tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14887632212919654382024-02-18T20:53:32.611-05:00College HockeytownChip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-36966681147174880462017-06-24T14:46:00.004-04:002017-06-24T14:46:40.954-04:00Here is Yale's class of 2021<div class="yiv4444357744MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2156">
<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2155"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2154" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Brett Jewell</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2180"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2179" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6’2, 195</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2215"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2214" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Forward</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2219"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2218" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Vernon, British Columbia</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2221"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2220" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Kalamalka Secondary School</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2225"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2224" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Merritt Centennials (BCHL):
</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2227" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Played
for three seasons and scored 28 goals with 36 assists… Scored 3 more
goals and had six points in the playoffs… Was named team captain in
2016-17… Helped Merritt reach divisional
semi-finals in 2015-16.</span></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2230"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2229" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Osoyoos Coyotes (KIJHL):
</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2240" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Finished
the regular season with 18 goals and 12 assists… Scored seven goals and
had 10 assists during the playoffs… Helped his team win division and
advance to the conference finals.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:
</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2241" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Also
played basketball and soccer during high school… Was named to the
Principal’s List, received the Roll of Distinction Certificate, and was
honored with a Science Achievement Award
for his academic achievements... Big fan of Jonathan Toews, who plays
for the Chicago Blackhawks.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Phil Kemp</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6’3, 200</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Defense</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Greenwich, Connecticut</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Pioneer High School</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2284"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2283" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At U.S. National Under 18 Team (Ann Arbor, Mich.):</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2286" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">
Won 2016 Five Nations Championship… Won
2017 Five Nations Championship… Co-captain of Under-18 World
Championship Gold Medal winner… Was +7 in 7 games with two assists in
the world championships… Team captain for Under-17 season…</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Brunswick School (Greenwich, Conn.):</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">
Won the Empire Cup in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons…
Won the Belmont-Nicholas tournament in 2015… Totaled 16 points as a
sophomore… Also played varsity lacrosse and won a New England West
Division 1 championship.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">
Grandfather, Phil ’50, played football and baseball at Yale… Brother,
Larken,
played lacrosse at Brown University and now plays for the Denver
Outlaws… Sister, Elizabeth, is a rower at Harvard… Great uncles, Frank
’42 and Bruce Kemp ’45, were Yale athletes.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Nicholas MacNab</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6’2, 185</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Goaltender</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Indianapolis, Indiana</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL):
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Played two seasons with the
Buccaneers… Had three shutouts during the 2016-17 season… Had a save
percentage of .916… Helped lead team to conference semi-finals… Had one
shutout during
the 2015-16 season… Had a save percentage of .900.<b></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Culver Military Academy Prep (Culver, Ind.):
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Had a save percentage of .936
during the 2014-15 season… Helped team win the Lawrence-Grotten
Tournament in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons… Named the Senior Class
President… Also
played varsity lacrosse.<b> </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Brother, Jackson, is
committed to play hockey at Notre Dame… A member of Spanish Honors
Society… Received Culver Academy’s Batten Scholarship for academic
achievements.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Brian Matthews</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6’0, 195</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Defenseman</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Marshfield, Massachusetts</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Omaha Lancers (USHL):
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Appeared in 49 games and
notched seven points in 2016-17… Received the Phil Todd Memorial
Scholarship for outstanding performance and dedication.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Belmont Hill School (Belmont, Mass.):
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Scored 12 goals and had 26
points as a senior… Was named a captain during the 2015-16 season… Was
named All-League in 2016… Won an Independent School League Championship
in 2013-14…
Also played varsity lacrosse and won two ISL championships… Received
the Yale Book Award and was named to the Chinese National Honors
Society.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Sister, Emily, played field
hockey at Providence College… Brother, Jay, played hockey at Wesleyan
University… Dad, Steve, played football at Curry College… Grandfather
played football
at Boston College… Grandfather was a Chief Justice on the Connecticut
Supreme Court.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Kevin O'Neil</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">5’11, 175</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Forward</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Latham, New York</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Albany Academy</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">USHL:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Played 43 games for Madison
Capitols and had nine goals and 24 assists… Skated in 14 games for Fargo
Force and netted five goals and 11 points.
</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Albany Academy Cadets (Albany, N.Y.):</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">
Was named assistant captain during the 2015-16
season… Named to the 2016 All-New England Prep All Star Team… Helped
his team win 22 games in the 2015-16 season… Received the Frederick A.
Plunkett Award for being the most improved player on team… Received the
Mary Ann Smith Memorial Award for his dedication
to sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Syracuse Stars (USPHL):</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">
Was named assistant captain during the 2014-15 season… Helped
team win the state championship in 2014-2015… Scored 9 goals and 20
points in 10 games played during the 2014-2015 season… Scored 9 goals
and 4 assists during the 2013-2014 season.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Also played lacrosse and ran track during high school… Was a member of French
Honor Society… Was named to the Cum Laude Society.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Dante Palecco</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">5’11, 185</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Forward</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Whippany, New Jersey</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mona Shores High School</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">: Scored team-high 20 goals and had 36 points (3<sup>rd</sup>
on team) in the 2016-17 season… Played in 60 games… Had four multi-goal games.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL):
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Played in 89 games in two
seasons, scoring 15 goals and 23 points… Helped lead his team to the
United States Hockey League Clark Cup with 14 goals on the year.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Has an English Bulldog named Parker… Last name pronounced p</span>uh-LECK-oh<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Tyler Welsh</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">5’9, 165</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Forward</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Whistler, British Columbia</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Whistler Secondary School</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL):
</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2326" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Finished
second on team in goals, assists, and points during the 2016-17 season…
Helped his team win division during the 2016-17 season… Finished with 2
goals and 10 points during
the 2016-17 playoffs… Was an assistant captain during the 2016-17
season… Doubled his goal production from the 2015-16 season… Finished
with 30 assists in the 2015-16 season.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">At Campbell River Storm (VIJHL):
</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2328" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Scored
17 goals and 58 assists during the 2014-15 season… Set the team
single-season record for assists… Won Rookie of the Year in the 2014-15
season… Helped team win the Cyclone
Taylor Cup and the Keystone Cup.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Personal:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498329886995_2316" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">
Also ran cross country and played golf during high school… Was named
captain of
the Burnaby Winter Club Hockey Academy during their 2013-14 season…
Played with his brother, Nolan, on Victoria Grizzlies last year.</span></div>
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-48369053629801318332016-11-06T09:44:00.002-05:002016-11-06T09:49:28.715-05:00John Hayden scores twice in furious Yale comeback win over RPI<br />
Yale trailed 2-0 to RPI on Saturday night with fewer than 3 minutes to play, and managed to pull off a 3-2 overtime victory. Frankie DiChiara's power-play goal with 2:59 remaining began the rally. John Hayden tied it on an extra-attacker, power-play goal with 19 seconds left in regulation, then won it with another power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime.<br />
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See the replay of the game <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfPNCzcF6iM&app=desktop" target="_blank">here</a>, via RPI TV.<br />
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-5624486194217703472016-07-04T08:13:00.000-04:002016-07-04T08:13:15.765-04:00Happy Fourth of July. Here's Yale's official hockey schedule for next season.<div class="MsoNormal">
Yale has a couple of tweaks in the schedule. Keith Allain prefers opening with an Ivy opponent due to the late start date mandated by the league, only this year it's a scrimmage with both Brown and Princeton (games at Princeton.) Sacred Heart is the official season-opener a week later. </div>
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Also, there was some haggling with Providence, which owed the Bulldogs a return game for last season's meeting at Schneider Arena, to find a date that worked for both teams. At the 11th hour, they settled on Jan. 10. </div>
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The University of Ottawa fills the annual Christmas week exhibition, a slot filled by the Russian Red Stars for several seasons until they stopped touring last year. And the Quinnipiac games are once again at season's end, Feb. 4 at Yale, Feb. 24 in Hamden.</div>
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<b>2016-17 Yale Men’s
Hockey Schedule<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Oct. 22 vs.
Brown# 2:15<o:p></o:p></div>
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at Princeton# 4:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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29 SACRED HEART 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nov. 4 at
Union* 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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5 at
RPI* 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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11 COLGATE* 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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12 CORNELL* 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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18 at St. Lawrence* 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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19 at Clarkson* 7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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25-26 at Notre Dame Classic TBA <o:p></o:p></div>
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(with Holy
Cross, Clarkson)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dec. 9 RPI*
7:00 <o:p></o:p></div>
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10 UNION* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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13 at Boston University 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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28 OTTAWA @ 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jan. 3 NORTHEASTERN 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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7 at Connecticut (XL
Center) 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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10 PROVIDENCE 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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13 CLARKSON* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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14 ST. LAWRENCE* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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20 at Dartmouth* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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21 at Harvard* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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27 at Brown* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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28 BROWN* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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Feb. 3 PRINCETON* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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4 QUINNIPIAC* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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10 at Cornell* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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11 at Colgate* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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17 HARVARD* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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18 DARTMOUTH* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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24 at Quinnipiac* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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25 at Princeton* 7:00<o:p></o:p></div>
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March 3-5 ECAC
Hockey First Round<o:p></o:p></div>
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10-12 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals<o:p></o:p></div>
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17-18 ECAC Hockey Championships<o:p></o:p></div>
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24-26 NCAA Regionals<o:p></o:p></div>
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April 6-8 Frozen
Four (Chicago, Ill.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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# pre-season
scrimmage<o:p></o:p></div>
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@ exhibition
game<o:p></o:p></div>
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* ECAC
Hockey Games<o:p></o:p></div>
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-49410634869836571522016-03-29T16:13:00.002-04:002016-03-29T16:19:16.010-04:00Yale goalie Alex Lyon expected to sign NHL deal this week<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alex Lyon, Yale’s first-team All-American
goaltender, is expected to forgo his senior season to sign an NHL contract,
sources told the Register.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At least a dozen teams are interested. Lyon is in
the process of choosing the best offer with his family and an advisor. A
decision is expected in the next few days, but, sources said, a deal appears imminent. The only question is the destination. There's been no indication of a which team is the front-runner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lyon had roughly a dozen interested NHL suitors last spring,
when he led the nation in goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts, but
opted to return for his junior year. Keith Allain said at the time he understood Lyon would have a much more difficult time declining the same offers prior to his senior season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Scores of NHL scouts and high-ranking front office personnel were
fixtures this season at Yale games, home and away. Lyon is once again leading
the country in goals-against average (1.64) and tied for second in save
percentage (.936). The Bulldogs were eliminated by UMass Lowell in the NCAA
East Regional on Saturday night in Albany, New York.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lyon, an undrafted free agent, is a fourth generation Yale
student. His father, Tim, grew up in Wallingford and moved to Baudette,
Minnesota to raise a family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In three seasons, Lyon shattered nearly every goaltending
record at Yale. He set the career record for wins (50) earlier this season, and
tops career and single-season lists for goals-against average, save percentage
and shutouts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-58691644089845916252016-03-25T08:28:00.002-04:002016-03-25T08:28:38.345-04:00The NCAA East Regional at a glance<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• Who/when: Quinnipiac vs. RIT, 4 p.m.; Yale vs. UMass
Lowell, 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• Where: Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• Records: Quinnipiac 29-3-7; RIT 18-14-6; Yale 19-8-4;
UMass Lowell 24-9-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• TV: ESPNU<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• Radio: WQUN-1220 (Quinnipiac game); WYBC-1340 (Yale game)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KEEP AN EYE ON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• Quinnipiac not only boasts high-scoring forwards. Its
defensive unit has accounted for 115 points this season, third-best in the
country behind only St. Cloud State (121) and Boston College (117)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• RIT has only been a Division I program for 10 years, but
it has caused damage in its only two NCAA tournament appearances. In 2010, it
won a regional in Albany to reach the Frozen Four and last year, also the 16<sup>th</sup>
overall seed, upset No. 1 Minnesota State in its opening game. The Tigers,
since 1999, have been coached by Wayne Wilson, father of Yale senior forward
Stu Wilson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• Yale’s penalty kill is on pace to shatter the NCAA
single-season record for effectiveness. The Bulldogs 94.3 percent success rate
(82-for-87) would best the record of 92.0 percent set by Michigan State in
1999. Yale has killed 34 straight penalties dating back to Jan. 23.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">• The nightcap between Yale and UMass Lowell is not only a rematch
of the 2013 Frozen Four semifinal, but pits the nation’s two best defensive
teams. Yale leads at 1.74 goals-per game; UMass Lowell is second at 1.82.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PLAYERS TO WATCH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Quinnipiac: Sam Anas, Jr. F (23-25-48); Travis St. Denis,
Sr. F (20-24-44); Tim Clifton, Jr. F (18-21-39); Michael Garteig, Sr. G (1.90
GAA, .923 save percentage)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RIT: Josh Mitchell, Sr. F (6-30-36); Myles Powell, So. F
(15-17-32); Gabe Valenzuela, Fr. F (13-15-28)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yale: Joe Snively, Fr. F (10-18-28); Stu Wilson, Sr. F
(8-18-26); John Hayden, Jr. F (16-7-23); Alex Lyon, Jr. G (1.59 GAA, .938 save
percentage)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">UMass Lowell: C.J. Smith, So. F (17-21-38); Adam Chapie, Sr.
F (16-19-35); Joe Gambardella, Jr. F (8-27-35); Kevin Boyle, Sr. G (1.77 GAA,
.935 save percentage).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-28834622842003910672016-03-14T09:39:00.001-04:002016-03-14T09:39:16.790-04:00Ex-basketball captain Jack Montague will sue Yale<div style="text-align: left;">
This was just released by Jack Montague's lawyer. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">STATEMENT OF MAX STERN, COUNSEL FOR JACK MONTAGUE</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Boston, MA – March 14, 2016 –</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
Jack Montague was expelled
from Yale University on February 10, 2016 after a panel of the Yale
University-Wide Committee found that he had unconsented-to sex 15 months
earlier, in October 2014, with a female student who is currently a junior
at Yale. He was expelled during the second semester of his senior
year.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
Last week, the media widely
reported on statements made by Yale students and posters put up on campus
which condemned Jack Montague directly as the named culprit and as a
rapist, thus slandering him with this accusation. He was never
accused of rape and Yale took no steps to correct these actions.
As a result, Mr. Montague has no choice but to correct the record.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
The University hired an
independent investigator to investigate this matter and, as reported
by her, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the facts
not in dispute and as stated in the female student’s account</span>
are these:</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
The two students developed
a relationship that led to them sleeping together in Jack’s room on
four occasions in the fall of 2014.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
On the first occasion,
the woman joined Jack in bed and stayed the night.</div>
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
On the second occasion,
she entered his bed voluntarily, removed all of her clothes and, during
the night, woke him to perform oral sex.</div>
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
On the third occasion,
she joined him in bed, voluntarily took off all her clothing, and they
had sexual intercourse by consent.</div>
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
On the fourth occasion,
she joined him in bed, voluntarily removed all of her clothes, and they
had sexual intercourse. Then they got up, left the room and went
separate ways. Later that same night, she reached out to him to
meet up, then returned to his room voluntarily, and spent the rest of
the night in his bed with him.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
The sole dispute is as
to the sexual intercourse in the fourth episode. She stated that
she did not consent to it. He said that she did. </div>
<br />
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
A year later she reported
the incident to a Title IX coordinator. A Title IX official –
not her – filed a formal complaint with the University-Wide Committee.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
Only two persons could
have known what happened on that fourth night. The panel chose
to believe the woman, by a “preponderance of the evidence.”
We believe that it defies logic and common sense that a woman would
seek to re-connect and get back into bed with a man who she says forced
her to have unwanted sex just hours earlier. And yet the Dean
accepted this conclusion and ordered Jack to be expelled. His
decision was then upheld by the Provost.</div>
<br />
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
We strongly believe that
the decision to expel Jack Montague was wrong, unfairly determined,
arbitrary, and excessive by any rational measure. Yale has been
oblivious to the catastrophic and irreparable damage resulting from
these allegations and determinations. The expulsion not only deprives
Jack of the degree which he was only three months short of earning,
but has simultaneously destroyed both his educational and basketball
careers. </div>
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<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
We cannot help but think
it not coincidental that the decision by Yale officials to seek expulsion
of the captain of its basketball team followed by little more than a
month the report of the Association of American Universities (AAU) which
was highly critical of the incidence of sexual assault on the Yale campus,
and the Yale President’s promise, in response, to “redouble our
efforts.” From what appears, Jack has been pilloried as a “whipping
boy” for a campus problem that has galvanized national attention.</div>
<br />
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
There is no doubt that
institutions of higher learning must take the problem of sexual abuse
seriously and take effective steps to protect its women students.
But that obligation cannot justify imposing so drastic a punishment
on the basis of such flimsy evidence. </div>
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<br />
<div style="text-indent: 36pt;">
Mr. Montague intends to
sue Yale University to vindicate his rights.</div>
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-61788852965588971722016-02-10T17:37:00.005-05:002016-02-10T17:39:10.360-05:00ECAC Hockey hands Yale's Rob O'Gara one-game suspensionEarlier today, ECAC Hockey announced supplemental discipline in the form of a one-game suspension to Yale's Rob O'Gara. The All-American defenseman will miss this weekend's series at Colgate and Cornell after a game disqualification penalty issued on Saturday night against Harvard.<br />
<br />
The league made the decision on Monday. There was a delay in the announcement as the league reviewed Yale's appeal.<br />
<br />
"We've spent the last couple of days fighting with the league over this one," Yale coach Keith Allain said prior to Wednesday's practice at Ingalls Rink. "My suggestion is you should probably watch the video of the vicious hit (O'Gara) took and come to your own conclusions."<br />
<br />
In the third period of Yale's 2-1 victory over the Crimson, O'Gara was sent head-first into the boards by Harvard's Sean Malone. O'Gara remained on the ice for several seconds holding his head. No penalty was called. When he staggered to his feet, he turned to see Malone charging toward him. The two collided, each knocking the other back a step, before O'Gara hit Malone across the side of his head with his stick.<br />
<br />
Referees issued O'Gara a 5-minute major and game disqualification.<br />
<br />
O'Gara, a Boston Bruins draft pick, is known as one of the top shutdown defensemen in the nation. Yale had been the least penalized team in the country leading into the Harvard game (they're now the fifth least-penalized.) O'Gara had taken eight penalties for 16 minutes in 22 previous games, and doesn't have a history or reputation as a dirty player.<br />
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"None whatsoever," Allain said. "Rob's a terrific young man. He's an asset to our university; an asset to our hockey program. We'll miss him, but we have to figure out how to win without him. That's our job right now."<br />
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<br />Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-36784806800713470492016-01-09T19:12:00.000-05:002016-01-09T19:13:02.823-05:00Yale to sign big-time deal with Under ArmourYale athletics has little in common with the fat cats of the college
sports world, but it’s about to get a deal worthy of the Power Five.<br />
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Yale and sportswear giant Under Armour signed a long-term
partnership that will outfit the athletic program for the next decade.
The deal, expected to be announced Monday, is the first exclusive shoe,
apparel and equipment contract in school history.<br />
<br />
Under Armour, which famously outfits Maryland and Notre Dame,
recently overtook Adidas as the second-largest sports apparel company in
the United States and was on track to earn $4 billion in net revenue
for 2015. Word is it was anxious to crack into the Ivy League, and more
specifically, Yale.<br />
<br />
Terms of the deal aren’t likely to be made public, but sources
say it’s a 10-year contract is worth in the neighborhood of $16 million,
making it higher in annual value than current Nike deals for Big 10
conference members Illinois and Rutgers. <br />
<br />
It’s a major coup for Yale, especially since a portion of the
contract will be paid in cash to help boost the school’s annual
operations budget. No official word yet, but expect more TV broadcasts,
more big-name opponents in New Haven and, perhaps, Under
Armour-sponsored hockey and basketball tournaments. <br />
<br />
One thing loyal Yale fans and alums needn’t worry about is
tradition. Maryland, Texas Tech and even Navy allowed Under Armour to
make wild changes to uniform color schemes and football helmets. But the
university isn’t interested in radical revamps. So breathe easy. Yale
Blue is untouchable.<br />
<br />Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-52940583271553774952015-11-18T14:39:00.001-05:002015-12-30T09:38:05.205-05:00Streaking BobcatsQuinnipiac is off to the best start to a season in program history. Curious to see where it ranks among the best starts of all-time, I pored through media guides of all 60 Division I teams to cull data. Here's how the Bobcats stack up against the longest season-opening streaks in Division I since Cornell finished the 1969-70 season at 29-0. (NOTE: this post will be updated accordingly):<br />
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<b>LONGEST WIN STREAKS TO BEGIN A SEASON SINCE 1970</b><br />
10: Michigan Tech, 2014-15<br />
<i>11: Quinnipiac, 2015-16</i><br />
12: Northeastern, 1980-81<br />
13: Air Force, 2008-09<br />
13: Ohio State, 1983-84<br />
15: Harvard, 1986-87<br />
15: Harvard, 1988-89<br />
16: St. Lawrence, 1988-89<br />
21: Boston University, 1977-78<br />
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<b>NCAA RECORD</b><br />
29: Cornell 1969-70, finished season unbeaten and untied<br />
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<b>LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAKS TO BEGIN A SEASON SINCE 1970</b><br />
13: Air Force (13-0), 2008-09<br />
13: Minnesota (11-0-2), 2001-02<br />
13: Ohio State (13-0), 1983-84<br />
14: Wisconsin (13-0-1), 1981-82<br />
14: Boston University (13-0-1), 1970-71<br />
15: Providence (12-0-3), 2015-2016<br />
15: Harvard (15-0), 1988-89<br />
15: Harvard (15-0), 1986-87<br />
16: St. Lawrence (16-0), 1988-89<br />
17: Quinnipiac (15-0-2), 2015-2016<br />
18: Colorado College (15-0-3), 1995-96<br />
19: Maine (14-0-5), 1994-95<br />
21: Boston University (21-0), 1977-78<br />
29: Maine (28-0-1), 1992-93<br />
29: Cornell (29-0), 1969-70<br />
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<br />Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-22121941034460224592015-06-09T08:36:00.002-04:002015-06-09T08:36:32.111-04:00Keith Allain discusses Yale's incoming classWe released the names of the seven incoming freshman about a month ago. All seven are clear and set to enroll, so Keith Allain was able to break down the class. Here's<a href="http://bit.ly/1IBdURH" target="_blank"> the link</a> to my Register article that ran today.<br />
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A couple of additional notes: Yale is still planning on two games in Arizona this January, but the Arizona Coyotes are working on a two-day, four-team tournament at the NHL arena. Two more opponents are working to shift things around in order to attend. If all works out, the tournament will be Friday and Sunday, with the Coyotes playing a home game on Saturday night. If not, Yale would simply play two games against Arizona State, at least one expected to be at Gila River Arena.<br />
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Allain said he's very close to finalizing a replacement for assistant coach Dan Muse, who departed for the Chicago Steel of the USHL a couple weeks ago.<br />
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-31253151211420646692015-05-12T16:00:00.000-04:002015-05-12T16:00:27.508-04:00Quinnipiac announces recruiting classThere will be six recruits, three forwards and three defenseman, enrolling at Quinnipiac this fall. Nelson Gadoury could be the seventh, but that has yet to be decided. <a href="http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20150511/quinnipiac-hockey-grabs-six-more-recruits-from-british-columbia" target="_blank">Here's the story</a> I wrote in today's Register detailing the new class.<br />
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Quick future scheduling note for Quinnipiac: in addition to a game with Arizona State at High Point Solutions Arena on Oct. 15, the Sun Devils will return to Hamden in 2016-17 for a two-game set. Quinnipiac travels to Tempe, Ariz. for two games the following season.<br />
<br />Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-66148509577265955792015-04-14T10:04:00.001-04:002015-04-14T10:14:48.177-04:00Yale bringing in seven recruitsWhile Yale's roster featured seven seniors this past winter, only three, Tommy Fallen, Matt Killian and Trent Ruffolo, were regulars in the lineup. A broken fibula sidelined Anthony Day until the ECAC playoffs. Nico Weberg and Alex Ward combined to play just 11 games before injuries ended their seasons. Goaltender Connor Wilson saw no action, stuck behind the best goaltender in the country.<br />
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The Bulldogs will replenish with seven recruits. Four forwards, two defensemen and a goalie will fill the holes left by the departed (Killian arrived as a defensemen, but transitioned to forward.)<br />
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Here's the new class.<br />
<br />
<b>FORWARDS</b><br />
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<b>Andrew Gaus</b>, <i>Wexford, Pa., 2/23/95 (age 20), 6-1, 180, RW, Cedar Rapids (USHL)</i>: Has 14 goals and 18 assists in 58 games for Cedar Rapids, now competing in the USHL playoffs. Prepped at Taft and led the team in scoring twice. Chose Yale over Harvard.<br />
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<b>Joe Snively</b>, <i>Herndon, Va., 1/1/96 (age 19), 5-8, 160, C/LW, Sioux City (USHL)</i>: His 27 goals, 37 assists and 64 points was tied for fourth in the USHL this season. Extensive international experience. Won gold at the Under-19 Junior-A Challenge in Saskatoon in December; bronze at the Junior Club World Cup in Ufa, Russia last summer. Made the U.S. Under-18 Selects team that played in the Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2013. Team MVP at South Kent in 2012. Chose Yale over Harvard, Providence, Boston College and New Hampshire.<br />
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<b>Ted Hart</b>,<i> Cumberland, Maine, 2/20/96 (age 19), 5-11, 172, C/RW, Phillips Exeter Academy</i>: All-New England pick after scoring 24 goals and 24 assists this season. Exeter went 24-4-2 and were the top-seed heading into the playoffs before being upset. Older brother Brian played at Harvard this season and was a second-round pick of Tampa Bay. Another brother, Kevin, played at Providence and is currently in the ECHL. Ted was originally committed to Providence. Maine and New Hampshire had also shown interest.<br />
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<b>J.M. Piotrowski</b>, <i>Naperville, Ill., 5/1/95 (age 20), 6-2, 180, Sioux Falls (USHL)</i>: Well-traveled Junior career includes stops with the Chicago Fury, Dallas Junior Stars, Wichita Wildcats and Fargo Force prior to this winter. Began the season in Bismarck. Combined for 14 goals, 10 assists in 58 games, with 120 penalty minutes. <br />
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<b>Anthony Walsh</b>, <i>Burr Ridge, Ill., 9/21/95 (age 20), 5-10, 180, Sioux City (USHL)</i>: Two goals and nine assists between Green Bay and Sioux City this season.<br />
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<b>Charlie Curti</b>, <i>Mound, Minn., 5/24/95 (age 20), 5-11, 192, Cedar Rapids (USHL)</i>: Five goals, 19 assists this season. Won gold at Under-19 World Junior-A Challenge in Saskatoon in December.<br />
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<b>Sam Tucker</b>, <i>Wilton, Conn., 4/16/96 (age 19), 6-2, 175, Choate</i>: Four year starter put up impressive numbers during his prep school career. Named all-league. Led Choate in wins and trip to New England semifinals. Won USA Hockey U-18 national championship with Hartford Junior Wolfpack earlier this month in Buffalo, a team coached by ex-Quinnipiac skater Scott Robson and Doug Messier, father of Mark Messier.Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-46839671772688212812015-04-11T07:17:00.001-04:002015-04-11T07:17:34.160-04:00Alex Lyon, Rob O'Gara to return next season <div class="byline-bar">
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NEW HAVEN >> Alex Lyon’s numbers were second to none, yet
he lost out on the Mike Richter Award as the nation’s top goaltender
earlier Friday. But Yale’s rising star would get his due later in the
afternoon, named an All-American along with teammate Rob O’Gara.<br />
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Perhaps the best news of the day for Yale? Their coach, Keith
Allain, confirmed both will put off the NHL and return to school in the
fall. <br />
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Lyon, a sophomore, and O’Gara, a junior defenseman, were named
first-team All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The
announcement came during a ceremony at Matthews Arena in Boston, part
of the Frozen Four weekend’s festivities.<br />
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Lyon is Yale’s first first-team All-American goalie since Mike
O’Neill in 1989. Alex Westlund was the last Yale goalie to be so
honored, as a second-team pick in 1998. O’Gara is the first Bulldog
All-American defenseman since Ray Giroux was selected to the first team
in 1998.<br />
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North Dakota goaltender Zane McIntyre won the Richter Award, and
was also a first-team All-American, despite Lyon leading the country in
goals-against average (1.62), save percentage (.939) and shutouts (7).
That wasn’t surprising, if only because McIntyre was the lone goaltender
named Hobey Baker finalist last month.<br />
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Still, it’s hard to argue another goalie more valuable to their
team than Lyon, who’d already won the Ken Dryden Award winner as the
ECAC’s most outstanding goalie.<br />
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“The big thing was his consistency,” Allain said. “You knew what
you were going to get every day at practice, every weekend going into
games. He has the right combination of physical ability, mental
toughness and hockey sense. To me, that’s why he’s a really good
goalie.”<br />
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O’Gara, the ECAC’s top defensive defenseman, was also Yale’s
second-leading scorer with 21 points. He entered the year with 18 career
points over two seasons.<br />
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“Rob epitomizes what we want to be about as a program, and that’s
growth,” Allain said. “He was a contributor as a freshman, was much
better as a sophomore, and during the last half of this year was a
dominant player. He was better in every aspect of the game.” <br />
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Both players opened the eyes of NHL suitors this winter. O’Gara, a
fifth-round draft pick of the Boston Bruins in 2011, certainly appeared
ready for the next level, something Allain sensed by Christmas break. <br />
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“We sat down and I just wanted to get him ready for the fact that
Boston would probably try to sign him,” Allain said. “We talked about a
lot of things. He wants to get his degree; his parents want him to get
his degree. I said that’s good, put you have to be in position to say no
to something you want, so you have to get your mind ready for that.
Boston was good about it. They approached him. But they like the
situation he’s in; he’s getting better. The opportunity was there if he
wanted to leave, but there was never any pressure put on him to do so.”<br />
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Lyon, an undrafted free agent, has received interest from
multiple clubs. He’s committed to Yale next season, but may face a
difficult choice at this time next year.<br />
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Allain spent the week conducting year-end individual meetings and
evaluations with his team. Yale returns nearly its entire roster from a
team that led the country in scoring defense and nearly beat Boston
University in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.<br />
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With O’Gara and Lyon in tow, the Bulldogs should be early
favorites to win the ECAC and in the conversation for national
championship honors.<br />
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“I’m really pleased for both of those guys,” Allain said.
“They’re great players and great people who work extremely hard at their
sport. They’ve earned the right to be All-Americans. It’s fantastic.”<br />
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The identical twin brothers, listed at 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, were productive in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League last winter and the Ontario Junior Hockey League before that, but neither cracked the lineup for the Bobcats this season.<br />
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Quinnipiac, which had planned to bring in six freshmen next season, will likely expand its recruiting class to fill the two additional full scholarship roster spots.<br />
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<br />Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-56701848986302225372015-03-31T11:49:00.002-04:002015-03-31T11:52:41.434-04:00Looking ahead: Yale schedule for next seasonYale hasn't finalized its seven non-league games for next season, but there will be a few changes on tap.<br />
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First, the Rivalry on Ice game at Madison Square Garden has been put on hold. Yale is still interested in playing Harvard at the Garden in a third regular season game, just not annually. The Bulldogs would like to hold the event every other season or perhaps every third season.<br />
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Also gone is the post-Christmas exhibition game with the Russian Red Stars, who won't be making a U.S. tour this year for the first time in six years.<br />
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Yale will once again open with Princeton, a non-league game, as part of the tournament formerly known as the Liberty Hockey Invitational. But that event has a new sponsor and a new location. Trenton's Sun National Bank Center, with its hockey capacity of 7,605. The first two installments of the tournament had been at Newark's Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils.<br />
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Here's the non-league schedule to date:<br />
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Exhibition with the University of New Brunswick at Ingalls Rink, date to be determined between Oct. 23-25.<br />
Oct. 30: vs. Princeton at Trenton, N.J.<br />
Oct. 31: vs. Maine or Vermont at Trenton, N.J.<br />
Nov. 28: at Providence<br />
Dec. 11: Boston University<br />
Jan. 5: at UMass<br />
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Yale is also close to finalizing a two-year, four-game deal with Arizona State that would include a two-game set in Tempe, Ariz. on Jan. 8-9 and two games in New Haven in 2016-17. The contract is expected to be completed by next week.<br />
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Arizona State, one of the nation's best club teams, will begin its elevation to Division I status in the fall by playing a mix of club and Division I competition. By 2016-17, the Sun Devils will play as a D-I independent, expected to join a conference by the following season.<br />
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Yale had planned on participating in a tournament in Las Vegas that also included Arizona State. Organizers were forced to postpone the event, leaving the Bulldogs with two open dates, kick-starting talks with Arizona State.<br />
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The Bulldogs are also working on filling the void left by the Russians with a second exhibition (classified as a scrimmage, per NCAA rules.)Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-62260316920102431282015-03-30T15:26:00.000-04:002015-03-30T15:34:16.188-04:00Quinnipiac: a look ahead to 2015-16Quinnipiac schedule for next fall will once again include a heavy dose of Hockey East opponents. There was a time when Rand Pecknold would take his team anywhere to play anyone. Now that the Bobcats have established themselves as a perennial NCAA contender, he's content to keep his non-conference slate contained to the New England, with an occasional trip to the Midwest.<br />
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Here's are the 12 non-conference games on tap for next season. Dates won't be announced until a later date.<br />
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<b>HOME GAMES</b><br />
St. Cloud State (2)<br />
Boston University<br />
Bentley<br />
Maine<br />
Holy Cross<br />
UMass<br />
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<b>AWAY GAMES</b><br />
Holy Cross<br />
Northeastern<br />
UMass<br />
Maine<br />
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<b>NEUTRAL SITE GAMES</b><br />
UConn at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport<br />
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Notes: The series with St. Cloud State will be in October. ... Holy Cross and UMass are two game, home-and-away weekends. ... The UMass series will be on Thanksgiving weekend. ... The game against UConn at Webster Bank Arena, played on a Tuesday night last season, will be held on a Saturday. ... Boston University will spend a weekend in New Haven, playing one night at Quinnipiac and one night at Yale. ... Quinnipiac has never played Boston University before. It returns the game at BU's Agganis Arena in 2016-17 season. ... The Maine games are single games, one home, one away.Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-66937603016427420112015-03-18T21:24:00.001-04:002015-03-18T21:24:54.862-04:00Sam Anas out for ECAC ChampionshipsSam Anas, Quinnipiac's leading scorer, is out indefinitely with a leg injury suffered on Sunday against Union. He'll miss Friday's semifinal game with Harvard and, should the Bobcats advance, the championship game on Saturday.<br />
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It's an injury that is expected to take several weeks for recovery, meaning Anas is unlikely to play in the first round of the NCAA tournament, though Quinnipiac is holding out hope for the slim chance he may be ready by next weekend.<br />
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Anas, the national rookie of the year as a freshman, has scored 23 of Quinnipiac's 103 goals this season.Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-89771060315385392722015-02-03T05:34:00.000-05:002015-02-03T05:34:04.900-05:00Alex Lyon named ECAC goalie of the week<div class="yiv0558079595BasicParagraph" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422959562924_2596" style="text-align: justify;">
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today. He stopped 60 of 62 shots combined on Feb. 6 and 7, including his
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stopped all 31 shots on Jan. 30 in Yale’s first shutout against
Princeton since 1971. The next night against nationally ranked
Quinnipiac, Lyon made 29 saves and did not allow a goal on four
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Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-13589813874997335802015-01-29T16:06:00.000-05:002015-01-29T16:07:56.317-05:00Hockey Haven: Yale editionYale will be hitting the ice about 20 minutes from now. Here's a few notes and quotes from some pre-practice interviews.<br />
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<li>Yale learned one weekend can be a real momentum killer. Firing on all cylinders as it trekked up to God's country of upstate New York, and minutes away from starting the series with a Friday night win at St. Lawrence, the wheels fell off quickly. "I thought we played perfect protecting a one-goal third period lead,"<b> Keith Allain</b> said. "(St. Lawrence) had nothing going, they had no life. We had numerous chances to extend the lead. We didn't, which was our failure. We took an offensive zone penalty with 3 minutes left in the game, we do a great job on the kill, and they score a bad, off-angle goal on their only shot of the power play with a minute left. It kind of stunned us, and they won the game in overtime."</li>
<li>A night later, Clarkson bottled up Yale for a period before the Bulldogs found some flow. Still, another tough goal, a bad bounce off a Bulldog skate, gave the Golden Knights a lead that served as the game's only score. "Again, I thought we could have easily won that game 1-0 if we just played the same way," Allain said. "It was one of those weekends."</li>
<li>Consistency in the offensive zone continues to hamper Yale, which appeared to have solved the issue with nine goals in two games with Harvard and Brown the week prior. Allain said there were several instances in which Yale skaters had opposing goaltenders of St. Lawrence and Clarkson clearly beaten, but failed to convert. "That's an area we have to get better at," Allain said.</li>
<li>Yale's normal routine was interrupted by this week's blizzard. Monday is a typical off day, but since the university issued a mandate nixing all activity for Tuesday, Allain and his staff scrambled the team together for an impromptu Monday practice session.</li>
<li>The offensive struggles extend to the Bulldog power play, with an 11 percent success rate is ranked 53rd of 59 teams. Yale's seven power play goals ranks ahead of only Brown. Allain continues to work and tweak the unit in practice every day. <b>Mike Doherty</b> says he's encouraged by the emerging chemistry on the power play units. "We're starting to find each other more and more each game," Doherty said. "We're not too down on it. We know how important they are each game, but as long as we keep making progress the goals will come."</li>
<li><b>Alex Lyon</b> is opening many eyes around the league as he builds on a successful freshman campaign. Boasting a .937 save percentage in the final weekend of January will do that. Allain says its a product of Lyon's worth ethic, much of which comes in sessions with volunteer goaltending coach <b>Josh Siembida</b>. "He's become more consistent because I think he trusts his positioning a bit more. He lets some pucks hit him that before he felt he needed to make saves on. That part of his game has gotten better. And he'll continue to improve. He's certainly not a finished product yet."</li>
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Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-81136492793797925242015-01-29T12:42:00.000-05:002015-01-29T12:43:40.391-05:00Hockey Haven: Quinnipiac editionYale and Quinnipiac meet for the first time this season on Saturday night at Yale. Ingalls Rink is sold out (though a few tickets remain for Friday night's matchup with Princeton) and it should be a typical Hockey Haven atmosphere.<br />
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I dropped by Quinnipiac practice this morning, so here are some notes from that end. Yale practice is later this afternoon. We'll update then.<br />
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<li>Quinnipiac is coming off a bye week, which allowed a flu bug to harmlessly pass through the locker room and give time for some injuries to heal. Eight players missed practice last weekend, but the team is almost at full strength.</li>
<li><b>Michael Garteig</b> absorbed a hit at Merrimack on Jan. 16 forcing him to leave that game and miss the next night's game. He will be back in action this weekend. Defenseman <b>Devon Toews</b>, also injured in the Merrimack series, needs more time and is out this weekend.</li>
<li>Quinnipiac is in an interesting position. With a comfortable lead and positioned well in the ECAC standings, the Bobcats are behind league mates Harvard, Yale and Colgate in the Pairwise Rankings and currently on the outside of the NCAA tournament bubble. Yale's two losses in the North Country were a blow to its ECAC position (the Bulldogs are sixth, based on winning percentage) but still in decent shape with the PWR.</li>
<li><b>Tim Clifton's </b>game has grown by leaps and bounds since last season. The sophomore's presence is felt at both ends of the ice, where he is third on the team with eight goals and has replaced <b>Bryce Van Brabant </b>as the Bobcats most physical forward. Coach <b>Rand Pecknold </b>said Clifton couldn't grasp Quinnipiac's penalty kill system a year ago, but has emerged as one of the team's most effective weapons on the PK. "Peca is our best forward (on the PK)," Pecknold said. "Timmy's probably second."</li>
<li>Pecknold also praised the massive jumps taken by second-year defensemen <b>Derek Smith </b>and Toews. Smith has also emerged as a strong penalty killer, spending time earlier this season at forward during the PK. Toews, drafted by the Islanders in June, has hit the weight room hard since arriving at Hamden. He's up close to 20 pounds since his Junior days and, like Smith, become a leader of the back end.</li>
<li>Quinnipiac, like Yale, struggles at Brown, just 0-3-2 over the last five seasons despite fielding some of its strongest teams ever. Is it any wonder? The atmosphere at Meehan Auditorium is on par with most mortuaries, and a far cry from the palpable electricity that runs through Ingalls Rink. </li>
<li>We'll rank this still young rivalry as one of the best in college hockey. The results on the ice since the very first meeting in 2006 have favored the Bobcats, who take a 13-6-3 record in 22 games into Saturday. That includes a 7-1-2 mark in the past 10, the last two coming via sweep in last March's ECAC quarterfinals. Of course, the one loss was the one that counted most, a 4-0 setback in the 2013 national title game in Pittsburgh. </li>
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Yale visited the nation's oldest active hockey arena on Tuesday, dropping a tough 3-2 decision at Northeastern's Matthews Arena. On Saturday, they'll take on Harvard in "The World's Most Famous Arena." A few notes from today's practice at Ingalls Rink. (Is it just me, or does Jesse Root look a little like Elvis in the above photo?)<br />
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<li>The initial "Rivalry on Ice" contract was two years, but all signs indicate Yale and Harvard will continue to play a third regular season game. Keith Allain said he's blocked off a date on next year's non-conference schedule, and that the Crimson have done the same. Harvard, Yale and the firm promoting the game, the Leverage Agency, plan to meet soon to discuss the financial viability of MSG. As of this afternoon, ticket sales were over 11,000, about 2,000 behind where sales on this date last year. Still, a projected crowd of 13,000 should bode well for continuing the game. "I'd like to see it stay on the docket, even if it's not an annual event," Allain said.</li>
<li>Yale took a quick 2-0 lead in the first period at Northeastern, but the overall performance was not nearly the same level as an impressive win over Vermont three days prior. "I don't think we played particularly well on Tuesday. But I'm pleased with the way we've progressed after the break," Allain said. "I'm chalking Tuesday's game up to fatigue. We took yesterday off, and the group seems feeling good about themselves."</li>
<li>Yale will practice at Ingalls Rink Friday and head into the city that evening because the Garden won't have ice until Saturday night. Billy Joel plays there Friday night (Allain is looking for two tickets, if you're looking to unload any) and the Knicks will play (excuse me, lose) to the Hornets Saturday afternoon.</li>
<li>Allain is holding out hope that injured forwards Anthony Day, Tim Bonner and Nico Weberg will be back by season's end.</li>
<li>Had a chance to speak with freshman defenseman Nate Repensky for a story running in the paper tomorrow. He overcame a broken fibula and ankle ligament damage last spring, slowly working his way back into hockey shape, and is now being used on special teams.</li>
<li>Mark Messier, Mike Richter and George Pataki will again drop the ceremonial first puck at MGS on Saturday.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-62028257247146081862014-12-23T13:35:00.001-05:002014-12-23T13:35:57.149-05:00Yale's John Hayden named alternate captain of Team USAJohn Hayden, Yale's leading scorer, was named an alternate captain of the U.S. entry into the World Junior Championships. Boston University freshman Jack Eichel is the team captain. Defenseman Will Butcher, a sophomore at Denver, is the other alternate captain.<br />
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The U.S. has wins over Boston University and Germany in exhibitions leading into the World tournament, set to begin Dec. 26 in Toronto and Montreal. The U.S. plays Sweden today in the last tune-up leading into the opener against Finland in Montreal, to be televised live (3 p.m.) by the NHL Network.<br />
<br />Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-50052479448218572022014-12-22T11:49:00.001-05:002014-12-22T11:49:24.413-05:00Quinnipiac's Matt Lemire transfers to UMass BostonQuinnipiac's Matt Lemire has transferred to UMass-Boston, the Register has learned. Sources indicated Lemire's decision was based on his interest in regular playing time. The junior forward had played in only 21 career games for the Bobcats, four this season, and has no career points.<br />
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UMass Boston, a member of the Division III ECAC East, is off to a 10-0 start under the direction of ex-UConn assistant Peter Belisle.<br />
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Lemire, a Townsend, Massachusetts resident, was an ECAC All-Academic selection but was unable to crack the lineup with any consistency. He saw no action as a freshman, played in 17 games last winter and four of the Bobcats 16 games this season.<br />
Chip Malafrontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434685563004301748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488763221291965438.post-54966018827777352042014-12-04T10:49:00.000-05:002014-12-04T10:55:24.241-05:00Yale's John Hayden, Keith Allain talk World Junior Championships <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Few things get Yale coach Keith Allain to light up with excitement more than the World Junior Championships. John Hayden, a sophomore forward, was named to the U.S. roster earlier this week. There are still seven cuts looming after the team convenes in Boston Dec. 16, but Allain, a three-time head coach of the U.S. entry, thinks Hayden is well positioned to make the final roster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"<span style="line-height: 115%;">I think he’s got a really good chance," Allain said. "They’ve got a role
for him, and they understand what he’s going to be, and they know him as a
player really well."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Hayden didn't make the preliminary roster last December after being invited to the team's summer training camp. He's determined to make the final roster.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">"This has been a goal of mine a long time, to make this team," Hayden said. "Summer camp went well, I had good chemistry with those guys, and I'm looking forward to Boston. Hearing my name is on that roster is very special to me. I want to prove I belong on that team."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Allain has coached in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Olympics, the IIHF World Championships, the World Cup of Hockey and the NCAA playoffs. He says none compare to the World Junior Championships, which he calls the "greatest hockey tournament in the world." That the event is essentially a week-long national holiday in Canada only adds to the atmosphere. And Allain is every bit as excited as Hayden at the opportunity to play in front of sold-out crowds in the NHL arenas of Montreal and Toronto, if that's possible.</span></span><br />
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was thrilled Dan Muse was an assistant the last two teams. I talked to him before the
first year, and I said I can’t describe it to you, but I’m telling you…because you're
immersed in it and you’re with this group of 30 people and you become a family
in like two days and you’re doing everything together and everything is about
the tournament and the team and its just really unique." </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A few other notes from Yale as it prepares for RPI on Friday and Union on Saturday, a meeting of the past two NCAA champions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">** Scoring goals hasn't been an issue since Allain took over at Yale. So the 2.11 goals-per game through nine games is concerning. Allain feels the Bulldogs are vastly improved since a flat loss to St. Lawrence on Nov. 15. "</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I think, really, from my perspective, if we field passes a little cleaner that'll give us the split second we need to get a better shot off. I just think our precision passing is getting better but its not as good as it needs to be to score goals."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">** Scoring is down across the ECAC. Yale, at 2.11 goals-per game, is scoring less than it did during a 5-25-2 season of 2004-05 (2.19). Still, it ranks sixth in the league in scoring offense, better than Cornell, Clarkson, RPI, Princeton, Brown, all under two goals-per game. "I think our record right now, you can't be upset with how we're doing," Yale forward Carson Cooper said. "You always want to be doing better, you want to score more. But the way our defense is coming around, that's something to be proud of. Hopefully we can get the scoring coming, but we have been scoring and winning games."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">** Indeed, team defense and goaltending is as strong as ever. The start to Alex Lyon's sophomore campaign has been brilliant. Patrick Spano, in his first start of the season, shut out RIT. Having multiple, extremely capable goaltenders presents some challenges. "Making sure everyone feels valuable and are contributing to the team," Allain said. "And keeping guys fresh so when you need them they are able to perform. Those are challenges. But the benefits certainly outweigh any challenges it may present."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">** The main challenges for Yale have been dealing with injuries. Anthony Day, Nico Weberg and Tim Bonner have missed multiple games. Allain doesn't get into specifics, but acknowledged there are a couple of players who won't be back any time soon. Dealing with adversity is part of the game. "Everyone has to deal with stuff, and that's why we don't talk about it much," Allain said. "Whether it's guys banged up or the ref makes a bad call or our goalie lets in a bad goal. Whatever the situation may be, that's the way it's supposed to be. Figure it out."</span><br />
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey has announced a
partnership with RettSyndrome.org to auction game-worn jerseys to raise
awareness and benefit research into Rett Syndrome. The Bobcats will
wear limited edition jerseys for its game against the University of
Massachusetts on Nov. 28, 2014 at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD
Bank Sports Center.<br />
Fans interested in bidding on the jerseys can do so in the lobby of
the TD Bank Sports Center or by visiting the online auction site at <a href="http://rettauction.org/">http://rettauction.org/</a>.
Tickets to Friday night's game can be purchased by calling the TD Bank
Sports Center Ticket Office at 203-582-3905 or log on to <a href="http://quinnipiacbobcats.com/information/ticket_information_page_111611" target="_self">QuinnipiacBobcats.com</a> to purchase online.<br />
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"We're extremely proud to have partnered with so many great charitable
organizations in the 21 years that I've been here," head coach Rand
Pecknold said. "This year I am truly looking forward to raising
awareness and support for Rett Syndrome and the families who are
impacted by this terrible disorder. Our guys are excited for the
opportunity to be a part of something that is so meaningful to so many
people and we look forward to a great event."<br />
Rettsyndrome.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing
thorough and accurate information about Rett syndrome, empowering
families, and stimulating research. Rettsyndrome.org has funded over
$34M in high-quality, peer-reviewed research grants and programs to date
making it the world's leading private funder of Rett syndrome research.<br />
"It isn't every day that we are able to partner with an institute
like Quinnipiac University and their Men's Hockey Team for such an
inspiring event," Rettsyndrome.org COO Shannon Starkey-Taylor said. "Our
hope is that the awareness and fundraising that is produced from this
partnership will further our mission to fund research, and support the
children and their families affected by Rett syndrome."<br />
In addition to the game-worn Quinnipiac jerseys to be auctioned off,
the Boston Bruins have also donated a team-autographed jersey for
auction.<br />
Rettsyndrome.org is the most comprehensive nonprofit organization
dedicated to providing information and family empowerment while
accelerating research of treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome and
related disorders. As the world's leading private funder of basic,
translational and clinical Rett syndrome research, Rettsyndrome.org has
funded over $34M in high-quality, peer-reviewed research grants and
programs to date. The organization hosts the largest global gathering of
Rett researchers and clinicians to establish research direction for the
future. Rettsyndrome.org, a 501(c)3 organization, has earned Charity
Navigator's most prestigious 4 star rating year after year. To learn
more about our work and Rett syndrome, visit <a href="http://www.rettsyndrome.org/" target="_blank">www.rettsyndrome.org</a> or call us at <a href="tel:1-800-818-7388" target="_blank">1-800-818-7388</a>(RETT).<br />
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