Men's ice hockey team
College ice hockey team
The
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey
team is a
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA)
Division I
college ice hockey
program that represents the
University of Vermont
. The Catamounts are a member of
Hockey East
, joining in 2005 after competing in
ECAC Hockey
from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at
Gutterson Fieldhouse
in
Burlington, Vermont
.
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Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship six times since making the move to Division I in 1974?75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Prior to moving to Division I, UVM competed in
ECAC Division II
, where it won back-to-back ECAC Division II titles in 1972-73 and 1973?74.
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Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the
Catamount Cup
tournament, winning the title seven times.
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Alumni
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The University of Vermont has produced 18
National Hockey League
(NHL) players in its history. The seven UVM Alumni who have won Stanley Cup championships are:
Ross Colton
'18 (
Tampa Bay Lightning
),
Patrick Sharp
'02,
Viktor Stalberg
'09,
Eric Perrin
'97, and former NHL All-Stars
Martin St. Louis
'97,
Tim Thomas
'97 and
John LeClair
'91.
In 2004, St. Louis was awarded the
Hart Memorial Trophy
as the NHL's most valuable player, the
Art Ross Trophy
as the NHL's leading scorer, the
Lester B. Pearson Award
as the league's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association, and the Bud Light Plus/Minus award. Thomas has won the
Vezina Trophy
twice as the NHL's top goaltender in 2009 and 2011, and the
Conn Smythe Trophy
as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011. He also holds the NHL record for best single season save percentage. UVM is the only NCAA program in history to count alumni who have won both the Hart Trophy and the Vezina Trophy, as well as the only NCAA program to generate an Art Ross winner.
A two-time Olympian in 1998 and 2002, LeClair was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 after a standout 16-year NHL career where he scored 406 goals. He was a two-time NHL first team All-Star and twice won the Bud Light Plus/Minus Award. LeClair is the only American born player to record three consecutive 50 goal seasons, and is the only NHL player with back to back game winning SCF OT goals.
Other Catamounts who were U.S. Olympians were Thomas (2010), former NHL defenseman
Aaron Miller
(2002, 2006) and
Ryan Gunderson
(2018). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Viktor Stalberg also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics. Vermont was one of just five college hockey programs to have at least one alumnus participating in every Olympic games since NHL players began competing in 1998 until 2018 when NHL players did not compete in Olympic competition.
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Season-by-season results
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Head coaches
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As of the completion of 2023?24 season
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All-time scoring leaders
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Source:
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Career goals leaders
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Single-season goals record:
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Career assists leaders
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Single-season assists record:
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Career points leaders
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Single-season points record:
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Goaltending leaders
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Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):
Single-season save record:
Current roster
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As of July 18, 2023.
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No.
|
S/P/C
|
Player
|
Class
|
Pos
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DoB
|
Hometown
|
Previous team
|
NHL rights
|
1
|
|
Connor MacKenzie
|
Freshman
|
G
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
2002-05-10
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Grande Prairie
(
AJHL
)
|
?
|
2
|
|
Eli Barnett
|
Freshman
|
D
|
6' 6" (1.98 m)
|
218 lb (99 kg)
|
2003-09-16
|
Ottawa, Ontario
|
Victoria
(
BCHL
)
|
SJS
, 195th overall
2022
|
4
|
|
Jeremie Bucheler
|
Graduate
|
D
|
6' 4" (1.93 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
2000-03-31
|
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
|
Northeastern
(
HEA
)
|
?
|
9
|
|
Joel Maatta
(
A
)
|
Junior
|
F
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
202 lb (92 kg)
|
2002-07-06
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
Sioux City
(
USHL
)
|
EDM
, 222nd overall
2022
|
10
|
|
Mario Gasparini
|
Freshman
|
D
|
5' 11" (1.8 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
2003-02-28
|
Lakeville, Minnesota
|
Wenatchee
(
BCHL
)
|
?
|
11
|
|
Mateo Dixon
|
Freshman
|
F
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
2002-08-19
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Coquitlam
(
BCHL
)
|
?
|
12
|
|
Andrei Buyalsky
|
Junior
|
F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
2000-08-18
|
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
|
Dubuque
(
USHL
)
|
COL
, 92nd overall
2021
|
13
|
|
Timofei Spitserov
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
176 lb (80 kg)
|
2002-03-26
|
Saint Petersburg, Russia
|
Culver
(
Midget AAA
)
|
SJS
, 210th overall
2020
|
14
|
|
Dawson Good
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 1" (1.85 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
2002-04-17
|
Abbotsford, British Columbia
|
Chilliwack
(
BCHL
)
|
?
|
15
|
|
Luca Munzenberger
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
2002-11-24
|
Dusseldorf, Germany
|
Kolner
U20 (
DNL
)
|
EDM
, 90th overall
2021
|
16
|
|
Will Zapernick
(
A
)
|
Senior
|
F
|
5' 9" (1.75 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1999-11-16
|
Edmonton, Alberta
|
Sherwood Park
(
AJHL
)
|
?
|
17
|
|
Matt Cato
|
Freshman
|
F
|
5' 11" (1.8 m)
|
174 lb (79 kg)
|
2003-09-15
|
Whitby, Ontario
|
Trenton
(
OJHL
)
|
?
|
18
|
|
Massimo Lombardi
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
2002-05-18
|
Beaconsfield, Quebec
|
Cowichan Valley
(
BCHL
)
|
?
|
19
|
|
Simon Jellu?
|
Junior
|
F
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
202 lb (92 kg)
|
2001-01-18
|
Ilava, Slovakia
|
Karlskrona
J20 (
J20 Nationell
)
|
?
|
20
|
|
Xavier Henry
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
6' 5" (1.96 m)
|
216 lb (98 kg)
|
2001-03-20
|
Scarborough, Ontario
|
Chilliwack
(
BCHL
)
|
?
|
21
|
|
Daniel Sambuco
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
2003-06-10
|
Springfield, Pennsylvania
|
Lincoln
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
22
|
|
Isak Walther
|
Junior
|
F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
179 lb (81 kg)
|
2001-08-02
|
Sodertalje, Sweden
|
Sodertalje
J20 (
J20 Nationell
)
|
NSH
, 179th overall
2019
|
23
|
|
Ryan Miotto
|
Graduate
|
F
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1999-07-11
|
Thorold, Ontario
|
Canisius
(
AHA
)
|
?
|
24
|
|
Duncan Ramsay
|
Freshman
|
D
|
6' 5" (1.96 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
2004-02-08
|
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
Chilliwack
(
BCHL
)
|
?
|
25
|
|
Jack Malinski
|
Freshman
|
D
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
2002-06-23
|
Lakeville, Minnesota
|
Austin
(
NAHL
)
|
?
|
26
|
|
Thomas Sinclair
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
194 lb (88 kg)
|
2002-12-26
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Fargo
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
28
|
|
Lucas Jones
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
6' 4" (1.93 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
2001-02-24
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
Fort McMurray
(
AJHL
)
|
?
|
29
|
|
Jens Richards
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
194 lb (88 kg)
|
2002-12-14
|
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
|
Austin
(
NAHL
)
|
?
|
32
|
|
Zach Dubinsky
|
Senior
|
F
|
5' 8" (1.73 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
2000-03-14
|
Highland Park, Illinois
|
Michigan State
(
Big Ten
)
|
?
|
33
|
|
Philip Tornqvist
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
181 lb (82 kg)
|
2001-08-24
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
Wichita Falls
(
NAHL
)
|
?
|
35
|
|
Gabe Carriere
|
Senior
|
G
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
|
2000-11-05
|
Ottawa, Ontario
|
Waterloo
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
39
|
|
Ralfs Bergmanis
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
|
2002-03-13
|
Liep?ja, Latvia
|
Sioux City
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
50
|
|
Axel Mangbo
|
Sophomore
|
G
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
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181 lb (82 kg)
|
2003-04-15
|
Hoganas, Sweden
|
Sioux City
(
USHL
)
|
?
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Awards and honors
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Hockey Hall of Fame
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United States Hockey Hall of Fame
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NCAA
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Individual awards
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All-American teams
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AHCA College Division All-Americans
- 1968?69:
George Kreiner
, D
- 1969?70:
Dave Reece
, G;
George Kreiner
, D
- 1970?71:
Dave Reece
, G;
Ted Yeates
, D
- 1971?72:
Ted Yeates
, D;
Pat Wright
, F
- 1972?73:
Brad Cooke
, D;
Pat Wright
, F
- 1973?74:
John Murphy
, D;
Ted Castle
, F;
Willie MacKinnon
, F
AHCA First Team All-Americans
- 1974?75:
Tim O'Connell
, F
- 1978?79:
Louis Cote
, D
- 1979?80:
Louis Cote
, D;
Craig Homola
, F
- 1981?82:
Kirk McCaskill
, F
- 1988?89:
Kyle McDonough
, F
- 1994?95:
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 1995?96:
Tim Thomas
, G;
Eric Perrin
, F;
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 1996?97:
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 2008?09:
Viktor Stalberg
, F
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
ECAC Hockey
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Individual awards
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All-Conference teams
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First Team All-ECAC Hockey
- 1974?75:
Tim O'Connell
, F
- 1978?79:
Louis Cote
, D
- 1979?80:
Louis Cote
, D;
Craig Homola
, F
- 1981?82:
Kirk McCaskill
, F
- 1983?84:
Kevin Foster
, F
- 1985?86:
Tom Draper
, G
- 1988?89:
Kyle McDonough
, F
- 1991?92:
Christian Soucy
, G
- 1992?93:
Aaron Miller
, D
- 1994?95:
Tim Thomas
, G;
Eric Perrin
, F;
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 1995?96:
Tim Thomas
, G;
Eric Perrin
, F;
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 1996?97:
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 2003?04:
Brady Leisenring
, F
Second Team All-ECAC Hockey
- 1974?75:
Tom McNamara
, G;
John Glynne
, D
- 1979?80:
Sylvain Turcotte
, G
- 1987?88:
Ian Boyce
, F;
Kyle McDonough
, F
- 1990?91:
John LeClair
, F
- 1992?93:
Christian Soucy
, G
- 1996?97:
Eric Perrin
, F
- 1998?99: Jason Reid, F
- 2004?05:
Jaime Sifers
, D;
Scott Misfud
, F
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
- 1987?88:
Stephane Venne
, D;
John LeClair
, F
- 1988?89:
Jim Larkin
, F
- 1989?90:
Aaron Miller
, D
- 1991?92:
Christian Soucy
, G;
Dominique Ducharme
, F
- 1992?93:
Matt Johnson
, F
- 1993?94:
Tim Thomas
, G;
Eric Perrin
, F;
Martin St. Louis
, F
- 1995?96:
Jan Kloboucek
, F
- 1997?98:
Andrew Allen
, G;
Andreas Moborg
, D
- 2000?01:
Patrick Sharp
, F
- 2002?03:
Jaime Sifers
, D
- 2004?05: Joe Fallon, G;
Torrey Mitchell
, F
Hockey East
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Individual awards
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All-Conference teams
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First Team All-Hockey East
Second Team All-Hockey East
Third Team All-Hockey East
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
Olympians
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This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an
Olympic team
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Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame
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The following is a list of people associated with the Vermont men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).
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Catamounts in the NHL
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As of July 1, 2023
Player
|
Position
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Team(s)
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Years
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Games
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Stanley Cups
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Connor Brickley
|
Left Wing
|
FLA
,
NYR
|
2015?2019
|
81
|
0
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Ross Colton
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Center
|
TBL
|
2020?present
|
190
|
1
|
Tom Draper
|
Goaltender
|
WPG
,
BUF
,
NYI
|
1988?1996
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53
|
0
|
Brayden Irwin
|
Forward
|
TOR
|
2009?2010
|
2
|
0
|
John LeClair
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Left Wing
|
MTL
,
PHI
,
PIT
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1990?2007
|
967
|
1
|
Aaron Miller
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Defenseman
|
QUE
,
COL
,
LAK
,
VAN
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1993?2008
|
677
|
0
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Kevan Miller
|
Defenseman
|
BOS
|
2013?2021
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352
|
0
|
Graham Mink
|
Defenseman
|
WSH
|
2003?2009
|
7
|
0
|
Torrey Mitchell
|
Center
|
SJS
,
MIN
,
BUF
,
MTL
|
2007?2018
|
666
|
0
|
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Player
|
Position
|
Team(s)
|
Years
|
Games
|
Stanley Cups
|
Michael Paliotta
|
Defenseman
|
CHI
,
CBJ
|
2014?2016
|
2
|
0
|
Eric Perrin
|
Center
|
TBL
,
ATL
|
2003?2009
|
245
|
1
|
Dave Reece
|
Goaltender
|
BOS
|
1975?1976
|
14
|
0
|
Patrick Sharp
|
Left Wing
|
PHI
,
CHI
,
DAL
|
2002?2018
|
939
|
3
|
Jaime Sifers
|
Defenseman
|
TOR
,
MIN
|
2008?2010
|
37
|
0
|
Christian Soucy
|
Goaltender
|
CHI
|
1993?1994
|
1
|
0
|
Martin St. Louis
|
Right Wing
|
CGY
,
TBL
,
NYR
|
1998?2015
|
1,134
|
1
|
Viktor Stalberg
|
Left Wing
|
TOR
,
CHI
,
NSH
,
NYR
,
CAR
,
OTT
|
2009?2017
|
488
|
1
|
Tim Thomas
|
Goaltender
|
BOS
,
FLA
,
DAL
|
2002?2014
|
426
|
1
|
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Media
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All games are broadcast on 620-AM
WVMT
across the Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY region; Adam LaFleur provides play-by-play.
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See also
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References
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External links
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