# 2012–13 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Bulldogs were coached by Keith Allain who was in his seventh season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Red Gendron and Dan Muse. The Bulldogs played their home games in Ingalls Rink and competed in the ECAC Hockey conference.
The Bulldogs posted a regular season record of 16 wins, 10 losses, and 3 ties. They were seeded third for the 2013 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament, winning their quarterfinal series, but losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Union. Yale was invited to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament as the tournament's 15th overall seed out of 16 teams, and the 4th seed in the west regional. In their first game in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Bulldogs defeated Minnesota, 3–2, on a Jesse Root goal 9 seconds into overtime. In the second round against North Dakota, Yale trailed most of the game, before netting 4 goals in the final 8 minutes to win 4–1 and advance to the school's first Frozen Four since 1952.
In the Frozen Four at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the Bulldogs scored 2 goals in the first period against UMass Lowell, before the River Hawks answered with 2 goals in the second. After a scoreless third period, captain Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to send the Bulldogs to the national championship against Quinnipiac, setting up an all-ECAC and all-Connecticut matchup. In the final, goaltender Jeff Malcolm stopped all 36 Quinnipiac shots, and the Bulldogs scored 4 to win their first national championship.

## 2012–13 Roster

As of March 31, 2013.
Goaltenders :
| # | Player | Catches | Year | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 29 | Connor Wilson | L | Sophomore | Cary, North Carolina | Chicago (USHL) |
| 31 | Nick Maricic | L | Senior | Alta Loma, California | Tri-City (USHL) |
| 33 | Jeff Malcolm | L | Senior | Lethbridge, Alberta | Quesnel (BCHL) |
Defensemen :
| # | Player | Year | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 2 | Gus Young | Junior | Dedham, Massachusetts | Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA) |
| 4 | Rob O'Gara | Freshman | Nesconset, New York | Milton Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 7 | Matt Killian | Sophomore | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Delbarton (USHS-NJ) |
| 10 | Mitch Witek | Freshman | Downers Grove, Illinois | Waterloo (USHL) |
| 14 | Ryan Obuchowski | Freshman | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Indiana (USHL) |
| 21 | Colin Dueck | Senior | Calgary, Alberta | Nanaimo (BCHL) |
| 22 | Tommy Fallen | Sophomore | Plymouth, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
Forwards :
| # | Player | Year | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 6 | Stu Wilson | Freshman | Pittsford, New York | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
| 8 | Josh Balch | Senior | Wilmette, Illinois | Des Moines (USHL) Chicago (USHL) |
| 9 | Carson Cooper | Freshman | Bow Island, Alberta | Ft. McMurray (AJHL) |
| 11 | Trent Ruffolo | Sophomore | Coral Springs, Florida | New Hampshire (EJHL) |
| 12 | Cody Learned | Freshman | Amherst, New Hampshire | Boston (EJHL) |
| 13 | Matthew Beattie | Freshman | Whitehouse Station, New Jersey | Phillips Exeter (USHS-NH) |
| 15 | Clinton Bourbonais | Junior | Dexter, Michigan | St. Mary's Preparatory (USHS-MI) |
| 16 | Alex Ward | Sophomore | Burlington, Vermont | Deerfield (USHS-MA) |
| 17 | Andrew Miller | Senior | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Chicago (USHL) |
| 18 | Kenny Agostino | Junior | Flanders, New Jersey | Delbarton School (USHS-NJ) |
| 19 | Anthony Day | Sophomore | Buffalo, New York | Waterloo (EJHL) |
| 20 | Jesse Root | Junior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Taft School (USHS-CT) |
| 26 | Nicholas Weberg | Sophomore | Oslo, Norway | Shattuck-Saint Mary's School (USHS-MN) |
| 27 | Charles Orzetti | Freshman | Wyckoff, New Jersey | Surrey (BCHL) |
| 28 | Antoine Laganière | Senior | L'Île-Cadieux, Quebec | Deerfield (USHS-MA) |

## Standings

2012–13 ECAC Hockey 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 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 73 | 32 | 43 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 130 | 72 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 106 | 88 |
| #1 Yale | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 60 | 62 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 107 | 96 |
| #10 Union * | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 123 | 85 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 56 | 57 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 94 | 88 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 60 | 68 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 109 |
| Brown | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 90 | 85 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 52 | 60 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 72 | 89 |
| Cornell | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 55 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 83 | 91 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 58 | 67 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 89 | 113 |
| Colgate | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 66 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 109 | 102 |
| Harvard | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 65 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 73 | 101 |
| Championship: March 23, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| December 28 | 7:00 pm | Russian Red Stars* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Malcolm | W 10–2 | 3,500 | 7–3–2 (3–3–1) |
*Non-conference game

### Postseason
## 2013 national championship

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | None | None | None | None |
| 2nd | Yale | Clinton Bourbonais (4) | Young | 39:56 | 1–0 Yale |
| 3rd | Yale | Charles Orzetti (2) | Bourbonais and Laganière | 43:35 | 2–0 Yale |
| 3rd | Yale | Andrew Miller (18) | Agostino | 49:06 | 3–0 Yale |
| 3rd | Yale | Jesse Root (12) – EN | Miller and O'Gara | 53:02 | 4–0 Yale |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | Yale | Rob O'Gara | Elbowing | 02:41 | 2:00 |
| 1st | QUI | Cory Hibbeler | Interference | 04:51 | 2:00 |
| 1st | Yale | Colin Dueck | Tripping | 07:48 | 2:00 |
| 1st | QUI | Mike Dalhuisen | Tripping | 15:23 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | QUI | Jeremy Langlois | Roughing | 27:17 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | Yale | Bench (Served by Anthony Day) | Too Many Players | 30:28 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | Yale | Clinton Bourbonais | Charging | 31:25 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | QUI | Bench (Served by Russell Goodman) | Too Many Players | 32:38 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | QUI | Zach Davies | Interference | 33:25 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | Yale | Antoine Laganière | Slashing | 51:37 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | QUI | Travis St. Denis | Slashing | 51:37 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Yale | 9 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| Quinnipiac | 11 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| Yale | Jeff Malcolm | 36 | 0 | 60:00 |
| QUI | Eric Hartzell | 27 | 3 | 59:24 |

## Player stats
### Skaters

| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Andrew Miller | 37 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 |
| Kenny Agostino | 37 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 32 |
| Antoine Laganière | 37 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 58 |
| Jesse Root | 34 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 24 |
| Tommy Fallen | 37 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 18 |
| Stu Wilson | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Clinton Bourbonais | 36 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 64 |
| Trent Ruffolo | 34 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Ryan Obuchowski | 37 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Nicholas Weberg | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Gus Young | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 58 |
| Josh Balch | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Rob O'Gara | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| Carson Cooper | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| Colin Dueck | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Matt Killian | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Anthony Day | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Mitch Witek | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Charles Orzetti | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Nick Maricic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Learned | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Alex Ward | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Matthew Beattie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Connor Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Malcolm | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 107 | 174 | 281 | 450 |

### Goaltenders

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | GAA | Shots | Saves | SV % | Shut Outs |
| Jeff Malcolm | 30 | 1711 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 2.24 | 793 | 729 | .919 | 3 |
| Nick Maricic | 9 | 402 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2.84 | 200 | 181 | .905 | 0 |
| Connor Wilson | 5 | 137 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4.82 | 73 | 62 | .849 | 0 |

## 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 | 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 | 25 | 26 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | - | 1 (47) |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | NR | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 (34) |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 25.

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2013 NHL Entry Draft

| = NHL All-Star team | = NHL All-Star | = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team | = Did not play in the NHL |
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 3 | 74 | John Hayden$^†$ | Chicago Blackhawks |
† incoming freshman
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