2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceAchilles Center
Record
Overall9–7–1
Conference3–3–0
Home5–4–1
Road4–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJosh Hauge
Assistant coachesJohn Ronan
Mike Zannella
Bryan McDonald
Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season will be the 84th season of play for the program, the 33rd at the Division I level and the 33rd in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Garnet Chargers will represent Union College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Achilles Center and be coached by Josh Hauge in his 3rd season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Ville Immonen Forward  Finland Graduate transfer to (Bowling Green)
Nathan Kelly Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals)
Cole Kodsi Forward  United States Graduate transfer to (Canisius)
Joey Potter Defenseman  United States Transferred to (Alaska Anchorage)
Aksel Reid Goaltender  United States Transferred to (Hamilton)
Liam Robertson Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Wichita Thunder)
Chaz Smedsrud Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Allen Americans)
Ben Tupker Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Tyler Watkins Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Riley Brueck Forward  United States 21 Chesterfield, MO
Lucas Buzziol Forward  Canada 20 Mississauga, ON
David Côté Defenseman  Canada 20 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC
Parker Lindauer Forward  United States 23 Madison, WI; transfer from Maine
Lucas Massie Goaltender  United States 21 Claremont, CA
Brendan Miles Defenseman  United States 22 Farmington Hills, MI; transfer from Michigan
Ben Muthersbaugh Forward  United States 20 Gilford, NH
Connor Smith Forward  United States 21 Hugo, MN
Drew Sutton Forward  United States 21 Hortonville, WI

Roster

As of September 21, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Connecticut D. J. Hart Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-02-23 Stamford, Connecticut Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
3 Georgia (U.S. state) Cal Mell Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2011-01-30 Alpharetta, Georgia Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
4 New York (state) Josh Phillips Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-05-24 Getzville, New York Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
5 Quebec David Côté Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-10-08 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) —
6 Ontario Cullen Ferguson Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-16 Binbrook, Ontario Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
7 North Carolina Nick Young Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-12 Raleigh, North Carolina St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL) —
8 Minnesota Connor Smith Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-06-06 Hugo, Minnesota Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
9 Connecticut Thomas Richter Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-06 Greenwich, Connecticut Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
10 Minnesota Ethan Benz Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-29 Shakopee, Minnesota St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL) —
11 Prince Edward Island Colby MacArthur Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-11-02 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) —
12 Michigan Carter Korpi Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-07-28 South Lyon, Michigan Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) —
14 British Columbia Brandon Buhr Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-07-07 North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
15 Ontario Josh Nixon Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-09 Mississauga, Ontario Lake Superior State (CCHA) —
16 Ontario Lucas Buzziol Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-04-05 Mississauga, Ontario Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
17 Wisconsin Parker Lindauer Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-17 Madison, Wisconsin Maine (HEA) —
18 New Hampshire Ben Muthersbaugh Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2004-02-15 Gilford, New Hampshire Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
19 Wisconsin Drew Sutton Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-02-10 Hortonville, Wisconsin Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
20 Ontario Eli Pilosof Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-06-10 Toronto, Ontario Pickering Panthers (OJHL) —
21 Wisconsin John Prokop Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-13 Wausau, Wisconsin Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
22 Minnesota Jacob Jeannette Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-12-13 Duluth, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
23 Ontario Joseph Messina Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-01 Woodbridge, Ontario Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
24 New York (state) Nate Hanley Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-30 Rocky Point, New York Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
26 Michigan Brendan Miles Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-12-12 Farmington Hills, Michigan Michigan (Big Ten) —
27 Missouri Riley Brueck Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-07 Chesterfield, Missouri Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
28 Texas Caden Villegas Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2001-02-19 Plano, Texas Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
31 California Lucas Massie Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-04-11 Claremont, California Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
35 Massachusetts Joe Sharib Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-16 Natick, Massachusetts Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC) —
36 New Hampshire Kyle Chauvette Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-10-05 Goffstown, New Hampshire Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —

Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colgate 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 14 21 16 16 7 7 2 49 58
#17 Dartmouth 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 19 11 8 6 1 1 30 19
#18 Quinnipiac 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 14 14 13 6 6 1 39 32
#20 Clarkson 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 11 3 16 9 5 2 46 33
Union 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 15 10 13 9 3 1 49 37
#16 Cornell 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 9 16 12 9 4 2 3 28 19
Yale 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 8 13 18 10 2 7 1 16 35
Brown 6 2 3 1 1 0 1 7 10 13 8 3 3 2 16 16
Harvard 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 12 11 8 3 4 1 21 23
Princeton 6 1 4 1 0 1 0 5 10 18 8 3 4 1 16 20
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 15 12 5 6 1 38 44
St. Lawrence 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 15 4 11 0 29 40
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 1:00 pm #13 Providence* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+   L 1–4   
Regular Season
October 6 4:00 pm Army* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette W 4–3 OT 1,553 1–0–0
October 11 7:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Chauvette W 4–2  337 2–0–0
October 12 7:00 pm at #3 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Chauvette L 1–4  4,954 2–1–0
October 18 7:00 pm Mercyhurst* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette W 6–2  1,605 3–1–0
October 19 5:00 pm Mercyhurst* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette W 3–2  1,983 4–1–0
October 25 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Chauvette W 6–3  2,931 5–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 26 7:00 pm Rensselaer Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Chauvette W 4–3  2,076 6–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 8 7:00 pm Alaska* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette T 3–3 OT 1,267 6–1–1
November 9 4:00 pm Alaska* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Massie L 4–6  1,681 6–2–1
November 15 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette W 4–0  1,724 7–2–1 (3–0–0)
November 16 4:00 pm Clarkson Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette L 1–4  2,061 7–3–1 (3–1–0)
November 29 6:00 pm at Niagara* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Chauvette W 4–2  769 8–3–1
November 30 5:00 pm at Niagara* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Chauvette W 5–3  628 9–3–1
December 6 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Chauvette L 1–2  1,384 9–4–1 (3–2–0)
December 7 4:00 pm at #18 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Chauvette L 1–3  3,008 9–5–1 (3–3–0)
December 13 7:00 pm Vermont* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette L 2–6  1,328 9–6–1
December 14 4:00 pm Vermont* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Chauvette L 2–3  1,746 9–7–1
January 3 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 4 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 10 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+       
January 11 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
January 17 7:00 pm Dartmouth Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
January 18 4:00 pm Harvard Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
January 25 6:00 pm vs. Rensselaer* MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)         
January 31 7:00 pm Yale Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
February 1 4:00 pm Brown Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
February 7 7:00 pm at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+       
February 8 7:00 pm at Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+       
February 14 7:00 pm Quinnipiac Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
February 15 4:00 pm Princeton Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
February 21 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 22 4:00 pm at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm Cornell Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
March 1 4:00 pm Colgate Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 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 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey 20 NR RV RV RV

References

  1. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union Garnet Chargers. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Union Garnet Chargers. Retrieved August 11, 2023.