Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey
Current season
University	University of Vermont
Conference	Hockey East
First season	1925–26
Head coach	Steve Wiedler 2nd season, 13–19–3 (.580)
Assistant coaches	Scott Moser Brendan Bradley Shane Madolora
Arena	Gutterson Fieldhouse Burlington, Vermont
Colors	Green and gold[1]
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1996, 2009
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014
Conference regular season championships
1996
Current uniform

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the Catamount Cup tournament, winning the title seven times.^[4]

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 Stålberg '09, Éric 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.^[5]

Source:^[6]

As of the completion of 2023–24 season^[6]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1963–1965	Bill Ruffer	2	10–14–2	.423
1965–1984	Jim Cross	19	280–251–9	.527
1984–2003	Mike Gilligan	19	279–289–46	.492
2003–2020	Kevin Sneddon	17	251–301–84	.461
2020–2023	Todd Woodcroft	3	20–55–9	.292
2023–2024	Steve Wiedler	1	13–19–3	.580
Totals	5 coaches	61 seasons	853–929–153	.480

Source:^[6]

Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):

Player	Years	GAA	Saves	Save%
Joe Fallon	2004-08	2.05	2907	91.6%
Tim Thomas	1993-97	2.70	3950	91.4%
Brody Hoffman	2012-15	2.45	1934	91.4%
Mike Santaguida	2013–2017	2.45	1686	91.3%
Christian Soucy	1991-93	2.99	1725	90.8%
John Kiely	1971-74	2.84	N/A	90.3%
Rob Madore	2008-12	2.91	3352	90.2%
Dave Reece	1968-71	3.01	2019	90.0%
Andrew Allen	1997-01	3.12	2159	89.9%
Travis Russell	2002-06	3.07	1291	89.5%
Steve Eckerson	1970-73	3.09	1276	89.4%

Single-season save record:

• Tim Thomas, 1,079 in 1996-97

As of September 22, 2024.^[7]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Connor MacKenzie	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-10	Toronto, Ontario	Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)	—
2		Eli Barnett	Sophomore	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2003-09-16	Ottawa, Ontario	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	SJS, 195th overall 2022
4		Philip Törnqvist	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-24	Gothenburg, Sweden	Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL)	—
6		Charlie Kinsman	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-03-17	Orchard Park, New York	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
7		Colin Kessler	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-06-07	Anchorage, Alaska	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
9		Joel Määttä	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2002-07-06	Helsinki, Finland	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	EDM, 222nd overall 2022
10		Mario Gasparini	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-28	Lakeville, Minnesota	Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)	—
11		Mateo Dixon	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-19	Toronto, Ontario	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
12		Blake Steenerson	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2005-04-29	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
13		Timofei Spitserov	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-03-26	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Culver Academies (Midget AAA)	SJS, 210th overall 2020
14		Dawson Good	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-04-17	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
15		Luca Münzenberger	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-11-24	Düsseldorf, Germany	Kölner U20 (DNL)	EDM, 90th overall 2021
16		Will Zapernick	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-11-16	Edmonton, Alberta	Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)	—
17		Matt Cato	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-09-15	Whitby, Ontario	Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)	—
18		Massimo Lombardi	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-18	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
19		Simon Jellúš	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-01-18	Ilava, Slovakia	Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
20		Xavier Henry	Junior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2001-03-20	Scarborough, Ontario	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
21		Daniel Sambuco	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-10	Springfield, Pennsylvania	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
22		Isak Walther	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-08-02	Södertälje, Sweden	Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell)	NSH, 179th overall 2019
23		Jax Wismer	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2005-03-03	Newmarket, Ontario	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
24		Michael La Starza	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-01-14	Montreal, Quebec	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
25		Jack Malinski	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-06-23	Lakeville, Minnesota	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
26		Thomas Sinclair	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-26	Toronto, Ontario	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
27		Duncan Ramsay	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-02-08	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
29		Max Strand	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-09-03	Roseau, Minnesota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
35		Keenan Rancier	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2000-06-21	Victoria, British Columbia	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
37		Nick Ahern	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2002-12-02	Chicago, Illinois	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
38		Sebastian Törnqvist	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-05-22	Everlöv, Sweden	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
40		Jens Richards	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-14	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
50		Axel Mangbo	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-15	Höganäs, Sweden	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—

AHCA College Division All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

First Team All-Hockey East

Second Team All-Hockey East

Third Team All-Hockey East

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an Olympic team.^[6]

Name	Position	Vermont Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
John LeClair	Left Wing	1987–1991	USA	1998, 2002	6th,  Silver
Aaron Miller	Defenseman	1989–1993	USA	2002, 2006	Silver, 8th
Martin St. Louis	Right Wing	1993–1997	CAN	2006, 2014	7th,  Gold
Tim Thomas	Goaltender	1993–1997	USA	2010	7th,  Silver
Patrick Sharp	Left Wing	2000–2001	CAN	2014	Gold
Ryan Gunderson	Defenseman	2003–2007	USA	2018	7th
Viktor Stålberg	Left Wing	2006–2009	SWE	2018	5th

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).^[10]

As of July 1, 2024

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star[11]

= NHL All-Star[11] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of Famers

• 
  John LeClair
• 
  Kevan Miller
• 
  Torrey Mitchell
• 
  Patrick Sharp
• 
  Martin St. Louis
• 
  Viktor Stålberg
• 
  Tim Thomas

Source:^[12]

All games are broadcast on 620-AM WVMT across the Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY region; Adam LaFleur provides play-by-play.^[13]

• Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey

• Official website