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2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey season


The 2014–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Keith Allain, '80, his ninth season behind the bench at Yale. His assistant coaches were Dan Muse, 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

Three Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Jesse Root – F, Kenny Agostino – F, and Gus Young – D

Senior defensemen Tommy Fallen was named Captain for the 2014–15 season.

Recruiting

Yale added five freshmen for the 2014–15 season: three forwards, and two defensemen.

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2014–15 Roster

Departures from 2013–2014 team

2014–15 Bulldogs

As of February 20, 2015.[4]

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Schedule

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  • On November 2, the Bulldogs beat Connecticut 2–1 to win the Liberty Hockey Invitational at the Prudential Center.
  • On January 2, Yale's John Hayden was away, representing the United States at the 2015 World Juniors in Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The US lost to Russia in the quarterfinal.
  • On January 10, the Bulldogs won the 2nd edition of Rivalry on Ice with a 4–1 win over Harvard in Madison Square Garden.
  • On January 20, the Bulldogs tied for the Heroes Hat with a 2–2 tie with host Quinnipiac.
  • On February 27, the Bulldogs secured a 1st-round bye in the ECAC playoffs, and will host a quarterfinals matchup at Ingalls Rink.
  • On March 5, the Ivy League announced the season's Awards recipients and the All-League teams. Rob O'Gara and Alex Lyon were named to the All-Ivy first team, with John Hayden making the All-Ivy second teams. Ryan Hitchcock was unanimously selected as Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Keith Allain was unanimously selected as the Ivy League Coach of the Year.
  • On March 15, the Bulldogs were defeated by the Harvard Crimson in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament, losing the best of three series in three games. Harvard took game 1 by a score of 2–3, but Yale tied the series by winning game 2 and 3 by scores of 2–0. In the 3rd and final game of the series Harvard won 2–3 with the game-winning goal in the 2nd overtime period.
  • On March 20, ECAC Hockey announced the season's Awards recipients and the All-Conference teams. Rob O'Gara and Alex Lyon were named to the All-League first team. Rob O'Gara was named ECAC's best Defensive Defenseman, while Alex Lyon was selected as the Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year. Additionally, the Bulldogs were award the Sportsmanship Trophy.
  • On March 22, the NCAA tournament Selection Committee placed Yale as the 4-seed in the Northeast Regional at Manchester, playing 1-seed Boston University in the first round.
  • On March 27, Yale lost to 1-seed Boston University by a score of 3–2 in the first round.

Rankings

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Statistics

As of March 20, 2015.[5]

Skaters

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Awards and honors

Postseason awards

Ivy League All-Stars[6]

  • Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-Ivy
  • Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-Ivy
  • John Hayden, F – 2nd Team All-Ivy

Ivy League Awards[6]

  • Ryan Hitchcock, F – Ivy League Rookie of the Year
  • Keith Allain – Ivy League Head Coach of the Year

ECAC All-Stars[7]

  • Rob O'Gara, D – 1st Team All-League
  • Alex Lyon, G – 1st Team All-League

ECAC Awards[7]

  • Rob O'Gara, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
  • Alex Lyon, G – Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year
  • Yale University Bulldogs – Sportsmanship Trophy

References

  1. Sportak, Randy (March 17, 2014). "NCAA player acquired in Jarome Iginla trade signs with Flames". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. Malafronte, Chip (July 21, 2014). "Yale's Jesse Root signs contract with Dallas Stars". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. "Sharks sign five to AHL deals". AHL.com. September 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. "2014–15 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale University Athletics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  5. "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2014–2015 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Coach of the Year Announced". Ivy League. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  7. "League Announces Postseason Awards". ECAC Hockey. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

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