Saturday, January 3
Hamden, Conn.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
14-4-2, 6-2-0
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Dartmouth
12-4-0, 6-2-0
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Dartmouth
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Quinnipiac
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1
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No. 10 Bobcats Down No. 9 Dartmouth, Complete Weekend Sweep
1/3/2026 10:43:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Quinnipiac Takes Both from ECAC Ranked Foes to Begin 2026
HAMDEN, Conn. — The No. 10 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program finished off a sweep of two ranked foes this weekend, knocking off No. 8/9 Dartmouth by a 5-3 final at M&T Bank Arena on Saturday night.
After the first two periods were played evenly, Mason Marcellus provided the deciding blow, hopping on a loose puck and firing it past the Dartmouth netminder to give the Bobcats the goal they needed.
Four goals were split evenly, with Braden Blace adding his first of the year and Victor Czerneckianair potting his third of the weekend 82 seconds apart.
After Dartmouth took a 3-2 lead late in the second, Markus Vidicek scored his team-best 13th of the year off a slick feed from Marcellus to tie it up.
Matej Marinov made eight of his 18 saves in the third period, including a couple of point-blank stops with the Dartmouth netminder on the bench to keep the hosts ahead.
STATS AND NOTES
Quinnipiac begins its 50th Anniversary weekend on Friday at M&T Bank Arena, welcoming No. 20 Union to town for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
The celebration will be on Saturday, when the Bobcats host RPI at the same time. For more information and to register, click here.
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.
🗣️ WOO!#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/zJx9yOVZIi
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) January 4, 2026
After the first two periods were played evenly, Mason Marcellus provided the deciding blow, hopping on a loose puck and firing it past the Dartmouth netminder to give the Bobcats the goal they needed.
Mason pounces on the loose puck to give us the lead!#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/vvNJaxBB1B
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) January 4, 2026
Four goals were split evenly, with Braden Blace adding his first of the year and Victor Czerneckianair potting his third of the weekend 82 seconds apart.
Blace ties it, Vic gives us the lead!
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) January 4, 2026
2 goals in 72 seconds 😤#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/IzxZycDQQh
After Dartmouth took a 3-2 lead late in the second, Markus Vidicek scored his team-best 13th of the year off a slick feed from Marcellus to tie it up.
Back and forth we go 😤#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/KALf2IXZHR
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) January 4, 2026
Matej Marinov made eight of his 18 saves in the third period, including a couple of point-blank stops with the Dartmouth netminder on the bench to keep the hosts ahead.
STATS AND NOTES
- It is the first weekend sweep of ranked opponents since Dec. 26-27, 2020, when the Bobcats knocked off then-No. 19 AIC in back to back contests.
- Czerneckianair finished the weekend with back-to-back, multi-point outings, following up his two goals from Friday night with a goal and assist on Saturday.
- Blace's goal is his first of the year and second of his collegiate career.
- Vidicek has continued his consistent play, recording points in all but four games this season after tallying a goal tonight.
- Tyler Borgula finished off a five-assist weekend with a pair of helpers on Saturday night. It is tied for the most assists in a single weekend by any player in the country this season.
- Quinnipiac climbs to within two points of the top of the standings with the wins, with four teams currently within that number.
Quinnipiac begins its 50th Anniversary weekend on Friday at M&T Bank Arena, welcoming No. 20 Union to town for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
The celebration will be on Saturday, when the Bobcats host RPI at the same time. For more information and to register, click here.
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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Team Stats
DAR
QUI
Shots
21
30
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
1
1
Penalty Mins
2
2
Faceoffs Won
30
28
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
3
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
Players Mentioned
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