TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL 2015-16 Schedule __________________________________ 1 2015-16 SCHEDULE Media Outlets _____________________________________ 2 Oct. 9 SACRED HEART 7:00 p.m. Dutchmen Notebook ________________________________ 3 Oct. 10 BOSTON U. 7:00 p.m. 2016 NCAA East Regional ___________________________ 4 Oct. 16 MAINE 7:00 p.m. 2015-16 Roster ____________________________________ 5 Oct. 17 MAINE 7:00 p.m. Oct. 23 MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION Oct. 24 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30 p.m. Player Bios _____________________________________ 6-27 Oct. 30 RENSSELAER # 7:00 p.m. Coaches Bios __________________________________ 28-31 Support/Administrative Staff _______________________ 32-35 Oct. 31 @ Rensselaer # 7:00 p.m. Nov. 6 @ St. Lawrence # 7:00 p.m. 2014-15 REVIEW Nov. 7 @ Clarkson # 7:00 p.m. Final Statistics _________________________________ 36-37 Nov. 13 BROWN # 7:00 p.m. Game-by-Game Stats ____________________________ 38-39 Nov. 14 YALE # 7:00 p.m. Postseason Statistics ______________________________ 40 Nov. 28 @ Merrimack 4:00 p.m. Box Scores ____________________________________ 41-51 Dec. 4 HARVARD 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 DARTMOUTH # 7:30 p.m. ECAC HOCKEY 2014-15 Year-in-Review ____________________________ 52 Dec. 11 @ Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. ECAC Hockey Arenas _____________________________ 53 Dec. 20 VERMONT 4:00 p.m. – LEDYARD CLASSIC – HISTORY Jan. 2 Merrimack 4:00 p.m. All-Time Division I Scores _________________________ 54-61 Jan. 3 Dartmouth/Robert Morris 4:00/7:05 p.m. Division I Postseason Scores ________________________ 62 Jan. 7 @ Quinnipiac # 7:00 p.m. Holiday Tournaments/Trophy Games __________________ 63 Jan. 8 @ Princeton # 7:00 p.m. Series Records _________________________________ 64-69 Program Milestones _____________________________ 70-73 Jan. 15 COLGATE # 7:00 p.m. Jan. 16 CORNELL # 7:00 p.m. RECORD BOOK – CAPITAL DISTRICT MAYOR’S CUP – Individual/Team Records ___________________________ 74 Jan. 23 Rensselaer 7:30 p.m. Season/Career Leaders __________________________ 75-77 Jan. 29 @ Yale # 7:00 p.m. Team Captains ____________________________________77 Jan. 30 @ Brown # 7:00 p.m. Feb. 5 CLARKSON # 7:00 p.m. HONORS Division I Register _______________________________ 78-81 Feb. 6 ST. LAWRENCE # 7:00 p.m. All-Time Register _______________________________ 82-84 Feb. 12 @ Dartmouth # 7:05 p.m. All-Americans ____________________________________ 85 Feb. 13 @ Harvard # 7:00 p.m. NHL Players _____________________________________ 86 Feb. 19 PRINCETON # 7:00 p.m. Honors _______________________________________ 87-88 Feb. 20 QUINNIPIAC # 7:00 p.m. Team Awards ____________________________________ 89 Feb. 26 @ Cornell # 7:00 p.m. Feb. 27 @ Colgate # 2:30 p.m. COMMUNITY Union College ____________________________________ 90 # ECAC Hockey Messa Rink ______________________________________ 91 Garnet Blades ____________________________________ 92 2015-16 UNION HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE Published by the Union College Sports Information Office Cover Designs: Debi Giardino Printers: Miller Printing, Amsterdam, N.Y. Information current as of September 25, 2015 MEDIA DIRECTORY 2 MEDIA OUTLETS Schenectady Daily Gazette u Ken Schott (reporter), Mike McAdam (columinst) Mark McGuire (executive sports editor) Albany Times Union u Sean Martin (reporter), Pete Iorizzo (sports editor) Garnet Hockey Report (GHR) QUICK FACTS u Ryan Fay (reporter/editor) u Union College Time Warner Cable News (TWC) Location ____________________________ Schenectady, N.Y. u Marisa Jacques (sports director), Chris Watson (reporter), Founded ______________________________________1795 Kyle Dunn (reporter) Enrollment ___________________________________ 2,200 WRGB (CBS) President __________________________ Stephen C. Ainlay u Doug Sherman (sports director), Kelly O’Donnell (reporter), Director of Athletics _____________________ Jim McLaughlin Brittany Devane (reporter), Jason Lewis (reporter) Colors ________________________________ Garnet, White Nickname ________________________________ Dutchmen WNYT (NBC) Arena ___________________________ Frank L. Messa Rink u Rodger Wyland (sports director), Chris Onorato (reporter), Ashley Miller (reporter) at Achillies Center Capacity _____________________________________ 2,054 WTEN (ABC) – WXXA (FOX23 News) Ice Dimensions ______________________________ 201x86 u Liana Bonavita (sports director), Josh Rultenberg (reporter), Justin Andrews (reporter) u Coaching Staff Head Coach ____________________________ Rick Bennett WTNN-104.5 FM (ESPN Radio) 99-45-18 (fifth season) u Armen Williams (host), Brian Cady (host) Associate Head Coach _____________________ Joe Dumais WOFX-980 AM (FOX Sports Radio) Assistant Coach __________________________ Jason Tapp u Rodger Wyland (host), Ken Schott (Thursday hockey segment) Volunteer Coach ____________________________ Kris Horn RADIO BROADCAST TEAM u Hockey Information First Varsity Season ______________ 1919-20 (65th season) Dutchmen Radio Network Division I _________________________ 1991-92 (25th year) WPTR – NBC Sports Radio 1240 AM Division I Record _________________________ 348-395-91 Teamline.cc (team code: 1160) ECAC Hockey Record _____________________ 203-265-60 Matt DuBrey (play-by-play), Dan Fridgen (color), Andrew Santillo (rinkside) u DuBrey enters his 14th season dating to his debut in 2002-03. A Team Information Schenectady native, DuBrey started his career as a student at SUNY Returners ______________________________________ 19 Plattsburgh, broadcasting hockey for four seasons for the campus sta- Lost ____________________________________________ 7 tion, WQKE-FM. He served as the television voice of the Dutchmen for Newcomers ______________________________________ 9 seven seasons on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel. Dan Fridgen embarks on his first season as radio color analyst after u Top Returners spending seven years on Union’s cable broadcasts. Fridgen spent 12 Mike Vecchione, F (19-31-50) – ninth in NCAA scoring seasons as the head coach at Rensselaer, finishing as the program’s Jeff Taylor, D (4-27-31) – fifth in NCAA defenseman scoring winningest coach, and was an assistant at Union earlier in his career. u Top Losses Daniel Ciampini, F (26-24-50) – All-America East First Team UNION HOCKEY COACHES CORNER LIVE Max Novak, F (10-18-28) – fourth in team scoring Union Hockey’s bi-weekly radio coaches show returns for its sev- Colin Stevens, G (2.31, .920) – Union’s career wins leader (53) enth season with Empire Broadcasting. The show, which made its debut on January 18, 2011, will u Top Newcomers be held at the Van Dyck Lounge Jake Kupsky, G (2.16, .911) – NHL seventh round draft pick (237 Union Street, Schenetady) Brett Supinski, F (48-50-98) – second in BCHL scoring for the fourth year. Sebastian Vidmar, F (35-45-80) – NAHL Most Valuable Player DUTCHMEN NOTEBOOK 3 25TH ANNIVERSARY UNIONATHLETICS.TV The 2015-16 season marks the 25th anniversary The Hockey Dutchmen will offer fans enhanced video streaming of Division I hockey at Union. The Dutchmen this season through its association with the Pack Network. began Division I play in 1991-92 after spending Upgrades include multiple cameras (3), replays, improved graphics six seasons (1985-91) at the Division III level and and intermission features – all in HD quality. The best news: fans 10 years (1975-85) as a Division II program. can purchase single game passes ($7.95) and season subscriptions Union joined the ECAC on January 28, 1991 ($79.95) at the same prices as last season. Webcasts are available by (replacing Army) and made its Division I debut logging onto www.unionathletics.tv. The video stream simulcast on November 1, 1991, losing to Merrimack, 9-6, at Messa Rink. will include the radio broadcast feed from WPTR-AM. The Dutchmen will celebrate their silver anniversary with a commemorative logo, designed by Gemini Athletic Wear, Inc. of 2016 NCAA REGIONAL Edina, Minn. Gemini also produced “throw-back” uniforms (similar Union College joins Rensselaer and to those worn in 1991-92) that will be worn for the home opener and ECAC Hockey in hosting the 2016 later auctioned to fans. NCAA East Regional, to be held March 25-27 at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. It will mark the first AMONG COLLEGE HOCKEY’S ELITE time Union has hosted a regional as the event returns to the Capital Union’s record speaks for itself in comparison to other notable District for the first time in six years. The Times Union Center has programs over the past five seasons. Since 2010, Union has posted hosted eight NCAA regionals (2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998, the third-most wins (125) and winning percentage (.673) among the 1996, 1994) and a pair of NCAA Frozen Fours (2001, 1992). Union NCAA’s 59 Division I teams. During this same period, the Dutchmen owns a 5-6-1 record all-time at the Times Union Center. have won six league titles (regular season championships and postseason tournaments combined), the most of any team. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT The Garnet placed 18 student-athletes on the 2015 ECAC Hockey HOBEY BAKER CANDIDATES All-Academic Team with Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim named to the Schenectady has become home to some of the top players in college inaugural Commissioner’s List with the team’s highest cumulative hockey, evident by the presence of three Hobey Baker Finalists in grade-point average. Di Pauli von Treuheim also received a 2015 four seasons: Daniel Ciampini (2015), Shayne Gostisbehere (2014) Barry Goldwater Scholarship, becoming one of 260 Scholars selected and Troy Grosenick (2012). This year’s squad features two Hobey on the basis of