Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey To Face Yale In ECAC Hockey First Round Best-of-3 Series

Friday, March 2

Ingalls Rink//New Haven, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Yale

Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey To Face Yale In ECAC Hockey First Round Best-of-3 Series

2/28/2018 8:40:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: QU Athletic Communications

ECAC HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND | MAR. 2-4, 2018 | INGALLS RINK (NEW HAVEN, CONN.)
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 14-16-4 ECAC Hockey: 9-11-2
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Career Record: 483-295-89 (.609), 24th Season
All-Time vs. Yale: 17-7-5

YALE UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS
Overall Record: 14-16-4 ECAC HOCKEY: 10-11-1
Head Coach: Keith Allain
Career Record: 238-154-46 (.642), 13th Season
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Rink: Ingalls Rink

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No. 9 seed Quinnipiac men's ice hockey will travel to New Haven, Conn. to face No. 8 seed Yale in an ECAC Hockey Championship First Round Best-of-3 Series on Mar. 2-4, 2018.

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ALL-TIME IN THE ECAC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
• Quinnipiac enters the 2018 ECAC Hockey Championship Semifinals with a record of 37-24 all-time since the Bobcats entered the league in 2005-06. .
• Quinnipiac has never lost an ECAC Hockey First Round series and stands at 16-2 all-time in the tournament's opening slate.
• Last season, 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 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.
• 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.

THE MATCHUP
ALL-TIME AGAINST YALE
• Quinnipiac enters this weekend's series with a record of 17-7-5 in 29 games all-time against Yale.
• The Bobcats held a 10-game (7-0-3) unbeaten streak against Yale before dropping a 3-2 decision at Ingalls Rink on Feb. 9, 2018.
• All-time, Quinnipiac is 7-4-1 in 12 games at Ingalls Rink.
• The Bobcats and Bulldogs last met in the postseason in the 2014 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, which the Bobcats swept (6-2 and 5-3) at TD Bank Sports Center.
• Before that year's quarterfinals matchup, Quinnipiac and Yale met in the 2013 NCAA National Championship Game, which Yale won, 4-0, and the 2013 ECAC Hockey Tournament Consolation Game, which Quinnipiac won, 3-0, giving the Bobcats a 3-1 record in four postseason games, all-time, against Yale.

SCOUTING THE YALE BULLDOGS
• Yale enters the weekend with a record of 15-13-1 overall including a 10-11-1 record in ECAC Hockey play.Yale capitalized on a Quinnipiac loss to Clarkson, and a goal by Kevin O'Neill against Harvard last Friday, to sneak out the last remaining home ice seed.
• Before Saturday's night win against Harvard, Yale had lost back-to-back games to Dartmouth and Cornell; prior to that, it had won five straight giving it a 6-2 record in its last eight games.
• Joe Snively leads Yale in goals (19), assists (17) and points (36), including a 14-15--19 line in ECAC Hockey play.
• In goal, Sam Tucker is 8-10-1 with a 3.03 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage while Corbin Kaczperski is 7-3-0 with a .936 save percentage and a 1.92 GAA.

GAME NOTES
TUF ENUF
• Freshman Odeen Tufto currently leads Quinnipiac in assists (31) and points (39).
• Tufto's 31 assists lead all NCAA Division I student-athletes and he is one of 16 skaters in the country to reach 39 points to date.
• Tufto also leads the nation with 10 multiple-assist games while his 14 multiple-point games lead all NCAA Division I freshmen.
• Among NCAA Division I freshmen, Tufto leads the nation in assists (31), points (39), points per game (1.15), assists per game (0.91), even-strength points (24), points on the road (22), points when trailing (16), and is one of three players in the country to tally a point in 24 games this year while his 15 power-play points rank second.
• He also leads all ECAC Hockey freshmen in first period points (10), second period points (20), power play points (15), even-strength points (24), points at home (17), points on the road (22), points per game on the road (0.65), points in wins (20), points when trailing (16), points when tied (12) .
• IN ECAC HOCKEY GAMES ONLY, Tufto is one of two players to record 20 assists this season, and one of seven with 25 points.
• Tufto is also one of eight players to average 1.14 points per game in ECAC Hockey play, which also leads all ECAC Hockey freshmen.
• His 20 assists and 25 points in ECAC Hockey play also lead all ECAC Hockey freshmen.
• He's one of 10 players in the league, and the only freshman, to reach double-digit points at home (10) and on the road (15) in league play.
• Tufto has registered a point in 24 of Quinnipiac's 34 games this season, of which the Bobcats are 11-11-2.
• Quinnipiac is also 5-2-0 in seven games in which he's scored a goal.
• He was named ECAC Hockey Player and Rookie of the Week on Jan. 16 after he was the only player in the country to factor into all of team's goals for the weekend.
• He was also named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Oct. 17.
• Tufto is also the 11th freshman in Quinnipiac's Division I history to reach 30 points points as a freshman, and just the fourth to reach 30 assists.

Freshman 30-Point Scorers
1. Brian Herbert, 1999-00 (22g-32a-54p)
2. Bryan Leitch, 2005-06 (14-31-45)
3. Brandon Wong, 2006-07 (27-17-44)
4. Sam Anas, 2013-14 (22-21-43)
5. Neil Breen, 1998-99 (15-26-41)
6. Matthew Peca, 2011-12 (8-31-39)
7. Odeen Tufto, 2017-18 (8-31-39)
8. Matt Erhart, 1999-00 (4-27-31)
9. Matt Craig, 2001-02 (11-20-31)
10. Landon Smith, 2014-15 (15-16-31)
11. Chris White, 2001-02 (12-18-30)

Mac ATTACK
• Senior Tanner MacMaster is riding a career year in which he has scored 12 goals and assisted on 18 more for 30 points in 34 games played.
• The start of the second half of the season has been friendly to MacMaster who has scored four goals and assisted on 11 more for 15 points in Quinnipiac's last 16 games heading into the weekend.
• 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 29 goals and 51 assists for 80 points.

THE CHASE IS ON
•Junior captain Chase Priskie currently sits at nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points through 33 regular-season games which leads all Quinnipiac defensemen in all three categories.
• His nine goals lead all ECAC Hockey defensemen, while he is also one of nine defensemen in the country to score nine goals to date.
• Of his nine goals, seven have come on the power play, which ranks second nationally among NCAA Division I defensemen and 17th among all skaters.
• Against ECAC Hockey, his seven power-play goals lead all league defensemen and rank third overall.
• Priskie is one of eight defensemen in ECAC Hockey with five multiple-point games.
• He has also recorded a league-high 16 points on the road.
•IN ECAC HOCKEY GAMES ONLY, Priskie's six goals lead all ECAC Hockey defensemen, while his 16 points rank fourth.
• Priskie has tallied a point in 18 of the 33 games he's suited up for, of which Quinnipiac is 11-6-1.
• In the eight games in which he has scored a goal, Quinnipiac is 4-3-1.
• The Bobcats are also 9-4-1 in 14 games in which he has picked up an assist.
• Priskie also tallied a point in 13 of Quinnipiac's 22 ECAC Hockey games, totaling six goals and 10 assists for 16 points.

SHOW ME THE WHELAN
• Sophomore Alex Whelan currently leads Quinnipiac with 14 goals to date, while he's also assisted on three more for 17 points.
• The second-year Bobcats has scored eight goals and assisted on two more in Quinnipiac's last 16 games since the start of the second half.
• Whelan's 14 goals rank tied for eighth in ECAC Hockey.

BO KNOWS
• Bo Pieper has matched Alex Whelan's second-half out put with eight goals and two assists in 16 games since the start of the second half.
• For the year, Peiper has tallied 11 goals and six assists for 17 points.
• 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 is currently the Bobcats' face-off leader, winning 58.0% (318-230) of his draws this season.
• 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.
• Pieper's 24 goals in the last two seasons are the most in the Bobcats' lineup in that span.

PILING UP THE HARDWARE
• On Nov. 17-18, 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 was 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.
• Shortridge's fifth shutout of the season came with a 22-save outing at Brown on Feb. 10.
• For the year, Shortridge is 11-12-2 with a .906 save percentage and a 2.36 GAA.
• Since the start of the second half, Shortridge is 5-3 with a .918 save percentage and a 2.02 GAA in eight games on the road.

IN THE BOOKS
• Landon Smith 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 14 active players in NCAA Division I hockey with 100 career points while his 109 career points rank eighth, his 43 career goals rank tied for 15th and his 66 career assists rank tied for ninth.

LOOSE PUCKS
• Four of Brandon Fortunato's five goals this season have come in his last eight games as he's scored four times and also added two assists.
• Fortunato had a goal and an assist against Yale before following with a breakaway goal at Brown for a tally in back-to-back games.
• Freshman Joe O'Connor scored his first career goal in the Bobcats' 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 10. In doing so, he became the first player from Hamden, Conn. to score a goal for Quinnipiac at the Division I level, and the first since former captain Justin Nolan did it in 1996-97.
• First-year Bobcat Matt Forchuk has scored twice and assisted on six more goals this season. Forchuk had a goal against Union last week, and also followd with an assist at RPI. He also added two assists against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3, 2016.
• After the first 18 games of the season, and heading into the first-half break after the Bobcats' weekend series against Maine on Dec. 8-9, Quinnipiac was 9-for-69 (13%) on the power play. Since then, the Bobcats are 14-for-58 for 24.1% over its last 16 games including 11-for-37 over its last 10 games for 29.7%.

Since Christmas...
• Tufto has five goals and 15 assists for 20 points in 16 games at a 1.25 point-per-game clip.
• MacMaster has scored four times and assisted on 11 more goals for 15 points in 16 games for a 0.94 point-per-game average.
• Alex Whelan and Bo Pieper have each scored a team-leading eight goals and have produced a team-best 10 points in 16 games played.
• In that span, Pieper leads the team with two game-winners.
• He's also won 59.6% of his face-offs (174-121).
• Priskie has scored four goals - all on the power play - to go along with seven assists for 11 points in 16 games; Priskie has scored in back-to-back games.
• Quinnipiac's defensemen have scored 23 goals to date, the most in ECAC Hockey and tied for fourth-most in the country.
• Chase Priskie's seven goals lead all ECAC Hockey defensemen.
• Through the first 15 games of the season, Andrew Shortridge was 5-8-2 with a .903 save percentage and a 2.49 GAA. Since the break, Shortridge is 6-4-0 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.18 GAA.
• Through the Bobcats' first 15 games of the year, heading into Christmas, Keith Petruzzelli was 1-2-0 with a .860 save percentage and a 3.95 GAA. Since the break, Petruzzelli is 2-2-2 with a .918 save percentage and a 2.35 GAA.

Andrew Shortridge Before Christmas: 5-8-2//.903//2.49
Andrew Shortridge After Christmas: 6-4-0//.911//2.18
Keith Petruzzelli Before Christmas: 1-2-0//.860//3.95
Keith Petruzzelli After Christmas: 2-2-2//.918//2.35

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 ... Had an assist in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Had an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 11.

#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 ... Had an assist in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Scored an empty-net goal in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss at Yale on Feb. 9 ... Scored in his second-consecutive game in a 3-0 win at Brown ... Scored in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17 ... Had an assist in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24.

#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 ... Scored twice in a 4-3 overtime win at Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Had a goal in a 2-2 tie at Arizona State on Friday, Jan. 19 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 20 ... Scored in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Scored in his fourth-straight game in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... Scored in a 5-2 loss to Union on Feb. 16.

#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 ... Scored his first goal - shorthanded- of the season in a 2-2 tie at Arizona State on Friday, Jan. 19 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Scored in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 11 ... Scored in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24.

#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.

#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 ... Had a power-play goal and an assist on Bo Pieper's power-play goal in a 2-2 tie at Harvard on Jan. 13. ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Had one assist in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had an assist on Brandon Fortunato's power play goal in a 3-2 loss at Yale on Feb. 9 ... Had an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 10 ... Scored in a 3-2 win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 23 ... Scored in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24.

#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 ... Had one assist in the Bobcats' 4-3 loss at Dartmouth on Jan. 12 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30.

#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 ... Had one assist in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5.

#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 ... Had two assists in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had a goal in a 5-2 loss to Union on Feb. 16 ... Had one assist in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer.

#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 ... Had three assists in a 4-3 loss to Dartmouth on Jan. 12 ... Scored in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Had one assist in a 4-1 win against Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... Scored twice, including the game-winner, in a 3-2 come-from-behind win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 23.

#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 ... Had an assist on a beautiful, no-look, behind-the-back pass to Odeen Tufto in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Scored twice in a 4-3 loss to Dartmouth on Jan. 12 ... Had an assist in a 2-2 tie at Arizona State on Jan. 19 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Had two assists in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win against Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 10 ... Had two assists in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17 ... Had one assist in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24.

#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 ... Had an assist in a 2-2 tie at Arizona State on Jan. 19 ... Had an assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Had one assist in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Had one assist in a 5-2 loss to Union on Feb. 16 ... Had a goal in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer.

#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 ... Had one assist in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Had a goal in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer.

#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 ... Scored the game-winner in overtime in a 4-3 win at Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Scored a power-play goal in a 2-2 tie at Harvard on Jan. 13 ... Scored twice in the Bobcats' 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Picked up an assist in a 4-1 win against Clarkson on Feb. 2 ...Scored twice in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had an assist on Odeen Tufto's power play goal in a 3-2 loss at Yale on Feb. 9 ... Scored in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17.

#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 ... Had the assist on Bo Pieper's overtime game-winning goal in a 4-3 win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Had one assist in a 2-2 tie at Harvard on Jan. 13 ... Had one assist in a 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Assisted on Alex Whelan's goal in a 4-1 win against Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... Scored twice in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had one assist in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17 ... Had two assists in a 3-2 win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 23.

#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 ... Had two assists in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 10 ... Had one assist in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17 ... Had one assist in a 3-2 win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 23.

#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 ... Had one assist in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3.

#28 Joe O'Connor
FR., 6-4, 215, DEFENSEMAN, HAMDEN, CONN./BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL)
As a Freshman in 2017-18: Scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win at Brown on Feb. 10.

#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 ... Scored the Bobcats' first goal of the game in a 4-3 overtime win at No. 17 Colgate on Jan. 5 ... Had a goal and two assists in the Bobcats' 4-3 loss to Dartmouth on Jan. 12 ... Had two assists in the Bobcats' 2-2 tie at Harvard on Jan. 13 ... Had two assists for his 10th multiple-point game of the season in the Bobcats' 5-3 win at Arizona State on Jan. 20 ... Had one assist in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Scored in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... ... Had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 3 ... Had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss at Yale on Feb. 9 ... Had an assist in a 5-2 loss to Union on Feb. 16 ... Had his 13th multiple-point game of the season with two assists in a 4-1 win against Rensselaer on Feb. 17 ... Had two assists in a 3-2 win against St. Lawrence on Feb. 23 ... Had one assist in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24.

#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 ... Stopped 31 of 33 shots-on-goal in a 2-2 tie at Harvard on Jan. 13 ... Had 24 saves in a 2-2 tie at Arizona State on Jan. 19 ... Had 34 saves in a 5-3 loss to Princeton on Jan. 30 ... Stopped 25-of-26 shots-on-goal in a 4-1 win against No. 3 Clarkson on Feb. 2 ... Stopped 27 of Yale's 30 shots-on-goal in a 3-2 loss on Feb. 9 ... Stopped 21 of RPI's 22 shots on goal in a 4-1 win on Feb. 17.

#33Josh 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 ... Stopped 20 of Colgate's 23 shots-on-goal in a 4-3 overtime win on Jan. 5 ... Recorded 29 saves in a 4-3 loss to Dartmouth on Jan. 12 ... Stopped 20 of Arizona State's 23 shots-on-goal in a 5-3 win on Jan. 20 ... Stopped 22 of St.Lawrence's 24 shots-on-goal in a 5-2 win on Feb. 3 ... Recorded his fifth shutout of the season with a 22-save performance at Brown on Feb. 10 ... Had 28 saves in a 3-2 win at St. Lawrence on Feb. 23 ... Had one assist in a 4-2 loss to No. 9/10 Clarkson on Feb. 24.