2025–26 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Union Garnet Chargers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceM&T Bank Center
Record
Overall22–12–3
Conference11–9–2
Home13–4–2
Road7–7–1
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJosh Hauge
Assistant coachesJohn Ronan
Mike Zannella
Bryan McDonald
CaptainNick Young
Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey season will be the 85th season of play for the program, the 34th at the Division I level and the 34th in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Garnet Chargers will represent Union College in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at M&T Bank Center and be coached by Josh Hauge in his 4th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Kyle Chauvette Goaltender  United States Transferred to (New Hampshire)
David Côté Defenseman  Canada Left program (retired)
Cullen Ferguson Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Lucas Massie Goaltender  United States Transferred to (Robert Morris)
Joseph Messina Defenseman  Canada Transferred to (Canisius)
Josh Nixon Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)
Josh Phillips Defenseman  United States Transferred to (Canisius)
Eli Pilosof Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
John Prokop Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Tom Richter Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Joe Sharib Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)
Caden Villegas Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Luke Buss Forward  United States 22 Columbus, OH; transfer from Wisconsin
Ollie Chessler Defenseman  United States 21 Watertown, MA
Tyler Dunbar Defenseman  United States 21 Sault Ste. Marie, MI; transfer from Colorado College
Will Felicio Defenseman  United States 19 Holden, MA; transfer from Michigan
Brayden Gillespie Goaltender  Canada 20 Oakville, ON
Brendan Holahan Goaltender  United States 21 New Canaan, CT
Cameron Korpi Goaltender  United States 21 South Lyon, MI; transfer from Michigan
Alex Laurenza Forward  Canada 20 Woodbridge, ON
Étienne Lessard Defenseman  Canada 21 Blainville, QC
Troy Pelton Forward  United States 20 Clifton Park, NY
Carter Rose Defenseman  United States 23 Brasher Falls, NY; transfer from Clarkson

Roster

As of August 10, 2025.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 D. J. Hart Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-02-23 Stamford, Connecticut Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
3 Cal Mell Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2011-01-30 Alpharetta, Georgia Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
4 Will Felicio Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2006-05-19 Holden, Massachusetts Michigan (Big Ten) —
5 Carter Rose Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-08-09 Brasher Falls, New York Clarkson (ECAC) —
6 Troy Pelton Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-12-06 Clifton Park, New York Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
7 Nick Young (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-12 Raleigh, North Carolina St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL) —
8 Connor Smith Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-06-06 Hugo, Minnesota Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
9 Alex Laurenza Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2005-02-24 Woodbridge, Ontario Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
10 Ethan Benz Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-29 Shakopee, Minnesota St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL) —
11 Colby MacArthur Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-11-02 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) —
12 Carter Korpi Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-07-28 South Lyon, Michigan Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) —
14 Brandon Buhr Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-07-07 North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
15 Ollie Chessler Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-07-09 Watertown, Massachusetts Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
16 Lucas Buzziol Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-04-05 Mississauga, Ontario Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
17 Parker Lindauer Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-17 Madison, Wisconsin Maine (HEA) —
18 Ben Muthersbaugh Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2004-02-15 Gilford, New Hampshire Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
19 Drew Sutton Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-02-10 Hortonville, Wisconsin Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
21 Tyler Dunbar Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2003-12-18 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Colorado College (NCHC) —
22 Jacob Jeannette Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-12-13 Duluth, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
24 Nate Hanley Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-30 Rocky Point, New York Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
26 Brendan Miles Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-12-12 Farmington Hills, Michigan Michigan (Big Ten) —
27 Riley Brueck Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-07 Chesterfield, Missouri Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) —
28 Étienne Lessard Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2004-03-22 Blainville, Quebec Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
29 Brayden Gillespie Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2005-07-23 Oakville, Ontario Brampton Steelheads (OHL) —
30 Brendan Holahan Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-06-15 New Canaan, Connecticut El Paso Rhinos (NAHL) —
31 Cameron Korpi Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2004-05-26 South Lyon, Michigan Michigan (Big Ten) —
33 Luke Buss Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-14 Columbus, Ohio Wisconsin (Big Ten) —

Standings

2025–26 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10т Quinnipiac † 22 17 4 1 2 0 0 50 102 48 38 26 9 3 157 88
#9 Dartmouth * 22 13 5 4 0 1 3 47 81 53 34 23 7 4 124 70
#8 Cornell 22 15 6 1 1 1 1 47 71 42 33 22 10 1 109 64
Princeton 22 11 9 2 0 1 1 37 63 57 34 18 13 3 103 90
Union 22 11 9 2 1 1 1 36 71 68 37 22 12 3 140 98
Harvard 22 11 10 1 0 1 0 35 61 64 34 16 16 2 92 100
Colgate 22 9 10 3 2 0 2 30 68 74 37 13 20 4 99 125
Clarkson 22 9 10 3 2 0 1 29 65 65 38 18 17 3 111 111
Rensselaer 22 8 13 1 0 1 0 26 55 70 35 11 23 1 80 115
Yale 22 7 14 1 2 2 0 22 63 80 31 8 22 1 79 115
St. Lawrence 22 6 15 1 0 0 1 20 59 99 35 7 25 3 85 151
Brown 22 4 16 2 0 2 1 17 44 83 31 5 24 2 63 119
Championship: March 21, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 22, 2026

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 4 5:00 pm Army* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi T 1–1  2,241 0–0–1
October 5 2:00 pm vs. Colgate* Russell Sage Rink • Clinton, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+   L 3–5   
October 10 7:00 pm at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Korpi W 5–2  876 1–0–1
October 11 5:00 pm at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Korpi W 5–3  509 2–0–1
October 17 8:00 pm Niagara* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 3–2  1,712 3–0–1
October 18 8:00 pm Niagara* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 6–0  1,426 4–0–1
October 31 7:00 pm Rensselaer M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Korpi L 2–5  2,034 4–1–1 (0–1–0)
November 1 4:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Korpi W 3–0  2,710 5–1–1 (1–1–0)
November 7 7:00 pm Clarkson M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi L 1–5  2,399 5–2–1 (1–2–0)
November 8 7:00 pm St. Lawrence M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Gillespie W 5–2  2,112 6–2–1 (2–2–0)
November 14 7:00 pm Massachusetts Lowell* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 7–1  1,979 7–2–1
November 15 5:00 pm New Hampshire* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 6–0  2,264 8–2–1
November 21 7:00 pm at #19 Cornell #20 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Korpi L 1–2  3,230 8–3–1 (2–3–0)
November 22 7:00 pm at Colgate #20 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Korpi T 4–4 SOW 756 8–3–2 (2–3–1)
Friendship Four
November 28 9:00 am vs. Sacred Heart* #20 SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal)   Korpi W 8–1  3,511 9–3–2
November 29 2:00 pm vs. Miami* #20 SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship)   Korpi L 2–3  5,122 9–4–2
December 5 7:00 pm Princeton M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi L 1–5  1,611 9–5–2 (2–4–1)
December 6 7:00 pm #8 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Gillespie W 4–0  2,276 10–5–2 (3–4–1)
December 12 7:00 pm Alaska* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Gillespie W 5–1  1,702 11–5–2
December 13 5:00 pm Alaska* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Gillespie W 5–1  2,002 12–5–2
January 3 5:00 pm Royal Military College* #20 M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+   W 9–0  2,514
January 9 7:00 pm at #8 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Korpi L 2–7  2,898 12–6–2 (3–5–1)
January 10 7:00 pm at #20 Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Gillespie W 2–7  1,877 13–6–2 (4–5–1)
January 16 7:00 pm Brown M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Gillespie W 4–0  2,247 14–6–2 (5–5–1)
January 17 7:00 pm Yale M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Gillespie L 1–4  2,156 14–7–2 (5–6–1)
January 19 4:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Gillespie L 0–4  1,778 14–8–2 (5–7–1)
January 24 6:00 pm vs. Rensselaer* MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)   Korpi W 5–4 OT — 15–8–2
January 30 7:00 pm at #14 Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Gillespie L 2–4  2,390 15–9–2 (5–8–1)
February 6 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Gillespie W 4–1  637 16–9–2 (6–8–1)
February 7 4:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Holahan L 7–8 OT 2,524 16–10–2 (6–9–1)
February 13 7:00 pm Colgate M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 7–6  2,107 17–10–2 (7–9–1)
February 14 7:00 pm #9 Cornell M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 4–1  2,345 18–10–2 (8–9–1)
February 20 7:00 pm Harvard M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi W 4–1  2,328 19–10–2 (9–9–1)
February 21 7:00 pm #14 Dartmouth M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Korpi T 3–3 SOL 2,455 19–10–3 (9–9–2)
February 27 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Korpi W 5–4 OT 1,608 20–10–3 (10–9–2)
February 28 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Korpi W 3–0  522 21–10–3 (11–9–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 7 5:00 pm Brown* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York (ECAC First Round) ESPN+ Korpi W 9–0  2,499 22–10–3
March 13 7:00 pm at Princeton* #20 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Korpi L 2–5  1,427 22–11–3
March 14 7:00 pm at Princeton* #20 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Korpi L 2–5  1,680 22–12–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com RV NR RV RV RV RV RV 20 20 RV RV 20 – 20 RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV 20 RV
USA Hockey RV NR RV RV RV RV RV 20 RV RV RV RV – RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR 20 20 20 NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union Garnet Chargers. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Union Garnet Chargers. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Union College 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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