2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his tenth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Jason Guerriero, Josh Siembida, and Stephen Volek. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.

2015–16 Yale Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
Ivy League Co-Champions
NCAA East Regional semifinal,
L 2–3 OT vs. UMass-Lowell
Conference2nd ECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO#11
USA Today#10
Record
Overall19–9–4
Conference14–5–3
Home8–5–1
Road8–3–2
Neutral3–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachKeith Allain
Assistant coachesJosh Siembida
Ryan Donald
Stephen Volek
Nick Costanzo
Captain(s)Mitch Witek
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

Seven Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Tommy Fallen – D, Anthony Day – F, Matt Killian – D, Trent Ruffolo – F, Nicholas Weberg – F, and Connor Wilson – G.

On April 22, 2015, it was announced that Senior defensemen Mitch Witek was named Captain for the 2015–16 season.[1]

On July 6, 2015, Josh Siembida was promoted from Volunteer Goalie Coach for Yale to a full-time Assistant Coach.[2]

On October 5, 2015, Ryan Donald, a 2010 Yale graduate and the 2009-10 Yale hockey team captain, was named Assistant Coach of the Bulldogs.[3]

Recruiting

Yale added seven freshmen for the 2015–16 season: four forwards, two defensemen, and one goalie.

Player Position Nationality Notes
Charlie CurtiDefense United StatesMound, Mn; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
Andrew GausForward United StatesWexford, PA; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
Ted HartForward United StatesCumberland, ME; Played for Phillips Exeter Academy
J.M. PiotrowskiForward United StatesIrving, TX; Played for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Joe SnivelyForward United StatesHerndon, VA; Played for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Sam TuckerGoalie United StatesWilton, CT; Played for Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
Anthony WalshDefense United StatesBurr Ridge, IL; Played for the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

2015-16 Roster

Departures from 2014–2015 team
  • Anthony Day, F - Graduation
  • Tommy Fallen, D - Graduation
  • Matt Killian, D - Graduation
  • Trent Ruffolo, F - Graduation
  • Nicholas Weberg, F - Graduation
  • Connor Wilson, G - Graduation

2015-16 Bulldogs

As of December 22, 2015.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Connecticut Sam Tucker Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-04-16 Wilton, Connecticut Choate (USHS–CT) —
2 Michigan Adam Larkin Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1995-01-28 Clarkston, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
3 New Jersey Dan O'Keefe Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-06 North Wall, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL) —
4 New York (state) Rob O'Gara Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-06 Nesconset, New York Milton (USHS–MA) BOS, 151st overall 2011
5 Minnesota Tim Bonner Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-08-19 Plymouth, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) —
6 New York (state) Stu Wilson Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-11-15 Pittsford, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
7 Virginia Joe Snively Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-01-01 Herndon, Virginia Sioux City (USHL) —
9 Alberta Carson Cooper Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-03-18 Bow Island, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
10 Illinois Mitch Witek (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-02-04 Downers Grove, Illinois Waterloo (USHL) —
11 Pennsylvania Andrew Gaus Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-02-23 Wexford, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
12 New Hampshire Cody Learned Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-10-02 Amherst, New Hampshire Boston (EJHL) —
13 New Jersey Matthew Beattie Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-12-14 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Phillips Exeter (USHS–NH) VAN, 207th overall 2012
14 Michigan Ryan Obuchowski Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-06-07 West Bloomfield, Michigan Indiana (USHL) —
15 Minnesota Henry Hart Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994-09-27 Stillwater, Minnesota Phillips Exeter (USHS–NH) —
16 Illinois Anthony Walsh Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-09-21 Burr Ridge, Illinois Green Bay (USHL) —
17 New York (state) Frankie DiChiara Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993-09-22 Ronkonkoma, New York Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Nate Repensky Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
19 Maine Ted Hart Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-02-20 Cumberland, Maine Phillips Exeter (USHS–NH) —
20 New Jersey John Baiocco Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-06-06 New Vernon, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL) —
21 Connecticut John Hayden Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 74th overall 2013
22 Texas J. M. Piotrowski Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-05-01 Irving, Texas Sioux City (USHL) —
23 Minnesota Charlie Curti Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-05-24 Mound, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
24 Massachusetts Mike Doherty Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-08-21 Reading, Massachusetts Islanders (EJHL) —
25 Florida Chris Izmirlian Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Highland Beach, Florida Islanders (EJHL) —
27 New Jersey Charles Orzetti Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1992-02-02 Ridgewood, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL) —
28 New York (state) Ryan Hitchcock Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-03-30 Manhasset, New York USNTDP (USHL) —
30 Quebec Patrick Spano Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-03-01 Montreal, Quebec Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
34 Minnesota Alex Lyon Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-12-09 Baudette, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons Coaching at
Yale University		Alma Mater
Keith AllainHead Coach14Yale University (1980)
Josh SiembidaAssistant coach3Quinnipiac (2006)
Ryan DonaldAssistant coach1Yale University (2010)
Stephen VolekAssistant director Strength & Conditioning2Penn State (2010)
Nick CostanzoVolunteer Coach1Johnson and Wales University (2013)

Standings
    2015–16 ECAC Hockey men's standings
    Conference record Overall record
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #2 Quinnipiac † *22161537844443324716385
    #10 Yale2214533157373219948657
    #9 Harvard221264287247341911411681
    #17 St. Lawrence221183256850371914410684
    Clarkson221093235251382015310195
    Rensselaer22877234749401815797104
    Dartmouth2211110226069351816194104
    #18 Cornell2288622465034161177982
    Union22610618536236131499196
    Colgate226142144571371124295132
    Brown22313612477031519775107
    Princeton223163940713152336099
    Championship: March 19, 2016
    † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
    * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
    Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016

    Schedule
    DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
    Exhibition
    December 29 7:00 pm McGill* #13 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 4-1  3,215 6-4-2 (3-3-2)
    Regular Season
    October 30 7:30 pm vs. Princeton* #13 Sun Center • Trenton, NJ (Capital City Classic)  Lyon W 3-1  1,200 1-0-0 (0-0-0)
    October 31 7:30 pm vs. Massachusetts* #13 Sun Center • Trenton, NJ (Capital City Classic)  Lyon W 6-1  530 2-0-0 (0-0-0)
    November 6 7:00 pm at #7 Harvard #12 Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MANESN+ Lyon T 2-2 OT 3,095 2-0-1 (0-0-1)
    November 7 7:00 pm at Dartmouth #12 Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH  Lyon W 3-2  2,506 3-0-1 (1-0-1)
    November 13 7:00 pm at RPI #10 Houston Field House • Troy, NYRPI TV Lyon L 2-3 OT 3,019 3-1-1 (1-1-1)
    November 14 7:00 pm at Union #10 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY  Lyon W 2-1 OT 2,017 4-1-1 (2-1-1)
    November 20 7:00 pm Cornell #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon T 0-0 OT 3,500 4-1-2 (2-1-2)
    November 21 7:00 pm Colgate #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 3-1  3,500 5-1-2 (3-1-2)
    November 28 7:00 pm at #1 Providence* #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, RIOSN Lyon L 3-4  3,030 5-2-2 (3-1-2)
    December 4 6:30 pm #3 Quinnipiac #10 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CTASN Lyon L 0-3  3,500 5-3-2 (3-2-2)
    December 6 7:00 pm Princeton #10 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon L 2-4  3,145 5-4-2 (3-3-2)
    December 11 7:00 pm Boston University* #15 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CTESPN3 Lyon W 3-2  3,500 6-4-2 (3-3-2)
    January 5 7:00 pm at Massachusetts* #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, MA  Lyon W 3-2 OT 1,313 7-4-2 (3-3-2)
    January 8 10:00 pm vs. Arizona State* #12 Gila River Arena • Glendale, AZ (Desert Hockey Classic)Pac-12 Network Lyon W 4-0  5,028 8-4-2 (3-3-2)
    January 10 12:00 pm vs. Michigan Tech* #12 Gila River Arena • Glendale, AZ (Desert Hockey Classic)Pac-12 Network Lyon T 1-1 OT   8-4-3 (3-3-2)
    January 15 7:00 pm Brown #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 3-2  3,500 9-4-3 (4-3-2)
    January 16 7:00 pm at Brown #12 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI  Lyon W 2-1 OT 1,452 10-4-3 (5-3-2)
    January 22 7:00 pm at Clarkson #12 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY  Lyon T 2-2 OT 2,186 10-4-4 (5-3-3)
    January 23 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence #12 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY  Lyon W 3-2  1,545 11-4-4 (6-3-3)
    January 29 7:00 pm Union #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CTESPN3 Lyon L 1-2  3,500 11-5-4 (6-4-3)
    January 30 7:00 pm #16 RPI #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 3-0  3,500 12-5-4 (7-4-3)
    February 5 7:00 pm Dartmouth #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CTESPN3 Lyon W 5-1  3,500 13-5-4 (8-4-3)
    February 6 7:00 pm #7 Harvard #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 2-1  3,500 14-5-4 (9-4-3)
    February 12 7:00 pm at Colgate #10 Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY  Lyon W 3-0  1,397 15-5-4 (10-4-3)
    February 13 7:00 pm at #15 Cornell #10 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY  Lyon W 4-2  4,267 16-5-4 (11-4-3)
    February 19 7:00 pm #18 St. Lawrence #8 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 4-3  3,500 17-5-4 (12-4-3)
    February 20 7:00 pm #20 Clarkson #8 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT  Lyon W 3-1  3,500 18-5-4 (13-4-3)
    February 26 7:00 pm at Princeton #7 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ  Lyon W 6-0  2,084 19-5-4 (14-4-3)
    February 27 7:00 pm at #1 Quinnipiac #7 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Heroes Hat)SNY Lyon L 1-4  3,696 19-6-4 (14-5-3)
    ECAC Tournament
    March 11 7:00 pm Dartmouth* #7 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)  Lyon L 3-4 OT 3,500 19-7-4 (14-5-3)
    March 12 7:00 pm Dartmouth* #7 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)  Lyon L 1-2  3,500 19-8-4 (14-5-3)
    NCAA Tournament
    March 26 7:30 pm vs. #8 UMass-Lowell* #11 Times Union Center • Albany, NY (NCAA East Regional semifinal)ESPN3 Lyon L 2-3 OT   19-9-4 (14-5-3)
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
    • On September 21, Yale was picked to win the ECAC Hockey Title by the ECAC Hockey Media Association, with 10 first place votes.[5]
    • On October 31, the Bulldogs beat Massachusetts 6-1 to win the Capital City Classic at the Sun Center.
    • On January 5, Yale's Ryan Hitchcock was away, representing the United States at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The US beat Sweden 8-3 to win the bronze medal.
    • On January 10, the Bulldogs lost to Michigan Tech 2-1 in a shootout to finish 2nd in the inaugural Desert Hockey Classic at the Gila River Arena.
    • On January 30, Alex Lyon broke the school record for most wins in a career which was previously 42 by Alex Westlund.[6]
    • On February 10, the ECAC suspended senior defenseman Rob O'Gara for two games due to his actions in the third period of the game against Harvard on February 6.[7][8]
    • On March 20, the NCAA tournament Selection Committee placed Yale as the 3-seed in the East Regional at Albany, playing 1-seed UMass-Lowell in the first round.
    • On March 26, Yale lost to 2-seed UMass-Lowell in OT by a score of 3-2 in the first round.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
    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 12 13 13 13 12 10 11 10 10 15 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 7 8 7 10 11 11
    USA Today 12 14 15 15 9 8 10 9 10 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 8 7 11 12 10

    Statistics

    As of the completion of the season.[9]

    Skaters
    No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
    7 Joe Snively F FR 32 10 18 28 12 2 0 0 +5 75
    6 Stu Wilson F SR 31 8 18 26 8 3 0 2 +1 112
    21 John Hayden F JR 32 16 7 23 26 6 0 5 +2 136
    17 Frankie DiChiara F JR 32 7 8 15 18 1 0 0 +4 78
    28 Ryan Hitchcock F SO 22 8 6 14 0 2 0 1 E 40
    12 Cody Learned F SR 31 6 6 12 6 0 1 2 +8 42
    25Chris IzmirlianFJR27481210001+658
    4 Rob O'Gara D SR 30 4 8 12 41 1 0 1 +5 61
    14 Ryan Obuchowski D SR 32 4 8 12 20 2 0 1 +5 63
    24 Mike Doherty F JR 22 2 10 12 23 1 0 0 +5 55
    10 Mitch Witek D SR 32 0 12 12 2 0 0 0 +12 63
    9 Carson Cooper F SR 30 3 8 11 28 1 0 0 +4 57
    19 Ted Hart F FR 24 3 6 9 4 0 0 2 -2 41
    11 Andrew Gaus F FR 18 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 -5 44
    22 JM Piotrowski F FR 28 3 1 4 10 0 0 2 +4 39
    18 Nate Repensky D SO 13 1 3 4 6 1 0 0 E 18
    23 Charlie Curti D FR 23 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 -5 22
    2 Adam Larkin D SO 30 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 E 23
    16 Anthony Walsh D FR 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 0 +2 28
    15 Henry Hart F SO 17 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 +4 6
    3 Dan O'Keefe D JR 10 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 +2 4
    34 Alex Lyon G JR 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 +15 0
    30 Patrick Spano G JR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
    20 John Baiocco F SO 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 +1 5
    27 Charles Orzetti F SR 24 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -1 17
    Bench 2
    Team328613822424622119+121087

    Goaltenders
    No. Player POS YR GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
    34Alex LyonJRG311905:371984521.64818766.9365
    30 Patrick Spano JR G 1 59:18 0 1 0 3 3.04 30 27 .900 0
    Empty Net 11 5:24 2 2
    Team321970:191984571.74850793.9335

    Awards and honors

    Preseason awards

    ECAC All-League Team[10]

    Weekly awards

    ECAC Player of the Week

    ECAC Rookie of the Week

    ECAC Goaltender of the Week

    American Sports Network Player of the Week

    College Hockey News Warrior Player of the Week

    Monthly awards

    ECAC Rookie of the Month

    ECAC Goaltender of the Month

    Postseason awards

    Ivy League All-Stars[11]

    • Stu Wilson, F – 1st Team All-Ivy
    • Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-Ivy
    • Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-Ivy
    • Ryan Obuchowski, F – 2nd Team All-Ivy
    • John Hayden, F – Honorable Mention All-Ivy
    • Joe Snively, F – Honorable Mention All-Ivy
    • Mitch Witek, D – Honorable Mention All-Ivy

    Ivy League Awards[11]

    • Joe Snively, F – Ivy League Rookie of the Year
    • Keith Allain – Ivy League Coach of the Year

    ECAC All-Stars[12]

    • Rob O'Gara, D – First Team All-League
    • Alex Lyon, G – First Team All-League
    • Joe Snively, F – All-Rookie Team

    ECAC Awards[12]

    • Carson Cooper, F – Best Defensive Forward
    • Rob O'Gara, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
    • Alex Lyon, G – Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year
    • Carson Cooper, F – Best Defensive Forward
    • Joe Snively, F – Rookie of the Year
    • Yale University Bulldogs – Sportsmanship Trophy

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