2024–25 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Princeton Tigers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Record
Overall	6–8–1
Conference	3–6–1
Home	4–5–0
Road	2–3–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ben Syer
Assistant coaches	Tommy Davis; Shane Talarico; Connor Jones
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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.

Season

After 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

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

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

As of September 6, 2024.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Arthur Smith	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-30	Farmington, Connecticut	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
3	Pat Reilly	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-09-27	Avon, New Jersey	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
4	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	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	Carson Buydens	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-03-10	Gladstone, Manitoba	North Iowa Bulls (BCHL)	—
15	Julian Facchinelli	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-07-04	Woodbridge, Ontario	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
16	Brendan Gorman	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-17	Arlington, Massachusetts	St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)	—
17	Miles Gunty	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-02-21	Bethesda, Maryland	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
18	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	Noah de la Durantaye	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-05-27	Montreal, Quebec	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
23	Kai Greaves	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-03-04	Cambridge, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
24	David Jacobs	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-26	Needham, Massachusetts	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
25	Nick Marciano	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-05-19	Greenwich, Connecticut	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
26	Luc Pelletier	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-09-07	Courtenay, British Columbia	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
27	Jaxson Ezman	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-12-22	Middleton, Wisconsin	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
28	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

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	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
Dartmouth	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	19	11	8	6	1	1	30	19
#14 Quinnipiac	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	14	14	13	6	6	1	39	32
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
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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 26	7:00 pm	Waterloo*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Pearson	W 6–0
Regular Season
November 8	7:00 pm	Harvard	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Pearson	L 3–4	2,352	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 9	7:00 pm	Dartmouth	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	L 1–5	1,426	0–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Pearson	W 4–1	1,742	1–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 16	7:00 pm	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Pearson	T 1–1 ^SOL	1,095	1–2–1 (1–2–1)
November 22	7:00 pm	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Pearson	L 1–2	815	1–3–1 (1–3–1)
November 23	7:00 pm	at #8 Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Pearson	L 0–5	4,267	1–4–1 (1–4–1)
November 29	7:00 pm	#12 Ohio State*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	W 3–1	1,366	2–4–1
November 30	7:00 pm	#12 Ohio State*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	W 3–1	1,917	3–4–1
December 6	7:00 pm	Union	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	W 2–1	1,384	4–4–1 (2–4–1)
December 7	7:00 pm	Rensselaer	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	W 6–2	1,850	5–4–1 (3–4–1)
December 28	4:00 pm	at Army*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Smith	W 1–0	2,648	6–4–1
January 3	7:00 pm	New Hampshire*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	L 0–3	2,020	6–5–1
January 4	4:00 pm	New Hampshire*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Pearson	L 3–4	2,057	6–6–1
January 10	7:00 pm	#20 Quinnipiac	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	L 2–4	1,935	6–7–1 (3–5–1)
January 11	7:00 pm	at #20 Quinnipiac	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Smith	L 0–3	2,995	6–8–1 (3–6–1)
January 17	7:00 pm	Cornell	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+, SNY	Smith	L 2–6	2,432	6–9–1 (3–7–1)
January 18	7:00 pm	Colgate	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Smith	L 4–6	2,050	6–10–1 (3–8–1)
January 25	7:00 pm	Bentley*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Pearson	W 3–1	1,586	7–10–1
January 26	4:00 pm	Bentley*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Pearson	W 1–0 ^OT	1,337	8–10–1
January 31	7:00 pm	at Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Pearson	W 4–3 ^OT	2,603	9–10–1 (4–8–1)
February 1	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Pearson	W 3–1	4,667	10–10–1 (5–8–1)
February 7	7:00 pm	Clarkson	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
February 8	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
February 14	7:00 pm	at Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 15	7:00 pm	at Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	Brown	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
February 22	7:00 pm	Yale	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[3]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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

^ "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.

[1] "Longtime Cornell, Quinnipiac men's hockey assistant Syer chosen new head coach at Princeton". USCHO. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[2] "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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