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Men's ice hockey team

College ice hockey team
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Current season
Princeton Tigers athletic logo
UniversityPrinceton University
ConferenceECAC Hockey
First season1899–1900
Head coachBen Syer
2nd season, 12–15–3 (.450)
Assistant coaches
ArenaHobey Baker Memorial Rink
Princeton, New Jersey
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
1998, 2008, 2009, 2018
Conference tournament champions
ECAC: 1998, 2008, 2018
Conference regular season champions
IHA: 1907, 1910, 1912, 1913
IHL: 1914, 1917
Pentagonal League: 1941, 1953

The Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Princeton University. The Tigers are a member of ECAC Hockey. They play at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink in Princeton, New Jersey.[2] In 1999, future NHL player Jeff Halpern scored 22 goals to tie for the most goals in the ECAC and was co-winner of Princeton's Roper Trophy for athletic and academic achievement.[3] In 2010–11, Andrew Calof was ECAC Rookie of the Year.

History

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Princeton University ice hockey team in 1906–07 season. Players from top row to bottom row, left to right: Charles Coxe, Josh Brush, Chester Levis, Philip Chew, Jay Zahniser, John Chislett, Ralph Osborne and Harral Tenney.

Princeton University had an ice hockey team organized already during the 1894–95 season, when the school still went by the name of College of New Jersey. On March 3, 1895 the university ice hockey team faced a Baltimore aggregation at the North Avenue Ice Palace in Baltimore, Maryland and won by a score of 5–0. The players on the 1895 team were Chester Derr, John Brooks, Howard Colby, James Blair, Frederick Allen, Ralph Hoagland and Art Wheeler.[4]

For the 1899–1900 season the Princeton University ice hockey team became a member of the Intercollegiate Hockey League (ICHL) where they played organized league games against other Ivy League school teams such as Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania and Yale.

Princeton's most famous ice hockey player Hobey Baker (1892–1918) played for the school team between 1911 and 1914, before he graduated and went on to play for the New York City based St. Nicholas Hockey Club.

As many college programs did, Princeton's ice hockey squad suspended operations for the 1917–18 season due to the United States entering World War I but the icers returned after the armistice was signed. A few years later the Tigers hired their first head coach, Russell O. Ellis, but they would go through several more before they could find someone to lead the program for more than a few years. Despite the tumult behind the bench Princeton was still producing some of the best teams in college hockey, setting a program record of 15 wins that would stand for 76 years.

In the midst of the Great Depression Richard Vaughan came to Princeton and would helm the team for the next quarter-century. Vaughan would keep the Tigers competitive through much of his tenure and his 159 wins remains a program high 60 years after his retirement. Princeton found it difficult to replace Vaughan, going through 5 coaches in 18 years while producing only two winning records in that time. The team's nadir came under Bill Quackenbush who, despite ending up in the Hall of Fame as a player, was the program's worst coach as far as records go. Quackenbush's tenure began well with Princeton making the ECAC tournament for the first time, but the following season the team slid to 16th in the conference and would not win more than 5 games a year for the next 5 seasons. Quackenbush remained with the program even after a 1–22 season but resigned in 1973 with the Tigers an afterthought in ECAC Hockey. Princeton would not play another postseason game until 1985, the year after 7 teams left to form Hockey East, and they would not win a playoff game until 1992 under first-year head coach Don Cahoon.

Coach Ben Syer and players in 2024

During Cahoon's time at Princeton the program recovered from decades as a bottom-feeder and in 1995 produced their first winning season in 27 years. Three seasons later the Tigers won their first conference tournament and made the NCAA tournament for the first time. After Cahoon left to head Massachusetts in 2000, he was replaced by long-time assistant Len Quesnelle but after four years the team was back at the bottom of the conference and he was swiftly replaced by Guy Gadowsky.

It took Gadowsky a few years to get the Tigers back on their feet but he led the team to its second conference championship in 2008, setting a program high with 21 wins that he bested by 1 the following year. Two years later Gadowsky left and was replaced by Bob Prier but just as had happened with Cahoon, the successor did not last long and after a dismal third season Ron Fogarty was hired as the 17th head coach in program history. As of 2019 Fogarty's best season came in 2018 when he led an underdog Tigers squad to their 3rd conference title.

Lineup of Princeton Tigers players
2023-2024 Princeton Tigers at Brown's Meehan Auditorium

Season-by-season results

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Records vs. current ECAC Hockey teams

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As of the completion of 2018–19 season

School Team Away Arena Overall record Win % Home Away Last Result
Brown University Bears Meehan Auditorium 72–90–11 .448 35–39–6 33–46–6 5-6 L (3OT)
Clarkson University Golden Knights Cheel Arena 34–84–7 .300 24–35–5 6–45–1 1-1 T
Colgate University Raiders Class of 1965 Arena 48–59–8 .452 28–26–6 15–32–2 3-4 L
Cornell University Big Red Lynah Rink 53–91–8 .375 25–39–6 16–50–2 2-3 L
Dartmouth College Big Green Thompson Arena 89–104–16 .464 45–44–8 34–46–8 0-5 L
Harvard University Crimson Bright-Landry Hockey Center 58–158–12 .281 27–60–5 18–75–6 4-2 W
Quinnipiac University Bobcats People's United Center 12–17–1 .417 4–10–1 8–7–0 3-6 L
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers Houston Field House 37–69–11 .363 19–26–5 18–40–6 2-6 L
St. Lawrence University Saints Appleton Arena 25–70–11 .288 16–33–5 9–36–4 5-3 W
Union College Dutchmen Achilles Rink 25–36–7 .419 16–15–3 8–21–4 2-3 L
Yale University Bulldogs Ingalls Rink 109–141–11 .439 51–47–4 32–69–3 3-2 W

All-time coaching records

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Coaches
Head coach Ben Syer
Assistant Connor Jones

As of completion of 2024–25 season[5]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1899–1917, 1918–1920No Coach20103–87–6.541
1920–1921Russell O. Ellis14–4–0.500
1921–1922Moylan McDonnell13–6–1
1927–1933Lloyd Neidlinger671–31–3.690
1933–1935Frank Fredrickson215–18–0.455
1935–1943, 1945–1959Richard Vaughan22159–211–14.432
1959–1965R. Norman Wood649–88–1.359
1965–1967Johnny Wilson214–27–1.345
1967–1973Bill Quackenbush634–104–2.250
1973–1977Jack Semler425–66–5.286
1977–1991Jim Higgins14130–219–21.380
1991–2000Don Cahoon9122–129–32.488
2000–2004Len Quesnelle429–84–11.278
2004–2011Guy Gadowsky7105–109–15.491
2011–2014Bob Prier325–58–12.326
2014–2024Ron Fogarty990–169–27.362
2024–presentBen Syer112–15–3.450
Totals 17 coaches 122 Seasons 1,034–1,461–156 .419
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The team's statistical leaders are as follows.[6]

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Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
John Messuri 1985–1989 110 60 118 178
Ryan Kuffner 2015–2019 132 75 77 152
Andre Faust 1988–1992 106 62 88 150
Max Véronneau 2015–2019 130 52 92 144
Jeff Halpern 1995–1999 132 60 82 142
John Cook 1960–1963 67 65 132
Andrew Calof 2010–2014 117 44 79 123
Greg Polaski 1986–1990 96 64 57 121
Scott Bertoli 1995–1999 130 41 77 118
John McBride 1957–1960 60 57 117
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GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Robert O'Connor1947–1949342.38
Zane Kalemba2006–20101086267574452579.9122.46
Mike Condon2009–2013532969182282883.9172.67
Sean Bonar2010–2014633457173361822.8982.84
Erasmo Saltarelli1994–19987639752924111965.8962.94

Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.

Roster

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As of August 8, 2025.[7]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 United States Arthur Smith Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-04-30 Farmington, Connecticut Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
3 United States Pat Reilly Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-09-27 Avon, New Jersey Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
4 United States David Ma Senior (RS) D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-06-22 Yonkers, New York Chicago Steel (USHL) —
6 Canada Ian Devlin Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-07 Toronto, Ontario Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
7 Canada Kai Daniells Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-07 Whistler, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
8 United States Tyler Rubin Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-01-10 Natick, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
9 Norway Hans Ulvbene Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-08-25 Oslo, Norway Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
11 United States Jayden Sison Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-01-27 Paoli, Pennsylvania Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
12 United States Jake Manfre Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-04-22 Smithtown, New York Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
13 United States Drew Garzone Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-05-30 Dover, Massachusetts Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
14 Canada Carson Buydens Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-03-10 Gladstone, Manitoba North Iowa Bulls (BCHL) —
15 Canada Julian Facchinelli Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-07-04 Woodbridge, Ontario Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
16 United States Brendan Gorman Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-17 Arlington, Massachusetts Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA) —
17 United States Miles Gunty Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-02-21 Bethesda, Maryland Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
18 United States Joshua Karnish Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-08-07 Marlton, New Jersey Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
19 United States Seamus Latta Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2005-04-08 Bozeman, Montana Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
20 Canada Kevin Anderson Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-09-15 Regina, Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) —
21 United States Michael Young Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-08-28 Kings Park, New York New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
22 Canada Matt Souliere Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 206-08-01 London, Ontario Ottawa 67's (OHL) —
23 Canada Kai Greaves Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-03-04 Cambridge, Ontario Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
24 United States David Jacobs Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-09-26 Needham, Massachusetts Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
25 United States Nick Marciano Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-05-19 Greenwich, Connecticut Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
26 Canada Luc Pelletier Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-09-07 Courtenay, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
27 United States Jaxson Ezman Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-12-22 Middleton, Wisconsin Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
28 Canada Brendan Wang Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-08 Burnaby, British Columbia Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) —
30 United States Conor Callaghan Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-02 Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
33 United States Chris Reiniger Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2006-03-27 Annapolis, Maryland Chicago Steel (USHL) —
35 United States Dan Moor Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2006-01-17 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Lancers (USHL) —

Awards and honors

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NCAA

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All-Americans

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AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey

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Individual awards

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All-Conference

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First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Third Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Olympians

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This is a list of Princeton alumni who have played on an Olympic team.[10]

Name Position Princeton Tenure Team Year Finish
Gerard HallockDefenseman1923–1926United States USA1932 Silver
Robert LivingstonDefenseman1928–1931United States USA1932 Silver
Fred KammerRight Wing1931–1934United States USA1936 Bronze
Malcolm McAlpinCenter1930–1932United States USA1936 Bronze
Christopher RodgersGoaltender1941–1942United States USA†1948DQ
Jim SloaneRight Wing1940–1943United States USA†1948DQ

† denotes the AAU team that marched in the opening ceremony but did not participate.

Tigers in the NHL

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As of July 1, 2025.[11]

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[12] = NHL All-Star[12] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers

† Jeff Halpern won a Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Logo & Brand Assets | Princeton University Office of Communications". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online :: Princeton Tigers Men's Hockey". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
  3. ↑ Jeff Halpern
  4. ↑ The Baltimore Sun, March 4, 1895, pg. 7
  5. ↑ "Men's Hockey Coaching History". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Men's Hockey Individual Records". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2025–26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Legends of Hockey". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Men's Hockey National Team Members". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Alumni report for Princeton University". Hockey DB. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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