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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
St. Cloud
Princeton Hosts No. 1 St. Cloud This New Year's Weekend
December 27, 2017 | Men's Ice Hockey
| Games 15-16: No. 1 St Cloud at Princeton | |
| Game Times | Friday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. l Hobey Baker Rink l Tickets |
| Saturday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. l Hobey Baker Rink l Tickets | |
| Game Coverage | Live Video l Live Stats |
| Series Info | St Cloud leads 3-1 (streak: 3 losses) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l |
| St Cloud | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @SCSUHuskies_MHÂ |
EYE ON THE TIGERS
Princeton is 6-7-1 on the season as it returns to the ice for the first time in three weeks. The Tigers last left off splitting a series at Arizona State back on Dec. 8 and 9. Junior Max Véronneau leads the offense with 18 points on nine goals and nine assists, ranking 14th in nation in points per game at 1.29 ppg. Junior Ryan Kuffner and senior David Hallisey have also scored nine times, with Kuffner chipping in seven helpers and Hallisey five. Junior Alex Riche and defenseman Josh Teves lead the team in assists with 11 apiece, with Riche contributing three goals and Teves one. Senior Eric Robinson is also in double digits in scoring with 11 points. Princeton's scoring offense ranks fifth in the nation as the Tigers average 3.50 goals per game. The power play is also strong with 11 goals on 47 attempts (23.4 percent) to rank 12th nationally. Freshman Ryan Ferland has made 13 starts in goal and has a .915 save percentage and a 2.86 goals against average.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
St. Cloud is No. 1 in the nation with a 12-2-1 record. The Huskies only two losses were to defending national champion and No. 2 ranked Denver in Colorado in mid-November. Like Princeton, St. Cloud has not been in action since Dec. 8 and 9 when it went 1-0-1 against North Dakota. Defenseman Jimmy Schuldt leads the team in scoring with 19 points on 14 assists and five goals. He's the top scoring defender in the nation and ranked 16th nationally in points per game overall. Junior Robby Jackson has scored a team-high seven goals and 10 helpers, while junior Mikey Eyssimont (LOS) and Ryan Poehling (MTL) chip in 16 points apiece. Averaging 4.27 goals per game, the Huskies have the top scoring offense and the fourth-best scoring defense, limiting teams to 2.07 gpg. Like the Tigers, the Huskies have a solid power play, converting on 25.7 percent of its chances to rank sixth nationally. St Cloud has utilized two netminders in junior Jeff Smith and freshman David Hrenak, both of whom rank in the top six in the nation in save percentage. Smith is 7-1-1 in his nine games with a .928 save percentage and a 2.10 GAA. Hrenak is 5-1 with a .947 save percentage and a 1.82 GAA.
THE PRINCETON/ST CLOUD SERIES
Princeton and St. Cloud have met just four times before, the first time in 1987, a 4-3 Tigers win. The Huskies took a pair of games at home in 2003 before another win the next year in New Jersey.
