2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey team represented Merrimack College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mark Dennehy, in his 10th season with the Warriors. The Warriors played their home games at Lawler Arena on campus in North Andover, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East. The Warriors finished the season with a record of 16–18–4, 5–14–3 in Hockey East play to finish in 11th place. The qualified for the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Boston University.

2014–15 Merrimack Warriors
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceLawler Arena
Record
Overall16–18–4 (5–14–3 HEA)
Home9–4–2
Road6–13–1
Neutral1–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachMark Dennehy
Assistant coachesCurtis Carr
Bill Gilligan
Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons
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Personnel

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Roster

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As of December 1, 2014.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Collin Delia Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-06-20 Rancho Cucamonga, California Amarillo (NAHL)
2   Craig Wyszomirski Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1992-09-21 Mahwah, New Jersey Surrey (BCHL)
3   Aaron Titcomb Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-05-16 Charlestown, Massachusetts Islanders (USPHL)
4   Marc Biega Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-06-06 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Coquitlam (BCHL)
5   Sean Robertson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-02-28 Cobble Hill, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
6   Braxton Bilous Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-05-02 Langley, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL)
7   Jonathan Lashyn Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-12-07 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Camrose (AJHL)
8   Brian Christie Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-04-20 West Chester, Pennsylvania Topeka (NAHL)
9   Jace Hennig Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-01-04 Port Moody, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
10   Quinn Gould Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-05-02 Fort McMurray, Alberta Westside (BCHL)
11   Teddy McCarran Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-02-02 Derry, New Hampshire Islanders (USPHL)
12   Vinny Scotti Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-01-13 Vineland, New Jersey Boston (EJHL)
13   Brett Seney Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-02-29 London, Ontario Kingston (OJHL)
14   Kyle Singleton Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-08-30 Beaverton, Oregon Westside (BCHL)
15   Jared Kolquist Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-04-22 Hermantown, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL)
16   Chris LeBlanc Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-09-12 Winthrop, Massachusetts South Shore (EJHL) OTT, 161st overall 2013
17   Ben Bahe Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-01-10 Stillwater, Minnesota Topeka (NAHL)
18   Justin Hussar Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-10-01 Lancaster, New York Des Moines (USHL)
20   Hampus Gustafsson Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-10-26 Ljungby, Sweden Amarillo (NAHL)
21   Clayton Jardine Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-03-04 Lacombe, Alberta Camrose (AJHL)
22   Mathieu Tibbet Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-10-07 Dover, Delaware Chilliwack (BCHL)
23   Alfred Larsson Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993-06-11 Malmö, Sweden Youngstown (USHL)
24   Matt Cronin Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-05-21 Langley, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
26   Dan Kolomatis (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991-05-22 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Tri-City (USHL)
27   Justin Mansfield (A) Senior D/F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-07-02 Arlington, Massachusetts Boston (EJHL)
28   John Gustafsson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-01-05 Ljungby, Sweden Amarillo (NAHL)
29   Joe Pantalone Senior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-12-01 Hammonton, New Jersey St. Augustine (USHS–NJ)
32   Rasmus Tirronen Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-11-09 Espoo, Finland Topeka (NAHL)

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Merrimack
Alma Mater
Mark Dennehy Head Coach 10 Boston College (1991)
Curtis Carr Associate Head Coach 4 Kent State University (2003)
Bill Gilligan Associate Head Coach 1 Brown University (1977)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston University †* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 41 28 8 5 158 95
#1 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 41 26 13 2 123 84
#13 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 38 21 14 3 107 91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 39 21 12 6 134 101
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 42 18 19 5 126 116
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 41 22 15 4 110 91
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 40 19 19 2 119 109
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 38 16 18 4 81 93
Massachusetts 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 3:00 PM St. Francis Xavier* Lawler ArenaNorth Andover, Massachusetts   T 2–2 OT 1,987 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 PM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   W 3–2  990 1–0–0
October 11 7:00 PM Holy Cross* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 2–1  2,229 2–0–0
October 18 7:00 PM Connecticut Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 2–1 OT 2,549 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 24 7:00 PM at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   W 5–4 OT 1,214 4–0–0
October 25 7:00 PM at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   L 2–3  958 4–1–0
October 31 4:30 PM vs. Connecticut* Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational)   T 2–2 OT 2,113 4–1–1
November 2 1:00 PM vs. Princeton* Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational)   W 6–1  2,987 5–1–1
November 7 7:00 PM at #12 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   L 2–3  2,647 5–2–1 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM #12 Providence Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 1–0  2,549 6–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 14 7:00 PM Notre Dame Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 2–3 OT 2,549 6–3–1 (2–2–0)
November 15 7:00 PM Notre Dame Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–1  2,549 7–3–1 (3–2–0)
November 21 7:00 PM Northeastern Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–2  2,411 8–3–1 (4–2–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   L 1–3  2,010 8–4–1 (4–3–0)
November 28 4:00 PM Clarkson* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 3–0  2,158 9–4–1
November 29 4:00 PM Clarkson* Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 2–1  2,145 10–4–1
December 5 7:00 PM #3 Boston University #18 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 T 1–1 OT 2,549 10–4–2 (4–3–1)
December 6 7:00 PM at #3 Boston University #18 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–4  4,366 10–5–2 (4–4–1)
January 2 8:00 PM at #8 Minnesota* #18 Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) FSN+ W 3–2  9,866 11–5–2
January 3 5:00 PM vs. #9 UMass Lowell* #18 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic)   L 1–3  9,790 11–6–2
January 16 7:00 PM #12 Quinnipiac* #20 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–3  2,549 12–6–2
January 17 7:00 PM at #12 Quinnipiac* #20 TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, Connecticut   W 3–1  3,337 13–6–2
January 21 7:00 PM at #19 Boston College #14 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN L 1–2  4,188 13–7–2 (4–5–1)
January 23 7:00 PM UMass #14 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   T 4–4 OT 2,291 13–7–3 (4–5–2)
January 25 7:00 PM at UMass #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   L 1–4  1,224 13–8–3 (4–6–2)
January 30 7:00 PM #10 UMass Lowell #19 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 2–1  2,549 14–8–3 (5–6–2)
January 31 7:00 PM at #10 UMass Lowell #19 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   L 1–4  6,351 14–9–3 (5–7–2)
February 6 7:00 PM #11 Boston College #18 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 2–4  2,549 14–10–3 (5–8–2)
February 10 7:00 PM at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   L 0–1  4,194 14–11–3 (5–9–2)
February 13 7:00 PM Maine Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 3–4  2,374 14–12–3 (5–10–2)
February 14 7:00 PM Maine Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   L 3–5  2,095 14–13–3 (5–11–2)
February 20 7:00 PM at #18 Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   L 1–2  3,867 14–14–3 (5–12–2)
February 21 7:00 PM at #18 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   T 0–0 OT 4,007 14–14–4 (5–12–3)
February 27 7:30 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire   L 1–4  3,955 14–15–4 (5–13–3)
February 28 5:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 0–3  5,586 14–16–4 (5–14–3)
Postseason
March 6 7:00 PM at Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round)   W 3–2 OT 1,826 15–16–4
March 7 4:00 PM at Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round)   W 2–1 2OT 1,519 16–16–4
March 13 7:00 PM at #3 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 2–6  2,612 16–17–4
March 14 4:00 PM at #3 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   L 0–5  3,069 16–18–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 18 19 18 18 20 14 19 18 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 15 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Merrimack Warriors roster". merrimackathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.