# 2014–15 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Dick Umile, in his 25th season with the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games at the Whittemore Center on campus in Durham, New Hampshire, competing in Hockey East.

## Previous season

In 2013–14, the Wildcats finished 4th in Hockey East with a record of 21–17–1, 11–9–0 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the championship to UMass Lowell, by a score of 4–0. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of December 26, 2014.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at New Hampshire | Alma Mater |
| Dick Umile | Head coach | 25 | University of New Hampshire (1972) |
| Scott Borek | Associate head coach | 14 | Dartmouth College (1985) |
| Glenn Stewart | Associate head coach | 1 | University of New Hampshire (1994) |

## 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

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 4 | 4:00 PM | St. Francis Xavier* | #19 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 0–2 | 3,602 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 11 | 7:30 PM | at #5 Union* | #19 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | L 1–3 | 2,030 | 0–1–0 |
| October 17 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Michigan* | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | | W 5–1 | 5,124 | 1–1–0 |
| October 18 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Michigan* | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | | L 1–2 | 5,371 | 1–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | Colorado College* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 6–2 | 6,501 | 2–2–0 |
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | #8 UMass Lowell | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | L 0–2 | 5,011 | 2–3–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at #8 UMass Lowell | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | L 2–8 | 4,543 | 2–4–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | Michigan State* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | L 3–4 | 5,620 | 2–5–0 |
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | Michigan State | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 5–2 | 6,020 | 3–5–0 |
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 5–3 | 5,061 | 4–5–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 1–2 | 3,648 | 4–6–0 (1–3–0) |
| November 22 | 5:00 PM | #19 Providence | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 0–1 | 6,005 | 4–7–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | RPI* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 1–2 | 4,112 | 4–8–0 |
| December 5 | 8:00 PM | #17 Boston College | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 6,263 | 4–8–1 (1–4–1) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Boston College | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | L 2–4 | 4,589 | 4–9–1 (1–5–1) |
| December 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | | Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire | | L 2–5 | 5,028 | 4–10–1 |
| December 13 | 7:30 PM | vs. Maine* | | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | | W 7–4 | 6,183 | 5–10–1 |
| December 30 | 8:00 PM | at #12 Omaha* | | CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska | | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,094 | 5–11–1 |
| December 31 | 5:00 PM | at #12 Omaha* | | CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska | | W 6–2 | 4,074 | 6–11–1 |
| January 9 | 7:30 PM | Dartmouth* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,936 | 6–11–2 |
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | #14 Providence | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 2–1 | 3,005 | 7–11–2 (2–5–1) |
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 4–6 | 2,246 | 7–12–2 (2–6–1) |
| January 17 | 6:30 PM | UMass | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | W 5–2 | 5,021 | 8–12–2 (3–6–1) |
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 4–6 | 5,084 | 8–13–2 (3–7–1) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | Maine | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | L 0–4 | 6,501 | 8–14–2 (3–8–1) |
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | at Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | W 5–2 | 5,188 | 9–14–2 (4–8–1) |
| January 31 | 6:30 PM | at Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | L 3–5 | 4,891 | 9–15–2 (4–9–1) |
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | L 2–5 | 3,810 | 9–16–2 (4–10–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | W 6–3 | 4,007 | 10–16–2 (5–10–1) |
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | L 3–6 | 4,596 | 10–17–2 (5–11–1) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | #3 Boston University | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 4–3 | 4,896 | 11–17–2 (6–11–1) |
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 4–1 | 6,887 | 12–17–2 (7–11–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 5–1 | 4,914 | 13–17–2 (8–11–1) |
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 4–1 | 3,955 | 14–17–2 (9–11–1) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 3–0 | 5,586 | 15–17–2 (10–11–1) |
| Postseason |||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Hockey East First Round) | | W 5–2 | 3,412 | 16–17–2 |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Hockey East First Round) | | W 2–0 | 4,256 | 17–17–2 |
| March 13 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,325 | 18–17–2 |
| March 14 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 1–2 | 1,877 | 18–18–2 |
| March 15 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,905 | 19–18–2 |
| March 20 | 8:00 PM | vs. #3 Boston University* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal) | NBCSN | L 1–4 | 13,263 | 19–19–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## 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 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | |
| USA Today | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | |