TM UNION HOCKEY 2019-20 SCHEDULE THIS WEEK Date Opponent Result / Time Oct. 5 Boston University L, 3-7 Union Dutchmen Oct. 6 at Army West Point L, 2-3 (6-14-1, 4-6-0 ECACH) Oct. 11 #15 Northeastern L, 2-1 Oct. 12 #15 Northeastern L, 2-1 Oct. 18 at #4/5 Massachusetts L, 1-6 Colgate #2 Cornell Oct. 19 at #4/5 Massachusetts L, 0-5 (7-9-4, 5-2-1 ECACH) (11-1-1, 7-1-0 ECACH) Oct. 25 Rensselaer * L, 2-3 Head Coach . Don Vaughan Head Coach . Mike Schafer Oct. 26 at Rensselaer * W, 2-1 Record (Yrs) . .424-452-105 (27) Record (Yrs) . .469-260-96 (25) Nov. 1 at Canisius W, 3-0 Nov. 2 at Canisius L, 0-4 GAME DETAILS GAME DETAILS Nov. 8 #8/9 Clarkson * L, 1-5 Date/Time. Friday, Jan. 10 / 7 p.m. Date/Time. .Saturday, Jan. 11 / 4 p.m. Nov. 9 St. Lawrence * L, 2-3 (OT) Location . Schenectady, N.Y. Location . Schenectady, N.Y. Nov. 15 at Quinnipiac * L, 1-2 Venue (Capacity) . Messa Rink (2,225) Venue (Capacity) . Messa Rink (2,225) Nov. 16 at Princeton * W, 2-1 (OT) All-Time Series . Union trails 24-36-4 (.406) All-Time Series . Union trails 22-38-8 (.382) Dec. 6 Brown * W, 5-0 Last Meeting . 3/9/19 at Union - W, 4-0 Last Meeting . .3/17/19 at Cornell - L, 4-2 Dec. 7 Yale * L, 0-2 Television . .n/a Television . .n/a Dec. 13 Merrimack W, 3-2 Radio . .n/a Radio . .n/a Dec. 28 at Vermont 1 L, 0-2 Live Video. .ESPN Plus & StretchInternet Live Video. .ESPN Plus & StretchInternet Dec. 29 vs #13/15 Providence 1 T, 1-1 (OT) Live Audio. UnionAthletics.com Live Audio. UnionAthletics.com Jan. 3 at St. Lawrence * W, 5-4 (OT) Live Stats . UnionAthletics.com Live Stats . UnionAthletics.com Jan. 4 at #4/6 Clarkson * L, 0-2 Jan. 10 Colgate * 7 p.m. Jan. 11 #2 Cornell * 7 p.m. This Weekend Jan. 17 at Yale * 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at Brown * 7 p.m. The Dutchmen host Colgate and No. 2 Cornell this weekend, Jan. 10-11. Friday's game against Jan. 25 vs Rensselaer 2 6 p.m. Colgate will also serve as Union's annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. Both games at Jan. 31 Harvard * 7 p.m. Messa Rink are set to begin at 7 p.m. (ET). Feb. 1 Dartmouth * 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Cornell * 7 p.m. Media Coverage Feb. 15 at Colgate * 7 p.m. Feb. 21 Princeton * 7 p.m. Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger will have the call this weekend, as both games will be streamed live Feb. 22 Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. on the ESPN Plus platform. Viewers outside of the United States can watch on StretchInternet. Feb. 28 at Dartmouth * 7 p.m. Live stats and a free audio stream for both games will be provided on UnionAthletics.com Feb. 29 at Harvard * 7 p.m. March 6-8 ECACH First Round Playoffs 3 TBD March 13-15 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals 3 TBD Social Media March 20 ECAC Hockey Semifinals 4 TBD Receive real-time updates during all Union men’s hockey games by following the team’s 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 Home games in bold Career Firsts All times Eastern Nine of the 10 first-year skaters have recorded their first collegiate points, with six of them * = ECAC Hockey contest doing so in the first weekend of competition.Gabriel Seger leads the freshman class in 1 = Catamount Cup scoring, with 10 points, stemming from two goals and eight 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 11 3 10.14 (Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.) 5 = 2019 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals Union's freshman class Darion Hanson enters the The Dutchmen average East - Abany, N.Y., Times Union Center is tied for 11th in national weekend ranked third in 10.14 penalty minutes per West - Loveland, Colo., Budweiser Events Center Northeast - Worchester, Mass., DCU Center scoring, having tallied 43 the nation with 566 total game, 24th fewest in the Midwest - Allentown, Pa., PPL Center points from 15 goals and saves. nation. 6 = 2020 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four 28 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 Colgate QUICK FACTS Union trails in the all-time series to Colgate 24-36-4, largely due to Colgate holding a massive 21-5-2 record over the Dutchmen in Hamilton. However, in games played at Messa Rink, Union UNION COLLEGE is 16-15-2 against the Raiders. The Dutchmen have gone 6-3-1 in the past 10 meetings with Location . Schenectady, N.Y. Colgate, and most recently defeated Colgate by scores of 4-0 and 4-1 during the first round of Founded . 1795 ECAC Hockey Playoffs during March 8-9, 2019. Enrollment . 2,225 President . Dr. David Harris Scouting the Raiders Director of Athletics . Jim McLaughlin Colgate comes to Schenectady with a 7-9-4 overall record and a 5-2-1 mark in conference Colors . Garnet, White play. The Raiders' two losses in conference play have come against Clarkson and Brown, but Nickname . Dutchmen the Raiders have earned wins against Yale, St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac, Dartmouth and Harvard. Conference . ECAC Hockey Colgate's last games were over the Dec. 27-28 weekend, in which they lost twice at nationally- Arena . .Messa Rink at Achilles Center ranked Ohio State. Rink Dimensions . 201’ x 86’ The Raiders have three skaters with 12 points, all tied for the team lead. Freshman forward Colton HOCKEY STAFF Young leads the team with seven goals and five assists, while seniors Bobby McMann and Ben Sharf both have six goals and six assists. Junior defenseman Nick Austin leads in assists with 10. Head Coach . Rick Bennett (Providence ‘90) In net, Mitch Benson has played the majority of minutes, holding a 3-7-4 record with a .918 save Record at Union. 184-111-39 (9th season) percentage and a 2.38 goals-against average. However, Andrew Farrier holds a 4-2-0 record, Career Record. same which includes the wins over Harvard and Dartmouth, with a .936 save percentage and a 1.87 ECAC Record . .102-63-21 (.608) goals-against average. Associate Head Coach . Jason Tapp Assistant Coach . John Ronan vs Cornell Volunteer Asst. Coach . .Will Messa Union is 22-38-8 all-time against Cornell, and trails 10-15-5 in games played at Messa Rink. The Director of Hockey Ops . James LaCour two teams last met March 15-17, 2019, during the quarterfinals of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs. The Athletic Trainer . Cheryl Rockwood Dutchmen won the first game, 3-2, in Ithaca, but the Big Red went on to win the following two Equipment Manager . Dave Baglio games to advance to Lake Placid. TEAM INFORMATION Scouting the Big Red 2018-19 Record . 20-13-6 Cornell begins the weekend as the No. 2-ranked team in the nation, earning two first-place votes 2018-19 ECAC Hockey Record . 10-10-2 in both of the national polls. They enter with an 11-1-1 overall record and a 7-1-0 record in ECAC 18-19 Postseason. .ECACH Quarterfinals Hockey competition. The Big Red's lone loss came against Dartmouth on Dec. 7 and they most Returners . 16 recently tied Providence on Jan. 4. Lost . 12 Newcomers . 13 Cornell also enters the weekend with the nation's fifth-best offense and second-best defense, scoring an average of 3.77 goals per game, while only conceding 1.46 per game. Junior forward PROGRAM HISTORY Morgan Barron leads the Big Red with 17 points (9g, 8a). In net, Matthew Galajda has played every 1st Varsity Season . 1919-20 (69th season) minute this season and sports a .939 save percentage to go along with the 1.46 goals-against Division I . 1991-92 (29th year) average. Division I Record . .433-459-112 ECAC Hockey Record . 255-301-71 Doing it the Hard Way Freshman forward Christian Sanda was one of five players to score a shorthanded goal during CHAMPIONSHIPS the opening weekend of play, Oct. 5-6. His shorthanded goal came during the second period at Army West Point on Oct. 6. 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 Colgate Comparison (Per-game averages with national rank) The Dutchmen split their ECAC Hockey series in the North Country last weekend, defeating St. Lawrence in overtime, 5-4, before dropping a 2-0 decision to then-No.