this weekend
The Union is on the road for the final weekend of the regular season. The Garnet Chargers play No. 13/15 Cornell on Friday night at 7:30 p.m., and finish the weekend at Colgate on Saturday.
last weekend
Union ended the home portion of the regular season with a 6-2 win over Harvard on Friday night after two goals by the senior. tyler watkins and junior Josh Nixon And a three-point night by our seniors. liam robertson.
On Saturday, Union lost a tough 5-4 decision to Dartmouth on Senior Night.Senior Chaz Smedsrud and second year student Brandon Barr Watkins and the sophomore each had a goal and an assist. John Prokop They each scored a goal.
A six-member senior class was recognized during Saturday's postgame ceremony. Chaz Smedsrud, tyler watkins, Ville Immonen, liam robertson, nathan kellyand ben tapker.
the last weekend
The final weekend of the regular season has arrived, and there are still many unknowns. The difference between 4th place Clarkson and 10th place Yale is 7 points. Union currently sits in sixth place, two points behind Clarkson and Dartmouth, who each have 31 points. Mathematically, Union could finish anywhere from his fourth place to his ninth.
century mark
junior Caden Villegas and senior ben tapker Both are scheduled to skate in their 100th collegiate games on Saturday. Villegas (7-16-23) and Tapker (7-10-17) have both had careers on the ice.
scouting cornell
The Big Red, who were on a 14-game unbeaten streak, lost in overtime to Clarkson in their first game of 2024 last weekend. Cornell University is 0-1-2 in their last three games, tied with Yale University (1-1), lost to Clarkson University (4-3) in overtime, and tied with St. Lawrence University (2-2). ing.
Gabriel Seager leads Cornell University with 34 points in 27 games (11 wins, 23 losses, 34 draws). Dalton Bancroft is tied with Seager for the team lead in goals with 11, including six on the power play.
Ian Schoen started all but one game for the Big Red, posting a record of 16-3-6 with 3 shutouts. Shane boasts a 1.63 GAA and a .922 save percentage.
scouting colgate
Colgate is 14-14-4 overall and 11-7-2 in ECAC hockey. The Raiders lost to St. Lawrence and defeated Clarkson in back-to-back overtime games last weekend.
Six skaters have scored 20 or more points this season, with Ross Mitten leading the way with 28 points in 30 games (10 wins, 18 losses, 28 draws). Ryan McGuire led the team with 13 goals.
In goal, Carter Gillander has a 13-12-4 record with a 2.97 GAA and .902 save percentage. Jaylander has scored in 29 of his 32 starts for the Raiders.
Procop for hobby
2nd grade John Prokop has been selected as a 2024 Hobey Baker Award nominee. Prokop led the team in points (32) and assists (24) and became 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 3.38 goals per game this season, with seven skaters scoring 20 or more points and 12 skaters scoring double figures. This is the first team since the 2018-19 season to have seven players scoring 20 or more points, and the first team to have 12 players in double figures since the 2018-19 season when they had 13 players.
lead the charge
2nd grade John Prokop The sophomore has an excellent performance with 32 points (8 wins, 24 losses, 32 draws). Among Union defenders, he ranked fourth in single-season scoring in 2010-11 behind Matt Boddy '14 and seventh in single-season assists in 2016-17 behind Jeff Taylor '17.
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 hadn'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 86.5% through 27 games. Union has been in the top three since Nov. 9.
on the point
The Union centers have been excellent at the faceoff dot, ranking 20th with a winning percentage of 51.9%.Senior liam robertson and Ville Immonen They are 1st and 7th in winning percentage, respectively, in ECAC hockey. Robertson wins 60.1% of his draws and Immonen has a win rate of 55.6%.
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.
