2023–24 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Dartmouth Big Green
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th ECAC Hockey
Home iceThompson Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall13–10–9
Conference9–6–7
Home9–3–4
Road4–6–5
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachReid Cashman
Assistant coachesJason Tapp
Troy Thibodeau
Captain(s)Sean Chisholm
Alternate captain(s)Joey Musa
Steven Townley
Josh Waters
Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 117th season of play for the program and the 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Big Green represented Dartmouth College, played their home games at the Thompson Arena and were coached by Reid Cashman in his 3rd season.

Season[edit]

Dartmouth started the year in a rather peculiar position. Though a relatively low-scoring team, the Big Green saw a vast improvement by their defense and, perhaps more importantly, their starting goaltender Cooper Black. Inasmuch, the team found it difficult to win games but they refused to surrender to their opponents. In the first 11 games of the year, Dartmouth tied more than half and went into the winter break as a relative unknown.

The team returned with the annual Ledyard Bank Classic but the time off appeared to have softened the defense. Dartmouth went 2–4 coming out of the break and appeared to be heading towards another losing season. In late January, however, things began to change. Sophomore Luke Haymes, who had been one of the better forwards already, caught fire. Beginning with the match against Rensselaer on January 20, he ran roughshod over ECAC defenses and scored 24 points (14 goals 10 assists) in the final 12 games of the regular season. His offensive explosion helped turn Dartmouth's season around and allowed the Big Green to go 7–2–3 down the stretch. Dartmouth climbed their way up the conference standings and finished 1 point ahead of Clarkson for 4th place.

The streak not only gave the team home ice but provided the Greens with a bye into the quarterfinal round. The week off appeared to end Haymes' hot streak but the rest of the team picked up the pace and ensured that Dartmouth had enough scoring to dispatch Union in straight sets. In the semifinals, Dartmouth met Cornell and looked to have the measure of the Big Red for the first two periods. The Big Green had a 3–1 lead with 20 minutes to play but had to kill off a penalty at the start of the period. Unfortunately, Cornell was able to convert on their only man-advantage of the match and that goal seemed to spark the Reds. Cornell scored two more goals in the middle of the period to take the lead and then held off Dartmouth with their stingy defense. In desperation, Cooper Black was pulled for an extra attacker but that only allowed Cornell to score twice into an empty net to turn the match into a rout.[1]

Despite the collapse at the end, Dartmouth had finished the year with a winning record for the first time in eight years and posted a dramatic turnaround going from 12th to 4th in the conference standings.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Troy Burkhart Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Jack Cameron Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Tyler Campbell Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Mark Gallant Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Matt Hubbarde Forward  Canada Transferred to Providence
Sean Keohan Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Ryan Lovett Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Tanner Palocsik Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Penn State
Brock Paul Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Nick Unruh Forward  Canada Left program (retired)

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Eric Charpentier Defenseman  United States 21 Silver Spring, MD
Roan Clarke Goaltender  Canada 20 Cloverdale, BC
Owen Desilets Defenseman  Canada 19 Airdrie, AB
C. J. Foley Defenseman  United States 19 Hanover, MA
Matt Fusco Defenseman  United States 20 Westwood, MA
Nikita Nikora Forward  Russia 19 St. Petersburg, RUS
Oskari Vuorio Forward  Finland 19 Espoo, FIN

Roster[edit]

As of September 19, 2023.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Connecticut Mikey Roberts Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-12-25 Wilton, Connecticut Taft (USHS–CT) —
2 Maryland Eric Charpentier Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-06-10 Silver Spring, Maryland New Jersey (NAHL) —
3 Massachusetts John Fusco Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-06-13 Westwood, Massachusetts Harvard (ECAC) TOR, 189th overall 2020
4 Massachusetts C. J. Foley Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-02-11 Hanover, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
5 Alberta Tucker McRae Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-04-11 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
6 Massachusetts Matt Fusco Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-07 Westwood, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL) —
7 Russia Nikita Nikora Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-01-21 St. Petersburg, Russia Springfield (NAHL) —
8 Florida Joey Musa (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-06-11 Orange Park, Florida Langley (BCHL) —
10 Illinois Ryan Sorkin Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-06-13 Chicago, Illinois Lone Star (NAHL) —
14 Vermont Steven Townley (A) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-13 Woodstock, Vermont Jersey (NCDC) —
15 British Columbia Cam MacDonald Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-08 Surrey, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
17 Tennessee Braiden Dorfman Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-09 Nashville, Tennessee Shreveport (NAHL) —
18 Pennsylvania Josh Waters (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-23 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Maryland (NAHL) —
19 Ontario Sean Chisholm (C) Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-26 Caledonia, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
20 New Hampshire Cooper Flinton Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-08-16 Auburn, New Hampshire Cedar Rapids (USHL) TBL, 211th overall 2021
22 Norway Trym Løkkeberg Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-07-23 Fredrikstad, Norway Mora J20 (J20 Nationell) —
23 New Jersey Ian Pierce Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-24 Edgewater, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL) —
24 Finland Oskari Vuorio Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2004-05-06 Espoo, Finland Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) —
27 Ontario Brady MacDonald Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-24 Union, Ontario Victoria (BCHL) —
28 Ontario Luke Haymes Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-07-28 Ottawa, Ontario Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
31 Michigan Cooper Black Sophomore G 6' 9" (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-06-14 Alpena, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL) —
32 British Columbia Roan Clarke Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-08-23 Cloverdale, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
43 Alberta Owen Desilets Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2004-02-03 Airdrie, Alberta Alberni Valley (BCHL) —
68 Alberta Nate Morgan Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-02-08 Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
95 California Alex Krause Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-22 Calabasas, California Northeast (NAHL) —

Standings[edit]

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac † 22 17 4 1 0 2 0 54 99 39 39 27 10 2 159 79
#12 Cornell * 22 12 6 4 1 2 3 44 74 45 35 22 7 6 115 65
Colgate 22 13 7 2 2 2 2 43 85 68 36 16 16 4 120 112
Dartmouth 22 9 6 7 1 1 3 37 66 60 32 13 10 9 92 91
Clarkson 22 12 9 1 4 2 1 36 62 58 35 18 16 1 95 97
Union 22 9 10 3 1 1 2 32 75 75 37 16 18 3 123 121
St. Lawrence 22 8 10 4 1 1 1 29 49 64 39 14 19 6 90 118
Harvard 22 6 10 6 1 2 3 28 49 64 32 7 19 6 70 106
Princeton 22 8 11 3 4 0 2 25 70 90 30 10 16 4 89 114
Yale 22 7 13 2 1 2 1 25 46 57 30 10 18 2 63 91
Brown 22 6 14 2 2 3 1 22 43 69 30 8 19 3 61 98
Rensselaer 22 6 13 3 0 0 0 21 58 89 37 10 23 4 93 150
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 8 4:00 pm Massachusetts* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition)     L 1–5   
October 15 6:00 pm USNTDP* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition)   Black W 7–2  514
Regular Season
October 27 7:00 pm #17 Harvard Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black T 1–1 SOL 1,422 0–0–1 (0–0–1)
October 28 7:00 pm at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry) ESPN+ Black L 1–3  4,258 0–1–1
November 3 7:00 pm #8 Quinnipiac Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black T 2–2 SOW 1,113 0–1–2 (0–0–2)
November 4 7:00 pm Princeton Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black W 5–4  2,839 1–1–2 (1–0–2)
November 10 7:00 pm at #7 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Black T 2–2 SOL 4,361 1–1–3 (1–0–3)
November 11 7:00 pm at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Black W 3–2  987 2–1–3 (2–0–3)
November 25 3:00 pm vs. Connecticut* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+ Clarke L 1–6  3,582 2–2–3
December 1 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Black L 1–3  1,012 2–3–3 (2–1–3)
December 1 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Black T 2–2 SOL 2,321 2–3–4 (2–1–4)
December 8 9:00 pm at #12 Arizona State* Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Black T 4–4 OT 4,781 2–3–5
December 9 7:00 pm at #12 Arizona State* Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Black T 1–1 OT 4,837 2–3–6
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 29 7:30 pm Lake Superior State* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) ESPN+ Black W 4–0  2,555 3–3–6
December 30 7:30 pm #8 Maine* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Championship) ESPN+ Black L 1–5  2,886 3–4–6
January 6 6:00 pm Vermont* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black W 4–3  3,335 4–4–6
January 12 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Black L 0–5  1,406 4–5–6 (2–2–4)
January 13 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Black L 1–2  672 4–6–6 (2–3–4)
January 19 7:00 pm Union Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Clarke L 1–5  1,429 4–7–6 (2–4–4)
January 20 7:00 pm Rensselaer Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black W 6–2  1,578 5–7–6 (3–4–4)
January 26 7:00 pm Colgate Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black L 3–4 OT 1,374 5–8–6 (3–5–4)
January 27 7:00 pm #13 Cornell Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black T 2–2 SOW 2,296 5–8–7 (3–5–5)
February 2 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Black W 5–1  1,593 6–8–7 (4–5–5)
February 3 7:00 pm at #7 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Black L 1–5  3,211 6–9–7 (4–6–5)
February 9 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Black T 5–5 SOL 2,120 6–9–8 (4–6–6)
February 16 7:00 pm Clarkson Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black W 3–0  1,694 7–9–8 (5–6–6)
February 17 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black T 4–4 SOW 2,253 7–9–9 (5–6–7)
February 23 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+ Black W 5–1  2,186 8–9–9 (6–6–7)
February 24 7:00 pm at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Black W 5–4  2,024 9–9–9 (7–6–7)
March 1 7:00 pm Brown Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black W 5–3  1,615 10–9–9 (8–6–7)
March 2 7:00 pm Yale Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Black W 4–1  2,278 11–9–9 (9–6–7)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 15 7:00 pm Union* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Black W 3–1  1,625 12–9–9
March 16 7:00 pm Union* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Black W 4–2  2,007 13–9–9
March 22 7:30 pm vs. #14 Cornell* Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal) ESPN+ Black L 3–6  4,015 13–10–9
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Luke Haymes C 31 18 18 36 12
Cooper Flinton LW 30 15 10 25 25
C. J. Foley D 32 5 15 20 10
Nikita Nikora C/W 25 3 17 20 2
Sean Chisholm C/LW 28 8 9 17 11
Braiden Dorfman F 29 8 9 17 36
John Fusco D 32 7 10 17 19
Joey Musa F 32 6 11 17 18
Cam MacDonald F 31 4 9 13 8
Eric Charpentier D 32 4 7 11 25
Matt Fusco D 28 3 8 11 10
Ian Pierce D 21 2 9 11 8
Tucker McRae D 27 3 4 7 14
Steven Townley F 32 2 4 6 10
Nate Morgan F 28 1 4 5 6
Oskari Vuorio C 29 0 5 5 4
Ryan Sorkin F 31 1 3 4 32
Owen Desilets D 22 0 4 4 4
Alex Krause F 18 1 1 2 15
Josh Waters F 24 0 1 1 16
Cooper Black G 30 0 1 1 0
Trym Løkkeberg C 31 1 0 1 8
Mikey Roberts G 1 0 0 0 0
Roan Clarke G 4 0 0 0 0
Total 92 159 251 303

[4]

Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Cooper Black 30 1769:01 13 8 8 76 765 2 .910 2.58
Mikey Roberts 1 3:52 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.00
Roan Clarke 4 183:00 0 2 1 12 74 0 .860 3.93
Empty Net - 16:35 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 32 1972:28 13 10 9 91 840 2 .902 2.77

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR – NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR – NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR – NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[5]
Note: USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's ECAC Hockey Semifinals - Dartmouth vs Cornell (03.22.24)". YouTube. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth College 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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