 0 0 Shot pct. . 1 0 6 . 0 9 2 34 Jake Massie 18 0 4 4 21 .0 0 0 6-12 0 0 G o a ls / G a m e 3.3 2.6 3 Mike Lee 11 0 3 3 15 .0 0 0 2-4 0 0 S h o t s / G a m e 31.2 28.2 27 Ori Abramson 13 1 1 2 4 .2 5 0 8-16 0 0 POWER PLAYS 11 Conor O'Neil 4 1 1 2 10 .1 0 0 1-2 1 0 Goals-Power Plays 25-135 18-126 12 Drew Best 3 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Conversion Percent . 1 8 5 . 1 4 3 Shot Attempts 169 184 TM TEAM 17 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1-2 0 0 Shot Percent . 1 4 8 . 0 9 8 Total 26 86 140 226 810 .1 0 6 153-329 25 1 GOAL BREAKDOWN Opponents 26 67 115 182 732 .0 9 2 166-376 18 2 Power Play 25 18 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 2 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t Empty net 3 3 30 Pat Feeley 1 6:34 0 0.00 6 1.000 0-0-0 P e n a lt y 0 0 40 Stefanos Lekkas 21 1232:20 49 2.39 529 .9 1 5 14-5-2 U n a s s is t e d 8 3 O v e r t im e 0 0 1 Mike Santaguida 7 317:47 15 2.83 130 .8 9 7 2-3-0 PENALTIES TM EMPTY NET 17 13:19 3 - 0 .0 0 0 0-0-0 N u m b e r 153 166 Total 26 1570:00 67 2.56 665 .9 0 8 16-8-2 M in u t e s 329 376 Opponents 26 1570:00 86 3.29 724 .8 9 4 8-16-2 P e n a lt ie s / G a m e 5.9 6.4 Pen minutes/Game 12.7 14.5 Attendance Summary UVM Opponent FACEOFFS (W-L) 827-818 818-827 Total 50273 39937 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 5 0 3 . 4 9 7 Dates/Avg Per Date 14/3591 10/3994 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/5408

Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Vermont 25 28 33 86 Opponents 17 21 29 67

Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Vermont 230 214 220 665 Opponents 251 238 230 724

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