TM UNION HOCKEY 2018-19 SCHEDULE THIS WEEK Date Opponent Result / Time Oct. 3 Army West Point W, 4-1 #11 Union Dutchmen Rensselaer Oct. 12 Omaha T, 3-3 (OT) Oct. 13 Omaha W, 5-4 (4-0-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) (0-3-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) Oct. 19 at #12 Northeastern W, 4-3 (OT) Head Coach . Rick Bennet Head Coach . .Dave Smith Oct. 20 at #12 Northeastern W, 3-1 Record (Yrs) . .162-84-33 (8) Record (Yrs). 6-30-4 (2) Oct. 26 at RPI * 7 p.m. TM Oct. 27 RPI * 7 p.m. All-Time Series: Union leads 37-35-9 Nov. 2 St. Lawrence * 7 p.m. Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2018, 4-3 win in Albany (Mayor’s Cup) Nov. 3 Clarkson * 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Princeton * 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 • 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. Troy, N.Y. • Houston Field House (5,217) Nov. 23 vs Yale 1 10 a.m. Television: n/a • Radio: n/a 1 Nov. 24 vs Boston Univ./UConn 10 a.m./2 p.m. Web Video: RPItv.org • Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com Dec. 7 at Brown * 7 p.m. Live Stats: RPIathletics.com Dec. 8 at Yale * 7 p.m. Dec. 28 Canisius 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 • 7 p.m. Dec. 29 Canisius 7 p.m. Jan. 4 vs St. Cloud State 2 4:30 p.m. Schenectady, N.Y. • Messa Rink (2,225) Jan. 5 vs Brown/Robert Morris 2 4:30/7:30 p.m. Television: n/a • Radio: n/a Jan. 11 at Clarkson * 7 p.m. Web Video: ESPN+ • Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com Jan. 12 at St. Lawrence * 7 p.m. Live Stats: UnionAthletics.com Jan. 19 vs RPI 3 6 p.m. Jan. 25 Yale * 7 p.m. Jan. 26 Brown * 7 p.m. This Weekend Feb. 1 Cornell * 7 p.m. The No. 11 Dutchmen take on cross-town rival Rensselaer in an home-and-home series this Feb. 2 Colgate * 7 p.m. weekend. Union heads to the Houston Field House for Friday night’s game, before hosting the Feb. 8 at Harvard * 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Dartmouth * 7 p.m. Engineers at Messa Rink on Saturday. Both games will start at 7 p.m. (ET). Feb. 15 Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. Feb. 16 Princeton * 7 p.m. Union Partners with ESPN+ For Hockey Streams Feb. 22 at Colgate * 7 p.m. Union fans across the country will be able to stream all Union home and select ECAC Hockey Feb. 23 at Cornell * 7 p.m. games through ESPN.com and the redesigned ESPN App, for just $4.99 a month. 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Live stats for both games will be available at UnionAthletics.com. Live (SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland) video can be accessed through ESPN+ for fans inside the United States, or through Stretch 2 = Three Rivers Classic Internet for international viewing. (PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3 = 7th Annual Capital District Mayor’s Cup (Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.) 4 = ECAC Hockey Playoffs (Campus Locations) 5 = ECAC Hockey Championship 8 3 6 (Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.) 6 = 2019 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals Cole Maier’s eight points Cole Maier (4g, 4a), Brett Senior Ryan Walker is on East - Providence, R.I., Dunkin’ Donuts Center currently leads all skaters Supinski (2g, 4a) and a career-best six-game West - Fargo, N.D., Scheels Arena Northeast - Manchester, N.H., SNHU Center in ECAC Hockey and is Ryan Walker (0g, 6a) point streak, which dates Midwest - Allentown, Pa., PPL Center tied for fourth nationally. are the current top-three back to the final game of 7 = 2019 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four scorers in the ECAC. the 2017-17 season. (KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) Men’s Hockey Contact: Ross LaDue • OFFICE: (518) 388-6377 • CELL: (319) 360-0543 • E-MAIL: [email protected] Website: UnionAthletics.com • Twitter: @UnionMHockey • Instagram: @UnionMHockey • Snapchat: @UnionMHockey Union Athletic Communications Office • Union • Alumni Gym • 807 Union St. • Schenectady, NY 12308 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • THREE-TIME WHITELAW CUP CHAMPIONS • FOUR-TIME CLEARY CUP CHAMPIONS 2018-19 UNION DUTCHMEN HOCKEY Social Media QUICK FACTS Receive real-time updates during all Union men’s hockey games by following the team’s official Twitter account @UnionMHockey. Additional in-game updates and commentary will be provided UNION COLLEGE by assistant sports information director Ross LaDue via his Twitter account @RLaDue. Location . Schenectady, N.Y. Founded . 1795 vs Rensselaer Records tend to go out the window when Union and RPI play, as the Dutchmen hold a slight lead in Enrollment . 2,225 the all-time series, 37-35-9. However, Union enters the weekend with a six-game winning streak President . Dr. David Harris against RPI. The last time RPI defeated Union was on Jan. 23, 2016 during the Mayor’s Cup game. Director of Athletics . Jim McLaughlin The Engineers also won the previous two games during that 2015-16 season, which also marks Colors . Garnet, White the last time RPI defeated Union in Troy (Oct. 31, 2015) and in Schenectady (Oct. 30, 2015). Nickname . Dutchmen Conference . ECAC Hockey Seniors Cole Maier, Brett Supinski and Sebastian Vidmar all have six career points in games Arena . .Messa Rink at Achillies Center against Rensselaer. Maier has three goals and three assists, Supinski has one goal and five assists, Rink Dimensions . 201’ x 86’ while Vidmar has two goals and four assists. Junior Anthony Rinaldi is the current leading goal scorer against RPI, having scored four career goals against the Engineers. HOCKEY STAFF Scouting the Engineers Head Coach . Rick Bennett (Providence ‘90) Rensselaer has lost its first three games of the regular season, scoring just one goal in each Record at Union. .162-84-33 (8th season) contest. The Engineers opened the season with a home-and-home series against UMass, but lost Career Record. same by scores of 6-1 and 3-1, to the now-ranked Minutemen. Last weekend, RPI played a single game ECAC Record . 88-47-19 (.627) against UConn at home and lost to the Huskies, 3-1. Associate Head Coach . Jason Tapp Junior forward Jacob Hayhurst leads the Engineers with three points, having assisted on all three Assistant Coach . John Ronan goals so far this season for RPI. Hayhurst was also the team’s leading scorer last year, producing Director of Hockey Ops . Jeff Silengo 12 goals and 11 assists during his sophomore season. Freshman forward Jakub Lacka has scored Athletic Trainer . Cheryl Rockwood two of RPI’s three goals. Equipment Manager . Dave Baglio In net, Linden Marshall returns for his sophomore season after seeing extensive time in net as a TEAM INFORMATION freshman. Last year, he recorded five of RPI’s six wins and held a .904 save percentage. He enters 2017-18 Record . 21-15-2 the weekend with a .890 save percentage and a 3.81 goals-against average on the season. 2017-18 ECAC Hockey Record . .16-5-1 Last Time Out 17-18 Postseason. .ECACH Quarterfinals Union College had a stellar weekend on the road, sweeping No. 12 Northeastern at Matthews Returners . 22 Arena. The Dutchmen came back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the first game to win 4-3 in overtime, Lost . .6 while dominating the second game for a 3-1 win. Brett Supinski and Sebastian Vidmar both had Newcomers . .6 two-goal games over the weekend, while Darion Hanson picked up both wins, conceding just one even-strength goal to the Huskies all weekend. PROGRAM HISTORY 1st Varsity Season . 1919-20 (67th season) Union at #12 Northeastern - Oct. 19 - Matthews Arena Union Goals: Brett Supinski (x2), Sebastian Vidmar, Cole Maier Division I . 1991-92 (27th year) Northeastern Goalie: Cayden Primeau (L) - 25 saves, 4 goals against Division I Record . .496-427-105 Union Goalie: Darion Hanson (W) - 37 saves, 3 goals against ECAC Hockey Record . 231-281-68 Power Play: Union 1-2, Northeastern 2-6 Noteworthy: Brett Supinski had three points on the night, scoring the first two goals and assisting CHAMPIONSHIPS on the third. Supinski’s second goal of the night was scored shorthanded, the first for Union this Regular-Season (Cleary Cup) . .4 season. Sebastian Vidmar scored the tying goal with three seconds left on a power play to start . 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 the third. Three defensemen recorded assists for Union: Vas Kolias, Greg Campbell and Brandon Estes. Darion Hanson made his season debut in net making a career-high 37 saves.