Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey

Quinnipiac Bobcats
University Quinnipiac University
Conference ECAC Hockey
Head coach Rand Pecknold
23rd year, 449–266–84 (.615)
Captain(s) Connor Clifton
Derek Smith
Alternate captain(s) Tim Clifton
Tommy Schutt
Arena High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center
Capacity: 3,086
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Hamden, Connecticut
Colors Navy and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2013, 2016
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Tournament Champions
2002, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
1999, 2000, 2013, 2015, 2016
Current uniform

The Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Quinnipiac University. The Bobcats are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut.[2]

History

Quinnipiac College began sponsoring men's ice hockey as a varsity sport for the 1975–76 season. The program joined as an independent NCAA Division II team. The team played as an independent Division II team until 1998, when the program joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and transferred to Division I.[3] The Braves won the MAAC Regular Season Championship in their first season in the league. The trend continued as Quinnipiac won the title the follow two seasons.[3] In 2002 The Braves won the team's first playoff series, winning the MAAC Playoff Championship with a 6–4 win over Mercyhurst.[4] With the win, Quinnipiac received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the first NCAA post season appearance in program history.[4] Quinnipiac faced off against Cornell in the first round of the East Regional, held in Worcester, Massachusetts.[5] Quinnipiac's run into the NCAA Tournament ended early in a 1–6 loss to the Big Red. [6] The game was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the Braves.[7] Quinnipiac finished the 2001–02 season 20–13–5, marking the team's fourth consecutive season with at least 20 wins.[8]

The Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team battles Dartmouth College at the then-named TD Banknorth Sports Center, February 2007. Quinnipiac student section is on right.

In 2003 the MAAC Hockey league split off from the main athletic conference to form Atlantic Hockey.[9] After two years in Atlantic Hockey Quinnipiac left to join the ECAC, replacing Vermont who left the league for Hockey East[10] and changed their name to the Bobcats. QU was chosen over a number of applicants in large part to the university's commitment to build a new multipurpose sports arena to replace the civic-owned Northford Ice Pavilion.[10] The Bobcats moved into the new 3,386-seat TD Bank Sports Center (then known as TD Banknorth Sports Center) in 2007.[11]

The 2012-13 season has brought Quinnipiac to national prominence. The program reached a new high becoming the number one team in the country on February 11, 2013 in both the USCHO.com poll and USA Today College Hockey poll. Quinnipiac retained the ranking the following week despite losing their first game as the top ranked team to St. Lawrence University as the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams also fell the same weekend. The Bobcats also won their first ever Cleary Cup presented to the ECAC regular season champion. On March 24, 2013, the Bobcats received the number one overall seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The Bobcats won the East Region with wins over Canisius (4-3) and Union (5-1) to advance to the school's first ever Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, Pa. In the national semifinals, Quinnipiac defeated St. Cloud State (4-1) to advance to the national championship game against arch rival Yale. The Bobcats fell 4-0 to Yale to end the 2012-13 as the national runner-up.

In the 2013-14 season the Bobcats once again reached the NCAA tournament yet were defeated in the first round by Providence College 4-0. The team finished the season with a 24-10-6 record.

Quinnipiac once again had a successful 2014-15 season when they won their second ECAC regular season title in 3 years but lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to North Dakota 4-1. The team finished the season with a 23-12-4 record.

The 2015-16 season saw Qunnipiac set a school record for wins with 32 along with winning their 3rd ECAC regular season title in 4 years and winning the ECAC tournament championship for the first time. Quinnipiac blew through the East Regional with wins over RIT 4-0 and UMass Lowell 4-1 to capture the regional championship and advance to the Frozen Four in the Tampa for the 2nd time in 4 seasons. In the national semifinals the Bobcats withheld a late charge by Boston College to win 3-2 and advance to the second national championship game in program history. Once again Quinnipiac was denied a national championship this time at the hands of North Dakota in a 5-1 defeat. The team finished the season with a record of 32-4-7.

Rivals

Since moving to the ECAC, Quinnipiac's biggest rival has been the Yale Bulldogs. The rivalry is dubbed the War on Whitney Avenue as the two campuses are separated by a mere 8 miles on Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut to New Haven, Connecticut. The rivalry has reached its highest point in 2013 as both the Bobcats and the Bulldogs rank in the top 10 nationally and are 1 and 2 in the ECAC standings. Quinnipiac holds a 9-5-2 all-time record against the Bulldogs. The winner of the final game between the two teams receives the Heroes Hat which honors those who risked their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The two teams met on April 13, 2013 for the fourth time in the 2012-13 season in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to play for the national championship. Quinnipiac won the previous three meetings by a combined score of 13-3, but was upset in the national championship game, 4-0.

Roster

As of January 16, 2016.[12]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 British Columbia Sherbinin, BraydenBrayden Sherbinin Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-03-07 Kelowna, British Columbia Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
3 Wisconsin Fiala, JoeJoe Fiala Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-11 Verona, Wisconsin Indiana (USHL) —
4 New Jersey Clifton, ConnorConnor Clifton Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-04-28 Matawan, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) ARI, 133rd overall 2013
5 Maryland Fritz, DanielDaniel Fritz Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-04-07 Harwood, Maryland Coquitlam (BCHL) —
6 British Columbia Toews, DevonDevon Toews Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-02-21 Abbotsford, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) NYI, 108th overall 2014
7 Maryland Anas, SamSam Anas (A) Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1993-06-01 Potomac, Maryland Youngstown (USHL) —
8 California Miner-Barron, AlexAlex Miner-Barron Senior (RS) D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-05-09 Glendora, California Waterloo (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Pieper, CanonCanon Pieper Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-12-15 Roseville, Minnesota Coquitlam (BCHL) —
11 New Jersey Clifton, TimTim Clifton Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-05-22 Matawan, New Jersey Jersey (EJHL) —
12 Texas Aldworth, ThomasThomas Aldworth Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-04-30 Keller, Texas Vernon (BCHL) —
13 Florida Priskie, ChaseChase Priskie Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-03-19 Pembroke Pines, Florida Salmon Arm (BCHL) WSH, 177th overall 2016
14 Minnesota Smith, DerekDerek Smith Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-10-24 Apple Valley, Minnesota Coulee Region (NAHL) —
15 Ontario Shiplo, LukeLuke Shiplo Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-05-31 Oakville, Ontario Vernon (BCHL) —
16 Colorado Smith, LandonLandon Smith Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-10-18 Greenwood Village, Colorado Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
17 New York (state) Tiefenwerth, K. J.K. J. Tiefenwerth Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1992-01-31 Bellmore, New York UMass (HEA) —
18 California Jonzzon, SorenSoren Jonzzon (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-12-10 Mountain View, California Youngstown (USHL) —
19 Alberta MacMaster, TannerTanner MacMaster Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-01-08 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (USHL) —
20 British Columbia Martin, CraigCraig Martin Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-03-15 Trail, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
22 British Columbia Davidson, ScottScott Davidson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-06-04 Trail, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
23 Minnesota Schutt, TommyTommy Schutt Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993-04-28 Chanhassen, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) —
24 Minnesota Pieper, BoBo Pieper Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-12-17 Roseville, Minnesota Coquitlam (BCHL) —
25 Illinois Hilbrich, TomTom Hilbrich Senior D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-01-21 Clarendon, Illinois Pembroke (CCHL) —
26 British Columbia St. Denis, TravisTravis St. Denis (A) Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992-09-17 Trail, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
27 Massachusetts McKernan, KevinKevin McKernan Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-07-30 Millbury, Massachusetts Boston (USPHL) —
28 Connecticut Duane, KevinKevin Duane Junior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-01-01 New Canaan, Connecticut Boston University (HEA) —
29 California Lawrence, SeanSean Lawrence Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-29 Granite Bay, California Boston (USPHL) —
33 Wisconsin Truehl, ChrisChris Truehl Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-10-27 Madison, Wisconsin Air Force (AHA) —
34 British Columbia Garteig, MichaelMichael Garteig Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-11-05 Prince George, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
35 Minnesota Meyers, JacobJacob Meyers Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-01-12 Chanhassen, Minnesota Alexandria (NAHL) —
39 Alberta Taverner, AndrewAndrew Taverner Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-05-07 Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) —

References

  1. ↑ Bobcat Identity Standards Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Quinnipiac Bobcats, Union Dutchmen play 5-overtime hockey game, longest in NCAA history - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. 1 2 Archived November 22, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "2002 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  6. ↑ Archived December 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Bobcat hockey looking for repeated success | The Quinnipiac Chronicle". 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  9. ↑ "Atlantic Hockey : ATLANTIC HOCKEY HISTORY". Atlantichockeyonline.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  10. 1 2 "Quinnipiac Officially Admitted to ECAC :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. 2004-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  11. ↑ Holtz, Jeff (2007-01-27). "Arena Fit for Quinnipiac's Ambition". The New York Times.
  12. ↑ "2015–16 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

See also

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