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| The Bulldogs are home for a pair of games this weekend, facing Darmouth (pictured) on Friday and Harvard on Saturday. |
NEW HAVEN—The Yale
men’s hockey team will be home for a key conference set this weekend as Dartmouth and Harvard come to Ingalls Rink for a pair of 7 p.m. games. Both will be streamed on ESPN+. The Big Green are in
Friday, while the No. 13 Crimson skate at the Whale on Saturday.
BULLDOGS
Yale opened with a win at home over Brown but has lost three
straight since, including games at Colgate and No. 4 Cornell last weekend.
Curtis Hall, Will D’Orsi and Phil Kemp had the goals for the Blue while Corbin
Kaczperski started both contests in goal. Nicholas MacNab played in the Yale
net the third period of the Saturday game at Ithaca.
BIG GREEN
Dartmouth is 1-2-1, 1-1-1 ECAC after a three-point home
weekend with Quinnipiac (2-2 OT) and Princeton (3-1 W). Other than last week,
the Green has losses to Harvard and New Hampshire (OT).
CRIMSON
Harvard takes a 3-0 mark into Brown on Friday and has
outscored opponents 17-5, including wins over Dartmouth, Princeton and
Quinnipiac.
SERIES
Against Dartmouth, the Bulldogs lead the series 113-96-14
and are 17-9-2 in the last 28 meetings. There have been 260 Yale-Harvard
meetings in eight different cities. The first took place on Feb. 26, 1900 in
New York, with Yale prevailing 5-4. The Crimson lead the all-time series
146-92-22.
BULLDOG NOTES BY
NUMBER
1 – Connor Hopkins - West Kelowna Warriors Rookie of the
Year as well as the West Kelowna Warriors Academic Achievement Award for
2018-2019.
2 – Jack St. Ivany – Drafted by Philadelphia Flyers in
2018... Earned a silver medal with the US National Team at the 2019 IIHF Junior
World Championship.
3 – Michael Young – Earned top defenseman honors for Vernon
Vipers in 2018-19.
4 – Matt Foley – Captained team at Cathedral High School.
5 – Brian Matthews –Phil Todd Memorial Scholarship for
outstanding performance and dedication from Omaha Lancers.
6 – Billy Sweezey - won a bronze medal at Junior Club World
Cup for Chicago Steel under former Yale and current NHL assistant Dan Muse.
7 – Brandon Tabakin - 2016 Four Nations Tournament Gold
Medalist with USNTDP.
8 – Will D’Orsi - Select 16 for Five Nation’s Team USA, won
gold medal after scoring three goals, Player of the Game vs. Germany.
9 – Robbie DeMontis - 5th in total points in Muskegon
Lumberjack history after three seasons.
THE LAST TIME...
A Yale Player…
- Scored 5: Gene Scott vs. AIC 3/2/60
- Scored 4: Evan Smith vs. Princeton 2/10/18 (4-0-4)
- Scored 3: Joe Snively vs. Princeton 2/10/18 (3-1-4)
- Scored a SHG: Joe Snively at Union 1/25/19 (4-3 OT L)
- Had 6 Points: Mark Arcobello vs. Boston College 3/28/10 (3-3-6)
- Had 4 Points: Joe Snively vs. Princeton 2/10/18 (3-1-4)
- Scored in OT: Evan Smith vs. Arizona State 2/3/18
- GWG with under 1:00 left: John Hayden vs. Clarkson 1/13/17 (:59)
- GTG with under 1:00 left: Ryan Hitchcock vs. Cornell 1/12/18 (:51)
- Scored on Penalty Shot: Broc Little vs. Dartmouth 10/30/10 (7-3 W)
- Had PS Stopped: Dante Palecco vs. Cornell 1/12/18 (hit pipe, 3-3 OT tie)
- Stopped PS: Sam Tucker at Colgate 2/12/17 (also had one 2/11/17 at Cornell)
- Had 5 assists: Jesse Root vs. Brown 1/25/14 (0-5-5)
- Had 4 assists: Andrew Miller vs. Bentley 1/1/12 (0-4-4)
- Made 60+ saves: Josh Gartner at Dartmouth 3/5/05 (60)
- Made 50+ saves: Alec Richards at Union 3/4/06 (57)
- Made 40+ saves: Jeff Malcolm at Union 11/12/11 (45)
- Made 20 saves in a period: Corbin Kaczperski at Quinnipiac 2/8/19 (23, 1st Period)
- Recorded a SHO: Sam Tucker vs. Union 12/8/18 (3-0, 26 saves)
- Whistled for 4 penalties: Jean-Francois Boucher vs. Holy Cross 10/27/06
- Goalie with an Assist: Corbin Kaczperski at Cornell 02/17/18
A Yale Team ...
- Had 60 SOG: at Union 3/4/06 (61, 5 OT, 3-2 win)
- Had 50 SOG: vs. Arizona State 2/3/18 (56 in 4-3 OT win)
- Had 25 SOG in a period: vs. Princeton 10/31/14 (27, 2nd)
- Allowed 20 SOG in a period: at Quinnipiac 2/8/19 (23, 1st)
- Faced 60 SOG: at Dartmouth 3/5/05 (64)
- Scored 4+ goals in a period: vs. Princeton 2/10/18 (4, 3rd)
- Scored 5 PPG in a Game: vs. Brown 1/16/10 (8-5 W)
- Scored 3 SHG in a Game: vs. Princeton 2/15/14 (5 PKs)
- Scored twice on a Major Penalty: at Providence 11/28/15 (4-3 L)
- Scored 10+ goals in a Game: vs. Holy Cross 1/2/11 (10-3)
- Trailed by 4 and Won: at Colgate 1/24/09 (3rd period, 5-4 OT)
- Allowed 4 PPG in a Game: Brown 11/2/19 (4-for-5)
- Allowed a hat trick: at Brown 11/2/19 (Justin Jallen)
- Allowed 2 SHG in a Game: at New Hampshire 1/5/19 (5-5 tie)
- Scoreless Tie: vs. Cornell 11/20/15
- Did Not Have a Penalty in a Game: vs. Brown 1/15/16
- Did Not Have a Penalty-Kill in a Game: vs. Brown 1/15/16
- Did Not Have a Power Play in a Game: vs. Colgate 2/15/19
- Played a Shootout: vs. Union at Friendship Four 11/23/18 (2-1 L)
BULLDOG NOTES BY
NUMBER
10 – Chandler Lindstrand – AHCA Academic All-American who
was assistant captain for
USNTDP Des Moines Buccaneers.
12 – Dante Palecco – ECAC Player of the Week and ECAC Rookie
of the Week (4-goal, 5-point
weekend) against St. Lawrence and Clarkson in 2017-18.
13 – Evan Smith – Team Captain... Scored 4 goals against
Princeton at home his sophomore year
14 – Mitchell Smith – 2018-19 was career-highs in points
(11), goals (5) and +/-.
15 – Kyle Johnson - Represented Team Canada West in World
Junior A Challenge in 2016 and
2017... He was an assistant captain on the gold medal
winning 2017 team.
16 – Teddy Wooding – Rookie of the Year for the Vernon
Vipers and got the Wayne Buck Memorial
Award.
17 – Kevin O’Neil – Notched GWG in closing moments of
Harvard game at Whale rookie year.
18 – Justin Pearson – Last season led all newcomers with 17
points (6-11-17) and led all skaters
in game-winning goals (4).
19 – Quinton Ong – Played two seasons and amassed 35 goals
and 85 points in 114 games for
the Canmore Eagles of the AJHL.
20 – Curtis Hall – Scored twice in season opener vs.
Brown... Drafted by Boston Bruins in 2018...
Selected to the 2017 USA Hockey/All-American Prospects Game and the USHL’’s Top Prospect
Game.
21 – Tyler Welsh - Recorded career-highs in goals, assists,
points and shots in 33 games last season.
22 – Hayden Rowan – Alternate captain who had 7 playoff
points for BCHL Trail Smoke Eaters.
23 – Cole Donhauser - Played hockey and lacrosse at The
Nichols School in Buffalo, captained both
senior year.
24 – Graham Lillibridge - Played in 2018 USHL/NHL Top
Prospects Game.
25 – Phil Kemp – Edmonton Oilers draft pick... Won 2017 Five
Nations Championship and was co-
captain of Under-18 World Championship Gold Medal winner before winning Silver medal
on
2019 U.S. Junior National Team.
26 – Brett Jewell – Scored 28 goals, had 36 assists and
captained 2016-17 Merritt Centennials
(BCHL).
27 – Luke Stevens - Carolina Hurricanes draft pick in
2015... Father, Kevin Stevens, played 15 years
in NHL for five teams.
29 – Nicholas MacNab – Academic All-ECAC in 2017-18.
33 – Corbin Kaczperski – His .933 SP was fifth in the nation
in 2017-18.
YALE HEAD COACH KEITH
ALLAIN
Keith Allain, the coach with the third-most victories in the
history of the Yale program, whose position is named after the first captain in
1896, is the most successful mentor among the Bulldog bench leaders. Allain has
a 2013 National Championship trophy along with two regular-season ECAC titles
and a pair of conference tournament championships. His teams have also captured
seven Ivy League Championships while making six NCAA Tournament appearances in
his 13 seasons.
SURVEY SAYS
Yale players were surveyed to learn what they thought of
their teammates.
- Strongest: Robbie DeMontis
- Fastest: Luke Stevens
- Hardest shot: Jack St. Ivany
- Best fore-checker: Brett Jewell
- Best Passer: Graham Lillibridge
- Best Singer: Luke Stevens
- Most Unique Hobby: Corbin Kaczperski (baking)
- Best Sense Of Humor: Will D’Orsi
- Biggest Appetite: Kyle Johnson
- Most Soft Spoken: Quinton Ong
- Most Talkative: Dante Palecco
- Nicest: Kyle Johnson
- Best Dresser: Dante Palecco and Phil Kemp
- Most Likely To Be A Head Coach: Phil Kemp and Matt Foley
PRE-SEASON ECAC COACHES
POLL
1. Cornell (8) - 113
2. Quinnipiac (3) - 109
3. Clarkson (1) - 100
4. Harvard - 93
5. Yale - 74
6. Dartmouth - 68
7. Brown - 61
8. Union - 57
9. RPI - 31
Princeton - 31
11. Colgate - 29
12. St. Lawrence – 21
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
There are 28 student-athletes on Yale’s 2019-20 roster, including
16 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies. The Americans come from 10
states (eight from Massachusetts), while there are eight Canadians from three
provinces.
ROI
The third iteration of Rivalry on Ice at Madison Square
Garden takes place on Jan. 11 when Yale meets Harvard. The Bulldogs won both the
2014 and 2016 ROI contests. Tickets for the 2020 meeting are available at msg.com.
CT ICE 2020
Yale has established a recent tradition with hockey in
Bridgeport and the Webster Bank Arena. That trend, which includes playing and hosting
NCAA Tournament games, continues with a Jan. 25 contest against Sacred Heart on
the first day of Connecticut Ice 2020. The first-ever tournament for the state’s
four Division I hockey schools has the Bulldogs and Pioneers squaring off at
7:30 p.m., following a 4:30 matchup between Quinnipiac and Connecticut. The
winners meet at 7 on the 26th, while the third-place game is 3:30. “Connecticut
is a great hockey state, and the arena is a great place to play the game,” said
Keith Allain ’80, Yale’s Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach. Tickets for this event
are available at sny.tv/info/connecticut-ice.
CLASS OF 2019
Three seniors from last year’s squad are playing hockey this
winter, but only one took a traditional path. Joe Snively, an All-ECAC forward
and Washington Caps signee, is playing forward for the AHL Hershey Bears. His
ex-teammates Sam Tucker (G) and Andrew Gaus (F) may be breaking ground for Bulldogs
as grad transfers. Tucker (Boston University) and Gaus (Colorado College) had a
year of eligibility that could not be used at an Ivy League School, so they
took scholarship offers to play one more season. Of course, they are working
towards new degrees, Gaus for a master’s in teaching and Tucker in Metropolitan
College’s graduate program for financial management. The captain of the 2018-19
team, Anthony Walsh, is back in the program as the operations director.
CLASSROOM
Yale MIH earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for the
2018-19 academic year by having an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in
the top 10 percent of all squads.
—Staff Reports
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