Men's Hockey Closes Out Regular Season at Home

2/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. - The Dartmouth men's hockey team is looking for a coveted first-round bye as the Big Green hosts Cornell and Colgate in the last regular season games for all three teams. Fans are encouraged to come early on Friday to "white-out" Thompson Arena and then Saturday will be Senior Night for five Big Green players. The game on Friday will be important not only for league playoff implications but the Ivy Title is still up for grabs.

SCOUTING CORNELL
Cornell comes into Thompson Arena with a 14-9-4 overall record, 10-6-4 in the ECACHL. The Big Red sits in a tie with Quinnipiac for fourth place with 23 points. Cornell is coming off two huge wins last weekend. Quinnipiac was the first to fall to Cornell as the Big Red took a 2-0 win over the Bobcats. Princeton was the next to go down, falling, 8-4. Byron Bitz and Topher Scott lead the Big Red in scoring with 23 points apiece while Raymond Sawada has 20. Ten other Cornell players are also in double figures. Troy Davenport and Ben Scrivens have both seen considerable time in the nets with Davenport carrying most of the load. Davenport has played in 21 games with a .902 save percentage and a 2.32 GAA with an 11-4-2 record. Scrivens has played in 11 games with a .908 save percentage and a 2.21 GAA.

VS. CORNELL
This will be the 108th meeting between Cornell and Dartmouth. The Big Red holds the lead in the series, 66-39-2. Earlier this season the Big Green picked up its first win at Lynah Rink since 2002-03, defeating Cornell, 3-2. The Big Red scored two goals late in the game to give the Big Green a scare. J.T. Wyman, T.J. Galiardi and Tanner Glass each scored to give Dartmouth a three-goal lead. But Tony Romano and Raymond Sawada scored back-to-back goals at 19:08 and 19:28 to suddenly put Cornell in the game. Netminder Mike Devine was able to stop the next couple of Cornell shots. The Big Green stopped seven Cornell power plays while scoring two of its own.

SCOUTING COLGATE
Colgate has a 13-17-4 overall record coming into this weekend's games with a 7-10-3 league record. Colgate is in eighth place with 17 points with the Raiders fighting for home ice in the first round of the playoffs. Last weekend the Raiders fell twice, first to Princeton, 2-1, and then to Quinnipiac, 3-2. Tyler Burton is leading his team in scoring with 37 points while Marc Fulton and Jesse Winchester both have 34. Nick St. Pierre, Tom Riley, David McIntyre, Jason Williams and Jason Fredericks are also scoring in double figures. Netminder Mark Dekanich has played in 32 games and has a .922 save percentage and a 2.37 GAA with a 13-15-4 record. Colgate stops at Harvard on Friday night before taking on Dartmouth.

VS. COLGATE
This weekend's contest will be the 77th meeting between the two teams. The overall record has Dartmouth with a slight edge, 37-36-3 with the Big Green holding the advantage, 6-4-0, over the last 10 games. Since Bob Gaudet began coaching the Big Green, his teams have gone 12-11-2 against the Raiders. Early in the 2006-07 season the Dartmouth Big Green overpowered the Raiders for a 6-3 win in Starr Rink. Dartmouth jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead after the first period as the Big Green outshot the Raiders 12-4. Dartmouth increased its lead midway through the second period before Jon Grecu potted his second of the night at 19:01 into the final stanza chasing Colgate goalie Mark Dekanich from the net. The Raiders finally got one back at 16:08, breaking up a shutout bid for Big Green netminder Mike Devine. Colgate came alive, potting another one less than two minutes later when Tom Riley beat Devine glove side. Dan Shribman gave Dartmouth a four-goal advantage. Colgate scored its final goal at the 14:00 of the final stanza.

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
Dartmouth needs all four points this weekend to clinch a first-round bye. The Big Green, Cornell and Quinnipiac are all fighting for the last two spots with the Big Red and the Bobcats one point ahead of Dartmouth. The Big Green holds the tiebreaker over Quinnipiac.

IVY TITLE
Currently Yale sits in first place in the Ivy League with 13 points. Should Cornell and Dartmouth both earn wins this weekend, there would be a three-way tie but the Big Green and the Bulldogs can share the title if the Big Red gets swept. It would be the first Ivy Title for Dartmouth since 1980.

SENIOR WEEKEND
The Big Green will say goodbye to five seniors this weekend. Blueliners Ben Lovejoy, Mike Hartwick and Grant Lewis along with forwards Dan Shribman and Tanner Glass will be playing their last regular-season games in a Dartmouth uniform.

THANKS FOR THE VOTE
Senior Tanner Glass has been selected as a finalist for the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Fans had a chance to vote online for their favorite player to participate in the challenge. Last season Mike Ouellette was Dartmouth's representative in the first-ever competition.

WALTER BROWN AWARD
Senior defenseman Ben Lovejoy has been selected as one of the 15 finalists for the Walter Brown award which is given to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Lovejoy is one of four players from the ECACHL on the ballot. The Gridiron Club plans to announce the winner in March.

CAREER NIGHT
Dartmouth's Mike Devine recorded a career-high 51 saves on Feb. 18 against Yale. It was the first time a Dartmouth goalie had more than 40 saves since Dan Yacey stopped 44 shots on Nov. 28, 2004.

LOTS O' SHOTS
Yale recorded a season-high 53 shots on goal on Feb. 18. It was the second time this season a team has had more than 40 shots. Colgate did it on Nov. 11. The last time a team had 50 or more shots on the Big Green was on March 14, 2003 by the Raiders in a four overtime game.

SEASON SWEEP
Dartmouth defeated Brown, 4-3 on Feb. 16, giving the Big Green a season-sweep of the Bears. It was the third time in four years Dartmouth has swept Brown. The two-game sweep was Dartmouth's third league weekend sweep this season.

DAVID AS GOLIATH
David Jones notched three points on Feb. 16 to record his eighth double-figure scoring game. Jones has had four three-point games this season.

UNLIKELY HEROES
Dan Shribman and Rob Pritchard were Dartmouth's heroes on Sunday, Feb. 18 against Yale. Shribman potted his first collegiate shorthanded tally early in the first period as Pritchard notched his six goal of the season just three minutes later. Pritchard then slammed home the game winner midway through the final period of play for his second game winning goal of the year.

TOP OF THE LINE
Dartmouth's top line of Tanner Glass, David Jones and Nick Johnson accounted for four of the five Big Green goals against Quinnipiac on Friday, Feb. 9. The three players have scored 16 points in the last four games.

CLOSING IN
Juniors Nick Johnson and David Jones are both closing in on 100 points. Both players currently have 83 career points.

IN THE NICK OF TIME
Junior Nick Johnson has scored five goals in the last nine games while notching 15 points in the last 11.

HIGH SCORERS
Nick Johnson leads Dartmouth in scoring versus Cornell with four points. He notched an assist agains the Big Red in the game on Nov. 11. Grant Lewis leads all scorers against Colgate with six points while Johnson has five. Lewis did not play earlier this season while Johnson had two points against the Raiders.

STRONG SCORING
Thanks in part to several strong individual efforts this season, the Big Green offense has benefited greatly. Six players have all had scoring streaks of four or more with David Jones leading the way. Jones has had scoring spurts of six and seven games with 17 points scored while Tanner Jones has had his own six-game streak with eight points. Ben Lovejoy has had two five-game streaks, scoring 12 times while T.J. Galiardi's longest was also five games. Nick Johnson and Grant Lewis have both scored in four consecutive games.

STRETCH RUN
Over the last four seasons Dartmouth has had a run of strong finishes. The Big Green has gone 51-29-7 from Jan. 1 through the conclusion of the year. That figure is even more impressive over the last two seasons, where Dartmouth has posted a 27-11-2 (.700) mark.

MULTIPLE TIMES
Junior J.T. Wyman has notched 11 points over the last 14 games.

JONESING FOR SOME POINTS
David Jones leads the Big Green in scoring with 35 points. He finished last season second on the team in scoring with 34 points. Jones is currently ranked second in the ECACHL in points and second in assists per game while being sixth in goals. He has notched a point in 20 of Dartmouth's 25 games, scoring multiple times in eight of those contests.

CLASSY
The Big Green juniors account for 56 percent of the scoring this season. The six have scored 36 goals along with 86 points, led by David Jones with 35.

FABULOUS FRESHMAN
Rookie T.J. Galiardi has scored some big goals so far in his short career. The Calgary native is third on the team with nine goals while also racking up 12 helpers.

POWER PLAYERS
Nick Johnson, Ben Lovejoy and T.J. Galiardi are Dartmouth's top power play scorers with five goals each while David Jones has four.

AW SHOOT
This season the Big Green has been outshot 16 times and is 9-5-2 in those contests. The most recent team to record more shots was Yale on Feb. 18 (53 to 30).

SHOOTING HIGH
Dartmouth outshot its opponents 1,152 to 907 last year. This season the Big Green has 790 shots on goal to its opponents' 839.

JUST SHOOT
Dartmouth recorded a season-high 45 shots on goal Jan. 13 against New Hampshire. The Big Green racked up 17 shots in the first period. Dartmouth had its second 40-shot game on Jan. 19 against Canisius with 44. The Big Green recorded its most shots in a period with 20 in the first stanza of play.

MORE JUST SHOOT
Dartmouth outshot both Union and Rensselaer Jan. 5 and 6 and that's the first time that has happened this season. The Big Green is 6-4-1 when outshooting its opponent.

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

FEEL THE POWER LATE
Of Dartmouth's 27 power play goals this year, 18 have been scored midway-to-late in the game. The Big Green has notched nine extra-man goals in the second period and nine in the third.

FIRST SCORE WINS
Dartmouth is 1-9 when its opponent scores the first goal. On Feb. 16, Brown notched the first score of the game but the Big Green was victorious, 4-3.

AS LONG AS WE'RE AHEAD
When leading after the first period, the Big Green is 10-0-2, and 10-0-1 when leading after the first two periods.

A LITTLE SHORT-HANDED
When Kevin Swallow scored his second goal of the season against Harvard on Dec. 16, the sophomore also recorded Dartmouth's first shorthanded goal of the season. David Jones added to the tally, potting a shortie of his own against North Dakota on Dec. 29. J.T. Wyman had a shorthanded goal on Jan. 19 against Canisius. Dan Shribman scored the first shorthanded goal of his career on Feb. 18 against Yale.

CENTURY CLUB
Seniors Dan Shribman, Tanner Glass, Grant Lewis and Mike Harwick have all joined the 100-games played club. Shribman eclipsed the mark against Yale (11/17), Glass against Brown (11/18), Hartwick against Harvard (12/16) and Lewis against Boston University (12/30).

ALL HIS TIME IN NET
Junior goalie Mike Devine had started every game this season until Jan. 19 when freshman netminder Joe Grossman was given the nod, breaking one of the nation's longest starting streaks by a netminder. Devine had started every game since Dec. 16, 2005, 38 in all.

HERE'S A FIRST
Two Big Green rookies recorded collegiate firsts in the win over Harvard on Nov. 27. T.J. Galiardi had his first goal while Peter Boldt racked up his first assist. Joe Gaudet recorded his first with a goal against Canisius on Jan. 19. Josh Gillam got into the act with his first strike against Clarkson on Jan. 26, he followed it up with a goal the next night. Gaudet earned his first assist on Jan. 26 against Clarkson.

WORKING OVERTIME
Dartmouth's 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence was its first overtime contest of the season. Dartmouth is 0-1-3 in overtime games for 2006-07 after tying Princeton and Quinnipiac on Nov. 24 and 25 and Clarkson on Jan. 27.

CALGARY CONNECTION
The Big Green has four players from Calgary and six total from the province of Alberta. Juniors David Jones, Nick Johnson and Jon Grecu, along with freshman T.J. Galiardi, all hail from Calgary. Those four players have combined for 90 points this season. The Dartmouth players from that Canadian province have scored 109 points.

NO LONGER ON TEAM
Sophomore Ryan Bellows is no longer on the team after leaving school for personal reasons.

DARTMOUTH VS. RANKED TEAMS
The Big Green is 4-4-2 against ranked teams this season. Dartmouth defeated then No. 11/12 Harvard, 5-2 on Nov. 27 and No. 19 Vermont on Nov. 29, 3-2 before losing to No. 13 Clarkson, 6-3, on Nov. 4. The Big Green rebounded with a 3-2 win over No. 11 Cornell. Dartmouth tied No. 20 Quinnipiac on Nov. 25 and fell to No. 9 Boston University on Dec. 30. No. 3 UNH won the meeting with the Big Green on Jan. 13, 4-2. On Jan. 26 and 27 Dartmouth faced two ranked opponents in Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Dartmouth tied No. 10 Clarkson, 4-4 before falling to No. 17 St. Lawrence, 4-1. Recently the Big Green was victorious over No. 19 Quinnipiac.

IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY, OR LATE
This season the earliest goal Dartmouth has scored in a game is 57 seconds into the first period (1/6/07 vs Rensselaer). The latest the Big Green has scored (excluding empty-net goals) is 19:44 (1/16/07 vs. Holy Crosss) of the third frame. Dartmouth recorded back-to-back goals on Jan. 20 just :13 seconds apart. The Big Green scored at :21 seconds of the second period and then again at :34 seconds.

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.

FACE TIME
Dartmouth lost two key faceoff men with the graduation of Mike Ouellette and Eric Przepiorka. This season faceoffs have been taken by several players. Connor Shields has spent the most time in the faceoff circle. The sophomore has won 193 of his 317 faceoffs taken. David Jones has the second-most on the team as he has won 189 of 312 faceoffs. Tanner Glass (37-76), T.J. Galiardi (153-299), Rob Pritchard (172-322), J.T. Wyman (66-128), Nick Johnson (105-211), Josh Gillam (21-40) and Brandon Harrington (29-81) have all taken faceoffs as well.

BIG FACE OFF GUY
Against Quinnipiac (11/25) David Jones took the most faceoffs of the game, winning 18 of 26. J.T. Wyman against Rensselaer (1/6) also took 18 faceoffs, winning 18 of 31.

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. Grant Lewis also tied a career-high with three assists against Rensselaer on Jan. 6. Rob Pritchard eclipsed his career-high on Jan. 19 with four points and three assists.

FROM THE GRANITE STATE
Dartmouth has three players on its roster from New Hampshire, seniors Ben Lovejoy and Mike Hartwick along with freshman Joe Gaudet. Lovejoy is from Orford and Deerfield Academy,Hartwick is from Bedford and Bishop Guertin with Gaudet from Hanover High.

THE GANG'S ALL HERE
Every player but one has now seen time for the Big Green. Joe Grossman received his ice time against Canisius on Jan. 19. Sophomore netminder Dan Goulding is the only player to have not yet played.

WEEKLY AWARDS
Mike Devine was named Co-Goalie of the Week for Jan. 22. Rookie T.J. Galiardi registered his first weekly award after being named the ECACHL Rookie of the Week for Nov. 27. 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 Devine both earned ECACHL weekly awards for Oct. 30. Glass was chosen Player of the Week while Devine earned Goalie of the Week.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

SWEEP
On Nov. 3 and 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.

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

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.

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

BALANCING ACT
Balanced scoring – 13 players collected at least one point – helped 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.

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.

DEVINE INTERVENTION
Mike Devine earned his fourth career shutout with a 4-0 victory over Holy Cross on Jan. 16. Devine has had two shutouts this season, including a 1-0 victory over Brown on Nov. 18. In the two shutouts Devine made 61 saves.

THE SCORING GOALIE
Mike Devine was credited with an assist on Jan. 20 against Sacred Heart. Last season Devine notched two assists. It was the first time a goalie has scored a point for the Big Green since Nick Boucher in 2002-03.

SOPHOMORE SENSATION
Rob Pritchard had three goals and three assists in three wins Jan. 16-20. Pritchard potted a goal in each contest. He had four points on Jan. 19, notching a goal and three assists. The four points and three assists were career-highs for the sophomore.

SOPHOMORE SENSATION I
Sophomore Kevin Swallow recorded his first multiple-point game of 2006-07 with two points in a 4-0 win over Holy Cross on Jan. 16.

SOPHOMORE SENSATION II
Connor Shields had four points Feb. 2 and 3. He had his second multiple-point game on Jan. 19 against Canisius with a goal and an assist. Shields is second on the team with 13 assists.

WHAT A LINE
Head coach Bob Gaudet paired Rob Pritchard, Connor Shields and Jon Grecu together for two games on Jan. 19 and 20. The three players combined for 12 points in two wins. Against Canisus on Jan. 19 the three had nine points while on Jan. 20 they combined for the game winning goal in the third period.

ANOTHER FIRST
Freshmen Josh Gillam and Joe Gaudet notched career firsts against Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Gillam had his first goal of the season on Friday, Jan. 26 against Clarkson while Gaudet had his first assist on the goal.

SWEPT AWAY
Dartmouth lost to St. Lawrence on Jan. 27 marking a season sweep for the Saints, the first since the 2001-02 season.

FIRST SWEEP
The Big Green earned its first home league weekend sweep of the season by defeating ECACHL foes, Rensselaer and Union on Feb. 2 and 3. It was Dartmouth's second victory over RPI this year.

NO MAS
The Big Green was shutout for just the second time this season on Feb. 10, losing 3-0 to Princeton. It was the Tigers' second shutout of Dartmouth in Hobey Baker Rink in as many years.

WELCOME BACK
The Big Green welcomed back defenseman Peter Boldt on Feb. 9 after the freshman was sidelined on Nov. 17 with a broken ankle. Boldt recorded his second assist of the season in the win over the Bobcats. Senior Dan Shribman played against Brown on Feb. 16 for his first game back since suffering an ankle injury on Jan. 16.

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 (7) 97 12 (.123%) 27 (.278%)
Sophomore (6) 136 16 (.117%) 51 (.375%)
Junior (6) 156 36 (.230%) 86 (.551%)
Senior (5) 116 17 (.146%) 61 (.525%)

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%)

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.

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. 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.

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 is 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 made seven appearances on television this season, going 3-4. The Big Green was seen on CN8, CSTV, WMUR Channel 9 (local New Hampshire ABC affiliate), ESPNU and Time Warner Cable.

COMMISSIONERS' CUP SERIES
Dartmouth's win over Sacred Heart on Jan. 20 gave the ECAC Hockey League its third straight Commissioners's Cup. Commissioners from the nation's six Division I ice hockey conferences decided on a 33-game series to be played among the conferences throughout the 2006-07 season. Twice the Commisioners Cup has come down to the game that Dartmouth participated in with the Big Green getting the win needed for the title.

2006-07 ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The 2006-07 Dartmouth roster features five seniors, six juniors, seven 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
Massachusetts (3): Kevin McCarthy, Dan Shribman, Joe Grossman
Minnesota (3): Chris Johnson, J.T. Wyman, Brandon Harrington
New Hampshire (3): Mike Hartwick, Ben Lovejoy, Joe Gaudet
Ontario (3): Harry Taylor, Josh Gillam, Dan Goulding
British Columbia (2): Rob Pritchard, David Jones
Connecticut (1): Peter Boldt
Michigan (1): Kevin Swallow
New York (1): Mike Devine
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%.

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.

HIGHEST DRAFT PICK
Senior defenseman Grant Lewis is currently the highest drafted player in the ECAC Hockey League. Lewis was selected in the second round in 2004 by the Atlanta Thrashers.

CENTRAL SCOUTING RANKINGS
Freshman T.J. Galiardi is currently one of just two college players to be listed in the top-35 in the Central Scouting mid-term rankings. James O'Brien from the University of Minnesota is listed in the first round at 20th while Galiardi is at the top of the second round in 33rd place.

BIG GREEN IN THE PROS
There are several former Dartmouth men's hockey players who are playing professional hockey. Listed are the players and their stats to this point in the season.

Jamie Herrington New Mexico Scorpions 27 GP, 8-9-17
P.J. Martin Toledo Storm 24 GP, 4-11-15
Trevor Byrne Hershey Bears 30 GP, 1-11-12
Nick Boucher Tilburg Trappers (Holland)
Hugh Jessiman Hartford Wolfpack 25 GP, 1-4-5
Charlotte Checkers 20 GP, 12-10-22
Sean Offers Miesbach TEV (Germany) 22 GP, 4-9-13
Mike Ouellette Charlotte Checkers 46 GP, 10-23-33
Eric Przepiorka Johnstown Chiefs 29 GP, 6-7-13
Lee Stempniak St. Louis Blues 61 GP, 18-19-37

DARTMOUTH'S NHL STAR
St. Louis Blues forward and former Big Green, Lee Stempniak picked up two assists on Tuesday, Jan. 24 in the NHL's YoungStars game. Stempniak was the only Blues player to play in the YoungStars game. In his second NHL season, Stempniak is tied for fourth on the team with 29 points (15g, 14a). He set a career-high seven game point streak from Dec. 26-Jan. 9, registering eight points (three goals, five assists) over the span. Stempniak also played in his 100th career NHL game on Jan. 10 at New Jersey.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
On April 1, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey will recognize Dartmouth's proud tradition in addition to inducting nine individuals into its Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place at C.R. Sparks' Event Center in Beford, N.H. Later that afternoon, the Manchester Monarchs will wear custom jerseys honoring Dartmouth in their matchup against Hartford with the jerseys to be auctioned off immediately after the game. For more information, visit
nhlegendsofhockey.com.