2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season

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2024–25 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season


Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	M&T Bank Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#18
USA Hockey	#18
Record
Overall	8–6–1
Conference	5–3–0
Home	6–3–0
Road	2–3–0
Neutral	0–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Rand Pecknold
Assistant coaches	Joe Dumais Rick Bennett Justin Eddy
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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

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

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

As of September 10, 2024.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3	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	Davis Pennington	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-27	Saline, Michigan	Omaha (NCHC)	—
5	Aaron Bohlinger	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-08-25	Walden, New York	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
6	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	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	Matthew McGroarty	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-01-30	Westport, Connecticut	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
10	Tyler Borgula	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2005-10-06	Livonia, Michigan	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
11	Aaron Schwartz	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-03-22	Parkland, Florida	Surrey Eagles (USHL)	—
12	Ryan Smith	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2005-10-03	Pendleton, New York	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
13	Noah Eyre	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2004-06-22	Vienna, Virginia	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
14	Victor Czerneckianair	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-02-17	Southington, Connecticut	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
15	Jack Ricketts	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-09-08	Oakville, Ontario	Holy Cross (AHA)	—
16	Jeremy Wilmer	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2003-08-16	Rockville Centre, New York	Boston University (HEA)	—
17	Travis Treloar	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2001-05-12	Kalmar, Sweden	Ohio State (Big Ten)	—
18	Anthony Cipollone	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-14	Purchase, New York	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
19	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	Mason Marcellus	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-07-19	Greely, Ontario	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
22	Braden Blace	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-09-09	Duncan, British Columbia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
23	Michael Salandra	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-06-13	Pleasantville, New York	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
24	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	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	Andon Cerbone	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2004-04-13	Stamford, Connecticut	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
28	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	Dylan Silverstein	Freshman (RS)	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-02-07	Calabasas, California	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
31	Noah Altman	Senior	G	6' 7" (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2000-08-16	Los Angeles, California	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
33	Matej Marinov	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	2003-06-16	Nitra, Slovakia	Fargo Force (USHL)	—

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
#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
#16 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	Rank	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 6	4:00 pm	#20т Northeastern*	#8	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Exhibition)	ESPN+		L 2–4
Regular Season
October 12	7:00 pm	Penn State*	#8	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Marinov	W 3–2	3,477	1–0–0
October 18	7:00 pm	at #9 Maine*	#7	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Silverstein	L 1–2	5,043	1–1–0
October 19	7:00 pm	at #9 Maine*	#7	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Marinov	L 5–6	5,043	1–2–0
October 25	7:00 pm	New Hampshire*	#11	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+, NESN	Silverstein	W 8–2	3,402	2–2–0
October 26	4:00 pm	New Hampshire*	#11	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Silverstein	L 2–3	3,541	2–3–0
November 2	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross*	#14	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN	Silverstein	W 3–0	2,100	3–3–0
November 8	7:00 pm	Dartmouth	#15	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Silverstein	L 2–4	3,121	3–4–0 (0–1–0)
November 9	7:00 pm	Harvard	#15	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Marinov	L 0–3	3,429	3–5–0 (0–2–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	at Brown	#19	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Marinov	W 3–2	907	4–5–0 (1–2–0)
November 16	7:00 pm	at Yale	#19	Ingalls Rink • New 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 Rink • Ithaca, 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 Arena • Hamilton, 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 Garden • New York, New York (The Frozen Apple)	ESPN+	Silverstein	T 3–3	16,593	6–6–1
December 6	7:00 pm	Rensselaer	#18	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Silverstein	W 3–1	3,223	7–6–1 (4–3–0)
December 7	4:00 pm	Union	#18	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Silverstein	W 3–1	3,008	8–6–1 (5–3–0)
December 29	4:00 pm	American International*	#18	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Marinov	W 6–5	3,111	9–6–1
January 1	7:00 pm	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 4	4:00 pm	Northeastern*		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 6	7:00 pm	Stonehill*		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 10	7:00 pm	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
January 11	7:00 pm	Princeton		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 17	7:00 pm	Colgate		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 18	7:00 pm	Cornell		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
Connecticut Ice
January 24	TBA	vs. Connecticut*		Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)	SNY
January 25	TBD	Sacred Heart / Yale*		Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice)	SNY
January 31	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+
February 7	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 8	7:00 pm	Clarkson		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 14	TBA	at Union		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+
February 15	7:00 pm	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	Yale		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	Yale		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 22	7:00 pm	Brown		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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	8	8	7	11	14	15	19	18	18	18	18	18	–
USA Hockey	7	8	8	10	13	15	RV	18	18	18	16	18	–

References

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

v t e Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the Quinnipiac Braves
Playing venues	East Haven Rink (1975–1999) Northford Ice Pavilion (1999–2007) M&T Bank Arena (2007–present)
Head coaches	Jim Kennedy (1975–1979) Ralph O'Connor (1979–1980) Jim Armstrong (1980–1994) Rand Pecknold (1994–present)
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1976–1985) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC North/South/Central (1992–1997) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2005) ECAC Hockey (2005–present)
Rivalries	Battle of Whitney Avenue (Yale Bulldogs)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Chris Cerrella (205 Points) Chris Cerrella (99 Goals) Michael Garteig (78 Wins)
National championships	2023
Frozen Four appearances	2013 2016 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	2002 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2002 ECAC: 2016
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