2012-13 BULLDOGS YALE UNIVERSITY LAST REGULAR SEASON ROAD TRIP YALE HOCKEY QUICK FACTS 2012-13 Overall Record: 13-9-3 2012-13 ECAC Hockey: 9-8-1 NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The immediate goal of the Yale men’s hockey team, entering Home: 6-3-1 Road: 6-6-0 Neutral: 1-1-1 the weekend fi fth in the standings with four games left, is to fi nish among the ECAC’s Athleti cs Director: Tom Beckett top four to earn a fi rst-round tournament bye. The fi rst step for the Bulldogs is to com- Malcolm G. Chace Coach: Keith Allain ‘80 Career/Yale Record: 129-81-19 (7th Year) plete their regular-season road schedule by facing No. 1 ranked Quinnipiac on Friday at 7:30 (NBC Sports Network) before skating at Princeton on Saturday at 7. Both games 2012-13 LEADERS Goals: Laganiere, Agosti no, Miller 12 can also be heard on AM-1340 (wybcx.com). Assists: Agosti no 16 Points: Agosti no 28 SERIES PP Goals: Laganiere 6 Short-Handed Goals: Wilson 1 Y-QU: The Bobcats have an 8-5-2 lead after taking a 6-2 decision at Ingalls on Feb. 2. GWG: 4 players 2 There have been fi ve games decided by a goal or less in the 15 meetings. Yale’s offen- Penalty Minutes: Laganiere 44 sive high came in a 7-4 win on 12-04-09; the most goals the Blue allowed was six, four Saves: Malcolm 479 different times... Y-PU: Yale leads the series 133-102-9 heading into the 245th meeting. YALE SPORTS PUBLICITY The Blue has taken fi ve of the last six, including a 4-2 contest at New Haven on Feb. 1 Hockey Contact: Steve Conn ([email protected]) Ingalls Rink Press Box: (203) 432-0778 Stati sti cians: Billy Garfi eld, Kevin Guarino BLUE vs.QU Athleti c Website: yalebulldogs.com Jesse Root, Stu Wilson and Trent Ruffolo are the only current Yale players with a goal 2012-13 SCHEDULE against Quinnipiac, though Andrew Miller and Kenny Agostino each have three assists. Date Opponent Rank, TV Time Keith Allain’s record against QU is 4-6-2. 10/26/12 vs. Dartmouth @ Ivy Showcase 2-2, T OT 10/27/12 vs. Princeton @ Ivy Showcase 3-2, W 11/02/12 at Dartmouth * 7-4, L IT’S BEEN 24 YEARS 11/03/12 at Harvard* (13) 5-1, W Yale was the top ranked team in the country for much of the 2010-11 season, its fi rst 11/09/12 Clarkson * 1-0, L such honor. It’s diffi cult to prove but very likely that the Bulldogs have not played a No. 11/10/12 St. Lawrence * (13) 4-2, W 11/23/12 at Denver (2) 2-1, W OT 1 ranked team since beating Harvard 3-1 at Ingalls on Jan. 31, 1989. 11/24/12 at Colorado Col. (14) 6-5, W OT 12/01/12 Brown* 4-3, W BULLDOGS 12/07/12 Rensselaer* 6-1, L 12/08/12 Union* (12) 2-2, T OT Yale was fl ying high with a fi ve-game unbeaten streak that had it No. 5 in the Pairwise 12/11/12 Massachusett s 4-2, W Rankings, No. 7 in one of the national polls and in sole possession of second place after a 12/28/12 Russian Touring Team (exhib.) 10-2, W 4-2 win over Princeton on Feb. 1, the night starting goalie Jeff Malcolm went down with 12/30/12 at Holy Cross 5-4, L 01/04/13 at Boston College (2) 3-3, T OT an injury. Since that night, the Elis have gone 0-4 and have fallen to fi fth place. 01/11/13 at St. Lawrence* 5-3, W 01/12/13 at Clarkson * 3-1, W YALE IN ECAC 01/18/13 Harvard 4-0, W 01/19/13 Dartmouth* (11) 4-2, W Eight points separate second from 11th place. The Blue is tied for fi fth (Dartmouth) en- 01/25/13 at Cornell (18) 3-2, W OT tering the weekend at 19 points. There are three spots still available among the top four 01/26/13 at Colgate* 4-1, L teams that will earn fi rst-round playoff byes. Yale is two points from second place, but 02/01/13 Princeton* 4-2, W 02/02/13 Quinnipiac* (2) 6-2, L two teams are within two points of fi fth. If the playoffs began this weekend, the Blue 02/09/13 at Brown* 1-0, L would be hosting Colgate, Cornell or Harvard in a fi rst-round series. 02/15/13 at Union* 4-2, L 02/16/13 at Rensselaer* 4-1, L 02/22/13 at Quinnipiac* (1, NBC) 7:30 BOBCATS SPLIT WITH NORTH COUNTRY 02/23/13 at Princeton* 7:00 Quinnipiac’s unbeaten streak came to an end at 21 last Friday night at 03/01/13 Colgate* 7:00 home against SLU (2-1) while clinching the Cleary Cup (because Yale 03/02/13 Cornell * 7:00 03/8-10/13 ECAC 1st Rd. Playoff s lost), but the Bobcats bounced back with a 2-1 win over Clarkson the 03/15-17/13 ECAC Quarterfi nals next night and have retained their top-ranked status. 03/22-23/13 ECAC Championship Weekend TIGERS SEE 3-2 TWICE After sweeping Cornell and Colgate the weekend before on the road, Princeton dropped a pair of 3-2 games to Clarkson and SLU at Baker Rink. The Tigers are tied for seventh just two points behind Yale. 2011-12 YALE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES PAGE 1 THE LAST TIME... A Yale Player…. Scored 5: Gene Scott vs. AIC 3/2/60 Scored 4: Brian O’Neill vs. Bentley 1/1/12 (4-0-4) Scored 3: Antoine Laganiere vs. Princeton 3/4/12 (3-0-3) Scored a SHG: Stu Wilson at Denver 11/23/12 Had 6 Points: Mark Arcobello vs. Boston College 3/28/10 (3-3-6) Scored in OT: Stu Wilson at Cornell 1/25/13 (3-2 W) GWG with under 1:00 left: Kenny Agostino at Dartmouth (34.8, 5-4) 1/28/12 GTG with under 1:00 left: Kenny Agostino vs. SLU (34.2, 4-3 OT L) 2/3/12 Scored on Penalty Shot: Broc Little vs. Dartmouth 10/30/10 (7-3 W) Had PS Stopped: Kenny Agostino vs. Union 1/20/12 (3-1 L) Stopped PS: Ryan Rondeau 1/16/11 at Brown (1st p, MacLellan missed wide) Had 5 assists: Bob Brooke vs. Dartmouth 1/26/80 (0-5-5) Had 4 assists: Andrew Miller vs. Bentley 1/1/12 (0-4-4) Made 60+ saves: Josh Gartner at Dartmouth 3/5/05 (60) Made 50+ saves: Alec Richards at Union 3/4/06 (57) Made 40+ saves: Jeff Malcolm at Union 11/12/11 (45) Made 20 saves in a period: Matt Modelski vs. Princeton 2/3/07 (20, 3rd) Recorded a SHO: Jeff Malcolm vs. Harvard 1/18/13 (21 Saves) Stu Wilson Whistled for 4 penalties: Jean-Francois Boucher vs. Holy Cross 10/27/06 Goalie with an Assist: Ryan Rondeau at Princeton 2/20/11 A Yale Team … Had 60 SOG: at Union 3/4/06 (61, 5 OT) Had 25 SOG in a period: at Dartmouth 1/9/09 (25, 1st) Had 20 SOG in a period: vs. Princeton 2/1/13 (21, 1st) Allowed 20 SOG in a period: at Brown 2/12/13 (20, 1st) Faced 60 SOG: at Dartmouth 3/5/05 (64) Scored 4+ goals in a period: vs. Princeton 3/3/12 (3rd period) Scored 5 PPG in a Game: vs. Brown 1/16/10 (8-5 W) Scored 10+ goals in a Game: vs. Holy Cross 1/2/11 (10-3) Trailed by 4 and Won: at Colgate 1/24/09 (3rd period, 5-4 OT) Allowed 4 PPG in a Game: Brown 10/29/10 (4-for-9) Allowed a hat trick: vs. St. Lawrence (Travis Vermeulen) 2/19/10 (3-1-4) Allowed a SHG: at Union 2/15/13 Kenny Agostino Won in OT: at Colorado College 11/24/12 Lost in OT: vs. Princeton 3/3/12 (5-4) Played in a Shootout: vs. Dartmouth 10/26/12 - Ivy Showcase YALE’S 2012-13 ECAC HOCKEY HONORS Nov. 27: Stu Wilson, F (Rookie of Week) Jan. 14: Kenny Agostino, F (Player of Week) Jeff Malcolm, G (Goalie of Week) Stu Wilson, F (Rookie of Week) Jan. 21 Antoine Laganiere, F (Player of Week) Jeff Malcolm, G (Goalie of Week) Brian O’Neill 2011-12 YALE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES PAGE 2 MILLER Senior F Andrew Miller (129 gp, 36-104-140) is the 115th captain of Yale men’s hockey and an All-America candidate. He has 12-13-25 overall this season after scoring two of Yale’s three goals last weekend. Miller is third among ECAC players in points (20) during conference play and had a string of 11 straight games with a point end on Feb. 2. His 13 assists (12 primary) this season helped him become only the second Bulldog to get 100 career helpers. Miller, 8th on Yale’s career points list, is also among a select group of college players who have more points than career games played. He has been ranked among the top 10 in Division I for assists the last three years and was voted “best passer” by his teammates the last three years.