100 career points: Who's next?

by Ryan Fay

When Mike Vecchione reached the 100 career point milestone in last Friday's 4-4 tie at Princeton, he reached a level of offensive production few have gotten to throughout Union's Division I era.

Sophomore Spencer Foo is nearly halfway
to 100 career points.
(photo credit: Union College athletics)

He was only the 13th player to reach the plateau in the program's DI era, which dates back to the 1991-92 season.

That begs the question: which other current Dutchmen could be candidates to join the 100 career point club down the road?

Here are five candidates of varying probability:

Matt Wilkins

Wilkins is the nearest active player to the milestone with 75 career points. That's a good career, but the senior forward's chances of getting to 100 are very slim. The main obstacle is time: there isn't enough of it left. Union has at least 15 games remaining this season, 13 in the regular season and at least two more in the playoffs. Considering Wilkins' single-season high in points is 28, it's unlikely he gets the 25 he needs the rest of the way.

Spencer Foo

With 46 career points, Foo is nearly halfway to 100 a little more than a year and a half into his collegiate career. And he's only getting better. The sophomore forward already has a team-leading 21 points this season after having 25 all of last year. Foo is well on track to getting to 100 at some point in his career. At this rate, he could reach it early on during his senior year.

Of the five listed here, Foo's the best bet as things currently stand.

Ryan Scarfo

Scarfo is a little behind Foo's pace, but he's still on a solid trajectory. The sophomore has 33 career points. Like Foo, he's only getting better. With 14 points already this season, Scarfo should get past the 19 he had as a freshman. With continued development, the forward could get to 100 sometime in the second half of his senior campaign.

Jeff Taylor

Taylor's chances to get to 100 were looking much better after last season. A 31 point campaign as a sophomore put Taylor at 47 career points after two seasons. But the defenseman has fallen off pace with just seven points a little more than halfway through this season. In order to get to 100, Taylor's going to need a big finish to this season and a senior year that exceeds the offensive output he had as a sophomore.

As rare as it is for any player to get to 100 career points, it's even rarer for a defenseman to do it. With 124 points, Mat Bodie is the only blueliner in Union's 100 point club.

Brett Supinski

The jump to the collegiate ranks can be tough. But the freshman forward has done fine, picking up 12 points in his first 19 games. While a lot can happen between a player's freshman and senior seasons, Supinski is off to an encouraging start. His offensive potential shouldn't be in doubt after piling up 98 points in 58 games with the British Columbia Hockey League's Coquitlam Express a year ago.

Union's Division I era 100 career points club

Rank	Player	Years at Union	Career Points
1	Daniel Carr	2010-2014	157
2	Adam Presizniuk	2007-2011	131
3	Kelly Zajac	2008-2012	128
4	Mat Bodie	2010-2014	124
5	Daniel Ciampini	2011-2015	118
6	Wayne Simpson	2009-2013	115
t-6	Jason Walters	2006-2010	115
8	Mario Valery-Trabucco	2006-2010	114
t-8	Jordan Webb	2001-2005	114
10	Chris Ford	1993-1997	104
11	Joel Beal	2001-2005	101
12	x-Mike Vecchione	2013-pres	100
t-12	Jeremy Welsh	2009-2012	100

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