2019–20 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season

2019–20 Union Dutchmen
ice hockey season
Conference10th ECAC Hockey
Home iceAchilles Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall8–25–4
Conference5–15–2
Home3–10–2
Road5–15–0
Neutral0–0–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachRick Bennett
Assistant coachesJason Tapp
John Ronan
Will Messa
Captain(s)Vas Kolias
Darion Hanson
Union Dutchmen ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season was the 80th season of play for the program and the 29th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Dutchmen represented Union College and played their home games at Achilles Center, and were coached by Rick Bennett, in his 9th season.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Luc Brown Forward  Canada Transfer (Alaska Anchorage)
Greg Campbell Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades)
Mark Dufour Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Blake Hayward Forward  Canada Transfer (McGill)
Jake Kupsky Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Cole Maier Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose)
Liam Morgan Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Belfast Giants)
Brett Supinski Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Ontario Reign)
Brendan Taylor Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Sebastian Vidmar Forward  Sweden Graduation (signed with Stockton Heat)
Ryan Walker Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Binghamton Devils)
Joe Young Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Elmira Enforcers)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Matt Allen Forward  United States 20 Smithfield, RI
Dylan Anhorn Defenseman  Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Alex Cohen Forward  United States 21 Newton, MA
Owen Farris Forward  Canada 19 Vancouver, BC
Garrett Nieto Goaltender  United States 21 Yorba Linda, CA
Merek Pipes Goaltender  Canada 20 Victoria, BC
Ben Pirko Forward  United States 20 Arlington, VA
Liam Robertson Forward  Canada 19 Clarington, ON
Christian Sanda Forward  United States 21 Saint Paul, MN
Colin Schmidt Forward  United States 19 Maple Grove, MN
Gabriel Seger Forward  Sweden 19 Uppsala, SWE
Chaz Smedsrud Forward  United States 21 Luverne, MN

Roster

As of September 12, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 California Garrett Nieto Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1998-05-15 Yorba Linda, California Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
2 Minnesota Taylor Brierley Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996-07-31 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
3 Minnesota Colin Schmidt Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-01-06 Wayzata, Minnesota Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) —
4 Pennsylvania Joseph Campolieto Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-29 Eynon, Pennsylvania Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
5 Illinois Vas Kolias (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-01-08 Schaumburg, Illinois Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
7 Texas Brandon Estes Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-13 Richardson, Texas Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
8 Quebec Anthony Rinaldi Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1995-08-17 Pierrefonds, Quebec Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) —
9 California Sam Morton Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-07-28 Benicia, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
10 New York (state) Ryan Sidorski Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-10-02 Williamsville, New York Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL) —
11 Ontario Lucas Breault Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-05-20 Toronto, Ontario Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —
12 Florida Fletcher Fineman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-02-17 Lake Worth, Florida Springfield Junior Blues (NAHL) —
13 Ontario Zachary Emelifeonwu Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-09-05 Kingston, Ontario Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) —
14 Minnesota Drew Blackmun Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-01-18 Minneapolis, Minnesota Northeastern Huskies (HEA) —
15 Massachusetts Jack Adams Junior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-05 Boxford, Massachusetts Fargo Force (USHL) DET, 162nd overall 2017
16 Minnesota Christian Sanda Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-13 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
17 Rhode Island Matt Allen Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-14 Smithfield, Rhode Island Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC) —
18 Sweden Gabriel Seger Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-11-15 Uppsala, Sweden Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
19 Ontario Liam Robertson Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-14 Courtice, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
20 Maryland Ben Pirko Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-02-02 Bethesda, Maryland New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
21 Massachusetts Michael Ryan Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-01-19 Marion, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
22 Alberta Parker Foo Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-12 Edmonton, Alberta Brooks Bandits (AJHL) CHI, 144th overall 2017
23 Minnesota Chaz Smedsrud Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-06-04 Luverne, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL) —
24 Florida Alex Cohen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-15 Boca Raton, Florida Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
25 Texas Owen Farris Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2000-06-08 Dallas, Texas Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
27 Ontario Josh Kosack Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-25 Oakville, Ontario Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
28 Alberta Dylan Anhorn Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-21 Calgary, Alberta Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
29 Alaska Sean Harrison Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-03-29 Anchorage, Alaska Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —
33 British Columbia Merek Pipes Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-12 Cobble Hill, British Columbia Swan Valley Stampeders (MJHL) —
34 Minnesota Darion Hanson (C) Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1997-05-19 East Bethel, Minnesota Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —

Standings

2019–20 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Cornell † 22 18 2 2 38 81 34 29 23 2 4 104 45
#7 Clarkson 22 16 5 1 33 63 38 34 23 8 3 96 63
#14 Quinnipiac 22 14 6 2 30 64 45 34 21 11 2 94 78
Rensselaer 22 13 8 1 27 63 41 34 17 15 2 95 87
Harvard 22 11 6 5 27 82 59 31 15 10 6 116 87
Dartmouth 22 10 10 2 22 60 73 31 13 14 4 93 106
Yale 22 10 10 2 22 57 64 32 15 15 2 77 97
Colgate 22 8 9 5 21 50 54 36 12 16 8 76 87
Brown 22 8 12 2 18 41 54 31 8 21 2 52 84
Union 22 5 15 2 12 46 71 37 8 25 4 67 112
Princeton 22 2 16 4 8 46 71 31 6 20 5 66 100
St. Lawrence 22 2 18 2 6 37 81 36 4 27 5 64 130
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2020

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 4:00 PM vs. Boston University* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 3–7  2,088 0–1–0
October 6 4:05 PM at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Hanson L 2–3  1,541 0–2–0
October 11 7:00 PM vs. #15 Northeastern* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 1–2  1,740 0–3–0
October 12 7:31 PM vs. #15 Northeastern* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 1–2  1,852 0–4–0
October 18 7:00 PM at #4 Massachusetts* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Hanson L 1–6  4,447 0–5–0
October 19 7:00 PM at #4 Massachusetts* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Hanson L 0–5  5,659 0–6–0
October 25 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 2–3  2,062 0–7–0 (0–1–0)
October 26 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Hanson W 2–1  3,108 1–7–0 (1–1–0)
November 1 7:35 PM at Canisius* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Hanson W 3–0  636 2–7–0 (1–1–0)
November 2 4:05 PM at Canisius* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Hanson L 0–4  691 2–8–0 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM vs. #8 Clarkson Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 1–5  2,080 2–9–0 (1–2–0)
November 9 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 2–3 OT 1,865 2–10–0 (1–3–0)
November 15 7:05 PM at Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Hanson L 1–2  2,934 2–11–0 (1–4–0)
November 16 7:02 PM vs. Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Hanson W 2–1 OT 2,034 3–11–0 (2–4–0)
December 6 7:00 PM vs. Brown Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson W 5–0  1,482 4–11–0 (3–4–0)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. Yale Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 0–2  1,614 4–12–0 (3–5–0)
December 13 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson W 3–2  1,505 5–12–0 (3–5–0)
Catamount Cup
December 28 7:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   Hanson L 0–2  3,397 5–13–0 (3–5–0)
December 29 4:00 PM vs. #13 Providence* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)   Hanson T 1–1 OT 2,579 5–13–1 (3–5–0)
January 3 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Roos House • Canton, New York   Hanson W 5–4 OT 421 6–13–1 (4–5–0)
January 4 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Hanson L 0–2  2,463 6–14–1 (4–6–0)
January 10 7:05 PM vs. Colgate Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 2–3  1,885 6–15–1 (4–7–0)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. #2 Cornell Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson T 3–3 OT 2,184 6–15–2 (4–7–1)
January 17 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Hanson L 0–5  1,944 6–16–2 (4–8–1)
January 18 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Hanson L 2–3  559 6–17–2 (4–9–1)
January 25 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)   Hanson T 1–1 SOL 6,164 6–17–3 (4–9–1)
January 31 7:00 PM vs. #16 Harvard Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Graziano L 5–8  1,697 6–18–3 (4–10–1)
February 1 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Graziano W 4–3  1,791 7–18–3 (5–10–1)
February 14 7:00 PM at Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Hanson L 2–5  3,601 7–19–3 (5–11–1)
February 15 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Hanson L 0–4  1,164 7–20–3 (5–12–1)
February 21 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson T 2–2 OT 1,981 7–20–4 (5–12–2)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. Quinnipiac Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Hanson L 2–3 OT 1,790 7–21–4 (5–13–2)
February 28 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Hanson L 3–5  1,581 7–22–4 (5–14–2)
February 29 7:00 PM vs. Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Hanson L 1–4  1,822 7–23–4 (5–14–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 6 7:00 PM at Yale* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1)   Hanson W 3–0  700 8–23–4 (5–14–2)
March 7 7:00 PM at Yale* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2)   Hanson L 1–4  850 8–24–4 (5–14–2)
March 8 4:00 PM at Yale* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2)   Hanson L 1–2 2OT 700 8–25–4 (5–14–2)
Union Lost Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Anthony Rinaldi RW 37 9 20 29 12
Gabriel Seger C/LW 37 7 15 22 8
Dylan Anhorn D 37 6 10 16 22
Sean Harrison RW 36 6 8 14 6
Vas Kolias D 33 2 11 13 20
Chaz Smedsrud LW 33 6 4 10 8
Zachary Emelifeonwu LW 35 5 4 9 61
Brandon Estes D 37 3 6 9 26
Christian Sanda F 32 4 4 8 4
Liam Robertson C 27 3 5 8 26
Parker Foo LW 20 3 4 7 10
Matt Allen C 28 2 5 7 12
Josh Kosack RW 37 2 5 7 12
Owen Farris F 33 2 3 5 21
Colin Schmidt C 32 1 4 5 18
Joseph Campolieto D 31 0 5 5 39
Sam Morton F 13 2 1 3 2
Taylor Brierley D 35 1 2 3 8
Michael Ryan D 32 1 1 2 12
Lucas Breault C 12 0 2 2 6
Fletcher Fineman D 28 1 0 1 6
Ryan Sidorski D 22 0 1 1 6
Alex Cohen C 12 0 1 1 2
Merek Pipes G 1 0 0 0 0
Josh Graziano G 4 0 0 0 0
Drew Blackmun F 10 0 0 0 0
Darion Hanson G 36 0 0 0 2
Bench - 37 - - - 14
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Darion Hanson 36 2150 7 24 4 100 1007 3 .910 2.79
Josh Graziano 4 95 1 1 0 7 39 0 .848 4.40
Merek Pipes 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .667 15.52
Empty Net - 26 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 37 2276 8 25 4 112 1048 3 .903 2.95

Rankings

Main article: 2019-20 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 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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References

  1. ^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Union Dutchmen (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Union College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.