2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season
2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey season | |
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Conference | Hockey East |
Home ice | Mullins Center |
Record | |
Overall | 11–23–2 (5–16–1 HEA) |
Home | 6–10–1 |
Road | 4–12–1 |
Neutral | 1–1–0 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | John Micheletto |
Assistant Coaches |
Joey Gasparini Ryan Miller |
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The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by John Micheletto, in his 3rd season with the Minutemen. The Minutemen played their home games at the Mullins Center on campus in Amherst, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.
Previous season
In 2013–14, the Minutemen finished 10th in Hockey East with a record of 8–22–4, 4–13–3 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the opening round to Vermont, by a score of 2–1. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Personnel
Roster
As of December 22, 2014.[1]
# | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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2 | Busillo, MikeMike Busillo | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1991-03-16 | Wallingford, Connecticut | Hartford (EHL) | — | |
3 | Burchett, KeithKeith Burchett | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1994-12-08 | Oak Brook, Illinois | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
4 | Hetnik, MarcMarc Hetnik | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-04-15 | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Vernon (BCHL) | — | |
6 | Trento, DominicDominic Trento | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1993-01-06 | Brockport, New York | New Jersey (USPHL) | — | |
7 | Lee, PatrickPatrick Lee | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1994-10-08 | Calgary, Alberta | Brooks (AJHL) | — | |
8 | Horton, JakeJake Horton | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1994-05-24 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — | |
9 | Guzzo, StevenSteven Guzzo | Senior (RS) | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1990-09-24 | Oakville, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — | |
10 | Walsh, ShaneShane Walsh | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 1991-12-01 | West Roxbury, Massachusetts | South Shore (USPHL) | — | |
11 | Gallacher, BenBen Gallacher | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1992-09-11 | Calgary, Alberta | Green Bay (USHL) | — | |
13 | Vatrano, FrankFrank Vatrano | Sophomore (RS) | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1994-03-14 | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Boston (EJHL) | — | |
15 | Pigozzi, RayRay Pigozzi | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1994-04-03 | Evanston, Illinois | Chicago (USHL) | — | |
16 | Iacobellis, StevenSteven Iacobellis | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1993-08-20 | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — | |
17 | Baxandall, BrennanBrennan Baxandall | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 1992-05-17 | Calgary, Alberta | Drumheller (AJHL) | — | |
18 | LaRue, ZackZack LaRue | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1990-03-08 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Markham (OJHL) | — | |
19 | Auvenshine, EmersonEmerson Auvenshine | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1990-08-01 | Eaton Rapids, Michigan | Bismarck (NAHL) | — | |
21 | Petrella, AnthonyAnthony Petrella | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1996-03-06 | Hilton, New York | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA) | — | |
22 | Power, TroyTroy Power | Senior (RS) | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1990-03-29 | Camarillo, California | Omaha (USHL) | — | |
23 | Smiley, MaddisonMaddison Smiley | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1994-02-20 | Airdrie, Alberta | Brooks (AJHL) | — | |
24 | Kravchenko, DennisDennis Kravchenko | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1994-03-30 | Laguna Niguel, California | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
25 | Yevenko, OlegOleg Yevenko | Senior | D | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1991-01-21 | Minsk, Belarus | Fargo (USHL) | — | |
26 | Montour, BrandonBrandon Montour | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-04-11 | Ohsweken, Ontario | Waterloo (USHL) | ANA, 55th overall 2014 | |
27 | McDougall, RileyRiley McDougall | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1993-07-10 | Calgary, Alberta | Calgary (AJHL) | — | |
32 | Dill, HenryHenry Dill | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1995-06-05 | Columbus, Ohio | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — | |
34 | Wakaluk, AlexAlex Wakaluk | Sophomore | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1993-08-20 | Bellevue, Alberta | Melville (SJHL) | — | |
39 | Mastalerz, SteveSteve Mastalerz | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1992-06-29 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Kimball Union (USHS–NH) | — |
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at UMass | Alma mater |
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John Micheletto | Head Coach | 3 | Dartmouth College (1990) |
Joey Gasparini | Assistant Coach | 3 | University of Vermont (2006) |
Ryan Miller | Assistant Coach | 2 | University of Vermont (2003) |
Standings
2014–15 Hockey East men's standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#2 Boston University * | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 158 | 95 | |
#1 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 84 | |
#13 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 91 | |
#17 UMass Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 101 | |
Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 116 | |
Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 | |
Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 110 | 91 | |
New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 119 | 109 | |
Connecticut | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 | |
Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 | |
Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 93 | |
UMass | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 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 | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 4 | 7:00 PM | Dalhousie* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 5–2 | N/A | 0–0–0 | |||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 10 | 7:00 PM | #20 Boston University | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–8 | 4,288 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||||
October 17 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | L 3–5 | 5,841 | 0–2–0 | |||||
October 18 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | W 4–3 | 3,396 | 1–2–0 | |||||
October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 3–2 | 4,370 | 2–2–0 (1–1–0) | |||||
October 25 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts | L 1–4 | 4,908 | 2–3–0 (1–2–0) | |||||
October 31 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 5–6 OT | 3,378 | 2–4–0 (1–3–0) | |||||
November 1 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 2–3 | 3,706 | 2–5–0 (1–4–0) | ||||
November 7 | 7:00 PM | American International* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 7–1 | 3,102 | 3–5–0 | |||||
November 21 | 7:00 PM | #12 Boston College | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 3–5 | 5,939 | 3–6–0 (1–5–0) | |||||
November 22 | 7:00 PM | #11 Vermont | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–11 | 3,027 | 3–7–0 (1–6–0) | |||||
November 25 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | NESN | L 1–3 | 4,007 | 3–8–0 (1–7–0) | ||||
November 28 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | W 3–2 | 3,305 | 4–8–0 | |||||
November 29 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | L 1–3 | 1,911 | 4–9–0 | |||||
December 5 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 5–7 | 2,744 | 4–10–0 (1–8–0) | |||||
December 6 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 0–4 | 2,469 | 4–11–0 (1–9–0) | |||||
December 16 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 3–8 | 1,080 | 4–12–0 | |||||
December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Providence* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | L 1–4 | 4,007 | 4–13–0 | |||||
December 29 | 4:00 PM | vs. Air Force* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | W 5–1 | 4,007 | 5–13–0 | |||||
January 2 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 3–4 | 2,838 | 5–14–0 (1–10–0) | |||||
January 9 | 7:00 PM | Maine* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 3–2 | 1,441 | 6–14–0 | |||||
January 10 | 7:00 PM | Maine* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 0–3 | 1,588 | 6–15–0 | |||||
January 16 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 6–4 | 2,246 | 7–15–0 (2–10–0) | |||||
January 17 | 6:30 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | L 2–5 | 5,021 | 7–16–0 (2–11–0) | ||||
January 23 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | T 4–4 OT | 2,291 | 7–16–1 (2–11–1) | |||||
January 25 | 7:00 PM | #14 Merrimack | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 4–1 | 1,224 | 8–16–1 (3–11–1) | |||||
January 30 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 5–9 | 5,026 | 8–17–1 (3–12–1) | |||||
February 6 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 3–5 | 2,522 | 8–18–1 (3–13–1) | |||||
February 7 | 7:00 PM | #12 UMass Lowell | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 5–2 | 2,726 | 9–18–1 (4–13–1) | |||||
February 13 | 7:00 PM | #16 UMass Lowell* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | T 3–3 OT | 2,124 | 9–18–2 | |||||
February 14 | 7:00 PM | at #16 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | L 1–7 | 4,336 | 9–19–2 (4–14–1) | |||||
February 20 | 7:00 PM | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 2–3 OT | 2,445 | 9–20–2 (4–15–1) | |||||
February 21 | 7:00 PM | Providence | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 2–1 OT | 2,615 | 10–20–2 (5–15–1) | |||||
February 27 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 0–4 | 6,298 | 10–21–2 (5–16–1) | |||||
Postseason | |||||||||||
March 6 | 7:30 PM | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | W 4–3 5OT | 3,994 | 11–21–2 | |||||
March 7 | 7:00 PM | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | L 3–5 | 4,298 | 11–22–2 | |||||
March 8 | 7:00 PM | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | L 0–7 | 3,368 | 11–23–2 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | RV | 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 |
References
- ↑ "2014-15 UMass Minutemen roster". umassathletics.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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