#11 Union at Brown

Friday, Dec. 7, 2018  •  Providence, R.I.  •  Meehan Auditorium  •  7 p.m.

Television: N/A • Radio: N/A

Live Stats: BrownBears.com  •  Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com

#11 Union at Yale

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018  •  New Haven, Conn.  •  Ingalls Rink  •  7 p.m.

Television: N/A • Radio: N/A

Live Stats: YaleBulldogs.com  •  Web Audio: UnionAthletics.com

Live Video Streams

Friday at Brown: ESPN+ (Domestic)  |  StretchInternet (International)

Saturday at Yale: ESPN+ (Domestic)  |  StretchInternet (International)

Weekend Preview

Union Game Notes  •  Brown Game Notes  •  Yale Game Notes

Press Conference: Coach Bennett, Supinski, Adams, Kolias, Hanson

This Weekend
The No. 11 Dutchmen play in their final ECAC Hockey games of 2018 with a road trip to Brown and Yale this weekend, Dec. 7-8. Union starts the weekend off with a Friday night game at Meehan Auditorium against Brown, before taking on Yale at Ingalls Rink on Saturday night.

Media Coverage
Matt Dubrey will have the call this weekend, and the live audio stream of his broadcast can be accessed for free through UnionAthletics.com. Both games will streamed on the ESPN Plus and Stretch Internet online platforms. Live stats will be available through the host team's athletics website, BrownBears.com and YaleBulldogs.com.

Social Media
Receive real-time updates during all Union men's hockey games by following the team's official Twitter account @UnionMHockey. Additional behind-the-scenes looks are also available through the team's official Instagram account, UnionMHockey.

vs Brown
The Dutchmen enter the weekend trailing in the all-time series against Brown, 20-23-12, however Union has won seven of the last 10 meetings against the Bears. The last loss the Union suffered at Meehan Auditorium was on Jan. 21, 2012, as the Bears skated to a 3-2 win.

Union swept last season's series, securing a 3-1 win at home on Dec. 1, 2017, before Darion Hanson earned his first collegiate shutout with 20 saves for 2-0 win in Providence on Jan. 20. 

vs Yale
Neither side owns an advantage, as the series record between the Dutchmen and Bulldogs sits at 26-26-6 since Union became a Division I program in 1991-92. However, in recent years Union has held a slight advantage, winning six of the last 10 games against Yale. 

Yale and Union met just two weeks ago in Belfast, Northern Ireland in the opening game of the 2018 Friendship Four. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, but Union claimed a 2-1 shootout win to advanced to a 2-1 win over Boston University for the tournament championship. Yale ended up defeating UConn, 6-3, in the consolation game.

Last season the two teams split the regular-season matchup, as Yale won in Schenectady, 5-3, while Union won in New Haven, 3-2. Interestingly enough, neither team has a winning record at home against each other. Union trails 11-16-2 at home against Yale, but owns a 14-10-3 record in New Haven. 

Last Time Out
Union claimed the Belpot Championship at the 2018 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  The Dutchmen opened the tournament with a 1-1 tie against Yale and advanced to the championship game with a 2-1 shootout win over the Bulldogs. Union then claimed a 2-1 win against Boston University in the final.
 
Union vs Yale - Nov. 23 - SSE Arena
Union Goals: Jack Adams
Yale Goalie: Corbin Kaczperski (T) - 22 saves, 1 goal against 
Union Goalie: Darion Hanson (T) - 31 saves, 1 goal against
Power Play: Union 0-3, Yale 1-4
Noteworthy: Jack Adams scored his fifth goal of the season. Brendan Taylor and Adams scored in the shootout to help Union win 2-1 in three rounds. Darion Hanson made 31 saves, including 12 in the second period alone. The Dutchmen won 60-percent of the face offs. Yale was 1-for-4 on the power play, while Union was scoreless on three opportunities.

Union vs Boston University - Nov. 24 - SSE Arena
Union Goals: Brett Supinski, Parker Foo
Boston University Goalie: Jake Oettinger (L) - 36 saves, 2 goals against
Union Goalie: Darion Hanson (W) - 39 saves, 1 goal against
Power Play: Union 0-2, Boston University 0-3
Noteworthy: Brett Supinski opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season. Parker Foo scored his second of the season, providing the game-winner early in the second period. Darion Hanson made a total of 39 saves in the contest, and with 70 saves on the weekend, was named the tournament MVP. Jack Adams recorded an assist on Foo's goal, giving him two points on the weekend. Union kept Boston University scoreless on three power-play chances.

Union Partners with ESPN+ For Hockey Streams
Union fans across the country will be able to stream all Union home and select ECAC Hockey games through ESPN.com and the redesigned ESPN App, for just $4.99 a month. Fans can sign up for the service by visiting Plus.ESPN.com

For fans living outside the United States, Union and many other ECAC Hockey schools have partnered with Stretch Internet to provide coverage for games this season, giving all fans the same opportunity to watch ECAC Hockey games for $4.99 a month or $2.99 per game. International fans can access the ECAC Hockey video portal at Portal.StretchInternet.com/ECACHockey

Best of the Month
Cole Maier was named ECAC Hockey's Player of the Month for October. The senior forward led all conference skaters with 10 points in the month, scoring four goals, including two game winners, and picking up six assists. He was also named the league's first Player of the Week this season, after a five-point weekend against Omaha, Oct. 12-13.

Leading the nation with a .972 save percentage and a 0.97 goals-against average during the month of November, Darion Hanson was named ECAC Hockey's Goalie of the Month. He finished the month with 104 saves (34.6 per-game), posting a 2-0-1 record. After a 34-save performance against Quinnipiac on Nov. 10, the sophomore posted back-to-back 30+ save games against Yale and Boston University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading the Dutchmen to the 2018 Friendship Four title while earning MVP honors. He was also named Goalie of the Week twice during the month of November.

Best of the Week
After a five-point weekend, Cole Maier was named ECAC Hockey's first Player of the Week for the 2017-18 season. Maier had a hand in all three Union goals in the Oct. 12 game against Omaha, scoring once and tallying two assists. He followed that up with two assists in the finale against the Mavericks. 

With a big road sweep against then-No. 12 Northeastern, Union's Brett Supinski and Darion Hanson both earned ECAC Hockey weekly honors. Supinski had a stellar four-point weekend leading all skaters in the league. He, had a hand in all three regulation goals in Friday's 4-3 overtime win. In that game, he scored twice in the first period against the Huskies, including potting Union's first shorthanded goal of the season. In net, Hanson was also stellar, leading all goalies in the nation with 68 saves over the Oct. 18-20 weekend, and being one of only four goalies to record two wins that weekend as well. Despite conceding four goals over the weekend, only one was even strength, as the other three were all scored on Northeastern power plays. Hanson ended the weekend with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage.

Darion Hanson earned his second Goaltender of the Week award after posting 34 saves to help Union defeat No. 13 Quinnipiac, 5-1. A total of 16 of his 34 saves were made in the second period alone, as Quinnipiac out-shot the Dutchmen 35-23 in the contest. His efforts in net also helped the Union penalty kill go a perfect three-for-three on the night.

Hanson earned his third Goalie of the Week honor after leading Union to a 2018 Friendship Four championship. The sophomore only conceded one even-strength goal all weekend and made a career-high 39 saves against Boston University in the championship game. Hanson was also named the tournament's MVP for his efforts.

20 Goalies To Watch
Senior goaltender Jake Kupsky has been named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List for the 2018-19 season. The award annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA Division I men's hockey. The winner of the sixth annual award will be announced at the 2019 NCAA Men's Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y.

Kupsky returns for his senior year after being named to the All-ECAC Hockey Third Team last season. During the 2017-18 campaign he posted the third-best winning percentage in the league (10-2-1) with a .917 save percentage and 2.43 goals-against average in conference action.

Returning Offense
The Dutchmen return 92 goals from last season, which ranks 10th most in the nation. Union scored a total of 115 goals last year, 20 of which were scored by Ryan Scarfo, and 14 of the top 15 goal scorers from last season return this year.

Senior Leadership
Union's current senior class ranked 10th in the country last year for class scoring, having produced 48 goals and 87 assists. Six of the senior skaters recored at least eight points during the year, and Cole Maier led the class last year with 11 goals and 23 assists.

Overall, Brett Supinski leads the group in career points with 26 goals and 59 assists, while Sebastian Vidmar leads the class in career goals with 30 goals, in addition to his 51 assists.

Look Who's Back: Forwards
Union returns 14 forwards from the 2017-18 season. Cole Maier is the top returning offensive producer, having totaled 11 goals and 23 assists last season. Fellow senior Sebastian Vidmar was third on the team in scoring, producing 10 goals and 20 assists. Anthony Rinaldi was fourth-overall but second on the team in goals, totaling 17 goals and 11 assists last season. Brett Supinski rounded out the top-five scorers for the Dutchmen last year, scoring nine goals and tallying 19 assists.

Also returning up top for the Dutchmen includes: Ryan Walker (38gp, 11g, 6a); Greg Campbell (35gp, 3g, 14a); Liam Morgan (29gp, 6g, 10a); Jack Adams (28gp, 4g, 9a); Brendan Taylor (31gp, 4g, 4a); Luc Brown (25gp, 3g, 5a); Parker Foo (33gp, 1g, 5a); Sean Harrison (30gp, 3g, 1a); Zachary Emelifeonwu (31gp, 2g, 2a); Josh Kosack (25gp, 1g, 3a); and Mark Dufour (2gp, 0g, 0a).

Look Who's Back: Defense
The Dutchmen return six defensemen from the 2017-18 season. Greg Campbell and Vas Kolias both totaled three goals and 14 assists each last season, as they are Union's top returning offensive producers on the blue line. 

Also returning on the blue line for Union includes: Joseph Campolieto (33gp, 3g, 4a); Brandon Estes (33gp, 1g, 5a); and Taylor Brierley (3gp, 0g, 0a).

Look Who's Back: Goaltenders
Union returns all three goaltenders from last season. Senior Jake Kupsky led the trio last season with 25 games played, securing a 11-11-2 record (10-2-1 in ECAC Hockey), with a .917 save percentage and a 2.43 goals-against average.

Sophomore Darion Hanson had a stellar freshman season, posting a 10-4-0 record with a .908 save percentage and a 2.32 goals-against average. Hanson began his career winning six of his first seven games.

Senior Joe Young returns as Union's third goalie. Young has played a total of 61:35 during his career and holds a perfect 1.000 save percentage having stopped all 26 shots he's faced in his time at Union.

Welcome to Union College
The Dutchmen welcome six new student-athletes to their ranks this season, including three forwards, and three defensemen.

#	Name	Pos.	S/C	Hometown / Previous Team
9	Blake Hayward	F	L	Vancouver, B.C. / Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)
10	Ryan Sidorski	D	R	Williamsville, N.Y. / Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)
12	Fletcher Fineman	D	R	Lake Worth, Fla. / Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
14	Lucas Breault	F	R	Toronto, Ontario / Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
21	Michael Ryan	D	R	Marion, Mass. / West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
28	Sam Morton	F	R	Benicia, Calif. / Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)

Already Spoken For
The Union College hockey team features three student-athletes who have been drafted by NHL teams. 

Name	Team	Year	Round	Overall
Jake Kupsky	San Jose	2015	7	193
Parker Foo	Chicago	2015	5	144
Jack Adams	Detroit	2017	6	162