Saturday, March 19
Herb Brooks Arena // Lake Placid, N.Y.
7:36 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Harvard University
Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey to Face Harvard for ECAC Hockey Championship
3/19/2016 8:37:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
ECAC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
No. 2/2 Quinnipiac University Bobcats
(28-3-7, 16-1-5 ECAC Hockey) vs
No. 9/9 Harvard University Crimson
(19-9-4, 12-6-4 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Mar. 19, 2016
Time: 7:36 PM
Location: 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena // Lake Placid, N.Y.
All-Time Series vs. Harvard: 11-11-4
QU All-Time vs. Harvard at Neutral Site: 1-1-0
Last 5 vs. Harvard: 3-2-0
Last 10 vs. Harvard: 4-5-1
Last Meeting: W, 5-4 OT (Jan. 7, 2016/Madison Square Garden)
Last Postseason Meeting: Lost Quarterfinal Series, 1-2, in 2008.
Follow The Bobcats vs. Harvard (Links available at game time)
TV: American Sports Network, SNY
Live Broadcast: ECACHockey.com
Live Stats: ECACHockey.com
Live Audio: AM 1220 WQUN
(PxP: Bill Schweizer; Color: Chris Kotsopoulos)
Twitter: @QU_MIH
Nationally-ranked No. 2/2 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey will face No. 9/9 Harvard in the 2016 ECAC Hockey Championship Game on Saturday, Mar. 19 at 7:36 PM at the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
Multimedia
All three games of the ECAC Hockey Championship Weeeknd will be broadcast for television on the American Sports Network. Fans that can't watch the game, Bill Schweizer and Chris Kotsopoulos will have the call for the entire series on AM 1220 WQUN - the flagship station of Quinnipiac men's ice hockey as well as men's and women's basketball. Bobcat fans can also access live video and stats by clicking the appropriate links on the men's ice hockey schedule page on QuinnipiacBobcats.com. Additionally, Bobcat fans should follow all the in-game action on the Official Twitter account of Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey at @QU_MIH.
Semifinals Recap: Quinnipiac 3, Dartmouth 1
• Quinnipiac defeated Dartmouth, 3-1, to advance to the ECAC Hockey Championship Game for the second time since Quinnipiac joined ECAC Hockey in 2005-06.
• Quinnipiac improves to 28-3-7 for the year and will advance to the tournament title game for the first time since 2007.
• Bobcats' goalie Michael Garteig (Prince George, British Columbia) recorded 23 saves to improve to 28-3-7 on the year while also winning his 74th game of his career, good for 19th all-time.
• Offensively, Quinnipiac benefitted from goals from Connor Clifton (Matawan, New Jersey) and Sam Anas (Potomac, Maryland) – both of whom also had assists – as well as freshman Craig Martin (Trail, British Columbia).
• Clifton's goal followed by Martin's goal made the duo the 12th and 13th Quinnipiac skaters to score a goal this postseason – the most in Quinnipiac's ECAC Hockey history. In addition, Clifton now has a league-leading six assists as well as seven points in the tournament. Anas has scored in two-straight league tournament games, while Martin also has two points in his last two playoff games.
The Bobcats In The National Polls
• The Bobcats were announced as the No. 2 team in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll for the first time in 11 weeks. The Bobcats still received 17 of the possible 34 first place votes and received 491 points, just one point behind North Dakota as the No. 1 team
• The Bobcats also were ranked No. 2 in the latest USCHO.com Division I Poll, as announced on Monday, March 14, 2016. The Bobcats received 14 first-place votes.
The Bobcats In The PairWise Ranking
• With a win against Dartmouth, and losses by North Dakota, Providence and Boston College, the Bobcats jumped back into the top spot in the PairWise Rankings after a one-week hiatus.
• The PairWise Ranking is a system which attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament. The PWR compares all teams by these criteria: record against common opponents, head-to-head competition, and the RPI.
• For each comparison won, a team receives one point. The final PWR ranking is based on the number of points (comparisons) won. Ties are settled by the RPI.
The Bobcats All-Time Against Harvard
• Quinnipiac and Harvard have battled back and forth in their 26-game history, with the series knotted up at 11-11-4.
• These two teams last faced off on Jan. 9, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in front of more than 12,000 fans which the Bobcats won, 5-4, in overtime on Derek Smith's game-winning goal.
• Quinnipiac is 3-2-0 over the past two seasons against Harvard, including a regular season sweep this season against the Crimson
• Sam Anas and Tim Clifton have each scored two goals and assisted one more for three points against Harvard this season.
• Quinnipiac is 1-3 against Harvard in the postseason, falling last year in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals and falling in a three-game first round series from March 14-16, 2008.
Team Notes
• Through 39 games, Quinnipiac has out-scored its opponents 147-76, with four or more goals in 23 of its 38 games.
• With a pair of 3-0 wins at Yale and at Brown, and following a 1-0 win against UMass on Nov. 28, Quinnipias posted a shut-out in three straight games for the first time in the program's 41-year history.
• Quinnipiac has allowed just 22 goals after the second period across 38 games.
• 76 of Quinnipiac's 147 goals have come in the final 10 minutes of the period.
• Quinnipiac's 10 juniors have scored a NCAA-leading 69 of the Bobcats' 147 goals, while its 182 total points rank fourth behind Michigan (191), Boston College (186) and Minnesota (185).
• Quinnipiac currently features the third-highest scoring defensive unit in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey. The Bobcats' blue liners have scored 31 goals (1st) while assisting on 81 more (T4th) for 112 points (3rd).
• In addition, five different Quinnipiac defensemen have scored eight game-winning goals to date- the second-most in NCAA men's ice hockey. Connor Clifton leads Quinnipiac, and ranks second nationally, with three game-winning goals, followed by Derek Smith (2), Devon Toews (1), Chase Priskie (1) and Kevin McKernan (1).
• Quinnipiac is 11-2-4 in 17 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)
• Quinnipiac is also 4-1-0 against teams currently ranked in the top 10 in the PairWise Rankings, topping St. Cloud State (No. 3) and Yale (No. 6) twice with a loss to Boston University (T8th).
• Quinnipiac is now 4-1-7 in overtime this year, and 9-1-11 in 19 overtime games over the last two seasons.
• Quinnipiac has trailed in 16 of its 38 games this season, and own a record of 9-3-4 in those contests.
• The Bobcats are one of three teams with 40 or more power play goals to date, while Sam Anas (10), Travis St. Denis (9), Tim Clifton (8), and Landon Smith (6) have combined for more power play goals (33) than 52 NCAA Division I teams.
• As a team, Quinnipiac's 41 power play goals rank third to Robert Morris' 46 and Michigan's 44.
• Through the semifinals, Quinnipiac's offense has been on full display in the ECAC Hockey Tournament. 18 of the 19 skaters to take the ice for the Bobcats have registered a point. Additionally, 13 of the 18 that registered a point, have scored a goal while seven of those 11 had a goal and an assist.
Wins Since The Start of the 2012-13 Season
Quinnipiac men's ice hockey has qualified for the last three NCAA Tournaments. Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Bobcats are second to North Dakota in total wins:
North Dakota, 105
Quinnipiac, 105
Minn. St. Mankato, 98
UMass Lowell, 97
Boston College, 95
Minnesota, 95
Player Notes
Michael Garteig (Sr., Goalie, Prince George, British Columbia/Penticton Vees (BCHL)
• ECAC Hockey Third Team Selection
• 28-3-7 with a 1.92 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
• In 22 ECAC Hockey games, Garteig is 16-1-5 with a 1.97 GAA and a .920 save percentage.
• For the year, Garteig is 15-2-4 in 21 home games this season with a 1.61 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage with five shutouts. His 15 home wins lead all NCAA Division I goalies.
• On the road, Garteig is 11-1-3 with a .905 save percentage and a 2.29 GAA, while his 11 road wins second among all NCAA Division I goalies.
• In 16 non-conference games, Garteig is 12-2-2 with a 1.85 GAA and a .926 save percentage, while his 12 wins are tied for the most among all NCAA Division I goalies
• In 17 games against ranked opponents, Garteig is 11-2-4 with a 1.95 GAA and a .926 save percentage.
• For his career, Garteig is 74-24-16 with a 1.96 GAA and a .916 save percentage in 6,962:17 in 119 career games.
• His 18 career shutouts rank fourth in NCAA Division I hockey history, all-time. Only three goalies in NCAA history - Ryan Miller (26), Joe Fallon (20) and Ben Scrivens (19) - have recorded 19 or more shutouts.
• His 74 career wins are 19th in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey history; only 24 goalies have reached 70 career wins, all-time.
Sam Anas (Jr., Left Wing, Potomac, Maryland/Youngstown Phantoms (USHL))
• ECAC Hockey First Team Selection
• Leads ECAC Hockey in goals (23) and points (48) while also picking up a career-best 25 assists.
• Had one goal in the Bobcats' 6-3 win against No. 15 Cornell, his third point of the postseason.
• Had a goal and an assist in Quinnipiac's ECAC Hockey Semifinal win against Dartmouth on Mar. 18, 2016.
• Was one of two players in ECAC Hockey with 20 goals and 20 assists.
• Leads the league in power play points (22).
• Scored a league-best nine third-period goals.
• Led ECAC Hockey in goals on the road (11) and goals when trailing (9).
• Led the league with two game-tying goals and two extra attacker goals.
• Registered a point in a league-leading 18 ECAC Hockey games, while also posting a league-best four two-goal games.
• Led ECAC Hockey with 24 road points.
• Led the league with 16 points when Quinnipiac was trailing.
• Registered a point in a league-leading 29 games.
Travis St. Denis (Sr., Center, Trail, British Columbia/ Pentiction Vees (BCHL))
• ECAC Hockey Second Team Selection.
• Travis St. Denis has scored 20 goals and assisted on 23 more for a career-high 43 points for the season.
• Had a goal and two assists in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against Cornell in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Friday, Mar. 11 and an empty-net goal in Game 3.
• St. Denis is one of 34 players in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey to total 40 or more points to date.
• St. Denis sits at 58 goals and 60 assists for 118 points in 155 career games, and is one of 12 active players with 55 career goals and 55 career assists.
• Ranked third in ECAC Hockey in points (42), tied for fifth in assists (22) and third in goals scored (20).
Tim Clifton (Jr., Center, Matawan, New Jersey/Jersey Hitmen (EJHL))
• ECAC Hockey Second Team Selection.
• Tied for fifth in ECAC Hockey with 17 goals
• Tied for fourth in the league with 37 points.
• Led ECAC Hockey in plus/minus (+25)
• Tied for the ECAC Hockey lead with seven second period goals
• Second in the league with two short-handed goals.
• Second in the league with eight power play goals.
• Scored a goal in 16 games, good for second in the league.
• In 22 ECAC Hockey games, he ranked second in goals (14), assists (15) and points (29) while leading the league in power play goals (6), power play points (11), game-winning goals (4), shorthanded goals (2) and plus/minus (+22).
• In 16 games against ranked opponents, he scored six goals and assisted on eight more for 14 points, that also included a team-high three power play goals.
Landon Smith (So., Right Wing, Greenwood Village, Colorado/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL))
• For the year, Smith has accumulated 10 goals and 23 assists for 33 points.
Devon Toews (Jr., Abbotsford, British Columbia/Surrey Eagles (BCHL))
• ECAC Hockey Second Team Selection
• In 32 overall games, Devon Toews led all ECAC Hockey defensemen in points per game (0.79), power play assists (12), power play points (13) and plus/minus (+22).
• He was also the only ECAC Hockey defensemen with a plus/minus of 20 or higher.
• In ECAC Hockey games only, his 14 assists lead all ECAC Hockey d-men, while he also leads the league's defensemen in assists per game (0.70), points per game (0.95), power play assists (7), power play points (7) and plus/minus (+21).
• Reached career highs in goals (7), assists (20) and points (27).
• Ranked among ECAC Hockey defensemen in goals and second in assists and points.
Connor Clifton (Jr., Matawan, New Jersey/US National Developmental Team (NTDP))
• Had three assists in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against Cornell in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Friday, Mar. 11 and two more in Game 3 for a five-assist weekend.
• Had a goal and an assist in Quinnipiac's 3-1 Semifinal win against Dartmouth.
• Currently leads ECAC Hockey in assists (6) and points (7) in the league tournament.
• Has blown past his 2014-15 point totals (0-5-5), accumulating six goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 37 games this year.
Chase Priskie (Fr., Pembroke Pines, Florida/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL))
• ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Selection
• Had two goals and an assist in the Quinnipiac's 5-4 loss to Cornell in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals.
• Became the first Quinnipiac defensmen since Dan Henningson against Harvard on Mar. 9, 2008 to score twice in an ECAC Hockey tournament game.
• Led all ECAC Hockey defensemen with 22 assists.
• As a freshman, had 22 assists to go along with four goals for 26 points.
• Was one of seven players in ECAC Hockey to record at least 20 assists for the year.
• Ranked third among the league's defensemen in points (26).
• Second among defenseman in power play assists (9) and power play points (10).
• Ranked third among league defenseman in plus/minus (+18) and tied for fourth overall.
• Led all ECAC Hockey freshmen with 22 assists, and was one of seven first-year skaters to record 20 points for the season.
• Led all ECAC Hockey freshmen in power play assists (9) and power play points (10).
Derek Smith (Jr., Defenseman, Apple Valley, Minnesota/Coulee Region Chill (NAHL))
• Derek Smith checks in with three goals and 12 assists from the blue line.
• Derek Smith is fourth ECAC Hockey defensemen with a +15 plus/minus and is one of four defensemen to block 65 or more shots (67, 4th) for the year.
• Smith provided the dramatics when he cleaned up a rebound and scored the game-winner in overtime against No. 4 Harvard at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 9.
Soren Jonzzon (Jr., Left Wing, Mountain View, California/Youngstown Phantom (USHL))
• Jonzzon stands at eight goals and nine assists for 17 points this season, giving him 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points for his career.
K.J. Tiefenwerth (Jr., Right Wing, Bellmore, New York/Junior Bruins (EJHL)/Massachusetts (Hockey East)
• Had a goal and an assist in the Bobcats' 5-4 loss to Cornell in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.
• Also had an assist in the Bobcats 5-2 win in Game 1 and in the Bobcats 6-3 win in Game 3.
• Quinnipiac junior K.J. Tiefenwerth is enjoying a break-out season, as he's tallied career-highs in goals (6), assists (13) and points (19).
Bo Pieper (So., Left Wing, Roseville, Minnesota/Coquitlam Express (BCHL))
• Scored a career-high two goals against the No. 15 Cornell Big Red for the first multiple-goal and multiple-point game of his career.
• Now has a career-high four goals to go along with four assists for eight points on the season.
• In his career, Pieper has tallied seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points.
Tanner MacMaster (So., Center, Calgary, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL))
• Enjoying an outstanding second season with the Bobcats with four goals and 16 assists for 20 points.
• MacMaster entered the year with five goals and seven assists in his first season, giving him nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points in his career.
• All four of MacMaster's goals have come in the second half, to pair with eight assists for 12 points in his last 19 games.
Andrew Taverner (So., Left Wing, Edmonton, Alberta/Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL))
• Enters the weekend with five goals and eight assists for 13 points.
• Has almost tripled his first-season assist total after registering six goals and three assists as a freshman in 2014-15.
• Had a goal and two assists in the Bobcats' series against Cornell in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.
No. 2/2 Quinnipiac University Bobcats
(28-3-7, 16-1-5 ECAC Hockey) vs
No. 9/9 Harvard University Crimson
(19-9-4, 12-6-4 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Mar. 19, 2016
Time: 7:36 PM
Location: 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena // Lake Placid, N.Y.
All-Time Series vs. Harvard: 11-11-4
QU All-Time vs. Harvard at Neutral Site: 1-1-0
Last 5 vs. Harvard: 3-2-0
Last 10 vs. Harvard: 4-5-1
Last Meeting: W, 5-4 OT (Jan. 7, 2016/Madison Square Garden)
Last Postseason Meeting: Lost Quarterfinal Series, 1-2, in 2008.
Follow The Bobcats vs. Harvard (Links available at game time)
TV: American Sports Network, SNY
Live Broadcast: ECACHockey.com
Live Stats: ECACHockey.com
Live Audio: AM 1220 WQUN
(PxP: Bill Schweizer; Color: Chris Kotsopoulos)
Twitter: @QU_MIH
Nationally-ranked No. 2/2 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey will face No. 9/9 Harvard in the 2016 ECAC Hockey Championship Game on Saturday, Mar. 19 at 7:36 PM at the 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
Multimedia
All three games of the ECAC Hockey Championship Weeeknd will be broadcast for television on the American Sports Network. Fans that can't watch the game, Bill Schweizer and Chris Kotsopoulos will have the call for the entire series on AM 1220 WQUN - the flagship station of Quinnipiac men's ice hockey as well as men's and women's basketball. Bobcat fans can also access live video and stats by clicking the appropriate links on the men's ice hockey schedule page on QuinnipiacBobcats.com. Additionally, Bobcat fans should follow all the in-game action on the Official Twitter account of Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey at @QU_MIH.
Semifinals Recap: Quinnipiac 3, Dartmouth 1
• Quinnipiac defeated Dartmouth, 3-1, to advance to the ECAC Hockey Championship Game for the second time since Quinnipiac joined ECAC Hockey in 2005-06.
• Quinnipiac improves to 28-3-7 for the year and will advance to the tournament title game for the first time since 2007.
• Bobcats' goalie Michael Garteig (Prince George, British Columbia) recorded 23 saves to improve to 28-3-7 on the year while also winning his 74th game of his career, good for 19th all-time.
• Offensively, Quinnipiac benefitted from goals from Connor Clifton (Matawan, New Jersey) and Sam Anas (Potomac, Maryland) – both of whom also had assists – as well as freshman Craig Martin (Trail, British Columbia).
• Clifton's goal followed by Martin's goal made the duo the 12th and 13th Quinnipiac skaters to score a goal this postseason – the most in Quinnipiac's ECAC Hockey history. In addition, Clifton now has a league-leading six assists as well as seven points in the tournament. Anas has scored in two-straight league tournament games, while Martin also has two points in his last two playoff games.
The Bobcats In The National Polls
• The Bobcats were announced as the No. 2 team in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll for the first time in 11 weeks. The Bobcats still received 17 of the possible 34 first place votes and received 491 points, just one point behind North Dakota as the No. 1 team
• The Bobcats also were ranked No. 2 in the latest USCHO.com Division I Poll, as announced on Monday, March 14, 2016. The Bobcats received 14 first-place votes.
The Bobcats In The PairWise Ranking
• With a win against Dartmouth, and losses by North Dakota, Providence and Boston College, the Bobcats jumped back into the top spot in the PairWise Rankings after a one-week hiatus.
• The PairWise Ranking is a system which attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament. The PWR compares all teams by these criteria: record against common opponents, head-to-head competition, and the RPI.
• For each comparison won, a team receives one point. The final PWR ranking is based on the number of points (comparisons) won. Ties are settled by the RPI.
The Bobcats All-Time Against Harvard
• Quinnipiac and Harvard have battled back and forth in their 26-game history, with the series knotted up at 11-11-4.
• These two teams last faced off on Jan. 9, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in front of more than 12,000 fans which the Bobcats won, 5-4, in overtime on Derek Smith's game-winning goal.
• Quinnipiac is 3-2-0 over the past two seasons against Harvard, including a regular season sweep this season against the Crimson
• Sam Anas and Tim Clifton have each scored two goals and assisted one more for three points against Harvard this season.
• Quinnipiac is 1-3 against Harvard in the postseason, falling last year in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals and falling in a three-game first round series from March 14-16, 2008.
Team Notes
• Through 39 games, Quinnipiac has out-scored its opponents 147-76, with four or more goals in 23 of its 38 games.
• With a pair of 3-0 wins at Yale and at Brown, and following a 1-0 win against UMass on Nov. 28, Quinnipias posted a shut-out in three straight games for the first time in the program's 41-year history.
• Quinnipiac has allowed just 22 goals after the second period across 38 games.
• 76 of Quinnipiac's 147 goals have come in the final 10 minutes of the period.
• Quinnipiac's 10 juniors have scored a NCAA-leading 69 of the Bobcats' 147 goals, while its 182 total points rank fourth behind Michigan (191), Boston College (186) and Minnesota (185).
• Quinnipiac currently features the third-highest scoring defensive unit in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey. The Bobcats' blue liners have scored 31 goals (1st) while assisting on 81 more (T4th) for 112 points (3rd).
• In addition, five different Quinnipiac defensemen have scored eight game-winning goals to date- the second-most in NCAA men's ice hockey. Connor Clifton leads Quinnipiac, and ranks second nationally, with three game-winning goals, followed by Derek Smith (2), Devon Toews (1), Chase Priskie (1) and Kevin McKernan (1).
• Quinnipiac is 11-2-4 in 17 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)
• Quinnipiac is also 4-1-0 against teams currently ranked in the top 10 in the PairWise Rankings, topping St. Cloud State (No. 3) and Yale (No. 6) twice with a loss to Boston University (T8th).
• Quinnipiac is now 4-1-7 in overtime this year, and 9-1-11 in 19 overtime games over the last two seasons.
• Quinnipiac has trailed in 16 of its 38 games this season, and own a record of 9-3-4 in those contests.
• The Bobcats are one of three teams with 40 or more power play goals to date, while Sam Anas (10), Travis St. Denis (9), Tim Clifton (8), and Landon Smith (6) have combined for more power play goals (33) than 52 NCAA Division I teams.
• As a team, Quinnipiac's 41 power play goals rank third to Robert Morris' 46 and Michigan's 44.
• Through the semifinals, Quinnipiac's offense has been on full display in the ECAC Hockey Tournament. 18 of the 19 skaters to take the ice for the Bobcats have registered a point. Additionally, 13 of the 18 that registered a point, have scored a goal while seven of those 11 had a goal and an assist.
Wins Since The Start of the 2012-13 Season
Quinnipiac men's ice hockey has qualified for the last three NCAA Tournaments. Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Bobcats are second to North Dakota in total wins:
North Dakota, 105
Quinnipiac, 105
Minn. St. Mankato, 98
UMass Lowell, 97
Boston College, 95
Minnesota, 95
Player Notes
Michael Garteig (Sr., Goalie, Prince George, British Columbia/Penticton Vees (BCHL)
• ECAC Hockey Third Team Selection
• 28-3-7 with a 1.92 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
• In 22 ECAC Hockey games, Garteig is 16-1-5 with a 1.97 GAA and a .920 save percentage.
• For the year, Garteig is 15-2-4 in 21 home games this season with a 1.61 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage with five shutouts. His 15 home wins lead all NCAA Division I goalies.
• On the road, Garteig is 11-1-3 with a .905 save percentage and a 2.29 GAA, while his 11 road wins second among all NCAA Division I goalies.
• In 16 non-conference games, Garteig is 12-2-2 with a 1.85 GAA and a .926 save percentage, while his 12 wins are tied for the most among all NCAA Division I goalies
• In 17 games against ranked opponents, Garteig is 11-2-4 with a 1.95 GAA and a .926 save percentage.
• For his career, Garteig is 74-24-16 with a 1.96 GAA and a .916 save percentage in 6,962:17 in 119 career games.
• His 18 career shutouts rank fourth in NCAA Division I hockey history, all-time. Only three goalies in NCAA history - Ryan Miller (26), Joe Fallon (20) and Ben Scrivens (19) - have recorded 19 or more shutouts.
• His 74 career wins are 19th in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey history; only 24 goalies have reached 70 career wins, all-time.
Sam Anas (Jr., Left Wing, Potomac, Maryland/Youngstown Phantoms (USHL))
• ECAC Hockey First Team Selection
• Leads ECAC Hockey in goals (23) and points (48) while also picking up a career-best 25 assists.
• Had one goal in the Bobcats' 6-3 win against No. 15 Cornell, his third point of the postseason.
• Had a goal and an assist in Quinnipiac's ECAC Hockey Semifinal win against Dartmouth on Mar. 18, 2016.
• Was one of two players in ECAC Hockey with 20 goals and 20 assists.
• Leads the league in power play points (22).
• Scored a league-best nine third-period goals.
• Led ECAC Hockey in goals on the road (11) and goals when trailing (9).
• Led the league with two game-tying goals and two extra attacker goals.
• Registered a point in a league-leading 18 ECAC Hockey games, while also posting a league-best four two-goal games.
• Led ECAC Hockey with 24 road points.
• Led the league with 16 points when Quinnipiac was trailing.
• Registered a point in a league-leading 29 games.
Travis St. Denis (Sr., Center, Trail, British Columbia/ Pentiction Vees (BCHL))
• ECAC Hockey Second Team Selection.
• Travis St. Denis has scored 20 goals and assisted on 23 more for a career-high 43 points for the season.
• Had a goal and two assists in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against Cornell in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Friday, Mar. 11 and an empty-net goal in Game 3.
• St. Denis is one of 34 players in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey to total 40 or more points to date.
• St. Denis sits at 58 goals and 60 assists for 118 points in 155 career games, and is one of 12 active players with 55 career goals and 55 career assists.
• Ranked third in ECAC Hockey in points (42), tied for fifth in assists (22) and third in goals scored (20).
Tim Clifton (Jr., Center, Matawan, New Jersey/Jersey Hitmen (EJHL))
• ECAC Hockey Second Team Selection.
• Tied for fifth in ECAC Hockey with 17 goals
• Tied for fourth in the league with 37 points.
• Led ECAC Hockey in plus/minus (+25)
• Tied for the ECAC Hockey lead with seven second period goals
• Second in the league with two short-handed goals.
• Second in the league with eight power play goals.
• Scored a goal in 16 games, good for second in the league.
• In 22 ECAC Hockey games, he ranked second in goals (14), assists (15) and points (29) while leading the league in power play goals (6), power play points (11), game-winning goals (4), shorthanded goals (2) and plus/minus (+22).
• In 16 games against ranked opponents, he scored six goals and assisted on eight more for 14 points, that also included a team-high three power play goals.
Landon Smith (So., Right Wing, Greenwood Village, Colorado/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL))
• For the year, Smith has accumulated 10 goals and 23 assists for 33 points.
Devon Toews (Jr., Abbotsford, British Columbia/Surrey Eagles (BCHL))
• ECAC Hockey Second Team Selection
• In 32 overall games, Devon Toews led all ECAC Hockey defensemen in points per game (0.79), power play assists (12), power play points (13) and plus/minus (+22).
• He was also the only ECAC Hockey defensemen with a plus/minus of 20 or higher.
• In ECAC Hockey games only, his 14 assists lead all ECAC Hockey d-men, while he also leads the league's defensemen in assists per game (0.70), points per game (0.95), power play assists (7), power play points (7) and plus/minus (+21).
• Reached career highs in goals (7), assists (20) and points (27).
• Ranked among ECAC Hockey defensemen in goals and second in assists and points.
Connor Clifton (Jr., Matawan, New Jersey/US National Developmental Team (NTDP))
• Had three assists in the Bobcats' 5-2 win against Cornell in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Friday, Mar. 11 and two more in Game 3 for a five-assist weekend.
• Had a goal and an assist in Quinnipiac's 3-1 Semifinal win against Dartmouth.
• Currently leads ECAC Hockey in assists (6) and points (7) in the league tournament.
• Has blown past his 2014-15 point totals (0-5-5), accumulating six goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 37 games this year.
Chase Priskie (Fr., Pembroke Pines, Florida/Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL))
• ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Selection
• Had two goals and an assist in the Quinnipiac's 5-4 loss to Cornell in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Tournament Quarterfinals.
• Became the first Quinnipiac defensmen since Dan Henningson against Harvard on Mar. 9, 2008 to score twice in an ECAC Hockey tournament game.
• Led all ECAC Hockey defensemen with 22 assists.
• As a freshman, had 22 assists to go along with four goals for 26 points.
• Was one of seven players in ECAC Hockey to record at least 20 assists for the year.
• Ranked third among the league's defensemen in points (26).
• Second among defenseman in power play assists (9) and power play points (10).
• Ranked third among league defenseman in plus/minus (+18) and tied for fourth overall.
• Led all ECAC Hockey freshmen with 22 assists, and was one of seven first-year skaters to record 20 points for the season.
• Led all ECAC Hockey freshmen in power play assists (9) and power play points (10).
Derek Smith (Jr., Defenseman, Apple Valley, Minnesota/Coulee Region Chill (NAHL))
• Derek Smith checks in with three goals and 12 assists from the blue line.
• Derek Smith is fourth ECAC Hockey defensemen with a +15 plus/minus and is one of four defensemen to block 65 or more shots (67, 4th) for the year.
• Smith provided the dramatics when he cleaned up a rebound and scored the game-winner in overtime against No. 4 Harvard at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 9.
Soren Jonzzon (Jr., Left Wing, Mountain View, California/Youngstown Phantom (USHL))
• Jonzzon stands at eight goals and nine assists for 17 points this season, giving him 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points for his career.
K.J. Tiefenwerth (Jr., Right Wing, Bellmore, New York/Junior Bruins (EJHL)/Massachusetts (Hockey East)
• Had a goal and an assist in the Bobcats' 5-4 loss to Cornell in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.
• Also had an assist in the Bobcats 5-2 win in Game 1 and in the Bobcats 6-3 win in Game 3.
• Quinnipiac junior K.J. Tiefenwerth is enjoying a break-out season, as he's tallied career-highs in goals (6), assists (13) and points (19).
Bo Pieper (So., Left Wing, Roseville, Minnesota/Coquitlam Express (BCHL))
• Scored a career-high two goals against the No. 15 Cornell Big Red for the first multiple-goal and multiple-point game of his career.
• Now has a career-high four goals to go along with four assists for eight points on the season.
• In his career, Pieper has tallied seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points.
Tanner MacMaster (So., Center, Calgary, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL))
• Enjoying an outstanding second season with the Bobcats with four goals and 16 assists for 20 points.
• MacMaster entered the year with five goals and seven assists in his first season, giving him nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points in his career.
• All four of MacMaster's goals have come in the second half, to pair with eight assists for 12 points in his last 19 games.
Andrew Taverner (So., Left Wing, Edmonton, Alberta/Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL))
• Enters the weekend with five goals and eight assists for 13 points.
• Has almost tripled his first-season assist total after registering six goals and three assists as a freshman in 2014-15.
• Had a goal and two assists in the Bobcats' series against Cornell in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.
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