Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey | |
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University | University of Vermont |
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Conference | Hockey East |
Head coach | Todd Woodcroft 1st season |
Captain | Andrew Lucas |
Arena | Gutterson Fieldhouse Capacity: 4,035 Surface: 200' x 90' |
Location | Burlington, Vermont |
Colors | Green and Gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
1996, 2009 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1988, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014 | |
Conference regular season championships | |
1996 | |
Current uniform | |
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The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont.[2] Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship five times since making the move to Division I in 1974–75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Prior to moving to Division I, UVM competed in ECAC Division II, where it won back-to-back ECAC Division II titles in 1972-73 and 1973–74.[3]
Since 1990, the Catamounts have hosted what is now known as the Catamount Cup tournament, winning the title five times.[4]
Alumni[]
The University of Vermont has produced 18 National Hockey League (NHL) players in its history. Alumni currently in the NHL include Kevan Miller '11 (Boston Bruins) and Connor Brickley '14 (New York Rangers). Sharp, 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]
Season-by-season results[6][]
Head Coach History[]
As of the completion of 2019–20 season[6]
Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1963–1965 | Bill Ruffer | 2 | 10–14–2 | .423 |
1965–1984 | Jim Cross | 19 | 280–251–9 | .527 |
1984–2003 | Mike Gilligan | 19 | 279–289–46 | .492 |
2003–2020 | Kevin Sneddon | 17 | 251–301–84 | .461 |
2020–present | Todd Woodcroft | 1 | 0–0–0 | – |
Totals | 5 coaches | 57 seasons | 820–855–141 | .490 |
All-time scoring leaders[6][]
Career goals leaders[]
Single-season goals record:
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Career assists leaders[]
Single-season assists record:
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Career points leaders[]
Single-season points record:
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Goaltending leaders[]
Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games):
Player | Years | GAA | Saves | Save% |
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Joe Fallon | 2004-08 | 2.05 | 2907 | 91.6% |
Tim Thomas | 1993-97 | 2.70 | 3950 | 91.4% |
Brody Hoffman | 2012-15 | 2.45 | 1934 | 91.4% |
Mike Santaguida | 2013–2017 | 2.45 | 1686 | 91.3% |
Christian Soucy | 1991-93 | 2.99 | 1725 | 90.8% |
John Kiely | 1971-74 | 2.84 | N/A | 90.3% |
Rob Madore | 2008-12 | 2.91 | 3352 | 90.2% |
Dave Reece | 1968-71 | 3.01 | 2019 | 90.0% |
Andrew Allen | 1997-01 | 3.12 | 2159 | 89.9% |
Travis Russell | 2002-06 | 3.07 | 1291 | 89.5% |
Steve Eckerson | 1970-73 | 3.09 | 1276 | 89.4% |
Single-season save record:
- Tim Thomas, 1,079 in 1996-97
Current roster[]
As of September 17, 2020.[7]
# | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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Tyler Harmon | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-10-17 | Ramsey, New Jersey | Jersey (USPHL) | — |
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Carter Long | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1998-02-13 | Yorktown, Virginia | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
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Andrew Petrillo | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-03-12 | Pompton Plains, New Jersey | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
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A) | Owen Grant (Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-01-22 | Ottawa, Ontario | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
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Christian Evers | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-05-25 | Waukee, Iowa | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
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C) | Andrew Lucas (Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-02-05 | Alexandria, Virginia | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
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Simon Boyko | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-04-04 | Mississauga, Ontario | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
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A) | Bryce Misley (Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-09-05 | Toronto, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | MIN, 116th overall 2017 |
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Vlad Dzhioshvili | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-01-06 | Moscow, Russia | Bloomington (USHL) | — |
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Whim Stålberg | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1999-06-14 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
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Nic Hamre | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-04-25 | Cumberland, Ontario | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
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Conner Hutchison | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-06-02 | Hicksville, New York | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
14 | Ace Cowans | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-09-18 | Beverly, Massachusetts | Waterloo (USHL) | — | |
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Will Zapernick | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-11-16 | Edmonton, Alberta | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — |
17 | Jacques Bouquot | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-02-10 | South Windsor, Connecticut | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — | |
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Azzaro Tinling | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1999-12-20 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | Hawkesbury (CCHL) | — |
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Phip Waugh | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2000-01-10 | McLean, Virginia | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
22 | A) | Alex Esposito (Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-06-03 | West Haven, Connecticut | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
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Noah Jordan | Junior | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1997-03-08 | Toronto, Ontario | Miami (NCHC) | — |
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Brian Kelly | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 808 lb (367 kg) | 1997-12-24 | Purchase, New York | Connecticut (USPHL) | — |
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Dovar Tinling | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-03-03 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | Hawkesbury (CCHL) | — |
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Ray Vītoliņš | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-01-12 | Ogre, Latvia | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
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Cory Thomas | Senior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1998-03-19 | St. Brieux, Saskatchewan | Flin Flon (SJHL) | — |
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William Lemay | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-12-28 | Marieville, Quebec | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
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Dallas Comeau | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-09-19 | Calgary, Alberta | Grande Prairie (AJHL) | — |
30 | Matt Beck | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-10-05 | Westport, Connecticut | Philadelphia (USPHL) | — | |
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Mickey Burns | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-04-03 | Wayne, New Jersey | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
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Gabe Carriere | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-11-05 | Ottawa, Ontario | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
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Jordan Kaplan | Junior (RS) | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-05-19 | Bridgewater, New Jersey | Sacred Heart (AHA) | — |
Awards and honors[]
Hockey Hall of Fame[8][]
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US Hockey Hall of Fame[9][]
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NCAA[]
Individual awards[]
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All-American teams[]
AHCA College Division All-Americans
- 1968–69: George Kreiner, D
- 1969–70: Dave Reece, G; George Kreiner, D
- 1970–71: Dave Reece, G; Ted Yeates, D
- 1971–72: Ted Yeates, D; Pat Wright, F
- 1972–73: Brad Cooke, D; Pat Wright, F
- 1973–74: John Murphy, D; Ted Castle, F; Willie MacKinnon, F
- 1974–75: Tim O'Connell, F
- 1978–79: Louis Cote, D
- 1979–80: Louis Cote, D; Craig Homola, F
- 1981–82: Kirk McCaskill, F
- 1988–89: Kyle McDonough, F
- 1994–95: Martin St. Louis, F
- 1995–96: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
- 1996–97: Martin St. Louis, F
- 2008–09: Viktor Stålberg, F
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
- 1983–84: Kevin Foster, F
- 1991–92: Christian Soucy, G
- 1992–93: Aaron Miller, D
- 1994–95: Tim Thomas, G
- 2014–15: Mike Paliotta, D
ECAC Hockey[]
Individual awards[]
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All-Conference teams[]
- 1974–75: Tim O'Connell, F
- 1978–79: Louis Cote, D
- 1979–80: Louis Cote, D; Craig Homola, F
- 1981–82: Kirk McCaskill, F
- 1983–84: Kevin Foster, F
- 1985–86: Tom Draper, G
- 1988–89: Kyle McDonough, F
- 1991–92: Christian Soucy, G
- 1992–93: Aaron Miller, D
- 1994–95: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
- 1995–96: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
- 1996–97: Martin St. Louis, F
- 2003–04: Brady Leisenring, F
- 1974–75: Tom McNamara, G; John Glynne, D
- 1979–80: Sylvain Turcotte, G
- 1987–88: Ian Boyce, F; Kyle McDonough, F
- 1990–91: John LeClair, F
- 1992–93: Christian Soucy, G
- 1996–97: Éric Perrin, F
- 1998–99: Jason Reid, F
- 2004–05: Jaime Sifers, D; Scott Misfud, F
- 1987–88: Stephane Venne, D; John LeClair, F
- 1988–89: Jim Larkin, F
- 1989–90: Aaron Miller, D
- 1991–92: Christian Soucy, G; Dominique Ducharme, F
- 1992–93: Matt Johnson, F
- 1993–94: Tim Thomas, G; Éric Perrin, F; Martin St. Louis, F
- 1995–96: Jan Kloboucek, F
- 1997–98: Andrew Allen, G; Andreas Moborg, D
- 2000–01: Patrick Sharp, F
- 2002–03: Jaime Sifers, D
- 2004–05: Joe Fallon, G; Torrey Mitchell, F
Hockey East[]
Individual awards[]
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All-Conference teams[]
- 2008–09: Viktor Stålberg, F
- 2013–14: Chris McCarthy, F
- 2014–15: Mike Paliotta, D
- 2018–19: Stefanos Lekkas, G
- 2006–07: Brayden Irwin, F
- 2009–10: Sebastian Stalberg, F
- 2011–12: Kyle Reynolds, F
- 2013–14: Mario Puskarich, F
- 2016–17: Ross Colton, F
Olympians[]
This is a list of Vermont alumni who have played on an Olympic team.[6]
Name | Position | Vermont Tenure | Team | Year | Finish |
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John LeClair | Left Wing | 1987–1991 | ![]() |
1998, 2002 | 6th, |
Aaron Miller | Defenseman | 1989–1993 | ![]() |
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Martin St. Louis | Right Wing | 1993–1997 | ![]() |
2006, 2014 | 7th, |
Tim Thomas | Goaltender | 1993–1997 | ![]() |
2010 | 7th, |
Patrick Sharp | Left Wing | 2000–2001 | ![]() |
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Ryan Gunderson | Defenseman | 2003–2007 | ![]() |
2018 | 7th |
Viktor Stålberg | Left Wing | 2006–2009 | ![]() |
2018 | 5th |
Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame[]
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 parenthesis).[10]
- Ian Boyce (1999)
- Ted Castle (1985)
- Ted Child (1985)
- George "Red" Cook (1970)
- Louis Cote (1990)
- Thomas Cullity (1990)
- William Dempsey (1984)
- Tom Draper (1997)
- Stephen Eckerson (1988)
- Joe Fallon (2018)
- Kevin Foster (1998)
- Mike Gilligan (2019)
- Richard Healy (1993)
- Craig Homola (1991)
- John Hurley (1981)
- John Kiely (1991)
- Randall Koch (1989)
- William Koch III (1993)
- George Kreiner (1980)
- John LeClair (2001)
- Willie MacKinnon (1984)
- Roger Mallette (1985)
- Kirk McCaskill (1993)
- Kyle McDonough (1999)
- Aaron Miller (2003)
- George Minarsky (1984)
- Torrey Mitchell (2019)
- John Murphy (1999)
- Tim O'Connell (1986)
- Éric Perrin (2007)
- Gary Prior (1995)
- Dave Reece (1981)
- Lee J. Roy (1990)
- Robert Schroeder (1991)
- Jack Semler (1982)
- Jaime Sifers (2016)
- Martin St. Louis (2007)
- Dean Strong (2019)
- Tim Thomas (2007)
- Sylvain Turcotte (1997)
- Chip Uihlein (1989)
- Francis Winchenbach (1973)
- Pat Wright (1983)
- Jim Yeats (1998)
- Ted Yeates (1982)
Catamounts in the NHL[11][]
= NHL All-Star Team | = NHL All-Star[12] | = NHL All-Star[12] and NHL All-Star Team | = Hall of Famers |
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Media[]
All games are broadcast on WVMT; Alastair Ingram provides play-by-play.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Vermont Athletic Style Guide (September 1, 2016). Retrieved on April 5, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.uscho.com/m/vermont-catamounts/mens-college-hockey/team,uvm.html
- ↑ Vermont, University of. University Communications : University of Vermont.
- ↑ Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup.
- ↑ Sporting Vermont on Twitter.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "UVM Men's hockey Record Book", Vermont Catamounts.
- ↑ 2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster. UVM Athletixs.
- ↑ Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame.
- ↑ United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey Central.co.uk.
- ↑ University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame. Vermont Catamounts.
- ↑ Alumni report for U. of Vermont. Hockey DB.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
External links[]
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey | |
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Playing venues | Kirby's Rink (1925-1932) - Gutterson Fieldhouse (1963-present) |
Head coaches | E. L. Desautels (1925–1927) - Hank Dresser (1927–1928) - Hymen Abraham (1928–1931) - Howard Prentiss (1931–1932) Bill Ruffer (1963–1965) - Jim Cross (1965–1984) - Mike Gilligan (1984–2003) - Kevin Sneddon (2003–2020) - Todd Woodcroft (2020–2023) - Steve Wiedler (2023–present) |
Seasons | 1925–26 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 |
Conference affiliations | ECAC 2 (1964-1974), ECAC Hockey (1963-1964, 1974-2005), Hockey East (2005-present) |
Rivalries | Dartmouth |
Culture & lore | Catamount Cup |
All-time leaders | Martin St. Louis (267 Points) - Éric Perrin (107 Goals) - Tim Thomas (81 Wins) |
Frozen Four appearances | 1996 - 2009 |
NCAA Tournament appearances | 1988 - 1996 - 1997 - 2009 - 2010 - 2014 |
Conference Tournament titles | ECAC 2: 1970, 1973, 1974 |
Notable Players | John LeClair - Aaron Miller - Martin St. Louis - Tim Thomas - Éric Perrin - Patrick Sharp - Viktor Stålberg - Torrey Mitchell -Ryan Gunderson |
University of Vermont - Burlington, Vermont |
Hockey East | |
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Men | Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) - Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) - Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) - Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) - New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) - Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) - Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) - UConn Huskies (XL Center) - UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) - UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) - Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse) |
Women | Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) - Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) - Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center) - Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) - Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) - New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) - Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) - Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) - UConn Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) - Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse) |
Related articles | Lamoriello Trophy
List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden / Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum |
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