Men's Hockey Makes Trip To Bowling Green For Thanksgiving Break

Friday, November 28

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Bowling Green

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Men's Hockey Makes Trip To Bowling Green For Thanksgiving Break

November 26, 2025 | Men's Ice Hockey

LOOSE ENDS

The Tigers enter the series at Bowling Green with a 2-8-0 record all-time against the Falcons and a 1-3-0 record at Slater Family Ice Arena. The first meeting came in 1971 (a 6-4 BGSU win in Cleveland) and the most recent a 4-2 Princeton win in Storrs, Conn. in 2010. The two teams have not met in Bowling Green since a series in January of 2002 -- a series the two teams split with Princeton winning 4-2 and BGSU taking a 2-1 game.

The Tigers have won five games in a row at Hobey Baker Rink to start the season, the longest home winning streak for a Princeton team since a 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 (53%). Luc Pelletier (60.7%), Brendan Gorman (51.5%), Drew Garzone (49.5%) and Kai Daniells (49.3) are all winning draws at a high clip for the Tigers.

The Tigers rank No. 5 in the nation in Scoring Offense (3.86 goals-per-game) which is also No. 2 in the ECAC.

The Tigers rank No. 20 in the nation in Scoring Defense (2.57 goals allowed-per-game) through seven games and have allowed more than three goals in just one of seven games.

Princeton is No. 11 in the country in Scoring Margin, outscoring opponents by an average of 1.29 goals-per-game.

Princeton is currently ranked No. 15 in the NPI heading into this weekend.

The Tigers are 5-2-0 despite ranking No. 49 in the country on the power play (15.0%) and No. 59 in the country on the penalty kill (71.4%) over seven games.

Princeton has scored 4+ goals in four of seven games (4-0-0 record) this season. Last year, they scored 4+ goals in in 8 of 30 games and were 5-2-1 in those games.

HOT HANDS
Brendan Gorman (4g, 5a) and Jake Manfre (3g, 4a) each have points in six of seven games this season, with Gorman entering the weekend on a four-game point scoring streak (2g, 3a) and Manfre (3a) picking up assists in three consecutive games. David Jacobs (6a) has points in five of seven games this year after picking up helpers in both games last weekend.

Luc Pelletier (2g, 2a) has points in three consecutive games.

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 78 points (28g, 50a) in 97 games. He is one point away from tying for the No. 35 spot and three away from No. 33.

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

Gorman's 1.3 points-per-game this season rank No. 6 in the ECAC and No. 19 in the country. His 0.6 goals-per-game are No. 9 in the ECAC and No. 29 in the nation.

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.

Last weekend, Daniells had one of the best two-game performances in Princeton history with six goals over two games. On Friday against St. Lawrence, he tied the program record with five goals -- the most scored in a game by a Princeton player since 1962 and just the fourth time the mark was reached all-time. His five goals scored in one game were the most by a NCAA Division I player since 2011.

He followed that outing up with a goal and an assist against Clarkson to cap off a seven-point weekend.

Last weekend, Daniells scored two game-winning goals, a power-play goal, and an empty net goal.

Daniells now has eight goals this season in seven games, matching his single season high set in 30 games during the 2023-24 season.

He now ranks No. 2 in the NCAA and ECAC in goals-per-game (1.1) and leads the ECAC while ranking No. 2 in the country in points-per-game (1.6).

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.

He is averaging 1.0 points-per-game this season, No. 15 in the ECAC and No. 59 in the country.

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. 68 in Princeton's all-time scoring list with 59 points on 15 goals and 44 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.