# 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2018–19 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 124th season of play for the program and the 58th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 13th season.

## Season

Yale began the season well, rising up their conference standings and earning a top-20 ranking after a 5-game winning streak. The Bulldogs would slowly drop out of the rankings with several up and down weeks but looked like they had recovered some of their early season success after defeating #8 Cornell. After that match, however, Yale lost its final 4 games of the regular season and missed a chance to earn a first-round bye for the ECAC Tournament.
The Bulldogs took care of Rensselaer fairly easily, however, in the quarterfinals they were defeated by Clarkson and ended the season with a .500 record.
During the year, goaltenders Sam Tucker and Corbin Kaczperski shared the net. They produced similar numbers and had roughly equal success in net.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| John Baiocco | Forward | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Ryan Hitchcock | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers) |
| Adam Larkin | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder) |
| J.M. Piotrowski | Forward | United States | Signed Professional Contract (Australia) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age |
| Curtis Hall | Center | United States | 18 |
| Kyle Johnson | Forward | Canada | 20 |
| Graham Lillibridge | Defenseman | United States | 19 |
| Justin Pearson | Forward | United States | 20 |
| Jack St. Ivany | Defenseman | United States | 19 |

## Standings

2018–19 ECAC Hockey 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 |
| #7 Quinnipiac† | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 77 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 133 | 73 |
| #8 Cornell† | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 64 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 108 | 73 |
| #11 Clarkson* | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 65 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 122 | 78 |
| #14 Harvard | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 106 | 83 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 55 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 87 | 93 |
| Yale | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 85 | 88 |
| Union | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 112 | 102 |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 52 | 59 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 89 | 97 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 83 | 96 |
| Colgate | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 55 | 111 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 67 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 69 | 117 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 84 | 37 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 149 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Kaczperski | W 3–2 | 709 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | | Kaczperski | L 2–4 | 3,882 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Tucker | W 4–2 | 1,507 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Harvard | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,500 | 2–1–1 (2–1–1) |
| November 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Tucker | L 0–3 | 3,245 | 2–2–1 (2–2–1) |
| Friendship Four ||||||||||
| November 23 | 10:00 AM | vs. #11 Union* | | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | | Kaczperski | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 5,812 | 2–2–2 |
| November 24 | 10:00 AM | vs. Connecticut* | | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Third Place) | NESN+ | Tucker | W 6–2 | 6,224 | 3–2–2 |
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | | Kaczperski | W 5–3 | 1,052 | 4–2–2 (3–2–1) |
| December 1 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Clarkson | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Tucker | W 2–1 | 2,543 | 5–2–2 (4–2–1) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 4–2 | 2,713 | 6–2–2 (5–2–1) |
| December 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Tucker | W 3–0 | 3,329 | 7–2–2 (6–2–1) |
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Massachuettts* | #18 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Kaczperski | L 2–5 | 4,587 | 7–3–2 |
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. McGill* | #18 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | | Tucker | W 5–2 | 2,255 | |
| December 31 | 4:15 PM | vs. Connecticut* | #18 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Tucker | L 1–3 | 3,500 | 7–4–2 |
| January 5 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | #18 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | Kaczperski | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 4,004 | 7–4–3 |
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | #19 | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | | Tucker | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,304 | 7–5–3 |
| January 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart* | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 3–1 | 3,156 | 8–5–3 |
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #14 Clarkson | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 2–4 | 3,234 | 8–6–3 (6–3–1) |
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Tucker | W 3–2 | 3,150 | 9–6–3 (7–3–1) |
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #20 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Tucker | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,791 | 9–7–3 (7–4–1) |
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | #20 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Kaczperski | W 3–2 | 4,179 | 10–7–3 (8–4–1) |
| February 2 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 4–3 | 3,500 | 11–7–3 (9–4–1) |
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | at #4 Quinnipiac | | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 0–4 | 3,625 | 11–8–3 (9–5–1) |
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Tucker | L 1–4 | 2,300 | 11–9–3 (9–6–1) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 3–0 | 3,178 | 12–9–3 (10–6–1) |
| February 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Cornell | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Tucker | W 5–2 | 3,500 | 13–9–3 (11–6–1) |
| February 22 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Kaczperski | L 0–2 | 2,222 | 13–10–3 (11–7–1) |
| February 23 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Harvard | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | L 0–3 | 3,095 | 13–11–3 (11–8–1) |
| March 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 2–3 | 3,225 | 13–12–3 (11–9–1) |
| March 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. #5 Quinnipiac | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Tucker | L 1–4 | 3,500 | 13–13–3 (11–9–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1) | | Kaczperski | W 4–1 | 1,444 | 14–13–3 |
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2) | | Tucker | W 4–0 | 1,521 | 15–13–3 |
| Yale Won Series 2–0 ||||||||||
| March 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1) | | Tucker | L 1–3 | 2,112 | 15–14–3 |
| March 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Clarkson* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2) | | Tucker | L 2–5 | 2,301 | 15–15–3 |
| Yale Lost Series 0–2 ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Joe Snivley | LW | 33 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 17 |
| Robbie DeMontis | LW | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| Justin Pearson | F | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
| Kevin O'Neil | RW | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| Evan Smith | C/LW | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| Curtis Hall | C | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Mitchell Smith | LW | 30 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Chandler Lindstrand | D | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Tyler Welsh | F | 33 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Ted Heart | C/RW | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Andrew Gaus | RW | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Charlie Curti | D | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Phil Kemp | D | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
| Luke Stevens | LW | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Anthony Walsh | D/F | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Dante Palecco | LW | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Billy Sweezey | D | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| Graham Lillibridge | D | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Matt Foley | D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Brett Jewell | RW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Will D'Orsi | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Matthews | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Kaczperski | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Tucker | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 33 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | | | 85 | 141 | 226 | 327 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Corbin Kaczperski | 16 | 921 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 412 | 1 | .908 | 2.47 |
| Sam Tucker | 19 | 1066 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 539 | 2 | .917 | 2.53 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 33 | 2001 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 88 | 956 | 3 | .908 | 2.64 |

## Rankings

| 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 | 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | – | – | 19 | 19 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Awards and honors
### ECAC Hockey

| Honor | Player | Position |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | Joe Snivley | Forward |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2019 NHL Entry Draft

No Yale players were selected in the NHL draft.