Glass, Stempniak and Lovejoy to be Honored Saturday Night vs. Saints

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's hockey team will host three former NHL players and program alumni when it plays host to St. Lawrence Saturday night.

Lee Stempniak '05, Ben Lovejoy '06 and Tanner Glass '07 will all be back in Hanover and at Thompson Arena for a special night honoring the trio who all announced their retirement from pro hockey following last season.

The first 500 fans through the doors that night will receive a commemorative t-shirt (below) courtesy of The Richards Group. The three former Big Green skaters will be honored on the ice during the game and will also be on-hand to sign autographs after the game. In addition to the shirts, fans will also receive a commemorative poster (below).

The Big Green come into the weekend 8-5-3 overall and 5-3-1 in league play, taking on No. 7 Clarkson Friday night at Thompson. That game, like the SLU game on Saturday, is scheduled for a 7 p.m. puck drop.

Stempniak stepped away from the game in early October after 14 seasons in the NHL. Dartmouth's all-time leader 911 NHL games in his career, his 203 career goals, 266 assists and 469 points are all program records at the NHL level as well.

Lovejoy announced his departure from the NHL in August after 11 seasons, making his announcement in a guest analyst appearance on NHL Tonight on the NHL Network. Third all-time in career games played by a Dartmouth alum with 544, he became the first New Hampshire native to win the Stanley Cup as a player, earning that distinction in 2016 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. In doing so, he became the first Dartmouth alum to win a Stanley Cup since Myles Lane did so with the Bruins in 1929.

Glass made his announcement late last spring after finishing his career overseas. Like Stempniak, he is a former Dartmouth captain and 2003 NHL Entry Draft selection, a draft that is widely considered the best and deepest in league history. Third all-time in Dartmouth history, Glass played in 527 career games and recorded 658 PIMs, a number that ranks first in program history. He would reach the 2011 Stanley Cup Final as a member of the Vancouver Canucks before moving over to the Winnipeg Jets the following season where he played a career-high 78 games.

Fans planning on attending should contact the Dartmouth Ticket Office at 603-646-2466 or through its online store.

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