Retire #21 at Messa Rink

Mike Vecchione is, without a doubt, one of the best players to ever skate on the ice at Messa Rink. His personal achievements have come hand-over-fist but he attributes all his personal success to his teammates and to the Union College Men's Hockey Program as a whole. He is down to Earth and humble but his statistics speak for themselves. Mike has sacrificed for the betterment of his team and the blood, sweat and tears have created incredible hockey in that barn for the last 4 years. Please sign this petition to help garner the attention we need to get #21 retired at Messa Rink. Mike exemplifies not only the traits of a great hockey player, but of a great person. Vecc, this one is for you!

2016-17 (Senior Year)

2016-17 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist ... Team captain ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Year ... All-ECAC Hockey First Team ... All-time leading scorer in program history (176 points) and all-time assists leader (104) ... currently holds program single-season record for points (63) ... NCAA Division I active career leader in points (176) and goals (71) tied for first in shorthanded goals (7) ... second among active career leaders in assists ... first player in Union's Division I era with two 50+ point seasons ... 21 multiple point games (leads DI) ... finished tied for ECAC Hockey scoring title (40 points) ... led the league in goals (17), shorthanded goals (4), game-winning goals (4), and faceoff % (61.8) with 589 faceoff wins this season... ranked second in the conference in plus-minus (+16), assists (23) and multi-point games (12) ... registered at least one point in 20 of 22 league games ... Produced a career-high four goals and five points in a 5-2 win against Niagara ... scored overtime winners against Rensselaer (10/29), Colgate (2/24) and Princeton (3/11) ... Hockey Commissioners Association Division I Player of the Month (October) ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (October, November) ... NCAA Hockey First Star of the Week (10/25, 11/8) ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/25, 11/8, 2/7, 3/14) ... featured in Sports Illustrated’s ‘Faces in the Crowd’ (1/9) ... twice featured on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10.

2015-16 (Junior Year)

ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... Team captain … became Union’s fastest Division I 100-point scorer with an assist at Princeton (1/8), accomplishing the feat in 96 games … led the team in assists (20) and points (29), assists per game (0.59) and points per game (0.85) … led Division I with 508 faceoff wins … won 61.1% of his draws (508-324) … ranked sixth in ECAC Hockey in assists … registered eight multi-point games … produced an assist in the season-opener against Sacred Heart (10-9) … recorded two helpers in a 5-3 win against #3 Boston University (10/10), assisting on the game-winning goal … lit the lamp twice in a 6-3 loss at #15 St. Lawrence (11/6) … registered back-to-back multi-point games (1-1) in wins over Dartmouth and Massachusetts (12/5-11) … tied a career high with three assists in a 5-4 win against Robert Morris (1/3) … had a seven-game point streak (1/30-2/26) … contributed two assists in a 3-3 tie against St. Lawrence (2/6) … tied a season-high with three points in a 4-1 win at Dartmouth (2/12) … dished out two assists in a 5-1 win at #16 Cornell (2/26) … appeared in 34 games.

2014-15 (Sophomore Year)

Union Athletics Harold R. Moore Sophomore Athletic Prize ... NCAA statistical champion for short-handed goals (3) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... finished ninth in NCAA scoring (1.28 ppg) and 11th in assists (0.79) ... eighth nationally in faceoff percentage (59.3%) ... led Union in assists (31); co-leader in scoring (50 points); second in power play goals (5) and game-winning goals (3) ... led ECACH players in assists, second in overall scoring ... tied school record for points in a season ... recorded second-most assists in a season ... finished ninth in conference scoring (19 points) ... 18 multiple-point games ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (October) ... earned back-to-back ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors (10/14, 10/21) ... chosen to Frozen Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team ... made NCAA.com Top Plays of the Week (3/10)by splitting two defenseman and scoring on a the backhand at Cornell (3/7) ... produced five points (2-3) in Mayor’s Cup win over Rensselaer (1/24) ... scored game-winning goal at No. 4 Harvard (1/30) ... selected No. 1 Star of the Game with three points (1-2) at Princeton (1/9) ... chosen No. 2 Star with a goal and assist in 3-3 tie at #1 Boston U. (1/3) ... named No. 2 Star of the Game both nights at Maine (10/17-18) ... tabbed No. 3 Star with a goal and assist versus Connecticut (12/27) ... amassed a career-high three assists in 5-2 win at Maine (10/18) ... successfully converted a penalty shot against St. Cloud State (10/25) ... scored Union’s lone goal at Rensselaer (10/31) ... strung together a seven-game points streak (10/10-10/31) ... started the season with four multiple-point games ... scored in first three games of the season ... produced two points streaks of seven games each ... assistant captain.

2013-14 (Freshman Year)

ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... ranked ninth nationally in rookie scoring (0.89 ppg) ... named Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) National Division I Rookie of the Month for March-April ... ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team ... tabbed Union’s Rookie of the Year ... ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team ... ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for March-April ... ECAC Media Association All-Rookie Team ... received back-to-back ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week honors (3/19, 3/26) ... led Union freshmen in scoring (34 points) – ranking fifth on the team ... recorded a team-best 344 faceoff wins and .533 faceoff percentage ... had 11 multiple-point games ... fourth among ECACH rookies in overall scoring (34 points) ... stood fourth in freshman scoring in conference games (17 points) ... logged a goal and assist in NCAA Semifinal win over #3 Boston College (4/10) ... amassed five points (1-4) in Union’s sweep of Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals (3/14-15) ... produced three points (1-2) in Cleary Cup-clinching-win over Clarkson (2/21) ... compiled three points (1-2) in 6-4 win against fifth-ranked Quinnipiac (12/7) ... registered a goal and assist vs. Lake Superior State (10/18) ... recorded two points (1-1) and eight shots at #19 Colgate (2/15) ... had two-point efforts (goal, assist) in 7-2 wins over Harvard (1/24) and Dartmouth (11/1) ... compiled 15 points (6-9) during a nine-game stretch (2/15-3/22) ... compiled seven points (3-4) during three-game goal-scoring streak (2/15-2/22) ... missed four games to illness.

JUNIORS

Spent two seasons with the Tri-City Storm ... finished 2012-13 campaign with 60 points (26 goals, 34 assists) in 63 games ... served as team captain and earned Coaches Award.