# 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey team represented Merrimack College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mark Dennehy, in his 10th season with the Warriors. The Warriors played their home games at Lawler Arena on campus in North Andover, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East. The Warriors finished the season with a record of 16–18–4, 5–14–3 in Hockey East play to finish in 11th place. The qualified for the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of December 1, 2014.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Merrimack | Alma Mater |
| Mark Dennehy | Head Coach | 10 | Boston College (1991) |
| Curtis Carr | Associate Head Coach | 4 | Kent State University (2003) |
| Bill Gilligan | Associate Head Coach | 1 | Brown University (1977) |

## 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 5 | 3:00 PM | St. Francis Xavier* | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,987 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | | W 3–2 | 990 | 1–0–0 |
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | Holy Cross* | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 2–1 | 2,229 | 2–0–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,549 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,214 | 4–0–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | L 2–3 | 958 | 4–1–0 |
| October 31 | 4:30 PM | vs. Connecticut* | | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational) | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,113 | 4–1–1 |
| November 2 | 1:00 PM | vs. Princeton* | | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational) | | W 6–1 | 2,987 | 5–1–1 |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 2–3 | 2,647 | 5–2–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | #12 Providence | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 1–0 | 2,549 | 6–2–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,549 | 6–3–1 (2–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 4–1 | 2,549 | 7–3–1 (3–2–0) |
| November 21 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 4–2 | 2,411 | 8–3–1 (4–2–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 1–3 | 2,010 | 8–4–1 (4–3–0) |
| November 28 | 4:00 PM | Clarkson* | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 3–0 | 2,158 | 9–4–1 |
| November 29 | 4:00 PM | Clarkson* | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 2–1 | 2,145 | 10–4–1 |
| December 5 | 7:00 PM | #3 Boston University | #18 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,549 | 10–4–2 (4–3–1) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | #18 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 2–4 | 4,366 | 10–5–2 (4–4–1) |
| January 2 | 8:00 PM | at #8 Minnesota* | #18 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | FSN+ | W 3–2 | 9,866 | 11–5–2 |
| January 3 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 UMass Lowell* | #18 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | | L 1–3 | 9,790 | 11–6–2 |
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | #12 Quinnipiac* | #20 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 4–3 | 2,549 | 12–6–2 |
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Quinnipiac* | #20 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | W 3–1 | 3,337 | 13–6–2 |
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Boston College | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | L 1–2 | 4,188 | 13–7–2 (4–5–1) |
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | UMass | #14 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,291 | 13–7–3 (4–5–2) |
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | #14 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 1,224 | 13–8–3 (4–6–2) |
| January 30 | 7:00 PM | #10 UMass Lowell | #19 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 2,549 | 14–8–3 (5–6–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at #10 UMass Lowell | #19 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 6,351 | 14–9–3 (5–7–2) |
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | #11 Boston College | #18 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | L 2–4 | 2,549 | 14–10–3 (5–8–2) |
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 0–1 | 4,194 | 14–11–3 (5–9–2) |
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | Maine | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | L 3–4 | 2,374 | 14–12–3 (5–10–2) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | Maine | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | L 3–5 | 2,095 | 14–13–3 (5–11–2) |
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | L 1–2 | 3,867 | 14–14–3 (5–12–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 4,007 | 14–14–4 (5–12–3) |
| February 27 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 1–4 | 3,955 | 14–15–4 (5–13–3) |
| February 28 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 0–3 | 5,586 | 14–16–4 (5–14–3) |
| Postseason |||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern* | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round) | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,826 | 15–16–4 |
| March 7 | 4:00 PM | at Northeastern* | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round) | | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 1,519 | 16–16–4 |
| March 13 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University* | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 2–6 | 2,612 | 16–17–4 |
| March 14 | 4:00 PM | at #3 Boston University* | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | | L 0–5 | 3,069 | 16–18–4 |
| *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 | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |