2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season
NCAA Division I National Champions
Catamount Cup Champions
NCAA Championship Game, W 4–3 vs. Boston University
Conference T–2nd HEA
Home ice Schneider Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com #1
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine #1
Record
Overall 26–13–2 (13–8–1 HEA)
Home 13–6–0
Road 8–7–2
Neutral 5–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Nate Leaman
Assistant Coaches Steve Miller
Kris Mayotte
Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey team represents Providence College in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Nate Leaman, in his 4th season with the Friars. The Friars play their home games at Schneider Arena on campus in Providence, Rhode Island, competing in Hockey East. On April 11, 2015, the Friars defeated the Boston University Terriers 4–3 at TD Garden to win their first National Championship in school history.

Personnel

Roster

As of December 15, 2014.[1]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Leahy, BrendanBrendan Leahy Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993-05-07 Reading, Massachusetts PAL (USPHL) —
2 Florida Day, LoganLogan Day Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-09-19 Seminole, Florida South Shore (USPHL) —
3 Quebec Gilmour, JohnJohn Gilmour Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-05-17 Montreal, Quebec Cedar Rapids (USHL) CGY, 198th overall 2013
4 Massachusetts Adams, MarkMark Adams Senior (RS) D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-05-23 Boxford, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL) BUF, 134th overall 2009
5 Pennsylvania McKenzie, KyleKyle McKenzie Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1993-01-19 Aston, Pennsylvania Dubuque (USHL) —
6 New York Parisi, TomTom Parisi Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993-07-15 Commack, New York New Hampshire (EJHL) —
7 Michigan Brown, DrewDrew Brown Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-04-28 Grass Lake, Michigan Kent (USHS–CT) —
9 New York Mingoia, TrevorTrevor Mingoia Junior (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-01-18 Fairport, New York Tri-City (USHL) —
10 Ontario Jankowski, MarkMark Jankowski Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-09-13 Dundas, Ontario Stanstead (CHS–QB) CGY, 21st overall 2012
11 Massachusetts Rufo, NikoNiko Rufo Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-04-06 Stoneham, Massachusetts Kimball Union (USHS–NH) —
12 California Demopoulos, StefanStefan Demopoulos Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-01-17 La Mesa, California Omaha (USHL) —
13 British Columbia de Jersey, PaulPaul de Jersey Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-07-25 West Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
14 Wisconsin Mauermann, RossRoss Mauermann Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-10-19 Janesville, Wisconsin Janesville (NAHL) —
15 Ontario McParland, StevenSteven McParland Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1991-02-13 Schreiber, Ontario Kingston (OJHL) —
16 Massachusetts Florentino, AnthonyAnthony Florentino Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-01-30 West Roxbury, Massachusetts South Kent (USHS–CT) BUF, 143rd overall 2013
17 Pennsylvania Behling, BrooksBrooks Behling Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-01-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Amarillo (NAHL) —
18 Missouri Saracino, NickNick Saracino Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-02-20 St. Louis, Missouri Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
19 Ontario Walman, JakeJake Walman Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-02-20 Toronto, Ontario Toronto (OJHL) STL, 82nd overall 2014
20 Manitoba Luke, ShaneShane Luke Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-06-05 Dauphin, Manitoba Dauphin (MJHL) —
21 Massachusetts Rooney, KevinKevin Rooney Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-05-21 Canton, Massachusetts Berkshire (USHS–MA) —
22 Ontario Tanev, BrandonBrandon Tanev Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-12-31 Toronto, Ontario Surrey (BCHL) —
23 Alaska Reed, TrumanTruman Reed Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-07-07 Anchorage, Alaska Youngstown (USHL) —
24 Rhode Island Acciari, NoelNoel Acciari Junior (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-12-01 Johnston, Rhode Island Kent (USHS–CT) —
25 Pennsylvania Hennessey, RobbieRobbie Hennessey Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-08-25 Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania Northwood (USHS–NY) —
26 Massachusetts Pinho, BrianBrian Pinho Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1995-05-01 North Andover, Massachusetts Indiana (USHL) WSH, 174th overall 2013
27 British Columbia Monk, JoshJosh Monk Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-04-05 Langley, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL) —
28 Texas Cromwell, AlexAlex Cromwell Freshman D/F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1994-05-14 McKinney, Texas Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
29 New Hampshire MacPhee, ConorConor MacPhee Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-05-28 Windham, New Hampshire Middlesex (EJHL) —
32 Maine Gillies, JonJon Gillies Junior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-01-22 South Portland, Maine Indiana (USHL) CGY, 75th overall 2012
35 Maryland Ellis, NickNick Ellis Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-01-18 Millersville, Maryland Des Moines (USHL) —

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Providence		 Alma Mater
Nate Leaman Head Coach 4 SUNY Cortland (1997)
Steve Miller Associate Head Coach 1 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1988)
Kris Mayotte Assistant Coach 1 Union College (2006)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston University dagger* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 33 21 7 5 124 78
#14 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 34 21 11 2 100 69
#11 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 34 20 11 3 100 80
#12 UMass Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 34 18 10 6 114 87
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 39 17 17 5 118 103
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
#16 Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 37 20 13 4 103 82
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 36 17 17 2 113 101
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 36 16 16 4 79 82
UMass 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 PM at Ohio State* #3 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   L 4–5 OT 2,830 0–1–0
October 11 7:00 PM at Ohio State* #3 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   W 2–1 OT 2,881 1–1–0
October 24 8:30 PM at #3 North Dakota* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   L 1–6  11,525 1–2–0
October 25 8:00 PM at #3 North Dakota* #5 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   T 2–2 OT 11,676 1–2–1
October 31 7:00 PM #6 Boston University #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 1–4  2,978 1–3–1 (0–1–0)
November 1 7:00 PM at #6 Boston University #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 2–1  4,648 2–3–1 (1–1–0)
November 7 7:00 PM Merrimack #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 3–2  2,647 3–3–1 (2–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM at Merrimack #12 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 0–1  2,549 3–4–1 (2–2–0)
November 14 7:00 PM #10 Vermont #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 3–0  2,358 4–4–1 (3–2–0)
November 15 7:00 PM #10 Vermont #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 1–2  2,230 4–5–1 (3–3–0)
November 22 5:00 PM at New Hampshire #19 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   W 1–0  6,005 5–5–1 (4–3–0)
November 25 7:00 PM Army* #20 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 3–0  1,968 6–5–1
November 29 7:00 PM #12 Boston College #20 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 1–0  2,978 7–5–1 (5–3–0)
December 3 7:00 PM at Northeastern #16 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 5–1  1,634 8–5–1 (6–3–0)
December 6 4:00 PM Northeastern #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 1–2  2,609 8–6–1 (6–4–0)
December 9 7:00 PM #14 Colgate* #18 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 4–3  2,122 9–6–1
December 28 4:00 PM vs. UMass* #16 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   W 4–1  4,007 10–6–1
December 29 7:00 PM at #10 Vermont* #16 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   W 3–0  4,007 11–6–1
January 3 7:00 PM Colorado College* #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 5–4 OT 2,021 12–6–1
January 4 4:00 PM Colorado College* #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 5–3  1,950 13–6–1
January 9 7:00 PM at Brown* #14 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   W 3–2 OT 1,096 14–6–1
January 10 7:00 PM Brown* #14 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 3–5  2,080 14–7–1
January 13 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #14 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 1–2  3,005 14–8–1 (6–5–0)
January 23 7:00 PM at #5 UMass Lowell #18 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN W 7–3  6,750 15–8–1 (7–5–0)
January 24 7:00 PM #5 UMass Lowell #18 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 4–1  3,033 16–8–1 (8–5–0)
January 30 7:30 PM at #14 Boston College #12 Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–3  7,389 16–9–1 (8–6–0)
February 4 7:00 PM at Connecticut #13 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   T 2–2 OT 4,672 16–9–2 (8–6–1)
February 7 7:00 PM Connecticut #13 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 10–1  3,033 17–9–2 (9–6–1)
February 13 7:30 PM at Notre Dame #11 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN L 0–2  4,562 17–10–2 (9–7–1)
February 14 8:00 PM at Notre Dame #11 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN W 3–2  5,002 18–10–2 (10–7–1)
February 20 7:00 PM UMass #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 3–2 OT 2,445 19–10–2 (11–7–1)
February 21 7:00 PM at UMass #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   L 1–2 OT 2,615 19–11–2 (11–8–1)
February 27 7:00 PM Maine #13 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 5–2  2,453 20–11–2 (12–8–1)
February 28 7:00 PM Maine #13 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 5–2  2,895 21–11–2 (13–8–1)
Postseason
March 13 7:00 PM New Hampshire* #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 1–2 OT 1,325 21–12–2
March 14 7:00 PM New Hampshire* #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   W 2–1  1,877 22–12–2
March 15 7:30 PM New Hampshire* #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 1–2 OT 1,905 22–13–2
March 28 6:30 PM vs. #4 Miami (OH)* #15 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA First Round) ESPNU W 7–5  7,908 23–13–2
March 29 5:00 PM vs. #6 Denver* #15 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA Second Round) ESPNU W 4–1  6,326 24–13–2
April 9 5:00 PM vs. #9 Omaha* #15 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA Frozen Four) ESPN2 W 4–1  18,022 25–13–2
April 11 7:30 PM vs. #2 Boston University* #15 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA National Championship) ESPN W 4–3  18,022 26–13–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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 3 (2) 5 5 9 12 16 19 20 16 18 16 14 14 18 12 13 11 12 13 10 10 14 15 1
USA Today 3 5 5 8 10 RV RV RV RV RV RV 13 15 RV 11 13 10 12 13 11 10 14 14 1

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Providence Friars roster". friars.com. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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