Saturday, December 30
Princeton, N.J.
4:00 PM
Princeton University
vs
Harvard
Photo by: Erica Denhoff
Men's Hockey Hosts Harvard To Close Out 2023
December 27, 2023 | Men's Ice Hockey
Princeton vs. Harvard
December 30 | 4 p.m. | Hobey Baker Rink
ESPN+ | International Stream | Tickets | Live Stats | Game Notes
THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH HARVARD
Two long-time rivals are set to meet the close out 2023 as Princeton and Harvard battle for the 238th time. The Crimson hold the all-time lead in the series at 165-58-14 and also hold a 62-27-6 advantage at Baker Rink. Princeton's last win in the series was a 4-2 victory at Baker Rink on 1/11/19, the Tigers are 0-7-2 against the Crimson since that game. The two teams met on November 3 in Cambridge and played to a 4-4 tie before Princeton claimed the shootout to secure the second point in the ECAC and Ivy League standings.
IVY LEAGUE RACE HEATS UP
Princeton starts its second lap through the Ivy League with the game against Harvard, entering with a 3-1-1 record against Ivy opponents and in second place in the title race with 8 points. Cornell (2-2-1) is in first with nine points, while Dartmouth (1-0-2) and Harvard (1-0-2) are tied with six. The Tigers last won an Ivy League title in 2007-08
OFFENSE ON POINT
Princeton has scored 41 total goals over its first 10 games to start the season, ranking No. 2in the ECAC and No. 17 in the country in Scoring Offense (3.42 goals-per-game). The Tigers scored 3+ goals in their first five games to start the year, the last time that had happened since the 2006-07 team also had 3+ goals in five consecutive games to open that season. Princeton has hit the back of the net 3+ times in nine of its 12 games this season. There has been balance to the scoring with 15 different goal scorers and 17 different players with at least one point.
CARDIAC CATS
So far through 12 games this season, Princeton has reached overtime five times, with another decided by one goal with under 1:00 left in regulation. The Tigers have won three of their five overtime games during the 5:00 OT period and claimed the shootout over Harvard in another.
Princeton's three overtime wins so far this season are most in the ECAC and No. 4 in the nation alongside Omaha and Lake Superior who each have three. Arizona State and Ferris State and Air Force lead the NCAA with four overtime wins.
GETTING YOUR MONEY'S WORTH
From strictly a cost-benefit analysis, a ticket to a Princeton game is one of the most efficient uses of your hockey-fan budget. Not only have five of the 12 games reached overtime, of those five, fans have seen two reach a shootout and two others were decided with under 0:10 left in OT.
To put it another way, Princeton has played 21:59 of its possible 25:00 of overtime this season.
AMONG THE NATION'S TOP OFFENSES
The Tigers enter this weekend ranked No. 2 in the ECAC and No. 17 in the country in goals-per-game (3.42). Quinnipiac (4.41) leads the ECAC, while Denver (5.22) leads the NCAA.
POWER PLAY POPS OFF
The Tigers are 10-for-35 on the power play this season, connecting at a 28.6% clip to lead the ECAC and rank No. 5 in the country behind Michigan (31.5%), Minnesota-Duluth (30.5%) Western Michigan (29.1%) and Boston College (29.0%). Seven different players have PPGs for the Tigers -- Jack Cronin, David Jacobs and Kai Daniells have two, while Nick Seitz, Tyler Rubin, Adam Robbins and Nick Carabin each have one.
TRYING TO FIND THE FRONT FOOT
Princeton has struggled out of the gate in games, being outscored in the first period by an 18-8 margin over its first 12 games. The Tigers have regained composure often in the second period, outscoring opponents by a 16-12 margin in middle frames.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Ian Murphy enters this weekend with 60 career points (28g, 32a) in 68 games. His 60 career points rank No. 61 all-time by a Princeton player, along with five other Tigers -- including NHLers Darroll Powe and Kevin Westgarth.
MURPHY'S LAW -- MUST SCORE POINTS
Ian Murphy enters this weekend's game riding a seven-game point streak, the longest active streak in the ECAC and tied for the longest this season. He has eight points (2g, 6a) dating back to the start of the streak on 11/18.
THE MURPH
For the second year in a row, Ian Murphy is the top returning scorer on the team. After posting 9-10-19 numbers in 2021-22, he popped off for 15-14-29 last season to lead Princeton in goals, assists, and points. This year, he is a point-per-game player (4-8-12) to start the season with points in 10 of the 12 games -- including a seven-game point streak (2g, 6a) entering the weekend. He had two hat tricks last season, tying for most by an ECAC player and second-most by any player in the NCAA.
JACK ATTACK
Jack Cronin struck for five PPGs and was second on the team with 12 goals overall last year. He scored 10 more goals last year than he did in his freshman season, and his 12-point growth from 2021-22 to 2022-23 was the most of any player on the team. In the opening weekend, Cronin had three points in two games, including a two-point game (1g, 1a) at Harvard -- his first multi-point game since 12/30/22 at Colorado College. Cronin's 21 career goals are second-most by an active Princeton player, and his two-goal game against Colgate was the first of his career after 15 previous one-goal games. Cronin enters the game on a three-game goal-scoring streak and has four points (3g, 1a) overall in his last three games.
DE LA SOUL
Junior defenseman Noah de la Durantaye tallied a career-high 17 points last season, up from 10 as a rookie in 2021-22. He leads all returning defensemen in goals (4), assists (13) and points (17). This season, he has eight points (1g, 7a) in 12 games played. He had gone 19 games without a goal dating back to 2/11/23 at Clarkson before scoring last time out against Sacred Heart.
GORMAN FAMILY SCORING RACE
Sophomore Brendan Gorman is chasing down his older brother, Liam (Class of 2023), and father, Sean (Class of 1991) on his family's all-time scoring leader list. Brendan averaged 0.6 points-per-game last season as a true freshman.
1. Liam Gorman -- 36 pts. (16g, 20a) in 91 games
2. Brendan Gorman -- 32 pts. (9g, 23a) in 43 games
3. Sean Gorman -- 23 pts (5g, 18a) in 99 games
ABOUT ADAM
Adam Robbins tallied 14 points (5g, 9a) in 32 games last season after registering 15 points (5g, 10a) over his first 49 combined games. Of his nine assists last season, seven came on the power play. During the 2020-21 year, Robbins won a Clark Cup with the Chicago Steel. He has 13 points (4g, 9a) through 12 games this season, one goal away from tying his career high and one point away from equalling last year's number. He enters the game with points in each of his last three games, tallying six total points (2g, 4a). Robbins scored the OTGWG against Yale, landing at #5 on that evening's Sportscenter Top-10 Plays -- the second time in his career he landed on the #SCtop10 following a penalty shot goal against Harvard on 1/6/23 which was #4.
SETTING SEITZ
Another NYC product had a standout 2022-23 in Nick Seitz. Last year, he connected for a career-high 15 points (9g, 6a) in 28 games after tallying 11 points (3g, 8a) over his first 56 games. He has 7 points (2g, 5a) in 12 games this season, including a 3-assist game at Dartmouth.
CARABIN CARRIES HIS WEIGHT
Assistant captain Nick Carabin stepped into a larger role last season as a junior and delivered with a career-high 11 points (1g, 10a) in 32 games after registering just one assist in 21 games during the 2021-22 season. He has 5 points (1g, 4a) in 10 games this season.
EZMAN IS THE MAN
After tallying 2 points in 22 games as a freshman last season, Jaxson Ezman has started the 23-24 season with 5 points (2g, 3a) in 12 games. He had his first career multi-point game with two assists at RPI on 12/2.
DJ SPINS GOLD
David Jacobs had 15 points (5g, 10a) as a freshman last year over 32 games. He had five different one-goal games, and is looking for his first career multi-goal game. To start this season, Jacobs has 10 points (2g, 8a) including a 3-point game (1g, 2a) against Yale.
FRESH FACES FIND FOOTING IN NET
Princeton's two wins against Yale and Brown each provided the first career win in their first career start for Princeton's two freshmen netminders. Arthur Smith made 24 saves in the 5-4 win over Yale, while Conor Callaghan made 30 saves in a 3-2 win over Brown.
SMITH NAMED ECAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman goalie Arthur Smith made 36 saves in a 2-1 (OT) win over No. 10 Cornell on 11/18 to earn ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for the first time in his career. Smith is now 4-2-1 to start his career and is No. 5 among ECAC netminders in GAA (2.54) and No. 6 in save percentage (.914).
Nationally, Smith ranks No. 28 among all goalies in both GAA and save percentage. He is No. 3 in the country in GAA among freshmen goalies, and No. 4 in save percentage by freshman netminders.
December 30 | 4 p.m. | Hobey Baker Rink
ESPN+ | International Stream | Tickets | Live Stats | Game Notes
THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH HARVARD
Two long-time rivals are set to meet the close out 2023 as Princeton and Harvard battle for the 238th time. The Crimson hold the all-time lead in the series at 165-58-14 and also hold a 62-27-6 advantage at Baker Rink. Princeton's last win in the series was a 4-2 victory at Baker Rink on 1/11/19, the Tigers are 0-7-2 against the Crimson since that game. The two teams met on November 3 in Cambridge and played to a 4-4 tie before Princeton claimed the shootout to secure the second point in the ECAC and Ivy League standings.
IVY LEAGUE RACE HEATS UP
Princeton starts its second lap through the Ivy League with the game against Harvard, entering with a 3-1-1 record against Ivy opponents and in second place in the title race with 8 points. Cornell (2-2-1) is in first with nine points, while Dartmouth (1-0-2) and Harvard (1-0-2) are tied with six. The Tigers last won an Ivy League title in 2007-08
OFFENSE ON POINT
Princeton has scored 41 total goals over its first 10 games to start the season, ranking No. 2in the ECAC and No. 17 in the country in Scoring Offense (3.42 goals-per-game). The Tigers scored 3+ goals in their first five games to start the year, the last time that had happened since the 2006-07 team also had 3+ goals in five consecutive games to open that season. Princeton has hit the back of the net 3+ times in nine of its 12 games this season. There has been balance to the scoring with 15 different goal scorers and 17 different players with at least one point.
CARDIAC CATS
So far through 12 games this season, Princeton has reached overtime five times, with another decided by one goal with under 1:00 left in regulation. The Tigers have won three of their five overtime games during the 5:00 OT period and claimed the shootout over Harvard in another.
Princeton's three overtime wins so far this season are most in the ECAC and No. 4 in the nation alongside Omaha and Lake Superior who each have three. Arizona State and Ferris State and Air Force lead the NCAA with four overtime wins.
GETTING YOUR MONEY'S WORTH
From strictly a cost-benefit analysis, a ticket to a Princeton game is one of the most efficient uses of your hockey-fan budget. Not only have five of the 12 games reached overtime, of those five, fans have seen two reach a shootout and two others were decided with under 0:10 left in OT.
To put it another way, Princeton has played 21:59 of its possible 25:00 of overtime this season.
AMONG THE NATION'S TOP OFFENSES
The Tigers enter this weekend ranked No. 2 in the ECAC and No. 17 in the country in goals-per-game (3.42). Quinnipiac (4.41) leads the ECAC, while Denver (5.22) leads the NCAA.
POWER PLAY POPS OFF
The Tigers are 10-for-35 on the power play this season, connecting at a 28.6% clip to lead the ECAC and rank No. 5 in the country behind Michigan (31.5%), Minnesota-Duluth (30.5%) Western Michigan (29.1%) and Boston College (29.0%). Seven different players have PPGs for the Tigers -- Jack Cronin, David Jacobs and Kai Daniells have two, while Nick Seitz, Tyler Rubin, Adam Robbins and Nick Carabin each have one.
TRYING TO FIND THE FRONT FOOT
Princeton has struggled out of the gate in games, being outscored in the first period by an 18-8 margin over its first 12 games. The Tigers have regained composure often in the second period, outscoring opponents by a 16-12 margin in middle frames.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Ian Murphy enters this weekend with 60 career points (28g, 32a) in 68 games. His 60 career points rank No. 61 all-time by a Princeton player, along with five other Tigers -- including NHLers Darroll Powe and Kevin Westgarth.
MURPHY'S LAW -- MUST SCORE POINTS
Ian Murphy enters this weekend's game riding a seven-game point streak, the longest active streak in the ECAC and tied for the longest this season. He has eight points (2g, 6a) dating back to the start of the streak on 11/18.
THE MURPH
For the second year in a row, Ian Murphy is the top returning scorer on the team. After posting 9-10-19 numbers in 2021-22, he popped off for 15-14-29 last season to lead Princeton in goals, assists, and points. This year, he is a point-per-game player (4-8-12) to start the season with points in 10 of the 12 games -- including a seven-game point streak (2g, 6a) entering the weekend. He had two hat tricks last season, tying for most by an ECAC player and second-most by any player in the NCAA.
JACK ATTACK
Jack Cronin struck for five PPGs and was second on the team with 12 goals overall last year. He scored 10 more goals last year than he did in his freshman season, and his 12-point growth from 2021-22 to 2022-23 was the most of any player on the team. In the opening weekend, Cronin had three points in two games, including a two-point game (1g, 1a) at Harvard -- his first multi-point game since 12/30/22 at Colorado College. Cronin's 21 career goals are second-most by an active Princeton player, and his two-goal game against Colgate was the first of his career after 15 previous one-goal games. Cronin enters the game on a three-game goal-scoring streak and has four points (3g, 1a) overall in his last three games.
DE LA SOUL
Junior defenseman Noah de la Durantaye tallied a career-high 17 points last season, up from 10 as a rookie in 2021-22. He leads all returning defensemen in goals (4), assists (13) and points (17). This season, he has eight points (1g, 7a) in 12 games played. He had gone 19 games without a goal dating back to 2/11/23 at Clarkson before scoring last time out against Sacred Heart.
GORMAN FAMILY SCORING RACE
Sophomore Brendan Gorman is chasing down his older brother, Liam (Class of 2023), and father, Sean (Class of 1991) on his family's all-time scoring leader list. Brendan averaged 0.6 points-per-game last season as a true freshman.
1. Liam Gorman -- 36 pts. (16g, 20a) in 91 games
2. Brendan Gorman -- 32 pts. (9g, 23a) in 43 games
3. Sean Gorman -- 23 pts (5g, 18a) in 99 games
ABOUT ADAM
Adam Robbins tallied 14 points (5g, 9a) in 32 games last season after registering 15 points (5g, 10a) over his first 49 combined games. Of his nine assists last season, seven came on the power play. During the 2020-21 year, Robbins won a Clark Cup with the Chicago Steel. He has 13 points (4g, 9a) through 12 games this season, one goal away from tying his career high and one point away from equalling last year's number. He enters the game with points in each of his last three games, tallying six total points (2g, 4a). Robbins scored the OTGWG against Yale, landing at #5 on that evening's Sportscenter Top-10 Plays -- the second time in his career he landed on the #SCtop10 following a penalty shot goal against Harvard on 1/6/23 which was #4.
SETTING SEITZ
Another NYC product had a standout 2022-23 in Nick Seitz. Last year, he connected for a career-high 15 points (9g, 6a) in 28 games after tallying 11 points (3g, 8a) over his first 56 games. He has 7 points (2g, 5a) in 12 games this season, including a 3-assist game at Dartmouth.
CARABIN CARRIES HIS WEIGHT
Assistant captain Nick Carabin stepped into a larger role last season as a junior and delivered with a career-high 11 points (1g, 10a) in 32 games after registering just one assist in 21 games during the 2021-22 season. He has 5 points (1g, 4a) in 10 games this season.
EZMAN IS THE MAN
After tallying 2 points in 22 games as a freshman last season, Jaxson Ezman has started the 23-24 season with 5 points (2g, 3a) in 12 games. He had his first career multi-point game with two assists at RPI on 12/2.
DJ SPINS GOLD
David Jacobs had 15 points (5g, 10a) as a freshman last year over 32 games. He had five different one-goal games, and is looking for his first career multi-goal game. To start this season, Jacobs has 10 points (2g, 8a) including a 3-point game (1g, 2a) against Yale.
FRESH FACES FIND FOOTING IN NET
Princeton's two wins against Yale and Brown each provided the first career win in their first career start for Princeton's two freshmen netminders. Arthur Smith made 24 saves in the 5-4 win over Yale, while Conor Callaghan made 30 saves in a 3-2 win over Brown.
SMITH NAMED ECAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman goalie Arthur Smith made 36 saves in a 2-1 (OT) win over No. 10 Cornell on 11/18 to earn ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for the first time in his career. Smith is now 4-2-1 to start his career and is No. 5 among ECAC netminders in GAA (2.54) and No. 6 in save percentage (.914).
Nationally, Smith ranks No. 28 among all goalies in both GAA and save percentage. He is No. 3 in the country in GAA among freshmen goalies, and No. 4 in save percentage by freshman netminders.
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