2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

2014–15 UMass Minutemen
ice hockey season
2014–15 UMass Minutemen; ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Mullins Center
Record
Overall	11–23–2 (5–16–1 HEA)
Home	6–10–1
Road	4–12–1
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	John Micheletto
Assistant coaches	Joey Gasparini; Ryan Miller
	UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons; « 2013–14 2015–16 »

The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by John Micheletto, in his 3rd season with the Minutemen. The Minutemen played their home games at the Mullins Center on campus in Amherst, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.

Previous season[edit]

In 2013–14, the Minutemen finished 10th in Hockey East with a record of 8–22–4, 4–13–3 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the opening round to Vermont, by a score of 2–1. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of December 22, 2014.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Mike Busillo	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1991-03-16	Wallingford, Connecticut	Hartford (EHL)	—
3	Keith Burchett	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1994-12-08	Oak Brook, Illinois	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
4	Marc Hetnik	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992-04-15	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Vernon (BCHL)	—
6	Dominic Trento	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993-01-06	Brockport, New York	New Jersey (USPHL)	—
7	Patrick Lee	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1994-10-08	Calgary, Alberta	Brooks (AJHL)	—
8	Jake Horton	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1994-05-24	Lake Elmo, Minnesota	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
9	Steven Guzzo	Senior (RS)	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1990-09-24	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville (OJHL)	—
10	Shane Walsh	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1991-12-01	West Roxbury, Massachusetts	South Shore (USPHL)	—
11	Ben Gallacher	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1992-09-11	Calgary, Alberta	Green Bay (USHL)	—
13	Frank Vatrano	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1994-03-14	East Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Boston (EJHL)	—
15	Ray Pigozzi	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1994-04-03	Evanston, Illinois	Chicago (USHL)	—
16	Steven Iacobellis	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993-08-20	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
17	Brennan Baxandall	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1992-05-17	Calgary, Alberta	Drumheller (AJHL)	—
18	Zack LaRue	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1990-03-08	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Markham (OJHL)	—
19	Emerson Auvenshine	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1990-08-01	Eaton Rapids, Michigan	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
21	Anthony Petrella	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1996-03-06	Hilton, New York	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)	—
22	Troy Power	Senior (RS)	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990-03-29	Camarillo, California	Omaha (USHL)	—
23	Maddison Smiley	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1994-02-20	Airdrie, Alberta	Brooks (AJHL)	—
24	Dennis Kravchenko	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1994-03-30	Laguna Niguel, California	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
25	Oleg Yevenko	Senior	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1991-01-21	Minsk, Belarus	Fargo (USHL)	—
26	Brandon Montour	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1994-04-11	Ohsweken, Ontario	Waterloo (USHL)	ANA, 55th overall 2014
27	Riley McDougall	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1993-07-10	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary (AJHL)	—
32	Henry Dill	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1995-06-05	Columbus, Ohio	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
34	Alex Wakaluk	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1993-08-20	Bellevue, Alberta	Melville (SJHL)	—
39	Steve Mastalerz	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1992-06-29	North Andover, Massachusetts	Kimball Union (USHS–NH)	—

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position	Seasons at UMass	Alma mater
John Micheletto	Head coach	3	Dartmouth College (1990)
Joey Gasparini	Assistant coach	3	University of Vermont (2006)
Ryan Miller	Assistant coach	2	University of Vermont (2003)

Standings[edit]

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Boston University †*	22	14	5	3	31	88	55	41	28	8	5	158	95
#1 Providence	22	13	8	1	27	61	37	41	26	13	2	123	84
#13 Boston College	22	12	7	3	27	60	50	38	21	14	3	107	91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell	22	11	7	4	26	70	52	39	21	12	6	134	101
Notre Dame	22	10	7	5	25	64	54	42	18	19	5	126	116
Northeastern	22	11	9	2	24	70	69	36	16	16	4	107	107
Vermont	22	10	9	3	23	62	53	41	22	15	4	110	91
New Hampshire	22	10	11	1	21	66	68	40	19	19	2	119	109
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	38	16	18	4	81	93
Massachusetts	22	5	16	1	11	59	102	36	11	23	2	99	152
Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 4	7:00 PM	Dalhousie*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 5–2	N/A	0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10	7:00 PM	#20 Boston University	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 1–8	4,288	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 17	7:00 PM	at Michigan State*	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan		L 3–5	5,841	0–2–0
October 18	7:00 PM	at Michigan State*	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan		W 4–3	3,396	1–2–0
October 24	7:00 PM	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 3–2	4,370	2–2–0 (1–1–0)
October 25	7:00 PM	at #6 Boston College	Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts		L 1–4	4,908	2–3–0 (1–2–0)
October 31	7:00 PM	at Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine		L 5–6 ^OT	3,378	2–4–0 (1–3–0)
November 1	7:00 PM	at Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	FCS	L 2–3	3,706	2–5–0 (1–4–0)
November 7	7:00 PM	American International*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 7–1	3,102	3–5–0
November 21	7:00 PM	#12 Boston College	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 3–5	5,939	3–6–0 (1–5–0)
November 22	7:00 PM	#11 Vermont	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 1–11	3,027	3–7–0 (1–6–0)
November 25	7:00 PM	at #13 Vermont	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	NESN	L 1–3	4,007	3–8–0 (1–7–0)
November 28	7:00 PM	at #14 Quinnipiac*	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut		W 3–2	3,305	4–8–0
November 29	7:00 PM	at #14 Quinnipiac*	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut		L 1–3	1,911	4–9–0
December 5	7:00 PM	Notre Dame	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 5–7	2,744	4–10–0 (1–8–0)
December 6	7:00 PM	Notre Dame	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 0–4	2,469	4–11–0 (1–9–0)
December 16	7:00 PM	Northeastern*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 3–8	1,080	4–12–0
December 28	4:00 PM	vs. Providence*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)		L 1–4	4,007	4–13–0
December 29	4:00 PM	vs. Air Force*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)		W 5–1	4,007	5–13–0
January 2	7:00 PM	Connecticut	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 3–4	2,838	5–14–0 (1–10–0)
January 9	7:00 PM	Maine*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 3–2	1,441	6–14–0
January 10	7:00 PM	Maine*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 0–3	1,588	6–15–0
January 16	7:00 PM	New Hampshire	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 6–4	2,246	7–15–0 (2–10–0)
January 17	6:30 PM	at New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NBCSN	L 2–5	5,021	7–16–0 (2–11–0)
January 23	7:00 PM	at #14 Merrimack	Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts		T 4–4 ^OT	2,291	7–16–1 (2–11–1)
January 25	7:00 PM	#14 Merrimack	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 4–1	1,224	8–16–1 (3–11–1)
January 30	7:30 PM	at Boston University	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 5–9	5,026	8–17–1 (3–12–1)
February 6	7:00 PM	Northeastern	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 3–5	2,522	8–18–1 (3–13–1)
February 7	7:00 PM	#12 UMass Lowell	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 5–2	2,726	9–18–1 (4–13–1)
February 13	7:00 PM	#16 UMass Lowell*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		T 3–3 ^OT	2,124	9–18–2
February 14	7:00 PM	at #16 UMass Lowell	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		L 1–7	4,336	9–19–2 (4–14–1)
February 20	7:00 PM	at Providence	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		L 2–3 ^OT	2,445	9–20–2 (4–15–1)
February 21	7:00 PM	Providence	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 2–1 ^OT	2,615	10–20–2 (5–15–1)
February 27	7:00 PM	at Connecticut	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		L 0–4	6,298	10–21–2 (5–16–1)
Postseason
March 6	7:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round)		W 4–3 ^5OT	3,994	11–21–2
March 7	7:00 PM	at Notre Dame*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round)		L 3–5	4,298	11–22–2
March 8	7:00 PM	at Notre Dame*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round)		L 0–7	3,368	11–23–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Poll	Week
Poll	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	RV	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

References[edit]

^ "2014-15 UMass Minutemen roster". umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[1] "2014-15 UMass Minutemen roster". umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

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v t e UMass Minutemen ice hockey
Formerly the Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies, Massachusetts State Aggies and UMass Redmen
Playing venues	Campus Pond (1908–1939, 1947–1951, 1953–1979) Mullins Center (1993–present)
Head coaches	Elton J. Mansell (1917–1922) Herbert Collins (1922–1923) Howard R. Gordon (1923–1924) Lorin Ball (1924–1939) Thomas Filmore (1947–1949) Walter Fitzgerald (1949–1950) Bill Needham (1950–1951) Mel Massucco (1953–1954) Steve Kosakowski (1954–1967) Jack Canniff (1967–1979) Joe Mallen (1993–2000) Don Cahoon (2000–2012) John Micheletto (2012–2016) Greg Carvel (2016–present)
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Independent (1908–39, 1947–51, 1953–61, 1993–94) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1979) Suspended program (1939–47, 1951–53, 1979–93) Hockey East (1994–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Pat Keenan (180 Points) Pat Keenan (105 Goals) Matt Murray (52 Wins)
National championships	2021
Frozen Four appearances	2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2019 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1972 Hockey East: 2021 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Cale Makar (2019)
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