2025–26 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| ECAC Hockey Tournament, Champion NCAA Tournament, TBD | |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Thompson Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #9 |
| USA Hockey | #9 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–7–4 |
| Conference | 14–5–4 |
| Home | 16–1–2 |
| Road | 5–6–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Reid Cashman |
| Assistant coaches | Jason Tapp Byron Pool Brian Fahey |
| Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The 2025–26 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season will be the 119th season of play for the program and the 64th in ECAC Hockey. The Big Green will represent Dartmouth College in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Thompson Arena and be coached by Reid Cashman in his 5th season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Chisholm | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Texas Stars) |
| Braiden Dorfman | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Diables Rouges de Briançon) |
| Cooper Flinton | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Tampa Bay Lightning) |
| John Fusco | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Luke Haymes | Forward | Canada | Signed professional contract Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Trym Løkkeberg | Forward | Norway | Graduation (retired) |
| Ian Pierce | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder) |
| Steven Townley | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Clarke | Forward | United States | 21 | Creve Coeur, MO |
| Cooper Cleaves | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Riverside, CT |
| Brock Cummings | Forward | Canada | 20 | Mississauga, ON |
| Brock Devlin | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Mission Viejo, CA |
| Tyler Grahme | Forward | United States | 21 | Bloomington, MN |
| Nathan Morin | Forward | Canada | 21 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC |
| Ryan Schelling | Forward | United States | 21 | Airmont, NY |
| Jason Stefanek | Forward | United States | 21 | Yorba Linda, CA |
Roster
As of August 17, 2025.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eric Charpentier | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-06-10 | Silver Spring, Maryland | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — | |
| 4 | C. J. Foley | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-02-11 | Hanover, Massachusetts | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — | |
| 5 | Tucker McRae | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-04-11 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | — | |
| 6 | Matt Fusco | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-03-07 | Westwood, Massachusetts | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — | |
| 7 | Nikita Nikora | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-01-21 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) | — | |
| 8 | Austin Salani | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2003-08-07 | Hancock, Michigan | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — | |
| 9 | Colin Grable | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-01-16 | Spring Lake, New Jersey | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — | |
| 10 | Hayden Stavroff | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-07-09 | Dublin, Ohio | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — | |
| 11 | Nathan Morin | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 2004-03-28 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — | |
| 12 | Tim Busconi | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 2004-01-03 | Milton, Massachusetts | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — | |
| 13 | Joshua Schenk | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2004-09-04 | Whitehorse, Yukon Territory | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — | |
| 15 | Cam MacDonald | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-03-08 | Surrey, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — | |
| 18 | Hank Cleaves | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-12-25 | Riverside, Connecticut | Vernon Vipers (NAHL) | — | |
| 20 | Brock Devlin | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2005-05-11 | Mission Viejo, California | Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL) | — | |
| 21 | Andrew Clarke | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-02-11 | Creve Coeur, Missouri | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | |
| 22 | Cooper Cleaves | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2006-01-05 | Riverside, Connecticut | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | |
| 24 | Oskari Vuorio | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2004-05-06 | Espoo, Finland | Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | — | |
| 26 | Ryan Schelling | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-04-09 | Airmont, New York | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — | |
| 27 | Tyler Grahme | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-07-11 | Bloomington, Minnesota | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — | |
| 31 | Mikey Roberts | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-12-25 | Wilton, Connecticut | Taft School (USHS–CT) | — | |
| 32 | Roan Clarke | Junior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-08-23 | Cloverdale, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — | |
| 43 | Owen Desilets | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2004-02-03 | Airdrie, Alberta | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — | |
| 70 | Emmett Croteau | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2003-12-07 | Bonnyville, Alberta | Clarkson (ECAC) | MTL, 162nd overall 2022 | |
| 71 | Brock Cummings | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2005-03-23 | Mississauga, Ontario | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — | |
| 86 | Jack Silverberg | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-12-01 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (BCHL) | — | |
| 92 | Jason Stefanek | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2004-08-20 | Yorba Linda, California | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — | |
| 95 | Alex Krause | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-07-22 | Calabasas, California | Northeast Generals (NAHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #10т Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 102 | 48 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 157 | 88 | ||
| #9 Dartmouth * | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 81 | 53 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 124 | 70 | ||
| #8 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 109 | 64 | ||
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 63 | 57 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 103 | 90 | ||
| Union | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 71 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 140 | 98 | ||
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 61 | 64 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 92 | 100 | ||
| Colgate | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 68 | 74 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 99 | 125 | ||
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 65 | 65 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 111 | 111 | ||
| Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 55 | 70 | 35 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 80 | 115 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 63 | 80 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 79 | 115 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 99 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 85 | 151 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 83 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 119 | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 22, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26 | 3:00 pm | Norwich* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 6–0 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NEC Front Row | Clarke | W 5–2 | 253 | 1–0–0 | |||
| November 2 | 5:00 pm | Yale* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 6–1 | 1,840 | 2–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 4–1 | 1,795 | 3–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | #17 Cornell | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 2–1 | 2,523 | 4–0–0 (3–0–0) | |||
| November 14 | 4:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #19 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 6–1 | 1,486 | 5–0–0 (4–0–0) | ||
| November 15 | 4:00 pm | at Clarkson | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,489 | 6–0–0 (5–0–0) | ||
| November 28 | 7:00 pm | Vermont* | #13 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 7–2 | 3,794 | 7–0–0 | ||
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | Merrimack* | #13 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 1–0 | 2,512 | 8–0–0 | ||
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 7–3 | 1,751 | 9–0–0 (6–0–0) | ||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Yale | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 6–1 | 2,238 | 10–0–0 (7–0–0) | ||
| December 12 | 7:00 pm | Army* | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 3–0 | 2,539 | 11–0–0 | ||
| December 14 | 4:00 pm | at New Hampshire* | #8 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 2–3 OT | 5,469 | 11–1–0 | ||
| Ledyard Bank Classic | |||||||||||
| December 27 | 5:00 pm | Arizona State* | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Game 1) | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 1–5 | 3,636 | 11–2–0 | ||
| December 28 | 3:00 pm | Arizona State* | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Game 2) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–1 | 2,855 | 12–2–0 | ||
| January 2 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | #9 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 4–5 | 1,964 | 12–3–0 (7–1–0) | ||
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | at #10 Quinnipiac | #9 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 3–5 | 3,041 | 12–4–0 (7–2–0) | ||
| January 9 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | #11 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 5–4 | 3,773 | 13–4–0 (8–2–0) | ||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 2–2 SOW | 2,204 | 13–4–1 (8–2–1) | ||
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 4–0 | 2,736 | 14–4–1 (9–2–1) | ||
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Cornell | #10 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 1–2 OT | 4,267 | 14–5–1 (9–3–1) | ||
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | #10 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 2–5 | 882 | 14–6–1 (9–4–1) | ||
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | Union | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–2 | 2,390 | 15–6–1 (10–4–1) | ||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,899 | 16–6–1 (11–4–1) | ||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | #14 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,240 | 17–6–1 (12–4–1) | ||
| February 13 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 4–4 SOW | 1,915 | 17–6–2 (12–4–2) | ||
| February 14 | 4:00 pm | at Brown | #12 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 4–3 | 756 | 17–7–2 (12–5–2) | ||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | #14 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 3–1 | 2,005 | 18–7–2 (13–5–2) | ||
| February 21 | 5:00 pm | at Union | #14 | M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 3–3 SOW | 2,455 | 18–7–3 (13–5–3) | ||
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | #7 Quinnipiac | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 7–4 | 2,991 | 19–7–3 (14–5–3) | ||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 2–2 SOL | 5,195 | 19–7–4 (14–5–4) | ||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13 | 7:00 pm | Colgate* | #12 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–1 | 2,474 | 20–7–4 | ||
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Colgate* | #12 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–1 | 2,787 | 21–7–4 | ||
| March 20 | 4:00 pm | vs. Clarkson* | #9 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–0 | 4,000 | 22–7–4 | ||
| March 20 | 4:00 pm | vs. Princeton* | #9 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Championship) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 2–1 OT | 5,454 | 23–7–4 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 26 | 5:00 pm | vs. Wisconsin* | DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Regional Semifinal) | ESPNU | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
Source:[3]
Rankings
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 (1) | 8 (1) | 8 | – | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |||
| USA Hockey | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 | – | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Dartmouth College 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.