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St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey University St. Lawrence University Conference ECAC Head coach Brent BrekkeThe 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.
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.
Saints vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats, 2007From 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[edit]Source:[5]
Records vs. current ECAC Hockey teams[edit]As of the completion of the 2018–19 season[5]
Brent BrekkeAs of completion of the 2024–25 season[5]
Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. 1925–1926 D. F. McCarthy 1 0–2–0 .000 1926–1928 Degre Formoza 2 5–6–0 .455 1929–1930 James Mallon 1 3–8–1 .292 1938–1941 Alfred Sheard 3 4–19–0 .174 1946–1947 Jack Klemens 1 3–3–0 .500 1947–1950 Paul Patten 3 20–5–0 .800 1950–1955 Olav Kollevoll 5 72–25–2 .737 1955–1967, 1968–1971 George Menard 15 204–137–14 .594 1967–1968, 1971–1976 Bernie McKinnon 6 72–84–6 .463 1976–1979 Leon Abbott 4† 31–67–2 .320 1979–1980 Dale Henwood 1† 3–18–0 .143 1980–1985 Mike McShane 5 93–65–6 .530 1985–2012 Joe Marsh 26 482–418–75 .533 2012–2016 Greg Carvel 4 72–63–15 .530 2016–2019 Mark Morris 3 31–69–11 .329 2019–Present Brent Brekke 6 61–116–23 .363 Totals 15 coaches 84 Seasons 1,157–1,109–155 .510† Leon Abbott resigned in December 1979 and Dale Henwood served as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.
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]
Source:[5]
Career points leaders[edit] Career goaltending leaders[edit]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 Kyle Hayton 2014–2017 104 6267 54 37 13 218 13 .934 2.09 Alex Petizian 2006–2010 86 4967 45 29 10 209 4 .913 2.52 Bill Sloan 1952–1956 85 4838 65 18 2 206 9 .902 2.55 Kain Tisi 2006–2010 46 2437 16 19 4 104 2 .907 2.56 Eric Heffler 1995–1999 79 4249 32 29 8 197 2 .919 2.75Statistics current through the start of the 2023–24 season.
As of January 1, 2025.[10]
No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights 1 Cameron Smith Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-01-21 Westchester, New York P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL) — 3 Evan Orloff Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-09 Kensington, Maryland Maine Nordiques (NAHL) — 4 Mason Waite (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-04-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) — 7 Sam Hall Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-12-16 Far Hills, New Jersey Okotoks Oilers (BCHL) — 8 Oak MacLeod Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-04-04 Caledonia, Ontario Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) — 9 Philippe Chapleau (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-06 Longueuil, Quebec Penticton Vees (BCHL) — 11 Will Arquiett Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-06-25 Brasher Falls, New York Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) — 12 Greg Lapointe Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-01-01 Granby, Quebec Coquitlam Express (BCHL) — 13 Reilly Connors Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-17 Madison, Connecticut Yale (ECAC) — 14 Cayden Casey Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-10-07 Elk River, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USAL) — 15 Evan Mitchell Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-13 Winnipeg, Manitoba Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) — 16 Drake Burgin (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-22 Kanata, Ontario Blackfalds Bulldogs (AJHL) — 17 Gabe Westling Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2003-10-18 Mora, Sweden Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) — 18 Tyler Cristall Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-05-13 Vancouver, British Columbia West Kelowna Warriors (NAHL) — 19 Jacob Bernadet Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2003-09-12 South Burlington, Vermont Maine Nordiques (NAHL) — 21 Isack Bandu Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-03 Montreal, Quebec Northern Michigan (CCHA) — 22 Ty Naaykens (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-27 Winnipeg, Manitoba Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) — 23 Jan Olenginski Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-03-23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Madison Capitols (USHL) — 24 Spencer Bell Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-10-04 Warman, Saskatchewan Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) — 25 Fēlikss Gavars Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2002-05-15 Riga, Latvia Fargo Force (USHL) — 26 Jake Lammens Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-03 Norwalk, Connecticut Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) — 27 Isaac Tremblay Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-09-24 Granby, Quebec Vernon Vipers (BCHL) — 28 Nicholas Beneteau Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-09-12 Windsor, Ontario Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) — 29 Gunnar Thoreson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-19 Andover, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) — 31 Dominic Basse Graduate G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-04-22 Alexandria, Virginia St. Cloud State (NCHC) CHI, 167th overall 2019 32 Mason Kucenski Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-08 Gill, Massachusetts Madison Capitols (USHL) — 33 Jack Wieneke Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-08 Plymouth, Minnesota Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) — 34 Ján Lašák Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-08-11 Šurany, Slovakia Janesville Jets (NAHL) — Hockey Hall of Fame[edit]Source:[11]
United States Hockey Hall of Fame[edit]Source:[12]
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
This is a list of St. Lawrence alumni who have played on an Olympic team.
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.[13]
As of July 1, 2025.[14]
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Drew Bagnall Defenseman MIN 2010–2011 2 0 Jamie Baker Center QUE, OTT, SJS, TOR 1989–1999 404 0 Gavin Bayreuther Defenseman DAL, CBJ 2018–2023 122 0 Brandon Bollig Left Wing CHI , CGY 2011–2016 241 1 Matt Carey Left Wing CHI 2013–2014 2 0 Kent Carlson Defenseman MTL, STL, WSH 1983–1989 113 0 Dale Clarke Defenseman STL 2000–2001 3 0 Gary Croteau Left Wing LAK, DET, CAL, KCS, COR 1968–1980 684 0 Joe Day Center HFD, NYI 1991–1994 72 0 Michael Gaul Defenseman COL, CBJ 1998–2001 3 0 Derek Gustafson Goaltender MIN 2000–2002 5 0 Mike Hurlbut Center NYR, QUE, BUF 1992–2000 29 0 Les Kuntar Goaltender MTL 1993–1994 6 0 Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Eric Lacroix Left Wing TOR, LAK, COL, NYR, OTT 1993–2001 472 0 Hank Lammens Right Wing OTT 1993–1994 27 0 Daniel Laperrière Defenseman STL, OTT 1992–1996 48 0 Pete Lappin Right Wing MNS, SJS 1989–1992 7 0 Gary Laskoski Goaltender LAK 1982–1984 59 0 Mike McKenna Goaltender TBL, NJD, CBJ, ARI, DAL, OTT, PHI 2008–2019 35 0 Kevin O'Shea Forward BUF, STL 1970–1973 134 0 Rich Peverley Center NSH, ATL, BOS, DAL 2006–2014 442 1 Joel Prpic Center BOS, COL 1997–2001 18 0 Shawn Rivers Defenseman TBL 1992–1993 4 0 David Saunders Left Wing VAN 1987–1988 56 0 John Zeiler Center LAK 2006–2011 90 0RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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