2016-17 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Taverner, Andrew

Jersey Number 39
Andrew Taverner
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Previous Team:
- Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
Bio
As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
Played in 37 games for the Bobcats ... Set new career-highs with nine assists and 15 points while matching his freshman year goal total with six ... Led the Bobcats with a .579 faceoff win percentage and was sixth in ECAC Hockey ... Tallied two power-play goals and seven total power-play points ... Quinnipiac went 5-0-0 when Taverner scored a goal ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 5-2 win over St. Cloud State on Oct. 23 ... Had the best game of his career with two goals and two assists for four points, including a power-play goal and an assist on the game-winning goal, in Quinnipiac’s 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory at Cornell on Nov. 7 ... Picked up an assist vs. Dartmouth on Nov. 14 in a 6-2 win ... Recorded another assist on Nov. 17 at UConn in a 6-2 win ... Scored his fourth goal of the season in a 4-1 win at UMass on Nov. 27 ... Notched an assist vs. Colgate on Feb. 6 in a 6-3 win ... Recorded his sixth assist of the season in a 3-2 overtime win at Clarkson on Feb. 13 ... Tallied his second two-assist game of the season vs. Cornell on March 12 ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. Cornell in a 6-3 win on March 13 to send the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals in Lake Placid, New York ... Picked up an assist on the power-play in the 4-1 win over Harvard on March 19 that clinched the first Whitelaw Cup in program history on 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York ... Scored a goal in 3-2 Frozen Four win over Boston College on Apr. 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida to send the Bobcats into the second NCAA National Championship Game in program history.
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
Played in 35 games for the Bobcats … Posted nine points on the strength of six goals and three assists throughout the season … Completed his state line with two power play goals, one game-winning tally, 41 shots-on-goal and 28 penalty minutes … Finished fourth among all Bobcat freshmen skaters in points and second in goals … Tallied his first career goal at UMass Lowell on Oct. 17 … Picked up his first career multi-point game (one goal, one assist), including the game-winning power play tally, in a 3-2 win over Northeastern on Nov. 1 … Registered one goal in the second night of the weekend home series against Northeastern on Nov. 2 to finish the two-game set against the Huskies with three points (two goals, one assist) in two contests … Assisted on the game-winning tally for Quinnipiac in a 3-1 road win at Rensselaer on Nov. 15 … Fired a season-high eight shots-on-goal against Harvard on Dec. 6, his next-closest shot total in a single-game was three on Nov. 2 against Northeastern … Lit the lamp for one goal in a 4-2 win at Colgate on Feb. 7 … Picked up one goal in a 4-1 win over Clarkson on Feb. 14 … Notched an assist in a 2-2 tie against Yale on Feb. 20 … Chipped in the lone goal for Quinnipiac, a power play tally, in the NCAA West Regional against North Dakota on March 27.
Before Quinnipiac:
Played for the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for three seasons … In 2011-12, he totaled five goals and seven assists for 12 points … In 2012-13, he finished with 17 goals and 15 assists for 32 points … In 2013-14, he scored 28 goals and added 34 assists for 62 points in 54 games played … His 62 points ranked 11th in the AJHL, while his 28 goals ranked 10th.
PERSONAL:
Born in Edmonton, Alberta ... Son of Rod and Patty Taverner ... Has two brothers, Matt and Josh ... Plans to major in finance.
Played in 37 games for the Bobcats ... Set new career-highs with nine assists and 15 points while matching his freshman year goal total with six ... Led the Bobcats with a .579 faceoff win percentage and was sixth in ECAC Hockey ... Tallied two power-play goals and seven total power-play points ... Quinnipiac went 5-0-0 when Taverner scored a goal ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 5-2 win over St. Cloud State on Oct. 23 ... Had the best game of his career with two goals and two assists for four points, including a power-play goal and an assist on the game-winning goal, in Quinnipiac’s 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory at Cornell on Nov. 7 ... Picked up an assist vs. Dartmouth on Nov. 14 in a 6-2 win ... Recorded another assist on Nov. 17 at UConn in a 6-2 win ... Scored his fourth goal of the season in a 4-1 win at UMass on Nov. 27 ... Notched an assist vs. Colgate on Feb. 6 in a 6-3 win ... Recorded his sixth assist of the season in a 3-2 overtime win at Clarkson on Feb. 13 ... Tallied his second two-assist game of the season vs. Cornell on March 12 ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. Cornell in a 6-3 win on March 13 to send the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals in Lake Placid, New York ... Picked up an assist on the power-play in the 4-1 win over Harvard on March 19 that clinched the first Whitelaw Cup in program history on 1980 Rink at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York ... Scored a goal in 3-2 Frozen Four win over Boston College on Apr. 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida to send the Bobcats into the second NCAA National Championship Game in program history.
As a Freshman in 2014-15:
Played in 35 games for the Bobcats … Posted nine points on the strength of six goals and three assists throughout the season … Completed his state line with two power play goals, one game-winning tally, 41 shots-on-goal and 28 penalty minutes … Finished fourth among all Bobcat freshmen skaters in points and second in goals … Tallied his first career goal at UMass Lowell on Oct. 17 … Picked up his first career multi-point game (one goal, one assist), including the game-winning power play tally, in a 3-2 win over Northeastern on Nov. 1 … Registered one goal in the second night of the weekend home series against Northeastern on Nov. 2 to finish the two-game set against the Huskies with three points (two goals, one assist) in two contests … Assisted on the game-winning tally for Quinnipiac in a 3-1 road win at Rensselaer on Nov. 15 … Fired a season-high eight shots-on-goal against Harvard on Dec. 6, his next-closest shot total in a single-game was three on Nov. 2 against Northeastern … Lit the lamp for one goal in a 4-2 win at Colgate on Feb. 7 … Picked up one goal in a 4-1 win over Clarkson on Feb. 14 … Notched an assist in a 2-2 tie against Yale on Feb. 20 … Chipped in the lone goal for Quinnipiac, a power play tally, in the NCAA West Regional against North Dakota on March 27.
Before Quinnipiac:
Played for the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for three seasons … In 2011-12, he totaled five goals and seven assists for 12 points … In 2012-13, he finished with 17 goals and 15 assists for 32 points … In 2013-14, he scored 28 goals and added 34 assists for 62 points in 54 games played … His 62 points ranked 11th in the AJHL, while his 28 goals ranked 10th.
PERSONAL:
Born in Edmonton, Alberta ... Son of Rod and Patty Taverner ... Has two brothers, Matt and Josh ... Plans to major in finance.
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Senior Tribute
Friday, February 21