The 2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season will be the 84th season of play for the program, the 33rd at the Division I level and the 33rd in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Garnet Chargers will represent Union College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Achilles Center and be coached by Josh Hauge in his 3rd season.
| 2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Achilles Center |
| Record | |
| Overall | 12–8–1 |
| Conference | 6–4–0 |
| Home | 5–4–1 |
| Road | 7–4–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Josh Hauge |
| Assistant coaches | John Ronan Mike Zannella Bryan McDonald |
| Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
Season
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Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ville Immonen | Forward |  Finland |
Graduate transfer to (Bowling Green) |
| Nathan Kelly | Defenseman |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals) |
| Cole Kodsi | Forward |  United States |
Graduate transfer to (Canisius) |
| Joey Potter | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to (Alaska Anchorage) |
| Aksel Reid | Goaltender | United States |
Transferred to (Hamilton) |
| Liam Robertson | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Wichita Thunder) |
| Chaz Smedsrud | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Allen Americans) |
| Ben Tupker | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions) |
| Tyler Watkins | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Brueck | Forward | United States |
21 | Chesterfield, MO |
| Lucas Buzziol | Forward | Canada |
20 | Mississauga, ON |
| David Côté | Defenseman | Canada |
20 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC |
| Parker Lindauer | Forward | United States |
23 | Madison, WI; transfer from Maine |
| Lucas Massie | Goaltender | United States |
21 | Claremont, CA |
| Brendan Miles | Defenseman | United States |
22 | Farmington Hills, MI; transfer from Michigan |
| Ben Muthersbaugh | Forward | United States |
20 | Gilford, NH |
| Connor Smith | Forward | United States |
21 | Hugo, MN |
| Drew Sutton | Forward | United States |
21 | Hortonville, WI |
Roster
editAs of September 21, 2024.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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D. J. Hart | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002-02-23 | Stamford, Connecticut | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Cal Mell | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2011-01-30 | Alpharetta, Georgia | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Josh Phillips | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-05-24 | Getzville, New York | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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David Côté | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-10-08 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec | Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) | — |
| 6 | 
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Cullen Ferguson | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-02-16 | Binbrook, Ontario | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Nick Young | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2001-09-12 | Raleigh, North Carolina | St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Connor Smith | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-06-06 | Hugo, Minnesota | Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) | — |
| 9 |
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Thomas Richter | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-06 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Ethan Benz | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-03-29 | Shakopee, Minnesota | St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Colby MacArthur | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-11-02 | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) | — |
| 12 | 
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Carter Korpi | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-07-28 | South Lyon, Michigan | Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Brandon Buhr | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2002-07-07 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Josh Nixon | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-05-09 | Mississauga, Ontario | Lake Superior State (CCHA) | — |
| 16 |
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Lucas Buzziol | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2004-04-05 | Mississauga, Ontario | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 17 | 
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Parker Lindauer | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2001-05-17 | Madison, Wisconsin | Maine (HEA) | — |
| 18 | 
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Ben Muthersbaugh | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2004-02-15 | Gilford, New Hampshire | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Drew Sutton | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-02-10 | Hortonville, Wisconsin | Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Eli Pilosof | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-06-10 | Toronto, Ontario | Pickering Panthers (OJHL) | — |
| 21 |
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John Prokop | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-05-13 | Wausau, Wisconsin | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Jacob Jeannette | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2002-12-13 | Duluth, Minnesota | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Joseph Messina | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-02-01 | Woodbridge, Ontario | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Nate Hanley | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-05-30 | Rocky Point, New York | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Brendan Miles | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-12-12 | Farmington Hills, Michigan | Michigan (Big Ten) | — |
| 27 | 
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Riley Brueck | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-05-07 | Chesterfield, Missouri | Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Caden Villegas | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 2001-02-19 | Plano, Texas | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 31 | 
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Lucas Massie | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-04-11 | Claremont, California | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 35 | 
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Joe Sharib | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-16 | Natick, Massachusetts | Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC) | — |
| 36 |
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Kyle Chauvette | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-10-05 | Goffstown, New Hampshire | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Colgate | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 58 | ||
| Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | ||
| #15 Quinnipiac | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 32 | ||
| #20 Clarkson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 33 | ||
| Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 37 | ||
| Cornell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | ||
| Yale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 35 | ||
| Brown | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Harvard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 23 | ||
| Princeton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 20 | ||
| Rensselaer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 44 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 40 | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 1:00 pm | #13 Providence* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | L 1–4 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | Army* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–3 OT | 1,553 | 1–0–0 | |||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | NEC Front Row | Chauvette | W 4–2 | 337 | 2–0–0 | |||
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–4 | 4,954 | 2–1–0 | |||
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 6–2 | 1,605 | 3–1–0 | |||
| October 19 | 5:00 pm | Mercyhurst* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 3–2 | 1,983 | 4–1–0 | |||
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 6–3 | 2,931 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–3 | 2,076 | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Alaska* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | T 3–3 OT | 1,267 | 6–1–1 | |||
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | Alaska* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Massie | L 4–6 | 1,681 | 6–2–1 | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–0 | 1,724 | 7–2–1 (3–0–0) | |||
| November 16 | 4:00 pm | Clarkson | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–4 | 2,061 | 7–3–1 (3–1–0) | |||
| November 29 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Chauvette | W 4–2 | 769 | 8–3–1 | |||
| November 30 | 5:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Chauvette | W 5–3 | 628 | 9–3–1 | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–2 | 1,384 | 9–4–1 (3–2–0) | |||
| December 7 | 4:00 pm | at #18 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–3 | 3,008 | 9–5–1 (3–3–0) | |||
| December 13 | 7:00 pm | Vermont* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–6 | 1,328 | 9–6–1 | |||
| December 14 | 4:00 pm | Vermont* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–3 | 1,746 | 9–7–1 | |||
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 3–1 | 844 | 10–7–1 (4–3–1) | |||
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–3 | 1,394 | 11–7–1 (5–3–1) | |||
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 3–5 | 2,473 | 11–8–1 (5–4–1) | |||
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Massie | W 8–5 | 1,116 | 12–8–1 (6–4–1) | |||
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 0–4 | 1,621 | 12–9–1 (6–5–1) | |||
| January 18 | 4:00 pm | Harvard | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–1 | 1,973 | 13–9–1 (7–5–1) | |||
| January 25 | 6:00 pm | vs. Rensselaer* | MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup) | ||||||||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 1 | 4:00 pm | Brown | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 15 | 4:00 pm | Princeton | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 22 | 4:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| March 1 | 4:00 pm | Colgate | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
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Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 25 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | 20 | NR | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union Garnet Chargers. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Union Garnet Chargers. Retrieved August 11, 2023.