The 1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team represented Yale University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Tim Taylor, his fifth season behind the bench at Yale. The Bulldogs play their home games at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University, competing in the ECAC.
| 1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Ivy League Champions | |
| Conference | 9th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Ingalls Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 13–12–1 (7–2–1) |
| Home | 7–2–1 |
| Road | 5–9–0 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Tim Taylor |
| Assistant coaches | Bob Richardson Ben Smith |
| Captain | Doug Tingey |
| Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons « 1979–80 1981–82 » | |
The Bulldogs posted a regular season record of 13 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie. Despite finishing 2nd in the Ivy Region of the ECAC Conference, Yale didn't qualify for the postseason.
Offseason
editFive Senior Bulldogs graduated in May: Captain Gary Lawerence – F, Keith Allain – G, Steve Harrington – D, Wally Row – F, and Gavin Thurston – F
On June 11, forward Bob Brooke was drafted 75th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1980 NHL entry draft.
Senior defensemen Doug Tingey was named Captain for the 1980–81 season.
1980–81 Roster
editDepartures from 1979–1980 team
edit- Gary Lawerence, F – Graduation
- Keith Allain, G – Graduation
- Steve Harrington, D – Graduation
- Wally Row, F – Graduation
- Gavin Thurston, F – Graduation
1980–81 Bulldogs
edit| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brooke | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1960-12-18 | Acton, Massachusetts | STL, 75th overall 1980 | |||
| John Meehan | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1958-04-10 | North Scituate, Rhode Island | — | |||
| Bill Nichols | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1961-06-29 | Glen Head, New York | — | |||
| Daniel Poliziani | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1959-03-05 | Burlington, Ontario | Mount Hamilton A's (OPJHL) | — |
Coaches
edit| Name | Position | Seasons Coaching at Yale University | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Taylor | Head Coach | 5 | Harvard University (1963) |
| Bob Richardson | Assistant coach | 2 | Providence College (1975) |
| Ben Smith | Assistant coach | 4 | Harvard University (1968) |
Staff
edit| Name | Position | Seasons Staffing at Yale University |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Maturo | Equipment Manager | 3 |
| Christopher Carosa | Student manager | 2 |
Standings
editConference Overall GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA East Region Boston College 22 13 6 3 .659 85 72 31 20 8 3 126 100 Maine 21 12 9 0 .571 101 93 34 23 11 0 197 147 Northeastern 21 12 9 0 .571 118 104 26 13 13 0 140 139 Providence* 22 12 9 1 .568 106 90 33 17 15 1 165 143 New Hampshire 24 13 10 1 .563 128 100 33 19 13 1 166 129 Boston University 22 10 12 0 .455 87 88 29 14 15 0 115 116 West Region Clarkson† 20 17 2 1 .875 119 65 37 26 7 4 202 119 Colgate 20 12 7 1 .625 99 84 35 21 12 2 194 150 Rensselaer 21 10 11 0 .476 98 83 29 16 13 0 158 118 St. Lawrence 22 9 12 1 .432 77 87 33 15 16 2 137 126 Vermont 22 4 16 2 .227 81 114 34 9 23 2 136 173 Ivy Region Cornell 22 12 9 1 .568 95 79 31 19 11 1 144 110 Yale 21 11 9 1 .548 96 101 26 13 12 1 127 137 Princeton 21 10 11 0 .476 78 99 25 12 13 0 93 111 Harvard 21 8 12 1 .405 79 98 26 11 14 1 103 119 Dartmouth 22 8 14 0 .364 87 115 26 10 16 0 100 138 Brown 22 3 18 1 .159 67 125 26 5 20 1 83 144 Independent Army^ - - - - - - - 35 21 13 1 230 160 Championship: Providence
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army had been accepted into ECAC Hockey but had not begun a conference schedule
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| December 31 | Vasby-Sweden* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 4–3 | 2–5–0 (1–2–0) | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 25 | vs. Merrimack* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 12–3 | 1–0–0 (0-0-0) | |||||||
| November 30 | at Colgate | Starr Arena • Hamilton, New York | L 3–8 | 1–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||||||
| December 6 | St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | L 2–3 OT | 1–2–0 (0–2–0) | |||||||
| December 10 | at Boston University | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 3–5 | 1–3–0 (0–3–0) | |||||||
| December 13 | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | W 5–2 | 2–3–0 (1–3–0) | |||||||
| December 28 | at Wisconsin* | Dane County Coliseum • Madison, Wisconsin | L 5–10 | 2–4–0 (1–3–0) | |||||||
| December 29 | at Wisconsin* | Dane County Coliseum • Madison, Wisconsin | L 1–12 | 2–5–0 (1–3–0) | |||||||
| January 2 | vs. Toronto* | New Haven Coliseum • New Haven, Connecticut (Yale Invitational) | L 3–6 | 2–6–0 (1–3–0) | |||||||
| January 3 | vs. Vermont* | New Haven Coliseum • New Haven, Connecticut (Yale Invitational) | W 7–2 | 3–6–0 (1–3–0) | |||||||
| January 6 | Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | L 5–6 | 3–7–0 (1–4–0) | |||||||
| January 10 | Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 8–6 | 4–7–0 (2–4–0) | |||||||
| January 17 | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | W 7–4 | 5–7–0 (3–4–0) | |||||||
| January 20 | at Boston College | McHugh Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | L 1–6 | 5–8–0 (3–5–0) | |||||||
| January 24 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | W 5–4 OT | 6–8–0 (4–5–0) | |||||||
| January 27 | RPI | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 4–3 | 7–8–0 (5–5–0) | |||||||
| January 30 | Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 7–3 | 8–8–0 (6–5–0) | |||||||
| January 31 | Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 4–3 OT | 9–8–0 (7–5–0) | |||||||
| February 6 | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 4–5 OT | 9–9–0 (7–6–0) | |||||||
| February 7 | at New Hampshire | Snively Arena • Durham, New Hampshire | L 2–12 | 9–10–0 (7–7–0) | |||||||
| February 14 | at Harvard | Bright Hockey Center • Allston, Massachusetts | L 2–6 | 9–11–0 (7–8–0) | |||||||
| February 17 | Northeastern | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 7–5 | 10–9–0 (8–8–0) | |||||||
| February 21 | Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | T 5–5 OT | 10–9–1 (8–8–1) | |||||||
| February 24 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | W 6–4 | 11–9–1 (9–8–1) | |||||||
| February 27 | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 4–3 | 12–9–1 (10–8–1) | |||||||
| March 4 | Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | W 10–3 | 13–9–1 (11–8–1) | |||||||
| March 7 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | L 1–5 | 13–12–1 (11–9–1) | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Statistics
edit| Player | POS | Age | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brooke | F | 19 | 27 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 59 |
| Joe Gagliardi | F | 27 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 32 | |
| Dan Poliziani | F | 21 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 14 |
| Dan Brugman | F | 27 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 18 | |
| Jim Murphy | F | 27 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 18 | |
| Ed Kilroy | F | 27 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 56 | |
| Mark Crerar | F | 27 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | |
| Jim Steiner | F | 27 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | |
| Paul Castraberti | F | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| Bill Nichols | D | 19 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
| David Williams | F | 27 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | |
| Matt Bohan | F | 27 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | |
| John Meehan | D | 22 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Bill Thurston | D | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 31 | |
| Blair Wheeler | D | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 | |
| Dave Tewksbury | D | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| George Minowada | F | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Doug Tingey | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |
| John Weber | D | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Matt Baab | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ted Lowe | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Tortorella | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Shaw | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Rodrigues | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 27 | 127 | 215 | 342 | 410 |
References
edit- 1 2 "1980–81 Yale University roster and statistics". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.