TM UNION HOCKEY 2019-20 SCHEDULE THIS WEEK Date Opponent Result / Time Oct. 5 Boston University L, 3-7 Union Dutchmen Rensselaer Engineers Oct . 6 at Army West Point L, 2-3 (6-17-2, 4-9-1 ECACH) (10-12-1, 7-7-0 ECACH) Oct. 11 #15 Northeastern L, 2-1 Head Coach . Rick Bennett Head Coach . Dave Smith Oct. 12 #15 Northeastern L, 2-1 Oct . 18 at #4/5 Massachusetts L, 1-6 Record (Yrs) . 184-114-40 (9) Record (Yrs) . 26-62-8 (3) Oct . 19 at #4/5 Massachusetts L, 0-5 TM Oct. 25 Rensselaer * L, 2-3 Oct . 26 at Rensselaer * W, 2-1 Nov . 1 at Canisius W, 3-0 Nov . 2 at Canisius L, 0-4 Nov. 8 #8/9 Clarkson * L, 1-5 Nov. 9 St. Lawrence * L, 2-3 (OT) Nov . 15 at Quinnipiac * L, 1-2 Nov . 16 at Princeton * W, 2-1 (OT) 8th Annual Capital District Mayor's Cup Dec. 6 Brown * W, 5-0 Dec. 7 Yale * L, 0-2 Saturday, Jan. 25 • 6 p.m. Dec. 13 Merrimack W, 3-2 Albany, N.Y. • Times Union Center (14,236) Dec . 28 at Vermont 1 L, 0-2 Television: n/a • Radio: n/a Dec . 29 vs #13/15 Providence 1 T, 1-1 (OT) Web Video: n/a • Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com Jan . 3 at St . Lawrence * W, 5-4 (OT) Live Stats: RPIathletics.com Jan . 4 at #4/6 Clarkson * L, 0-2 Jan. 10 Colgate * L, 2-3 All-Time Series: Series tied 38-38-9 Jan. 11 #2 Cornell * T, 3-3 (OT) Last Meeting: Oct. 26, 2019 (Troy, N.Y.) Jan . 17 at Yale * L, 0-5 Jan . 18 at Brown * L, 2-3 This Weekend Jan . 25 vs Rensselaer 2 6 p .m . Jan. 31 Harvard * 7 p.m. The Dutchmen head to the Times Union Center this Saturday, Jan . 25, for the Eighth Annual Feb. 1 Dartmouth * 7 p.m. Capital District Mayor's Cup . Puck drop against the Engineers is scheduled for 6 p .m . (ET) . Feb . 14 at Cornell * 7 p .m . Feb . 15 at Colgate * 7 p .m . Media Coverage Feb. 21 Princeton * 7 p.m. Live Stats will be provided through RPI's athletics website, RPIathletics .com . Matt Dubrey and Feb. 22 Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. Feb . 28 at Dartmouth * 7 p .m . Brian Unger will have the call for an audio-only stream, available for free on UnionAthletics .com Feb . 29 at Harvard * 7 p .m . March 6-8 ECACH First Round Playoffs 3 TBD Social Media 3 March 13-15 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals TBD Receive real-time updates during all Union men’s hockey games by following the team’s March 20 ECAC Hockey Semifinals 4 TBD March 21 ECAC Hockey Final 4 TBD official Twitter account @UnionMHockey . Additional behind-the-scenes looks are also available March 27-29 NCAA Regionals 5 TBD through the team’s official Instagram account, UnionMHockey . April 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four 6 TBD Career Firsts Home games in bold Nine of the 10 first-year skaters have recorded their first collegiate points, with six of them All times Eastern * = ECAC Hockey contest doing so in the first weekend of competition . Gabriel Seger leads the freshman class in 1 = Catamount Cup scoring, with 12 points, stemming from three goals and nine assists . (Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, Vt.) 2 = 8th Annual Capital District Mayor’s Cup (Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.) 3 = ECAC Hockey Playoffs (Campus Locations) 4 = ECAC Hockey Championship 8 3 9.80 (Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.) 5 = 2019 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals Union's freshman class is Darion Hanson enters the The Dutchmen average East - Abany, N.Y., Times Union Center tied for eighth in national weekend ranked third in 9.80 penalty minutes per West - Loveland, Colo., Budweiser Events Center Northeast - Worchester, Mass., DCU Center scoring, having tallied 53 the nation with 665 total game, 17th fewest in the Midwest - Allentown, Pa., PPL Center points from 18 goals and saves. nation. 6 = 2020 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four 35 assists. (Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich.) 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 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 1 2019-20 UNION DUTCHMEN HOCKEY vs Rensselaer QUICK FACTS Earlier this season the two teams split their regular-season matchup during the Oct . 25-26 weekend . Both teams lost on their home ice, as the Dutchmen dropped the first game 3-2, before UNION COLLEGE rebounding to pick up their first win of the season, 2-1 . Location . Schenectady,. N .Y . Founded . 1795. The Division I all-time series between the two teams is tied, 38-38-10 . Union holds a slight Enrollment . .2,225 . advantage in the recent series, having won six of the past 10 meetings . Since the Mayor's Cup President . Dr . David Harris was started in 2013, Union has claimed five of the seven trophies, including last year which was Director of Athletics . Jim McLaughlin decided in a shootout after the two teams tied 0-0 . Colors . Garnet, . White Nickname . Dutchmen . Senior defenseman Vas Kolias leads the current Dutchmen in career scoring against RPI . Kolias, Conference . ECAC. Hockey has tallied one goal and six assists in 11 games against the Engineers . Fellow senior Anthony Arena . Messa Rink at Achilles Center Rinaldi is close behind with six career points against RPI, stemming from five goals and one assist . Rink Dimensions . 201’ . x 86’ Junior netminder Darion Hanson has played in seven games against RPI and holds a 4-2-1 career record against the Engineers . HOCKEY STAFF Scouting the Engineers Head Coach . Rick Bennett (Providence ‘90) Rensselaer enters the weekend with a 10-12-1 overall record and sit in a four-way tie for third Record at Union . 184-114-40 (9th season) place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 7-7-1 conference record . The Engineers are coming Career Record . same off a weekend split at Brown and Yale . RPI defeated Brown last Friday, Jan . 17, by a score of 3-1, ECAC Record . 102-66-22. ( .595) before dropping a 4-1 decision to Yale the following night . Associate Head Coach . Jason . Tapp Assistant Coach . John. Ronan Five seniors lead the Engineers in scoring, topped by defenseman Will Reilly and forward Chase Volunteer Asst . Coach . Will Messa Zieky, who both have 15 points on the season . In net, sophomore Owen Savory has come out as Director of Hockey Ops . James. LaCour the team's number-one goaltender, and holds a 5-5-1 record with a .911 save percentage and a Athletic Trainer . Cheryl. Rockwood 2 .56 goals-against average . Equipment Manager . Dave. Baglio Doing it the Hard Way TEAM INFORMATION Freshman forward Christian Sanda was one of five players to score a shorthanded goal during 2018-19 Record . .20-13-6 . the opening weekend of play, Oct . 5-6 . His shorthanded goal came during the second period at 2018-19 ECAC Hockey Record . 10-10-2. Army West Point on Oct . 6 . 18-19 Postseason . ECACH Quarterfinals Returners . 16. Lost . 12 . Newcomers . .13 . PROGRAM HISTORY 1st Varsity Season . 1919-20. (69th season) Division I . .1991-92 . (29th year) Division I Record . 433-462-113. ECAC Hockey Record . 255-304-72 CHAMPIONSHIPS Regular-Season (Cleary Cup) . .4 . 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 Conference Tournament (Whitelaw Cup) . 3 . 2012, 2013, 2014 Division I Tournament Appearances . 5. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Division I Frozen Four Appearances . 2. 2012, 2014 Division I National Championships . 1. .2014 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • THREE-TIME WHITELAW CUP CHAMPIONS • FOUR-TIME CLEARY CUP CHAMPIONS 2 2019-20 UNION DUTCHMEN HOCKEY Last Time Out Rensselaer Comparison (Per-game averages with national rank) The Dutchmen hosted Colgate and No . 2 Cornell last weekend at Messa Rink . Union dropped a tough match against Colgate, 3-2, to open the weekend . However, the UNION RPI Dutchmen rebounded and skated to a 3-3 tie with the nationally-ranked Big Red . 1 .68 (59) . Goals For . 2 .48 (t-40) 2 .84 (33) . Goals Against . 2 .78 (30) -1 .16 (51) . Scoring Margin . -0 .30 (35) Union at Yale - L, 5-0 - Jan. 17 - Ingalls Rink 12 .1% (53) . Power Play . 15 .0% (t-48) Union Goals: none 81 .5% (30) . Penalty Kill . 84 .8% (15) 9 .80 (17) . Penalty Minutes . 7 .65 (2) Yale Goalie: Corbin Kaczperski (W) - 21 saves, 0 goals against Union Goalie: Darion Hanson (L) - 23 saves, 4 goals against Union vs Rensselaer Josh Graziano - 4 saves, 1 goal against All-Time Div . I Series Power Play: Union 0-5, Yale 2-5 Summary: The Bulldogs out-shot Union, 32-21, in the contest, including a 12-3 advantage All-Time: Series tied 38-38-10 ( .500) In Schenectady: Union leads 17-15-2 ( .529) in the first period . Junior netminder Darion Hanson made 23 saves in the contest, while In Troy: Union trails 14-17-4 ( .457) first-year goaltenderJosh Graziano made his collegiate debut in relief during the third Neutral: Union leads 7-6-4 ( .529) period, making four stops . Union was unable to convert on the power play, going 0-for-5 Last 10: Union leads 6-3-1 ( .650) - See Below on the man advantage, while the Bulldogs went 2-for-5 on the power play . The game Date Location Result Note marks the second time this season that Yale's goaltender Corbin Kaczperski has shutout 10-26-19 Troy W, 2-1 10-25-19 Schenectady L, 2-3 the Dutchmen .