2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season College 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 .
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.
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 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 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 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
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#14 Quinnipiac †
22
16
3
3
35 60
37
39
23
12
4
106
89
St. Lawrence 22
14
7
1
29 70
41
37
20
14
3
113
75
#15 Yale
22
12
6
4
28 60
37
33
18
10
5
86
54
#19 Colgate
22
11
7
4
26 53
51
38
22
12
4
102
82
Dartmouth 22
12
8
2
26 64
55
33
17
12
4
91
78
#11 Harvard *
22
11
8
3
25 71
54
37
21
13
3
121
92
Cornell 22
9
9
4
22 45
46
31
11
14
6
57
68
Clarkson 22
8
11
3
19 49
47
37
12
20
5
81
87
Rensselaer 22
8
12
2
18 53
66
41
12
26
3
77
131
Union 22
8
13
1
17 58
63
39
19
18
2
122
104
Brown 22
5
14
3
13 44
80
31
8
20
3
65
112
Princeton 22
2
18
2
6 25
75
30
4
23
3
39
99
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#
Site
TV
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, MA NESN
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, NY TWCS
Lyon
W 2–0 2,049
14–7–3 (9–6–2)
February 14
7:07 pm
at RPI
#15
Houston Field House • Troy, NY TWCS
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, CT ESPN3
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
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)
USCHO.com
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
19
18
13
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
19
17
17
USA Today
RV
RV
NR
RV
NR
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
14
RV
15
RV
14
12
12
12
RV
RV
15
Statistics
As of March 20, 2015.[ 5]
Skaters
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
24
Mike Doherty
F
SO
32
12
8
20
16
1
1
2
+10
115
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
Bench
6
Team 32 82 145 229 230 18 1 18 +24 1044
Goaltenders
No.
Player
POS
YR
GP
MIN
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
34
Alex Lyon
SO
G
31
1857:38
17
9
5
49
1.58
758
807
.939
7
30
Patrick Spano
SO
G
3
118:59
1
0
0
0
0
38
38
1.00
1
Empty Net
16
7:52
0
0
Team 29 1984:29 18 9 5 49 .790 794 845 .969 8
Awards and honors
Weekly awards
ECAC Goaltender of the Week
Postseason awards
Ivy League All-Stars [ 6]
Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-Ivy
Alex Lyon , G – 1st Team All-IvyJohn 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 YearECAC All-Stars [ 7]
Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-League
Alex Lyon , G – 1st Team All-LeagueECAC Awards [ 7]
Rob O'Gara, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
Alex Lyon , G – Ken Dryden Goaltender of the YearYale University Bulldogs – Sportsmanship Trophy
References
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