GAME 1 | OCT. 13, 2018 | AT VERMONT | GUTTERSON FIELDHOUSE | BURLINGTON, VT. | 7 P.M. 2018-19 SCHEDULE Quinnipiac Bobcats Date Opponent Time/Result 0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey October (0-0-0) 10/13 at Vermont 7 PM AT 10/16 UCONN 7 PM Vermont Catamounts 10/19 BOSTON COLLEGE 7 PM 1-0-0, 0-0-0 Hockey East 10/26 at AIC 7 PM 10/27 AIC 7 PM Video: Stretch Internet | Live Stats: UVMAthletics.com November (0-0-0) THE LATEST IN BOBCAT NATION 11/2 at Harvard * 7 PM 11/3 at Dartmouth * 7 PM • Quinnipiac defeated Prince Edward Island, 5-2, in an exhibition game last 11/9 RENSSELAER * 7 PM Saturday 11/10 UNION * 7 PM • Five different players scored and 10 different players had a point, highlighted 11/16 at Cornell * 7 PM by Scott Davidson's goal and two assists 11/17 at Colgate * 7 PM • The Bobcats open the season on the road against a Hockey East team for a 11/23 at Maine 7 PM second straight season 11/24 at Maine 7:30 PM • Former Bobcat Matthew Peca ‘15 became the first Quinnipiac player to be 11/30 PRINCETON * 7 PM named to an NHL Opening Night roster last Wednesday with the Montreal December (0-0-0) Canadiens after signing a two-year deal over the summer 12/1 at Princeton * 7 PM • Reid Cashman ‘07 made his NHL debut as a coach with the Washington 12/7 UMass 7 PM Capitals Wednesday night with a 7-0 win over the Boston Bruins 12/8 at UMass 7 PM • Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli was invited to a fourth straight USA Hockey 12/29 vs. Colgate ^ 5 PM Warren Strelow Goaltending Camp • Freshman Peter DiLiberatore was selected in this summer’s NHL Draft with January (0-0-0) the 180th overall pick in the sixth round 1/4 COLGATE * 7 PM 1/5 CORNELL * 7 PM 1/11 DARTMOUTH * 7 PM 2017-18 STATISTICAL LEADERS 1/12 HARVARD * 7 PM FORWARDS GP G A P SH +/- PPG GWG 1/19 at Boston University 7 PM 1/22 HOLY CROSS 7 PM #29 Odeen Tufto 38 9 32 41 81 +5 2 3 #19 Tanner MacMaster 38 13 20 33 100 +13 1 1 February (0-0-0) #8 Alex Whelan 38 16 3 19 175 E 3 2 2/1 at Clarkson * 7 PM #24 Bo Pieper 38 11 7 18 92 -6 4 3 2/2 at St. Lawrence * 7 PM 2/8 YALE *$ 7 PM DEFENSE GP G A P SH +/- PPG BLK 2/9 BROWN * 7 PM 2/15 at Union * 7 PM #13 Chase Priskie 37 11 14 25 101 +2 8 23 2/16 at Rensselaer * 7 PM #25 Brogan Rafferty 38 4 13 17 64 E 1 43 2/22 ST. LAWRENCE * 7 PM #26 John Furgele 38 1 13 14 58 -5 0 60 2/23 CLARKSON * 7 PM #2 Karlis Cukste 38 3 10 13 61 +1 0 88 March (0-0-0) GOALTENDER GP-GS W-L-T MIN GA GAA SV% SO 3/1 at Brown * 7 PM #Andrew Shortridge 25-24 11-12-1 1421:52 56 2.36 .906 5 3/2 at Yale * 7 PM 3/8-10 ECAC Hockey First Round TBA MEDIA INFORMATION TALE OF THE TAPE 3/15-17 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals TBA 3/22 ECAC Hockey Semifinals TBA Asst. Director (MIH Contact) ........ Kevin Noonan QUINNIPIAC (17-18) VERMONT 2.76 ......................Scoring Offense ................... 5.00 3/23 ECAC Hockey Champ. TBA 2.79 ..................... Scoring Defense ................... 2.00 Office Phone .......................................203-582-5387 (-0.03) ..........................Margin ............................ 3.00 * - ECAC Hockey Contest 33.05 ..............................SOG ............................24.00 Cell Phone ................................ 860-235-1380 4.55 .........................Penalties PG....................... 6.00 ^ - at Nassau Coliseum (Long Island) 10.47 ............................PIM/gm ..........................12.00 $ - 17th Annual Heroes Hat Game 3.68 ............................. PPC/gm ........................... 3.00 Email ........... [email protected] 0.66 ............................. PPG/gm ............................ 1.00 BOLD - Home Game 25/140 (17.9) ..........Power Play .............. 1/3 (33.3) Website ..........www.quinnipiacbobcats.com.com 119/143 (83.2)........Penalty Kill ..............4/6 (66.7) @QU_MIH QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MIH QUINNIPIAC GAME NOTES The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team officially kicks off the with Montreal this summer after spending the past three- 2018-19 season Saturday night on the road in Burlington, plus seasons in the Tampa Bay Lightning organization Vermont, as the Bobcats take on the Vermont Catamounts where he played 20 NHL games. at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Former Bobcat player and associate head coach Reid Last Time Out Cashman ’07 made his NHL coaching debut last Wednesday Quinnipiac defeated the University of Prince Edward Island, night as well as he took to the bench as an assistant coach for 5-2, in an exhibition game at Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena last the Washington Capitals in their season opener. The Capitals Saturday. Five different Bobcats scored goals and 10 beat the Boston Bruins, 3-2. Cashman was promoted to different players recorded a point, highlighted by Scott assistant coach with the Capitals after spending the past Davidson’s three-point night on the strength of a goal and two seasons as an assistant with Hershey, the Capitals’ AHL two assists. Quinnipiac outshot Prince Edward Island, 38-17, affiliate. in the dominant exhibition win. The goaltenders combined for 15 saves in the win, led by Andrew Shortridge’s nine New Coaching Addition saves in relief of Keith Petruzzelli who made the start. Head coach Rand Pecknold added a new piece to the coaching staff this summer as Quinnipiac hired Shawn Scouting Vermont Roche as the program’s director of hockey operations. Roche The Catamounts are 1-0-0 on the season after upsetting No. comes to Hamden after spending the past four seasons 4 Michigan, 5-2, to open the season last Saturday at Yost in the New York Rangers organization, including the past Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stefanos Lekkas stole the two as a video coach for the Rangers. Roche replaced Neil show for the Catamounts as he made 48 saves on 50 shots, McKenney, who left Quinnipiac for a scouting position with and recorded 23 saves in the final period of the contest. the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. Alex Esposito led Vermont with two goals in the win while Matt Alvaro and Liam Coughlin each had two assists. Martin Big Time Invite Frechette, Max Kaufman, and Matt O’Donnell also scored for Sophomore goaltender Keith Petruzzelli earned an invite to the Catamounts. the USA Hockey Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp this summer, his fourth consecutive year with an All-Time Against Vermont invite. Petruzzelli was won of 27 goaltenders invited to the The Bobcats are 2-1 all-time against the Catamounts as they camp, and one of just three from NCAA hockey. embark on just their second trip to Gutterson Fieldhouse. Quinnipiac made its first trip to Vermont on Dec. 30, Vying for World Juniors 2007, for the Catamount Cup, which the Bobcats won the Petruzzelli’s busy summer kicked off early in the summer matchup, 4-1. Saturday marks the third straight year the two as he was invited to play with USA Hockey at the World teams met after Quinnipiac fell to Vermont, 5-1, in Northern Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, British Columbia. Ireland during the Friendship Four in 2016-17. Last season, He was one of four goaltenders to attend the camp as he the Bobcats won a thriller, 3-2, in overtime as Odeen Tufto looks to compete with USA Hockey at the 2019 World Junior put home the game-winning goal. Championships in in Vancouver, British Columbia from Dec. 26 – Jan. 5. Last Season Quinnipiac finished ninth in the ECAC Hockey standings Brains and Brawn after skating to a 9-11-2 mark in league play. After winning Bo Pieper ’18 was named the ECAC Hockey Student- the first round series against No. 8 seed Yale, Quinnipiac’s Athlete of the Year in June, Quinnipiac’s second such 13th straight season with a playoff series win, the Bobcats honor in as many seasons as Derek Smith ’17 was tabbed fell to Cornell in the quarterfinals to wrap up with a 16-18-3 the year before. Pieper served as the inaugural president overall record. of the Quinnipiac Engineering Honors Society and held a prestigious internship with Orbital ATK in Minneapolis, one ECAC Hockey Preseason Poll of the top defense and aerospace engineering contractors in The Bobcats were picked to finish seventh in the ECAC the country. On the ice, he tallied 11 goals and seven assists Hockey Preseason Coaches’ Poll, just one point behind Yale for 18 points as a senior. Later in the summer, Pieper signed for sixth and nine points ahead of Dartmouth in eighth. an ECHL contract with the Manchester Monarchs. Quinnipiac was also picked eighth in the preseason media poll, just seven points behind Dartmouth for sixth. Class of 2018 Signings In addition to Pieper signing with Manchester, four other NHL Opening Night Bobcats signed professional contracts this summer. Tanner Last Wednesday night, Matthew Peca ’15 became the first MacMaster returned to the Utica Comets, the AHL affiliate former Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey player to be named to of the Vancouver Canucks, on an AHL contract while John an NHL Opening Night roster as he skated in his first game Furgele signed with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL, Kevin with the Montreal Canadiens. Peca signed a two-year deal McKernan signed with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays @QU_MIH QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MIH QUINNIPIAC GAME NOTES and Landon Smith signed with Karlskrona HK in Sweden.