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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 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 • ‘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 12/8 at UMass 7 PM • Keith Petruzzelli was invited to a fourth straight USA Hockey 12/29 vs. Colgate ^ 5 PM 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)...... Kill...... 4/6 (66.7)

@QU_MIH QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MIH QUINNIPIAC GAME NOTES The Quinnipiac men’s 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 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 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 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 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 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 . 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, . 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 , 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 , the AHL affiliate former Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey player to be named to of the , 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 . 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 . country with 41 points. Early in the 2018-19 season, Smith retired from hockey due to injury problems. Another NHL Draft Pick Freshman Peter DiLiberatore became the 14th Quinnipiac NHL Contracts men’s ice hockey player to be drafted by an NHL franchise Several other Bobcats signed NHL contracts, in addition to this summer with his selection by the Vegas Golden Knights Peca, as Connor Clifton ’17 signed with the Boston Bruins, in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick. The Bobcats Devon Toews signed with the and Travis have had at least one player picked in each of the past six St. Denis ’16 signed a two-way contract with the Islanders. drafts. Quinnipiac currently has four drafted players on the roster: DiLiberatore, Keith Petruzzelli (), ECAC Goes ESPN Chase Priskie (Washington Capitals) and Karlis Cukste (San Earlier this week, ECAC Hockey announced a deal with Jose Sharks). ESPN+ to stream every game in the league on the new platform, streamlining games from 11 of the 12 league teams. Development Camps The Ivy League signed a deal in April before ECAC Hockey Seven current Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey players were signed a deal to add five of the other six teams in the league invited to NHL Development Camps this summer as they to the platform. Fans in the can purchase an worked on their skills with coaches from NHL organizations. ESPN+ package for $4.99 per month. International fans will Each of the Bobcats drafted players attended their team’s be able to watch Quinnipiac and other ECAC Hockey games development camp in addition to Andrew Shortridge (Los through Stretch Internet for $4.99 per month or $2.99 per Angeles Kings), Brogan Rafferty (New York Rangers) and game. Alex Whelan ().

Success in the Classroom Old Faces Four Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey players were named The Bobcats return three of their top four scorers from AHCA All-American Scholars over the summer as Kevin a season ago as Tufto (41 points), Priskie (25 points) and Duane ’18, Furgele ’18, Pieper ’18 and Scott Davidson all Whelan (19 points) look to build off the 2017-18 campaign. received the honors. To be eligible, student-athletes must Whelan led the Bobcats with 16 goals on the season, while have attained a 3.6 GPA in each semester of the 2017-18 Priskie and Tufto joined him in the top five in scoring on season and participated in at least 40 percent of team’s the team. Overall, the Bobcats bring back 63 of 105 goals games. Davidson, Duane and Pieper all earned the honor for (60 percent) of their goal production. In goal, the Bobcats a second time. return all three goaltenders. Last season, Andrew Shortridge was 11-12-2 with a 2.36 GAA and .906 save percentage in ECAC Hockey Recognition 25 starts while Keith Petruzzelli was 5-6-2 with a 2.88 GAA Prior to the AHCA announcement, Quinnipiac had 21 players and .892 save percentage in 14 starts. named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team to honor their commitment to work in the classroom. McKernan New Faces and Pieper each received recognition for a fourth straight There are lots of new Bobcats joining the team this season season, two of the 29 players in the league recognized for a as Quinnipiac added 12 freshman to the program. It is the fourth time, while six players picked up all-academic team largest incoming freshman class since Pecknold brought in recognition for a third time. 13 in 2009 as the Class of 2013. That class went on to lead Quinnipiac to its first NCAA National Championship game World Championships appearance. The Class of 2022 features players from seven Rand Pecknold continued his involvement with USA Hockey states and four countries as well as six different leagues, this summer as the Bobcats’ head coach joined the U.S. U-18 highlighted by the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) Men’s National Team as an assistant coach for the U-18 World with four of the newcomers. Championships in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia. The United States won silver at this year’s event. Pecknold People’s United Center previously worked as an assistant coach for the men’s and People’s United Bank signed a national team at the 2017 IIHF Men’s World Championship. 10-year, $10 million partnership this summer between the two institutions. As part the deal, the arena was renamed All-League Honors in 2017-18 the People’s United Center as the new name for the home of Chase Priskie capped off an impressive junior season with Quinnipiac men’s and women’s basketball and hockey. a spot on the All-ECAC Hockey Second Team while Odeen Tufto was named to the All-ECAC Hockey Third Team and All-Rookie Team. Priskie totaled 25 points as a defenseman from 11 goals and 14 assists while Tufto, a finalist for the league’s rookie of the year award, led the nation among freshman with 32 assists and was one of 26 players in the

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NUMERICAL BY STATE/ No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous Team 2 Karlis Cukste Jr. D 6-3 220 Riga, Latvia/Chicago Steel (USHL) PROVINCE/ 3 Peter DiLiberatore Fr. D 6-0 170 Bedford, Nova Scotia/Salisbury School COUNTRY 4 Michael Lombardi Fr. F 6-0 187 Barrington, R.I./ (BCHL) Alaska (1): Shortridge 5 Brandon Fortunato Sr. D 5-10 170 North Hills, N.Y./US U-20 National Team British Columbia (4): 6 Dan Nybondas So. F 6-6 208 Espoo, Finland/HIFK Helenski U-20 (Jr. A SM-) Burgart, Davidson, de Jong, 7 Marcus Chorney Fr. D 6-1 190 Hastings, Minn./Amarillo /Bulls (NAHL) Martin, 8 Alex Whelan Jr. F 6-0 212 Ramsey, N.J./Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) Connecticut (3): Jermain, 10 Ethan de Jong Fr. F 5-10 175 North Vancouver, British Columbia/Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) O'Connor, Winslow 11 Wyatt Bongiovanni Fr. F 6-0 195 Birmingham, Mich./Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Finland (1): Nybondas 12 Daniel Winslow Fr. F 5-11 195 Fairfield, Conn./Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) Florida (1): Priskie 13 Chase Priskie (C) Sr. D 5-11 192 Pembroke Pines, Fla./ (BCHL) Illinois (1): Rafferty 14 DJ Petruzzelli So. F 5-11 180 Wilbraham, Mass./Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) Latvia (1): Cukste 15 Luke Shiplo Sr. D 5-9 174 Oakville, / (BCHL) Massachusetts (3): Ma- 16 William Fällström Fr. F 5-11 180 Stockholm, Sweden/Fargo Force (USHL) yanja, D. Petruzzelli, K. 18 Nick Jermain Jr. F 6-0 174 Norwalk, Conn./ (BCHL) Petruzzelli Michigan (1): Bongiovanni 19 TJ Friedmann Fr. F 6-2 180 St. Louis, Mo./Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) (2): Chorney, 20 Craig Martin Sr. F 6-0 182 Trail, British Columbia/ (BCHL) Tufto 22 Scott Davidson (A) Sr. F 6-1 210 Trail, British Columbia/ (BCHL) Missouri (1): Friedmann 23 Zach Metsa Fr. D 5-9 180 Delafield, Wis./Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) Netherlands (1): van Nes 24 Matthew Cassidy Fr. F 6-0 182 Medford, N.J./Brooks Bandits (AJHL) New Jersey (2): Metsa, 25 Brogran Rafferty Jr. D 6-1 191 Dundee, Ill./Bloomington Thunder (USHL) Whelan 26 Guus van Nes Fr. F 6-3 190 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands/Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) New York (1): Fortunato 27 Desi Burgart Fr. F 6-1 185 North Vancouver, British Columbia/ (BCHL) Nova Scotia (1): DiLibera- 28 Joe O'Connor So. D 6-3 215 Hamden, Conn./Brooks Bandits (AJHL) tore 29 Odeen Tufto So. F 5-7 175 Chaska, Minn./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) Ontario (1): Shiplo 31 Keith Petruzzelli So. G 6-5 185 Wilbraham, Mass./Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Rhode Island (1): Lombardi 33 Josh Mayanja So. G 6-0 165 Framingham, Mass./South Shore Kings (USPHL) Sweden (1): Fällström 35 Andrew Shortridge Jr. G 6-4 186 Anchorage, Alaska/Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Wisconsin (1): Metsa Head Coach: Rand Pecknold (Connecticut College '90, 25th season) BY CLASS Associate Head Coach: Bill Riga (UMass Lowell '96, 11th season) Associate Head Coach: Joe Dumais (Quinnipiac '06, 3rd season) Seniors (5): Davidson, Goaltending Coach: Jared Waimon (Central Connecticut State '03, 5th season) Director of Hockey Operations: Shawn Roche (Bowling Green '07, 1st season) Fortunato, Martin, Priskie, Athletic Trainer: Dan Smith Shiplo Equipment Manager: Ed Matura Captain: Chase Priskie Juniors (5): Cukste, Assistant Captain: Scott Davidson Jermain, Rafferty, Short- ridge, Whelan

ALPHABETICAL Sophomores (6): Mayan- No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous Team ja, Nybondas, O'Connor, 11 Wyatt Bongiovanni Fr. F 6-0 195 Birmingham, Mich./Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) D. Petruzzelli, K. Petruz- 27 Desi Burgart Fr. F 6-1 185 North Vancouver, British Columbia/Surrey Eagles (BCHL) zelli, Tufto 24 Matthew Cassidy Fr. F 6-0 182 Medford, N.J./Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 7 Marcus Chorney Fr. D 6-1 190 Hastings, Minn./Amarillo /Bulls (NAHL) 2 Karlis Cukste Jr. D 6-3 220 Riga, Latvia/Chicago Steel (USHL) Freshmen (12): Bon- 22 Scott Davidson (A) Sr. F 6-1 210 Trail, British Columbia/Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) giovanni, Burgart, Cas- 10 Ethan de Jong Fr. F 5-10 175 North Vancouver, British Columbia/Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) sidy, Chorney, de Jong, 3 Peter DiLiberatore Fr. D 6-0 170 Bedford, Nova Scotia/Salisbury School DiLiberatore, Fällström, 16 William Fällström Fr. F 5-11 180 Stockholm, Sweden/Fargo Force (USHL) Friedmann, Lombardi, 5 Brandon Fortunato Sr. D 5-10 170 North Hills, N.Y./US U-20 National Team Metsa, van Nes, Winslow 19 TJ Friedmann Fr. F 6-2 180 St. Louis, Mo./Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 18 Nick Jermain Jr. F 6-0 174 Norwalk, Conn./Merritt Centennials (BCHL) PRONUNCIATIONS 4 Michael Lombardi Fr. F 6-0 187 Barrington, R.I./West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) 20 Craig Martin Sr. F 6-0 182 Trail, British Columbia/Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) Bongiovanni...... BON-gee-oh-von-ee 33 Josh Mayanja So. G 6-0 165 Framingham, Mass./South Shore Kings (USPHL) Burgart...... BURR-gart 23 Zach Metsa Fr. D 5-9 180 Delafield, Wis./Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) Cukste...... CHOOK-stuh 6 Dan Nybondas So. F 6-6 208 Espoo, Finland/HIFK Helenski U-20 (Jr. A SM-LIIGA) de Jong...... deh-YOUNG 28 Joe O'Connor So. D 6-3 215 Hamden, Conn./Brooks Bandits (AJHL) DiLiberatore...... dih-lib-er-uh-TORR-ee Fällström...... FALL-strum 14 DJ Petruzzelli So. F 5-11 180 Wilbraham, Mass./Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) Friedmann...... FREED-man 31 Keith Petruzzelli So. G 6-5 185 Wilbraham, Mass./Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Jermain...... jer-MAIN 13 Chase Priskie (C) Sr. D 5-11 192 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) Mayanja...... my-ON-juh 25 Brogran Rafferty Jr. D 6-1 191 Dundee, Ill./Bloomington Thunder (USHL) Nybondas...... ny-BON-duss 15 Luke Shiplo Sr. D 5-9 174 Oakville, Ontario/Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Tufto...... TOUGH-toe 35 Andrew Shortridge Jr. G 6-4 186 Anchorage, Alaska/Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Whelan...... WALE-in 29 Odeen Tufto So. F 5-7 175 Chaska, Minn./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 26 Guus van Nes Fr. F 6-3 190 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands/Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) 8 Alex Whelan Jr. F 6-0 212 Ramsey, N.J./Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) 12 Daniel Winslow Fr. F 5-11 195 Fairfield, Conn./Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) @QU_MIH QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MIH HEAD COACH RAND PECKNOLD Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach 25th Season | Connecticut College ’90 Rand Pecknold completed his 24th season as Quinnipiac's men's ice hockey head coach in PECKNOLD'S COACHING CAREER CAPSULE 2017-18. The 2016-17 season marked the Bob- cats fifth-consecutive appearance in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals and the program's 17th 20- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Most Wins in QU Hockey history win season in program history, with Pecknold owning 16 of those years out of his 24 years 2016 Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year behind the Bobcats' bench. Until 2017-18, Pec- 2016 College Hockey News Coach of the Year knold had posted 20 straight non-losing sea- Two-time ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year sons. In addition, Quinnipiac led the nation in total wins from 2013-2017, with 132 victories. 2013 NEHWA Clark Hodder Coach of the Year Three-time ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions To date, Pecknold features a career record of 2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions 485-297-89 and currently ranks third among all active NCAA Division I coaches in career vic- Two NCAA Frozen Four Appearances tories. Five NCAA Tournament Appearances

The 2017-18 season featured one of the tough- 2002 MAAC Tournament Champions est non-conference schedules in recent memo- 42 All-League Selections ry, as the Bobcats saw #13 Boston College, #2 Six League Players of the Year Boston University, and Northeastern in four of the opening five games of the season. Quinnipiac tied BC on the road, while falling to BU in the home opener, before sweeping Five All-Americans a Northeastern team in Boston, Mass, that ended up an NCAA Tournament team and Two Hobey Baker Award Finalists nationally ranked in the top-ten. One National Rookie of the Year Aside from Northeastern, the Bobcats earned victories over two other NCAA Tourna- ment teams, Princeton and Clarkson, and won five of their last seven games in ECAC CAREER RECORD: 485-297-89 (.608) play, earning the #9 seed in the ECAC Tournament. ECAC HOCKEY RECORD: 145-99-42 (.580) As the #9 seed, the Bobcats traveled to Ingalls Rink where they swept their in-state CONFERENCE RECORD: 287-153-67 (.632) rival, Yale, in the ECAC Tournament Opening Round best-of-three series.

Following the 2017-18 season, Pecknold won a silver medal at the IIHF World Champi- QUINNIPIAC HEAD COACH - 24 SEASONS onship as an assistant coach with the 2018 U.S. Men's National Team. YEAR OVERALL CONFERENCE POSTSEASON In doing so, Quinnipiac has now won an ECAC Hockey playoff series in each of its 11 1994-95 6-15-1 5-8-1 -- years in the league, dating back to 2005-06, and also ran its all-time streak to 18 years, 1995-96 11-12-4 6-3-3 ECAC South Quarterfinals giving them a series win in each year that they have been at the NCAA Division I level. ECAC South Quarterfinals Following the 2016-17 season, on Apr. 13, 2017, Pecknold slected by USA Hockey as an 1996-97 13-12-2 8-6-0 assistant coach for the 2017 U.S. Men's National Team that will compete in the IIHF 1997-98 19-3-1 -- -- World Championship in Germany and France. 1998-99 26-6-2 22-4-2 MAAC Semifinals The 2016-17 senior class completed their careers with 102 career wins, good for second 1999-2000 27-6-3 23-1-3 MAAC Semifinals among all NCAA Division I programs behind North Dakota's 105. It also marked the first 2000-01 22-11-4 17-7-2 MAAC Championship Game time in program history that consecutive senior classes posted 100-win careers. Quin- 2001-02 20-13-5 15-6-5 NCAA Tournament nipiac is one of seven schools – including Denver, Minnesota, Minnesota State, UMass Lowell, Boston College and Providence – to currently feature a senior class that has won 2002-03 22-13-1 18-7-1 MAAC Championship Game 20-or-more games in all four seasons that they have played. Off the ice, Quinnipiac 2003-04 15-14-6 12-6-6 Quarterfinals senior Derek Smith became the first Quinnipiac player to win the prestigious ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year Award. 2004-05 21-13-3 16-6-2 Atlantic Hockey Championship Game 2005-06 20-18-1 8-13-1 ECAC Quarterfinals In 2015-16, Quinnipiac won a program record 32 games while winning the ECAC Hock- 2006-07 21-14-5 10-8-4 ECAC Championship Game ey Regular-Season (Cleary Cup) and Tournament () Championships. The Bobcats' 32-4-7 record made them the first team since Michigan in 1997 to finish the 2007-08 20-15-4 9-9-4 ECAC Quarterfinals season with only four losses for the year. 2008-09 18-18-3 9-10-3 ECAC Quarterfinals

2015-16's success resulted in a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, as 2009-10 20-18-2 11-11-0 ECAC Quarterfinals well as the team's second appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four and National Champi- 2010-11 16-15-8 6-9-7 ECAC Quarterfinals onship Game since 2013-14. In addition, the Bobcats captured their second-consecutive 2011-12 20-14-6 9-8-5 ECAC Quarterfinals Cleary Cup, for the ECAC Hockey Regular-Season Championship, which was also their third in four seasons. Quinnipiac also won its first-ever Whitelaw Cup after winning 2012-13 30-8-5 17-2-3 National Championship Game the league's tournament championship. For his efforts, Pecknold was honored with the 2013-14 24-10-6 12-6-4 NCAA Tournament Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Award, the College Hockey News National Coach of the Year as well as the ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year Award. 2014-15 23-12-4 16-3-3 NCAA Tournament Quinnipiac then went on to win the NCAA East Regional with wins against RIT and 2015-16 32-4-7 16-1-5 National Championship Game UMass Lowell before advancing to its second NCAA Frozen Four. The Bobcats defeated 2016-17 23-15-2 13-8-1 ECAC Semifinals perennial power Boston College before falling to North Dakota in the National Cham- pionship Game. 2017-18 16-18-4 9-11-2 ECAC Quarterfinals In 2014-15, Quinnipiac posted a 23-12-4 overall record including a 16-3-3 record and Totals 485-297-89 287-153-67 its second Cleary Cup ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championship in that last three years. With the top seed in the ECAC Hockey Championship, the Bobcats topped Union in a best-of-three quarterfinals series at High Point Solutions Arena. overall. The Bobcats posted a 12-4-6 ECAC Hockey record, clinching the third seed in the league championship tournament and securing a first-round bye for the second In 2013-14, Pecknold's Bobcats posted their 13th 20-win season, out of the head coach's consecutive season. then 16-year NCAA Division I career, while also winning the fourth most game in the Individually, the 2013-14 team featured NCAA Division I men's ice hockey's top fresh- program's history as Quinnipiac went 24-10-6 for the year. The Bobcats winning per- man in , who became the first Quinnipiac and ECAC Hockey player to win the centage of .675 ranked seventh nationally, while Quinnipiac also finished the year National Rookie of the Year award. Anas and senior Kellen Jones were also named to ranked second on the penalty kill (89.8), sixth on the power play (24.3) and 10th in the ECAC Hockey Second Team. Following the season, Pecknold saw the second player combined special teams (53.0). Additionally, Quinnipiac ranked third in scoring margin in Quinnipiac history play in an game in Bryce Van Brabant, (1.50), as its 3.52 goals per game (fifth highest in program history) ranked fifth among who signed with the NHL's Calgary Flames. Zach Tolkinen also joined the Flames orga- all Division I programs. The Bobcats 2.02 goals-against average was ranked second @QU_MIH QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM @QU_MIH HEAD COACH RAND PECKNOLD nization, while Connor and Kellen Jones signed with Edmonton and Jordan Samuels- ey.com poll while also being ranked in the top 15 in the RPI and PairWise Standings. Thomas signed with Buffalo. In addition to their accomplishments in the Blue and Gold, 14 play¬ers were ECAC In 2012-13, Rand Pecknold guided Quinnipiac to arguably its most successful season Hockey All-Academic selections, for the second straight season. Captain Jamie Bates in program history. The Bobcats ascended to its first NCAA Frozen Four, and finished was also signed by the Norfolk (Va.) Admirals, the top AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay as the National Runner-up, after capturing the 2012-13 Cleary Cup for its first ECAC Lightning, before then signing with the Springfield (Mass.) Falcons, the top AHL affili- Hockey Regular-Season Championship. The Bobcats finished the season with an over- ate of the . all record of 30-8-5, good for a NCAA-leading .756 winning percentage, while also lead- ing the country with the most wins (30) and fewest losses (8) in Division I ice hockey. The Bobcats took a strong step forward on the national stage in 2006–07. Quinnipiac Quinnipiac also posted a national-best 21-game unbeaten streak from Nov. 9, 2012 was ranked in the top 20 for 18 weeks and reached the finals of the ECAC Hockey through Feb. 9, 2013. Tournament in just its second year in the league. During the league playoffs, the Bob- In 2012-13, Pecknold was also named the ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year cats recorded three victories against nationally ranked teams-including a two-game and the New England Hockey Writers' Association Clark Hodder Coach of the Year series sweep at Cornell’s hostile Lynah Rink. Ultimately, Quinnipiac fell one game shy of while also recognized as a finalist for the prestigious Spencer Penrose National Coach reaching the NCAA Tournament, as it was defeated by No. 5 nationally ranked Clarkson of the Year award. Individually, Eric Hartzell was named a Hobey Baker Award "Hobey in the tournament final. Hat Trick" Finalist and was honored as the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, the ECAC Hockey Ken Dryden Goalie of the Year as well as earning AHCA/CCM Hockey All- On the individual front, 14 players earned All-Academic honors from ECAC Hockey. In American Honors as well as USCHO.com Player of the Year, while also earning ECAC addition, senior defenseman Reid Cashman was selected as a First-Team All-American Hockey First Team Honors. Zach Davies was named the ECAC Hockey Best Defensive by the American Hockey Coaches Association and signed with the Defenseman and also named to the First Team while Jeremy Langlois earned Third following the sea¬son. Brandon Wong was tabbed as a Freshman All-American after Team honors. earning league Co-Rookie of the Year honors. Quinnipiac won the first NCAA Tournament game in school history when it knocked-off Canisius, 4-3, before topping Union, 5-1, in the NCAA East Regional Final to advance to Faced with one of the biggest challenges since taking over as head coach of the pro- the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in program history. The Bobcats rolled over St. gram, Pecknold made sure that things didn’t skip a beat while joining ECAC Hockey in Cloud State, 4-1, before losing to Yale in the National Championship Game, 4-0. 2005-06. The Bobcats reached the 20-win plateau for the seventh time in eight sea- Since taking over as head coach of the Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team 24 sons, finishing at 20–18–1. For his efforts, Pecknold was named ECAC Hockey Coach of years ago, Rand Pecknold has asserted himself as one of the nation’s best. He has seen the Year by Insidecollegehockey.com. plenty of changes, but one constant is a proven track record filled with success and ac- complishment, both on the team and individual fronts. Despite winning 15 of its final 18 games in 2004-05 to finish with a 21–13–1 mark and the Atlantic Hockey regular-season title, Quinnipiac finished one victory shy of earning Off the ice, the Bobcats have ranked among the top half of Quinnipiac’s Department of an NCAA Tournament berth, falling in the conference tournament final. Athletics in Positive Play points, which encourages community involvement by Quin- nipiac’s student-athletes and coaches. Academically, Quinnipiac men's ice hockey fea- Pecknold was selected as the 2005 Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year and was tabbed tured the most student-athletes honored on the ECAC Hockey Academic Honor Roll in as a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award. Cashman was voted a finalist for the Hobey 2015 while also placing in the top three in the 12-team league for each of the past six Baker Award, given annually to the top player in college hockey, and earned All-America seasons. accolades from two national media outlets. Off the ice, senior goaltender Jamie Holden was named a CoSIDA First-Team District I Academic All-America selection for his per- Prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, Pecknold was selected as ECAC Hockey's rep- formance in the classroom. resentative on the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey committee. Pecknold served the second year of his two-year term in 2012-13 seasons. In 2003–04, Pecknold coached a unit that was decimated by injuries but still managed to achieve a winning record for the eighth straight year at 15–14–6. In 2009-10, Quinnipiac’s early-season success featured wins against nationally-ranked Ohio State on the Buckeyes home-ice to open the season before ultimately winning 12 During the 2002–03 campaign, Quinnipiac reached the MAAC tourna¬ment final of their first 13 games. Included in the run, that culminated with the No. 4 ranking, were for the third consecutive season, but fell one goal short of its second straight NCAA wins against nationally-ranked UMass and Cornell, including Quinnipiac second win in Tournament berth. Nevertheless, the Bobcats did reach the 20-win plateau for the fifth their last three regular-season games at Lynah Rink. Pecknold’s line-up featured a pair straight year, closing with a 22–13–1 mark. of early-season nationally-ranked scoring leaders in Brandon Wong and Eric Lampe, as well as the AHCA National Player of the Month in goalie Dan Clarke. Quinnipiac The 2001–02 campaign was arguably the most successful of Pecknold’s tenure in Ham- hit a lull over the middle part of the season, before clinching home-ice advantage for den. Despite being picked to finish fifth in the preseason coaches’ poll, the Bobcats the ECAC Hockey First Round for the fifth consecutive year, while also extending their closed out the regular season with a second-place effort. Then, in the MAAC Tourna- streak of Quarterfinal appearances to five. When the dust settled, Wong was signed ment, Quinnipiac registered one-goal wins over Iona and Sacred Heart before taking a by the Grand Rapids Griffens of the , while Lampe and Jean- 6–4 win over Mercyhurst in the title game. As a result, Quinnipiac earned its first-ever Marc Beaudoin landed in the East Coast Hockey League, with Lampe lacing them up for trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament. the Florida Everglades while Beaudoin helped the Bakersfield Condors to their league championship for the first time in program history. In addi¬tion to his team’s success, Pecknold became the winningest coach in program history with his 141st win on March Pecknold won his 300th career game as the Bobcats clinched their ECAC Hockey First 1, 2002, a 6–2 win over UConn. Round series. In 2000–01, Quinnipiac registered a final mark of 22–11–4. After finish¬ing with a 17–7–2 In 2008–09, the Bobcats line-up included the nation’s leading scorer in Bryan Leitch, mark in the regular season, the Bobcats finished one game shy of their first ever NCAA who also led the nation in assists. It was a first for the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey berth, falling to Mercyhurst, 6–5, in the MAAC Hockey League championship game. program at the Division I level and was also the first time since All-American Reid Cash- man word the Bobcats’ sweater that Pecknold coached a player that landed among the Quinnipiac finished the 1999–2000 season with a 27–6–3 final record. The 27 wins nation’s leaders. In addition to Leitch, linemate David Marshall also ranked in the top ten broke the school record of 26, which was set in 1998–99. in points scored as well as goals scored as the duo sat in the top two spots on the ECAC Hockey scoring list. Leitch was named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team, become In its first season in Division I in 1998–99, Quinnipiac set a school record with 26 victo- Quinnipiac’s first all-league player since 2006–07. ries on its way to the inaugural MAAC Hockey League regular-season title.

Prior to the Bobcats joining ECAC Hockey, Pecknold guided Quinnipiac to two MAAC In 1997–1998, its final Division II campaign, Pecknold guided the Bobcats to a 19–3–1 regular-season titles, one Atlantic Hockey regular-season title, one MAAC tourna¬ment record. Quinnipiac also set a school record for win¬ning percentage (.848). title and the first-ever NCAA berth in program history in 2002.In addition to individu- al success, the Bobcats won their second con¬secutive in-season tournament when BEFORE QUINNIPIAC: they knocked off Merrimack and nationally-ranked Air Force to win the Toyota UConn Hired at Quinnipiac on May 5, 1994, Pecknold previously served as an assistant coach Hockey Classic. The Bobcats went on to defeat Harvard and Dartmouth, also nationally at his alma mater, Connecticut College, for three seasons under head coach and former ranked at the time, for an impressive four wins in six days. The feat pushed Quinnipiac NHL player Doug Roberts. A standout for the Camels, Pecknold led Connecticut Col- into the national polls for the first time that year while they were also named the College lege to the 1990 ECAC South Championship. As a senior, Pecknold set school season Hockey News National Team of the Week. records for goals (17) and points (47) by a defenseman. He earned First-Team All-ECAC South honors and a spot on the Division III All- New England Team. Playing as a forward The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey 2007–08 season started off on a high note when the for two seasons, he led the Camels in goals as a sophomore (19) and junior (23). team was ranked in the top 15 by both the USCHO.com/ CSTV Division I and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Preseason Polls. The Bobcats became PERSONAL: mainstays in the national rankings for most of the season, rising to 10th in both polls An economics major, Pecknold earned his bachelor’s degree in 1990 and added a mas- while also being fea¬tured in College Hockey News’ first NCAA Tournament prediction ter’s degree in education in 1993. A native of Bedford, N.H., Pecknold played scholasti- of the season.January 21, 2008 marked the date for Quinnipiac’s highest ranking all- cally at Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. Pecknold, his wife, Nikki, sons Tate and time in a national poll. The Bobcats locked down the 10th slot in the InsideCollegeHock- Rex, and daughters, Cecelia and Georgia currently live in Southport, Conn.

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