Men's Hockey Hosts St. Lawrence And Clarkson At Baker Rink

Friday, November 21

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

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Men's Hockey Hosts St. Lawrence And Clarkson At Baker Rink

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Princeton vs. St. Lawrence | November 21 | 7 p.m. -- Oramge Out / Princeton Jungle Night
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Princeton vs. Clarkson | November 22 | 7 p.m. -- Tigers Fight Hunger Night
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LOOSE ENDS
The Tigers enter the weekend 30-73-13 all-time against St. Lawrence and 17-35-7 at Hobey Baker Rink. Princeton is 2-0-2 against the Saints in their last four meetings, with the last two contests at Hobey Baker Rink resulting in matching 4-4 ties eventually ending in shootout wins for SLU. The most recent meeting overall was a 4-2 Princeton win at Appleton where Jaxson Ezman had a goal and an assist.

Princeton is playing its 136th game all-time against Clarkson this weekend, and enters with a 36-92-7 record all-time against the Golden Knights and a 25-39-5 record at Hobey Baker Rink. The last win for Princeton at home against Clarkson came on 12/2/22 via a 6-2 decision. The last win overall came in the last meeting, a 4-3 (OT) win for Princeton in the North Country against a Clarkson team that was ranked No. 19. Nick Marciano had a pair of power-play goals in the game, the second coming with 0:37 to play in OT.

The Tigers enter the weekend on a three-game winning streak at home, their longest since winning four in a row from 11/29-12/7/24. Two wins this weekend would extend Princeton's home winning streak to five, one behind the six-game winning streak from 11/8/08-1/3/09 which is the next longest in recent history.

As a team, Princeton ranks No. 10 in the country in faceoff win percentage (54%). Luc Pelletier (60.7%), Brendan Gorman (54.7%), and Drew Garzone (53.1%) are all winning draws at a high clip for the Tigers.

The Tigers rank No. 11 in the nation in Scoring Defense (2.20 goals allowed-per-game) through five games and have yet to allow more than three goals in a game.

HOT HANDS
Jaxson Ezman had a six-game point streak snapped two games ago at Yale. He has recorded nine points (4g, 5a) over his last eight games dating back to the final three games of last season.

Brendan Gorman (3g, 4a) and Jake Manfre (3g, 2a) each have points in four of five games this season, while David Jacobs (4a) and Tyler Rubin (1g, 3a) each have points in three of five games to open 25-26.

TIGERS RETURN CORE FROM 24-25
Last year, Princeton's senior class included just four players which was the second-smallest group of seniors in all of Division I men's hockey. The Tigers return 23 players from last year's team, including a group of nine seniors which comprises the third-largest senior class in all of Division I men's hockey behind only Ferris State (12) and Canisius (11).

Consistency is key for the Tigers as they return 163 of 184 points from last year to lead the country with 89% of their total points from last year returning. Princeton also brings back 64 of its 71 goals from last year, which accounts for 90% of goals scored during 2024-25 to rank No. 2 in the nation behind only Harvard (93%).

GO-GO GORMAN
Brendan Gorman had 13 total points (6g, 7a) over his last 13 games of the 2024-25 season and posted eight total multi-point games last year. He led Princeton in goals (12), assists (14), points (26), and faceoff wins (285). His 0.4 goals-per-game was No. 11 among all ECAC players and his two short-handed goals last year were No. 2 in the ECAC and No. 8 in the country.

Growth has been consistent for Gorman over his three previous seasons his point totals have increased from 19 as a freshmen to 24 as a sophomore before reaching the 26-point mark last year as a junior.

All-time, Gorman now ranks No. 36 in scoring by a Princeton men's hockey player with 76 points (27g, 49a) in 95 games. He is three points away from tying for the No. 35 spot.

Last season, Gorman was named third-team All-ECAC and he was a first-team All-Ivy selection.

Gorman's 1.4 points-per-game this season rank No. 4 in the ECAC and No. 9 in the country. His 0.6 goals-per-game are No. 8 in the ECAC and No. 25 in the nation.

MAN AT THE TOP
Jake Manfre was the man at the top of the Princeton rookie scoring race in 2024-25 with 8-9-17 totals through 30 games. A four-point weekend against Ohio State last November earned him ECAC Rookie of the Week honors and ECAC Rookie of the Month honors for November. Manfre's three PPGs last season led the Tigers and were No. 16 overall in the ECAC and No. 5 among ECAC rookies. His two game-winning goals last campaign were No. 4 among ECAC rookies, and No. 11 by a freshman in all of Division I hockey.

Manfre had two goals on Nov. 1 against Alaska-Fairbanks, netting the game-winner in the third before tacking on an ENG to close the game.

His 0.6 gpg rank No. 25 in the nation and No. 8 in the ECAC.

JACOB'S LADDER
David Jacobs was limited to 24 games last season, his lowest total over his first three seasons with the Tigers. That resulted in his lowest point total in his three seasons (3g, 11a) for 14 points after posting 24 points (7g, 17a) in 30 games the year before. Now in his second year as a captain, Jacobs enters the weekend No. 73 in Princeton's all-time scoring list with 57 points on 15 goals and 42 assists.

E-Z MONEY
Jaxson Ezman set a new career high in points last year with 15 -- including 10 points (5g, 5a) in his last 14 games to close the season. Fully healthy for the first time as a Tiger, he set career highs in games played (30), goals (7), assists (8) and points (15) while netting the game-winning goals against Bentley (1/25) and Dartmouth (2/1).

Ezman had a stellar start to 2025-26, tallying four points (3g, 1a) over two games including the GWG on opening night. His play earned ECAC Forward of the Week honors and his 0.6 goals-per-game rank No. 8 in the ECAC and No. 25 in the country.

KD, ARE YOU WITH ME?
The Tigers are glad Kai Daniells is with them in 2025-26 as the junior opened the season with four points (2g, 2a) in a sweep of Alaska-Fairbanks. Those four points in two games matched his entire output over 17 games during an injury-riddled 2024-25 season and perhaps hearken back to his rookie season in 2023-24 where Daniells had 19 points (8g, 11a) including five PPGs.