# Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont. Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship six times since making the move to Division I in 1974–75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Prior to moving to Division I, UVM competed in ECAC Division II, where it won back-to-back ECAC Division II titles in 1972-73 and 1973–74.
Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the Catamount Cup tournament, winning the title seven times.

## Alumni

The University of Vermont has produced 18 National Hockey League (NHL) players in its history. The seven UVM Alumni who have won Stanley Cup championships are: Ross Colton '18 (Tampa Bay Lightning), Patrick Sharp '02, Viktor Stålberg '09, Éric Perrin '97, and former NHL All-Stars Martin St. Louis '97, Tim Thomas '97 and John LeClair '91.
In 2004, St. Louis was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association, and the Bud Light Plus/Minus award. Thomas has won the Vezina Trophy twice as the NHL's top goaltender in 2009 and 2011, and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011. He also holds the NHL record for best single season save percentage. UVM is the only NCAA program in history to count alumni who have won both the Hart Trophy and the Vezina Trophy, as well as the only NCAA program to generate an Art Ross winner.
A two-time Olympian in 1998 and 2002, LeClair was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 after a standout 16-year NHL career where he scored 406 goals. He was a two-time NHL first team All-Star and twice won the Bud Light Plus/Minus Award. LeClair is the only American born player to record three consecutive 50 goal seasons, and is the only NHL player with back to back game winning SCF OT goals.
Other Catamounts who were U.S. Olympians were Thomas (2010), former NHL defenseman Aaron Miller (2002, 2006) and Ryan Gunderson (2018). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Viktor Stalberg also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics. Vermont was one of just five college hockey programs to have at least one alumnus participating in every Olympic games since NHL players began competing in 1998 until 2018 when NHL players did not compete in Olympic competition.

## Season-by-season results

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## Head coaches

As of the completion of 2023–24 season
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| 1963–1965 | Bill Ruffer | 2 | 10–14–2 | .423 |
| 1965–1984 | Jim Cross | 19 | 280–251–9 | .527 |
| 1984–2003 | Mike Gilligan | 19 | 279–289–46 | .492 |
| 2003–2020 | Kevin Sneddon | 17 | 251–301–84 | .461 |
| 2020–2023 | Todd Woodcroft | 3 | 20–55–9 | .292 |
| 2023–2024 | Steve Wiedler | 1 | 13–19–3 | .580 |
| Totals | 5 coaches | 61 seasons | 853–929–153 | .480 |

## All-time scoring leaders

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## Goaltending leaders

Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):
| Player | Years | GAA | Saves | Save% |
| Joe Fallon | 2004-08 | 2.05 | 2907 | 91.6% |
| Tim Thomas | 1993-97 | 2.70 | 3950 | 91.4% |
| Brody Hoffman | 2012-15 | 2.45 | 1934 | 91.4% |
| Mike Santaguida | 2013–2017 | 2.45 | 1686 | 91.3% |
| Christian Soucy | 1991-93 | 2.99 | 1725 | 90.8% |
| John Kiely | 1971-74 | 2.84 | N/A | 90.3% |
| Rob Madore | 2008-12 | 2.91 | 3352 | 90.2% |
| Dave Reece | 1968-71 | 3.01 | 2019 | 90.0% |
| Andrew Allen | 1997-01 | 3.12 | 2159 | 89.9% |
| Travis Russell | 2002-06 | 3.07 | 1291 | 89.5% |
| Steve Eckerson | 1970-73 | 3.09 | 1276 | 89.4% |
Single-season save record:
* Tim Thomas, 1,079 in 1996-97

## Current roster

As of September 22, 2024.

## Awards and honors
### NCAA
#### All-American teams

AHCA College Division All-Americans
* 1968–69: George Kreiner, D
* 1969–70: Dave Reece, G; George Kreiner, D
* 1970–71: Dave Reece, G; Ted Yeates, D
* 1971–72: Ted Yeates, D; Pat Wright, F
* 1972–73: Brad Cooke, D; Pat Wright, F
* 1973–74: John Murphy, D; Ted Castle, F; Willie MacKinnon, F
AHCA First Team All-Americans
* 1974–75: Tim O'Connell, F
* 1978–79: Louis Cote, D
* 1979–80: Louis Cote, D; Craig Homola, F
* 1981–82: Kirk McCaskill, F
* 1988–89: Kyle McDonough, F
* 1994–95: Martin St. Louis, F
* 1995–96: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
* 1996–97: Martin St. Louis, F
* 2008–09: Viktor Stålberg, F
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
* 1983–84: Kevin Foster, F
* 1991–92: Christian Soucy, G
* 1992–93: Aaron Miller, D
* 1994–95: Tim Thomas, G
* 2014–15: Mike Paliotta, D

### ECAC Hockey
#### All-Conference teams

First Team All-ECAC Hockey
* 1974–75: Tim O'Connell, F
* 1978–79: Louis Cote, D
* 1979–80: Louis Cote, D; Craig Homola, F
* 1981–82: Kirk McCaskill, F
* 1983–84: Kevin Foster, F
* 1985–86: Tom Draper, G
* 1988–89: Kyle McDonough, F
* 1991–92: Christian Soucy, G
* 1992–93: Aaron Miller, D
* 1994–95: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
* 1995–96: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
* 1996–97: Martin St. Louis, F
* 2003–04: Brady Leisenring, F
Second Team All-ECAC Hockey
* 1974–75: Tom McNamara, G; John Glynne, D
* 1979–80: Sylvain Turcotte, G
* 1987–88: Ian Boyce, F; Kyle McDonough, F
* 1990–91: John LeClair, F
* 1992–93: Christian Soucy, G
* 1996–97: Éric Perrin, F
* 1998–99: Jason Reid, F
* 2004–05: Jaime Sifers, D; Scott Misfud, F
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
* 1987–88: Stephane Venne, D; John LeClair, F
* 1988–89: Jim Larkin, F
* 1989–90: Aaron Miller, D
* 1991–92: Christian Soucy, G; Dominique Ducharme, F
* 1992–93: Matt Johnson, F
* 1993–94: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
* 1995–96: Jan Kloboucek, F
* 1997–98: Andrew Allen, G; Andreas Moborg, D
* 2000–01: Patrick Sharp, F
* 2002–03: Jaime Sifers, D
* 2004–05: Joe Fallon, G; Torrey Mitchell, F

### Hockey East
#### All-Conference teams

First Team All-Hockey East
* 2008–09: Viktor Stålberg, F
Second Team All-Hockey East
* 2013–14: Chris McCarthy, F
* 2014–15: Mike Paliotta, D
* 2018–19: Stefanos Lekkas, G
Third Team All-Hockey East
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
* 2006–07: Brayden Irwin, F
* 2009–10: Sebastian Stalberg, F
* 2011–12: Kyle Reynolds, F
* 2013–14: Mario Puskarich, F
* 2016–17: Ross Colton, F
* 2024–25: Colin Kessler, F

## Olympians

This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an Olympic team.
| Name | Position | Vermont Tenure | Team | Year | Finish |
| John LeClair | Left Wing | 1987–1991 | USA | 1998, 2002 | 6th, Silver |
| Aaron Miller | Defenseman | 1989–1993 | USA | 2002, 2006 | Silver, 8th |
| Martin St. Louis | Right Wing | 1993–1997 | CAN | 2006, 2014 | 7th, Gold |
| Tim Thomas | Goaltender | 1993–1997 | USA | 2010 | 7th, Silver |
| Patrick Sharp | Left Wing | 2000–2001 | CAN | 2014 | Gold |
| Ryan Gunderson | Defenseman | 2003–2007 | USA | 2018 | 7th |
| Viktor Stålberg | Left Wing | 2006–2009 | SWE | 2018 | 5th |

## Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Vermont men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).
* Ian Boyce (1999)
* Ted Castle (1985)
* Ted Child (1985)
* George "Red" Cook (1970)
* Louis Cote (1990)
* Thomas Cullity (1990)
* William Dempsey (1984)
* Tom Draper (1997)
* Stephen Eckerson (1988)
* Joe Fallon (2018)
* Kevin Foster (1998)
* Mike Gilligan (2019)
* Richard Healy (1993)
* Craig Homola (1991)
* John Hurley (1981)
* John Kiely (1991)
* Randall Koch (1989)
* William Koch III (1993)
* George Kreiner (1980)
* John LeClair (2001)
* Willie MacKinnon (1984)
* Roger Mallette (1985)
* Kirk McCaskill (1993)
* Kyle McDonough (1999)
* Aaron Miller (2003)
* George Minarsky (1984)
* Torrey Mitchell (2019)
* John Murphy (1999)
* Tim O'Connell (1986)
* Éric Perrin (2007)
* Gary Prior (1995)
* Dave Reece (1981)
* Lee J. Roy (1990)
* Robert Schroeder (1991)
* Jack Semler (1982)
* Jaime Sifers (2016)
* Viktor Stålberg (2020)
* Martin St. Louis (2007)
* Dean Strong (2019)
* Tim Thomas (2007)
* Sylvain Turcotte (1997)
* Chip Uihlein (1989)
* Francis Winchenbach (1973)
* Pat Wright (1983)
* Jim Yeates (1998)
* Ted Yeates (1982)

## Catamounts in the NHL

As of July 1, 2024
| = NHL All-Star team | = NHL All-Star | = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team | = Hall of Famers |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | Years | Games | Stanley Cups |
| Connor Brickley | Left Wing | FLA, NYR | 2015–2019 | 81 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | Center | TBL, COL | 2020–present | 270 | 1 |
| Tom Draper | Goaltender | WPG, BUF, NYI | 1988–1996 | 53 | 0 |
| Brayden Irwin | Forward | TOR | 2009–2010 | 2 | 0 |
| John LeClair | Left Wing | MTL, PHI, PIT | 1990–2007 | 967 | 1 |
| Aaron Miller | Defenseman | QUE, COL, LAK, VAN | 1993–2008 | 677 | 0 |
| Kevan Miller | Defenseman | BOS | 2013–2021 | 352 | 0 |
| Graham Mink | Defenseman | WSH | 2003–2009 | 7 | 0 |
| Torrey Mitchell | Center | SJS, MIN, BUF, MTL | 2007–2018 | 666 | 0 |
| Player | Position | Team(s) | Years | Games | Stanley Cups |
| Michael Paliotta | Defenseman | CHI, CBJ | 2014–2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Éric Perrin | Center | TBL, ATL | 2003–2009 | 245 | 1 |
| Dave Reece | Goaltender | BOS | 1975–1976 | 14 | 0 |
| Patrick Sharp | Left Wing | PHI, CHI , DAL | 2002–2018 | 939 | 3 |
| Jaime Sifers | Defenseman | TOR, MIN | 2008–2010 | 37 | 0 |
| Christian Soucy | Goaltender | CHI | 1993–1994 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin St. Louis | Right Wing | CGY, TBL, NYR | 1998–2015 | 1,134 | 1 |
| Viktor Stålberg | Left Wing | TOR, CHI , NSH, NYR, CAR, OTT | 2009–2017 | 488 | 1 |
| Tim Thomas | Goaltender | BOS, FLA, DAL | 2002–2014 | 426 | 1 |
* John LeClair
* Kevan Miller
* Torrey Mitchell
* Patrick Sharp
* Martin St. Louis
* Viktor Stålberg
* Tim Thomas
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## Media

All games are broadcast on 620-AM WVMT across the Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY region; Adam LaFleur provides play-by-play.