2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Ivy League Champions
NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal,
L 2–3 OT vs. BU
Conference ECAC Hockey
Home ice Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com #17
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine #15
Record
Overall 18-10-5 (12-6-4)
Home 8-5-3
Road 8-4-1
Neutral 2-1-1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Keith Allain
Assistant Coaches Dan Muse
Jason Guerriero
Josh Siembida
Stephen Volek
Captain(s) Tommy Fallen
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his ninth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Dan Muse, Jason Guerriero, Josh Siembida, and Stephen Volek. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.

Offseason

Three Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Jesse Root – F, Kenny Agostino – F, and Gus Young – D

Senior defensemen Tommy Fallen was named Captain for the 2014–15 season.

Recruiting

Yale added five freshmen for the 2014–15 season: three forwards, and two defensemen.

Player Position Nationality Notes
John Baiocco Forward  United States New Vernon, NJ; Played for the Fargo Force (USHL) and Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
Henry Hart Forward  United States Stillwater, MN; Played for the Phillips Exeter Academy
Ryan Hitchcock Forward  United States Manhassett, NY; Played for the U.S. National Team
Adam Larkin Defense  United States Clarkston, MI; Played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Nate Repensky Defense  United States Duluth, MN; Played for the Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)

2014-15 Roster

Departures from 2013–2014 team

2014-15 Bulldogs

As of February 20, 2015.[4]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Michigan Larkin, AdamAdam Larkin Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1995-01-28 Clarkston, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
3 New Jersey O'Keefe, DanDan O'Keefe Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-06 North Wall, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL)
4 New York O'Gara, RobRob O'Gara Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-06 Nesconset, New York Milton (USHS–MA) BOS, 151st overall 2011
5 Minnesota Bonner, TimTim Bonner Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-08-19 Plymouth, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL)
6 New York Wilson, StuStu Wilson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-11-15 Pittsford, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7 New Jersey Killian, MattMatt Killian Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-10-20 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Delbarton (USHS–NJ)
9 Alberta Cooper, CarsonCarson Cooper Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-03-18 Bow Island, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL)
10 Illinois Witek, MitchMitch Witek Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-02-04 Downers Grove, Illinois Waterloo (USHL)
11 Florida Ruffolo, TrentTrent Ruffolo Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-01-15 Coral Springs, Florida New Hampshire (EJHL)
12 New Hampshire Learned, CodyCody Learned Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-10-02 Amherst, New Hampshire Boston (EJHL)
13 New Jersey Beattie, MatthewMatthew Beattie Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-12-14 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Phillips Exeter (USHS–MA) VAN, 207th overall 2012
14 Michigan Obuchowski, RyanRyan Obuchowski Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-06-07 West Bloomfield Township, Michigan Indiana (USHL)
15 Minnesota Hart, HenryHenry Hart Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994-09-27 Stillwater, Minnesota Phillips Exeter (USHS–MA)
16 Vermont Ward, AlexAlex Ward Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-11-21 Burlington, Vermont Deerfield (USHS–MA)
17 New York DiChiara, FrankieFrankie DiChiara Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993-09-22 Ronkonkoma, New York Dubuque (USHL)
18 Minnesota Repensky, NateNate Repensky Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)
19 New York Day, AnthonyAnthony Day Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-05-25 Buffalo, New York Waterloo (USHL)
20 New Jersey Baiocco, JohnJohn Baiocco Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-06-06 New Vernon, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL)
21 Connecticut Hayden, JohnJohn Hayden Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut US NTDP (USHL) CHI, 74th overall 2013
22 Minnesota Fallen, TommyTommy Fallen Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-04-17 Plymouth, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
24 Massachusetts Doherty, MikeMike Doherty Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-08-21 Reading, Massachusetts Middlesex (EJHL)
25 Florida Izmirlian, ChrisChris Izmirlian Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Highland Beach, Florida Middlesex (EJHL)
26 Norway Weberg, NicholasNicholas Weberg Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1992-02-20 Oslo, Norway Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA)
27 New Jersey Orzetti, CharlesCharles Orzetti Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1992-02-02 Ridgewood, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL)
28 New York Hitchcock, RyanRyan Hitchcock Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-03-30 Manhasset, New York US NTDP (USHL)
29 North Carolina Wilson, ConnorConnor Wilson Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-08-30 Cary, North Carolina Chicago (USHL)
30 Quebec Spano, PatrickPatrick Spano Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-03-01 Montreal, Quebec Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
34 Minnesota Lyon, AlexAlex Lyon Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-12-09 Baudette, Minnesota Omaha (USHL)

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons Coaching at
Yale University
Alma Mater
Keith Allain Head Coach 13 Yale University (1980)
Dan Muse Associate Head Coach 6 Stonehill College (2006)
Jason Guerriero Assistant Coach 2 Northeastern University (2005)
Josh Siembida Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Quinnipiac (2006)
Stephen Volek Assistant Director Strength & Conditioning 1 Penn State (2010)

Standings

2014–15 ECAC Hockey men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Quinnipiacdagger 22 16 3 3 35 60 37 34 21 9 4 94 73
St. Lawrence 22 14 7 1 29 70 41 34 18 13 3 104 70
#19 Yale 22 12 6 4 28 60 37 29 17 7 5 78 45
#15 Colgate 22 11 7 4 26 53 51 34 19 11 4 90 72
Dartmouth 22 12 8 2 26 64 55 31 17 10 4 88 72
#17 Harvard* 22 11 8 3 25 71 54 31 17 11 3 105 78
Cornell 22 9 9 4 22 45 46 31 11 14 6 57 68
Clarkson 22 8 11 3 19 49 47 37 12 20 5 81 87
Rensselaer 22 8 12 2 18 53 66 39 12 24 3 76 125
Union 22 8 13 1 17 58 63 36 18 16 2 115 95
Brown 22 5 14 3 13 44 80 31 8 20 3 65 112
Princeton 22 2 18 2 6 25 75 30 4 23 3 39 99
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 Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 24 7:00 pm Alberta* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon L 0-3  1,841 0-0-0 (0-0-0)
December 27 7:00 pm Russian Red Stars* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 2-1  3,316 6-3-2 (4-3-1)
Regular Season
October 31 8:00 pm vs. Princeton* Prudential CenterNewark, NJ (Liberty Hockey Invitational)   Lyon T 2-2 OT 2,113 0-0-1 (0-0-0)
November 2 4:00 pm vs. Connecticut* Prudential CenterNewark, NJ (Liberty Hockey Invitational)   Lyon W 2-1  2,987 1-0-1 (0-0-0)
November 7 7:00 pm Clarkson Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,500 1-0-2 (0-0-1)
November 8 7:00 pm St. Lawerence Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon L 0-4  3,500 1-1-2 (0-1-1)
November 14 7:05 pm at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, NH   Lyon W 4-1  3,121 2-1-1 (1-1-1)
November 15 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright Hockey CenterCambridge, MA NESN Lyon W 2-1  2,575 3-1-2 (2-1-1)
November 21 7:03 pm at Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, NY   Lyon L 2-3  4,137 3-2-2 (2-2-1)
November 22 7:00 pm at #6 Colgate Starr RinkHamilton, NY   Lyon W 3-1  1,386 4-2-2 (3-2-1)
November 29 7:00 pm RIT* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Spano W 2-0  3,234 5-2-2 (3-2-1)
December 5 7:00 pm at RPI Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 5-2  3,278 6-2-2 (4-2-1)
December 6 7:00 pm Union Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon L 1-3  3,500 6-3-2 (4-3-1)
December 30 7:05 pm at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester , MA   Lyon W 3-0  1,154 7-3-2 (4-3-1)
January 3 7:30 pm #10 Vermont* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 3-1  3,500 8-3-2 (4-3-1)
January 6 7:00 pm at Northeaster* #19 Matthews ArenaBoston, MA   Lyon L 2-3  1,350 8-4-2 (4-3-1)
January 10 8:20 pm vs. #3 Havard* #19 MSGNew York, NY (Rivalry on Ice) NBCSN/TSN2 Lyon W 4-1  12,774 9-4-2 (4-3-1)
January 16 7:30 pm at Brown #18 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, RI   Lyon W 1-0  1,214 10-4-2 (5-3-1)
January 17 7:00 pm Brown #18 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 5-1  3,500 11-4-2 (6-3-1)
January 23 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence #13 Appleton ArenaCanton, NY   Lyon L 2-3 OT 1,437 11-5-2 (6-4-1)
January 24 7:00 pm at Clarkson #13 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, NY   Lyon L 0-1  2,372 11-6-2 (6-5-1)
January 30 7:00 pm Princeton #16 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 4-0  3,500 12-6-2 (7-5-1)
January 31 7:00 pm #18 Quinnipiac #16 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,500 12-6-3 (7-5-2)
February 6 7:00 pm at #6 Harvard #15 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 3-0  3,500 13-6-3 (8-5-2)
February 7 7:00 pm Dartmouth #15 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon L 4-6  3,500 13-7-3 (8-6-2)
February 13 7:08 pm at Union #15 Achilles RinkSchenectady, NY TWCS Lyon W 2-0  2,049 14-7-3 (9-6-2)
February 14 7:07 pm at RPI #15 Houston Field HouseTroy, NY TWCS Lyon W 4-1  4,746 15-7-3 (10-6-2)
February 20 7:07 pm at #11 Quinnipiac #13 TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, CT (Heroes Hat) SNY/TSN Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,696 15-7-4 (10-6-3)
February 21 7:00 pm at Princeton #13 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, NJ   Lyon W 6-2  2,065 16-7-4 (11-6-3)
February 27 7:00 pm Colgate #12 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT ESPN3 Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,500 16-7-5 (11-6-4)
February 28 7:00 pm Cornell #12 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 4-0  3,500 17-7-5 (12-6-4)
ECAC Tournament
March 13 7:00 pm #18 Harvard* #12 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)   Lyon L 2-3  2,479 17-8-5 (12-6-4)
March 14 7:00 pm #18 Harvard* #12 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)   Lyon W 2-0  2,988 18-8-5 (12-6-4)
March 15 7:00 pm #18 Harvard* #12 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)   Lyon L 2-3 2OT 2,515 18-9-5 (12-6-4)
NCAA Tournament
March 27 2:00 pm vs. #2 Boston University* #17 Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester, NH (NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Lyon L 2-3 OT 5,123 18-10-5 (12-6-4)
*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 24 (Final)
USCHO.com RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 19 18 13 16 15 15 13 12 12 12 19 17 17
USA Today RV RV NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 14 RV 15 RV 14 12 12 12 RV RV 15

Statistics

As of March 20, 2015.[5]

Skaters

2014-15 Statistics
No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
17 Frankie DiChiara F SO 32 8 13 21 4 4 0 2 +9 69
4 Rob O'Gara D JR 32 6 15 21 29 1 0 1 +17 38
24 Mike Doherty F SO 321282016112+10115
12 Cody Learned F JR 31 9 9 18 6 0 0 1 +14 62
21 John Hayden F SO 28 7 11 18 8 3 0 3 +2 80
9 Carson Cooper F JR 32 5 13 18 22 1 0 0 +12 72
28 Ryan Hitchcock F FR 32 3 12 15 10 1 0 1 +7 51
18 Nate Repensky D FR 24 2 11 13 14 1 0 0 +4 26
11 Trent Ruffolo F SR 24 6 4 10 2 1 0 2 -2 47
6 Stu Wilson F JR 30 4 6 10 8 3 0 1 +2 90
7 Matt Killian D SR 32 4 4 8 27 0 0 0 +2 43
14 Ryan Obuchowski D JR 32 3 5 8 12 0 0 0 +15 72
10 Mitch Witek D JR 32 3 5 8 8 1 0 1 +7 36
25 Chris Izmirlian F SO 23 3 4 7 12 0 0 1 +8 37
27 Charles Orzetti F JR 28 2 5 7 18 0 0 1 +6 38
22 Tommy Fallen (C) D SR 32 1 6 7 6 1 0 0 +2 57
2 Adam Larkin D FR 32 1 6 7 6 0 0 0 +4 23
20 John Baiocco F FR 21 4 2 6 4 0 0 2 +3 26
13 Matthew Beattie F JR 16 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 +5 18
19 Anthony Day F SR 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15
26 Nicholas Weberg F SR 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16
3 Dan O'Keefe D SO 5 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 E 1
15 Henry Hart F FR 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 8
5 Tim Bonner F SO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 2
30 Patrick Spano G SO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0
16 Alex Ward F SR 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 E 1
34 Alex Lyon G SO 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +26 1
Bench 6
Team 328214522923018118+241044

Goaltenders

2014-15 Statistics
No. Player POS YR GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
34 Alex Lyon SO G311857:381795491.58758807.9397
30 Patrick Spano SO G3118:591000038381.001
Empty Net 167:52 0 0
Team 291984:29189549.790794845.9698

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

ECAC Goaltender of the Week

Postseason awards

Ivy League All-Stars[6]

Ivy League Awards[6]

ECAC All-Stars[7]

ECAC Awards[7]

References

  1. Sportak, Randy (March 17, 2014). "NCAA player acquired in Jarome Iginla trade signs with Flames". Calgary Sun. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. Malafronte, Chip (July 21, 2014). "Yale’s Jesse Root signs contract with Dallas Stars". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. "Sharks sign five to AHL deals". AHL.com. September 8, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. "2014-15 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  5. "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2014-2015 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Coach of the Year Announced". Ivy League. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "League Announces Postseason Awards". ECAC Hockey. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

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