2014–15 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season
| 2014–15 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Whittemore Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | RV |
| Record | |
| Overall | 19–19–2 (10–11–1 HEA) |
| Home | 11–6–2 |
| Road | 8–12–0 |
| Neutral | 1–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | {{{HeadCoach}}} |
| New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2013–14 2015–16 » | |
The 2014–15 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Dick Umile, in his 25th season with the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games at the Whittemore Center on campus in Durham, New Hampshire, competing in Hockey East.
Previous season
[edit]In 2013–14, the Wildcats finished 4th in Hockey East with a record of 21–17–1, 11–9–0 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the championship to UMass Lowell, by a score of 4–0. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Personnel
[edit]Roster
[edit]As of December 26, 2014.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Matias Cleland | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-01-28 | Longmont, Colorado | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Warren Foegele | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-04-01 | Unionville, Ontario | St. Andrew's (CAHS–ON) | CAR, 67th overall 2014 |
| 4 | 
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Dylan Maller | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1994-04-15 | Parkland, Florida | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Dylan Chanter | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1995-09-17 | Armstrong, British Columbia | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Cameron Marks | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1995-04-09 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Harry Quast | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1991-03-26 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Bay State (EJHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Jamie Hill | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1992-02-03 | Glassboro, New Jersey | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
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Matt Willows | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1991-07-24 | Congers, New York | New Jersey (EJHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Jason Salvaggio | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-10-01 | Hanson, Massachusetts | Indiana (USHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Michael McNicholas | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-03-23 | Manhattan Beach, California | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 12 |
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Shane Eiserman | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-10-10 | Newburyport, Massachusetts | Dubuque (USHL) | OTT, 100th overall 2014 |
| 13 |
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Dan Correale | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1991-08-21 | Prince George, British Columbia | Grande Prairie (AJHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Maxim Gaudreault | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-07-16 | Annapolis, Maryland | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Richard Boyd | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1995-06-07 | Delray Beach, Florida | Cushing (USHS–MA) | — |
| 16 |
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Tyler Kelleher | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 1995-01-02 | Longmeadow, Massachusetts | US NTDP (USHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Jay Camper | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1991-04-17 | Rocky River, Ohio | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Andrew Poturalski | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-01-14 | Williamsville, New York | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Casey Thrush | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-05-05 | Easton, Maryland | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 20 | 
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Collin Bourque | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1993-02-11 | Goffstown, New Hampshire | New England (AEHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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John Furgele | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1993-01-15 | Glen Mills, Pennsylvania | New Jersey (USPHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Brett Pesce | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1994-11-15 | Tarrytown, New York | New Jersey (EJHL) | CAR, 66th overall 2013 |
| 23 |
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Kyle Smith | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-02-14 | Lumberton, New Jersey | Boston (EJHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Collin MacDonald | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1992-06-21 | West Milford, New Jersey | New Jersey (EJHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Grayson Downing | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1992-04-18 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Westside (BCHL) | — |
| 32 |
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Jamie Regan | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1992-01-15 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Philadelphia (EJHL) | — |
| 35 |
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Jeff Wyer | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1991-07-05 | Reading, Massachusetts | Valley (EJHL) | — |
| 41 | 
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Adam Clark | Freshman | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1993-02-28 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
| 46 |
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Ryan Randall | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1992-02-20 | Durham, New Hampshire | New Hampshire (EJHL) | — |
Coaching staff
[edit]| Name | Position | Seasons at New Hampshire |
Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Umile | Head coach | 25 | University of New Hampshire (1972) |
| Scott Borek | Associate head coach | 14 | Dartmouth College (1985) |
| Glenn Stewart | Associate head coach | 1 | University of New Hampshire (1994) |
Standings
[edit]| 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 Massachusetts–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 | |
| Massachusetts | 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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 4 | 4:00 PM | St. Francis Xavier* | #19 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 0–2 | 3,602 | 0–0–0 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:30 PM | at #5 Union* | #19 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | L 1–3 | 2,030 | 0–1–0 | ||||
| October 17 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Michigan* | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | W 5–1 | 5,124 | 1–1–0 | |||||
| October 18 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Michigan* | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | L 1–2 | 5,371 | 1–2–0 | |||||
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | Colorado College* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 6–2 | 6,501 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | #8 UMass Lowell | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | L 0–2 | 5,011 | 2–3–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at #8 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | L 2–8 | 4,543 | 2–4–0 (0–2–0) | |||||
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | Michigan State* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | L 3–4 | 5,620 | 2–5–0 | ||||
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | Michigan State | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 5–2 | 6,020 | 3–5–0 | ||||
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 5–3 | 5,061 | 4–5–0 (1–2–0) | |||||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 1–2 | 3,648 | 4–6–0 (1–3–0) | |||||
| November 22 | 5:00 PM | #19 Providence | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 0–1 | 6,005 | 4–7–0 (1–4–0) | |||||
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | RPI* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1–2 | 4,112 | 4–8–0 | |||||
| December 5 | 8:00 PM | #17 Boston College | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | T 2–2 OT | 6,263 | 4–8–1 (1–4–1) | ||||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 4,589 | 4–9–1 (1–5–1) | |||||
| December 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire | L 2–5 | 5,028 | 4–10–1 | |||||
| December 13 | 7:30 PM | vs. Maine* | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | W 7–4 | 6,183 | 5–10–1 | |||||
| December 30 | 8:00 PM | at #12 Omaha* | CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska | L 1–2 OT | 4,094 | 5–11–1 | |||||
| December 31 | 5:00 PM | at #12 Omaha* | CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska | W 6–2 | 4,074 | 6–11–1 | |||||
| January 9 | 7:30 PM | Dartmouth* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | T 2–2 OT | 4,936 | 6–11–2 | ||||
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | #14 Providence | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 2–1 | 3,005 | 7–11–2 (2–5–1) | ||||
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 4–6 | 2,246 | 7–12–2 (2–6–1) | |||||
| January 17 | 6:30 PM | UMass | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | W 5–2 | 5,021 | 8–12–2 (3–6–1) | ||||
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 4–6 | 5,084 | 8–13–2 (3–7–1) | |||||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | Maine | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | L 0–4 | 6,501 | 8–14–2 (3–8–1) | ||||
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | W 5–2 | 5,188 | 9–14–2 (4–8–1) | |||||
| January 31 | 6:30 PM | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 3–5 | 4,891 | 9–15–2 (4–9–1) | ||||
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | L 2–5 | 3,810 | 9–16–2 (4–10–1) | |||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | W 6–3 | 4,007 | 10–16–2 (5–10–1) | |||||
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | L 3–6 | 4,596 | 10–17–2 (5–11–1) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | #3 Boston University | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 4–3 | 4,896 | 11–17–2 (6–11–1) | |||||
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | W 4–1 | 6,887 | 12–17–2 (7–11–1) | |||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 5–1 | 4,914 | 13–17–2 (8–11–1) | |||||
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 4–1 | 3,955 | 14–17–2 (9–11–1) | |||||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 3–0 | 5,586 | 15–17–2 (10–11–1) | |||||
| Postseason | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Hockey East First Round) | W 5–2 | 3,412 | 16–17–2 | |||||
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Hockey East First Round) | W 2–0 | 4,256 | 17–17–2 | |||||
| March 13 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | W 2–1 OT | 1,325 | 18–17–2 | |||||
| March 14 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 1–2 | 1,877 | 18–18–2 | |||||
| March 15 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | W 2–1 OT | 1,905 | 19–18–2 | |||||
| March 20 | 8:00 PM | vs. #3 Boston University* | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal) | NBCSN | L 1–4 | 13,263 | 19–19–2 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
[edit]| 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 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | |||
| USA Today | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2014-15 New Hampshire Wildcats roster". unhwildcats.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2014.