2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Vermont Catamounts
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USCHO.com#19
Record
Overall22–15–4 (10–9–3 HEA)
Home11–6–2
Road11–7–2
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachKevin Sneddon
Assistant coachesKevin Patrick
Kyle Wallack
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The 2014–15 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team represented the University of Vermont in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Kevin Sneddon, in his 12th season at Vermont. The Catamounts played their home games at the Gutterson Fieldhouse on campus in Burlington, Vermont. They competed in Hockey East.

Personnel

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Roster

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As of November 13, 2014.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Michael Santaguida Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-03-06 Mississauga, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
2 Connecticut Michael Paliotta Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-04-16 Westport, Connecticut US NTDP (USHL) CHI, 70th overall 2011
4 Alberta Trey Phillips Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1993-04-02 Okotoks, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
5 Alberta Robert Hamilton Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-01-01 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
6 New Jersey Colin Markison Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-08-06 Princeton, New Jersey Omaha (USHL)
7 Vermont Thomas Forgione Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-08-23 South Burlington, Vermont Sioux Falls (USHL)
8 Alberta Jonathan Turk Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1991-05-01 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
9 Alberta Kyle Reynolds Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-01-04 Sylvan Lake, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
10 British Columbia Travis Blanleil Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 152 lb (69 kg) 1994-03-08 Kelowna, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL)
12 British Columbia Michael Stenerson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-01-20 Surrey, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
13 California Daniel Senkbeil Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1991-09-07 Fremont, California North Dakota (NCHC)
14 Ohio Kevin Irwin Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1993-07-09 Akron, Ohio Green Bay (USHL)
15 Manitoba Yvan Pattyn Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1993-03-31 Ste. Anne, Manitoba Portage (MJHL)
16 Alberta Mitch Ferguson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1994-03-29 Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL)
17 Texas Jacob Fallon Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1992-02-27 Southlake, Texas Indiana (USHL)
18 New Jersey Alexx Privitera Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1993-01-18 Old Tappan, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL)
19 New Jersey Jarrid Privitera Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1994-07-01 Old Tappan, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL)
20 Pennsylvania Brendan Bradley Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992-08-15 Warminster, Pennsylvania New Jersey (EJHL)
21 Florida Mario Puskarich Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-06-22 Fort Walton Beach, Florida Langley (BCHL)
22 Ontario Brady Shaw Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-10-02 Ottawa, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
23 New Jersey Robert Darrar Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1994-07-30 Monroe Township, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL)
24 Alberta Chris Muscoby Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1992-02-28 Airdrie, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
25 Pennsylvania Nicholas Luukko Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-11-29 West Chester, Pennsylvania Dubuque (USHL) PHI, 179th overall 2010
28 Washington (state) Anthony Petruzzelli Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1993-05-09 Federal Way, Washington Brooks (AJHL)
29 British Columbia Malcolm McKinney Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1992-09-27 West Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
30 Massachusetts Patrick Feeley Sophomore G 6' 7" (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993-02-22 Winthrop, Massachusetts New Hampshire (EJHL)
37 Saskatchewan Brody Hoffman Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-02-18 Wilkie, Saskatchewan Fort McMurray (AJHL)

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Vermont
Alma Mater
Kevin Sneddon Head coach 12 Harvard University (1992)
Kevin Patrick Assistant coach 3 University of Notre Dame (1992)
Kyle Wallack Assistant coach 3 Springfield College (1997)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston University †* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 41 28 8 5 158 95
#1 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 41 26 13 2 123 84
#13 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 38 21 14 3 107 91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 39 21 12 6 134 101
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 42 18 19 5 126 116
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 41 22 15 4 110 91
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 40 19 19 2 119 109
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 38 16 18 4 81 93
Massachusetts 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 4:00 PM Royal Military Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   W 8–0  3,160 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 PM at #16 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   W 6–2  3,298 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 17 7:05 PM Clarkson* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 2–1  4,007 2–0–0
October 18 7:00 PM at Clarkson* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York   W 3–0  2,650 3–0–0
October 25 7:05 PM Connecticut #17 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 2–1  4,007 4–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 31 8:05 PM at #20 Notre Dame #13 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN L 2–3  3,609 4–1–0 (2–1–0)
November 1 7:05 PM at #20 Notre Dame #13 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   T 2–2 OT 3,947 4–1–1 (2–1–1)
November 7 7:05 PM Maine #14 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 4–3 OT 4,007 5–1–1 (3–1–1)
November 8 7:05 PM Maine #14 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 4–1  4,007 6–1–1 (4–1–1)
November 14 7:00 PM at #16 Providence #10 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   L 0–3  2,358 6–2–1 (4–2–1)
November 15 7:00 PM at #16 Providence #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 2–1  2,230 7–2–1 (5–2–1)
November 21 5:30 PM at Connecticut #11 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   L 1–2  5,072 7–3–1 (5–3–1)
November 22 7:00 PM at UMass #11 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   W 11–1  3,027 8–3–1 (6–3–1)
November 25 7:05 PM UMass #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont NESN W 3–1  4,007 9–3–1 (7–3–1)
November 28 7:00 PM at Maine* #13 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine   W 6–3  3,707 10–3–1
November 29 7:00 PM at Maine* #13 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 4–1  4,148 11–3–1
December 12 7:05 PM St. Lawrence* #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 2–1  4,007 12–3–1
December 13 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* #10 Appleton ArenaCanton, New York   W 2–0  1,276 13–3–1
December 28 7:05 PM Air Force* #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   W 4–2  4,007 14–3–1
December 29 7:05 PM Providence* #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   L 0–3  4,007 14–4–1
January 3 7:30 PM at Yale* #10 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   L 1–3  3,500 14–5–1
January 11 4:00 PM at Dartmouth* #12 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire   W 4–1  3,671 15–5–1
January 16 7:05 PM Northeastern #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 1–4  4,007 15–6–1 (7–4–1)
January 17 7:05 PM Northeastern* #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   T 2–2  4,007 15–6–2
January 23 7:05 PM #3 Boston University #12 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 2–4  4,007 15–7–2 (7–5–1)
January 24 7:05 PM #3 Boston University #12 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 1–2  4,007 15–8–2 (7–6–1)
January 31 1:00 PM vs. Penn State* #15 Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania   L 2–4  11,674 15–9–2
February 6 7:05 PM New Hampshire #17 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 5–2  3,810 16–9–2 (8–6–1)
February 7 7:05 PM New Hampshire #17 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 3–6  4,007 16–10–2 (8–7–1)
February 13 7:30 PM at #10 Boston College #17 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 3–2 OT 4,528 17–10–2 (9–7–1)
February 14 7:00 PM at #10 Boston College #17 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   L 5–6  3,119 17–11–2 (9–8–1)
February 20 7:05 PM Merrimack #18 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 2–1  3,867 18–11–2 (10–8–1)
February 21 7:05 PM Merrimack #18 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   T 0–0 OT 4,007 18–11–3 (10–8–2)
February 27 7:00 PM at #14 UMass Lowell #18 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   L 1–4  5,514 18–12–3 (10–9–2)
February 28 7:00 PM at #14 UMass Lowell #18 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   T 2–2 OT 6,261 18–12–4 (10–9–3)
Postseason
March 6 7:00 PM Maine* #17 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round)   W 4–2  2,482 19–12–4
March 7 7:00 PM Maine* #17 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round)   L 2–4  2,886 19–13–4
March 7 7:00 PM Maine* #17 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round)   W 3–2 OT 2,622 20–13–4
March 13 7:00 PM at #9 Boston College* #17 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 2–4  3,478 20–14–4
March 14 7:00 PM at #9 Boston College* #17 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   W 3–1  3,349 21–14–4
March 15 6:00 PM at #9 Boston College* #17 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   W 1–0  2,242 22–14–4
March 20 5:00 PM vs. #12 UMass Lowell* #16 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal)   L 1–4  13,263 22–15–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com RV RV 17 13 14 10 11 13 11 10 10 12 10 12 15 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 19
USA Today NR RV RV 14 15 10 10 12 10 10 9 11 9 12 14 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Vermont Catamounts roster". UVMathletics.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.