Men's Hockey Hits Road For #14/15 Cornell and Colgate

Friday, January 19

Ithaca, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

#14/15 Cornell

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Men's Hockey Hits Road For #14/15 Cornell and Colgate

January 17, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey

Princeton at #14/15 Cornell
January 19 | 7 p.m. | Lynah Rink
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Princeton at Colgate
January 20 | 7 p.m. | Class of 1965 Arena
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THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH CORNELL
This weekend marks the 160th meeting all-time between Princeton and Cornell, with the Big Red holding a 96-55-8 lead in the all-time series. Princeton is 17-52-2 all-time against Cornell in Ithaca. A win on Friday night would secure Princeton's first season series sweep of Cornell since the 2012-13 season.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH COLGATE
This weekend marks the 134th meeting all-time between the two teams, with Colgate holding a 64-49-10 lead in the all-time series. In Hamilton, Princeton is 16-32-5 against the Raiders. Princeton is looking to end an 12-game winless streak overall (0-9-3) against the Raiders which dates back to 11/3/17. The Tigers are 0-7-2 in their last nine trips to Colgate, winless since a 4-2 win on 2/8/13.

IVY LEAGUE RACE HEATS UP
Princeton started its second lap through the Ivy League with a win against Harvard, improving to 4-1-1 record against Ivy opponents and moving into first place in the title race with 11 points. Cornell (2-2-1) and Harvard (2-2-2) are second with nine points, while Brown (8), Yale (6) and Dartmouth (5) are all close behind. The Tigers last won an Ivy League title in 2007-08.

REELING IN RANKED TEAMS
The Tigers have 20 wins over ranked opponents during Ron Fogarty's tenure, including a 2-1 (OT) win over No. 10 Cornell on 11/18/23. Princeton also picked up a 5-0 win at No. 20 RIT and a 3-2 (OT) win over No. 12 Providence last year and a 5-4 win at No. 8 Cornell in 2021-22. Princeton has at least one win over a ranked team in each of its last eight seasons.

OFFENSE ON POINT
Princeton has scored 52 total goals over its first 17 games to start the season, ranking No. 3 in the ECAC in Scoring Offense (3.06 goals-per-game). The Tigers scored 3+ goals in their first five games to start the year, the first 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 10 of its 17 games this season. There has been balance to the scoring with 15 different goal scorers and eight Tigers in double figures in points.

POWER PLAY POPS OFF
The Tigers are 17-for-51 on the power play this season, connecting at a 33.3% clip to lead the ECAC and rank No. 2 in the country behind Michigan (35.8%). Princeton ranks ahead of Western Michigan (28.9%), Michigan State (28.1%) and Boston College (28.0%). A total of 10 different players have PPGs for the Tigers -- Kai Daniells leads with four while Adam Robbins has three. Jack Cronin and David Jacobs each have two PPGs.

CARDIAC CATS
So far through 17 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 tied for most in the ECAC (Clarkson) and No. 5 in the nation. Omaha and Arizona State leads with 5 OT wins

TRYING TO FIND THE FRONT FOOT
Princeton has struggled out of the gate in games, being outscored in the first period by an 29-9 margin over its first 17 games. The Tigers have regained composure often in the second period, outscoring opponents by a 22-16 margin in middle frames.

FIRST-TIMERS CLUB GAINS NEW MEMBERSHIP
Three Tigers scored their first collegiate goals during the Harvard/Dartmouth weekend. Joshua Karnish scored in his first collegiate game -- on his first collegiate shot -- at Harvard, while Kai Daniells scored the next night in his second collegiate game. Sophomore Jaxson Ezman found the back of the net at Dartmouth, scoring in his 24th college hockey game.

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 tallied 15-14-29 last season to lead Princeton in goals, assists, and points. This year, he is just under a point-per-game player (5-8-13) to start the season with points in 11 of the 17 games -- including a seven-game point streak (2g, 6a) from 11/18-12/9. Murphy has three career points against Cornell, including the game-winner in a 5-4 win at Lynah on 1/21/22 and the assist on the OT winner earlier this season.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Ian Murphy enters this weekend with 61 career points (29g, 32a) in 73 games. His 61 career points rank No. 59 all-time and No. 9 by a player who has played just three seasons.

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 22 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. He enters the weekend with points in six of his last eight games (4g, 4a) but has gone nine games without a PPG dating back to 11/25 at Ohio State. Cronin has enjoyed success against Colgate, tallying four goals -- three on the PP -- and five total points in five 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 10 points (2g, 8a) in 17 games played. He had gone 19 games without a goal dating back to 2/11/23 at Clarkson before scoring against Sacred Heart on December 9.

MIKEY LIKES IT!
Mike Kennedy enjoys lacing up against Colgate - - of his five career goals, two have come against the Raiders including a goal earlier this season at Baker Rink.

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 -- 33 pts. (10g, 23a) in 48 games
3. Sean Gorman -- 23 pts (5g, 18a) in 99 games

Brendan Gorman has three career points against Colgate, including a two-assist game earlier this season.

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 a career-high 17 points (6g, 11a) through 17 games this season, also setting career highs in goals and assists. He enters the game with points in 10 of his last 12 games, tallying 13 points (5g, 8a) in that span. 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. Robbins enters the weekend with three career points against Cornell, scoring in wins against the Big Red during the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons.

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 10 points (2g, 8a) in 17 games this season, including 3-assist games at Dartmouth (11/4) and against Harvard (12/30). Seitz is the active leader in career games played by a Tiger with 101, playing his 100th game at Quinnipiac on 1/12.

KD ON THE PP
Freshman Kai Daniells ranks No. 2 in the ECAC and No. 33 in the nation with four PPGs -- a number which is No. 7 among freshmen in the country.

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 9 points (2g, 7a) in 15 games this season, including a three-point game (1g, 2a) against Harvard (12/30).

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 7 points (4g, 3a) in 15 games. He had his first career multi-point game with two assists at RPI on 12/2 and his first career multi-goal game against Harvard (12/30).

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 13 points (2g, 11a) 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.