The 2024–25 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season will be the 122nd season of play for the program and the 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Tigers will represent Princeton University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink and be coached by Ben Syer in his 1st season.
| 2024–25 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink |
| Record | |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ben Syer |
| Assistant coaches | Tommy Davis Shane Talarico Connor Jones |
| Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
Season
editAfter compiling just one winning campaign in nine seasons, Princeton elected to made a head coaching change and brought in Ben Syer, who had spent the previous thirteen years as an assistant with Cornell.[1]
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Berg | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Nick Carabin | Defenseman | United States |
Graduate transfer to Connecticut |
| Mike Kennedy | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |
| Mackenzie Merriman | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Ian Murphy | Forward | United States |
Graduate transfer to Notre Dame |
| Adam Robbins | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters) |
| Nick Seitz | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Facchinelli | Forward | Canada |
20 | Woodbridge, ON |
| Drew Garzone | Forward | United States |
20 | Dover, MA |
| Kai Greaves | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Cambridge, ON |
| Miles Gunty | Forward | United States |
20 | Bethesda, MD |
| Jake Manfre | Forward | United States |
20 | Smithtown, NY |
| Luc Pelletier | Forward | United States |
21 | Courtenay, BC |
| Patrick Reilly | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Avon, NJ |
Roster
editAs of September 6, 2024.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Arthur Smith | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2004-04-30 | Farmington, Connecticut | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Pat Reilly | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2004-09-27 | Avon, New Jersey | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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David Ma | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-06-22 | Yonkers, New York | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Ian Devlin | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002-01-07 | Toronto, Ontario | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Kai Daniells | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-03-07 | Whistler, British Columbia | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Tyler Rubin | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-01-10 | Natick, Massachusetts | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Alex Konovalov | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-11-12 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Jayden Sison | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-01-27 | Paoli, Pennsylvania | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Jake Manfre | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-04-22 | Smithtown, New York | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 13 |
|
Drew Garzone | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-05-30 | Dover, Massachusetts | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Carson Buydens | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-03-10 | Gladstone, Manitoba | North Iowa Bulls (BCHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Julian Facchinelli | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2004-07-04 | Woodbridge, Ontario | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Brendan Gorman | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-02-17 | Arlington, Massachusetts | St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) | — |
| 17 | 
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Miles Gunty | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-02-21 | Bethesda, Maryland | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Joshua Karnish | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-08-07 | Marlton, New Jersey | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
Jack Cronin | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-03-31 | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Kevin Anderson | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-09-15 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Michael Young | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-08-28 | Kings Park, New York | New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 22 | 
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Noah de la Durantaye | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-05-27 | Montreal, Quebec | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Kai Greaves | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-03-04 | Cambridge, Ontario | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |
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David Jacobs | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-09-26 | Needham, Massachusetts | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Nick Marciano | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-05-19 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Luc Pelletier | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-09-07 | Courtenay, British Columbia | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 27 | 
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Jaxson Ezman | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-12-22 | Middleton, Wisconsin | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Brendan Wang | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-02-08 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Conor Callaghan | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-03-02 | Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 31 | 
|
Ethan Pearson | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-07-30 | Fredericton, New Brunswick | Mount St. Charles (USHS–RI) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #6 Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| #15 Quinnipiac | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
editScoring statistics
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Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Longtime Cornell, Quinnipiac men's hockey assistant Syer chosen new head coach at Princeton". USCHO. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved August 10, 2023.