Men's Hockey

Men‘s hockey beats Yale and Brown, enters playoffs on three-game win streak

Princeton ended the regular season on a high note with a pair of road wins this weekend, defeating Yale (13–13–3, 11–10–1) 3–2 on Friday and Brown (11–13–5, 8–9–5) 5–1 on Saturday. The Tigers will enter the ECAC tournament with a three-game win streak and a four-game unbeaten streak. 

Men’s hockey dominates St. Lawrence 5–3 in last home game

To its players’ minds, the men’s ice hockey (8–16–3 overall, 6–12–2 ECAC) season so far has been a disappointing one. Second to last in the ECAC standings, the team had suffered a series of humiliating losses — not least of all its Feb. 1, 2–3 loss to last-place St. Lawrence (4–26–2, 2–16–2).

Men’s hockey falls at Union, RPI, as Josh Teves breaks assists record

Men’s hockey fell 6–2 to RPI on Friday and 3–2 to Union on Saturday. Defenseman Josh Teves broke a program assist record.

Men's hockey rolls by Yale in comeback victory

Men’s ice hockey (7—14—2, 5—-10—1 ECAC) snapped a four game losing streak Saturday with a 4-1 win over Yale University.

Kuffner sets program record as men’s hockey heads into season’s second half

Men’s ice hockey (6–13–2, 4–9–1 ECAC) capped off Intersession with a road trip through New York, playing at St. Lawrence University (4–21–1) and No. 9 Clarkson University (18–8). 

Men’s hockey notches first win over Harvard since 2013

The last time Princeton men’s hockey (currently 6–11–2, 4–7–1 ECAC) beat Harvard (7–5–3, 4–4–2), its senior leaders, including forwards Max Véronneau, Ryan Kuffner, and Alex Riche, weren’t on the team. Friday night, those seniors played a critical role in the team’s 4–2 home win, the first over the Crimson since 2013.

Men’s hockey swept by Arizona State as losing streak climbs to 7

Men’s hockey was defeated by Arizona State twice this weekend, losing by a score of 4–0 on Friday and 3–2. on Saturday. The losses this weekend extended the Tigers’ losing streak to seven, lowering their overall win percentage to .292.

Men’s hockey preps for weekend doubleheader against Arizona State

The men’s hockey team is hoping to end a multi-game loss streak with a successful weekend against Arizona State. Both the Friday and Saturday matches will be held on home ice at Hobey Baker Rink.

Men’s hockey struggles against Bobcats, lose weekend doubleheader

This past weekend, men’s hockey suffered two losses in a doubleheader against ECAC rival Quinnipiac.

No. 18 men’s hockey downs No. 12 Union in ECAC quarterfinal rematch

In a rematch of last year’s ECAC quarterfinal, the Tigers extended their winning streak against Union to three with a thrilling 4–3 overtime victory. Defenseman Derek Topatigh was the hero in OT, while goalie Ryan Ferland kept his team in it with 33 saves. The win vaults Princeton to first in the ECAC standings.

Men’s ice hockey defeats Dartmouth, ties Harvard

Men’s ice hockey continues ECAC play against Union and Rensselaer this weekend after securing a victory over Dartmouth and draw with Harvard to kick off conference play last weekend.

After winning ECAC title, Men’s Hockey falls in NCAA Tournament to Ohio State

Men’s hockey beats Clarkson to win ECAC championship

Men’s hockey concluded its improbable run to the ECAC championship with an overtime 2–1 victory over Clarkson on Saturday. Senior forward Max Becker scored the game-winning goal at the 2:37 mark in the overtime period, giving Princeton its first ECAC championship since 2008 and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. 

Men’s hockey destroys Brown, advances to ECAC Quarterfinals

Heading into the weekend, the Princeton Tigers were favored in their first round matchup against the Brown Bears. It took only two days for the Tigers to confirm that prediction, thoroughly dominating the road team and making it look easy.

Men’s hockey extends winning streak to 4, face ECAC rivals Brown and Yale

Despite its middling record, men’s hockey is optimistic about the last six games of its season. “Regardless of rankings or records, any team can beat anyone on any night. We proved that ourselves," senior forward David Hallisey said. “Regardless of wins and losses, we should be be able to win the next of our six games. We have a real shot at ECAC championships.” 

Tough weekend for Princeton hockey

The Princeton men’s and women’s hockey teams faced tough losses this past weekend in games that both ended in complete shutouts. The women matched up against Clarkson University and the men’s team faced off against the Brown Bears at home.

Men's hockey dominates in weekend play against RPI

Saturday night was a successful one on both ends of the rink for the Princeton men’s hockey team in their game against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The Tigers flaunted their team's incredible depth and unity, with thirteen players gaining points, including a few collegiate firsts for some freshmen. The Tigers clutched a 6-2 win and improved to 2-2-1 (1-2-1 ECAC), while the Engineers dropped to 2-5-3 (1-4-1 ECAC).

Men's hockey advances to second round of tournament

The Princeton men’s ice hockey season this year can be viewed as one long comeback. Situated in the cellar of the ECAC for much of the beginning of the season, the team clawed back to earn a No. 7 seed and home ice for the first round of the conference tournament. However, this pales in comparison to the comeback pulled by the team in this weekend’s three-game playoff series against Colgate. Literally a second from elimination, Princeton fought back to win the series and advance in the tournament. 

Men’s hockey victorious in critical weekend

Continuing a late-season surge, the men’s hockey team defeated conference foes St. Lawrence and Clarkson.

Men's Hockey earn first two wins of season against Bemidji State

Princeton Men’s Ice Hockey traveled to northern Minnesota this weekend and earned its first two wins of the season in a pair of impressive performances against tenth ranked Bemidji State University.