2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

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2018–19 Yale Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
Yale Bulldogs script.svg
ConferenceT–5th ECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall15–15–3
Conference11–10–1
Home9–5–1
Road5–9–1
Neutral1–1–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachKeith Allain
Assistant Coaches
Captain(s)Anthony Walsh
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 124th season of play for the program and the 58th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 13th season.

Season[]

Yale began the season well, rising up their conference standings and earning a top-20 ranking after a 5-game winning streak. The Bulldogs would slowly drop out of the rankings with several up and down weeks but looked like they had recovered some of their early season success after defeating #8 Cornell. After that match, however, Yale lost its final 4 games of the regular season and missed a chance to earn a first-round bye for the ECAC Tournament.

The Bulldogs took care of Rensselaer fairly easily, however, in the quarterfinals they were defeated by Clarkson and ended the season with a .500 record.

During the year, goaltenders Sam Tucker and Corbin Kaczperski shared the net. They produced similar numbers and had roughly equal success in net.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
John Baiocco Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Ryan Hitchcock Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Adam Larkin Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
J.M. Piotrowski Forward  United States Signed Professional Contract (Australia)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age
Curtis Hall Center  United States 18
Kyle Johnson Forward  Canada 20
Graham Lillibridge Defenseman  United States 19
Justin Pearson Forward  United States 20
Jack St. Ivany Defenseman  United States 19

Roster[]

[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Connecticut Sam Tucker Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-04-16 Wilton, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall (US-Prep) —
2 California Jack St. Ivany Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-22 Manhattan Beach, California Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) PHI, 112nd overall 2018
3 Minnesota Charlie Curti Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-05-04 Mound, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
4 Massachusetts Matt Foley Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995-04-20 Longmeadow, Massachusetts Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
5 Massachusetts Brian Matthews Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-04-21 Marshfield, Massachusetts Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
6 Massachusetts Billy Sweezey Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1996-02-06 Hanson, Massachusetts Chicago Steel (USHL) —
7 Virginia Joe Snively Senior C 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-01-01 Herndon, Virginia Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
8 Massachusetts Will D'Orsi Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-01-07 Sudbury, Massachusetts Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
9 Ontario Robbie DeMontis Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-02-17 Kleinburg, Ontario Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Chandler Lindstrand Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-02-21 Medina, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
11 Pennsylvania Andrew Gaus Senior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-02-23 Wexford, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
12 New Jersey Dante Palecco Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-18 Whippany, New Jersey Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
13 Ontario Evan Smith Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-08-28 Stouffville, Ontario Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
14 Ontario Mitchell Smith Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-08-28 Stouffville, Ontario Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
15 British Columbia Kyle Johnson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-03 Port Moody, British Columbia Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
16 Illinois Anthony Walsh (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-30 Burr Ridge, Illinois Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
17 New York (state) Kevin O'Neil Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-23 Latham, New York Madison Capitols (USHL) —
18 New Hampshire Justin Pearson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-17 Nashua, New Hampshire Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) —
19 Maine Ted Hart Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-02-20 Cumberland, Maine Phillips Exeter Academy (US-Prep) —
20 Ohio Curtis Hall Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-04-26 Chagrin Falls, Ohio Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) BOS, 119th overall 2018
21 British Columbia Tyler Welsh Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-03-17 Whistler, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
24 Illinois Graham Lillibridge Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-29 Geneva, Illinois Chicago Steel (USHL) —
25 Connecticut Phil Kemp Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-12 Greenwich, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) EDM, 208th overall 2017
26 British Columbia Brett Jewell Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-11-09 Vernon, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —
27 Massachusetts Luke Stevens Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1997-02-11 Duxbury, Massachusetts Noble & Greenough School (USHS–MA) CAR, 126th overall 2015
33 Michigan Corbin Kaczperski Junior (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-02 China Township, Michigan Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —

Standings[]

2018–19 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Quinnipiacdagger 22 14 6 2 30 77 47 38 26 10 2 133 73
#8 Cornelldagger 22 13 5 4 30 64 41 36 21 11 4 108 73
#11 Clarkson* 22 13 7 2 28 65 42 39 26 11 2 122 78
#14 Harvard 22 13 7 2 28 77 58 33 19 11 3 106 83
Dartmouth 22 10 9 3 23 53 55 34 13 17 4 87 93
Yale 22 11 10 1 23 53 57 33 15 15 3 85 88
Union 22 10 10 2 22 60 64 39 20 13 6 112 102
Brown 22 8 9 5 21 52 59 34 15 14 5 89 97
Princeton 22 8 12 2 18 60 66 31 10 18 3 83 96
Colgate 22 7 12 3 17 43 64 36 10 23 3 55 111
Rensselaer 22 7 13 2 16 49 67 36 10 23 3 69 117
St. Lawrence 22 3 17 2 8 51 84 37 6 29 2 75 149
Championship: March 23, 2019
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 26 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Kaczperski W 3–2  709 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 2 7:00 PM at #18 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Kaczperski L 2–4  3,882 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 3 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Tucker W 4–2  1,507 2–1–0 (2–1–0)
November 9 7:00 PM vs. Harvard Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski T 3–3 OT 3,500 2–1–1 (2–1–1)
November 10 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Tucker L 0–3  3,245 2–2–1 (2–2–1)
Friendship Four
November 23 10:00 AM vs. #11 Union* SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal)   Kaczperski T 1–1 SOL 5,812 2–2–2
November 24 10:00 AM vs. Connecticut* SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Third Place) NESN+ Tucker W 6–2  6,224 3–2–2
November 30 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Kaczperski W 5–3  1,052 4–2–2 (3–2–1)
December 1 7:00 PM at #17 Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Tucker W 2–1  2,543 5–2–2 (4–2–1)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 4–2  2,713 6–2–2 (5–2–1)
December 8 7:00 PM vs. Union Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Tucker W 3–0  3,329 7–2–2 (6–2–1)
December 11 7:00 PM at #2 Massachuettts* #18 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Kaczperski L 2–5  4,587 7–3–2
December 29 7:00 PM vs. McGill* #18 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)   Tucker W 5–2  2,255
December 31 4:15 PM vs. Connecticut* #18 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Tucker L 1–3  3,500 7–4–2
January 5 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* #18 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Kaczperski T 5–5 OT 4,004 7–4–3
January 7 7:00 PM vs. Maine* #19 Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine   Tucker L 3–4 OT 4,304 7–5–3
January 12 7:00 PM vs. Sacred Heart* #19 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 3–1  3,156 8–5–3
January 18 7:00 PM vs. #14 Clarkson #19 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 2–4  3,234 8–6–3 (6–3–1)
January 19 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence #19 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Tucker W 3–2  3,150 9–6–3 (7–3–1)
January 25 7:00 PM at Union #20 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Tucker L 3–4 OT 1,791 9–7–3 (7–4–1)
January 26 7:00 PM at Rensselaer #20 Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Kaczperski W 3–2  4,179 10–7–3 (8–4–1)
February 2 7:00 PM at Brown Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 4–3  3,500 11–7–3 (9–4–1)
February 8 7:05 PM at #4 Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 0–4  3,625 11–8–3 (9–5–1)
February 9 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Tucker L 1–4  2,300 11–9–3 (9–6–1)
February 14 7:00 PM vs. Colgate Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 3–0  3,178 12–9–3 (10–6–1)
February 16 7:00 PM vs. #8 Cornell Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Tucker W 5–2  3,500 13–9–3 (11–6–1)
February 22 7:02 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Kaczperski L 0–2  2,222 13–10–3 (11–7–1)
February 23 7:00 PM at #17 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker L 0–3  3,095 13–11–3 (11–8–1)
March 1 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 2–3  3,225 13–12–3 (11–9–1)
March 2 7:00 PM vs. #5 Quinnipiac Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Tucker L 1–4  3,500 13–13–3 (11–9–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 8 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1)   Kaczperski W 4–1  1,444 14–13–3
March 9 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2)   Tucker W 4–0  1,521 15–13–3
Yale Won Series 2–0
March 15 7:00 PM vs. #11 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1)   Tucker L 1–3  2,112 15–14–3
March 16 7:00 PM vs. #11 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2)   Tucker L 2–5  2,301 15–15–3
Yale Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[2]

Scoring statistics[]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Joe Snivley LW 33 15 21 36 17
Robbie DeMontis LW 28 7 11 18 4
Justin Pearson F 33 6 11 17 18
Kevin O'Neil RW 31 5 11 16 10
Evan Smith C/LW 32 5 10 15 35
Jack St. Ivany D 30 6 8 14 20
Curtis Hall C 24 5 6 11 16
Mitchell Smith LW 30 5 6 11 6
Chandler Lindstrand D 27 2 9 11 6
Tyler Welsh F 33 2 9 11 14
Ted Heart C/RW 32 4 5 9 4
Andrew Gaus RW 30 2 7 9 10
Charlie Curti D 30 3 5 8 6
Phil Kemp D 30 3 5 8 35
Luke Stevens LW 23 4 3 7 19
Anthony Walsh D/F 28 4 2 6 33
Dante Palecco LW 33 3 2 5 18
Billy Sweezey D 32 1 4 5 26
Graham Lillibridge D 26 1 2 3 8
Matt Foley D 18 1 1 2 2
Brett Jewell RW 24 1 1 2 16
Will D'Orsi C 9 0 1 1 0
Kyle Johnson F 10 0 1 1 0
Brian Matthews D 1 0 0 0 0
Corbin Kaczperski G 16 0 0 0 2
Sam Tucker G 19 0 0 0 0
Bench - 33 - - - 2
Total 85 141 226 327

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Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Corbin Kaczperski 16 921 8 5 2 38 412 1 .908 2.47
Sam Tucker 19 1066 7 10 1 45 539 2 .917 2.53
Empty Net - 12 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 33 2001 15 15 3 88 956 3 .908 2.64

Rankings[]

Main article: 2018-19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 – – 19 19 20 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 NR NR NR

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Awards and Honors[]

ECAC Hockey[]

Honor Player Position
All-ECAC Hockey First Team Joe Snivley Forward [5]

Players drafted into the NHL[]

2019 NHL Entry Draft[]

No Yale players were selected in the NHL draft.

[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018–19 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2018-2019 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Yale Univ. 2018-2019 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces Men's All-League Teams". ecachockey.com. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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