Team Notes: Dartmouth Opens Season at Ivy Shootout
HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's hockey team is ready to begin its 2010-11 campaign with a 4 p.m. matchup on Friday versus Princeton in the first game of the Ivy Shootout. Yale is hosting the shootout and will be squaring off with Brown at 7 p.m. in the second game of the two-day tournament. The winning and losing teams will match up on on Saturday with the Elis playing at 7 p.m. both nights. The two games for the Big Green are regular-season contests that count on the overall record and against the team's RPI, but do not count in either the ECAC or Ivy League standings.
THIS WEEKEND’S GAMES
The Dartmouth men’s hockey team kicks off the 2010-11
season at the Ivy League Shootout with an opening game against
Princeton. The Big Green will square off against either Yale or
Brown in the second round.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
Princeton comes into the game with Dartmouth fresh off a 7-1
exhibition win over Morrisville State. The Tigers were victorious
in both of their exhibition contests with a 5-4 win over
Quebec.
Will MacDonald led his team with four points
against Morrisville as his linemates Kevin Lohry and Marc Hagel
also scored and had multiple points in the win.
Sean Bonar earned the win in goal, making seven
saves in the final two periods of the contest. Alan Reynolds
started the game and made three saves.
DARTMOUTH-PRINCETON SERIES
Dartmouth’s opening game against Princeton will mark the
188th meeting between the two teams. Currently Dartmouth holds the
lead, 92-82-13. The two began meeting on Jan. 9, 1907. Last season
the Tigers won both meetings by scores of 2-1 and 5-3. In the last
10 meetings Princeton holds the lead, 5-4-1.
2009-10 AGAINST PRINCETON
In the first matchup between the two on 11/13/09, Princeton came
away with a 2-1 win on home ice. Mike Kramer tallied the first goal
of the game in the first period before Dartmouth’s Scott
Fleming tied things up in the second. Neither side could
find the back of the net in the third as the two skated to
overtime. Cam MacIntyre buried the game winner just 37 seconds into
the extra frame.
In the rubber game in Hanover, the two were
tied after the opening period, but in the second frame the Tigers
exploded for three goals. The Big Green was able to only get one
back off a power play goal by Joe
Gaudet. Princeton added another one to its total in the third
and, despite a late strike by Fleming, the Big Green fell, 5-3.
DARTMOUTH-BROWN SERIES
The series between Brown and Dartmouth has been very tight as the
Big Green holds a slim margin, just 65-63-7. Dartmouth has won four
of the last five meetings with one tie, and six of the last 10
meetings. Bob
Gaudet is currently 18-9-2 against the Bears.
DARTMOUTH-YALE SERIES
One of Dartmouth’s longest running series is against Yale.
The two began meeting in 1907 when the Big Green came away with a
4-2 win. The Bulldogs swept the Big Green with two 4-2 victories in
2009-10. Yale is currently 6-4 in the last 10 meetings with
victories in the last four and. Bob
Gaudet holds a 17-13-3 record against the Bulldogs but
Yale leads overall, 96-88-12.
RADIO/LIVE STATS
Once again the 2010-11 season will be showcased on the radio. All
Big Green games can be accessed through the Dartmouth Sports
Network at http://www.dartmouthsportsnetwork.com. Local radio
personality Chris Garrett will provide the play-by-play. Also by
accessing DartmouthSports.com fans can keep up with the Big Green
action by logging on and watching live stats or becoming a Big
Green Insider which gives you access to video feeds.
NEXT UP
Dartmouth opens up the home portion of its schedule with contests
against Rensselaer and Union on Nov. 5 and 6.
SEASON OPENERS
Dartmouth is opening up 2010-11 on the road. The Big Green last
opened a season on the road in 2008-09. Dartmouth is 31-22-2 when
opening up on the road. Under the tutelage of Bob
Gaudet, the Big Green has gone 7-6 in the first game of the
year.
Gaudet’s Opening Games (7-6)
10/31/97 vs. Army (W, 7-1)
11/8/98 vs. Niagara (W, 8-5)
11/5/99 at Harvard (L, 2-7)
11/3/00 at Western Michigan (L, 0-5)
11/4/01 at Harvard (L, 2-5)
11/2/02 vs. Wayne State (W, 5-3)
11/1/03 vs. Holy Cross (W, 3-1)
10/30/04 vs. Quinnipiac (W, 3-1)
10/29/05 at Harvard (L, 2-6)
10/27/06 vs. Harvard (W, 5-2)
10/28/07 at Vermont (W, 4-2)
10/31/08 at Harvard (L, 1-4)
10/30/09 vs. Harvard (L, 3-5)
