Dartmouth Men's Hockey to Host Princeton and Quinnipiac over Thanksgiving Weekend

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's hockey team is one of just four ECACHL teams in league action this holiday weekend. The Big Green plays host to Princeton on Friday at 7:00 pm and then Quinnipiac on Saturday at 7:00 pm. The two games will have Dartmouth pitted against one of its oldest rivals and one of its newest.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
On Saturday against Quinnipiac the Big Green will host the tenth annual Toy Drive for CHaD. Dartmouth will also play host to people in the community on Dec. 10th for the Skate with the Big Green. Fans can also bring toys to Skate. The team will deliver the toys to the children of CHaD during the holiday break.

THE GANG'S ALL HERE
With freshmen Josh Gillam and Rob Smith playing last weekend the Big Green has now seen every player on the roster but two get in a game. Goalies Dan Goulding and Joe Grossman have yet to see action.

KUDOS
Dartmouth, which swept Yale last March in the second round of the ECACHL playoffs, had won five straight in the series and 12 of the last 13 before losing to the Bulldogs on Nov. 17.

CENTURY CLUB
Seniors Dan Shribman and Tanner Glass both joined the 100-games played club last weekend. Shribman eclipsed the century mark on Nov. 17 against Yale while Glass did it against Brown the next night. Grant Lewis and Mike Hartwick are three games away.

UP TO THIS POINT
At this point in the season last year the Big Green was 3-5. The 5-3 start is the best since going 5-2-1 in 1978-79.

AW SHOOT
In 2005-06 Dartmouth was outshot nine times, going 15-6-1 in those games and 3-5-1 when it was the opponent with more shots. This season the Big Green has been outshot six times but is 4-2 in those contests.

SHOOTING HIGH
Dartmouth outshot its opponents 1,152 to 907 last year. This season the Big Green has 211 shots on goal to its opponent's 266.

MORE SHOOTING
In 2005-06 the Big Green did not allow an opponent to have more than 40 shots on goal. This season Colgate has been the only team to manage that.

DEVINE INTERVENTION
Mike Devine earned his third career shutout with a 1-0 victory over Brown on Nov. 18. The junior stopped all 30 shots he faced.

DEVINE AND CONQUER
Mike Devine stopped 72 of 77 shots faced on Nov. 10 and 11. The 37 saves against Colgate on Nov. 10 were a career-high.

FEEL POWERFUL
In its last four games the Big Green has held its opponents to only three power play goals on 33 attempts.

FEEL THE POWER
On Nov. 4 against Clarkson, all three Dartmouth goals were scored while on the power play. The Big Green recorded 33 power play strikes last season.

FEEL THE POWER LATE
Of Dartmouth's 11 power play goals this year, seven have been scored midway to late in the game. The Big Green has notched four extra-man goals in the second period and three in the third.

SWEEP
Dartmouth swept Colgate and Cornell on Nov. 10 & 11. It was the Big Green's first-ever sweep on the road of the Raiders and the Big Red.

SWEEP REVISITED
On Nov. 3 & 4 the Big Green was swept by St. Lawrence and Clarkson marking the first time since Nov. 17-18, 2000 that Dartmouth lost back-to-back games at home.

BALANCING ACT
Balanced scoring – 13 players collected at least one point – helping Dartmouth to wins over Colgate and Cornell.

WHATEVER WORKS
Tanner Glass scored an empty net goal at 17:38 of the third period on Nov. 11 at Cornell. The empty netter proved to be the gamewinner and was the first empty net gamewinner of Glass' career.

WORKING OVERTIME
Dartmouth's 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence was its first overtime contest of the season. In 2005-06 the Big Green went 2-0-2 in overtime games.

SNAPPED
The Big Green's loss to St. Lawrence on Nov. 3 snapped a 10-game unbeaten streak that dated back to Jan. 21, 2006.

FABULOUS FRESHMAN
Rookie T.J. Galiardi has scored some big goals so far in his short career. The Calgary native currently leads the Big Green with five goals.

OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN
Senior Ben Lovejoy is third in scoring with seven points. Lovejoy finished the 2005-06 season as the Big Green's top scoring defenseman with 18 points.

MISSING IN ACTION
Senior defenseman Grant Lewis will likely miss this weekend. Lewis injured his ankle against Harvard. Freshman defenseman Peter Boldt will be out for an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury against Yale on Nov. 17.

IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY, OR LATE
This season the earliest goal Dartmouth has scored in a game is :58 into the first period. The latest the Big Green has scored (excluding empty-net goals) is 18:58 of the third frame.

STREAKING
Ben Lovejoy scored a pair of points last weekend to move his consecutive game streak to five with at least a point. Jones is the only other Big Green player currently on a scoring streak at two games. T.J. Galiardi, Tanner Glass, Nick Johnson and Connor Shields all had scoring streaks snapped against either Yale or Brown.

FACE TIME
Dartmouth lost two key faceoff men with the graduation of Mike Ouellette and Eric Przepiorka. This seaon faceoffs have been taken by several players. Connor Shields has spent the most time in the faceoff circle. The sophomore has won 86 of his 145 faceoffs taken. Nick Johnson has the second-most on the team as he has won 44 of 93 faceoffs. Tanner Glass (31-57), J.T. Wyman (29-57), T.J. Galiardi (27-70), Rob Pritchard (19-48) and David Jones (26-46) have all taken faceoffs as well.

WEEKLY AWARDS
Mike Devine earned his second Goalie of the Week award on Nov. 13 after recording 72 saves against Colgate and Cornell on Nov. 10 and 11. Tanner Glass and Mike Devine both earned ECACHL weekly awards for Oct. 30. Glass was chosen Player of the Week while Devine earned Goalie of the Week.

TEAM LEADERS
Junior David Jones is the team leader in scoring with 12 points. Senior Tanner Glass is second with nine. Jones has four goals and eight assists while Glass has two goals and seven assists.

HERE'S A FIRST
Two Big Green rookies recorded collegiate firsts in the win over Harvard. T.J. Galiardi had his first goal while Peter Boldt racked up his first assist.

CAREER HIGHS
Tanner Glass tied his career-high with three assists against Harvard on Oct. 27. Mike Devine stopped a career-high 37 shots against Colgate on Nov. 10.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
The Big Green has been well represented by every class in scoring this season. Here is a breakdown, by class-followed by last year's breakdown.

2006-07
Class (No.) GP Goals (pct.) Points (pct.)
Freshman (8) 26 5 (.192%) 6 (.230%)
Sophomore (8) 48 2 (.041%) 18 (.375%)
Junior (6) 37 7 (.270%) 21 (.702%)
Senior (5) 33 7 (.212%) 17 (.606%)

2005-06
Class (No.) GP Goals (pct.) Points (pct.)
Freshman (8) 158 18 (.322%) 43 (.272%)
Sophomore (6) 141 40 (.283%) 82 (.581%)
Junior (7) 169 22 (.130%) 74 (.437%)
Senior (5) 165 33 (.200%) 110 (.667%)

STINGY
Dartmouth is ranked 13th nationally in 2005-06 in penalty killing, stopping 33 of 178 power play chances. In the first two games of 2006-07 the Big Green allowed three power play goals on 19 chances. In the last two games Dartmouth's two opponents combined for four power play strikes on 16 chances.

HYPING HIM UP
Tanner Glass was recently named by InsideCollegeHockey as a Hidden Hobey Hopeful.

JUST NUMBERS
Kevin Swallow scored the first goal of the 2006-07 season at 4:49 in the first period on Oct. 21 against Prince Edward Island. David Jones potted the first goal in the first regular season game, scoring at 8:47 in the first period on Oct. 27 against Harvard.

LINER NOTE
In the Big Green's 5-2 win over Harvard on Oct. 27, every forward line scored at least one point.

A LITTLE PRESEASON ACTION
Dartmouth won two preseason games to start the year, scoring 15 goals while giving up just five. The Big Green defeated Prince Edward, 8-1, before downing Trois-Rivieres, 7-4.

IT HAPPENS AT HOME
Dartmouth won its season opener at home on Oct. 27, a 5-2 victory over Harvard. It's the first time the Big Green has begun its season at home since the 2004-05 season. Dartmouth is 67-30-3 in home openers. Under the tutelage of Bob Gaudet, the Big Green has gone 6-4 in the first game of the year.

DARTMOUTH VS. RANKED TEAMS
The Big Green is 3-1-0 against ranked teams this season. Dartmouth defeated then No. 11/12 Harvard, 5-2 on Nov. 27 and then No. 19 Vermont on Nov. 29, 3-2 before losing to then No. 13 Clarkson, 6-3, on Nov. 4. The Big Green rebounded with a 3-2 win over then No. 11 Cornell.

STARTING RIGHT
Dartmouth started 2006-07 off with a 2-0 start, the first since going 2-0 in 2003-04.

SO LONG, FAREWELL
Dartmouth lost five players from last year's squad to graduation. A key loss to the Big Green was All-America Mike Ouellette. Ouellette was Dartmouth's leading scorer last season with 37 points.

DEVINE REWARDS
Mike Devine earned sweet redemption against Harvard on Oct. 27. The junior netminder was in goal last season when the Crimson defeated the Big Green, 10-1. Devine exacted revenge, stopping 30 of Harvard's shots in the 5-2 victory to earn his first win of 2006-07.

THE SCORING GOALIE
Mike Devine notched two assists last season. It was the first time a goalie has scored a point for the Big Green since Nick Boucher in 2002-03.

PRESEASON HONORS
Dartmouth's Grant Lewis and David Jones were both given Preseason All-League honors. Lewis was also given national preseason recognition when InsideCollegeHockey.com named him as a Preseason All-America.

ALL IN THE FAMILY
Freshman forward Joe Gaudet is the oldest son of head coach Bob Gaudet.

VICTORIOUS
This is head coach Bob Gaudet's 10th season with the Big Green. In 2004-05 Gaudet reached a career milestone, garnering his 100th Dartmouth and his 200th overall win. His career numbers stand at 135-123-34 and 228-265-65. Gaudet's first win at Dartmouth came in his first game, a 7-1 victory over Army Oct. 31, 1997.

STRAIGHT UP
The 2005-06 season marked the fifth straight that Dartmouth played more than 30 games with 33. The former record of 34 games in one season was broken in 2004-05 when the Big Green had 35 games.

2006-07 Roster Breakdown
The 2006-07 Dartmouth roster features five seniors, six juniors, eight sophomores and eight freshmen. The 2006-07 Dartmouth Big Green hail from eight states and four Canadian provinces.

Alberta (6): Jon Grecu, Connor Shields, T.J. Galiardi, Rob Smith, Nick Johnson, John Gibson
British Columbia (2): Rob Pritchard, David Jones
Connecticut (1): Peter Boldt
Massachusetts (3): Kevin McCarthy, Dan Shribman, Joe Grossman
Michigan (1): Kevin Swallow
Minnesota (3): Chris Johnson, J.T. Wyman, Brandon Harrington
New Hampshire (3): Mike Hartwick, Ben Lovejoy, Joe Gaudet
New York (1): Mike Devine
Ontario (4): Harry Taylor, Josh Gillam, Ryan Bellows, Dan Goulding
Pennsylvania (1): Grant Lewis
Saskatchewan (1): Tanner Glass
Vermont (1): Will Boardman

NEWCOMERS
Dartmouth adds eight newcomers to the 2006-07 roster.

FORWARDS
T.J. Galiardi (Calgary, Alta. - Calgary Royals)
* 2005-2006 Stats: 56 GP - 19 G, 37 A, 56 Pts.
Joe Gaudet (Hanover, N.H. - N.H. Junior Monarchs)
* 2005-2006 Stats: 42 GP - 16 G, 19 A, 35 Pts.
Josh Gillam (Peterborough, Ont. - Peterborough Stars)
* 2005-2005 Stats: 53 GP - 50 G, 54 A, 104 Pts.
Rob Smith (Brooks, Alta. - Calgary Canucks)
* 2005-06 Stats: 56 GP – 17 G, 19 A, 36 pts.

DEFENSE
Peter Boldt (Greenwich, Conn. - Sodertalje, Sweden)
* 2005-2006 Stats: 46 GP - 3 G, 7 A, 10 Pts.
Kevin McCarthy (Stoneham, Mass. - Phillips Exeter)
* 2005-06 Stats: 29 GP – 15 G, 20 A, 35 Pts.
Harry Taylor (Toronto, Ont. - Saint Michaels Buzzers)
* 2005-06 Stats: 70 GP – 3 G, 27 A, 30 pts.

GOALIE
Joe Grossman (Foxboro, Mass. - Waterloo Blackhawks)
* 2005-06 Stats: 43 GP – 3.13 GAA, .890 S%.

CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Senior forward Tanner Glass has been selected as the 2006-07 Big Green captain. Joining Glass as the assistant captain is junior David Jones. Glass will be the 115th captain in Dartmouth men's hockey history.

RADIO
Once again the 2006-07 season will showcase the Dartmouth men's hockey team on the radio. All Big Green games can be accessed through the Dartmouth Sports Network at www.dartmouth.edu/~brdcast/sports/.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Dartmouth will make a minimum of seven appearances on television this season. The Big Green will be on CN8, CSTV, WMUR channel 9 (local New Hampshire ABC affiliate), ESPNU and Time Warner Cable.
CN8 is part of The Comcast Network and can be viewed on Channel 18 in the Upper Valley. CN8 currently has a viewing area of more than nine million customers and can be watched live on CN8.com.

A NEW LOOK
Along with televised games this season Dartmouth athletics also has a new look. The official Big Green athletics site underwent revamping over the summer and can now be found at DartmouthSports.com. One of the services provided on the new website is the opportunity to become a Big Green Insider which will allow fans full access to Dartmouth athletics and everything Big Green Insider has to offer: live and on-demand events, coach and player interviews, game previews, and press conferences. There will be more than 100 live events and more than 300 events available on-demand in 2006-07. Subscriptions run on a yearly or monthly basis.

COMMISSIONERS' CUP SERIES
For the third year in a row commissioners from the nation's six Division I ice hockey conferences announced a 33-game series to be played among the conferences throughout the 2006-07 season. This year the game on Jan. 16 against Holy Cross will be the Big Green's Commissioners' Cup contest. The ECACHL has won the first two Cups.

FEELIN' A DRAFT
The Dartmouth men's hockey team currently has five drafted players on its roster. Senior forward Tanner Glass (Florida Panthers), senior defenseman Grant Lewis (Atlanta Thrashers) and junior forwards J.T. Wyman (Montreal Canadiens), Nick Johnson (Pittsburgh Penguins) and David Jones (Colorado Avalanche). Lewis will be the highest recruited player in the ECAC Hockey Leauge for 2006-07. He was a second round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft.

NHL NOTABLES
Former Dartmouth players are making names for themselves in the National Hockey League. Lee Stempniak '05 signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues after graduating in 2005. Stempniak is currently leading the Blues in scoring and has played in every game so far this season. Hugh Jessiman '06 is still with the Hartford Wolfpack after signing a contract with the New York Rangers in 2005. Mike Ouellette '06 is with the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL.

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