Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Travels To Yale, Brown

Friday, February 9

Ingalls Rink//New Haven, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Yale

2/8/2018 8:39:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: QU Athletic Communications

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 11-13-4 ECAC Hockey: 6-8-2
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Career Record: 480-292-89 (.609), 24th Season
All-Time vs. Yale: 17-6-5
All-Time vs. Brown: 22-7-6

Friday, Feb. 2, 2017 | 7 PM | Ingalls Rink (New Haven, Conn.) | MyTV9, WCTX, Ivy League Digital Network
YALE UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS
Overall Record: 11-11-1 ECAC HOCKEY: 6-9-1
Head Coach: Keith Allain
Career Record: 235-149-43 (.642), 13th Season

Watch Live: Ivy League Digital Network
Listen Live: AM 1220 WQUN (Paul Pacelli, PxP/ Rich Coppola, Color)
Live States: YaleBulldogs.com | CollegeHockeyStats.net
Twitter: @QU_MIH

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2017 | 7 PM| Meehan Auditorium (Providence, R.I.) | Ivy League Digital Network
BROWN UNIVERSITY BEARS
Overall Record: 6-13-4 ECAC HOCKEY: 5-10-1
Head Coach: Brendan Whittet
Career Record: 82-162-39 (.360), 9th Season

Watch Live: Ivy League Digital Network
Listen Live: AM 1220 WQUN (Paul Pacelli, PxP/ Rich Coppola, Color)
Live States: BrownBears.com | CollegeHockeyStats.net
Twitter: @QU_MIH

GAME NOTES: Quinnipiac | Yale | Brown

Quinnipiac men's ice hockey continues ECAC Hockey play this weekend when it faces Yale on Friday, Feb. 9 at Ingalls Rink in New Haven before heading to Providence, R.I. to face Brown at Meehan Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Bobcats' tilt against Yale can be watched live on MyTV9 and WCTX, where available.

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.

ALL-TIME AGAINST YALE
• Quinnipiac and Yale have faced each other 28 times with the Bobcats holding a 17-6-5 record in the all-time series.
• Quinnipiac is also 11-1-4 in its last 16 games against the Bulldogs with its lone loss coming in the 2013 NCAA National Championship Game.
• The Bobcats are 7-0-3 in 10 games since then, including a 4-0-1 record at Yale in their last five games at Ingalls Rink.
• Quinnipiac's last loss at Yale came on Nov. 6, 2010 in a 5-1 decision for the Bulldogs.

SCOUTING THE YALE BULLDOGS
• Yale enters the weekend with an overall record of 11-11-1 overall including a 6-9-1 mark in ECAC Hockey play and sit just behind the Bobcats in the league standings.
• The Bulldogs are coming off a weekend sweep of Arizona State on Feb. 2-3 and are 8-4-1 in their last 13 games.
• Joe Snively leads the Bulldogs in goals (12), assists (10) and points (22).
• In goal, Sam Tucker is 6-9-1 with a .899 save percentage and a 2.87 goals-against average, while Corbin Kaczperski is 5-2-0 with a 1.86 GAA and a .933 save percentage.

ALL-TIME AGAINST BROWN
• Quinnipiac heads into its game against the Brown Bears with an all-time record of 22-7-6 in 35 meetings since 2005-06.
• Quinnipiac is undefeated in its last nine games against Brown with an 8-0-1 record that includes three-straight victories at Meehan Auditorium.

SCOUTING THE BROWN BEARS
• Brown enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-13-4 including a 5-10-1 record in ECAC Hockey play.
• Brown is coming off a 6-4 loss to UConn on Feb. 3 and are 2-7-4 in their last 13 games.
• Tommy Marchin leads Brown with eight goals while Brent Beaudoin leads Brown in assists (11) and points (15).
• In goal,Luke Kania is 2-7-4 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.66 goals-against average.

WHAT'S NEXT?
• The Bobcats conclude their home schedule when they host Union on Feb. 16 and RPI on Feb. 17.
• The Bobcats wrap-up the regular season on the road at St. Lawrence (Feb. 23) and at Clarkson (Feb. 24).

GAME NOTES
TUF ENUF
• Freshman Odeen Tufto currently leads Quinnipiac in assists (24) and points (31).
• Tufto currently leads all NCAA Division I freshmen in assists and also ranks second in points.
•To date, he is one of seven players in ECAC Hockey with 25 points.
• Tufto's 11 multiple-point games are the most in ECAC Hockey and the most among NCAA Division I freshmen.
• Since the start of the second half, Tufto has piled up four goals and eight assists for 11 points in Quinnipiac's last 10 games.
• On Jan. 12-13, Tufto totaled a goal and four assists for five points with back-to-back multiple-point efforts earning ECAC Hockey Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors.
• In the process, Tufto was the only player in the country, this weekend, to factor into every goal scored by Quinnipiac in two games.
• Tufto's five points led all ECAC Hockey skaters (freshmen and upperclassmen) while ranking as the fourth most for the weekend in the country.
• He was one of 10 players in the country to post two multiple-point games and one of 34 with a three-point game.
• His 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.
• The first-year Bobcats has tallied a point in 19 of Quinnipiac's 28 games, in which the Bobcats have compiled a 9-8-2 record.

Mac ATTACK
• Senior Tanner MacMaster posted his third-consecutive two-point night with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win against Clarkson on Friday, Feb. 2.
• MacMaster also had an assist on Feb. 3 in a 5-2 win against St.Lawrence to give him a five-game point streak in which he has tallied two goals and six assists for eight points.
• MacMaster is riding a career year in which he has scored 12 goals and assisted on 14 more for 26 points in 28 games played.
• The start of the second half of the season has been friendly to MacMaster who has scored four goals and assisted on seven more for 11 points in Quinnipiac's last 10 games through Friday night's win against Clarkson.
• 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 48 assists for 77 points.

THE CHASE IS ON
• Junior Captain Chase Priskie checks-in with seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points this season.
• Priskie also leads the team in power play goals (5) and power play points (10) for the year.
• Priskie is one of 24 defensemen in the country to score six goals to date and also ranks third in power-play goals (5) by blue liners.
• Priskie also ranks fourth among all ECAC Hockey defensemen in total points.

SHOW ME THE WHELAN
• Sophomore Alex Whelan currently leads Quinnipiac with 13 goals to date, while he's also assisted on three more for 16 points.
• The second-year Bobcats has scored seven goals and assisted on two more in Quinnipiac's last 10 games since the start of the second half.
• Whelan's 13 goals rank tied for seventh in ECAC Hockey.

BO KNOWS
• With a two-goal night against St. Lawrence on Saturday, Feb. 3, Bo Pieper now has seven goals in his last nine games.
• For the year, Peiper has tallied 10 goals and five assists for 15 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 58.1% (289-208) 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 23 goals in the last two seasons are the most in the Bobcats' lineup in that span.

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 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.

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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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)
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 ... 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.

#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.

#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 ... 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.