2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
| 2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Connecticut Ice, Champion ECAC Hockey, Champion NCAA Tournament, | |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | M&T Bank Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #8 |
| USA Today | #8 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 26–9–2 |
| Conference | 17–4–1 |
| Home | 16–3–0 |
| Road | 8–5–2 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Rand Pecknold |
| Assistant coaches | Joe Dumai Mike Corbett Justin Eddy |
| Captain(s) | Jayden Lee |
| Alternate captain(s) | Collin Graf Jacob Quillan Iivari Räsänen |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
_with_Alex_Pineau_and_Zackary_Tonelli_(Brown).jpg)
The 2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season is the 48th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level and 19th in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats represent Quinnipiac University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, are coached by Rand Pecknold in his 30th season, and play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena.
Season[edit]
![[icon]](File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (August 2023) |
Departures[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyler Brind'Amour | Forward |  United States | Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers) |
| Desi Burgart | Forward |  Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Matthew Campbell | Defenseman | Canada | Transferred to Michigan Tech |
| Joey Cipollone | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders) |
| Chase Clark | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Sacred Heart |
| Ethan De Jong | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Bakersfield Condors) |
| T. J. Friedmann | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Utica Comets) |
| Jake Johnson | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets) |
| Michael Lombardi | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Tucson Roadrunners) |
| Zach Metsa | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans) |
| Jacob Nordqvist | Defenseman |  Sweden | Graduation (retired) |
| Yaniv Perets | Goaltender | Canada | Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes) |
Recruiting[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andon Cerbone | Forward | United States | 19 | Stamford, CT |
| Vinny Duplessis | Goaltender | Canada | 24 | Quebec City, QC; transfer from Boston University |
| Mason Marcellus | Forward | Canada | 21 | Greely, ON |
| Matej Marinov | Goaltender |  Slovakia | 20 | Nitra, SVK |
| Jake Martin | Defenseman | United States | 20 | White Bear Lake, MN; transfer from Wisconsin |
| Matt McGroarty | Forward | United States | 20 | Westport, CT |
| Cooper Moore | Defenseman | United States | 22 | Greenwich, CT; transfer from North Dakota; selected 128th overall in 2019 |
| Davis Pennington | Defenseman | United States | 22 | Saline, MI; transfer from Omaha |
| Chase Ramsay | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Granite Springs, NY |
| Travis Treloar | Defenseman | Sweden | 22 | Kalmar, SWE; transfer from Ohio State |
| Zach Tupker | Forward | Canada | 23 | Collingwood, ON; graduate transfer from Cornell |
| Nicky Wallace | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Atlantic Highlands, NJ |
Roster[edit]
As of July 24, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | Iivari Räsänen (A) | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-05-23 | Tampere, Finland | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 3 |  | Cooper Moore | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2001-02-16 | Greenwich, Connecticut | North Dakota (NCHC) | DET, 128th overall 2019 |
| 4 |  | Davis Pennington | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-05-27 | Saline, Michigan | Omaha (NCHC) | — |
| 5 |  | C. J. McGee | Graduate | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-12 | Pearl River, New York | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |  | Charles-Alexis Legault | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 2003-09-05 | Kelowna, British Columbia | West Kelowna (BCHL) | CAR, 139th overall 2023 |
| 7 |  | Jake Martin | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2003-03-18 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 8 | | Matthew McGroarty | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-01-30 | Westport, Connecticut | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 10 |  | Zach Tupker | Graduate | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-12-23 | Collingwood, Ontario | Cornell (ECAC) | — |
| 11 |  | Collin Graf (A) | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-09-21 | Lincoln, Massachusetts | Union (ECAC) | — |
| 12 |  | Nicky Wallace | Freshman | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2003-05-07 | Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 13 |  | Christophe Fillion | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-18 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 14 | | Victor Czerneckianair | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-02-17 | Southington, Connecticut | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 15 | | Jayden Lee (C) | Graduate | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-01-10 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |  | Jacob Quillan (A) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-02-02 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 17 | | Travis Treloar | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2001-05-12 | Kalmar, Sweden | Ohio State (Big Ten) | — |
| 18 | | Anthony Cipollone | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-05-14 | Purchase, New York | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 19 | | Chase Ramsay | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-06-10 | Granite Springs, New York | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 20 | | Mason Marcellus | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-07-19 | Greely, Ontario | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 24 |  | Alex Power | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-04 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Bonnyville (AJHL) | — |
| 26 | | Timothy Heinke | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2001-10-02 | Kensington, Connecticut | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 27 | | Andon Cerbone | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2004-04-13 | Stamford, Connecticut | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 28 |  | Sam Lipkin | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2003-01-03 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Chicago (USHL) | ARI, 223rd overall 2021 |
| 29 | | Cristophe Tellier | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-23 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 31 |  | Noah Altman | Junior | G | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2000-08-16 | Los Angeles, California | Bismarck (NAHL) | — |
| 35 | | Matej Marinov | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 2003-06-16 | Nitra, Slovakia | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 37 | | Vinny Duplessis | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-03-19 | Quebec City, Quebec | Boston University (HEA) | — |
Team photo[edit]
Standings[edit]
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | #6 Boston College* | #2 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | L 1–2 OT | 3,700 | 0–1–0 | ||
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | at #19 Northeastern* | #2 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Marinov | T 2–2 OT | ||||
| October 13 | 7:05 pm | at American International* | #5 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Duplessis | W 3–2 OT | 567 | 1–1–0 | ||
| October 14 | 7:00 pm | American International* | #5 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 8–0 | 3,089 | 2–1–0 | ||
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire* | #4 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–2 | 5,689 | 3–1–0 | ||
| October 21 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire* | #4 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+, NESN | Duplessis | L 4–5 OT | 5,169 | 3–2–0 | ||
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | Maine* | #5 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+, NESN | Marinov | L 1–2 OT | 2,771 | 3–3–0 | ||
| October 28 | 7:00 pm | Maine* | #5 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 4–1 | 2,614 | 4–3–0 | ||
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Duplessis | T 2–2 SOL | 1,113 | 4–3–1 (0–0–1) | ||
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Harvard | #8 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 6–0 | 2,194 | 5–3–1 (1–0–1) | ||
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #10 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 5–1 | 2,979 | 6–3–1 (2–0–1) | ||
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | Yale | #10 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–2 | 3,625 | 7–3–1 (3–0–1) | ||
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | #10 Cornell | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 8–4 | 2,884 | 8–3–1 (4–0–1) | ||
| November 18 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 7–4 | 2,802 | 9–3–1 (5–0–1) | ||
| November 22 | 5:00 pm | at #5 Boston University* | #3 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Duplessis | L 2–3 | 5,296 | 9–4–1 | ||
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | #5 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 5–1 | 1,856 | 10–4–1 (6–0–1) | ||
| December 2 | 4:00 pm | at Union | #5 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–0 | 1,532 | 11–4–1 (7–0–1) | ||
| December 9 | 4:00 pm | Long Island* | #5 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 4–2 | 3,087 | 12–4–1 | ||
| December 30 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross* | #3 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–2 | 3,312 | 13–4–1 | ||
| January 6 | 5:00 pm | at Northeastern* | #3 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Duplessis | T 3–3 OT | 4,182 | 13–4–2 | ||
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #5 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 9–2 | 3,203 | 14–4–2 (8–0–1) | ||
| January 13 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | #5 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 3–1 | 2,453 | 15–4–2 (9–0–1) | ||
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | #3 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Marinov | L 1–2 | 1,008 | 15–5–2 (9–1–1) | ||
| January 20 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Cornell | #3 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Duplessis | L 2–3 OT | 4,361 | 15–6–2 (9–2–1) | ||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 26 | 7:30 pm | vs. Yale | #7 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Duplessis | W 1–0 | 4,693 | 16–6–2 (10–2–1) | ||
| January 27 | 7:30 pm | vs. Connecticut* | #7 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship) | SNY | Duplessis | W 4–3 | 6,429 | 17–6–2 | ||
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 2–1 | 3,245 | 18–6–2 (11–2–1) | ||
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–1 | 3,211 | 19–6–2 (12–2–1) | ||
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #5 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Marinov | L 1–3 | 1,109 | 19–7–2 (12–3–1) | ||
| February 10 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 4–2 | 2,788 | 20–7–2 (13–3–1) | ||
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | Union | #9 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 6–2 | 3,076 | 21–7–2 (14–3–1) | ||
| February 17 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | #9 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 7–2 | 3,261 | 22–7–2 (15–3–1) | ||
| February 23 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | #7 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–2 | 1,042 | 23–7–2 (16–3–1) | ||
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | L 2–3 OT | 3,237 | 23–8–2 (16–4–1) | ||
| March 2 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 8–1 | 3,220 | 24–8–2 (17–4–1) | ||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer* | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–1 | 2,721 | 25–8–2 | ||
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer* | #7 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Duplessis | W 5–2 | 2,909 | 26–8–2 | ||
| March 22 | 4:00 pm | vs. St. Lawrence* | #6 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Duplessis | L 0–3 | 4,015 | 26–9–2 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 29 | 5:30 pm | vs. #9 Wisconsin* | #8 | Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, Rhode Island (East Regional Semifinal) | ESPNews | Duplessis | W 3–2 OT | 6,988 | 27–9–2 | ||
| March 31 | 4:00 pm | vs. #1 Boston College* | #8 | Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, Rhode Island (East Regional Final) | ESPN2 | Duplessis | L 4–5 OT | 5,835 | 27–10–2 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics[edit]
| This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (August 2023) |
Rankings[edit]
| 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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 2 (22) | 5 | 4 (2) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 (1) | 3 (8) | 5 | 5 (3) | 3 (5) | - | 3 (2) | 5 | 3 (2) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |||
| USA Today | 3 (12) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 (8) | 4 | 4 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3^ (1) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.
References[edit]
- ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.