2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey season

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season


Conference	8th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	15–15–1
Conference	10–11–1
Home	9–7–1
Road	5–7–0
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Keith Allain
Assistant coaches	Josh Siembida Ryan Donald
Captain(s)	Ryan Hitchcock
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The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 123rd season of play for the program and the 57th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 12th season.

Season

Yale played up and down all season long, hovering around the .500 mark. Redshirt sophomore Corbin Kaczperski got some playing time in goal at the end of Yale's 5-game losing streak and the team began to rotate their goaltenders thereafter. The team showed modest improvement as the season went along and entered the conference tournament with a home date in the first round. Unfortunately, the team faltered against Quinnipiac and lost both of their postseason games.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Frank DiChiara	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Michael Doherty	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Manchester Monarchs)
Henry Hart	Forward	United States	Did Not Play (Retired)
John Hayden	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Chicago Blackhawks)
Chris Izmirlian	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Dan O'Keefe	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Retired)
Patrick Spano	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age
Brett Jewell	Forward	Canada	20
Phil Kemp	Defenseman	United States	18
Nicholas MacNab	Goaltender	United States	21
Brian Matthews	Defenseman	United States	19
Kevin O'Neil	Forward	United States	19
Dante Palecco	Forward	United States	19
Tyler Welsh	Forward	Canada	20

Roster

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Sam Tucker	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-04-16	Wilton, Connecticut	Choate Rosemary Hall (US-Prep)	—
2	Adam Larkin	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1995-01-28	Clarkston, Michigan	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
3	Charlie Curti	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1996-05-04	Mound, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
4	Matt Foley	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1995-04-20	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Bloomington Thunder (USHL)	—
5	Brian Matthews	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-04-21	Marshfield, Massachusetts	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
6	Billy Sweezey	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1996-02-06	Hanson, Massachusetts	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
7	Joe Snively	Junior	C	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1996-01-01	Herndon, Virginia	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
8	Will D'Orsi	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-01-07	Sudbury, Massachusetts	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
9	Robbie DeMontis	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-02-17	Kleinburg, Ontario	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
10	Chandler Lindstrand	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996-02-21	Medina, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
11	Andrew Gaus	Junior (RS)	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1995-02-23	Wexford, Pennsylvania	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
12	Dante Palecco	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-04-18	Whippany, New Jersey	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
13	Evan Smith	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-08-28	Stouffville, Ontario	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
14	Mitchell Smith	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-08-28	Stouffville, Ontario	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
16	Anthony Walsh	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-12-30	Burr Ridge, Illinois	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
17	Kevin O'Neil	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-02-23	Latham, New York	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
19	Ted Hart	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-02-20	Cumberland, Maine	Phillips Exeter Academy (US-Prep)	—
20	John Baiocco	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1995-06-06	Harding, New Jersey	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
21	Tyler Welsh	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-03-17	Whistler, British Columbia	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
22	J. M. Piotrowski	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1995-05-01	Dallas, Texas	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
25	Phil Kemp	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-02-12	Greenwich, Connecticut	USNTDP (USHL)	EDM, 208th overall 2017
26	Brett Jewell	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996-11-09	Vernon, British Columbia	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
27	Luke Stevens	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1997-02-11	Duxbury, Massachusetts	Noble & Greenough School (USHS–MA)	CAR, 126th overall 2015
28	Ryan Hitchcock (C)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1996-03-30	Manhasset, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	—
33	Corbin Kaczperski	Sophomore (RS)	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-03-02	China Township, Michigan	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—

Standings

2017–18 ECAC Hockey men's standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Cornell†	22	17	3	2	36	61	32	33	25	6	2	102	52
Union	22	16	5	1	33	70	48	38	21	15	2	115	98
#12 Clarkson	22	12	5	5	29	74	49	40	23	11	6	122	75
Harvard	22	11	8	3	25	68	50	33	15	14	4	104	85
Dartmouth	22	11	10	1	23	55	69	35	16	17	2	83	107
Colgate	22	10	9	3	23	49	46	40	17	17	6	87	88
#15 Princeton*	22	10	10	2	22	77	79	36	19	13	4	131	110
Yale	22	10	11	1	21	67	59	31	15	15	1	87	88
Quinnipiac	22	9	11	2	20	59	56	38	16	18	4	105	106
Brown	22	7	14	1	15	45	63	31	8	19	4	67	104
Rensselaer	22	4	16	2	10	45	86	37	6	27	4	73	129
St. Lawrence	22	3	18	1	7	43	76	37	8	27	2	80	122
Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 26, 2018

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 13	7:00 PM	vs. Western Ontario*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)	MacNab	W 6–4	1,286
Regular Season
October 27	7:00 PM	vs. Brown	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	L 1–4	2,588	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 28	7:00 PM	vs. Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	Tucker	W 5–2	553	1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 3	7:00 PM	at #3 Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	Tucker	W 5–2	2,774	2–1–0 (2–1–0)
November 4	7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	Tucker	L 1–3	2,421	2–2–0 (2–2–0)
November 10	7:00 PM	vs. St. Lawrence	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	W 6–1	3,031	3–2–0 (3–2–0)
November 11	7:00 PM	vs. #11 Clarkson	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	L 1–4	3,189	3–3–0 (3–3–0)
November 17	7:00 PM	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	Tucker	L 4–5	1,948	3–4–0 (3–4–0)
November 18	7:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut	Tucker	L 0–3	3,625	3–5–0 (3–5–0)
November 25	7:00 PM	vs. #13 New Hampshire*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	L 0–4	3,349	3–6–0
December 1	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	Kaczperski	L 1–2	2,831	3–7–0 (3–6–0)
December 2	7:00 PM	at #19 Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	Tucker	W 5–3	1,919	4–7–0 (4–6–0)
December 9	7:00 PM	vs. Sacred Heart	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut	Tucker	W 2–1	507	5–7–0
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 29	4:05 PM	vs. #17 Minnesota–Duluth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Game 1)	Tucker	L 0–5	3,376	5–8–0
December 30	4:05 PM	vs. #16 New Hampshire*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Game 2)	Kaczperski	W 4–2	—	6–8–0
January 5	7:00 PM	vs. Massachusetts*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Kaczperski	W 5–3	2,632	7–8–0
January 12	7:00 PM	vs. #4 Cornell	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	T 3–3	3,500	7–8–1 (4–6–1)
January 13	7:00 PM	vs. #19 Colgate	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Kaczperski	W 5–1	3,235	8–8–1 (5–6–1)
January 19	7:00 PM	vs. Union	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	L 2–3	3,500	8–9–1 (5–7–1)
January 19	7:00 PM	vs. Rensselaer	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Kaczperski	W 5–1	3,500	9–9–1 (6–7–1)
January 26	7:00 PM	at #3 Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	Tucker	L 1–4	2,873	9–10–1 (6–8–1)
January 27	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	Kaczperski	L 0–1	1,581	9–11–1 (6–9–1)
February 2	7:00 PM	vs. Arizona State*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	W 3–2	2,939	10–11–1
February 3	7:00 PM	vs. Arizona State*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Kaczperski	W 4–3	3,219	11–11–1
February 9	7:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	W 3–2	3,500	12–11–1 (7–9–1)
February 10	7:00 PM	vs. Princeton	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Kaczperski	W 7–2	3,500	13–11–1 (8–9–1)
February 16	7:05 PM	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	Tucker	W 4–3	1,006	14–11–1 (9–9–1)
February 17	7:03 PM	at #4 Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	Kaczperski	L 2–3	4,267	14–12–1 (9–10–1)
February 23	7:00 PM	vs. Dartmouth	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Tucker	L 4–6	3,500	14–13–1 (9–11–1)
February 24	7:00 PM	vs. Harvard	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	Kaczperski	W 2–1	3,500	15–13–1 (10–11–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 2	7:00 PM	vs. Quinnipiac*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1)	Tucker	L 1–5	2,672	15–14–1
March 3	7:00 PM	vs. Quinnipiac*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2)	Kaczperski	L 1–4	3,224	15–15–1
Yale Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Joe Snivley	LW	31	19	17	36	18
Ryan Hitchcock	C/LW	31	7	13	20	6
Evan Smith	C/LW	31	10	7	17	60
Ted Heart	C/RW	31	8	6	14	26
Dante Palecco	LW	30	7	6	13	4
Robbie DeMontis	LW	31	6	7	13	20
Kevin O'Neil	RW	31	7	4	11	14
Luke Stevens	LW	30	6	5	11	12
Charlie Curti	D	25	3	8	11	8
Billy Sweezey	D	30	1	9	10	46
Mitchell Smith	LW	30	3	6	9	16
Phil Kemp	D	26	3	5	8	8
Anthony Walsh	D/F	31	1	7	8	28
Adam Larkin	D	31	1	6	7	10
J. M. Piotrowski	F	27	2	3	5	16
Tyler Welsh	F	28	0	5	5	8
Matt Foley	D	16	0	4	4	22
Will D'Orsi	C	12	1	1	2	0
Brett Jewell	RW	24	1	1	2	13
Andrew Gaus	RW	4	0	2	2	0
Corbin Kaczperski	G	12	0	2	2	0
Chandler Lindstrand	D	21	0	2	2	10
Brian Matthews	D	6	1	0	1	4
John Baiocco	F	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Tucker	G	20	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	31	-	-	-	6
Total			87	126	213	355

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Corbin Kaczperski	12	684	7	4	0	23	318	0	.933	2.02
Sam Tucker	20	1169	8	11	1	60	501	0	.893	3.08
Empty Net	-	16	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Total	31	1870	15	15	1	88	819	0	.903	2.82

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	–	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR