2013–14 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season
The 2013–14 Union Dutchmen ice hockey team represented Union College in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Dutchmen were coached by Rick Bennett, who was in his third season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Joe Dumais, Jason Tapp, and John Ronan. The team captain was Mat Bodie and the assistant captains were Daniel Carr and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Dutchmen played their home games at Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center and were members of the ECAC Hockey conference.
2013–14 Union Dutchmen men's ice hockey season | |
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NCAA Division I Champion ECAC Hockey, Champion ECAC Hockey Tournament, Champion 2014 NCAA Tournament, Champion | |
Conference | 1st ECAC |
Home ice | Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center |
Rankings | |
#1 | USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine |
#1 | USCHO.com |
Record | |
Overall | 32–6–4 |
Conference | 18–3–1 |
Home | 16–3–2 |
Road | 12–3–2 |
Neutral | 5–1–0 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Rick Bennett |
Assistant Coaches | Joe Dumais Jason Tapp John Ronan |
Captain(s) | Mat Bodie |
Alternate captain(s) | Daniel Carr Shayne Gostisbehere |
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Union finished the regular season with a record of 32 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie, winning the ECAC regular season title. Seeded first in the 2014 ECAC Tournament, the Dutchmen received a bye into the quarterfinals, where they defeated Dartmouth in a two-game series. In the final rounds in Lake Placid, Union defeated Cornell in the semifinals and Colgate in the final to win the ECAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]
In the NCAA Tournament, the Dutchmen were the third overall seed and top seed in the East Regional. Union easily beat Vermont in the first round, 5–2, and defeated Providence the next day, 3–1, to advance to the Frozen Four.[2][3] In the national semifinal in Philadelphia, the Dutchmen fell behind early to Boston College, before taking the lead in the second period and holding off a late push by the Eagles to win, 5–4.[4] Union faced Minnesota in the national title game. After falling behind 2–1 early in the first period, the Dutchmen scored three goals within 1:54 late in the first period to take the lead. Union won the game, 7–4, to clinch the school's first national championship.[5] Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player; goalie Colin Stevens, defenseman Mat Bodie, and forward Daniel Ciampini were also named to the All-Tournament Team.
Roster
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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1 | Alex Sakellaropoulos | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1994-02-02 | Tinley Park, Illinois | Chicago (USHL) | — | |
2 | Jeff Taylor | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1994-04-13 | Clifton Park, New York | Dubuque (USHL) | — | |
3 | Alex Gonye | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-02-10 | New Canaan, Connecticut | Deerfield Academy (USHS–CT) | — | |
5 | Matt Krug | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1992-07-09 | South Buffalo, New York | Indiana (USHL) | — | |
6 | Charlie Vasaturo | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1990-12-07 | Sewell, New Jersey | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — | |
7 | Michael Pontarelli | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1993-12-22 | Laval, Quebec | Cornwall (CCHL) | — | |
8 | Nick Cruice | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1992-12-11 | Dresher, Pennsylvania | South Shore (EJHL) | — | |
9 | Daniel Carr (A) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1991-11-01 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Powell River (BCHL) | — | |
10 | Mark Bennett | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1991-07-21 | Oakville, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — | |
11 | Sam Coatta | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1990-04-09 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
12 | Eli Lichtenwald | Freshman | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 1992-06-09 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Nipawin (SJHL) | — | |
13 | Theo DiPauli | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1993-02-28 | Downers Grove, Illinois | Chicago (USHL) | — | |
14 | Shayne Gostisbehere (A) | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1993-04-20 | Margate, Florida | South Kent (USHS–CT) | PHI, 78th overall 2012 | |
15 | Matt Hatch | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1990-05-22 | Massena, New York | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — | |
16 | Kevin Sullivan | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1991-01-25 | Darien, Connecticut | Berkshire (USHS–MA) | — | |
17 | Daniel Ciampini | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1990-11-25 | Concord, Ontario | St. Michael's (OJHL) | — | |
18 | Max Novak | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1991-04-15 | Oak Ridge, New Jersey | New Jersey (EJHL) | — | |
19 | Matt Wilkins | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1991-01-26 | Kimberley, British Columbia | Brooks (AJHL) | — | |
20 | Griffyn Martin | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1994-03-19 | Southport, Connecticut | Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) | — | |
21 | Mike Vecchione | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1993-02-25 | Saugus, Massachusetts | Tri-City (USHL) | — | |
22 | Mat Bodie (C) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1990-03-07 | East St. Paul, Manitoba | Powell River (BCHL) | — | |
23 | Cole Ikkala | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1990-07-27 | Romansville, Pennsylvania | Vernon (BCHL) | — | |
24 | Sebastien Gingras | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1991-03-12 | Pierrefonds, Quebec | Brockville (CCHL) | — | |
26 | David Roy | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1992-02-09 | Cumberland, Ontario | Brockville (CCHL) | — | |
28 | Noah Henry | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1994-03-04 | Seattle, Washington | Powell River (BCHL) | — | |
30 | Colin Stevens | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1993-06-30 | Niskayuna, New York | Boston (EJHL) | — | |
31 | Dillon Pieri | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1992-03-08 | Needham, Massachusetts | Boston Advantage (Midget AAA) | — |
Schedule and results
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 11 | 7:30 pm | Bowling Green* | #16 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Sakellaropoulos | T 3–3 OT | 1,921 | 0–0–1 (0–0–0) | |||
October 12 | 7:30 pm | Bowling Green* | #16 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Sakellaropoulos | W 5–2 | 2,198 | 1–0–1 (0–0–0) | |||
October 18 | 7:00 pm | Lake Superior State* | #16 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Sakellaropoulos | L 5–6 OT | 1,542 | 1–1–1 (0–0–0) | |||
October 19 | 7:00 pm | Lake Superior State* | #16 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Sakellaropoulos | L 2–3 | 1,429 | 1–2–1 (0–0–0) | |||
October 25 | 7:05 pm | at Connecticut* | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | Sakellaropoulos | T 2–2 OT | 1,048 | 1–2–2 (0–0–0) | ||||
November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Stevens | W 7–2 | 2,347 | 2–2–2 (1–0–0) | ||||
November 2 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Stevens | W 4–2 | 1,905 | 3–2–2 (2–0–0) | ||||
November 8 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | L 3–5 | 1,921 | 3–3–2 (2–1–0) | ||||
November 9 | 7:00 pm | #15 Cornell | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 3–0 | 2,144 | 4–3–2 (3–1–0) | ||||
November 15 | 7:30 pm | #10 RPI | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 4–3 | 2,254 | 5–3–2 (4–1–0) | ||||
November 16 | 7:00 pm | at #10 RPI | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Stevens | W 4–1 | 4,105 | 6–3–2 (5–1–0) | ||||
November 30 | 7:00 pm | at Penn State* | #15 | Pegula Ice Arena • State College, Pennsylvania | Stevens | W 4–3 | 5,877 | 7–3–2 (5–1–0) | |||
December 1 | 7:00 pm | at Penn State* | #15 | Pegula Ice Arena • State College, Pennsylvania | Sakellaropoulos | W 5–4 | 5,177 | 8–3–2 (5–1–0) | |||
December 6 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #11 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 3–0 | 1,741 | 9–3–2 (6–1–0) | |||
December 7 | 7:00 pm | #5 Quinnipiac | #11 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 6–4 | 1,921 | 10–3–2 (7–1–0) | |||
December 11 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | #10 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 3–2 | 1,591 | 11–3–2 (8–1–0) | |||
December 13 | 8:37 pm | at #1 St. Cloud State* | #10 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Sakellaropoulos | W 4–1 | 4,265 | 12–3–2 (8–1–0) | |||
December 14 | 8:07 pm | at #1 St. Cloud State* | #10 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Stevens | T 3–3 OT | 4,327 | 12–3–3 (8–1–0) | |||
January 10 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Quinnipiac | #4 | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | Stevens | L 1–2 | 3,550 | 12–4–3 (8–2–0) | |||
January 11 | 4:00 pm | at Princeton | #4 | Hobey Baker Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Stevens | W 3–0 | 2,339 | 13–4–3 (9–2–0) | |||
January 17 | 7:30 pm | at #17 New Hampshire* | #6 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Stevens | W 3–1 | 4,045 | 14–4–3 (9–2–0) | |||
January 18 | 7:00 pm | at #17 New Hampshire* | #6 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Stevens | W 3–1 | 4,837 | 15–4–3 (9–2–0) | |||
January 24 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | #3 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 4–3 | 2,169 | 16–4–3 (10–2–0) | |||
January 25 | 7:30 pm | vs. RPI* | #3 | Times Union Center • Albany, New York | Stevens | L 1–2 | 7,100 | 16–5–3 (10–2–0) | |||
January 31 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #4 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Stevens | L 1–2 | 2,150 | 16–6–3 (10–3–0) | |||
February 1 | 7:00 pm | at #15 Clarkson | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Stevens | W 4–3 | 2,655 | 17–6–3 (11–3–0) | |||
February 7 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #4 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 4–3 | 913 | 18–6–3 (12–3–0) | |||
February 8 | 7:00 pm | #13 Yale | #4 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 5–3 | 2,205 | 19–6–3 (13–3–0) | |||
February 14 | 7:00 pm | at #11 Cornell | #3 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Stevens | W 4–1 | 4,267 | 20–6–3 (14–3–0) | |||
February 15 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Colgate | #3 | Starr Rink • Hamilton, New York | Stevens | T 4–4 OT | 1,810 | 20–6–4 (14–3–1) | |||
February 21 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | #3 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 5–0 | 2,194 | 21–6–4 (15–3–1) | |||
February 22 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | #3 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York | Stevens | W 6–2 | 2,087 | 22–6–4 (16–3–1) | |||
February 28 | 7:00 pm | at #15 Yale | #3 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Stevens | W 2–0 | 3,500 | 23–6–4 (17–3–1) | |||
March 1 | 4:00 pm | at Brown | #3 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Sakellaropoulos | W 3–0 | 1,290 | 24–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
ECAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | #3 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal) | Stevens | W 3–0 | 2,054 | 25–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
March 15 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | #3 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal) | Stevens | W 4–2 | 2,147 | 26–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
March 21 | 4:07 pm | vs. #13 Cornell | #2 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) | Stevens | W 5–2 | 4,337 | 27–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
March 22 | 7:37 pm | vs. #14 Colgate | #2 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Final) | Stevens | W 5–2 | 4,850 | 28–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 28 | 2:00 pm | vs. #14 Vermont* | #1 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (NCAA East Regional Semifinal) | Stevens | W 5–2 | 6,529 | 29–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
March 29 | 3:00 pm | vs. #10 Providence* | #1 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (NCAA East Regional Final) | Stevens | W 3–1 | 6,655 | 30–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
April 10 | 5:00 pm | vs. #3 Boston College* | #1 | Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NCAA Frozen Four) | Stevens | W 5–4 | 17,311 | 31–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
April 12 | 7:30 pm | vs. #2 Minnesota* | #1 | Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NCAA National Final) | Stevens | W 7–4 | 18,742 | 32–6–4 (18–3–1) | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[7] |
Standings
2013–14 ECAC Hockey men's standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#1 Union* | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 83 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 160 | 90 | |
#12 Colgate | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 72 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 108 | 104 | |
#7 Quinnipiac | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 141 | 81 | |
#16 Cornell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 74 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 57 | 64 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 101 | 102 | |
Yale | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 71 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 106 | 82 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 100 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 70 | 78 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 122 | 131 | |
Brown | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 62 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 75 | 87 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 72 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 84 | 115 | |
Harvard | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 69 | 83 | |
Princeton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 91 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 60 | 126 | |
Championship: Union indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014 |
Statistics
Skaters
Player[8] | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Daniel Carr | F | Sr | 39 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Daniel Ciampini | F | Jr | 41 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Mat Bodie | D | Sr | 40 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Sullivan | F | Sr | 39 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Vecchione | F | Fr | 38 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shayne Gostisbehere | D | Jr | 42 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Max Novak | F | Jr | 32 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Michael Pontarelli | F | Fr | 39 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Matt Hatch | F | Sr | 42 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Eli Lichtenwald | F | Fr | 31 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Wilkins | F | So | 40 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Jeff Taylor | D | Fr | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Coatta | F | Jr | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sebastien Gingras | D | So | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Cruice | F | So | 35 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mark Bennett | F | Jr | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Roy | F | So | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Vasaturo | D | Jr | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Ikkala | F | Sr | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Theo DiPauli | F | So | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Krug | D | Fr | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Gonye | F | Fr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Noah Henry | D | Fr | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dillon Pieri | G | Jr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Griffyn Martin | D | Fr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Sakellaropoulos | G | Fr | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colin Stevens | G | Jr | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 160 | 265 | 425 | 459 | 36 | 4 | 32 |
Goaltenders
Player[8] | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
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Colin Stevens | Jr | 36 | 2080 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 2.05 | 928 | 0.929 | 6 |
Alex Sakellaropoulos | Fr | 8 | 426 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2.40 | 158 | 0.903 | 1 |
Dillon Pieri | Jr | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.000 | 0 |
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