# 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 123rd season of play for the program and the 57th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 12th season.

## Season

Yale played up and down all season long, hovering around the .500 mark. Redshirt sophomore Corbin Kaczperski got some playing time in goal at the end of Yale's 5-game losing streak and the team began to rotate their goaltenders thereafter. The team showed modest improvement as the season went along and entered the conference tournament with a home date in the first round. Unfortunately, the team faltered against Quinnipiac and lost both of their postseason games.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Frank DiChiara | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Michael Doherty | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Manchester Monarchs) |
| Henry Hart | Forward | United States | Did Not Play (Retired) |
| John Hayden | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Chicago Blackhawks) |
| Chris Izmirlian | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
| Dan O'Keefe | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Patrick Spano | Goaltender | Canada | Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age |
| Brett Jewell | Forward | Canada | 20 |
| Phil Kemp | Defenseman | United States | 18 |
| Nicholas MacNab | Goaltender | United States | 21 |
| Brian Matthews | Defenseman | United States | 19 |
| Kevin O'Neil | Forward | United States | 19 |
| Dante Palecco | Forward | United States | 19 |
| Tyler Welsh | Forward | Canada | 20 |

## Standings

2017–18 ECAC Hockey 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 |
| #8 Cornell† | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 61 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 52 |
| Union | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 70 | 48 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 115 | 98 |
| #12 Clarkson | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 74 | 49 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 122 | 75 |
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 68 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 104 | 85 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 55 | 69 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 83 | 107 |
| Colgate | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 87 | 88 |
| #15 Princeton* | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 79 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 131 | 110 |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 88 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 105 | 106 |
| Brown | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 63 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 67 | 104 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 86 | 37 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 73 | 129 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 76 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 80 | 122 |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 26, 2018 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. Western Ontario* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | MacNab | W 6–4 | 1,286 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 1–4 | 2,588 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Tucker | W 5–2 | 553 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Tucker | W 5–2 | 2,774 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Tucker | L 1–3 | 2,421 | 2–2–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 6–1 | 3,031 | 3–2–0 (3–2–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 1–4 | 3,189 | 3–3–0 (3–3–0) |
| November 17 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Tucker | L 4–5 | 1,948 | 3–4–0 (3–4–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | at Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Tucker | L 0–3 | 3,625 | 3–5–0 (3–5–0) |
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 New Hampshire* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 0–4 | 3,349 | 3–6–0 |
| December 1 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Kaczperski | L 1–2 | 2,831 | 3–7–0 (3–6–0) |
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Tucker | W 5–3 | 1,919 | 4–7–0 (4–6–0) |
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Tucker | W 2–1 | 507 | 5–7–0 |
| Ledyard Bank Classic ||||||||||
| December 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. #17 Minnesota–Duluth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Game 1) | Tucker | L 0–5 | 3,376 | 5–8–0 |
| December 30 | 4:05 PM | vs. #16 New Hampshire* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Game 2) | Kaczperski | W 4–2 | — | 6–8–0 |
| January 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Massachusetts* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 5–3 | 2,632 | 7–8–0 |
| January 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. #4 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,500 | 7–8–1 (4–6–1) |
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. #19 Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 5–1 | 3,235 | 8–8–1 (5–6–1) |
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 2–3 | 3,500 | 8–9–1 (5–7–1) |
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 5–1 | 3,500 | 9–9–1 (6–7–1) |
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Tucker | L 1–4 | 2,873 | 9–10–1 (6–8–1) |
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Kaczperski | L 0–1 | 1,581 | 9–11–1 (6–9–1) |
| February 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Arizona State* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,939 | 10–11–1 |
| February 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. Arizona State* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,219 | 11–11–1 |
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | at Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | W 3–2 | 3,500 | 12–11–1 (7–9–1) |
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 7–2 | 3,500 | 13–11–1 (8–9–1) |
| February 16 | 7:05 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Tucker | W 4–3 | 1,006 | 14–11–1 (9–9–1) |
| February 17 | 7:03 PM | at #4 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Kaczperski | L 2–3 | 4,267 | 14–12–1 (9–10–1) |
| February 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Tucker | L 4–6 | 3,500 | 14–13–1 (9–11–1) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Kaczperski | W 2–1 | 3,500 | 15–13–1 (10–11–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Quinnipiac* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1) | Tucker | L 1–5 | 2,672 | 15–14–1 |
| March 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. Quinnipiac* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2) | Kaczperski | L 1–4 | 3,224 | 15–15–1 |
| 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 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 18 |
| Ryan Hitchcock | C/LW | 31 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 |
| Evan Smith | C/LW | 31 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 |
| Ted Heart | C/RW | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| Dante Palecco | LW | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Robbie DeMontis | LW | 31 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Kevin O'Neil | RW | 31 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| Luke Stevens | LW | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 |
| Charlie Curti | D | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Billy Sweezey | D | 30 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
| Mitchell Smith | LW | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Phil Kemp | D | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Anthony Walsh | D/F | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| Adam Larkin | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| J. M. Piotrowski | F | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Tyler Welsh | F | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Matt Foley | D | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Will D'Orsi | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Jewell | RW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Andrew Gaus | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Corbin Kaczperski | G | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chandler Lindstrand | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Brian Matthews | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Baiocco | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Tucker | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | | | 87 | 126 | 213 | 355 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Corbin Kaczperski | 12 | 684 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 318 | 0 | .933 | 2.02 |
| Sam Tucker | 20 | 1169 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 501 | 0 | .893 | 3.08 |
| Empty Net | - | 16 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1870 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 819 | 0 | .903 | 2.82 |

## 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 |
| 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 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 |
*USCHO did not release a poll in week 1.

## Awards and honors
### ECAC hockey

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

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2018 NHL entry draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 4 | 112 | Jack St. Ivany† | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | 119 | Curtis Hall† | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman