# 2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season will be the 84th season of play for the program, the 33rd at the Division I level and the 33rd in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Garnet Chargers will represent Union College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Achilles Center and be coached by Josh Hauge in his 3rd season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Ville Immonen | Forward | Finland | Graduate transfer to (Bowling Green) |
| Nathan Kelly | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals) |
| Cole Kodsi | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to (Canisius) |
| Joey Potter | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to (Alaska Anchorage) |
| Aksel Reid | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to (Hamilton) |
| Liam Robertson | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Wichita Thunder) |
| Chaz Smedsrud | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Allen Americans) |
| Ben Tupker | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions) |
| Tyler Watkins | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Riley Brueck | Forward | United States | 21 | Chesterfield, MO |
| Lucas Buzziol | Forward | Canada | 20 | Mississauga, ON |
| David Côté | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC |
| Parker Lindauer | Forward | United States | 23 | Madison, WI; transfer from Maine |
| Lucas Massie | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Claremont, CA |
| Brendan Miles | Defenseman | United States | 22 | Farmington Hills, MI; transfer from Michigan |
| Ben Muthersbaugh | Forward | United States | 20 | Gilford, NH |
| Connor Smith | Forward | United States | 21 | Hugo, MN |
| Drew Sutton | Forward | United States | 21 | Hortonville, WI |

## Roster

As of September 21, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | 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 | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #13 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #18 Clarkson | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 77 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 74 |
| Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 88 | 71 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 75 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 83 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 126 |
| Yale | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 66 | 116 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 115 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 5 | 1:00 pm | #13 Providence* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | | L 1–4 | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | Army* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,553 | 1–0–0 |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | NEC Front Row | Chauvette | W 4–2 | 337 | 2–0–0 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–4 | 4,954 | 2–1–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 6–2 | 1,605 | 3–1–0 |
| October 19 | 5:00 pm | Mercyhurst* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 3–2 | 1,983 | 4–1–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 6–3 | 2,931 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–3 | 2,076 | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Alaska* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,267 | 6–1–1 |
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | Alaska* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Massie | L 4–6 | 1,681 | 6–2–1 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–0 | 1,724 | 7–2–1 (3–0–0) |
| November 16 | 4:00 pm | Clarkson | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–4 | 2,061 | 7–3–1 (3–1–0) |
| November 29 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Chauvette | W 4–2 | 769 | 8–3–1 |
| November 30 | 5:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Chauvette | W 5–3 | 628 | 9–3–1 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–2 | 1,384 | 9–4–1 (3–2–0) |
| December 7 | 4:00 pm | at #18 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–3 | 3,008 | 9–5–1 (3–3–0) |
| December 13 | 7:00 pm | Vermont* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–6 | 1,328 | 9–6–1 |
| December 14 | 4:00 pm | Vermont* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–3 | 1,746 | 9–7–1 |
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 3–1 | 844 | 10–7–1 (4–3–1) |
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–3 | 1,394 | 11–7–1 (5–3–1) |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 3–5 | 2,473 | 11–8–1 (5–4–1) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Massie | W 8–5 | 1,116 | 12–8–1 (6–4–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 0–4 | 1,621 | 12–9–1 (6–5–1) |
| January 18 | 4:00 pm | Harvard | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–1 | 1,973 | 13–9–1 (7–5–1) |
| January 25 | 6:00 pm | vs. Rensselaer* | MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup) | | Chauvette | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 7,306 | 14–9–1 |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 1,419 | 14–9–2 (7–5–2) |
| February 1 | 4:00 pm | Brown | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 2–1 | 1,986 | 15–9–2 (8–5–2) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 921 | 15–9–3 (8–5–3) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–1 | 3,893 | 16–9–3 (9–5–3) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | #15 Quinnipiac | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–7 | 1,889 | 16–10–3 (9–6–3) |
| February 15 | 4:00 pm | Princeton | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 7–4 | 1,625 | 17–10–3 (10–6–3) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 2–1 | 2,372 | 18–10–3 (11–6–3) |
| February 22 | 4:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–2 | 2,500 | 18–11–3 (11–7–3) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | W 4–1 | 2,112 | 19–11–3 (12–7–3) |
| March 1 | 4:00 pm | Colgate | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 1–5 | 2,296 | 19–12–3 (12–8–3) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–3 | 2,302 | 19–13–3 |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Chauvette | L 2–7 | 2,298 | 19–14–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

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| 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) |
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| USA Hockey | | | | | | 20 | NR | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |