Men's Hockey Set For Home-And-Home With No. 5/5 Quinnipiac

Saturday, February 14

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

No. 5/5 Quinnipiac

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Men's Hockey Set For Home-And-Home With No. 5/5 Quinnipiac

February 13, 2026 | Men's Ice Hockey

Princeton at No. 5/5 Quinnipiac | February 14 | 7 p.m.
M&T Bank Arena
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Princeton vs. No. 5/5 Quinnipiac | February 15 | 4 p.m.
Hobey Baker Rink
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LOOSE ENDS
Princeton takes a 12-27-1 record all-time against Quinnipiac into this weekend, posting a 4-15-1 record at Hobey Baker Rink and an 8-12-0 record in Hamden. The Tigers have lost their last 12 meetings with the Bobcats, the last win a 5-3 victory on 1/30/18 in Hamden. Princeton's last win in the series at Baker Rink was a 5-3 win on 12/9/16.

The Tigers rank No. 21 in the nation in Scoring Offense (3.21 goals-per-game) which is also No. 5 in the ECAC.

The Tigers rank No. 23 in the nation and No. 5 in the ECAC in Scoring Defense (2.67 goals allowed-per-game).

Princeton is No. 22 in the country in Scoring Margin, outscoring opponents by an average of 0.54 goals-per-game.

The Tigers are 38-for-4 4 (86.4%) on the penalty kill over their last 15 games (9-5-1 record) and had killed off 18 consecutive penalties at one point in that stretch. That run has improved their overall PK% to 80.0% after starting the year at 72.2 through nine games.

Princeton is 11-for-52 (21.2%) on the power play over its last 135games after starting the season 3-for-24 (12.5%) through nine games.

Princeton has scored 4+ goals in 10 of 24 games (10-0-0 record) this season. Last year, they scored 4+ goals in in 8 of 30 games and were 5-2-1 in those games.

PRINCETON IN THE POLLS
The Tigers entered the national rankings on 1/5 for the first time since the 2018-19 season and reached as high as No. 18 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey rankings.

Princeton currently sits No. 25 in the NPI entering this weekend, with five of its remaining six games coming against teams ahead in the NPI -- No. 7 Dartmouth, No. 8 Cornell, No. 9 Quinnipiac (2x) and No. 23 Harvard.

HOT HANDS
Jake Manfre had a six-game point streak from 12/5-1/9 and now has points in 10 of his last 15 games (9g, 5a).

David Jacobs (6g, 12a) has 18 points over his last 15 games which included a seven-game point streak that was snapped at Cornell. Overall this season, he has points in 15 of 24 games (6g, 18a) with seven multi-point efforts.

Jaxson Ezman has points in 10 of his last 15 games (6g, 9a) and had a four-point weekend against RPI and Union (1g, 3a) and three points last weekend (1g, 2a).

Kai Daniells has points in three of his last four games (2g, 2a) after going five games without a point. That five-game skid followed a run where he had 13 points (4g, 9a) in five games.

Chris Reiniger had three points over back-to-back games with his first collegiate assist at Bentley (1/24) followed by his first collegiate goal and a helper at Clarkson last Friday. He now has four points (1g, 3a) over his last five 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%).

SISON NAMED NOMINEE FOR HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Senior Jayden Sison has been named 1 of 12 nominees for the Hockey Humanitarian Award which is presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism.

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 as 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. 25 in scoring by a Princeton men's hockey player with 88 points (35g, 53a) in 114 games. He is three points away from tying for the No. 24 spot.

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

Gorman's 0.46 goals-per-game are No. 10 in the ECAC.

His work this season has earned Gorman a nomination for the Hobey Baker Award fan vote.

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.

In November, 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.

Over the course of that weekend, Daniells scored two game-winning goals, a power-play goal, a 4-on-4 goal and an empty net goal.

Daniells now has 15 goals this season in 24 games, surpassing his career high (8) set in 30 games in 2023-24.

Daniells now has a career-high 29 points (15g, 14a) this season and ranks No. 17 in the nation in points-per-game (1.21) and No. 10 in goals-per-game (0.63).

He has four game-winning goals this season, tied for No. 7 in the nation.

Daniells has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award fan voting for his work this season.

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.

This season, Manfre is second on the Tigers with 12 goals and has points in 10 of his last 15 games with 14 total points (9g, 5a) in that span.

Manfre's 0.50 goals per game rank No. 8 in the ECAC and No. 34 in the country. He also has three GWGs which are tied for No. 22 in the nation.

JACOBS' 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. 37 in Princeton's all-time scoring list with 77 points on 21 goals and 56 assists.

Jacobs had points in seven consecutive games before going without a point on the Cornell/Colgate trip, tallying 12 total points (4g, 8a) over that span which was tied for the 9th-longest point streak by a Tiger since 2002-03. He has six points (2g, 4a) over his last six games and is coming off a three-assist weekend in the North Country and a goal and an assist against Brown.

Jacobs has 18 assists overall in 24 games this season, ranking No. 3 in the ECAC in assists per game (0.75) and No. 17 in the country.

E-Z MONEY
Jaxson Ezman had 15 points last year -- including 10 points (5g, 5a) in his last 14 games to close the season.

Already this year, he has a new career high in points with 21 (9g, 12a) in 24 games.

Ezman had a stellar start to 2025-26, tallying five points (3g, 2a) over three games including the GWG on opening night. His play earned ECAC Forward of the Week honors.

Over his last 15 games, Ezman has 15 points (6g, 9a) with three GWGs.

His four GWGs this season rank No. 7 in the NCAA.

THE ARTY PARTY
Arthur Smith was named honorable mention All-Ivy as a freshman in 2023-24 bolstered by a 5-1-0 record against Ivy opponents with a 2.26 GAA and a .926 save percentage. Over his career, Smith has earned two ECAC Goaltender of the Month awards, doing so in December of both 2023 and 2024. He is Princeton's most experienced netminder, with 45 career games played with a 19-19-3 record, two shutouts, a 2.82 GAA and a .901 save percentage. After missing nine games with injury, Smith returned to win both games over No. 9 Dartmouth and No. 18 Harvard with 58 saves on 64 shots (.906 sv%) and a 3.00 GAA for the weekend to earn ECAC Goaltender of the Week honors.

Last weekend, Smith was 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GA and a .907 save percentage to earn ECAC Goaltender of the Week honors once again.

PRINCETON VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
All-time, the Tigers have 62 wins over ranked opponents all-time dating back to its first – a 3-2 win over No. 1 Boston University on December 30, 1997. Princeton had three wins over ranked opponents last season -- each a 3-1 victory. The first two were part of a sweep of No. 12 Ohio State at Baker Rink over Thanksgiving Weekend, followed by a 3-1 win at No. 19 Dartmouth on February 1.

This season, Princeton is 2-0 against ranked opponents, with a sweep of No. 9 Datmouth (5-4) and No. 18 Harvard (3-2) at Baker Rink January 2-3.

A win over No. 5/5 Quinnipiac this weekend would be Princeton's highest-ranked victory since a 4-2 win over No. 2/2 Cornell in the 2018 ECAC semifinals.