# 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his ninth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Dan Muse, Jason Guerriero, Josh Siembida, and Stephen Volek. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.

## Offseason

Three Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Jesse Root – F, Kenny Agostino – F, and Gus Young – D
Senior defensemen Tommy Fallen was named Captain for the 2014–15 season.

## Recruiting

Yale added five freshmen for the 2014–15 season: three forwards, and two defensemen.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| John Baiocco | Forward | United States | New Vernon, NJ; Played for the Fargo Force (USHL) and Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
| Henry Hart | Forward | United States | Stillwater, MN; Played for the Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Ryan Hitchcock | Forward | United States | Manhassett, NY; Played for the U.S. National Team |
| Adam Larkin | Defense | United States | Clarkston, MI; Played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
| Nate Repensky | Defense | United States | Duluth, MN; Played for the Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) |

## 2014–15 Roster
### Departures from 2013–2014 team

* Kenny Agostino, F – Graduation – Signed a contract with the Calgary Flames, currently playing for the AHL Affiliate, Calgary Flames.
* Jesse Root, F – Graduation – Signed a contract with the Dallas Stars, currently playing for the AHL Affiliate, Texas Stars.
* Gus Young, D – Graduation – Signed a contract with the Worcester Sharks

### 2014–15 Bulldogs

As of February 20, 2015.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons Coaching at Yale University | Alma Mater |
| Keith Allain | Head Coach | 13 | Yale University (1980) |
| Dan Muse | Associate head coach | 6 | Stonehill College (2006) |
| Jason Guerriero | Assistant coach | 2 | Northeastern University (2005) |
| Josh Siembida | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2 | Quinnipiac University (2006) |
| Stephen Volek | Assistant director Strength & Conditioning | 1 | Penn State (2010) |

## Standings

2014–15 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 |
| #14 Quinnipiac$^†$ | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 106 | 89 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 70 | 41 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 113 | 75 |
| #15 Yale | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 60 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 86 | 54 |
| #19 Colgate | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 82 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 64 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 91 | 78 |
| #11 Harvard* | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 71 | 54 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 121 | 92 |
| Cornell | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 57 | 68 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 81 | 87 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 77 | 131 |
| Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 58 | 63 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 122 | 104 |
| Brown | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 80 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 65 | 112 |
| Princeton | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 99 |
| Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | Alberta* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | L 0–3 | 1,841 | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) |
| December 27 | 7:00 pm | Russian Red Stars* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 2–1 | 3,316 | 6–3–2 (4–3–1) |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 31 | 8:00 pm | vs. Princeton* | | Prudential Center • Newark, NJ (Liberty Hockey Invitational) | | Lyon | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,113 | 0–0–1 (0–0–0) |
| November 2 | 4:00 pm | vs. Connecticut* | | Prudential Center • Newark, NJ (Liberty Hockey Invitational) | | Lyon | W 2–1 | 2,987 | 1–0–1 (0–0–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,500 | 1–0–2 (0–0–1) |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawerence | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | L 0–4 | 3,500 | 1–1–2 (0–1–1) |
| November 14 | 7:05 pm | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | | Lyon | W 4–1 | 3,121 | 2–1–2 (1–1–1) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | | Bright Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA | NESN | Lyon | W 2–1 | 2,575 | 3–1–2 (2–1–1) |
| November 21 | 7:03 pm | at Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | | Lyon | L 2–3 | 4,137 | 3–2–2 (2–2–1) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at #6 Colgate | | Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY | | Lyon | W 3–1 | 1,386 | 4–2–2 (3–2–1) |
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | RIT* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Spano | W 2–0 | 3,234 | 5–2–2 (3–2–1) |
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | at RPI | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 5–2 | 3,278 | 6–2–2 (4–2–1) |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Union | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | L 1–3 | 3,500 | 6–3–2 (4–3–1) |
| December 30 | 7:05 pm | at Holy Cross* | | Hart Center • Worcester, MA | | Lyon | W 3–0 | 1,154 | 7–3–2 (4–3–1) |
| January 3 | 7:30 pm | #10 Vermont* | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 3–1 | 3,500 | 8–3–2 (4–3–1) |
| January 6 | 7:00 pm | at Northeaster* | #19 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | | Lyon | L 2–3 | 1,350 | 8–4–2 (4–3–1) |
| January 10 | 8:20 pm | vs. #3 Havard* | #19 | MSG • New York, NY (Rivalry on Ice) | NBCSN/TSN2 | Lyon | W 4–1 | 12,774 | 9–4–2 (4–3–1) |
| January 16 | 7:30 pm | at Brown | #18 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | | Lyon | W 1–0 | 1,214 | 10–4–2 (5–3–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #18 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 5–1 | 3,500 | 11–4–2 (6–3–1) |
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #13 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | | Lyon | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,437 | 11–5–2 (6–4–1) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | #13 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | | Lyon | L 0–1 | 2,372 | 11–6–2 (6–5–1) |
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #16 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 4–0 | 3,500 | 12–6–2 (7–5–1) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | #18 Quinnipiac | #16 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,500 | 12–6–3 (7–5–2) |
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at #6 Harvard | #15 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 3–0 | 3,500 | 13–6–3 (8–5–2) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | #15 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | L 4–6 | 3,500 | 13–7–3 (8–6–2) |
| February 13 | 7:08 pm | at Union | #15 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY | TWCS | Lyon | W 2–0 | 2,049 | 14–7–3 (9–6–2) |
| February 14 | 7:07 pm | at RPI | #15 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | TWCS | Lyon | W 4–1 | 4,746 | 15–7–3 (10–6–2) |
| February 20 | 7:07 pm | at #11 Quinnipiac | #13 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Heroes Hat) | SNY/TSN | Lyon | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,696 | 15–7–4 (10–6–3) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | #13 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | | Lyon | W 6–2 | 2,065 | 16–7–4 (11–6–3) |
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | ESPN3 | Lyon | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,500 | 16–7–5 (11–6–4) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | | Lyon | W 4–0 | 3,500 | 17–7–5 (12–6–4) |
| ECAC Tournament ||||||||||
| March 13 | 7:00 pm | #18 Harvard* | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals) | | Lyon | L 2–3 | 2,479 | 17–8–5 (12–6–4) |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | #18 Harvard* | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals) | | Lyon | W 2–0 | 2,988 | 18–8–5 (12–6–4) |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | #18 Harvard* | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals) | | Lyon | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 2,515 | 18–9–5 (12–6–4) |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||||||
| March 27 | 2:00 pm | vs. #2 Boston University* | #17 | Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, NH (NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal) | ESPNU | Lyon | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,123 | 18–10–5 (12–6–4) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||
* On November 2, the Bulldogs beat Connecticut 2–1 to win the Liberty Hockey Invitational at the Prudential Center.
* On January 2, Yale's John Hayden was away, representing the United States at the 2015 World Juniors in Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The US lost to Russia in the quarterfinal.
* On January 10, the Bulldogs won the 2nd edition of Rivalry on Ice with a 4–1 win over Harvard in Madison Square Garden.
* On January 20, the Bulldogs tied for the Heroes Hat with a 2–2 tie with host Quinnipiac.
* On February 27, the Bulldogs secured a 1st-round bye in the ECAC playoffs, and will host a quarterfinals matchup at Ingalls Rink.
* On March 5, the Ivy League announced the season's Awards recipients and the All-League teams. Rob O'Gara and Alex Lyon were named to the All-Ivy first team, with John Hayden making the All-Ivy second teams. Ryan Hitchcock was unanimously selected as Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Keith Allain was unanimously selected as the Ivy League Coach of the Year.
* On March 15, the Bulldogs were defeated by the Harvard Crimson in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament, losing the best of three series in three games. Harvard took game 1 by a score of 2–3, but Yale tied the series by winning game 2 and 3 by scores of 2–0. In the 3rd and final game of the series Harvard won 2–3 with the game-winning goal in the 2nd overtime period.
* On March 20, ECAC Hockey announced the season's Awards recipients and the All-Conference teams. Rob O'Gara and Alex Lyon were named to the All-League first team. Rob O'Gara was named ECAC's best Defensive Defenseman, while Alex Lyon was selected as the Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year. Additionally, the Bulldogs were award the Sportsmanship Trophy.
* On March 22, the NCAA tournament Selection Committee placed Yale as the 4-seed in the Northeast Regional at Manchester, playing 1-seed Boston University in the first round.
* On March 27, Yale lost to 1-seed Boston University by a score of 3–2 in the first round.

## 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
| USA Today | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 14 | RV | 15 | RV | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | RV | RV | 15 | |

## Statistics

As of March 20, 2015.

### Skaters

| No. | Player | POS | YR | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PP | SHG | GWG | +/- | SOG |
| 17 | Frankie DiChiara | F | SO | 32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 69 |
| 4 | Rob O'Gara | D | JR | 32 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +17 | 38 |
| 24 | Mike Doherty | F | SO | 32 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 115 |
| 12 | Cody Learned | F | JR | 31 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 62 |
| 21 | John Hayden | F | SO | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 80 |
| 9 | Carson Cooper | F | JR | 32 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 72 |
| 28 | Ryan Hitchcock | F | FR | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 51 |
| 18 | Nate Repensky | D | FR | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 26 |
| 11 | Trent Ruffolo | F | SR | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 47 |
| 6 | Stu Wilson | F | JR | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 90 |
| 7 | Matt Killian | D | SR | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 43 |
| 14 | Ryan Obuchowski | D | JR | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 72 |
| 10 | Mitch Witek | D | JR | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 36 |
| 25 | Chris Izmirlian | F | SO | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 37 |
| 27 | Charles Orzetti | F | JR | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 38 |
| 22 | Tommy Fallen (C) | D | SR | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 57 |
| 2 | Adam Larkin | D | FR | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 23 |
| 20 | John Baiocco | F | FR | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 26 |
| 13 | Matthew Beattie | F | JR | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 18 |
| 19 | Anthony Day | F | SR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 |
| 26 | Nicholas Weberg | F | SR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 |
| 3 | Dan O'Keefe | D | SO | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 |
| 15 | Henry Hart | F | FR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 |
| 5 | Tim Bonner | F | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 30 | Patrick Spano | G | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Ward | F | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | G | SO | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +26 | 1 |
| | Bench | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | |
| | Team | | | 32 | 82 | 145 | 229 | 230 | 18 | 1 | 18 | +24 | 1044 |

### Goaltenders

| No. | Player | POS | YR | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | SO | G | 31 | 1857:38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 1.58 | 758 | 807 | .939 | 7 |
| 30 | Patrick Spano | SO | G | 3 | 118:59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 1.00 | 1 |
| | Empty Net | | | 16 | 7:52 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
| | Team | | | 29 | 1984:29 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 49 | .790 | 794 | 845 | .969 | 8 |

## Awards and honors
### Postseason awards

Ivy League All-Stars
* Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-Ivy
* Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-Ivy
* John Hayden, F – 2nd Team All-Ivy
Ivy League Awards
* Ryan Hitchcock, F – Ivy League Rookie of the Year
* Keith Allain – Ivy League Head Coach of the Year
ECAC All-Stars
* Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-League
* Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-League
ECAC Awards
* Rob O'Gara, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
* Alex Lyon, G – Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year
* Yale University Bulldogs – Sportsmanship Trophy