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2022–23 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–7th ECAC Hockey
Home iceHobey Baker Memorial Rink
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall13–19–0
Conference8–14–0
Home7–7–0
Road6–12–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRon Fogarty
Assistant coachesTommy Davis
Shane Talarico
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season was the 120th season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Princeton University, played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink and were coached by Ron Fogarty, in his 8th season.

Season

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After possessing little to no offense over the previous four seasons, Princeton finally began to see some improvement in 2023. While the team still averaged less than 3 goals per game over the course of the season, the Tigers managed to score 19 more goals than they had in 2022.[1] Ian Murphy led the team's offense, but the addition of Brendan Gorman to the lineup appeared to finally help his older brother Liam begin to live up to his position as the program's only NHL draft pick. The defense, meanwhile, did an excellent job by limiting the chances of their opponents; Princeton allowed less than 28 shots against per game. The story of the season, however, was in goal.

After a bit of a sluggish start, Ethan Pearson posted back-to-back shutouts to stake a claim on the starting role in net. Following a predictable pair of losses to Quinnipiac, he recorded his third zero of the year against a ranked RIT squad and took a stranglehold on the Tiger crease. Princeton saw its best stretch of hockey in years as the Tigers went 8–3 over a 9-week period. The team managed to get above .500 and were in position to potentially get a bye into the ECAC quarterfinals, something they hadn't done since 2009.

In early February, after a slight decline in their performance, Princeton's season was dealt a mortal blow. In a game against St. Lawrence, Pearson went down with an injury on the Larries' second goal and would miss the remainder of the season.[2] Without a third goaltender on the roster, Benjamin Crewe was brought in to be the backup from the school's club team, though that was only for emergency purposes. Aidan Porter was put in goal for the remainder of the season and results were not good.

In the final six games, Princeton went 1–5 while allowing more than 4 goals against per game. They slid down the ECAC standings, not only losing out on the possibility of a bye but also having to travel for the first round series. The reeling Tigers headed up to Schenectady to take on Union. Though they again allowed 4 goals in the match, Murphy's 3-point night helped spark the team to a 6–4 victory.[3] They advanced to face Harvard in the quarterfinals and were completely outmatched by the Crimson. The Tigers dropped a pair of 1–6 decisions to meekly bow out of the postseason.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Corey Andonovski Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Pittsburgh Penguins)
Finn Evans Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Vermont
Jérémie Forget Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)
Luke Keenan Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Matthew Kellenberger Defenseman  Canada Graduate transfer to RIT
Christian O'Neill Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Boston College
Mark Paolini Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Matthew Thom Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Mike Ufberg Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Kevin Anderson Forward  Canada 19 Regina, SK
Benjamin Crewe Goaltender  United States 22 Arlington, VA; joined mid-season from club team
Jaxson Ezman Forward  United States 19 Middleton, WI
Brendan Gorman Forward  United States 19 Arlington, MA
David Jacobs Forward  United States 21 Needham, MA
Nick Marciano Defenseman  Canada 20 Greenwich, CT
Tyler Rubin Defenseman  United States 19 Wayland, MA
Jayden Sison Forward  United States 19 Paoli, PA
Brendan Wang Defenseman  Canada 20 Burnaby, BC

Roster

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As of September 8, 2022.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Virginia Benjamin Crewe Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-13 Arlington, Virginia The Kiski School (USHS-Prep)
3 Massachusetts Mike Kennedy Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-07-17 Holyoke, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL)
4 New York (state) David Ma Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-06-22 Yonkers, New York Chicago (USHL)
7 New Jersey Nick Carabin Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-30 Mahwah, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL)
8 Massachusetts Tyler Rubin Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-01-10 Natick, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL)
9 British Columbia MacKenzie Merriman Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-14 White Rock, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL)
10 New Jersey Alex Konovalov Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-11-12 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Lone Star (NAHL)
11 Pennsylvania Jayden Sison Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-01-27 Paoli, Pennsylvania Coquitlam (BCHL)
12 Massachusetts Ian Murphy Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-04-06 Scituate, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL)
13 New York (state) Nick Seitz Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-18 Manhattan, New York New Jersey (NAHL)
14 Massachusetts Liam Gorman Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2000-05-08 Arlington, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) CHI, 177th overall 2018
15 Ontario Spencer Kersten Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-16 Waterloo, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
16 Massachusetts Brendan Gorman Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-17 Arlington, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)
17 New York (state) Adam Robbins Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2000-04-12 New York, New York Chicago (USHL)
18 Ontario Matt Hayami Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-21 Oakville, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
19 Massachusetts Jack Cronin Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-31 South Hamilton, Massachusetts Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
20 Saskatchewan Kevin Anderson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-09-15 Regina, Saskatchewan Notre Dame (SJHL)
21 New Jersey Pito Walton Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-03-17 Peapack, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL)
22 Quebec Noah de la Durantaye Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-05-27 Montreal, Quebec Coquitlam (BCHL)
23 Texas Joe Berg Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-10-07 Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL)
24 Massachusetts David Jacobs Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-09-26 Needham, Massachusetts Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
25 Connecticut Nick Marciano Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-05-19 Greenwich, Connecticut Prince George (BCHL)
27 Wisconsin Jaxson Ezman Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-12-22 Middleton, Wisconsin Dubuque (USHL)
28 British Columbia Brendan Wang Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-08 Burnaby, British Columbia Fort McMurray (AJHL)
31 New Brunswick Ethan Pearson Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-07-30 Fredericton, New Brunswick Mount St. Charles (Midget AAA)
35 Massachusetts Aidan Porter Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-05-18 Weston, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Quinnipiac 22 20 2 0 0 0 0 60 87 30 41 34 4 3 162 64
#10 Harvard 22 18 4 0 5 0 0 49 86 48 34 24 8 2 125 81
#9 Cornell 22 15 6 1 0 1 0 47 78 42 34 21 11 2 112 66
St. Lawrence 22 12 10 0 1 2 0 37 56 58 36 17 19 0 88 102
#18 Colgate * 22 11 8 3 4 1 3 36 71 58 40 19 16 5 113 109
Clarkson 22 9 10 3 0 1 0 31 60 60 37 16 17 4 102 98
Rensselaer 22 9 13 0 2 1 0 26 52 74 35 14 20 1 84 115
Union 22 8 13 1 0 0 1 26 45 68 35 14 19 2 86 117
Princeton 22 8 14 0 2 1 0 26 57 73 32 13 19 0 89 112
Yale 22 6 14 2 0 1 1 22 35 62 32 8 20 4 57 94
Brown 22 5 14 3 0 1 1 20 41 69 30 9 18 3 65 91
Dartmouth 22 4 17 1 0 2 1 16 44 70 30 5 24 1 64 106
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 29 7:00 PM at #14 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts NESN, ESPN+ Porter L 2–4  1,508 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 4 7:00 PM Cornell Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson L 1–3  2,171 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 5 7:00 PM Colgate Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Porter L 3–4 OT 1,102 0–3–0 (0–3–0)
November 11 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson W 3–0  2,100 1–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Pearson W 1–0  877 2–3–0 (2–3–0)
November 18 7:00 PM #5 Quinnipiac Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson L 1–4  2,103 2–4–0 (2–4–0)
November 19 7:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson L 1–4  2,633 2–5–0 (2–5–0)
November 25 7:00 PM at #20 RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York FloHockey Porter L 3–5  1,626 2–6–0
November 26 5:00 PM at #20 RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York FloHockey Pearson W 5–0  1,571 3–6–0
December 2 7:00 PM Clarkson Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson W 6–2  1,180 4–6–0 (3–5–0)
December 3 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson L 4–5  1,773 4–7–0 (3–6–0)
December 9 7:00 PM Union Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson W 2–0  1,090 5–7–0 (4–6–0)
December 10 7:00 PM Rensselaer Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson W 6–5  1,575 6–7–0 (5–6–0)
December 30 8:00 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Pearson L 2–7  3,425 6–8–0
December 31 6:00 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Pearson W 2–1  3,415 7–8–0
January 6 7:00 PM #10 Harvard Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson L 3–4 OT 2,300 7–9–0 (5–7–0)
January 7 7:00 PM Dartmouth Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson W 4–2  2,300 8–9–0 (6–7–0)
January 13 7:00 PM Long Island* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson W 5–2  1,300 9–9–0
January 17 7:00 PM #12 Providence* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson W 3–2 OT 1,553 10–9–0
January 20 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Pearson L 0–5  1,102 10–10–0 (6–8–0)
January 21 7:00 PM at #16 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Pearson L 2–3  4,267 10–11–0 (6–9–0)
January 28 7:00 PM Long Island* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Pearson L 4–6  1,817 10–12–0
February 3 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Pearson W 7–3  2,891 11–12–0 (7–9–0)
February 10 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Porter L 2–6  1,054 11–13–0 (7–10–0)
February 11 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Porter L 1–4  2,648 11–14–0 (7–11–0)
February 17 7:00 PM Brown Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Porter W 2–3  1,599 12–14–0 (8–11–0)
February 18 7:00 PM Yale Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Porter L 0–4  2,218 12–15–0 (8–12–0)
February 24 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Porter L 4–6  2,155 12–16–0 (8–13–0)
February 25 7:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York ESPN+ Porter L 1–3  2,155 12–17–0 (8–14–0)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 4:00 PM at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York (First Round) ESPN+ Porter W 6–4  2,119 13–17–0
March 10 7:00 PM at #6 Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Porter L 1–6  1,671 13–18–0
March 11 7:00 PM at #6 Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Porter L 1–6  1,640 13–19–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[5]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Ian Murphy F 31 15 14 29 14
Liam Gorman C 32 12 12 24 33
Pito Walton D 32 7 14 21 12
Brendan Gorman C 31 5 14 19 6
Jack Cronin RW 32 12 6 18 24
Noah de la Durantaye D 31 4 13 17 22
Nick Seitz F 28 9 6 15 17
David Jacobs RW 32 5 10 15 22
Adam Robbins F 32 5 9 14 38
Nicholas Carabin D 32 1 10 11 28
Spencer Kersten RW 31 4 6 10 20
Jayden Sison RW 30 2 6 8 10
Tyler Rubin D 26 1 4 5 18
Mike Kennedy D 28 1 4 5 14
Joe Berg F 30 3 1 4 8
David Ma D 17 0 4 4 16
Kevin Anderson F 9 0 3 3 0
Nick Marciano D 26 1 1 2 12
Jaxson Ezman F 22 0 2 2 41
Matthew Hayami C 26 2 0 2 0
Ethan Pearson G 21 0 1 1 0
Alex Konovalov F 7 0 1 1 4
Aidan Porter G 13 0 0 0 0
Brendan Wang D 18 0 0 0 12
Mackenzie Merriman F 19 0 0 0 10
Total 89 141 230 381

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ethan Pearson 21 1174:07 11 9 0 53 494 4 .903 2.71
Aidan Porter 14 734:55 2 10 0 51 274 0 .843 4.16
Empty Net - 23:00 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 32 1932:02 13 19 0 112 768 4 .873 3.48

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hockey Year-by-Year". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Hockey Falls At St. Lawrence". Princeton Tigers. February 10, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Saturday, March 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Princeton Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.