2019–20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program, the 47th at the Division I level, and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Kevin Sneddon, in his 17th season.

2019–20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season
Catamount Cup, Champion
Conference11th Hockey East
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall5–23–6
Conference2–18–4
Home4–10–2
Road1–13–4
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachKevin Sneddon
Assistant CoachesKevin Patrick
Jeff Hill
Derek Lodermeier
Captain(s)Matt O'Donnell
Matt Alvaro
Stefanos Lekkas
Max Kaufman
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons
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In early February, Kevin Sneddon announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[1]

Current roster

As of September 7, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Tyler Harmon Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-10-17 Ramsey, New Jersey New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)
2 Carter Long Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-02-13 Yorktown, Virginia Lincoln Stars (USHL)
3 Andrew Petrillo Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-12 Pompton Plains, New Jersey Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
4 Owen Grant Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-22 Ottawa, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
5 Christian Evers Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-25 Waukee, Iowa Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 Andrew Lucas Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-02-05 Alexandria, Virginia Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
7 Simon Boyko Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-04-04 Mississauga, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
9 Bryce Misley Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-09-05 Toronto, Ontario Oakville Blades (OJHL) MIN, 116th overall 2017
10 Vlad Dzhioshvili Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-06 Moscow, Russia Bloomington Thunder (USHL)
12 Nic Hamre Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-04-25 Cumberland, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
13 Joey Cipollone Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1999-07-12 Purchase, New York Tri-City Storm (USHL)
14 Ace Cowans Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1996-09-18 Beverly, Massachusetts Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
15 Corey Moriarty Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1995-07-17 Estero, Florida Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)
16 Derek Lodermeier (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995-01-06 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
17 Jacques Bouquot Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-02-10 South Windsor, Connecticut Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
18 Matt O'Donnell (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-02-18 Fountain Valley, California New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)
19 Johnny DeRoche Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-06-23 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC)
21 Riley McCutcheon Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-25 Courtice, Ontario Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)
22 Alex Esposito Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-06-03 West Haven, Connecticut Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
23 Max Kaufman Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1996-06-26 Rochester, New York Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
24 Brian Kelly Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-12-24 Purchase, New York Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL)
25 Matt Alvaro (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-07-07 Toronto, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
26 Thomas Beretta Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-04-08 King City, Ontario Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
27 Cory Thomas Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-03-19 St. Brieux, Saskatchewan Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
28 William Lemay Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-28 Marieville, Quebec Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
29 Dallas Comeau Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-19 Calgary, Alberta Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
30 Matt Beck Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-10-05 Westport, Connecticut Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club (USPHL)
40 Stefanos Lekkas (A) Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-01-17 Elburn, Illinois Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College 24176135934834248213671
#9 Massachusetts241482306949342111210767
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell24127529606034181069079
#15 Maine24129327565634181158975
Connecticut24121022671753415154102106
Boston University241095256964341313810398
#19 Northeastern241112123667134181339892
Providence2410113237063341612610278
New Hampshire24912321546934151549197
Merrimack24714317637734922385123
Vermont2421848448334523659100
Championship: March 21, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

[3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 7:05 PM vs. Guelph* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas W 6–1  3,656
Regular Season
October 18 7:00 PM at #10 Clarkson* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York  Lekkas L 2–3  3,098 0–1–0
October 19 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Roos HouseCanton, New York  Lekkas W 2–0  572 1–1–0
October 25 7:05 PM vs. Maine Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 1–2  3,329 1–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 27 2:05 PM at #9 Quinnipiac* People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut  Lekkas L 0–4  2,725 1–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 1 7:05 PM vs. #17 Massachusetts–Lowell Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 1–2  3,224 1–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 2 7:00 PM vs. #17 Massachusetts–Lowell Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 3–5  2,784 1–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 15 7:05 PM vs. #16 Boston College Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 1–5  3,118 1–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 16 7:05 PM vs. #16 Boston College Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 0–3  3,585 1–7–0 (0–5–0)
November 22 7:35 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  Lekkas L 0–3  2,331 1–8–0 (0–6–0)
November 23 4:01 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, MassachusettsNESN Lekkas T 3–3 OT 3,168 1–8–1 (0–6–1)
November 29 9:05 PM at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona  Lekkas L 1–2  845 1–9–1 (0–6–1)
November 30 9:05 PM at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona  Lekkas T 2–2 OT 800 1–9–2 (0–6–1)
December 6 7:05 PM at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Lekkas L 2–3  2,012 1–10–2 (0–7–1)
December 7 3:35 PM at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Lekkas L 4–7  2,884 1–11–2 (0–8–1)
Catamount Cup
December 28 7:20 PM vs. Union* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)  Lekkas W 2–0  3,397 2–11–2 (0–8–1)
December 29 7:30 PM vs. Lake Superior State* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)  Lekkas W 2–0  2,579 3–11–2 (0–8–1)
January 4 4:32 PM at #5 Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN Lekkas L 3–8  6,572 3–12–2 (0–9–1)
January 7 7:05 PM vs. Yale* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 2–3 OT 2,550 3–13–2 (0–9–1)
January 10 7:05 PM vs. Dartmouth* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas T 2–2 OT 3,127 3–13–3 (0–9–1)
January 17 7:00 PM vs. #10 Massachusetts Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 0–4  3,044 3–14–3 (0–10–1)
January 18 7:00 PM vs. #10 Massachusetts Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 1–3  3,015 3–15–3 (0–11–1)
January 24 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, MassachusettsNESN Lekkas T 5–5 OT 1,857 3–15–4 (0–11–2)
January 25 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  Lekkas L 3–4 OT 2,133 3–16–4 (0–12–2)
January 31 7:00 PM vs. Boston University Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas L 2–4  3,305 3–17–4 (0–13–2)
February 1 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York  Harmon L 0–1  3,806 3–18–4 (0–13–2)
February 7 7:30 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New HampshireNESN+ Lekkas L 3–6  3,809 3–19–4 (0–14–2)
February 8 7:00 PM vs. New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New HampshireNESN+ Lekkas L 1–2  4,899 3–20–4 (0–15–2)
February 14 7:05 PM vs. #14 Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas T 1–1 OT 2,427 3–20–5 (0–15–3)
February 15 7:05 PM vs. #14 Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, VermontNESN Lekkas L 2–3  2,735 3–21–5 (0–16–3)
February 21 7:00 PM at #17 Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine  Lekkas L 1–6  3,762 3–22–5 (0–17–3)
February 22 4:30 PM vs. #17 Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, MaineNESN Lekkas T 0–0 OT 4,917 3–22–6 (0–17–4)
February 28 7:05 PM vs. #13 Northeastern Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas W 4–2  3,328 4–22–6 (1–17–4)
February 29 7:05 PM vs. #13 Northeastern Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lekkas W 3–1  2,966 5–22–6 (2–17–4)
March 5 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts  Lekkas L 0–1  3,046 5–23–6 (2–18–4)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Andrew LucasD/F345101524
Jacques BouquotC333111412
Ace CowansC/LW34761326
Alex EspositoRW34581314
William LemayLW34391222
Christian EvansD34651149
Derek LodermeierLW34651116
Matt AlvaroLW/C34291133
Bryce MisleyC34551014
Vlad DzhioshviliF3345969
Johnny DeRocheF280772
Thomas BarettaC3124614
Max KufmanF3424612
Joey CipolloneC133144
Dallas ComeauF2313422
Corey MoriartyD2212310
Simon BoykoRW231232
Carter LongD3312327
Riley McCutcheonF121126
Matt O'DonnellD250228
Owen GrantD3002230
Cory ThomasD271018
Andrew PetrilloD100114
Tyler HarmonG20000
Nic HamreLW60000
Stefanos LekkasG320000
Bench-34---8
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Tyler Harmon21210204600.9381.98
Stefanos Lekkas3219315216899734.9162.76
Empty Net-23---7----
Total342076523610010334.9122.89

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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References

  1. "UVM men's hockey coach Kevin Sneddon to retire at end of season". Burlington Free Press. February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. "Vermont Catamounts (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. "Univ. of Vermont 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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