Men’s Hockey History 2017-2018 Season Record: 21-6-1 (1st in the OUA West) Playoff Record: 2-3 (lost to Brock in OUA West semi-final) Fans of firewagon hockey would appreciate watching the Gryphons throughout a memorable 2017-18 season. Guelph scored in bunches, leading all OUA teams with 122 goals over the course of its campaign. Head coach Shawn Camp had a slew of talented players at his disposal, like Marc Stevens, Seth Swenson, Josh McFadden, Patrick Kudla, rookie scoring sensation Todd Winder and the anchor, two- sport athlete and captain Scott Simmonds. And his team exuded confidence, which was evident during an incredible nine-game win streak with bookend victories over the Toronto Varsity Blues. The run began with a 4-1 defeat of the Varsity Blues on Aggies Night at the Gryphon Centre on Nov. 2 and ended on the road a month later with a wild 6-4 win. Guelph seemed especially fond of the spotlight, dominating its OUA opponents in signature games like the 5-0 drubbing of Laurier in front of a record Frosty Mug crowd of 4,715 at the Sleeman Centre in January. But the Gryphons could bear down when needed and they closed the season strong taking care of York and Ryerson, the two teams behind them in the OUA West standings, both by scores of 6-2. Guelph got the jump on Windsor in the best-of- three OUA West quarter-final and despite losing game two 4-3 on the road, the top seed closed it out in style, winning 6-1 in the series finale, with Winder scoring twice. But the Gryphons’ hopes of a Queen’s Cup were dashed in the semi-final round. They suffered a disappointing 4-3 overtime loss on home ice to the Brock Badgers, putting them on the brink of elimination. Brock jumped out to a 4-1 lead in game two though the captain Simmonds, potentially playing in his last game as a Gryphon, spurred a comeback. Guelph courageously pumped in three straight to tie it 4-4. It wasn’t enough as the Badgers again pulled it out in overtime, ending a great season for one of the best Gryphon teams in recent memory. Nicholas Boyer 2L Matthew Kenney 1L Ryan Migliaccio 2L Michael Stevens 4H Chris Brill-Morgan 1L Andres Kopstals 4H Trevor Morbeck 4H Ryan Strand 4H Chris Cobham 1L Patrick Kudla 1L Reilly O’Connor 4H Seth Swenson 4H Jason Da Silva 1L Andrew Masters 1L Gilbert Oldreive 1L Cody Thompson 3L Manny Gialedakis 2L Max McCutcheon 2L Mark Raycroft 4H J.P. Villeneuve 1L Mathieu Henderson 1L Joshua McFadden 2L Scott Simmonds 4H Todd Winder 1L Stephen Hiff 3L Zachary McFadden 3L Marc Stevens 2L OUA West Division First Team All-Stars Josh McFadden Scott Simmonds Cody Thomspon OUA West All-Rookie Team Mathieu Henderson Andrew Masters Todd Winder OUA Major Awards Todd Winder- Men’s Hockey West Division Rookie of the Year Team Awards Walter Rickard Memorial Rookie Award – Todd Winder Jack Pos MVP – Josh McFadden Coaching Staff Head Coach: Shawn Camp Assistants: Chris Clancy, Andrew DeGroot, Charlie Stephens, Justin Stevens Equipment Manager: Dave Storey Assistant Equipment Manager: Rob Saunders Athletic Therapist: Wade Sadoway Trainers: Aliza Siebenaller, Ryan Vetro 2016-2017 Season Record: 15-12-1 (4th in OUA West) Playoff Record: 2-2 (L to York in OUA West Semi-finals) Despite losing four of the team’s top five leading scorers from last year’s squad, the 2016-17 Gryphons men’s hockey team finished the regular season as the second-highest scoring team in the 10-team OUA West, scoring 102 goals while finishing 4th in the OUA West standings. For a third consecutive season, the Gryphons were able to advance past the opening round of the OUA playoffs, sweeping Brock 2-games-to-0 in their OUA West Quarter-final best-of-three series. The Gryphons season would officially come to an end in the OUA West Semi’s where they were swept by the eventual OUA champion York Lions. Second year forward Rob Lepine was the team’s leading goal scorer during 2016-17 regular season with 15 goals in 27 games played. Seth Swenson was the team’s overall leading point-getter with 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) in 28 games played, while Trevor Morbeck enjoyed a breakout season and finished with 11 goals and 15 assists during the regular season. A pair of Gryphons were named OUA West Second Team All-Stars with both Rob Lepine and Mac Nichol earning All-Star status for the first time in their careers. Nicholas Boyer 1L Robert Lepine 3L Scott Simmonds 3L Blaize Bridges 1L Max McCutcheon 1L Peter Soligo 3L Matthew Camilleri 1L Joshua McFadden 1L Scott Stajcer 2L E. Gialedakis 1L Zachary McFadden 2L Marc Stevens 1L Keith Hamilton 4H Ryan Migliaccio 1L Michael Stevens 3L Stephen Hiff 2L Trevor Morbeck 3L Ryan Strand 3L Andrew Hood 2L MacKenzie Nichol 3L Seth Swenson 3L Thomas Kohler 4H Reilly O’Connor 3L Cody Thompson 2L Andres Kopstals 3L Mark Raycroft 3L Wyatt Trainer 1L OUA West Division Second Team All-Stars Rob Lepine Mac Nichol Team Awards Walter Rickard Memorial Rookie Award – Marc Stevens Jack Pos MVP – Rob Lepine Head Coach: Shawn Camp Assistant Coaches: Chris Clancy, Charlie Stephens Equipment Manager: Dave Storey Ast. Equipment Manager: Rob Saunders Trainers: Zach Hartwick, Jamie Pereira, Shelby Stabbleford 2015-2016 Season Record: 16-11-1 (4th in OUA West) Playoff Record: 5-5 (lost to Carleton in OUA Bronze medal game) The Gryphons entered the 2015-2016 season as defending Queen’s Cup champions and posted a 16-11-1 record during the regular season, good for 4th in the OUA West division standings. In the OUA playoffs, the Gryphons would defeat both Windsor and Ryerson in a best-of-three series that went the distance to set up an OUA West Final matchup with Western. That series would also go the distance, but the Gryphons would fall 5-1 in London in Game 3 to fall just short of returning to the Queen’s Cup. In the OUA Bronze medal game a short-handed Gryphons squad, missing five of the team’s top forwards as well as a defenceman Thomas Kohler, traveled to Ottawa to face the Carleton Ravens with a berth to the University Cup on the line but lost 4-1. Third year forward Rob De Fulviis and fourth year defenceman Nick Trecapelli tied for the team lead with 23 points during the regular season in what was a balanced offensive attack for the Gryphons. Of the team’s top six leading point getters, three were first year players as Cody Thompson, Gregory Gilbert and Robert Lepine finished 4th, 5th and 6th on the team in scoring, respectively. Gilbert led the team with 12 goals during the regular season. Second year goalie Andrew D’Agostini enjoyed a phenomenal season, starting 23 of the team’s 28 regular games while posting the second-best goals against average in the division (2.34). His .927 save percentage ranked third in the entire conference and helped him earn the title of OUA West First Team All-Star. The lone other Gryphon to earn an OUA All-Star nod was team captain Nick Trecapelli who joined D’Agostini on the OUA West First Team. After not being ranked nationally for most of the season, the Gryphons ended the season as the No. 9-ranked team in the country. Carlos Amestoy 3L Stephen Hiff 1L Trevor Morbeck 2L Peter Soligo 2L Brett Appio 4H Andrew Hood 1L Kyle Neuber 3L Scott Stajcer 1L Andrew D’Agostini 2L Thomas Kohler 3L MacKenzie Nichol 2L Michael Stevens 2L Robert De Fulviis 3L Andres Kopstals 2L Reilly O’Connor 2L Ryan Strand 2L Leonard Fabbri 3L Robert Lepine 2L Mark Raycroft 2L Seth Swenson 2L Gregory Gilbert 1L Christopher McDougall 3L Sean Roberston 1L Cody Thompson 1L Keith Hamilton 3L Zachary McFadden 1L Scott Simmonds 2L Nicholas Trecapelli 4H Coach: Shawn Camp Equipment Manager: Dave Storey Assistants: Chris Clancy, Tyler Roeszler Assistant Equipment Manager: Rob Saunders Therapist: Natalie Paladino Trainers: Matt Burns, Shelby Stableford 2014-2015 Regular Season Record: 11-13-3 (6th in OUA West) Playoff Record: 9-3 (OUA Champions, CIS Bronze Medalists) In the 2014-2015 season, the Men’s hockey team pulled off one of the most unlikely playoff runs in program history. After winning just three times in their first 16 games of the regular season, the Gryphons were sitting in dead last in the OUA standings at 3-10-3 heading into the Christmas break. The Gryphons looked like a completely different team during the second half of the season, as they were able to win eight of the final 11 games on their regular season schedule to sneak into the OUA playoffs, seeded sixth in the OUA West Division. Nicklas Huard was selected to the OUA West Division Second Team while net minder Andrew D’Agostini made the OUA All-Rookie Team. In the playoffs, the underdog Gryphons upset four straight, higher ranked opponents to capture the OUA title. The Gryphons won a pair of Game 3’s on the road to eliminate both Waterloo and Toronto. In the OUA West Final, they won the series in two straight games against the defending OUA champion Windsor Lancers, and in doing so, also clinched a berth into the CIS Championships. In front of a sold out crowd on home ice, the Gryphons won 4-0 over UQTR to secure the school’s first OUA title since 1997.