Quinnipiac University
Harvard
No. 19 QU Men's Ice Hockey To Face No. 2 Harvard In ECAC Hockey Semifinals
3/14/2017 11:11:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
No. 19 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 23-14-2 ECAC HOCKEY: 13-8-1
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Record at QU: 469-278-85 (.615), 23rd Season
Pecknold vs. Harvard: 13-12-4
No. 2/2 HARVARD UNIVERSITY CRIMSON
Record: 24-5-2, ECAC: 16-4-2
Head Coach: Ted Donato
Record at Harvard: 200-185-48 (.517), 13th Season
Donato vs. Quinnipiac: 12-13-4
Date: Mar. 17, 2017
Location: Lake Placid, New York
Rink: 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena
Series vs. Harvard: 13-12-4
Last Meeting: L, 2-5 (Jan. 6, 2017 // Cambridge, Mass.)
First Meeting: W, 5-2 (Nov. 4, 2005//Hartford, Conn.)
QU vs. Harvard in ECAC Hockey Tournament: 2-3
Last Postseason Meeting: W, 4-1 (Mar. 19, 2016//ECAC Semifinals)
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Nationally-ranked No. 19 and ECAC Hockey Championship fifth-seed Quinnipiac men's ice hockey will face No. 2 Harvard, the top-seeded team in the league tournament, in the tournament semifinals on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 4:05 p.m. at 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New, York.
FOLLOW THE BOBCATS
Bobcat fans can follow all the action live on AM 1220 WQUN featuring Bill Schweizer and associate director of athletics Ken Sweeten. In addition, the game will be aired live on American Sports Network (ASN) and available locally on SNY, NESN Plus as well as TSN Go.
HEAD COACH RAND PECKNOLD
• Rand Pecknold is currently in his 23rd season as the Bobcats head coach in 2016-17.
• In 2015-16, Pecknold was honored with the Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Award, the College Hockey News National Coach of the Year as well as the ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year Award.
• To date, Pecknold features a career record of 469-278-85 and currently ranks sixth among all active NCAA Division I coaches in career victories.
BOBCAT BITES
• Since Quinnipiac qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2012-13 through last season Quinnipiac had the second-most wins (109) among all NCAA Division I programs in the country.
• This past season marked the Bobcats fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, as well as their second appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four and National Championship Game in the last four seasons.
• In addition, the Bobcats captured their second-consecutive Cleary Cup, for the ECAC Hockey Regular-Season Championship, which was also their third in four seasons.
• Quinnipiac also won its first-ever Whitelaw Cup after winning the league's tournament championship.
• The Bobcats were also the first team since Michigan in 1997 to finish the year with just four losses for the season as Quinnipiac posted a 32-4-7 overall record as well as a 16-1-5 record in ECAC Hockey action.
ECAC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
• Following a series sweep of Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship Series at High Point Solutions Arena on Mar. 3-4, the Bobcats traveled to Canton, New York where they bounced back from a 2-0 loss in Game 1 to take Games 2 and by a score of 3-2 to advance to the tournament semifinals.
• The other ECAC Hockey Championship Semifinal will feature Union and Cornell, with the winner from both games to play for the Whitelaw Cup on Saturday, Mar. 18 at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE BOBCATS
Bobcat fans can follow all the action live on AM 1220 WQUN featuring Bill Schweizer and associate director of athletics Ken Sweeten. In addition, the game will be aired live on American Sports Network (ASN) and available locally on SNY, NESN Plus as well as TSN Go.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
• Quinnipiac enters the ECAC Hockey Championship Semifinals with a record of 23-13-3 overall and 13-8-1 in league action.
• Quinnipiac's series win against St. Lawrence gave the Bobcats their fifth-consecutive appearance in the ECAC Hockey Championship Semifinals. The last team to accomplish that was Cornell from 2009 through 2012.
• With its win on Friday, Mar. 2, Quinnipiac reached the 20-win mark for the 17th time in the program's history and the 16th time in head coach Rand Pecknold's 23-year career.
• Quinnipiac has now posted a non-losing season for the 20th-straight year.
• Quinnipiac's 12-5-1 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 121 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 97 goals allowed, Quinnipiac has now given up 100 or fewer goals in six consecutive seasons.
• This year's senior class currently sits at 102 career wins, good for second among all NCAA Division I programs behind North Dakota's 105.
• This marks the first time in program history that consecutive senior classes posted 100-win careers.
• Quinnipiac is one of seven schools – including Denver, Minnesota, Minnesota State, UMass Lowell, Boston College and Providence – to currently feature a senior class that has won 20-or-more games in all four seasons that they have played.
ALL-TIME IN THE ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
• Quinnipiac enters the 2017 ECAC Hockey Championship Semifinals with a record of 37-23 all-time since the Bobcats entered the league in 2005-06.
WITH ITS SERIES SWEEP OF BROWN ...
• Quinnipiac has never lost an ECAC Hockey First Round series and stands at 16-2 all-time in the tournament's opening slate.
BOBCATS WIN QUARTERFINAL SERIES AT ST. LAWRENCE
• The Bobcats' Quarterfinals Series win at St. Lawrence marked the second time in Quinnipiac's ECAC Hockey history that it won a second-round series on the road. The first time was at Cornell in 2007.
QUINNIPIAC AND THE ECAC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
• Quinnipiac has won a playoff series in 19 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 12 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.
• 34 of Quinnipiac's 37 ECAC Hockey Tournament wins have come when the Bobcats have scored three or more goals.
• All-time the Bobcats are 34-5 in the 39 tournament games in which they have scored three or more times.
vs. Harvard in the ECAC Hockey Championship
• Friday's meeting against Harvard will be the sixth time that the two teams will face-off in the postseason, with the Crimson having won three of the previous five meetings.
• This will be the third-straight season that Quinnipiac and Harvard will meet in Lake Placid for the ECAC Hockey Championship weekend.
• The Bobcats topped Harvard, 4-1, in last year's championship game to win the program's first Whitelaw Cup.
• Harvard defeated Quinnipiac, 5-2, in the 2015 semifinals.
• Before 2015, Harvard took two-of-three in the 2008 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals in Cambridge, Mass.
ACTIVE CAREER ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT SCORING LEADERS
Name GP G A P
Connor Clifton 17 5 9 14
Landon Smith 14 4 8 12
Tim Clifton 17 4 5 9
Tanner MacMaster 10 1 7 8
Bo Pieper 14 4 4 8
K.J. Tiefenwerth 7 3 4 7
Craig Martin 8 3 4 7
Tommy Schutt 17 3 3 6
Thomas Aldworth 7 4 2 6
Derek Smith 17 0 5 5
Chase Priskie 10 2 3 5
Alex Whelan 5 3 2 5
Scott Davidson 10 2 2 4
Luke Shiplo 7 0 4 4
Kevin McKernan 12 0 2 2
Nick Jermain 5 0 1 1
Brogan Rafferty 5 0 1 1
ALL-TIME AGAINST HARVARD
• Quinnipiac and Harvard have faced each other 29 times with the Bobcats holding a 13-12-4 record all-time against the Crimson.
• The Bobcats won the first match-up between the two teams - 4-2 on Nov. 12 at High Point Solutions Arena.
• Quinnipiac defeated Harvard in all three meetings in 2015-16, including a 4-1 win in Hamden on Nov. 13, a 5-4 overtime win at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 7, a 4-1 win on Mar. 19 in the ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship Game to capture its first Whitelaw Cup.
SCOUTING NO. 2/2 HARVARD CRIMSON
•.Harvard advanced to the league semifinals after sweeping its best-of-three series against Yale, 6-4 and 4-3.
• The Crimson are currently ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls and enter the weekend with a record of 24-5-2 overall.
• The Crimson's line-up features six 30-point scorers in Alex Kerfoot (16-24-40), Tyler Moy (18-21-39), Sean Malone (15-23-38), Ryan Donato (18-18-36), Adam Fox (5-29-34) and Luke Esposito (14-19-33).
ANDREW SHORTRIDGE NOTES
• Quinnipiac freshman goalie Andrew Shortridge (Anchorage, Alaska) enters the weekend at 13-6-0 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.03 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 seven starts at High Point Solutions Arena, Shortridge is 7-2-0 with a .924 save percentage and a 1.88 GAA.
• Among all NCAA Division I goalies since Dec. 28, 2016, Shortridge ranks 9th in winning percentage (.733, 11-4-0), 8th in save percentage (.930) and 5th in goals-against average (1.82).
• 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.
• In five postseason games, Shortridge is 4-1 with a .938 save percentage and a 1.63 GAA, leading all ECAC Hockey goalies in goals-against average and wins.
• 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 and against on Mar. 10.
LANDON SMITH NOTES
• Quinnipiac junior Landon Smith (Greenwood Village, Colorado) currently leads the Bobcats with 29 points, on the strength of 11 goals and 18 assists.
• Against Brown in the first round last weekend, Smith had a goal and an assist in Game 1 and also scored in Game 2.
• Smith saw a five-game point streak end in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals in which he scored five goals and assisted on two more. In his last 12 games, he has five goals and six assists for 11 points.
• 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 (59) to go along with his 38 career goals for 97 points through 121 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.
• In seven games for the month of February, Smith scored three goals and passed out four assists for a team-high seven points.
• Smith currently ranks 30th among all NCAA Division I hockey players with 97 career points.
• Smith's 38 career goals are tied for 42nd nationally.
• His 59 career assists rank tied for 36th nationally.
• Smith's 12 power-play goals rank tied for 41st among all DI skaters while his 11 game-winning goals rank tied for seventh.
• 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 19 assists for the year.
• 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 17 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.
CRAIG MARTIN NOTES
• Sophomore Craig Martin (Trail, British Columbia) put up career highs in all offensive categories this season and currently sits at 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points.
• Martin posted a three-point game in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quartefinals, with two goals and one assist, to even the series and force the deciding Game 3.
• Against Brown, Martin led Quinnipiac with two assists in Game 1 of the series.
• Martin has totaled a team-high seven goals and five assists on the power play this year.
• His five game-winning goals are a team-high.
• His 41 blocked shots leads all of 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 13 goals while assisting on 11 more for 24 points in 39 games played.
• Against Brown, Pieper had a goal and an assist in the series-clinching Game 2 victory.
• Pieper followed with a two-assist showing in Quinnipiac Game 3 victory against St. Lawrence in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.
• Pieper's eight goals in ECAC Hockey play are tied for the team lead with Landon Smith and Tim Clifton.
• Quinnipiac is 12-0-1 in the 13 games in which Pieper has scored.
• Pieper has four goals and four assists in 10 ECAC Hockey games on the Bobcats' home ice.
• Half of Pieper's points have come in the second half of the season as he's totaled seven goals and seven assists for 14 points in the last 20 games since Dec. 29, 2016.
BROGAN RAFFERTY NOTES
• Quinnipiac freshman Brogan Rafferty (Dundee, Illinois) currently leads the Bobcats with 22 assists while his two goals for the year also give him 24 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 13 goals to go-along with 12 assists for 25 points for the year.
• Against Brown, Clifton had a goal in Game 1 and an assist in Game 2.
• Clifton, Pieper and Landon Smith have all scored a team-high eight goals against ECAC Hockey competition.
• Seven of Clifton's 13 goals have come on the power-play, good for the team lead in that category.
• Clifton also leads Quinnipiac with a .583 (540-387) winning percentage in face-offs.
• In addition, his 36 blocked shots are second to Craig Martin's 41 among the team's forwards.
• Tim Clifton currently ranks tied for 33rd among all NCAA Division I skaters with 95 career points.
• Clifton's 44 career goals rank tied for 24th among active players while his 51 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 fifth nationally while his three shorthanded goals rank tied for 27th.
• His 11 game-winning goals are tied for seventh among all Division I players.
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 three goals and 15 assists for 18 points for the year.
• Tiefenwerth led Quinnipiac with a goal and an assist in Game 1 of the Bobcats' First Round series against Brown.
• He's also one of six players to dress for all 36 of Quinnipiac's games this season.
• Quinnipiac is 12-0-1 when Tiefenwerth has an assist and 12-1-1 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 five goals and four assists for eight points in his last 12 games to give him seven goals and seven assists for the season.
• Clifton also leads Quinnipiac with 68 blocked shots to date.
• Clifton scored in both games in Quinnipiac's first round series against Brown. Only he and Landon Smith accomplished the feat.
• Clifton also scored in the Bobcats' deciding Game 3 win against SLU in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.
• Clifton's 19 career goals and 53 career points are the most for any defenseman in the Bobcats' line-up.
• Clifton is Quinnipiac's active career points leader in ECAC Hockey Championship play with 14 points on the strength of five goals and nine assists.
DEREK SMITH NOTES
• Derek Smith (Apple Valley, Minnesota) has picked up 11 assists in 31 games played to date.
• Smith sits third in the Bobcats in blocked shots with 52. The senior captain had 11 this weekend in the Bobcats' quarterfinal series against St. Lawrence.
• A senior captain, Smith's 11 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 65 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 32 of Quinnipiac's 78 even-strength goals while is a team-leading +13.
• Against ECAC Hockey teams on his home ice, Cukste has scored twice and assisted on six more goals.
TANNER MACMASTER NOTES
• Tanner MacMaster has had a quiet, yet rock solid third season with the Bobcats, scoring eight goals to go with 11 assists for 19 points in 31 games played.
• MacMaster totaled four goals and five assists for nine points in 15 ECAC Hockey games played.
• His +9 was third in the Bobcats' line-up behind Karlis Cukste (+11) and Kevin McKernan (+10).
• MacMaster had an incredible weekend in the Bobcats' two-game sweep of Brown in the ECAC Hockey FIrst Round. MacMaster led the Bobcats with a goal and four assists for five points.
THOMAS ALDWORTH NOTES
• Thomas Aldworth currently sits at nine goals and six assists for 15 points in 32 games played.
• In the ECAC Hockey First Round against Brown, Aldworth scored once in Game 1 before following with a pair of assists in Game 2.
ALEX WHELAN NOTES
• In the Bobcats' Quarterfinal series at St. Lawrence, freshman forward led Quinnipiac to the best-of-three win with two goals and an assist for a team-leading three points.
• Whelan was the only player in the Bobcats line-up to score in back-to-back games.
• For the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, Whalen led all ECAC Hockey freshmen in goals (2) and points (3), as well as game-winning goals (1), game-winning assists (1) and shots on goal (8).
• Whelan also leads all ECAC Hockey freshman in scoring for the tournament with three goals and two assists for five points.
PLAYER NOTES
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 ... Had an assist in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series on Mar. 3 ... Led the nation in blocked shots (11) for the weekend of Mar. 10-12 ... Blocked five shots in a 2-0 loss to St. Lawrence in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals ... Followed with four blocks and two blocks in Games 2 and 3, respectively.
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 ... Scored in a 6-1 win against Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Game 1 on Friday, Mar. 2 ... Scored in a 5-1 win against Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Game 2 on Friday, Mar. 3 ... Scored in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 3 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 12.
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 Scored in a 6-1 win against Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Game 1 on Friday, Mar. 2 ... assisted on a goal in a 5-1 win against Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Game 2 on Friday, Mar. 3 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 11.
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 ... Had an assist in a 6-1 win against Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Game 1 on Friday, Mar. 2 ... Scored in a 5-1 win against Brown in the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Game 2 on Friday, Mar. 3.
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 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series ... Led Quinnipiac in goals (2) and points (3) in the Bobcats' series victory in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals against St. Lawrence ... Had a goal and an assist in Game 2 in a 3-2 win ... Followed with the game-winning goal in Game 3.
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 ... Had a goal in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series on Mar. 3 ... Had two assists in a 5-1 win against Brown in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series on Mar. 4 ... Had a goal in a 3-2 win against SLU in Game 3 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 12.
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 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 11.
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 ... Had an assist in both games of the Bobcats' ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series sweep on Mar. 3-4 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 3 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 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 .. 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 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series on Mar. 3 ... Scored in the Bobcats' series clinching Game 2 win against Brown on Mar. 4 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 3 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 12.
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... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series on Mar. 3.
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 ... Had an assist in a 5-1 win against Brown in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series.
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 ... Had two assists in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the Bobcats' ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series ... Followed with a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win against the Bears in Game 2 of the series.
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 ... Had two assists in a 6-1 win against Brown in Game 1 of the Bobcats' ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series ... Had two goals and one assist in the Bobcats' 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 11.
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 ... Had one assist in Game 1 of the Bobcats' series sweep against Brown in the First Round of the ECAC Hockey Championship.
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 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round on Mar. 4 ... Had two assists in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence in Game 3 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 12.
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 ... Had an assist in a 5-1 win against Brown in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round series..
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 ... Stopped 24 of Brown's 25 shots-on-goal in a 6-1 win in Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Series ... Became the fourth freshman goalie in program history to start a postseason game and the first since 2006 to win a postseason game ... Followed with a 19-save performance in a 5-1 win to clinch the series against Brown ... Was 2-1 for the weekend with a .929 save percentage and a 2.06 goals-against average in the ECAC Hockey Championship Quarterfinals to lead the Bobcats back to the tournament's semifinals ... Had 31 saves in a 3-2 win in Game 2 ... Followed with a 20-save peformance in a 3-2 series-clinching win in Game 3.
