#15 Vermont (17-10-5 • 9-7-4 HEA) vs. Merrimack (13-13-6 • 7-7-6 HEA) > Game 33 Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. • Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vt.

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OVERALL 17-10-5 VIDEO: CatamounTV.com CONFERENCE 9-7-4 RADIO: WVMT 620-AM HOME 10-5-1 Play-by-Play: Alastair Ingram ROAD 5-5-4 2016-17 Analyst: Jerry Tarrant NEUTRAL 2-0-0 AUDIO: UVMathletics.com/Listen OCTOBER VERMONT MERRIMACK 7 at Clarkson W, 5-2 CATAMOUNTS WARRIORS LIVE STATS: UVMathletics.com 8 CLARKSON L, 3-2 17-10-5 (9-7-4 HEA) 13-13-6 (7-7-6 HEA) 21 at #20 Nebraska Omaha T, 4-4 COACHING STAFFS 22 at #20 Nebraska Omaha W, 5-2 LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT 28 #11 MICHIGAN W, 3-0 T, 2-2 at T, 4-4 vs. Maine VERMONT 30 at #16 Northeastern + W, 3-2 Head Coach: LEADERS LEADERS Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92) NOVEMBER Goals Goals Career: 271-333-85 (19th) 4 at #6 UMass Lowell + L, 3-1 Bowen (11) Gustafsson (14) Vermont: 221-234-67 (14th) 5 at #6 UMass Lowell + L, 4-2 12 at UMass + W, 2-1 Assists Assists Associate Head Coach: 15 DARTMOUTH W, 5-2 Colton (15) Seney (19) Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92) 18 MAINE + W, 6-2 19 MAINE + T, 2-2 Points Points Associate Head Coach: 25 vs. UMass + # W, 4-2 Colton (25) Seney (28) Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97) 26 vs. #3 Quinnipiac # W, 5-1 Assistant Coach: DECEMBER Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Kyle Reynolds (Vermont ‘15) 9 #5 + W, 4-2 Lekkas (2.50) Delia (2.12) 10 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + L, 4-0 MERRIMACK 17 #12 UNION L, 7-3 Save Percentage Save Percentage Lekkas (.911) Delia (.928) Head Coach: 18 #12 UNION L, 2-1 Mark Dennehy (Boston College ‘91) 30 BENTLEY W, 7-1 TEAM STATS TEAM STATS Career: 157-247-59 (13th) 31 BENTLEY W, 3-1 Goals Per Game Goals Per Game Merrimack: 154-219-56 (12th) JANUARY 3.22 2.50 3 #16 ST. LAWRENCE W, 4-3 Associate Head Coach: 7 NORTHEASTERN + W, 4-3 Goals Against Average Goals Against Average Curtis Carr (Kent State ‘03) 13 at Providence + W, 4-3 2.72 2.56 14 at Providence + L, 4-1 Associate Head Coach: 20 UCONN + W, 5-4 Power Play Power Play Bill Gilligan (Brown ‘77) 27 at UConn + L, 3-1 17.1% (27-158) 14.6% (24-164) Goaltending Coach: FEBRUARY Kill Penalty Kill John Carratu (Plymouth State ‘92) 3 at #17 Notre Dame + T, 4-4 85.6% (125-146) 80.1% (129-161) 4 at #17 Notre Dame + L, 4-1 OFFICIALS 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE + L, 4-2 Penalty Minutes Penalty Minutes 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE + W, 5-3 12.0 12.5 Referee: Jeff Bunyon 17 at #11 Boston College + T, 3-3 Referee: John Gravallese 18 at #11 Boston College + T, 2-2 Shots Per Game Shots Per Game Linesman: Jason Williams 24 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm 31.5 29.6 Linesman: Casey Terreri 25 MERRIMACK + 7:05 pm MARCH SETTING THE SCENE 3-5 HEA First Round @ TBA • 15th-ranked Vermont welcomes the surging Merrimack Warriors to Gutterson Fieldhouse 10-12 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA for a two-game series on Senior Weekend in Burlington 17-18 HEA Championship & TBA • UVM needs just two points this weekend to secure at least the 6-seed in the Hockey Home games in ALL CAPS East playoffs, which would lead to a matchup with either 11-seed Maine or 12-seed UMass + Hockey East game • The Catamounts and Warriors are separated by two points in the standings for sixth and # Friendship Four (Belfast, Northern Ireland) @ Campus Locations seventh, and Vermont sits only one behind fifth-place Providence & TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) • 2009 is the last time a UVM team finished higher than seventh (T-3rd) 1 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS GAME NOTES

CONFERENCE OVERALL PLAYOFF PICTURE Pts GP Record GP Record • Vermont (22 points) has clinched home ice in the Hockey East first 1. Boston College 29 21 13-5-3 35 18-13-4 round; UVM holds a two-point lead on seventh-place Merrimack and trails fifth-place Providence by just one point 2. Boston University 27 20 12-5-3 32 20-9-3 • The Catamounts can finish anywhere from fifth to eighth in the UMass Lowell 27 21 13-7-1 33 21-9-3 final standings and need two points to secure at least the 6-seed 4. Notre Dame 26 20 11-5-4 32 18-9-5 • Following UMass Lowell’s 4-1 win at Boston College last night, UVM 5. Providence 23 20 10-7-3 32 18-9-5 can no longer secure the final first round bye in the league playoffs 6. Vermont 22 20 9-7-4 32 17-10-5 • It would have taken a Vermont sweep of Merrimack, a BC sweep of 7. Merrimack 20 20 7-7-6 32 13-13-6 UMass Lowell, and at least one point from UMass at home against 8. Northeastern 19 20 8-9-3 32 15-12-5 Providence this weekend for UVM to clinch a first round bye 9. New Hampshire 18 20 7-9-4 32 12-15-5 • UVM is 7-2-1 vs. the bottom six teams and 2-5-3 vs. the top five 10. UConn 16 20 6-10-4 32 10-14-8 11. Maine 10 20 4-14-2 32 10-18-4 CATS ROAR BACK TWICE 12. UMass Amherst 5 20 2-17-1 32 5-25-2 • UVM stormed back both nights last weekend against first place Boston College to earn two Hockey East ties at Conte Forum • Down 3-0 at the midway point of the first period on Friday night, CATS IN THE POLLS Vermont rallied with a pair of goals in the third to earn a 3-3 tie • Rob Hamilton scored twice for his first career multi- game POLL USCHO USA HOCKEY and netted the game-tying goal with 3:23 left in regulation Sept. 26 RV NA • The Mario Puskarich, Ross Colton, and Brian Bowen line combined Oct. 3 NA -- for four points, 14 of UVM’s 27 shots on goal, and a plus-4 rating Oct. 10 RV -- • On Saturday, Bowen answered a pair of one-goal BC leads and Oct. 17 -- -- scored twice to secure another point in a 2-2 deadlock Oct. 24 RV -- • Stefanos Lekkas made 30 saves both nights for the Catamounts Oct. 31 19 RV Nov. 7 RV -- PUT A BOW ON IT Nov. 14 RV -- • Brian Bowen was named the Warrior Hockey East Player of the Nov. 21 20 RV Week on Monday after a four-point weekend at Boston College Nov. 28 14 14 • The Littleton, Massachusetts native scored three goals and added Dec. 5 12 12 an assist in a pair of comeback ties against the first-place Eagles Dec. 12 11 10 • Bowen finished the weekend at plus-3 with 11 shots on goal Dec. 19 13 14 • The forward now leads the team with 11 goals on the season and Jan. 2 13 13 ranks second on the team in points with 22 Jan. 9 12 12 • In 12 games since the turn of the New Year, he leads the team with Jan. 16 12 13 three power play goals, nine goals, 15 points, and 46 shots on goal Jan. 23 11 13 • Bowen is tied for 12th in Hockey East with a team-high five PPG Jan. 30 12 13 Feb. 6 15 14 CLASS OF 2017 Feb. 13 16 RV • Vermont’s senior class is tied for fifth all-time in the Division I era Feb. 20 15 RV of the program (1974) in wins by a single class with 74 • The class is one win away from moving into the top-5 winningest classes in the Division I era and five wins from climbing into second CAT STATS • Led by future NHL standouts Martin St. Louis, Eric Perrin, and , the Class of 1997 is the winningest class with 83 victories STAT HEA NCAA • UVM will honor the Class of 2017 before tomorrow night’s game G/GM 7 T-17 • Here’s how the nine-member class stacks up during the DI era: GAA 7 23 PP 8 37 RANK CLASS WINS KEY SENIORS PK 2 10 1. 1997 83 Eric Perrin, Martin St. Louis PIM 8 42 2. 1998 78 Jason Hamilton, Justin Martin 3. 1989 76 Ian Boyce, Kyle McDonough 4. 2009 75 Viktor Stalberg, Dean Strong 5. 2017 74 Brendan Bradley, Mario Puskarich 2008 74 Joe Fallon, Mark Lutz 2010 74 Brayden Irwin, Colin Vock 8. 1996 73 Steve McKell, Dale Patterson 2 SERIES HISTORY GAME NOTES

VERMONT vs. MERRIMACK IT’S A ME, MARIO! • With a pair of goals Feb. 11 vs. UNH, co-captain Mario Puskarich MEETING: 38th became Vermont’s first 50-goal scorer in more than 20 years ALL-TIME: 13-16-8 • J.C. Ruid ‘97, the linemate of Martin St. Louis and Eric Perrin, was HOME: 8-7-4 the last Catamount to notch 50 during the 1995-96 season AWAY: 5-8-4 NEUTRAL: 0-1-0 • Mario also became the 43rd member of the program’s 100-point club on New Year’s Eve in a win over Bentley LAST 10 MEETINGS (3-5-2) • He was the first Catamount to reach the century mark since his former linemate Chris McCarthy on Feb. 7, 2014 at UNH Date Venue Result • The 2014 HEA Rookie of the Year is tied with Kyle McDonough Dec. 7, 2011 Lawler Arena L, 5-2 ‘89 for third place all-time in career game-winning goals with 14 Oct. 26, 2012 Lawler Arena L, 6-3 • Mario is tied for second on the team in goals (10) and third in Oct. 27, 2012 Lawler Arena T, 2-2 points (21) despite missing the first six games Jan. 5, 2013 Gutterson L, 4-1 Feb. 21, 2014 Lawler Arena W, 4-1 Feb. 22, 2014 Lawler Arena W, 4-3 LIGHTNING STRIKES EARLY Feb. 20, 2015 Gutterson W, 2-1 • 2016 fourth round pick Ross Colton ranks Feb. 21, 2015 Gutterson T, 0-0 fifth in Hockey East and is tied for 12th nationally in rookie scoring Feb. 26, 2016 Lawler Arena L, 4-1 • Since the beginning of November, Colton is second behind only Feb. 27, 2016 Lawler Arena L, 2-0 BU’s Clayton Keller among rookies in points (23) • Keller and Colton are currently the only first-year skaters in the SERIES HISTORY entire league to lead their team in scoring • Friday night marks the 38th all-time meeting of the series • Colton is also a two-time runner up for the Hockey East Rookie • UVM was swept last season at Lawler Arena to close the regular of the Month award in both November and January season with 4-1 and 2-0 defeats to the Warriors • On Jan. 20 vs. UConn, he became the first Catamount to register • Vermont had previously registered a four-game unbeaten streak four assists in a single game since Chris McCarthy on Feb. 21, 2014 (3-0-1) against Merrimack, which included a three-point series on • He is also eighth among league rookies at 52% on faceoffs Senior Weekend in 2015 at Gutterson • UVM edged the Warriors 2-1 on a Colin Markison game-winner ONE-TIMERS before skating to the first 0-0 tie in the history of the program • Brian Bowen has posted 15 points in his last 12 contests and has • Overall, the schools are even (3-3-1) in the last seven meetings factored into four of the team’s last five game-winning goals but Vermont has scored just three times in the last four • Brendan Bradley’s next point will be his 50th and his next goal will be No. 30 for UVM’s active leader in games played (141) SCOUTING THE WARRIORS • Trey Phillips leads all Hockey East defensemen and is tied for • Merrimack is riding an eight-game unbeaten streak (5-0-3) and seventh overall with a trio of game-winners to his credit hasn’t lost a game since Jan. 21 against Northeastern • Matt O’Donnell is currently tied for eighth among Hockey East • MC came from behind both nights in North Andover last week- freshmen defensemen with 11 points on the year end against Maine and earned three league points • Anthony Petruzzelli skated in his 100th career game on Feb. 11 • Senior Hampus Gustafsson has scored a team-best 14 goals this and marked the milestone with a goal and an assist year, including five power play tallies, while junior Brett Seney • Jarrid Privitera is two games from reaching the century mark leads the Warriors with 19 assists and 28 points • Brady Shaw is two points away from 75 for his career • Collin Delia (7-5-3) has started all eight games of the unbeaten streak; the junior leads Hockey East with a .928 save percentage TWICE IS NICE and ranks third overall with a 2.12 goals against average • UVM has registered 13 multi-goal performances this season • Mark Dennehy is in his 13th year as the head coach at Merrimack (from eight different players) to rank tied for 10th in the country and won his 150th career game earlier this season • Five players (Brian Bowen, Ross Colton, Rob Darrar, Craig Puffer, • Last year, the Warriors beat UNH at home in the Hockey East and Mario Puskarich) have posted a pair of multi-goal games First Round before falling to Providence in the Quarterfinals • The Catamounts have seven multi-goal showings in their last 16 contests and Vermont is 9-1-2 when a player scores multiple goals CATAMOUNT SPECIALIZATION • The UVM penalty kill is 30-for-34 over the last 10 games and RANKED CATS now ranks second in Hockey East and 10th nationally at 85.6% • Vermont has now been ranked nationally for 13 straight weeks • The PK unit had a streak of 36 straight kills snapped in Belfast • UVM is tied for 17th with Boston College in the Pairwise Rank- by No. 3 Quinnipiac (Nov. 26), a streak which lasted three weeks ings, which determine the 16-team field for the NCAA Tournament • After notching just 16 total power play goals all of last season, • The Cats have been ranked as high as 11th on two occasions in Vermont ranks top-20 in the country this year with 27 PPG the USCHO.com poll and sit 15th overall this week • The power play has scored at least one goal in 21 of UVM’s 32 • The USA Today/USA Hockey poll on Dec. 12 marked Vermont’s games but is looking to snap an 0-for-15 stretch first top-10 ranking since a No. 9 showing on Jan. 12, 2015 3 GAME NOTES

YOUTH GONE WILD PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON • Vermont has the 11th-highest scoring freshman class in college • With eight goals and 15 points, sophomore Craig Puffer has more hockey, which now has 80 total points than doubled his rookie goal total (3) and eclipsed his points (9) • Rookies have accounted for 30% of the team’s overall scoring, • The native ranks 11th in Hockey East in third period combining for 24 goals and 56 assists goals as six of his eight tallies have come in the final frame • Jake Massie (+8), Derek Lodermeier (+3), Matt Alvaro (+3) and • He is also top-20 in the league with four power play goals Matt O’Donnell (+2) all rank top-30 in plus-minus among freshmen • Colton and Lodermeier are both top-15 in rookie scoring CARRYING THE LOAD • As a true freshman, Derek Lodermeier ranks second on the team SUCCESS AT THE DOT in assists (13) and fourth in points (17) • Since the start of February, Vermont ranks 13th in the nation in • Among all Hockey East rookies, he is tied for seventh in assists, faceoff percentage (52.6%) 10th in faceoff percentage, and tied for 11th in scoring • Derek Lodermeier has won nearly 60% of his draws this month • The Minnesota native has a four-game goal streak (Nov. 18-26) (64-for-108) after going 32-12 at the dot against UNH (Feb. 10-11) and five-game point streak to his credit this season • Craig Puffer went 12-2 in the second game of the UNH series and currently has a success rate of 52.5% in February STRIKING FAST • UVM has scored first in 11 of its last 15 games, including a streak STOP... HAMMER TIME of eight straight games that was snapped by UConn on Jan. 27 • Senior defenseman Rob Hamilton posted his first career multi- • The Catamounts have only lost four decisions this season when goal game last Friday at BC, including the game-tying goal scoring first, but half are the last two losses on their schedule • He is fifth among Hockey East defensemen in goals with seven • Vermont is tied for 20th nationally with a +4 goal differential in after entering the year with just two career tallies the opening 20 minutes this season • Only Notre Dame’s Jordan Gross (5) has scored more power play goals than the Calgary native (4) this season FINISHING STRONG • He leads all UVM defensemen in scoring with a career-high 15 • Vermont is tied for the ninth-most third period goals scored in points, seven more than his point total from all of last season the nation with 40 on the season • The Cats are 10-2-0 when leading after two periods, with the THE LEKKAS FILE only defeats coming Dec. 18 to Union and last Saturday to UNH • Stefanos Lekkas has been named one of 23 semifinalists for the 65th Walter Brown Award, which is presented annually to the best SANTA DELIVERS American-born college hockey player in New England • Senior goaltender Mike Santaguida logged every minute during • Lekkas is the first Catamount goaltender to be nominated as a the first 16 games of last season, but missed the next 18 games semifinalist for the award since Rob Madore in 2010. due to a lower body injury suffered on Dec. 5 at Boston University • The rookie has already received a total of six Hockey East awards • As a sophomore, the Mike Richter Award nominee posted the third- this season and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the best SV% (.923) and fifth-best GAA (2.08) in program history Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland • He is second all-time in UVM history in save percentage with a • The Elburn, Illinois native won three different Hockey East awards mark of .915; He also sits second all-time in GAA (2.42) in October, including Co-Goaltender of the Month honors RANK NAME YEARS SV% Date Hockey East Award 1. Joe Fallon 2004-08 .916 Oct. 24 Defensive Player of the Week 2. Mike Santaguida 2013-Present .915 Oct. 31 Rookie of the Week 3. Tim Thomas 1993-97 .914 Nov. 2 Co-Goaltender of the Month (Oct.) Brody Hoffman 2012-15 .914 Nov. 21 Co-Defensive Player of the Week 5. Christian Soucy 1991-93 .908 Nov. 28 Defensive Player of the Week Dec. 1 Goaltender of the Month (Nov.) BELPOT TROPHY • The Catamounts came back from 2-0 down to beat UMass 4-2 ALL I DO IS WIN and coasted past third-ranked Quinnipiac 5-1 on Nov. 26 to win • Stefanos Lekkas ranks eighth in the country among freshmen the Belpot Trophy as champions of the second annual Friendship netminders in winning percentage (.648) with a 15-7-5 record Four at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland • In a year of standout freshman netminders, he is also sixth in • Ross Colton posted a three-point night in the title game, while victories among all NCAA first-year goaltenders Stefanos Lekkas stopped 73 of the 76 shots he faced in the entire • Among freshmen, he ranks ninth in the country in goals against tournament for a .961 save percentage and two wins average (2.5) and 14th overall in save percentage (.911) • Lekkas registered a highlight reel glove save against Maine at WHO’S NEXT home on Nov. 19 which made the ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays • The 2017 Hockey East Tournament begins next weekend

4 THREE-YEAR SITUATIONAL RECORDS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Two-Goal Game Overall record 22-15-4 15-22-3 17-10-5 Brian Bowen at #11 Boston College (2/18/17) Hockey East record 10-9-3 6-13-3 9-7-4 Hat Trick Home 11-6-2 6-12-2 10-5-1 Vermont: Jonathan Turk at #16 Northeastern (10/11/14) Away 11-7-2 9-9-1 5-5-4 Opponent: Matt Nieto, Boston University (3/1/13) Neutral 0-2-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 Home vs. non-league 5-2-1 5-4-0 5-3-0 Four-Plus Goal Game Away vs. non-league 7-2-0 1-2-0 2-0-1 Jerry Gernander (4 A) vs. Boston University (10/23/99) Neutral vs. non-league 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 Three-Assist Game Brendan Bradley vs. Bentley (12/30/16) Overtime games 3-1-4 1-2-3 0-0-5 One-goal games 9-4-0 8-6-0 6-2-0 Four-Assist Game Two or more goal games 13-11-0 7-16-0 11-8-0 Ross Colton vs. UConn (1/20/17) Vermont outshoots 14-6-4 10-13-1 10-8-2 Five-Point Game Opponent outshoots 7-7-0 3-9-2 7-2-3 Scott Mifsud (2 G, 3 A) vs. Sacred Heart (10/8/04) Equal shots 1-2-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 20 or fewer shots 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Short-Handed Goal 21-30 shots 9-6-1 4-7-1 8-5-2 Mario Puskarich vs. Maine (11/18/16) 30 or more shots 12-9-3 11-15-2 8-5-3 Two Short-Handed Goals Ryan Cox (same shift) vs. Holy Cross (12/2/00) Vermont scores first 18-4-2 9-5-3 13-4-0 Opponent scores first 4-11-1 6-17-0 4-6-5 Empty-Net Goal Ross Colton vs. #5 Boston University (12/9/16) Leading after first 10-0-0 7-2-2 10-1-0 Penalty Shot Trailing after first 3-8-0 4-14-0 4-2-4 Vermont: Jonathan Turk (Miss) at Merrimack (2/21/14) Tied after first 9-7-4 4-6-1 3-7-1 Opponent: Jason Salvaggio (Lekkas Save) vs. UNH (2/10/17)

Leading after second 17-3-0 11-0-3 11-2-0 Goalie Shutout Trailing after second 1-11-2 2-15-0 1-6-4 Vermont: Stefanos Lekkas (21 SV) vs. #11 Michigan, 3-0 (10/28/16) Tied after second 4-1-2 2-7-0 5-2-1 Opponent: Jake Oettinger (28 SV) vs. #5 Boston University, 4-0 (12/10/16) 40-Plus Save Game Vermont scores PPG 17-6-1 6-6-1 12-7-2 Stefanos Lekkas (40 SV) vs. #3 Quinnipiac (11/26/16) Vermont scores 0 PPG 5-9-3 9-16-2 5-3-3 Opponent scores PPG 8-7-1 8-15-3 7-6-3 50-Plus Save Game Opponent scores 0 PPG 14-8-3 7-7-0 10-4-2 Travis Russell (52 SV) at Harvard (11/19/02) Goal Scored by Goalie After a win 11-10-1 5-7-3 11-5-2 Andrew Allen (GWG) at Harvard (1/3/98) After a loss 8-3-3 9-12-0 5-4-2 After a tie 2-2-0 0-3-0 1-1-1 Point Scored by Goalie Brody Hoffman (Assist) at #8 UMass Lowell (3/15/14, HEQ) Against ranked teams 5-9-2 4-17-0 6-6-4 Overtime Win Against AHA 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 3-2 vs. New Hampshire (1/2/16) Against BIG 10 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 Against ECAC 5-1-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 Overtime Loss Against NCHC 0-0-0 0-4-0 1-0-1 4-3 at #3 Boston College (3/13/16, HEQ) Against WCHA 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Overtime Tie 3-3 at #11 Boston College (2/18/17) GAME HIGHS & LOWS Swept a Home Series Most Goals 7 (vs. Bentley 12/30) vs. Maine (4-3 OT, 4-1) (11/7-8/14) Least Goals 0 (vs. Boston University 12/10) Swept a Road Series Most Goals Against 7 (vs. Union 12/17) at Maine (6-3, 4-1) (11/28-29/14) Least Goals Against 0 (vs. Michigan 10/28) Most Goals/Period 5 (2nd vs. Bentley 12/30) Win When Trailing After Two Periods vs. #16 St. Lawrence (4-3) (1/3/17) Most GA/Period 3 (3x, 3rd at Providence 1/14) Most Power Play Goals 4 (vs. Bentley 12/30) Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent Most PPG Against 3 (at UMass Lowell 11/5) at #1 Denver (6-4) (10/10/09) Most Shots on Goal 55 (vs. Bentley 12/30) Win Against Top-5 Ranked Opponent Least Shots on Goal 14 (at Providence 1/13) vs. #5 Boston University (4-2) (12/9/16) Most Shots Against 41 (vs. Quinnipiac 11/26) Least Shots Against 14 (at UMass 11/12) Win Against Opponent Ranked No. 6-10 Most Shots/Period 25 (2nd vs. Bentley 12/31) at #8 Minnesota (3-0) (10/10/15) Least Shots/Period 3 (2nd vs. Dartmouth 11/15) 10-Plus Goals in a Game Most Shots Against/Period 17 (2x, 1st vs. Maine 11/18) at UMass Amherst (W, 11-1) (11/22/14) Least Shots Against/Period 2 (1st at UMass 11/12) Most Penalties 12 (at Clarkson 10/7) Win by Five-Plus Goals vs. Bentley (W, 7-1) (12/30/16) Least Penalties 2 (2x, at Boston College 2/18) Most Penalty Minutes 29 (at Omaha 10/21) Consecutive Shutout Wins Least Penalty Minutes 4 (2x, at Boston College 2/18) at UNH (1-0), at UNH (1-0 OT) (3/13-14/10, HEQ)

5 RECRUITING CLASS

MATT ALVARO | Forward • 5’8 • 173 • , Ontario • Youngstown (USHL) • Spent two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL • Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 30 points while serving as a team captain last season • In 2014-15, he posted 33 points in 58 games with Youngstown • Previously spent two years playing in the OJHL, registering 67 total points in 106 games for Oakville and St. Michael’s • Compiled a 40-point season with 16 goals and 24 assists in 2013-14 with the St. Michael’s Buzzers

ROSS COLTON | Forward • 6’0 • 197 • Robbinsville, N.J. • Cedar Rapids (USHL) • Selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Draft this summer by the Tampa Bay Lightning, becoming the program’s highest draft pick since Mike Paliotta’s third round selection in 2011 • An All-USHL First Team honoree, the forward was the league’s second-leading scorer last season with 35 goals and 66 points in 55 games for the regular season champion Cedar Rapids RoughRiders • Named MVP of the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, scoring the event’s first-ever hat trick and adding two assists for five points

CAMERON KLEIN | Forward • 6’3 • 212 • Alpine, N.J. • P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL) • Was nearly a point-per-game performer last season for the P.A.L. Junior Islanders with 27 points in 29 contests • Posted nine goals and 18 assists while adding 75 penalty minutes in his only season of Premier USPHL hockey • Added a goal and three assists in two playoff games for the Junior Islanders • Spent the majority of the 2014-15 season at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut, collecting 15 points in 26 games • Also skated for parts of two seasons with the New Jersey Jr. Titans in the EHL

STEFANOS LEKKAS | Goalie • 5’11 • 170 • Elburn, Ill. • Sioux Falls (USHL) • Joins the UVM goaltending corps after two full years as a starter with the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL • In 45 games last year, he owned the third-best save percentage in the league (.924) and was named to the All-USHL Third Team • Posted a 25-15-3 regular season record for the fifth-most wins in the league and finished with a 2.53 goals against average • Starred during the 2014-15 USHL playoffs, leading the Stampede to the Clark Cup with a 2.10 goals against average and a .932 save percentage in 12 postseason games

DEREK LODERMEIER | Forward • 6’3 • 217 • Brooklyn Center, Minn. • Brooks (AJHL) • Brings size to the middle of the ice after serving as a captain for the 2016 AJHL champion Brooks Bandits • A South Division All-League selection, he is coming off a standout offensive season with 60 points in 58 regular season games to rank third overall on a team that won a division-best 49 games • Ranked second on the squad with 26 goals and recorded a team-best 24 points in 13 playoff games during the AJHL title run. • Added a point-per-game as he led Brooks to the RBC Cup Semifinal in Canadian junior hockey

JAKE MASSIE | Defenseman • 6’5 • 172 • St. Lazare, Quebec • Omaha (USHL) • Drafted by the in the sixth round of the 2015 NHL Draft, but his rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks later that summer in a deal for Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom • He and rising sophomore Liam Coughlin both attended the Blackhawks’ summer development camp in July • Accumulated 10 points in 44 games last season while skating for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers • Spent the 2014-15 season between Kimball Union Academy and the Boston Jr. Bruins Selects, posting 31 points in 48 contests

COREY MORIARTY | Defenseman • 5’11 • 175 • Estero, Fla. • Boston (USPHL) • Joins the Catamounts after two productive seasons with the Boston Jr. Bruins in the USPHL • Named a USPHL All-Star last season with 24 points in 44 games while ranking second among team defensemen with eight goals • Had a career-high 30 points in 50 games during the 2014-15 season and was the Bruins’ second-leading scorer from the blue line • Played four years at Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts, compiling 43 points over his final two years • His sister Courtney had 20 goals at Plattsburgh State last season and was named to the ECAC West All-Rookie Team

MATT O’DONNELL | Defenseman • 5’9 • 181 • Fountain Valley, Calif. • Jersey (USPHL) • Limited to just 15 games last season with the Jersey Hitmen, but posted a point-per-game with four goals and 11 assists • Played in all seven of Jersey’s playoff games as the Hitmen won the 2016 Dineen Cup as USPHL champions • In 2014-15, he skated for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL and collected 13 points in 50 contests from the blue line • Spent two years at Loomis Chaffee in Connecticut and posted 16 goals and 41 points in 53 total games • Won the 2014 NEPSAC Championship while serving as team captain during his senior season

6 VERMONT MEN’S HOCKEY ROSTER

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Sh. Yr. Hometown / Last Team 1 Mike Santaguida Sr. G 5-8 173 L-C 93 Mississauga, Ontario / Surrey (BCHL) 3 Mike Lee So. D 5-11 184 L 96 Hamden, Connecticut / Penticton (BCHL) 5 Rob Hamilton Sr. D 6-0 194 L 94 Calgary, Alberta / Okotoks (AJHL) 7 Tom Forgione Sr. F 5-10 187 L 93 South Burlington, Vermont / Sioux Falls (USHL) 9 Brian Bowen So. F 6-0 221 R 95 Littleton, Massachusetts / Dubuque (USHL) 10 Travis Blanleil (A) Jr. F 5-8 152 L 94 Kelowna, British Columbia / Penticton (BCHL) 11 Conor O’Neil So. F 5-11 203 L 94 Hummelstown, Pennsylvania / Jersey (USPHL) 12 Drew Best So. F 5-9 172 R 94 Plymouth, Michigan / Omaha (USHL) 13 Liam Coughlin So. F 6-3 209 L 94 South Boston, Massachusetts / Vernon (BCHL) 14 Kevin Irwin Jr. F 5-11 182 R 93 Akron, Ohio / Green Bay (USHL) 15 Corey Moriarty Fr. D 5-8 175 L 95 Estero, Florida / Boston (USPHL) 16 Derek Lodermeier Fr. F 6-3 217 L 95 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota / Brooks (AJHL) 17 Craig Puffer So. F 5-8 169 L 95 New Canaan, Connecticut / Chilliwack (BCHL) 18 Matt O’Donnell Fr. D 5-9 181 R 95 Fountain Valley, California / Jersey (USPHL) 19 Jarrid Privitera Jr. F 5-7 150 L 94 Old Tappan, New Jersey / Dubuque (USHL) 20 Brendan Bradley (C) Sr. F 6-0 180 L 92 Richboro, Pennsylvania / Jersey (EJHL) 21 Mario Puskarich (C) Sr. F 5-10 180 L 92 Fort Walton Beach, Florida / Langley (BCHL) 22 Brady Shaw Sr. F 6-1 200 L 92 Ottawa, Ontario / Surrey (BCHL) 23 Rob Darrar Jr. F 5-10 199 L 94 Monroe Township, New Jersey / Dubuque (USHL) 24 Chris Muscoby (A) Sr. D 5-8 195 L 92 Airdrie, Alberta / Brooks (AJHL) 25 Matt Alvaro Fr. F 5-7 173 L 96 Toronto, Ontario / Youngstown (USHL) 26 Trey Phillips Jr. D 5-9 182 L 93 Okotoks, Alberta / Canmore (AJHL) 27 Ori Abramson Sr. D 6-4 222 R 93 Toronto, Ontario / Jersey (USPHL) 28 Anthony Petruzzelli (A) Jr. F 5-9 181 L 93 Federal Way, Washington / Brooks (AJHL) 29 Malcolm McKinney Sr. F 5-7 173 R 92 W. Vancouver, British Columbia / Coquitlam (BCHL) 30 Pat Feeley Sr. G 6-7 199 R-C 93 Winthrop, Massachusetts / New Hampshire (EJHL) 34 Jake Massie Fr. D 6-5 172 L 97 Saint-Lazare, Quebec / Omaha (USHL) 36 Cameron Klein Fr. F 6-0 212 R 95 Alpine, New Jersey / P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL) 37 Ross Colton Fr. F 5-11 197 L 96 Robbinsville, New Jersey / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 40 Stefanos Lekkas Fr. G 5-9 170 L-C 96 Elburn, Illinois / Sioux Falls (USHL)

Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ‘92) Associate Head Coach: Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ‘92) NHL DRAFT PICKS Associate Head Coach: Kyle Wallack (Springfield ‘97) NAME TEAM YEAR ROUND Assistant Coach: Kyle Reynolds (Vermont ‘15) Ross Colton TBL 2016 4th Director of Hockey Operations: Jeff Hill (Vermont ‘08) Liam Coughlin * EDM 2014 5th Athletic Trainer: Matt Bain (Boston University ‘07) Jake Massie * CAR 2015 6th Equipment Manager: Charlie Mackey Strength & Conditioning: Justin Smith (Colorado State ‘00) * Rights traded to Chicago Media Relations: Alastair Ingram (Syracuse ‘08)

BY CLASS PRONUNICATION GUIDE Seniors (10) Ori Abramson OR-ee A-brum-son Abramson, Bradley, Feeley, Forgione, Hamilton, McKinney, Matt Alvaro Al-VAIR-oh Muscoby, Puskarich, Santaguida, Shaw Travis Blanleil BLON-lay Liam Coughlin Cof-lin Juniors (6) Rob Darrar DAR-ah Blanleil, Darrar, Irwin, Petruzzelli, Phillips, Privitera Tom Forgione For-jee-own Stefanos Lekkas Stef-ah-nose Leck-us Sophomores (6) Best, Bowen, Coughlin, Lee, O’Neil, Puffer Derek Lodermeier Load-er-my-er Corey Moriarty More-ee-are-tee Freshmen (8) Chris Muscoby Muh-SCO-bee Alvaro, Colton, Klein, Lekkas, Lodermeier, Massie, Moriarty, Mario Puskarich Pah-SCARE-itch O’Donnell Mike Santaguida Santa-gwee-dah

7 COACHING STAFF

KEVIN SNEDDON HONOR ROLL • NCAA Tournament (2009 • 2010 • 2014) Head Coach • NCAA Frozen Four (2009 • Washington, D.C.) 14th Season • Harvard ‘92 • Spencer Penrose Coach of the Year Finalist (2008 • 2009) • Bob Kullen Hockey East Coach of the Year (2008) Vermont Record: 221-234-68 • Sheraton/TD Bank Champion Career Record: 271-333-86 (2006 • 2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016)

• Kevin Sneddon is one of only three head coaches to lead the • He has led Vermont to three NCAA Tournament berths in the UVM men’s hockey program over the last half century last eight seasons, including the program’s second-ever NCAA • He enters his 14th year as the head coach of the Catamounts Frozen Four berth in 2009 in Washington, D.C. for the 2016-17 season and his 24th year in the profession • Sneddon’s squads have also made three trips to the Hockey • Last season, Sneddon posted his 200th career victory at UVM East Championship, including a semifinal appearance in 2015 and his 250th win as a Division I head coach • His teams have averaged 19 wins over the last three years • 12 of Sneddon’s former players have signed NHL contracts • Sneddon was the head coach at Union from 1998-2003 after during his tenure, and all 12 have signed in the last decade beginning as an assistant coach with the Dutchmen in 1993

KEVIN PATRICK SNEDDON vs. ALL OPPONENTS Associate Head Coach • 5th season (Notre Dame ‘92) HOCKEY EAST RECORD Boston College 10-30-5 • Boasts 16 years of Division I coaching experience, includ- Boston University 13-20-6 ing an NCAA championship at Wisconsin UConn 7-2-0 • Promoted to the position of associate head coach in the Maine 19-17-5 Massachusetts 20-12-4 summer of 2015 UMass Lowell 10-22-7 • Was an assistant under current UVM head coach Kevin Merrimack 9-13-7 Sneddon for four years at Union College New Hampshire 12-21-7 Northeastern 20-13-5 • Selected as an assistant coach for the 2015 U.S. Junior Notre Dame 1-5-2 National Team, which competed in the IIHF World Junior Providence 14-14-5 Championships in Montreal and Toronto NON-CONFERENCE RECORD Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) 1-0-0 KYLE WALLACK Anchorage Alaska (WCHA) 1-0-0 Air Force (AHA) 2-0-0 Associate Head Coach • 5th season (Springfield ‘97) Bentley (AHA) 2-0-0 Brown (ECAC) 1-3-0 Canisius (AHA) 1-0-0 • Has 16 years of Division I coaching experience and one Clarkson (ECAC) 5-2-1 season as a head coach in the USHL Colgate (ECAC) 4-5-1 • Promoted to the position of associate head coach in the Cornell (ECAC) 0-4-1 Dartmouth (ECAC) 12-7-1 summer of 2015 Denver (NCHC) 1-2-1 • Two years ago, coached the power play unit to a 20.1% Ferris State (WCHA) 1-0-0 success rate to rank 13th overall in the country Harvard (ECAC) 3-4-2 Holy Cross (AHA) 0-0-1 • In 2014, his recruit Mario Puskarich became the first Lake Superior State (WCHA) 1-1-0 UVM freshman to win Hockey East Rookie of the Year and Miami (NCHC) 2-2-1 was a unanimous Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection Michigan (BIG 10) 1-0-0 Michigan Tech (WCHA) 1-3-1 Minnesota (BIG 10) 2-3-0 Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) 4-0-1 KYLE REYNOLDS Minnesota State (WCHA) 1-0-0 Assistant Coach • 1st season (Vermont ‘15) Nebraska Omaha (NCHC) 1-2-1 Niagara (AHA) 2-2-0 North Dakota (NCHC) 0-3-1 • Skated in 84 career games for the Catamounts as a Ohio State (BIG 10) 0-1-0 winger from 2011-15 Penn State (BIG 10) 1-3-0 • Registered 50 career points, despite missing the entire Princeton (ECAC) 4-1-0 Quinnipiac (ECAC) 1-1-0 2013-14 season due to a serious knee injury Rensselaer (ECAC) 4-2-0 • 2012 Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection after finish- Sacred Heart (AHA) 1-0-0 ing fourth among league freshmen in scoring St. Cloud State (NCHC) 0-1-0 St. Lawrence (ECAC) 14-6-0 • Hockey East All-Academic Team selection during his Union (ECAC) 4-5-0 time at UVM; Graduated in 2015 with a degree in finance Wisconsin (BIG 10) 0-1-0 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in accounting Yale (ECAC) 5-3-1

8 NHL CATAMOUNTS

NHL CATAMOUNTS CHAMPIONS goals-assists-points (games played) YEAR PLAYER TEAM

2015 Chicago Blackhawks KEVAN MILLER ‘11 2013 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks 2016-17 1-5-6 (31) 2013 Viktor Stalberg Chicago Blackhawks 2015-16 5-13-18 (71) 2011 Tim Thomas 2010 Patrick Sharp Chicago Blackhawks ‘07 2004 Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning 2016-17 7-8-15 (54) 2004 Eric Perrin Tampa Bay Lightning 2015-16 11-8-19 (71) 1993 John LeClair Montreal Canadiens

PATRICK SHARP ‘02 2016-17 6-6-12 (28) 2015-16 20-35-55 (76)

VIKTOR STALBERG ‘09 2016-17 8-3-11 (51) 2015-16 9-11-20 (75)

8 RAISED TO THE RAFTERS • Prior to the Jan. 8 win over Dartmouth last season at the Gut, the men’s hockey program honored its all-time leading scorer at center ice on Martin St. Louis Night • For the first time in program history, the Catamounts retired a jersey number and raised St. Louis’ No. 8 to the rafters during NHL CATAMOUNT CONNECTIONS a pre-game ceremony, never to • Former forward Chris Zimmerman ‘81 serves as the president and be worn again by another player CEO of business operations for the St. Louis Blues • Forward Jonathan Turk gave • Brady Shaw’s father Brad Shaw is an assistant coach on John up his No. 8sweater on Martin Tortorella’s staff for the Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis Night and wore No. 88 • Shaw’s mother Mary is the author of the popular children’s book for the remainder of the season series “Brady, Brady” which is named after Brady • A three-time NCAA All-American, St. Louis ‘97 registered 267 • Andrew Allen ‘01 is the goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres career points and helped lead the Catamounts to their first-ever after four years as the developmental goaltending coach for the NCAA Frozen Four berth in 1996 in Cincinnati Chicago Blackhawks • The Tampa Bay Lightning’s all-time leading scorer (953 points) • Former defenseman Nick Luukko’s father Peter Luukko serves as had his No. 26 jersey retired by the franchise on Jan. 13 when the the executive chairman of the Lightning hosted his former NHL head coach John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets at AMALIE Arena MAJOR NHL AWARDS • UVM alumni have combined to win 11 major NHL awards, which LECLAIR ENSHRINED IN FLYERS HALL OF FAME ranks third in NCAA history behind only North Dakota and Cornell • John LeClair ‘91 was inducted into the Hall of • Vermont is one of only five college hockey programs to boast Fame in 2014 along with former teammate Eric Lindros more than five major NHL honors from its alumni • A native of St. Albans, Vt. near the Canadian border, LeClair reg- • UVM is also the only college hockey program in the country to istered 333 goals and 310 assists for 643 points for the Flyers and have alums that have won the Hart, Jennings, Lady Byng, Pearson ranks seventh on the franchise’s all-time scoring list and Vezina trophies • The five-time All-Star had a career-high 97 points in the 1996 • Former Catamounts have also won the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, and 1997 campaigns and registered three straight 50-goal seasons and Ted Lindsay awards

9 CATS IN THE PROS

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL) EUROPE

CONNOR BRICKLEY ‘14 NICK BRUNETEAU ‘14 AHL Debut: 2014 European Debut: 2015 2016-17: 3-4-7 (35 GP) • 2016-17: 3-4-7 (14 GP) • Lausitzer Foxes (Germany) 2015-16: 12-15-27 (45 GP) • 2015-16: 4-23-27 (45 GP) • Stavanger Oilers (Norway)

PATRICK CULLITY ‘10 JACK DOWNING ‘11 AHL Debut: 2010 European Debut: 2016 2016-17: 0-3-3 (26 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2016-17: 17-13-30 (33 GP) • EC Kassel Huskies (Germany) 2015-16: 0-2-2 (31 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2015-16: 32-32-64 (72 GP) • Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

COLIN MARKISON ‘15 JOE FALLON ‘08 AHL Debut: 2015 European Debut: 2013 2016-17: 2-1-3 (15 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2016-17: 3.49 GAA, .897 SV% (34 GP) • Dundee Stars (U.K.) 2015-16: 3-8-11 (39 GP) • Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2015-16: 3.05 GAA, .909 SV% (41 GP) • Lausitzer Foxes (Germany)

MIKE PALIOTTA ‘15 ANDERS FRANZON ‘13 AHL Debut: 2015 European Debut: 2016 2016-17: 1-6-7 (35 GP) • 2016-17: 1-7-8 (32 GP) • Sheffield Steelers (United Kingdom) 2015-16: 8-15-23 (68 GP) • Lake Erie Monsters 2015-16: 3-12-15 (65 GP) • Indy Fuel (ECHL)

JAIME SIFERS ‘06 AHL Debut: 2006 ‘07 2016-17: 4-6-10 (38 GP) • Cleveland Monsters European Debut: 2010 2015-16: 5-14-19 (67 GP) • Lake Erie Monsters 2016-17: 4-12-16 (37 GP) • Brynas IF (Sweden) 2015-16: 5-22-27 (60 GP) • Dinamo Minsk (Russia, KHL)

NOTE: Former UVM captains Mike Paliotta ‘15 and Jaime Sifers ‘06 PETER LENES ‘09 hoisted the 2016 with the Lake Erie Monsters as AHL European Debut: 2010 champions. They became the first Catamounts to claim the Calder 2016-17: 10-14-24 (20 GP) • EC Kitzbuhel (Austria) Cup since former teammates Graham Mink ‘01 and Martin Wilde ‘01 2015-16: 19-25-44 (32 GP) • EC Kitzbuhel (Austria) both won with the in 2006. DREW MACKENZIE ‘12 European Debut: 2015 EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE (ECHL) 2016-17: 3-20-23 (29 GP) • EC Kassel Huskies (Germany) 2015-16: 4-18-22 (53 GP) • Dorbirner EC (Austria) NICK LUUKKO ‘15 ECHL Debut: 2015 ERIC PERRIN ‘97 2016-17: 6-6-12 (39 GP) • European Debut: 2009 2015-16: 4-10-14 (65 GP) • Reading Royals 2016-17: 9-9-18 (26 GP) • TPS Turku (SM - Finland) 2015-16: 10-24-34 (46 GP) • TPS Turku (SM Liiga - Finland) CHRIS McCARTHY ‘14 ECHL Debut: 2014 BRIAN ROLOFF ‘10 2016-17: 16-20-36 (36 GP) • Reading Royals European Debut: 2011 2015-16: 6-16-22 (54 GP) • Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 2016-17: 7-15-22 (34 GP) • Ravensburg Towerstars (Germany)

2015-16: 19-51-70 (52 GP) • Ravensburg Towerstars (Germany) DAVID PACAN ‘10

ECHL Debut: 2012 SEBASTIAN STALBERG ‘12 2016-17: 21-15-36 (34 GP) • Brampton Beast European Debut: 2014 2015-16: 20-42-62 (69 GP) • 2016-17: 8-7-15 (36 GP) • Frolunda HC (Sweden) 2015-16: 10-4-14 (51 GP) • Frolunda HC (Sweden) ALEXX PRIVITERA ‘16

ECHL Debut: 2016 2016-17: 5-16-21 (28 GP) • Ontario Reign COLIN VOCK ‘10 2015-16: 6-10-16 (36 GP) • (NCAA) European Debut: 2010 2016-17: 11-13-24 (27 GP) • Frederikshavn White Hawks (Denmark) EVAN STOFLET ‘07 2015-16: 30-19-49 (43 GP) • Frederikshavn White Hawks (Denmark) ECHL Debut: 2008 2016-17: 1-8-9 (39 GP) • MATT WHITE ‘14 2015-16: 10-23-33 (41 GP) • China Dragon (Asia League) European Debut: 2014 2016-17: 7-8-15 (34 GP) • Dundee Stars (United Kingdom) 2015-16: 6-10-16 (65 GP) • Indy Fuel (ECHL)

10 VERMONT QUICK FACTS COVERING THE CATS Location Burlington, Vermont Founded 1791 LEARFIELD BROADCASTS Enrollment 10,080 • UVM’s multimedia rights are held by Learfield, and all men’s National Affiliation NCAA Division I hockey games will once again be broadcast live on the flagship Conference Hockey East home for the Catamounts on WVMT 620-AM Nickname UVM* • Alastair Ingram is in his seventh season as the play-by-play * Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains School Mascot Catamount voice and sports information director of the program School Colors Green & Gold • Former Catamounts Aaron Miller ‘93, Jerry Tarrant ‘89, Derek Home Ice (capacity) Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,007) Wagar ‘05, and Tom Child ‘04 will serve as analysts Ice Size 200’ x 90’ • Free audio is streamed online at UVMathletics.com/Listen President Tom Sullivan Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman ‘89 Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 HANDY TOYOTA COACHES SHOW Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 • The Handy Toyota Coaches Show with Alastair Ingram and Gutterson Fieldhouse Press Box (802) 656-4193 head coach Kevin Sneddon airs live on WVMT 620-AM every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. throughout the season COACHING STAFF • Each edition of the show features the weekly player interview series “Chat with the Cats” Head Coach Kevin Sneddon, 14th Season Vermont Record (Years) 204-226-63 (13) Overall Record (Years) 254-325-81 (18) CATAMOUNTV LIVE STREAMS Hockey East Record (Years) 102-131-47 (11) • The Vermont athletic department has once again partnered Associate Head Coach Kevin Patrick, 5th Season with the UVM Foundation to webcast all men’s hockey home Associate Head Coach Kyle Wallack, 5th Season games for free in HD this season via CatamounTV.com Assistant Coach Kyle Reynolds, 1st Season Hockey Operations Jeff Hill, 2nd Season Athletic Trainer Matt Bain, 3rd Season MEDIA CREDENTIALS • Media interested in season or game credentials for home TEAM INFORMATION games should contact Alastair Ingram in the Media Relations Overall Record (2015-16) 15-22-3 Office at (802) 656-1109 or [email protected] League Record (2015-16) 6-13-3 • Credentials will be left at the Gutterson Ticket Office for pick Letterwinners Returning 22 (15F, 5D, 2G) up on gameday, beginning one hour prior to faceoff Letterwinners Lost 8 (3F, 4D, 1G) Newcomers 8 (4F, 3D, 1G) MEDIA INTERVIEWS Captains Brendan Bradley, Mario Puskarich Assistant Captains T. Blanleil, C. Muscoby, A. Petruzzelli • All men’s hockey interview requests must be arranged through Alastair Ingram in the Media Relations Office TEAM HISTORY • Please contact Ingram to arrange interviews early in the week First Year of Men’s Hockey 1963-64 with at least 24 hours notice in advance First Year in Hockey East 2005-06 • Kevin Sneddon and Vermont student-athletes are available on NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 Wednesday mornings at 11:45 a.m. during the season Last NCAA Appearance 2014 • Please contact Alastair Ingram to make arrangements for Frozen Fours 2 (1996, 2009) phone interviews; Please note that student-athlete phone num- NCAA All-Americans 22 All-Time NHL Players 17 bers will not be given unless there are unique circumstances Major NHL Awards 11 POST-GAME INTERVIEWS MEDIA RELATIONS • The Vemont locker room is closed to all members of the media Men’s Hockey Contact Alastair Ingram • Kevin Sneddon will be available in the Bostwick Room on the Email [email protected] main concourse following the game, and select student-ath- Office Number (802) 656-1109 letes will be available after a 10-minute cooling-off period Website UVMathletics.com • With the exception of live television, student-athletes are not Twitter @UVMmhockey Instagram @UVMmhockey available until the conclusion of the cooling-off period Facebook Facebook.com/UVMathletics • Please make post-game player requests through Josh Parker YouTube YouTube.com/UVMathletics • Interviews with the visiting head coach and student-athletes Video Stream (HD) CatamounTV.com should be arranged through the visiting SID in Press Box 4 Vermont Men's Hockey Vermont Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 23, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Oct.7 at Clarkson W 5-2 2365 ALL GAMES 17-10-5 10-5-1 5-5-4 2-0-0 Oct 08 CLARKSON L 2-3 2741 CONFERENCE 9-7-4 5-2-1 3-5-3 1-0-0 Oct 21 at #20 Omaha T o t 4-4 6123 NON-CONFERENCE 8-3-1 5-3-0 2-0-1 1-0-0 Oct 22 at #20 Omaha W 5-2 6024 Oct 28 #11 MICHIGAN W 3-0 4007 * Oct 30 at #16 Northeastern W 3-2 1568 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh * Nov 04 at #6 UMass Lowell L 1-3 5251 37 Ross Colton 31 10 15 25 96 .1 0 4 11-22 1 0 * Nov 05 at #6 UMass Lowell L 2-4 5152 9 Brian Bowen 28 11 11 22 82 .1 3 4 11-28 5 0 * Nov 12 at Massachusetts W 2-1 2826 21 Mario Puskarich 26 10 11 21 86 .1 1 6 2-4 3 1 Nov 15 DARTMOUTH W 5-2 3407 16 Derek Lodermeier 31 4 13 17 42 .0 9 5 12-27 0 0 * Nov 18 MAINE W 6-2 3273 19 Jarrid Privitera 28 7 9 16 47 .1 4 9 9-18 1 0 * Nov 19 MAINE T o t 2-2 3494 17 Craig Puffer 30 8 7 15 77 .1 0 4 10-20 4 0 * Nov 25 vs Massachusetts W 4-2 5071 Nov 26 vs #3 Quinnipiac W 5-1 5745 5 Rob Hamilton 32 7 8 15 55 .1 2 7 11-33 4 0 * Dec 09 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W 4-2 4007 22 Brady Shaw 28 7 8 15 59 .1 1 9 18-36 2 0 * Dec 10 #5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY L 0-4 4007 23 Rob Darrar 20 7 6 13 56 .1 2 5 3-6 2 0 Dec 17 #12 UNION L 3-7 3266 20 Brendan Bradley 25 4 9 13 62 .0 6 5 9-18 2 0 Dec 18 #12 UNION L 1-2 3371 25 Matt Alvaro 27 7 5 12 34 .2 0 6 5-13 0 0 Dec 30 BENTLEY W 7-1 3836 18 Matt O'Donnell 30 2 9 11 37 .0 5 4 9-18 1 0 Dec 31 BENTLEY W 3-1 3270 7 Tom Forgione 17 4 5 9 28 .1 4 3 7-14 0 0 Jan 03 #16 ST. LAWRENCE W 4-3 3628 * Jan 07 NORTHEASTERN W 4-3 3959 26 Trey Phillips 25 3 6 9 29 .1 0 3 9-18 0 0 * Jan 13 at Providence W 4-3 2065 28 Anthony Petruzzelli 24 3 5 8 32 .0 9 4 2-4 0 0 * Jan 14 at Providence L 1-4 2266 13 Liam Coughlin 25 1 6 7 24 .0 4 2 4-8 0 0 * Jan 20 CONNECTICUT W 5-4 4007 24 Chris Muscoby 21 1 6 7 23 .0 4 3 12-24 1 0 * Jan 27 at Connecticut L 1-3 6297 34 Jake Massie 23 0 6 6 27 .0 0 0 6-12 0 0 * Feb 03 at #17 Notre Dame T o t 4-4 4520 10 Travis Blanleil 22 4 1 5 17 .2 3 5 6-12 0 0 * Feb 04 at #17 Notre Dame L 1-4 4744 15 Corey Moriarty 19 1 4 5 18 .0 5 6 3-6 0 0 * Feb 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE L 2-4 4007 * Feb 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE W 5-3 4007 4 Max Daigle 11 0 4 4 17 .0 0 0 1-2 0 0 * Feb 17 at #11 Boston College T o t 3-3 4175 14 Kevin Irwin 11 0 4 4 21 .0 0 0 4-8 0 0 * Feb 18 at #11 Boston College T o t 2-2 5467 27 Ori Abramson 16 1 2 3 4 .2 5 0 9-18 0 0 12 Drew Best 7 0 3 3 6 .0 0 0 2-4 0 0 TEAM STATISTICS UVM OPP 3 Mike Lee 15 0 3 3 19 .0 0 0 2-4 0 0 SHOT STATISTICS 11 Conor O'Neil 4 1 1 2 10 .1 0 0 1-2 1 0 Goals-Shot attempts 103-1008 87-913 Shot pct. . 1 0 2 . 0 9 5 40 Stefanos Lekkas 27 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1-2 0 0 G o a ls / G a m e 3.2 2.7 TM TEAM 22 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 2-4 0 0 S h o t s / G a m e 31.5 28.5 Total 32 103 167 270 1008 .1 0 2 181-385 27 1 POWER PLAYS Opponents 32 87 149 236 913 .0 9 5 195-434 21 2 Goals-Power Plays 27-159 21-147 Conversion Percent . 1 7 0 . 1 4 3 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t Shot Attempts 202 218 30 Pat Feeley 1 6:34 0 0.00 6 1.000 0-0-0 Shot Percent . 1 3 4 . 0 9 6 GOAL BREAKDOWN 40 Stefanos Lekkas 27 1605:07 67 2.50 690 .9 1 1 15-7-5 Power Play 27 21 1 Mike Santaguida 7 317:47 15 2.83 130 .8 9 7 2-3-0 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 2 TM EMPTY NET 22 15:32 5 - 0 .0 0 0 0-0-0 Empty net 3 5 Total 32 1945:00 87 2.68 826 .9 0 5 17-10-5 P e n a lt y 0 0 Opponents 32 1945:00 103 3.18 905 .8 9 8 10-17-5 U n a s s is t e d 10 4 O v e r t im e 0 0 Attendance Summary UVM Opponent PENALTIES N u m b e r 181 195 Total 58287 58843 M in u t e s 385 434 Dates/Avg Per Date 16/3643 14/4203 P e n a lt ie s / G a m e 5.7 6.1 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/5408 Pen minutes/Game 12.0 13.6 FACEOFFS (W-L) 1038-1008 1008-1038 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Faceoff W-L Pct. . 5 0 7 . 4 9 3 Vermont 29 34 40 0 103 Opponents 25 24 38 0 87

Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Vermont 273 272 269 12 826 Opponents 302 298 288 17 905

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