No. 7 Quinnipiac Clinches Sixth Consecutive Cleary Cup

Saturday, February 28

Cambridge, Mass.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

26-7-3, 17-4-1

Harvard

14-14-2, 11-10-1

Quinnipiac

Harvard

Photo by: Izzy DiBari

No. 7 Quinnipiac Clinches Sixth Consecutive Cleary Cup

2/28/2026 11:45:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For the sixth consecutive season, the No. 7 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program is ECAC Regular Season Champions. The Bobcats secured the outright crown with a 4-1 victory over Harvard on the road, getting to 50 points on the year, three more than Cornell and Dartmouth who finished in a tie for second.

Trophy lifts >>>#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/MCxaLVTzT0
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 1, 2026

Harvard got on the board in the second with its only goal of the game, but Antonin Verreault tied it off a deflection from a Harvard skate at the 7:44 mark of the second.

Toni called 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊 #BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/vDicwBFIVc
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 1, 2026

The game-winner came from Aaron Schwartz, who ripped one up over the Harvard netminder's shoulder to give Quinnipiac the lead it would not relinquish at 2-1.

Top shelf where momma hides the cookies 🍪#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/cvNSDPHBeC
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 1, 2026

Matthew McGroarty and Markus Vidicek added third period insurance tallies, finishing off the victory.

STATS AND NOTES

It is the sixth consecutive regular season title, matching them with Minnesota State for the longest streak in NCAA Men's Division I history. The Bobcats are the only team to do it in one league, with the Mavericks doing it across WCHA and CCHA.
Quinnipiac has now won 12 Cleary Cup titles overall, the most by any active member of the league.
This is the 14^th time that an ECAC hockey men's team has won 17-plus league games in the regular season. The Bobcats account for seven of those.
Ethan Wyttenbach finishes the regular season with 57 points, 10 clear of T.J. Hughes at the top of the NCAA leaderboard. It is the third-most points put up by a Bobcat in a season, two off the single-season record.
Quinnipiac is the only team with five guys that have 30 or more points in the season: Wyttenbach, Markus Vidicek, Chris Pelosi, Antonin Verreault and Mason Marcellus.
Schwartz's goal ended up being the game winner, and he's one of seven guys with multiple GWG this season.

UP NEXT
After a bye for the ECAC Opening Round, the Bobcats will host the worst seed remaining in the ECAC Men's Hockey Championship Quarterfinal round. The best-of-three game series is slated for Friday, March 13, Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 at M&T Bank Arena.

Friday night's puck drop is slated for 7 p.m., while Saturday's game and Sunday's if-necessary tilt are set for 4 p.m.

Tickets for Games 1 and 2 are on sale now!

For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MIH or go to gobobcats.com/mih.