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Vermont will make its first appearance at Yost Arena this weekend for a two-game non-conference series against the Big Ten's Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor. The series begins on Friday (Oct. 20) at 7:30 p.m. and concludes on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 5 p.m. Video is available at BTN2Go.com with a BTN Plus subscription, and pre-game radio coverage begins 30 minutes before faceoff on WVMT 620-AM and CatamounTV.com with
Alastair Ingram on the call.
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COACHES SHOW PRESENTED BY MILTON CAT
The
Kevin Sneddon Coaches Show Presented by Milton Cat airs every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. this season on the flagship station for Catamount men's hockey, WVMT 620-AM. This week's show airs tonight with Sneddon and sophomore goalie
Stefanos Lekkas in Chat With The Cats. Eighth-year radio play-by-play voice
Alastair Ingram will serve as the host of the weekly show throughout the season.
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SCOUTING MICHIGAN
Michigan is 1-1-0 after playing a pair of ECAC schools in New York last weekend, beating St. Lawrence 3-1 before falling 3-0 to Clarkson in the North Country. Jake Slaker is the Wolverines' leading returning scorer with 21 points in his rookie campaign, while Tony Calderone netted a team-best 15 goals last season. Michigan had three goaltenders with at least 10 starts during the 2016-17 campaign.
Legendary head coach Red Berenson retired after last season, finishing his 33-year career with the Wolverines after posting a 13-19-3 overall record with a 6-12-2 mark in the Big Ten. Former 23-year Michigan assistant Mel Pearson is the new head coach in Ann Arbor after spending the last six seasons at Michigan Tech, leading the Huskies to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
LAST YEAR'S MEETING | Highlights
Vermont and 11th-ranked Michigan met for the first time in men's hockey last season on Oct. 28, 2016 in Burlington.
Stefanos Lekkas stopped all 21 shots he faced for his first career shutout, complimenting goals from
Tom Forgione,
Matt Alvaro, and
Rob Hamilton in a convincing 3-0 Catamount victory. UVM finished with a commanding 42-21 edge in shots on goal and opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the first period.
ECAC WEEKEND
Connecticut native
Craig Puffer's first goal of the season forced the game into overtime, but No. 17 Quinnipiac's Odeen Tufto scored his second of the night to clinch the game for a 3-2 non-league victory last Saturday afternoon. Lekkas stopped 36 shots for the Catamounts, including 28 saves in the first 40 minutes of the contest.
Liam Coughlin provided the other UVM goal in the second period.
On Sunday afternoon, UVM responded with a 3-2 road win against Union at Messa Rink to snap a four-game skid in the series. Puffer opened the scoring in the second period and
Max Kaufman's first collegiate goal later in the frame put the Catamounts ahead for good.
Matt O'Donnell provided an insurance goal in the third for his first of the year, while Lekkas made 31 saves for his 20th career victory.
WHO'S NEXT
After closing its four-game road swing, Vermont returns to Gutterson Fieldhouse next Saturday, Oct. 28 for its Hockey East opener against longtime rival New Hampshire at 7:05 p.m. For tickets, log on to
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or call 802-656-4410.
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