PRINCETON MEN’S HOCKEY OHIO STATE (24-9-5, 14-8-2 BIG10) Saturday, March 24, 3:30 p.m. PPL Center • Allentown, Pa. @PUHockey TV: ESPNU Live Video: http://www.espn.com/watch Live Stats: https://www.ncaa.com/game/icehockey-men/ d1/2018/03/24/princeton-ohio-st Hockey Communications Director: Kristy McNeil ([email protected]) cell: (609) 712-1855 EYE ON THE TIGERS Princeton earns the ECAC Hockey automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the ECAC Champion. With 19-12-4, 10-10-2 ECAC a 19-12-4 record, the Tigers are ranked No. 16 in this week’s national poll. The Tigers own the longest unbeaten streak in the country and have won their last seven games, four of which were against nationally-ranked opponents. Princeton has the third best scoring offense in the nation, averaging Oct. 29 HOLY CROSS ......................W, 4-2 3.69 goals per game and also sport the nation’s top power play unit, converting on 28.5 percent of its Nov. 3 COLGATE * ..........................T, 0-0 chances. Junior Max Véronneau and Ryan Kuffner each have more than 50-point seasons and rank in the top four in the nation in scoring. Véronneau has 55 points with 17 goals and 38 assists, the most Nov. 4 #18 CORNELL * ..................L, 4-5 assists per game in the nation. Kuffner has 52 points, with the second-most goals in the nation with 29 Nov. 10 at Union *......................L, 3-4 (OT) while chipping in 23 assists. Four players have reached 30+ points led by sophomore Jackson Cressey Nov. 11 at Rensselaer * .................. W, 6-2 with 38, followed by senior David Hallisey with 36, junior Josh Teves with 33 and senior Eric Robinson Nov. 17 YALE * ...............................W, 5-4 with 31. Teves’ 33 points is the most by a defenseman in the nation. Freshman Ryan Ferland has Nov. 18 BROWN * ............................L, 0-3 started in all but one game in goal and has a .914 save percentage and a 2.88 goals against average. He’s made 30+ saves in 17 games this season and was named the ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Nov. 22 BEMIDJI .............................L, 3-5 Outstanding Performer. Nov. 24 BEMIDJI ............................W, 4-1 Nov. 28 QUINNIPIAC * .....................L, 2-6 SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES Dec. 1 DARTMOUTH *...................W, 9-2 Ohio State is ranked No. 5 in the latest USCHO is one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament Dec. 2 HARVARD *.........................L, 2-5 with a 24-9-5 overall record. The Buckeyes lost in the Big Ten championship game in overtime to Notre Dame, 3-2. Sophomore Tanner Laczynski (PHI) leads the offense with 43 points on 15 points and a Dec. 8 at Arizona State .................. W, 4-0 team-high 28 assists. Junior Mason Jobst has a team-high 19 goals and 22 assists for 41 points. They Dec. 9 at Arizona State ............L, 3-4 (OT) are followed by senior Matthew Weis’ 37 points, junior Dakota Joshua’s (TOR) 24 and junior Freddy Dec. 29 #1 ST. CLOUD ..............T, 3-3 (OT) Gerard’s 22. The team sports the fifth-best scoring defense in the nation, holding team’s to 2.11 goals Dec. 30 #1 ST. CLOUD ..............T, 2-2 (OT) per game. Junior Sean Romeo has started in goal in all but four games and has a .925 save percentage Jan. 5 at #5 Cornell * ..................... L, 1-7 (ninth nationally) and a 2.09 GAA (12th nationally). It will be great match-up on special teams as Ohio State has the top-ranked penalty kill at 89.3 percent. The Buckeyes have gone 117 for 131 and as are Jan. 6 at #17 Colgate * .................. L, 0-4 one of the five least penalized teams in the nation. The power play is seventh at 24.2 percent (36/149) Jan. 12 at Harvard * ......................... L, 1-3 and scoring offense ranks 11th, averaging 3.18 goals per game. Jan. 13 at Dartmouth * ................... W, 6-3 Jan. 30 at Quinnipiac * .................... W, 5-3 THE PRINCETON/OHIO STATE SERIES Feb. 2 ST. LAWRENCE * ....... W, 5-4 (OT) Princeton and Ohio State have meet just three times before with all three games taking place on neutral ice. The first meeting was held on Dec. 21, 1971 at the Cleveland Cup Tournament with Feb. 3 #3 CLARKSON * ................W, 4-3 the Buckeyes winning 3-2 in overtime. Fifteen years later the teams met again in Cincinnati at the Feb. 9 at Brown * .......................... W, 7-2 Schweppes Invitational with Ohio State winning 6-5. Feb. 10 at Yale * ................................ L, 2-7 Feb. 16 RENSSELAER * .................W, 7-2 IN THE BIG DANCE Feb. 17 UNION *..............................L, 1-4 Princeton is 0-3 in NCAA tournaments games, with two games being decided by just one goal. The Tigers’ first appearance was at the 1998 West Regional as the No. 6 seed. Princeton lost a 2-1 game to Feb. 23 at #10 Clarkson * .........T, 3-3 (OT) eventual national champion Michigan. In 2008, as one of the No. 4 seeds the Tigers lost to No. 1 seed Feb. 24 at St. Lawrence * ................ W, 4-3 North Dakota 5-1. In 2009 the Tigers were the No. 3 seed in the West Regional and lost a 5-4 overtime ECAC First Round game to Minnesota Duluth in Minneapolis. Mar. 2 BROWN .............................W, 8-2 Mar. 3 BROWN .............................W, 7-1 DOWN GOES 1-2-3 It wasn’t an easy run to its third ECAC Hockey Championship. Princeton took out the No. 2 seed Union ECAC Quarterfinal Round in two games in the quarterfinals, knocked off No. 1 seed Cornell 4-1 in the semifinal and took down Mar. 9 at #16 Union ...................... W, 5-3 No. 3 seed Clarkson 2-1 in overtime in the final. Mar. 10 at #16 Union ....................... W, 3-2 ECAC Championships LUCKY EIGHTS Mar. 16 vs. #2 Cornell .................... W, 4-1 Princeton won its third ECAC Hockey championship and kept alive a streak that has resulted in a championship every 10 years, first in 1998, then in 2008 and now in 2018. To add a bit more numerical Mar. 17 vs. #10 Clarkson .........W, 2-1 (OT) www.goprincetontigers.com Twitter: @puhockey Instagram: @princetonhockey #GoTigers 1 PRINCETON MEN’S HOCKEY Princeton Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. S/C DOB Hometown/Last Team (League) Pronunciation 4 Josh Teves Jr. D 6-0 180 L 2/18/95 Calgary, Alb./Merritt (BCHL) tev-viss 5 Mark Paolini Fr. D 6-0 180 L 3/6/98 Toronto, Ont./St. Michael’s (OHJL) pay-O-lean-E 6 Matt Nelson Sr. D 6-0 200 R 8/4/94 Edina, Minn./Omaha (USHL) 7 Liam Grande So. F 5-10 185 R 5/7/96 Whitby, Ont./Cobourg (OJHL) gron-day 8 Max Becker Sr. F 5-10 175 R 7/7/95 Orange, Calif./Salmon Arm (BCHL) 9 Joey Fallon So. F 5-7 175 R 12/26/96 West Islip, N.Y./Lone Star (NAHL) 10 Jackson Cressey So. F 6-0 180 R 1/22/96 West Vancouver, B.C./Coquitlam (BCHL) cress-E 11 Alex Riche Jr. F 6-0 190 R 7/28/96 Oakville, Ont./Cobourg (OJHL) rich 12 Jordan Fogarty So. F 5-8 180 R 11/3/95 Sarnia, Ont./Sarnia (GOJHL) 13 Spencer Kryczka Jr. F 6-2 215 L 3/13/95 Calgary, Alb./Camrose (AJHL) chris-kuh 14 Ryan Berlin Sr. F 6-2 205 L 2/10/94 Edmonton, Alb./Whitecourt (AJHL) 15 Max Véronneau Jr. F 6-0 180 R 12/12/95 Ottawa, Ont./Gloucester (CCHL) ver-RON-no 16 David Hallisey Sr. F 5-10 180 R 8/18/94 Wethersfield, Conn./Islanders (USPHL) hall-uh-sea 17 Reid Yochim Fr. D 5-7 180 L 6/21/98 Port Robinston, Ont./Langley (BCHL) yo-come 18 Eric Robinson © Sr. F 6-2 200 L 6/14/95 Bellmawr, N.J./Dubuque (USHL) 19 Neil Doef Fr. F 5-11 175 L 2/10/97 Smiths Falls, Ont./Smiths Falls (CCHL) doof (like goof) 20 Stuart Pomeroy Sr. D 6-2 210 R 2/5/95 Glenville, Ill./Amarillo (NAHL) 21 Ryan Kuffner Jr. F 6-1 195 L 6/12/96 Ottawa, Ont./Gloucester (CCHL) 22 Colin Tonge Fr. F 5-10 185 l 2/10/98 Kingston, Ont./Brockville (CCHL) tawnj 23 Jeremy Germaine So. F 6-0 185 L 8/15/96 Hamden, Conn./Chilliwack (BCHL) ger-mane 24 Mathew Thom Fr. D 6-3 200 R 5/18/98 Oakville, Ont./Georgetown (OJHL) tom 25 Luke Keenan Fr. F 6-1 196 L 7/22/98 Courtice, Ont./Whitby (OJHL) 26 Jake Paganelli Fr. F 5-11 175 R 3/28/97 Verona, N.J./Fargo (USHL) pag-uh-NELL-e 27 Joe Grabowski © Sr. D 6-3 210 R 9/1/94 Lawrenceville, N.J./Amarillo (NAHL) grab-OW-ski 28 Derek Topatigh So. D 5-11 185 R 3/7/97 Mississauga, Ont./Orangeville (OJHL) toe-PAT-tij 30 Ryan Ferland Fr. G -0 175 R 2/11/98 Franklin, Mass./New Jersey (NAHL) 31 Austin Shaw Jr. G 6-4 215 R 6/20/96 Denver, Colo./Wichita Falls (NAHL) 35 Ben Halford Sr. G 6-3 205 L 5/16/93 Lenox, Mass./Bay State (USPHL) Head Coach: Ron Fogarty, 4th year (Colgate ’95) Assistant Coach: Brad Dexter, 4th year (Colgate ’96) Assistant Coach: Stavros Paskaris, 4th year (Wayne State ’08) Director of Hockey Operations: Kevin Moore Equipment Manager: Mike Thibault Athletic Trainer: John Furtado ALPHABETICAL BY CLASS BY GEOGRAPHY Becker, Max ..................................................8 Seniors (8) ................................Becker, Belin, California ..............................Becker (Orange) Berlin, Ryan.................................................14 .......................................