2023–24 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
Lynden Grandberg (Brown) and Kai Daniells and David Jacobs The 2023–24 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season was the 121st season of play for the program and the 62nd in ECAC Hockey . The Tigers represented Princeton University , played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink and were coached by Ron Fogarty in his 9th season.
Season
Princeton had a decent start to its season, seeing consistent scoring in the first three weeks. With a winning record as they approached Thanksgiving , which included a win over a ranked Cornell squad, the Tigers looked better than they had in years. The only apparent issue at this time was in goal as the team had already started three separate netminders with none of them playing particularly well. By December, Arthur Smith assumed the lead role but that was as much a function of how poorly Ethan Pearson had played as anything else.
When the Tigers began the second half of their season, they had a winning record but had played mostly subpar teams. Their record was set to be tested as they would play five consecutive games against ranked opponents. Unfortunately for Princeton, they did not fare well. The offense struggled to score, averaging less than two goals per in that stretch, while the defense collapsed. The Tigers' goal crease came under siege, seeing at least 35 shots in four of those matches and the inadequate goaltending was fully exposed. Even after the team passed through the gauntlet, the goals against continued to mount; Princeton allowed at least 3 goals in every game for a month and a half. Though the offense recovered slightly once they started playing weaker opponents once more, the Tigers still went 2–9 in that stretch and tumbled down the conference standings. By the end of February the team had not only abandoned any hope of earning a bye into the quarterfinal round but they were barely clinging onto a home game in the first round. Ending the year with two losses knocked them down to 9th and forced them to travel to Boston for their playoff opener.
Princeton largely outplayed Harvard in the match, outshooting the Crimson by 21 while taking only a single penalty. Unfortunately, the Tigers picked the worst time to stop scoring and the single goal allowed by Smith was all that Harvard needed to end the Tigers' season.
After getting knocked out of the postseason, Princeton's athletic director , John Mack, announced that Ron Fogarty would not be returning as head coach.[ 1]
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of August 2, 2023.[ 2]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Arthur Smith Freshman
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2004-04-30
Farmington, Connecticut Lone Star (NAHL —
3
Mike Kennedy Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-07-17
Holyoke, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL —
4
David Ma Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-06-22
Yonkers, New York Chicago (USHL —
6
Ian Devlin Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2002-01-07
Toronto, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL —
7
Nick Carabin Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-04-30
Mahwah, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL —
8
Tyler Rubin Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-01-10
Natick, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL —
9
MacKenzie Merriman Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-04-14
White Rock, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL —
10
Alex Konovalov Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-11-12
Basking Ridge, New Jersey Lone Star (NAHL —
11
Jayden Sison Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2003-01-27
Paoli, Pennsylvania Coquitlam (BCHL —
12
Ian Murphy C Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-04-06
Scituate, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL —
13
Nick Seitz Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-01-18
Manhattan, New York New Jersey (NAHL —
14
Carson Buydens Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2004-03-10
Gladstone, Manitoba North Iowa (BCHL —
16
Brendan Gorman Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-02-17
Arlington, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA —
17
Adam Robbins A Senior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
2000-04-12
New York, New York Chicago (USHL —
18
Joshua Karnish Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-08-07
Marlton, New Jersey Cedar Rapids (USHL —
19
Jack Cronin Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-03-31
South Hamilton, Massachusetts Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
20
Kevin Anderson Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-09-15
Regina, Saskatchewan Notre Dame (SJHL —
21
Michael Young Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-08-28
Kings Park, New York New Jersey (NAHL —
22
Noah de la Durantaye Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-05-27
Montreal, Quebec Coquitlam (BCHL —
23
Joe Berg Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-10-07
Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL —
24
David Jacobs Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-09-26
Needham, Massachusetts Cowichan Valley (BCHL —
25
Nick Marciano Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2002-05-19
Greenwich, Connecticut Prince George (BCHL —
26
Kai Daniells Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2003-03-07
Whistler, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL —
27
Jaxson Ezman Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-12-22
Middleton, Wisconsin Dubuque (USHL —
28
Brendan Wang Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-02-08
Burnaby, British Columbia Fort McMurray (AJHL —
30
Conor Callaghan Freshman
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2003-03-02
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Muskegon (USHL —
31
Ethan Pearson Junior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-07-30
Fredericton, New Brunswick Mount St. Charles (Midget AAA —
Team photo
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#6 Quinnipiac †
22
17
4
1
0
2
0
54 99
39
39
27
10
2
160
79
#9 Cornell *
22
12
6
4
1
2
3
44 74
45
35
22
7
6
115
65
Colgate 22
13
7
2
2
2
2
43 85
68
36
16
16
4
120
112
Dartmouth 22
9
6
7
1
1
3
37 66
60
32
13
10
9
92
91
Clarkson 22
12
9
1
4
2
1
36 62
58
35
18
16
1
95
97
Union 22
9
10
3
1
1
2
32 75
75
37
16
18
3
123
121
St. Lawrence 22
8
10
4
1
1
1
29 49
64
39
14
19
6
90
118
Harvard 22
6
10
6
1
2
3
28 49
64
32
7
19
6
70
106
Princeton 22
8
11
3
4
0
2
25 70
90
30
10
16
4
89
114
Yale 22
7
13
2
1
2
1
25 46
57
30
10
18
2
63
91
Brown 22
6
14
2
2
3
1
22 43
69
30
8
19
3
61
98
Rensselaer 22
6
13
3
0
0
0
21 58
89
37
10
23
4
93
150
Championship : March 23, 2024† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup ) indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup ) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 24
5:00 pm
at Toronto *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Smith
W 4–2 468
Regular Season
November 3
7:00 pm
at #19 Harvard
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts ESPN+
Pearson
T 4–4 SOW
150
0–0–1 (0–0–1)
November 4
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Smith
L 4–5 2,839
0–1–1 (0–1–1)
November 10
7:00 pm
Yale
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Smith
W 5–4 OT
1,802
1–1–1 (1–1–1)
November 11
7:00 pm
Brown
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Callaghan
W 3–2 OT
1,553
2–1–1 (2–1–1)
November 17
7:00 pm
Colgate
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Callaghan
L 3–6 2,040
2–2–1 (2–2–1)
November 18
7:00 pm
#10 Cornell
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Smith
W 2–1 OT
2,500
3–2–1 (3–2–1)
November 24
7:00 pm
at Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Smith
L 3–6 4,355
3–3–1
November 25
7:00 pm
at Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Pearson
L 3–4 3,010
3–4–1
December 1
7:00 pm
at Union
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+
Pearson
L 2–7 1,338
3–5–1 (3–3–1)
December 2
7:00 pm
at Rensselaer
Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+
Smith
W 6–4 2,241
4–5–1 (4–3–1)
December 8
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart *
Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut FloHockey
Smith
W 4–0 3,671
5–5–1
December 9
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Smith
T 2–2 OT
2,153
5–5–2
December 30
7:00 pm
Harvard
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Smith
W 5–2 2,453
6–5–2 (5–3–1)
January 5
7:00 pm
at #17 New Hampshire *
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+
Smith
L 2–5 4,190
6–6–2
January 6
4:00 pm
at #17 New Hampshire *
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+
Smith
L 1–3 4,449
6–7–2
January 12
7:00 pm
at #5 Quinnipiac
M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+
Smith
L 2–9 3,203
6–8–2 (5–4–1)
January 13
7:00 pm
#5 Quinnipiac
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Pearson
L 1–3 2,453
6–9–2 (5–5–1)
January 19
7:00 pm
at #14 Cornell
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+
Pearson
L 2–6 4,181
6–10–2 (5–6–1)
January 20
7:00 pm
at Colgate
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+
Smith
L 3–6 908
6–11–2 (5–7–1)
January 30
7:00 pm
Army *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Pearson
W 4–3 OT
1,281
7–11–2
February 2
7:00 pm
Dartmouth
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Pearson
L 1–5 1,593
7–12–2 (5–8–1)
February 9
7:00 pm
at Clarkson
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+
Pearson
L 2–4 2,477
7–13–2 (5–9–1)
February 10
7:00 pm
at St. Lawrence
Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+
Pearson
W 5–4 OT
1,168
8–13–2 (6–9–1)
February 16
7:00 pm
Rensselaer
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Pearson
L 3–4 1,098
8–14–2 (6–10–1)
February 17
7:00 pm
Union
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Smith
T 2–2 SOW
1,196
8–14–3 (6–10–2)
February 23
7:00 pm
at Yale
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Smith
W 4–1 2,774
9–14–3 (7–10–2)
February 24
7:00 pm
at Brown
Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Smith
W 5–1 895
10–14–3 (8–10–2)
March 1
7:00 pm
St. Lawrence
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Pearson
T 4–4 SOL
1,258
10–14–4 (8–10–3)
March 2
7:00 pm
Clarkson
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Pearson
L 2–6 1,059
10–15–4 (8–11–3)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 8
7:00 pm
at Harvard *
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts (First Round)ESPN+
Smith
L 0–1 1,482
10–16–4
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 3]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Adam Robbins F 30
11
18
29 8
Brendan Gorman C 29
7
17
24 19
David Jacobs RW 30
7
17
24 18
Ian Murphy C /RW 25
11
12
23 10
Nick Seitz F 30
5
18
23 14
Jack Cronin RW 26
11
8
19 8
Kai Daniells F 30
8
11
19 14
Noah de la Durantaye D 29
3
15
18 6
Nicholas Carabin D 27
5
12
17 26
Tyler Rubin D 30
4
9
13 22
Jaxson Ezman F 15
4
3
7 4
Mike Kennedy D 30
2
3
5 47
Joshua Karnish C /LW 27
3
1
4 28
Joe Berg F 30
2
2
4 6
Jayden Sison RW 30
0
4
4 19
Carson Buydens C 22
2
1
3 12
Nick Marciano D 22
2
0
2 6
Michael Young F 7
1
1
2 2
Kevin Anderson F 17
1
0
1 4
Ian Devlin D 12
0
1
1 8
Alex Konovalov F 14
0
1
1 2
Ethan Pearson G 15
0
1
1 0
Brendan Wang D 25
0
1
1 8
Mackenzie Merriman F 27
0
0
0 2
Arthur Smith G 20
0
0
0 0
Connor Callaghan G 5
0
0
0 0
Total
89
156
245
293
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Arthur Smith 21
971:21
7
7
2
48
426
1
.899
2.96
Ethan Pearson 15
726:35
2
8
2
49
288
0
.855
4.05
Connor Callaghan 7
119:37
1
1
0
10
58
0
.853
5.02
Empty Net
-
23:07
-
-
-
7
-
-
-
-
Total
30
1840:40
10
16
4
114
772
1
.870
3.72
Rankings
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 (Final)
USCHO.com
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
–
NR
USA Hockey
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
NR
NR
NR
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25. [ 5] Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
Playing venues Head coaches Seasons Conference affiliations All-time leaders NCAA Tournament appearances Conference Tournament titles
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