2019–20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Vermont Catamounts
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Vermont Catamounts; men's ice hockey season
Catamount Cup, Champion
Conference	11th Hockey East
Home ice	Gutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	5–23–6
Conference	2–18–4
Home	4–10–2
Road	1–13–4
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Kevin Sneddon
Assistant coaches	Kevin Patrick; Jeff Hill; Derek Lodermeier
Captain(s)	Matt O'Donnell; Matt Alvaro; Stefanos Lekkas; Max Kaufman
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The 2019–20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 64th season of play for the program, the 47th at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Kevin Sneddon, in his 17th season.

In early February 2020, Kevin Sneddon announced that he would retire at the end of the season.^[1]

Roster

As of September 7, 2019.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Tyler Harmon	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-10-17	Ramsey, New Jersey	New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)	—
2	Carter Long	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1998-02-13	Yorktown, Virginia	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
3	Andrew Petrillo	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-03-12	Pompton Plains, New Jersey	Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)	—
4	Owen Grant	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-01-22	Ottawa, Ontario	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—
5	Christian Evers	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-05-25	Waukee, Iowa	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
6	Andrew Lucas	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-02-05	Alexandria, Virginia	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
7	Simon Boyko	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-04-04	Mississauga, Ontario	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
9	Bryce Misley	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1999-09-05	Toronto, Ontario	Oakville Blades (OJHL)	MIN, 116th overall 2017
10	Vlad Dzhioshvili	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-01-06	Moscow, Russia	Bloomington Thunder (USHL)	—
12	Nic Hamre	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1997-04-25	Cumberland, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
13	Joey Cipollone	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1999-07-12	Purchase, New York	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
14	Ace Cowans	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1996-09-18	Beverly, Massachusetts	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
15	Corey Moriarty	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1995-07-17	Estero, Florida	Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)	—
16	Derek Lodermeier (C)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1995-01-06	Brooklyn Center, Minnesota	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
17	Jacques Bouquot	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-02-10	South Windsor, Connecticut	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
18	Matt O'Donnell (A)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1995-02-18	Fountain Valley, California	New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)	—
19	Johnny DeRoche	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1998-06-23	Lynnfield, Massachusetts	Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC)	—
21	Riley McCutcheon	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-06-25	Courtice, Ontario	Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)	—
22	Alex Esposito	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1996-06-03	West Haven, Connecticut	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
23	Max Kaufman	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1996-06-26	Rochester, New York	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
24	Brian Kelly	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1997-12-24	Purchase, New York	Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL)	—
25	Matt Alvaro (A)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-07-07	Toronto, Ontario	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
26	Thomas Beretta	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1995-04-08	King City, Ontario	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)	—
27	Cory Thomas	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-03-19	St. Brieux, Saskatchewan	Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)	—
28	William Lemay	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-12-28	Marieville, Quebec	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
29	Dallas Comeau	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-09-19	Calgary, Alberta	Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)	—
30	Matt Beck	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1996-10-05	Westport, Connecticut	Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club (USPHL)	—
40	Stefanos Lekkas (A)	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-01-17	Elburn, Illinois	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Boston College †	24	17	6	1	35	93	48	34	24	8	2	136	71
#9 Massachusetts	24	14	8	2	30	69	49	34	21	11	2	107	67
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell	24	12	7	5	29	60	60	34	18	10	6	90	79
#15 Maine	24	12	9	3	27	56	56	34	18	11	5	89	75
Connecticut	24	12	10	2	26	71	75	34	15	15	4	102	106
Boston University	24	10	9	5	25	69	64	34	13	13	8	103	98
#19 Northeastern	24	11	12	1	23	66	71	34	18	13	3	98	92
Providence	24	10	11	3	23	70	63	34	16	12	6	102	78
New Hampshire	24	9	12	3	21	54	69	34	15	15	4	91	97
Merrimack	24	7	14	3	17	63	77	34	9	22	3	85	123
Vermont	24	2	18	4	8	44	83	34	5	23	6	59	100
Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	7:05 PM	vs. Guelph*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	W 6–1	3,656
Regular Season
October 18	7:00 PM	at #10 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York		Lekkas	L 2–3	3,098	0–1–0
October 19	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence*	Roos House • Canton, New York		Lekkas	W 2–0	572	1–1–0
October 25	7:05 PM	vs. Maine	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 1–2	3,329	1–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 27	2:05 PM	at #9 Quinnipiac*	People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut		Lekkas	L 0–4	2,725	1–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 1	7:05 PM	vs. #17 Massachusetts–Lowell	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 1–2	3,224	1–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 2	7:00 PM	vs. #17 Massachusetts–Lowell	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 3–5	2,784	1–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 15	7:05 PM	vs. #16 Boston College	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 1–5	3,118	1–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 16	7:05 PM	vs. #16 Boston College	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 0–3	3,585	1–7–0 (0–5–0)
November 22	7:35 PM	at Boston University	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Lekkas	L 0–3	2,331	1–8–0 (0–6–0)
November 23	4:01 PM	at Boston University	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Lekkas	T 3–3 ^OT	3,168	1–8–1 (0–6–1)
November 29	9:05 PM	at Arizona State*	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Lekkas	L 1–2	845	1–9–1 (0–6–1)
November 30	9:05 PM	at Arizona State*	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Lekkas	T 2–2 ^OT	800	1–9–2 (0–6–1)
December 6	7:05 PM	at Connecticut	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Lekkas	L 2–3	2,012	1–10–2 (0–7–1)
December 7	3:35 PM	at Connecticut	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Lekkas	L 4–7	2,884	1–11–2 (0–8–1)
Catamount Cup
December 28	7:20 PM	vs. Union*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)		Lekkas	W 2–0	3,397	2–11–2 (0–8–1)
December 29	7:30 PM	vs. Lake Superior State*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)		Lekkas	W 2–0	2,579	3–11–2 (0–8–1)
January 4	4:32 PM	at #5 Boston College	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Lekkas	L 3–8	6,572	3–12–2 (0–9–1)
January 7	7:05 PM	vs. Yale*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 2–3 ^OT	2,550	3–13–2 (0–9–1)
January 10	7:05 PM	vs. Dartmouth*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	T 2–2 ^OT	3,127	3–13–3 (0–9–1)
January 17	7:00 PM	vs. #10 Massachusetts	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 0–4	3,044	3–14–3 (0–10–1)
January 18	7:00 PM	vs. #10 Massachusetts	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 1–3	3,015	3–15–3 (0–11–1)
January 24	7:00 PM	at Merrimack	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	NESN	Lekkas	T 5–5 ^OT	1,857	3–15–4 (0–11–2)
January 25	7:00 PM	at Merrimack	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Lekkas	L 3–4 ^OT	2,133	3–16–4 (0–12–2)
January 31	7:00 PM	vs. Boston University	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	L 2–4	3,305	3–17–4 (0–13–2)
February 1	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York		Harmon	L 0–1	3,806	3–18–4 (0–13–2)
February 7	7:30 PM	at New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN+	Lekkas	L 3–6	3,809	3–19–4 (0–14–2)
February 8	7:00 PM	vs. New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN+	Lekkas	L 1–2	4,899	3–20–4 (0–15–2)
February 14	7:05 PM	vs. #14 Providence	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	T 1–1 ^OT	2,427	3–20–5 (0–15–3)
February 15	7:05 PM	vs. #14 Providence	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	NESN	Lekkas	L 2–3	2,735	3–21–5 (0–16–3)
February 21	7:00 PM	at #17 Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine		Lekkas	L 1–6	3,762	3–22–5 (0–17–3)
February 22	4:30 PM	vs. #17 Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	NESN	Lekkas	T 0–0 ^OT	4,917	3–22–6 (0–17–4)
February 28	7:05 PM	vs. #13 Northeastern	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	W 4–2	3,328	4–22–6 (1–17–4)
February 29	7:05 PM	vs. #13 Northeastern	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lekkas	W 3–1	2,966	5–22–6 (2–17–4)
March 5	7:00 PM	at #9 Massachusetts	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		Lekkas	L 0–1	3,046	5–23–6 (2–18–4)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Andrew Lucas	D/F	34	5	10	15	24
Jacques Bouquot	C	33	3	11	14	12
Ace Cowans	C/LW	34	7	6	13	26
Alex Esposito	RW	34	5	8	13	14
William Lemay	LW	34	3	9	12	22
Christian Evans	D	34	6	5	11	49
Derek Lodermeier	LW	34	6	5	11	16
Matt Alvaro	LW/C	34	2	9	11	33
Bryce Misley	C	34	5	5	10	14
Vlad Dzhioshvili	F	33	4	5	9	69
Johnny DeRoche	F	28	0	7	7	2
Thomas Baretta	C	31	2	4	6	14
Max Kufman	F	34	2	4	6	12
Joey Cipollone	C	13	3	1	4	4
Dallas Comeau	F	23	1	3	4	22
Corey Moriarty	D	22	1	2	3	10
Simon Boyko	RW	23	1	2	3	2
Carter Long	D	33	1	2	3	27
Riley McCutcheon	F	12	1	1	2	6
Matt O'Donnell	D	25	0	2	2	8
Owen Grant	D	30	0	2	2	30
Cory Thomas	D	27	1	0	1	8
Andrew Petrillo	D	10	0	1	1	4
Tyler Harmon	G	2	0	0	0	0
Nic Hamre	LW	6	0	0	0	0
Stefanos Lekkas	G	32	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	34	-	-	-	8
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Tyler Harmon	2	121	0	2	0	4	60	0	.938	1.98
Stefanos Lekkas	32	1931	5	21	6	89	973	4	.916	2.76
Empty Net	-	23	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2076	5	23	6	100	1033	4	.912	2.89

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 (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

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References

^ "UVM men's hockey coach Kevin Sneddon to retire at end of season". Burlington Free Press. February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "Vermont Catamounts (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Univ. of Vermont 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[1] "UVM men's hockey coach Kevin Sneddon to retire at end of season". Burlington Free Press. February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[3] "Vermont Catamounts (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[4] "Univ. of Vermont 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[5] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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v t e Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Gutterson Fieldhouse (1963–present)
Head coaches	E. L. Desautels (1925–1927) Hank Dresser (1927–1928) Hymen Abraham (1928–1931) Howard Prentiss (1931–1932) Bill Ruffer (1963–1965) Jim Cross (1965–1984) Mike Gilligan (1984–2003) Kevin Sneddon (2003–2020) Todd Woodcroft (2020–2023) Steve Wiedler (2023–Present)
Seasons	1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1964-1974) ECAC Hockey (1963-1964, 1974-2005) Hockey East (2005-present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
Culture & lore	Catamount Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Martin St. Louis (267 Points) Éric Perrin (107 Goals) Tim Thomas (81 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1996 2009
NCAA Tournament appearances	1988 1996 1997 2009 2010 2014
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1970 1973 1974
Notable players	John LeClair Aaron Miller Martin St. Louis Tim Thomas Éric Perrin Patrick Sharp Viktor Stålberg Torrey Mitchell Ryan Gunderson
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