Friday, January 31
Hamden, Conn.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Cornell
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No. 18 Men's Ice Hockey Hosts No. 1 Cornell, Colgate in Home Return
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Bobcats Welcome Nation's Top Team for Second Straight Season Friday Night
#18 Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-9-1, 7-4-1 ECAC Hockey) vs.
#1 Cornell Big Red (14-1-4, 9-1-2 ECAC Hockey)
Friday, Jan. 31 | 7 PM
Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena at the People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. Cornell: 17-23-4 (Lost last meeting, 2-1, on Nov. 22, 2019)
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#18 Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-9-1, 7-4-1 ECAC Hockey) vs.
Colgate Raiders (8-10-6, 6-3-3 ECAC Hockey)
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 7 PM
Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena at the People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. Colgate: 23-17-2 (Lost last meeting, 3-1, on Nov. 23, 2019)
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The No. 18 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team returns home to Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena for the first time Jan. 4 as the Bobcats host the #1/1 Cornell Big Red Friday night before welcoming the Colgate Raiders to Hamden on Saturday night.
Last Time Out
Quinnipiac competed in the inaugural Connecticut Ice Festival this past weekend, winning the first-ever game over UConn, 3-2, before falling to now-No. 20 Sacred Heart in the championship game, 4-1. Karlis Cukste led the Bobcats with goals in back-to-back games while William Fällström assisted three of the four goals on the weekend.
Scouting Cornell
The Big Red are in the midst of one of their best seasons as they come into the weekend riding an eight-game unbeaten streak and a record of 14-1-4 with a 9-1-2 mark in ECAC Hockey play. Cornell's lone loss of the season came at Dartmouth on Dec. 7, snapping a 10-game winning streak to open the season before its current streak. Junior forward Morgan Barron leads the Big Red with nine goals and 21 points on the season while senior defenseman Yanni Kaldis leads the team with 14 assists. Five different Big Red skaters have scored five-plus goals this season and 10 have posted at least 10 points. Matthew Galajda is the only goaltender to see the ice this season for the Big Red and is having his best season yet with a 1.46 GAA and .940 save percentage. Cornell has been dominant on the power play at 25.4 percent while the penalty kill has been the only blip on the radar at 78.7 percent.
All-Time vs. Cornell
The Bobcats trail the all-time series with the Big Red, 17-23-4, in 44 all-time meetings after their November meeting which Cornell took, 2-1. Quinnipiac is looking for its first home win against Cornell since the 2016 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, which the Bobcats won Game 3, 6-3, on March 13 to clinch a spot in the ECAC Hockey semifinals. The Bobcats have not beat the Big Red at home in the regular season since Nov. 8, 2014, when they came away with a 1-0 win.
Scouting Colgate
Despite a record just below .500, Colgate comes into the weekend tied with the Bobcats for fifth in ECAC Hockey play with a 6-3-3 record mark. The Raiders picked up a pair of 3-3 ties with ranked teams vs. Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend but have just one win in their last six games, a 3-2 win at Union on Jan. 10. Four different Raiders are tied for the team lead with seven goals on the season while senior Bobby McMann has the edge with 14 points over Ben Sharf's 13 while Colton Young and Paul McAvoy each have 12 points. Mitch Benson and Andrew Farrier have seen similar amounts of time between the pipes, with Farrier making nine of the last 10 starts since making his first start against the Bobcats on Nov. 23. Farrier has a 2.18 GAA and .925 save percentage to go with a 5-3-2 record. Special teams continues to be a weakness for the Raiders as they are at just 4.5 percent on the power play and 77.3 percent on the penalty kill.
All-Time vs. Colgate
Quinnipiac owns the all-time series, 23-17-2, in 42 matchups despite Colgate winning back-to-back games over the Bobcats. The Raiders won the matchup earlier this season in Hamilton, 3-1. Quinnipiac is 9-3-0 in its last 12 games against the Raiders but is looking for its first win against Colgate in Hamden since the 2016-17 season.
National Rankings
Quinnipiac continues to climb the national rankings as the Bobcats are ranked No. 18 in the USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll, its third straight week in the USCHO Top 20 after falling just one spot from No. 17 the previous week. The Bobcats also received six votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll, putting them three spots outside of the Top 15.
Top Dogs in Town
Quinnipiac hosts the nation's top-ranked team for a second consecutive season as the Bobcats hosted No. 1 UMass last season in the final home game of the 2018 calendar year. The Bobcats came out firing on all cylinders and shut out the Minutemen, 4-0, and earn the program's first win against the nation's top team.
Hobey Baker Nominees
Two Bobcats have been nominated for the 2020 Hobey Baker Award with Wyatt Bongiovanni and Odeen Tufto receiving nominations for the first time in their careers. Bongiovanni is the among the league's leading goal scorers while Tufto is among the leader point totals in the league and nation.
No Falling Behind
Quinnipiac returned to its faceoff ways as they won the faceoff battle against Sacred Heart to move back into a tie with Minnesota State for second place in the nation with a .556 faceoff percentage, trailing Western Michigan who moved back up to .560 on the season. Quinnipiac has won 810 faceoffs this season and lost 647, a total that is the ninth fewest in the nation and third fewest among non-Ivy League teams. Three Bobcats rank in the Top 44 in the nation in faceoff percentage, led by William Fällström in 15th (eighth among centers) at .597. Three different Bobcats are in the Top 10 in ECAC Hockey and four are in the Top 13.
Penalties (or lack thereof)
Quinnipiac continues to be extremely disciplined as it is fourth in the nation among the last penalized times with 80 penalties, a total that is first among non-Ivy League teams. The Bobcats average the fewest penalties per game in the nation at 3.33, 0.14 ahead of Brown. In at least Division I program history, no Quinnipiac team has averaged fewer penalties or fewer penalty minutes per game than the 2019-20 squad.
Back-To-Back
Karlis Cukste scored goals in back-to-back games over the weekend for the first time in his career as he extended his point streak to three games and is one game away from tying his career-long point streak set earlier this season. Cukste is tied for fourth in ECAC Hockey with four goals, sixth with 10 assists and seventh with 14 points after his two-goal weekend. Cukste is also one of three ECAC Hockey defensemen with 35-plus blocked shots and 10-plus points, and is one of two with at least 14 points.
Fällström's Feelin' It
William Fällström is in the midst of one of his best scoring runs since entering Quinnipiac last season. He has recorded points in three straight games and five of his last six, tallying seven points in that span. His current three-game point streak is one off his career-long of four games set from Nov. 8-16 of this season. He also has 12 assists so far this season, just one of his career-high of 13 from last season.
In addition to his offensive performance, Fällström has been one of the Bobcats top centers as he is 15th in the nation and fourth in ECAC Hockey (second among centers) with a .597 faceoff percentage. Fällström's 215 faceoff wins are fourth in ECAC Hockey.
We're Going Streaking
Nick Jermain continues to have a dominant senior season and is riding a four-game point streak, the longest of his career after scoring a goal Saturday night and picking up an assist Sunday night against the Pioneers. Jermain's goal against UConn Saturday was his eighth of the season after recording 10 goals in his last two seasons combined. Jermain has 12 points this season, just two shy of tying his career-high from his sophomore season.
#1 Cornell Big Red (14-1-4, 9-1-2 ECAC Hockey)
Friday, Jan. 31 | 7 PM
Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena at the People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. Cornell: 17-23-4 (Lost last meeting, 2-1, on Nov. 22, 2019)
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#18 Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-9-1, 7-4-1 ECAC Hockey) vs.
Colgate Raiders (8-10-6, 6-3-3 ECAC Hockey)
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 7 PM
Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena at the People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. Colgate: 23-17-2 (Lost last meeting, 3-1, on Nov. 23, 2019)
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The No. 18 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team returns home to Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena for the first time Jan. 4 as the Bobcats host the #1/1 Cornell Big Red Friday night before welcoming the Colgate Raiders to Hamden on Saturday night.
Last Time Out
Quinnipiac competed in the inaugural Connecticut Ice Festival this past weekend, winning the first-ever game over UConn, 3-2, before falling to now-No. 20 Sacred Heart in the championship game, 4-1. Karlis Cukste led the Bobcats with goals in back-to-back games while William Fällström assisted three of the four goals on the weekend.
Scouting Cornell
The Big Red are in the midst of one of their best seasons as they come into the weekend riding an eight-game unbeaten streak and a record of 14-1-4 with a 9-1-2 mark in ECAC Hockey play. Cornell's lone loss of the season came at Dartmouth on Dec. 7, snapping a 10-game winning streak to open the season before its current streak. Junior forward Morgan Barron leads the Big Red with nine goals and 21 points on the season while senior defenseman Yanni Kaldis leads the team with 14 assists. Five different Big Red skaters have scored five-plus goals this season and 10 have posted at least 10 points. Matthew Galajda is the only goaltender to see the ice this season for the Big Red and is having his best season yet with a 1.46 GAA and .940 save percentage. Cornell has been dominant on the power play at 25.4 percent while the penalty kill has been the only blip on the radar at 78.7 percent.
All-Time vs. Cornell
The Bobcats trail the all-time series with the Big Red, 17-23-4, in 44 all-time meetings after their November meeting which Cornell took, 2-1. Quinnipiac is looking for its first home win against Cornell since the 2016 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals, which the Bobcats won Game 3, 6-3, on March 13 to clinch a spot in the ECAC Hockey semifinals. The Bobcats have not beat the Big Red at home in the regular season since Nov. 8, 2014, when they came away with a 1-0 win.
Scouting Colgate
Despite a record just below .500, Colgate comes into the weekend tied with the Bobcats for fifth in ECAC Hockey play with a 6-3-3 record mark. The Raiders picked up a pair of 3-3 ties with ranked teams vs. Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend but have just one win in their last six games, a 3-2 win at Union on Jan. 10. Four different Raiders are tied for the team lead with seven goals on the season while senior Bobby McMann has the edge with 14 points over Ben Sharf's 13 while Colton Young and Paul McAvoy each have 12 points. Mitch Benson and Andrew Farrier have seen similar amounts of time between the pipes, with Farrier making nine of the last 10 starts since making his first start against the Bobcats on Nov. 23. Farrier has a 2.18 GAA and .925 save percentage to go with a 5-3-2 record. Special teams continues to be a weakness for the Raiders as they are at just 4.5 percent on the power play and 77.3 percent on the penalty kill.
All-Time vs. Colgate
Quinnipiac owns the all-time series, 23-17-2, in 42 matchups despite Colgate winning back-to-back games over the Bobcats. The Raiders won the matchup earlier this season in Hamilton, 3-1. Quinnipiac is 9-3-0 in its last 12 games against the Raiders but is looking for its first win against Colgate in Hamden since the 2016-17 season.
National Rankings
Quinnipiac continues to climb the national rankings as the Bobcats are ranked No. 18 in the USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll, its third straight week in the USCHO Top 20 after falling just one spot from No. 17 the previous week. The Bobcats also received six votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll, putting them three spots outside of the Top 15.
Top Dogs in Town
Quinnipiac hosts the nation's top-ranked team for a second consecutive season as the Bobcats hosted No. 1 UMass last season in the final home game of the 2018 calendar year. The Bobcats came out firing on all cylinders and shut out the Minutemen, 4-0, and earn the program's first win against the nation's top team.
Hobey Baker Nominees
Two Bobcats have been nominated for the 2020 Hobey Baker Award with Wyatt Bongiovanni and Odeen Tufto receiving nominations for the first time in their careers. Bongiovanni is the among the league's leading goal scorers while Tufto is among the leader point totals in the league and nation.
No Falling Behind
Quinnipiac returned to its faceoff ways as they won the faceoff battle against Sacred Heart to move back into a tie with Minnesota State for second place in the nation with a .556 faceoff percentage, trailing Western Michigan who moved back up to .560 on the season. Quinnipiac has won 810 faceoffs this season and lost 647, a total that is the ninth fewest in the nation and third fewest among non-Ivy League teams. Three Bobcats rank in the Top 44 in the nation in faceoff percentage, led by William Fällström in 15th (eighth among centers) at .597. Three different Bobcats are in the Top 10 in ECAC Hockey and four are in the Top 13.
Penalties (or lack thereof)
Quinnipiac continues to be extremely disciplined as it is fourth in the nation among the last penalized times with 80 penalties, a total that is first among non-Ivy League teams. The Bobcats average the fewest penalties per game in the nation at 3.33, 0.14 ahead of Brown. In at least Division I program history, no Quinnipiac team has averaged fewer penalties or fewer penalty minutes per game than the 2019-20 squad.
Back-To-Back
Karlis Cukste scored goals in back-to-back games over the weekend for the first time in his career as he extended his point streak to three games and is one game away from tying his career-long point streak set earlier this season. Cukste is tied for fourth in ECAC Hockey with four goals, sixth with 10 assists and seventh with 14 points after his two-goal weekend. Cukste is also one of three ECAC Hockey defensemen with 35-plus blocked shots and 10-plus points, and is one of two with at least 14 points.
Fällström's Feelin' It
William Fällström is in the midst of one of his best scoring runs since entering Quinnipiac last season. He has recorded points in three straight games and five of his last six, tallying seven points in that span. His current three-game point streak is one off his career-long of four games set from Nov. 8-16 of this season. He also has 12 assists so far this season, just one of his career-high of 13 from last season.
In addition to his offensive performance, Fällström has been one of the Bobcats top centers as he is 15th in the nation and fourth in ECAC Hockey (second among centers) with a .597 faceoff percentage. Fällström's 215 faceoff wins are fourth in ECAC Hockey.
We're Going Streaking
Nick Jermain continues to have a dominant senior season and is riding a four-game point streak, the longest of his career after scoring a goal Saturday night and picking up an assist Sunday night against the Pioneers. Jermain's goal against UConn Saturday was his eighth of the season after recording 10 goals in his last two seasons combined. Jermain has 12 points this season, just two shy of tying his career-high from his sophomore season.
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