2015-162015-16 PRINCETON PRINCETON MEN’S MEN’S HOCKEY HOCKEY 5-21-3, 3-16-3 ECAC HOCKEY Princeton Athletic Communications Hockey Contact: Kristy McNeil GAMES 30, 31 & 32 [email protected] • Office (609) 258-5655 Friday-Sunday, March 4-6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, N.Y. CLARKSON EYE ON THE TIGERS (18-13-3, 10-9-3 ECAC) Princeton enters the playoffs with a 5-21-3 overall record. The Tigers finished 12th in the ECAC with a 3-16-3 league record. Most recently Princeton played to a 2-2 draw with Brown in the season finale at Hobey Baker Rink. Two freshman are the team leaders in scoring: Ryan Kuffner and Max Véronneau. Kuffner has five goals and a team-best 14 assists, while Véronneau has the most goals with 10 and adds five assists. Sophomores Eric Robinson and David Hallisey both chip in 11 points apiece and junior @PUTigers_Live and @PUHockey Live Video: http://www.ecachockey.com Ryan Siiro has nine. Freshman Josh Teves and sophomore Joe Grabowski each have seven points as Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/clarkson/mhockey/ the top scoring defenders. Junior Colton Phinney has started in all but one game and has a .923 save percentage and a 2.92 GAA, and lead the league in saves. THE SERIES ECAC First Round Clarkson holds an 80-31-5 edge in the all-time series. The teams split the series this season with Princeton defeated then-ranked No. 17 Clarkson 3-0 on Nov. 21 at home before a 5-2 Clarkson win on Feb. 12 here at Cheel Area. Kyle Rankin leads all players against the Golden Knights with five points, Schedule and Results while Mike Ambrosia has four points. Ben Foster and Josh Teves have three apiece. Colton Phinney is 3-4 against Clarkson with a .921 save percentage and a 2.55 GAA. Oct. 30 vs. No. 13 Yale (NC) ^ .......... L, 1-3 SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS Oct. 31 vs. Maine ^ .......................... W, 3-1 Clarkson earned the No. 6 seed in the ECAC playoffs, losing a tiebreaker to Rensselaer as both finished Nov. 6 at Cornell * .......................... L, 3-4 fifth in the standings. Clarkson is 18-13-3 overall and 10-9-3 in the league. The team has had hot and cold spots all season. Last weekend the squad sweep Harvard and Dartmouth, following an 0-3 spell. Nov. 7 at Colgate * .......................... L, 1-2 Sophomore Sam Vigneault has 25 points on a team-high 11 goals and a team-high 14 assists. Junior Nov. 13 DARTMOUTH *....................L, 2-3 Jordan Boucher has 21 points on eight goals and 21 points and classmate A.J. Fossen adds 18 points Nov. 14 No. 7 HARVARD * ................L, 0-3 on eight goals and 10 helpers. Sophomore Brett Gervais is next on the list with 17 points. The team’s leading scoring defender is sophomore Terrance Amorosa who has four goals and 10 assists. Eight Nov. 20 No. 14 ST. LAWRENCE * .....L, 1-5 others are in double digits in scoring - none of which are freshmen. Senior Greg Lewis has played the Nov. 21 No. 20 CLARKSON * ...........W, 3-0 majority of minutes in goal and has a 12-7-2 record with a .924 save percentage and a 2.07 GAA. Junior Nov. 27 at Maine ............................... L, 3-5 Steve Perry is 6-6-1 with an .886 save percentage and a 2.86 GAA. Each played in a game against the Tigers this season with Lewis earning the win and Perry the loss. Nov. 28 at Maine ........................L, 2-3 (OT) Dec. 4 at Brown * .......................... W, 4-2 TALE OF THE TAPE Dec. 5 at No. 10 Yale * ................... W, 4-2 Princeton Clarkson 1.93 / 58th Scoring Offense 2.68 / 27th Dec. 11 at No. 16 Penn State ............ L, 3-6 3.21 / 47th Scoring Defense 2.50 / 22nd Dec. 12 USA Under-18 (EX) .............L, 1-4 12.3 (10/81) / 52nd Power Play 16.5 (19/11) / 34th Dec. 29 No. 3 QUINNIPIAC * ............L, 0-6 79.5 (71/89) / 47th Penalty Kill 83.6 (92/110) / 25th Dec. 30 at No. 3 Quinnipiac * ........... L, 3-4 MEETING IN THE PLAYOFFS Jan. 2 at Holy Cross ....................... L, 3-4 • This is the third first-round series between Princeton and Clarkson, since the current format of Jan. 7 No. 20 RPI * .................T, 3-3 (OT) the ECAC Tournament in 2002-03. The teams met in 2006 and 2014 with Clarkson winning both 1-4. • Clarkson and Princeton have played in 11 ECAC playoff games. Princeton has played only Brown Jan. 8 UNION *.......................T, 4-4 (OT) more times. The teams met in the first round in 2006 and ‘14, the quarterfinals in 2000, the semifinals Jan. 26 AIC ....................................W, 1-0 in 1995, ‘97 and ‘99 and the championship in 1998. Clarkson is 8-3 in those games. Jan. 29 at No. 7 Harvard *................ L, 1-4 • Clarkson is 6-1 against Princeton at Cheel Arena during the playoffs. Jan. 30 at Dartmouth * .................... L, 0-2 FIRST-ROUND FIGURES Feb. 5 COLGATE * ..........................L, 4-5 Since the current format of the ECAC Tournament started in 2002-03, Princeton is 5-21 in the first- Feb. 6 No. 17 CORNELL * ..............L, 0-1 round games. The Tigers are 1-10 in first-round series, with two byes. This is the fifth time Princeton is the No. 12 seed. Feb. 12 at No. 20 Clarkson * ............ L, 2-5 2003 No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Brown 0-2 Feb. 13 at St. Lawrence * ................. L, 1-4 2004 No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 RPI 0-2 Feb. 19 at Union *............................. L, 1-2 2005 No. 10 Princeton at No. 7 SLU 0-2 2006 No. 9 Princeton at No. 8 Clarkson 0-2 Feb. 20 at No. 17 Rensselaer * ........ L, 1-2 2007 No. 11 Brown at No. 6 Princeton 2-1 Feb. 26 No. 7 YALE * .......................L, 0-6 2008 bye Feb. 27 BROWN * .....................T, 2-2 (OT) 2009 bye 2010 No. 9 Harvard at No. 8 Princeton 0-2 ECAC First Round 2011 No. 11 SLU at No. 6 Princeton 1-2 Mar. 4 at Clarkson ............................7 p.m. 2012 No. 11 Princeton at No. 6 Yale 1-2 Mar. 5 at Clarkson ............................7 p.m. 2013 No. 9 Cornell at No. 8 Princeton 0-2 2014 No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Clarkson 1-2 Mar. 6 at Clarkson # ........................7 p.m. 2015 No. 12 Princeton at No. 5 Dartmouth 0-2 * ECAC Hockey Game ^ Capital City Classic - Trenton, N.J. # Game 3 if necessary 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) ............................