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TELEVISION #11 • 14-5-1 (7-3-1 HEA) Overall: 14-5-1 None @ DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN • 6-5-3 (3-4-1 ECAC) HEA: 7-3-1 Home: 7-1-0 RADIO Thompson Arena, Hanover, N.H. Away: 7-4-1 WVMT 620-AM Jan. 11, 2015, 4:00 p.m. Neutral: 0-0-0 PxP: Alastair Ingram Analyst: Joe Gervais OCTOBER (4-1-0 • 2-1-0 HEA) 5 ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 8-0 VIDEO 11 at #16 Northeastern + W, 6-2 Ivy League Digital Network 17 CLARKSON W, 2-1 11/12 NR/RV Ranking 18 at Clarkson W, 3-0 AUDIO Overall 14-5-1 6-5-3 SportsJuice.com 7-3-1 3-4-1 25 UCONN + W, 2-1 League 31 at #20 Notre Dame + (NBCSN) L, 3-2 Home 7-1-0 4-3-1 LIVE STATS 7-4-1 2-2-2 NOVEMBER (7-2-1 • 5-2-1 HEA) DartmouthSports.com Away Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 1 at #20 Notre Dame + T, 2-2 Goals/Game 3.05 2.71 7 MAINE + W, 4-3 (OT) COACHING STAFFS 1.70 2.07 8 MAINE + W, 4-1 VERMONT GAA 14 at #16 Providence + (OSN) L, 3-0 Head Coach: Power Play 18.4% (14/76) 14.0% (7/50) Penalty Kill 93.2% (69/74) 84.3% (43/51) 15 at #16 Providence + (OSN) W, 2-1 Harvard ‘92 Shots on Goal 29.9 33.5 21 at UConn + L, 2-1 Penalty Minutes 8.8 9.9 22 at UMass Amherst + W, 11-1 Overall: 231-293-75 (17th) Goals Leader Puskarich (9) 4 players tied (5) 25 UMASS AMHERST + (NESN/TSN2) W, 3-1 Vermont: 181-194-57 (12th) Assists Leader Paliotta (13) Sikura/Patterson (8) 28 at Maine W, 6-3 Points Leader Paliotta/Puskarich (18) Sikura (13) 29 at Maine (FCS Atlantic) W, 4-1 Assistant Coach: GAA Leader Santaguida (1.26) Kruger (1.88) Kevin Patrick (3rd) Santaguida (.955) Kruger (.929) DECEMBER (3-1-0 • 0-0-0 HEA) Notre Dame ‘92 SV% Leader 12 ST. LAWRENCE W, 2-1 13 at St. Lawrence W, 2-0 Assistant Coach: SETTING THE SCENE 28 AIR FORCE % W, 4-2 Kyle Wallack (3rd) • The Catamounts close a stretch of eight straight games against non- 29 #16 PROVIDENCE % L, 3-0 Springfield ‘97 league opponents with a matchup against former ECAC rival Dartmouth this afternoon at Thompson Arena. JANUARY (0-1-0 • 0-0-0 HEA) Assistant Coach: • UVM is 4-1-1 in its last six meetings with the Big Green. 3 at Yale L, 3-1 Terry Lovelette (21st) • Vermont has won 10 of its last 14 games dating back to Nov. 7 and is 11 at Dartmouth 4:00 pm Johnson State ‘98 out-scoring its opponents 33-15 during that span. 16 NORTHEASTERN + 7:05 pm • The Catamounts are ranked 11th in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey 17 NORTHEASTERN 7:05 pm DARTMOUTH 23 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + 7:05 pm poll and sit 12th in the USCHO.com poll. Head Coach: 24 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + 7:05 pm • UVM has lost its last two games for its only consecutive defeats of the Bob Gaudet 31 vs. Penn State & 1:00 pm Dartmouth '81 entire season to this point. FEBRUARY Overall: 343-393-97 (27th) LAST TIME OUT: YALE 3, VERMONT 1 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE + 7:05 pm Dartmouth: 250-251-66 (18th) • Yale scored the final three goals last Saturday night and skated to a 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE + 7:05 pm 3-1 non-conference victory over the Catamounts at Ingalls Rink. 13 at Boston College + 7:30 pm Associate Head Coach: • Freshman forward Rob Darrar had the lone UVM tally in the first 14 at Boston College + 7:00 pm David Lassonde (1st) 20 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm Providence '84 period for his first collegiate goal. • Alex Lyon stopped 20 of 21 shots in net for the Bulldogs to earn his 21 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm 27 at UMass Lowell + 7:15 pm Assistant Coach: seventh victory of the season. John Rose (6th) • The teams combined to go 0-for-4 on the power play as UVM failed 28 at UMass Lowell + 7:00 pm New England College '03 to score on its only chance. MARCH • All four goals came before the midway point of the contest, and the 6-8 HEA First Round @ TBA OFFICIALS loss marked just Vermont's second in its last nine games. 13-15 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA Chip McDonald Referee: 20-21 HEA Championships $ TBA Scott Whittemore Referee: 27-29 NCAA Regionals TBA Linesman: Christopher Piti HISTORIC START Linesman: Stephen Drain • With a 14-5-1 overall record, Vermont has posted the best 20-game APRIL start to a season since the 1995-96 campaign (14-4-2) when the Cats 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four $ TBA reached the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in school history. • That squad, led by All-American Martin St. Louis ‘97, beat Clarkson Home games in ALL CAPS 6-3 in its 21st contest and then tied Dartmouth 3-3 in game 22. + game % Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup (Burlington, Vt.) • UVM is 7-1-0 at home and came within one victory of matching the & Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1987-88 team, which took its first eight games at Gutterson. @ Campus Locations • The Catamounts’ 7-3-1 record in Hockey East play marks the fastest $ TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) league start since their final season in the ECAC in 2004-05 (7-2-2). All times are EST and subject to change due to TV STANDINGS & POLLS • GAME NOTES TWO-HEADED MONSTER IN NET HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS (JAN. 11, 2015) • Vermont’s goalie tandem of Brody Hoffman and Mike Santaguida has combined CONFERENCE OVERALL for a 1.64 goals against average and a .934 save percentage this season. PTS GP RECORD GP RECORD • Santaguida leads the country in both goals against average (1.26) and save 1. Boston University 16 10 7-1-2 19 12-3-4 percentage (.955) with just 10 goals allowed in his nine appearances. UMass Lowell 16 10 7-1-2 21 14-4-3 • Hoffman is sixth in the nation with an .808 winning percentage (10-2-1) and 3. Vermont 15 11 7-3-1 20 14-5-1 ranks 18th overall with a 1.98 goals against average in 13 starts. 4. Providence 12 10 6-4-0 22 14-7-1 Boston College 12 11 5-4-2 21 12-7-2 TOP PAIR LEADS THE WAY 6. Notre Dame 10 8 4-2-2 22 9-11-2 • Top defense pair Mike Paliotta (1st, 18 points) and Alexx Privitera (10th, 11) 7. UConn 994-4-1 21 7-10-4 both rank among the top-10 Hockey East defensemen in scoring this year. Merrimack 994-4-1 19 11-6-2 • The blueline duo has combined for 29 points, 98 shots on goal, five power 9. Northeastern 8 12 3-7-2 21 7-11-3 play goals, and a +20 rating while skating all 20 games together. 10. Maine 482-6-0 22 7-14-1 • Paliotta ranks fourth nationally in defensive scoring after closing his junior 11. New Hampshire 371-5-1 19 6-11-2 season ranked 12th in the nation in that category with 27 points. 12. Massachusetts 2 11 1-10-0 21 6-15-0 • The senior captain registered his 50th career assist in the win over Air Force on Dec. 28 and leads all active UVM players in scoring with 65 points. • Privitera, who spent his first two seasons playing at Boston University, is tied USCHO.COM POLL (JAN. 5, 2015) for seventh place in the league with three power play goals.

RK TEAM (1ST PLACE) RECORD PTS LAST WK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STAYS HOT 1 North Dakota (13) 13-4-2 933 NR • Reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Year Mario Puskarich ranks top-10 in the 2 Boston University (18) 11-3-3 915 NR league in both goals (9) and points (18) as a sophomore. 3 Harvard (15) 10-1-2 897 NR • He is also tied for fifth in Hockey East with a team-best 78 shots on goal. 4 Minnesota State (1) 14-4-1 870 NR • The sophomore has five goals and nine points in his last nine games and is 5 Miami 14-6-0 752 NR just two shy of the 30-goal plateau for his career. 6 UMass Lowell 14-3-3 747 NR 7 Minnesota Duluth (3) 12-6-0 702 NR • Puskarich became UVM’s first-ever Hockey East Rookie of the Year last season, 8 Michigan Tech 15-5-0 641 NR ranking second among NCAA freshmen in goals (19) and fourth in points (36). 9 Minnesota 10-5-1 554 NR 10 Denver 11-5-1 514 NR BALANCING ACT • 21 of Vermont’s 24 skaters have recorded at least one point this season and 11 Bowling Green 12-3-3 452 NR 12 Vermont 14-5-1 448 NR 17 different players have scored at least one goal. 13 Nebraska Omaha 12-5-3 442 NR • All but four Catamounts carry a positive plus-minus rating and 10 players 14 Providence 13-6-1 371 NR have at least one game-winning goal, including three with a pair each. 15 Quinnipiac 13-6-1 304 NR • Vermont is 16th in the country in scoring offense with 3.05 goals per game. 16 Boston College 11-7-1 274 NR • UVM’s scoring margin of 1.35 currently ranks fourth in the country behind 17 Colgate 11-6-1 212 NR Harvard, Minnesota State, and Boston University. 18 Merrimack 11-6-2 183 NR 19 Yale 8-3-2 155 NR STINGY DEFENSE 20 Robert Morris 12-4-4 55 NR • The Catamounts have allowed just 34 goals in their first 20 games and rank second nationally behind Cornell with a team goals against average of 1.70. Others Receiving Votes: Union 35, Michigan 15, Alaska 9, • Vermont has allowed just 13 goals during its 7-1-0 start at home and has held Dartmouth 8, Penn State 6, Holy Cross 4, Northern Michigan 1, opponents to exactly one goal in five of those eight contests. Notre Dame 1. • The Cats have only conceded 14 goals in their nine non-conference games. • Mike Santaguida is tied for 13th nationally with a pair of shutouts.

USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY POLL (JAN. 5, 2015) KILLER CATAMOUNTS • Vermont owns the NCAA’s second-best penalty kill at 93.2% (69-for-74), less RK TEAM, PTS (1ST PLACE) LAST WK RECORD than one percentage point behind first place Bowling Green. 1. North Dakota, 470 (9) 2 13-4-2 • The Catamounts have been perfect on the kill in 16 of their 20 games, as St. 2. Boston University, 442 (12) 1 11-3-3 Lawrence, Maine, and Providence (twice) are the only three teams to score. 3. Harvard, 441 (13) 4 10-1-2 • The Cats have killed off 34 of the last 36 power plays they have faced. 4. Minnesota State, 416 3 14-4-1 • UVM ranks second in Hockey East and fourth in the NCAA in team discipline 5. UMass Lowell, 358 7 14-3-3 with an average of just 8.8 penalty minutes per game. 6. Miami, 346 6 14-6-0 7. Minnesota Duluth, 287 10 12-6-0 8. Michigan Tech, 282 5 15-5-0 POWER PLAY HEATS UP • Vermont’s power play has caught fire over the last nine games by scoring on 9. Minnesota, 211 8 10-5-1 10. Denver, 153 11 11-5-1 nine of its 39 chances, including a 4-for-5 showing at UMass on Nov. 22. 11. Vermont, 148 9 14-5-1 • It marked the first time that UVM has scored four power play goals in a game 12. Nebraska Omaha, 113 12 12-5-3 since a 4-for-8 outing in a 6-4 win over Colgate on Jan. 2, 2009. 13. Providence, 108 NR 13-6-1 • The Catamount power play ranks fourth in Hockey East at 18.4%. 14. Bowling Green State, 105 13 12-3-3 15. Quinnipiac, 65 15 13-6-1 TRULY SPECIAL TEAMS • Vermont has the sixth-best combined special teams in the NCAA at 55.3%. Others Receiving Votes: Boston College, 46; Colgate, 46; Yale, 22; • The Catamounts are tied with Merrimack for the best special teams net in Merrimack, 16; Robert Morris, 5. Hockey East with a +8 rating on the year.

2 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey SERIES HISTORY • GAME NOTES (Cont.) SERIES HISTORY ALL-TIME SERIES: VERMONT LEADS 47-23-6 • Vermont has the advantage in the series with Dartmouth at 47-23-6 as today Home: 24-7-3 • Away: 22-15-3 • Neutral: 1-1-0 marks the 77th all-time meeting. Date Location Score Jan. 10, 1975 Davis Rink W, 6-2 • The Catamounts are 4-1-1 in the last six games against the Big Green, with Dec. 1, 1975 Gutterson L, 6-7 (OT) those games being decided by a total of seven goals. Jan. 15, 1977 Thompson Arena L, 4-8 • Last season, the teams played to a 1-1 tie at on Jan. 3, Jan. 10, 1978 Gutterson W, 6 3 Jan. 9, 1979 Thompson Arena L, 4-7 2014, as Brady Shaw scored the game-tying goal five minutes into the third. Dec. 31, 1979 Thompson Arena (1) W, 5-4 (OT) • Two years ago, UVM fell 4-2 to the Big Green at Thompson Arena. Feb. 12, 1980 Gutterson L, 3-5 Feb. 19, 1981 Thompson Arena W, 10-7 Jan. 9, 1982 Gutterson W, 7-5 SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN Dec. 30, 1982 Thompson Arena (2) L, 7-9 • Dartmouth tied New Hampshire 2-2 on the road Friday night and currently Jan. 8, 1983 Thompson Arena L, 2-5 stands at 6-5-3 (3-4-1 ECAC) on the year. Dec. 31, 1983 Thompson Arena (3) W, 5-0 Jan. 10, 1984 Gutterson W, 6-4 • Senior Tyler Sikura leads the Big Green with 13 points, and he is tied with Jan. 4, 1985 Thompson Arena L 1-4 three other players for the team-lead in goals with five. Feb. 23, 1985 Gutterson W, 4-1 • Sikura and Brett Patterson share the team-high with eight assists each. Dec. 31, 1985 Thompson Arena (1) W, 5-4 Jan. 3, 1986 Gutterson W, 6-1 • Junior James Kruger has started 13 of 14 games in net with a 5-5-3 record, Feb. 22, 1986 Thompson Arena W, 3-2 (OT) 1.88 goals against average, .929 save percentage, and a pair of shutouts. Dec. 31, 1986 Thompson Arena (3) W, 8-3 • Bob Gaudet is in his 18th year as the head coach in Hanover and has exactly Jan. 4, 1987 Thompson Arena W, 3-2 Feb. 20, 1987 Gutterson W, 5-3 250 wins in his tenure. Jan. 3, 1988 Gutterson W, 3-2 Feb. 20, 1988 Thompson Arena W, 4-1 PROGRAM HITS 750 WINS Jan. 6, 1989 Thompson Arena W, 4-3 Feb. 18, 1989 Gutterson W, 8-3 • Vermont’s 4-2 win over Air Force on Dec. 28 was the 750th in school history. Nov. 25, 1989 Gutterson W, 6-5 (OT) • UVM is 750-748-114 during its 51 years as a men’s hockey program and owns Dec. 30, 1989 Snively Arena (4) W, 5-2 a record of 404-302-59 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Feb. 17, 1990 Thompson Arena W, 2-0 Nov. 24, 1990 Thompson Arena W, 5-4 • The Catamounts notched their 400th win at Gutterson on Friday, Nov. 7 with Feb. 15, 1991 Gutterson W, 10-6 a come-from-behind 4-3 overtime triumph against Maine. Dec. 29, 1991 Thompson Arena (3) W, 6-3 Jan. 24, 1992 Thompson Arena W, 6-2 Jan. 25, 1992 Gutterson W, 9-2 PROTECTING THE LEAD Nov. 24, 1992 Gutterson W, 8-2 • Only twice in the last two-plus seasons has Vermont blown a 40-minute lead. Nov. 28, 1992 Thompson Arena W, 2-1 • During that span, the Catamounts have a 33-2-2 record when leading after Nov. 19, 1993 Gutterson W, 7-3 Nov. 20, 1993 Thompson Arena L, 4-11 two periods of play, including an 11-0-0 mark this season. Dec. 30, 1993 Gutterson (5) W, 3-1 • Dating back to the start of last season, UVM is 19-2-0 when leading after the Nov. 18, 1994 Thompson Arena L, 5-6 (OT) first period and 25-5-0 when scoring the first goal . Nov. 19, 1994 Gutterson W, 10-1 Dec. 31, 1994 Thompson Arena (1) W, 4-3 • Last Saturday, Yale handed UVM its first loss this season when the Cats score Nov. 29, 1995 Gutterson W, 5-0 first to drop their record to 12-1-0. Jan. 27, 1996 Thompson Arena T, 3-3 (OT) Nov. 22, 1996 Thompson Arena L, 1-4 Jan. 25, 1997 Gutterson T, 4-4 (OT) THIRD PERIOD DOMINANCE Nov. 22, 1997 Thompson Arena T, 2-2 (OT) • Over their last 13 contests, the Catamounts are out-scoring opponents 15-2 in Jan. 31, 1998 Gutterson L, 1-6 the third period. Dec. 28, 1998 Thompson Arena (1) W, 4-1 • The only two teams to score in that span are UMass Amherst on Nov. 25 and Jan. 23, 1999 Thompson Arena L, 1-3 Jan. 30, 1999 Gutterson W, 3-2 (OT) Providence on Dec. 29 in the Catamount Cup. Nov. 20, 1999 Thompson Arena T, 1-1 (OT) • UVM has allowed just four goals in the final frame since the season opener, and Dec. 30, 2000 Thompson Arena (1) W, 4-2 it boasts a +12 goal differential on the season (18-6). Jan. 5, 2001 Thompson Arena L, 2-5 Jan. 6, 2001 Gutterson T, 1-1 (OT) • Opponents are averaging less than eight shots on goal in the last 20 minutes. Mar. 15, 2001 Olympic Center (6) L, 2-3 (OT) Dec. 1, 2001 Gutterson W, 3-2 OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION Jan. 4, 2002 Thompson Arena L, 2-5 • Here’s what Vermont accomplished in its 11-1 win at UMass on Nov. 22: Jan. 4, 2003 Gutterson L, 2-3 Jan. 18, 2003 Thompson Arena W, 6-4 • Margin of victory (10) set a new program record against a Division I opponent Jan. 2, 2004 Thompson Arena L, 5-7 and was the highest in a non-exhibition game since 1976. Jan. 10, 2004 Gutterson W, 4-2 • Most goals scored by a Catamount team since Jan. 20, 1979 when UVM beat Dec. 19, 2004 Thompson Arena W, 5-1 Dec. 30, 2004 Thompson Arena (7) L, 3-6 Providence 11-2, and matched the highest total in program history against Jan. 15, 2005 Gutterson L, 2-5 another Division I opponent. Mar. 11, 2005 Gutterson L, 2-3 • Most goals registered by Vermont against UMass in 64 meetings in the all-time Mar. 12, 2005 Gutterson W, 3-2 Mar. 13, 2005 Gutterson W, 2-1 series, which dates back to 1964. Dec. 30, 2005 Gutterson (8) W, 1-0 • Largest goal differential in a game of any kind since an exhibition win over Oct. 29, 2006 Thompson Arena L, 3-2 Concordia (12-1) on Dec. 13, 1977. Oct. 28, 2007 Gutterson L, 2-4 • First double-figure goal output since a 10-2 victory over Holy Cross in 2000. Nov. 2, 2008 Thompson Arena W, 3-2 (OT) Dec. 19, 2009 Gutterson W, 4-3 Dec. 12, 2010 Thompson Arena W, 6-5 SNEDDON NOTCHES MILESTONE Nov. 27, 2011 Gutterson W, 5-3 • The victory over UMass on Nov. 22 for head coach Kevin Sneddon marked his Dec. 5, 2012 Thompson Arena L, 4-2 Jan. 3, 2014 Gutterson T, 1-1 225th career Division I win and the 175th of his tenure at Vermont. (1) Auld Lang Syne Classic, Hanover, N.H. (Championship) • Last season on Nov. 9 at Maine, Sneddon collected the 200th win of his NCAA (2) Auld Lang Syne Classic, Hanover, N.H. (First Round) head coaching career and the 150th during his time in Burlington . (3) Auld Lang Syne Classic, Hanover, N.H. (Consolation) (4) Yoken's/Comfort Inn Classic, Durham, N.H. (Consolation) • 2014-15 marks the 12th season at UVM for Sneddon , who is only the fourth (5) Sheraton/USAir Classic, Burlington, Vt. (Consolation) head coach in program history and just the third since 1965. (6) ECAC Preliminary Round, Lake Placid, N.Y. (7) Ledyard NB Classic Championship Game • He has led the program to three NCAA Tournaments in the last six seasons. (8) Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup

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THREE-YEAR SITUATIONAL RECORDS INTRODUCING THE NEW CATAMOUNTS • 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 14-5-1 ORI ABRAMSON Hockey East record 8-13-6 10-10-0 7-3-1 D • 6’3 • 220 • Jersey (USPHL) Home 6-10-2 9-7-2 7-1-0 • Joined the Catamounts after the fall semester from the Jersey Hitmen in the Away 5-8-4 10-7-1 7-4-1 U.S. Premier Hockey League after a previous stint at Providence College Neutral 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 • Registered 26 points, three goals and 23 assists, and 40 penalty minutes in Home vs. non-league 2-2-0 5-0-2 3-1-0 41 games for the Hitmen last season Away vs. non-league 1-1-0 2-2-1 4-1-0 Neutral vs. non-league 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 • Made his Vermont and NCAA debut on Jan. 3, 2015 at Yale

Overtime games 0-0-6 1-1-3 1-0-1 TRAVIS BLANLEIL One-goal games 5-3-0 10-7-0 5-2-0 F • 5'9 • 155 • Penticton (BCHL) Two or more goal games 6-16-0 10-7-0 9-3-0 • During the 2013-14 campaign, he served as an assistant captain and helped Vermont outshoots 5-7-1 10-10-1 9-1-1 lead Penticton to the Interior Division title with 36 regular season wins Opponent outshoots 6-10-5 9-5-1 4-3-0 • 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 6-4-0 30 or more shots 5-7-3 10-7-2 7-1-1 F • 5'10 • 186 • Dubuque (USHL) • Posted 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points in 58 regular season games before Vermont scores first 7-5-3 13-4-0 12-1-0 notching five goals in seven playoff contests Opponent scores first 4-14-3 7-11-3 2-4-1 • Also played two seasons for Gunnery Prep in Connecticut where he registered 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 2-4-0 MITCH FERGUSON Tied after first 4-5-4 7-7-1 4-1-1 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 11-0-0 posted four goals and 30 assists from the blueline Trailing after second 0-18-1 1-10-2 1-4-1 • Was tied for third on the team in assists and led all Salmon Arm defensemen Tied after second 2-1-3 6-3-1 2-1-0 in overall scoring Vermont scores PPG 6-5-2 15-6-0 11-0-0 Vermont scores 0 PPG 5-14-4 5-9-3 3-5-1 KEVIN IRWIN Opponent scores PPG 6-13-5 9-10-1 3-1-0 F • 6'0 • 172 • Green Bay (USHL) Opponent scores 0 PPG 5-6-1 11-5-2 11-4-1 • Served as an assistant captain for the squad last year and registered 18 goals, 13 assists, and 86 penalty minutes in 57 games After a win 3-5-3 10-9-1 10-4-0 • 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 2-1-1 ond in penalty minutes with 90 After a tie 1-5-0 2-0-1 1-0-0 ANTHONY PETRUZZELLI Against ranked teams 3-13-3 7-12-2 2-3-1 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 0-0-0 Against ECAC 3-1-0 3-2-2 4-1-0 to the 2013 RBC Cup as national champions of Canadian Junior A hockey Against NCHC 0-2-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 • During the 2013-14 campaign, he led the team in goals (27) and points (53) as Brooks defended its AJHL South Division crown

GAME HIGHS AND LOWS TREY PHILLIPS Most Goals 11 (at UMass Amherst 11/22/14) D • 5'10 • 175 • Canmore (AJHL) Least Goals 0 (2x, vs. Providence 12/29/14) • Earned the AJHL MVP award last season and was recognized as the Top Most Goals Against 3 (5x, vs. Providence 12/29/14) Defenceman in all of Canadian Junior A hockey Least Goals Against 0 (2x, at St. Lawrence 12/13/14) • Led the team and ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 65 points on Most Goals/Period 5 (3rd at UMass Amherst 11/22/14) 25 goals and 40 assists in 58 contests Most GA/Period 2 (7x, 1st at Yale 1/3/15) Most Power Play Goals 4 (at UMass Amherst 11/22/14) ALEXX PRIVITERA Most PPG Against 2 (Maine 11/7/14) D • 5'11 • 181 • Dubuque (USHL) / Boston University (HEA) Most Shots on Goal 44 (2x, at Maine 11/29/14) • 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 35 (at St. Lawrence 12/13/14) ing a game-winner against Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse as a rookie in 2012 Least Shots Against 18 (vs. Maine 11/8/14) Most Shots/Period 21 (2nd at Maine 11/29/14) • Named to the All-USHL Second Team last season as the captain of Dubuque, Least Shots/Period 0 (3rd at Clarkson 10/18/14) where he ranked second in scoring among USHL defensemen with 44 points Most Shots Against/Period 15 (1st at Yale 1/3/15) Least Shots Against/Period 2 (2x, 2nd at Maine 11/28/14) JARRID PRIVITERA Most Penalties 8 (at Clarkson 10/18/14) F • 5'8 • 151 • Dubuque (USHL) Least Penalties 2 (2x, at UConn 11/21/14) • The younger brother of Alexx Privitera, he collected 10 goals and 25 assists Most Penalty Minutes 16 (at Clarkson 10/18/14) for 35 points in 58 regular season games before adding four playoff points Least Penalty Minutes 4 (2x, at UConn 11/21/14) • 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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LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN UVM HOCKEY... CURRENT NHL DRAFT PICKS Name Team Year Round/Pick Two-Goal Game Nick Luukko PHI 2010 6th/179 Mario Puskarich at Maine (11/28/14) 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) Four-Plus Goal Game Kevan Miller ‘11 BOS 1-2-3 (28) 1-5-6 (47) N/A Jerry Gernander (4G) vs. Boston University (10/23/99) ‘07 BUF 3-3-6 (31) 2-8-10 (67) 4-4-8 (45) ‘02 CHI 9-12-21 (28) 34-44-78 (82) 6-14-20 (28) Three-Assist Game Jake Fallon at Maine (11/28/14) Viktor Stålberg ‘09 NAS 0-3-3 (10) 8-10-18 (70) 9-14-23 (47) Martin St. Louis ‘97 NYR 13-18-31 (38) 30-39-69 (81) 17-43-60 (48) Four-Assist Game Chris McCarthy at Merrimack (2/21/14) Player Team Season Record GAA SV% ‘97* FLA/DAL 2013-14 18-24-4 2.88 .908 Five-Point Game Scott Mifsud (2G, 3A) vs. Sacred Heart (10/8/04) *Currently free agent

Short-Handed Goal ST. LOUIS JOINS 1,000 POINT CLUB Tom Forgione at Merrimack (2/22/14) • Martin St. Louis '97 became the 81st player in NHL history to record 1,000 Two Short-Handed Goals career points on Nov. 28 in a 3-0 win for the New York Rangers in Philadelphia. Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00) • St. Louis posted two points in the victory, including a second period goal for his milestone 1,000th point. Empty-Net Goal Jon Turk vs. Air Force (12/28/14) • The forward became just the fifth active NHL player with 1,000 career points and the sixth player ever to reach the plateau while wearing a Rangers jersey. Penalty Shot • St. Louis is also only the sixth undrafted player in NHL history to reach the Vermont: Jonathan Turk (Miss) at Merrimack (2/21/14) Opponent: Ryan McGrath (Hoffman SV) vs. #20 UMass Lowell (1/11/13) milestone, a short list that is led by Wayne Gretzky.

Goalie Shutout LECLAIR ENSHRINED IN FLYERS HALL OF FAME Vermont: Mike Santaguida (35 SV) at St. Lawrence, 2-0 ( 12/13/14 ) • John LeClair '91 was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame on Opponent: Jon Gillies (29 SV) vs. #16 Providence, 3-0 (12/29/14) Nov. 20 along with former teammate Eric Lindros at the Wells Fargo Center. 40-Plus Save Game • The St. Albans, Vt. native registered 333 goals and 310 assists for 643 points Rob Madore (40 SV) at Maine (1/4/12) for the Flyers and ranks seventh on the franchise's all-time scoring list. • The five-time All-Star posted a career-high 97 points in the 1995-96 and 50-Plus Save Game Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) 1996-97 campaigns and registered three straight 50-goal seasons.

Goal Scored by Goalie Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) MAJOR NHL AWARDS • UVM alumni have combined to win 11 major NHL awards, which ranks third Point Scored by Goalie in NCAA history behind only North Dakota and Cornell. Brody Hoffman (Assist) at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEA Quarterfinal) • Vermont is one of only five college hockey programs to boast more than five Overtime Win major NHL honors from its alumni. 4-3 vs. Maine (11/7/14) • UVM is also the only college hockey program in the country to have alums that have won the Hart, Jennings, Lady Byng, Pearson and Vezina trophies. Overtime Loss 1-0 vs. #7 UMass Lowell (2/28/14) • Former Cats have also won the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, and Ted Lindsay awards.

Overtime Tie CATAMOUNT CONNECTIONS 2-2 at #20 Notre Dame (11/1/14) • Chris Zimmerman ‘81 was named President and CEO of Business Operations for Swept a Home Series the St. Louis Blues this past summer. vs. Maine (4-3 OT, 4-1) (11/7-8/14) • Sophomore Brady Shaw’s father Brad Shaw is an assistant coach for the Blues. • Former goaltender Andrew Allen ‘01 is the Developmental Goaltending Coach Swept a Road Series at Maine (6-3, 4-1) (11/28-29/14) for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Win When Trailing After Two Periods vs. Maine (4-3 OT) (11/7/14) SHARP, ST. LOUIS WIN OLYMPIC GOLD • Patrick Sharp '02 and Martin St. Louis ‘97 won the 2014 Olympic gold medal Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent for Team Canada with a 3-0 shutout of Sweden in Sochi, Russia. at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) • Sharp and St. Louis each claimed their first career gold medals. Sharp made Win Against Top-5 Ranked Opponent his Olympic debut in Sochi, while St. Louis skated in his second Olympics after vs. #2 Notre Dame (2-1) (11/1/13) appearing in the 2006 games in Torino, Italy. • Americans John LeClair '91 (1998, 2002), Aaron Miller '93 (2002, 2006), and Win Against Top-10 Ranked Opponent Tim Thomas '97 (2010) are the other UVM alumni to play in the Winter Olympics. at #8 UMass Lowell (3-2) (3/15/14, HEA Quarterfinal) 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 Win by Five-Plus Goals 2013 Stanley Cup champions with the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston. at UMass Amherst (W, 11-1) (11/22/14) • Sharp clinched his second Stanley Cup after winning the 2010 trophy with 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 Tuesday afternoons during the season. 2013-14 Overall Record 20-15-3 • 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 8 (5F, 3D, 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 in 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.

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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, Ontario/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 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 Abram-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-ich 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 181-194-57 (12th) 1987 draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Career Record: 231-293-75 (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.

8 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey coaching staff 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 6-24-3 three of Sneddon's last four years with the Dutchmen. Boston University 11-16-6 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 8-19-6 Sneddon suffered two season-ending injuries at Harvard, and operations Northeastern 17-12-3 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 U.S. Cornell (ECAC) 0-4-1 Junior National Team for the 2015 IIHF World Dartmouth (ECAC) 9-7-1 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) 1-1-0 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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2013-2014 Team Statistics SEASON & CAREER STATISTICS

Scoring Overall - 20 GP (14-5-1 .725) Conference Only - 11 GP (7-3-1 .682) 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 21 Mario Puskarich FSO2099184/8102+5781146101/2001+34357282654 2 Mike Paliotta (CHI) DSR205131813/26201+117611358 5/10200+638123155065 6 Colin Markison FSR20410143/6100+44111448 2/4100+220107182341 17 Jake Fallon FSR2049135/10000+74211156 3/6000+328106193958 22 Brady Shaw FSO1775126/12402+3429437 5/10100+22351131023 18 Alexx Privitera DJR2038115/10301+92211369 4/8301+6166892837 12 Mike Stenerson FSO2046101/2002+43611358 1/2002E20355712 20 Brendan Bradley FSO2019101/2000+64311189 1/2000+5225692231 8 Jonathan Turk FJR20549 10/20102+23011448 4/8102+41685111223 14 Kevin Irwin FFR17459 8/16001+4178134 4/8000+1717459 28 Anthony Petruzzelli FFR20437 3/6001+32411224 3/6000+31320437 25 Nick Luukko (PHI) D SR201 6 7 2/410 1+7261102 2 00 0+41611072128 19 Jarrid Privitera F FR194 2 6 00 1+3121021 3 00 1+181942 6 23 Rob Darrar FFR18156 2/4000+52511033 2/4000+31518156 9 Kyle Reynolds FSR11145 3/6000E187123 3/6000E1677202848 13 Dan Senkbeil DJR10044 3/6000+5106033 1/2000+4659189 29 Malcolm McKinney F SO43 0 3 00 0+38330 3 00 0+38 830 3 16 Mitch Ferguson DFR6112 1/2100+285112 1/2100+286112 24 Chris Muscoby D SO150 2 2 2/400 0+38801 1 00 0+362623 5 15 Yvan Pattyn DJR20022 3/6000+21411022 2/4000+189231114 5 Rob Hamilton DSO14011 5/10000+4169000 4/8000-1105211314 27 Ori Abramson DFR1000 000-10 1000 4 Trey Phillips D FR400 0 2/4000-22 4000 10 Travis Blanleil F FR40 0 0 2/400 0 E 1100 0 00 0 E 0 400 0 1 Mike Santaguida G SO90 0 0 00 0+40400 0 00 0 E 02801 1 37 Brody Hoffman G JR130 0 0 00 0+120800 0 00 0+906902 2 Bench 4/8 Vermont Totals 20 61 108 169 88/176 14 0 14 +18 599 11 37 66 103 46/92 9 0 7 +11 347 Opponent Totals 20 34 56 90 90/205 5 1 5 -18 515 11 20 34 54 44/99 3 1 3 -11 286

## Goaltending (Overall) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time 37 Brody Hoffman JR 13 726:57 24 270 294 .918 1.98 10-2-1 .808 13 0 60.2% 1 Mike Santaguida SO 9 477:21 10 211 221 .955 1.26 4-3-0 .571 7 2 39.5% Open Net 7 3:55 0 0 0.3% Vermont Totals 20 1208:13 34 481 515 .934 1.69 14-5-1 .725 20 2 100.0% Opponent Totals 20 1208:13 61 538 599 .898 3.03 5-14-1 .275 20 2 100.0% ## Goaltending (Conference Only) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time 37 Brody Hoffman JR 8 457:14 14 180 194 .928 1.84 6-1-1 .812 8 0 68.4% 1 Mike Santaguida SO 4 208:53 6 86 92 .935 1.72 1-2-0 .333 3 0 31.3% Open Net 5 2:06 0 0 0.3% Vermont Totals 11 668:13 20 266 286 .930 1.80 7-3-1 .682 11 0 100.0% Opponent Totals 11 668:13 37 310 347 .893 3.32 3-7-1 .318 11 1 100.0% ## Goaltending (Career) YR GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO 37 Brody Hoffman JR 69 3987:51 165 1717 1882 .912 2.48 31-29-8 .515 68 2 1 Mike Santaguida SO 28 1601:06 56 687 743 .925 2.10 14-10-2 .577 26 3

Overall Conference Only Special Teams Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Vermont 14/ 76 .184 69/ 74 .932 83/150 .553 3.8 9/ 36 .250 35/ 38 .921 44/ 74 .595 3.3 Opponents 5/ 74 .068 62/ 76 .816 67/150 .447 3.7 3/ 38 .079 27/ 36 .750 30/ 74 .405 3.5

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 18 24 18 1 61 191 226 177 5 599 9 16 11 1 37 102 130 110 5 347 Opponents 13 15 6 0 34 187 174 150 4 515 6 9 5 0 20 99 101 82 4 286 Difference +5 +9 +12 +1 +27 +4 +52 +27 +1 +84 +3 +7 +6 +1 +17 +3 +29 +28 +1 +61

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