2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	M&T Bank Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#5
USA Today	#5
Record
Overall	3–2–0
Home	1–1–0
Road	2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Rand Pecknold
Assistant coaches	Joe Dumai; Mike Corbett; Justin Eddy
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The 2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season is the 48th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level and 19th in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats represent Quinnipiac University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, are coached by Rand Pecknold in his 30th season, and play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Skyler Brind'Amour	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Desi Burgart	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Matthew Campbell	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to Michigan Tech
Joey Cipollone	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders)
Chase Clark	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Sacred Heart
Ethan De Jong	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Bakersfield Condors)
T. J. Friedmann	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Utica Comets)
Jake Johnson	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Michael Lombardi	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Tucson Roadrunners)
Zach Metsa	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Jacob Nordqvist	Defenseman	Sweden	Graduation (retired)
Yaniv Perets	Goaltender	Canada	Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Andon Cerbone	Forward	United States	19	Stamford, CT
Vinny Duplessis	Goaltender	Canada	24	Quebec City, QC; transfer from Boston University
Mason Marcellus	Forward	Canada	21	Greely, ON
Matej Marinov	Goaltender	Slovakia	20	Nitra, SVK
Jake Martin	Defenseman	United States	20	White Bear Lake, MN; transfer from Wisconsin
Matt McGroarty	Forward	United States	20	Westport, CT
Cooper Moore	Defenseman	United States	22	Greenwich, CT; transfer from North Dakota; selected 128th overall in 2019
Davis Pennington	Defenseman	United States	22	Saline, MI; transfer from Omaha
Chase Ramsay	Defenseman	United States	20	Granite Springs, NY
Travis Treloar	Defenseman	Sweden	22	Kalmar, SWE; transfer from Ohio State
Zach Tupker	Forward	Canada	23	Collingwood, ON; graduate transfer from Cornell
Nicky Wallace	Defenseman	United States	20	Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Roster

As of July 24, 2023.[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Iivari Räsänen	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-05-23	Tampere, Finland	Muskegon (USHL)	—
3	Cooper Moore	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-02-16	Greenwich, Connecticut	North Dakota (NCHC)	DET, 128th overall 2019
4	Davis Pennington	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-27	Saline, Michigan	Omaha (NCHC)	—
5	C. J. McGee	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-12	Pearl River, New York	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
6	Charles-Alexis Legault	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2003-09-05	Kelowna, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	CAR, 139th overall 2023
7	Jake Martin	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-03-18	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Green Bay (USHL)	—
8	Matthew McGroarty	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-01-30	Westport, Connecticut	Madison (USHL)	—
10	Zach Tupker	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-12-23	Collingwood, Ontario	Cornell (ECAC)	—
11	Collin Graf	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2003-09-21	Lincoln, Massachusetts	Union (ECAC)	—
12	Nicky Wallace	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-05-07	Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey	Madison (USHL)	—
13	Christophe Fillion	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-18	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Muskegon (USHL)	—
14	Victor Czerneckianair	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-02-17	Southington, Connecticut	Tri-City (USHL)	—
15	Jayden Lee	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-01-10	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Powell River (BCHL)	—
16	Jacob Quillan	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-02-02	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	Penticton (BCHL)	—
17	Travis Treloar	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2001-05-12	Kalmar, Sweden	Ohio State (Big Ten)	—
18	Anthony Cipollone	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-14	Purchase, New York	Brooks (AJHL)	—
19	Chase Ramsay	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-10	Granite Springs, New York	Des Moines (USHL)	—
20	Mason Marcellus	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-07-19	Greely, Ontario	Lincoln (USHL)	—
24	Alex Power	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-01-04	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
26	Timothy Heinke	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-02	Kensington, Connecticut	South Shore (NCDC)	—
27	Andon Cerbone	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2004-04-13	Stamford, Connecticut	Youngstown (USHL)	—
28	Sam Lipkin	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2003-01-03	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Chicago (USHL)	ARI, 223rd overall 2021
29	Cristophe Tellier	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-23	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Muskegon (USHL)	—
31	Noah Altman	Junior	G	6' 7" (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2000-08-16	Los Angeles, California	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
35	Matej Marinov	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	2003-06-16	Nitra, Slovakia	Fargo (USHL)	—
37	Vinny Duplessis	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-03-19	Quebec City, Quebec	Boston University (HEA)	—

Standings

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colgate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#12 Cornell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dartmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#17 Harvard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Princeton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#5 Quinnipiac	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rensselaer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Lawrence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship: March 16, 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
Regular Season
October 7	7:00 pm	#6 Boston College*	#2	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Duplessis	L 1–2 ^OT	3,700	0–1–0
October 8	4:00 pm	at #19 Northeastern*	#2	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Marinov	T 2–2 ^OT
October 13	7:05 pm	at American International*	#5	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Duplessis	W 3–2 ^OT	567	1–1–0
October 14	7:00 pm	American International*	#5	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Marinov	W 8–0	3,089	2–1–0
October 20	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire*	#4	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Duplessis	W 5–2	5,689	3–1–0
October 21	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire*	#4	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+, NESN	Duplessis	L 4–5 ^OT	5,169	3–2–0
October 27	7:00 pm	Maine*	#5	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
October 28	7:00 pm	Maine*	#5	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 3	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+
November 4	7:00 pm	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
November 10	7:00 pm	Brown		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 11	7:00 pm	Yale		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 17	7:00 pm	Cornell		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 18	7:00 pm	Colgate		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 22	TBA	at Boston University*		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
December 1	7:00 pm	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 2	4:00 pm	at Union		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+
December 9	TBA	Long Island*		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
December 30	7:00 pm	Holy Cross*		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 6	TBA	at Northeastern*		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 12	7:00 pm	Princeton		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 13	7:00 pm	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
January 19	7:00 pm	at Colgate		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
January 20	7:00 pm	at Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+
Connecticut Ice
January 26	TBA	vs. Yale		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)	SNY
January 27	TBD	vs. Connecticut / Sacred Heart*		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice)	SNY
February 2	7:00 pm	Harvard		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 3	7:00 pm	Dartmouth		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 9	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
February 10	7:00 pm	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+
February 16	7:00 pm	Union		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 17	7:00 pm	Rensselaer		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 23	7:00 pm	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 24	7:00 pm	at Yale		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	Clarkson		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
March 2	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	2 (22)	5	4 (2)	5
USA Today	3 (12)	4	4	5

References

"2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
"2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

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[1] "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the Quinnipiac Braves
Playing venues	East Haven Rink (1975–1999) Northford Ice Pavilion (1999–2007) M&T Bank Arena (2007–present)
Head coaches	Jim Kennedy (1975–1979) Ralph O'Connor (1979–1980) Jim Armstrong (1980–1994) Rand Pecknold (1994–present)
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1976–1985) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC North/South/Central (1992–1997) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2005) ECAC Hockey (2005–present)
Rivalries	Battle of Whitney Avenue (Yale Bulldogs)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Chris Cerrella (205 Points) Chris Cerrella (99 Goals) Michael Garteig (78 Wins)
National championships	2023
Frozen Four appearances	2013 2016 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	2002 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2002 ECAC: 2016
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut