Men’s Hockey Heads to Quinnipiac and Princeton this Weekend

Friday, January 6

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Quinnipiac

Nate Morgan men's hockey action at Ledyard versus Yale

Nate Morgan ’25

Photo by: Doug Austin

Men’s Hockey Heads to Quinnipiac and Princeton this Weekend

1/4/2023 6:37:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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The Big Green are coming off a non-conference win against Yale in the Ledyard Classic

By: Nick Romei

GAME 15

Dartmouth (2-11-1, 1-5-1 ECAC Hockey) vs. No. 2 Quinnipiac (15-1-3, 10-0-0 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Friday, January 6, 2023 – 7 p.m.
Location: Hamden, Conn. – M&T Bank Arena
All-Time Series: 10-25-3
Last Meeting: 11/25/22 – L, 5-2
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GAME 16

Dartmouth (2-11-1, 1-5-1 ECAC Hockey) vs. Princeton (7-8-0, 5-6-0 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023 – 7 p.m.
Location: Princeton, N.J. – Hobey Baker Rink
All-Time Series: 108-90-17
Last Meeting: 2/19/22 – W, 2-0
ESPN+ | International Stream | Live Stats

THIS WEEKEND
The Dartmouth men's hockey team hits the road for ECAC Hockey matchups at Quinnipiac and Princeton. The Big Green take on the Bobcats on Friday evening before heading to New Jersey for an Ivy League tilt with the Princeton Tigers on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.

LOOKING BACK TO THE LEDYARD CLASSIC
The Big Green hosted the 33^rd annual Ledyard Classic at the end of 2022. Dartmouth fell to No. 6 Merrimack, 3-2, in overtime the first night of the tournament. Tyler Campbell scored one and assisted one while Tanner Palocsik scored the other goal. The Big Green returned the next night to face a familiar foe in ECAC Hockey and Ivy member Yale, this time in a non-conference matchup. In a back-and-forth contest, Dartmouth took home the 4-3 victory. Four different players scored as Matt Hubbarde, Braiden Dorfman, Nate Morgan and Campbell each found the back of the net. Morgan scored his first career goal as well as the Big Green's first short-handed goal since 2020. Campbell scored the game-winning goal to make it three straight games with a goal.

For their efforts, Campbell and Palocsik were both named to the Ledyard Classic All-Tournament team.

THE STATS
Luke Haymes leads the Big Green in scoring with seven goals. Campbell, Dorfman and Hubbarde are all tied for second with three goals apiece. Palocsik has a team-high seven assists while Hubbarde and John Fusco each have five. Four players are tied for third as Cam MacDonald, Joey Musa, Campbell and Dorfman all have four.

Defensively, Dartmouth has blocked 151 shots this season, led by Jack Cameron and Musa who both have 14. Tucker McRae and Fusco are not far behind with 12 each and Sean Keohan has 11.

Black has started all 14 games in goal for the Big Green. He has made 354 saves while allowing 39 goals for a save percentage of .901.

SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC
Quinnipiac enters Friday's game with a 15-1-3, 10-0-0 record. They are currently ranked second in the latest DCU/USCHO poll. The Bobcats defeated Holy Cross, 4-1, in their previous outing.

Jacob Quillan leads the Bobcats in scoring with 10 goals. Collin Graf is second with nine while TJ Friedmann and Skyler Brind'Amour both have eight. Graf has a team-high 20 assists for Quinnipiac. Sam Lipken has 14 and Quillan has 11.

Yaniv Perets has started all 19 games in net for the Bobcats, making 375 saves while allowing 33 goals for a save percentage of .919.

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE BOBCATS
The Big Green are 10-25-3 all-time against the Bobcats. The two teams played each other in the Friendship Four earlier this season, with Quinnipiac taking the 5-2 win.

Dartmouth is looking for its first win in Hamden since a 6-3 victory over Quinnipiac in 2010 in the first round of the ECAC Hockey tournament.

SCOUTING PRINCETON
Princeton enters the weekend with a 7-8-0, 5-6-0 record. The Tigers defeated Colorado College, 2-1, in overtime in their previous outing and will play No. 9 Harvard on Friday evening.

Jack Cronin leads the Tigers in scoring with eight goals while Liam Gorman has five. Pito Walton has a team-high nine assists and Ian Murphy has seven.

Ethan Pearson has started 12 of 15 games between the pipes for Princeton, making 278 saves and allowing 26 goals for a save percentage of .914.

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE TIGERS
The Big Green hold a 108-90-17 all-time series lead over the Tigers. Dartmouth won both contests last season, picking up a 7-3 win in Princeton and a 2-0 victory in Hanover.

Dartmouth has had recent success at Princeton, winning their last three games at Hobey Baker Rink.

FOLLOW ALONG
Both games will be available to stream on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.

Live stats are provided in the links above and can be found on the team's schedule page.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth is back at Thompson Arena next weekend for ECAC Hockey matchups against St. Lawrence and Clarkson. Friday's contest against the Saints will start at 8 p.m. while puck drop for Saturday's game against the Golden Knights is set for 7 p.m.