2013–14 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2013–14 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 119th season of play for the program and the 53rd season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 8th season.

2013–14 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Conference	6th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com	RV
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	17–11–5
Conference	10–8–4
Home	10–4–2
Road	5–6–3
Neutral	2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Keith Allain
Assistant coaches	Dan Muse Jason Guerriero Josh Siembida
Captain(s)	Jesse Root
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Season

Yale began the defense of their first NCAA Championship with a top-10 preseason ranking. Their regular season kicked off with the Liberty Invitational Tournament and, though they finished third, the Bulldogs found some success early in the season. Initially, the two freshman goaltenders, Alex Lyon and Patrick Spano, traded starts but by mid-November head coach Keith Allain had settled on Lyon as the team's primary netminder.

Through the first half of the season, Yale remained in the hunt to return to the NCAA Tournament. After defeating arch-rival Harvard at Madison Square Gardens they got up to #8 in the national polls, but the team began slipping afterwards. From the third week of January on, Yale wasn't able to sweep a single weekend for the remainder of the regular season. Worse, the team's performance against ranked teams was less than satisfactory. When the ECAC Tournament began, Yale had gone 1–6–2 against ranked teams, which put them on the bubble for an at-large bid. The Bulldogs needed a strong performance in the conference playoff to have any chance at a postseason bid and began their run with two solid wins in the First Round.

Their quarterfinal match against Quinnipiac would decide whether or not Yale could perform against good teams and if it had more hockey yet to play. The answer to both was 'no'; Yale surrendered 11 goals in 2 games and lost to the #6 team, leaving them with just a single win in 11 games against ranked opponents on the year.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Josh Balch	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Colin Dueck	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Antoine Laganière	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals)
Jeff Malcolm	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Nick Maricic	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Andrew Miller	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Edmonton Oilers)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Tim Bonner	Forward	United States	21	Plymouth, MN
Frank DiChiara	Forward	United States	20	Ronkonkoma, NY
Mike Doherty	Forward	United States	20	Reading, MA
John Hayden	Forward	United States	18	Chicago, IL; selected 74th overall in 2013
Chris Izmirlian	Forward	Canada	20	Montreal, QC
Alex Lyon	Goaltender	United States	20	Baudette, MN
Dan O'Keefe	Defenseman	United States	19	Wall, NJ
Patrick Spano	Goaltender	Canada	20	Montreal, QC

Roster

As of February 2014.^[1]

No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Gus Young	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1991-07-10	Dedham, Massachusetts	Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA)	COL, 184th overall 2009
3		Dan O'Keefe	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1994-03-06	North Wall, New Jersey	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
4		Rob O'Gara	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1993-07-06	Nesconset, New York	Milton Academy (USHS–MA)	BOS, 151st overall 2011
5		Tim Bonner	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1992-08-19	Plymouth, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
6		Stu Wilson	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1991-11-15	Pittsford, New York	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
7		Matt Killian	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992-10-20	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Delbarton School (USHS–NJ)	—
9		Carson Cooper	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1992-03-18	Bow Island, Alberta	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)	—
10		Mitch Witek	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1992-02-04	Downers Grove, Illinois	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
11		Trent Ruffolo	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1992-01-15	Coral Springs, Florida	New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)	—
12		Cody Learned	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991-10-02	Amherst, New Hampshire	Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL)	—
13		Matthew Beattie	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992-12-14	Whitehouse Station, New Jersey	Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS–NH)	VAN, 207th overall 2012
14		Ryan Obuchowski	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992-06-07	West Bloomfield, Michigan	Indiana Ice (USHL)	—
16		Alex Ward	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1991-11-21	Burlington, Vermont	Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)	—
17		Frankie DiChiara	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1993-09-22	Ronkonkoma, New York	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
18		Kenny Agostino	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992-04-30	Flanders, New Jersey	Delbarton School (USHS–NJ)	CGY, 140th overall 2010
19		Anthony Day	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991-05-25	Buffalo, New York	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
20		Jesse Root	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1989-11-23	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Taft (USHS–CT)	—
21		John Hayden	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1995-02-14	Greenwich, Connecticut	USNTDP (USHL)	CHI, 74th overall 2013
22		Tommy Fallen	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991-04-17	Plymouth, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
24		Mike Doherty	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993-08-21	Reading, Massachusetts	Middlesex Islanders (EJHL)	—
25		Chris Izmirlian	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992-12-28	Highland Beach, Florida	Middlesex Islanders (EJHL)	—
26		Nicholas Weberg	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1992-02-20	Oslo, Norway	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN)	—
27		Charles Orzetti	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1992-02-28	Ridgewood, New Jersey	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
29		Connor Wilson	Junior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1991-08-30	Cary, North Carolina	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
30		Patrick Spano	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993-03-01	Montreal, Quebec	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
34		Alex Lyon	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992-12-09	Baudette, Minnesota	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons Coaching at Yale University	Alma Mater
Keith Allain	Head Coach	12	Yale University (1980)
Dan Muse	Associate Head Coach	5	Stonehill College (2006)
Jason Guerriero	Assistant coach	1	Northeastern University (2005)
Josh Siembida	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1	Quinnipiac (2006)

Standings

• 2013–14 ECAC Hockey men's standings v t e
  	Conference record								Overall record
  	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
  #1 Union†*	22	18	3	1	37	83	42		42	32	6	4	160	90
  #12 Colgate	22	13	6	3	29	72	59		39	20	14	5	108	104
  #7 Quinnipiac	22	12	6	4	28	78	43		40	24	10	6	141	81
  #16 Cornell	22	11	7	4	26	51	50		32	17	10	5	77	74
  Clarkson	22	11	9	2	24	57	64		42	21	17	4	101	102
  Yale	22	10	8	4	24	71	56		33	17	11	5	106	82
  Rensselaer	22	8	9	5	21	57	57		37	15	16	6	104	100
  St. Lawrence	22	7	11	4	18	70	78		38	15	19	4	122	131
  Brown	22	8	13	1	17	48	62		31	11	17	3	75	87
  Dartmouth	22	7	13	2	16	51	72		34	10	20	4	84	115
  Harvard	22	6	12	4	16	44	52		31	10	17	4	69	83
  Princeton	22	4	18	0	8	44	91		32	6	26	0	60	126
  Championship: Union † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 19	7:00 PM	vs. Ontario Tech*	#7	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Spano	W 9–2	1,322
Liberty Invitational Tournament
October 25	4:00 PM	vs. Brown*	#7	Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational semifinal)		Lyon	L 1–4	1,209	0–1–0
October 26	7:05 PM	vs. Princeton*	#7	Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Invitational consolation)		Spano	W 3–2	1,546	1–1–0
Regular Season
November 1	7:00 PM	vs. St. Lawrence	#11	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	T 3–3 OT	3,500	1–1–1 (0–0–1)
November 2	7:00 PM	vs. Clarkson	#11	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Spano	W 6–3	3,500	2–1–1 (1–0–1)
November 8	7:00 PM	at Princeton	#9	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey		Spano	W 5–2	1,746	3–1–1 (2–0–1)
November 9	7:00 PM	at #5 Quinnipiac	#9	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut		Lyon	T 3–3 OT	3,695	3–1–2 (2–0–2)
November 16	7:00 PM	vs. Sacred Heart*	#9	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 5–1	3,141	4–1–2
November 22	7:07 PM	at Colgate	#9	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York		Lyon	W 5–2	1,568	5–1–2 (3–0–2)
November 23	7:03 PM	at #18 Cornell	#9	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York		Lyon	L 1–2	4,013	5–2–2 (3–1–2)
November 30	7:00 PM	vs. Merrimack*	#9	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 3–2 OT	3,267	6–2–2
December 6	7:00 PM	vs. Dartmouth	#8	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	L 1–4	3,421	6–3–2 (3–2–2)
December 7	7:00 PM	vs. Harvard	#8	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	T 2–2 OT	3,500	6–3–3 (3–2–3)
December 27	7:00 PM	vs. Russian Red Stars*	#11	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)		Wilson	W 6–3	3,145
December 29	4:00 PM	vs. Holy Cross*	#11	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 5–4	3,500	7–3–3
January 4	7:05 PM	at #20 Vermont*	#10	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Lyon	T 3–3 OT	4,007	7–3–4
January 11	3:05 PM	vs. Harvard*	#10	Madison Square Garden • New York, New York		Lyon	W 5–1	15,524	8–3–4
January 17	7:00 PM	at #14 Clarkson	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York		Lyon	L 2–3	2,367	8–4–4 (3–3–3)
January 18	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence	#8	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York		Lyon	W 4–2	1,837	9–4–4 (4–3–3)
January 24	7:05 PM	at Brown	#10	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Lyon	L 1–3	2,360	9–5–4 (4–4–3)
January 25	7:00 PM	vs. Brown	#10	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 6–0	3,500	10–5–4 (5–4–3)
January 31	7:00 PM	vs. #11 Cornell	#13	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	L 2–3 OT	3,500	10–6–4 (5–5–3)
February 1	7:00 PM	vs. #18 Colgate	#13	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 4–1	3,500	11–6–4 (6–5–3)
February 7	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer	#13	Houston Field House • Troy, New York		Lyon	W 3–2 OT	3,639	12–6–4 (7–5–3)
February 8	7:08 PM	at #4 Union	#13	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Lyon	L 3–5	2,205	12–7–4 (7–6–3)
February 14	7:05 PM	vs. #4 Quinnipiac	#13	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	L 0–4	3,500	12–8–4 (7–7–3)
February 15	7:00 PM	vs. Princeton	#13	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 7–5	3,500	13–8–4 (8–7–3)
February 21	7:00 PM	at Harvard	#14	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts		Lyon	W 5–2	2,657	14–8–4 (9–7–3)
February 22	7:05 PM	at Dartmouth	#14	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Lyon	T 2–2	4,267	14–8–5 (9–7–4)
February 28	7:00 PM	vs. #3 Union	#15	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	L 0–2	3,500	14–9–5 (9–8–4)
March 1	7:00 PM	vs. Rensselaer	#15	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Lyon	W 5–0	3,500	15–9–5 (10–8–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 7	7:00 PM	vs. Harvard*	#16	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1)		Lyon	W 4–0	2,263	16–9–5
March 8	7:00 PM	vs. Harvard*	#16	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2)		Lyon	W 2–1	2,890	17–9–5
Yale Won Series 2–0
March 14	7:00 PM	at #6 Quinnipiac*	#16	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 1)		Lyon	L 2–6	3,215	17–10–5
March 15	7:00 PM	at #6 Quinnipiac*	#16	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 2)		Lyon	L 3–5	3,479	17–11–5
Yale Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Jesse Root	C	30	14	23	37	26
Kenny Agostino	LW	33	14	18	32	46
Ryan Obuchowski	D	32	6	14	20	12
Mike Doherty	LW/RW	27	9	9	18	6
Gus Young	D	33	7	11	18	28
Tommy Fallen	D	33	7	9	16	26
Stu Wilson	C	33	6	10	16	23
John Hayden	C/RW	33	6	10	16	18
Anthony Day	RW	23	6	7	13	6
Frankie DiChiara	LW	32	4	9	13	21
Trent Ruffolo	RW	33	1	12	13	12
Cody Learned	F	27	6	5	11	2
Rob O'Gara	D	33	4	7	11	30
Carson Cooper	C	21	3	7	10	14
Chris Izmirlian	F	28	3	5	8	6
Matthew Beattie	LW/RW/D	22	4	2	6	17
Nicholas Weberg	W	26	3	2	5	8
Matt Killian	D	28	2	3	5	6
Mitch Witek	D	33	0	5	5	4
Charles Orzetti	LW	22	1	3	4	23
Alex Lyon	G	30	0	2	2	0
Clinton Bourbonais	C	1	0	0	0	0
Dan O'Keefe	D	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Ward	F	5	0	0	0	0
Tim Bonner	C	5	0	0	0	2
Patrick Spano	G	5	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	33	-	-	-	6
Total			106	173	279	342

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Patrick Spano	5	238	3	0	0	9	90	0	.909	2.27
Alex Lyon	30	1764	14	11	5	71	796	3	.918	2.41
Empty Net	-	12	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Total	33	2014	17	11	5	82	886	3	.915	2.44

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

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	24 (Final)
USCHO.com	6	7	7	11	9	9	9	9	8	11	11	10	10	8	10	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	20	NR	NR
USA Today	8	6	6	6	11	9	9	9	9	8	11	11	10	8	10	13	13	13	14	14	15	NR	NR	NR	NR

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Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Jesse Root	ECAC Best Defensive Forward	[5]
Jesse Root	ECAC Hockey Second Team	[6]
Kenny Agostino	ECAC Hockey Third Team	[6]