2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season
| 2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | M&T Bank Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #18 |
| USA Hockey | #18 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 8–6–1 |
| Conference | 5–3–0 |
| Home | 6–3–0 |
| Road | 2–3–0 |
| Neutral | 0–0–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Rand Pecknold |
| Assistant coaches | Joe Dumais Rick Bennett Justin Eddy |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
The 2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season will be the 49th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and 20th in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats will represent Quinnipiac University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena and be coached by Rand Pecknold in his 31st season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Duplessis | Goaltender |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies) |
| Christophe Fillion | Forward | Canada |
Graduate transfer to Miami |
| Collin Graf | Forward |  United States |
Signed professional contract (San Jose Sharks) |
| Timothy Heinke | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Holy Cross |
| Jayden Lee | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears) |
| Charles-Alexis Legault | Defenseman | Canada |
Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes) |
| Sam Lipkin | Forward | United States |
Signed professional contract (Utah Hockey Club) |
| Jake Martin | Defenseman | United States |
Left program |
| C. J. McGee | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates) |
| Jacob Quillan | Forward | Canada |
Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| Iivari Räsänen | Defenseman |  Finland |
Graduation (signed with KalPa) |
| Cristophe Tellier | Forward | Canada |
Transferred to Northeastern |
| Zach Tupker | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits) |
| Nicky Wallace | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to American International |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Benoit | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Bow, NH; transfer from North Dakota; selected 182nd overall in 2021 |
| Braden Blace | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Duncan, BC |
| Aaron Bohlinger | Defenseman | United States |
24 | Newburgh, NY; graduate transfer from Massachusetts |
| Tyler Borgula | Forward | United States |
18 | Livonia, MI |
| Noah Eyre | Forward | United States |
20 | Vienna, VA |
| Elliott Groenewold | Defenseman | United States |
18 | Bellows Falls, VT; selected 110th overall in 2024 |
| Charlie Leddy | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Fairfield, CT; transfer from Boston College; selected 126th overall in 2022 |
| Christopher Pelosi | Forward | United States |
19 | Sewell, NJ; selected 92nd overall in 2023 |
| Jack Ricketts | Forward | Canada |
25 | Oakville, ON; graduate transfer from Holy Cross |
| Michael Salandra | Forward | United States |
21 | Pleasantville, NY |
| Aaron Schwartz | Forward | United States |
20 | Parkland, FL |
| Dylan Silverstein | Goaltender | United States |
20 | Calabasas, CA; transfer from Boston College |
| Ryan Smith | Forward | United States |
18 | Pendleton, NY |
| Jeremy Wilmer | Forward | United States |
21 | Rockville Centre, NY; transfer from Boston University |
Roster
As of September 10, 2024.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 
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Cooper Moore | Graduate | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2001-02-16 | Greenwich, Connecticut | North Dakota (NCHC) | DET, 128th overall 2019 |
| 4 | 
|
Davis Pennington | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-05-27 | Saline, Michigan | Omaha (NCHC) | — |
| 5 | 
|
Aaron Bohlinger | Graduate | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2000-08-25 | Walden, New York | Massachusetts (HEA) | — |
| 6 |
|
Charlie Leddy | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-01-11 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Boston College (HEA) | NJD, 126th overall 2022 |
| 7 | 
|
Elliott Groenewold | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2006-02-04 | Bellows Falls, Vermont | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | BOS, 110th overall 2024 |
| 8 |
|
Matthew McGroarty | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-01-30 | Westport, Connecticut | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Tyler Borgula | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2005-10-06 | Livonia, Michigan | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Aaron Schwartz | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-03-22 | Parkland, Florida | Surrey Eagles (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Ryan Smith | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2005-10-03 | Pendleton, New York | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Noah Eyre | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2004-06-22 | Vienna, Virginia | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
|
Victor Czerneckianair | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-02-17 | Southington, Connecticut | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 15 | 
|
Jack Ricketts | Graduate | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-09-08 | Oakville, Ontario | Holy Cross (AHA) | — |
| 16 |
|
Jeremy Wilmer | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2003-08-16 | Rockville Centre, New York | Boston University (HEA) | — |
| 17 | 
|
Travis Treloar | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2001-05-12 | Kalmar, Sweden | Ohio State (Big Ten) | — |
| 18 |
|
Anthony Cipollone | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-05-14 | Purchase, New York | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
Chase Ramsay | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-06-10 | Granite Springs, New York | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
|
Mason Marcellus | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-07-19 | Greely, Ontario | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 22 | 
|
Braden Blace | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-09-09 | Duncan, British Columbia | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Michael Salandra | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2003-06-13 | Pleasantville, New York | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Alex Power | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-04 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — |
| 25 | 
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Nate Benoit | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2002-11-26 | Bow, New Hampshire | North Dakota (NCHC) | MIN, 182nd overall 2021 |
| 27 |
|
Andon Cerbone | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2004-04-13 | Stamford, Connecticut | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 28 | 
|
Chris Pelosi | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2005-03-05 | Sewell, New Jersey | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | BOS, 92nd overall 2023 |
| 29 | 
|
Dylan Silverstein | Freshman (RS) | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2004-02-07 | Calabasas, California | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 31 |
|
Noah Altman | Senior | G | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2000-08-16 | Los Angeles, California | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — |
| 33 | 
|
Matej Marinov | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 2003-06-16 | Nitra, Slovakia | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Colgate | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 58 | ||
| #17 Dartmouth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | ||
| #18 Quinnipiac | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 32 | ||
| #20 Clarkson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 33 | ||
| Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 37 | ||
| #16 Cornell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | ||
| Yale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 35 | ||
| Brown | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Harvard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 23 | ||
| Princeton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 20 | ||
| Rensselaer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 44 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 40 | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | #20т Northeastern* | #8 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | L 2–4 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | Penn State* | #8 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 3–2 | 3,477 | 1–0–0 | ||
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | at #9 Maine* | #7 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Silverstein | L 1–2 | 5,043 | 1–1–0 | ||
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | at #9 Maine* | #7 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Marinov | L 5–6 OT | 5,043 | 1–2–0 | ||
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | New Hampshire* | #11 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+, NESN | Silverstein | W 8–2 OT | 3,402 | 2–2–0 | ||
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | New Hampshire* | #11 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Silverstein | L 2–3 | 3,541 | 2–3–0 | ||
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross* | #14 | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN | Silverstein | W 3–0 | 2,100 | 3–3–0 | ||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | #15 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Silverstein | L 2–4 | 3,121 | 3–4–0 (0–1–0) | ||
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | #15 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Marinov | L 0–3 | 3,429 | 3–5–0 (0–2–0) | ||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | #19 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Marinov | W 3–2 | 907 | 4–5–0 (1–2–0) | ||
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | #19 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Silverstein | W 4–1 | 3,126 | 5–5–0 (2–2–0) | ||
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at #8 Cornell | #18 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Silverstein | W 3–1 | 3,980 | 6–5–0 (3–2–0) | ||
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | #18 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Silverstein | L 2–3 | 886 | 6–6–0 (3–3–0) | ||
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | vs. #11 Cornell* | #18 | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York (The Frozen Apple) | ESPN+ | Silverstein | T 3–3 SOL | 16,593 | 6–6–1 | ||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | #18 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Silverstein | W 3–1 | 3,223 | 7–6–1 (4–3–0) | ||
| December 7 | 4:00 pm | Union | #18 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Silverstein | W 3–1 | 3,008 | 8–6–1 (5–3–0) | ||
| December 29 | 4:00 pm | American International* | #18 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | ||||||
| January 1 | TBA | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | |||||||
| January 4 | 4:00 pm | Northeastern* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| January 6 | 7:00 pm | Stonehill* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | |||||||
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 24 | TBA | vs. Connecticut* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | |||||||
| January 25 | TBD | Sacred Heart / Yale* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice) | SNY | |||||||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 14 | TBA | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | Yale | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | Yale | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | Brown | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | |||||||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
Rankings
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | RV | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.