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2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his tenth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were 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.

2015–16 Yale Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
Ivy League Co-Champions
NCAA East Regional semifinal,
L 2–3 OT vs. UMass-Lowell
Conference2nd ECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO#11
USA Today#10
Record
Overall19–9–4
Conference14–5–3
Home8–5–1
Road8–3–2
Neutral3–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachKeith Allain
Assistant coachesJosh Siembida
Ryan Donald
Stephen Volek
Nick Costanzo
Captain(s)Mitch Witek
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason edit

Seven Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Tommy Fallen – D, Anthony Day – F, Matt Killian – D, Trent Ruffolo – F, Nicholas Weberg – F, and Connor Wilson – G.

On April 22, 2015, it was announced that Senior defensemen Mitch Witek was named Captain for the 2015–16 season.[1]

On July 6, 2015, Josh Siembida was promoted from Volunteer Goalie Coach for Yale to a full-time Assistant Coach.[2]

On October 5, 2015, Ryan Donald, a 2010 Yale graduate and the 2009-10 Yale hockey team captain, was named Assistant Coach of the Bulldogs.[3]

Recruiting edit

Yale added seven freshmen for the 2015–16 season: four forwards, two defensemen, and one goalie.

Player Position Nationality Notes
Charlie Curti Defense   United States Mound, Mn; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
Andrew Gaus Forward   United States Wexford, PA; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
Ted Hart Forward   United States Cumberland, ME; Played for Phillips Exeter Academy
J.M. Piotrowski Forward   United States Irving, TX; Played for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Joe Snively Forward   United States Herndon, VA; Played for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Sam Tucker Goalie   United States Wilton, CT; Played for Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
Anthony Walsh Defense   United States Burr Ridge, IL; Played for the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

2015-16 Roster edit

Departures from 2014–2015 team edit

  • Anthony Day, F - Graduation
  • Tommy Fallen, D - Graduation
  • Matt Killian, D - Graduation
  • Trent Ruffolo, F - Graduation
  • Nicholas Weberg, F - Graduation
  • Connor Wilson, G - Graduation

2015-16 Bulldogs edit

As of December 22, 2015.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Sam Tucker Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-04-16 Wilton, Connecticut Choate (USHS–CT)
2   Adam Larkin Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1995-01-28 Clarkston, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
3   Dan O'Keefe Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-06 North Wall, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL)
4   Rob O'Gara Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-06 Nesconset, New York Milton (USHS–MA) BOS, 151st overall 2011
5   Tim Bonner Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-08-19 Plymouth, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL)
6   Stu Wilson Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-11-15 Pittsford, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7   Joe Snively Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-01-01 Herndon, Virginia Sioux City (USHL)
9   Carson Cooper Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-03-18 Bow Island, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL)
10   Mitch Witek (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-02-04 Downers Grove, Illinois Waterloo (USHL)
11   Andrew Gaus Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-02-23 Wexford, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids (USHL)
12   Cody Learned Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-10-02 Amherst, New Hampshire Boston (EJHL)
13   Matthew Beattie Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-12-14 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Phillips Exeter (USHS–NH) VAN, 207th overall 2012
14   Ryan Obuchowski Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-06-07 West Bloomfield, Michigan Indiana (USHL)
15   Henry Hart Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1994-09-27 Stillwater, Minnesota Phillips Exeter (USHS–NH)
16   Anthony Walsh Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-09-21 Burr Ridge, Illinois Green Bay (USHL)
17   Frankie DiChiara Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993-09-22 Ronkonkoma, New York Dubuque (USHL)
18   Nate Repensky Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-11-22 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)
19   Ted Hart Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-02-20 Cumberland, Maine Phillips Exeter (USHS–NH)
20   John Baiocco Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-06-06 New Vernon, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL)
21   John Hayden Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 74th overall 2013
22   J. M. Piotrowski Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-05-01 Irving, Texas Sioux City (USHL)
23   Charlie Curti Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-05-24 Mound, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
24   Mike Doherty Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-08-21 Reading, Massachusetts Islanders (EJHL)
25   Chris Izmirlian Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Highland Beach, Florida Islanders (EJHL)
27   Charles Orzetti Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1992-02-02 Ridgewood, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL)
28   Ryan Hitchcock Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-03-30 Manhasset, New York USNTDP (USHL)
30   Patrick Spano Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-03-01 Montreal, Quebec Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
34   Alex Lyon Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-12-09 Baudette, Minnesota Omaha (USHL)

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasons Coaching at
Yale University
Alma Mater
Keith Allain Head Coach 14 Yale University (1980)
Josh Siembida Assistant coach 3 Quinnipiac (2006)
Ryan Donald Assistant coach 1 Yale University (2010)
Stephen Volek Assistant director Strength & Conditioning 2 Penn State (2010)
Nick Costanzo Volunteer Coach 1 Johnson and Wales University (2013)

Standings edit

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Quinnipiac † * 22 16 1 5 37 84 44 43 32 4 7 163 85
#10 Yale 22 14 5 3 31 57 37 32 19 9 4 86 57
#9 Harvard 22 12 6 4 28 72 47 34 19 11 4 116 81
#17 St. Lawrence 22 11 8 3 25 68 50 37 19 14 4 106 84
Clarkson 22 10 9 3 23 52 51 38 20 15 3 101 95
Rensselaer 22 8 7 7 23 47 49 40 18 15 7 97 104
Dartmouth 22 11 11 0 22 60 69 35 18 16 1 94 104
#18 Cornell 22 8 8 6 22 46 50 34 16 11 7 79 82
Union 22 6 10 6 18 53 62 36 13 14 9 91 96
Colgate 22 6 14 2 14 45 71 37 11 24 2 95 132
Brown 22 3 13 6 12 47 70 31 5 19 7 75 107
Princeton 22 3 16 3 9 40 71 31 5 23 3 60 99
Championship: March 19, 2016
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016

Schedule edit

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
December 29 7:00 pm McGill* #13 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon W 4-1  3,215 6-4-2 (3-3-2)
Regular Season
October 30 7:30 pm vs. Princeton* #13 Sun CenterTrenton, NJ (Capital City Classic)   Lyon W 3-1  1,200 1-0-0 (0-0-0)
October 31 7:30 pm vs. Massachusetts* #13 Sun Center • Trenton, NJ (Capital City Classic)   Lyon W 6-1  530 2-0-0 (0-0-0)
November 6 7:00 pm at #7 Harvard #12 Bright Hockey CenterCambridge, MA NESN+ Lyon T 2–2 OT 3,095 2–0–1 (0–0–1)
November 7 7:00 pm at Dartmouth #12 Thompson ArenaHanover, NH   Lyon W 3-2  2,506 3-0-1 (1-0-1)
November 13 7:00 pm at RPI #10 Houston Field HouseTroy, NY RPI TV Lyon L 2-3 OT 3,019 3-1-1 (1-1-1)
November 14 7:00 pm at Union #10 Achilles RinkSchenectady, NY   Lyon W 2-1 OT 2,017 4-1-1 (2-1-1)
November 20 7:00 pm Cornell #11 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT   Lyon T 0-0 OT 3,500 4-1-2 (2-1-2)
November 21 7:00 pm Colgate #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon W 3-1  3,500 5-1-2 (3-1-2)
November 28 7:00 pm at #1 Providence* #10 Schneider ArenaProvidence, RI OSN Lyon L 3-4  3,030 5-2-2 (3-1-2)
December 4 6:30 pm #3 Quinnipiac #10 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT ASN Lyon L 0-3  3,500 5-3-2 (3-2-2)
December 6 7:00 pm Princeton #10 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon L 2-4  3,145 5-4-2 (3-3-2)
December 11 7:00 pm Boston University* #15 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT ESPN3 Lyon W 3-2  3,500 6-4-2 (3-3-2)
January 5 7:00 pm at Massachusetts* #12 Mullins CenterAmherst, MA   Lyon W 3-2 OT 1,313 7-4-2 (3-3-2)
January 8 10:00 pm vs. Arizona State* #12 Gila River ArenaGlendale, AZ (Desert Hockey Classic) Pac-12 Network Lyon W 4-0  5,028 8-4-2 (3-3-2)
January 10 12:00 pm vs. Michigan Tech* #12 Gila River Arena • Glendale, AZ (Desert Hockey Classic) Pac-12 Network Lyon T 1-1 OT   8-4-3 (3-3-2)
January 15 7:00 pm Brown #12 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon W 3-2  3,500 9-4-3 (4-3-2)
January 16 7:00 pm at Brown #12 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, RI   Lyon W 2-1 OT 1,452 10-4-3 (5-3-2)
January 22 7:00 pm at Clarkson #12 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, NY   Lyon T 2-2 OT 2,186 10-4-4 (5-3-3)
January 23 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence #12 Appleton ArenaCanton, NY   Lyon W 3-2  1,545 11-4-4 (6-3-3)
January 29 7:00 pm Union #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT ESPN3 Lyon L 1-2  3,500 11-5-4 (6-4-3)
January 30 7:00 pm #16 RPI #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon W 3-0  3,500 12-5-4 (7-4-3)
February 5 7:00 pm Dartmouth #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT ESPN3 Lyon W 5-1  3,500 13-5-4 (8-4-3)
February 6 7:00 pm #7 Harvard #11 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon W 2-1  3,500 14-5-4 (9-4-3)
February 12 7:00 pm at Colgate #10 Starr RinkHamilton, NY   Lyon W 3-0  1,397 15-5-4 (10-4-3)
February 13 7:00 pm at #15 Cornell #10 Lynah RinkIthaca, NY   Lyon W 4-2  4,267 16-5-4 (11-4-3)
February 19 7:00 pm #18 St. Lawrence #8 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon W 4-3  3,500 17-5-4 (12-4-3)
February 20 7:00 pm #20 Clarkson #8 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT   Lyon W 3-1  3,500 18-5-4 (13-4-3)
February 26 7:00 pm at Princeton #7 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, NJ   Lyon W 6-0  2,084 19-5-4 (14-4-3)
February 27 7:00 pm at #1 Quinnipiac #7 TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, CT (Heroes Hat) SNY Lyon L 1-4  3,696 19-6-4 (14-5-3)
ECAC Tournament
March 11 7:00 pm Dartmouth* #7 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)   Lyon L 3-4 OT 3,500 19-7-4 (14-5-3)
March 12 7:00 pm Dartmouth* #7 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT (ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals)   Lyon L 1-2  3,500 19-8-4 (14-5-3)
NCAA Tournament
March 26 7:30 pm vs. #8 UMass-Lowell* #11 Times Union CenterAlbany, NY (NCAA East Regional semifinal) ESPN3 Lyon L 2-3 OT   19-9-4 (14-5-3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
  • On September 21, Yale was picked to win the ECAC Hockey Title by the ECAC Hockey Media Association, with 10 first place votes.[5]
  • On October 31, the Bulldogs beat Massachusetts 6–1 to win the Capital City Classic at the Sun Center.
  • On January 5, Yale's Ryan Hitchcock was away, representing the United States at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The US beat Sweden 8–3 to win the bronze medal.
  • On January 10, the Bulldogs lost to Michigan Tech 2–1 in a shootout to finish 2nd in the inaugural Desert Hockey Classic at the Gila River Arena.
  • On January 30, Alex Lyon broke the school record for most wins in a career which was previously 42 by Alex Westlund.[6]
  • On February 10, the ECAC suspended senior defenseman Rob O'Gara for two games due to his actions in the third period of the game against Harvard on February 6.[7][8]
  • On March 20, the NCAA tournament Selection Committee placed Yale as the 3-seed in the East Regional at Albany, playing 1-seed UMass-Lowell in the first round.
  • On March 26, Yale lost to 2-seed UMass-Lowell in OT by a score of 3–2 in the first round.

Rankings edit

Poll Week
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 12 13 13 13 12 10 11 10 10 15 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 7 8 7 10 11 11
USA Today 12 14 15 15 9 8 10 9 10 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 8 7 11 12 10

Statistics edit

As of the completion of the season.[9]

Skaters edit

No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
7 Joe Snively F FR 32 10 18 28 12 2 0 0 +5 75
6 Stu Wilson F SR 31 8 18 26 8 3 0 2 +1 112
21 John Hayden F JR 32 16 7 23 26 6 0 5 +2 136
17 Frankie DiChiara F JR 32 7 8 15 18 1 0 0 +4 78
28 Ryan Hitchcock F SO 22 8 6 14 0 2 0 1 E 40
12 Cody Learned F SR 31 6 6 12 6 0 1 2 +8 42
25 Chris Izmirlian F JR 27 4 8 12 10 0 0 1 +6 58
4 Rob O'Gara D SR 30 4 8 12 41 1 0 1 +5 61
14 Ryan Obuchowski D SR 32 4 8 12 20 2 0 1 +5 63
24 Mike Doherty F JR 22 2 10 12 23 1 0 0 +5 55
10 Mitch Witek D SR 32 0 12 12 2 0 0 0 +12 63
9 Carson Cooper F SR 30 3 8 11 28 1 0 0 +4 57
19 Ted Hart F FR 24 3 6 9 4 0 0 2 -2 41
11 Andrew Gaus F FR 18 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 -5 44
22 JM Piotrowski F FR 28 3 1 4 10 0 0 2 +4 39
18 Nate Repensky D SO 13 1 3 4 6 1 0 0 E 18
23 Charlie Curti D FR 23 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 -5 22
2 Adam Larkin D SO 30 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 E 23
16 Anthony Walsh D FR 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 0 +2 28
15 Henry Hart F SO 17 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 +4 6
3 Dan O'Keefe D JR 10 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 +2 4
34 Alex Lyon G JR 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 +15 0
30 Patrick Spano G JR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 John Baiocco F SO 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 +1 5
27 Charles Orzetti F SR 24 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -1 17
Bench 2
Team 32 86 138 224 246 22 1 19 +12 1087

Goaltenders edit

No. Player POS YR GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
34 Alex Lyon JR G 31 1905:37 19 8 4 52 1.64 818 766 .936 5
30 Patrick Spano JR G 1 59:18 0 1 0 3 3.04 30 27 .900 0
Empty Net 11 5:24 2 2
Team 32 1970:19 19 8 4 57 1.74 850 793 .933 5

Awards and honors edit

Preseason awards edit

ECAC All-League Team[10]

Weekly awards edit

ECAC Player of the Week

  • John Hayden, F – Week of December 15, 2015

ECAC Rookie of the Week

  • Joe Snively, F – Week of November 3, 2015
  • Joe Snively, F – Week of February 23, 2016

ECAC Goaltender of the Week

American Sports Network Player of the Week

College Hockey News Warrior Player of the Week

Monthly awards edit

ECAC Rookie of the Month

  • Joe Snively, F – Month of January 2016

ECAC Goaltender of the Month

Postseason awards edit

Ivy League All-Stars[11]

  • Stu Wilson, F – 1st Team All-Ivy
  • Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-Ivy
  • Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-Ivy
  • Ryan Obuchowski, F – 2nd Team All-Ivy
  • John Hayden, F – Honorable Mention All-Ivy
  • Joe Snively, F – Honorable Mention All-Ivy
  • Mitch Witek, D – Honorable Mention All-Ivy

Ivy League Awards[11]

  • Joe Snively, F – Ivy League Rookie of the Year
  • Keith Allain – Ivy League Coach of the Year

ECAC All-Stars[12]

  • Rob O'Gara, D – First Team All-League
  • Alex Lyon, G – First Team All-League
  • Joe Snively, F – All-Rookie Team

ECAC Awards[12]

  • Carson Cooper, F – Best Defensive Forward
  • Rob O'Gara, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
  • Alex Lyon, G – Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year
  • Carson Cooper, F – Best Defensive Forward
  • Joe Snively, F – Rookie of the Year
  • Yale University Bulldogs – Sportsmanship Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ Conn, Steve (April 22, 2015). . Yale University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Conn, Steve (July 6, 2015). . Yale University Athletics. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Conn, Steve (October 5, 2015). . Yale University Athletics. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. ^ . Yale University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Krajewski, Ed (September 22, 2015). "ECAC Hockey Media Association picks Yale to win ECAC Hockey Title" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Conn, Steve. . yalebulldogs.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "League Issues Suspension - ECAC Hockey". www.ecachockey.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "ECAC Hockey Suspends Yale's O'Gara". SB Nation College Hockey. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2015-2016 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  10. ^ Krajewski, Ed (September 22, 2015). "2015 Men's Preseason All-League Team" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  11. ^ a b . www.ivyleaguesports.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "League Announces Postseason Awards - ECAC Hockey". www.ecachockey.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

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The 2015 16 Yale Bulldogs men s ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2015 16 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey season The team was coached by Keith Allain 80 his tenth season behind the bench at Yale His assistant coaches were 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 2015 16 Yale Bulldogs men s ice hockey seasonIvy League Co ChampionsNCAA East Regional semifinal L 2 3 OT vs UMass LowellConference2nd ECAC HockeyHome iceIngalls RinkRankingsUSCHO 11USA Today 10RecordOverall19 9 4Conference14 5 3Home8 5 1Road8 3 2Neutral3 1 1Coaches and captainsHead coachKeith AllainAssistant coachesJosh SiembidaRyan DonaldStephen VolekNick CostanzoCaptain s Mitch WitekYale Bulldogs men s ice hockey seasons 2014 15 2016 17 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Recruiting 3 2015 16 Roster 3 1 Departures from 2014 2015 team 3 2 2015 16 Bulldogs 3 3 Coaching staff 4 Standings 5 Schedule 6 Rankings 7 Statistics 7 1 Skaters 7 2 Goaltenders 8 Awards and honors 8 1 Preseason awards 8 2 Weekly awards 8 3 Monthly awards 8 4 Postseason awards 9 ReferencesOffseason editSeven Senior Bulldogs graduated in May Captain Tommy Fallen D Anthony Day F Matt Killian D Trent Ruffolo F Nicholas Weberg F and Connor Wilson G On April 22 2015 it was announced that Senior defensemen Mitch Witek was named Captain for the 2015 16 season 1 On July 6 2015 Josh Siembida was promoted from Volunteer Goalie Coach for Yale to a full time Assistant Coach 2 On October 5 2015 Ryan Donald a 2010 Yale graduate and the 2009 10 Yale hockey team captain was named Assistant Coach of the Bulldogs 3 Recruiting editYale added seven freshmen for the 2015 16 season four forwards two defensemen and one goalie Player Position Nationality NotesCharlie Curti Defense nbsp United States Mound Mn Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL Andrew Gaus Forward nbsp United States Wexford PA Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL Ted Hart Forward nbsp United States Cumberland ME Played for Phillips Exeter AcademyJ M Piotrowski Forward nbsp United States Irving TX Played for the Sioux City Musketeers USHL Joe Snively Forward nbsp United States Herndon VA Played for the Sioux City Musketeers USHL Sam Tucker Goalie nbsp United States Wilton CT Played for Choate Rosemary Hall USHS CT Anthony Walsh Defense nbsp United States Burr Ridge IL Played for the Green Bay Gamblers USHL 2015 16 Roster editDepartures from 2014 2015 team edit Anthony Day F Graduation Tommy Fallen D Graduation Matt Killian D Graduation Trent Ruffolo F Graduation Nicholas Weberg F Graduation Connor Wilson G Graduation2015 16 Bulldogs edit As of December 22 2015 4 No S P C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights1 nbsp Sam Tucker Freshman G 6 2 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg 1996 04 16 Wilton Connecticut Choate USHS CT 2 nbsp Adam Larkin Sophomore D 6 1 1 85 m 182 lb 83 kg 1995 01 28 Clarkston Michigan Muskegon USHL 3 nbsp Dan O Keefe Junior D 6 3 1 91 m 205 lb 93 kg 1994 03 06 North Wall New Jersey Surrey BCHL 4 nbsp Rob O Gara Senior D 6 4 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg 1993 07 06 Nesconset New York Milton USHS MA BOS 151st overall 20115 nbsp Tim Bonner Junior F 5 9 1 75 m 175 lb 79 kg 1992 08 19 Plymouth Minnesota Tri City USHL 6 nbsp Stu Wilson Senior F 5 10 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg 1991 11 15 Pittsford New York Cedar Rapids USHL 7 nbsp Joe Snively Freshman F 5 9 1 75 m 165 lb 75 kg 1996 01 01 Herndon Virginia Sioux City USHL 9 nbsp Carson Cooper Senior F 5 11 1 8 m 191 lb 87 kg 1992 03 18 Bow Island Alberta Fort McMurray AJHL 10 nbsp Mitch Witek C Senior D 6 1 1 85 m 205 lb 93 kg 1992 02 04 Downers Grove Illinois Waterloo USHL 11 nbsp Andrew Gaus Freshman F 6 0 1 83 m 185 lb 84 kg 1995 02 23 Wexford Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids USHL 12 nbsp Cody Learned Senior F 5 9 1 75 m 175 lb 79 kg 1991 10 02 Amherst New Hampshire Boston EJHL 13 nbsp Matthew Beattie Senior F 6 3 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1992 12 14 Whitehouse Station New Jersey Phillips Exeter USHS NH VAN 207th overall 201214 nbsp Ryan Obuchowski Senior D 6 1 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 1992 06 07 West Bloomfield Michigan Indiana USHL 15 nbsp Henry Hart Sophomore F 5 7 1 7 m 155 lb 70 kg 1994 09 27 Stillwater Minnesota Phillips Exeter USHS NH 16 nbsp Anthony Walsh Freshman D 5 9 1 75 m 180 lb 82 kg 1995 09 21 Burr Ridge Illinois Green Bay USHL 17 nbsp Frankie DiChiara Junior F 6 2 1 88 m 218 lb 99 kg 1993 09 22 Ronkonkoma New York Dubuque USHL 18 nbsp Nate Repensky Sophomore D 5 11 1 8 m 180 lb 82 kg 1993 11 22 Duluth Minnesota Bismarck NAHL 19 nbsp Ted Hart Freshman F 6 1 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 1996 02 20 Cumberland Maine Phillips Exeter USHS NH 20 nbsp John Baiocco Sophomore F 5 8 1 73 m 170 lb 77 kg 1995 06 06 New Vernon New Jersey Dubuque USHL 21 nbsp John Hayden Junior F 6 3 1 91 m 210 lb 95 kg 1995 02 14 Greenwich Connecticut USNTDP USHL CHI 74th overall 201322 nbsp J M Piotrowski Freshman F 6 2 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg 1995 05 01 Irving Texas Sioux City USHL 23 nbsp Charlie Curti Freshman D 6 0 1 83 m 192 lb 87 kg 1995 05 24 Mound Minnesota Cedar Rapids USHL 24 nbsp Mike Doherty Junior F 5 11 1 8 m 170 lb 77 kg 1993 08 21 Reading Massachusetts Islanders EJHL 25 nbsp Chris Izmirlian Junior F 5 10 1 78 m 185 lb 84 kg 1992 12 28 Highland Beach Florida Islanders EJHL 27 nbsp Charles Orzetti Senior F 6 4 1 93 m 223 lb 101 kg 1992 02 02 Ridgewood New Jersey Surrey BCHL 28 nbsp Ryan Hitchcock Sophomore F 5 10 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg 1996 03 30 Manhasset New York USNTDP USHL 30 nbsp Patrick Spano Junior G 6 1 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg 1993 03 01 Montreal Quebec Cowichan Valley BCHL 34 nbsp Alex Lyon Junior G 6 1 1 85 m 200 lb 91 kg 1992 12 09 Baudette Minnesota Omaha USHL Coaching staff edit Name Position Seasons Coaching atYale University Alma MaterKeith Allain Head Coach 14 Yale University 1980 Josh Siembida Assistant coach 3 Quinnipiac 2006 Ryan Donald Assistant coach 1 Yale University 2010 Stephen Volek Assistant director Strength amp Conditioning 2 Penn State 2010 Nick Costanzo Volunteer Coach 1 Johnson and Wales University 2013 Standings edit2015 16 ECAC Hockey men s standingsvteConference record Overall recordGP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA 2 Quinnipiac 22 16 1 5 37 84 44 43 32 4 7 163 85 10 Yale 22 14 5 3 31 57 37 32 19 9 4 86 57 9 Harvard 22 12 6 4 28 72 47 34 19 11 4 116 81 17 St Lawrence 22 11 8 3 25 68 50 37 19 14 4 106 84Clarkson 22 10 9 3 23 52 51 38 20 15 3 101 95Rensselaer 22 8 7 7 23 47 49 40 18 15 7 97 104Dartmouth 22 11 11 0 22 60 69 35 18 16 1 94 104 18 Cornell 22 8 8 6 22 46 50 34 16 11 7 79 82Union 22 6 10 6 18 53 62 36 13 14 9 91 96Colgate 22 6 14 2 14 45 71 37 11 24 2 95 132Brown 22 3 13 6 12 47 70 31 5 19 7 75 107Princeton 22 3 16 3 9 40 71 31 5 23 3 60 99Championship March 19 2016 indicates conference regular season champion Cleary Cup indicates conference tournament champion Whitelaw Cup Rankings USCHO com Top 20 Poll updated March 8 2016Schedule editDate Time Opponent Rank Site TV Decision Result Attendance RecordExhibitionDecember 29 7 00 pm McGill 13 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 4 1 3 215 6 4 2 3 3 2 Regular SeasonOctober 30 7 30 pm vs Princeton 13 Sun Center Trenton NJ Capital City Classic Lyon W 3 1 1 200 1 0 0 0 0 0 October 31 7 30 pm vs Massachusetts 13 Sun Center Trenton NJ Capital City Classic Lyon W 6 1 530 2 0 0 0 0 0 November 6 7 00 pm at 7 Harvard 12 Bright Hockey Center Cambridge MA NESN Lyon T 2 2 OT 3 095 2 0 1 0 0 1 November 7 7 00 pm at Dartmouth 12 Thompson Arena Hanover NH Lyon W 3 2 2 506 3 0 1 1 0 1 November 13 7 00 pm at RPI 10 Houston Field House Troy NY RPI TV Lyon L 2 3 OT 3 019 3 1 1 1 1 1 November 14 7 00 pm at Union 10 Achilles Rink Schenectady NY Lyon W 2 1 OT 2 017 4 1 1 2 1 1 November 20 7 00 pm Cornell 11 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon T 0 0 OT 3 500 4 1 2 2 1 2 November 21 7 00 pm Colgate 11 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 3 1 3 500 5 1 2 3 1 2 November 28 7 00 pm at 1 Providence 10 Schneider Arena Providence RI OSN Lyon L 3 4 3 030 5 2 2 3 1 2 December 4 6 30 pm 3 Quinnipiac 10 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT ASN Lyon L 0 3 3 500 5 3 2 3 2 2 December 6 7 00 pm Princeton 10 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon L 2 4 3 145 5 4 2 3 3 2 December 11 7 00 pm Boston University 15 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT ESPN3 Lyon W 3 2 3 500 6 4 2 3 3 2 January 5 7 00 pm at Massachusetts 12 Mullins Center Amherst MA Lyon W 3 2 OT 1 313 7 4 2 3 3 2 January 8 10 00 pm vs Arizona State 12 Gila River Arena Glendale AZ Desert Hockey Classic Pac 12 Network Lyon W 4 0 5 028 8 4 2 3 3 2 January 10 12 00 pm vs Michigan Tech 12 Gila River Arena Glendale AZ Desert Hockey Classic Pac 12 Network Lyon T 1 1 OT 8 4 3 3 3 2 January 15 7 00 pm Brown 12 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 3 2 3 500 9 4 3 4 3 2 January 16 7 00 pm at Brown 12 Meehan Auditorium Providence RI Lyon W 2 1 OT 1 452 10 4 3 5 3 2 January 22 7 00 pm at Clarkson 12 Cheel Arena Potsdam NY Lyon T 2 2 OT 2 186 10 4 4 5 3 3 January 23 7 00 pm at St Lawrence 12 Appleton Arena Canton NY Lyon W 3 2 1 545 11 4 4 6 3 3 January 29 7 00 pm Union 11 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT ESPN3 Lyon L 1 2 3 500 11 5 4 6 4 3 January 30 7 00 pm 16 RPI 11 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 3 0 3 500 12 5 4 7 4 3 February 5 7 00 pm Dartmouth 11 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT ESPN3 Lyon W 5 1 3 500 13 5 4 8 4 3 February 6 7 00 pm 7 Harvard 11 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 2 1 3 500 14 5 4 9 4 3 February 12 7 00 pm at Colgate 10 Starr Rink Hamilton NY Lyon W 3 0 1 397 15 5 4 10 4 3 February 13 7 00 pm at 15 Cornell 10 Lynah Rink Ithaca NY Lyon W 4 2 4 267 16 5 4 11 4 3 February 19 7 00 pm 18 St Lawrence 8 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 4 3 3 500 17 5 4 12 4 3 February 20 7 00 pm 20 Clarkson 8 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT Lyon W 3 1 3 500 18 5 4 13 4 3 February 26 7 00 pm at Princeton 7 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton NJ Lyon W 6 0 2 084 19 5 4 14 4 3 February 27 7 00 pm at 1 Quinnipiac 7 TD Bank Sports Center Hamden CT Heroes Hat SNY Lyon L 1 4 3 696 19 6 4 14 5 3 ECAC TournamentMarch 11 7 00 pm Dartmouth 7 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals Lyon L 3 4 OT 3 500 19 7 4 14 5 3 March 12 7 00 pm Dartmouth 7 Ingalls Rink New Haven CT ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals Lyon L 1 2 3 500 19 8 4 14 5 3 NCAA TournamentMarch 26 7 30 pm vs 8 UMass Lowell 11 Times Union Center Albany NY NCAA East Regional semifinal ESPN3 Lyon L 2 3 OT 19 9 4 14 5 3 Non conference game Rankings from USCHO com Poll All times are in Eastern Time On September 21 Yale was picked to win the ECAC Hockey Title by the ECAC Hockey Media Association with 10 first place votes 5 On October 31 the Bulldogs beat Massachusetts 6 1 to win the Capital City Classic at the Sun Center On January 5 Yale s Ryan Hitchcock was away representing the United States at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki Finland The US beat Sweden 8 3 to win the bronze medal On January 10 the Bulldogs lost to Michigan Tech 2 1 in a shootout to finish 2nd in the inaugural Desert Hockey Classic at the Gila River Arena On January 30 Alex Lyon broke the school record for most wins in a career which was previously 42 by Alex Westlund 6 On February 10 the ECAC suspended senior defenseman Rob O Gara for two games due to his actions in the third period of the game against Harvard on February 6 7 8 On March 20 the NCAA tournament Selection Committee placed Yale as the 3 seed in the East Regional at Albany playing 1 seed UMass Lowell in the first round On March 26 Yale lost to 2 seed UMass Lowell in OT by a score of 3 2 in the first round Rankings editMain article 2015 16 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey rankings Poll WeekPre 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 12 13 13 13 12 10 11 10 10 15 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 7 8 7 10 11 11USA Today 12 14 15 15 9 8 10 9 10 15 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 8 7 8 7 11 12 10Statistics editAs of the completion of the season 9 Skaters edit No Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG SOG7 Joe Snively F FR 32 10 18 28 12 2 0 0 5 756 Stu Wilson F SR 31 8 18 26 8 3 0 2 1 11221 John Hayden F JR 32 16 7 23 26 6 0 5 2 13617 Frankie DiChiara F JR 32 7 8 15 18 1 0 0 4 7828 Ryan Hitchcock F SO 22 8 6 14 0 2 0 1 E 4012 Cody Learned F SR 31 6 6 12 6 0 1 2 8 4225 Chris Izmirlian F JR 27 4 8 12 10 0 0 1 6 584 Rob O Gara D SR 30 4 8 12 41 1 0 1 5 6114 Ryan Obuchowski D SR 32 4 8 12 20 2 0 1 5 6324 Mike Doherty F JR 22 2 10 12 23 1 0 0 5 5510 Mitch Witek D SR 32 0 12 12 2 0 0 0 12 639 Carson Cooper F SR 30 3 8 11 28 1 0 0 4 5719 Ted Hart F FR 24 3 6 9 4 0 0 2 2 4111 Andrew Gaus F FR 18 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 5 4422 JM Piotrowski F FR 28 3 1 4 10 0 0 2 4 3918 Nate Repensky D SO 13 1 3 4 6 1 0 0 E 1823 Charlie Curti D FR 23 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 5 222 Adam Larkin D SO 30 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 E 2316 Anthony Walsh D FR 27 2 0 2 12 0 0 0 2 2815 Henry Hart F SO 17 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 63 Dan O Keefe D JR 10 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 434 Alex Lyon G JR 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 030 Patrick Spano G JR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 020 John Baiocco F SO 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 527 Charles Orzetti F SR 24 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 17Bench 2Team 32 86 138 224 246 22 1 19 12 1087Goaltenders edit No Player POS YR GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV SO34 Alex Lyon JR G 31 1905 37 19 8 4 52 1 64 818 766 936 530 Patrick Spano JR G 1 59 18 0 1 0 3 3 04 30 27 900 0Empty Net 11 5 24 2 2Team 32 1970 19 19 8 4 57 1 74 850 793 933 5Awards and honors editPreseason awards edit ECAC All League Team 10 Alex Lyon G Preseason All League Team Rob O Gara D Preseason All League TeamWeekly awards edit ECAC Player of the Week John Hayden F Week of December 15 2015ECAC Rookie of the Week Joe Snively F Week of November 3 2015 Joe Snively F Week of February 23 2016ECAC Goaltender of the Week Alex Lyon G Week of November 3 2015 Alex Lyon G Week of November 10 2015 Alex Lyon G Week of February 16 2015American Sports Network Player of the Week Alex Lyon G Week of February 9 2016College Hockey News Warrior Player of the Week Alex Lyon G Week of February 16 2016Monthly awards edit ECAC Rookie of the Month Joe Snively F Month of January 2016ECAC Goaltender of the Month Alex Lyon G Month of January 2016 Alex Lyon G Month of February 2016Postseason awards edit Ivy League All Stars 11 Stu Wilson F 1st Team All Ivy Rob O Gara D 1st Team All Ivy Alex Lyon G 1st Team All Ivy Ryan Obuchowski F 2nd Team All Ivy John Hayden F Honorable Mention All Ivy Joe Snively F Honorable Mention All Ivy Mitch Witek D Honorable Mention All IvyIvy League Awards 11 Joe Snively F Ivy League Rookie of the Year Keith Allain Ivy League Coach of the YearECAC All Stars 12 Rob O Gara D First Team All League Alex Lyon G First Team All League Joe Snively F All Rookie TeamECAC Awards 12 Carson Cooper F Best Defensive Forward Rob O Gara D Best Defensive Defenseman Alex Lyon G Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year Carson Cooper F Best Defensive Forward Joe Snively F Rookie of the Year Yale University Bulldogs Sportsmanship TrophyReferences edit Conn Steve April 22 2015 Witek Named Hockey Captain Yale University Athletics Archived from the original on July 22 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