Princeton outshot Colorado College 42–22 and killed seven penalties, but they still lost the game 7–2 at Baker Rink Friday night.
Men’s hockey was defeated by Colgate 3-1 and the University of New Hampshire 3-2 in the Friendship Four tournament in Northern Ireland over Thanksgiving break.
Men’s hockey was defeated by Union College after a last-minute overtime goal. The game concluded Princeton’s home-opening weekend.
Princeton men’s hockey will play at Baker Rink for the first time this season, facing RPI and Union College this weekend.
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.
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 fell 6–2 to RPI on Friday and 3–2 to Union on Saturday. Defenseman Josh Teves broke a program assist record.
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.
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).
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 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.
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.
This past weekend, men’s hockey suffered two losses in a doubleheader against ECAC rival Quinnipiac.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
