No. 15/16 Bobcats Host Colgate, Cornell

Game 22: #15/16 Quinnipiac vs. Colgate
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 7:00 p.m.
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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Game 23: #15/16 Quinnipiac vs. Cornell
Saturday, January 18, 2025 | 7:00 p.m.
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. — The No. 15/16 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program rides a three-game winning streak into its next ECAC weekend, taking on Colgate and Cornell at M&T Bank Arena on Friday and Saturday night.

The Bobcats took four of the available six points in the road weekend, defeating Cornell at Lynah Rink before falling to Colgate in overtime in Hamilton.

NAME SO NICE, THEY SAY IT TWICE

Sophomore netminder Matej Marinov recorded his first shutout of 2024-25 and the second of his collegiate career, making 25 stops against Princeton in a 3-0 victory on Saturday night.
The Slovakia native was also named to the Richter Award Watch List on Wednesday afternoon, along with teammate Dylan Silverstein.
Marinov is third in the league in goals-against average, currently at a 2.08 entering the weekend. His .917 save percentage is fourth in the conference.

VICTOR(Y)

Junior Victor Czerneckianair is currently putting himself amongst the Bobcats' elite at the faceoff dot this season, winning 60 percent of draws entering the weekend.
That places him tops in the ECAC this season and his rate is fourth-best amongst all eligible Bobcat skaters (300 faceoffs or more) since the tracking became available in 2002-03.
Quinnipiac as a team is winning 56 percent of faceoffs since Nov. 15, the third-best rate in the country. They are 10-2-1 since then.

MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU

First year forward Aaron Schwartz was named the ECAC Forward of the Week, presented by BlueBird hotels after aiding the Bobcats to a three-win week.
He recorded a career-best four point night against Stonehill to open the week and then scored the game-winning tally on Friday night to start the weekend sweep for the Bobcats.
He joined a club of 10, first-year players to record four or more points in a game and is one of 13 freshmen to dish three or more assists in a game this season.

POWERED UP

Entering the weekend, the Bobcats boast the nation's fifth-best power-play rate, converting on 28.6 percent of its opportunities. That mark also leads the ECAC and is third in the nation.
14 of their 21 on the season have come since Nov. 15, the third-most in the country, scoring on 30.4 percent of opportunities since then.
Travis Treloar recorded his sixth goal on the advantage this season, the 23rd of his collegiate career, which is the most among any active NCAA D1 skaters.

FINDING THEIR STRIDE

After a 3-5-0 start to the campaign, the Bobcats have started to hit a groove, going 10-2-1 over their last nine contests and currently find themselves top of the ECAC standings.
The ten wins are tied for the second-most over that stretch, averaging out to a .808 winning percentage.
The Bobcats have killed off 31 of 32 penalties during that span, disposing of opposing power plays at a 96.8 percent clip. Only Western Michigan (97.0) has a better rate.

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