Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Travels To No. 17 Colgate, No. 5 Cornell

Friday, January 5

Class of 1965 Arena//Hamilton, NY

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Colgate

Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Travels To No. 17 Colgate, No. 5 Cornell

1/3/2018 4:20:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: QU Athletic Communications

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 7-10-2 ECAC Hockey: 3-5-1
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Career Record: 476-289-87 (.609), 24th Season
All-Time vs. Colgate: 20-14-2
All-Time vs. Cornell: 16-19-2

Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 | 7 PM | Class of 1965 Arena, Hamilton, N.Y. | Patriot League Network
No. 17 COLGATE UNIVERSITY RAIDERS
Overall Record: 8-6-4 ECAC HOCKEY Record: 4-1-1
Head Coach: Don Vaughn
Career Record: 398-409-96 (.494), 25th Season

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Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 | 7 PM | Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y. | ESPN3, TSNGO
No. 5 CORNELL UNIVERSITY BIG RED
Overall Record: 11-2-0 ECAC HOCKEY Record: 5-1-0
Head Coach: Mike Schafer
Career Record: 423-244-89 (.618), 23rd Season

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Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Colgate | Cornell

The Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team's month-long road trip continues with a pair of ECAC Hockey matchups, first at Colgate on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Class of 1965 Arena followed by a matchup against Cornell on Saturday, Jan. 6 at Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y.

FOLLOW THE BOBCATS
Quinnipiac fans can follow the Bobcats on Twitter and Instagram @QU_MIH, or tap into live coverage, as announced on Twitter, on Facebook @QUMENSHOCKEY. In addition, all of Quinnipiac's home games will be available on ESPN3 or the WatchESPN app, with play-by-play provided by Bill Schweizer and color commentary from Rich Coppola. WQUN will once-again carry all of the games with Paul Pacelli and Coppola on the road and Pacelli and Phil Giubileo at home.

WEEKEND PREVIEW
ALL-TIME VS. COLGATE
• Quinnipiac and Colgate have faced each other 36 times with the Bobcats holding a 20-14-2 advantage in the all-time series.
• Quinnipiac lost to Colgate earlier this season, on Nov. 4, 2017, snapping the Bobcats' six-game winning streak against the Raiders dating back to 2014.
• Quinnipiac is 9-7-1 all-time on Colgate's home ice, including a 7-3 decision in the Bobcats' first game at the Class of 1965 Arena.
• With that win, Quinnipiac won it's fifth-straight game in Hamilton, N.Y.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
• Colgate hosts Quinnipiac with a record of 8-6-4 overall including a 4-1-1 record in ECAC Hockey play and is ranked No. 17 nationally.
• The Raiders are led offensively by Bobby McMann, who has registered a team-high nine goals and 17 points.
• John Snodgrass leads Colgate in assists with 10.
• Adam Dauda is Colgates only other double-digit scorer, tallying six goals and four assists for 10 points.
• In goal, Colton Point has led the way for Colgate with an 8-4-4 record to go along with a .938 save percentage and a 1.90 goals-against average. The Raiders will be without one of the nation's top goalies when Quinnipiac comes to town as Point is currently competing with Team USA at the World Juniors Championships.

ALL-TIME VS. CORNELL
• Quinnipiac and Cornell have faced each other 38 times with the Bobcats hosting a 16-19-3 record against the Big Red, all-time.
• Cornell took a 2-1 win in Hamden on Nov. 3, 2017.
• All-time, Quinnipiac is 9-8-1 at Lynah Rink and enter Ithaca with a five-game winning streak on Cornell's home ice.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED
• Cornell enters the weekend ranked fifth nationally and hold an 11-2 record including a 5-1 mark in ECAC Hockey play.
• Trevor Yates leads Cornell in goals (10) and points (17) while Jeff Malott checks in with a team-high nine assists.
• In goal, Matthew Galajda has logged the most minutes in net for Cornell and posts an 8-2-0 record with a 2.10 GAA and a .909 save percentage.
• Hayden Stewart has started the last two games for Cornell and has allowed two goals on 50 shots in 120 minutes for a .962 save percentage and a 1.00 GAA in that span.

WHAT'S NEXT?
• After its games at Colgate and Cornell on Jan. 5-6, Quinnipiac's road trip continues at Dartmouth and Harvard on Jan. 12-13 before wrapping up at Arizona State on Jan. 19-20.
• Quinnipiac's next home game - and only home game for the month of January - comes against Princeton on Jan. 30.

GAME NOTES
PILING UP THE HARDWARE
• Andrew Shortridge had an incredible weekend in which he garnered NCAA Men's Ice Hockey First Star of the Week and ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week honors.
• Shortridge posted a shutout in in the Bobcats' 5-0 victory against Brown on Friday, Nov. 17. The second-year Bobcat followed with another shutout in Quinnipiac's 3-0 win over rival Yale on Saturday, Nov. 18.
• Shortridge is the first goalie in the nation to post back-to-back shutouts in a weekend series this season.
• Shortridge was also the first Quinnipiac goalie to record back-to-back shutouts since Michael Garteig against Yale on Dec. 4, 2015 and Brown on Dec. 5, 2015.
• With a 21-save shutout against UConn, Shortridge recorded his fourth shutout of the season and also became the seventh goalie in program history to record five shutouts for his career.

IN THE BOOKS
• Landon Smith (Greenwood Village, Colorado) had a career-high four points (three goals, one assist) in the Bobcats' 5-0 win against Brown on Friday, Nov. 17, while his three goals gave him his third hat trick of his career.
• Smith's four goals in eight ECAC Hockey games leads Quinnipiac.
• Smith's hat trick was the 31st in Quinnipiac NCAA Division I era.
• Smith's feat made him one of two players, along with Brandon Wong, to record a hat trick against the same team twice in his career; Smith's hat trick was his second against Brown after he recorded one against the Bears on Jan. 30, 2015; Wong had three against Union in his career.
• Wong is the Quinnipiac Division I leader with four career hat tricks while Smith's three-goal night tied Ben Nelson for second with three hat tricks.
• Landon Smith became the 39th player all-time and the 24th in Quinnipiac's Division I era to reach 100 career points with a two-point weekend against Northeastern.
• Smith is one of 13 active players in NCAA Division I hockey with 100 career points while his 108 career points rank fifth, his 43 career goals rank tied for ninth and his 65 career assists rank tied for seventh.

THE CHASE IS ON
• Junior Captain Chase Priskie (Pembroke Pines, Florida) checks-in with five goals and eight assists for 13 points this season.
• Priskie leads Quinnipiac in scoring in ECAC Hockey games to date, logging eight points in nine games on the strength of three goals and five assists.
• Priskie also leads the team in power play goals (3) and power play points (6) for the year.
• Priskie also leads the team in goals-per-shots-on-goal at 14.7%.
• Priskie is one of 17 defensemen in the country to score five goals to date and also ranks eighth in power play goals (3) by blueliners.

TUF ENUF
• Freshman Odeen Tufto currently leads Quinnipiac in assists (16) and points (19) following his three assist weekend against Maine on Dec. 8-9.
• Tufto's impressive freshman campaign has featured a five-game scoring streak through the first five games of the season.
• Tufto's scoring streak was the longest for a freshman to start his collegiate career since Chase Priskie tallied a point in six-straight games in 2014.
• Tufto leads the team in assists in league games (7).
• Tufto leads all NCAA Division I freshmen with 16 assists and ranks third with 19 points.
• Tufto also leads all NCAA Division I freshmen with six multiple-point games.
• Additionally, Tufto's seven points when trailing and nine points on the road also lead all freshman skaters.
• The first-year Bobcats has tallied a point in 12 of Quinnipiac's 18 games, in which the Bobcats have compiled a 5-6-1 record.
• Against Vermont, Tufto scored twice, including the overtime game-winner in a 3-2 win at home. The last Quinnipiac freshman to score an overtime game-winning goal was Ben Nelson against Army on Jan. 28, 2005.

Mac ATTACK
• Senior Tanner MacMaster checks in with a team-high eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in 18 games this season.
•MacMaster had a goal and an assist in the Bobcats' 5-0 win against Brown on Friday, Nov. 17.
• MacMaster is coming off a junior season in which he scored a career-high eight goals, while also picking up 11 assists for 19 points in 32 games.
• For his career, MacMaster has accumulated 25 goals and 41 assists for 66 points.

FINDING HIS STRIDE
• John Furgele, who joined Quinnipiac last season and sat out as a transfer from New Hampshire, was recently announced as an assistant captain, along with junior Scott Davidson.
• Furgele doubled his point total with his outing against the Bears, putting him at four assists for the season.
• Furgele also had a team-leading seven blocked shots on the weekend.
• Against UMass on Nov. 24, Furgele scored his first career goal at Quinnipiac in a 2-1 loss.
• Furgele also added an assist on Tuesday night at Princeton.

BO KNOWS
• With his goal against UConn on Jan. 2, Bo Pieper now has a goal in three his last six games and checks-in with four goals and four assists for the year.
• Bo Pieper's goal at Princeton was his second of the season and first since Oct. 8 against Boston University.
• Pieper also picked up an assist on Whelan's goal for his first multiple-point game since Game 3 of last year's ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal-clinching win at St. Lawrence on Mar. 12, 2017.
• Pieper has come on as of late, totaling a goal and three assists in nine ECAC Hockey games.
• Pieper is currently the Bobcats' face-off leader, winning 56.7% (216-165) of his draws this season.
• Against Dartmouth, Pieper won 22-of-31 face-offs.
• The senior wing had a break-out year in 2016-17 after leading the team with 13 goals, while adding 12 assists for 25 points.

WHELAN'S WAY
• Alex Whelan's goal against UConn on Jan. 2 gives him seven goals and two assists for nine points for the year.
• The goal against the Huskies was also Whelan's team-leading sixth goal on the road.
• Whelan also recorded an assist in the game for his second multiple-point game of the year and first since Oct. 20, 2017.

BRO SHOW
•Sophomore Brogan Rafferty doubled his assist total for the season with a two-assist night against Princeton to give him four for the year.
• Rafferty now has a goal and four assists in his last six games.
• The second-year Bobcat is coming off a successful freshman campaign that saw him lead Quinnipiac with 22 assists for the year.

DAVO NOTES
• Junior Scott Davidson, who was named an assistant captain in mid-December, picked up his fifth assist of the season in the Bobcats' 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.
• Davidson now has a point in three straight games, matching his career best that he set during his freshman year. That year, Davidson's point streak started in the ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship game and continued through the NCAA Tournament East Regional.

PLAYER NOTES
#2 Karlis Cukste
SO., 6-4, 220, DEFENSEMAN, RIGA LATIVA/CHICAGO STEEL (USHL)
As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Picked up his first points of the season with a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Had an assist in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 21 ... Scored in a 4-1 loss to Colgate on Nov. 4 ... Had an assist on Quinnipiac's lone goal in a 4-1 loss at Union on Nov. 11 ,., Had an assist in a 6-3 loss to UMass on Nov. 25 ... Had two assists in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored his third goal of the season in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Friday, Dec. 8.

#4 T.J. Brown
FR., 5-11, 195, DEFENSEMAN, LACOMBE, ALBERTA/ CAMROSE KODIAKS (AJHL)
Prior to Quinnipiac: Played three seasons with the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) ... Totaled 20 goals and 62 assists for 82 points in 171 career games ... In 2016-17, she scored five goals and assisted on 26 more for 31 points in 58 games ... In 2015-16, he scored a career-best nine goals to go with 21 assists for 30 points ... In 2014-15 in his first season, he totaled six goals and 15 assists ... Named to the 2014-15 AJHL (South) All-Rookie Team.

#5 Brandon Fortunato
JR., 5-11, 170, DEFENSEMAN, NORTH HILLS, N.Y./US-U20/BOSTON UNIVERSITY (HOCKEY EAST)
As a Junior in 2017-18: His first point at Quinnipiac came on a power play goal in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25.

#6 Dan Nybondas
FR., 6-6, 208, FORWARD, ESPOO, FINLAND/HIFK HELENSKI U-20 (JR. A SM-LIIGA)
Prior to Quinnipiac: Played for HIFK Helenski U20 in the Jr. A SM-liiga in Finland ... Had 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points in 48 games in 2016-17 ... His 14 goals ranked second in HIFK's line-up, while his 32 points ranked third.

#7 Logan Mick
SO., 5-11, 175, FORWARD, VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA/BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL)
As A Sophomore in 2017-18: Picked up his first point of the season with an assist against Yale on Nov. 18 ... His first career goal came in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25 ... Scored for the second-straight game in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored for the third time in five games with a marker against Maine in a 5-3 loss on Dec. 9.

#8 Alex Whelan
SO., 6-1, 212, FORWARD, RAMSEY, NJ/JERSEY HITMEN (USPHL)
As A Sophomore In 2017-18: Scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 tie against No. 13 Boston College on Friday, Oct. 6 ... Scored for the second-straight game in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Boston University on Sunday, Oct. 8 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Scored the game-winner in overtime in a 3-2 win at Northeastern on Oct. 21 ... Ended an eight-game scoreless streak with his fifth goal of the season at UMass on Nov. 25... Scored for the second-straight game in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored the Bobcats' first goal in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2, and also picked up an assist on Kevin McKernan's empty-net goal.

#10 Kevin Duane
SR., 6-5, 215, FORWARD, NEW CANAAN, CT/BOSTON UNIVERSITY (HOCKEY EAST)
As a Senior in 2017-18: His first point of the season came on an assist in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Had an assist in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1 ... Had an assist on Alex Whelan's goal in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.

#11 Matt Creamer
FR., 6-1, 201, FORWARD, WARWICK, R.I./NANAIMO CLIPPERS (BCHL)
Prior to Quinnipiac: Played two seasons for the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) ... Scored 19 goals and assisted on 17 more for 36 points in 2016-17 ... Had six goals and two assists for eight points in 47 games in 2015-16.

#12 Thomas Aldworth
JR., 6-1, 195, FORWARD,KELLER, TX/VERNON VIPERS (BCHL)
As a Junior in 2017-18: Picked up his first point of the season with an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Yale on Nov. 18 ... Picked up an assist in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8.

#13 Chase Priskie
JR., 6-0, 192, DEFENSEMAN,PEMBROKE PINES, FL/SALMON ARM SILVERBACKS (BCHL)
As a Junior in 2017-18: His first point of the season came on an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Scored twice in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 21 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to RPI on Nov. 10 ... Scored in his second-straight game with the Bobcats' lone goal in a 4-1 loss at Union on Nov. 11 ... Had a goal and an assist to push his goal streak to three games in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ... Had one assist in a 3-0 win against Yale on Nov. 18 ... Had an assist in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Had an assist in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1 ... Had an assist in a 7-4 loss to maine on Dec. 8 ... Had one assist in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.

#14 D.J. Petruzzelli
FR., 5-11, 180, FORWARD,WILBRAHAM, MASS./SPRINGFIELD JR. BLUES (NAHL)
Career Highlights: Played for the Springfield Jr. Blues of the North American Hockey League in 2016-17 ... Played for the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League in 2015-16.

#15 Luke Shiplo
JR., 5-11, 174, DEFENSEMAN, OAKVILLE, ONTARIO/VERNON VIPERS (BCHL)
As a Junior in 2017-18: His first point of the season came on an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Had an assist in a 2-1 loss to No. 18 Cornell on Nov. 3, 2017 ... Had an assist in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25 ... Had one assist in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8.

#16 Landon Smith
SR., 6-0, 182, FORWARD, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO/ SALMON ARM SILVERBACKS (BCHL)
As a Senior in 2017-18: Picked up his first point of the season, and 60th career assist as well as his 98th career point, on an assist in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Boston University on Sunday, Oct. 8 ... Scored his first goal of the season for his 99th career point in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Picked up his 100th career point with an assist in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 21 ... Became the 29th player in Quinnipiac history to reach 40 career goals against RPI on Nov. 10 ... Had a career-high four points on three goals and one assist in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ... His natural hat trick was the first at Quinnipiac since Travis St. Denis at RPI on Nov. 11, 2014 ... His third career hat trick ties him with Ben Nelson for the second most three-goal games in Quinnipiac's Division I history, trailing Brandon Wong's four ... He also joined Wong as the only two players to record a hat trick twice against the same team; Smith also had a hat trick against Brown in 2016 while Wong had three hat tricks against Union ... Had an assist in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8 ... Had two assists in a 5-3 loss to Maine on Dec. 9.

#17 Matt Forchuk
FR., 5-9, 174, FORWARD, OKOTOKS, ALBERTA/CANMORE EAGLES (AJHL)
As a Freshman in 2017-18: Scored his first collegiate goal in a 2-1 loss to No. 18 Cornell on Nov. 3, 2017 ... Had an assist in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ... Had an assist in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25 ... Had an assist in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1.

#18 Nick Jermain
SO., 6-0, 174, FORWARD, NORWALK, CONN./MERRITT CENTENNIALS (BCHL)
As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Had three assists in a 6-4 win at Northeastern on Oct. 20, including a helper on all three of Quinnipiac's goals in the third period ... Had an assist in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored in his second straight game in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1.

#19 Tanner MacMaster
JR., 5-10, 171, FORWARD, CALGARY, ALBERT/CAMROSE KODIAKS (AJHL)
As a Senior in 2017-18: Had a three-point night with a goal and two assists in a 3-2 win against Vermont on Oct. 14 ... Had an assist and the game-winning goal in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Picked up an assist in a 3-2 overtime win at Northeastern on Oct. 21 ... Tallied one assist in a 5-3 loss at RPI on Nov. 10 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ... Had an assist in a 2-1 loss against UMass on Nov. 24 ... Had a goal in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored in his second straight game in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1 ... Scored his team-leading sixth goal in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8 ... Scored twice in a 5-3 loss to Maine on Dec. 9.

#20 Craig Martin
JR., 6-0, 182, JUNIOR, TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA/TRAIL SMOKE EATERS (BCHL)
As a Junior in 2017-18:Picked up his first point with an assist in a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Boston University on Oct. 8, 2017 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to RPI on Nov. 10 ... Scored his third goal of the year in a 3-0 win against Yale on Nov. 18 ... Had an assist in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25.

#22 Scott Davidson
JR., 6-0, 210, FORWARD, TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA/CHILLIWACK CHIEFS (BCHL)
As a Junior in 2017-18: Picked up his first point of the season in a 2-1 loss to Cornell on Friday, Nov. 3 ... ... Had an assist on Quinnipiac's lone goal in a 4-1 loss at Union on Nov. 11 ... Had an assist in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28. .. Scored his first goal of the season, and firs since the 2016 NCAA Tournament East Regional on Mar. 27, 2016, in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 loss to Maine on Dec. 9 ... Was announced as an assistant captain on Dec. 28, 2017 ... Had an assist on Bo Pieper's goal in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.

#23 Devin Moore
FR., 5-7, 145, FORWARD, HAMPSTEAD, N.H./BROCKVILLE BRAVES (CCHL)
As a Freshman in 2017-18: Picked up his first career point with an assist in a 3-0 win against Yale on Nov. 18.

#24 Bo Pieper
SR., 5-11, 183, FORWARD,ROSEVILLE, MN/COQUITLAM EXPRESS (BCHL)
As a Senior in 2017-18:Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 loss to Boston University on Oct, 8, 2017 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 loss to RPI on Nov. 10 ... Had an assist on Chase Priskie's goal against Brown in a 5-0 win on Nov. 17 ... Had an assist in a 6-3 loss at UMass on Nov. 25 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored his third goal of the season in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8 ... Scored in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.

#25 Brogan Rafferty
SR., 6-2, 191, DEFENSEMAN,DUNDEE, ILL./BLOOMINGTON THUNDER (USHL)
As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist against Vermont in a 3-2 win on Oct. 14 ... Had an assist in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Yale on Nov. 18 ... Had a pair of assists in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Had an assist in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8.

#26 John Furgele
JR., 5-10, 181, FORWARD, GLEN MILLS, PA./NEW JERSEY HITMEN (USHL)/NEW HAMPSHIRE (HOCKEY EAST)
As a Junior in 2017-18: Picked up his first point at Quinnipiac with an assist on Alex Whelan's goal in a 1-1 tie against Boston College ... Had an assist in the Bobcats' 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Had his first multiple-point game with the Bobcats with two assists in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ... Scored his first goal at Quinnipiac in a 2-1 loss to UMass on Nov. 24 .. Had an assist in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Named an assistant captain on Dec. 28, 2017.

#27 Kevin McKernan
SR., 5-11, 192, DEFENSEMAN, MILLBURY, MA/BOSTON JR. BRUINS (USPHL)
As a Senior in 2017-18: Picked up his first point of the year with an assist against Vermont in a 3-2 win on Oct. 14 ... Had two assists in a 3-0 win against Yale on Nov. 18 .. Scored his first goal of the season, and also picked up an assist, in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Scored an empty-net goal in the closing minute of a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.

#28 Joe O'Connor
FR., 6-4, 215, DEFENSEMAN, HAMDEN, CONN./BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL)
Prior to Quinnipiac: Won back-to-back (2015-16, 2016-17) Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) Championships with the Brooks Bandits ... Bandits also won the Western Canada Cup Championship in 2017 ... In 2016-17, he scored six goals and assisted on 16 more for 22 points in 19 games played ... In 2015-16, he scored 14 goals and converted on 38 assists for 52 points in 55 games ... In all, he scored 20 goals and tallied 54 assists for 74 points in 74 career games in the AJHL ... Born in Hamden, Connecticut ... Son of Brian and Theresa O'Connor '82 ... Has two brothers, John and Pat '15 ... Attended Hamden High School and Westminster Prep ... His grandfather, Ralph O'Connor, was the Quinnipiac College men's ice hockey head coach for the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons ... His father, Brian, was selected with the 209th overall pick of the 1978 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues after winning a NCAA National Championship with Boston University in 1978.

#29 Odeen Tufto
FR., 5-8, 175, FORWARD, CHASKA, MINN./SIOUX CITY MUSKETEERS (USHL)
As a Freshman in 2017-18:Picked up his first point at Quinnipiac with an assist on Alex Whelan's goal in a 1-1 tie against Boston College ... His second career point also came on an assist in a 3-2 loss to Boston University on Oct. 8 ... Had a two-goal outing against Vermont in a 3-2 win on Oct. 14 ... Became the first freshman since Ben Nelson against Army on Jan. 28, 2005 to score an overtime game-winner, which he did against Vermont on Oct. 14 ... Had a goal and an assist in Quinnipiac's 6-4 win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 20 ... Was featured with the No. 9 play on ESPN's SportsCenter on Friday, Oct. 20 for his goal against Northeastern ... Had two assists, including the set-up helper on Alex Whalen's game-winning goal, in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern ... Had two assists in a 5-3 loss at RPI on Nov. 10 ... Had two assists in a 5-0 win against Brown on Nov. 17 ,,, Had an assist in a 2-1 loss to UMass on Nov. 24 ... Had two assists in a 6-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Had one assist in a 6-2 loss to Harvard on Dec. 1 ... Dished out his team-best 14th assist in a 7-4 loss to Maine on Dec. 8 ... Had two assists in a 5-3 loss to Maine on Dec. 9.

#31 Keith Petruzzelli
FR., 6-5, 185, GOALIE, WILBRAHAM, MASS./MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS (USHL)
As a Freshman in 2017-18:His first career start came against No. 2 Boston University on Oct. 8, 2017. He took a 3-2 overtime loss while stopping 31 of 34 shots on goal for the game ... Had 37 saves in a 6-4 win at Northeastern on Oct. 20 for his first collegiate victory.

#33 Josh Mayanja
FR., 6-1, 165, GOALIE, FRAMINGHAM, MASS./SOUTH SHORE KINGS (USPHL)
Prior to Quinnipiac: Suited up for the South Shore Kings of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) ... Was 4-3-0 with a .906 save percentage and a 3.52 GAA.

#35 Andrew Shortridge
SO., 6-4, 186, GOALIE, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA /VERNON VIPERS (BCHL)
As a Sophomore in 2017-18:Stopped 25 of 26 shots on goal in a 1-1 tie at No. 13 Boston College on Friday, Oct. 6 ... Turned back 22 of Vermonts 24 shots on goal in a 3-2 overtime win on Oct. 14 ... Stopped 24 of 26 shots-on-goal in a 3-2 overtime win at No. 16 Northeastern on Oct. 21 ... Stopped all 22 of Brown's shots-on-goal for his first shutout of the season, and second of his career ... Posted his second-straight shutout with a 30-save performance against Yale on Nov. 18 ... Picked up his fifth win of the season with a 21-save performance at Princeton on Nov. 28 ... Recorded 27 saves in his third shutout of the season in a 0-0 tie against Dartmouth on Dec. 2 .... Had 21 saves for his fourth shutout of the season in a 3-0 win at UConn on Jan. 2.