The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974-2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont. Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship five times since making the move to Division I in 1974-75 including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Prior to moving to Division I, UVM competed in ECAC Division II, where it won back-to-back ECAC Division II titles in 1972-73 and 1973-74.
Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the Catamount Cup tournament, winning the title five times.
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Alumni
The University of Vermont has produced 18 National Hockey League (NHL) players in its history. Alumni currently in the NHL include Viktor Stålberg '09 (New York Rangers), Torrey Mitchell '07 (Montreal Canadiens), Patrick Sharp '02 (Dallas Stars), Kevan Miller '11 (Boston Bruins), Connor Brickley '14 (Florida Panthers) and Michael Paliotta '15 (Chicago Blackhawks). Martin St. Louis '97, Sharp, Stålberg, Tim Thomas '97, Éric Perrin '97, and former NHL All-Star John LeClair '91 have won the Stanley Cup in their careers.
In 2004, St. Louis was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association, and the Bud Light Plus/Minus award. Thomas has won the Vezina Trophy twice as the NHL's top goaltender in 2009 and 2011, and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2011. He also holds the NHL record for best single season save percentage. UVM is the only NCAA program in history to count alumni who have won both the Hart Trophy and the Vezina Trophy, as well as the only NCAA program to generate an Art Ross winner.
A two-time Olympian in 1998 and 2002, LeClair was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 after a standout 16-year NHL career where he scored 406 goals. He was a two-time NHL First Team All-Star and twice won the Bud Light Plus/Minus Award.
Other Catamounts who were U.S. Olympians were Thomas (2010) and former NHL defenseman Aaron Miller (2002, 2006). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Vermont is one of just five college hockey programs to have at least one alumnus participating in every Olympic games since NHL players began competing in 1998.
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All-time scoring leaders
Career points leaders
Single-season points record:
- Martin St. Louis/Éric Perrin, 85 points in 1995-96
Career goals leaders
Single-season goals record:
- Tim O'Connell, 41 goals in 1974-75
Career assists leaders
Single-season assists record:
- Martin St. Louis/Éric Perrin, 56 assists in 1995-96
Goaltending leaders
Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):
Single-season save record:
- Tim Thomas, 1,079 in 1996-97
All-time coaching records
As of the completion of 2014-15 season
All-Americans
Current roster
As of January 18, 2017.
Media
All games are broadcast on WVMT; Alastair Ingram provides play-by-play.
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