2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season
The 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey team represented Merrimack College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mark Dennehy, in his 10th season with the Warriors. The Warriors played their home games at Lawler Arena on campus in North Andover, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East. The Warriors finished the season with a record of 16–18–4, 5–14–3 in Hockey East play to finish in 11th place. The qualified for the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.
| 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Lawler Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 16–18–4 (5–14–3 HEA) |
| Home | 9–4–2 |
| Road | 6–13–1 |
| Neutral | 1–1–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Mark Dennehy |
| Assistant Coaches | Curtis Carr Bill Gilligan |
| Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons « 2013–14 2015–16 » | |
Personnel
Roster
As of December 1, 2014.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Collin Delia | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-06-20 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Craig Wyszomirski | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1992-09-21 | Mahwah, New Jersey | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Aaron Titcomb | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1993-05-16 | Charlestown, Massachusetts | Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Marc Biega | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-06-06 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Sean Robertson | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1991-02-28 | Cobble Hill, British Columbia | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 6 | |
Braxton Bilous | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1994-05-02 | Langley, British Columbia | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 7 |  |
Jonathan Lashyn | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-12-07 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
| 8 |  |
Brian Christie | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1992-04-20 | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Topeka (NAHL) | — |
| 9 | |
Jace Hennig | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-01-04 | Port Moody, British Columbia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Quinn Gould | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1990-05-02 | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Westside (BCHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Teddy McCarran | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1993-02-02 | Derry, New Hampshire | Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Vinny Scotti | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1992-01-13 | Vineland, New Jersey | Boston (EJHL) | — |
| 13 |  |
Brett Seney | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-02-29 | London, Ontario | Kingston (OJHL) | — |
| 14 |  |
Kyle Singleton | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1990-08-30 | Beaverton, Oregon | Westside (BCHL) | — |
| 15 |  |
Jared Kolquist | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1993-04-22 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Chris LeBlanc | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1993-09-12 | Winthrop, Massachusetts | South Shore (EJHL) | OTT, 161st overall 2013 |
| 17 | |
Ben Bahe | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1993-01-10 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Topeka (NAHL) | — |
| 18 |  |
Justin Hussar | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-10-01 | Lancaster, New York | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 20 |  |
Hampus Gustafsson | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1993-10-26 | Ljungby, Sweden | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Clayton Jardine | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1991-03-04 | Lacombe, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
| 22 |  |
Mathieu Tibbet | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1993-10-07 | Dover, Delaware | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Alfred Larsson | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1993-06-11 | Malmö, Sweden | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Matt Cronin | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1992-05-21 | Langley, British Columbia | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Dan Kolomatis (C) | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1991-05-22 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Justin Mansfield (A) | Senior | D/F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1990-07-02 | Arlington, Massachusetts | Boston (EJHL) | — |
| 28 | |
John Gustafsson | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-01-05 | Ljungby, Sweden | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Joe Pantalone | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1992-12-01 | Hammonton, New Jersey | St. Augustine (USHS–NJ) | — |
| 32 |  |
Rasmus Tirronen | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1990-11-09 | Espoo, Finland | Topeka (NAHL) | — |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Merrimack | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dennehy | Head Coach | 10 | Boston College (1991) |
| Curtis Carr | Associate Head Coach | 4 | Kent State University (2003) |
| Bill Gilligan | Associate Head Coach | 1 | Brown University (1977) |
Standings
2014–15 Hockey East men's standings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 3:00 PM | St. Francis Xavier* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | T 2–2 OT | 1,987 | 0–0–0 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | W 3–2 | 990 | 1–0–0 | |||||
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | Holy Cross* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 2–1 | 2,229 | 2–0–0 | |||||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 OT | 2,549 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) | ||||
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | W 5–4 OT | 1,214 | 4–0–0 | |||||
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | L 2–3 | 958 | 4–1–0 | |||||
| October 31 | 4:30 PM | vs. Connecticut* | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational) | T 2–2 OT | 2,113 | 4–1–1 | |||||
| November 2 | 1:00 PM | vs. Princeton* | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational) | W 6–1 | 2,987 | 5–1–1 | |||||
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 2–3 | 2,647 | 5–2–1 (1–1–0) | |||||
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | #12 Providence | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 1–0 | 2,549 | 6–2–1 (2–1–0) | |||||
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 2–3 OT | 2,549 | 6–3–1 (2–2–0) | |||||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–1 | 2,549 | 7–3–1 (3–2–0) | |||||
| November 21 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–2 | 2,411 | 8–3–1 (4–2–0) | |||||
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 1–3 | 2,010 | 8–4–1 (4–3–0) | |||||
| November 28 | 4:00 PM | Clarkson* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 3–0 | 2,158 | 9–4–1 | |||||
| November 29 | 4:00 PM | Clarkson* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 2–1 | 2,145 | 10–4–1 | |||||
| December 5 | 7:00 PM | #3 Boston University | #18 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 1–1 OT | 2,549 | 10–4–2 (4–3–1) | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | #18 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 4,366 | 10–5–2 (4–4–1) | ||||
| January 2 | 8:00 PM | at #8 Minnesota* | #18 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | FSN+ | W 3–2 | 9,866 | 11–5–2 | |||
| January 3 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 UMass Lowell* | #18 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | L 1–3 | 9,790 | 11–6–2 | ||||
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | #12 Quinnipiac* | #20 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–3 | 2,549 | 12–6–2 | ||||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Quinnipiac* | #20 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | W 3–1 | 3,337 | 13–6–2 | ||||
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Boston College | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | L 1–2 | 4,188 | 13–7–2 (4–5–1) | |||
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | UMass | #14 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | T 4–4 OT | 2,291 | 13–7–3 (4–5–2) | ||||
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | #14 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–4 | 1,224 | 13–8–3 (4–6–2) | ||||
| January 30 | 7:00 PM | #10 UMass Lowell | #19 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 2,549 | 14–8–3 (5–6–2) | |||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at #10 UMass Lowell | #19 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | L 1–4 | 6,351 | 14–9–3 (5–7–2) | ||||
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | #11 Boston College | #18 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 2,549 | 14–10–3 (5–8–2) | ||||
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 0–1 | 4,194 | 14–11–3 (5–9–2) | |||||
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | Maine | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 3–4 | 2,374 | 14–12–3 (5–10–2) | |||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | Maine | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 3–5 | 2,095 | 14–13–3 (5–11–2) | |||||
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | L 1–2 | 3,867 | 14–14–3 (5–12–2) | |||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | T 0–0 OT | 4,007 | 14–14–4 (5–12–3) | |||||
| February 27 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1–4 | 3,955 | 14–15–4 (5–13–3) | |||||
| February 28 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 0–3 | 5,586 | 14–16–4 (5–14–3) | |||||
| Postseason | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round) | W 3–2 OT | 1,826 | 15–16–4 | |||||
| March 7 | 4:00 PM | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round) | W 2–1 2OT | 1,519 | 16–16–4 | |||||
| March 13 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 2–6 | 2,612 | 16–17–4 | |||||
| March 14 | 4:00 PM | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 0–5 | 3,069 | 16–18–4 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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 | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
| USA Today | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
References
- "2014-15 Merrimack Warriors roster". merrimackathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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