The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 123rd season of play for the program and the 57th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 12th season.
| 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 8th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Ingalls Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–15–1 |
| Conference | 10–11–1 |
| Home | 9–7–1 |
| Road | 5–7–0 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Keith Allain |
| Assistant coaches | Josh Siembida Ryan Donald |
| Captain(s) | Ryan Hitchcock |
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Season
editYale played up and down all season long, hovering around the .500 mark. Redshirt sophomore Corbin Kaczperski got some playing time in goal at the end of Yale's 5-game losing streak and the team began to rotate their goaltenders thereafter. The team showed modest improvement as the season went along and entered the conference tournament with a home date in the first round. Unfortunately, the team faltered against Quinnipiac and lost both of their postseason games.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank DiChiara | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Michael Doherty | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Manchester Monarchs) |
| Henry Hart | Forward | United States |
Did Not Play (Retired) |
| John Hayden | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Chicago Blackhawks) |
| Chris Izmirlian | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
| Dan O'Keefe | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Patrick Spano | Goaltender | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Jewell | Forward | Canada |
20 |
| Phil Kemp | Defenseman | United States |
18 |
| Nicholas MacNab | Goaltender | United States |
21 |
| Brian Matthews | Defenseman | United States |
19 |
| Kevin O'Neil | Forward | United States |
19 |
| Dante Palecco | Forward | United States |
19 |
| Tyler Welsh | Forward | Canada |
20 |
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sam Tucker | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-04-16 | Wilton, Connecticut | Choate Rosemary Hall (US-Prep) | — |
| 2 | 
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Adam Larkin | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-01-28 | Clarkston, Michigan | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Charlie Curti | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1996-05-04 | Mound, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Matt Foley | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1995-04-20 | Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Bloomington Thunder (USHL) | — |
| 5 |
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Brian Matthews | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-04-21 | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Billy Sweezey | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1996-02-06 | Hanson, Massachusetts | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Joe Snively | Junior | C | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1996-01-01 | Herndon, Virginia | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Will D'Orsi | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-01-07 | Sudbury, Massachusetts | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
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Robbie DeMontis | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-02-17 | Kleinburg, Ontario | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Chandler Lindstrand | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-02-21 | Medina, Minnesota | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Andrew Gaus | Junior (RS) | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-02-23 | Wexford, Pennsylvania | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 12 | 
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Dante Palecco | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-04-18 | Whippany, New Jersey | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Evan Smith | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-08-28 | Stouffville, Ontario | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Mitchell Smith | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-08-28 | Stouffville, Ontario | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 16 | 
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Anthony Walsh | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-12-30 | Burr Ridge, Illinois | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 17 | 
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Kevin O'Neil | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-02-23 | Latham, New York | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
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Ted Hart | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-02-20 | Cumberland, Maine | Phillips Exeter Academy (US-Prep) | — |
| 20 |
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John Baiocco | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1995-06-06 | Harding, New Jersey | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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Tyler Welsh | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-03-17 | Whistler, British Columbia | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 22 | 
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J. M. Piotrowski | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1995-05-01 | Dallas, Texas | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Phil Kemp | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-02-12 | Greenwich, Connecticut | USNTDP (USHL) | EDM, 208th overall 2017 |
| 26 |
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Brett Jewell | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-11-09 | Vernon, British Columbia | Merritt Centennials (BCHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Luke Stevens | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1997-02-11 | Duxbury, Massachusetts | Noble & Greenough School (USHS–MA) | CAR, 126th overall 2015 |
| 28 |
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Ryan Hitchcock (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1996-03-30 | Manhasset, New York | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Corbin Kaczperski | Sophomore (RS) | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-03-02 | China Township, Michigan | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #8 Cornell† | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 61 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 52 | |
| Union | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 70 | 48 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 115 | 98 | |
| #12 Clarkson | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 74 | 49 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 122 | 75 | |
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 68 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 104 | 85 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 55 | 69 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 83 | 107 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 87 | 88 | |
| #15 Princeton* | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 79 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 131 | 110 | |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 88 | |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 105 | 106 | |
| Brown | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 63 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 67 | 104 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 86 | 37 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 73 | 129 | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 76 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 80 | 122 | |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 26, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. Western Ontario* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | MacNab | W 6–4 | 1,286 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 1–4 | 2,588 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| October 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Tucker | W 5–2 | 553 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| November 3 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Tucker | W 5–2 | 2,774 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) | ||||
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Tucker | L 1–3 | 2,421 | 2–2–0 (2–2–0) | ||||
| November 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 6–1 | 3,031 | 3–2–0 (3–2–0) | ||||
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 1–4 | 3,189 | 3–3–0 (3–3–0) | ||||
| November 17 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Tucker | L 4–5 | 1,948 | 3–4–0 (3–4–0) | ||||
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | at Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Tucker | L 0–3 | 3,625 | 3–5–0 (3–5–0) | ||||
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 New Hampshire* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 0–4 | 3,349 | 3–6–0 | ||||
| December 1 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Kaczperski | L 1–2 | 2,831 | 3–7–0 (3–6–0) | ||||
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Tucker | W 5–3 | 1,919 | 4–7–0 (4–6–0) | ||||
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Tucker | W 2–1 | 507 | 5–7–0 | ||||
| Ledyard Bank Classic | |||||||||||
| December 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. #17 Minnesota–Duluth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Game 1) | Tucker | L 0–5 | 3,376 | 5–8–0 | ||||
| December 30 | 4:05 PM | vs. #16 New Hampshire* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Game 2) | Kaczperski | W 4–2 | — | 6–8–0 | ||||
| January 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Massachusetts* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 5–3 | 2,632 | 7–8–0 | ||||
| January 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. #4 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | T 3–3 OT | 3,500 | 7–8–1 (4–6–1) | ||||
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. #19 Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 5–1 | 3,235 | 8–8–1 (5–6–1) | ||||
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 2–3 | 3,500 | 8–9–1 (5–7–1) | ||||
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 5–1 | 3,500 | 9–9–1 (6–7–1) | ||||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Tucker | L 1–4 | 2,873 | 9–10–1 (6–8–1) | ||||
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Kaczperski | L 0–1 | 1,581 | 9–11–1 (6–9–1) | ||||
| February 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Arizona State* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 3–2 OT | 2,939 | 10–11–1 | ||||
| February 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. Arizona State* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 4–3 OT | 3,219 | 11–11–1 | ||||
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | at Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 3–2 | 3,500 | 12–11–1 (7–9–1) | ||||
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 7–2 | 3,500 | 13–11–1 (8–9–1) | ||||
| February 16 | 7:05 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Tucker | W 4–3 | 1,006 | 14–11–1 (9–9–1) | ||||
| February 17 | 7:03 PM | at #4 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Kaczperski | L 2–3 | 4,267 | 14–12–1 (9–10–1) | ||||
| February 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 4–6 | 3,500 | 14–13–1 (9–11–1) | ||||
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 2–1 | 3,500 | 15–13–1 (10–11–1) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Quinnipiac* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1) | Tucker | L 1–5 | 2,672 | 15–14–1 | ||||
| March 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. Quinnipiac* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2) | Kaczperski | L 1–4 | 3,224 | 15–15–1 | ||||
| Yale Lost Series 0–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Snivley | LW | 31 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 18 |
| Ryan Hitchcock | C/LW | 31 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 |
| Evan Smith | C/LW | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 |
| Ted Heart | C/RW | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| Dante Palecco | LW | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Robbie DeMontis | LW | 31 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Kevin O'Neil | RW | 31 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| Luke Stevens | LW | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 |
| Charlie Curti | D | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Billy Sweezey | D | 30 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
| Mitchell Smith | LW | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Phil Kemp | D | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Anthony Walsh | D/F | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| Adam Larkin | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| J. M. Piotrowski | F | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Tyler Welsh | F | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Matt Foley | D | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Will D'Orsi | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Jewell | RW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Andrew Gaus | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Corbin Kaczperski | G | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chandler Lindstrand | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Brian Matthews | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Baiocco | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Tucker | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | 87 | 126 | 213 | 355 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Kaczperski | 12 | 684 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 318 | 0 | .933 | 2.02 |
| Sam Tucker | 20 | 1169 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 501 | 0 | .893 | 3.08 |
| Empty Net | - | 16 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1870 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 819 | 0 | .903 | 2.82 |
Rankings
edit| 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 (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 | NR | ||
*USCHO did not release a poll in week 1. [4]
Awards and honors
editECAC hockey
edit| Honor | Player | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | Joe Snivley | Forward | [5] |
Players drafted into the NHL
edit2018 NHL entry draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 112 | Jack St. Ivany† | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | 119 | Curtis Hall† | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman [6]
References
edit- ^ "2018–19 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2017-2018 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Yale Univ. 2017-2018 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 13, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.