2017 2018 media guide Sebastian Vidmar Junior | Forward UNION HOCKEY 2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE 2017-18 UNION HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYER PROFILES RECORDS Quick Facts.........................................................................1 Returning (Alphabetical) .................................... 17-35 Individual/Team Records ..........................................81 Covering the Dutchmen ...............................................2 Newcomers (Alphabetical) ...............................36-38 Season/Career Leaders ............................................82 Union College ..................................................................3 Annual Leaders ............................................................83 Messa Rink .......................................................................4 2016-17 REVIEW Coaching Records .......................................................84 Garnet Blades .................................................................5 All-Time Division I Register ..............................85-88 2016-17 ECAC Hockey .................................................40 All-Time Register...................................................89-91 Final Statistics ....................................................... 41-44 2017-18 SEASON PREVIEW Box Scores ..............................................................45-54 2017-18 Roster.................................................................6 Spotting Chart .................................................................7 Squad Breakdown ..........................................................8 HISTORY All-Americans ............................................................... 56 Honors & Awards ..................................................57-58 COACHES AND STAFF Dutchmen in the Pros ................................................ 59 Head Coach Rick Bennet ...................................... 10-11 Program Milestones ..........................................60-63 Associate Head Coach Jason Tapp .........................12 Division I Series Records ..................................64-69 Assistant Coach John Ronan ....................................13 All-Time Division I Scores .................................70-77 Volunteer Assistant Matt Alvey ..............................13 Division I Postseason Scores ................................. 78 Union Hockey Support Staff ...............................14-15 Tournaments/Trophy Games ..................................79 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION 2016-17 REVIEW PROGRAM HISTORY Location Schenectady, N.Y. 2016-17 Record 25-10-3 First Varsity Season 1919-20 (67th season) Founded 1795 2016-17 ECACH Record (Finish) 16-4-2 (T-1st) Division I 1991-92 (27th year) Enrollment 2,200 Home Record 12-3-1 Division I Record 386-419-103 (.482) President Stephen C. Ainlay Away Record 12-5-2 ECAC Hockey Record 225-279-68 (.453) Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin Neutral Site Record 1-2 Cleary Cups (ECACH Regular Season Title) 4 Colors Garnet, White 2016-17 Postseason ECAC Quaterfinal (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017) Nickname Dutchmen (W, 4-1; W, 4-3 ot vs. Princeton) Whitelaw Cup (ECACH Tournament Title) 3 (2012, 2013, 2014) Conference ECAC Hockey ECACH Semifinal (L, 1-4 vs. Cornell) NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances 5 Arena Frank L. Messa Rink at Achillies Center NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) Capacity 2,054 (L, 3-10 vs. Penn State) NCAA Division I Frozen Four Appearances 2 Ice Dimensions 201x86 (2012, 2014) Returners 19 NCAA Division I National Championships 1 STAFF INFORMATION Lost 8 (2014) Head Coach Rick Bennett Newcomers 9 (Providence ‘90) 2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Top Returners Record at Union 137-69-30 (Seventh Season) The 2017-18 Union College men’s hockey media Sebastian Vidmar (Jr. | F | 35GP - 14G-27A) Record Overall same guide was written and compiled by the Union Brett Supinski (Jr. | F | 37 GP - 8G-28A) Associate Head Coach Jason Tapp College Sports Information Office. (Boston University ‘02); Ninth Season Cole Maier (Jr. | F | 38 GP - 15G-10A) Assistant Coach John Ronan Printer: Miller Printing, Amsterdam, N.Y. (Maine ‘13); Second Season Photography: Trent Hermann/Carlyn Studios, Volunteer Coach Matt Alvey Peter Barber, NCAA (Lake Superior State ‘97); Second Season Special Thanks: Eric McDowell, Ed Krajewski Director of Hockey Ops/Video Ian Greenwald Athletic Trainer Cheryl Rockwood Equipment Mananger Dave Baglio Administrative Assistant Kelli Hays Strength & Conditioning Coach Dan Gabelman Team Psychologist Dr. Wally Bzdell Academic Coordinator Dr. Sherrie Lyons 1 UNION HOCKEY 2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE COVERING THE DUTCHMEN LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS PRINT WNYT-13 MEDIA CREDENTIALS Schenectady Daily Gazette All requests for media credentials for Union College home games at P.O. Box 4035 Messa Rink must be submitted to Dan St-Jacques in the Union College 2345 Maxon Rd. Albany, NY 12204 Sports Information Office at least three days in advance the game. PO Box 1090 Phone: 800.999.WNYT Priority for issuance of credentials will be given to daily newspapers and Schenectady, NY 12301 Fax: 518.434.0659 television stations which regularly cover the hockey program. Working Phone: 518.395.3070 Rodger Wyland, Sports Director press box credentials shall be issued to opponent sports information Fax: 518.395.3072 Chris Onorato, Sports Reporter directors and accredited newspapers, magazines, radio and television Mark McGuire, Sports Editor Ashley Miller, Sports Reporter reporters. Ken Schott, Hockey Writer Mike MacAdam, Hockey Writer WRGB CBS-6 PRESS BOX 1400 Balltown Rd. Union College’s press box can be located at the north end of Messa Albany Times Union Niskayuna, NY 12309 Rink, and is accessible via the stairway located underneath the area. News Plaza Phone: 518.346.6666 Working media personnel are assigned space in the press box; scouts Box 15000 Fax: 518.346.6249 and players are not permitted in the press box at any time as per Union Albany, NY 12212 Brittany Devane, Sports Director, College, ECAC Hockey and NCAA rules. Vulgarity, profanity and cheering Phone: 518.454.5413 Anchor - “Upstate Sports Edge” are prohibited at all times. Any behavior deemed unprofessional by the Fax: 518.454.5819 Union College staff will result in removal from the game. Any abuse of Jason Lewis, Sports Reporter, Pete Iorizzo, Sports Editor working media credentials will be grounds for removal from the press Anchor - “Upstate Sports Edge” Sean Martin, Hockey Writer box and could result in the rejection of future credential requests. RADIO INTERVIEWS WIRE SERVICES Empire News Network All interviews may be arranged through the Sports Information office, Associated Press 100 Saratoga Village Blvd. and are most helpful if requests are made 24 hours in advance of the Albany Bureau Suite 21 interview to ensure student-athlete and/or coach availability. Contact P.O. Box 11010 Malta, NY 12020 information for student-athletes will not be provided to the media Albany, N.Y. 12211 Phone: 518.899.3000 under any circumstances. Phone: 518-458-7821 Fax: 518.899.3057 Fax: 518-438-5891 POST-GAME INTERVIEWS FOX Sports Radio AM 980, WOFX Head coach Rick Bennett and Union College players are available AP Sports: 212-621-1630 Clear Channel Radio of Albany for post-game interviews following a 10-minute cooling off period. AP Images: 212-621-1930 1203 Troy-Schenectady Road Interviews with the visiting coach and players should be arranged Latham, NY 12110 through the visiting SID. New York City Bureau Phone: 518.690.0980 450 W. 33rd St. Tred Hulse, Host of “The Tred Show” SOCIAL MEDIA New York, NY 10001 Union College Athletics and Union College men’s hockey maintain Phone: 212-621-1670 ESPN Radio WTNN-104.5 several social media accounts to keep you up-to-date with everything Fax: 212-621-1679 happening Union Athletics. 1241 Kings Rd, Schenectady, NY, 12303 Twitter: @UnionMhockey | @UnionAthletics Syracuse Bureau Phone: 518.881.1515 Instagram: @UnionMhockey | @UnionAthletics The Syracuse Building Rodger Wyland, Host of “Big Board Facebook: /UnionAthletics Suite 216 Sports” 224 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 ON THE AIR AND ON THE WEB Matt DuBrey (16th season) and Brian Unger (13th season) will serve as 315-471-6471 the “Voices of the Dutchmen” for all home and road Fax: 315-475-9819 contests this season,. All home and away games canebe heard on the Dutchmen Radio Network, airing on 106.1 FM, 1160 AM and 1240 AM. TELEVISION Games can also be heard on the web at UnionAthletics.com/listenlive. Time Warner Cable Sports Home games will also be simulcast video at UnionAthletics.tv. 104 Watervliet Avenue Ext. Albany, NY 12206 Phone: 518.641.7388 Fax: 518.641.7023 Marisa Jacques, Sports Director Ian Preston, Sports Reporter WXXA-DT/FOX 23 News 341 Northern Blvd Albany, NY 12204 Phone: 518.436.0771 Fax: 518.426.4792 Liana Bonavita, Sports Director, Anchor 2 UNION HOCKEY 2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE Stephen C. Ainlay Strom Thacker President Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Union College traces its beginnings to 1779. Sev- with Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, it was spoken community service, environmental awareness, eral hundred residents of northern New York, of as one of the big four. Students came from the art, music and language. certain that Burgoyne’s defeat at Saratoga two South and West as well as the East. Among them years before would mean a new nation, began were the father of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the The College has done important experimental the