Union Dutchmen ice hockey

Union Dutchmen
University Union College
Conference ECAC Hockey
Head coach Rick Bennett
6th season, 135–67–30 (.647)
Assistant coaches Jason Tapp
John Ronan
Matt Alvey
Captain(s) Mike Vecchione
Alternate captain(s) Jeff Taylor
Ryan Scarfo
Arena Frank L. Messa Rink
at Achilles Center
Capacity: 2,225
Surface: 201' x 86'
Location Schenectady, New York
Colors Union Garnet and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament championships
Division I: 2014
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
Division I: 2012, 2014
Division III: 1984, 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
Division III: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989
Conference Tournament championships
Division I: (ECAC Hockey): 2012, 2013, 2014
Division III: (ECAC West): 1985
Conference regular season championships
Division I: (ECAC Hockey): 2010–11, 2011–12,
2013–14, 2016-17
Current uniform

The Union Dutchmen ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents Union College. The Dutchmen are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center in Schenectady, New York.[2] The women's team at the school go by "Dutchwomen". The Dutchmen won the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament by defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-4.

Current roster

As of July 13, 2017.[3]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Wisconsin Kupsky, JakeJake Kupsky Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-10-27 Waukesha, Wisconsin Lone Star (NAHL) SJS, 193rd overall 2015
2 Minnesota Brierley, TaylorTaylor Brierley Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-07-31 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL) —
4 Pennsylvania Campolieto, JosephJoseph Campolieto Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-29 Eynon, Pennsylvania Tri-City (USHL) —
5 Illinois Kolias, VasVas Kolias Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-01-08 Schaumburg, Illinois Youngstown (USHL) —
6 Minnesota Newhouse, BenBen Newhouse Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-06-16 Edina, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
7 Texas Estes, BrandonBrandon Estes Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1998-02-13 Richardson, Texas Youngstown (USHL) —
8 Quebec Rinaldi, AnthonyAnthony Rinaldi Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-08-17 Pierrefonds, Quebec Kingston (OJHL) —
9 Massachusetts Scarfo, RyanRyan Scarfo (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-03 North Chelmsford, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL) —
10 Ontario Burton, RyanRyan Burton Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-02-07 Thunder Bay, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL) —
11 Maine Dufour, MarkMark Dufour Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1995-06-26 Winthrop, Maine Islanders (USPHL) —
13 Ontario Emelifeonwu, ZacharyZachary Emelifeonwu Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-09-05 Kingston, Ontario Kingston (OJHL) —
14 Massachusetts Brassard, J. C.J. C. Brassard Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-10-29 Scituate, Massachusetts Nobles (USHS–MA) —
15 Massachusetts Adams, JackJack Adams Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-02-05 Boxford, Massachusetts Fargo (USHL) DET, 162nd overall 2017
16 Ontario Brown, LucLuc Brown Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-04-27 Napanee, Ontario Wellington (OJHL) —
17 New Jersey Maier, ColeCole Maier (C) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-06-24 Pequannock, New Jersey Nanaimo (BCHL) —
18 Pennsylvania Supinski, BrettBrett Supinski Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-07-21 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Coquitlam (BCHL) —
19 British Columbia Taylor, BrendanBrendan Taylor Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-04-02 Nanaimo, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
20 Ontario Campbell, GregGreg Campbell Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-01-19 Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJHL) —
22 Massachusetts Light, ConnorConnor Light Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-02-08 Sudbury, Massachusetts Omaha (USHL) —
23 New York (state) Hynes, TylerTyler Hynes Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-11-23 Guilderland, New York Fargo (USHL) —
24 Ontario Morgan, LiamLiam Morgan Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-06-27 Whitby, Ontario Trenton (OJHL) —
25 New Jersey Walker, RyanRyan Walker Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997-05-28 Spotswood, New Jersey Sioux City (USHL) —
26 Ontario Kosack, JoshJosh Kosack Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-25 Oakville, Ontario Green Bay (USHL) —
27 Sweden Vidmar, SebastianSebastian Vidmar Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-13 Malmö, Sweden Lone Star (NAHL) —
28 Alberta Foo, ParkerParker Foo Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-09-12 Edmonton, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) CHI, 144th overall 2017
29 Alaska Harrison, SeanSean Harrison Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-03-29 Anchorage, Alaska Bloomington (USHL) —
33 Massachusetts Young, JoeJoe Young Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-04-16 Hanson, Massachusetts Philadelphia (USPHL) —
34 Minnesota Hanson, DarionDarion Hanson Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1997-05-19 East Bethel, Minnesota Vernon (BCHL) —

Historic records

As of April 2017[4]

Records vs. ECAC Hockey

Team City, State Arena Record First Meeting Recent Meeting
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Houston Field House 34-50-11 2-6 L 2-5 L
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Meehan Auditorium 64-32-12 3-2 W 2-2 OT T
Clarkson University Potsdam, New York Cheel Arena 30-20-5 5-1 W 1-4 L
Colgate University Hamilton (village), New York Class of 1965 Arena 39-24-3 3-1 W 2-4 L
Cornell University Ithaca, New York Lynah Rink 16-32-7 4-7 L 1-2 OT L
Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Thompson Arena 29-17-7 3-5 L 3-0 W
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Bright-Landry Hockey Center 34-9-4 1-4 L 1-4 L
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey Hobey Baker Memorial Rink 26-22-6 3-4 L 2-1 W
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut TD Bank Sports Center 11-13-3 2-3 L 3-3 OT T
St. Lawrence University Canton, New York Appleton Arena 35-27-2 3-3 T 3-3 OT T
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut Ingalls Rink 27-17-1 5-5 OT T 2-1 W

Record vs. other major opponents

Team City, State League Record First Meeting Recent Meeting
Ferris State Bulldogs Big Rapids, Michigan WCHA 4-1-0 2-0 W 3-1 L
Lake Superior State Lakers Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan WCHA 0-4-1 0-0 T 2-3 L
Vermont Catamounts Burlington, Vermont Hockey East 18-11-2 8-4 W 3-2 OT W
Boston College Eagles Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Hockey East 2-0-0 5-1 W 5-4 W
Merrimack Warriors Andover, Massachusetts Hockey East 19-8-3 1-5 L 3-2 W
Minnesota Golden Gophers Minneapolis, Minnesota Big Ten 2-2-0 2-3 L 7-4 W
Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Big Ten 4-1-0 5-4 W 3-10 L

Head coaches

All-time coaching records

As of April 2017[5]

Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct. Championships
2011–present Rick Bennett 6 137–69–30 .644 1 National Championship, 3 Cleary Cups, 3 Whitelaw Cups, 2 Frozen Fours
2003–2011 Nate Leaman 8 138–127–35 .518 1 Cleary Cup
1998–2003 Kevin Sneddon 5 50–99–18 .353 None
1996–1998 Stan Moore 2 24–35–7 .417 None
1989–1996 Bruce Delventhal 7 89–111–21 .450 None[a]
1978–1988 Charlie Morrison 10 122–146–9 .457 1 ECAC West Tournament Championship, 2 Frozen Fours (DIII)
1977–1978 Bob Driscoll 1 0–13–0 .000 None[b]
1975–1977 Ned Harkness 3 45–8–2 .836 None[c]
1940–1949 Art Lawrence 6 8–25–4 .270 None[d]
1936–1939 Duke Nelson 7 3–11–2 .250 None
1933–1935 H.L. Achilles 2 4–7–0 .364 None
1930–1933 William Harkness 3 4–8–1 .346 None
1925–1930 H.A. Larabee 5 9–14–4 .407 None
1924–1925 Henry Gardner 1 1–3–0 .250 None
1919–1924 Ambrose Clark 5 7–10–0 .412 None
Totals 15 coaches 66 seasons 553–636–115 .468 (DI) 1 National Championship, 4 Cleary Cups, 3 Whitelaw Cups; (DIII) 1 Conference Tournament Championship

Media

All Dutchmen games are broadcast on WPTR (1240 AM)/WAIX (1160 AM and 106.1 FM) and called by Matthew DuBrey and Brian Unger.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colors - Communications - Union College". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4991859
  3. ↑ "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ https://www.unionathletics.com/sports/2009/8/12/MICE_0812092659.aspx?id=2011
  5. ↑ "2016-17 Union College Dutchmen Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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