this weekend
Union hosts Brown University in its ECAC hockey opener. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Messa Rink. Union earned the No. 6 seed in the tournament, and Brown was the No. 11 seed.
final timeout
Union competed in the final weekend of the regular season and earned a split. Union defeated #13 Cornell 3-2 on Friday night, but lost a tough 4-3 decision to Colgate on Saturday.
In Friday's win over Cornell University, Sr. Chaz Smedsrud In the first period, I tied the score before my classmates on a power play. liam robertson He took advantage of the player advantage and gave the visiting team a 2-1 lead. Cornell responded with a power play in the second period to decide the game. A goal just before the end of a mid-range shot by a sophomore. colby mcarthur He was the winner of the match.
Saturday was a different story.Colgate took an early 1-0 lead and the seniors jumped out. Ville Immonen A power play tied the score. The Raiders struck twice in the second period. Smedsrud scored early in the third, but Colgate led 4-2.junior Caden Villegas Despite allowing an additional attacker to score, the team ultimately lost 4-3.
scouting brown
The Bears moved to 11th place in the conference standings with a shootout win over Harvard on Saturday. Brown is 1-7-2 in his last 10 games, coming off a Jan. 20 win over Clarkson.
The Bears have one of the fewest penalties in the nation. They average 7.00 penalty minutes per game and only have one major penalty this season.
Five skaters scored in double figures for the Bears. Former Northeastern forward Ryan St. Louis leads the team with 24 points (13-11-24). Ryan Bottrill led the team with 19 points (3-16-19) and dished out 16 assists on the season. Alex Pineault watches the power play with a four-goal advantage.
Lawton Zucker was a starter for most of the season, starting 25 games and posting a 6-13-3 record. Sacher has a .911 save percentage and a 2.81 GAA. Tyler Shea started four games and played in 10 games for the Bears, posting a 2-5-0 record. Shea has a .901 save percentage and a 3.27 GAA.
I received your number
Senior Ville Immonen He has had the most success against Brown in his career. Immonen had four goals and two assists in six games, earning six points.Other players to watch on Saturday are Jr. Caden Villegashave three goals, and senior liam robertson, has two goals. 2nd grade John Prokop He has recorded 4 assists in 4 games.
lucky 13
Senior Chaz Smedsrud He scored his 13th goal on Saturday, the most since his classmate. liam robertson He scored 13 points in the 2021-22 season.
5 years ago with 4 scorers
For the first time since the 2018-19 season, Union now has four skaters with double-digit goals.Senior Chaz Smedsrud Sophomore leads with 13 Brandon Barr 11. With seniors liam robertson and second year student Carter Korpi They have each scored 10 goals this season.
don't make him hot
Senior Chaz Smedsrud He is currently scoring in four consecutive games, starting against Harvard University on February 23rd. Smedzrud currently has one of the longest active goal streaks on the team, trailed only by RIT's Matthew Wilde. The senior has six points (4-2-6) in his last four games.
1 minute has passed
On Friday night, Union defeated #13 Cornell 3-2 in Ithaca. Their last win against the Big Red came on March 15, 2019 in the second round of the ECAC Hockey Tournament. Their last win of the regular season came on February 24, 2018, a 4-3 victory over Schenectady.
Procop for hobby
2nd grade John Prokop has been selected as a 2024 Hobey Baker Award nominee. Prokop led the team in points (35) and assists (27), becoming the first defenseman in the league to score. Fans can vote for Prokop once a day from January 26th through March 10th at hobeybaker.com/vote.
depth scoring
Union is averaging 3.35 goals per game this season, with eight skaters scoring 20 or more points and 13 skaters scoring double figures. This is the first team since the 2018-19 season to have eight scorers of 20 or more points, and the first team to have 13 skaters in double figures since the 2018-19 season when they boasted 13.
lead the charge
2nd grade John Prokop The sophomore had an impressive 35 points (8-27-35). He ranks second among Union defenders in single-season scoring, four behind Matt Boddy '14, who had 39 points in 2013-14. He currently ranks second in single-season assists behind Jeff Taylor '17, who had 27 assists in the 2014-15 season.
threepeat
Union won their third consecutive Mayor's Cup with a 5-3 victory over RPI last weekend. The win was Union's eighth in 11 years of rivalry games.
long time no see
The road weekend at Dartmouth and Harvard featured some things the program hasn't seen in years. Saturday's victory at Harvard is the first since a 5-4 victory on January 30, 2015. It was the first weekend sweep of ECAC hockey on the road in exactly six years when the Union swept Brown University and Yale University on January 19-20, 2018.
This week's progress
After a five-point weekend, the seniors liam robertson Named ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week. Robertson scored the game-winning goal Friday night against Dartmouth and had a career-high four points (2-2-4) against the Crimson on Saturday.
back in november
In the home-and-home series in November, Union and RPI both won on the road. The 14 total goals scored at Messarink were the most in the series during Union's Division I era. The Union continued to win at Houston Fieldhouse, marking their first win in RPI since October 26, 2019.
shorty watch
Union's special teams have been a big factor in the team's success so far this season. The Garnet Chargers have scored seven shorthanded goals this season, the most for the program since the team scored seven goals in 2016-17. The team record for shorthanded goals is eight, set in the 1994-95 season and tied for the record in the 2014-15 season.
Korpi's Shorty
2nd grade Carter Korpi He has three shorthanded goals this season, the most by a Union skater since Mike Vecchione '17 had four in 2016-17. Korpi is one goal away from equaling Union's single-season record.
at the top
Union has one of the top penalty kills in NCAA Division I men's hockey with a success rate of 86.2% through 34 games. Union has been in the top three since Nov. 9.
on the point
Union centers have been excellent at the faceoff dot, ranking 18th with a 51.8% win rate.Senior liam robertson and Ville Immonen They are second and seventh in winning percentage, respectively, in ECAC hockey. Robertson wins 59.7% of his draws and Immonen has a 55.8% win rate.
Sharibu triumphs
junior Joe Sharibu On December 8, Union earned its first collegiate victory with a 5-4 victory over Vermont. Sharibu made his first collegiate start the next night against the Catamounts.
Alumni watching
conor murphy '23 earned his first AHL win with the Calgary Wranglers last month. Murphy made 32 saves in the 4-2 win over the Manitoba Moose.
Awards continue
2nd grade John Prokop He has been honored three times by ECAC Hockey in the past two weeks. The blueliner earned back-to-back Defender of the Week honors. Prokop was named the ECAC Hockey Defender of the Month for November.
Gone Streaking
2nd grade John Prokop won points in seven consecutive games from November 3rd to December 1st, recording 12 points (2 wins, 10 losses, 12 draws) during that time. The seven-game point streak is tied for the longest in ECAC hockey this season.
double up
2nd grade duo John Prokop and Carter Korpi Both earned ECAC Hockey of the Week awards after a weekend sweep of Stonehill. Prokop was named Defender of the Week and Korpi was named Forward of the Week presented by Bluebird by Lark Hotels.
he will be respected
2nd year goalkeeper Kyle Chauvet After his performance against UConn, he earned his second honor of the season as ECAC Hockey's MAC Goaltending Goaltender of the Week. Chauvet made a career-high 36 saves in the 4-1 win, and the next night he set Union's single-game save record with a 62-save performance.
Set up and name the record
2nd year goalkeeper Kyle Chauvet He made 62 saves in a loss to UW on October 21st. His 62 stops are the most by a Union player in a single game.
Season opener shutout
2nd grade Kyle Chauvet He was outstanding in Union's 6-0 victory over Army West Point on Sunday. This is the first shutout in 13 years for the Union. His last season-opening shutout came on October 8, 2010, in a 9-0 shutout of Sacred Heart.
become the captain of a ship
Senior ben tapker He returned as captain for the second consecutive season.Seniors tyler watkins and Chaz Smedsrud Each will carry the 'A' mark for the 2023-24 season.
nice to meet you
Union will welcome eight new players to the program in the 2023-24 season, including two transfers and six first-year players. They are from his six provinces and his two provinces in Canada and are made up of four forwards, three defenders and a goaltender.
Transferring commits
The Union added two players through the transfer portal in the offseason.junior Cole Koji Joined the team as a sophomore at Bentley University (AHA) Brandon Barr From ECAC hockey foe Clarkson University. Koji is a former captain of the Falcons, appearing in 83 career games and scoring 41 points (18-23-41). Buer left Clarkson last December and returned to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL), scoring 18 points (12-6-18) and 24 points in 19 playoff games (8-16-24). ) and led the team in the playoffs.
Seeking surprise
Union was picked eighth in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll, earning 45 points.
Defense first
sophomore defender John Prokop After a great first year, he earned a spot on the ECAC All-Rookie Team last season. Prokop became the first rookie defenseman in Union's Division I history to be the team's leading scorer. The last defenseman to be the team's leading scorer was Brandon Estes in 2021-22, and the last rookie to be the team's leading scorer was Adam Pleszyniuk in 2007-08.
new year, new name
Union's team will play under a new name this season, as the college was rebranded as the Garnet Chargers over the summer. Garnet has been Union's official school color for more than 150 years, and the Chargers recall Schenectady's tradition as a center of electrical innovation and invention. The rebrand includes the addition of the Union “U” logo, which will be used alongside the traditional “Block U” logo that has been used for many years.
