The 2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey team represented Providence College in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Nate Leaman, in his 4th season with the Friars. The Friars played their home games at Schneider Arena on campus in Providence, Rhode Island, competing in Hockey East. On April 11, 2015, the Friars defeated the Boston University Terriers 4–3 at TD Garden to win the first national championship in program history.
| 2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| NCAA Division I National champion Catamount Cup champion NCAA Tournament, champion | |
| Conference | T–2nd Hockey East |
| Home ice | Schneider Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | #1 |
| USA Today | #1 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 26–13–2 |
| Conference | 13–8–1 |
| Home | 13–6–0 |
| Road | 8–7–2 |
| Neutral | 5–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Nate Leaman |
| Assistant coaches | Steve Miller Kris Mayotte |
| Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons « 2013–14 2015–16 » | |
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Personnel
editRoster
editAs of December 15, 2014.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Brendan Leahy | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1993-05-07 | Reading, Massachusetts | PAL (USPHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Logan Day | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1994-09-19 | Seminole, Florida | South Shore (USPHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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John Gilmour | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1993-05-17 | Montreal, Quebec | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | CGY, 198th overall 2013 |
| 4 |
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Mark Adams | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1991-05-23 | Boxford, Massachusetts | Chicago (USHL) | BUF, 134th overall 2009 |
| 5 | 
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Kyle McKenzie | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1993-01-19 | Aston, Pennsylvania | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
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Tom Parisi | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1993-07-15 | Commack, New York | New Hampshire (EJHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Drew Brown | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-04-28 | Grass Lake, Michigan | Kent (USHS–CT) | — |
| 9 |
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Trevor Mingoia | Junior (RS) | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-01-18 | Fairport, New York | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Mark Jankowski | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1994-09-13 | Dundas, Ontario | Stanstead (CHS–QB) | CGY, 21st overall 2012 |
| 11 |
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Niko Rufo | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-04-06 | Stoneham, Massachusetts | Kimball Union (USHS–NH) | — |
| 12 | 
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Stefan Demopoulos | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1991-01-17 | La Mesa, California | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 13 | 
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Paul de Jersey | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1992-07-25 | West Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Ross Mauermann | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1990-10-19 | Janesville, Wisconsin | Janesville (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Steven McParland | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1991-02-13 | Schreiber, Ontario | Kingston (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Anthony Florentino | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1995-01-30 | West Roxbury, Massachusetts | South Kent (USHS–CT) | BUF, 143rd overall 2013 |
| 17 |
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Brooks Behling | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1991-01-26 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Nick Saracino | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-02-20 | St. Louis, Missouri | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Jake Walman | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-02-20 | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto (OJHL) | STL, 82nd overall 2014 |
| 20 | 
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Shane Luke | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1990-06-05 | Dauphin, Manitoba | Dauphin (MJHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Kevin Rooney | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1993-05-21 | Canton, Massachusetts | Berkshire (USHS–MA) | — |
| 22 |
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Brandon Tanev | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1991-12-31 | Toronto, Ontario | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | 
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Truman Reed | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1994-07-07 | Anchorage, Alaska | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 24 | 
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Noel Acciari | Junior (RS) | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1991-12-01 | Johnston, Rhode Island | Kent (USHS–CT) | — |
| 25 |
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Robbie Hennessey | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-08-25 | Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania | Northwood (USHS–NY) | — |
| 26 |
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Brian Pinho | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 1995-05-11 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Indiana (USHL) | WSH, 174th overall 2013 |
| 27 |
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Josh Monk | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-04-05 | Langley, British Columbia | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Alex Cromwell | Freshman | D/F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 1994-05-14 | McKinney, Texas | Fort McMurray (AJHL) | — |
| 29 | 
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Conor MacPhee | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1992-05-28 | Windham, New Hampshire | Middlesex (EJHL) | — |
| 32 | 
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Jon Gillies | Junior | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1994-01-22 | South Portland, Maine | Indiana (USHL) | CGY, 75th overall 2012 |
| 35 | 
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Nick Ellis | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1994-01-18 | Millersville, Maryland | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
Coaching staff
edit| Name | Position | Seasons at Providence |
Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Leaman | Head coach | 4 | SUNY Cortland (1997) |
| Steve Miller | Associate Head Coach | 1 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1988) |
| Kris Mayotte | Assistant coach | 1 | Union College (2006) |
Standings
edit| 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 and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | at Ohio State* | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | L 4–5 OT | 2,830 | 0–1–0 | ||||
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | at Ohio State* | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | W 2–1 OT | 2,881 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 24 | 8:30 PM | at #3 North Dakota* | #5 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | L 1–6 | 11,525 | 1–2–0 | ||||
| October 25 | 8:00 PM | at #3 North Dakota* | #5 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | T 2–2 OT | 11,676 | 1–2–1 | ||||
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | #6 Boston University | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 1–4 | 2,978 | 1–3–1 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Boston University | #9 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 2–1 | 4,648 | 2–3–1 (1–1–0) | ||||
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 3–2 | 2,647 | 3–3–1 (2–1–0) | ||||
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #12 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 0–1 | 2,549 | 3–4–1 (2–2–0) | ||||
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | #10 Vermont | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 3–0 | 2,358 | 4–4–1 (3–2–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | #10 Vermont | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 1–2 | 2,230 | 4–5–1 (3–3–0) | ||||
| November 22 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #19 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 1–0 | 6,005 | 5–5–1 (4–3–0) | ||||
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | Army* | #20 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 3–0 | 1,968 | 6–5–1 | ||||
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | #12 Boston College | #20 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 1–0 | 2,978 | 7–5–1 (5–3–0) | ||||
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | #16 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 5–1 | 1,634 | 8–5–1 (6–3–0) | ||||
| December 6 | 4:00 PM | Northeastern | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 1–2 | 2,609 | 8–6–1 (6–4–0) | ||||
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | #14 Colgate* | #18 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 4–3 | 2,122 | 9–6–1 | ||||
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. UMass* | #16 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | W 4–1 | 4,007 | 10–6–1 | ||||
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Vermont* | #16 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | W 3–0 | 4,007 | 11–6–1 | ||||
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | Colorado College* | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 5–4 OT | 2,021 | 12–6–1 | ||||
| January 4 | 4:00 PM | Colorado College* | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 5–3 | 1,950 | 13–6–1 | ||||
| January 9 | 7:00 PM | at Brown* | #14 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | W 3–2 OT | 1,096 | 14–6–1 | ||||
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | Brown* | #14 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 3–5 | 2,080 | 14–7–1 | ||||
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #14 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1–2 | 3,005 | 14–8–1 (6–5–0) | ||||
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at #5 UMass Lowell | #18 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | W 7–3 | 6,750 | 15–8–1 (7–5–0) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | #5 UMass Lowell | #18 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 4–1 | 3,033 | 16–8–1 (8–5–0) | ||||
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | at #14 Boston College | #12 | Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–3 | 7,389 | 16–9–1 (8–6–0) | ||||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | #13 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | T 2–2 OT | 4,672 | 16–9–2 (8–6–1) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 10–1 | 3,033 | 17–9–2 (9–6–1) | ||||
| February 13 | 7:30 PM | at Notre Dame | #11 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 0–2 | 4,562 | 17–10–2 (9–7–1) | |||
| February 14 | 8:00 PM | at Notre Dame | #11 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 3–2 | 5,002 | 18–10–2 (10–7–1) | |||
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | UMass | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 3–2 OT | 2,445 | 19–10–2 (11–7–1) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | #12 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–2 OT | 2,615 | 19–11–2 (11–8–1) | ||||
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | Maine | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 5–2 | 2,453 | 20–11–2 (12–8–1) | ||||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | Maine | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 5–2 | 2,895 | 21–11–2 (13–8–1) | ||||
| Postseason | |||||||||||
| March 13 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 1–2 OT | 1,325 | 21–12–2 | ||||
| March 14 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | W 2–1 | 1,877 | 22–12–2 | ||||
| March 15 | 7:30 PM | New Hampshire* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 1–2 OT | 1,905 | 22–13–2 | ||||
| March 28 | 6:30 PM | vs. #4 Miami (OH)* | #15 | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA First Round) | ESPNU | W 7–5 | 7,908 | 23–13–2 | |||
| March 29 | 5:00 PM | vs. #6 Denver* | #15 | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA Second Round) | ESPNU | W 4–1 | 6,326 | 24–13–2 | |||
| April 9 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 Omaha* | #15 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA Frozen Four) | ESPN2 | W 4–1 | 18,022 | 25–13–2 | |||
| April 11 | 7:30 PM | vs. #2 Boston University* | #15 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA national championship) | ESPN | W 4–3 | 18,022 | 26–13–2 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Statistics
editUpdated as of April 11, 2015.[2]
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Saracino | 40 | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| Noel Acciari | 41 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Shane Luke | 41 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Trevor Mingoia | 40 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Ross Mauermann | 41 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Mark Jankowski | 37 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| Brandon Tanev | 39 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Tom Parisi | 39 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Brian Pinho | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Jake Walman | 41 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Kevin Rooney | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Anthony Florentino | 40 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Steven McParland | 30 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| John Gilmour | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Josh Monk | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Brooks Behling | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kyle McKenzie | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Adams | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Logan Day | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie Hennessey | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Niko Rufo | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Demopoulos | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul de Jersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor MacPhee | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Leahy | 1 | 0 | 3:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Jon Gillies | 39 | 39 | 2300:36 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2.01 | .930 | 4 |
| Nick Ellis | 5 | 2 | 188:50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 | .910 | 1 |
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 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 3 (2) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| USA Today | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 13 | 15 | RV | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "2014-15 Providence Friars roster". friars.com. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ Providence College. Cumulative Season Statistics Archived April 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine