2014-152014-15 PRINCETON PRINCETON MEN’S MEN’S HOCKEY HOCKEY 2-7-1, 1-5 ECAC HOCKEY Princeton Athletic Communications Hockey Contact: Kristy McNeil GAME 10 [email protected] - Office (609) 258-5655 - Cell (609) 712-1855 Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. Hobey Baker Rink • Princeton, N.J. No. 9 HARVARD (7-1-2, 3-1-2 ECAC) EYE ON THE TIGERS Princeton split its series with Michigan State last weekend, taking a 3-1 game on Friday night before a @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey 4-2 loss on Saturday. The Tigers are 2-7-1 overall and are 1-5 in the ECAC with their win over Cornell Live Video: http://www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com in the home opener, 2-1. Live Stats: http://www.goprincetontigers.com/liveStats Sophomore Ben Foster currently sits atop the scoring column with two goals and two assists for four points. Senior defender Aaron Ave, senior Aaron Kesselman and juniors Jonathan Liau and Kyle GAME 11 Rankin add three points apiece. Kesselman is the team leader in assists with three. Sophomore Colton Saturday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. Phinney has played all but one game, the Union game, and has a .918 save percentage and a 3.16 goals against average. Freshman Ben Halford was in net for Princeton’s loss at Union, his first career start. Hobey Baker Rink • Princeton, N.J. THE PRINCETON/HARVARD SERIES DARTMOUTH Harvard holds a 148-57-11 record over Princeton in the all-time series. The teams first met on March (4-3-1, 2-3-1 ECAC) 1, 1902 in New York City. The Crimson swept the series last year, 5-3 and 3-2. Princeton won both games in 2012-13 taking both in overtime, 3-2 and 2-1. Jonathan Liau has three assists in three games against Harvard, while Aaron Ave has a goal and two assists in five games. Kyle Rankin has @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey chipped in two helpers and is +3 in the series. Colton Phinney has faced Harvard just once, making Live Video: http://www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com Live Stats: http://www.goprincetontigers.com/liveStats 30 saves on 33 shots. SCOUTING THE CRIMSON Schedule and Results Harvard is ranked No. 9 in the national polls with a 7-1-2 overall record. The squad is tied for second in the league with a 3-1-2, the only loss to a one-goal game to Yale. The Crimson are on a four-game Liberty Hockey Invitational win streak that includes a 3-2 OT win over then-ranked No. 1 Boston University from last Tuesday. Oct. 31 vs. Yale ^ .......................T, 2-2 (OT) With eight NHL draft picks Harvard is led in scoring by New Jersey pick Alexander Kerfoot’s 15 points. He has 11 assists and four goals. Nashville pick Jimmy Vesey has a team-best eight goals Nov. 2 vs. Merrimack ..................... L, 1-6 and six assists for 14 points. Kyle Criscuolo and Vancouver’s Patrick McNally follow up with 13 points Nov. 7 CORNELL * ........................W, 2-1 apiece. In goal, Minnesota’s Steve Michalek has been between the pipes all season and has a .947 save Nov. 8 No. 4 COLGATE * .................L, 1-5 percentage and a 1.57 GAA. Nov. 14 at Rensselaer * ................... L, 1-3 Nov. 15 at No. 12 Union * ................. L, 1-6 THE PRINCETON/DARTMOUTH SERIES Dartmouth owns a 96-86-14 edge in the series with Princeton. Princeton won the first game, 5-2, Nov. 21 at St. Lawrence * ................. L, 0-3 back on Jan. 9, 1907. The teams split last year with the Tigers taking a 5-4 overtime victory at Hobey Nov. 22 at Clarkson * ....................... L, 0-4 Baker Rink in November before the Big Green got one back, a 5-3 game in Hanover in February. Tucker Nov. 28 MICHIGAN STATE ...............W, 3-1 Brockett has a goal and four assists with a +6, while Tyler Maugeri has two goals and three assists and Nov. 29 MICHIGAN STATE ................L, 2-4 a +3. This will be the first time Dartmouth will see starting netminder Colton Phinney. Dec. 5 No. 9 HARVARD * ............... 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN Dec. 6 DARTMOUTH *................... 7 p.m. Dartmouth is coming off of its biggest win of the season a 2-0 game over then-ranked No. 1 Boston Dec. 12 at Minnesota Mankato .........7 p.m. University and is receiving votes in both national polls. The Big Green are 4-3-1 overall, winning three Dec. 13 at Minnesota Mankato .........7 p.m. of its last four games - all of which were at home. On the road, Dartmouth is 1-1-1 and is ninth in the Dec. 27 at Quinnipiac * .....................4 p.m. ECAC standings with a 2-3-1 record. Dec. 28 QUINNIPIAC * (ESPNU) ...... 4 p.m. Senior Tyler Sikura leads the team with nine points on two goals and a team-high seven assists. Jan. 3 RUSSIAN RED STARS (EX) . 4 p.m. Senior Eric Robinson (no relation) and junior Brad Schierhorn have four goals and four assists apiece. Five of the top seven scorers in fact are seniors, with that class scoring 56 percent of the team’s points. Jan. 9 UNION *............................. 7 p.m. Junior James Kruger has been the only netminder used by the Big Green this season. He has a 1.85 Jan. 10 RENSSELAER * ................. 7 p.m. goals against average and a .930 save percentage. Jan. 27 ARMY ................................ 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Yale * ................................7 p.m. APPLES & ORANGES Team GF GA Power Play Penalty Kill US News University Rank Jan. 31 at Brown * ...........................7 p.m. Harvard 3.60 1.70 10/32 (31.2%) 33/36 (91.7%) 2nd Feb. 6 at Colgate * ..........................7 p.m. Princeton 1.30 3.50 5/42 (11.9%) 41/51 (80.4%) 1st Feb. 7 at Cornell * ..........................7 p.m. Dartmouth 2.50 2.00 4/27 (14.8%) 21/23 (91.3%) 11th Feb. 13 CLARKSON *...................... 7 p.m. Feb. 14 ST. LAWRENCE * ............... 7 p.m. STAND UP Feb. 20 BROWN * ........................... 7 p.m. Princeton had standing-room only crowds for the both ECAC games this season, with 2,244 fans for the Cornell game and 2,243 for the Colgate game. The games against Michigan State over Thanksgiving Feb. 21 YALE * ............................... 7 p.m. break saw 2,030 and 1,837 fans. Feb. 27 at Dartmouth * ....................7 p.m. The Tigers’ had a 10-game streak of SRO games that stretched from Feb. 3, 2012 to Jan. 12, 2013. Feb. 28 at Harvard * .........................7 p.m. Home averages the last five years: 2013-14 1,942 2012-13 2,201 * ECAC Hockey Game 1 2014-15 PRINCETON MEN’S HOCKEY Princeton Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. S/C DOB Hometown/Last Team (League) Pronunciation 2 Marlon Sabo So. D 6-4 210 R 2/24/94 Surrey, B.C./Alberni Valley (BCHL) saah-bo 3 Kevin Liss Jr. D 6-0 200 R 7/24/92 Pittsburgh, Pa./Omaha (USHL) 4 Tom Kroshus Sr. D 6-1 190 L 8/20/92 Calgary, Alb./Westside (BCHL) crow-shus 5 Hayden Anderson So. D 6-0 200 R 9/27/94 Edina, Minn./Edina High 6 Matt Nelson Fr. D 6-0 200 R 8/4/94 Edina, Minn./Omaha (USHL) 7 Tucker Brockett Sr. F 5-8 165 R 10/15/90 Shaker Heights, Ohio/Chicago (USHL) 8 Max Becker Fr. F 5-10 175 R 7/7/95 Orange, Calif./Salmon Arm (BCHL) 9 David Hallisey Fr. F 5-10 180 R 8/18/94 Wethersfield, Conn./Islanders (USPHL) hall-uh-sea 10 Jonathan Liau Jr. F 5-9 175 R 1/17/92 Burbank, Calif./Penticton (BCHL) lee-ow 11 Aaron Kesselman Sr. F 5-11 190 L 10/13/91 Mays Landing, N.J./NH Jr. (EJHL) 12 Mike Ambrosia Jr. F 5-10 180 L 5/25/92 Chatham, N.J./Youngstown (USHL) am-bro-juh 14 Ryan Berlin Fr. F 6-2 205 L 2/10/94 Edmonton, Alb./Whitecourt (AJHL) 15 Tyler Maugeri Sr. F 6-0 180 R 7/11/91 Malibu, Calif./Fargo (USHL) muh-jerry 16 Michael Zajac Jr. F 6-3 210 R 9/11/93 Eagan, Minn./Eagan High zay-jack 17 Garrett Skrbich So. F 6-0 193 L 4/17/93 Hermantown, Minn./Cowichan Valley (BCHL) scurr-bick 18 Eric Robinson Fr. F 6-1 180 L 6/14/95 Bellmawr, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 19 Kyle Rankin Jr. F 6-1 200 L 3/3/93 Kanata, Ont./Sioux Falls (USHL) 20 Stuart Pomeroy Fr. D 6-2 200 R 2/5/95 Glenville, Ill./Amarillo (NAHL) 22 Ben Foster So. F 6-1 190 L 3/27/93 Darien, Conn./Tri-City (USHL) 23 Connor McLaren Fr. F 6-2 220 L 1/12/93 Metcalfe, Ont./Gloucester (CCHL) 24 Quin Pompi So. D 6-2 187 R 9/21/94 Springfield, Pa./Berkshire School pomp-E 25 Tommy Davis So. D 6-2 185 R 9/4/93 Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Youngstown (USHL) 26 Ryan Siiro So. F 6-2 220 R 2/12/93 Bloomington, Minn./Sioux Falls (USHL) sear-oh 27 Joe Grabowski Fr. D 6-3 210 R 9/1/94 Lawrenceville, N.J./Amarillo (NAHL) grab-OW-ski 28 Aaron Ave Sr. D 5-9 170 L 4/7/91 Chandler, Ariz./Omaha (USHL) ah-veigh 30 Ryan Benitez Sr. G 5-11 175 L 11/24/90 Denver, Colo./Waywayseecappo (MJHL) ben-E-tez 33 Colton Phinney So.