Game Notes

HANOVER, N.H. - Following the Dartmouth men's hockey team's 5-3 opening loss to Harvard, the Big Green will continue with ECAC Hockey play against a pair of league foes, taking to the road to travel to Cornell and Colgate this weekend. Dartmouth will take on Cornell in its league opener on Friday night at 7 p.m. before traveling down the road to face Colgate on Saturday at 4 p.m.

THIS WEEKEND
The Dartmouth men’s hockey team looks to rebound and get into the win column after an opening season loss to Harvard. The Big Green will help the Cornell Big Red open up its ECAC Hockey season on Friday before traveling to Colgate for its Silver Puck game on Saturday.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED
The Big Red opened season with a 3-2 overtime victory against Niagara on Oct. 30, with Joe Devin scoring the game-winner in overtime. Cornell also got goals from Colin Greening and Patrick Kennedy, while Riley Nash chipped in a pair of assists. Goaltender Ben Scrivens picked up 28 saves in the victory. Cornell finished the night 2-for-8 on the power play, while holding Niagara to one power play goal in six chances. Greening and Nash lead the team in scoring with two points apiece. Scrivens has a .933 save percentage on the year to go along with a 1.95 goals-against average. Cornell’s power play is converting on 25 percent of its man advantage opportunities (2-for-8) while killing off 83.3 percent of its short-handed chances (5-for-6).

SERIES HISTORY
In one of Dartmouth’s longest series, Cornell holds the advantage, 71-42-2. The two teams met for the first time on Feb. 5, 1909 with a 1-0 Dartmouth win in Hanover. Since Bob Gaudet took over the reins at his alma mater his teams have gone 15-11-1. In that span the Big Green has gone 5-8-1 at Lynah Rink while going 10-3 in Thompson Arena. Last season the two teams split the season series as the Big Red won 3-1 at home while the Big Green rebounded with a 5-4 overtime win in Hanover.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
After seven games, Colgate has 18 players with at least one point and 10 players with at least one goal. Austin Smith enters the weekend with a team best seven points on four goals and three helpers, while returning All-America David McIntyre is second on the team in scoring with six points – all assists (ranks tied for 45th with 0.86 assists per game). Seven players have four or more points thus far. Rewind to last year at this same juncture of the season, the Raiders had 14 different players with at least one point and only six goal scorers through seven games.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Colgate and Dartmouth have one of the most evenly matched series the Big Green has played. The two teams began playing in 1929 as Dartmouth opened up with an 8-1 victory in New York. The Big Green began the series with 11 straight wins and currently leads in the series, 40-38-4. Since Bob Gaudet began coaching at Dartmouth his teams have gone 16-12-3. Last season the two traded wins as Dartmouth took a 1-0 win in Hamilton and Colgate came back with a 1-0 victory in Hanover.

NEXT UP
Dartmouth will stay on the road for one more weekend before heading home Nov. 20 and 21. Next week the Big Green will travel to Princeton and Quinnipiac.

RADIO/LIVE STATS
Once again the 2009-10 season will be showcased on the radio. All Big Green games can be accessed through the Dartmouth Sports Network at           http://www.dartmouthsportsradio.net. Local radio personality Chris Garrett will provide the play-by-play. Also by accessing DartmouthSports.com fans can keep up with the Big Green action by logging on and watching live stats or becoming a Big Green Insider which gives you access to video feeds.

SEASON OPENERS
Dartmouth opened up the 2009-10 season in the friendly confines of Thompson Arena. Despite scoring the first goal of the game, Harvard came back to take the opening season victory. Dartmouth is now 67-31-3 in home openers and is 31-22-2 when opening up on the road. Under the tutelage of Bob Gaudet, the Big Green has gone 6-7 in the first game of the year.

Gaudet’s Opening Games
10/31/97 vs. Army (W, 7-1)
11/8/98 vs. Niagara (W, 8-5)
11/5/99 at Harvard (L, 2-7)
11/3/00 at Western Michigan (L, 0-5)
11/4/01 at Harvard (L, 2-5)
11/2/02 vs. Wayne State (W, 5-3)
11/1/03 vs. Holy Cross (W, 3-1)
10/30/04 vs. Quinnipiac (W, 3-1)
10/29/05 at Harvard (L, 2-6)
10/27/06 vs. Harvard (W, 5-2)
10/28/07 at Vermont (W, 4-2)
10/31/08 at Harvard (L, 1-4)
10/30/09 vs. Harvard (L, 3-5)

NICE TO MEET YOU
Four of Dartmouth’s six freshmen made their collegiate debuts against Harvard last weekend. Forwards, Dustin Walsh, Mark Goggin and Jason Bourgea along with defenseman Mike Keenan all logged time.

WELCOME BACK
With the first goal of the game against Harvard, senior Rob Smith was officially welcomed back. Smith suffered a season-ending injury in 2008-09, just two games into the year.

SHOOTERS, ALL OF THEM
While the score didn’t end up in favor of the Big Green against Harvard, Dartmouth came away with some positives. The Green finished with 44 shots on net while holding the Crimson to 28. That is the most shots for Dartmouth since recording 47 on Jan. 10, 2009 against Brown. The Big Green had 40 or more shots five times last season.

EXHIBITION OPENERS
Dartmouth made its first appearance on Thompson Arena ice on Oct. 24 against McGill University in an exhibition. McGill skated away with a 7-4 victory as junior Adam Estoclet potted two goals while freshmen Mike Keenan and Mark Goggin scored the other two.

YOUNG GUNS
Dartmouth has had an extremely young team the past two seasons. But with 14 upperclassmen the Big Green should have the experience that comes with age. Last season four of Dartmouth’s top-five scorers were freshmen and sophomores.

OFFENSIVE DEFENSE
Defenseman Evan Stephens has been Dartmouth’s top scoring blueliner for the past two seasons. Stephens was the top scoring d-man last season with 19 while Joe Stejskal recorded 12. Peter Boldt increased his scoring as he had nine. Stephens has already gotten into the points column for 2009-10 with an assist in Dartmouth's first game of the season.

BIG GREEN BROTHERS
Dartmouth will have three sets of brothers dotting the roster this season. Senior Joe Gaudet welcomed younger brother Jim last year. In 2009-10 older brothers Connor Goggin and  Nick Walsh will welcome younger siblings Mark and Dustin.

JODY OH
Last season, goalie Jody O'Neill was named both the Ivy League and the ECAC’s Rookie of the year. The first time Dartmouth has had a player earn both honors since Hugh Jessiman in 2003.

CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Senior defenseman Peter Boldt is the 2009-10 Big Green captain. He will be the 118th captain in Dartmouth men’s hockey history. Classmate Joe Gaudet and junior Scott Fleming will serve as assistant captains.

NHL HOPEFULS
Dartmouth has four players currently on its roster that were drafted by NHL teams in the entry draft. Sophomores Troy Mattila and Joe Stejskal were both taken before coming to Dartmouth while Mark Goggin was drafted in 2008 and Dustin Walsh in 2009.

NHL PIPELINE
Four former Big Green players began the 2009-10 NHL season on one of the league’s 30 rosters. While Dartmouth has nine total that are currently in the NHL system.

WELCOME ABOARD
Dartmouth welcomes six freshmen to the roster this season, as four forwards, one defenseman and a goalie join the Big Green. Two members of the group have already been drafted by an NHL team as Mark Goggin was taken by Boston in 2008 and Dustin Walsh was drafted by Montreal in 2009.

NEWCOMERS
FORWARDS
Mark Goggin (Glen Ellyn, Ill. - Chicago Steel)
*2008-2009 Stats: 42 GP – 19 G, 24 A, 43 Pts.
Dustin Walsh (Shannonville, Ont. - Kingston Voyageurs)
*2008-2009 Stats: 68 GP – 45 G, 45 A, 90 Pts.
Alex Goodship (Blackfalds, Alta. - Prince George Spruce Kings)
*2008-2009 Stats: 60 GP – 25 G, 35 A, 63 Pts.
Jason Bourgea (South Burlington, Vt. - Indiana Ice)
*2008-2009 Stats: 52 GP – 9 G, 12 A, 21 Pts.

DEFENSE
Mike Keenan (Weymouth, Mass. - Sioux City Musketeers)
*2008-2009 Stats: 60 GP – 6 G, 33 A, 39 Pts.

GOALTENDER
Charles Corsi (Rosemere, Que. – Westminster School)
*2008-2009 Stats: 63 GP – 63 GA, .921%

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The 2009-10 Dartmouth roster features five seniors, eight juniors, nine sophomores and six freshmen. This season’s Big Green hail from 10 states and four Canadian provinces.

Alberta (3): Rob Smith, Kyle Schussler, Alex Goodship
Connecticut (1): Peter Boldt
Georgia (1): Doug Jones
Illinois (3): Connor Goggin, Mark Goggin, Troy Mattila
Massachusetts (3): Kevin McCarthy, James Mello, Mike Keenan
Michigan (1): Evan Stephens
Minnesota (3): Matt Reber, Adam Estoclet, Joe Stejskal
Missouri (1): Kyle Reeds
New Hampshire (2): Joe Gaudet, Jim Gaudet
New York (2): Dan Markowitz, Paul Lee
Ontario (5): Josh Gillam, Scott Fleming, Jody O'Neill, Nick Walsh, Dustin Walsh
Quebec (1): Charles Corsi
Saskatchewan (1): Andrew Owsiak
Vermont (1): Jason Bourgea