The 2021–22 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season was the 119th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink, and were coached by Ron Fogarty, in his 7th season.
| 2021–22 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 10th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 8–21–2 |
| Conference | 7–14–1 |
| Home | 3–10–1 |
| Road | 5–11–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ron Fogarty |
| Assistant coaches | Brad Dexter Tommy Davis |
| Captain(s) | Matthew Thom |
| Alternate captain(s) | Luke Keenan |
| Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Season
editAfter losing all of their previous season to the COVID-19 pandemic, Princeton started the year well, posting a winning record through their third week. Afterwards, the team's goaltending faltered and the Tigers lost nine consecutive games, dropping them to the bottom of the conference standings.
Around Christmas, Princeton was one of several teams affected by an uptick in COVID positives that forced the team to postpone several games until later in the season. At one point, Princeton was prepared to use Rachel McQuigge, the starting goalie for the women's team, as a backup but the game in question was delayed and the idea was never put into practice.[1] The delay did allow the team to refocus for the second half of the season and the Tigers reeled off several wins to climb up into the middle of the ECAC pack.
Senior Jérémie Forget took command of the Princeton crease by February, however, an injury knocked him out for the remainder of the regular season.[2] Aidan Porter was installed in goal for the six games that had been shoehorned into the final two weeks and Princeton ended up losing each match. While the defense wasn't able to keep the puck out of the net, the offense had also regressed, getting shut out in three of those games.
Princeton got its starting goalie back in time for the postseason, but Forget had little time to get back into the swing of things. The Tigers allowed Union to shell their net, allowing 37 shots against in both games. Forget held the fort in the first contest, allowing 3 goals, but the offense remained diminished and Princeton was swept out of the playoffs.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Doef | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Ryan Ferland | Goaltender |  United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Jacob Paganelli | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Sami Pharaon | Defenseman |  Finland |
Left mid-season (signed with TUTO Hockey) |
| Colin Tonge | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Reid Yochim | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Grästorps IK) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cronin | Forward | United States |
20 | Hamilton, MA |
| Noah de la Durantaye | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Beaconsfield, QC |
| Alex Konovalov | Forward | United States |
20 | Summit, NJ |
| David Ma | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Manhattan, NY |
| Ethan Pearson | Goaltender | Canada |
19 | Fredericton, NB |
Roster
editAs of August 19, 2021.[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jérémie Forget | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-10-15 | Mascouche, Quebec | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Mike Ufberg | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-09-24 | Richboro, Pennsylvania | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 3 | 
|
Mike Kennedy | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-07-17 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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David Ma | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-06-22 | Yonkers, New York | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Mark Paolini | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-03-06 | Toronto, Ontario | St. Michael's (OJHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Matt Kellenberger | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-01-11 | Toronto, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Nick Carabin | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-04-30 | Mahwah, New Jersey | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Sami Pharaon | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-05-28 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |
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MacKenzie Merriman | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-04-14 | White Rock, British Columbia | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Alex Konovalov | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-11-12 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 12 |
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Ian Murphy | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1999-04-06 | Scituate, Massachusetts | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Nick Seitz | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1999-04-06 | Scituate, Massachusetts | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Liam Gorman | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 2000-05-08 | Arlington, Massachusetts | St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) | PIT, 177th overall 2018 |
| 15 |
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Spencer Kersten | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-16 | Waterloo, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Finn Evans | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-21 | Toronto, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Adam Robbins | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2000-04-12 | New York, New York | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Matt Hayami | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-21 | Oakville, Ontario | Markham (OJHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Jack Cronin | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-03-31 | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Christian O'Neill | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-06-17 | Westwood, Massachusetts | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Pito Walton | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-03-17 | Peapack, New Jersey | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Noah de la Durantaye | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-05-27 | Montreal, Quebec | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | 
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Joe Berg | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-10-07 | Plano, Texas | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Matthew Thom (C) | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-05-18 | Oakville, Ontario | Georgetown (OJHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Luke Keenan (A) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-07-22 | Courtice, Ontario | Whitby (OJHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Corey Andonovski | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-03-26 | Uxbridge, Ontario | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 31 | 
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Ethan Pearson | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-07-30 | Fredericton, New Brunswick | Mount St. Charles (Midget AAA) | — |
| 35 |
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Aidan Porter | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-05-18 | Weston, Massachusetts | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #8 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 71 | 14 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 139 | 53 | ||
| #17 Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 86 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 123 | 85 | ||
| #15 Harvard * | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 69 | 46 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 116 | 82 | ||
| Cornell | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 47 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 100 | 72 | ||
| Colgate | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 111 | 112 | ||
| Rensselaer | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 58 | 63 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 114 | 119 | ||
| Union | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 52 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 89 | 110 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 37 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 72 | 110 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 50 | 100 | ||
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 89 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 70 | 122 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 38 | 60 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 55 | 90 | ||
| Dartmouth | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 45 | 71 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 69 | 110 | ||
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 16 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Cornell* | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) | L 0–5 | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 30 | 4:05 PM | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Forget | L 1–4 | 1,391 | 0–1–0 | ||||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Porter | W 6–3 | 427 | 1–1–0 (1–0–0) | ||||
| November 6 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Forget | W 6–2 | 1,347 | 2–1–0 (2–0–0) | ||||
| November 12 | 3:00 PM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | Porter | W 2–1 | 134 | 3–1–0 | ||||
| November 13 | 4:00 PM | Long Island* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | T 4–4 OT | 1,288 | 3–1–1 | ||||
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Porter | L 4–6 | 1,265 | 3–2–1 (2–1–0) | ||||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | Clarkson | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 3–8 | 1,451 | 3–3–1 (2–2–0) | ||||
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | RIT* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Pearson | L 4–5 | 1,200 | 3–4–1 | ||||
| November 27 | 7:00 PM | RIT* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Porter | L 0–1 | 1,205 | 3–5–1 | ||||
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Porter | L 0–1 OT | 1,250 | 3–6–1 (2–3–0) | ||||
| December 4 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Porter | L 1–4 | 297 | 3–7–1 (2–4–0) | ||||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN+ | Porter | L 0–7 | 2,129 | 3–8–1 | |||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Forget | L 2–3 | 1,920 | 3–9–1 | ||||
| January 18 | 4:00 PM | at #1 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Pearson | L 0–9 | 1,897 | 3–10–1 (2–5–0) | ||||
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Forget | W 5–4 | 2,133 | 4–10–1 (3–5–0) | ||||
| January 22 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Forget | T 2–2 SOL | 0 | 4–10–2 (3–5–1) | ||||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 0–6 | 0 | 4–11–2 (3–6–1) | ||||
| January 28 | 7:00 PM | Brown | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | W 6–1 | 0 | 5–11–2 (4–6–1) | ||||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | W 3–2 | 1,141 | 6–11–2 (5–6–1) | ||||
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 3–7 | 1,256 | 6–12–2 (5–7–1) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | Yale | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | W 2–1 | 1,175 | 7–12–2 (6–7–1) | ||||
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Porter | L 1–7 | 2,339 | 7–13–2 (6–8–1) | ||||
| February 12 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Forget | W 3–2 | 773 | 8–13–2 (7–8–1) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | Dartmouth | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Porter | L 3–7 | 826 | 8–14–2 (7–9–1) | ||||
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Porter | L 3–4 | 1,335 | 8–15–2 (7–10–1) | ||||
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Porter | L 0–2 | 1,803 | 8–16–2 (7–11–1) | ||||
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Porter | L 3–4 | 1,151 | 8–17–2 (7–12–1) | ||||
| February 26 | 7:00 PM | #18 Cornell | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Porter | L 0–4 | 2,035 | 8–18–2 (7–13–1) | ||||
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | Harvard | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Porter | L 0–3 | 1,889 | 8–19–2 (7–14–1) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | at Union* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round game 1) | Forget | L 2–3 | 1,473 | 8–20–2 | ||||
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | at Union* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round game 2) | Forget | L 1–5 | 1,435 | 8–21–2 | ||||
| Princeton Lost Series 0–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[4] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Andonovski | RW | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Ian Murphy | F | 25 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 |
| Spencer Kersten | RW | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 |
| Adam Robbins | F | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Christian O'Neill | C | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| Pito Walton | D | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Mark Paolini | D | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| Finn Evans | RW | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Noah de la Durantaye | D | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Nick Seitz | F | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| David Ma | D | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| Matthew Kellenberger | D | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Liam Gorman | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Jack Cronin | C | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Luke Keenan | D | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Matthew Thom | D | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| MacKenzie Merriman | F | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Alex Konovalov | F | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Kennedy | D | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Michael Ufberg | D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Berg | F | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Nicholas Carabin | D | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Sami Pharaon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethan Pearson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Hayami | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jérémie Forget | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Porter | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | 70 | 118 | 188 | 327 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémie Forget | 17 | 945 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 434 | 0 | .888 | 3.49 |
| Aidan Porter | 17 | 808 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 355 | 0 | .877 | 3.71 |
| Ethan Pearson | 4 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 57 | 0 | .826 | 7.16 |
| Empty Net | - | 18 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1873 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 122 | 846 | 0 | .874 | 3.91 |
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[6]
Players drafted into the NHL
edit| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 76 | Michael Fisher† | San Jose Sharks |
† incoming freshman [7]
References
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- ^ "Despite Disappointing Final Regular Season Weekend, PU Men's Hockey Psyched for Playoff Series at Union". Town Topics. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Princeton 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Princeton Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.