Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey
Men's ice hockey team
College ice hockey team
The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont . The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East , joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont .[ 2] Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship six times since making the move to Division I in 1974–75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Prior to moving to Division I, UVM competed in ECAC Division II , where it won back-to-back ECAC Division II titles in 1972-73 and 1973–74.[ 3]
Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the Catamount Cup tournament, winning the title seven times.[ 4]
Alumni
The University of Vermont has produced 18 National Hockey League (NHL) players in its history. The seven UVM Alumni who have won Stanley Cup championships are: Ross Colton '18 (Tampa Bay Lightning ), Patrick Sharp '02, Viktor Stålberg '09, Éric Perrin '97, and former NHL All-Stars Martin St. Louis '97, Tim Thomas '97 and John LeClair '91.
In 2004, St. Louis was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association, and the Bud Light Plus/Minus award. Thomas has won the Vezina Trophy twice as the NHL's top goaltender in 2009 and 2011, and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011. He also holds the NHL record for best single season save percentage. UVM is the only NCAA program in history to count alumni who have won both the Hart Trophy and the Vezina Trophy, as well as the only NCAA program to generate an Art Ross winner.
A two-time Olympian in 1998 and 2002, LeClair was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 after a standout 16-year NHL career where he scored 406 goals. He was a two-time NHL first team All-Star and twice won the Bud Light Plus/Minus Award. LeClair is the only American born player to record three consecutive 50 goal seasons, and is the only NHL player with back to back game winning SCF OT goals.
Other Catamounts who were U.S. Olympians were Thomas (2010), former NHL defenseman Aaron Miller (2002, 2006) and Ryan Gunderson (2018). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Viktor Stalberg also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics. Vermont was one of just five college hockey programs to have at least one alumnus participating in every Olympic games since NHL players began competing in 1998 until 2018 when NHL players did not compete in Olympic competition.[ 5]
Season-by-season results
Source:[ 6]
Head coaches
As of the completion of 2023–24 season [ 6]
All-time scoring leaders
Source:[ 6]
Career goals leaders
Single-season goals record:
Career assists leaders
Single-season assists record:
Career points leaders
Single-season points record:
Goaltending leaders
Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):
Single-season save record:
Current roster
As of July 18, 2023.[ 7]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Connor MacKenzie
Freshman
G
6' 0" (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2002-05-10
Toronto, Ontario
Grande Prairie (AJHL )
—
2
Eli Barnett
Freshman
D
6' 6" (1.98 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
2003-09-16
Ottawa, Ontario
Victoria (BCHL )
SJS , 195th overall 2022
4
Jérémie Bucheler
Graduate
D
6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2000-03-31
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Northeastern (HEA )
—
9
Joel Määttä (A )
Junior
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
2002-07-06
Helsinki, Finland
Sioux City (USHL )
EDM , 222nd overall 2022
10
Mario Gasparini
Freshman
D
5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2003-02-28
Lakeville, Minnesota
Wenatchee (BCHL )
—
11
Mateo Dixon
Freshman
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-08-19
Toronto, Ontario
Coquitlam (BCHL )
—
12
Andrei Buyalsky
Junior
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-08-18
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Dubuque (USHL )
COL , 92nd overall 2021
13
Timofei Spitserov
Sophomore
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
2002-03-26
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Culver (Midget AAA )
SJS , 210th overall 2020
14
Dawson Good
Freshman
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2002-04-17
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Chilliwack (BCHL )
—
15
Luca Münzenberger
Sophomore
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2002-11-24
Düsseldorf, Germany
Kölner U20 (DNL )
EDM , 90th overall 2021
16
Will Zapernick (A )
Senior
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-11-16
Edmonton, Alberta
Sherwood Park (AJHL )
—
17
Matt Cato
Freshman
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2003-09-15
Whitby, Ontario
Trenton (OJHL )
—
18
Massimo Lombardi
Sophomore
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-05-18
Beaconsfield, Quebec
Cowichan Valley (BCHL )
—
19
Simon Jellúš
Junior
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
2001-01-18
Ilava, Slovakia
Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell )
—
20
Xavier Henry
Sophomore
D
6' 5" (1.96 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
2001-03-20
Scarborough, Ontario
Chilliwack (BCHL )
—
21
Daniel Sambuco
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2003-06-10
Springfield, Pennsylvania
Lincoln (USHL )
—
22
Isak Walther
Junior
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
2001-08-02
Södertälje, Sweden
Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell )
NSH , 179th overall 2019
23
Ryan Miotto
Graduate
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-07-11
Thorold, Ontario
Canisius (AHA )
—
24
Duncan Ramsay
Freshman
D
6' 5" (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2004-02-08
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Chilliwack (BCHL )
—
25
Jack Malinski
Freshman
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2002-06-23
Lakeville, Minnesota
Austin (NAHL )
—
26
Thomas Sinclair
Sophomore
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2002-12-26
Toronto, Ontario
Fargo (USHL )
—
28
Lucas Jones
Sophomore
D
6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2001-02-24
Calgary, Alberta
Fort McMurray (AJHL )
—
29
Jens Richards
Sophomore
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2002-12-14
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Austin (NAHL )
—
32
Zach Dubinsky
Senior
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-03-14
Highland Park, Illinois
Michigan State (Big Ten )
—
33
Philip Törnqvist
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-24
Gothenburg, Sweden
Wichita Falls (NAHL )
—
35
Gabe Carriere
Senior
G
6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-11-05
Ottawa, Ontario
Waterloo (USHL )
—
39
Ralfs Bergmanis
Sophomore
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2002-03-13
Liepāja, Latvia
Sioux City (USHL )
—
50
Axel Mangbo
Sophomore
G
6' 3" (1.91 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
2003-04-15
Höganäs, Sweden
Sioux City (USHL )
—
Awards and honors
Hockey Hall of Fame
Source:[ 8]
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Source:[ 9]
NCAA
Individual awards
All-American teams
AHCA College Division All-Americans
1968–69: George Kreiner , D
1969–70: Dave Reece , G; George Kreiner , D
1970–71: Dave Reece , G; Ted Yeates , D
1971–72: Ted Yeates , D; Pat Wright , F
1972–73: Brad Cooke , D; Pat Wright , F
1973–74: John Murphy , D; Ted Castle , F; Willie MacKinnon , F
AHCA First Team All-Americans
1974–75: Tim O'Connell , F
1978–79: Louis Cote , D
1979–80: Louis Cote , D; Craig Homola , F
1981–82: Kirk McCaskill , F
1988–89: Kyle McDonough , F
1994–95: Martin St. Louis , F
1995–96: Tim Thomas , G; Éric Perrin , F; Martin St. Louis , F
1996–97: Martin St. Louis , F
2008–09: Viktor Stålberg , F
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
ECAC Hockey
Individual awards
All-Conference teams
First Team All-ECAC Hockey
1974–75: Tim O'Connell , F
1978–79: Louis Cote , D
1979–80: Louis Cote , D; Craig Homola , F
1981–82: Kirk McCaskill , F
1983–84: Kevin Foster , F
1985–86: Tom Draper , G
1988–89: Kyle McDonough , F
1991–92: Christian Soucy , G
1992–93: Aaron Miller , D
1994–95: Tim Thomas , G; Éric Perrin , F; Martin St. Louis , F
1995–96: Tim Thomas , G; Éric Perrin , F; Martin St. Louis , F
1996–97: Martin St. Louis , F
2003–04: Brady Leisenring , F
Second Team All-ECAC Hockey
1974–75: Tom McNamara , G; John Glynne , D
1979–80: Sylvain Turcotte , G
1987–88: Ian Boyce , F; Kyle McDonough , F
1990–91: John LeClair , F
1992–93: Christian Soucy , G
1996–97: Éric Perrin , F
1998–99: Jason Reid, F
2004–05: Jaime Sifers , D; Scott Misfud , F
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
1987–88: Stephane Venne , D; John LeClair , F
1988–89: Jim Larkin , F
1989–90: Aaron Miller , D
1991–92: Christian Soucy , G; Dominique Ducharme , F
1992–93: Matt Johnson , F
1993–94: Tim Thomas , G; Éric Perrin , F; Martin St. Louis , F
1995–96: Jan Kloboucek , F
1997–98: Andrew Allen , G; Andreas Moborg , D
2000–01: Patrick Sharp , F
2002–03: Jaime Sifers , D
2004–05: Joe Fallon, G; Torrey Mitchell , F
Hockey East
Individual awards
All-Conference teams
First Team All-Hockey East
Second Team All-Hockey East
Third Team All-Hockey East
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
Olympians
This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an Olympic team .[ 6]
Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame
The following is a list of people associated with the Vermont men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).[ 10]
Catamounts in the NHL
As of July 1, 2023
Player
Position
Team(s)
Years
Games
Stanley Cups
Connor Brickley
Left Wing
FLA , NYR
2015–2019
81
0
Ross Colton
Center
TBL
2020–present
190
1
Tom Draper
Goaltender
WPG , BUF , NYI
1988–1996
53
0
Brayden Irwin
Forward
TOR
2009–2010
2
0
John LeClair
Left Wing
MTL , PHI , PIT
1990–2007
967
1
Aaron Miller
Defenseman
QUE , COL , LAK , VAN
1993–2008
677
0
Kevan Miller
Defenseman
BOS
2013–2021
352
0
Graham Mink
Defenseman
WSH
2003–2009
7
0
Torrey Mitchell
Center
SJS , MIN , BUF , MTL
2007–2018
666
0
Player
Position
Team(s)
Years
Games
Stanley Cups
Michael Paliotta
Defenseman
CHI , CBJ
2014–2016
2
0
Éric Perrin
Center
TBL , ATL
2003–2009
245
1
Dave Reece
Goaltender
BOS
1975–1976
14
0
Patrick Sharp
Left Wing
PHI , CHI , DAL
2002–2018
939
3
Jaime Sifers
Defenseman
TOR , MIN
2008–2010
37
0
Christian Soucy
Goaltender
CHI
1993–1994
1
0
Martin St. Louis
Right Wing
CGY , TBL , NYR
1998–2015
1,134
1
Viktor Stålberg
Left Wing
TOR , CHI , NSH , NYR , CAR , OTT
2009–2017
488
1
Tim Thomas
Goaltender
BOS , FLA , DAL
2002–2014
426
1
Source:[ 12]
All games are broadcast on 620-AM WVMT across the Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY region; Adam LaFleur provides play-by-play.[ 13]
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