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Union Dutchmen
2008-09 Ice Hockey
2008-09 Schedule October 11 U.S. U-18 Team (exh) L, 4-5 17 vs. Quinnipiac^ W, 6-5 (OT) 18 at Neb.-Om^ L, 2-1 (OT) 24 vs. RPI# T, 1-1 (OT) 25 vs. Colgate# W, 4-2 31 Connecticut W, 3-2 November 7 Dartmouth* L, 2-5 8 Harvard* W, 3-1 14 Quinnipiac* L, 3-6 15 Princeton* L, 4-1 28 Army W, 5-4 29 Providence W, 4-2 December 5 at Brown* L, 4-5 6 at Yale* W, 5-2 9 American Int’l W, 6-0 12 at Maine L, 1-3 13 at Maine L, 1-5 January 2 vs. Notre Dame~ 9 p.m. 3 vs. UMass-Low./Minn-Dul.~ 5 p.m. 9 at Princeton* 7 p.m. 10 at Quinnipiac* 7 p.m. 16 Cornell* 7 p.m. 17 COLGATE* 7 p.m. 23 at Clarkson* 7 p.m. 24 at St. Lawrence* 7 p.m. 30 at Harvard* 7 p.m. 31 at Dartmouth* 7 p.m. February 6 at RPI* 7 p.m. 7 RPI* 7 p.m. 13 Yale* 7 p.m. 14 Brown* 4 p.m. 20 at Colgate* 7 p.m. 21 at Cornell* 7 p.m. 27 St. Lawrence* 7 p.m. 28 Clarkson* 7 p.m. HOME GAMES *ECAC Hockey Games ^Omaha Stampede (Omaha, NE) #Governor’s Cup (Albany, NY) ~Shillelagh Tournament (Chicago, IL) All Times Eastern Contact Information Hockey Contact........................... Kevin Zalaznik Office Phone.................................(518) 388-6377 Cell Phone.....................................(518) 727-8328 Fax..................................................(518) 388-6096 Email.................................... [email protected] Location............................................Alumni Gym Website.................................... unionathletics.com
Weekly Release #10 Shillelagh Tournament January 2-3 The Union College Dutchmen (8-7-1) vs. #1 Notre Dame (14-3-2) • UMass-Lowell (8-8-0) • Minnesota-Duluth (8-4-6) Jan. 9 Jan. 10
Notre Dame UMass-Low/Minn-Dul
Sears Centre Sears Centre
9 p.m. 5 p.m.
Live Stats.....................................................................................und.cstv.com Radio.......................................................................................... WRUC FM 89.7 WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR The Dutchmen begin their 2009 portion of the season at the Shillelagh Tournament hosted by top-ranked Notre Dame at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. • Union faces Notre Dame on Friday, Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. (EST) and then will face either UMass-Lowell or Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. (EST). Regardless of a win or loss, the Dutchmen will play in the 5 p.m. game on Saturday, allowing Notre Dame the night cap. • Both contest can be followed with live stats on http://und.cstv.com • The voices of Union Hockey, Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger, will not be making the trip, but both contest can be heard on WRUC FM 89.7. • Fans can hear the games online through Union’s opponents website.
REPRESENT Six-year Union bench general Nate Leaman will not be making the trip to the Shillelagh Tournament. Leaman is serving as an assistant coach for team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Tournament. • Leaman also served as an assistant during the 2007 competition where the Americans captured bronze. • Other USA coaching experience for Leaman include serving as an assistant for the 2005 gold-medal winning IIHF World U-18 national team. • As of Dec. 29, team USA has posted an 8-2 win against Germany and 4-3 win against the Czech Republic. • The team faces Kazakhstan on Dec. 30 and Canada on Dec. 31. • The quarterfinals are on Jan. 2, semifinals on Jan. 3 and medal games on Jan. 5.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION Union will try and repeat its success entering a new calendar year. The team began 2008 with a school record seven-game winning streak (from Jan. 4-25). • The team defeated UConn (4-1), Army (3-2), Colgate (5-4), Cornell (2-1), RPI (2-1 and 4-1) and St. Lawrence (3-1). • The streak ended with a 3-2 loss at Clarkson on Jan. 26. • Union is 3-0-1 in calendar-opening games since the 2004-05 season.
LEADING THE WAY Sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk leads the Dutchmen with a career-high eight goals and 16 points. • Presizniuk led the 2007-08 Dutchmen with 18 assists and 25 points en route to being named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team. • This season he is on pace to finish the regular season with 17 goals, 17 assists and 34 points. • As of Monday, Dec. 29, Presizniuk was second in ECAC Hockey for points and tied for second for goals. • His plus-nine rating ranks tied for second and he is tied for sixth with three powerplay goals. • For his career, he has produced 15 goals and 26 assists for 41 points.
LAST TIME OUT Before Union’s extended Christmas break, the team dropped two games at Maine on Dec. 1213. The Dutchmen lost 3-1 and 5-1. • Sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau led the team with two assists. • Sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk and Mike Wakita each scored a goal.
as of 12/29/08
ECAC Hockey Standings Team Pts ECAC Princeton 14 7-1-0 Cornell 14 6-0-2 Dartmouth 10 5-2-0 Harvard 10 4-3-2 Quinnipiac 9 4-3-1 Yale 8 4-2-0 St. Lawrence 5 2-5-1 Colgate 5 1-4-3 Union 4 2-4-0 Rensselaer 4 2-5-0 Brown 4 1-4-2 Clarkson 3 1-6-1
Inside The Numbers All 10-2-0 8-1-3 7-4-0 4-8-2 8-6-1 7-3-0 7-8-1 5-7-4 8-7-1 3-13-1 1-8-2 2-10-4
Record Breakdown At home.........................................................5-3-0 On the road...................................................1-4-0 At neutral site................................................2-0-1 Coming off win............................................3-5-0 Coming off loss...........................................3-2-1 Coming off tie..............................................1-0-0 When scoring first........................................3-4-0 When opponent scores first....................... 5-3-1 When leading after one............................... 2-2-0 When trailing after one................................4-5-1 When tied after one.....................................2-0-0 When leading after two...............................4-1-0 When trailing after two...............................2-6-0 When tied after two.....................................2-0-1 In overtime....................................................1-1-1 When outshooting opponent..................... 5-3-0 When being outshot....................................3-4-1 When shots are tied.............................................. When having 0-9 shots......................................... When having 10-19 shots........................... 1-1-0 When having 20-29 shots........................... 1-3-1 When having 30-39 shots........................... 3-1-0 When having 40-49 shots........................... 3-2-0 When having 50+ shots....................................... When opponent has 0-0 shots............................ When opponent has 10-19 shots............... 2-1-0 When opponent has 20-29 shots............... 5-1-0 When opponent has 30-39 shots............... 1-4-1 When opponent has 40-49 shots............... 0-1-0 When opponent has 50+ shots........................... Scoring on the power play.......................... 5-1-0 Scoreless on the power play....................... 3-6-1 Allowing a power play goal......................... 6-6-0 Opponent scoreless on power play........... 2-1-1 Scoring a shorthanded goal........................ 1-1-0 Allowing a shorthanded goal............................... In games decided by one goal.................... 3-2-0 In games decided by two goals.................. 3-1-0 In games decided by three goals................ 1-3-0 In games decided by four+ goals.............. 1-1-0 Against ranked opponent............................ 1-1-0 On Friday......................................................3-4-1 On Saturday..................................................4-3-0 Mid-week games...........................................1-0-0 In October.....................................................3-1-1 In November................................................3-3-0 In December.................................................2-3-0 In January............................................................... In February............................................................
Scoring Streak No. Name Longest Current 25 Stéphane Boileau 4 4 5 Mike Wakita 1 1 14 Andrew Buote 1 23 Lane Caffaro 4 10 Luke Cain 1 24 Jeff Christiansen 1 - 20 Matt Cook 2 19 Randy Hanagan 2 6 Brock Matheson 1 27 Brendan Milnamow 4 11 Justin Pallos 1 17 Chris Potts 2 29 Adam Presiznuk 3 4 Taylor Reid 1 5 Mike Schreiber 1 16 Jason Shaffer 1 18 John Simpson 2 15 Mario Valery-Trubucco 2 9 Jason Walters 5 26 Brian Yanovitch 1 21 Kelly Zajac 3 SCOUTING NOTRE DAME The number one team in the country is out scoring its opponents 69-32 and has won four-straight games. It has no lost in its last 14 outings. • The Fighting Irish were last on the ice on Dec. 12-13 with wins (3-1 and 4-3) against Bowling Green. • Senior Christian Hanson leads the team with 13 goals and 23 points. He has tallied six power-play goals and 10 assists. • Behind him is sophomore Calle Ridderwall, who has posted nine goals, 12 assists and 21 points. • Eight Notre Dame student-athletes have posted 10 or more points. • Senior Jordan Pearce has posted a 13-3-2 record in goal with a 1.70 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage. SERIES NOTES Union and Notre Dame have only met three times with the Dutchmen owning a 2-1-0 record. • After dropping a 4-0 decision to the Fighting Irish on Oct. 16, 1999, the Dutchmen posted a 2-1 win on Oct. 11, 2001 and 7-4 on Oct. 12, 2001. BOILEAU ROLLING Sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau is riding a four game point streak, totaling one goal and four assists. • He is second on the team with 14 points and first with nine assists. His five goals tied for third. • Boileau has registered a team-best four multi-point games. He registered a careerhigh three assists against Quinnipiac on Oct. 17. • He is sixth in the conference for points and fourth for assists. His two game-winning goals place him second.
MULTI-POINT GAMES No. Name 2 3 4+ Tot 25 Stéphane Boileau 2 1 1 4 27 Brendan Milnamow 3 - - 3 29 Adam Presizniuk 1 1 - 2 5 Mike Schreiber 1 1 - 2 18 John Simpson 2 - - 2 15 Mario V.-Trabucco 1 1 - 2 21 Kelly Zajac 1 - 1 2 23 Lane Caffaro 1 - - 1 10 Luke Cain 1 - - 1 20 Matt Cook 1 - - 1 17 Chris Potts 1 - - 1 9 Jason Walters 1 - - 1
MILNAMOW BREAKS OUT Senior defenseman Brendan Milnamow is coming off a five-game scoring streak that ended at Maine and is second on the team with six goals and tied for fourth with 10 points. • In the last seven games, he has totaled eight points, behind three multi-point games. • He has posted five goals and three assists during that span. • He totaled a goal and an assist against Army and Brown, a goal against Providence and an assist at Yale -- he also had a goal waved off against the Bulldogs. • Against AIC he registered a pair of goals -- shorthanded and power-play. • Union is 6-1-0 when Milnamow has a point. ZAJAC ATTACK Freshman forward Kelly Zajac has come alive in the last seven outings, producing a team-high eight points, including six assists. • It all started with two points against Army, including the game-winning goal with only 0.2 ticks remaining on the clock. • He followed two games later with a careerhigh four points at Brown -- he had a hand in each Union Goal • The freshman followed with an assist in Union’s final marker at Yale and a helper in the team’s first goal against AIC. • Because of his performance, he has been named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll twice and was dubbed the New England Hockey Journal’s ECAC Hockey Player of the Week. OFFENSIVE POWER HOUSE Union is tied for 17th in the country with 3.12 goals-per-game, notching 50 in 16 games. The team leads ECAC Hockey for goals scored and trials Yale (3.50) and Princeton (3.25) for goalsper-game
DEFENSE WINS GAMES Union is 7-2-0 when limiting opponents to less than 30 shots a game and 1-5-1 when allowing more than 30. • In the game when Union’s opponents have registered 29 shots or less, the Dutchmen have outscored the competition 36-26 and outshot them 314-209. CAFFARO MOVES TO SECOND Senior defenseman Lane Caffaro registered his fourth assist of the season against Maine, bringing his career points total to 66, including 20 goals and 46 assists. He is second on the school’s all-time points list among defensemen. • Reid Simonton (1992-96) is the program’s all-time leading defenseman with 74 points. • Caffaro just passed Andrew Will (1993-97), who had 63 career points, for second. • Overall, the Slave Lake, Alberta native is 16th on the school’s all-time points list.
HONOR ROLL THIS SEASON Several Union student-athletes have been selected to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll throughout the season. • Junior forward Jason Walters was named to the Honor Roll for his two goal performance during weekend games against Quinnipiac and Princeton. • Redshirt freshman forward Luke Cain registered a goal and an assist in Union’s 3-1 victory against Harvard, earning him a spot on the list. • For their efforts in Union’s 3-2 victory against UConn, sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau, sophomore goaltender Corey Milan and freshman Kelly Zajac were selected. • Zajac made his first appearances on the Honor Roll after producing the first two points of his career during at the 2008 Governor’s Cup. DON’T FORGET YANOVITCH Freshman forward Brian Yanovitch has not made a weekly honor roll yet, but he was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week for his performance against the U.S. U-18 Team. • Yanovitch scoring twice in his first unofficial collegiate appearance against the U.S. U-18 Team. • The Mansfield, MA, native scored on his very first shift on his very first shot. He found the puck at the right face-off circle and snipped a shot past the glove US goaltender Adam Murray at 1:37. • Yanovitch’s second goal down low to tie the game at 4-4 with just over two minutes remaining in the second.
OTHERS ON THE DIVISION I LIST Senior forward Matt Cook and junior forward Jason Walters are also moving their way up the top-25 Union scorers list. • Cook currently sits at 21 with 62 career points, including 28 goals and 34 assists. • Walters is at 25 with 55 career points, including 16 goals and 39 assists.
UNION DROPS YELLOW JACKETS Senior defenseman Brendan Milnamow potted two goals and sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk had a career-high four points in Union’s 6-0 victory against non-conference foe American International on Tuesday night. • Freshman forward Randy Hanagan netted the game-winner 1:37 into the first period. • Sophomore Cory Milan turned away 15 saves and combined for the shutout with junior Rich Sillery, who made four saves in 11:28 of action. • The shutout was the first for Union since blanking Dartmouth, 0-0, on Feb. 9, 2008.
OWNING THE SECOND After 16 games, Union’s strongest period so far has been the second. The team is outscoring its opponents 22-12.
YALE/BROWN RECAP After suffering a 5-4 loss at Brown on Friday, Union rebounded with a 5-2 win at Yale on Saturday. The win was the Dutchmen’s fourth in
USA Today/USA Hockey Rankings # Team 1. Notre Dame (30) 2. Miami (4) 3. Boston University 4. Minnesota 5. Denver 6. Northeastern 7. Boston College 8. Princeton 9. Cornell 10. Colorado College 11. Michigan 12. Air Force Academy 13. Vermont 14. New Hampshire 15. Nebraska Omaha
Record 14-3-2 12-3-3 11-4-1 8-3-5 13-5-1 11-3-2 9-5-2 10-2-0 7-1-2 10-6-4 11-7-0 14-2-0 9-4-2 8-6-3 11-4-3
Pts Last 506 1 470 3 422 4 409 2 383 5 337 6 298 8 274 7 226 9 214 10 148 12 126 13 116 11 55 15 33 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 25, Maine 9, Alaska 6, Minnesota State 6, Ohio State 6, North Dakota 5, St. Cloud State 5, Dartmouth 1
USCHO.com Rankings # Team 1. Notre Dame (41) 2. Miami (6) 3. Boston University 4. Minnesota (1) 5. Denver 6. Northeastern 7. Boston College 8. Princeton (2) 9. Colorado College 10. Cornell 11. Air Force 12. Michigan 13. Vermont 14. Wisconsin 15. New Hampshire 16. Nebraska-Omaha 17. Minnesota State 18. Alaska 18. North Dakota 20. Dartmouth
Record 14-3-2 12-3-3 11-4-1 8-3-5 13-5-1 11-3-2 9-5-2 10-2-0 10-6-4 7-1-2 14-2-0 11-7-0 9-4-2 9-7-2 8-6-3 11-4-3 8-7-3 8-4-4 9-8-1 6-4-0
Pts Last 981 1 921 3 867 4 854 2 804 6 755 5 675 7 666 8 585 9 559 10 479 12 439 13 426 11 263 16 257 15 175 19 168 14 104 20 104 NR 103 18
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota-Duluth 87, Maine 62, Ohio State 61, St. Cloud State 59, Bemidji State 11, Massachusetts 11, Alaska-Anchorage 10, Yale 7, Mass.-Lowell 4, Niagara 2, Quinnipiac 1
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as of 12/8/08
THE WORK HORSE Sophomore goaltender Corey Milan has played all but 43:06 in goal for Union his season, making an appearance in every game and starting 15 of 16. • His honors this season include being selected to the Hockey Commissioners’ Association Monthly Honor Roll in October. He was the Governor’s Cup Most Valuable Player and was named to the alltournament team. He was also selected to the 2008 Mutual of Omaha All-Tourney Team. Twice he has garnered ECAC Hockey Player of the Week accolades. • This season Milan has posted a 8-7-1 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. • His victory against Yale gave him his seventh victory, surpassing his win total (six) from his rookie campaign. • In the wins this season, he has totaled a 2.05 goals against average and a .921 save percentage.
• Union has totaled 50 total goals this season, meaning just under half have come in the second frame. • The team has scored two or more goals in a second period six times. • The Dutchmen are outshooting the competition 187-144 in the second.
as of 12/15/08
• Union also leads the conference with 75 assists and 524 shots on goal. • This season Union has four goals or more in a period three times. • They have also registered 15 or more shots in a period nine times.
2008-09 Category Leaders
Home and Away
## POINTS GP 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 25 Boileau, Stephane 16 21 Zajac, Kelly 16 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 16
G 8 5 4 6 3
A 8 9 7 4 7
Pts 16 14 11 10 10
## GOALS GP 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 25 Boileau, Stephane 16 23 Caffaro, Lane 16 21 Zajac, Kelly 16
G 8 6 5 5 4
A 8 4 9 4 7
Pts 16 10 14 9 11
## ASSISTS GP 25 Boileau, Stephane 16 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 21 Zajac, Kelly 16 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 16
G 5 8 4 3
A 9 8 7 7
Pts 14 16 11 10
## PP GOALS 29 Presizniuk, Adam 25 Boileau, Stephane 23 Caffaro, Lane 27 Milnamow, Brendan
GP PPG 16 3 16 2 16 2 16 2
## SH GOALS GP SHG 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 1 18 Simpson, John 15 1 ## GW GOALS 25 Boileau, Stéphane 23 Caffaro, Lane 20 Cook, Matt 19 Hanagan, Randy 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 21 Zajac, Kelly
GP GWG 16 3 16 1 16 1 7 1 16 1 16 1
## PLUS/MINUS GP +/29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 +9 6 Matheson, Brock 16 +7 ## SHOTS GP Pts Sh Pct 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 16 10 54 .056 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 16 49 .163 9 Walters, Jason 12 8 43 .070 20 Cook, Matt 16 8 42 .071 18 Simpson, John 15 7 42 .071 ## SHOT PCT GP Pts Sh Pct 19 Hanagan, Randy 7 2 6 .333 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 10 25 .240 8 Wakita, Mike 12 1 5 .200 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 16 49 .163 23 Caffaro, Lane 16 9 32 .156 ## PENALTIES 27 Milnamow, Brendan 7 Harr, Mike 8 Wakita, Mike 25 Boileau, Stephane 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 29 Presizniuk, Adam
GP Pen Min 16 15 30 15 11 22 12 11 33 16 10 20 16 9 18 16 9 18
## PENALTY MIN 8 Wakita, Mike 27 Milnamow, Brendan 7 Harr, Mike 21 Zajac, Kelly 25 Boileau, Stephane
GP Pen Min 12 11 33 16 15 30 15 11 22 16 5 21 16 10 20
HOME Union Opponent
W-L-T GP G A P Sh Pct PPG SHG GA GAA SV SV% SO 5-3-0 8 27 39 66 295 .092 7 1 24 3.00 216 .900 1 3-5-0 8 24 40 64 240 .100 10 1 27 3.38 268 .908 0
Away Union Opponent
W-L-T GP G A P Sh Pct PPG SHG GA GAA SV SV% SO 1-4-0 5 12 18 30 136 .088 3 1 17 3.35 129 .884 0 4-1-0 5 17 32 49 141 .116 6 0 12 2.36 124 .912 0
Neutral Union Opponent
W-L-T GP G A P Sh Pct PPG SHG GA GAA SV SV% SO 2-0-1 3 11 18 29 93 .118 2 0 8 2.56 71 .899 0 0-2-1 3 8 13 21 79 .101 4 0 11 3.53 82 .882 0
five games against the Bulldogs. • Union found itself trailing 2-0 and outshot 20-8 in the first period against Yale, but scored five unanswered goals and led the rest of the way with a 25-17 shot advantage. • For the weekend, freshman forward Kelly Zajac led the way with five points, including a career-high four points at Brown. • In all Union received points from 13 different student-athletes. ARMY/PROVIDENCE REVIEW The Dutchmen earned home victories against Army (5-4) on Nov. 28 and Providence (4-2) on Nov. 29. • Freshman forward Kelly Zajac scored the game-winning goal against the Black Knights as time expired. He took a last second shot from near the goal line in the right corner and somehow managed to get the puck over the line before the buzzer sounded. • Junior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco registered three assists in the game and followed with a goal against Providence. • Senior forward Matt Cook tallied the
game-winner against the Friars and junior forward Jason Walters picked up two assists. QUINNIPIAC/PRINCETON REWIND Quinnipiac and No. 11/12 Princeton posted 6-3 and 4-1 wins, respectively, against Union on Nov. 14 and 15. • Against Quinnipiac, senior defenseman Lane Caffaro scored a goal -- his third of the season and third in as many games. • Senior forward Matt Cook and junior center Jason Walters each scored a goal, while senior forward Chris Potts and sophomore forward Justin Pallos both tallied assists. • Against Princeton, Walters scored again. His goal came near the end of the third period with Union trailing 3-0. The goal seemed to ignite the Dutchmen, until the Tigers cashed in on an empty-net goal. • Sophomores Adam Presizniuk and Brock Matheson each registered assists. • Milan turned away a season-high 41 shots in this ninth consecutive start.
Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. 2 Nolan Julseth-White D 4 Taylor Reid D 5 Mike Schreiber D 6 Brock Matheson D 7 Mike Harr D 8 Mike Wakita D 9 Jason Walters F 10 Luke Cain LW 11 Justin Pallos F 14 Andrew Buote F 15 Mario Valery-Trabucco F 16 Jason Shaffer F 17 Chris Potts RW 18 John Simpson F 19 Randy Hanagan F 20 Matt Cook C/LW 21 Kelly Zajac F 22 Jon Lareau D 23 Lane Caffaro D 24 Jeff Christiansen RW 25 Stéphane Boileau F 26 Brian Yanovitch F 27 Brendan Milnamow D 29 Adam Presizniuk F 31 Corey Milan G 35 Rich Sillery G
Cl. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Jr.
S/C Hometown/Previous Team L Chilliwack, BC/ Langley Chiefs (BCHL) R Calgary, AB/ Ft. McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) L Sherwood Park, AB/ Ft. McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) L Gananoque, ON/ Kanata Stallions (CJHL) R Norwood, MA/ Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) L Kitimat, BC/ Powell River Kings (BCHL) L Renfrew, ON/ Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) L Thunder Bay, ON/ Cowichan Valley (BCHL) L Glastonbury, CT/ Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) L Grande Prairie, AB/ Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) R Montreal, QU/ Northwood School R Eagle River, AK/ Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) R Phillipsburg, NJ/ Tabor Academy R Boxborough, MA/Lawrence Academy R Lambeth, ON/ Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) L Belle Mead, NJ/ Tabor Academy L Winnipeg, MAN/ Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) L Plainville, MA/ Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) L Slave Lake, AB/ Ft. McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) R Elm Grove, WI/ Billings Bulls (NAHL) R Blainville, QU/ Ste. Jerome Panthers (LHJAAAQ) L Mansfield, MA/ Bridgewater Bandits (EJHL) L Wilton, CT/ Taft School L Calgary, AB/ Powell River Kings (BCHL) L Great Barrington, MA/ Penticton Vees (BCHL) L Gaithersburg, MD/ Gilmour Academy
DARTMOUTH/HARVARD RECAP After dropping a 5-2 decision against Dartmouth on Nov. 7, the Dutchmen rebounded with a 3-1 victory against No. 18 Harvard on, Nov. 8. • Senior defenseman Lane Caffaro led the way with three points during the weekend. He potted his first goal of the season against Dartmouth, along with an assist. The next night he scored the game-winning goal. • The win against Harvard was the first for Union at Messa Rink since the 2000-01 season. UCONN LOOKBACK Sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau fired a one-timer from the slot past Huskies goaltender Beau Erickson for the game-winning goal with 5:38 remaining in the second period of Union’s 3-2 victory against Connecticut on Oct. 31. • Boileau also set the stage for a thrilling finish by taking a penalty with 1:37 remaining in the game, but the Dutchmen stood strong and walked away with the win. CALL ME CHAMPION Third-period heroics by junior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco with 6:09 lifted the Dutchmen to a 4-2 victory against Colgate in the championship game of the 2008 Governor’s Cup on Oct. 25. • The title was the first for Union since 1993 and its first on U.S. soil. • The game-winner came after Colgate turned the puck over just outside of its defensive end and sophomore forward John Simpson sent a touch pass ahead to a streaking Valery-Trabucco. After receiving the pass, he fought off a Red Raider defender and sent a snap shot into the back of the net. SIMPSON HONORED BY JOURNAL Sophomore forward John Simpson was named New England Hockey Journal Player of the Week (for the weekend ending on Oct. 25) for his performance at the Governor’s Cup. • In Union’s win against Colgate he assisted on the team’s first goal and the third, which was the game-winner. • Simpson is tied for third in ECACH in goals and fifth in points. • He has registered two multiple point games. • At the Mutual of Omaha Stampede, Simpson scored three goals in two games. • Simpson scored a career-high two goals against the Bobcats and then scored his first career shorthanded goal against the Mavericks. NEVER ENOUGH TIME Union opened up the season with three consecutive overtime games for the first time in program history. • The Dutchmen have only played three straight OT games one other time -- near the end of the 2004-05 season.
REFLECTING ON RPI After Union and RPI skated to a 1-1 tie during the Oct. 24 game at the Governor’s Cup, the Dutchmen advanced winning the shootout, 2-0. • Freshman center Kelly Zajac scored Union’s lone goal during regulation, the first in his career, on a rebound on a senior Chris Potts shot. • Sophomore Stéphane Boileau and junior Mario Valery-Trabucco each scored in the shootout. RETURNING FROM OMAHA The Dutchmen jumped started their season at the 2008 Mutual of Omaha Stampede hosted by Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 17-18. • Union opened with a 6-5 overtime victory against Quinnipiac in a non-league contest on Oct. 17. • Sophomore forward John Simpson, sophomore defenseman Brock Matheson and sophomore goaltender Cory Milan were selected to the all-tournament team. • For the third consecutive season, Union had opened the season with a victory. SHORTHANDED WORK Sophomore forward John Simpson scored a shorthanded goal at 6:38 of the first period against Nebraska-Omaha. • The shorthanded goal was Union’s first since T.J. Fox had one against Cornell on Feb. 9, 2007. PRESEASON RANKINGS The preseason rankings had the Dutchmen selected to finish fifth in ECACH by the coaches and sixth by the media. • These two rankings are the highest Union has ever been selected. • The Dutchmen were picked to finish 12th by both polls in 2007-08, but responded with a fourth-place finish and the team’s first ever first-round bye in the ECACH postseason. • This preseason, Union also received three votes in the USCHO.com poll. CAFFARO’S HONORED Senior defensemen Lane Caffaro became the first Dutchmen hockey student-athlete to be selected to the All-ECACH Preseason Team. • Caffaro earned the honor in both the coaches and media polls. • He played in 33 games last season and posted three goals and 13 assists and was an All-ECACH Third Team Selection. • Caffaro is 20th on Union’s all-time Division I scoring list with 61 points.
Around ECAC Hockey Player of the Week Yale’s Broc Little (So., F) Had a hand in five of Yale’s nine goals over the weekend • Registered one goal, of the shorthanded variety, and added two assists in comeback win over RPI Friday. One of his assists was on the game-winner • Netted two first-period goals in Saturday’s setback to Union • Was a plus-4 on the weekend • Named game’s second-star in each contest over the weekend. Rookie of the Week RPI’s Patrick Cullen (Fr. F) Netted two goals on a gamehigh six shots in a 7-3 setback Friday at Yale • Recorded two goals on five shots in Engineers’ win at Brown • The versatile player scored two goals at evenstrength and two goals on the power play. Goalie of the Week Cornell’s Ben Scrivens (Jr.) Stopped 13-of-14 shots in 4-1 win over Clarkson Friday • Made 14 third-period saves en route to a 25-save shutout over St. Lawrence Saturday • For the weekend, the junior stopped 97.4 percent of the shots he faced and registered a goals-against average of 0.50. Schedule Friday, Jan. 2 Union vs. Notre Dame St. Lawrence vs. Ferris St. Clarkson vs. Miami Rensselaer vs. Boston U. Harvard at Quinnipiac Colgate at Vermont Brown at Minnesota
9 p.m. 3:05 PM 5:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:05 PM 8:07 PM
Saturday, Jan. 3 Union vs. TBA Clarkson vs. TBA Colgate vs. TBA Rensselaer vs. TBA Brown vs. TBA St. Lawrence vs. TBA Dartmouth at Quinnipiac Harvard at Princeton
5 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sunday, Jan. 4 Cornell at Massachusetts Dartmouth at Princeton Air Force at Yale
TBA 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
Thursday, Jan. 8 Lake Superior St. at Colgate
7:00 PM
Against the Competition Team G A vs. Notre Dame N/A
Game-By-Game Starters P
vs. Minnesota-Duluth N/A vs. UMass-Lowell Lane Caffaro 0 2 Matt Cook 0 1 Mike Harr 0 1 Chris Potts 1 1 Mike Schreiber 0 1 Mario Valery-Trabucco 2 0 Jason Walters 1 0
2 1 1 2 1 2 1
Date Opponent LW C Oct. 11 U.S. U-18 Team Cain Simpson Oct. 17 vs. Quinnipiac Cook Walters Oct. 18 at Nebraska-Omaha Cook Walters Oct. 24 vs. RPI Cook Walters Oct. 25 vs. Colgate Presizniuk Walters Oct. 31 Connecticut Shaffer Boute Nov. 7 Dartmouth* Cook Simpson Nov. 8 Harvard* Boute Pallos Nov. 14 Quinnipiac* Buote Pallos Nov. 15 Princeton* Cook Pallos Nov. 28 Army Presizniuk Walters Nov. 29 Providence Cook Zajac Dec. 5 at Brown* Presizniuk Walters Dec. 6 at Yale* Presizniuk Trabucco Dec. 9 American Int’l Cook Zajac Dec. 12 at Maine Presizniuk Trabucco Dec. 13 at Maine Cook Simpson Jan. 2 vs. Notre Dame Jan. 3 TBA Jan. 9 at Princeton* Jan. 10 at Quinnipiac* Jan. 16 Cornell* Jan. 17 Colgate* Jan. 23 at Clarkson* Jan. 24 at St. Lawrence* Jan. 30 at Harvard* Jan. 31 at Dartmouth* Feb. 6 at RPI* Feb. 7 RPI* Feb. 13 Yale* Feb. 14 Brown* Feb. 20 at Colgate* Feb. 21 at Cornell* Feb. 27 St. Lawrence* Feb. 28 Clarkson*
RW D D G Trabucco Schreiber Wakita Milan Presizniuk Caffaro Matheson Milan Presizniuk Caffaro Matheson Milan Presizniuk Caffaro Matheson Milan Boileau Schreiber Julseth-White Milan Potts Milnamow Harr Milan Trabucco Caffaro Matheson Milan Potts Caffaro Matheson Milan Potts Caffaro Matheson Milan Potts Caffaro Matheson Milan Boileau Caffaro Mattheson Sillery Potts Schreiber Wakita Milan Boileau Caffaro Matheson Milan Boileau Milnamow Harr Milan Potts Milnamow Matheson Milan Boileau Caffaro Harr Milan Trabucco Milnamow Matheson Milan
Last Time That... The Last Time Union... Won on the road..........................................................12/6/08 at Yale (W, 5-2) Won at home............................................................... 12/9/08 vs. AIC (W, 6-0) Won at a neutral site.......................................... 10/25/08 vs. Colgate (W, 4-2) Played an overtime game..................................10/24/08 vs. RPI (T, 1-1 OT) Defeated a ranked opponent.......................... 11/8/08 vs. #18 Harvard (3-1) Swept a weekend series......................................1/18-19/08 vs. RPI (2-1, 4-1) Lost a weekend series........................................12/12-13/08 at Maine (3-1, 5-1) Swept a two-game series....................................1/18-19/08 vs. RPI (2-1, 4-1) Lost a two-game series......................................12/12-13/08 at Maine (3-1, 5-1) Swept a series at home........11/28-29/08 vs. Army & Providence (5-4, 4-2) Was swept at home.......................................... 3/14-15/08 vs. Cornell (3-2, 3-2) Shut out an opponent at home................................ 12/9/08 vs. AIC (W, 6-0) Was shutout at home................................ 2/9/08 vs. Dartmouth (T, 0-0 OT) Shut out an opponent on the road............................ 1/12/07 at RPI (W, 5-0) Was shutout on the road........................................... 3/1/08 at Brown (L, 2-0) Scored 5+ goals.......................................................... 12/9/08 vs. AIC (W, 6-0) Allowed 5+ goals........................................................... 12/13/08 at Maine (5-1) Scored
2008-09 Ice Hockey
2008-09 Schedule October 11 U.S. U-18 Team (exh) L, 4-5 17 vs. Quinnipiac^ W, 6-5 (OT) 18 at Neb.-Om^ L, 2-1 (OT) 24 vs. RPI# T, 1-1 (OT) 25 vs. Colgate# W, 4-2 31 Connecticut W, 3-2 November 7 Dartmouth* L, 2-5 8 Harvard* W, 3-1 14 Quinnipiac* L, 3-6 15 Princeton* L, 4-1 28 Army W, 5-4 29 Providence W, 4-2 December 5 at Brown* L, 4-5 6 at Yale* W, 5-2 9 American Int’l W, 6-0 12 at Maine L, 1-3 13 at Maine L, 1-5 January 2 vs. Notre Dame~ 9 p.m. 3 vs. UMass-Low./Minn-Dul.~ 5 p.m. 9 at Princeton* 7 p.m. 10 at Quinnipiac* 7 p.m. 16 Cornell* 7 p.m. 17 COLGATE* 7 p.m. 23 at Clarkson* 7 p.m. 24 at St. Lawrence* 7 p.m. 30 at Harvard* 7 p.m. 31 at Dartmouth* 7 p.m. February 6 at RPI* 7 p.m. 7 RPI* 7 p.m. 13 Yale* 7 p.m. 14 Brown* 4 p.m. 20 at Colgate* 7 p.m. 21 at Cornell* 7 p.m. 27 St. Lawrence* 7 p.m. 28 Clarkson* 7 p.m. HOME GAMES *ECAC Hockey Games ^Omaha Stampede (Omaha, NE) #Governor’s Cup (Albany, NY) ~Shillelagh Tournament (Chicago, IL) All Times Eastern Contact Information Hockey Contact........................... Kevin Zalaznik Office Phone.................................(518) 388-6377 Cell Phone.....................................(518) 727-8328 Fax..................................................(518) 388-6096 Email.................................... [email protected] Location............................................Alumni Gym Website.................................... unionathletics.com
Weekly Release #10 Shillelagh Tournament January 2-3 The Union College Dutchmen (8-7-1) vs. #1 Notre Dame (14-3-2) • UMass-Lowell (8-8-0) • Minnesota-Duluth (8-4-6) Jan. 9 Jan. 10
Notre Dame UMass-Low/Minn-Dul
Sears Centre Sears Centre
9 p.m. 5 p.m.
Live Stats.....................................................................................und.cstv.com Radio.......................................................................................... WRUC FM 89.7 WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR The Dutchmen begin their 2009 portion of the season at the Shillelagh Tournament hosted by top-ranked Notre Dame at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. • Union faces Notre Dame on Friday, Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. (EST) and then will face either UMass-Lowell or Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. (EST). Regardless of a win or loss, the Dutchmen will play in the 5 p.m. game on Saturday, allowing Notre Dame the night cap. • Both contest can be followed with live stats on http://und.cstv.com • The voices of Union Hockey, Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger, will not be making the trip, but both contest can be heard on WRUC FM 89.7. • Fans can hear the games online through Union’s opponents website.
REPRESENT Six-year Union bench general Nate Leaman will not be making the trip to the Shillelagh Tournament. Leaman is serving as an assistant coach for team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Tournament. • Leaman also served as an assistant during the 2007 competition where the Americans captured bronze. • Other USA coaching experience for Leaman include serving as an assistant for the 2005 gold-medal winning IIHF World U-18 national team. • As of Dec. 29, team USA has posted an 8-2 win against Germany and 4-3 win against the Czech Republic. • The team faces Kazakhstan on Dec. 30 and Canada on Dec. 31. • The quarterfinals are on Jan. 2, semifinals on Jan. 3 and medal games on Jan. 5.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION Union will try and repeat its success entering a new calendar year. The team began 2008 with a school record seven-game winning streak (from Jan. 4-25). • The team defeated UConn (4-1), Army (3-2), Colgate (5-4), Cornell (2-1), RPI (2-1 and 4-1) and St. Lawrence (3-1). • The streak ended with a 3-2 loss at Clarkson on Jan. 26. • Union is 3-0-1 in calendar-opening games since the 2004-05 season.
LEADING THE WAY Sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk leads the Dutchmen with a career-high eight goals and 16 points. • Presizniuk led the 2007-08 Dutchmen with 18 assists and 25 points en route to being named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team. • This season he is on pace to finish the regular season with 17 goals, 17 assists and 34 points. • As of Monday, Dec. 29, Presizniuk was second in ECAC Hockey for points and tied for second for goals. • His plus-nine rating ranks tied for second and he is tied for sixth with three powerplay goals. • For his career, he has produced 15 goals and 26 assists for 41 points.
LAST TIME OUT Before Union’s extended Christmas break, the team dropped two games at Maine on Dec. 1213. The Dutchmen lost 3-1 and 5-1. • Sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau led the team with two assists. • Sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk and Mike Wakita each scored a goal.
as of 12/29/08
ECAC Hockey Standings Team Pts ECAC Princeton 14 7-1-0 Cornell 14 6-0-2 Dartmouth 10 5-2-0 Harvard 10 4-3-2 Quinnipiac 9 4-3-1 Yale 8 4-2-0 St. Lawrence 5 2-5-1 Colgate 5 1-4-3 Union 4 2-4-0 Rensselaer 4 2-5-0 Brown 4 1-4-2 Clarkson 3 1-6-1
Inside The Numbers All 10-2-0 8-1-3 7-4-0 4-8-2 8-6-1 7-3-0 7-8-1 5-7-4 8-7-1 3-13-1 1-8-2 2-10-4
Record Breakdown At home.........................................................5-3-0 On the road...................................................1-4-0 At neutral site................................................2-0-1 Coming off win............................................3-5-0 Coming off loss...........................................3-2-1 Coming off tie..............................................1-0-0 When scoring first........................................3-4-0 When opponent scores first....................... 5-3-1 When leading after one............................... 2-2-0 When trailing after one................................4-5-1 When tied after one.....................................2-0-0 When leading after two...............................4-1-0 When trailing after two...............................2-6-0 When tied after two.....................................2-0-1 In overtime....................................................1-1-1 When outshooting opponent..................... 5-3-0 When being outshot....................................3-4-1 When shots are tied.............................................. When having 0-9 shots......................................... When having 10-19 shots........................... 1-1-0 When having 20-29 shots........................... 1-3-1 When having 30-39 shots........................... 3-1-0 When having 40-49 shots........................... 3-2-0 When having 50+ shots....................................... When opponent has 0-0 shots............................ When opponent has 10-19 shots............... 2-1-0 When opponent has 20-29 shots............... 5-1-0 When opponent has 30-39 shots............... 1-4-1 When opponent has 40-49 shots............... 0-1-0 When opponent has 50+ shots........................... Scoring on the power play.......................... 5-1-0 Scoreless on the power play....................... 3-6-1 Allowing a power play goal......................... 6-6-0 Opponent scoreless on power play........... 2-1-1 Scoring a shorthanded goal........................ 1-1-0 Allowing a shorthanded goal............................... In games decided by one goal.................... 3-2-0 In games decided by two goals.................. 3-1-0 In games decided by three goals................ 1-3-0 In games decided by four+ goals.............. 1-1-0 Against ranked opponent............................ 1-1-0 On Friday......................................................3-4-1 On Saturday..................................................4-3-0 Mid-week games...........................................1-0-0 In October.....................................................3-1-1 In November................................................3-3-0 In December.................................................2-3-0 In January............................................................... In February............................................................
Scoring Streak No. Name Longest Current 25 Stéphane Boileau 4 4 5 Mike Wakita 1 1 14 Andrew Buote 1 23 Lane Caffaro 4 10 Luke Cain 1 24 Jeff Christiansen 1 - 20 Matt Cook 2 19 Randy Hanagan 2 6 Brock Matheson 1 27 Brendan Milnamow 4 11 Justin Pallos 1 17 Chris Potts 2 29 Adam Presiznuk 3 4 Taylor Reid 1 5 Mike Schreiber 1 16 Jason Shaffer 1 18 John Simpson 2 15 Mario Valery-Trubucco 2 9 Jason Walters 5 26 Brian Yanovitch 1 21 Kelly Zajac 3 SCOUTING NOTRE DAME The number one team in the country is out scoring its opponents 69-32 and has won four-straight games. It has no lost in its last 14 outings. • The Fighting Irish were last on the ice on Dec. 12-13 with wins (3-1 and 4-3) against Bowling Green. • Senior Christian Hanson leads the team with 13 goals and 23 points. He has tallied six power-play goals and 10 assists. • Behind him is sophomore Calle Ridderwall, who has posted nine goals, 12 assists and 21 points. • Eight Notre Dame student-athletes have posted 10 or more points. • Senior Jordan Pearce has posted a 13-3-2 record in goal with a 1.70 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage. SERIES NOTES Union and Notre Dame have only met three times with the Dutchmen owning a 2-1-0 record. • After dropping a 4-0 decision to the Fighting Irish on Oct. 16, 1999, the Dutchmen posted a 2-1 win on Oct. 11, 2001 and 7-4 on Oct. 12, 2001. BOILEAU ROLLING Sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau is riding a four game point streak, totaling one goal and four assists. • He is second on the team with 14 points and first with nine assists. His five goals tied for third. • Boileau has registered a team-best four multi-point games. He registered a careerhigh three assists against Quinnipiac on Oct. 17. • He is sixth in the conference for points and fourth for assists. His two game-winning goals place him second.
MULTI-POINT GAMES No. Name 2 3 4+ Tot 25 Stéphane Boileau 2 1 1 4 27 Brendan Milnamow 3 - - 3 29 Adam Presizniuk 1 1 - 2 5 Mike Schreiber 1 1 - 2 18 John Simpson 2 - - 2 15 Mario V.-Trabucco 1 1 - 2 21 Kelly Zajac 1 - 1 2 23 Lane Caffaro 1 - - 1 10 Luke Cain 1 - - 1 20 Matt Cook 1 - - 1 17 Chris Potts 1 - - 1 9 Jason Walters 1 - - 1
MILNAMOW BREAKS OUT Senior defenseman Brendan Milnamow is coming off a five-game scoring streak that ended at Maine and is second on the team with six goals and tied for fourth with 10 points. • In the last seven games, he has totaled eight points, behind three multi-point games. • He has posted five goals and three assists during that span. • He totaled a goal and an assist against Army and Brown, a goal against Providence and an assist at Yale -- he also had a goal waved off against the Bulldogs. • Against AIC he registered a pair of goals -- shorthanded and power-play. • Union is 6-1-0 when Milnamow has a point. ZAJAC ATTACK Freshman forward Kelly Zajac has come alive in the last seven outings, producing a team-high eight points, including six assists. • It all started with two points against Army, including the game-winning goal with only 0.2 ticks remaining on the clock. • He followed two games later with a careerhigh four points at Brown -- he had a hand in each Union Goal • The freshman followed with an assist in Union’s final marker at Yale and a helper in the team’s first goal against AIC. • Because of his performance, he has been named to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll twice and was dubbed the New England Hockey Journal’s ECAC Hockey Player of the Week. OFFENSIVE POWER HOUSE Union is tied for 17th in the country with 3.12 goals-per-game, notching 50 in 16 games. The team leads ECAC Hockey for goals scored and trials Yale (3.50) and Princeton (3.25) for goalsper-game
DEFENSE WINS GAMES Union is 7-2-0 when limiting opponents to less than 30 shots a game and 1-5-1 when allowing more than 30. • In the game when Union’s opponents have registered 29 shots or less, the Dutchmen have outscored the competition 36-26 and outshot them 314-209. CAFFARO MOVES TO SECOND Senior defenseman Lane Caffaro registered his fourth assist of the season against Maine, bringing his career points total to 66, including 20 goals and 46 assists. He is second on the school’s all-time points list among defensemen. • Reid Simonton (1992-96) is the program’s all-time leading defenseman with 74 points. • Caffaro just passed Andrew Will (1993-97), who had 63 career points, for second. • Overall, the Slave Lake, Alberta native is 16th on the school’s all-time points list.
HONOR ROLL THIS SEASON Several Union student-athletes have been selected to the ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll throughout the season. • Junior forward Jason Walters was named to the Honor Roll for his two goal performance during weekend games against Quinnipiac and Princeton. • Redshirt freshman forward Luke Cain registered a goal and an assist in Union’s 3-1 victory against Harvard, earning him a spot on the list. • For their efforts in Union’s 3-2 victory against UConn, sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau, sophomore goaltender Corey Milan and freshman Kelly Zajac were selected. • Zajac made his first appearances on the Honor Roll after producing the first two points of his career during at the 2008 Governor’s Cup. DON’T FORGET YANOVITCH Freshman forward Brian Yanovitch has not made a weekly honor roll yet, but he was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week for his performance against the U.S. U-18 Team. • Yanovitch scoring twice in his first unofficial collegiate appearance against the U.S. U-18 Team. • The Mansfield, MA, native scored on his very first shift on his very first shot. He found the puck at the right face-off circle and snipped a shot past the glove US goaltender Adam Murray at 1:37. • Yanovitch’s second goal down low to tie the game at 4-4 with just over two minutes remaining in the second.
OTHERS ON THE DIVISION I LIST Senior forward Matt Cook and junior forward Jason Walters are also moving their way up the top-25 Union scorers list. • Cook currently sits at 21 with 62 career points, including 28 goals and 34 assists. • Walters is at 25 with 55 career points, including 16 goals and 39 assists.
UNION DROPS YELLOW JACKETS Senior defenseman Brendan Milnamow potted two goals and sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk had a career-high four points in Union’s 6-0 victory against non-conference foe American International on Tuesday night. • Freshman forward Randy Hanagan netted the game-winner 1:37 into the first period. • Sophomore Cory Milan turned away 15 saves and combined for the shutout with junior Rich Sillery, who made four saves in 11:28 of action. • The shutout was the first for Union since blanking Dartmouth, 0-0, on Feb. 9, 2008.
OWNING THE SECOND After 16 games, Union’s strongest period so far has been the second. The team is outscoring its opponents 22-12.
YALE/BROWN RECAP After suffering a 5-4 loss at Brown on Friday, Union rebounded with a 5-2 win at Yale on Saturday. The win was the Dutchmen’s fourth in
USA Today/USA Hockey Rankings # Team 1. Notre Dame (30) 2. Miami (4) 3. Boston University 4. Minnesota 5. Denver 6. Northeastern 7. Boston College 8. Princeton 9. Cornell 10. Colorado College 11. Michigan 12. Air Force Academy 13. Vermont 14. New Hampshire 15. Nebraska Omaha
Record 14-3-2 12-3-3 11-4-1 8-3-5 13-5-1 11-3-2 9-5-2 10-2-0 7-1-2 10-6-4 11-7-0 14-2-0 9-4-2 8-6-3 11-4-3
Pts Last 506 1 470 3 422 4 409 2 383 5 337 6 298 8 274 7 226 9 214 10 148 12 126 13 116 11 55 15 33 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 25, Maine 9, Alaska 6, Minnesota State 6, Ohio State 6, North Dakota 5, St. Cloud State 5, Dartmouth 1
USCHO.com Rankings # Team 1. Notre Dame (41) 2. Miami (6) 3. Boston University 4. Minnesota (1) 5. Denver 6. Northeastern 7. Boston College 8. Princeton (2) 9. Colorado College 10. Cornell 11. Air Force 12. Michigan 13. Vermont 14. Wisconsin 15. New Hampshire 16. Nebraska-Omaha 17. Minnesota State 18. Alaska 18. North Dakota 20. Dartmouth
Record 14-3-2 12-3-3 11-4-1 8-3-5 13-5-1 11-3-2 9-5-2 10-2-0 10-6-4 7-1-2 14-2-0 11-7-0 9-4-2 9-7-2 8-6-3 11-4-3 8-7-3 8-4-4 9-8-1 6-4-0
Pts Last 981 1 921 3 867 4 854 2 804 6 755 5 675 7 666 8 585 9 559 10 479 12 439 13 426 11 263 16 257 15 175 19 168 14 104 20 104 NR 103 18
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota-Duluth 87, Maine 62, Ohio State 61, St. Cloud State 59, Bemidji State 11, Massachusetts 11, Alaska-Anchorage 10, Yale 7, Mass.-Lowell 4, Niagara 2, Quinnipiac 1
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as of 12/8/08
THE WORK HORSE Sophomore goaltender Corey Milan has played all but 43:06 in goal for Union his season, making an appearance in every game and starting 15 of 16. • His honors this season include being selected to the Hockey Commissioners’ Association Monthly Honor Roll in October. He was the Governor’s Cup Most Valuable Player and was named to the alltournament team. He was also selected to the 2008 Mutual of Omaha All-Tourney Team. Twice he has garnered ECAC Hockey Player of the Week accolades. • This season Milan has posted a 8-7-1 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. • His victory against Yale gave him his seventh victory, surpassing his win total (six) from his rookie campaign. • In the wins this season, he has totaled a 2.05 goals against average and a .921 save percentage.
• Union has totaled 50 total goals this season, meaning just under half have come in the second frame. • The team has scored two or more goals in a second period six times. • The Dutchmen are outshooting the competition 187-144 in the second.
as of 12/15/08
• Union also leads the conference with 75 assists and 524 shots on goal. • This season Union has four goals or more in a period three times. • They have also registered 15 or more shots in a period nine times.
2008-09 Category Leaders
Home and Away
## POINTS GP 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 25 Boileau, Stephane 16 21 Zajac, Kelly 16 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 16
G 8 5 4 6 3
A 8 9 7 4 7
Pts 16 14 11 10 10
## GOALS GP 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 25 Boileau, Stephane 16 23 Caffaro, Lane 16 21 Zajac, Kelly 16
G 8 6 5 5 4
A 8 4 9 4 7
Pts 16 10 14 9 11
## ASSISTS GP 25 Boileau, Stephane 16 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 21 Zajac, Kelly 16 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 16
G 5 8 4 3
A 9 8 7 7
Pts 14 16 11 10
## PP GOALS 29 Presizniuk, Adam 25 Boileau, Stephane 23 Caffaro, Lane 27 Milnamow, Brendan
GP PPG 16 3 16 2 16 2 16 2
## SH GOALS GP SHG 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 1 18 Simpson, John 15 1 ## GW GOALS 25 Boileau, Stéphane 23 Caffaro, Lane 20 Cook, Matt 19 Hanagan, Randy 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 21 Zajac, Kelly
GP GWG 16 3 16 1 16 1 7 1 16 1 16 1
## PLUS/MINUS GP +/29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 +9 6 Matheson, Brock 16 +7 ## SHOTS GP Pts Sh Pct 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 16 10 54 .056 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 16 49 .163 9 Walters, Jason 12 8 43 .070 20 Cook, Matt 16 8 42 .071 18 Simpson, John 15 7 42 .071 ## SHOT PCT GP Pts Sh Pct 19 Hanagan, Randy 7 2 6 .333 27 Milnamow, Brendan 16 10 25 .240 8 Wakita, Mike 12 1 5 .200 29 Presizniuk, Adam 16 16 49 .163 23 Caffaro, Lane 16 9 32 .156 ## PENALTIES 27 Milnamow, Brendan 7 Harr, Mike 8 Wakita, Mike 25 Boileau, Stephane 15 Valery-Trabucco, M. 29 Presizniuk, Adam
GP Pen Min 16 15 30 15 11 22 12 11 33 16 10 20 16 9 18 16 9 18
## PENALTY MIN 8 Wakita, Mike 27 Milnamow, Brendan 7 Harr, Mike 21 Zajac, Kelly 25 Boileau, Stephane
GP Pen Min 12 11 33 16 15 30 15 11 22 16 5 21 16 10 20
HOME Union Opponent
W-L-T GP G A P Sh Pct PPG SHG GA GAA SV SV% SO 5-3-0 8 27 39 66 295 .092 7 1 24 3.00 216 .900 1 3-5-0 8 24 40 64 240 .100 10 1 27 3.38 268 .908 0
Away Union Opponent
W-L-T GP G A P Sh Pct PPG SHG GA GAA SV SV% SO 1-4-0 5 12 18 30 136 .088 3 1 17 3.35 129 .884 0 4-1-0 5 17 32 49 141 .116 6 0 12 2.36 124 .912 0
Neutral Union Opponent
W-L-T GP G A P Sh Pct PPG SHG GA GAA SV SV% SO 2-0-1 3 11 18 29 93 .118 2 0 8 2.56 71 .899 0 0-2-1 3 8 13 21 79 .101 4 0 11 3.53 82 .882 0
five games against the Bulldogs. • Union found itself trailing 2-0 and outshot 20-8 in the first period against Yale, but scored five unanswered goals and led the rest of the way with a 25-17 shot advantage. • For the weekend, freshman forward Kelly Zajac led the way with five points, including a career-high four points at Brown. • In all Union received points from 13 different student-athletes. ARMY/PROVIDENCE REVIEW The Dutchmen earned home victories against Army (5-4) on Nov. 28 and Providence (4-2) on Nov. 29. • Freshman forward Kelly Zajac scored the game-winning goal against the Black Knights as time expired. He took a last second shot from near the goal line in the right corner and somehow managed to get the puck over the line before the buzzer sounded. • Junior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco registered three assists in the game and followed with a goal against Providence. • Senior forward Matt Cook tallied the
game-winner against the Friars and junior forward Jason Walters picked up two assists. QUINNIPIAC/PRINCETON REWIND Quinnipiac and No. 11/12 Princeton posted 6-3 and 4-1 wins, respectively, against Union on Nov. 14 and 15. • Against Quinnipiac, senior defenseman Lane Caffaro scored a goal -- his third of the season and third in as many games. • Senior forward Matt Cook and junior center Jason Walters each scored a goal, while senior forward Chris Potts and sophomore forward Justin Pallos both tallied assists. • Against Princeton, Walters scored again. His goal came near the end of the third period with Union trailing 3-0. The goal seemed to ignite the Dutchmen, until the Tigers cashed in on an empty-net goal. • Sophomores Adam Presizniuk and Brock Matheson each registered assists. • Milan turned away a season-high 41 shots in this ninth consecutive start.
Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. 2 Nolan Julseth-White D 4 Taylor Reid D 5 Mike Schreiber D 6 Brock Matheson D 7 Mike Harr D 8 Mike Wakita D 9 Jason Walters F 10 Luke Cain LW 11 Justin Pallos F 14 Andrew Buote F 15 Mario Valery-Trabucco F 16 Jason Shaffer F 17 Chris Potts RW 18 John Simpson F 19 Randy Hanagan F 20 Matt Cook C/LW 21 Kelly Zajac F 22 Jon Lareau D 23 Lane Caffaro D 24 Jeff Christiansen RW 25 Stéphane Boileau F 26 Brian Yanovitch F 27 Brendan Milnamow D 29 Adam Presizniuk F 31 Corey Milan G 35 Rich Sillery G
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S/C Hometown/Previous Team L Chilliwack, BC/ Langley Chiefs (BCHL) R Calgary, AB/ Ft. McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) L Sherwood Park, AB/ Ft. McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) L Gananoque, ON/ Kanata Stallions (CJHL) R Norwood, MA/ Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) L Kitimat, BC/ Powell River Kings (BCHL) L Renfrew, ON/ Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) L Thunder Bay, ON/ Cowichan Valley (BCHL) L Glastonbury, CT/ Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) L Grande Prairie, AB/ Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) R Montreal, QU/ Northwood School R Eagle River, AK/ Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) R Phillipsburg, NJ/ Tabor Academy R Boxborough, MA/Lawrence Academy R Lambeth, ON/ Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) L Belle Mead, NJ/ Tabor Academy L Winnipeg, MAN/ Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) L Plainville, MA/ Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) L Slave Lake, AB/ Ft. McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) R Elm Grove, WI/ Billings Bulls (NAHL) R Blainville, QU/ Ste. Jerome Panthers (LHJAAAQ) L Mansfield, MA/ Bridgewater Bandits (EJHL) L Wilton, CT/ Taft School L Calgary, AB/ Powell River Kings (BCHL) L Great Barrington, MA/ Penticton Vees (BCHL) L Gaithersburg, MD/ Gilmour Academy
DARTMOUTH/HARVARD RECAP After dropping a 5-2 decision against Dartmouth on Nov. 7, the Dutchmen rebounded with a 3-1 victory against No. 18 Harvard on, Nov. 8. • Senior defenseman Lane Caffaro led the way with three points during the weekend. He potted his first goal of the season against Dartmouth, along with an assist. The next night he scored the game-winning goal. • The win against Harvard was the first for Union at Messa Rink since the 2000-01 season. UCONN LOOKBACK Sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau fired a one-timer from the slot past Huskies goaltender Beau Erickson for the game-winning goal with 5:38 remaining in the second period of Union’s 3-2 victory against Connecticut on Oct. 31. • Boileau also set the stage for a thrilling finish by taking a penalty with 1:37 remaining in the game, but the Dutchmen stood strong and walked away with the win. CALL ME CHAMPION Third-period heroics by junior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco with 6:09 lifted the Dutchmen to a 4-2 victory against Colgate in the championship game of the 2008 Governor’s Cup on Oct. 25. • The title was the first for Union since 1993 and its first on U.S. soil. • The game-winner came after Colgate turned the puck over just outside of its defensive end and sophomore forward John Simpson sent a touch pass ahead to a streaking Valery-Trabucco. After receiving the pass, he fought off a Red Raider defender and sent a snap shot into the back of the net. SIMPSON HONORED BY JOURNAL Sophomore forward John Simpson was named New England Hockey Journal Player of the Week (for the weekend ending on Oct. 25) for his performance at the Governor’s Cup. • In Union’s win against Colgate he assisted on the team’s first goal and the third, which was the game-winner. • Simpson is tied for third in ECACH in goals and fifth in points. • He has registered two multiple point games. • At the Mutual of Omaha Stampede, Simpson scored three goals in two games. • Simpson scored a career-high two goals against the Bobcats and then scored his first career shorthanded goal against the Mavericks. NEVER ENOUGH TIME Union opened up the season with three consecutive overtime games for the first time in program history. • The Dutchmen have only played three straight OT games one other time -- near the end of the 2004-05 season.
REFLECTING ON RPI After Union and RPI skated to a 1-1 tie during the Oct. 24 game at the Governor’s Cup, the Dutchmen advanced winning the shootout, 2-0. • Freshman center Kelly Zajac scored Union’s lone goal during regulation, the first in his career, on a rebound on a senior Chris Potts shot. • Sophomore Stéphane Boileau and junior Mario Valery-Trabucco each scored in the shootout. RETURNING FROM OMAHA The Dutchmen jumped started their season at the 2008 Mutual of Omaha Stampede hosted by Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 17-18. • Union opened with a 6-5 overtime victory against Quinnipiac in a non-league contest on Oct. 17. • Sophomore forward John Simpson, sophomore defenseman Brock Matheson and sophomore goaltender Cory Milan were selected to the all-tournament team. • For the third consecutive season, Union had opened the season with a victory. SHORTHANDED WORK Sophomore forward John Simpson scored a shorthanded goal at 6:38 of the first period against Nebraska-Omaha. • The shorthanded goal was Union’s first since T.J. Fox had one against Cornell on Feb. 9, 2007. PRESEASON RANKINGS The preseason rankings had the Dutchmen selected to finish fifth in ECACH by the coaches and sixth by the media. • These two rankings are the highest Union has ever been selected. • The Dutchmen were picked to finish 12th by both polls in 2007-08, but responded with a fourth-place finish and the team’s first ever first-round bye in the ECACH postseason. • This preseason, Union also received three votes in the USCHO.com poll. CAFFARO’S HONORED Senior defensemen Lane Caffaro became the first Dutchmen hockey student-athlete to be selected to the All-ECACH Preseason Team. • Caffaro earned the honor in both the coaches and media polls. • He played in 33 games last season and posted three goals and 13 assists and was an All-ECACH Third Team Selection. • Caffaro is 20th on Union’s all-time Division I scoring list with 61 points.
Around ECAC Hockey Player of the Week Yale’s Broc Little (So., F) Had a hand in five of Yale’s nine goals over the weekend • Registered one goal, of the shorthanded variety, and added two assists in comeback win over RPI Friday. One of his assists was on the game-winner • Netted two first-period goals in Saturday’s setback to Union • Was a plus-4 on the weekend • Named game’s second-star in each contest over the weekend. Rookie of the Week RPI’s Patrick Cullen (Fr. F) Netted two goals on a gamehigh six shots in a 7-3 setback Friday at Yale • Recorded two goals on five shots in Engineers’ win at Brown • The versatile player scored two goals at evenstrength and two goals on the power play. Goalie of the Week Cornell’s Ben Scrivens (Jr.) Stopped 13-of-14 shots in 4-1 win over Clarkson Friday • Made 14 third-period saves en route to a 25-save shutout over St. Lawrence Saturday • For the weekend, the junior stopped 97.4 percent of the shots he faced and registered a goals-against average of 0.50. Schedule Friday, Jan. 2 Union vs. Notre Dame St. Lawrence vs. Ferris St. Clarkson vs. Miami Rensselaer vs. Boston U. Harvard at Quinnipiac Colgate at Vermont Brown at Minnesota
9 p.m. 3:05 PM 5:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:05 PM 8:07 PM
Saturday, Jan. 3 Union vs. TBA Clarkson vs. TBA Colgate vs. TBA Rensselaer vs. TBA Brown vs. TBA St. Lawrence vs. TBA Dartmouth at Quinnipiac Harvard at Princeton
5 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sunday, Jan. 4 Cornell at Massachusetts Dartmouth at Princeton Air Force at Yale
TBA 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
Thursday, Jan. 8 Lake Superior St. at Colgate
7:00 PM
Against the Competition Team G A vs. Notre Dame N/A
Game-By-Game Starters P
vs. Minnesota-Duluth N/A vs. UMass-Lowell Lane Caffaro 0 2 Matt Cook 0 1 Mike Harr 0 1 Chris Potts 1 1 Mike Schreiber 0 1 Mario Valery-Trabucco 2 0 Jason Walters 1 0
2 1 1 2 1 2 1
Date Opponent LW C Oct. 11 U.S. U-18 Team Cain Simpson Oct. 17 vs. Quinnipiac Cook Walters Oct. 18 at Nebraska-Omaha Cook Walters Oct. 24 vs. RPI Cook Walters Oct. 25 vs. Colgate Presizniuk Walters Oct. 31 Connecticut Shaffer Boute Nov. 7 Dartmouth* Cook Simpson Nov. 8 Harvard* Boute Pallos Nov. 14 Quinnipiac* Buote Pallos Nov. 15 Princeton* Cook Pallos Nov. 28 Army Presizniuk Walters Nov. 29 Providence Cook Zajac Dec. 5 at Brown* Presizniuk Walters Dec. 6 at Yale* Presizniuk Trabucco Dec. 9 American Int’l Cook Zajac Dec. 12 at Maine Presizniuk Trabucco Dec. 13 at Maine Cook Simpson Jan. 2 vs. Notre Dame Jan. 3 TBA Jan. 9 at Princeton* Jan. 10 at Quinnipiac* Jan. 16 Cornell* Jan. 17 Colgate* Jan. 23 at Clarkson* Jan. 24 at St. Lawrence* Jan. 30 at Harvard* Jan. 31 at Dartmouth* Feb. 6 at RPI* Feb. 7 RPI* Feb. 13 Yale* Feb. 14 Brown* Feb. 20 at Colgate* Feb. 21 at Cornell* Feb. 27 St. Lawrence* Feb. 28 Clarkson*
RW D D G Trabucco Schreiber Wakita Milan Presizniuk Caffaro Matheson Milan Presizniuk Caffaro Matheson Milan Presizniuk Caffaro Matheson Milan Boileau Schreiber Julseth-White Milan Potts Milnamow Harr Milan Trabucco Caffaro Matheson Milan Potts Caffaro Matheson Milan Potts Caffaro Matheson Milan Potts Caffaro Matheson Milan Boileau Caffaro Mattheson Sillery Potts Schreiber Wakita Milan Boileau Caffaro Matheson Milan Boileau Milnamow Harr Milan Potts Milnamow Matheson Milan Boileau Caffaro Harr Milan Trabucco Milnamow Matheson Milan
Last Time That... The Last Time Union... Won on the road..........................................................12/6/08 at Yale (W, 5-2) Won at home............................................................... 12/9/08 vs. AIC (W, 6-0) Won at a neutral site.......................................... 10/25/08 vs. Colgate (W, 4-2) Played an overtime game..................................10/24/08 vs. RPI (T, 1-1 OT) Defeated a ranked opponent.......................... 11/8/08 vs. #18 Harvard (3-1) Swept a weekend series......................................1/18-19/08 vs. RPI (2-1, 4-1) Lost a weekend series........................................12/12-13/08 at Maine (3-1, 5-1) Swept a two-game series....................................1/18-19/08 vs. RPI (2-1, 4-1) Lost a two-game series......................................12/12-13/08 at Maine (3-1, 5-1) Swept a series at home........11/28-29/08 vs. Army & Providence (5-4, 4-2) Was swept at home.......................................... 3/14-15/08 vs. Cornell (3-2, 3-2) Shut out an opponent at home................................ 12/9/08 vs. AIC (W, 6-0) Was shutout at home................................ 2/9/08 vs. Dartmouth (T, 0-0 OT) Shut out an opponent on the road............................ 1/12/07 at RPI (W, 5-0) Was shutout on the road........................................... 3/1/08 at Brown (L, 2-0) Scored 5+ goals.......................................................... 12/9/08 vs. AIC (W, 6-0) Allowed 5+ goals........................................................... 12/13/08 at Maine (5-1) Scored
