Men’s Hockey Adds Seven Ahead of 2023-24 Season

HANOVER, N.H. – Koenig Family Head Coach of Dartmouth Men's Hockey Reid Cashman has announced the addition of seven student-athletes to the program ahead of the 2023-24 season. The seven members of the Class of 2027 will join the 18 returning players from the 2022-23 team.

The group consists of four defensemen, two forwards and one goaltender, hailing from four different countries: United States, Canada, Russia and Finland.

The Big Green are slated to open the regular season with an ECAC Hockey and Ivy League tilt against Harvard on Friday, October 27 at Thompson Arena.

Eric Charpentier
Defenseman / 6-3 / 205
Silver Spring, Md. / New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL)
DOB: 6.10.2002 / Shoots: Left
Will wear No. 2
Before Dartmouth: Played three years of junior league hockey, most recently with the New Jersey Jr. Titans of the NAHL… Appeared in 53 games during the regular season in 2022-23, finishing with 34 points (9-25-34)… Played in three playoff games and tallied one assist… Won the NAHL championship in 2021-22 with the New Jersey Jr. Titans… Graduated from The Frederick Gunn School… Was a U18 national champion… Won the award for excellence in French while taking AP French in high school.

Personal: Son of Marc Charpentier and Barbara Wootton… Has one brother… Enjoys camping and hiking… Plans to study engineering at Dartmouth.

Roan Clarke
Goaltender / 6-3 / 190
Surrey, B.C. / Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
DOB: 8.23.2003 / Catches: Left
Will wear No. 32
Before Dartmouth: Played three years of junior league hockey with the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL… Played 31 games between the pipes during the 2022-23 regular season, finishing with a .908 save percentage, 2.85 goals against average and one shutout while picking up 14 wins… Named team MVP in 2022-23 and team Rookie of the Year in 2021-22.

Personal: Son of Sean Clarke and Joanna Redfern…Has one sister… Enjoys golf and being outdoors… Plans to study economics and business at Dartmouth.

Owen Desilets
Defenseman / 6-1 / 175
Airdrie, Alta. / Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
DOB: 2.3.2004 / Shoots: Left
Will wear No. 43
Before Dartmouth: Played two years of junior league hockey, most recently with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL… Played in the BCHL's Fred Page Cup Finals in 2022-23… Played in 52 games for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks over one and a half seasons before joining Alberni midway through the 2022-23 season… Appeared in 26 regular season contests with the Bulldogs, finishing with 13 points (2-11-13) while playing in 19 playoff games and tallying nine points (3-6-9).

Personal: Son of Cory and Kathy Desilets… Has one sister… Enjoys hiking.

CJ Foley
Defenseman / 5-11 / 175
Hanover, Mass. / Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
DOB: 2.11.2004 / Shoots: Right
Will wear No. 4
Before Dartmouth: Played one year of junior league with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL… Played in 48 regular season contests in 2022-23, tallying 27 points (7-20-27), and in 14 playoffs games, finishing with eight points (4-4-8)… Named Top Defenseman for Salmon Arm… Graduated from Thayer Academy… Was named Thayer Hockey MVP and ISL All-League as a junior.

Personal: Son of Aaron and Rachel Foley… His father, Aaron, was a captain for the Northeastern baseball team… Enjoys reading, golfing and playing chess… Plans to pursue a career in business after Dartmouth.

Matt Fusco
Defenseman / 5-11 / 195
Westwood, Mass. / West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
DOB: 3.7.2003 / Shoots: Right
Will wear No. 6
Before Dartmouth: Played one year of junior league with the West Kelowna Warriors of the BCHL… Played in 28 games and finished with 17 points (10-7-17)… Graduated from the Dexter Southfield School, played in 24 contests during the 2021-22 season, tallying 24 points (9-15-24).

Personal: Son of Mark and Kristin Fusco… Brother of John Fusco '25… Father played for the Hartford Whalers while his mother played professional tennis… Enjoys golf and fishing.

Nikita Nikora
Forward / 5-10 / 170
Saint Petersburg, Russia / Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
DOB: 1.21.2004 / Shoots: Left
Will wear No. 7
Before Dartmouth: Played one year of junior league with the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL… Played in 60 games and tallied 52 points (12-40-52)… Attended Avon Old Farms for one year and appeared in 23 games while scoring 13 points (3-10-13).

Personal: Son of Maxim Nikora and Elena Sadikova… Enjoys soccer and video games… Plans to study economics at Dartmouth and pursue a career in business or finance.

Oskari Vuorio
Forward / 5-9 / 175
Espoo, Finland / Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
DOB: 5.6.2004 / Shoots: Left
Will wear No. 24
Before Dartmouth: Most recently played in the junior leagues with Jokerit U20 "A" during the 2022-23 season, appearing in 41 regular games and 12 playoff games while advancing to the championship round… He finished with 16 points (6-10-16) in the regular season and four points (2-2-4) in the postseason… Was an alternate captain for Jokerit in 2022-23… Represented Finland on the international level… Won the bronze medal with Finland at the 2022 U18 World Championship.

Personal: Son of Antero and Hanna Vuorio… Has two brothers and one sister… Enjoys golf, soccer and tennis… Plans to study economics and pursue a career in finance.

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