1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Ivy League Champions
Conference 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(s) Doug Tingey
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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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.

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

Five 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

Departures from 1979–1980 team

1980–81 Bulldogs

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# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
Massachusetts Brooke, BobBob Brooke Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960-12-18 Acton, Massachusetts STL, 75th overall 1980
Rhode Island Meehan, JohnJohn Meehan Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958-04-10 North Scituate, Rhode Island
New York (state) Nichols, BillBill Nichols Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961-06-29 Glen Head, New York
Ontario Poliziani, DanielDaniel Poliziani Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959-03-05 Burlington, Ontario Mount Hamilton A's (OPJHL)

Coaches

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

Name Position Seasons Staffing at
Yale University
Edward Maturo Equipment Manager 3
Christopher Carosa Student Manager 2

Standings

Conference 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
Northeastern 21 12 9 0 .571 118 104 26 13 13 0 140 139
Maine 21 12 9 0 .571 101 93 34 23 11 0 197 147
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
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Exhibition
December 31 Vasby-Sweden* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 4–3  2–5–0 (1–2–0)
Regular Season
November 25 vs. Merrimack* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 12–3  1–0–0 (0-0-0)
November 30 at Colgate Starr ArenaHamilton, New York L 3–8  1–1–0 (0–1–0)
December 6 St. Lawrence Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut L 2–3 OT 1–2–0 (0–2–0)
December 10 at Boston University Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts L 3–5  1–3–0 (0–3–0)
December 13 at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey W 5–2  2–3–0 (1–3–0)
December 28 at Wisconsin* Dane County ColiseumMadison, Wisconsin L 5–10  2–4–0 (1–3–0)
December 29 at Wisconsin* Dane County ColiseumMadison, Wisconsin L 1–12  2–5–0 (1–3–0)
January 2 vs. Toronto* New Haven ColiseumNew Haven, Connecticut (Yale Invitational) L 3–6  2–6–0 (1–3–0)
January 3 vs. Vermont* New Haven ColiseumNew Haven, Connecticut (Yale Invitational) W 7–2  3–6–0 (1–3–0)
January 6 Clarkson Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut L 5–6  3–7–0 (1–4–0)
January 10 Brown Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 8–6  4–7–0 (2–4–0)
January 17 at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont W 7–4  5–7–0 (3–4–0)
January 20 at Boston College McHugh ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts L 1–6  5–8–0 (3–5–0)
January 24 at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire W 5–4 OT 6–8–0 (4–5–0)
January 27 RPI Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 4–3  7–8–0 (5–5–0)
January 30 Cornell Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 7–3  8–8–0 (6–5–0)
January 31 Princeton Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 4–3 OT 9–8–0 (7–5–0)
February 6 at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, 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 CenterAllston, Massachusetts L 2–6  9–11–0 (7–8–0)
February 17 Northeastern Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 7–5  10–9–0 (8–8–0)
February 21 Harvard Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut T 5–5 OT 10–9–1 (8–8–1)
February 24 at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island W 6–4  11–9–1 (9–8–1)
February 27 at Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island W 4–3  12–9–1 (10–8–1)
March 4 Dartmouth Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut W 10–3  13–9–1 (11–8–1)
March 7 at Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York L 1–5  13–12–1 (11–9–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Statistics

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1980–81 Statistics
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
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References

  1. 1 2 "1980–81 Yale University roster and statistics". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

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