Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

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Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey
Current season
Vermont Catamounts athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Vermont
ConferenceHockey East
First season1925–26
Head coachSteve Wiedler
3rd season, 24–40–6 (.386)
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Moser
  • Brendan Bradley
  • Shane Madolora
ArenaGutterson Fieldhouse
Burlington, Vermont
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
NCAA tournament Frozen Four
1996, 2009
NCAA tournament appearances
1988, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014
Conference tournament champions
ECAC 2: 1970, 1973, 1974
Conference regular season champions
ECAC 2: 1972, 1973, 1974
ECAC: 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]

Alumni

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]

Season-by-season results

Source:[6]

Head coaches

As of the completion of 2024–25 season[6]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1963–1965Bill Ruffer210–14–2.423
1965–1984Jim Cross19280–251–9.527
1984–2003Mike Gilligan19279–289–46.492
2003–2020Kevin Sneddon17251–301–84.461
2020–2023Todd Woodcroft320–55–9.292
2023–2024Steve Wiedler224–40–6.386
Totals 5 coaches 62 seasons 864–950–156 .478

All-time scoring leaders

Source:[6]

Career goals leaders

Player Years Goals
Éric Perrin 1993-97 107
Tim O'Connell 1972-76 99
Martin St. Louis 1993-97 91
Craig Homola 1977-81 88
Kyle McDonough 1985-89 87
Kirk McCaskill 1979-83 83
Randy Koch 1974-78 73
Michel Lebeau 1973-77 73
Ted Castle 1971-74 71
Andy Halford 1974-78 69

Single-season goals record:

Career assists leaders

Player Years Assists
Martin St. Louis 1993-97 176
Éric Perrin 1993-97 149
Tim O'Connell 1972-76 135
Craig Homola 1977-81 117
Louis Cote 1976-80 114
Roger Mallette 1971-75 103
Dominique Ducharme 1991-95 95
John Glynne 1973-77 93
Randy Koch 1974-78 93
Pat Wright 1970-73 91

Single-season assists record:

Career points leaders

Player Years Goals Assists Points
Martin St. Louis 1993-97 91 176 267
Éric Perrin 1993-97 107 149 256
Tim O'Connell 1972-76 99 135 234
Craig Homola 1977-81 88 117 205
Randy Koch 1974-78 73 93 166
Kyle McDonough 1985-89 87 76 163
Roger Mallette 1971-75 57 103 160
Pat Wright 1970-73 61 91 152
Andy Halford 1974-78 69 80 149
Dominique Ducharme 1991-95 54 95 149

Single-season points record:

Goaltending leaders

Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):[7]

Player Years GAA Saves Save%
Stefanos Lekkas 2016-20 2.61 3913 .918
Joe Fallon 2004-08 2.05 2907 .916
Tim Thomas 1993-97 2.70 3950 .914
Brody Hoffman 2012-15 2.45 1934 .914
Mike Santaguida 2013–17 2.45 1686 .913
Gabe Carriere 2020-24 2.77 2295 .908
Christian Soucy 1991-93 2.99 1725 .908
John Kiely 1971-74 2.84 N/A .903
Rob Madore 2008-12 2.91 3352 .902
Dave Reece 1968-71 3.01 2019 .900

Single-season save record:

Current roster

As of August 31, 2025.[8]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 United States Caeden Herrington Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2006-01-26 Manchester, Vermont Lincoln Stars (USHL) LAK, 120th overall 2025
4 Sweden Philip Törnqvist Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-24 Gothenburg, Sweden Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) —
5 United States P. J. Forgione Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2004-11-12 Burlington, Vermont Saginaw Spirit (OHL) —
6 United States Charlie Kinsman Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-03-17 Orchard Park, New York Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
7 Canada Jax Wismer Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2005-03-03 Newmarket, Ontario Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
9 Canada Michael La Starza Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-01-14 Montreal, Quebec Fargo Force (USHL) —
10 United States Max Strand Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-09-03 Roseau, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
11 United States Zach Filak Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-01-21 Northville, Michigan Sarnia Sting (OHL) —
12 United States Jonah Aegerter Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2004-01-21 Janesville, Wisconsin Fargo Force (USHL) —
13 United States Blake Steenerson Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2005-04-29 Maple Grove, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
14 Canada Dawson Good Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-04-17 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
16 United States Tyler Dysart Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-06-30 Sunnyvale, California Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
17 United States Colin Kessler Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-06-07 Anchorage, Alaska Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
18 Canada Massimo Lombardi Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-05-18 Beaconsfield, Quebec Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
19 Canada Cédrick Guindon Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-04-21 Rockland, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) MTL, 127th overall 2022
20 Canada Xavier Henry Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2001-03-20 Scarborough, Ontario Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
21 United States Daniel Sambuco Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-06-10 Springfield, Pennsylvania Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
22 Canada Ethan Burroughs Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-06-19 Oakville, Ontario St. Francis Xavier (AUS) —
23 United States Dylan Gratton Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-02-25 Pottstown, Pennsylvania Omaha (NCHC) —
25 United States Jack Malinski Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-06-23 Lakeville, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
26 Canada Thomas Sinclair Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2002-12-26 Toronto, Ontario Fargo Force (USHL) —
27 Canada Duncan Ramsay Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-02-08 Halifax, Nova Scotia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
29 United States Jens Richards Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2002-12-14 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
34 United States Aiden Wright Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-10-26 Wake Forest, North Carolina Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
37 United States David Sacco Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2002-01-03 Middleton, Massachusetts Merrimack (HEA) —
38 Sweden Sebastian Törnqvist Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-05-22 Everlöv, Sweden Massachusetts (HEA) —
39 Canada Jacob Oster Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-03-26 Manotick, Ontario Oshawa Generals (OHL) —
50 Sweden Axel Mangbo Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-04-15 Höganäs, Sweden Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:[9]

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:[10]

NCAA

Individual awards

All-American teams

AHCA College Division All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey

Individual awards

All-Conference teams

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Hockey East

Individual awards

All-Conference teams

First Team All-Hockey East

Second Team All-Hockey East

Third Team All-Hockey East

Hockey East All-Rookie Team

Olympians

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

Name Position Vermont Tenure Team Year Finish
John LeClairLeft Wing1987–1991United States USA1998, 20026th,  Silver
Aaron MillerDefenseman1989–1993United States USA2002, 2006 Silver, 8th
Martin St. LouisRight Wing1993–1997Canada CAN2006, 20147th,  Gold
Tim ThomasGoaltender1993–1997United States USA20107th,  Silver
Patrick SharpLeft Wing2000–2001Canada CAN2014 Gold
Ryan GundersonDefenseman2003–2007United States USA20187th
Viktor StålbergLeft Wing2006–2009Sweden SWE20185th

Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame

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).[11]

Catamounts in the NHL

As of July 1, 2025.[12]

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[13] = NHL All-Star[13] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups
Connor Brickley Left Wing FLA, NYR 2015–2019 81 0
Ross Colton Center TBL, COL 2020–present 331 1
Tom Draper Goaltender WPG, BUF, NYI 1988–1996 53 0
Brayden Irwin Forward TOR 2009–2010 2 0
John LeClair Left Wing MTL, PHI, PIT 1990–2007 967 1
Aaron Miller Defenseman QUE, COL, LAK, VAN 1993–2008 677 0
Kevan Miller Defenseman BOS 2013–2021 352 0
Graham Mink Defenseman WSH 2003–2009 7 0
Torrey Mitchell Center SJS, MIN, BUF, MTL 2007–2018 666 0
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups
Michael Paliotta Defenseman CHI, CBJ 2014–2016 2 0
Éric Perrin Center TBL, ATL 2003–2009 245 1
Dave Reece Goaltender BOS 1975–1976 14 0
Patrick Sharp Left Wing PHI, CHI , DAL 2002–2018 939 3
Jaime Sifers Defenseman TOR, MIN 2008–2010 37 0
Christian Soucy Goaltender CHI 1993–1994 1 0
Martin St. Louis Right Wing CGY, TBL, NYR 1998–2015 1,134 1
Viktor Stålberg Left Wing TOR, CHI , NSH, NYR, CAR, OTT 2009–2017 488 1
Tim Thomas Goaltender BOS, FLA, DAL 2002–2014 426 1

Media

All games are broadcast on 620-AM WVMT across the Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY region; Adam LaFleur provides play-by-play.[14]

See also

References

  1. "Vermont Athletic Style Guide" (PDF). September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. "USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online :: Vermont Catamounts Men's Hockey". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
  3. Vermont, University of. "University Communications : University of Vermont".
  4. "Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup".
  5. "Sporting Vermont on Twitter".
  6. "UVM Men's hockey Record Book" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  7. "UVM MEN'S HOCKEY RECORD BOOK" (PDF).
  8. "2025–26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  9. "Legends of Hockey". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  10. "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  11. "University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  12. "Alumni report for U. of Vermont". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  13. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  14. "Richards and Bucheler Lead Offensive Flurry as Catamounts Best #14 UMass 6-2". November 11, 2023.