WEEKLY NOTES SUNDAY’S GAME The Dartmouth men’s hockey team is back in action at Thompson Arena on Sunday afternoon in a non- conference tilt against Atlantic Hockey foe Holy Cross. (The Big Green played Friday night at Vermont before this program went to print.) THE LEDYARD CLASSIC Dartmouth won its first home holiday tournament since 2008 this past weekend with a pair of victories against Robert Morris, 5-1, and No. 20 Merrimack, 3-0. Union was also 2-0-0 on the weekend, but the tournament crown went the way of the home team thanks to a +7 goal differential (tiebreaker) to the Dutchmen’s +2. SCOUTING HOLY CROSS The Crusaders are currently one of the hottest teams in the nation and are on a nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1) following a 2-0 win at AIC on Tuesday night. The run took a team two-games under .500 and that began the season with four straight losses to its current overall record of 12-6-1. Not included in that unbeaten figure was a 5-2 exhibition win against McGill on Dec. 30. Junior Mike Barrett leads the team in both goals (10) and points (18), while Jake Bolton’s 14 assists are more than any other Holy Cross player. HOME COOKING The four-goal win in the first-ever meeting with the Colonials was also the Big Green’s first home game in 56 days following a seven-game road trip from early November through mid-December. The three-week break followed the UNH game on Dec. 11 and proceeded the Ledyard Classic. GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK Senior netminder Charles Grant earned his first ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week honor of the season and the third of his career after a stellar weekend between the pipes at the Ledyard Classic. The Nova Scotia native posted the best goals against average (0.50) and save percentage (.975) in the conference over the weekend as he stopped 39-of-40 shots on goal and posted a 22-save shutout against the 20th-ranked Warriors on Sunday to earn top-goaltender honors at the home tournament. SHINING STAR Nick Bligh was not only named the Ledyard Classic MVP, but also was tabbed as the NCAA’S Third Star of the Week for his five-point performance against Robert Morris (1-2-3) and Merrimack (1- 1-2). Bligh’s scoring output against the Colonials was a new career high, while his five points over the course of the weekend were tied for the national lead. The Milton, Massachusetts, native leads the team in both goals (6) and points (11), setting new career highs in each only 13 games into his senior campaign. WHAT’S AHEAD? 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S/C Previous Team / Hometown Oct. 31 HARVARD*^ L, 7-0 2 River Rymsha D So. 6-3 205 L Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) / Huntington Woods, Mich. 1 Tommy Nixon G Fr. 6-1 182 L Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) / Sherwood Park, Alberta Nov. 1 at Harvard*^ L, 5-2 3 Josh Hartley D Jr. 6-2 200 L Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) / Coquitlam, British Columbia 2 Jake Bolton D Sr. 6-2 224 L NH Junior Monarchs (PREP) / Ellington, Conn. 6 BROWN*^ W, 7-3 4 Geoff Ferguson D Sr. 6-2 215 L Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) / Kanata, Ontario 4 Joe McNamara D Sr. 6-0 187 L Belmont Hill (PREP) / Chestnut Hill, Mass. 5 Timothy Shoup D So. 6-0 190 L Indiana Ice (USHL) / Upper Saint Clair, Pa. 7 YALE*^ L, 4-2 5 Spencer Trapp D Fr. 6-0 189 L Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) / White City, Saskatchewan 6 Connor Yau D Fr. 5-10 175 L Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) / Algonquin, Ill. 13 at Princeton*^ W, 3-2 6 Karl Beckman D Sr. 6-1 181 R Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) / Okemos, Michigan 7 Cameron Roth D Fr. 6-1 180 L Cornwall Colts (CCHL) / Nepean, Ontario 14 at Quinnipiac* L, 6-2 7 Johnny Couglin D Fr. 6-3 195 L Vernon Vipers (BCHL) / Fairport, N.Y. 8 Tim O’Brien F Sr. 5-11 185 R Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) / Winnetka, Ill. 11 Michael Laffin F Fr. 5-11 185 L Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) / Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 27 at Michigan L, 7-0 9 Troy Crema F Jr. 5-10 190 R Hamilton Red Wings (OJHL) / Toronto, Ontario 12 Scott Pooley F So. 6-2 201 R Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) / Granger, Ind. 28 at Michigan T, 1-1 (OT) 10 Connor Dempsey F Sr. 5-9 175 L Westside Warriors (BCHL) / Winthrop, Mass. 13 Peter Crinella F Fr. 6-2 184 L Cathedral (USHS) / East Longmeadow, Mass. Dec. 4 at Rensselaer* W, 2-1 11 Alex Jasiek F Fr. 5-8 170 L Austin Bruins (NAHL) / St. Louis, Mo. 14 Matt Scarth F So. 5-10 188 L Powell River Kings (BCHL) / Calgary, Alberta 5 at Union* L, 3-0 12 Jack Barre F Sr. 6-2 215 R New Jersey Hitmen (EJHL) / Fairfield, Conn. 15 Castan Sommer F Sr. 6-3 202 L Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) / Shrewsbury, Mass. 11 at New Hampshire L, 6-3 13 Brett Patterson F/D Sr. 6-1 190 L Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) / Eden Prairie, Minn. 17 T.J. Moore F So. 5-8 171 R Benilde-St. Margaret’s (USHS) / Edina, Minn. 14 Grant Opperman F Jr. 6-1 185 R Tri-City Storm (USHL) / Wayzata, Minn. Jan. 2 ROBERT MORRIS& W, 5-1 18 Jay Mackie F Fr. 6-0 181 L Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) / Kingston, Ontario 3 MERRIMACK& W, 3-0 16 Kevan Kilistoff F Fr. 5-11 200 L Langley Rivermen (BCHL) / Langley, British Columbia 18 Corey Kalk F So. 5-11 175 R North York Rangers (OJHL) / Maple, Ontario 19 Matt Vidal F Sr. 5-9 175 R Bay State Breakers (EJHL) / Manorville, N.Y. 8 at Vermont 7:00 PM 19 John Ernsting F Fr. 5-9 175 R Chicago Steel (USHL) / Naperville, Ill. 21 Brett Lubanski F Sr. 5-11 182 L Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) / Farmington Hills, Mich. 10 HOLY CROSS 4:05 PM 20 Carl Hesler F So. 5-11 185 L West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) / Boxborough, Mass. 22 Tim Driscoll F Sr. 5-9 188 R Phillips Academy Andover / Hingham, Mass. 15 CLARKSON* 7:05 PM 21 Kevin Neiley F So. 5-11 190 R Phillips Exeter Academy (HS) / Warminster, Pa. 23 Ryan Ferrill F So. 6-3 218 R Philadelphia Flyers Elite (USPHL) / Havertown, Penn. 16 ST. LAWRENCE* 7:05 PM 22 Ryan Bullock D Sr. 6-1 180 R Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) / Eden Prairie, Minn. 24 Tommy Muratore D So. 5-10 185 L Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) / Mendham, N.J. 22 at Cornell*^ 7:00 PM 23 Nick Bligh F Sr. 6-0 190 R South Shore Kings (EJHL) / Milton, Mass. 27 Danny Lopez F So. 6-2 195 R New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) / Barrington Hills, Ill. 23 at Colgate* 7:00 PM 24 Karan Toor D Fr. 5-11 180 R Prince George Spruce Kings / Surrey, British Columbia 28 Erik Ouellette D So. 6-3 200 R New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EHL) / Denver, Colo. 29 QUINNIPIAC* 8:05 PM 25 Brad Schierhorn F Sr. 6-3 200 L Tri-City Storm (USHL) / Anchorage, Alaska 29 Mike Barrett F Jr. 5-9 193 R New Jersey Hitmen (EJHL) / Orland Park, Ill. 30 PRINCETON*^ 7:05 PM 27 Brandon Kirk D Jr. 6-2 205 L Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) / La Verne, Calif. 30 Jack Kenney G Sr. 5-11 178 L Breck School / Orono, Minn. Feb. 5 at Yale*^ 7:00 PM 29 Kyle Nickerson F Jr. 5-9 180 R Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) / Weston, Mass. 33 Logan Smith D Jr. 6-4 205 R Langley Rivermen (BCHL) / Littleton, Colo. 6 at Brown*^ 7:00 PM 30 Charles Grant G Sr. 6-2 180 L Yarmouth Mariners (MHL) / Berwick, Nova Scotia 36 Paul Berrafato G So. 5-11 181 L Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) / Williamsville, N.Y. 33 Devin Buffalo G So. 6-2 200 L Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) / Wetaskiwin, Alberta 12 UNION* 7:05 PM 37 Brett Mulcahy F So. 6-0 186 R Vernon Vipers (BCHL) / Kelowna, British Columbia 35 James Kruger G Sr. 6-3 210 L Langley Rivermen (BCHL) / Minnetonka, Minn. 13 RENSSELAER* 7:05 PM 39 Mitch Collett F Fr. 5-11 178 L Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) / Calgary, Alberta 19 COLGATE* 7:05 PM Head Coach: Bob Gaudet (Dartmouth ’81), 19th Season Head Coach: David Berard (Providence ’92), 2nd Season 20 CORNELL*^ 7:05 PM Associate Head Coach: David Lassonde (Providence ’85), 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Brock Sheahan (Notre Dame ’08) 26 at St.