2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Northeastern Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2014–15 Northeastern Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Matthews Arena
Record
Overall	16–16–4 (11–9–2 HEA)
Home	8–7–2
Road	7–8–2
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jim Madigan
Assistant coaches	Jerry Keefe; Jason Smith
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The 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team represented Northeastern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jim Madigan, in his 4th season with the Huskies. The Huskies played their home games at Matthews Arena on campus in Boston, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.

Previous season[edit]

In 2013–14, the Huskies finished 5th in Hockey East with a record of 19–14–4, 10–8–2 in conference play. In the 2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to New Hampshire, two games to one. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of January 7, 2015.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Derick Roy	Sophomore (RS)	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1991-11-12	Lac-Beauport, Quebec	South Shore (EJHL)	—
2	Trevor Owens	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1993-11-24	Raleigh, North Carolina	New Jersey (USPHL)	—
4	Gus Harms	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1993-02-10	Pelham, New York	Valley (EJHL)	—
5	Matt Benning	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1994-05-25	St. Albert, Alberta	Dubuque (USHL)	BOS, 175th overall 2012
6	Mike Gunn	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992-05-11	Livonia, Michigan	Youngstown (USHL)	—
7	Mike McMurtry	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1992-06-05	Greely, Ontario	Gloucester (CCHL)	—
8	Adam Reid (A)	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1993-01-29	Chino Hills, California	US NTDP (USHL)	—
9	Dylan Sikura	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1995-06-01	Aurora, Ontario	Aurora (OJHL)	CHI, 178th overall 2014
11	Jake Schechter	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993-03-09	Naples, Florida	Valley (EJHL)	—
12	Zach Aston-Reese	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1994-08-10	Staten Island, New York	Lincoln (USHL)	—
14	Garret Cockerill	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1994-02-19	Brighton, Michigan	Sioux City (USHL)	—
15	Kevin Roy	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993-05-20	Lac-Beauport, Quebec	Lincoln (USHL)	ANA, 97th overall 2012
16	Brendan Collier	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1993-10-08	Charlestown, Massachusetts	Valley Jr. Warriors (EJHL)	CAR, 189th overall 2012
17	Torin Snydeman	Senior (RS)	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1990-01-15	Groton, Massachusetts	Sacred Heart (AHA)	—
18	John Stevens	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1994-04-17	Sea Isle City, New Jersey	Dubuque (USHL)	—
19	Mike Szmatula	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1992-08-10	Commerce Township, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
21	Nolan Stevens	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1996-07-22	Sea Isle City, New Jersey	US NTDP (USHL)	—
22	Tanner Pond	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1993-05-31	Walled Lake, Michigan	Green Bay (USHL)	—
23	Colton Saucerman	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1992-05-05	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Lincoln (USHL)	—
24	Mike Jamieson	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1992-07-01	Billerica, Massachusetts	Islanders HC (EJHL)	—
26	Will Messa	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1993-04-19	Parkland, Florida	Boston (EJHL)	—
27	Dalen Hedges	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1994-03-30	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean (CCHL)	—
28	Ryan Rosenthal	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1993-04-30	Montvale, New Jersey	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
31	Clay Witt	Senior (RS)	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1991-08-24	Brandon, Florida	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
39	Jake Theut	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993-10-16	Washington, Michigan	New Hampshire (EHL)	—
44	Dax Lauwers (A)	Senior (RS)	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1991-09-27	Anchorage, Alaska	Lincoln (USHL)	—
47	Dustin Darou	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991-10-29	Perth, Ontario	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
61	Jarrett Fennell	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991-03-28	Innisfil, Ontario	Aurora (OJHL)	—

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position	Seasons at Northeastern	Alma Mater
Jim Madigan	Head coach	4	Northeastern University (1986)
Jerry Keefe	Associate Head Coach	4	Providence College (2000)
Jason Smith	Assistant coach	2	Salem State University (1998)

Standings[edit]

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Boston University †*	22	14	5	3	31	88	55	41	28	8	5	158	95
#1 Providence	22	13	8	1	27	61	37	41	26	13	2	123	84
#13 Boston College	22	12	7	3	27	60	50	38	21	14	3	107	91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell	22	11	7	4	26	70	52	39	21	12	6	134	101
Notre Dame	22	10	7	5	25	64	54	42	18	19	5	126	116
Northeastern	22	11	9	2	24	70	69	36	16	16	4	107	107
Vermont	22	10	9	3	23	62	53	41	22	15	4	110	91
New Hampshire	22	10	11	1	21	66	68	40	19	19	2	119	109
Connecticut	22	7	11	4	18	42	74	36	10	19	7	66	111
Maine	22	8	12	2	18	64	74	39	14	22	3	108	127
Merrimack	22	5	14	3	13	38	56	38	16	18	4	81	93
Massachusetts	22	5	16	1	11	59	102	36	11	23	2	99	152
Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	3:00 PM	Acadia*	#16	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 2–3	1,507	0–0–0
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 PM	Vermont	#16	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 2–6	3,298	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 17	7:00 PM	at #6 Colgate*		Starr Arena • Hamilton, New York		L 0–3	1,551	0–2–0
October 18	7:00 PM	at #6 Colgate*		Starr Arena • Hamilton, New York		L 0–3	1,506	0–3–0
October 24	7:00 PM	UMass		Matthew Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 2–3	4,370	0–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 1	7:00 PM	at Quinnipiac*		TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut		L 2–3	3,305	0–5–0
November 2	4:00 PM	at Quinnipiac*		TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut		L 3–4	2,887	0–6–0
November 7	7:15 PM	at #6 UMass Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		T 3–3 ^OT	4,819	0–6–1 (0–2–1)
November 8	7:00 PM	#6 UMass Lowell		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 0–5	2,710	0–7–1 (0–3–1)
November 14	7:00 PM	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		L 3–5	5,061	0–8–1 (0–4–1)
November 15	7:00 PM	New Hampshire		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 2–1	3,648	1–8–1 (1–4–1)
November 21	7:00 PM	at Merrimack		Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts		L 2–4	2,411	1–9–1 (1–5–1)
November 22	7:00 PM	Merrimack		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 3–1	2,010	2–9–1 (2–5–1)
November 29	7:00 PM	#3 Minnesota*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 3–2	2,264	3–9–1
December 3	7:00 PM	#16 Providence		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 1–5	1,634	3–10–1 (2–6–1)
December 6	4:00 PM	at #16 Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		W 2–1	2,609	4–10–1 (3–6–1)
December 16	7:00 PM	at UMass*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 8–3	1,080	5–10–1
January 2	7:00 PM	St. Lawrence*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		T 3–3 ^OT	1,642	5–10–2
January 3	7:00 PM	St. Lawrence*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 4–2	1,537	6–10–2
January 6	7:00 PM	#19 Yale*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 3–2	1,350	7–10–2
January 9	7:00 PM	#16 Boston College		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		T 1–1 ^OT	3,998	7–10–3 (3–6–2)
January 10	7:00 PM	at #16 Boston College		Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	L 2–4	4,615	7–11–3 (3–7–2)
January 16	7:00 PM	at #10 Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		W 4–1	4,007	8–11–3 (4–7–2)
January 17	7:00 PM	at #10 Vermont*		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		T 2–2 ^OT	4,007	8–11–4
January 23	7:00 PM	Notre Dame		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 3–2	3,346	9–11–4 (5–7–2)
January 24	7:00 PM	Notre Dame		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 4–2	2,983	10–11–4 (6–7–2)
February 3	8:00 PM	vs. #11 Boston College*		TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)		W 3–2	14,520	11–11–4
February 6	7:00 PM	at UMass		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		W 5–3	2,522	12–11–4 (7–7–2)
February 13	7:00 PM	Connecticut		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 9–0	2,308	13–11–4 (8–7–2)
February 14	3:00 PM	at Connecticut		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		W 6–1	5,086	14–11–4 (9–7–2)
February 20	7:30 PM	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	FCS	W 6–4	3,866	15–11–4 (10–7–2)
February 21	7:00 PM	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine		L 3–6	3,786	15–12–4 (10–8–2)
February 23	7:30 PM	vs. #4 Boston University*		TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)		L 3–4 ^OT	14,253	15–13–4
February 27	7:30 PM	at #4 Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 6–5	5,729	16–13–4 (11–8–2)
February 28	7:00 PM	#4 Boston University		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 1–6	4,746	16–14–4 (11–9–2)
Postseason
March 6	7:00 PM	Merrimack*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round)		L 2–3 ^OT	1,826	16–15–4
March 7	4:00 PM	Merrimack*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East First Round)		L 1–2 ^2OT	1,519	16–16–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	16	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References[edit]

^ "2014-15 Northeastern Huskies roster". gonu.com. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[1] "2014-15 Northeastern Huskies roster". gonu.com. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

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v t e Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Matthews Arena (1930–present)
Head coaches	H. Nelson Raymond (1929–1936) Herb Gallagher (1936–1942, 1946–1955) William L. Linskey (1942–1943) Jim Bell (1955–1970) Fernie Flaman (1970–1989) Don McKenney (1989–1991) Ben Smith (1991–1996) Bruce Crowder (1996–2005) Greg Cronin (2005–2011) Jim Madigan (2011–2021) Jerry Keefe (2021–Present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)
Culture & lore	Beanpot
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Jim Martel (210 Points) Art Chisholm (100 Goals) Bruce Racine (57 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1982
NCAA Tournament appearances	1982 1988 1994 2009 2016 2018 2019 2022
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1982 Hockey East: 1988 2016 2019
Northeastern University Boston, MA