No. 4/6 QU Men's Ice Hockey Travels To Cornell, Colgate This Weekend

Friday, November 18

Lynah Rink // Ithaca, NY

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Cornell

No. 4/6 QU Men's Ice Hockey Travels To Cornell, Colgate This Weekend

11/17/2016 11:57:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: QU Sports Information

No. 4-6 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 7-3-1 ECAC: 3-1-0
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Record at QU: 452-267-84 (.615), 23rd Season
Pecknold vs. Cornell: 15-16-3
Pecknold vs. Colgate: 18-14-2

CORNELL UNIVERSITY BIG RED
Record: 2-2-1 ECAC: 2-1-1
Head Coach: Mike Schafer
Overall Record: 393-235-85 (.612), 22nd Season
Schafer vs. Quinnipiac: 16-15-3
Date: Nov. 18, 2016
Location: Ithaca,New York
Rink: Lynah Rink
Series vs. Cornell:15-16-3
QU at Lynah Rink: 8-8-1
Last Meeting: W, 6-3 (Mar. 13, 2016//ECAC Hockey Quarters//Hamden, Conn.)
First Meeting: T, 1-1 (Jan. 6, 2001//Ithaca, N.Y.)

LIVE VIDEO: Ivy League Digital Network // ESPN3
LIVE STATS: CornellBigRed.com
LIVE AUDIO: AM 1220 WQUN

COLGATE UNIVERSITY RAIDERS
Record: 2-5-4 ECAC: 1-2-1
Head Coach: Don Vaughn
Record at Harvard: 383-386-90 (.500), 24th Season
Vaughn vs. Quinnipiac: 14-18-2
Date: Nov. 19, 2016
Location: Hamilton, New York
Rink: Class of 1965 Arena
Series vs. Colgate:18-14-2
QU vs. Colgate on the road: 8-7-1
Last Meeting: W, 6-3 (Feb. 6,2016//Hamden, Conn.)
First Meeting: L, 3-4 (Dec. 2, 2005// Hamilton, N.Y.)

LIVE VIDEO: Patriot League Network
LIVE STATS: GoColgateRaiders.com
LIVE AUDIO: AM 1220 WQUN

GAME NOTES
QUINNIPIAC | CORNELL | COLGATE

Nationally-ranked No. 4/6 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey will travel to Ithaca, New York on Friday, Nov. 18 to take on Cornell in the Big Red's home-opener at Lynah Rink at 7 p.m. available live on ESPN3. On Saturday, Nov. 19, the Bobcats will head to Hamilton, New York to take on Colgate at the Class of 1965 Arena at 4 p.m.

ALL-TIME VS. CORNELL
• Friday night's match-up will be the 25 meeting between Quinnipiac and Cornell with the Big Red holding a 16-15-3 advantage.
• Quinnipiac and Cornell met in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals last season with the Bobcats taking 2-of-3 games to advance to the ECAC Hockey Tournament Semifinals.
• Quinnipiac is 3-0-1 against Cornell over the last four regular-season meetings between the two teams.
• All-time, Quinnipiac is 8-8-1 at Lynah Rink including four-straight wins on the Big Red's home ice dating back to the 2012-13 season.
• Cornell opened the series with the Bobcats a 13-5-2 record in the first 20 meetings between the two teams, but Quinnipiac has posted a 10-3-1 record in its last 14 games against the Big Red.

SCOUTING THE CORNELL BIG RED
• Cornell enters the weekend with a record of 2-2-1 overall and 2-1-1 in ECAC Hockey play.
• After a season-opening non-conference loss at Merrimack, 3-2 on Oct. 28, Cornell tied Dartmouth, 1-1, and lost to Harvard, 4-3. Last weekend, Cornell defeated Brown in Providence, 4-2, and Yale at Ingalls Rink, 6-3.
• Mitch Vanderlaan leads Cornell in goals (5) and is tied for the lead in points (5), joined by Trevor Yales (2g-3a) and Anthony Angello (2-3).
• Yanni Kaldis has distributed a team-high four assists to date.
• In goal, Mitch Gillam is 2-2-1 with a .908 goals-against average and a 2.84 save percentage.

ALL-TIME VS. COLGATE
• Quinnipiac and Colgate have faced each other 34 times with Quinnipiac holding an 18-14-2 record all-time against the Raiders.
• Quinnipiac has won four-straight games against Colgate and is 7-2 in its last nine contests against the Raiders.
• Quinnipiac has also won four-straight games in Hamilton with its last loss on the Raiders home ice coming on Mar. 11, 2012.

SCOUTING THE COLGATE RAIDERS
• Colgate is currently 2-5-4 overall and 1-2-1 in ECAC Hockey.
• The Raiders opened the season at 0-3-3 before picking their first win on Oct. 29 against Maine, 5-3. They opened league play with a tie at Harvard and a loss at Dartmouth. Last weekend, Gate defeated Yale, 4-1, before falling to Brown, 4-2.
• Adam Dauda is tied with Hunter Racine with a team-leading three goals while Dauda's five assists give him a team-high eight points.
• John Snodgrass leads Colgate with six assists to date.
• In goal,Charlie Finn is 2-4-3 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.67 GAA.

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
• Tim Clifton's 18 career power play goals rank second among all active NCAA Division I men's ice hockey student-athletes behind Omaha's Austin Ortega (21).
• Clifton also ranks tied for 21st with 81 career points on 37 goals and 44 assists in 127 career games. His 37 career goals are tied for 16th among active players.
• Clifton's 10 game-winning goals are tied for fourth among active players.
• Clifton is one of 28 players with three or more shorthanded goals for his career.
• Landon Smith is one of three non-seniors ranked among the top 30 active career scorers. Smith's 76 points have come on the strength of 31 goals and 45 assists.
• Smith's 45 assists rank tied for 36th among active players.

REALLY GOOD AT HOME
• Through last weekend, Quinnipiac is 10-0-3 in its last 13 regular-season games at High Point Solutions Arena.
• In addition, the Bobcat are 14-0-6 in its last 20 regular-season ECAC Hockey games on its home ice. Its last loss to a league opponent in Hamden came in a 5-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 6, 2014.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Much of the Bobcats success over the last four games, in which Quinnipiac is 3-1-0, has been the increased play of the Bobcats' special teams units. Quinnipiac is now 7-for-26 for a 26.9% clip and 25-for-25 on the penalty kill - tops in NCAA Division I hockey in that span.

NOW TEE-ING OFF...RAFFERTY, BROGAN
• Freshman Brogan Rafferty scored his first career goal in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 while also adding an assist.
• Rafferty currently leads Quinnipiac in assists (7) and is second in points (9) through is first 11 career games.
• Rafferty's nine points rank second among all ECAC Hockey frehmen.

THE KAR(LIS) SHOW
• Karlis Cukste's three goals are tied for the lead among all ECAC Hockey freshmen.
• Cukste also leads ECAC Hockey freshmen with two power-play goals and 25 blocked shots.

OUR FAVORITE MARTIN
• Sophomore Craig Martin has doubled his career goal output with goals in back-to-back games against Maine on Oct. 15 and UConn on Oct. 19.
• Martin picked up "Play Maker" honors in the Bobcats 5-3 win at Clarkson on Friday, Nov. 4. Martin dished out a career-high three assists in the Bobcats ECAC Hockey opening night victory.
• Martin has a point in three of his last four games, totaling a goal and four assists in that span.

IT'S TIMMY!!!
• Assistant captain Tim Clifton checks-in with a team-leading six goals with a point in three of Quinnipiac's last four games.
• Clifton's four multiple-point games leads all Bobcat skaters.

SHOT-BLOCKING
• Quinnipiac's 171 blocked shots rank 11th among all NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams while its 15.55 per game rank eighth.
• Quinnipiac's forwards have combined for 77 blocked shots to date, making the Bobcats one of six teams - along with Army West Point (94), Rensselaer (80), Ferris State and St. Lawrence (78) and Minnesota Duluth (77) - to block as many or more to date.
• Tim Clifton (17), Scott Davidson (13) and Tommy Schutt (11) lead Quinnipiac's top shot-blocking forwards.
• Karlis Cukste leads all Quinnipiac players with 25 blocked shots at a 2.27 per game clip.

SPREAD IT AROUND
• 18 of the 22 skaters to dress for Quinnipiac this season have tallied a point, with 17 of those 18 registering multiple points to date.
• Nine of the 18 players to register a point have scored multiple goals.

ONE OF THE BEST AGAINST THE BEST
In 2015-16, Quinnipiac was 14-3-4 in 21 games against teams that were ranked at the time they played:

vs. No. 9 St. Cloud State (W, 5-2)
vs. No. 9 St. Cloud State (W, 4-1)
vs. No. 14 Cornell (W, 5-4 OT)
vs. No. 7 Harvard (W, 4-1)
vs. No. 20 Clarkson (T, 1-1)
vs. No. 14 St. Lawrence (T, 0-0)
at No. 10 Yale (W, 3-0)
vs. No. 12 Boston University (L, 1-4)
at No. 4 Harvard (W, 5-4 OT)
vs. No. 16 RPI (T, 2-2)
vs. No. 17 Cornell (T, 2-2)
vs. No. 20 Clarkson (W, 3-2 OT)
vs. No. 17 Renssealer (W, 5-4 OT)
vs. No. 7 Yale (W, 4-1)
vs. No. 15 Cornell (W, 5-2)
vs. No. 15 Cornell (L, 4-5)
vs. No. 15 Cornell (W, 6-3)
vs. No. 9 Harvard (W, 4-1)
vs. No. 8 UMass Lowell (W, 4-1)
vs. No. 6 Boston College (W, 3-2)
vs. No. 2 North Dakota (L, 1-5)

THE IN-CROWD
In 2015-16, Quinnipiac was 10-2-1 against teams in the NCAA Tournament field. The Bobcats defeated St. Cloud twice, Harvard three times, Yale twice, and RIT , UMass Lowell and Boston College once, while losing to North Dakota, Boston University and tying Northeastern.

COMEBACK CATS
In 2015-16, Quinnipiac posted a 10-4-4 record in 18 games it trailed, including a 3-2-2 record when trailing at home, 6-1-2 when trailing on the road and 1-1-0 record at a neutral site.

POWERFUL NUMBERS
Over the last five seasons (2010-11 through 2015-16), Quinnipiac has converted on 24.8% (197-795) of its power play opportunities, tops among all NCAA Division I programs.

POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE
1.         Quinnipiac: 197-795, 24.8%
2.         St. Cloud State: 177-757, 23.4%
3.         Minnesota: 184-800, 23.0%
4.         Michigan: 162-739, 21.9%
5.         Minnesota State: 204-937, 21.8%

THESE GUYS ARE KILLING IT
The Bobcats also ranked first on the penalty kill at 89.3% (730-817) over the same time frame (2010-11 through 2015-16) among all NCAA Division I programs.

PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE
1.         Quinnipiac: 730-817, 89.3%
2.         Boston College: 776-890, 87.1%
3.         Yale: 527-613, 85.9%
4.         Miami: 744-869, 85.6%
5.         Cornell: 407-490, 83.0%

QUICK OFF THE DRAW
Quinnipiac ranks second among all NCAA Division I programs in face-off percentage over the last five years, winning 53.6% (5,755-4,988) of their draws.

FACE-OFF PERCENTAGE
1.         Minnesota: 5242 wins- 4294 loss = .549
2.         Quinnipiac: 5755-4988 = .536
3.         Holy Cross: 5292-4669 = .531
4.         Boston College: 5537-4888 = .531
5.         Providence: 5549-4931 = .529

14 • Derek Smith (Senior, Captain, Apple Valley, Minnesota/Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist on Bo Pieper's go-ahead goal in the third period of Quinnipiac's 2-2 tie against Northeastern on Oct. 7 ... Had an assist in Quinnipiac's 4-3 overtime loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Ran his point-streak to two games with an assist against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Had an assist in Quinnipiac's 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4.

4 • Connor Clifton (Senior, Captain, Matawan, New Jersey/ U.S. National Developmental Team/Jersey Hitmen (EJHL)
In 2016-17: His first point of the season came on an assist in Quinnipiac's 4-3 overtime loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Had an goal and an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19.

11 • Tim Clifton (Senior, Asst. Captain, Matawan, New Jersey/New Jersey Hitmen (EJHL)
In 2016-17: Scored twice in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 8 ... Had a power play goal and also set-up the game-winner in the Bobcats' 3-2 overtime win at Maine on Oct. 15 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Had a three-point night with two goals and an assist in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

23 • Tommy Schutt (Senior, Assistant Captain, Chanhassen, Minnesota/Lincoln Stars (USHL)
In 2016-17: Put Quinnipiac out in front with his first goal of the year in Quinnipiac's 3-2 overtime win against Maine on Oct. 15 ... Scored in the Bobcats' 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25 ... Had an assist in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Scored an empty-net goal a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

2 • Karlis Cukste (Freshman, Riga, Latvia/Latvia U20/Chicago Steel (USHL)
In 2016-17: Scored his first career goal in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... Had an assist in 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25 ... Second career goal came in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

7 • Logan Mick (Fr., Armstrong, British Columbia/Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
In 2015-16, he played for the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), totaling six goals and 10 assists for 16 points in 24 games; also tallied two goals and four assists in 13 playoff games ... Started 2015-16 with the Langley Rivermen of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), scoring twice and assisting on eight goals in 22 games ... In 2014-15, he suited up for 25 games with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL, scoring five goals and dishing out five assists ... Also played for the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL for the 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons ... In 45 games in 2012-13 he scored four goals and assisted on five more for nine points ... In 2013-14, he suited up for 53 games, totaling seven goals and seven assists for 14 points.

8 • Alex Whelan (Fr., Ramsey, New Jersey/New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL Premier)
In 2016-17: Made his collegiate debut in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Picked up his first collegiate point on an assist in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25.

12 • Thomas Aldworth (Sophomore, Keller, Texas/Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
In 2016-17: His first goal of the season came in Quinnipiac's 4-3 overtime loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Found the back of the net for the second-straight game in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19.

13 • Chase Priskie (Sophomore, Pembroke Pines, Florida/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
In 2016-17: Scored his first goal of the season in a 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... His first multiple-point game of the season came in a two-assist outing in Quinnipiac's 4-3 overtime loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4 ... Had three assists in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

15 • Luke Shiplo (Sophomore, Oakville, Ontario/Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the season on an assist in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Scored the go-ahead goal in a 4-2 win against No. 10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

16 • Landon Smith (Junior, Greenwood Village, Colorado/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (ECHL)
In 2016-17: Had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... Had an assist in Quinnipiac's 4-3 overtime loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Recorded one assist in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4 ... Had a natural hat trick in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11. It was the first natural hat trick since Matthew Peca did it against Union in the 2013 NCAA East Regional Championship game. ... It was also the first hat trick since Jan. 30, 2015 when he scored three times at Brown and was also the 30th hat trick in Quinnipiac's 41-year history and 22nd since 1998-99 when Quinnipiac joined the NCAA Division I ranks.

17 • K.J. Tiefenwerth (Senior, Bellmore, New York/Massachusetts (Hockey East)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the season on an assist on Bo Pieper's goal in a 2-2 tie against No. 15 Northeastern on Friday, Oct. 7 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... Picked up an assist in Quinnipiac's 3-2 overtime win at Maine on Oct. 15 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Had an assist in a 6-3 win at Dartmouth on Nov. 11.

18 • Nick Jermain (Freshman, Cos Cob, Connecticut/Merritt Centennials (BCHL)
In 2016-17: Made his first collegiate appearance in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4.

19 • Tanner MacMaster (Junior, Calgary, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist on Andew Taverner's goal in the first period of Quinnipiac's 2-2 tie against Northeastern on Oct. 7 ... His first goal of the year came in Quinnipiac's 4-3 loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Scored in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25 ... Scored in his second-consecutive game in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4.

20 • Craig Martin (Sophomore, Trail, British Columbia/Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
In 2016-17: His first point of the season came on the game-winning goal in the Bobcats' 3-2 overtime victory at Maine on Oct. 15 ... Scored in his second-straight game against UConn on Oct. 19 in a 5-2 win ... Had a career night with three assists in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4 ... Had one assist in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Scored in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

22 • Scott Davidson (Sophomore, Trail, British Columbia/Chilliwack Express (BCHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 8 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

24 • Bo Pieper (Junior, Roseville, Minnesota/Coquitlam, Express)
In 2016-17: Scored his first goal of the year to give Quinnipiac a lead in a 2-2 tie against Northeastern on Oct. 7 ... Had a goal and an assist for a season-high two points in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25... Scored in Quinnipiac's 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11.

25 • Brogan Rafferty (Freshman, Dundee, Illinois/Bloomington Thunder (USHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist on Andew Taverner's goal in the first period of Quinnipiac's 2-2 tie against Northeastern on Oct. 7 ... His first career multiple-point game came with a two-assist outing in the Bobcats' 3-2 overtime win at Maine on Oct. 15 ... Scored his first career goal, and also assisted on another, in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Dished out an assist in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25 ... Had two assists in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4 ... Scored in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.

27 • Kevin McKernan (Junior, Millbury, Massachusetts/Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist on Tim Clifton's empty-netter in a 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... Had an assist in Quinnipiac's 3-2 overtime win at Maine on Oct. 15 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4.

33 • Chris Truehl (Junior, Madison, Wisconsin/Air Force (AH)
In 2016-17: Named the ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Month on Nov. 2 ... Stopped 28 of Northeastern's 30 shots-on-goal in a 2-2 tie in his first career start with the Bobcats on Oct. 7 ... Picked up his first win at Quinnipiac after stopping 32-of-34 shots-on-goal in a 5-2 win against No. 15 Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... Stopped 29 of UConn's 31 shots on goal in a 5-2 win on Oct. 19 ... Stopped 17 of 19 shots on goal in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25 ... Stopped 32 of St. Lawrence's 34 shots on goal in a 2-1 loss on Nov. 5 ... Stopped 30 of Harvard's 32 shots on goal in a 4-2 win on Nov.12.

35 • Andrew Shortridge (Freshman, Anchorage, Alaska/Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
In 2016-17: Stopped 20 of Boston University's 22 shots on goal in a 3-0 loss on Oct. 22 ... His first career start saw the first-year Bobcat stop 19 of Maine's 20 shots on goal in a 3-2 overtime win ... Picked up his first ECAC Hockey win with a 24-save outing in a 5-3 win at Clarkson on Nov. 4.

39 • Andrew Taverner (Junior, Edmonton, Alberta/Sherwoo=d Park Crusaders (AJHL)
In 2016-17: Scored Quinnipiac's first goal of the year in teh first period of a 2-2 tie against Northeastern on Oct. 7 ... Had a goal and an assist in the Bobcats' 4-3 overtime loss at Maine on Oct. 14 ... Had a goal and an assist for the second-straight game in a 5-2 win against UConn on Oct. 19 ... Had one assist in Quinnipiac's 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win against No. 10/10 Harvard on Nov. 12.