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2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season

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2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceM&T Bank Arena
Rankings
USCHO#18
USA Hockey#16
Record
Overall8–6–1
Conference5–3–0
Home6–3–0
Road2–3–0
Neutral0–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachRand Pecknold
Assistant coachesJoe Dumais
Rick Bennett
Justin Eddy
Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season will be the 49th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and 20th in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats will represent Quinnipiac University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena and be coached by Rand Pecknold in his 31st season.

Season

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Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Vinny Duplessis Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Christophe Fillion Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Miami
Collin Graf Forward  United States Signed professional contract (San Jose Sharks)
Timothy Heinke Forward  United States Transferred to Holy Cross
Jayden Lee Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears)
Charles-Alexis Legault Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes)
Sam Lipkin Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Utah Hockey Club)
Jake Martin Defenseman  United States Left program
C. J. McGee Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
Jacob Quillan Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Iivari Räsänen Defenseman  Finland Graduation (signed with KalPa)
Cristophe Tellier Forward  Canada Transferred to Northeastern
Zach Tupker Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Nicky Wallace Defenseman  United States Transferred to American International

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nate Benoit Defenseman  United States 21 Bow, NH; transfer from North Dakota; selected 182nd overall in 2021
Braden Blace Defenseman  Canada 21 Duncan, BC
Aaron Bohlinger Defenseman  United States 24 Newburgh, NY; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Tyler Borgula Forward  United States 18 Livonia, MI
Noah Eyre Forward  United States 20 Vienna, VA
Elliott Groenewold Defenseman  United States 18 Bellows Falls, VT; selected 110th overall in 2024
Charlie Leddy Defenseman  United States 20 Fairfield, CT; transfer from Boston College; selected 126th overall in 2022
Christopher Pelosi Forward  United States 19 Sewell, NJ; selected 92nd overall in 2023
Jack Ricketts Forward  Canada 25 Oakville, ON; graduate transfer from Holy Cross
Michael Salandra Forward  United States 21 Pleasantville, NY
Aaron Schwartz Forward  United States 20 Parkland, FL
Dylan Silverstein Goaltender  United States 20 Calabasas, CA; transfer from Boston College
Ryan Smith Forward  United States 18 Pendleton, NY
Jeremy Wilmer Forward  United States 21 Rockville Centre, NY; transfer from Boston University

Roster

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As of September 10, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Connecticut Cooper Moore Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-02-16 Greenwich, Connecticut North Dakota (NCHC) DET, 128th overall 2019
4 Michigan Davis Pennington Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-27 Saline, Michigan Omaha (NCHC)
5 New York (state) Aaron Bohlinger Graduate D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-08-25 Walden, New York Massachusetts (HEA)
6 Connecticut Charlie Leddy Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-01-11 Fairfield, Connecticut Boston College (HEA) NJD, 126th overall 2022
7 Vermont Elliott Groenewold Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2006-02-04 Bellows Falls, Vermont Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) BOS, 110th overall 2024
8 Connecticut Matthew McGroarty Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-01-30 Westport, Connecticut Madison Capitols (USHL)
10 Michigan Tyler Borgula Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-10-06 Livonia, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
11 Florida Aaron Schwartz Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-03-22 Parkland, Florida Surrey Eagles (USHL)
12 New York (state) Ryan Smith Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2005-10-03 Pendleton, New York Tri-City Storm (USHL)
13 Virginia Noah Eyre Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2004-06-22 Vienna, Virginia Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
14 Connecticut Victor Czerneckianair Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-02-17 Southington, Connecticut Tri-City Storm (USHL)
15 Ontario Jack Ricketts Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-08 Oakville, Ontario Holy Cross (AHA)
16 New York (state) Jeremy Wilmer Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2003-08-16 Rockville Centre, New York Boston University (HEA)
17 Sweden Travis Treloar Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-05-12 Kalmar, Sweden Ohio State (Big Ten)
18 New York (state) Anthony Cipollone Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-05-14 Purchase, New York Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
19 New York (state) Chase Ramsay Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-06-10 Granite Springs, New York Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
20 Ontario Mason Marcellus Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-07-19 Greely, Ontario Lincoln Stars (USHL)
22 British Columbia Braden Blace Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-09-09 Duncan, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
23 New York (state) Michael Salandra Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-06-13 Pleasantville, New York West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
24 Newfoundland and Labrador Alex Power Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-04 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
25 New Hampshire Nate Benoit Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-11-26 Bow, New Hampshire North Dakota (NCHC) MIN, 182nd overall 2021
27 Connecticut Andon Cerbone Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2004-04-13 Stamford, Connecticut Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
28 New Jersey Chris Pelosi Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2005-03-05 Sewell, New Jersey Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) BOS, 92nd overall 2023
29 California Dylan Silverstein Freshman (RS) G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2004-02-07 Calabasas, California Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
31 California Noah Altman Senior G 6' 7" (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2000-08-16 Los Angeles, California Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
33 Slovakia Matej Marinov Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2003-06-16 Nitra, Slovakia Fargo Force (USHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colgate 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 14 21 16 16 7 7 2 49 58
#17 Dartmouth 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 19 11 8 6 1 1 30 19
#18 Quinnipiac 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 14 14 13 6 6 1 39 32
#20 Clarkson 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 11 3 16 9 5 2 46 33
Union 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 15 10 13 9 3 1 49 37
#14 Cornell 6 2 2 2 0 0 1 9 16 12 9 4 2 3 28 19
Yale 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 8 13 18 10 2 7 1 16 35
Brown 6 2 3 1 1 0 1 7 10 13 8 3 3 2 16 16
Harvard 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 12 11 8 3 4 1 21 23
Princeton 6 1 4 1 0 1 0 5 10 18 8 3 4 1 16 20
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 15 12 5 6 1 38 44
St. Lawrence 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 15 4 11 0 29 40
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 4:00 pm #20т Northeastern* #8 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Exhibition) ESPN+   L 2–4   
Regular Season
October 12 7:00 pm Penn State* #8 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 3–2  3,477 1–0–0
October 18 7:00 pm at #9 Maine* #7 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Silverstein L 1–2  5,043 1–1–0
October 19 7:00 pm at #9 Maine* #7 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Marinov L 5–6 OT 5,043 1–2–0
October 25 7:00 pm New Hampshire* #11 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+, NESN Silverstein W 8–2 OT 3,402 2–2–0
October 26 4:00 pm New Hampshire* #11 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein L 2–3  3,541 2–3–0
November 2 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* #14 Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts FloHockey, NESN Silverstein W 3–0  2,100 3–3–0
November 8 7:00 pm Dartmouth #15 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein L 2–4  3,121 3–4–0 (0–1–0)
November 9 7:00 pm Harvard #15 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov L 0–3  3,429 3–5–0 (0–2–0)
November 15 7:00 pm at Brown #19 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Marinov W 3–2  907 4–5–0 (1–2–0)
November 16 7:00 pm at Yale #19 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein W 4–1  3,126 5–5–0 (2–2–0)
November 22 7:00 pm at #8 Cornell #18 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Silverstein W 3–1  3,980 6–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 23 7:00 pm at Colgate #18 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Silverstein L 2–3  886 6–6–0 (3–3–0)
November 30 7:00 pm vs. #11 Cornell* #18 Madison Square GardenNew York, New York (The Frozen Apple) ESPN+ Silverstein T 3–3 SOL 16,593 6–6–1
December 6 7:00 pm Rensselaer #18 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein W 3–1  3,223 7–6–1 (4–3–0)
December 7 4:00 pm Union #18 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein W 3–1  3,008 8–6–1 (5–3–0)
December 29 4:00 pm American International* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 1 TBA at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+       
January 4 4:00 pm Northeastern* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 6 7:00 pm Stonehill* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 10 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+       
January 11 7:00 pm Princeton M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 17 7:00 pm Colgate M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 18 7:00 pm Cornell M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
Connecticut Ice
January 24 TBA vs. Connecticut* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) SNY       
January 25 TBD Sacred Heart / Yale* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice) SNY       
January 31 7:00 pm at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+       
February 7 7:00 pm St. Lawrence M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 8 7:00 pm Clarkson M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 14 TBA at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York ESPN+       
February 15 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+       
February 21 7:00 pm Yale M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 21 7:00 pm Yale M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 22 7:00 pm Brown M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+       
March 1 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Scoring statistics

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Rankings

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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 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 8 8 7 11 14 15 19 18 18 18 18
USA Hockey 7 8 8 10 13 15 RV 18 18 18 16

References

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  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.