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

  • Gary Lawerence, F – Graduation
  • Keith Allain, G – Graduation
  • Steve Harrington, D – Graduation
  • Wally Row, F – Graduation
  • Gavin Thurston, F – Graduation

1980–81 Bulldogs

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
Massachusetts Bob Brooke Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960-12-18 Acton, Massachusetts STL, 75th overall 1980
Rhode Island John Meehan Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958-04-10 North Scituate, Rhode Island —
New York (state) Bill Nichols Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961-06-29 Glen Head, New York —
Ontario Daniel Poliziani Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959-03-05 Burlington, Ontario Mount Hamilton A's (OPJHL) —

Coaches

NamePositionSeasons Coaching at
Yale University		Alma Mater
Tim TaylorHead Coach5Harvard University (1963)
Bob RichardsonAssistant Coach2Providence College (1975)
Ben SmithAssistant Coach4Harvard University (1968)

Staff

NamePositionSeasons Staffing at
Yale University
Edward MaturoEquipment Manager3
Christopher CarosaStudent Manager2

Standings

    Conference Overall
    GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    East Region
    Boston College221363.6598572312083126100
    Northeastern211290.5711181042613130140139
    Maine211290.571101933423110197147
    Providence*221291.568106903317151165143
    New Hampshire2413101.5631281003319131166129
    Boston University2210120.45587882914150115116
    West Region
    Clarkson†201721.87511965372674202119
    Colgate201271.62599843521122194150
    Rensselaer2110110.47698832916130158118
    St. Lawrence229121.43277873315162137126
    Vermont224162.22781114349232136173
    Ivy Region
    Cornell221291.56895793119111144110
    Yale211191.548961012613121127137
    Princeton2110110.4767899251213093111
    Harvard218121.40579982611141103119
    Dartmouth228140.364871152610160100138
    Brown223181.1596712526520183144
    Independent
    Army^-------3521131230160
    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 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

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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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