# 2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen ice hockey team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by John Micheletto, in his 3rd season with the Minutemen. The Minutemen played their home games at the Mullins Center on campus in Amherst, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.

## Previous season

In 2013–14, the Minutemen finished 10th in Hockey East with a record of 8–22–4, 4–13–3 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the opening round to Vermont, by a score of 2–1. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of December 22, 2014.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at UMass | Alma mater |
| John Micheletto | Head coach | 3 | Dartmouth College (1990) |
| Joey Gasparini | Assistant coach | 3 | University of Vermont (2006) |
| Ryan Miller | Assistant coach | 2 | University of Vermont (2003) |

## 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$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 4 | 7:00 PM | Dalhousie* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 5–2 | N/A | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | #20 Boston University | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 1–8 | 4,288 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 17 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | L 3–5 | 5,841 | 0–2–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | W 4–3 | 3,396 | 1–2–0 |
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 3–2 | 4,370 | 2–2–0 (1–1–0) |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 4,908 | 2–3–0 (1–2–0) |
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 5–6 $^{OT}$ | 3,378 | 2–4–0 (1–3–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 2–3 | 3,706 | 2–5–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | American International* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 7–1 | 3,102 | 3–5–0 |
| November 21 | 7:00 PM | #12 Boston College | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 3–5 | 5,939 | 3–6–0 (1–5–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | #11 Vermont | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 1–11 | 3,027 | 3–7–0 (1–6–0) |
| November 25 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | NESN | L 1–3 | 4,007 | 3–8–0 (1–7–0) |
| November 28 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | W 3–2 | 3,305 | 4–8–0 |
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | L 1–3 | 1,911 | 4–9–0 |
| December 5 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 5–7 | 2,744 | 4–10–0 (1–8–0) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 0–4 | 2,469 | 4–11–0 (1–9–0) |
| December 16 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 3–8 | 1,080 | 4–12–0 |
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Providence* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | L 1–4 | 4,007 | 4–13–0 |
| December 29 | 4:00 PM | vs. Air Force* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | W 5–1 | 4,007 | 5–13–0 |
| January 2 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 3–4 | 2,838 | 5–14–0 (1–10–0) |
| January 9 | 7:00 PM | Maine* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 3–2 | 1,441 | 6–14–0 |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | Maine* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 0–3 | 1,588 | 6–15–0 |
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 6–4 | 2,246 | 7–15–0 (2–10–0) |
| January 17 | 6:30 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NBCSN | L 2–5 | 5,021 | 7–16–0 (2–11–0) |
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,291 | 7–16–1 (2–11–1) |
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | #14 Merrimack | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 4–1 | 1,224 | 8–16–1 (3–11–1) |
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 5–9 | 5,026 | 8–17–1 (3–12–1) |
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 3–5 | 2,522 | 8–18–1 (3–13–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | #12 UMass Lowell | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 5–2 | 2,726 | 9–18–1 (4–13–1) |
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | #16 UMass Lowell* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,124 | 9–18–2 |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at #16 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | L 1–7 | 4,336 | 9–19–2 (4–14–1) |
| February 20 | 7:00 PM | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,445 | 9–20–2 (4–15–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | Providence | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,615 | 10–20–2 (5–15–1) |
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 0–4 | 6,298 | 10–21–2 (5–16–1) |
| Postseason |||||||||
| March 6 | 7:30 PM | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | | W 4–3 $^{5OT}$ | 3,994 | 11–21–2 |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | | L 3–5 | 4,298 | 11–22–2 |
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Hockey East First Round) | | L 0–7 | 3,368 | 11–23–2 |
| *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 | RV | 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 |