Men's Hockey Closes ECAC Regular Season At Harvard & Dartmouth

Friday, February 27

Cambridge, Mass.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Harvard

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Men's Hockey Closes ECAC Regular Season At Harvard & Dartmouth

February 27, 2026 | Men's Ice Hockey

Princeton at Harvard | February 27 | 7 p.m.
Bright-Landry Center
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Princeton at No. 12/14 Dartmouth | February 28 | 7 p.m.
Thompson Arena
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LOOSE ENDS
Princeton enters the weekend with a 95-111-6 record all-time against Dartmouth in a series dating back to 1907. The Tigers are 38-49-8 all-time against Dartmouth
in Hanover, including a 3-1 win last season. Princeton is 5-3-0 in its last eight trips to Thompson.

Princeton is 61-167-14 all-time against Harvard and 19-81-7 in games played in Cambridge in a series that began in 1902. The Tigers won last year's meeting at Bright-Landry, 4-3, in overtime via a Kai Daniells goal. The last four meetings overall have been one-goal games, including a season-split of 4-3 (OT) games last season where each team won on the road and a 3-2 win at Baker Rink in January.

The Tigers rank No. 30 in the nation in Scoring Offense (3.00 goals-per-game) which is also No. 6 in the ECAC.

The Tigers rank No. 24 in the nation and No. 5 in the ECAC in Scoring Defense (2.68 goals allowed-per-game).

Princeton is No. 25 in the country in Scoring Margin, outscoring opponents by an average of 0.32 goals-per-game.

The Tigers are 39-for-47 (83.0%) on the penalty kill over their last 17 games (9-7-1 record) and had killed off 18 consecutive penalties at one point in that stretch. That run has improved their overall PK% to 79.1% after starting the year at 72.2 through nine games.

Princeton is 13-for-58 (22.4%) on the power play over its last 17 games after starting the season 4-for-29 (13.8%) through nine games.

Princeton has scored 4+ goals in 11 of 28 games (11-0-0 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. 27 in the NPI entering this weekend, with a game against No. 11 Dartmouth left to close out the regular season.

HEADED HOME
The Tigers are assured that they will open the ECAC Playoffs at Hobey Baker Rink as they can finish no lower than sixth in the ECAC standings which will be Princeton's highest finish since it tied for 4th in 2010-11 before tiebreakers dropped Princeton to the No. 6 seed. Whether that home game is in the Opening Round or the start of a Quarterfinal series will be determined this weekend.

Princeton enters the weekend in the No. 4 spot, holding a three-point edge over Harvard and a cushion of four points over Union.

If the Tigers secure enough points this weekend to clinch a bye into the ECAC Quarterfinals, it would be their first Top-4 finish in the ECAC regular season since 2009

A YEAR TO REMEMBER
Princeton's 15 wins this season are T9 all-time in program history and the most since the 2017-18 team won 19 on its way to an ECAC Championship and NCAA bid. Only the 2008-09 team has more wins at home (13) than the Tigers do this year (12).

HOT HANDS
Jake Manfre had a six-game point streak from 12/5-1/9 and now has points in 12 of his last 19 games (9g, 7a).

David Jacobs (8g, 13a) has 21 points over his last 19 games which included a seven-game point streak that was snapped at Cornell. Overall this season, he has points in 17 of 27 games (8g, 19a) with eight multi-point efforts.

Jaxson Ezman has points in 12 of his last 19 games (6g, 11a) and had a four-point weekend against RPI and Union (1g, 3a) and three points against Yale and Brown (1g, 2a).

ONE STEP UP
Ben Syer put together one of the best debut seasons behind the bench in Princeton program history during the 2024-25 season, recording 12 wins which is tied for 2nd-most by a coach in his first season among Princeton's 18 all-time head coaches.
13: Richard Vaughan (1935-36); Bill Quackenbush (1967-68)
12: Ben Syer (2024-25); Don "Toot" Cahoon (1991-92); R. Norman Wood (1959-60); G.J. Gaw (1922-23)
10: Len Quesnelle (2000-01); Frank Frederickson (1933-34)
9: Jack Semler (1973-74); Jim Higgins (1977-78); Bob Prier (2011-12)
8: Guy Gadowsky (2004-05)
7: John Wilson (1965-66); W. Beattie Ramsey (1924-25)
5: Lloyd Neidlinger (1927-28)
4: Ron Fogarty (2014-15); Russell Ellis (1920-21)
3: M.J. MacDonald (1921-22)

SISON NAMED FINALIST FOR HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Senior Jayden Sison has been named 1 of 5 finalists 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. 26 in scoring by a Princeton men's hockey player with 89 points (36g, 53a) in 118 games. He is two points away from tying for the No. 25 spot.

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

Gorman's 0.43 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 28 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. 7 in the ECAC in points-per-game (1.04). He also ranks No. 23 in the nation and No. 5 in the ECAC in goals-per-game (0.58).4

He has four game-winning goals this season, tied for No. 9 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 12 of his last 19 games with 16 total points (9g, 10a) in that span.

Manfre's 0.43 goals per game rank No. 10 in the ECAC.

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. 68 in Princeton's all-time scoring list with 80 points on 23 goals and 57 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 nine points (4g, 5a) over his last 10 games and is coming off a three-assist weekend in the North Country, and goal and an assist performances against Brown and Cornell.

Jacobs has 19 assists overall in 28 games this season, ranking No. 6 in the ECAC in assists per game (0.68) and No. 36 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 23 (9g, 14a) in 28 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 18 games, Ezman has 17 points (6g, 11a) with three GWGs.

His four GWGs overall this season rank No. 9 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 49 career games played with a 20-21-4 record, two shutouts, a 2.78 GAA and a .902 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.

Three weeks ago against Yale and Brown, 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.

GET TO KNOW GREAVO
Sophomore Kai Greaves is the younger brother of Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves who has played in 58 career games in goal with the Blue Jackets and another 158 with Cleveland of the AHL.

Kai Greaves played in all but one game last year, and had two goals and an assist.

Greaves matched his point total from all of last year on opening weekend with three assists in two games and he is now up to 13 points -- all assists. Only four defensemen in the country have more assists without a goal scored than Greaves.

CAREER YEARS
This year, Kai Daniells (+10), Julian Facchinelli (+9), Kai Greaves (+10), Jaxson Ezman (+8), Jake Manfre (+6), Luc Pelletier (+2) and David Jacobs (+3) have already set career highs while Ian Devlin and Rubin have matched their career highs.

PRINCETON VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
All-time, the Tigers have 63 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 3-3 against ranked opponents, with a sweep of No. 9 Datmouth (5-4) and No. 18 Harvard (3-2) at Baker Rink January 2-3 and a 4-2 win over No. 10 Cornell last weekend.