Dartmouth Men's Hockey Takes Four-Game Win Streak to the Road

11/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. - The Dartmouth men's hockey team takes its four-game win streak to the road as the Big Green travels to Colgate and Cornell. Dartmouth takes on Colgate, Friday at 7:00 pm and then Cornell, Saturday at 7:00 pm. The Big Green currently sits atop the ECAC standings with a 4-2 overall record and 4-1 in the league. These two ECAC Hockey games will be the last Dartmouth plays in 2008 as the Big Green will take on nonleague opponents in December.

SCOUTING COLGATE
Colgate is currently on a three-game non winning streak as the Raiders recently tied Cornell after dropping a game to the Big Red and the Princeton Tigers. Colgate started the season off winning four of its last five games with victories over UMass Lowell, Bentley, Robert Morris and Quinnipiac. Brian Day leads his team with seven goals and eight points while David McIntyre has added seven points. Francois Brisebois and Austin Smith have both notched six points. In net the Raiders have had two trying to replace Mark Dekanich. Charles Long has played in seven games and has a 3-3-1 record while Alex Evin has earned one victory in two games. Long has a 2.00 GAA and a .917 save percentage while Evin has a 0.91 GAA and a .928 save percentage.

VERSUS COLGATE
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, 39-37-4. Since Bob Gaudet began coaching at Dartmouth his teams have gone 15-11-3. Last season the two tied, 3-3 in Hanover before Dartmouth took a 5-2 win in Hamilton.

SCOUTING CORNELL
Cornell currently has the nation's stingiest defense as the Big Red has allowed just three goals through four games. Cornell's two wins have come against ECAC Hockey opponents as the Big Red defeated Princeton, 1-0 and Colgate, 4-1. Its two ties came against Quinnipiac (0-0) and Colgate (2-2). Cornell has scored just seven goals this season as Colin Greening has three points and five players have two points. Greening and Tyler Mugford have each scored two goals. In net Ben Scrivens leads the nation with a .072 save percentage and a .977 save percentage. Cornell has potted just three power play goals while allowing one. The Big Red is averaging 1.75 goals per game on 22 shots per game while its opponents are averaging 0.75 goals and 32.2 shots.

VERSUS CORNELL
In one of Dartmouth's longest series, Cornell holds the advantage, 70-41-2. 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 14-10-1. In that span the Big Green has gone 5-7-1 at Lynah Rink while going 9-3 in Thompson Arena. Last season Cornell swept Dartmouth in the regular season, winning 4-1 in Ithaca and then 6-0 in Hanover. The two then met in the first round of the ECAC playoffs with the Big Red winning the first game, 3-2 before Dartmouth tied the series with a 5-3 win in Game Two. But Cornell prevailed and won the third game, 6-0.

RADIO/LIVE STATS
Once again the 2008-09 season will be showcased on the radio. All Big Green games can be accessed through the Dartmouth Sports Network at DartmouthSportsNetwork.com. Local radio personality Chris Garrett will provide the play-by-play. By accessing DartmouthSports.com you can keep up with Big Green action by logging on and watching live stats or becoming a Big Green Insider which gives you access to video feeds.

UP NEXT
Dartmouth has a pair of nonleague games as the Big Green travels to Providence on Nov. 28 before heading home for a Sunday afternoon game against Boston College on Nov. 30.

LAST TIME OUT
Dartmouth won two more league games with a 4-3 overtime win over St. Lawrence and a 5-1 victory over Clarkson.

ON A ROLL
Dartmouth is currently on a four-game win streak. Last season the Big Green was only able to string together two wins in a row.

WHO'S SCORING NEXT?
Six players recorded goals last weekend in wins over St. Lawrence and Clarkson.

PILING IT ON
In its last four games the Big Green has potted 19 goals and leads the league in scoring.

STREAKING
Several players are currently on scoring streaks. Adam Estoclet has potted all 10 of his points in the last five games while Joe Stejskal has scored seven points over the last five. Doug Jones is also on a five-game streak with seven assists.

100-GAMES
Forward Rob Pritchard played in his 100th game on Nov. 14 against St. Lawrence.

NETTING A NETMINDER
Freshman Jody O'Neill is helping the Big Green replace its starting goaltender of the last three seasons, Mike Devine. O'Neill is on a four-game win streak with victories against Union, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence and Clarkson. The rookie has had two 40+ save performances already this season. He racked up 47 against Union and had 42 against SLU.

JODY OH
Jody O'Neill's 47 saves against Union was the first time since Mike Devine had 44 against Colgate on March 1, 2008 that a goalie had more than 40 saves.

YOUNG ?UNS
Dartmouth boasts a very young squad this season as the Big Green has 18 underclassmen, nine sophomore and nine freshmen. Dartmouth welcomes three defensemen, two goalies and four forwards to Hanover for 2008-09.

THANKS TO THE ROOKIES
The Big Green rookies have been very important to Dartmouth's output the last two seasons. This year eight freshmen have seen action with five of them scoring at least one point.

FACING OFF
Sophomore Scott Fleming as been Dartmouth's key faceoff man so far this season. Fleming has won 69 of the 124 faceoffs he's taken. Freshman Doug Jones has won 60, Kyle Reeds 43 and Connor Shields 39.

THEIR FIRSTS
Freshmen Connor Goggin and Doug Jones were the first rookies to record a point this season as the pair assisted on a goal against Vermont. Classmate Jody O'Neill got his first start in net on Oct. 31 against Harvard. Defenseman Jim Gaudet recorded his first point with an assist on the first goal of the game against Union. Goggin had his first collegiate goal against Clarkson while O'Neill had his first point against the Knights. Currently eight of the nine newcomers have played in at least one game.

TOP DOG
Sophomore Adam Estoclet currently leads his team with 10 total points. Estoclet and rookie Doug Jones are tops with seven assists while Joe Stejskal leads with six goals. Scott Fleming is second with five goals.

THE GAUDET BOYS
Head coach Bob Gaudet will have both of his sons on the roster for the next two seasons as freshman Jim joins his brother Joe, a junior. The last time a Division I head coach had both of his sons on the same collegiate roster was Bob Johnson with sons Mark and Peter at Wisconsin in 1997-78 and 1978-79.

GAUDET FROM GAUDET
Junior Joe Gaudet set up younger brother Jim with a pass from the boards on Dartmouth's first goal against Rensselaer on Nov. 8. The two brothers were given assists one and two on Scott Fleming's goal.

HOME AND AWAY
Dartmouth finished 2007-08 with a 5-6-2 record at home and was 5-10-2 on the road. Currently the Big Green is 2-1 away from home and 2-1 at home.

FIRST SCORE WINS
Dartmouth was 4-10-2 when its opponents notched the first goal of the game last year. This season the Big Green is 3-0 when scoring first and is 1-2 when the opponent lits the lamp first.

POWER SURGE
The Big Green has allowed just four power play goals this season. Currently Vermont, Union and Clarkson have been held without an extra-man goal.

ON THE OTHER HAND
Dartmouth has also notched nine of its own power play goals. The Big Green has had more than one power play strike in two games this season.

POWER PLAYERS
Joe Stejskal has been the key man on the power play as five of his six total goals have been on the power play. He recorded two of them against Rensselaer on Nov. 8. Scott Fleming and Evan Stephens have each potted two power play strikes.

SIN BIN
Dartmouth finished 2007-08 as the least penalized team in the nation, averaging just 10.3 penalty minutes per game. With 13.7 per game game this season, the Big Green is 47th out of 57 teams.

THIRD PERIOD TEAM
Dartmouth was a third-period team last season, scoring 44 goals in the final stanza. This season the Big Green has spread the scoring out, potting nine goals in the first period and seven in the third.

RANKED OPPONENTS
Dartmouth is currently 2-2 against ranked opponents. Losing to then No. 20 Harvard and then No. 14/12 Vermont. The Big Green defeated St. Lawrence and Clarkson when they were both ranked Nos. 19 and 16, respectively.

JUST NUMBERS
Connor Shields scored the first goal of the 2008-09 season at 18:23 of the first period on Oct. 25 in an exhibition game against the University of Quebec-Three Rivers. Scott Fleming potted the first regular-season goal at 14:54 of the first period at Harvard.

IT'S A SWEEP
Dartmouth swept Union and RPI on Nov. 7-8. The last time Dartmouth swept a road league weekend was on Feb. 16-18, 2007, at Brown (4-3) and Yale (3-2).

IT'S ANOTHER SWEEP
Dartmouth recorded its first home sweep since Feb. 2007 when the Big Green earned wins over St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Nov. 14 and 15.

SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT
Union outshot Dartmouth, 49-37 on Nov. 7. It marks the first time the Big Green has allowed that many shots on net since Princeton had 45 on Jan. 4, 2008. On Nov. 14, St. Lawrence was also able to have more than 40 shots on net with 45. It's just the seventh time in four seasons an opponent has recorded more than 40 shots on goal.

OVERTIME BABY
Vermont's overtime goal was the first Dartmouth has given up since a 2-1 overtime loss to St. Lawrence on Nov. 3, 2006.

ONE MORE OVERTIME
Against St. Lawrence on Nov. 14 the Big Green recorded its first overtime goal since a 2-1 overtime win over Princeton on Feb. 11, 2006.

VS. CLARKSON
On Nov. 15 Clarkson struck first but Dartmouth came back with two goals in the first and third periods to take a 5-1 victory over the Knights. Five different players scored but Joe Stejskal was the big scorer with a goal and an assist for the Big Green. Dartmouth was able to prevent Clarkson from recording a power play.

VS. SLU
On Nov. 14 Dartmouth used a goal in every period, including overtime to defeat then No. 19 St. Lawrence, 4-3. Four different players recorded goals as Adam Estoclet notched the game winner at 3:54 into the extra stanza. It was the second game this season an opponent has had more than 40 shots on net as the Saints recorded 45.

VS. RPI
On Nov. 8 Dartmouth scored three goals in the first two periods before adding two more in the third to record its second straight five-goal game. Scott Fleming was the top scorer with the first and last goals in the game as classmate Adam Estoclet and rookie Doug Jones both had three assists apiece.

VS. UNION
On Nov. 7 the Big Green opened the contest with three goals in the opening frame and then held off a hard charging Union squad with two more strikes in the third period to pot five goals in the win. Scott Fleming was tops with two goals and one assist.

VS. VERMONT
By defeating Dartmouth on Sunday, Nov. 2, Vermont snapped a two-game win streak by the Big Green.

VS. HARVARD
With Harvard's victory on Friday, Oct. 31, the Crimson now holds a 123-53-8 lead in the series between Dartmouth and Harvard. The Big Green's last victory over the Crimson was on Oct. 27, 2006.

THE HEAD HONCHO
Head Coach Bob Gaudet begins his 12th season behind the bench. In 2004-05 Gaudet reached a career milestone, garnering his 100th Dartmouth and his 200th overall win. His career numbers stand at 258-295-72 while he's 165-153-41 at Dartmouth. Gaudet's first win at Dartmouth came in his first game, a 7-1 victory over Army Oct. 31, 1997.

HE'S A WINNER
With a victory over Clarkson on Jan. 13, 2008 Dartmouth head coach Bob Gaudet recorded his 250th career win.

ALL IN THE FAMILY
The Big Green has several players on the team who have had relatives attend Dartmouth. Peter Boldt is the 14th member of his family to attend Dartmouth. Joe and Jim Gaudet are the sons of head coach Bob Gaudet. Coach Gaudet and his wife attended Dartmouth. Connor Goggin's grandfather, uncle and father all played hockey for Dartmouth while his mother was a member of the basketball and field hockey squads.

CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Senior forward Rob Pritchard is the 2008-09 Big Green captain. He will be the 117th captain in Dartmouth men's hockey history.

WORLD TRAVELERS
The Dartmouth men's hockey team will be taking its first foreign trip since the mid-1990s this season by traveling to Denmark and Sweden in early December. The Big Green will use its post-finals break to play one game in Copenhagen and three in Stockholm. Junior Peter Boldt spent one season playing for a a team in Stockholm.

SO LONG, FAREWELL
Dartmouth lost eight players from last year's squad. Five graduated and three left the team. Two key losses for the Big Green were Nick Johnson and J.T. Wyman. Johnson was Dartmouth's leading scorer last season with 35 points.

FOND FAREWELL
The Big Green lost 90 points, including 32 goals, from the departed cast of Nick Johnson, J.T. Wyman, Jon Grecu, Harry Taylor, Chris Johnson and Will Boardman.

NEWCOMERS
Dartmouth adds nine newcomers to the 2007-08 roster.

FORWARDS
Doug Jones (Marietta, Ga. - Cedar Rapids Roughriders)
*2007-2008 Stats: 63 GP ? 17 G, 41 A, 58 Pts.
Paul Lee (Garden City, N.Y. - Avon Old Farms)
*2007-2008 Stats: 28 GP ? 23 G, 24 A, 47 Pts.
Troy Mattila (Rockford, Ill. - Tri-City Storm)
*2007-2008 Stats: 60 GP ? 13 G, 17 A, 30 Pts.
Nick Walsh (Shannonville, Ont. - Quinte Hawks)
*2007-2008 Stats: 40 GP ? 25 G, 16 A, 41 Pts.

DEFENSE
Jim Gaudet (Etna, N.H. - New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
*2007-2008 Stats: 47 GP ? 2 G, 9 A, 11 Pts.
Connor Goggin (GlenEllyn, Ill. - The Choate School)
*2007-2008 Stats: 25 GP ? 7 G, 23 A, 30 Pts.
Kyle Schussler (Okotoks, Alta. - Okotoks Oilers)
*2007-2008 Stats: 62 GP ? 5 G, 19 A, 24 Pts.
GOALTENDERS
James Mello (Rehobeth, Mass. - New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
*2007-2008 Stats: 31 GP ? 19-8-1, 2.14 GAA, .930%
Jody O'Neill (Rockford, Ill. - Tri-City Storm)
*2007-2008 Stats: 39 GP ? 11-3-2, 2.65 GAA, .910%

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The 2008-09 Dartmouth roster features five seniors, six juniors, nine sophomores and nine freshmen. This season's Big Green hail from eight states and four Canadian provinces.

Alberta (4): Connor Shields, Rob Smith, John Gibson, Kyle Schussler
British Columbia (1): Rob Pritchard
Connecticut (2): Peter Boldt, Jonathan Wolter
Georgia (1): Doug Jones
Illinois (2): Connor Goggin, Troy Mattila
Massachusetts (2): Kevin McCarthy, James Mello
Michigan (1): Evan Stephens
Minnesota (4): Brandon Harrington, 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, Dan Goulding, Scott Fleming, Jody O'Neill, Nick Walsh
Saskatchewan (1): Andrew Owsiak

DARTMOUTH AND THE NHL
Lee Stempniak '05 is currently in his fourth NHL season with the St. Louis Blues. He recorded his 100th career NHL point on Dec. 22 after posting a six-game point streak from Nov. 30-Dec. 11, notching seven points (4g, 3a) over the span. Tanner Glass '07 began the 2007-08 season with the Rochester Amerks but quickly made his way to the Florida Panthers and played 41 games in the NHL, scoring two points. David Jones '08 left school early to sign a contract with Colorado and this year he has played in every game for the Avs, notching two points.

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.

Nick Boucher '03    Fort Wayne Comets    6 GP, 3.63 GAA, .860
T.J. Galiardi '11    Lake Erie Monsters    14 GP, 2-3-5
*Scored first AHL goal on Oct. 22 2008*
Tanner Glass '07    Rochester Americans    16 GP, 3-4-7
*Made NHL Debut on 11/12/07 ? Recorded first point on 1/22/08*
Jon Grecu    Wheeling Nailers    4 GP, 0-4-4
Mike Hartwick    Cardiff Devils    22 GP, 2-5-7
Jamie Herrington    New Mexico Scorpions    13 GP, 6-7-13
Hugh Jessiman '06    Milwaukee Admirals    6 GP, 2-1-3
Nick Johnson '08    Wheeling Nailers    12 GP, 11-7-18
David Jones '08    Colorado Avalanche    13 GP, 1-1-2
*Made NHL Debut on 12/21/07 ? Recorded first point on 1/19/08*
Grant Lewis '07    Chicago Wolves    15 GP, 0-6-6
Ben Lovejoy '07    WB-Scranton Penguins    15 GP, 2-6-8
Mike Ouellette '06    Hartford Wolfpack    14 GP, 1-0-1
*Scored first AHL goal on Dec. 7, 2007*
Lee Stempniak '05    St. Louis Blues    12 GP, 2-9-11
*Notched his 100th career NHL point on Dec. 22 at Boston*
J.T. Wyman '08    Hamilton Bulldogs    5 GP, 0-1-1