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St. Lawrence Saints Men's Ice Hockey
Hockey current event Current season
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University St. Lawrence University
Conference ECAC
Head coach Brent Brekke
2nd season, 4–27–5 (.181)
Captain(s) Alexander Dahl
Alternate captain(s) Eric Sweetman
Ben Masella
Gavin Bayreuther
Arena Appleton Arena
Capacity: 3,200
Location Canton, New York
Colors Scarlet and Brown[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1961, 1988
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1988, 2000
NCAA Tournament appearances
1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961r, 1962, 1983, 1987, 1988r, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007
Conference Tournament championships
1962, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2000, 2001
Conference regular season championships
2000, 2007
Current uniform
St. Lawrence University Hockey Jersey

The St. Lawrence Saints Men's Ice Hockey team, colloquially known as the "Skating Saints", is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents St. Lawrence University. The Saints are a member of the ECAC Hockey. They have played at Appleton Arena in Canton, New York, since 1951. Prior to the arena's construction, the men's team played outdoors at the current location of Whitman Hall.

History[]

Since the team's inception in 1925, the Saints men's hockey program has been a competitive team at the top ranks of American college hockey. Due to World War II, there were no teams during the 1941–42 season, or the 1943–44 through 1945–46 seasons.[2]

The team plays in the ECAC Hockey League, one of six Division I leagues. This league currently boasts six Ivy League teams, including perennial powers Cornell and Harvard as well as six colleges from upstate New York and Connecticut. Since the inception of the ECAC in 1961, SLU has won six ECAC tournament titles and two ECAC regular season titles.

Since the 1951–52 season, SLU has made sixteen NCAA tournament appearances. St. Lawrence has been to the Frozen Four and its antecedent the four team NCAA Championships a total of nine times, playing in the title games in 1961 and 1988. St. Lawrence has accomplished this despite being, at approximately 2,000 students, one of the smallest colleges to play at the Division I level. A Division III school in all other sports, St. Lawrence has maintained Division I "play-up" status in hockey thanks to a 2004 NCAA resolution, allowing it (along with 11 other schools) to offer Division I scholarships in only one sport.[3] St. Lawrence did not offer grant-in-aid hockey scholarships until the mid-1990s.

In 1988, the Saints played in the NCAA national championship game at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, NY, losing to Lake Superior State University 4–3 in overtime. The 1987–88 season was the most successful in team history, with an overall record of 29–9–0. In 2000, the Saints played in the longest NCAA tournament game on record; a 3–2, quadruple overtime victory over Boston University. The win advanced the Saints to the Frozen Four, where the team eventually lost to Boston College in the National Semifinals. The Men's program has produced 28 All-American players, seven ECAC tournament MVPs, six ECAC players of the year, four ECAC rookies of the year, and nine Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists.

SLU v Quinippiac ECAC Semi 2007

The St Lawrence University Saints vs. Quinnipiac University. March 16, 2007.

From 1985 until 2012, Joe Marsh was the head coach at St. Lawrence. In 2007, he won his 400th Division I game (all at St. Lawrence) placing him in 6th place among active NCAA Division I coaches in career wins. Marsh is a two-time winner of the Spencer Penrose Award given to the best college coach of the year.

Following Marsh's retirement in 2012, former Ottawa Senators assistant coach, and Saints alumnus, Greg Carvel took over head coaching duties. In 2016, Carvel departed the program to take the same role at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Following the departure of Carvel, St. Lawrence named former Clarkson University head coach Mark Morris as the 14th head coach in program history.

Beginning with the 2019–20 season, the Saints announced Brent Brekke as the 15th head coach in program history.[4]

St. Lawrence's biggest hockey rival is Clarkson University, located in Potsdam, ten miles from the St. Lawrence campus. For many years, the swing through the North Country has been considered to be one of the most grueling road trips in college hockey.

St. Lawrence plays its home hockey games at Appleton Arena, a classic old time hockey barn which has seen many upgrades since opening in 1950 with a 4–2 St. Lawrence win over Dartmouth College.[2]

Season-by-season results[5][]

Records vs. Current ECAC Hockey Teams[]

As of the completion of the 2018–19 season[5]

School Team Away Arena Overall Record Win % Last Result
Brown University Bears Meehan Auditorium 48–30–13 .599 1-3 L
Clarkson University Golden Knights Cheel Arena 72–127–11 .369 0-3 L
Colgate University Raiders Class of 1965 Arena 80–72–5 .525 5-2 W
Cornell University Big Red Lynah Rink 45–64–17 .425 2-4 L
Dartmouth College Big Green Thompson Arena 61–42–4 .589 0-8 L
Harvard University Crimson Bright-Landry Hockey Center 44–62–7 .420 2-3 L
Princeton University Tigers Hobey Baker Memorial Rink 70–25–11 .712 3-5 L
Quinnipiac University Bobcats People's United Center 15–15–4 .500 2-7 L
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers Houster Field House 83–60–7 .577 5-6 L
Union College Dutchmen Achilles Rink 38–29–3 .564 3-4 L
Yale University Bulldogs Ingalls Rink 64–41–11 .599 2-3 L

Coaches[]

As of completion of the 2019–20 season[5]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2019–Present Brent Brekke 1 4–27–5 .181
2016–2019 Mark Morris 3 31–69–11 .329
2012–2016 Greg Carvel 4 72–63–15 .530
1985–2012 Joe Marsh 26 482–418–75 .533
1980–1985 Mike McShane 5 93–65–6 .530
1979–1980 Dale Henwood 1† 3–18–0 .143
1976–1979 Leon Abbott 4† 31–67–2 .320
1967–1968, 1971–1976 Bernie McKinnon 6 72–84–6 .463
1955–1967, 1968–1971 George Menard 15 204–137–14 .594
1950–1955 Olav Kollevoll 5 72–25–2 .737
1947–1950 Paul Patten 3 20–5–0 .800
1946–1947 John Klemens 1 3–3–0 .500
1938–1941 Alfred Sheard 3 4–19–0 .174
1929–1930 James Mallon 1 3–8–1 .292
1926–1928 Degre Formoza 2 5–6–0 .455
1925–1926 D. F. McCarthy 1 0–2–0 .000
Totals 15 coaches 80 Seasons 11000–1020–137 .518

† Leon Abbott resigned in December 1979 and Dale Henwood served as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.

Uniforms[]

Traditionally, the Saints home jersey is white with scarlet shoulders and brown trim. The end of the sleeves and bottom of the sweater feature scarlet and brown stripes. The school's crest and the player's name and number all appear in scarlet with brown trim. The road jersey are identically designed, but with the white and scarlet portions reversed. In 2002, a lace-up neck was adopted by the men's team.

In 2001, in honor of Appleton Arena's 50th anniversary, an alternate "throw-back" jersey was introduced for the men's team. The alternate jersey is white but does not feature colored shoulders. The StL logo is significantly smaller, and "St. Lawrence" is spelled out across the chest. The school seal also appears on both shoulders of the sweater. This jersey continued to be used occasionally until gaining popularity during the 2006–07 season, when the men's team exhibited frequent success when wearing the alternate jerseys on home ice. As a result, the alternate jersey quickly became the staple home jersey. Beginning with the 2012–13 season, St. Lawrence retired the StL logo from the red road jerseys as well, and adopted a design that matched the home white sweaters.

Originally, the women's program wore jerseys that were identical to the men's jerseys. However, in fall 2005, the women's jerseys were designed to be unique from the men's jerseys. The scarlet and brown on the shoulders of the home jersey was extended down the arms until it met with the trim at the end of the sleeve. The player's number appears within the scarlet portion and is white with brown trim. The road jerseys feature a similar pattern, but the shoulders and sleeves are brown with white trim (a reverse of the traditional road-jersey scheme) on a red background.

In tribute to Mike Pelletier and Rich Stewart, teammates on the 1988 NCAA finalist team who were among the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,[6] the 2001–02 men's team wore a patch on the shoulder of their jerseys with both players' initials. Pelletier and Stewart had both been employees of Cantor Fitzgerald working in the World Trade Center.[7][8]

In the 2008–09 season, St. Lawrence, along with all other ECAC Hockey teams, participated in Coaches vs. Cancer's "Pink at the Rink" fundraiser. The Men's team wore black sweaters with pink and white trim while the Women's team wore pink uniforms with white trim. The jerseys, along with pink ties worn by the coaches and pink sticks were then auctioned off to raise funds for breast cancer research. (The Men's team only wore the pink jerseys during warmups, as visiting team Harvard had forgotten to bring their home white jerseys.)[9]

Traditions[]

  • Whenever a goal is scored, the crowd will sing "When the Saints Go Marching In" immediately after the goal is announced. A skating saint sign at each end of the arena flashes as well.
  • When the final minute of the period is announced, fans respond by yelling "And Clarkson Still Sucks!" referring to St Lawrence's nearby rival school. This same cheer is often used by fans at Rensselaer, whose rivalry with Clarkson stems from being another engineering school in the ECAC Hockey, and not from geographic location.
  • Due to St Lawrence's proximity to Canada, both the American and Canadian national anthems are played prior to home games. Many fans will shout the word "saints" over the final word of the American national anthem. This is a shared tradition among schools in the ECAC Hockey; notably Clarkson fans and Cornell fans will shout "knights" and "red," respectively, when those words appear in the anthem's lyrics.
  • Since the fall of 1999, students have brought a school flag into the stands to wave when team takes the ice and when they score. Cowbells have also become popular among fans (possibly due to the large population of dairy farmers in the region), and are sold at the school's bookstore, with the St. Lawrence University crest printed on them.


Statistical Leaders[5][]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Lappin, PetePete Lappin 1984–1988 131 85 102 187 148
Carey, GregGreg Carey 2010–2014 152 84 101 185 123
McFarlane, BrianBrian McFarlane 1951–1955 73 101 84 185
Crawford, DougDoug Crawford 1975–1979 71 112 183
DiFrancesco, PaulPaul DiFrancesco 1994–1998 136 62 119 181 230
Murphy, BurkeBurke Murphy 1992–1996 130 99 75 174 172
Slater, TerryTerry Slater 1958–1961 76 75 92 167 33
Pritchard, AndyAndy Pritchard 1987–1991 117 80 82 162 136
Trevelyan, T. J.T. J. Trevelyan 2002–2006 150 78 76 154 204
Day, JoeJoe Day 1986–1990 132 72 81 153 133

Career Goaltending Leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Hayton, KyleKyle Hayton 2014–2017 104 6267 54 37 13 218 13 .934 2.09
Petizian, AlexAlex Petizian 2006–2010 86 4967 45 29 10 209 4 .913 2.52
Sloan, BillBill Sloan 1952–1956 85 4838 65 18 2 206 9 .902 2.55
Tisi, KainKain Tisi 2006–2010 46 2437 16 19 4 104 2 .907 2.56
Heffler, EricEric Heffler 1994–1998 79 4249 32 29 8 197 2 .919 2.78

Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.

Roster[]

Roster for the 2020–2021 season.[10]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Flag of Sweden Zetterquist, EmilEmil Zetterquist Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-21 Stockholm, Sweden Coulee Region (NAHL)
2 Flag of Minnesota Woolf, DylanDylan Woolf (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-03 Victoria, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL)
3 Flag of New York Mahoney, MarkMark Mahoney Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-08 Canton, New York Hotchkiss (USHS–CT)
4 Flag of Ontario White, CameronCameron White Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-03-12 Toronto, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
9 Flag of Minnesota Erickson, LukeLuke Erickson Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-04-15 Woodbury, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL)
10 Flag of Ontario Jankowski, DavidDavid Jankowski Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-05-25 Waterdown, Ontario Hawkesbury (CCHL)
13 Flag of Finland Peltonen, AleksiAleksi Peltonen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-08 Helsinki, Finland Omaha (USHL)
15 Flag of Wisconsin Nielsen, JacobJacob Nielsen Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-21 New Berlin, Wisconsin Lincoln (USHL)
16 Flag of North Carolina Wildgoose, NicholasNicholas Wildgoose Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-07 Cary, North Carolina Rockland (CCHL)
17 Flag of Massachusetts Moran, ReillyReilly Moran Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2000-04-24 Hingham, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL)
18 Flag of New York Pickering, KadenKaden Pickering Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-12-17 Madrid, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
20 Flag of Michigan Trela, NicholasNicholas Trela Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-08-26 Trenton, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL)
21 Flag of Minnesota Buhl, CameronCameron Buhl Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-12-03 South St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
22 Flag of Ontario Clarke, JeffJeff Clarke Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-15 London, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
23 Flag of Colorado Fry, AshtonAshton Fry Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-16 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Kemptville (CCHL)
24 Flag of Ontario McIntosh, TuckerTucker McIntosh Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-20 Toronto, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
27 Flag of Missouri Ritchie, LoganLogan Ritchie Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-07-27 O'Fallon, Missouri Kenai River (NAHL)
28 Flag of Ontario Cusinato, CallumCallum Cusinato (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-29 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)
29 Flag of Wisconsin Steinmetz, JordanJordan Steinmetz Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-10 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL)
31 Flag of Quebec Boisvert, FrancisFrancis Boisvert Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-11 Blainville, Quebec Ottawa (CCHL)
32 Flag of Sweden Alftberg, PhilipPhilip Alftberg Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-01-19 Märsta, Sweden Fargo (USHL)
33 Flag of Missouri Makowski, TimTim Makowski Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-14 St. Louis, Missouri Aberdeen (NAHL)
35 Flag of Indiana Adams, GrantGrant Adams Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-22 South Bend, Indiana Salmon Arm (BCHL)
44 Flag of Illinois Stevens, JakeJake Stevens Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-12-06 Naperville, Illinois Victoria (BCHL)

Awards and honors[]

Hockey Hall of Fame[11][]

US Hockey Hall of Fame[12][]

NCAA[]

Hobey Baker Award finalists[]

Main article: Hobey Baker Award
Year Player Position
2014[13] Greg Carey Forward
2013[14] Kyle Flanagan
Greg Carey
Forward
Forward
2007 Drew Bagnall Defense
2006 T. J. Trevelyan Forward
2001 Eric Anderson Forward
1999 Eric Heffler Goalie
1996 Burke Murphy Forward
1992 Daniel Laperriere Defense
1988 Peter Lappin Forward

Individual Awards[]

Spencer Penrose Award

All-Americans[]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey[]

Individual Awards[]

Player of the Year

Best Defensive Forward

Best Defensive Defenseman

Rookie of the Year

Ken Dryden Award

Ken Dryden Award

Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

All-Conference[]

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Third Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Olympians[]

This is a list of St. Lawrence alumni who have played on an Olympic team.

Name Position St. Lawrence Tenure Team Year Finish
Richie Broadbelt Goaltender 1960–1963 Flag of Canada CAN 1964 4th
  • Hank Lammens also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in sailing.

St. Lawrence Saints Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the St. Lawrence men's ice hockey program who were elected into the St. Lawrence University Athletic Hall of Fame.[15]

Saints in the NHL[16][]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[17] = NHL All-Star[17] and NHL All-Star Team = Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Drew Bagnall Defenseman MIN 2010–2011 0
Jamie Baker Center QUE, OTT, SJS, TOR 1989–1999 0
Gavin Bayreuther Defenseman DAL 2018–Present 0
Brandon Bollig Left Wing CHI, CGY 2011–2016 1
Matt Carey Left Wing CHI 2013–2014 0
Kent Carlson Defenseman MTL, STL, WSH 1983–1989 0
Dale Clarke Defenseman STL 2000–2001 0
Gary Croteau Left Wing LAK, DET, CAL, KCS, COR 1968–1980 0
Joe Day Center HFD, NYI 1991–1994 0
Michael Gaul Defenseman COL, CBJ 1998–2001 0
Derek Gustafson Goaltender MIN 2000–2002 0
Mike Hurlbut Center NYR, QUE, BUF 1992–2000 0
Les Kuntar Goaltender MTL 1993–1994 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Eric Lacroix Left Wing TOR, LAK, COL, NYR, OTT 1993–2001 0
Hank Lammens Right Wing OTT 1993–1994 0
Daniel Laperrière Defenseman STL, OTT 1992–1996 0
Pete Lappin Right Wing MNS, SJS 1989–1992 0
Gary Laskoski Goaltender LAK 1982–1984 0
Mike McKenna Goaltender TBL, NJD, CBJ, ARI, DAL, OTT, PHI 2008–2019 0
Kevin O'Shea Forward BUF, STL 1970–1973 0
Rich Peverley Center NSH, ATL, BOS, DAL 2006–2014 1
Joel Prpic Center BOS, COL 1997–2001 0
Shawn Rivers Defenseman TBL 1992–1993 0
David Saunders Left Wing VAN 1987–1988 0
John Zeiler Center LAK 2006–2011 0

See also[]

References[]

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