2008-09 Men's Hockey Game Notes
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2008-09 Men’s Hockey Game Notes Athletic Communications Contact Information: Heather Croze ([email protected]) Office Phone: (603) 646-2468• Office Fax (603) 646-1286• Cell Phone (603) 996-1279 • Live stats and radio broadcasts: www.DartmouthSports.com DARTMOUTH 2008-2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-2-0 OVERALL, 4-1-0 ECAC Hockey, 0-0-0 IVY) Weekend Spotlight OCTOBER (0-1-0, 0-1-0 ECAC, 0-1-0 Ivy) 31 Fri at #20 Harvard#* L, 1-4 GAME NOVEMBER (4-1-0, 2-0-0 ECAC, 0-0-0 Ivy) Dartmouth Big Green 2 Sun #14/12 VERMONT L, 2-3 (ot) 4-2-0, 2-1-0 ECAC Hockey 7 Fri at Union# W, 5-2 7 8 Sat at Rensselaer# W, 5-2 vs. 14 Fri #19 ST. LAWRENCE# W, 4-3 (ot) 15 Sat #16 CLARKSON# W, 5-1 Colgate Raiders 21 Fri at Colgate# 7:00 4-2-1, 1-0-1 ECAC Hockey 22 Sat at #14/#14 Cornell#* 7:00 28 Fri at Providence 7:00 • Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 • 7:00 pm • 30 Sun BOSTON COLLEGE 4:00 Starr Rink • Hamilton, N.Y. DECEMBER 10-20 Foreign Trip to Denmark/Sweden GAME 28 Sun LEDYARD NATIONAL BANK CLASSIC Dartmouth Big Green Bemidji State vs UMass 4:00 4-2-0, 2-1-0 ECAC Hockey Dartmouth vs Army 7:00 8 29 Mon Consolation/Championship 4/7:00 vs. JANUARY 3 Sat at Quinnipiac# 7:00 #14/#14 Cornell Big Red 4 Sun at Princeton#* 4:00 2-0-2, 1-1-0 ECAC Hockey 9 Fri YALE#* 7:00 10 Sat BROWN#* 7:00 • Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 • 7:00 pm • 17 Sat vs. New Hampshire∆ (WMUR) 7:00 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, N.Y. 21 Wed at Holy Cross 7:00 25 Sun HARVARD#* (ESPNU) 4:00 SCOUTING COLGATE 30 Fri RENSSELAER# 7:00 Colgate is currently on a three-game non winning streak as the Raiders recently tied Cornell after drop- 31 Sat UNION# 7:00 ping a game to the Big Red and the Princeton Tigers. Colgate started the season off winning four of its last FEBRUARY five games with victories over UMass Lowell, Bentley, Robert Morris and Quinnipiac. Brian Day leads his 6 Fri at Brown#* 7:00 team with seven goals and eight points while David McIntyre has added seven points. Francois Brisebois 7 Sat at Yale#* 7:00 and Austin Smith have both notched six points. In net the Raiders have had two trying to replace Mark 13 Fri CORNELL#* 7:00 Dekanich. Charles Long has played in seven games and has a 3-3-1 record while Alex Evin has earned one 14 Sat COLGATE# 7:00 20 Fri at Clarkson# 7:00 victory in two games. Long has a 2.00 GAA and a .917 save percentage while Evin has a 0.91 GAA and a 21 Sat at St. Lawrence# 7:00 .928 save percentage. 27 Fri PRINCETON#* 7:00 28 Sat QUINNIPIAC# 7:00 VERSUS COLGATE MARCH Colgate and Dartmouth have one of the most evenly matched series the Big Green has played. The 6-9 ECAC First Round (Campus Sites) TBD two teams began playing in 1929 as Dartmouth opened up with an 8-1 victory in New York. The Big 13-15 ECAC Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) TBD Green began the series with 11 straight wins and currently leads in the series, 39-37-4. Since Bob 20 ECAC Semis (Albany, N.Y.) TBD 21 ECAC Finals (Albany, N.Y.) TBD Gaudet began coaching at Dartmouth his teams have gone 15-11-3. Last season the two tied, 3-3 in 27-29 NCAA Regionals TBD Hanover before Dartmouth took a 5-2 win in Hamilton. APRIL 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four, Washington, D.C. TBD SCOUTING CORNELL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Cornell currently has the nation’s stingiest defense as the Big Red has allowed just three goals through four # ECAC Hockey Game * Ivy Game games. Cornell’s two wins have come against ECAC Hockey opponents as the Big Red defeated Princeton, ∆ at Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. 1-0 and Colgate, 4-1. Its two ties came against Quinnipiac (0-0) and Colgate (2-2). Cornell has scored just seven goals this season as Colin Greening has three points and five players have two points. Coaches Leading Scorers Colgate – Don Vaughan Colgate – Greening and Tyler Mugford have each scored two goals. In net Ben Scrivens leads the na- Colgate Record – 257-235-52 (16th yr.) Brian Day, 8 pts. (7g, 1a) tion with a .072 save percentage and a .977 save percentage. Cornell has potted just three Career Record – Same David McIntyre, 7 pts. (2g, 5a) power play goals while allowing one. The Big Red is averaging 1.75 goals per game on 22 Vaughan against Dartmouth – 16-18-3 Dartmouth – shots per game while its opponents are averaging 0.75 goals and 32.2 shots. Adam Estoclet, 10 pts. (3g, 7a) Dartmouth – Bob Gaudet Scott Fleming, 7 pts. (5g, 2a) Career Record – 260-295-72 (21st yr.) Joe Stejskal, 7 pts. (6g, 1a) Dartmouth Record – 167-153-41 (12th yr.) Doug Jones, 7 pts. (0g, 7a) VERSUS CORNELL Record against Colgate – 15-11-3 Cornell – In one of Dartmouth’s longest series, Cornell holds the advantage, 70-41-2. The two teams Record against Cornell – 14-10-1 Colin Greening, 3pts. (2g, 1a) met for the first time on Feb. 5, 1909 with a 1-0 Dartmouth win in Hanover. Since Bob Gaudet took over the reins at his alma mater his teams have gone 14-10-1. In that span Cornell – Mike Schaefer Goaltenders the Big Green has gone 5-7-1 at Lynah Rink while going 9-3 in Thompson Arena. Last Cornell Record – 254-139-45 (14th yr.) Colgate – Career Record – Same Charles Long, .917, 2.00 GAA, 3-3-1 season Cornell swept Dartmouth in the regular season, winning 4-1 in Ithaca and then 6-0 Schaefer against Dartmouth – 13-14-1 Dartmouth – in Hanover. The two then met in the first round of the ECAC playoffs with the Big Red Jody O’Neill, .939 save%, 2.19 GAA, 4-1-0 winning the first game, 3-2 before Dartmouth tied the series with a 5-3 win in Game Two. Cornell – But Cornell prevailed and won the third game, 6-0. Ben Scrivens, .977 save%, 0.72 GAA, 2-0-2 • 1 • 2008-09DART NewsMO &UTH Notes RADIO/LIVE STATS his first point with an assist on the first goal of the game against Union. Goggin had Once again the 2008-09 season will be showcased on the radio. All Big Green his first collegiate goal against Clarkson while O’Neill had his first point against the games can be accessed through the Dartmouth Sports Network at http://www. Knights. Currently eight of the nine newcomers have played in at least one game. dartmouthsportsnetwork.com. Local radio personality Chris Garrett will provide the play-by-play. By accessing DartmouthSports.com you can keep up with Big Green TOP DOG action by logging on and watching live stats or becoming a Big Green Insider which Sophomore Adam Estoclet currently leads his team with 10 total points. Estoclet gives you access to video feeds. and rookie Doug Jones are tops with seven assists while Joe Stejskal leads with six goals. Scott Fleming is second with five goals. UP NEXT Dartmouth has a pair of nonleague games as the Big Green travels to Providence on THE GAUDET BOYS Nov. 28 before heading home for a Sunday afternoon game against Boston College Head coach Bob Gaudet will have both of his sons on the roster for the next two on Nov. 30. seasons as freshman Jim joins his brother Joe, a junior. The last time a Division I head coach had both of his sons on the same collegiate roster was Bob Johnson with LAST TIME OUT sons Mark and Peter at Wisconsin in 1997-78 and 1978-79. Dartmouth won two more league games with a 4-3 overtime win over St. Lawrence and a 5-1 victory over Clarkson. GAUDET FROM GAUDET Junior Joe Gaudet set up younger brother Jim with a pass from the boards on ON A ROLL Dartmouth’s first goal against Rensselaer on Nov. 8. The two brothers were given Dartmouth is currently on a four-game win streak. Last season the Big Green was assists one and two on Scott Fleming’s goal. only able to string together two wins in a row. HOME AND AWAY WHO’S SCORING NEXT? Dartmouth finished 2007-08 with a 5-6-2 record at home and was 5-10-2 on the Six players recorded goals last weekend in wins over St. Lawrence and Clarkson. road. Currently the Big Green is 2-1 away from home and 2-1 at home. PILING IT ON FIRST SCORE WINS In its last four games the Big Green has potted 19 goals and leads the league in Dartmouth was 4-10-2 when its opponents notched the first goal of the game last scoring. year. This season the Big Green is 3-0 when scoring first and is 1-2 when the op- ponent lits the lamp first. STREAKING Several players are currently on scoring streaks. Adam Estoclet has potted all 10 of POWER SURGE his points in the last five games while Joe Stejskal has scored seven points over the The Big Green has allowed just four power play goals this season.