MEN'S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont men's hockey team returns to action at Gutterson Fieldhouse for the first time in 2019-20 as the Guelph Gryphons make the trip to Burlington for the first time.
 
The game will stream for free through CBS Sports All-Access. A live audio stream is also available through the TuneIn by clicking here. The game is unavailable on WVMT (FM 96.3/AM 620) due to the New York Yankees ALDS playoff game. The voice of Catamount hockey, Michael Lehr, will be on the call across all platforms. Live stats are available through UVMAthletics.com.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Game Notes (.pdf) | CatamounTV Preview
 
TICKETS
Advance ticket sales for Saturday's opener have sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Gutterson Ticket Office.
 
GAMEDAY PARKING INFORMATION - Parking Map | CATS Shuttle Map
A shuttle will run regularly from the Jeffords parking lot (also known as the water tower lot) to the entrance of Patrick Gymnasium. CATS Shuttles begin running one hour prior to game time.
 
Regardless of where fans choose to park, all are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy and spend time at the game. Due to the construction and changes in traffic patterns and vehicle egress, fans who choose to park on site at the athletic complex can expect delays when exiting after the game.
 
For men's and women's hockey, as well as field sports, there is ADA parking directly in front of Gutterson. Please use the south entrance off Spear Street to access this parking area during construction. 
 
SCOUTING THE GRYPHONS
Guelph is one of 20 universities in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) association. The Gryphons are one of 10 West division teams. After winning a pair of exhibition games against both Brock and Lakehead, Guelph opens their regular season tonight against the Toronto Varsity Blues.
 
The Gryphons finished the 2018-19 regular season with a 13-15 OUA record and 19-19 overall record. The team beat Windsor, Ryerson, and Western as the fifth seed in the West playoffs to reach the OUA Championship Game, where Guelph lost 4-1 to Queen's Gaels.
 
CATAMOUNT INSIDER | Episode 1
The voice of the Catamounts, Michael Lehr, will be the voice of the Catamount Insider podcast in 2019-20. The weekly podcast features a sit-down with Lehr and head coach Kevin Sneddon, and interviews with other coaches, student-athletes, staff, and alumni.
 
Click here to listen to the first episode as Lehr sits down with Sneddon, Vermont hockey alum Jerry Tarrant '89, women's soccer captain Brooke Jenkins, and field hockey head coach Kate Pfeifer.
 
THAT'S A LOT OF TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Vermont's season slate features six teams that reached the 2019 NCAA tournament: Arizona State, Clarkson, Northeastern, Providence, Quinnipiac, and UMass. The Catamounts face all three non-conference teams on the road, and play a two-game series against the Sun Devils in Tempe. Providence and UMass both reached the Frozen Four, with the Minutemen falling in the Championship Game to two-time defending champion Minnesota-Duluth.
 
HOCKEY EAST PARTNERS WITH NESN
Hockey East announced a multi-year broadcast agreement with NESN at the 2019 Hockey East Media Day at the TD Garden on September 24. The agreement features 50 Hockey East men's games along with 15 women's games on NESN and NESNPlus in 2019-20.
 
UVM's televised games are against Boston University (Nov. 23), UConn (Dec. 7), Boston College (Jan. 4), Merrimack (Jan. 24), New Hampshire (Feb. 7 & 8), and Maine (Feb. 22).
 
THE LEKKAS FILE (S)
Stefanos Lekkas finished his junior campaign as a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and was one of 10 semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the nation's best goalie. He was one of 20 semifinalists for the 67th Walter Brown Award, given to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.
 
The Elburn, Illinois native posted a .930 save percentage, seventh-best in the nation and a single-season UVM record. His 2.27 goals against average was the third-best mark in program history and ranked 19th nationally. His 1,040 saves were third most in program history in one season.
 
In his UVM career, he ranks third in saves (2,940), fourth in games played (102), seventh in wins (40), and ninth in shutouts (3). He is one of just five goalies to play in more than 100 games. His .917 career save percentage would place him first in UVM history, ahead of UVM Hall-of-Famer Joe Fallon '08 (.916).
 
Handy Toyota is the presenting sponsor of the 2019-20 men's hockey season