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St. Michael's Purple Knights
St. Michael's Purple Knights
Institution: St. Michael's College (Vermont)
Location: Colchester, Vermont
School founded: 1904
Enrollment: 1,999
Colors: Purple and Gold
Home Arena: C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena
Capacity: 600
Men's Team
Conference: Northeast-10
Coach: Damian DiGiulan

The St. Michael's Purple Knights are a Men's Division II team which played in the New England Hockey Conference (which was known as ECAC East until 2015) until the end of the 2016-17 season. The men's team became a full member of the Northeast-10 conference for the 2017-18 season. Both teams are based out of the C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena in South Burlington, Vermont.

Men's program[]

The men's varsity program dates back to the 1982-83 season.

Conferences[]

Arenas[]

Saint Michael's previously had outdoor rinks at multiple sites on campus, with the Purple Knights playing from 1912 to 1946 near Founders Hall, and between 1947 and 1965 on a plot of land currently occupied by the Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel.[1]

Head Coaches[]

  • Lou DiMasi (1982-2007) 264-307-21
  • Chris Davidson (2007-2012) 47-79-9
  • Damian DiGiulan (2012-Present) 76-119-16 (as of end of 2019-20 season)

Year by Year Record[]

Season GP W L T GF GA Pts Finish ECAC/NEHC Open GP W L T GF GA
ECAC Division III Overall Record
1982-83 14 4 10 0 ..286 Did not qualify 18 5 13 0 70 99
1983-84 13 9 4 0 74 52 .692 Did not qualify 20 12 8 0 103 103
1984-85 18 10 8 0 91 91 .556 Did not qualify 22 10 12 0 99 121
ECAC North Overall Record
1985-86 18 12 6 0 105 73 .667 L, DQF 4-2 (Plymouth State) 24 14 9 1 125 100
1986-87 17 8 9 0 71 71 .471 Did not qualify 21 8 13 0 96 102
1987-88 19 13 6 0 98 82 .684 L, DQF 9-5 (Tufts) 21 13 8 0 108 103
1988-89 19 15 3 1 106 76 .816 W. DQF 5-4 (Suffolk) L, DSF 9-0 (Curry) 24 16 7 1 118 113
1989-90 20 10 9 1 72 84 .525 Did not qualify 21 10 10 1 74 90
1990-91 20 6 12 2 64 85 .350 Did not qualify 22 6 14 2 68 101
1991-92 22 11 11 0 103 96 .500 Did not qualify 22 11 11 0 103 96
ECAC Central Overall Record
1992-93 14 3 11 0 47 92 6 8th Did not qualify 23 6 16 1 84 147
1993-94 14 1 13 0 40 100 2 8th Did not qualify 20 1 19 0 59 142
1994-95 14 7 7 0 71 58 14 5th Did not qualify 20 9 11 0 104 82
1995-96 14 7 6 1 82 54 15 4th L, QF 6-3 (Fitchburg St) 24 12 11 1 120 91
1996-97 14 11 2 1 92 51 23 2nd L, QF 3-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) 25 17 7 1 127 95
1997-98 14 12 2 0 98 48 24 1st W, QF 5-2 (Worcester St) W, SF 7-1 (Wentworth) L, F 4-2 (Mass-Dartmouth) 27 20 7 0 171 91
ECAC Northeast
1998-99 17 12 4 1 90 53 25 4th W, QF 3-2 (Tufts) L, SF 6-4 (Fitchburg St) 28 16 10 2 130 112
ECAC Northeast/Northeast-10
1999-00 (ECAC) 17 12 5 0 108 53 24 1st Not eligible as a D-II team 26 12 14 0 129 117
1999-00 (NE-10) - - - - - - - 3rd L, SF 4-3 (ot) (St Anselm)
2000-01 (ECAC) 17 8 8 1 69 78 17 3rd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 10 15 2 105 128
2000-01 (NE-10) 4 0 4 0 14 22 0 5th W, QF 5-2 (Assumption) L, SF 5-4 (St. Anselm)
ECAC East/Northeast-10
2001-02 (ECAC) 19 5 13 1 46 95 11 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 26 11 14 1 79 117
2001-02 (NE-10) 4 3 1 0 14 11 6 2nd W, SF 2-1 (S New Hampshire) L, 7-6 (ot) (St. Anselm)
2002-03 (ECAC) 19 5 12 2 71 108 12 T-1st Not eligible as a D-II team 26 11 13 2 117 130
2002-03 (NE-10) 4 4 0 0 34 14 1.000 1st W, SF 6-1 (Assumption) W, F 2-1 (ot) (St. Anselm)
2003-04 (ECAC) 18 4 14 0 51 116 8 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 11 16 0 110 153
2003-04 (NE-10) 5 4 1 0 34 25 8 2nd W, SF 6-5 (ot) (Stonehill) W, F 5-4 (St. Anselm)
2004-05 (ECAC) 19 3 14 2 56 111 8 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 26 8 16 2 95 145
2004-05 (NE-10) 5 4 1 0 31 20 8 2nd L, SF 6-3 (S. New Hampshire)
2005-06 (ECAC) 19 4 11 4 46 86 12 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 26 9 14 4 89 123
2005-06 (NE-10) 5 3 2 0 27 23 6 T-3rd W, QF 8-5 (Frankline Pierce) L, SF 6-3 (S New Hampshire)
2006-07 (ECAC) 19 2 17 0 39 100 4 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 26 6 20 2 72 122
2006-07 (NE-10) 5 3 2 0 27 23 6 T-3rd L, QF 4-2 (Assumption)
2007-08 (ECAC) 19 5 13 1 55 88 11 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 12 14 1 89 107
2007-08 (NE-10) 5 4 1 0 25 14 8 T-1st W, SF 5-4 (ot) (Stonehill) S, F 5-1 (St. Anselm)
2008-09 (ECAC) 19 4 14 1 36 88 9 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 28 11 15 2 74 113
2008-09 (NE-10) 5 2 3 0 21 12 4 T-3rd W, QF 5-4 (Assumption) W, SF 7-4 (St. Anselm) W, F 3-2 (Stonehill)
2009-10 (ECAC) 19 3 13 3 48 86 9 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 7 17 3 81 115
2009-10 (NE-10) 5 3 1 1 27 14 7 T-2nd W, QF 7-5 (S. New Hampshire) L, SF 5-1 (Assumption)
2010-11 (ECAC) 18 6 12 1 57 83 13 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 11 15 1 96 113
2010-11 (NE-10) 5 5 0 0 30 14 10 1st W, SF 5-3 (S. New Hampshire) L, F 7-4 (St. Anselm)
2011-12 (ECAC) 18 3 14 1 36 83 7 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 26 6 18 0 60 113
2011-12 (NE-10) 5 2 2 1 17 17 5 4th L, SF 1-0 (St. Anselm)
2012-13 (ECAC) 18 5 13 0 42 73 10 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 25 8 17 0 66 94
2012-13 (NE-10) 5 2 3 0 16 18 4 T-4th Did not qualify
2013-14 (ECAC) 18 3 12 3 48 72 9 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 7 17 3 74 105
2013-14 (NE-10) 5 2 3 0 18 21 4 4th W, SF 2-1 (Stonehill) L, F 4-1 (S. New Hampshire)
2014-15 (ECAC) 18 5 12 1 44 69 11 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 27 9 16 2 74 96
2014-15 (NE-10) 5 3 0 2 20 11 8 T-1st W, SF 4-1 (Assumption) L, F 6-3 (St. Anselm)
New England Hockey Conference/Northeast-10 Overall Record
2015-16 (NEHC) 18 3 15 0 34 85 6 2nd Not eligible as a D-II team 24 6 18 0 51 105
2015-16 (NE-10) 5 2 3 0 12 20 4 T-4th Did not qualify
2016-17 (NEHC) 18 4 13 1 34 71 9 9th Not eligible as a D-II team 27 9 16 2 62 96
2016-17 NE-10 5 4 1 0 17 9 8 T-1st W, SF 4-1 (Stonehill) L, F 3-2 (ot) (Assumption) 27 9 16 2 62 96
Northeast-10 Overall Record
2017-18 15 9 5 1 43 37 19 2nd W, SF 6-5 (Assumption) L, F 6-5 (ot) St. Anselm) 27 15 10 2 85 74
2018-19 15 7 5 3 47 35 17 T-2nd L, SF 3-2 (S. New Hampshire) 27 7 16 4 66 80
2019-20 18 11 5 2 64 54 24 2nd L, SF 4-3 (ot) (Stonehill) 24 13 8 3 82 76
2020-21 Season cancelled December 15th due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]


NCAA Tournament Appearances[]

Season First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Third Place
NCAA Division II
1999 N/A N/A N/A W, 3 points to 1 (New Hampshire College) N/A

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