Saturday, October 12
Hamden, Conn.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Penn State
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No. 8 Quinnipiac Welcomes Penn State in 2024-25 Opener
10/11/2024 4:24:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Game 1: #8 Quinnipiac vs. Penn State
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 7:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. — The 2024-25 regular season opens for the No. 8 Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey program on Saturday night, as they welcome Big Ten foe Penn St. for the first time to M&T Bank Arena. It will be the first time the two programs meet.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MIH or go to gobobcats.com/mih.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 7:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. — The 2024-25 regular season opens for the No. 8 Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey program on Saturday night, as they welcome Big Ten foe Penn St. for the first time to M&T Bank Arena. It will be the first time the two programs meet.
NEW FACES, NEW PLACES
- Quinnipiac welcomes 14 newcomers to the roster this season, with five transfers and nine first years on the 2024-25 Bobcat roster.
- A pair of draft picks highlight the transfer class, as Charlie Leddy (Devils) and Nate Benoit (Wild) join the defensive core.
- Chris Pelosi and Elliott Groenewold are both drafted incoming first-years, as Pelosi was selected by Boston in the 2023 NHL Draft and Groenewold was drafted by the Bruins a year later.
JACK OF ALL TRADES
- After four seasons with Bill Riga and Holy Cross, Jack Ricketts joins the Bobcats for his fifth season and enters the 2024-25 campaign as the nation's leading goalscorer.
- With 46 goals over his collegiate career, he stands two ahead of Denver's Jack Devine and three ahead of three others for the nation's top spot.
- He has scored 35 of those in his last two seasons, including 19 a season ago, which helped him land on the All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team.
PRESEASON HONOREE
- Sophomore Mason Marcellus, Quinnipiac's leading returning scorer, was selected to the Preseason All-ECAC team in recognition of his offensive performances from a season ago.
- He led Quinnipiac with five, game-winning tallies a season ago and is the leading, returning scorer that the league offers with 36 points.
BIG TEN KILLERS
- Noted the "Big Ten Killers" during its 2023 National Championship run, the Bobcats have had a run of success against the league that they look to continue on Saturday night.
- Quinnipiac has won four consecutive games against the league against four different schools from the Big Ten, dating back to the 2022-23 season.
- Rand Pecknold's club defeated Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota en route to the 2023 title and knocked off Wisconsin in the Regional Semifinal of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
MODEL OF CONSISTENCY
- The Bobcats have been one of the most consistent programs in Division I since joining the NCAA's top rank in the 1999-00 season. Of their 26 seasons, they have posted 21 seasons of 20 wins or more.
- Quinnipiac has posted 30 wins the previous two seasons and has only had two, sub-20 win seasons since the 2011-12 campaign.
- Rand Pecknold's club also owns the longest active NCAA Tournament appearance streak at five and is one of three teams to have made at least eight of the last 10 tournaments.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MIH or go to gobobcats.com/mih.
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