2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceHobey Baker Memorial Rink
Rankings
USA Hockey#20 (tie)
Record
Overall17–12–3
Conference11–9–2
Home14–2–1
Road3–10–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachBen Syer
Assistant coachesConnor Jones
Shane Talarico
Dan Henningson
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season will be the 123rd season of play for the program and the 64th in ECAC Hockey. The Tigers represented Princeton University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink and be coached by Ben Syer in his 2nd season.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jack Cronin Forward  United States Graduate transfer to New Hampshire
Noah De la Durantaye Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Syracuse Crunch)
Alex Konovalov Forward  Russia Graduation (retired)
Ethan Pearson Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Seamus Latta Forward  United States 20 Bozeman, MT
Dan Moor Goaltender  United States 19 Omaha, NE
Chris Reiniger Defenseman  United States 19 Annapolis, MD
Matt Souliere Forward  Canada 19 London, ON
Hans Ulvebne Forward  Norway 21 Oslo, NOR

Roster

As of August 8, 2025[1]

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

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 32 21 7 4 118 69
#8 Cornell 22 15 6 1 1 1 1 47 71 42 32 22 9 1 107 61
Princeton 22 11 9 2 0 1 1 37 63 57 32 17 12 3 99 86
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 37 18 16 3 111 107
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 16, 2026

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 25 7:00 pm Simon Fraser* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey (Exhibition) ESPN+   W 2–0   
Regular season
October 31 7:00 pm Alaska* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 5–2  920 1–0–0
November 1 7:00 pm Alaska* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 6–3  1,159 2–0–0
November 7 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Smith L 1–2  729 2–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 8 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Callaghan L 1–2  1,645 2–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 15 7:00 pm Stonehill* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Callaghan W 3–2  1,475 3–2–0
November 21 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Callaghan W 7–4  1,849 4–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 22 7:00 pm Clarkson Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Callaghan W 4–3  1,738 5–2–0 (2–2–0)
November 28 7:00 pm at Bowling Green* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Callaghan L 1–4  3,135 5–3–0
November 29 7:00 pm at Bowling Green* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Moor L 3–4  1,619 5–4–0
December 5 7:00 pm at Union M&T Bank CenterSchenectady, New York ESPN+ Callaghan W 5–1  1,611 6–4–0 (3–2–0)
December 6 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Callaghan W 4–0  1,360 7–4–0 (4–2–0)
December 28 7:00 pm Brown* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Callaghan W 5–4 OT 2,186 8–4–0
January 2 7:00 pm #9 Dartmouth Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 5–4  1,964 9–4–0 (5–2–0)
January 3 7:00 pm #18 Harvard Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 3–2  2,052 10–4–0 (6–2–0)
January 9 7:00 pm Rensselaer #20 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 5–2  1,847 11–4–0 (7–2–0)
January 10 7:00 pm Union #20 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith L 2–4  1,877 11–5–0 (7–3–0)
January 16 7:00 pm at #13 Cornell #18 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Smith L 1–2  3,473 11–6–0 (7–4–0)
January 17 7:00 pm at Colgate #18 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Smith L 0–2  869 11–7–0 (7–5–0)
January 23 7:00 pm at Bentley* Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts ESPN+ Smith L 1–4  1,800 11–8–0
January 24 7:00 pm at Bentley* Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts ESPN+ Callaghan T 2–2 OT 1,545 11–8–1
January 30 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Callaghan W 3–1  2,321 12–8–1 (8–5–0)
January 31 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Callaghan L 2–6  817 12–9–1 (8–6–0)
February 6 7:00 pm Yale Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 3–1  2,154 13–9–1 (9–6–0)
February 7 7:00 pm Brown Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 5–3  1,939 14–9–1 (10–6–0)
February 14 7:00 pm at #5 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Smith L 1–4  2,759 14–10–1 (10–7–0)
February 15 4:00 pm #5 Quinnipiac Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith L 1–4  2,230 14–11–1 (10–8–0)
February 20 7:00 pm Colgate Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith T 1–1 SOL 1,881 14–11–2 (10–8–1)
February 21 7:00 pm #11 Cornell Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Smith W 4–2  2,192 15–11–2 (11–8–1)
February 27 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Smith L 3–5  2,025 15–12–2 (11–9–1)
February 28 7:00 pm at #14 Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Smith T 2–2 SOW 5,195 15–12–3 (11–9–2)
ECAC Hockey tournament
March 13 7:00 pm #20 Union* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Smith W 5–2  1,427 16–12–3
March 14 7:00 pm #20 Union* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Smith W 5–2  1,680 17–12–3
March 20 7:00 pm vs. #8 Cornell* Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

[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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 20 18 RV RV NR NR NR RV NR RV RV
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV 19 18т RV RV NR NR NR RV NR RV 20т

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "Princeton Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.