2015-162015-16 PRINCETON PRINCETON MEN’S MEN’S HOCKEY HOCKEY 2-8, 1-5 ECAC HOCKEY Princeton Athletic Communications Hockey Contact: Kristy McNeil GAME 11 [email protected] - Office (609) 258-5655 - Cell (609) 712-1855 Friday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Meehan Auditorium • Providence, R.I. BROWN (2-4-3, 2-3-2 ECAC) EYE ON THE TIGERS Princeton is 2-8 overall and most recently lost a pair of non-conference games at Maine. The Tigers are 1-5 in the ECAC, with its win being a 3-0 shutout over No. 20 Clarkson. Freshman Ryan Kuffner and @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey sophomore David Hallisey each have seven points to lead the team in scoring. Kuffner has three goals Live Video: http://www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com Live Stats: http://www.goprincetontigers.com/liveStats and four assists, while Hallisey has two goals and a team-best five helpers. Freshman Max Véronneau has scored the most goals on the team, four, and adds one assist. Sophomore Eric Robinson is fourth GAME 12 on the list with four points on three goals and one assist. Junior Colton Phinney has every decision in Saturday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. goal and has a .938 save percentage and a 2.46 goals against average. Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Conn. SCOUTING THE BEARS Brown returns from Belfast after going 1-0-1, and outscoring its opponents 10-5. The Bears earned a YALE 5-0 shutout over Colgate before a 5-5 tie with UMass Lowell in the championship game of the Friendship (5-2-2, 3-1-2 ECAC) Four. The Bears are 2-4-3 overall and 2-3-2 in the ECAC. They are led offensively by senior Nick Lappin who has six goals and nine assists for 15 points. Freshman Tommy Marchin has 12 points on six goals and six assists, while senior Mark Naclerio has 10 points on four goals and six assists. Freshman Max @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey Gottlieb is second on the team in assists with eight, as the leading scoring defenseman. Junior Tim Live Video: http://www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com Ernst has started in all but one game in goal. He has a .905 save percentage and a 2.79 GAA. Live Stats: http://www.goprincetontigers.com/liveStats THE PRINCETON/BROWN SERIES Schedule and Results Brown holds an 86-66-9 edge in the all-time series with Princeton since it began in 1900-01. Last year the teams played to a 2-2 tie in Providence, before Brown won a 4-1 game in Princeton to close Capital City Classic out last year’s series. Oct. 30 vs. No. 13 Yale (NC) ............. L, 1-3 SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS Oct. 31 vs. Maine ............................. W, 3-1 With a 5-2-2 overall record entering the weekend, Yale is ranked No. 10 in the latest USCHO poll. The Nov. 6 at Cornell * .......................... L, 3-4 team played just once last weekend, falling 4-3 to defending national champion Providence. Yale is Nov. 7 at Colgate * .......................... L, 1-2 3-1-2 in the ECAC. Senior Stu Wilson sits atop the scoring column with eight points on two goals and Nov. 13 DARTMOUTH *....................L, 2-3 a team-high six helpers. Freshman Joe Snively and sophomore Ryan Hitchcock have each scored a Nov. 14 No. 7 HARVARD * ................L, 0-3 team-best four goals. Snively adds three assists for seven points, while Hitchcock has two assists for Nov. 20 No. 14 ST. LAWRENCE * .....L, 1-5 six points. Junior Frankie DiChiara chips in six points. Junior Alex Lyon is the only netminder Yale has used. He has a 1.62 GAA and a .937 save percentage. Nov. 21 No. 20 CLARKSON * ...........W, 3-0 Nov. 27 at Maine ............................... L, 3-5 THE PRINCETON/YALE SERIES Nov. 28 at Maine ........................L, 2-3 (OT) Yale squeaked out a win over Princeton in the 2015-16 season opener at the Capital City Classic. The Dec. 4 at Brown * ...........................7 p.m. teams were tied virtually the entire game, scoring 22 seconds apart in the first period, before Yale took the 2-1 lead with 3:04 remaining in the game. An empty-net power-play goal sealed the win. The Dec. 5 at No. 10 Yale * ....................7 p.m. Bulldogs hold a 139-103-11 advantage in the series with Princeton since the teams first met on Jan. Dec. 11 at Penn State ..................7:07 p.m. 19, 1901. Yale is on an eight-game unbeaten streak in the series, 7-0-1, with Princeton’s last win during Dec. 12 USA Under-18 ................... 7 p.m. the 2012 ECAC first-round series. Dec. 29 QUINNIPIAC * .................... 7 p.m. Dec. 39 at Quinnipiac * .....................7 p.m. APPLES & ORANGES Team GF GA Power Play Penalty Kill Jan. 2 at Holy Cross .......................7 p.m. Brown 3.00 3.44 5/22 (22.7) 23/31 (74.2) Jan. 7 RENSSELAER * ................. 7 p.m. Princeton 1.90 2.90 4/31 (12.9) 31/34 (91.2) Jan. 8 UNION *............................. 7 p.m. Yale 2.78 1.67 10/39 (25.6) 21/23 (91.3) Jan. 26 AIC .................................... 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Harvard * ....................7:30 p.m. SHUT THE FRONT DOOR Princeton recorded a 3-0 shutout win over No. 20 Clarkson on November 21. It marked the first home Jan. 30 at Dartmouth * ...............7:05 p.m. shutout since Nov. 10, 2012 against Colgate - a 4-0 win, and first ECAC shutout since Feb. 9, 2013 when Feb. 5 COLGATE * ......................... 7 p.m. Princeton earned a 1-0 win at Cornell. Feb. 6 CORNELL * ........................ 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Clarkson * .......................7 p.m. COMING OUT ON TOP Feb. 13 at St. Lawrence * .................7 p.m. Princeton’s win over No. 20 Clarkson on November 21 marked the team’s first win over a nationally ranked squad since a Nov. 23, 2013 when Princeton defeated No. 4 Quinnipiac 4-3 in Hamden. Phinney Feb. 19 at Union *.............................7 p.m. had firsts in both games: this year it was his first career shutout, in 2013 it was his first career win. Feb. 20 at Rensselaer * ...................7 p.m. Feb. 26 YALE * ............................... 7 p.m. KILLING IT Feb. 27 BROWN * ........................... 7 p.m. Princeton’s penalty kill is ranked sixth in the nation at 91.2 percent. The Tigers have killed off 31 of 34 penalties. * ECAC Hockey Game 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 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. F 6-1 195 L 3/3/93 Kanata, Ont./Sioux Falls (USHL) 20 Stuart Pomeroy So. D 6-2 200 R 2/5/95 Glenville, Ill./Amarillo (NAHL) 21 Ryan Kuffner Fr. F 6-1 185 L 6/12/96 Ottawa, Ont./Gloucester (CCHL) 22 Ben Foster Jr. F 6-1 200 L 3/27/93 Darien, Conn./Tri-City (USHL) 24 Quin Pompi Jr. D 6-2 187 R 9/21/94 Springfield, Pa./Berkshire School pomp-E 25 Tommy Davis Jr. D 6-2 185 R 9/4/93 Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Youngstown (USHL) 26 Ryan Siiro Jr. F 6-2 220 R 2/12/93 Bloomington, Minn./Sioux Falls (USHL) sear-oh 27 Joe Grabowski So. D 6-3 210 R 9/1/94 Lawrenceville, N.J./Amarillo (NAHL) grab-OW-ski 31 Austin Shaw Fr. G 6-4 205 R 6/20/96 Denver, Colo./Wichita Falls (NAHL) 33 Colton Phinney Jr. G 6-1 175 L 6/17/93 Chatham, N.J./Islanders (EJHL) 35 Ben Halford So. G 6-3 205 L 5/16/93 Lenox, Mass./Bay State (USPHL) Head Coach: Ron Fogarty, 2nd year (Colgate ’95) Assistant Coach: Brad Dexter, 2nd year (Colgate ’96) Assistant Coach: Stavros Paskaris, 2nd year (Wayne State ’08) Volunteer Goalie Coach: George Bosak ALPHABETICAL BY CLASS BY GEOGRAPHY Ambrosia, Mike ...........................................12 Seniors (4) ............................. Ambrosia, Liss, California ..............................Becker (Orange) Anderson, Hayden .........................................5 ...................................................Rankin, Zajac Colorado ..................................Shaw (Denver) Becker, Max ..................................................8 Juniors (8) ..........................