2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's 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 men's ice hockey seasons
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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

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

Roster

As of December 22, 2014.[1]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Connecticut Busillo, MikeMike Busillo Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1991-03-16 Wallingford, Connecticut Hartford (EHL) —
3 Illinois Burchett, KeithKeith Burchett Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1994-12-08 Oak Brook, Illinois Sioux Falls (USHL) —
4 Massachusetts Hetnik, MarcMarc Hetnik Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-04-15 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL) —
6 New York (state) Trento, DominicDominic Trento Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-01-06 Brockport, New York New Jersey (USPHL) —
7 Alberta Lee, PatrickPatrick Lee Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1994-10-08 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
8 Minnesota Horton, JakeJake Horton Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1994-05-24 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL) —
9 Ontario Guzzo, StevenSteven Guzzo Senior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990-09-24 Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJHL) —
10 Massachusetts Walsh, ShaneShane Walsh Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1991-12-01 West Roxbury, Massachusetts South Shore (USPHL) —
11 Alberta Gallacher, BenBen Gallacher Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-09-11 Calgary, Alberta Green Bay (USHL) —
13 Massachusetts Vatrano, FrankFrank Vatrano Sophomore (RS) F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-03-14 East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Boston (EJHL) —
15 Illinois Pigozzi, RayRay Pigozzi Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1994-04-03 Evanston, Illinois Chicago (USHL) —
16 British Columbia Iacobellis, StevenSteven Iacobellis Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-08-20 Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
17 Alberta Baxandall, BrennanBrennan Baxandall Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1992-05-17 Calgary, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL) —
18 Ontario LaRue, ZackZack LaRue Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990-03-08 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Markham (OJHL) —
19 Michigan Auvenshine, EmersonEmerson Auvenshine Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-08-01 Eaton Rapids, Michigan Bismarck (NAHL) —
21 New York (state) Petrella, AnthonyAnthony 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 California Power, TroyTroy Power Senior (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-03-29 Camarillo, California Omaha (USHL) —
23 Alberta Smiley, MaddisonMaddison Smiley Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994-02-20 Airdrie, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
24 California Kravchenko, DennisDennis Kravchenko Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1994-03-30 Laguna Niguel, California Sioux Falls (USHL) —
25 Belarus Yevenko, OlegOleg Yevenko Senior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-01-21 Minsk, Belarus Fargo (USHL) —
26 Ontario Montour, BrandonBrandon Montour Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-04-11 Ohsweken, Ontario Waterloo (USHL) ANA, 55th overall 2014
27 Alberta McDougall, RileyRiley McDougall Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-07-10 Calgary, Alberta Calgary (AJHL) —
32 Ohio Dill, HenryHenry Dill Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-06-05 Columbus, Ohio Aberdeen (NAHL) —
34 Alberta Wakaluk, AlexAlex Wakaluk Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1993-08-20 Bellevue, Alberta Melville (SJHL) —
39 Massachusetts Mastalerz, SteveSteve Mastalerz Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-06-29 North Andover, Massachusetts Kimball Union (USHS–NH) —

Coaching staff

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

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston University dagger* 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 UMass 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
UMass 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# 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

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 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

  1. ↑ "2014-15 UMass Minutemen roster". umassathletics.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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