Justin Milo Booted From UVM Roster

Catamounts' Second Leading Scorer Dismissed


Vermont Head Coach Kevin Sneddon has cut ties with Senior Forward Justin Milo, telling the Burlington Free Press, “We just felt it was in the best interests of our program to move forward without him."

Milo has 9 goals and 12 assists in just 20 games for Vermont this season, having been benched for what the team described as inconsistent effort.

Milo Was "Shocked" By the Dismissal

The Vermont Hockey Blog has this to say on the situation:

"It wasn’t difficult to figure out that Milo was in the coaching doghouse. He had been there for the St. Lawrence game in December when he was listed as a “healthy scratch, coach’s decision.” Since UVM is consistent in announcing game absences for illness, injury or violations of the student-athlete code of conduct, Milo’s benching, one can surmise, had to do with his hockey.

Friday, Milo was scratched again, another indication that things were not running smoothly between coach and player. When Milo didn’t suit up for Saturday’s game, it was obvious the matter was serious.

But serious enough to warrant dismissal? Maybe; maybe not. Sneddon believes it was; Milo doesn’t; the eternal clash of perspectives of coach and player."

This certainly impacts the Terriers, as they still have two games to play with the Catamounts up in Burlington on February 26th and 28th.  

UVM is in a relative free-fall down Hockey East, with just 1 win in their past five games.  There are three ties mixed in there as well, but against the likes of Providence and Merrimack, that certainly won't get it done.

The Cats are 5-4-3 in the new year, and have just found ways to let wins slip away and turn into losses.  One would figure that the loss of a key goal scorer would not aid the Cats in their efforts to solidify the 8th and final spot in Hockey East, but perhaps Milo was that detrimental to the clubhouse. 

 With just 6 games left in the regular season, and Milo's collegiate career, one would assume there is much more than meets the eye to this situation.