| Castleton Spartans | |
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| Institution: | Castleton University |
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| Location: | Castleton, Vermont |
| School founded: | 1787 |
| Enrollment: | 1,800 |
| Colors: | Forest Green, Black and white |
| Home Arena: | Spartan Arena |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | New England Hockey Conference |
| Coach: | Bill Silengo |
The Castleton Spartans are a Men's Division III team in the New England Hockey Conference which was known as ECAC East until 2015. The team represents Castleton University located in Castleton, Vermont. The team plays out of the Spartan Arena in Rutland, Vermont, located about a 15-20 minute drive from campus. The school was renamed from Castleton State College to Castleton University on July 23, 2015.
Men's program[]
The men's program was established for the 2003-04 season. The team played an independent schedule for the first season and joined the then ECAC East for the 2004-05 season. The team suffered through back to back winless seasons to get the program off the ground. The team reached it first conference tournament in 2006. The team's best season to date was 2010-11 when they finished 2nd in the conference with a 15-3-1 record and a 22-4-1 record overall. The team reached their first conference final in 2012 when they lost to the Norwich Cadets in the championship game.
The team will join the Little East Conference when it commences play with the 2025-26 playing season.[1]
Conferences[]
- NCAA Division III Independent (2003-2004)
- ECAC East (2004-2015)
- New England Hockey Conference (2015-2025)
- Little East Conference (2025-)
Arenas[]
- Spartan Arena (2003-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Greg Stone (2003-2005) 0-44-0
- Alex Todd (2005-2013) 114-78-21
- Steve Moffat (2013-2016) 32-43-11
- Bill Silengo (2016-present) 28-60-16 as of end of 2019-20 season
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division III Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 177 | - | N/A | N/A | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 177 | ||||
| ECAC East | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 189 | 0 | 10th of 10 | L, QF 16-0 (Norwich) | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 42 | 236 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 36 | 91 | 5 | 9th of 10 | Did not qualify | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 55 | 110 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 47 | 26 | T-3rd of 10 | W, QF 3-2 (ot) (S. Maine) L, SF 3-2 (New England College) | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 114 | 67 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 48 | 24 | 3rd of 10 | L, QF 6-3 (Salem State) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 70 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 49 | 24 | 2nd of 10 | L, QF 4-1 (Babson) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 82 | 64 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 59 | 17 | T-4th of 10 | L, QF 6-1 (New England College) | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 80 | 86 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 48 | 31 | 2nd of 10 | W, QF 5-1 (New England College) L, SF 4-3 (Babson) | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 123 | 61 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 42 | 26 | 2nd of 10 | W, QF 2-1 (New England College) W, SF 6-2 (Skidmore) L, F 11-1 (Norwich) | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 124 | 67 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 53 | 19 | 5th of 10 | W, QF 6-1 (New England College) L, SF 6-2 (Norwich) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 90 | 74 | ||||
| 2013-14 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 19 | 5th of 10 | W, QF 3-2 (ot) (New England College) L,SF 4-3 (Norwich) | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 86 | 81 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 53 | 16 | 4th of 10 | W, QF 3-2 (U New England) L, SF 2-1 (Norwich) | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 69 | 77 | ||||
| New England Hockey Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 56 | 16 | 6th of 10 | L, QF 4-1 (Norwich) | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 59 | 87 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 43 | 22 | 4th of 9 | W, QF 7-2 (Skidmore) L, SF 5-2 (Norwich) | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 76 | 70 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 38 | 80 | 7 | 8th of 8 | L, QF 2-1 (2ot) (Norwich) | 26 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 61 | 96 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 77 | 6 | T-9th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 54 | 98 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 50 | 86 | 10 | 8th of 10 | L, QF 9-0 (Norwich) | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 66 | 117 | ||||
| 2020-21 | NEHC Conference season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 92 | 7 | 9th | L, 1R 2-1 (ot) (Southern Maine) | 26 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 59 | 116 | ||||
| 2022-23 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 71 | 20 | 8th | L, QF 7-3 (Castleton) | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 100 | ||||
| 2023-24 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 43 | 89 | 12 | 8th | L, QF 8-1 (Hobart) | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 68 | 124 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
- None