QU Men's Ice Hockey Hosts Brown For ECAC Hockey Tournament First Round Series

Friday, March 3

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Brown

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QU Men's Ice Hockey Hosts Brown For ECAC Hockey Tournament First Round Series

2/28/2017 1:56:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: QU Sports Information

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 19-13-2 ECAC HOCKEY: 13-8-1
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Record at QU: 465-277-85 (.614), 23rd Season
Pecknold vs. Brown: 19-7-6

BROWN UNIVERSITY BEARS
Record: 4-23-2 ECAC HOCKEY: 3-18-1
Head Coach: Brendan Whittet
Overall Record: 76-147-35 (.365), 8th Season
Whittet vs. Quinnipiac: 3-11-6

Date: Mar. 3-5, 2017
Location: Hamden, Conn.
Rink: High Point Solutions Arena
Series vs. Brown: 19-7-6
QU vs. Brown at Home: 14-2-3
Last Meeting: W, 4-1 (Feb. 25, 2017 // Hamden, Conn.)
First Meeting: W, 3-2 OT (Jan. 6, 2006//Northford, Conn.)
QU vs. Brown in ECAC Hockey Tournament: 6-2-0
Last Postseason Meeting: L, 0-4 (3/22/13, ECAC Hockey Semifinals // Atlantic City, N.J.)

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ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

By virtue of a 13-8-1 record in ECAC Hockey, the Bobcats clinched the fifth seed and home ice for the first round of the 2017 ECAC Hockey Tournament and will host No. 12 seeded Brown in a best-of-three-games series on Mar. 3-5, 2017. Games 1 and 2 of the series will be played at 7 p.m. while Sunday's Game 3, if necessary, will be played at 4 p.m.
Other first round match-ups include No. 11 Rensselaer at No. 6 Clarkson; No. 10 Colgate at No. 7 Princeton and No. 9 Dartmouth at No. 8 Yale. No. 1 Harvard, No. 2 Union, No. 3 Cornell and No. 4 St. Lawrence will host quarterfinal series on the following weekend with the semifinals and championship game to be played on Mar. 17-18 at the 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

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ALL-TIME IN THE ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Quinnipiac enters the 2017 ECAC Hockey Tournament with a record of 33-22 all-time since the Bobcats entered the league in 2005-06.
Quinnipiac has never lost an ECAC Hockey First Round series and stands at 14-2 all-time in the tournament's opening slate.
Quinnipiac has won a playoff series in 18 consecutive seasons dating back to its first year at the NCAA Division I level in 1998-99.
The Bobcats are the only team in ECAC Hockey to win a postseason series in each of the 11 years that Quinnipiac has been a member of the league.
This season marks the first since 2011-12 that the Bobcats did not receive a first-round bye.
This season marks the 11th straight year that the Bobcats have hosted an ECAC Hockey Tournament series. The last time Quinnipiac finished outside of the top 8 was their inaugural season in 2005-06.
Quinnipiac took two-of-three against Cornell in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals last season to advance to the league semifinals where it defeated Dartmouth, 3-1. The Bobcats made their second ECAC Hockey Championship appearance all-time, defeating Harvard, 4-1, to capture the program's first Whitelaw Cup in school history.
30 of Quinnipiac's 33 ECAC Hockey Tournament wins have come when the Bobcats have scored three or more goals. All-time the Bobcats are 30-5 in the 35 tournament games in which they have scored three or more times.

vs. BROWN IN THE ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

This weekend's series will mark the fourth time since Quinnipiac joined the 2005-06 that it will host Brown in the ECAC Hockey Tournament First Round.
Quinnipiac owns a 6-2-0 record all-time against the Bears, which includes a 4-0 loss in the 2013 ECAC Hockey Tournament Semifinals.
In 2008, Quinnipiac swept the Bears, 7-6 in overtime in Game 1, before taking a 7-1 decision in Game 2.
In 2011, Quinnipiac pitched back-to-back 4-0 shutouts to sweep that series.
In 2012, Quinnipiac lost Game 1, 4-1, before bouncing back with a 4-2 win in Game 2 and a 3-0 win in Game 3.

ACTIVE CAREER ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT SCORING LEADERS

Connor Clifton is the Bobcats' active career postseason leader in assists (9) and points (11) after he captured the tournament's most outstanding performer honor with a goal and eight assists in the 2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament.
Landon Smith sits at eight career postseason points by virtue of two goals and six assists.
Tim Clifton has scored three goals and assisted on three more for his career in the ECAC Hockey Tournament, followed by K.J. Tiefenwerth (2g,3a), Derek Smith (0g,5a), Tommy Schutt (2g, 2a) and Bo Pieper (3g, 1a).

ALL-TIME AGAINST BROWN

Following the Bobcats' 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25, 2017, Quinnipiac is now 19-7-6 all-time against the Bears.
The Bobcats host a 14-2-3 record on its home ice and a 5-5-3 record at Meehan Auditorium.
Quinnipiac is 5-0-1 in its last meetings meetings against the Brown Bears and 6-2-3 in its last 11.
The Bobcats are also 5-0-2 in their last seven games at High Point Solutions Arena against Brown, with their last loss on their home ice to the Bears coming on Mar. 2, 2012 in the first game of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.

SCOUTING THE BROWN BEARS

Brown heads into the weekend with a record of 4-23-1 overall and 3-18-0 in ECAC Hockey play.
Brown has lost six straight games and have won just one game in its last 17 (1-14-2).
Sam Lafferty leads Brown in assists (12) and points (33) while Charlie Corcoran has scored a team-high 15 goals to go along with 12 assists for 27 points. Max Willman is the Bears other 25-point scorer, sitting at 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points.
In goal, Gavin Nieto is 3-18-1 with a 3.95 goals-against average and a .879 save percentage.

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Quinnipiac enters the ECAC Hockey tournament with a record of 19-13-3 overall and 13-8-1 in league action.
Another win would give Quinnipiac it's 17th 20-win season all-time and would be Rand Pecknold's 16th in 23 years as the Bobcats head coach.
Quinnipiac is also assured of its 20th straight non-losing season.
Quinnipiac's 10-5-1 record at High Point Solutions Arena marks the eight consecutive season with 10 or more wins on its home ice.
The Bobcats' 13-8-1 record in ECAC Hockey games signals the fifth straight year with 12 or more ECAC Hockey wins.
To date, Quinnipiac has scored 103 goals to give the program its sixth consecutive season in which it has scored 100 ore more goals while also giving the Bobcats a scoring average of three or more in 11 of the last 13 seasons.
With 89 goals allowed, Quinnipiac has now given up 100 or fewer goals in six consecutive seasons.
This year's senior class currently sits at 98 career wins, good for second among all NCAA Division I programs behind North Dakota's 103.
Should the Bobcats win their first-round series against Brown it would mark the first time in program history that consecutive senior classes posted 100-win careers.

LANDON SMITH NOTES

Quinnipiac junior Landon Smith (Greenwood Village, Colorado) completed the regular season tied for the team lead in points (25) with sophmore Chase Priskie.
Smith's 25 points come on the power of nine goals and 16 assists.
Smith was Quinnipiac's only 20-point scorer in conference contests, as he scored a team-high eight goals to go along with 12 assists for 20 points in 22 ECAC Hockey games played.
•Smith is the Bobcats active career leader in assists (57) to go along with his 36 career goals for 93 points through 116 games as a junior.
Smith boasts the team's lone hat trick for the 2016-17 season after scoring three times in a 6-3 win against Dartmouth on Nov. 11.
He enters the postseason riding a three-game point streak in which he's scored three goals and assisted on one more for four points.
In seven games for the month of February, Smith has three goals and four assists for a team-high seven points.
Smith currently ranks tied for 31st with 93 career points.
Smith's 36 career goals are tied for 51st nationally.
His 57 assists rank tied for 57th nationally.
Smith's 12 power-play goals rank tied for 40th among all DI skaters while his 10 game-winning goals rank tied for ninth.
Smith is one of 30 NCAA Division I skaters with 35 career goals and 50 career assists.

CHASE PRISKIE NOTES

Sophomore Chase Priskie (Pembroke Pines, Florida) checks-in with seven goals and 18 assists for the year, putting him in a tie with Landon Smith for the Bobcats' point lead.
Priskie also leads the Bobcats in power-play assists (14) and power-play points (18).
The bulk of Priskie's offensive numbers have come in the second half of the season in which he has totaled six goals and eight assists for 14 points in the Bobcats' last 15 games.
In 22 ECAC Hockey games, Priskie's 16 points were second in the Bobcats' line-up, while his 13 assists matched Brogan Rafferty's output for the team high.

BROGAN RAFFERTY NOTES

Quinnipiac freshman Brogan Rafferty (Dundee, Illinois) currently leads the Bobcats with 21 assists while his two goals for the year also give him 23 points - good for second in Quinnipiac's line-up.
Should Rafferty's assist lead hold through the season, he would be the first Quinnipiac freshman to lead the team in helpers since Matthew Peca totaled 31 in 2011-12.
Rafferty would also be the fifth freshman in Quinnipiac's NCAA Division I history to lead the team in assists, joining Peca, Bryan Leitch (31, 2005-06), Reid Cashman (19, 2003-04) and Brian Herbert (32, 1999-00).

TIM CLIFTON NOTES

Quinnipiac senior assistant captain Tim Clifton (Matawan, New Jersey) is tied with Bo Pieper with a team-leading 12 goals to go-along with 10 assists for 22 points for the year.
Clifton, Pieper and Landon Smith have all scored a team-high eight goals against ECAC Hockey competition.
Seven of Clifton's 12 goals have come on the power-play, good for the team lead in that category.
Clifton also leads Quinnipiac with a .591 (479-331) winning percentage in face-offs.
In addition, his 35 blocked shots leads all Quinnipiac forwards.
Tim Clifton currently ranks tied for 33rd among all NCAA Division I skaters with 92 career points.
Clifton's 43 career points rank tied for 23rd among active players while his 49 career assists rank tied for 62nd.
Clifton is also one of 27 active players with 40 goals and 40 assists for his career.
Clifton's 21 career power-play goals rank tied for fourth nationally while his three shorthanded goals rank tied for 24th.
His 11 game-winning goals are tied for eighth among all Division I players.

CRAIG MARTIN NOTES

Sophomore Craig Martin (Trail, British Columbia) put up career highs in all offensive categories scoring nine goals and assisting on 13 more for 22 points in his second season, including five goals and 10 assists for 15 points against ECAC Hockey competition.
Martin has totaled six goals and five assists on the power play this year.
His four game-winning goals are a team-high.
His 32 blocked shots sit second behind Tim Clifton for the most among the team's forwards.
Totaled two goals and six assists for eight points in six games for the month of January.

BO PIEPER NOTES

Junior Bo Pieper (Roseville, Minnesota) entered the season with eight goals and 14 assists through his first two seasons with the Bobcats. As a junior this year, Pieper has scored a team-leading 12 goals while assisting on eight more for 20 points in 34 games played.
Pieper's eight goals in ECAC Hockey play are tied for the team lead with Landon Smith and Tim Clifton.
Quinnipiac is 11-0-1 in the 12 games in which Pieper has scored.
Pieper has four goals and four assists in 10 ECAC Hockey games on the Bobcats' home ice.
Pieper enters the weekend on a three-game point streak in which he's scored twice and assisted on another.
Half of Pieper's points have come in the second half of the season as he's totaled six goals and four assists for 10 points in the last 15 games since Dec. 29, 2016.

K.J. TIEFENWERTH NOTES

K.J. Tiefenwerth's (Bellmore, New York) assist on Alex Whelan's goal against Brown on Saturday, Feb. 25 was his career-high 14th of the season.
Tiefenwerth now has two goals and 14 assists for 16 points for the year.
He's also one of six players to dress for all 34 of Quinnipiac's games this season.
Quinnipiac is 11-0-1 when Tiefenwerth has an assist and 11-1-1 when he registers a point.

CONNOR CLIFTON NOTES

Heading into the final weekend of January against Arizona State, Connor Clifton (Matawan, New Jersey) was riding an eight-game scoreless streak. Since then, he's totaled two goals and four assists for six points in his last nine games to give him four goals and seven assists for the season.
Clifton's 16 career goals and 53 career points are the most for any defenseman in the Bobcats' line-up.

DEREK SMITH NOTES

Derek Smith (Apple Valley, Minnesota) has picked up 10 assists in 26 games played to date.
A senior captain, Smith's 10 assists this season make him the eighth defenseman in Quinnipiac's NCAA Division I era to hit double digits in helpers in three consecutive seasons.
Smith joins Matt Erhart (4x), Dan Ennis (4x), Reid Cashman (4x), Matt Sorteberg (3x), Dan Henningson (3x), Zach Hansen (3x), Loren Barron (3x) and Devon Toews (3x).

KARLIS CUKSTE NOTES

First-year defenseman Karlis Cukste (Riga, Latvia) has contributed on both ends of the ice for the Bobcats, totaling 60 blocked shot - good for second in the line-up - while also scoring five goals and assisting on 10 more.
Cukste has been on the ice for a team-high 26 of Quinnipiac's 65 even-strength goals while is 8 is second in the Bobcats' line-up.
Against ECAC Hockey teams on his home ice, Cukste has scored twice and assisted on six more goals.

ANDREW SHORTRIDGE NOTES

Quinnipiac freshman goalie Andrew Shortridge (Anchorage, Alaska) enters the weekend at 9-5-0 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.16 goals-against average.
In 14 ECAC Hockey appearances, including nine starts, Shortridge is 7-2-0 with a .934 save percentage and a 1.74 goals against average.
In five starts at High Point Solutions Arena, Shortridge is 3-2-0 with a .932 save percentage and a 1.75 GAA.
Among all NCAA Division I goalies since Dec. 28, 2016, Shortridge ranks 7th in winning percentage (.750, 6-2-0), 4th in save percentage (.937) and third in goals-against average (1.67). Among ECAC Hockey goalies, only Harvard's Merrick Madsen has a better winning percentage, leaving Shortridge as the conference leader in the other two categories.
For the month of February, Andrew Shortridge led all ECAC Hockey goalies with a 1.78 GAA while going 4-1-0 with a .924 save percentage.
Shortridge was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.

ODDS AND ENDS

All four of freshman Nick Jermain's (Cos Cob, Connecticut) goals have come in the Bobcats last six games. Jerman scored twice against Yale on Feb. 4 and once against RPI on Feb. 18. He closed out the regular season with a goal and an assist against Brown on Feb. 25.
Thomas Aldworth (Heller, Texas) enters the weekend on a three-game point streak in which he's totaled two goals and an assist. For the year, Aldworth has seven goals and four assists.
Tanner MacMaster (Calgary, Alberta) enjoyed a solid February a goal and four points in seven games. For the year, MacMaster has seven goals and seven assists. The Bobcats are 6-1 when MacMaster scores a goal and 10-2-1 when he registers a point.
Kevin Duane (New Canaan, Connecticut) has five of his nine assists for the year in the Bobcats last six games including a pair of two-assist outings against RPI and Brown.
Kevin McKernan (Millbury, Massachusetts) enters the season with four goals and 10 assists as well as a team-leading 10.

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

STRIKE FIRST AT HOME
To date, Quinnipiac is 32-1-5 in its last 38 games when it scores the first goal at High Point Solutions Arena. Over the last four seasons, Quinnipiac is 56-5-8 when scoring the first goal on its home ice. All-time, Quinnipiac is 93-19-19 when it scores first on its home ice.

PLAYER BIOS
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 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 .... Had an assist in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had an assist against Union on Dec. 3 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18.

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 ... Scored in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had an assist against Union on Dec. 3 ... Scored in back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 11 and Nov. 17, 2015 with a goal in each game of the two-game set against Arizona State on Jan. 27-28 .. Had an assist in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Had one assist in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24.

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 ... Scored in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 ... Scored twice in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Scored the game-winner on the power play in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Had a three-point weekend in a two-game series against Arizona State, picking up an assist in a 5-2 win on Jan. 27 before following with a one-goal, one-assist showing in a 4-2 loss on Jan. 28 ... Scored in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 loss to Clarkson on Feb. 10 ... Had one assist in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24.

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 ... Scored twice in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Dec. 9 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 loss to Robert Morrris in the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 30 ... Had an assist against Union on Dec. 3 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Had an assist in 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18.

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 ... Had an assist in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had an goal against Union on Dec. 3 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Dec. 9 ... Had career-best two assists in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Picked up an assist in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Scored in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Had two assists in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25.

3 Joe Fiala (Senior, Verona, Wisconsin/Indiana Ice (USHL)
In 2016-17: Saw his first action of the year in a 3-2 win against UMass on Oct. 25.

7 Logan Mick (Fr., Armstrong, British Columbia/Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first two career points with two assists in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4.

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 ... Had an assist against Union on Dec. 3 ... Scored his first career goal in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Scored in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Scored in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25.

10 Kevin Duane (Junior, New Canaan, Connecticut/Boston University (Hockey East)
In 2016-17: Picked up his first point as a Bobcat with an assist on Bo Pieper's goal against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Scored his first career goal at Quinnipiac against Union on Dec. 3 ... ... Scored in his second-straight game in a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Dec. 9 ... Ran his goal-scoring streak to three games with the Bobcats' only goal in a 4-1 loss to Princeton on Dec. 10 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 loss to Robert Morrris in the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 30 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 loss at No. 5 Harvard on Jan. 6 ... Scored in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Had two assists in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 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 ... Had an assist in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Scored in a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Dec. 9 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 loss to Robert Morrris in the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 30 .. Scored in a 5-2 loss at No. 5 Harvard on Jan. 6 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Scored in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Had one assist in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24 ... Scored in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25.

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 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 ... Had an assist in a 5-1 loss against No. 20 Vermont on Nov. 26 in the 2016 Friendship Four Championship Game in Belfast, Northern Ireland ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College on Dec. 29 at the Three Rivers Classic ... Scored in a 5-2 loss to Robert Morris in the Three Rivers Classic Championship Game on Dec. 30 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Had an assist in a 2-1 loss to No. 19 Cornell on Jan. 14 ... Posted the fifth multiple-goal game of the season for the Bobcats with two goals in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Also had one assist in a 4-2 loss to ASU on Jan. 28 ... Had two goals and one assist in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4 ... Scored in a 4-2 loss to Clarkson on Feb. 10 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18.

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 ... Scored on the power play in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2.
the season in a 4-1 win vs. Yale on Feb. 27 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 loss to Robert Morrris in the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 30 ... Posted a two-point night with a goal and an assist in a 5-2 loss at Harvard on Jan. 6 ... Scored in a 4-1 win agaisnt Colgate on Jan. 13.

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 .. Had an assist in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Passed out three assists in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Dec. 9 ... Picked up an assist in a 4-1 loss to Princeton on Dec. 10 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Scored in a 4-1 win agaisnt Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Assisted on Bo Pieper's goal in a 1-0 win at Brown on Feb. 3, 2017 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 loss to Clarkson on Feb. 10 ... Scored twice in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Scored in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24 ... Had one assist in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25.

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 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 ... Scored once and assisted on another goal in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Had a pair of assists in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Had one assist in a 5-2 win agaisnt Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Scored Quinnipiac's only goal in a 4-1 loss to Union on Feb. 17 ... Had one assist in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Had one assist in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24.

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 ... Scored in a shoot-out in a 0-0 tie against St. Lawrence to send Quinnipiac to the 2016 Friendship Four Championship Game ... Scored his first two career goals in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4, including the game-winner ... Scored in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 25.

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 ... Scored in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Scored in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 loss at No. 5 Harvard on Jan. 6 ... Scored in a 4-1 win agaisnt Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Assisted on Bo Pieper's goal in a 1-0 win at Brown on Feb. 3, 2017 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18 ... Scored in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25.

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 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 ... Had two assists in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Scored Quinnipiac's only goal in a 5-1 loss against No. 20 Vermont on Nov. 26 in the 2016 Friendship Four Championship Game in Belfast, Northern Ireland ... Scored in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Had a three-point night with a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Had a goal in a 2-1 loss to No. 19 Cornell on Jan. 14 ... Had three assists in a two-game series against Arizona State ... Picked up one assist in a 5-2 win against ASU on Jan. 27 ... Assisted on both of the Bobcats' goals in a 4-2 loss to the Sun Devils on Jan. 28 ... Scored in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24.

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 ... Had a career-best three assists in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19.

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 ... Scored in back-to-back games in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 and a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 loss to Princeton on Dec. 10 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Scored in a 4-1 win agaisnt Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Scored the Bobcats' only goal in a 1-0 win at Brown on Feb. 3, 2017 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 loss to Clarkson on Feb. 10 ... Scored in a 7-3 win against RPI on Feb. 18 ... Scored in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 24.

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 ... Had a four-point weekend with an assist in a 3-1 win at Cornell on Nov. 18 and three assists in a 7-3 win at Colgate on Nov. 19 ... Had an assist in a 5-1 loss against No. 20 Vermont on Nov. 26 in the 2016 Friendship Four Championship Game in Belfast, Northern Ireland ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 win against Dartmouth on Jan. 6 ... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Had an assist in a 2-1 loss to No. 19 Cornell on Jan. 14 ... Had two assists in a 5-2 win against Arizona State on Jan. 27 ... Had two assists in a 5-2 win at Yale on Feb. 4 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 win against Yale on Feb. 24.

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 ... Had two assists in a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Dec. 9 ... Had an assist in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic on Dec. 29 ... Scored in a 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 7... Had an assist in a 4-1 win against Colgate on Jan. 13 ... Scored in a 4-2 loss to Clarkson on Feb. 10 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 win at RPI on Feb. 18.

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 ... Had back-to-back 21-save performances against Cornell in a 3-1 win on Nov. 18 and at Colgate in a 7-3 win on Nov. 19 ... Had a 30-save shutout in a 0-0 tie against No. 20 St. Lawrence before stopping all three shoot-out shots against St. Lawrence on Nov. 25 ... Recorded 14 saves in a 4-1 win against RPI on Dec. 2 ... Stopped 21 of 22 shots-on-goal in a 3-1 win against No. 6 Boston College on Dec. 29 at the Three Rivers Classic ... Stopped 18 of Yale's 20 shots-on-goal in a 5-2 win on Feb. 4.

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 ... Had 17 saves in a 5-1 loss to No. 20 Vermont at the 2016 Friendship Four Championship Game on Nov. 26, 2016 ... Stopped 16 of 17 shots-on-goal in 38 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 10 ... Stopped 23 of Colgate's 24 shots-on-goal in a 4-1 win on Jan. 13 ... Stopped 29 of Cornell's 31 shots-on-goal in a 2-1 loss on Jan. 14 ... Stopped 20 of Arizona State's 22 shots-on-goal in a 5-2 win on Jan. 27 ... Stopped all 21 shots on goal by Brown in a 1-0 win on Feb. 3, 2017 for his first career shutout ... Stopped 27 of Clarkson's 30 shots-on-goal in a 4-2 loss on Feb. 10, which also included an empty-net goal ... Stopped 16 of Union's 17 shots-on-goal after entering the game in the second period in a 4-1 loss ... Stopped 19 of Yale's 21 shots-on-goal in a 3-2 win on Feb. 24 ... Recorded 18 saves in a 4-1 win against Brown on Feb. 25 ... Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 28.