2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his ninth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Dan Muse, Jason Guerriero, Josh Siembida, and Stephen Volek. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.

2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Ivy League Champions
NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal,
L 2–3 OT vs. BU
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com#17
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#15
Record
Overall18-10-5 (12-6-4)
Home8-5-3
Road8-4-1
Neutral2-1-1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachKeith Allain
Assistant CoachesDan Muse
Jason Guerriero
Josh Siembida
Stephen Volek
Captain(s)Tommy Fallen
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
« 2013-14 2015-16 »

Offseason

Three Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Jesse Root – F, Kenny Agostino – F, and Gus Young – D

Senior defensemen Tommy Fallen was named Captain for the 2014–15 season.

Recruiting

Yale added five freshmen for the 2014–15 season: three forwards, and two defensemen.

PlayerPositionNationalityNotes
John BaioccoForward United StatesNew Vernon, NJ; Played for the Fargo Force (USHL) and Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
Henry HartForward United StatesStillwater, MN; Played for the Phillips Exeter Academy
Ryan HitchcockForward United StatesManhassett, NY; Played for the U.S. National Team
Adam LarkinDefense United StatesClarkston, MI; Played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Nate RepenskyDefense United StatesDuluth, MN; Played for the Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)

2014-15 Roster

Departures from 2013–2014 team

2014-15 Bulldogs

As of February 20, 2015.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Adam Larkin Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1995-01-28 Clarkston, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
3 Dan O'Keefe Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-06 North Wall, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL) —
4 Rob O'Gara Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-06 Nesconset, New York Milton (USHS–MA) BOS, 151st overall 2011
5 Tim Bonner Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-08-19 Plymouth, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) —
6 Stu Wilson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-11-15 Pittsford, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
7 Matt Killian Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-10-20 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Delbarton (USHS–NJ) —
9 Carson Cooper Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-03-18 Bow Island, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
10 Mitch Witek Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-02-04 Downers Grove, Illinois Waterloo (USHL) —
11 Trent Ruffolo Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-01-15 Coral Springs, Florida New Hampshire (EJHL) —
12 Cody Learned Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-10-02 Amherst, New Hampshire Boston (EJHL) —
13 Matthew Beattie Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-12-14 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Phillips Exeter (USHS–MA) VAN, 207th overall 2012
14 Ryan Obuchowski Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-06-07 West Bloomfield Township, Michigan Indiana (USHL) —
15 Henry Hart Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994-09-27 Stillwater, Minnesota Phillips Exeter (USHS–MA) —
16 Alex Ward Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-11-21 Burlington, Vermont Deerfield (USHS–MA) —
17 Frankie DiChiara Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993-09-22 Ronkonkoma, New York Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Nate Repensky Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
19 Anthony Day Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-05-25 Buffalo, New York Waterloo (USHL) —
20 John Baiocco Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-06-06 New Vernon, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL) —
21 John Hayden Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut US NTDP (USHL) CHI, 74th overall 2013
22 Tommy Fallen Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-04-17 Plymouth, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
24 Mike Doherty Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-08-21 Reading, Massachusetts Middlesex (EJHL) —
25 Chris Izmirlian Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Highland Beach, Florida Middlesex (EJHL) —
26 Nicholas Weberg Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1992-02-20 Oslo, Norway Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) —
27 Charles Orzetti Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1992-02-02 Ridgewood, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL) —
28 Ryan Hitchcock Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-03-30 Manhasset, New York US NTDP (USHL) —
29 Connor Wilson Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-08-30 Cary, North Carolina Chicago (USHL) —
30 Patrick Spano Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-03-01 Montreal, Quebec Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
34 Alex Lyon Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-12-09 Baudette, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons Coaching at
Yale University		Alma Mater
Keith AllainHead Coach13Yale University (1980)
Dan MuseAssociate Head Coach6Stonehill College (2006)
Jason GuerrieroAssistant Coach2Northeastern University (2005)
Josh SiembidaVolunteer Assistant Coach2Quinnipiac (2006)
Stephen VolekAssistant Director Strength & Conditioning1Penn State (2010)

Standings
    2014–15 ECAC Hockey men's standings
    Conference record Overall record
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #14 Quinnipiac221633356037392312410689
    St. Lawrence221471297041372014311375
    #15 Yale22126428603733181058654
    #19 Colgate221174265351382212410282
    Dartmouth22128226645533171249178
    #11 Harvard*221183257154372113312192
    Cornell2299422454631111465768
    Clarkson22811319494737122058187
    Rensselaer228122185366411226377131
    Union2281311758633919182122104
    Brown22514313448031820365112
    Princeton222182625753042333999
    Championship: March 21, 2015
    indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
    * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
    Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

    Schedule
    Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
    Exhibition
    October 24 7:00 pm Alberta* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon L 0-3  1,841 0-0-0 (0-0-0)
    December 27 7:00 pm Russian Red Stars* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 2-1  3,316 6-3-2 (4-3-1)
    Regular Season
    October 31 8:00 pm vs. Princeton* Prudential Center • Newark, NJ (Liberty Hockey Invitational)  Lyon T 2-2 OT 2,113 0-0-1 (0-0-0)
    November 2 4:00 pm vs. Connecticut* Prudential Center • Newark, NJ (Liberty Hockey Invitational)  Lyon W 2-1  2,987 1-0-1 (0-0-0)
    November 7 7:00 pm Clarkson Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,500 1-0-2 (0-0-1)
    November 8 7:00 pm St. Lawerence Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon L 0-4  3,500 1-1-2 (0-1-1)
    November 14 7:05 pm at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH  Lyon W 4-1  3,121 2-1-2 (1-1-1)
    November 15 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MANESN Lyon W 2-1  2,575 3-1-2 (2-1-1)
    November 21 7:03 pm at Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY  Lyon L 2-3  4,137 3-2-2 (2-2-1)
    November 22 7:00 pm at #6 Colgate Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY  Lyon W 3-1  1,386 4-2-2 (3-2-1)
    November 29 7:00 pm RIT* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Spano W 2-0  3,234 5-2-2 (3-2-1)
    December 5 7:00 pm at RPI Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 5-2  3,278 6-2-2 (4-2-1)
    December 6 7:00 pm Union Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon L 1-3  3,500 6-3-2 (4-3-1)
    December 30 7:05 pm at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, MA  Lyon W 3-0  1,154 7-3-2 (4-3-1)
    January 3 7:30 pm #10 Vermont* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 3-1  3,500 8-3-2 (4-3-1)
    January 6 7:00 pm at Northeaster* #19 Matthews Arena • Boston, MA  Lyon L 2-3  1,350 8-4-2 (4-3-1)
    January 10 8:20 pm vs. #3 Havard* #19 MSG • New York, NY (Rivalry on Ice)NBCSN/TSN2 Lyon W 4-1  12,774 9-4-2 (4-3-1)
    January 16 7:30 pm at Brown #18 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI  Lyon W 1-0  1,214 10-4-2 (5-3-1)
    January 17 7:00 pm Brown #18 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 5-1  3,500 11-4-2 (6-3-1)
    January 23 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence #13 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY  Lyon L 2-3 OT 1,437 11-5-2 (6-4-1)
    January 24 7:00 pm at Clarkson #13 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY  Lyon L 0-1  2,372 11-6-2 (6-5-1)
    January 30 7:00 pm Princeton #16 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 4-0  3,500 12-6-2 (7-5-1)
    January 31 7:00 pm #18 Quinnipiac #16 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,500 12-6-3 (7-5-2)
    February 6 7:00 pm at #6 Harvard #15 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 3-0  3,500 13-6-3 (8-5-2)
    February 7 7:00 pm Dartmouth #15 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon L 4-6  3,500 13-7-3 (8-6-2)
    February 13 7:08 pm at Union #15 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NYTWCS Lyon W 2-0  2,049 14-7-3 (9-6-2)
    February 14 7:07 pm at RPI #15 Houston Field House • Troy, NYTWCS Lyon W 4-1  4,746 15-7-3 (10-6-2)
    February 20 7:07 pm at #11 Quinnipiac #13 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Heroes Hat)SNY/TSN Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,696 15-7-4 (10-6-3)
    February 21 7:00 pm at Princeton #13 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ  Lyon W 6-2  2,065 16-7-4 (11-6-3)
    February 27 7:00 pm Colgate #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CTESPN3 Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,500 16-7-5 (11-6-4)
    February 28 7:00 pm Cornell #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 4-0  3,500 17-7-5 (12-6-4)
    ECAC Tournament
    March 13 7:00 pm #18 Harvard* #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)  Lyon L 2-3  2,479 17-8-5 (12-6-4)
    March 14 7:00 pm #18 Harvard* #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)  Lyon W 2-0  2,988 18-8-5 (12-6-4)
    March 15 7:00 pm #18 Harvard* #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)  Lyon L 2-3 2OT 2,515 18-9-5 (12-6-4)
    NCAA Tournament
    March 27 2:00 pm vs. #2 Boston University* #17 Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, NH (NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal)ESPNU Lyon L 2-3 OT 5,123 18-10-5 (12-6-4)
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
    • On November 2, the Bulldogs beat Connecticut 2-1 to win the Liberty Hockey Invitational at the Prudential Center.
    • On January 2, Yale's John Hayden was away, representing the United States at the 2015 World Juniors in Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The US lost to Russia in the quarterfinal.
    • On January 10, the Bulldogs won the 2nd edition of Rivalry on Ice with a 4-1 win over Harvard in Madison Square Garden.
    • On January 20, the Bulldogs tied for the Heroes Hat with a 2-2 tie with host Quinnipiac.
    • On February 27, the Bulldogs secured a 1st-round bye in the ECAC playoffs, and will host a quarterfinals matchup at Ingalls Rink.
    • On March 5, the Ivy League announced the season's Awards recipients and the All-League teams. Rob O'Gara and Alex Lyon were named to the All-Ivy first team, with John Hayden making the All-Ivy second teams. Ryan Hitchcock was unanimously selected as Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Keith Allain was unanimously selected as the Ivy League Coach of the Year.
    • On March 15, the Bulldogs were defeated by the Harvard Crimson in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament, losing the best of three series in three games. Harvard took game 1 by a score of 2-3, but Yale tied the series by winning game 2 and 3 by scores of 2-0. In the 3rd and final game of the series Harvard won 2-3 with the game-winning goal in the 2nd overtime period.
    • On March 20, ECAC Hockey announced the season's Awards recipients and the All-Conference teams. Rob O'Gara and Alex Lyon were named to the All-League first team. Rob O'Gara was named ECAC's best Defensive Defenseman, while Alex Lyon was selected as the Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year. Additionally, the Bulldogs were award the Sportsmanship Trophy.
    • On March 22, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee placed Yale as the 4-seed in the Northeast Regional at Manchester, playing 1-seed Boston University in the first round.
    • On March 27, Yale lost to 1-seed Boston University by a score of 3-2 in the first round.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2014–15 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 (Final)
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    Statistics

    As of March 20, 2015.[5]

    Skaters
    2014-15 Statistics
    No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
    17 Frankie DiChiara F SO 32 8 13 21 4 4 0 2 +9 69
    4 Rob O'Gara D JR 32 6 15 21 29 1 0 1 +17 38
    24Mike DohertyFSO321282016112+10115
    12 Cody Learned F JR 31 9 9 18 6 0 0 1 +14 62
    21 John Hayden F SO 28 7 11 18 8 3 0 3 +2 80
    9 Carson Cooper F JR 32 5 13 18 22 1 0 0 +12 72
    28 Ryan Hitchcock F FR 32 3 12 15 10 1 0 1 +7 51
    18 Nate Repensky D FR 24 2 11 13 14 1 0 0 +4 26
    11 Trent Ruffolo F SR 24 6 4 10 2 1 0 2 -2 47
    6 Stu Wilson F JR 30 4 6 10 8 3 0 1 +2 90
    7 Matt Killian D SR 32 4 4 8 27 0 0 0 +2 43
    14 Ryan Obuchowski D JR 32 3 5 8 12 0 0 0 +15 72
    10 Mitch Witek D JR 32 3 5 8 8 1 0 1 +7 36
    25 Chris Izmirlian F SO 23 3 4 7 12 0 0 1 +8 37
    27 Charles Orzetti F JR 28 2 5 7 18 0 0 1 +6 38
    22 Tommy Fallen (C) D SR 32 1 6 7 6 1 0 0 +2 57
    2 Adam Larkin D FR 32 1 6 7 6 0 0 0 +4 23
    20 John Baiocco F FR 21 4 2 6 4 0 0 2 +3 26
    13 Matthew Beattie F JR 16 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 +5 18
    19 Anthony Day F SR 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15
    26 Nicholas Weberg F SR 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16
    3 Dan O'Keefe D SO 5 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 E 1
    15 Henry Hart F FR 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 8
    5 Tim Bonner F SO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 2
    30 Patrick Spano G SO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0
    16 Alex Ward F SR 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 E 1
    34 Alex Lyon G SO 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +26 1
    Bench6
    Team328214522923018118+241044

    Goaltenders
    2014-15 Statistics
    No. Player POS YR GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
    34Alex LyonSOG311857:381795491.58758807.9397
    30Patrick SpanoSOG3118:591000038381.001
    Empty Net167:5200
    Team291984:29189549.790794845.9698

    Awards and honors

    Postseason awards

    Ivy League All-Stars[6]

    • Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-Ivy
    • Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-Ivy
    • John Hayden, F – 2nd Team All-Ivy

    Ivy League Awards[6]

    • Ryan Hitchcock, F – Ivy League Rookie of the Year
    • Keith Allain – Ivy League Head Coach of the Year

    ECAC All-Stars[7]

    • Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-League
    • Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-League

    ECAC Awards[7]

    • Rob O'Gara, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
    • Alex Lyon, G – Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year
    • Yale University Bulldogs – Sportsmanship Trophy

    References
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    2. Malafronte, Chip (July 21, 2014). "Yale's Jesse Root signs contract with Dallas Stars". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
    3. "Sharks sign five to AHL deals". AHL.com. September 8, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
    4. "2014-15 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
    5. "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2014-2015 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
    6. "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Coach of the Year Announced". Ivy League. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
    7. "League Announces Postseason Awards". ECAC Hockey. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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