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 3 TONIGHT’S MATCHUP schedule
TELEVISION Overall: 2-0-0 None VERMONT CATAMOUNTS • 2-0-0 (1-0-0 HEA) at Hockey East: 1-0-0 CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS • 2-1-0 (0-0-0 ECAC) Home: 1-0-0 RADIO Cheel Arena • Potsdam, N.Y. Away: 1-0-0 WVMT 620-AM Neutral: 0-0-0 PxP: Alastair Ingram Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 • 7:00 p.m. Analyst: N/A OCTOBER TEAM BREAKDOWN 5 ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 8-0 VIDEO UVM CU 11 at #16 Northeastern + W, 6-2 ClarksonAthletics.TV Overall 2-0-0 2-1-0 17 CLARKSON W, 2-1 League 1-0-0 0-0-0 18 at Clarkson 7:00 pm AUDIO Home 1-0-0 0-0-0 25 UCONN + 7:05 pm SportsJuice.com Away 1-0-0 2-1-0 31 at Notre Dame + (NBCSN) 8:00 pm Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 LIVE STATS NOVEMBER ClarksonAthletics.com Goals/Game 4.00 2.33 1 at Notre Dame + (NBC Live Extra) 7:00 pm GAA 1.50 1.33 7 MAINE + 7:05 pm COACHING STAFFS Power Play 33.3% - 2/6 12.5% - 1/8 8 MAINE + 7:05 pm VERMONT Penalty Kill 100.0% - 4/4 88.9% - 8/9 14 at Providence + (OSN) 7:00 pm Head Coach: Shots on Goal 30.5 27.7 Kevin Sneddon 15 at Providence + (OSN) 7:00 pm Harvard ‘92 Penalty Minutes 7.0 10.0 21 at UConn + 5:30 pm Overall: 219-288-74 (17th) Goals Leader Turk - 3 7 players - 1 22 at UMass Amherst + 7:00 pm UVM: 169-189-56 (12th) Assists Leader Paliotta - 4 Zarbo - 3 25 UMASS AMHERST + (NESN) 7:05 pm Points Leader Paliotta - 5 Zarbo - 4 28 at Maine 7:00 pm Assistant Coach: GAA Leader Hoffman - 1.50 Perry - 1.34 29 at Maine 7:00 pm Kevin Patrick (3rd) SV% Leader Hoffman - .933 Perry - .931 Notre Dame ‘92 DECEMBER 12 ST. LAWRENCE 7:05 pm SETTING THE SCENE Assistant Coach: 13 at St. Lawrence 7:00 pm Kyle Wallack (3rd) • The Catamounts travel to former ECAC rival Clarkson to complete a 28 AIR FORCE % 7:05 pm Springfield ‘97 home-and-home series tonight at Cheel Arena. 29 PROVIDENCE % 7:05 pm • Vermont earned a hard-fought 2-1 win last night in the home opener at Gutterson Fieldhouse in front of a sellout crowd. JANUARY Assistant Coach: 3 at Yale 7:30 pm Terry Lovelette (21st) • Tonight marks the 82nd meeting of the all-time series and UVM’s first 11 at Dartmouth 4:00 pm Johnson State ‘98 trip to Cheel Arena in a decade since joining Hockey East. 16 NORTHEASTERN + 7:05 pm CLARKSON 17 NORTHEASTERN 7:05 pm Head Coach: LAST NIGHT: VERMONT 2, CLARKSON 1 23 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + 7:05 pm • Nick Luukko wristed home a power play goal five at 5:33 of the third Casey Jones 24 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + 7:05 pm Cornell '90 period to lift Vermont past Clarkson 2-1 in the home opener. 31 vs. Penn State & 1:00 pm Clarkson: 46-55-17 (4th) • Jake Fallon opened the scoring late in the first period and added an Overall: 46-55-17 (4th) assist in the third for a multi-point game. FEBRUARY • Brody Hoffman stopped 20 shots, including a breakaway late in the 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE + 7:05 pm Assistant Coach: second period after the Golden Knights had tied the score at one. 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE + 7:05 pm Phil Roy (4th) • UVM out-shot Clarkson 24-21, including a 10-4 edge in the final frame. 13 at Boston College + 7:30 pm Clarkson '00 14 at Boston College + 7:00 pm 20 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm Assistant Coach: CATS OPEN SEASON IN STYLE 21 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm Andy Jones (4th) • Jonathan Turk scored his first career hat trick as Vermont posted a 27 at UMass Lowell + 7:15 pm Amherst '00 convincing 6-2 victory over 16th-ranked Northeastern last Saturday in 28 at UMass Lowell + 7:00 pm the season opener at Matthews Arena in Hockey East play. Assistant Coach: • The Catamounts used a four-goal second period to blow the game MARCH Shawn Grant open, and Turk’s final goal late in the third period sealed the win. 6-8 HEA First Round @ TBA Clarkson ‘02 • Turk added an assist for a four-point performance, while captain Mike 13-15 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA Paliotta also registered four points with a goal and three assists. 20-21 HEA Championships $ TBA OFFICIALS 27-29 NCAA Regionals TBA Referee: Joe Carusone • Mario Puskarich chipped in a goal and two assists on the night, while Referee: Kyle Allen Alexx Privitera and Kyle Reynolds each collected a pair of assists. APRIL Linesman: Jayson Selbert 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four $ TBA Linesman: Zach Dupree WEEKLY HONORS FOR TURK • Jonathan Turk was named the Warrior Hockey East Player of the Week Home games in ALL CAPS + Hockey East game on Monday following his four-point game at Northeastern. % Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup (Burlington, Vt.) • The junior was also recognized as the NCAA No. 1 Star of the Week on & Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) Tuesday as he became the first player in the nation to score a hat trick. @ Campus Locations • He has already matched the goal total from each of his first two years $ TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) as he takes over the role of top line center this season. All times are EST and subject to change due to TV STANDINGS & POLLS • GAME NOTES ROYAL DOMINATION HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS • Vermont shut out Royal Military College of Canada 8-0 on Oct. 5 in its only CONFERENCE OVERALL exhibition game at Gutterson Fieldhouse. PTS GP RECORD GP RECORD • UVM had eight different goal scorers, 18 of its 22 skaters recorded at least one 1. Boston University 211-0-0 1 1-0-0 point, and five players had multi-point games in the victory. UMass Lowell 211-0-0 2 2-0-0 • The Catamounts out-shot the Paladins 64-7 on the afternoon and held RMC to Vermont 211-0-0 2 2-0-0 just one shot in the final 40 minutes. 4. UConn 000-0-0 2 0-1-1 Maine 000-0-0 3 0-3-0 PUSKARICH CROWNED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Merrimack 000-0-0 2 2-0-0 • Mario Puskarich became the first Catamount to win the Hockey East Rookie New Hampshire 000-0-0 2 1-1-0 of the Year Award last season. Notre Dame 000-0-0 3 1-2-0 • Puskarich was also one of three unanimous selections to the All-Rookie Team. Providence 000-0-0 2 1-1-0 • The freshman ranked fourth in the nation in rookie scoring with 35 points, Boston College 010-1-0 1 0-1-0 and tied the NCAA lead with seven game-winning goals. Massachusetts 010-1-0 2 0-2-0 • Puskarich was the highest scoring Vermont rookie during its Hockey East era , Northeastern 010-1-0 2 0-2-0 and with 19 goals he scored four more than any other league freshman. • The Florida native was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Month twice last USCHO.COM POLL (OCT. 13, 2014) year and won the Rookie of the Week Award five times, all after Dec. 16. RK TEAM (1ST PLACE) RECORD PTS LAST WK • The rookie led the league in shots on goal during league play with 101. 1 Minnesota (47) 2-0-0 997 1 2 Union (3) 2-0-0 895 5 PALIOTTA HITS HALF CENTURY MARK 3 North Dakota 1-1-0 784 2 • With his third assist last Saturday at Northeastern, Mike Paliotta eclipsed the 4 Ferris State 1-0-0 749 9 50-point plateau for his career with 11 goals and 41 assists. 5 Providence 1-1-0 745 3 6 Colgate 1-1-0 709 6 • The Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star was unanimously selected as the 7 Boston College 0-1-0 663 4 captain of the Catamounts this season to replace forwards H.T. Lenz and Chris 8 St. Cloud State 1-1-0 652 7 McCarthy, who served as co-captains last season and graduated in the Spring. 9 UMass Lowell 1-0-0 585 17 • The blueliner finished third on the team in scoring last year with 27 points, 10 Michigan 0-1-0 431 8 which was seven more than his first two collegiate seasons combined. 11 Miami 1-1-0 391 11 • He ranked 12th in the NCAA as a junior and third in Hockey East in scoring 12 Minnesota State 1-1-0 384 13 by a defenseman, and he led all league d-men in assists with 22. 13 Quinnipiac 1-0-0 354 15 14 Boston University 1-0-0 328 20 15 Cornell 0-0-0 273 14 REYNOLDS RETURNS • Skating in his first regular season game in roughly 18 months last Saturday, 16 Denver 0-0-0 185 18 17 Ohio State 1-1-0 173 NR senior Kyle Reynolds picked up a pair of assists and is now five points shy of 50. 18 Wisconsin 0-2-0 154 10 • Reynolds returned to the lineup this season after missing the entire 2013-14 19 Alaska 2-0-0 113 NR campaign due to a knee injury sustained against Ottawa in exhibition action. 20 Minnesota Duluth 1-1-0 108 NR • Two years ago, the forward ranked third on the team in scoring with 20 points and was tied for second with nine goals. Others Receiving Votes: Vermont 107 , Notre Dame 77, Michigan • As a freshmen, the Alberta native ranked among the top-30 rookie scorers in Tech 61, Robert Morris 53, Alaska Anchorage 47, Northeastern 45, the nation with 23 points and was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. Clarkson 41, New Hampshire 40, Yale 26, Bowling Green 21, Nebraska Omaha 17, Mercyhurst 16, Bemidji State 14, Colorado College 13, Rensselaer 12, Merrimack 9, Alabama Huntsville 8, STINGY DEFENSE Dartmouth 8, Michigan State 6, Penn State 6, Harvard 4, Western • The Catamounts ranked 11th in the nation in team defense last season with Michigan 4, Air Force 1, Brown 1. a 2.34 goals against average. • Last year, Vermont went the entire season without allowing more than two USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY POLL (OCT. 13, 2014) goals in a single period. • Brody Hoffman ranked 11th nationally with a 2.25 goals against average and RK TEAM, PTS (1ST PLACE) LAST WK RECORD 18th with a .925 save percentage in his 19 starts (10-8-1). 1. Minnesota, 510 (34) 1 2-0-0 2. Union, 421 7 2-0-0 • Mike Santaguida started 11 of the team’s 20 Hockey East games and posted a 3. North Dakota, 377 2 1-1-0 6-5-0 record with a 2.46 goals against average in those games. 4. Colgate, 367 5 1-1-0 5. Providence, 340 4 1-1-0 KILLER CATAMOUNTS 6. Ferris State, 328 8 1-0-0 • Vermont’s penalty kill ranked eighth in the country last season at 85.2% and 7. St. Cloud State, 317 6 1-1-0 the team owned a 11-5-2 record when perfect on the kill. 8. Boston College, 313 3 0-1-0 • The penalty kill finished Hockey East play at 80-for-91 (87.9%), which was 9. UMass Lowell, 241 NR 1-0-0 the second best mark in the league behind only Boston College. 10. Michigan, 174 9 0-1-0 • A third of the power play goals allowed last season came on 5-on-3’s. 11. Miami, 142 10 1-1-0 • UVM, which has just seven penalties in two games, ranked among the top-20 12. Minnesota State, 124 11 1-1-0 13. Boston University, 121 15 1-0-0 teams in the country in team discipline with 10.6 penalty minutes per game. 14. Quinnipiac, 61 NR 1-0-0 15. Cornell, 53 14 0-0-0 PROTECTING THE LEAD • Only twice in the last two seasons has Vermont blown a 40-minute lead. Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State, 44; Denver, 24; Michigan Tech, • During that span, the Catamounts have a 23-2-2 record when leading after 20; Wisconsin, 15; Minnesota Duluth, 15; Vermont, 12 ; Yale, 12; two periods of play, including a 13-2-0 mark last season. Alaska, 11; Bemidji State, 11; Notre Dame, 9; Robert Morris, 9; • UVM went 11-2-0 when leading after the first and 13-4-0 when scoring first Alaska Anchorage, 5; Northeastern, 3; Clarkson, 1. during the 2013-14 campaign.
2 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey SERIES HISTORY • GAME NOTES (Cont.) SERIES HISTORY SERIES HISTORY vs. CLARKSON • Tonight marks the 82nd all-time meeting between Vermont and Clarkson in a All-Time Series: CU leads 52-27-2 series which dates back to 1971. Last Meeting: UVM 2-1 (Oct. 17, 2014) • The Golden Knights lead the overall series 52-27-2 and own a 27-13-1 record against UVM all-time at Cheel Arena. First Meeting: CU 5-3 (Jan. 13, 1971) 13-22-1 • Vermont edged then-No. 9 Clarkson 3-2 last year in the Sheraton/TD Bank Home vs. Clarkson: Catamount Cup as Pete Massar, Mario Puskarich, and Tom Forgione lit the lamp. Road vs. Clarkson: 13-27-1 1-3-0 Neutral vs. Clarkson: SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS Last 10 Meetings: 6-3-1 • Clarkson posted 3-1 road victories over Niagara and RIT last weekend to open Under Sneddon: 4-2-1 the season 2-0-0 after posting a 21-17-4 record a year ago. • The Golden Knights return just one of their top five scorers from last season as junior Jeff DiNallo recorded 25 points in 40 games. • Senior Joe Zarbo has four points through three games to lead the team . • Steve Perry has started both games in net with a .931 SV% after registering a 2.05 GAA and .917 SV% in 23 starts during the 2013-14 campaign. • Casey Jones begins his fourth season as the head coach at Clarkson.
YEAR IN REVIEW • Last season, Vermont celebrated its 50th anniversary of men’s hockey and the 50th anniversary of Gutterson Fieldhouse. • UVM won 20 games for the first time since 2009, made the Hockey East play - offs for the eighth time in the last nine seasons, and secured its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in school history. • The Catamounts fell to eventual national champion Union in the NCAA East Regional at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. • The team collected two Hockey East All-Star honors and had a player (Mario Puskarich) win the Rookie of the Year Award for the first time.
HOCKEY EAST PRESEASON POLL • Vermont was picked to finish eighth in PRESEASON POLL (1st place) the 2014-15 Hockey East Preseason 1. Providence (7) – 127 Coaches Poll, which was released at the 2. Boston College (3) – 120 league's Media Day at TD Garden. 3. Notre Dame – 94 • Providence was selected to win the 4. Northeastern (1) – 90 league this year with 127 points and 5. New Hampshire – 86 6. Boston University – 83 seven of a possible 11 first place votes. 7. UMass Lowell (1) – 79 • Reigning regular season champion 8. Vermont – 75 Boston College finished second in the 9. Maine – 74 poll (120) with three first place votes. 10. Merrimack – 37 • Two-time defending Tournament cham - 11. UMass Amherst – 33 pion UMass Lowell received the seventh- 12. UConn – 26 most points and one first place vote.
SNEDDON RECORDS DOUBLE MILESTONE • Last season on Nov. 9 at Maine, Kevin Sneddon collected the 150th win of his tenure at Vermont and the 200th of his NCAA head coaching career. • Sneddon, who enters his 12th season at UVM in 2014-15 , is only the fourth head coach in program history and just the third since 1965. • He has led the program to three NCAA Tournaments in the last six seasons, and took UVM to its second-ever NCAA Frozen Four in 2009.
VERMONT PROTECTS THE GUT • Vermont beat ninth-ranked Clarkson and Canisius last year to capture the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup for the fourth time in the last six seasons. • Vermont has claimed two straight titles and each one has featured an upset win over a top-15 opponent, including No. 12 Union in 2012-13. • UVM is 15-4-1 overall in the Catamount Cup under Kevin Sneddon.
UVM CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY • Vermont celebrated its 50th anniversary of men’s hockey Nov. 2 last season. • The Cats have been led by just four head coaches: Bill Ruffer (1963-65), Jim Cross (1965-84), Mike Gilligan (1984-2003), and Kevin Sneddon (2003-present). • UVM has had 21 All-Americans, been to six NCAA Tournaments and two Frozen Fours (1996 and 2009), sent 15 players to the NHL, and had alumni win seven Stanley Cups and 11 major NHL awards (second in NCAA history).
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THREE-YEAR SITUATIONAL RECORDS INTRODUCING THE NEW CATAMOUNTS • UVM added eight players (five forwards and three defensemen) to this year’s 12-13 13-14 14-15 roster for the 2014-15 campaign. Overall record 11-19-6 20-15-3 2-0-0 • Among the newcomers are All-USHL Second Team selection Alexx Privitera, Hockey East record 8-13-6 10-10-0 1-0-0 AJHL MVP Trey Phillips, and 2013 RBC Cup champion Anthony Petruzzelli. Home 6-10-2 9-7-2 1-0-0 • The Privitera brothers (Alexx and Jarrid) along with Rob Darrar all skated for Away 5-8-4 10-7-1 1-0-0 the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints last season. Neutral 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 • The Class of 2018 includes players with experience in junior leagues based in Home vs. non-league 2-2-0 5-0-2 1-0-0 the United States, British Columbia, and Alberta. Away vs. non-league 1-1-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 Neutral vs. non-league 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 TRAVIS BLANLEIL Overtime games 0-0-6 1-1-3 0-0-0 F • 5'7 • 152 • Penticton (BCHL) One-goal games 5-3-0 10-7-0 1-0-0 • During the 2013-14 campaign, he served as an assistant captain and helped Two or more goal games 6-16-0 10-7-0 1-0-0 lead Penticton to the Interior Division title with 36 regular season wins Vermont outshoots 5-7-1 10-10-1 2-0-0 • Skated in 52 games and registered eight goals, 21 assists, and 56 PIM Opponent outshoots 6-10-5 9-5-1 0-0-0 Equal shots 0-2-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 ROB DARRAR 20 or fewer shots 1-2-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 F • 5'9 • 176 • Dubuque (USHL) 21-30 shots 5-10-3 8-8-1 1-0-0 • Posted 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points in 58 regular season games before 30 or more shots 5-7-3 10-7-2 1-0-0 notching five goals in seven playoff contests Vermont scores first 7-5-3 13-4-0 2-0-0 • Also played two seasons for Gunnery Prep in Connecticut where he registered Opponent scores first 4-14-3 7-11-3 0-0-0 63 points in 59 career games
Leading after first 5-2-0 11-2-0 2-0-0 MITCH FERGUSON Trailing after first 2-12-2 2-6-2 0-0-0 D • 6'0 • 170 • Salmon Arm (BCHL) Tied after first 4-5-4 7-7-1 0-0-0 • Skated in 48 games for the BCHL's Salmon Arm SilverBacks last season and posted four goals and 30 assists from the blueline Leading after second 9-0-2 13-2-0 1-0-0 • Was tied for third on the team in assists and led all Salmon Arm defensemen Trailing after second 0-18-1 1-10-2 0-0-0 in overall scoring Tied after second 2-1-3 6-3-1 1-0-0
Vermont scores PPG 6-5-2 15-6-0 2-0-0 KEVIN IRWIN Vermont scores 0 PPG 5-14-4 5-9-3 0-0-0 F • 6'0 • 174 • Green Bay (USHL) Opponent scores PPG 6-13-5 9-10-1 0-0-0 • Served as an assistant captain for the squad last year and registered 18 goals, Opponent scores 0 PPG 5-6-1 11-5-2 2-0-0 13 assists, and 86 penalty minutes in 57 games • Posted a 21-goal campaign in 2012-13 to rank fifth on the team and was sec - After a win 3-5-3 10-9-1 1-0-0 ond in penalty minutes with 90 After a loss 7-9-2 8-5-1 0-0-0 After a tie 1-5-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 ANTHONY PETRUZZELLI F • 5'10 • 179 • Brooks (AJHL) Against ranked teams 3-13-3 7-12-2 1-0-0 • Two years ago, he tallied 36 goals and 42 assists in 76 games and led Brooks Against AHA 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 to the 2013 RBC Cup as national champions of Canadian Junior A hockey Against BIG 10 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Against ECAC 3-1-0 3-2-2 1-0-0 • During the 2013-14 campaign, he led the team in goals (27) and points (53) Against NCHC 0-2-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 as Brooks defended its AJHL South Division crown
TREY PHILLIPS GAME HIGHS AND LOWS (2013-14) D • 5'10 • 174 • Canmore (AJHL) Most Goals 6 (2x, at Boston University 1/25/14) • Earned the AJHL MVP award last season and was recognized as the Top Least Goals 0 (4x, vs. #7 UMass Lowell 2/28/14) Defenceman in all of Canadian Junior A hockey Most Goals Against 5 (3x, vs. #1 Union 3/28/14) • Led the team and ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 65 points on Least Goals Against 0 (vs. UMass Amherst 11/24/13) 25 goals and 40 assists in 58 contests Most Goals/Period 4 (2x, 3rd at #11 Northeastern 1/18/14) Most GA/Period 2 (17x, 3rd vs. #1 Union 3/28/14) ALEXX PRIVITERA Most Power Play Goals 2 (4x, at #8 UMass Lowell 3/15/14) D • 5'11 • 194 • Dubuque (USHL) / Boston University (HEA) Most PPG Against 2 (4x, vs. #1 Union 3/28/14) • Returns to Hockey East after playing at Boston University for two seasons Most Shots on Goal 61 (vs. Canisius 12/29/13) • Skated in 48 games for the Terriers and tallied 20 assists and six goals, includ - Least Shots on Goal 19 (2x, vs. #9 Clarkson 12/28/13) ing a game-winner against Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse as a rookie in 2012 Most Shots Against 39 (2x, vs. #1 Union 3/28/14) • Named to the All-USHL Second Team last season as the captain of Dubuque, Least Shots Against 18 (at Boston University 1/25/14) Most Shots/Period 22 (2x, 1st vs. Canisius 12/29/13) where he ranked second in scoring among USHL defensemen with 44 points Least Shots/Period 1 (2nd vs. #2 Notre Dame 11/1/13) Most Shots Against/Period 23 (3rd vs. Penn State 10/26/13) JARRID PRIVITERA Least Shots Against/Period 1 (2nd vs. Penn State 10/26/13) F • 5'7 • 161 • Dubuque (USHL) Most Penalties 10 (at Maine 11/9/13) • The younger brother of Alexx Privitera, he collected 10 goals and 25 assists Least Penalties 2 (4x, at #8 UMass Lowell 3/16/14) for 35 points in 58 regular season games before adding four playoff points Most Penalty Minutes 25 (at Maine 11/8/13) • Won the 2013 USHL Clark Cup as a member of Dubuque and posted six points Least Penalty Minutes 4 (4x, at #8 UMass Lowell 3/16/14) in 11 playoff contests during the Saints’ title run
4 UVMathletics.com • @UVMmhockey LAST TIME IT HAPPENED • NHL & ALUMNI NOTES
LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN UVM HOCKEY... VERMONT NHL DRAFT PICKS Name Team Year Round/Pick Two-Goal Game Nick Luukko PHI 2010 6th/179 Chris McCarthy vs. #1 Union (3/28/14, NCAA Regional) 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 0-0-0 (4) 1-5-6 (47) N/A Jerry Gernander (4G) vs. Boston University (10/23/99) Torrey Mitchell ‘07 BUF 1-0-1 (4) 2-8-10 (67) 4-4-8 (45) Patrick Sharp ‘02 CHI 2-2-4 (4) 34-44-78 (82) 6-14-20 (28) Three-Assist Game Mike Paliotta at #16 Northeastern (10/11/14) Viktor Stålberg ‘09 NAS 0-0-0 (0) 8-10-18 (70) 9-14-23 (47) Martin St. Louis ‘97 NYR 0-4-4 (4) 30-39-69 (81) 17-43-60 (48) Four-Assist Game Chris McCarthy at Merrimack (2/21/14) Player Team Season Record GAA SV% Tim Thomas ‘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 REACHES CUP FINAL AND 1,000 GAMES Tom Forgione at Merrimack (2/22/14) • Martin St. Louis ‘97 helped lead the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup Final Two Short-Handed Goals last season for the first time in 20 years. Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00) • Before being traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis suited up for his 1,000th career NHL game in November. Empty-Net Goal Mario Puskarich at Merrimack (2/21/14) • Prior to the trade, he was one of only four NCAA alums to serve as NHL captains but will serve as an assistant captain this season in New York. Penalty Shot • In 2012-13, St. Louis became the oldest player (38 years) to win the Art Ross Vermont: Jonathan Turk (Miss) at Merrimack (2/21/14) Opponent: Ryan McGrath (Hoffman SV) vs. #20 UMass Lowell (1/11/13) Trophy as the regular season scoring champion.
Goalie Shutout SHARP AND ST. LOUIS WIN OLYMPIC GOLD Vermont: Mike Santaguida (39 SV) vs. UMass Amherst, 2-0 ( 11/24/13 ) • Patrick Sharp '02 and Martin St. Louis ‘97 won the 2014 Olympic gold medal Opponent: Clay Witt (44 SV) vs. #16 Northeastern, 3-0 (12/17/13) for Team Canada with a 3-0 shutout of Sweden in Sochi, Russia. 40-Plus Save Game • Sharp and St. Louis each claimed their first career gold medals. Sharp made Rob Madore (40 SV) at Maine (1/4/12) his Olympic debut in Sochi, while St. Louis skated in his second Olympics after appearing in the 2006 games in Torino, Italy. 50-Plus Save Game Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) • Americans John LeClair '91 (1998, 2002), Aaron Miller '93 (2002, 2006), and Tim Thomas '97 (2010) are the other UVM alumni to play in the Winter Olympics. Goal Scored by Goalie Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) MILLER SIGNS EXTENSION IN BOSTON Point Scored by Goalie • Former defenseman and captain Kevan Miller ‘11 signed a two-year contract Brody Hoffman (Assist) at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEA Quarterfinal) extension in January with the Boston Bruins. Overtime Win • He scored his first career NHL goal on Dec. 8 in a 5-2 win over the Toronto 3-2 at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEA Quarterfinal), GWG: Puskarich Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. • T he defenseman made his NHL debut last November, becoming the sixth UVM Overtime Loss 1-0 vs. #7 UMass Lowell (2/28/14) alum to play in the NHL in 2013-14 and the 15th overall in program history.
Overtime Tie THREE CATS TRADED ON DEADLINE DAY 3-3 vs. #10 Yale (1/4/14) • Before the NHL Trade Deadline in March, former Catamounts Torrey Mitchell Swept a Home Series ‘07, Martin St. Louis ‘97, and Tim Thomas ‘97 were dealt to new teams. vs. Maine (3-2, 5-2) (11/29-30/13) • Mitchell was traded from the Minnesota Wild to the Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis moved from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the New York Rangers, and Thomas was Swept a Road Series at Merrimack (4-1, 4-3) (2/21-22/14) traded to the Dallas Stars from the Florida Panthers.
Win When Trailing After Two Periods at #11 Northeastern (4-1) (1/18/14) PAIR OF CATS HOIST STANLEY CUP • Former UVM forwards Patrick Sharp '02 and Viktor Stalberg '09 were crowned Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent 2013 Stanley Cup champions with the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston. at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) • Sharp clinched his second Stanley Cup after winning the 2010 trophy with Win Against Top-5 Ranked Opponent Chicago, while Stalberg earned the title for the first time and became the sixth vs. #2 Notre Dame (2-1) (11/1/13) different Catamount Cup winner. • Sharp and Stalberg mark the second set of former Cats to win the Cup in the Win Against Top-10 Ranked Opponent same year (Martin St. Louis & Erin Perrin, Tampa Bay ‘04). at #8 UMass Lowell (3-2) (3/15/14, HEA Quarterfinal) 10-Plus Goals in a Game MAJOR NHL AWARDS vs. Holy Cross (W, 10-2) (12/2/00) • UVM alumni have combined to win 11 major NHL awards, which ranks second Win by Five Plus Goals in NCAA history behind North Dakota and Cornell. 7-2 at Maine (2/11/11) • Vermont is one of only five college hockey programs to boast more than five major NHL honors from its alumni. Consecutive Shutout Wins • UVM is also the only college hockey program in the country to have alums that at UNH (1-0), at UNH (1-0 OT) (3/13-14/10, HEA Quarterfinal) have won the Hart, Jennings, Lady Byng, Pearson and Vezina trophies. Former Cats have also captured the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, and Ted Lindsay awards.
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. Alastair General Information Ingram enters his fifth season as the play-by-play voice of the Location Burlington, Vermont Catamounts. Former UVM players Joe Gervais ‘88, Aaron Miller Founded 1791 ‘93, Jerry Tarrant ‘89, Derek Wagar ‘05, and Tom Child ‘04 will Enrollment 10,080 serve as color analysts. All men’s hockey games can also be heard National Affiliation NCAA Division I 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 Coaches Show, hosted by Alastair Ingram, School Mascot Catamount airs live on WVMT 620-AM every Wednesday from 9:35-10 a.m. School Colors Green & Gold throughout the season during the Charlie, Ernie & Lisa Morning Home Ice (capacity) Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,007) Show. Live audio is available online at NewsTalk620WVMT.com. Ice Size 200’ x 90’ President Tom Sullivan CATAMOUNTV HD WEBCASTS Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran The Vermont athletic department has once again partnered with Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 the UVM Alumni Association to webcast all UVM men’s hockey Athletic Department Fax (802) 656-0949 home games for free in HD this season via CatamounTV. Through Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 the partnership, CatamounTV will stream over 100 home athletic Gutterson Fieldhouse Press Box (802) 656-4193 events during the 2014-15 academic year. Webcasts are available by logging on to CatamounTV.com. Coaching Staff Head Coach Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ’92), 12th season MEDIA CREDENTIALS Record at Vermont (Years) 167-189-56 (11) Media interested in season or game credentials for men's hockey Overall Record (Years) 217-288-74 (16) games should contact Alastair Ingram in the Vermont Athletic Hockey East Record (Years) 86-109-41 (9) Communications Office at (802) 656-1109. Credentials will be left Assistant Coach Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ’92), 3rd season at the media will-call in the lobby of Gutterson Fieldhouse. Assistant Coach Kyle Wallack (Springfield ’97), 3rd season Assistant Coach Terry Lovelette (Johnson State ‘98), 21st season MEDIA INTERVIEWS Athletic Trainer Matt Bain (Boston University ‘07) All men's hockey interview requests must be arranged through Hockey Operations Mike Monti (Western New England ‘09) Alastair Ingram in the Athletic Communications Office. Please Strength & Conditioning Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00) contact Ingram to arrange interviews during the week at least 24 Equipment Manager Charlie Mackey hours in advance. Kevin Sneddon and UVM student-athletes are Sports Information Alastair Ingram (Syracuse ‘08) available on Tuesday’s during the season. A schedule of interview times will be emailed to all members of the local media on a weekly basis. Please contact Ingram to make arrangements for Team Information separate phone interviews. Please note that student-athlete 2013-14 Overall Record 20-15-3 phone numbers will not be given out under any circumstances. 2013-14 League Record (Place) 10-10-0 (7th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19 (10F, 6D, 3G) / 9 (7F, 2D, 0G) POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Newcomers 8 (5F, 3D, 0G) The Vemont locker room is closed to all members of the media. 2014-15 Captain Mike Paliotta Kevin Sneddon will be available in the Bostwick Room on the 2014-15 Assistant Captains N/A main concourse following the game. Select Vermont student- athletes will also be available in the Bostwick Room after a 10- Team History minute cooling-off period. With the exception of live television, First Year of Men’s Hockey 1963-64 student-athletes are not available until the conclusion of the First Year in Hockey East 2005-06 cooling-off period. Please make all post-game interview requests NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 through Josh Parker. Interviews with the visiting head coach and Last NCAA Appearance 2014 student-athletes should be arranged through the visiting SID. Frozen Fours 2 (1996, 2009) NCAA All-Americans 21 FOLLOW THE CATAMOUNTS All-Time NHL Players 15 • For the latest game summaries, stats, news, notes, features, Major NHL Awards 11 video and more, visit UVMathletics.com.
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No. Name NHL Class Pos. S/C Height Weight Birthdate Hometown/Previous Team 1 Mike Santaguida So. G L-C 5-9 175 3/6/93 Mississauga, Ontario/Surrey (BCHL) 2 Mike Paliotta (C) CHI Sr. DR6-3 201 4/6/93 Westport, Conn./U.S. Under-18 4 Trey Phillips Fr. DL5-10 174 4/2/93 Okotoks, Alberta/Canmore (AJHL) 5 Rob Hamilton So. DL5-11 165 1/1/94 Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 6 Colin Markison Sr. FR5-10 185 8/6/92 Princeton, N.J./Omaha (USHL) 7 Tom Forgione So. FL5-10 185 8/23/93 South Burlington, Vt./Sioux Falls (USHL) 8 Jonathan Turk Jr. FL5-9 188 5/1/91 Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 9 Kyle Reynolds Sr. FL5-10 170 1/4/90 Sylvan Lake, Alberta/Okotoks (AJHL) 10 Travis Blanleil Fr. FL5-7 152 3/8/94 Kelowna, British Columbia/Penticton (BCHL) 12 Mike Stenerson So. FL5-10 165 1/20/93 Surrey, British Columbia/Surrey (BCHL) 13 Dan Senkbeil Jr. DL6-5 220 9/7/91 Fremont, Calif./North Dakota (NCHC) 14 Kevin Irwin Fr. FR6-0 174 7/9/93 Akron, Ohio/Green Bay (USHL) 15 Yvan Pattyn Jr. DR6-1 196 3/31/93 St. Anne, Manitoba/Portage (MJHL) 16 Mitch Ferguson Fr. DL6-0 170 3/29/94 Calgary, Alberta/Salmon Arm (BCHL) 17 Jake Fallon Sr. FL5-10 187 2/27/92 Southlake, Texas/Indiana (USHL) 18 Alexx Privitera Jr. DR5-11 194 1/18/93 Old Tappan, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 19 Jarrid Privitera Fr. FL5-7 161 7/1/94 Old Tappan, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 20 Brendan Bradley So. FL6-0 170 8/15/92 Richboro, Pa./Jersey (EJHL) 21 Mario Puskarich So. FL5-9 190 6/22/92 Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Langley (BCHL) 22 Brady Shaw So. FL6-1 200 10/2/92 Ottawa, Ontario/Surrey (BCHL) 23 Rob Darrar Fr. FL5-9 176 7/30/94 Monroe Township, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 24 Chris Muscoby So. DL5-9 183 2/28/92 Airdrie, Alberta/Brooks (AJHL) 25 Nick Luukko PHI Sr. DR6-2 181 11/29/91 West Chester, Pa./Dubuque (USHL) 28 Anthony Petruzzelli Fr. FL5-10 179 5/9/93 Federal Way, Wash./Brooks (AJHL) 29 Malcolm McKinney So. FR5-8 164 9/27/92 West Vancouver, British Columbia/Coquitlam (BCHL) 30 Pat Feeley So. G R-C 6-7 226 2/22/93 Winthrop, Mass./New Hampshire (EJHL) 37 Brody Hoffman Jr. G L-C 6-4 195 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 10 Blanleil, Travis F Travis Blanleil Blon-lay United States (14) 20 Bradley, Brendan F Rob Darrar Dar-ah California (1) - Senkbeil 23 Darrar, Rob F Tom Forgione For-gee-own Connecticut (1) - Paliotta 17 Fallon, Jake F Nick Luukko Luke-oh Florida (1) - Puskarich 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 37 Hoffman, Brody G Mario Puskarich Pah-scare-ich Pennsylvania (2) - Bradley, Luukko 14 Irwin, Kevin F Mike Santaguida Santa-gwee-dah Texas (1) - Fallon 25 Luukko, Nick D Dan Senkbeil Sank-bile Vermont (1) - Forgione 6 Markison, Colin F Washington (1) - Petruzzelli 29 McKinney, Malcolm F 24 Muscoby, Chris D Seniors (5) Fallon, Luukko, Markison, Paliotta, Reynolds 2 Paliotta, Mike D Canada (13) 15 Pattyn, Yvan D Alberta (6) - Ferguson, Hamilton, Muscoby, Phillips, 28 Petruzzelli, Anthony F Juniors (5) Reynolds, Turk 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 (2) - Santaguida, Shaw Bradley, Feeley, Forgione, Hamilton, McKinney, 21 Puskarich, Mario F 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 (7) Name Team Year Round/Overall 12 Stenerson, Mike F Blanleil, Darrar, Ferguson, Irwin, Petruzzelli, Nick Luukko Philadelphia 2010 6th/179 8 Turk, Jonathan F 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 169-189-56 (12th) 1987 draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Career Record: 219-288-74 (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 1-0-0 University where he helped the Crimson win the NCAA Championship in Maine 12-14-4 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 15-12-3 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 1-1-0 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 12-9-5 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) 1-0-0 Brown (ECAC) 1-3-0 ASSISTANT COACHES Canisius (AHA) 1-0-0 Clarkson (ECAC) 4-2-1 Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92), 3rd year Colgate (ECAC) 3-5-1 • Selected as an assistant coach for the 2015 Cornell (ECAC) 0-4-1 U.S. Junior National Team that will compete in Dartmouth (ECAC) 9-7-1 the IIHF World Junior Championships • 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) 10-5-0 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) 5-2-1
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------Vermont | Overall - 2 GP ( 2- 0- 0 1.000) | Conf OnlyOnly - 1 GP ( 1- 0- 0 1.000) | Career ------|------|------|------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 2 Mike Paliotta (CHI) D SR | 2 1 4 5 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 3 4 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 105 11 41 52 8 Jonathan Turk F JR | 2 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 | 1 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 | 67 9 9 18 17 Jake Fallon F SR | 2 2 1 3 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 88 17 31 48 21 Mario Puskarich F SO | 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 | 39 20 19 39 18 Alexx Privitera D JR | 2 0 3 3 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 2 2 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 50 6 23 29 9 Kyle Reynolds F SR | 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 | 68 19 26 45 25 Nick Luukko (PHI) D SR | 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 92 7 15 22 20 Brendan Bradley F SO | 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 38 8 14 22 6 Colin Markison F SR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 89 14 13 27 15 Yvan Pattyn D JR | 2 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 74 3 9 12 37 Brody Hoffman G JR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 58 0 2 2 5 Rob Hamilton D SO | 2 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 40 1 12 13 12 Mike Stenerson F SO | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 1 1 2 22 Brady Shaw F SO | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 36 6 5 11 24 Chris Muscoby D SO | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 13 2 1 3 14 Kevin Irwin F FR | 2 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 19 Jarrid Privitera F FR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 23 Rob Darrar F FR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 28 Anthony Petruzzelli F FR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 Bench | 1/ 2 | | ------|------|------|------|------|------|------Vermont | 2 8 14 22 7/ 14 2 0 2 0 | 1 6 111 17 4/ 8 1 0 1 0 | Opponents | 2 3 6 9 9/ 18 0 0 0 0 | 1 2 4 6 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | ------|------|------|------|------## Goaltending (Overall) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA RecordRecord Win% GS SO %Time | Overall 37 Brody Hoffman JR | 2 120:00 3 42 45 .933 1.50 2- 0-0- 0 1.000 2 0 100.0% | +: 76:54 64.1% Vermont | 2 120:00 3 42 45 .933 1.50 2- 0-0- 0 1.000 2 0 100.0% | -: 0:00 0.0% Opponents | 2 120:00 8 53 61 .869 4.00 0- 2-2- 0 .000 2 0 100.0% | E: 43:06 35.9% ------|------|------|------|------## Goaltending (Conference Only) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA RecordRecord Win% GS SO %Time | Conference Only 37 Brody Hoffman JR | 1 60:00 2 22 24 .917 2.00 1- 0-0- 0 1.000 1 0 100.0% | +: 43:27 72.4% Vermont | 1 60:00 2 22 24 .917 2.00 1- 0-0- 0 1.000 1 0 100.0% | -: 0:00 0.0% Opponents | 1 60:00 6 31 37 .838 6.00 0- 1-1- 0 .000 1 0 100.0% | E: 16:33 27.6% ------|------|------|------|------## Goaltending (Career) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA RecordReco Win% GS SO | 37 Brody Hoffman JR | 58 3380:54 144 1489 1633 .912 2.56 23-27-23-27 7 .465 57 2 | ------|------|------Special Teams (Overall|Conference) | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G Vermont | 2/ 6 .333 4/ 4 1.00 6/ 10 .600 3.0 | 1/ 3 .333 2/ 2 1.00 3/ 5 .600 3.0 Opponents | 0/ 4 .000 4/ 6 .667 4/ 10 .400 2.0 | 0/ 2 .000 2/ 3 .667 2/ 5 .400 2.0 ------|------|------|------|------Scoring/Shots (Overall|Conference) | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG Vermont | 2 4 2 0 8 | 17 23 21 0 61 | 1 4 1 0 6 | 7 19 11 0 37 Opponents | 0 1 2 0 3 | 18 18 9 0 45 | 0 0 2 0 2 | 10 9 5 0 24 Difference | +2 +3 +0 +0 +5 | -1 +5 +12 +0 +16 | +1 +4 -1 +0 +4 | -3 +10 +6 +0 +13 ------|------|------|------|------Game Averages (Overall|Conference) | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G Vermont | 4.00 7.00 11.00 30.5 3.5 7.0 1.0 | 6.00 11.00 17.00 37.0 4.0 8.0 1.0 Opponents | 1.50 3.00 4.50 22.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 | 2.00 4.00 6.00 24.0 5.0 10.0 0.0 Difference | +2.50 +4.00 +6.50 +8.0 -1.0 -2.0 +1.0 | +4.00 +7.00 +11.00 +13.0 -1.0 -2.0 +1.0 ------|------|------|------|------Situational Records | H: 1 1- 0- 0 A: 1 1- 0- 0 N: 0 0- 0- 0 | H: 0 0- 0- 0 A: 1 1- 0- 0 N: 0 0- 0- 0 (Overall|Conference) | E1 +: 2 2- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 E: 0 0- 0- 0 | E1 +: 1 1- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 E: 0 0- 0- 0 | E2 +: 1 1- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 E: 1 1- 0- 0 | E2 +: 1 1- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 E: 0 0- 0- 0 | Margin 1: 1 1- 0 2: 0 0- 0 3+: 1 1- 0 | Margin 1: 0 0- 0 2: 0 0- 0 3+: 1 1- 0 | First Goal +: 2 2- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 | First Goal +: 1 1- 0- 0 -: 0 0- 0- 0 ------
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