The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 124th season of play for the program and the 58th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 13th season.
| 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | T–5th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Ingalls Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–15–3 |
| Conference | 11–10–1 |
| Home | 9–5–1 |
| Road | 5–9–1 |
| Neutral | 1–1–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Keith Allain |
| Assistant coaches | Josh Siembida Ryan Donald |
| Captain(s) | Anthony Walsh |
| Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons « 2017–18 2019–20 » | |
Season
editYale began the season well, rising up their conference standings and earning a top-20 ranking after a 5-game winning streak. The Bulldogs would slowly drop out of the rankings with several up and down weeks but looked like they had recovered some of their early season success after defeating #8 Cornell. After that match, however, Yale lost its final 4 games of the regular season and missed a chance to earn a first-round bye for the ECAC Tournament.
The Bulldogs took care of Rensselaer fairly easily, however, in the quarterfinals they were defeated by Clarkson and ended the season with a .500 record.
During the year, goaltenders Sam Tucker and Corbin Kaczperski shared the net. They produced similar numbers and had roughly equal success in net.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Baiocco | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Ryan Hitchcock | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers) |
| Adam Larkin | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder) |
| J.M. Piotrowski | Forward | United States |
Signed Professional Contract (Australia) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Hall | Center | United States |
18 |
| Kyle Johnson | Forward |  Canada |
20 |
| Graham Lillibridge | Defenseman | United States |
19 |
| Justin Pearson | Forward | United States |
20 |
| Jack St. Ivany | Defenseman | United States |
19 |
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sam Tucker | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-04-16 | Wilton, Connecticut | Choate Rosemary Hall (US-Prep) | — |
| 2 | 
|
Jack St. Ivany | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-07-22 | Manhattan Beach, California | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | PHI, 112nd overall 2018 |
| 3 | 
|
Charlie Curti | Senior | 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 | Junior | 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 | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-04-21 | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 6 |
|
Billy Sweezey | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1996-02-06 | Hanson, Massachusetts | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Joe Snively | Senior | C | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1996-01-01 | Herndon, Virginia | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 8 |
|
Will D'Orsi | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-01-07 | Sudbury, Massachusetts | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Robbie DeMontis | Junior | 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 | Junior | 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 | Senior (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 | Sophomore | 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 | Junior | 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 | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-08-28 | Stouffville, Ontario | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 15 | 
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Kyle Johnson | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-03 | Port Moody, British Columbia | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 16 | 
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Anthony Walsh (C) | Senior | 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 | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-02-23 | Latham, New York | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Justin Pearson | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-05-17 | Nashua, New Hampshire | Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) | — |
| 19 | 
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Ted Hart | Senior | 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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Curtis Hall | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 2000-04-26 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | BOS, 119th overall 2018 |
| 21 |
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Tyler Welsh | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-03-17 | Whistler, British Columbia | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Graham Lillibridge | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-01-29 | Geneva, Illinois | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Phil Kemp | Sophomore | 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 | Sophomore | 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 | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1997-02-11 | Duxbury, Massachusetts | Noble & Greenough School (USHS–MA) | CAR, 126th overall 2015 |
| 33 | 
|
Corbin Kaczperski | Junior (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 | ||
| #7 Quinnipiac† | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 77 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 133 | 73 | |
| #8 Cornell† | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 64 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 108 | 73 | |
| #11 Clarkson* | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 65 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 122 | 78 | |
| #14 Harvard | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 106 | 83 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 55 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 87 | 93 | |
| Yale | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 85 | 88 | |
| Union | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 112 | 102 | |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 52 | 59 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 89 | 97 | |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 83 | 96 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 55 | 111 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 67 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 69 | 117 | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 84 | 37 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 149 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Kaczperski | W 3–2 | 709 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Kaczperski | L 2–4 | 3,882 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| November 3 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Tucker | W 4–2 | 1,507 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) | ||||
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | T 3–3 OT | 3,500 | 2–1–1 (2–1–1) | ||||
| November 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 0–3 | 3,245 | 2–2–1 (2–2–1) | ||||
| Friendship Four | |||||||||||
| November 23 | 10:00 AM | vs. #11 Union* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | Kaczperski | T 1–1 SOL | 5,812 | 2–2–2 | ||||
| November 24 | 10:00 AM | vs. Connecticut* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Third Place) | NESN+ | Tucker | W 6–2 | 6,224 | 3–2–2 | |||
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Kaczperski | W 5–3 | 1,052 | 4–2–2 (3–2–1) | ||||
| December 1 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Tucker | W 2–1 | 2,543 | 5–2–2 (4–2–1) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 4–2 | 2,713 | 6–2–2 (5–2–1) | ||||
| December 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 3–0 | 3,329 | 7–2–2 (6–2–1) | ||||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Massachuettts* | #18 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Kaczperski | L 2–5 | 4,587 | 7–3–2 | ||
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. McGill* | #18 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | Tucker | W 5–2 | 2,255 | ||||
| December 31 | 4:15 PM | vs. Connecticut* | #18 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 1–3 | 3,500 | 7–4–2 | |||
| January 5 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | #18 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Kaczperski | T 5–5 OT | 4,004 | 7–4–3 | |||
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | #19 | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | Tucker | L 3–4 OT | 4,304 | 7–5–3 | |||
| January 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart* | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 3–1 | 3,156 | 8–5–3 | |||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #14 Clarkson | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | L 2–4 | 3,234 | 8–6–3 (6–3–1) | |||
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 3–2 | 3,150 | 9–6–3 (7–3–1) | |||
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #20 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Tucker | L 3–4 OT | 1,791 | 9–7–3 (7–4–1) | |||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | #20 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Kaczperski | W 3–2 | 4,179 | 10–7–3 (8–4–1) | |||
| February 2 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 4–3 | 3,500 | 11–7–3 (9–4–1) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | at #4 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Kaczperski | L 0–4 | 3,625 | 11–8–3 (9–5–1) | ||||
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Tucker | L 1–4 | 2,300 | 11–9–3 (9–6–1) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 3–0 | 3,178 | 12–9–3 (10–6–1) | ||||
| February 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 5–2 | 3,500 | 13–9–3 (11–6–1) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Kaczperski | L 0–2 | 2,222 | 13–10–3 (11–7–1) | ||||
| February 23 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Tucker | L 0–3 | 3,095 | 13–11–3 (11–8–1) | ||||
| March 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | L 2–3 | 3,225 | 13–12–3 (11–9–1) | ||||
| March 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. #5 Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 1–4 | 3,500 | 13–13–3 (11–9–1) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1) | Kaczperski | W 4–1 | 1,444 | 14–13–3 | ||||
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2) | Tucker | W 4–0 | 1,521 | 15–13–3 | ||||
| Yale Won Series 2–0 | |||||||||||
| March 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Tucker | L 1–3 | 2,112 | 15–14–3 | ||||
| March 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2) | Tucker | L 2–5 | 2,301 | 15–15–3 | ||||
| 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 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 17 |
| Robbie DeMontis | LW | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| Justin Pearson | F | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
| Kevin O'Neil | RW | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| Evan Smith | C/LW | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| Curtis Hall | C | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Mitchell Smith | LW | 30 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Chandler Lindstrand | D | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Tyler Welsh | F | 33 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Ted Heart | C/RW | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Andrew Gaus | RW | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Charlie Curti | D | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Phil Kemp | D | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
| Luke Stevens | LW | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Anthony Walsh | D/F | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Dante Palecco | LW | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Billy Sweezey | D | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| Graham Lillibridge | D | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Matt Foley | D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Brett Jewell | RW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Will D'Orsi | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Matthews | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Kaczperski | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Tucker | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 33 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 85 | 141 | 226 | 327 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Kaczperski | 16 | 921 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 412 | 1 | .908 | 2.47 |
| Sam Tucker | 19 | 1066 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 539 | 2 | .917 | 2.53 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 33 | 2001 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 88 | 956 | 3 | .908 | 2.64 |
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 | 25 | 26 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | – | – | 19 | 19 | 20 | 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 | NR | NR |
Awards and honors
edit| Honor | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | Joe Snivley | Forward | [5] |
Players drafted into the NHL
editNo Yale players were selected in the NHL draft.
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) 2018-2019 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Yale Univ. 2018-2019 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces Men's All-League Teams". ecachockey.com. March 18, 2019. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.