Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

The University of Vermont has produced 18 National Hockey League (NHL) players in its history. Alumni currently in the NHL include Ross Colton '18 (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Connor Brickley '14 (New York Rangers). Colton, Patrick Sharp '02, Viktor Stålberg '09, Éric Perrin '97, and former NHL All-Stars Martin St. Louis '97, Tim Thomas '97 and 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. LeClair is the only American born player to record three consecutive 50 goal seasons, and is the only NHL player with back to back game winning SCF OT goals.

Other Catamounts who were U.S. Olympians were Thomas (2010), former NHL defenseman Aaron Miller (2002, 2006) and Ryan Gunderson (2018). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Viktor Stalberg also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics. Vermont was 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 until 2018 when NHL players did not compete in Olympic competition.[5]

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As of the completion of 2022–23 season[6]

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Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):

Single-season save record:

• Tim Thomas, 1,079 in 1996-97

As of July 18, 2023.[7]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Connor MacKenzie	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-10	Toronto, Ontario	Grande Prairie (AJHL)	—
2		Eli Barnett	Freshman	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2003-09-16	Ottawa, Ontario	Victoria (BCHL)	SJS, 195th overall 2022
4		Jérémie Bucheler	Graduate	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-03-31	Saint-Laurent, Quebec	Northeastern (HEA)	—
9		Joel Määttä (A)	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2002-07-06	Helsinki, Finland	Sioux City (USHL)	EDM, 222nd overall 2022
10		Mario Gasparini	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-28	Lakeville, Minnesota	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
11		Mateo Dixon	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-19	Toronto, Ontario	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
12		Andrei Buyalsky	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-08-18	Karaganda, Kazakhstan	Dubuque (USHL)	COL, 92nd overall 2021
13		Timofei Spitserov	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-03-26	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Culver (Midget AAA)	SJS, 210th overall 2020
14		Dawson Good	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-04-17	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
15		Luca Münzenberger	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-11-24	Düsseldorf, Germany	Kölner U20 (DNL)	EDM, 90th overall 2021
16		Will Zapernick (A)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-11-16	Edmonton, Alberta	Sherwood Park (AJHL)	—
17		Matt Cato	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-09-15	Whitby, Ontario	Trenton (OJHL)	—
18		Massimo Lombardi	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-18	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)	—
19		Simon Jellúš	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-01-18	Ilava, Slovakia	Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
20		Xavier Henry	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2001-03-20	Scarborough, Ontario	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
21		Daniel Sambuco	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-10	Springfield, Pennsylvania	Lincoln (USHL)	—
22		Isak Walther	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-08-02	Södertälje, Sweden	Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell)	NSH, 179th overall 2019
23		Ryan Miotto	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-11	Thorold, Ontario	Canisius (AHA)	—
24		Duncan Ramsay	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-02-08	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
25		Jack Malinski	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-06-23	Lakeville, Minnesota	Austin (NAHL)	—
26		Thomas Sinclair	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-26	Toronto, Ontario	Fargo (USHL)	—
28		Lucas Jones	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-02-24	Calgary, Alberta	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	—
29		Jens Richards	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-14	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	Austin (NAHL)	—
32		Zach Dubinsky	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-03-14	Highland Park, Illinois	Michigan State (Big Ten)	—
33		Philip Törnqvist	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-24	Gothenburg, Sweden	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	—
35		Gabe Carriere	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-11-05	Ottawa, Ontario	Waterloo (USHL)	—
39		Ralfs Bergmanis	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-03-13	Liepāja, Latvia	Sioux City (USHL)	—
50		Axel Mangbo	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-15	Höganäs, Sweden	Sioux City (USHL)	—

This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an Olympic team.[6]

Name	Position	Vermont Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
John LeClair	Left Wing	1987–1991	USA	1998, 2002	6th,  Silver
Aaron Miller	Defenseman	1989–1993	USA	2002, 2006	Silver, 8th
Martin St. Louis	Right Wing	1993–1997	CAN	2006, 2014	7th,  Gold
Tim Thomas	Goaltender	1993–1997	USA	2010	7th,  Silver
Patrick Sharp	Left Wing	2000–2001	CAN	2014	Gold
Ryan Gunderson	Defenseman	2003–2007	USA	2018	7th
Viktor Stålberg	Left Wing	2006–2009	SWE	2018	5th

The following is a list of people associated with the Vermont men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).[10]

As of July 1, 2023

• 
  John LeClair
• 
  Kevan Miller
• 
  Torrey Mitchell
• 
  Patrick Sharp
• 
  Martin St. Louis
• 
  Viktor Stålberg
• 
  Tim Thomas

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All games are broadcast on WVMT; Alastair Ingram provides play-by-play.

• Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey

• Official website