2015-16 Princeton Men's Hockey
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2015-162015-16 PRINCETON PRINCETON MEN’S MEN’S HOCKEY HOCKEY 2-6, 1-5 ECAC HOCKEY Princeton Athletic Communications Hockey Contact: Kristy McNeil GAMES 9 & 10 [email protected] - Office (609) 258-5655 - Cell (609) 712-1855 Nov. 27 - 28, 7 p.m. Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine MAINE (2-8-3, 2-4 Hockey East) EYE ON THE TIGERS Princeton is 2-6 on the season and most recently coming off of a 3-0 shutout of No. 20 Clarkson. The Tigers have played their last three games against nationally ranked squads and are now 1-5 in the Friday: ECAC. Sophomore David Hallisey has taken over the point scoring column with four, all coming by way Live Video: http://www.goblackbears.com/broadcast/n8gk4c Live Stats: http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/box- of assist. Sophomore Eric Robinson and freshman Max Véronneau follow with three goals apiece. Junior scores/20151127_og85.xml Ben Foster, freshman Ryan Kuffner and freshman Alex Riche each add three points apiece. Junior @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey Colton Phinney owns every decision and has a .943 save percentage and a 2.20 goals against average. Saturday Sophomore Ben Halford has seen limited action, just over 11 minutes and stopped six of seven shots. TV: Fox College Sports, WFVX Bangor, WPME Live Stats: http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/box- scores/20151128_orp1.xml SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey Maine is 2-8-3 overall and in the middle of a six-game homestand. The Black Bears most recently swept Vermont 3-2 and 4-1 last weekend. Four players sit atop the scoring column with six points, including senior Will Merchant and juniors Cam Brown, Blaine Byron (PIT) and Dan Renouf. Merchant has a team-high four goals while the three others have two goals and four assists apiece. Freshman Rob McGovern has played the majority of minutes, 440 and has a .922 save percentage and a 2.45 GAA. Junior Matt Morris has played in 330 minutes with a .932 save percentage and a 2.55 GAA. GOING BACK Princeton defeated Maine 3-1, in the consolation game of the Capital City Classic at the Sun National Schedule and Results Bank Center on Halloween afternoon. Senior Kyle Rankin gave Princeton a 1-0 lead and sophomore defender Joe Grabowski expanded Capital City Classic it to 2-0 early in the second. Junior Ben Foster sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 2.7 seconds Oct. 30 vs. No. 13 Yale (NC) ............. L, 1-3 left. Junior Colton Phinney made 38 saves in net. Princeton’s first goal came at 2:42 of the second period. As Maine attempted to clear the puck Oct. 31 vs. Maine ............................. W, 3-1 down the boards, junior Tommy Davis came in to pinch and after sophomore David Hallisey delivered Nov. 6 at Cornell * .......................... L, 3-4 a check, senior Jonathan Liau came skating by to collect the puck. Liau circled behind the goal and Nov. 7 at Colgate * .......................... L, 1-2 came out with it on the left side and gave it to freshman defender Josh Teves at the point. He fired on Nov. 13 DARTMOUTH *....................L, 2-3 frame and Rankin was on the doorstep to put it away. Nov. 14 No. 7 HARVARD * ................L, 0-3 Less than four minutes later, the Tigers added the insurance. It took just 13 seconds from the Nov. 20 No. 14 ST. LAWRENCE * .....L, 1-5 faceoff following Maine’s penalty for Princeton to score the man-advantage marker. Junior Ryan Siiro bounced a Black Bear off the puck in the right corner and pushed it along the back wall to Hallisey. Nov. 21 No. 20 CLARKSON * ...........W, 3-0 He slide the puck up the ice to Grabowski at the point and he scored through traffic. Nov. 27 at Maine ...............................7 p.m. The Tigers were able to kill off a five-minute boarding major that came at the conclusion of the Nov. 28 at Maine ...............................7 p.m. second period, thanks in part two minutes being eaten away by Cam Brown’s hooking call at 2:56 of Dec. 4 at Brown * ...........................7 p.m. the third. Princeton was 1 for 4 on the power play and 5 for 5 on the penalty kill. Maine was able to break though at 6:08 of the third on a Dane Gibson goal. Colin Riley gloved down Dec. 5 at Yale * ................................7 p.m. a clear in the neutral zone and skated in, dropping the puck off to Gibson at the top of the left circle. Dec. 11 at Penn State ..................7:07 p.m. Gibson fired through traffic and into the net gloveside. Dec. 12 USA Under-18 ................... 7 p.m. With 1:04 remaining, Maine netminder Rob McGovern went off. Princeton did a great job of trapping Dec. 29 QUINNIPIAC * .................... 7 p.m. the puck and it took 25 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Dec. 39 at Quinnipiac * .....................7 p.m. MAINE vs Princeton (Oct 31, 2015 at Trenton, N.J.) seconds before Maine was able to control it. Jan. 2 at Holy Cross .......................7 p.m. A backdoor set-up was Jan. 7 RENSSELAER * ................. 7 p.m. MAINE (0-4-3) vs. Princeton (1-1) Date: Oct 31, 2015 Location: Trenton, N.J. Arena: Sun Center squashed by Rankin, Jan. 8 UNION *............................. 7 p.m. Attendance:655 Start time:4:30 End time:6:40 Total time:2:10 before a drive from the Jan. 26 AIC .................................... 7 p.m. Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - point sailed wide. An MAINE............... 0 0 1 - 1 Jan. 29 at Harvard * ....................7:30 p.m. Princeton........... 0 2 1 - 3 ensuing face off was Jan. 30 at Dartmouth * ...............7:05 p.m. 1st period - Penalties - Davis, Tommy, PRINM (cross-checking) 9:35; Daniel Perez, MAINE taken just inside the (cross-checking) 12:03. Princeton blue line and Feb. 5 COLGATE * ......................... 7 p.m. 2nd period - 1, PRINM, Rankin, Kyle/1 (Teves, Josh/1, Liau, Jonathan/1) 2:42. 2, PRINM, Grabowski, Joe/1 (Hallisey, David/1, Siiro, Ryan/1) 5:55 (pp). Penalties - Siiro, Ryan, PRINM (elbowing) 3:29; Mark Hamilton, MAINE (elbowing) 5:42; Siiro, Ryan, PRINM (holding) 9:15; Nelson, Foster took the draw Feb. 6 CORNELL * ........................ 7 p.m. Matt, PRINM (boarding) 20:00. and shot it into the Feb. 12 at Clarkson * .......................7 p.m. 3rd period - 3, MAINE, Dane Gibson/1 (Conor Riley/1) 6:08. 4, PRINM, Foster, Ben/1 (Skrbich, Garrett/1) 19:57 (empty net). Penalties - Cam Brown, MAINE (hooking) 2:56; Daniel Perez, MAINE corner where Maine Feb. 13 at St. Lawrence * .................7 p.m. (roughing) 9:03; Ambrosia, Mike, PRINM (tripping) 10:30; Justin Rai, MAINE (interference) 13:03. had to chase it down. Shots on goal - MAINE 12-5-22 39; PRINM 8-12-5 25. Junior Garrett Skrbich Feb. 19 at Union *.............................7 p.m. Power plays - MAINE 0 of 5; PRINM 1 of 4. Feb. 20 at Rensselaer * ...................7 p.m. Penalties - MAINE 5 (10 min); PRINM 5 (13 min). knocked down a long Goalies - MAINE, Rob McGovern 0-2-2 (58:51 minutes, 24 shots-22 saves) , EMPTY NET (01:09, 0-0); break out pass and Feb. 26 YALE * ............................... 7 p.m. PRINM, Phinney, Colton 1-1 (60:00, 39-38). sent it towards the goal Penalty shots - None. Feb. 27 BROWN * ........................... 7 p.m. and Foster popped it in A-655 T-2:10 Three stars: 1. Rankin, Kyle 2. Phinney, Colton 3. Dan Renouf Referee:Bryan Hicks; Scott Wheeler Linesman:Leo Boylan for the empty netter. Win-Phinney, Colton (1-1). Loss-Rob McGovern (0-2-2). * ECAC Hockey Game Maine TO 14:55/2nd 1 2015-16 PRINCETON MEN’S HOCKEY Princeton Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. S/C DOB Hometown/Last Team (League) Pronunciation 2 Marlon Sabo Jr. D 6-4 210 R 2/24/94 Surrey, B.C./Alberni Valley (BCHL) saah-bo 3 Kevin Liss Sr. D 6-0 200 R 7/24/92 Pittsburgh, Pa./Omaha (USHL) 4 Josh Teves Fr. D 6-0 170 L 2/18/95 Calgary, Alb./Merritt (BCHL) tev-viss 5 Hayden Anderson Jr. D 6-0 200 R 9/27/94 Edina, Minn./Edina High 6 Matt Nelson So. D 6-0 200 R 8/4/94 Edina, Minn./Omaha (USHL) 8 Max Becker So. F 5-10 175 R 7/7/95 Orange, Calif./Salmon Arm (BCHL) 9 David Hallisey So. F 5-10 180 R 8/18/94 Wethersfield, Conn./Islanders (USPHL) hall-a-sea 10 Jonathan Liau Sr. F 5-9 175 R 1/17/92 Burbank, Calif./Penticton (BCHL) lee-ow 11 Alex Riche Fr. F 6-0 190 R 7/28/96 Oakville, Ont./Cobourg (OJHL) rich 12 Mike Ambrosia Sr. F 5-10 180 L 5/25/92 Chatham, N.J./Youngstown (USHL) am-bro-juh 13 Spencer Kryczka Fr. F 6-2 205 L 3/13/95 Calgary, Alb./Camrose (AJHL) chris-kuh 14 Ryan Berlin So. F 6-2 205 L 2/10/94 Edmonton, Alb./Whitecourt (AJHL) 15 Max Véronneau Fr. F 6-0 180 R 12/12/95 Ottawa, Ont./Gloucester (CCHL) verr-OH-no 16 Michael Zajac Sr. F 6-3 210 R 9/11/93 Eagan, Minn./Eagan High zay-jack 17 Garrett Skrbich Jr. F 6-0 193 L 4/17/93 Hermantown, Minn./Cowichan Valley (BCHL) scurr-bick 18 Eric Robinson So. F 6-2 200 L 6/14/95 Bellmawr, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 19 Kyle Rankin Sr.