Union at Clarkson

Friday, November 4, 2022 • Potsdam, N.Y. • Cheel Arena • 7:00 p.m.

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Union at St. Lawrence

Saturday, November 5, 2022 • Canton, N.Y. • Appleton Arena • 7:30 p.m.

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This Weekend
After opening ECAC Hockey conference play with a split against Rensselaer, Union travels north for a weekend series with Clarkson and St. Lawrence.

Union's Last Time Out
Union split the weekend with rival RPI last weekend with each team winning in their respective home rink. The Dutchmen dropped a tough 2-1 decision Friday night at Houston Field House. Junior Ben Tupker scored the lone goal for Union. 

Saturday was a different story as the Union offense exploded for six goals and senior Connor Murphy recorded his first shutout of the season. Union's powerplay went 3-for-4 on the night and a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. First-year Carter Korpi scored twice on the powerplay and classmate Cal Mell registered three assists. 

Scouting Clarkson
Clarkson is off to a rocky start this season with a 2-5-0 record. They lost four straight before posting back-to-back wins against Mercyhurst and Lake Superior State. 

Junior Noah Beck (4-3-7) and sophomore Ayrton Martino (0-7-7) lead the Golden Knights in scoring. Beck has also scored twice on the powerplay and blocked ten shots on the season. 

Ethan Haider (2-5-0) has started all seven games for Clarkson, posting a .890 save percentage and 2.98 GAA. 

Scouting the Saints
St. Lawrence is coming off a tough road weekend at Michigan Tech, falling 6-0 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturday. On the season, they are 3-4, with wins coming against Merrimack and a weekend sweep of Colorado College. 

The Saints have spread the wealth this season with 19 different skaters recording points so far this season.  They posted shorthanded goals in back-to-back games against Colorado College. 

Emil Zetterquist has started every game for the Saints and posted a .903 save percentage and 2.55 goals against. 

Oh Captains, My Captains
On Nov. 3, head coach Josh Hauge named seniors Owen Farris and Connor Murphy and junior Ben Tupker as the captains for the 2022-23 season. 

He'd Be Honored
First-year Nate Hanley was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for October. The last time a Dutchman earned Rookie of the Month honors was on January 5, 2016 when Sebastian Vidmar '19 was recognized. Hanley is tied for the conference lead in points (2-7-9) and leads all Union skaters in points. 

No Place Like Home
Union opened the season with ten games in October, posting a 3-6-1 record. All three of Union's wins were at Messa Rink. 

Shut 'Em Out
Senior Connor Murphy posted his first shutout of the season and fourth since transferring to Union in Satuday's 6-0 win over the Engineers. In Union's Division I era, they had not blanked RPI at home. The lone shutout was back on February 23, 1924, a 7-0 win. 

Murph Keeps Climbing
Senior Connor Murphy continues his climb up the Union record books. His fourth shutout at Union ties him with Keith Kinkaid '11 for sixth place in career shutouts. Murphy needs one more shutout to move into a tie for fifth place with Justin Mrazek '08. He's also only 213 saves away from tying Kinkaid in career saves with 1,500. 

Scheerer Scores
Junior Bram Scheerer scored his first collegiate goal last weekend against UMass. After losing his freshman season to the pandemic, he saw his sophomore season cut short only eight games in with a season-ending injury against Clarkson. To date, Scheerer has appeared in 13 career games and has four points (1-3-4). 

Mr. 100
Senior Chris Theodore played in his 100th career game on Friday, Oct. 21. Theodore, a transfer from AIC, has played in all 10 games for Union this season and tallied five assists. The 2021-22 Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year has compiled 63 points (20-43-63) throughout his career. 

Reigning Rookies
Union's first-year defenders are off to a hot start. Nick Young was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Oct. 10 after scoring his first collegiate goal and blocking five shots against nationally-ranked UConn. John Prokop earned the honor the following week after tallying an assist on five of Union's 10 goals between Oct. 13 and 15. Cal Mell picked up his first weekly honor on Oct. 31.

Top of the Pack
First-year Nate Hanley is one of the leading scorers in the nation with nine points in 10 games. Classmate John Prokop sits right behind him with eight points, which is second among first-year defenders. 

Watkins Lights the Lamp
Junior Tyler Watkins has already matched his goal total from last year. Watkins scored twice on the powerplay in the 5-1 win over Bentley and followed up with two goals at RIT. The junior tallied his team-leading third power-play goal on Saturday, Oct. 29 against RPI. His three power-play tallies place him seventh nationally and tie him for first in the conference. 

Faceoff Success
Junior Liam Robertson and Ville Immonen are seeing a lot of success in the circle this season. Robertson is the conference leader with 79 wins, which ranks him 21st nationally.  Immonen has won 60 draws in eight games, placing him sixth in the conference.  Union is currently winning 50.8% of faceoffs, with Robertson (57.7%) and Immonen (52.2%) leading the way. 

Powerplay Makes Statement
After a slow start to the season, Union's powerplay made a statement in a 5-1 win over Bentley, striking three times, including twice in the opening period. 

Spread the Wealth
Through 10 games, Union has seen 21 of 24 skaters score at least one point. Seven of the eight first-year skaters all have at least one point. 

On the Road October
October is the busiest month for the Dutchmen with 10 games on the slate. Of those 10, only three are at home. 

New Kids on the Block
First-years Nate Hanley, Carter Korpi, John Prokop, and Cal Mell, as well as sophomore Josh Nixon and senior Chris Theodore all tallied their first points for Union in the opening weekend. In total, newcomers accounted for 12 of the 15 points scored (4-8-12). 

New Bench Boss
Josh Hauge was named the 22nd head coach in Union hockey's history on April 15, 2022. Hauge was previously the Associate Head Coach at ECAC Hockey rival Clarkson University. Hauge earned his first coaching victory in Union's home opener, a 4-3 win over RIT on Oct. 1, 2022. 

Fresh Faces
Union welcomes 13 new students to the team in 2022-23 comprising of four transfers and nine first-years representing eight states and three Canadian provinces. 

Transfer Commits
The coaching staff was active in the transfer portal this offseason, committing four student-athletes: Chris Theodore (AIC), Mason Snell (Penn State), Josh Nixon (Lake Superior State) and Ben Tupker (Cornell). 

Rounding Out the Staff
Joining Josh Hauge and Assistant Coach John Ronan behind the bench is Lennie Childs, who previously served as an assistant coach with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL. 

New Numbers
Josh Phillips and Thomas Richter changed numbers this season and will wear 4 and 9, respectively.  

Set Records
Senior Connor Murphy made an immediate impact for Union in his first season. He set the program's new single-season save records with 1,060. 

Looking to Surprise
Union was picked to finished eighth in the ECAC Hockey preseason coaches poll, earning 45 points. Local media were more optimistic, picking the Dutchmen to finish sixth in the preseason media poll. 

NHL Bloodlines
Sophomore Thomas Richter and junior Mason Snell are sons of retired NHLers Mike Richter (New York Rangers 1989-2002) and Chris Snell (Toronto, Los Angeles 1993-95), respectively.