Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey

The Union Garnet Chargers ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents Union College. The Garnet Chargers are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center in Schenectady, New York. The Garnet Chargers (known as the Dutchmen at the time) won the 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament by defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 7–4.

Program history
The hockey team was founded in 1904 making it the 7th oldest college program playing in NCAA Division I and provides the school with a long and colorful history in the sport. Men at Union have played hockey in four distinct periods: club hockey from 1904–1911, varsity hockey from 1919–1949 (from 1943–1948 there was a hiatus from play due to WW II), NCAA Division III hockey from 1975–1990 and NCAA Division I hockey from 1991–present.

Early history 1904–1911
Union's first game, played on February 3, 1904, was a victory over the Union Classical Institute. Three other games were played that inaugural season including a 1–4 loss to rival Rensselaer. Lacking a rink of its own during that inaugural season, all games were played on the opponent's home ice. The first attempt at creating an on-campus outdoor rink was made by students in 1905 when a plow and scaper was hired to form a level area with earthen banks near what is now Memorial Chapel. The club team's record in known games during those early years was 6–7–1. No collegiate games were played in the 1910 or 1911 seasons because Union's players couldn't afford the costs of travel and opponent game guarantee fees. The club team subsequently disbanded bringing a close to the earliest era of hockey at Union.

Division I era 1991–present
In 2023, the college changed the school's athletic nickname from "Dutchmen" and "Dutchwomen" to "Garnet Chargers" as part of a branding update. Garnet has been the school's official color for 150 years, and the name "chargers" is a reference to "Schenectady’s legacy as a leader in electrical technologies."

Season-by-season results
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ECAC Hockey Tournament championships (Whitelaw Cup)
Runners-up in 2010

ECAC Hockey Regular season Championships (Cleary Cup)
† Shared with Harvard

Current roster
As of August 2, 2023.


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Awards & honors
As of April 2017

Hobey Baker Memorial Award
 * Mike Vecchione - Hat Trick Finalist, F: 2017
 * Troy Grosenick - Top 10 Finalist, G: 2012
 * Shayne Gostisbehere - Top 10 Finalist, D: 2014
 * Daniel Ciampini - Top 10 Finalist, F: 2015
 * Spencer Foo - Top 10 Finalist, F: 2017

Spencer Penrose Award - AHCA Coach of the Year
 * Nate Leaman: 2011
 * Rick Bennett: 2014

USCHO Coach of the Year
 * Rick Bennett: 2014

College Hockey News Coach of the Year
 * Rick Bennett: 2014

NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
 * Shayne Gostisbehere, D: 2014

NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
 * Matt Bodie, D: 2014
 * Daniel Ciampini, F: 2014
 * Shayne Gostisbehere, D: 2014
 * Colin Stevens, G: 2014

NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player
 * Max Novak, F: 2014
 * Jeremy Welsh, F: 2014

Tim Taylor Award - ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year
 * Bruce Delventhal: 1994
 * Stan Moore: 1997
 * Nate Leaman: 2010, 2011
 * Rick Bennett: 2012, 2017

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
 * Shayne Gostisbehere, D: 2013 (co-recipient)
 * Mike Vecchione, F: 2017

Ken Dryden Award - ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year
 * Trevor Koenig, G: 1997
 * Keith Kinkaid, G: 2011
 * Troy Grosenick, G: 2012
 * Colin Stevens, G: 2014

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman
 * Andrew Will, D: 1997 (co-recipient)
 * Brock Matheson, D: 2011
 * Shayne Gostisbehere, D: 2014

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
 * Adam Presizniuk, F: 2011
 * Kelly Zajac, F: 2012

ECAC Hockey Student Athlete of the Year
 * Oliver Bouchard: 2007
 * Matt Cook: 2009
 * Stephane Boileau: 2011
 * Josh Kosack: 2022

ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
 * Jeremy Welsh, F: 2012
 * Troy Grosenick, G: 2013
 * Daniel Carr, F: 2014

ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team
 * Mike Schreiber, D: 2010
 * Daniel Carr, F: 2012, 2013, 2014
 * Shayne Gostisbehere, D: 2012
 * Troy Grosenick, G: 2012, 2013
 * Jeremy Welsh, F: 2012
 * Greg Coburn, D: 2013
 * Max Novak, F: 2013
 * Matt Bodie, D: 2014
 * Shayne Gostisbehere, D: 2014
 * Colin Stevens, G: 2014
 * Mike Vecchione, F: 2014

AHCA First Team All-Americans (DI) - East
 * 1995-96: Trevor Koenig, G
 * 2010-11: Keith Kinkaid, G
 * 2011-12: Troy Grosenick, G
 * 2013-14: Matt Bodie, D; Shayne Gostisbehere, D
 * 2014-15: Daniel Ciampini, F
 * 2016-17: Mike Vecchione, F; Spencer Foo, F

AHCA Second Team All-Americans (DI) - East
 * 2011-12: Matt Bodie, D; Jeremy Welsh, F
 * 2012-13: Shayne Gostisbehere, D
 * 2013-14: Daniel Carr, F; Colin Stevens, G

AHCA Second Team All-Americans (DIII) - East
 * 1985-86: Wayne McDougall, G
 * 1999-89: Ron Kinghorn, G
 * 1989-90: Terry Campbell, F

Academic All-American Second Team
 * 2009-10: Stephane Boileau
 * 2013-14: Cole Ikkala

Academic All-American Third Team
 * 2011-12: Troy Grosenick
 * 2012-13: Troy Grosenick
 * 2013-14: Matt Bodie
 * 2016-17: Mike Vecchione

Union College Athletics Hall of Fame
 * Wayne McDougall, G: 2005
 * Steve Baker, G: 2007
 * Gil Egan, F: 2008
 * Craig Ferrero, F: 2009
 * Tod Fobare, F: 2010
 * Terry Campbell, F: 2015
 * Charlie Morrison, Head Coach: 2015
 * 1983-84 Men's Hockey Team: 2015
 * Dalton Menhall: 2017
 * Jack Rankin: 2019

Records vs. Current ECAC Hockey Teams
As of the completion of the 2018–19 season

In-season tournaments
As of April 2017

Individual – career

 * Most goals in a career: Gil Egan, 83, (1981–85)
 * Most points in a career: Mike Vecchione, 176, (2013–17)
 * Most assists in a career: Terry Campbell, 119, (1987–91)
 * Most power play goals in a career: Daniel Carr, 34, (2010–14)
 * Most game winning goals in a career: Wayne Simpson, 16, (2009–13)
 * Most shots in a career: Wayne Simpson, 447, (2009–13)
 * Most wins in a career: Kris Mayotte, 46, (2002–06)
 * Best goals-against-average in a career: Troy Grosenick, 1.89, (2010–13)
 * Most saves in a career: Brandon Snee, 3,085, (1998–02)
 * Best save percentage in a career: Troy Grosenick, .930, (2010–13)

Individual – season

 * Most goals in a season: Mike Vecchione, 29, (2016–17)
 * Most points in a season: Mike Vecchione, 63, (2016–17)
 * Most assists in a season: Spencer Foo, 36, (2016–17)
 * Most power play goals in a season: Daniel Carr, 12, (2010–11)
 * Most game winning goals in a season: Max Novak, 8, (2013–14)
 * Most shots in a season: Shayne Gostisbehere, 159, (2013–14)
 * Most wins in a season: Colin Stevens, 28, (2013–14)
 * Best goals-against-average in a season: Troy Grosenick, 1.65, (2011–12)
 * Most saves in a career: Kris Mayotte, 987, (2005–06)
 * Best save percentage in a career: Troy Grosenick, .936, (2011–12)

Team – game

 * Most goals in a game: 11 vs. Clarkson (2/5/10)
 * Most goals allowed in a game: 10 vs. Penn State (3/25/17)
 * Most goals combined in a game: 15 vs. Clarkson (11/13/93) & Merrimack (11/1/91)
 * Most shots taken in a game: 75 vs. Quinnipiac (3/12/10)
 * Most shots allowed in a game: 63 vs. Bemidji State (10/26/02)
 * Fewest shots taken in a game: 13 (5x) last time vs. Cornell (11/18/05)
 * Fewest shots allowed in a game: 9 vs. Cornell (2/11/11)
 * Most penalties in a game: 27 vs. Cornell (12/4/98)
 * Most penalty minutes in a game: 116 vs. Cornell (12/4/98)
 * Longest game: 150:22 in 5 OTs lasting 5 hrs., 56 minutes vs. Quinnipiac (3/12/10)

Team – season

 * Most wins in a season: 32 (2013–14)
 * Most conference wins in a season: 18 (2013–14) ECAC Hockey
 * Most consecutive wins in a season: 12 (2013–14)
 * Longest unbeaten streak in a season: 17 (2013–14)

All-time coaching records
As of completion of the 2023–24 season † Bob Driscoll coached the final 13 games of the 1977–78 season after Ned Harkness resigned. ‡ Rick Bennett was suspended on January 19, 2022 and John Ronan coached the final 17 games of the season.

Garnet Chargers in the NHL
As of May 26, 2023.

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