Final Regular Season Weekend at Thompson as Men’s Hockey Hosts Quinnipiac and Princeton

Friday, February 18

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Gil Talbot

Final Regular Season Weekend at Thompson as Men’s Hockey Hosts Quinnipiac and Princeton

2/17/2022 10:52:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

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The Big Green play the #4 Bobcats on Friday followed by the Tigers on Saturday.

By: Nick Romei

GAME 26

Dartmouth (5-17-3, 4-12-2) vs. #4 Quinnipiac (25-3-3, 14-2-1)
Date: Friday, February 18, 2022 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Thompson Arena
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GAME 27

Dartmouth (5-17-3, 4-12-2) vs. Princeton (8-14-2, 7-9-1)
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Thompson Arena
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THIS WEEKEND
The Dartmouth men's hockey team plays at Thompson Arena this weekend for the final time during the regular season. The Big Green host Quinnipiac on Friday night followed by Princeton on Saturday for senior night.

SENIOR NIGHT
Dartmouth will be honoring the team's five seniors, Harrison Markell, Jeff Losurdo, Sam Hesler, Erik Urbank, and Justin Ferguson, prior to the start of Saturday's contest against Princeton.

WEEKLY HONORS
Clay Stevenson was named the ECAC Hockey MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week on Monday after a stellar performance between the pipes last weekend. Stevenson had 64 saves over the two games, including 37 in his first career shutout in the 1-0 win over Yale on Saturday.

GOALS GOALS GOALS

Dartmouth followed up a 1-0 win over Yale by defeating Princeton by a score of 7-3 on Monday evening.
The Big Green's seven goals were the most they have scored in any game this season. The last time they scored seven goals in one game was back on Oct. 27, 2018, a 7-6 win over Harvard.
Dartmouth had seven different goal scorers: Matt Hubbarde, Sean Chisholm, Joey Musa, Jack Cameron, Mark Gallant, Braiden Dorfman, and Steven Townley.
Hubbarde also chipped in two assists while Harrison Markell added in a pair as well.

THE BIG GREEN STATS

Gallant leads the team in scoring with nine goals. Chisholm has seven goals, Losurdo, Hubbarde, Dorfman have five while Tanner Palocsik and Ian Pierce each have four.
Chisholm and Palocsik are tied for the team lead in assists with 10 apiece. Harrison Markell, Musa, and Dorfman each have seven while Sam Hesler and Gallant have six.
Chisholm has a team-leading 17 points this season. Gallant is second with 15 while Palocsik has 14.
Stevenson has started in 16 games this season for the Big Green, making 503 saves while allowing 40 goals for a save percentage of .926. Stevenson's save percentage currently ranks eighth in Division I.

SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC

Quinnipiac enters Friday's game with a 25-3-3, 14-2-1 record.
The Bobcats lost to Clarkson, 3-1, on Saturday evening.
Quinnipiac was ranked fourth in the latest DCU/USCHO poll.
Wyatt Bongiovanni leads the team in scoring with 14 goals. Ty Smilanic is second with 12 while Ethan de Jong and Michael Lombardi are tied for third with 10.
Zach Metsa's 22 assists lead the Bobcats. Oliver Chau has 18 while de Jong has 17.
Metsa and Bongiovanni are tied at the top in points with 29 each. Chau and de Jong are right behind with 27 apiece.
Yaniv Perets has played in 22 games for Quinnipiac, making 356 saves while allowing 18 goals for a save percentage of .952. Perets' 10 shutouts are the most in Division I.

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE BOBCATS

Dartmouth is 10-23-3 all-time against Quinnipiac.
The Big Green hold the advantage at Thompson Arena with an 8-6-2 record.
The last time these two teams played each other at Thompson was back on Nov. 8, 2019. That contest finished as a 2-2 tie.

SCOUTING PRINCETON

Princeton enters the weekend with an 8-14-2, 7-9-1 record. They will play at Harvard on Friday evening.
Corey Andonovski and Ian Murphy are tied for the team lead in goals with nine. Spencer Kersten, Adam Robbins, and Finn Evans each have five.
Andonovski and Murphy lead the team in assists with 10. Mark Paolini and Kersten are right behind with nine.
Andonovski and Murphy also lead in points with 19.
Jeremie Forget has played in 14 games between the pipes for the Tigers this season. He has made 338 saves while allowing 44 goals for a save percentage of .885. Aidan Porter has played in 13 games, making 231 saves and has a save percentage of .856.

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE TIGERS

Dartmouth is 107-90-17 all-time against Princeton.
The Big Green are 50-34-9 at Thompson Arena against the Tigers.
The last time these two teams played at Thompson Arena was back in the 2019-20 season when Princeton defeated Dartmouth, 5-4 in overtime, in game two of the first round of the ECAC Hockey tournament.

FRIENDLY REMINDER
The Dartmouth Athletics Department and men's hockey program ask for your cooperation on Saturday night. Please refrain from throwing items onto the ice that can injure student-athletes from either team. Also, please be aware that any items (including tennis balls) thrown on the ice after Dartmouth goals can result in penalties against the Big Green.

FOLLOW ALONG

This weekend's games will be available to stream on ESPN+ (US), Stretch Internet (International).
Live Stats link is provided above and can be found on the Dartmouth Sports website.
Fans can also follow along on the Dartmouth men's ice hockey Twitter account, @Dartmouth_MIH, for live updates throughout the game.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth closes out the regular season on the road next weekend. The Big Green take on RPI on Friday evening followed by Union on Saturday.