# 2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Providence Friars men's ice hockey team represented Providence College in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Nate Leaman, in his 4th season with the Friars. The Friars played their home games at Schneider Arena on campus in Providence, Rhode Island, competing in Hockey East. On April 11, 2015, the Friars defeated the Boston University Terriers 4–3 at TD Garden to win the first national championship in program history.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of December 15, 2014.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Providence | Alma Mater |
| Nate Leaman | Head coach | 4 | SUNY Cortland (1997) |
| Steve Miller | Associate Head Coach | 1 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1988) |
| Kris Mayotte | Assistant coach | 1 | Union College (2006) |

## Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Boston University †* | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 158 | 95 |
| #1 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 84 |
| #13 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 91 |
| #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 101 |
| Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 116 |
| Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 |
| Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 110 | 91 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 119 | 109 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 |
| Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 |
| Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 93 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 |
| Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | at Ohio State* | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,830 | 0–1–0 |
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | at Ohio State* | #3 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,881 | 1–1–0 |
| October 24 | 8:30 PM | at #3 North Dakota* | #5 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | L 1–6 | 11,525 | 1–2–0 |
| October 25 | 8:00 PM | at #3 North Dakota* | #5 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 11,676 | 1–2–1 |
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | #6 Boston University | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 1–4 | 2,978 | 1–3–1 (0–1–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Boston University | #9 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 2–1 | 4,648 | 2–3–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 3–2 | 2,647 | 3–3–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #12 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | L 0–1 | 2,549 | 3–4–1 (2–2–0) |
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | #10 Vermont | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 3–0 | 2,358 | 4–4–1 (3–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | #10 Vermont | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 1–2 | 2,230 | 4–5–1 (3–3–0) |
| November 22 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #19 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 1–0 | 6,005 | 5–5–1 (4–3–0) |
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | Army* | #20 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 3–0 | 1,968 | 6–5–1 |
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | #12 Boston College | #20 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 1–0 | 2,978 | 7–5–1 (5–3–0) |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | #16 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 5–1 | 1,634 | 8–5–1 (6–3–0) |
| December 6 | 4:00 PM | Northeastern | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 1–2 | 2,609 | 8–6–1 (6–4–0) |
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | #14 Colgate* | #18 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 4–3 | 2,122 | 9–6–1 |
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. UMass* | #16 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | W 4–1 | 4,007 | 10–6–1 |
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Vermont* | #16 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | W 3–0 | 4,007 | 11–6–1 |
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | Colorado College* | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,021 | 12–6–1 |
| January 4 | 4:00 PM | Colorado College* | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 5–3 | 1,950 | 13–6–1 |
| January 9 | 7:00 PM | at Brown* | #14 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,096 | 14–6–1 |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | Brown* | #14 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 3–5 | 2,080 | 14–7–1 |
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #14 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 1–2 | 3,005 | 14–8–1 (6–5–0) |
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at #5 UMass Lowell | #18 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | W 7–3 | 6,750 | 15–8–1 (7–5–0) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | #5 UMass Lowell | #18 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 4–1 | 3,033 | 16–8–1 (8–5–0) |
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | at #14 Boston College | #12 | Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 | 7,389 | 16–9–1 (8–6–0) |
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | #13 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,672 | 16–9–2 (8–6–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 10–1 | 3,033 | 17–9–2 (9–6–1) |
| February 13 | 7:30 PM | at Notre Dame | #11 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 0–2 | 4,562 | 17–10–2 (9–7–1) |
| February 14 | 8:00 PM | at Notre Dame | #11 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | W 3–2 | 5,002 | 18–10–2 (10–7–1) |
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | UMass | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,445 | 19–10–2 (11–7–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | #12 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,615 | 19–11–2 (11–8–1) |
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | Maine | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 5–2 | 2,453 | 20–11–2 (12–8–1) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | Maine | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 5–2 | 2,895 | 21–11–2 (13–8–1) |
| Postseason |||||||||
| March 13 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,325 | 21–12–2 |
| March 14 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | W 2–1 | 1,877 | 22–12–2 |
| March 15 | 7:30 PM | New Hampshire* | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,905 | 22–13–2 |
| March 28 | 6:30 PM | vs. #4 Miami (OH)* | #15 | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA First Round) | ESPNU | W 7–5 | 7,908 | 23–13–2 |
| March 29 | 5:00 PM | vs. #6 Denver* | #15 | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA Second Round) | ESPNU | W 4–1 | 6,326 | 24–13–2 |
| April 9 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 Omaha* | #15 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA Frozen Four) | ESPN2 | W 4–1 | 18,022 | 25–13–2 |
| April 11 | 7:30 PM | vs. #2 Boston University* | #15 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA national championship) | ESPN | W 4–3 | 18,022 | 26–13–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Statistics

Updated as of April 11, 2015.
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Nick Saracino | 40 | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| Noel Acciari | 41 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Shane Luke | 41 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Trevor Mingoia | 40 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Ross Mauermann | 41 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Mark Jankowski | 37 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| Brandon Tanev | 39 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Tom Parisi | 39 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Brian Pinho | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Jake Walman | 41 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Kevin Rooney | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Anthony Florentino | 40 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Steven McParland | 30 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| John Gilmour | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Josh Monk | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Brooks Behling | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kyle McKenzie | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Adams | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Logan Day | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie Hennessey | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Niko Rufo | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Demopoulos | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul de Jersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor MacPhee | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GAA | SV% | SO |
| Brendan Leahy | 1 | 0 | 3:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Jon Gillies | 39 | 39 | 2300:36 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2.01 | .930 | 4 |
| Nick Ellis | 5 | 2 | 188:50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 | .910 | 1 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 3 (2) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| USA Today | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 13 | 15 | RV | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 |