2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USA Hockey | #20 (tie) |
| Record | |
| Overall | 17–12–3 |
| Conference | 11–9–2 |
| Home | 14–2–1 |
| Road | 3–10–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ben Syer |
| Assistant coaches | Connor Jones Shane Talarico Dan Henningson |
| Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
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 Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | W 2–0 | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | Alaska* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 5–2 | 920 | 1–0–0 | |||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | Alaska* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 6–3 | 1,159 | 2–0–0 | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Smith | L 1–2 | 729 | 2–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Callaghan | L 1–2 | 1,645 | 2–2–0 (0–2–0) | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Stonehill* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Callaghan | W 3–2 | 1,475 | 3–2–0 | |||
| November 21 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Callaghan | W 7–4 | 1,849 | 4–2–0 (1–2–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, 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 Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Midco Sports+ | Callaghan | L 1–4 | 3,135 | 5–3–0 | |||
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green* | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Midco Sports+ | Moor | L 3–4 | 1,619 | 5–4–0 | |||
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | at Union | M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Callaghan | W 5–1 | 1,611 | 6–4–0 (3–2–0) | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Callaghan | W 4–0 | 1,360 | 7–4–0 (4–2–0) | |||
| December 28 | 7:00 pm | Brown* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Callaghan | W 5–4 OT | 2,186 | 8–4–0 | |||
| January 2 | 7:00 pm | #9 Dartmouth | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, 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 Rink • Princeton, 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 Rink • Princeton, 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 Rink • Princeton, 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 Rink • Ithaca, 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 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Smith | L 0–2 | 869 | 11–7–0 (7–5–0) | ||
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Smith | L 1–4 | 1,800 | 11–8–0 | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Callaghan | T 2–2 OT | 1,545 | 11–8–1 | |||
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Callaghan | W 3–1 | 2,321 | 12–8–1 (8–5–0) | |||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Callaghan | L 2–6 | 817 | 12–9–1 (8–6–0) | |||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 3–1 | 2,154 | 13–9–1 (9–6–0) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, 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 Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Smith | L 1–4 | 2,759 | 14–10–1 (10–7–0) | |||
| February 15 | 4:00 pm | #5 Quinnipiac | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | L 1–4 | 2,230 | 14–11–1 (10–8–0) | |||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, 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 Rink • Princeton, 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 Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Smith | L 3–5 | 2,025 | 15–12–2 (11–9–1) | |||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, 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 Rink • Princeton, 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 Rink • Princeton, 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 Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) | ESPN+ | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
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
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Princeton Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.