2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season
Appearance
Lawler Arena | |
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Record | |
Overall | 16–18–4 (5–14–3 HEA) |
Home | 9–4–2 |
Road | 6–13–1 |
Neutral | 1–1–1 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Mark Dennehy |
Assistant coaches | Curtis Carr Bill Gilligan |
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The 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey team represented
2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Boston University
.
Personnel
Roster
As of December 1, 2014.[1]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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Collin Delia | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-06-20 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
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Craig Wyszomirski | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1992-09-21 | Mahwah, New Jersey | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
3 | ![]() |
Aaron Titcomb | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1993-05-16 | Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Islanders (USPHL )
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4 | ![]() |
Marc Biega | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-06-06 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec
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Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
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Sean Robertson | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1991-02-28 | Cobble Hill, British Columbia | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
6 | ![]() |
Braxton Bilous | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1994-05-02 | Langley, British Columbia | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
7 | ![]() |
Jonathan Lashyn | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-12-07 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
8 | ![]() |
Brian Christie | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1992-04-20 | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Topeka (NAHL )
|
— |
9 | ![]() |
Jace Hennig | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-01-04 | Port Moody, British Columbia
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Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
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Quinn Gould | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1990-05-02 | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Westside (BCHL )
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— |
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Teddy McCarran | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1993-02-02 | Derry, New Hampshire | Islanders (USPHL )
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12 | ![]() |
Vinny Scotti | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1992-01-13 | Vineland, New Jersey | Boston (EJHL) | — |
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Brett Seney | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-02-29 | London, Ontario | Kingston (OJHL) | — |
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Kyle Singleton | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1990-08-30 | Beaverton, Oregon | Westside (BCHL )
|
— |
15 | ![]() |
Jared Kolquist | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1993-04-22 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
16 | ![]() |
Chris LeBlanc | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1993-09-12 | Winthrop, Massachusetts | South Shore (EJHL) | 2013
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17 | ![]() |
Ben Bahe | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1993-01-10 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Topeka (NAHL )
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18 | ![]() |
Justin Hussar | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-10-01 | Lancaster, New York | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
20 | ![]() |
Hampus Gustafsson | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1993-10-26 | Ljungby, Sweden | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
21 | ![]() |
Clayton Jardine | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1991-03-04 | Lacombe, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
22 | ![]() |
Mathieu Tibbet | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1993-10-07 | Dover, Delaware | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
23 | ![]() |
Alfred Larsson | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1993-06-11 | Malmö, Sweden | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
24 | ![]() |
Matt Cronin | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1992-05-21 | Langley, British Columbia | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
26 | ![]() |
Dan Kolomatis (C) | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1991-05-22 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
27 | ![]() |
Justin Mansfield (A) | Senior | D/F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1990-07-02 | Arlington, Massachusetts | Boston (EJHL) | — |
28 | ![]() |
John Gustafsson | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-01-05 | Ljungby, Sweden
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Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
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Joe Pantalone | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1992-12-01 | Hammonton, New Jersey | St. Augustine (USHS–NJ) | — |
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Rasmus Tirronen | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1990-11-09 | Espoo, Finland | Topeka (NAHL )
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Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Merrimack |
Alma Mater |
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Mark Dennehy | Head Coach | 10 | Boston College (1991) |
Curtis Carr | Associate Head Coach | 4 | Kent State University (2003) |
Bill Gilligan | Associate Head Coach | 1 | Brown University (1977) |
Standings
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#2 Boston University †* | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 158 | 95 | |
#1 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 84 | |
#13 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 91 | |
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 101 | |
Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 116 | |
Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 | |
Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 110 | 91 | |
New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 119 | 109 | |
Connecticut |
22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 | |
Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 | |
Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 93 | |
Massachusetts | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 ; updated March 9, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 5 | 3:00 PM | St. Francis Xavier *
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Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts |
T 2–2 OT | 1,987 | 0–0–0 | |||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 10 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts |
W 3–2 | 990 | 1–0–0 | |||||
October 11 | 7:00 PM | Holy Cross* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 2–1 | 2,229 | 2–0–0 | |||||
October 18 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut
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Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 OT | 2,549 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) | ||||
October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | W 5–4 OT | 1,214 | 4–0–0 | |||||
October 25 | 7:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | L 2–3 | 958 | 4–1–0 | |||||
October 31 | 4:30 PM | vs. Connecticut* | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational) | T 2–2 OT | 2,113 | 4–1–1 | |||||
November 2 | 1:00 PM | vs. Princeton* | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational) | W 6–1 | 2,987 | 5–1–1 | |||||
November 7 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 2–3 | 2,647 | 5–2–1 (1–1–0) | |||||
November 8 | 7:00 PM | #12 Providence | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 1–0 | 2,549 | 6–2–1 (2–1–0) | |||||
November 14 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 2–3 OT | 2,549 | 6–3–1 (2–2–0) | |||||
November 15 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–1 | 2,549 | 7–3–1 (3–2–0) | |||||
November 21 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–2 | 2,411 | 8–3–1 (4–2–0) | |||||
November 22 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 1–3 | 2,010 | 8–4–1 (4–3–0) | |||||
November 28 | 4:00 PM | Clarkson* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 3–0 | 2,158 | 9–4–1 | |||||
November 29 | 4:00 PM | Clarkson* | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 2–1 | 2,145 | 10–4–1 | |||||
December 5 | 7:00 PM | #3 Boston University | #18 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 1–1 OT | 2,549 | 10–4–2 (4–3–1) | |||
December 6 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University | #18 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 4,366 | 10–5–2 (4–4–1) | ||||
January 2 | 8:00 PM | at #8 Minnesota* | #18 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) |
FSN+
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W 3–2 | 9,866 | 11–5–2 | |||
January 3 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 UMass Lowell* | #18 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | L 1–3 | 9,790 | 11–6–2 | ||||
January 16 | 7:00 PM | #12 Quinnipiac* | #20 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–3 | 2,549 | 12–6–2 | ||||
January 17 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Quinnipiac* | #20 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut |
W 3–1 | 3,337 | 13–6–2 | ||||
January 21 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Boston College | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN
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L 1–2 | 4,188 | 13–7–2 (4–5–1) | |||
January 23 | 7:00 PM | UMass | #14 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | T 4–4 OT | 2,291 | 13–7–3 (4–5–2) | ||||
January 25 | 7:00 PM | at UMass | #14 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts |
L 1–4 | 1,224 | 13–8–3 (4–6–2) | ||||
January 30 | 7:00 PM | #10 UMass Lowell | #19 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 2,549 | 14–8–3 (5–6–2) | |||
January 31 | 7:00 PM | at #10 UMass Lowell | #19 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts |
L 1–4 | 6,351 | 14–9–3 (5–7–2) | ||||
February 6 | 7:00 PM | #11 Boston College | #18 | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 2,549 | 14–10–3 (5–8–2) | ||||
February 10 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 0–1 | 4,194 | 14–11–3 (5–9–2) | |||||
February 13 | 7:00 PM | Maine | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 3–4 | 2,374 | 14–12–3 (5–10–2) | |||||
February 14 | 7:00 PM | Maine | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | L 3–5 | 2,095 | 14–13–3 (5–11–2) | |||||
February 20 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | L 1–2 | 3,867 | 14–14–3 (5–12–2) | |||||
February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | T 0–0 OT | 4,007 | 14–14–4 (5–12–3) | |||||
February 27 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1–4 | 3,955 | 14–15–4 (5–13–3) | |||||
February 28 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 0–3 | 5,586 | 14–16–4 (5–14–3) | |||||
Postseason | |||||||||||
March 6 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ( Hockey East First Round ) |
W 3–2 OT | 1,826 | 15–16–4 | |||||
March 7 | 4:00 PM | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round) | W 2–1 2OT | 1,519 | 16–16–4 | |||||
March 13 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 2–6 | 2,612 | 16–17–4 | |||||
March 14 | 4:00 PM | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | L 0–5 | 3,069 | 16–18–4 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
USA Today | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
References
- ^ "2014-15 Merrimack Warriors roster". merrimackathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.