2025-26 (First-Year): Skated in 30 games in his first season in Hanover…scored four times while adding six assists from the blueline…tallied his first NCAA point in his collegiate debut on Nov. 2 against Yale…scored his first NCAA goal against Vermont on Nov. 28…after scoring against UVM he had a point in three of the next four games…had a pair of power play goals…blocked 20 shots…was ranked 166th in the final NHL Central Scouting Rankings among North American skaters ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft
Prior to Dartmouth: Cleaves comes to Dartmouth after splitting 2024-25 between the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL and Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL... Cleaves scored twice and added 13 assists in 25 games with Vernon to open the 24-25 season before joining Green Bay for 38 games... In 38 games, Cleaves scored twice and added nine assists from the blueline...prior to his junior career he played prep hockey for the Brunswick School
Personal: Son of Gene and Sam Cleaves...has three siblings; Hank, Chloe, and Colton...brother Hank is a member of the Dartmouth men's hockey team...sister Chloe plays hockey and lacrosse at Yale...mom Sam played lacrosse at Brown...father Gene played hockey, rugby, and golf at Middlebury...served as president of the Cause for Paws Club in at Brunswick for two years