Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

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Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey
Current season
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Vermont
ConferenceHockey East
Head coachTodd Woodcroft
2nd season, 1–10–2 (.154)
CaptainAndrew Lucas
ArenaGutterson Fieldhouse
Capacity: 4,035
Surface: 200' x 90'
LocationBurlington, Vermont
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1996, 2009
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014
Conference regular season championships
1996
Current uniform
HE-Uniform-UVM.png

The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont.[2] Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship five times since making the move to Division I in 1974–75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.

Prior to moving to Division I, UVM competed in ECAC Division II, where it won back-to-back ECAC Division II titles in 1972-73 and 1973–74.[3]

Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the Catamount Cup tournament, winning the title seven times.[4]

Alumni[]

The University of Vermont has produced 18 National Hockey League (NHL) players in its history. Alumni currently[when?] in the NHL include Ross Colton '18 (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Connor Brickley '14 (New York Rangers). Colton, Sharp, Viktor Stålberg '09, Éric Perrin '97, and former NHL All-Stars Martin St. Louis '97, Tim Thomas '97 and John LeClair '91 have won the Stanley Cup in their careers.

In 2004, St. Louis was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association, and the Bud Light Plus/Minus award. Thomas has won the Vezina Trophy twice as the NHL's top goaltender in 2009 and 2011, and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011. He also holds the NHL record for best single season save percentage. UVM is the only NCAA program in history to count alumni who have won both the Hart Trophy and the Vezina Trophy, as well as the only NCAA program to generate an Art Ross winner.

A two-time Olympian in 1998 and 2002, LeClair was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 after a standout 16-year NHL career where he scored 406 goals. He was a two-time NHL First Team All-Star and twice won the Bud Light Plus/Minus Award. LeClair is the only American born player to record three consecutive 50 goal seasons, and is the only NHL player with back to back game winning SCF OT goals.

Other Catamounts who were U.S. Olympians were Thomas (2010), former NHL defenseman Aaron Miller (2002, 2006) and Ryan Gunderson (2018). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Viktor Stalberg also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics. Vermont was one of just five college hockey programs to have at least one alumnus participating in every Olympic games since NHL players began competing in 1998 until 2018 when NHL players did not compete in Olympic competition.[5]

Season-by-season results[]

Main article: List of Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[6]

Head coaches[]

As of the completion of 2020–21 season[6]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1963–1965 2 10–14–2 .423
1965–1984 Jim Cross 19 280–251–9 .527
1984–2003 Mike Gilligan 19 279–289–46 .492
2003–2020 Kevin Sneddon 17 251–301–84 .461
2020–present Todd Woodcroft 1 1–10–2 .154
Totals 5 coaches 58 seasons 821–865–143 .488

All-time scoring leaders[]

Source:[6]

Goaltending leaders[]

Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):

Player Years GAA Saves Save%
2004-08 2.05 2907 91.6%
Tim Thomas 1993-97 2.70 3950 91.4%
2012-15 2.45 1934 91.4%
2013–2017 2.45 1686 91.3%
Christian Soucy 1991-93 2.99 1725 90.8%
John Kiely 1971-74 2.84 N/A 90.3%
Rob Madore 2008-12 2.91 3352 90.2%
Dave Reece 1968-71 3.01 2019 90.0%
Andrew Allen 1997-01 3.12 2159 89.9%
2002-06 3.07 1291 89.5%
1970-73 3.09 1276 89.4%

Single-season save record:

Current roster[]

As of January 11, 2022.[7]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New Jersey Tyler Harmon Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-10-17 Ramsey, New Jersey Jersey (USPHL) —
2 Virginia Carter Long (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-02-13 Yorktown, Virginia Lincoln (USHL) —
3 New Jersey Andrew Petrillo Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-12 Pompton Plains, New Jersey Central Illinois (USHL) —
4 Quebec William Lemay (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-12-28 Marieville, Quebec Brooks (AJHL) —
5 Ontario Joe Leahy Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-04-29 Waterloo, Ontario Cornell (ECAC) —
6 Virginia Andrew Lucas (C) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-02-05 Alexandria, Virginia Brooks (AJHL) —
7 Minnesota Robbie Stucker Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-09-30 St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) CBJ, 210th overall 2017
9 Finland Joel Määttä Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-07-06 Helsinki, Finland Sioux City (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Luke Mountain Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-02-25 Woodbury, Minnesota Maryland (NAHL) —
11 Alaska Porter Schachle Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-22 Wasilla, Alaska Danbury (NAHL) —
12 Ontario Nic Hamre Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-04-25 Cumberland, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
13 Ontario Philip Lagunov Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-22 Hamilton, Ontario UMass (HEA) —
14 Kazakhstan Andrei Buyalsky Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2000-08-18 Karaganda, Kazakhstan Dubuque (USHL) COL, 92nd overall 2021
15 Germany Luca Münzenberger Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-24 Düsseldorf, Germany Kölner U20 (DNL) EDM, 90th overall 2021
16 Alberta Will Zapernick Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-16 Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) —
17 Connecticut Jacques Bouquot (A) Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-10 South Windsor, Connecticut Chilliwack (BCHL) —
18 Quebec Azzaro Tinling Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-12-20 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL) —
19 Slovakia Simon Jellúš Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-01-18 Ilava, Slovakia Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell) —
20 Illinois Jesper Tarkiainen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-10-02 Naperville, Illinois Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) —
22 Sweden Isak Walther Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-08-02 Södertälje, Sweden Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell) NSH, 179th overall 2019
23 Ontario Noah Jordan Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-03-08 Toronto, Ontario Miami (NCHC) —
24 New York (state) Brian Kelly Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-12-24 Purchase, New York Connecticut (USPHL) —
26 Latvia Ray Vītoliņš Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-01-12 Ogre, Latvia Sioux Falls (USHL) —
27 British Columbia Cody Schiavon Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-01 West Kelowna, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
29 Alberta Dallas Comeau Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1997-09-19 Calgary, Alberta Grande Prairie (AJHL) —
30 New York (state) Cole Hudson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-13 Tonawanda, New York Shreveport (NAHL) —
32 Alberta Cory Babichuk Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-09-28 Edmonton, Alberta RPI (ECAC) —
34 Russia Timofei Spitserov Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-03-26 St. Petersburg, Russia Culver (Midget AAA) SJS, 210th overall 2020
35 Ontario Gabe Carriere Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-05 Ottawa, Ontario Waterloo (USHL) —

Awards and honors[]

NCAA[]

Individual awards[]

All-American teams[]

AHCA College Division All-Americans

  • 1968–69: , D
  • 1969–70: Dave Reece, G; , D
  • 1970–71: Dave Reece, G; , D
  • 1971–72: , D; , F
  • 1972–73: , D; , F
  • 1973–74: , D; , F; , F

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey[]

Individual awards[]

All-Conference teams[]

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Hockey East[]

Individual awards[]

All-Conference teams[]

First Team All-Hockey East

Second Team All-Hockey East

Third Team All-Hockey East

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

Olympians[]

This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an Olympic team.[6]

Name Position Vermont Tenure Team Year Finish
John LeClair Left Wing 1987–1991 United States USA 1998, 2002 6th,  Silver
Aaron Miller Defenseman 1989–1993 United States USA 2002, 2006  Silver, 8th
Martin St. Louis Right Wing 1993–1997 Canada CAN 2006, 2014 7th,  Gold
Tim Thomas Goaltender 1993–1997 United States USA 2010 7th,  Silver
Patrick Sharp Left Wing 2000–2001 Canada CAN 2014  Gold
Ryan Gunderson Defenseman 2003–2007 United States USA 2018 7th
Viktor Stålberg Left Wing 2006–2009 Sweden SWE 2018 5th

Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the Vermont men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[10]

Catamounts in the NHL[]

Source:[11]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[12] = NHL All-Star[12] and NHL All-Star Team = Hall of Famers

Media[]

All games are broadcast on WVMT; Alastair Ingram provides play-by-play.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vermont Athletic Style Guide" (PDF). September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online :: Vermont Catamounts Men's Hockey". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  3. ^ Vermont, University of. "University Communications : University of Vermont".
  4. ^ "Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup".
  5. ^ "Sporting Vermont on Twitter".
  6. ^ a b c d "UVM Men's hockey Record Book" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "2021–22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletixs. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Legends of Hockey". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  9. ^ "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  10. ^ "University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "Alumni report for U. of Vermont". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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