Union Dutchmen ice hockey

The Union Dutchmen ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents Union College. The Dutchmen are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center in Schenectady, New York.[3] The Dutchmen won the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament by defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 7–4.

Union Dutchmen ice hockey
Current season
Union Dutchmen athletic logo
UniversityUnion College
ConferenceECAC Hockey
First season1903–04
Head coachJosh Hauge[1]
2nd season, 14–19–2 (.429)
Assistant coachesJohn Ronan
Lennie Childs
Bryan McDonald
ArenaFrank L. Messa Rink
at Achilles Center
Capacity: 2,225
Surface: 201' x 86'
LocationSchenectady, New York
Student sectionThe U Crew
ColorsUnion garnet and white[2]
   
MascotDutch the Dutchman
NCAA Tournament championships
Division I: 2014
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
Division I: 2012, 2014
Division III: 1984, 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
Division III: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989
Conference Tournament championships
Division I: (ECAC Hockey): 2012, 2013, 2014
Division III: (ECAC West): 1985
Conference regular season championships
Division I: (ECAC Hockey): 2010–11, 2011–12,
2013–14, 2016–17
Division II: (ECAC 2): 1976–77
Current uniform
Dutchmen in January 2023

Program history

The hockey team was founded in 1904 making it the 7th oldest college program playing in NCAA Division I [4] and provides the school with a long and colorful history in the sport. Men at Union have played hockey in four distinct periods: club hockey from 1904–1911, varsity hockey from 1919–1949 (from 1943–1948 there was a hiatus from play due to WW II), NCAA Division III hockey from 1975–1990 and NCAA Division I hockey from 1991–present.

Early history 1904–1911

Union's first game, played on February 3, 1904, was a victory over the Union Classical Institute. Three other games were played that inaugural season including a 1–4 loss to rival Rensselaer. Lacking a rink of its own during that inaugural season, all games were played on the opponent's home ice. The first attempt at creating an on-campus outdoor rink was made by students in 1905 when a plow and scaper was hired to form a level area with earthen banks near what is now Memorial Chapel. The club team's record in known games during those early years was 6–7–1. No collegiate games were played in the 1910 or 1911 seasons because Union's players couldn't afford the costs of travel and opponent game guarantee fees. The club team subsequently disbanded bringing a close to the earliest era of hockey at Union.

Season-by-season results

Source:[5]

Main article: List of Union Dutchmen ice hockey seasons

Championships

NCAA National Championships
Year Champion Score Runner-up City Arena Coach MOP
2014Union7–4MinnesotaPhiladelphia, PAWells Fargo CenterRick BennettShayne Gostisbehere

ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships (Whitelaw Cups)
Year Champion Score Runner-up City Arena Coach MOP Notes
2012Union3–1HarvardAtlantic City, NJBoardwalk HallRick BennettJeremy WelshLost to Ferris State in NCAA Semifinal
2013Union3–1BrownAtlantic City, NJBoardwalk HallRick BennettTroy GrosenickLost to Quinnipiac in NCAA East Regional
2014Union4–2ColgateLake Placid, NYHerb Brooks ArenaRick BennettDaniel CarrDefeated Minnesota in NCAA Championship

Runners-up in 2010

ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championships (Cleary Cups)
Year Conference Record Overall Record Coach
2010–11 17–3–2 26–10–4 Nate Leaman
2011–12 14–4–4 26–8–7 Rick Bennett
2013–14 18–3–1 32–6–4 Rick Bennett
2016–17† 16–4–2 25–10–3 Rick Bennett

† Shared with Harvard

Players

Current roster

As of August 4, 2022.[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Pennsylvania Greg Japchen Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-12-17 Doylestown, Pennsylvania North Iowa (NAHL) —
3 Georgia (U.S. state) Cal Mell Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2011-01-30 Alpharetta, Georgia Janesville (NAHL) —
4 New York (state) Josh Phillips Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-05-24 Getzville, New York Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
5 New Jersey Nic Petruolo Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-29 Neshanic Station, New Jersey Green Bay (USHL) —
6 Ontario Cullen Ferguson Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-16 Binbrook, Ontario Aberdeen (NAHL) —
7 North Carolina Nick Young Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-12 Raleigh, North Carolina St. Cloud (NAHL) —
8 Minnesota Chaz Smedsrud Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-06-04 Luverne, Minnesota Madison (USHL) —
9 Connecticut Thomas Richter Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-06 Greenwich, Connecticut Penticton (BCHL) —
10 Quebec Chris Théodore Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-10-15 Beaconsfield, Quebec American International (AHA) —
11 Prince Edward Island Colby MacArthur Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-11-02 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside (MHL) —
12 Michigan Carter Korpi Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-07-28 South Lyon, Michigan Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
13 Minnesota Tyler Watkins Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-12-19 Hermantown, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
14 Illinois Andrew Seaman Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-21 Winnetka, Illinois Prince George (BCHL) —
15 Ontario Josh Nixon Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-09 Mississauga, Ontario Lake Superior State (CCHA) —
16 Minnesota Christian Sanda Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-13 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Coquitlam (BCHL) —
17 Rhode Island Matt Allen Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-14 Smithfield, Rhode Island Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
18 Finland Ville Immonen Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-18 Seinäjoki, Finland Minot (NAHL) —
19 Ontario Liam Robertson Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-14 Courtice, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
20 Ontario Mason Snell Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-18 Courtice, Ontario Penn State (Big Ten) —
21 Wisconsin John Prokop Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-13 Wausau, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL) —
22 Minnesota Bram Scheerer Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-03 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
23 Michigan Trevor Adams Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-19 Muskegon, Michigan Chilliwack (BCHL) —
24 New York (state) Nate Hanley Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-30 Rocky Point, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
25 Texas Owen Farris Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2000-06-08 Dallas, Texas Muskegon (USHL) —
26 British Columbia Nathan Kelly Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-22 South Delta, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
27 Ontario Ben Tupker Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-12-23 Collingwood, Ontario Cornell (ECAC) —
28 Texas Caden Villegas Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-02-19 Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL) —
29 Alberta Michael Hodge Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2000-05-30 Calgary, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
31 New York (state) Connor Murphy Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-09-01 Hudson Falls, New York Northeastern (HEA) —
32 Minnesota Ethan Benz Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-29 Shakopee, Minnesota St. Cloud (NAHL) —
33 British Columbia Merek Pipes Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-12 Cobble Hill, British Columbia Swan Valley (MJHL) —
35 Massachusetts Joe Sharib Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-08-16 Natick, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC) —
36 New Hampshire Kyle Chauvette Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-10-05 Goffstown, New Hampshire Youngstown (USHL) —

Awards & honors

As of April 2017[7]

Historic records

Records vs. Current ECAC Hockey Teams

As of the completion of the 2018–19 season

School Team Away Arena Overall Record Win % Last Result
Brown University Bears Meehan Auditorium 23–25–14 .484 2-3 L
Clarkson University Golden Knights Cheel Arena 27–33–5 .454 1-5 L
Colgate University Raiders Class of 1965 Arena 29–44–4 .403 4-0 W
Cornell University Big Red Lynah Rink 22–43–9 .358 2-4 L
Dartmouth College Big Green Thompson Arena 31–26–7 .539 4-3 W (OT)
Harvard University Crimson Bright-Landry Hockey Center 17–34–6 .351 4-3 W
Princeton University Tigers Hobey Baker Memorial Rink 36–25–7 .581 3-2 W
Quinnipiac University Bobcats People's United Center 17–18–5 .488 1-1 T
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers Houster Field House 40–53–11 .438 0-0 T
St. Lawrence University Saints Appleton Arena 29–38–3 .436 4-3 W
Yale University Bulldogs Ingalls Rink 27–27–5 .500 4-3 W (OT)

In-season tournaments

As of April 2017[7]

Event Name Host City Season All-Time Record
Badger Showdown Madison, WI 2003-04 0-2
Capital District Mayor's Cup Albany, NY 2012-13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 3-2
Brice Alaska Goal Rush Fairbanks, AK 2010-11 1-1
Catamount Cup Burlington, VT 2012-13 1-1
Concordia Invitational Montreal, QE 1993-94 2-0
Dodge Holiday Classic Providence, RI 2005-06 1-1
Dunkin Donuts Coffee Pot Providence, RI 2004-05 0-1-1
Frozen Holiday Classic Bridgeport, CT 2014-15 1-1
Governor's Cup Albany, NY 2008-09, 2007–08, 2006–07 1-4-1
Ice Breaker Cup Denver, CO 1999-00 0-2
Icebreaker Invitational Colorado Springs, CO 2005-06 1-1
J.C. Penney Classic Orono, ME 1996-97, 1998–99 2-2
Ledyard Bank Classic Hanover, NH 2015-16 2-0
Mariucci Classic Minneapolis, MN 2000-01, 2005–06, 2010–11 2-3-1
Omaha Stampede Omaha, NE 2008-09 1-1
Pete Kelly Cup Fredericton, NB 2007-08 1-1
Rensselaer Invitational Troy, NY 1991-92, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2009-10 2-6
Shillelagh Tournament Notre Dame, IN 2008-09, 2014–15 2-2
Sheraton/TD Banknorth Tournament Burlington, VT 2006-07 1-1
UConn Classic Storrs, CT 2009-10 1-1

Program records

Head coaches
Josh Hauge

All-time coaching records

As of completion of the 2022–23 season[7]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2022–PresentJosh Hauge114-19-2.429
2022John Ronan1‡8–8–1.500
2011–2022Rick Bennett10‡192–133–45.580
2003–2011Nate Leaman8138–127–35.518
1998–2003Kevin Sneddon550–99–18.353
1996–1998Stan Moore224–35–7.417
1988–1996Bruce Delventhal889–111–21.450
1978–1988Charles Morrison10123–147–9.457
1978Bob Driscoll1†0–13–0.000
1975–1977Ned Harkness3†45–8–2.836
1936–1939Duke Nelson33–11–2.250
1935–1936, 1939–1942, 1947–1949Arthur C. Lawrence610–30–2.262
1933–1935H. L. Achilles24–7–0.364
1930–1933William Harkness34–8–1.346
1925–1930H. A. Larabee59–14–3.404
1924–1925Henry Gardner11–3–0.250
1919–1924Ambrose Clark47–10–0.412
1903–1904, 1905–1911No Coach76–7–1.464
Totals 17 coaches 81 Seasons 727–790–148 .481

† Bob Driscoll coached the final 13 games of the 1977–78 season after Ned Harkness resigned.
‡ Rick Bennett was suspended on January 19, 2022 and John Ronan coached the final 17 games of the season.

Dutchmen in the NHL

As of July 1, 2022.

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[8] = NHL All-Star[8] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers
Player Position Team(s) Years NHL Games Stanley Cups
Steve Baker Goaltender NYR 1979–1983 4 0
Daniel Carr Left Wing MTL, VGK, NSH, WSH 2015–present 117 0
Spencer Foo Right Wing CGY 2017–2018 4 0
Mario Giallonardo Defenseman COR 1979–1981 23 0
Shayne Gostisbehere Defenseman PHI, PHO 2014–present 463 0
Troy Grosenick Goaltender SJS, LAK 2014–2022 4 0
Josh Jooris Right Wing CGY, NYR, ARI, CAR, PIT 2014–2018 213 0
Duane Joyce Defenseman DAL 1993–1994 3 0
Keith Kinkaid Goaltender NJD, MTL, NYR 2012–present 167 0
Mike Vecchione Center PHI, WSH 2016–2022 3 0
Jeremy Welsh Defenseman NJD, VAN, STL 2011–2016 27 0

Source:[9]

See also

References
  1. "Men's Ice Hockey Coaches". Union College. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  2. "Colors - Communications - Union College". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. "Quinnipiac makes history in 5 OT hockey game". 2010-03-13.
  4. "Oldest Hockey Programs". your-college-hockey.com.
  5. "Union Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Union Dutchmen. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. "2017–18 Union College Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Union College. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  8. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  9. "Alumni report for Union College". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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