Men's Hockey Visits ECACHL and Ivy Rivals Dartmouth and Harvard

Game 9 - Princeton at No. 15 Dartmouth

GAMETIME: Friday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
SITE: Thompson Arena (Hanover, N.H.)
RECORDS: Princeton (1-6-1, 1-5-0 ECACHL), Dartmouth (5-3-0, 4-3-0 ECACHL)
SERIES RECORD: Dartmouth leads 87-78-12, leads 35-30-6 at home
LAST MEETING: Dartmouth won 2-1 in overtime on Feb. 11, 2006
STREAK: Dartmouth won the last meeting
GAME NOTES: Click here for PDF
LIVE VIDEO: Tigerzone (GoPrincetonTigers.com)
LIVESTATS: GoPrincetonTigers.com

Game 10 - Princeton at Harvard

GAMETIME: Saturday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.
SITE: Bright Hockey Center (Cambridge, Mass.)
RECORDS: Princeton (1-6-1, 1-5-0 ECACHL), Harvard (2-7-0, 1-6-0 ECACHL)
SERIES RECORD: Harvard leads 142-48-9, leads 69-14-4 at home
LAST MEETING: Harvard won 5-4 in overtime on Feb. 10, 2006
STREAK: Harvard has won four-straight meetings
GAME NOTES: Click here for PDF (updated on Saturday morning).
LIVESTATS: GoPrincetonTigers.com

*Please note that there will be no Princeton audio feed from this weekend's games. Links to the visiting broadcasts can be found on the hockey schedule page.

This Week's Storylines

Thanksgiving in New England
The Princeton men's hockey team is back on the road for the third time in four weekends as the team heads to New England for the Thanksgiving weekend to face Dartmouth and Harvard in ECAC Hockey League action.

Last Weekend
Princeton was swept at home by Cornell and Colgate. On Friday the Tigers spotted Cornell a 3-0 lead before rallying to within a goal in the final period. On Saturday the Tigers outshot Colgate 51-29 but surrendered three goals while down two men as Colgate picked up a 4-2 win.

Too Close for Comfort
Dating back to last season, 14 of Princeton's last 17 games have been decided by a goal or ended in a tie, including all seven of eight games this season. Princeton is 2-9-3 in those 14 games. Seven of those games have gone to overtime and Princeton is 0-5-2 in those games. Saturday's game against Colgate was the first this season decided by a greater margin.

The Series With Dartmouth
Princeton and Dartmouth have met 177 times with Dartmouth holding a 87-78-12 series edge. The Big Green won the last meeting between the two, which snapped a four-game Princeton unbeaten streak in the series. Princeton is 30-35-6 all-time at Dartmouth and Guy Gadowsky is 3-1 against Dartmouth.

Scouting the Big Green
Dartmouth is 5-3-0 overall and 4-3-0 in the ECAC Hockey League to sit in a tie for second place in the league standings. The Big Green is also ranked 15th nationally and has won three of its last four games, sweeping Colgate and Cornell and splitting with Brown and Yale last weekend.

A Season Ago
Princeton and Dartmouth split their meetings last season with both teams winning at home. In November at Princeton, the Tigers blanked Dartmouth 3-0 as Grant Goeckner-Zoeller scored the game winner and B.J. Sklapsky made 41 saves for the shutout. In February in Hanover, Christian Read's third-period goal forced overtime but Dartmouth scored the game winner at 3:58 of the extra session.

The Series With Harvard
Princeton and Harvard will meet on Saturday night for the 200th time. Harvard leads the all-time series 142-48-9 and is 69-14-4 on its home ice. Harvard has won four-straight games in the series, including two one-goal games last season.

Scouting the Crimson
Harvard and Princeton are currently tied for 11th in the ECAC Hockey League standings as Harvard is 2-7-0 overall and 1-6-0 in the ECAC Hockey League. The Crimson has lost its last three games entering the weekend having been swept at home last weekend by Brown and Yale, and losing a game Tuesday night at Boston University.

A Season Ago
Harvard swept Princeton last season, winning both games by a single goal. In November at Bake Rink, Harvard scored in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and win 2-1. In Cambridge in February Harvard won a wild game 5-4 in overtime. Harvard led the game 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, and 4-3 but Princeton tied it up each time. The game was eventually won by Harvard in overtime. Grant Goeckner-Zoeller had two points for Princeton and Eric Leroux made 52 saves for Princeton, including stopping a penalty shot in overtime.

Special Teams
More than half, 12 of 23 of Princeton's goals this season have come on special teams. Last weekend the Tigers scored three of their four goals on the power play. The Tigers had 10 power-play goals and two shorthanded goals this season.

Lots of Shots
Princeton put 51 shots on the Colgate net on Saturday night but were stifled by a hot goaltender in a 4-2 loss. The last two times Princeton has taken 50 or more shots, it has lost. Princeton lost last season to Alabama-Huntsville 4-2 despite putting 50 shots on Charger goaltender Scott Munroe that night.

Six for Number 6
Lee Jubinville notched points in both games last weekend to extend his point-scoring streak to six games this season. After being held scoreless in his first game of the season, he has a point in every game since. He scored against Colgate and had an assist against Colgate. He has seven points in seven games this season and is just three points away from tying his previous season high.

Also Streaking
Darroll Powe and Grant Goeckner-Zoeller each have four-game point scoring streaks entering the weekend. Powe has points six of eight games this season while Goeckner-Zoeller has points in six of seven games played.

Weekly Honor
Darroll Powe was named to the ECACHL Honor Roll for his two-point performance last weekend. Four Tigers have received honor roll recognition this season.

First Goal
Dan Bartlett, one of only two Princeton freshmen to skate in all eight games, scored his first collegiate goal against Cornell.

Immediate Impact
Princeton's freshman class has had an immediate impact. Mark Magnowski is tied for second on the team in points; Magnowski, Dan Bartlett and Cam French have all recorded multiple-point games. Brad Schroeder and Tyler Beachell have each scored goals, and Jody Pederson has had assists in half of Princeton's games and is the leading scoring defenseman. Zane Kalemba backstopped Princeton to its first win of the season.

Around the ECACHL
Princeton and Quinnipiac's trip to Dartmouth and Harvard is the only league action scheduled this weekend, yet many more league teams will be involved in non-league games. Rensselaer is hosting a tournament with Colgate, Ohio State and Niagara. Union hosts Army and Massachusetts. Bowling Green and Miami visit St. Lawrence and Clarkson, while Yale visits Boston University and Wayne State hosts Cornell. Brown also hosts Providence.

Polling Station
Princeton was picked to finish 10th by both the coaches and the media in the ECACHL preseason polls for the second straight season. The Tigers finished ninth in the ECAC Hockey League standings a season ago. Harvard was selected secodn in both polls while the coaches tabbed Dartmouth fourth and the media tabbed Dartmouth third.

On the Horizon
Princeton wraps a stretch where it played eight of 10 games on the road with two games at Alabama-Huntsville next weekend. Princeton is next at home the following weekend when it hosts Union and Rensselaer.

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Dan Bartlett

Tyler Beachell

Cam French

Grant Goeckner-Zoeller

Lee Jubinville

Zane Kalemba

Mark Magnowski

Jody Pederson

Darroll Powe

Christian Read

Brad Schroeder

B.J. Sklapsky