This Weekend
Having finished finals before Thanksgiving, the Dutchmen come out of the break for a pair of ECAC Hockey games, hosting Brown and Yale this weekend, Dec. 6-7, at Messa Rink. Both games are set for 7 p.m. (ET) starts.
Media Coverage
Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger will have the call this weekend as both games will be streamed on the ESPN Plus platform. Viewers outside of the United States can access the streams through StretchInternet. Live stats and a free audio stream will be available at UnionAthletics.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.
Career Firsts
Eight of the 10 first-year skaters have recorded their first collegiate points, with six of them doing so in the first weekend of competition.
Gabriel Seger and
Dylan Anhorn are tied for team lead in freshman scoring, with five points apiece, as both have two goals and three assists.
vs Brown
Union and Brown have historically tended to play in evenly-matched contests, and the recent series between the two teams supports that trend; the Dutchmen are 4-4-2 against the Bears in the last 10 meetings. All-time Union trails Brown 20-25-13 and is 10-13-5 in games played at Messa Rink. Last season, Union went 0-2-1 against Brown, losing 3-2 at home, tying 3-3 in Providence and losing 6-3 in the 2019 Three Rivers Classic championship game in Pittsburgh.
Scouting the Bears
Brown is 3-7-0 on the season and sits in sixth place in ECAC Hockey with a record of 3-5-0. The Bears are coming off a pair of non-conference losses last weekend to Bentley and Providence. Their three wins this season have come against St. Lawrence (Nov. 23), Colgate (Nov. 9) and Yale (Nov. 2).
Sophomore forward Justin Jallen leads the Bears in scoring with seven goals and one assist. Two defensemen, Zach Giuttari and Tony Stillwell, are tied for second on the team in scoring with six points apiece. Senior goaltender (and brother to Dutchmen goaltender
Garrett Nieto) Gavin Nieto returns in net for the Bears. He holds a 2-5-0 record this season with a .913 save percentage and a 2.74 goals against average.
vs Yale
Union holds an all-time record of 27-27-6 against the Bulldogs. Last season the two teams went 1-1-1 in three meetings, with both teams winning their respective home games. The lone tie came in the opening game of the 2018 Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Despite the two teams winning at home last year, the Dutchmen trail in games played at Messa Rink, 12-16-4, while leading in games at Ingalls Rink, 14-11-3. Most recently, Union is 5-4-1 against Yale through the past 10 meetings.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Yale enters the weekend with a 2-7-0 record and tied with Union in the ECAC Hockey standings with a conference record of 2-6-0. The Bulldogs most recently played at Boston College on Nov. 26, losing to the Eagles 6-2. Their two wins have come against St. Lawrence (Nov. 22) and Brown (Nov. 1).
Two Bulldogs are tied for the team lead in scoring with six points each, junior forward Tyler Welsh has three goals and three assists, while senior defenseman Bill Sweezy has six assists. Boston Bruins draft pick Curtis Hall enters the weekend leading the Bulldogs in goals with five. In net, senior Corbin Kaczperski holds a 1-5-0 record with a .847 save percentage and a 4.22 goals-against average.
Doing it the Hard Way
Freshman forward
Christian Sanda was one of five players to score a shorthanded goal during the opening weekend of play, Oct. 5-6. His shorthanded goal came during the second period at Army West Point on Oct. 6.
Last Time Out
The Dutchmen split two games over the Nov. 15-16 weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision at Quinnipiac on the first night and bouncing back to win in overtime, 2-1, at Princeton the following night.
Union at Quinnipiac - L, 2-1 - Nov. 15 - People's United Center
Union Goals:
Sean Harrison
Quinnipiac Goalie: Keith Petruzzelli (W) - 19 saves, 1 goal against
Union Goalie:
Darion Hanson (L) - 29 saves, 2 goals against
Power Play: Union 0-2, Quinnipiac 1-4
Summary: Junior forward
Sean Harrison scored his third goal of the season to get the Dutchmen on the board first, just 3:37 into the contest.
Anthony Rinaldi recorded his team-leading sixth point with an assist on the goal. The Dutchmen out-shot the Bobcats, 9-6, in the first period, but Quinnipiac went on to out-shoot Union, 25-11, in the second and third periods.
Darion Hanson made 29 saves for the Dutchmen, while Keith Petruzzelli made 19 saves for the Bobcats. Union went 0-for-2 on the power play, while Quinnipiac was 1-for-4, scoring their first goal of the game on the man advantage.
Union at Princeton - W, 2-1 (OT) - Nov. 16 - Hobey Baker Rink
Union Goals:
Dylan Anhorn (PP),
Gabriel Seger
Princeton Goalie: Ryan Ferland (L) - 30 saves, 2 goals against
Union Goalie:
Darion Hanson (W) - 29 saves, 1 goal against
Power Play: Union 1-4, Princeton 0-3
Summary: Senior forward
Anthony Rinaldi assisted on both of Union's goals. Rinaldi leads the team with eight points on the year, stemming from two goals and six assists.
Dylan Anhorn scored on the power play during the second period to tie the game at 1-1.
Darion Hanson made 29 saves for his third win of the season, including stopping all 15 shots he faced in the first period. Union went 1-for-4 on the power play, while killing off all three penalties it received.
