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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 2014-15 MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES Media Contact: Alastair Ingram O: 802.656.1109 • C: 339.927.0097 Athletic Communications • www.UVMathletics.com Email: [email protected] 97 Spear St. • 205 Patrick Gym • Burlington, Vt. 05405 YouTube: YouTube.com/UVMathletics Press Box Phone: 802.656.4182 • Fax: 802.656.8328 Twitter: @UVMmhockey • #VCats GAME 21 tonight’s matchup schedule TELEVISION #11 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS • 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) Kevin Sneddon 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. + Hockey East 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.