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VERMONT MEN’S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
No. 3 Vermont (22-11-5) meets No. 1 Boston University (33-6-4) in the Frozen Four at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, in Washington, D.C., at the Verizon Center. The winner of the Vermont and Boston University game will advance to the national championship game on Saturday, April 11, at 7 p.m. against the winner of No. 12 Bemidji State (20-15-1) and No. 4 Miami (22-12-5).

Vermont’s game against Boston University will be televised on ESPN2 HD with Gary Thorne as the play-by-play announcer, Barry Melrose as the analyst and Clay Matvick reporting. ESPN2 is located on channel 11 for Comcast subscribers throughout Vermont and ESPN2 HD is channel 778. ESPN2 is also located on channel 144 on Dish Network and channel 209 on DirecTV. The game is also available online at www.ESPN360.com.

Coverage on WVMT-620 AM for the Vermont and Boston University game will begin at 7 p.m. with a 90-minute “Live at the Frozen Four” pregame show.

STORY LINES
-No. 3 Vermont (22-11-5, 15-8-4 HEA) has advanced to the Frozen Four for the second time in program history with the last appearance coming on Thursday, March 28, 1996 at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vermont dropped a 4-3 double overtime decision to Colorado College in the Frozen Four that year in a game that took 89 minutes and 31 seconds. At the time of the game it was the eighth longest contest in NCAA history. The game was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. but was delayed due to problems with the cooling system under the ice.

-Vermont's last Frozen Four team featured current NHL All-Stars Martin St. Louis '97 of the Tampa Lightning and Tim Thomas '97 of the Boston Bruins. Eric Perrin '97 of the Atlanta Thrashers was also a member of the team. St. Louis was a three-time Hobey Baker Award finalist and three-time NCAA All-American with the Catamounts. His 267 points (91g, 176a) still ranks first all-time at UVM. Thomas was a two-time NCAA All-American and ranks second all-time in NCAA history in saves (3,950). Perrin was a Hobey Baker Award finalist, NCAA All-American, and ECAC Player of the Year in 1996. Perrin ranks first all-time in goals (107) and second (256) in points at UVM.

-Vermont advanced to the Frozen Four with a 3-2 double overtime victory against Air Force in the East Regional championship game at Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn., on March 28. The game went 94:10 and moved past Vermont's match-up with Colorado College (89:31) in the 1996 Frozen Four as the longest game in program history. Sophomore defenseman Dan Lawson scored two goals, including the game winner with 5:50 left in double overtime, on his way to earning East Regional Most Outstanding Player honors. Referees Marco Hunt and Todd Anderson reviewed the eventual game-winning goal for more than 12 minutes, after Lawson shot the puck through the net. Vermont defeated Yale 4-1 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Freshman goalie Rob Madore stopped 70 of 73 shots (.959 save percentage) in the two East Regional games and earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week. Madore turned away 11 of 13 grade-A opportunities in the win against the Falcons. Junior Viktor Stålberg had a goal, an assist and 14 shots in the two games on his way to being named to the East Regional All-Tournament Team.

20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Kevin Sneddon is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time as a head coach this year but he is no stranger to the tournament. 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Harvard Crimson national championship team that Sneddon was a part of as a freshman defenseman. Harvard defeated Minnesota 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, April 1, 1989 in St. Paul, Minn., to win the school's only national championship in men's hockey. Sneddon was named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.

ELITE COMPANY
Vermont, Notre Dame and Ohio State are the only three Division I schools in the country to have their men's hockey and men's and women's basketball teams qualify for postseason tournaments in 2009. The Vermont women's basketball team won the America East conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed and faced top-ranked and unbeaten Connecticut in the opening round. The Vermont men's basketball team advanced to the second round of the College Basketball Invitational before losing to the eventual tournament champion Oregon State, 71-70, in overtime.

VERMONT ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS (3-4)
March 18, 1988 at Bowling Green (NCAA First Round) - L, 5-1
March 19, 1988 at Bowling Green (NCAA First Round) - L, 5-1
March 23, 1996 vs. Lake Superior State (NCAA Quarterfinals) - W, 2-1
March 28, 1996 vs. Colorado College (Frozen Four) - L, 4-3 (2ot)
March 21, 1997 vs. Denver (NCAA First Round) - L 6-3
March 27, 2009 vs. Yale (NCAA First Round) - W, 4-1
March 28, 2009 vs. Air Force (NCAA Quarterfinals) - W, 3-2 (2ot)

POSTSEASON HISTORY
Vermont has never won a postseason tournament at the Division I level. The Catamounts reached conference tournament championship games in 1989 and 2008. Vermont lost 4-1 to St. Lawrence in the ECAC Championship game at the Boston Garden in 1989 and dropped a 4-0 decision to Boston College in the Hockey East Championship game in 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Catamounts have never played in the national championship game. Vermont won ECAC Division II Postseason titles in 1970, 1973 and 1974 before moving to Division I for the 1974-75 season.

STALBERG NAMED FINALIST FOR HOBEY BAKER AWARD
Junior Viktor Stålberg was named a finalist for the 2009 Hobey Baker Award that is given annually to the top college hockey player in the country. Stålberg is the fourth player in Vermont history to be named a finalist for the award along with Kirk McCaskill '83 (1982), Eric Perrin '97 (1996) and Martin St. Louis '97 (1995, 1996, 1997).

The other nine finalists for the 2009 Hobey Baker Award were: Louie Caporusso, Michigan, Matt Gilroy, Boston University, Chad Johnson, Alaska-Fairbanks, Zane Kalemba, Princeton, Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force, Jamie McBain, Wisconsin, David McIntyre, Colgate, Brad Thiessen, Northeastern and Colin Wilson, Boston University.

Stålberg also was named a First-Team Hockey East All-Star and was runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Year. He ranks tied for fourth in the country in goals (24) and his 45 points lead UVM.

VERMONT LAUNCHES WWW.PICKVIK.COM | Enter PickVik.com
The University of Vermont has launched the website www.PickVik.com. The site is dedicated to the accomplishments of Viktor Stålberg, who was a finalist for the 2009 Hobey Baker Award that is given annually to the top college hockey player in the nation.

Stålberg is one of the top men's hockey student-athletes in the country, and is amongst the national and Hockey East leaders in goals and points, while boasting an impressive 3.6 grade-point average in business administration at the University of Vermont. Stålberg has helped lead the Catamounts to a 22-11-5 record and its second-ever Frozen Four appearance while playing one of the country's toughest schedules. Log on to www.PickVik.com for more information.

STALBERG NAMED FIRST-TEAM HOCKEY EAST ALL-STAR
Junior Viktor Stålberg was named a First-Team Hockey East All-Star and finished as runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Year. Stålberg is the first Vermont player to be named a First or Second Team Hockey East All-Star since the Catamounts joined the league in 2005-06. Stålberg ranks tied for fourth in the country in goals (24) and his 45 points lead the team. His 24 goals are the most for a Catamount since Eric Perrin '97, now with the Atlanta Thrashers, had 26 goals in 1996-97. Stålberg ranked first in Hockey East play in goals (19) and was third in points (34). He finished just one point behind Boston University forward Colin Wilson and UMass forward James Marcou, who both finished with 35 points, for the Hockey East scoring title. Stålberg recorded at least one point in 22 of 27 league games. He is just the third Catamount in the last 12 years to reach 40 points in a season. Torrey Mitchell '07 had 40 points in 2005-06 and Scott Mifsud '05 had 48 points in 2004-05. Stålberg also leads Vermont this season in assists (21), power-play goals (7), power-play points (15), short-handed goals (2), short-handed points (3) and shots (162). His plus-13 rating leads all UVM forwards and he has recorded at least one point in 25 of the last 28 contests. He posted a career best 11-game scoring streak from Nov. 21 through Jan. 17. Stålberg has 12 multi-point games on the season and 18 in his career.

MORE HONORS FOR STALBERG
College Hockey News First-Team All-American
Inside College Hockey Second-Team All-American
New England Division I All-Star
Most Improved Player in New England (Paul Hines Award)

STRONG WINS HOCKEY EAST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Senior captain Dean Strong was named the recipient of the 2009 Hockey East Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. Strong is a two-time captain for the Catamounts and the first UVM player to win the Hockey East Sportsmanship award. Strong has played in all 154 games in his career registering 35 goals and 72 assists for 107 points. Strong became the 41st Catamount to reach the 100-point mark this season and he ranks 35th all-time in scoring at UVM. Strong also was a finalist for the 2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award that is given annually to the college hockey student-athlete that displays numerous accomplishments across four pillars: classroom, community, character and competition. Strong is tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 24 points (5g, 19a). He has won 57-percent of his face offs to lead the team and his 19 assists are second best on the squad. Strong took just three minor penalties in 27 Hockey East league games.

CLOSE CALLS WITH BU
Vermont is 7-6-3 against Boston University since joining Hockey East in 2005-06. Ten of the 16 meetings have been decided by one goal or ended in a tie. Including this season, the Catamounts and Terriers have met in the postseason in three consecutive years. BU won 2 of 3 games against UVM in the Hockey East Quarterfinals, including the third and deciding game 3-2 in overtime, on March 8-10 in 2007 at Agganis Arena. Last season the Catamounts defeated the Terriers 3-1 in the Hockey East Semifinals on March 21 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. This year the two teams meet in the Frozen Four.

WEEKEND SWEEP
Vermont picked up back-to-back 4-3 wins at Agganis Arena against No. 2 Boston University on Nov. 21 and 22 this season. The Catamounts became the first team to sweep a weekend series at BU in 16 years. Maine was the last team to win on consecutive days at Boston University, doing so on Nov. 20 and 21, 1992 at Walter Brown Arena. The Black Bears went 41-1-2 that season on their way to winning the national championship behind the play of Hobey Baker winner Paul Kariya.

SERIES HISTORY
Boston University leads the all-time series against Vermont 33-18-6. The Catamounts are 2-4 all-time against the Terriers in postseason play.

VERSUS BU
Vermont leaders versus Boston University
Viktor Stålberg: 13 GP/5G-7A-12P
Peter Lenes: 15 GP/5G-7A-12P
Dean Strong: 15 GP/1G-10A-11P
Corey Carlson: 14 GP/6G-2A-8P
Colin Vock: 13 GP/3G-4A-7P
Rob Madore: 1 GP, 1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .927 sv%

SNEDDON NAMED FINALIST FOR NATIONAL COACH OF YEAR HONORS
Kevin Sneddon has been named a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award given annually to the top NCAA Division I men's hockey coach in the country. Sneddon guided the Catamounts to their second-ever Frozen Four appearance with a 4-1 win over Yale and a 3-2 double overtime victory against Air Force on March 27 and 28 at the East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn.

Sneddon has led Vermont to a 22-11-5 mark this season and the Catamounts secured home ice in the Hockey East playoffs for a second straight season. Vermont posted a winning record for a fifth consecutive year for the first time since moving to Division I in 1974.

Sneddon earned his 100th win at Vermont on February 14 in a 4-3 victory at Merrimack. Sneddon is 105-92-31 in his six seasons with the Catamounts. He is 96-70-27 in the last five seasons after going 9-22-4 in his first year at UVM.

Last season Sneddon was named the Hockey East Coach of the Year and also was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award after leading Vermont to a 17-15- 7 record and a spot in the Hockey East championship game for the first time in program history.

LENES NAMED HONORABLE MENTION HEA ALL-STAR
Senior assistant captain Peter Lenes was named an honorable mention Hockey East All-Star. Lenes is second on Vermont in scoring this season with 15 goals and 31 points. He posted nine goals and 19 points in 27 Hockey East games. Lenes is the sixth different Vermont player to be named an honorable mention Hockey East All-Star since the Catamounts joined the league four years ago. Torrey Mitchell '07 (2006, 2007) twice was named an honorable mention all-star. Jaime Sifers '06 (2006), Kenny Macaulay '07 (2007), Joe Fallon '08 (2008) and Viktor Stålberg (2008) have also been named honorable mention all-stars. Lenes has 46 goals and 92 points in 147 career games with the Catamounts. He was a semifinalist for this year's Walter Brown Award that is given annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Lenes was also invited to participate in the 2009 Frozen Four Skills Challenge but had to decline because Vermont has advanced to the Frozen Four.

POLL POSITION | USA Today/USA Hockey Poll | USCHO.com Poll
Vermont is ranked third in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Poll. The Catamounts were ranked 11th in the last USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll released on March 23. UVM has been ranked in the top-10 of the USA Today Poll for 13 straight weeks.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE | KRACH
According to the KRACH Ratings (Ken's Ratings For American College Hockey) and the USCHO.com RPI the Catamounts played the 11th toughest schedule in the country this season. Vermont is 9-6-2 against ranked opponents on the year and is 7-5-1 against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

VERMONT-MIAMI SERIES HISTORY
Vermont is 7-2-1 all-time in the series against Miami. The Catamounts defeated the Red Hawks 4-3 on Oct. 17 at Gutterson Fieldhouse this season and skated to a 3-3 tie against Miami the following night. The Catamounts won the experimental shootout when Justin Milo scored the clincher for UVM.

VERMONT-BEMIDJI STATE SERIES HISTORY
Vermont and Bemidji State have never met in men's hockey. The Beavers did travel to Burlington for the 2005-06 Catamount Cup but did not meet Vermont in the tournament.

STRONG NAMED FINALIST FOR LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Senior captain Dean Strong was named one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award encourages student-athletes to use their platform in college athletics to make a positive impact of their circle of influence. Finalists were selected from a list of 30 candidates based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. Each finalist displays numerous accomplishments across all four award pillars: classroom, community, character and competition.

Along with Strong the other 2009 finalists for the men's hockey division are: Andrew Carroll (Minnesota-Duluth), Erik Condra (Notre Dame), Matt Cook (Union), Chris Hahn (Maine), Trevor Hyatt (Alaska-Fairbanks), Mathias Lange (Rensselaer), Jeff Lerg (Michigan State), Jordan Pearce (Notre Dame) and Mike Phillipich (Air Force).

Strong has played in all 154 games in his career and has recorded 35 goals and 72 assists for 107 points. He became the 41st Catamount to reach 100 career points on Jan. 10 this season with a pair of assists in a 4-2 win against No. 9 Boston College. Strong ranks tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 24 points and his 19 assists are second best on the team. He has won 57-percent of his face offs.

An agricultural and resource economics major, Strong has earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Academic Team in each of the last two seasons. He was also named runner-up for Best Defensive Forward in Hockey East last season and won the Hockey East Sportsmanship award this year.

The overall winner of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for hockey will be announced and presented with the distinctive trophy during the 2009 NCAA Men's Hockey Frozen Four in Washington, D.C.

IRON MAN
Senior captain Dean Strong has played in all 154 games in his career. Strong passed Ryan Gunderson '07 (148 games) for the most games played in UVM program history on March 6 against New Hampshire.

LENES NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR WALTER BROWN AWARD
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston named senior assistant captain Peter Lenes a semifinalist for the 2009 Walter Brown Award. The Walter Brown Award is presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. This year's candidates included 11 players from Hockey East, four from the ECAC and one from Atlantic Hockey. Lenes ranks second on Vermont in scoring this season with 15 goals and 31 points. He has 46 goals and 92 points in 147 career games with the Catamounts.

LENES SECOND ON TEAM IN SCORING
Senior Peter Lenes is second on the team in scoring with 15 goals and 16 assists for 31 points. His 15 goals are tied for ninth most among Hockey East players and his 31 points are 15th best. Lenes has eight multi-point games on the year and 21 multi-point games in his career.

POWER-PLAY PETE
Peter Lenes has 20 power-play goals in his career to rank tied for eighth all-time in Vermont history. Lenes has three power-play goals this season.

CENTURY MARK
Senior captain Dean Strong has 107 points (35g, 72a) in 154 games in his career. Strong has played in every game in his career and became the 41st Catamount to reach 100 points with a pair of assists in a 4-2 win against No. 9 Boston College on Jan. 10. Torrey Mitchell '07, who now plays in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks, was the last Catamount prior to Strong to reach 100 points. Mitchell reached the milestone during the 2006-07 season.

STRONG NUMBERS
Vermont is 51-15-14 in games that senior captain Dean Strong has recorded at least one point during his career. Conversely UVM is 24-41-9 in games when Strong does not record at least one point. Strong has 107 points in his career and ranks second on the team in assists this season with 19.

TOUGH DRAW
Dean Strong has been 50% or better on face offs in 23 straight games and has won 62% of his face offs (283 for 456) in that stretch. He has won a team best 57-percent of his draws this season and has won 55-percent of his face offs in his career. Junior Brian Roloff has won 51-percent of his face offs this season to rank second on the team.

ON A ROLL
Junior Brian Roloff ranks third on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 28 points on the season. Roloff was named the Hockey East Player of the Week on March 9 after posting a hat trick in a 6-4 win over No. 9 New Hampshire on March 6. Roloff's 23 points in 27 Hockey East games ranked tied for 14th best in the league. His 11 power-play points rank third on the team.

ROLOFF'S GOAL MAKES ESPN SPORTSCENTER TOP PLAYS
Brian Roloff scored the tying goal with one second remaining in a 3-3 tie against No. 9 Boston College on Jan. 9 in a game televised on NESN. ESPN's SportsCenter ranked Roloff's goal No. 9 on its Top-10 Plays that night.

CLUTCH CARLSON
Senior assistant captain Corey Carlson ranks tied for 18th in the country with four game-winning goals after notching the game winner in a 4-1 victory against Providence on Feb. 6. His four game winners in Hockey East play tied for the conference lead. Carlson has eight game-winning goals in his career.

LAWSON LEADS THE WAY
Sophomore defenseman Dan Lawson has scored a goal in four of the last six games and he leads all UVM defenseman in scoring this season with eight goals and 18 points. He ranks seventh overall on the team in scoring. Lawson leads the team with a plus 18-rating. He earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the East Regional and was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week after recording two goals and an assist in Vermont's wins over Yale and Air Force in the East Regional at the NCAA Tournament.

NOT JOSHING AROUND
Sophomore defenseman Josh Burrows ranks second on the team with a plus-17 rating. His 13 points (5g, 8a) this season and 21 career points (6g, 15a) both rank second to Dan Lawson for defenseman scoring on the team. His 3.87 grade point average in business administration ranks first on the team.

MORE MILO
Sophomore Justin Milo is tied for third on the team in goals (11) and he is tied for fourth on the team in points with 24. Milo has four game-winning goals on the year, to go along with a shootout winner against No. 4 Miami on Oct. 18 as well as two-goal games against Rensselaer in Quebec City (Oct. 11) and Colgate (Jan. 2) in the Catamount Cup. His four game-winning goals rank tied for second among Hockey East players. Milo's 12 power-play points are second best on the team. Milo also plays for the UVM baseball team and led the Catamounts in batting average, hits, runs, slugging, RBI and tied for the team lead in home runs last spring. Milo was also named to the America East All-Conference Second Team and was named to the All-New England First-Team.

MILO EARNS BASEBALL HONORS
Sophomore Justin Milo was recently named to college baseball's 2009 Brooks Wallace National Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List. He was also named to the 2009 National Preseason All-PingBaseball.com Third Team on Dec. 30.

WIN 100
Kevin Sneddon won his 100th game as head coach at Vermont with a 4-3 victory against Merrimack on Feb. 14. Sneddon is 105-92-31 in his six seasons with the Catamounts. The win against Merrimack also marked Sneddon's 150th career win in his 11 seasons as a head coach at Vermont and Union.

CLUTCH CATAMOUNTS
Vermont is 22-10 in one-goal games dating back to the start of last season following a 3-2 double overtime win against Air Force in the East Regional championship game on March 28. Six of the nine one-goal losses have come on the road and four of the losses were in overtime. This season Vermont is 12-7 in one-goal games. Since 2004-05 the Catamounts are 43-27 in one-goal games under head coach Kevin Sneddon.

POWER-PLAY PUNCH
Vermont ranks 25th in the country (.169) and ranked fourth in Hockey East (.177) on the power play. UVM's 31 power-play goals in 2008-09 have well surpassed last season's total of 20. Last year the Catamounts ranked just 51st out of 59 Division I teams on the power play. Viktor Stålberg leads the team with seven power-play goals and 15 power-play points.

COMEBACK CATS
The Catamounts won back-to-back games when trailing after two periods the week of Nov. 23. Vermont came from behind to defeat No. 17 UMass 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 25 and then rallied to defeat Maine 3-2 on Nov. 29 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Prior to the come-from-behind victories, Vermont had won just once in its previous 60 tries when trailing after 40 minutes. The Catamounts also overcame a 1-0 deficit after two periods against Air Force and rallied to win 3-2 in double overtime in the East Regional championship game on March 28. The Falcons had been 22-1 on the season when leading after two periods.

WIN PERCENTAGE
Vermont (22-11-5) ranks eighth in the country in winning percentage (.645) this season. The 22 wins are the most since the Catamounts also won 22 games in 1996-97 the last time UVM made the NCAA Tournament prior to this season. Only Boston University, Notre Dame, Yale, Cornell and Air Force have fewer losses than the Catamounts this year.

ROAD WARRIORS
Vermont is 12-5-1 away from Gutterson Fieldhouse this season following a 3-2 double overtime win against Air Force in the East Regional championship game at Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard on March 28. The Catamounts have outscored their opponents 53-41 on the road this year.

MORE OFFENSIVE
The Catamounts are 19-4-3 when scoring at least three goals this season and rank tied for 18th in the country in scoring offense at 3.08 goals per game. Last season UVM averaged just 2.26 goals per game to rank 50th out of 59 Division I teams in scoring.

SCORE FOUR
Vermont is unbeaten in 50 of its last 51 games when scoring at least four goals following a 4-1 win over Yale on March 27 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The lone loss in the stretch for UVM is a 6-5 overtime defeat to No. 9 New Hampshire on March 7 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Prior to that game UVM's last loss when scoring at least four goals had been on Jan. 24, 2004 in a 9-4 defeat at Colgate.

MADORE NAMED HEA AND NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH (MARCH 3)
Freshman Rob Madore was named the Hockey East and Hockey Commissioner's Association National Rookie of the Month in February. Madore went 4-2-1 with a 1.70 goals against average and a .934 save percentage in February. Madore has won a total of six Hockey East weekly or monthly awards, as well as national honors this season. He has been named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions (Feb. 9 and March 2) and the Hockey East Rookie of the Week twice (Jan. 5 and Jan. 26) to go along with his two monthly honors.

MADORE NAMED HEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (MARCH 2)
Freshman Ron Madore was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on March 2. Madore stopped 54 of 57 shots (.947 save percentage) in a weekend sweep at Maine on Feb. 27 and 28. The Catamounts defeated the Black Bears 3-2 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday.

MADORE NAMED HEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (FEB. 9)
Freshman Rob Madore was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 9. Madore stopped 54 of 56 shots (.968 save percentage) in a pair of 4-1 wins over Providence at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Feb. 6 and 7.

STALBERG NAMED HEA PLAYER OF THE MONTH (FEB. 2)
Junior Viktor Stålberg was been named the Hockey East Player of the Month for January. Stålberg had eight goals and 12 points in the month as he led the Catamounts to a 5-2-2 record. Stålberg recorded at least one point in eight of nine games in January and he scored at least one goal in seven of nine contests. He finished the month with 51 shots and averaged 5.67 shots per game. He had three goals and four points in a weekend split at No. 3 Northeastern on Jan. 16 and 17 on his way to earning Hockey East Player of the Week.

MADORE NAMED HEA PLAYER OF THE WEEK (JAN. 26)
Freshman Rob Madore was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Jan. 26. It marked the second time Madore was named rookie of the week this season. Madore stopped 46 of 48 shots (.958 save percentage) in a 2-1 win and 1-1 tie against Massachusetts on Jan. 23 and 24.

STALBERG NAMED HEA PLAYER OF THE WEEK (JAN. 19)
Junior Viktor Stålberg was named the Hockey East Player of the Week on Jan. 19 after recording three goals and four points in a two-game split at No. 3 Northeastern on Jan. 16 and 17. He had 15 shots on goal, including 10 in a 4-2 win over the Huskies on Jan. 16, on his way to earning his second Hockey East Player of the Week award on the season.

STRONG NAMED HEA PLAYER OF THE WEEK (JAN. 12)
Senior captain Dean Strong was named the Hockey East Player of the Week on Jan. 12. Strong recorded a total of four assists in a 3-3 tie on Jan. 9 and a 4-2 victory on Jan. 10 against No. 9 Boston College at Gutterson Fieldhouse. He also went 28-for-42 on face offs as the Catamounts earned three Hockey East points on the weekend. Strong set up the game-tying goal with one second remaining in the 3-3 tie and assisted on the game winner in the third period in the 4-2 victory. His final assist of the weekend was his 100th career point making him the 41st Catamount to reach the century mark.

VERMONT WINS CATAMOUNT CUP
Vermont defeated Colgate 6-4 on Jan. 2 and St. Lawrence 4-0 on Jan. 3 to win the Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Peter Lenes was named the Catamount Cup MVP after recording two goals and an assist in the wins. Jack Downing (2g, 1a), Rob Madore (1-0-0, 29 saves) and Justin Milo (2g, 2a) were each named to the Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team. Vermont has won four in-season tournament titles under head coach Kevin Sneddon in his six seasons. The Catamounts have won the 2005 Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage, Alaska, the 2005-06 Catamount Cup, the 2006 Ice Breaker Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, as well as the 2008-09 Catamount Cup.

MADORE NAMED HEA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (JAN. 5)
Freshman Rob Madore was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Jan. 5. Madore made 29 saves, including 14 in the third period, to record his first career shutout in a 4-0 win over St. Lawrence on Jan. 3 in the championship game of the Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup. Madore was also named to the Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team and was named the UVM Male Student-Athlete of the Week for his performance.

STALBERG NAMED HEA PLAYER OF THE WEEK (NOV. 24)
Junior Viktor Stålberg was named the Hockey East Player of the Week on Nov. 24 after leading Vermont to a weekend sweep at No. 2 Boston University with a pair of 4-3 wins on Nov. 21 and 22. Stålberg scored a shorthanded goal, registered three assists and had eight shots on a goal in the victories.

TOUGH TICKET
The Catamounts have sold out 93 of their last 101 home games and 268 of the last 355 games overall at Gutterson Fieldhouse dating back to November of 1987. Vermont's sellout streak reached 65 consecutive games last season before coming to an end against St. Lawrence on Dec. 15, 2007. The streak was the longest in school history.

HOME COOKING
Vermont is 363-259-45 all-time at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Catamounts are 56-39-19 (.575) at home under head coach Kevin Sneddon. This season the Catamounts went 10-6-4 at home. Last year UVM went 10-7-4 at the Gut.

OUT OF THE GATE
Vermont is 51-14-13 in its last 78 games when scoring first. This year the Catamounts are 12-6-2 when scoring first. Last season the Catamounts went 12-3-4 when scoring first.

CLOSERS
Vermont is 77-4-11 in its last 92 games when leading after two periods during the Kevin Sneddon era. This year UVM is 14-1-1 when leading after two periods. Last season the Catamounts went 13-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes.

OVERTIME
Vermont is 10-7-26 in its last 43 overtime games following a 3-2 double overtime win against Air Force on March 28. This season the Catamounts are 3-2-5 in overtime. The 10 overtime games match a UVM single-season record. UVM went 1-2-7 in overtime contests last year. The seven ties were a new program record and the 10 overtime games also matched a Vermont single-season record.

VERMONT HONORS FRANK MCINTOSH
The University of Vermont honored Frank “Mac” McIntosh before its game against Boston College on Jan. 10. Following the 4-2 victory against the Eagles that night, head coach Kevin Sneddon gave McIntosh the game puck. McIntosh spent 31 years serving as a volunteer general manager for the men's hockey program. He started volunteering with the Catamounts in 1978 with then head coach Jim Cross, continued on with Mike Gilligan during his 19-year tenure and spent the last five seasons working with Kevin Sneddon. McIntosh was named the recipient of the 2006 Jim Fullerton Award that is given annually in honor of Fullerton, the former Brown University coach and ACHA spiritual leader, to recognize an individual who loves the purity of college hockey.

OH CANADA
Vermont has three players from Canada on the roster this year. Senior Dean Strong is from Mississauga, Ontario, junior Bradyen Irwin is from Toronto, Ontario and sophomore Wahsontiio Stacey is from Kahnawake, Quebec.

CATAMOUNT DRAFT PICKS
Vermont has four players on its roster that have been drafted by an NHL franchise. Sophomore Kyle Medvec was a fourth-round selection (102 overall) by Minnesota in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Junior Viktor Stålberg was also drafted in 2006 by Toronto in the sixth-round (161 overall). Freshman Matt Marshall was a fifth-round pick by Tampa Bay in the 2007 draft (150 overall) while freshman Drew MacKenzie was selected in the seventh-round (209 overall) by Buffalo.

FAMILY TIES
Junior defenseman Patrick Cullity is the son of UVM Hall of Famer Tom Cullity '80. Tom played at Vermont from 1978-80 and was inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990. Cullity had 55 goals and 47 assists for 102 points in 65 career games at Vermont. He ranks 36th on the all-time scoring list at UVM. Cullity holds the Vermont school record for power-play goals in a career with 38. He also holds the single- season record for power-play goals with 19 in both the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons. His 33 goals in the 1979-80 season are also the second most ever in a single-season at UVM.

HEAD OF THE CLASS
Jay Anctil, Chris Atkinson, Josh Burrows, Jonathan Higgins, Kyle Kuk, Dan Lawson, Justil Milo, Viktor Stålberg, Dean Strong and Slavomir Tomko were all named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team last season. Vermont also won its fourth straight America East Academic Cup in 2008. UVM student-athletes combined to post a 3.14 grade point average in 2007-08 as the Catamounts won their fifth academic cup in school history (1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008).

TOP HEA MOMENT
As part of Hockey East's 25th Anniversary this season the University of Vermont had fans vote for the Catamounts top Hockey East moment since joining the association in 2005-06. Fans chose from a list of eight moments beginning with Vermont accepting an invitation to join Hockey East on Jan. 8, 2004. As voted by the fans Vermont's 3-1 victory against Boston University on March 21, 2008 in the Hockey East Semifinals at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston was announced as the winner on Saturday at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

The victory over the Terriers put the Catamounts in the Hockey East championship game for the first time in program history. The game was delayed by 2 hours and 40 minutes after the early semifinal match-up between Boston College and New Hampshire went three overtimes and a total of 4 hours and 51 minutes. Peter Lenes, Colin Vock and Corey Carlson all scored goals for the Catamounts in a game that didn't end until 1 a.m.

RADIO
All University of Vermont men’s hockey games will once again be broadcast live on WVMT AM-620. All men’s hockey games can also be heard on the Internet via SportsJuice.com by logging on the www.UVMathletics.com.

MEDIA GUIDES
The 2008-09 Vermont men's hockey media guides are now on sale for $10. Media guides are available inside Gutterson Fieldhouse and are available online at www.UVMathletics.com.

eSCORES
Get the results of your favorite Catamount teams minutes after the conclusion of the game via a text message on your cell phone. The eScores feature is available to anyone with a cell phone, regardless of cell phone service provider. Visit www.uvmathletics.com to sign up for the free service.

eNEWS
It's easy to stay up-to-date with the Catamounts. Sign up for the Vermont Men's Hockey E-News, offered free of charge by the Athletic Communications Office. Receive all the latest news and notes, as well as complete game summaries for every contest via your personal e-mail account. Log on to www.UVMathletics.com to sign up today.

PHOTO STORE
Catamount faithful can purchase athletic pictures at www.UVMathletics.com via the Vermont Photo Store. Pictures make a great gift for holidays, home wall art, or office decorations. Powered by Replay Photos, the website will feature pictures of all 20 sports, as well as new game action photos from the 2008-09 season. Every image has been captured by a professional photographer and is reproduced in three sizes (9 x 12, 12 x16, 15 x 20) framed, unframed, or gallery wrapped on canvas. A custom on-line framing system allows visitors to construct a variety of matting and framing options and view their product prior to purchase. Visit www.UVMathletics.com to view all product offerings.

UVM WALLPAPER
Vermont fans can get wallpaper to out on their computer screens to show their Catamount pride. The wallpaper is offered for every team at Vermont and will be updated as the year progresses. Log on to www.UVMathletics.com to get your wallpaper today.