No. 17 Big Green Fall In Ledyard Classic Final

Sunday, December 29

Hanover, N.H.

7:30 PM

Dartmouth College

7-4-2

No. 7 Providence

14-3-2

Providence

Dartmouth

No. 17 Big Green Fall In Ledyard Classic Final

12/29/2024 11:39:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: Dan Richeal

HANOVER, N.H.—The No. 17 Dartmouth men's hockey team fell 5-3 in the 35^th Annual Ledyard Classic Championship to No. 7 Providence on Sunday night.

The Big Green opening the scoring at the 4:45 mark of the opening frame as Hank Cleaves netted his second goal of the year. Braiden Dorfman had the puck at center ice and fired the puck to Cam MacDonald who redirected the puck to Cleaves. Cleaves fended off a defender and beat the goalie five hole to open the scoring.

Providence answered less than three minutes later at the 7:39 mark of the first. The Friars then took the lead with a shorthanded goal at the 10:53 mark.

It was Dartmouth's turn to answer, at the 12:51 mark Cleaves got his second of the night. Alex Krause and Joshua Schenk held the puck in the Providence zone. Schenk skated the puck to the blueline and flung the puck towards the net from the right point. The puck deflected off Cleaves and into the net for his third goal of the season. Schenk picked up his first collegiate point on the play while Krause notched his third assist of the year.

Dartmouth took a 3-2 lead with less than five minutes remaining in the first period as Steven Townley stole the puck from Providence on the breakout. Townley controlled the puck and fed it to Krause in the left faceoff circle. Krause fired the puck at the net and it snuck through the goalie for his second goal of the year. Townley notched his second assist of the year on the play.

After a period of play, the Big Green lead 3-2 while also winning 13 of 23 faceoffs in the frame.

Providence tied the game at three at the 8:24 mark of the middle frame and then took the lead at the 16:39 mark.

The Friars added an empty net goal with 1:50 remaining in the third period to seal the game.

Roan Clarke started in net for Dartmouth and made 27 saves including 14 in the second period.

Cleaves notched his second straight multi point game, he now has a three-game point streak.
Dorfman and MacDonald have each tallied a point in three straight games.

The line of Cleaves, Dorfman, and MacDonald combined for nine points in the Ledyard Classic.

John Fusco finished the night with a +3 rating while Schenk and Krause were each +2.

Cleaves and MacDonald were each named to the All-Tournament team.

The Big Green are back on the ice on Sunday, Jan. 5 as they take on Merrimack in the final non-conference game of the 2024-25 season. Dartmouth travels to North Andover, Mass. to take on the Warriors at 2 PM.

Full Ledyard Classic All-Tournament Team

MVP - Graham Gamache, Providence

F - Hank Cleaves, Dartmouth

F - Cam MacDonald, Dartmouth

F - Logan Will, Providence

D - Vinny Borgesi, Northeastern

D - Gunnar VanDamme, Alaska-Anchorage

G - Cameron Whitehead, Northeastern