No. 5 Bobcats Head North for Penultimate ECAC Road Weekend

Friday, February 9

Canton, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

St. Lawrence

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No. 5 Bobcats Head North for Penultimate ECAC Road Weekend

2/8/2024 10:03:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Game 28: #5 Quinnipiac at St. Lawrence
Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Appleton Arena | Canton, N.Y.
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Game 29: #5 Quinnipiac at Clarkson
Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Cheel Arena | Potsdam, N.Y.
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HAMDEN — The No. 5 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program continues its chase for a Cleary Cup, as the Bobcats begin the final month of the regular season as they head to the North Country for the weekend.

Rand Pecknold's club will take on St. Lawrence on Friday night before heading to Clarkson on Saturday. Both games are slated to begin at 7 p.m., and can be seen live on ESPN+.

#Graf4Hobey

For the second consecutive season, forward Collin Graf is one of the most dynamic players in the country as he's near or at the top of the national leaderboard in a lot of offensive categories.
The Lincoln, Mass., native, a Hobey Top 10 Selection a year ago, is again in the running for the award. He currently sits third in the country in points per game, at 1.64. He's also sixth in goals per contest (0.68) and ninth in assists per game (0.95).
As of Feb. 1, Graf sits seventh nationally in the Vote for Hobey campaign, collecting 3.06 percent of the nation's selections.

COMFORT IN CANTON

The Bobcats have found great success at Appleton Arena over the last seven seasons, with Quinnipiac unbeaten since the two teams met in the 2017 ECAC Quarterfinals.
Quinnipiac took the final two games of that series and have won nine of the last 10 games played in Canton, going 9-0-1 during that stretch with a shootout win after a 2-2 tie on New Years' Eve in 2020.
Collin Graf scored a pair of unassisted goals en route to a 5-0 victory at Appleton in 2023.

SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST

The Bobcats have saved their best performances for the third period, outscoring teams 39-12 in the final 20 minutes. Quinnipiac has scored 1.44 goals per frame, with Mason Marcellus leading the way with seven, third-period goals this season.
He also leads the squad with 11 points in the third period, while Andon Cerbone has a team-best seven assists and 10 points in the final period.

SUCCESS IN ALL PHASES

The Bobcats are again one of the nation's top programs across the board, sitting atop the leaderboards in a multitude of NCAA statistical categories.
Quinnipiac is the only team in the country ranked in the top five in scoring offense and scoring defense. Rand Pecknold's club averages 4.07 goals per game, good for fourth nationally, and average 1.89 goals against per contest, which is second in the country.
They also sit fifth nationally in penalty kill and winning percentage.

CLEARY CHASING

Quinnipiac is chasing its fourth consecutive Cleary Cup and eighth in the last 12 seasons as the ECAC's regular season champion. The Bobcats currently have an 11-point lead at the top of the table, with Cornell at 27 and Colgate at 26.
Clarkson currently sits fourth at 23 points, with two matchups between the Bobcats and Golden Knights over the final month.

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