2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season
Conference Hockey East
Home ice Lawler Arena
Record
Overall 16–18–4 (5–14–3 HEA)
Home 9–4–2
Road 6–13–1
Neutral 1–1–1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Mark Dennehy
Assistant Coaches Curtis Carr
Bill Gilligan
Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey team represented Merrimack College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mark Dennehy, in his 10th season with the Warriors. The Warriors played their home games at Lawler Arena on campus in North Andover, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East. The Warriors finished the season with a record of 16–18–4, 5–14–3 in Hockey East play to finish in 11th place. The qualified for the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.

Personnel

Roster

As of December 1, 2014.[1]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 California Delia, CollinCollin Delia Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-06-20 Rancho Cucamonga, California Amarillo (NAHL) —
2 New Jersey Wyszomirski, CraigCraig Wyszomirski Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992-09-21 Mahwah, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL) —
3 Massachusetts Titcomb, AaronAaron Titcomb Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-05-16 Charlestown, Massachusetts Islanders (USPHL) —
4 Quebec Biega, MarcMarc Biega Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-06-06 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Coquitlam (BCHL) —
5 British Columbia Robertson, SeanSean Robertson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-02-28 Cobble Hill, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
6 British Columbia Bilous, BraxtonBraxton Bilous Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-05-02 Langley, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL) —
7 Saskatchewan Lashyn, JonathanJonathan Lashyn Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-12-07 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Camrose (AJHL) —
8 Pennsylvania Christie, BrianBrian Christie Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-04-20 West Chester, Pennsylvania Topeka (NAHL) —
9 British Columbia Hennig, JaceJace Hennig Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-01-04 Port Moody, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) —
10 Alberta Gould, QuinnQuinn Gould Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-05-02 Fort McMurray, Alberta Westside (BCHL) —
11 New Hampshire McCarran, TeddyTeddy McCarran Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-02-02 Derry, New Hampshire Islanders (USPHL) —
12 New Jersey Scotti, VinnyVinny Scotti Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-01-13 Vineland, New Jersey Boston (EJHL) —
13 Ontario Seney, BrettBrett Seney Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-02-29 London, Ontario Kingston (OJHL) —
14 Oregon Singleton, KyleKyle Singleton Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-08-30 Beaverton, Oregon Westside (BCHL) —
15 Minnesota Kolquist, JaredJared Kolquist Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-04-22 Hermantown, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) —
16 Massachusetts LeBlanc, ChrisChris LeBlanc Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-09-12 Winthrop, Massachusetts South Shore (EJHL) OTT, 161st overall 2013
17 Minnesota Bahe, BenBen Bahe Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-01-10 Stillwater, Minnesota Topeka (NAHL) —
18 New York Hussar, JustinJustin Hussar Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-10-01 Lancaster, New York Des Moines (USHL) —
20 Sweden Gustafsson, HampusHampus Gustafsson Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-10-26 Ljungby, Sweden Amarillo (NAHL) —
21 Alberta Jardine, ClaytonClayton Jardine Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-03-04 Lacombe, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
22 Delaware Tibbet, MathieuMathieu Tibbet Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-10-07 Dover, Delaware Chilliwack (BCHL) —
23 Sweden Larsson, AlfredAlfred Larsson Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993-06-11 Malmö, Sweden Youngstown (USHL) —
24 British Columbia Cronin, MattMatt Cronin Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-05-21 Langley, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
26 New Jersey Kolomatis, DanDan Kolomatis (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-05-22 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Tri-City (USHL) —
27 Massachusetts Mansfield, JustinJustin Mansfield (A) Senior D/F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-07-02 Arlington, Massachusetts Boston (EJHL) —
28 Sweden Gustafsson, JohnJohn Gustafsson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-01-05 Ljungby, Sweden Amarillo (NAHL) —
29 New Jersey Pantalone, JoeJoe Pantalone Senior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-12-01 Hammonton, New Jersey St. Augustine (USHS–NJ) —
32 Finland Tirronen, RasmusRasmus Tirronen Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-11-09 Espoo, Finland Topeka (NAHL) —

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Merrimack		 Alma Mater
Mark Dennehy Head Coach 10 Boston College (1991)
Curtis Carr Associate Head Coach 4 Kent State University (2003)
Bill Gilligan Associate Head Coach 1 Brown University (1977)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston University dagger* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 33 21 7 5 124 78
#14 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 34 21 11 2 100 69
#11 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 34 20 11 3 100 80
#12 UMass Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 34 18 10 6 114 87
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 39 17 17 5 118 103
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
#16 Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 37 20 13 4 103 82
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 36 17 17 2 113 101
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 36 16 16 4 79 82
UMass 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger 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
Exhibition
October 5 3:00 PM St. Francis Xavier* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   T 2–2 OT 1,987 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 PM at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   W 3–2  990 1–0–0
October 11 7:00 PM Holy Cross* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 2–1  2,229 2–0–0
October 18 7:00 PM Connecticut Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 2–1 OT 2,549 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 24 7:00 PM at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   W 5–4 OT 1,214 4–0–0
October 25 7:00 PM at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   L 2–3  958 4–1–0
October 31 4:30 PM vs. Connecticut* Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational)   T 2–2 OT 2,113 4–1–1
November 2 1:00 PM vs. Princeton* Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational)   W 6–1  2,987 5–1–1
November 7 7:00 PM at #12 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 2–3  2,647 5–2–1 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM #12 Providence Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 1–0  2,549 6–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 14 7:00 PM Notre Dame Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 2–3 OT 2,549 6–3–1 (2–2–0)
November 15 7:00 PM Notre Dame Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–1  2,549 7–3–1 (3–2–0)
November 21 7:00 PM Northeastern Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–2  2,411 8–3–1 (4–2–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 1–3  2,010 8–4–1 (4–3–0)
November 28 4:00 PM Clarkson* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 3–0  2,158 9–4–1
November 29 4:00 PM Clarkson* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 2–1  2,145 10–4–1
December 5 7:00 PM #3 Boston University #18 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 T 1–1 OT 2,549 10–4–2 (4–3–1)
December 6 7:00 PM at #3 Boston University #18 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–4  4,366 10–5–2 (4–4–1)
January 2 8:00 PM at #8 Minnesota* #18 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) FSN+ W 3–2  9,866 11–5–2
January 3 5:00 PM vs. #9 UMass Lowell* #18 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic)   L 1–3  9,790 11–6–2
January 16 7:00 PM #12 Quinnipiac* #20 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–3  2,549 12–6–2
January 17 7:00 PM at #12 Quinnipiac* #20 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut   W 3–1  3,337 13–6–2
January 21 7:00 PM at #19 Boston College #14 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN L 1–2  4,188 13–7–2 (4–5–1)
January 23 7:00 PM UMass #14 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   T 4–4 OT 2,291 13–7–3 (4–5–2)
January 25 7:00 PM at UMass #14 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   L 1–4  1,224 13–8–3 (4–6–2)
January 30 7:00 PM #10 UMass Lowell #19 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 2–1  2,549 14–8–3 (5–6–2)
January 31 7:00 PM at #10 UMass Lowell #19 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   L 1–4  6,351 14–9–3 (5–7–2)
February 6 7:00 PM #11 Boston College #18 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 2–4  2,549 14–10–3 (5–8–2)
February 10 7:00 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   L 0–1  4,194 14–11–3 (5–9–2)
February 13 7:00 PM Maine Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 3–4  2,374 14–12–3 (5–10–2)
February 14 7:00 PM Maine Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 3–5  2,095 14–13–3 (5–11–2)
February 20 7:00 PM at #18 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 1–2  3,867 14–14–3 (5–12–2)
February 21 7:00 PM at #18 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   T 0–0 OT 4,007 14–14–4 (5–12–3)
February 27 7:30 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 1–4  3,955 14–15–4 (5–13–3)
February 28 5:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 0–3  5,586 14–16–4 (5–14–3)
Postseason
March 6 7:00 PM at Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round)   W 3–2 OT 1,826 15–16–4
March 7 4:00 PM at Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round)   W 2–1 2OT 1,519 16–16–4
March 13 7:00 PM at #3 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 2–6  2,612 16–17–4
March 14 4:00 PM at #3 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 0–5  3,069 16–18–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 (Final)
USCHO.com NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 18 19 18 18 20 14 19 18 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 15 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Merrimack Warriors roster". merrimackathletics.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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