This Weekend
The Dutchmen host No. 11/13 Cornell and Colgate this weekend, Feb. 1-2. Both games are slated to begin at 7 p.m. (ET) at Messa Rink.
Media Coverage
Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger will have the call, and The live audio stream, along with live stats, will be available for free on UnionAthletics.com.com. Fans inside in the United State can watch the games online through ESPN Plus, while fans outside the States can watch through StretchInternet.
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 Cornell
Union enters the weekend with a 21-34-8 all-time record against Cornell. In the last 10 meetings, the Dutchmen have gone 3-5-2 against the Big Red. However, the last time the two teams met, Union came out with a 4-3 win in Schenectady on Feb. 24, 2018. In games played at Messa Rink, Union holds a closer margin against Cornell, but still trails 10-14-5.
vs Colgate
The Dutchmen hold an all-time record of 21-35-4 against Colgate, but have a much closer margin in games played at Messa Rink (13-15-2). In the last 10 games, the series is tied 4-4-2, and last year Union defeated Colgate, 3-1, in Hamilton before tying 1-1 in Schenectady.
Scouting the Big Red
Cornell is currently ranked 13th in this week's USCHO.com Men's College Hockey poll, and hold a record of 12-6-1 and tied for first in ECAC Hockey with a conference record 8-3-1. Morgan Barron leads the Big Red in scoring with a total of 21 points with nine goals and 12 assists. In net, Matthew Galajda has an 8-5-0 record with a .903 save percentage and a 2.21 goals-against average.
Scouting the Raiders
Colgate currently sits in ninth-place in ECAC Hockey with a conference record of 4-6-2 and an overall record of 7-15-2. Bobby McMann leads the Raiders in scoring with six goals and 10 assists. In net, Mitch Benson holds a 6-13-2 record with a .910 save percentage and a 2.76 goals-against average.
Last Time Out
Union claimed its third-straight Mayor's Cup championship after winning a shootout against RPI on Tuesday night at the Times Union Center. The game ended in a 0-0 tie, but a shootout was needed to determine who would take home the trophy.
Cole Maier ended up scoring the shootout winning goal to bring home the hardware. Prior to Tuesday, the Dutchmen split a league weekend at home, defeating No. 20 Yale in overtime, 4-3, on Friday night, and then dropping just their second home game of the year to Brown, 3-2, on Saturday night.
Union vs RPI - Jan. 29 - Times Union Center
Union Goals: none
RPI Goalie: Owen Savory (T) - 43 saves, 0 goals against
Union Goalie:
Darion Hanson (T) - 20 saves, 0 goals against
Power Play: Union 0-2, RPI 0-1
Noteworthy: Union out-shot RPI 43-20, including a 22-2 margin in the third period.
Darion Hanson made 20 saves, including a game-high 12 in the second period, for his first shutout of the season. RPI netminder Owen Savory made all 43 stops he faced to record his first shutout of the season as well. Union was 0-for-2 on the power play, but went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
Union vs #20 Yale - Jan. 25 - Messa Rink
Union Goals:
Sebastian Vidmar,
Anthony Rinaldi (x2),
Lucas Breault
Yale Goalie: Sam Tucker (L) - 29 saves, 4 goals against
Union Goalie:
Darion Hanson (W) - 32 saves, 3 goals against
Power Play: Union 1-2, Yale 1-4
Noteworthy:
Anthony Rinaldi scored Union's second and fourth goals.
Sebastian Vidmar scored Union's first goal of the game on the power play, and earned an assist on Rinaldi's first goal, and now sits with 99 career points.
Lucas Breault scored the tying goal at the 15:25 mark of the third period. Yale's Robbie DeMontis scored twice in the third period to give the Bulldogs their 3-1 lead before the Union comeback. Despite conceding one power-play goal, Union killed off three Yale power-plays which included a five-on-three in the third period.
Darion Hanson made 32 saves in net for his sixth win of the season.
Union vs Brown - Jan. 26 - Messa Rink
Union Goals:
Liam Morgan,
Jack Adams
Brown Goalie: Gavin Nieto (W) - 26 saves, 2 goals against
Union Goalie:
Jake Kupsky (L) - 18 saves, 3 goals against
Power Play: Union 0-2, Brown 0-3
Noteworthy: Union out-shot Brown 28-21, including a 14-4 margin in the third period.
Liam Morgan's goal 22 seconds in is the fastest goal scored by the Dutchmen this season. Brown scored in the second period to claim a 2-1 lead to start the third.
Jack Adams scored his seventh of the season to tie the game early in the third. The Bears weather a six-on-four advantage Union had in the final minute of play.
Major Wins
The Dutchmen are undefeated (3-0-0) in the three games in which they have been assessed a five-minute major penalty: Jan. 25 vs Yale; Jan. 12 at St. Lawrence; Oct. 20 at Northeastern.
Winning from the Box
Union is undefeated, 6-0-1, in games in which the Dutchmen are assessed more penalty minutes than their opponents, and also hold an 8-0-1 record in games in which Union's opponents have more power-play opportunities. On the opposite side, the Dutchmen are 2-6-3 (.318) when they have more power-play chances and are 5-6-2 (.462) when assessed fewer penalty minutes than the opposing team.
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 and the Hockey Commissioners Association 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.
