2015–16 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey season March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#00356B white white Yale Bulldogs white 2015–16 Old Yale Bulldogs athletics logo.svg 150px Yale Bulldogs men ECAC Hockey 2nd USCHO #11 USA Today #10 19–9–4 14–5–3 8–5–1 8–3–2 3–1–1 Keith Allain Josh Siembida Ryan Donald Stephen Volek Nick Costanzo Mitch Witek Ingalls Rink Ivy League Co-Champions NCAA East Regional semifinal L 2–3 OT vs. UMass-Lowell 2014–15 2016–17 background:#00356B; color:#FFFFFF; background:#eeeeee; 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. Offseason 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.Conn Steve http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2014-15/releases/20150422brcmfk Witek Named Hockey Captain Yale University Athletics April 22, 2015 August 4, 2015 July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722012335/http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2014-15/releases/20150422brcmfk dead On July 6, 2015, Josh Siembida was promoted from Volunteer Goalie Coach for Yale to a full-time Assistant Coach.Conn Steve http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/releases/20150706b6nlr1 Siembida Named Assistant Coach Yale University Athletics July 6, 2015 October 19, 2015 October 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151021014810/https://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/releases/20150706b6nlr1 dead 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.Conn Steve http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/releases/20151005o8hldb Donald Named Yale Assistant Coach Yale University Athletics October 5, 2015 October 19, 2015 February 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216013048/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/releases/20151005o8hldb dead Recruiting Yale added seven freshmen for the 2015–16 season: four forwards, two defensemen, and one goalie. Player Position Nationality NotesCharlie Curti Defense Mound, Mn; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)Andrew Gaus Forward Wexford, PA; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)Ted Hart Forward Cumberland, ME; Played for Phillips Exeter AcademyJ.M. Piotrowski Forward Irving, TX; Played for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)Joe Snively Forward Herndon, VA; Played for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)Sam Tucker Goalie Wilton, CT; Played for Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)Anthony Walsh Defense Burr Ridge, IL; Played for the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 2015-16 Roster Departures from 2014–2015 team 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 As of December 22, 2015.http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/roster 2015–16 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster Yale University Athletics December 22, 2015 November 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117140358/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/roster dead 1 Sam Tucker Fr G 6 2 180 1996 4 16 USA Wilton, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall USHS–CT 2 Adam Larkin So D 6 1 182 1995 1 28 USA Clarkston, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 3 Dan O'Keefe Jr D 6 3 205 1994 3 6 USA North Wall, New Jersey Surrey Eagles BCHL 4 Rob O'Gara Rob O'Gara Sr D 6 4 205 1993 7 6 USA Nesconset, New York Milton Academy USHS–MA Boston 151st 2011 5 Tim Bonner Jr F 5 9 175 1992 8 19 USA Plymouth, Minnesota Tri-City Storm USHL 6 Stu Wilson Sr F 5 10 170 1991 11 15 USA Pittsford, New York Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 7 Joe Snively Joe Snively Fr F 5 9 165 1996 1 1 USA Herndon, Virginia Sioux City Musketeers USHL 9 Carson Cooper Sr F 5 11 191 1992 3 18 CAN Bow Island, Alberta Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 10 Mitch Witek Sr D 6 1 205 1992 2 4 USA Downers Grove, Illinois Waterloo Black Hawks USHL C 11 Andrew Gaus Fr F 6 0 185 1995 2 23 USA Wexford, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 12 Cody Learned Sr F 5 9 175 1991 10 2 USA Amherst, New Hampshire Boston Junior Bruins EJHL 13 Matthew Beattie Sr F 6 3 190 1992 12 14 USA Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Phillips Exeter Academy USHS–NH Vancouver 207th 2012 14 Ryan Obuchowski Sr D 6 1 185 1992 6 7 USA West Bloomfield, Michigan Indiana Ice USHL 15 Henry Hart So F 5 7 155 1994 9 27 USA Stillwater, Minnesota Phillips Exeter Academy USHS–NH 16 Anthony Walsh Fr D 5 9 180 1995 9 21 USA Burr Ridge, Illinois Green Bay Gamblers USHL 17 Frankie DiChiara Jr F 6 2 218 1993 9 22 USA Ronkonkoma, New York Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 18 Nate Repensky So D 5 11 180 1993 11 22 USA Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 19 Ted Hart Fr F 6 1 185 1996 2 20 USA Cumberland, Maine Phillips Exeter Academy USHS–NH 20 John Baiocco So F 5 8 170 1995 6 6 USA New Vernon, New Jersey Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 21 John Hayden John Hayden (ice hockey) Jr F 6 3 210 1995 2 14 USA Greenwich, Connecticut USNTDP USHL Chicago 74th 2013 22 J. M. Piotrowski Fr F 6 2 185 1995 5 1 USA Irving, Texas Sioux City Musketeers USHL 23 Charlie Curti Fr D 6 0 192 1995 5 24 USA Mound, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 24 Mike Doherty Jr F 5 11 170 1993 8 21 USA Reading, Massachusetts Middlesex Islanders EJHL 25 Chris Izmirlian Jr F 5 10 185 1992 12 28 USA Highland Beach, Florida Middlesex Islanders EJHL 27 Charles Orzetti Sr F 6 4 223 1992 2 2 USA Ridgewood, New Jersey Surrey Eagles BCHL 28 Ryan Hitchcock So F 5 10 170 1996 3 30 USA Manhasset, New York USNTDP USHL 30 Patrick Spano Jr G 6 1 180 1993 3 1 CAN Montreal, Quebec Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 34 Alex Lyon Alex Lyon (ice hockey) Jr G 6 1 200 1992 12 9 USA Baudette, Minnesota Omaha Lancers USHL Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Coaching atYale 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 YALE Schedule yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | Exhibition December 29 w yes McGill Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 4-1 6-4-2 3-3-2 13 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,215 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | Regular season October 30 w yes yes Princeton Sun Center Trenton, NJ Capital City Classic 3-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 13 7:30 pm   Lyon 1,200 October 31 w yes yes Massachusetts Sun Center Trenton, NJ Capital City Classic 6-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 13 7:30 pm   Lyon 530 November 6 t no yes Harvard 7 Bright Hockey Center Cambridge, MA 2–2 OT 2–0–1 0–0–1 12 7:00 pm NESN+ Lyon 3,095 November 7 w no yes Dartmouth Thompson Arena Hanover, NH 3-2 3-0-1 1-0-1 12 7:00 pm   Lyon 2,506 November 13 l no yes RPI Houston Field House Troy, NY 2-3 OT 3-1-1 1-1-1 10 7:00 pm RPI TV Lyon 3,019 November 14 w no yes Union Achilles Rink Schenectady, NY 2-1 OT 4-1-1 2-1-1 10 7:00 pm   Lyon 2,017 November 20 t no Cornell Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 0-0 OT 4-1-2 2-1-2 11 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 November 21 w no Colgate Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 3-1 5-1-2 3-1-2 11 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 November 28 l yes yes Providence 1 Schneider Arena Providence, RI 3-4 5-2-2 3-1-2 10 7:00 pm OSN Lyon 3,030 December 4 l no Quinnipiac 3 Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 0-3 5-3-2 3-2-2 10 6:30 pm ASN Lyon 3,500 December 6 l no Princeton Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 2-4 5-4-2 3-3-2 10 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,145 December 11 w yes Boston University Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 3-2 6-4-2 3-3-2 15 7:00 pm ESPN3 Lyon 3,500 January 5 w yes yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3-2 OT 7-4-2 3-3-2 12 7:00 pm   Lyon 1,313 January 8 w yes yes Arizona State Gila River Arena Glendale, AZ Desert Hockey Classic 4-0 8-4-2 3-3-2 12 10:00 pm Pac-12 Network Lyon 5,028 January 10 t yes yes Michigan Tech Gila River Arena Glendale, AZ Desert Hockey Classic 1-1 OT 8-4-3 3-3-2 12 12:00 pm Pac-12 Network Lyon   January 15 w no Brown Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 3-2 9-4-3 4-3-2 12 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 January 16 w no yes Brown Meehan Auditorium Providence, RI 2-1 OT 10-4-3 5-3-2 12 7:00 pm   Lyon 1,452 January 22 t no yes Clarkson Cheel Arena Potsdam, NY 2-2 OT 10-4-4 5-3-3 12 7:00 pm   Lyon 2,186 January 23 w no yes St. Lawrence Appleton Arena Canton, NY 3-2 11-4-4 6-3-3 12 7:00 pm   Lyon 1,545 January 29 l no Union Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 1-2 11-5-4 6-4-3 11 7:00 pm ESPN3 Lyon 3,500 January 30 w no RPI 16 Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 3-0 12-5-4 7-4-3 11 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 February 5 w no Dartmouth Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 5-1 13-5-4 8-4-3 11 7:00 pm ESPN3 Lyon 3,500 February 6 w Harvard 7 Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 2-1 14-5-4 9-4-3 11 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 February 12 w yes Colgate Starr Rink Hamilton, NY 3-0 15-5-4 10-4-3 10 7:00 pm   Lyon 1,397 February 13 w yes Cornell 15 Lynah Rink Ithaca, NY 4-2 16-5-4 11-4-3 10 7:00 pm   Lyon 4,267 February 19 w no St. Lawrence 18 Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 4-3 17-5-4 12-4-3 8 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 February 20 w no Clarkson 20 Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT 3-1 18-5-4 13-4-3 8 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 February 26 w yes Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink Princeton, NJ 6-0 19-5-4 14-4-3 7 7:00 pm   Lyon 2,084 February 27 l yes Quinnipiac 1 TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT Heroes Hat 1-4 19-6-4 14-5-3 7 7:00 pm SNY Lyon 3,696 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | ECAC Tournament March 11 l yes Dartmouth Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals 3-4 OT 19-7-4 14-5-3 7 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 March 12 l yes Dartmouth Ingalls Rink New Haven, CT ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals 1-2 19-8-4 14-5-3 7 7:00 pm   Lyon 3,500 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#00356B" | NCAA Tournament March 26 l yes yes UMass-Lowell 8 Times Union Center Albany, NY NCAA East Regional semifinal 2-3 OT 19-9-4 14-5-3 11 7:30 pm ESPN3 Lyon   Eastern Time 2015–16 On September 21, Yale was picked to win the ECAC Hockey Title by the ECAC Hockey Media Association, with 10 first place votes. Krajewski Ed http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/News/2015_Media_Men-s_Preseaon_Poll.pdf ECAC Hockey Media Association picks Yale to win ECAC Hockey Title ECAC Hockey September 22, 2015 October 30, 2015 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. Lyon, Blue Blank RPI 3-0 - Yale Bulldogs http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/releases/20160130sgb5pc yalebulldogs.com 2016-02-13 Conn Steve 2016-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309084355/http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/releases/20160130sgb5pc dead 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. League Issues Suspension - ECAC Hockey http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/yale/20161002_OGara_Suspension www.ecachockey.com 2016-02-11 ECAC Hockey Suspends Yale's O'Gara https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2016/2/10/10958984/ecac-hockey-suspends-yale-defenseman-rob-ogara SB Nation College Hockey 2016-02-11 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 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings PollWeekPre1234567891011121314151617181920212223 (Final) USCHO.com12131313121011101015131212121111108787101111 USA Today12141515981091015121212121211108787111210 Statistics As of the completion of the season. http://www.collegehockeystats.net/1516/teamstats/yalm Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2015-2016 Team Statistics collegehockeystats.net February 14, 2015 Skaters No. Number Player POS Position YR Class year GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes PP Powerplay goals SHG Shorthanded goals GWG Game winning goals +/- Plus/minus SOG Shots on Goal7Joe SnivelyFFR3210182812200 +5756Stu WilsonFSR31818268302 +111221John HaydenFJR321672326605 +213617Frankie DiChiaraFJR32781518100 +47828Ryan HitchcockFSO2286140201E4012Cody LearnedFSR3166126012 +842 25 Chris Izmirlian F JR 27481210001+6584Rob O'GaraDSR30481241101 +56114Ryan ObuchowskiDSR32481220201 +56324Mike DohertyFJR222101223100 +55510Mitch WitekDSR32012122000 +12639Carson CooperFSR30381128100 +45719Ted HartFFR243694002 -24111Andrew GausFFR183142102 -54422JM PiotrowskiFFR2831410002 +43918Nate RepenskyDSO131346100E1823Charlie CurtiDFR231342100 -5222Adam LarkinDSO300334000E2316Anthony WalshDFR2720212000 +22815Henry HartFSO171120000 +463Dan O'KeefeDJR100222000 +2434Alex LyonGJR310110000 +15030Patrick SpanoGJR10000000 -2020John BaioccoFSO40002000 +1527Charles OrzettiFSR240006000 -117Bench2 Team 328613822424622119+121087 Goaltenders No. Number Player POS Position YR Class year GP Games played MIN Minuets W Wins L Loses T Ties GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV Saves SV% Saves percentage SO Shutouts 34 Alex Lyon JR G311905:371984521.64818766.936530Patrick SpanoJRG159:1801033.043027.9000Empty Net115:2422 Team 321970:191984571.74850793.9335 Awards and honors Preseason awards ECAC All-League TeamKrajewski Ed http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/News/2015_Men-s_Preseaon_All-League_Team.pdf 2015 Men's Preseason All-League Team ECAC Hockey September 22, 2015 October 19, 2015 Alex Lyon, G - Preseason All-League Team Rob O'Gara, D - Preseason All-League Team Weekly awards 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 Alex Lyon, G – Week of November 3, 2015 Alex Lyon, G – Week of November 10, 2015 Alex Lyon, G – Week of February 16, 2015 American Sports Network Player of the Week Alex Lyon, G – Week of February 9, 2016 College Hockey News Warrior Player of the Week Alex Lyon, G – Week of February 16, 2016 Monthly awards ECAC Rookie of the Month Joe Snively, F – Month of January 2016 ECAC Goaltender of the Month Alex Lyon, G – Month of January 2016 Alex Lyon, G – Month of February 2016 Postseason awards Ivy League All-Starshttp://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mice/2015-16/releases/Mens_Ice_Hockey_All-Ivy-Postseason_Awards_Announced Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced - Ivy League www.ivyleaguesports.com 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307141908/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mice/2015-16/releases/Mens_Ice_Hockey_All-Ivy-Postseason_Awards_Announced 2016-03-07 dead 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 Joe Snively, F – Ivy League Rookie of the Year Keith Allain – Ivy League Coach of the Year ECAC All-Starshttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/News/20161803_Postseason_Awards League Announces Postseason Awards - ECAC Hockey www.ecachockey.com 2016-04-07 October 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181020094953/https://www.ecachockey.com/men/2015-16/News/20161803_Postseason_Awards dead Rob O'Gara, D – First Team All-League Alex Lyon, G – First Team All-League Joe Snively, F – All-Rookie Team ECAC Awards 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 Category:Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons Yale Bulldogs Yale Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season