Princeton Men’s Hockey
General Information
Location . .....................................................................Princeton, NJ 08544
Founded ...............................................................................................1746
Enrollment ..........................................................................................4,600
Nickname .......................................................................................... Tigers
Colors ............................................................................. Orange and Black
President . ........................................................................Shirley Tilghman
Athletic Director . ...................................... Gary D. Walters (Princeton ’67)
Athletic Department Phone .................................................(609) 258-3535
Team Information
Affiliations .................. NCAA Division I, ECAC Hockey league, Ivy League
Arena (Capacity) .................................Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (2,092)
Ice Size ........................................................................................... 200 x 80
2004-05 Record .......................................................................8-20-3 (.306)
ECACHL................................................................................ 6-14-2, 10th
Ivy League . ..............................................................................4-6-0, 4th
Home/Away/Neutral .............................................. 5-9-1/3-12-2/0-0-0
Letterwinners Returning/Lost . ........................................................... 21/5
Coaching Staff
Head Coach...................................... Guy Gadowsky (Colorado College ’89)
Record at Princeton............................................ 8-20-3 (.306), one season
Career Record............................................... 76-109-25 (.421), six seasons
Assistant Coaches . ................................ Keith Fisher (St. Cloud State ’00)
John Riley (UMass-Boston ’91)
George Bosak (Scranton ’94)
Hockey Office Phone ............................................................(609) 258-5058
Hockey Office Fax ................................................................(609) 258-6676
Athletic Trainer ...................................... John Furtado (Northeastern ’93)
Equipment Manager ................................................ Furman Witherspoon
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Princeton Hockey History
First Game ..............................Nov. 30, 1900 vs. Drisler School (11-0 Win)
All-Time Record .................................... 807-1122-101 (.422), 102 seasons
Ivy League titles ................................................... three (1941, 1953, 1999)
ECAC titles ..................................................................................one (1998)
ECAC Final Five appearances ....................... four (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998)
NCAA Tournament appearances ................................................one (1998)
Athletic Communications
Hockey Contact ........................................................................... Yariv Amir
Office Phone .........................................................................(609) 258-5701
E-Mail Address . ........................................................ yamir@princeton.edu
Office Fax . ............................................................................(609) 258-2399
Baker Rink Press Box Phone . .............................................(609) 258-1813
Athletic Communications Office ......................................... (609) 258-3568
Web Site ....................................................... www.GoPrincetonTigers.com
Tiger SportsLine ..................................................................(609) 258-3545
Mailing Address .................................................... PO Box 71, Jadwin Gym
Princeton, NJ 08544
Table of Contents
Introduction
Quick Facts...............................................IFC
Table of Contents........................................ 1
Tiger Hockey History
Hobey Baker................................................ 4
Hobey Baker Memorial Award.................... 5
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink....................... 6
Princeton in the Pros.................................. 8
The ECAC................................................... 10
Coaches & Staff
Head Coach Guy Gadowsky....................... 12
Assistant Coaches
Keith Fisher............................................ 13
John Riley............................................... 13
George Bosak......................................... 13
Support Staff............................................. 14
2005-06 Outlook
Season Outlook......................................... 18
Roster........................................................ 20
Meet the Tigers
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers.................. 46
Boston College Eagles.............................. 46
Brown Bears............................................. 46
Clarkson Golden Knights.......................... 46
Colgate Raiders......................................... 47
Cornell Big Red......................................... 47
Dartmouth Big Green................................ 47
Denver Pioneers........................................ 47
Ferris State Bulldogs................................ 48
Harvard Crimson....................................... 48
Notre Dame Fighting Irish........................ 48
Quinnipiac Bobcats................................... 48
Rensselaer Engineers............................... 49
Robert Morris Colonials............................ 49
St. Lawrence Saints.................................. 49
Union Dutchmen....................................... 49
Yale Bulldogs............................................. 50
All-Time Records vs. All Opponents......... 51
ECAC Composite Schedule....................... 54
Postseason Schedule................................ 56
2004-05 Review
Results...................................................... 58
Statistics.................................................... 59
ECAC & Ivy Standings and Honors............ 60
Hockey Archives
All-Americas/ECAC & Ivy Honors............. 62
Princeton Awards...................................... 63
Individual Records..................................... 66
Team Records........................................... 69
Year-by-Year Results................................ 70
Varsity Letterwinners................................ 78
The University
Princeton University.................................. 84
Administration........................................... 88
Athletic Facilities....................................... 91
Athletic Success........................................ 92
Tiger Tales… Founded on October 22, 1746, Princeton is the fourth oldest college in the country.
On the Covers...
Front Cover
Senior Patrick Neundorfer
Inside Front Cover
Junior Grant Goeckner-Zoeller
Inside Back Cover
Cardio and Weight Rooms
Back Cover
Senior Eric Leroux
Cover Photography by Beverly Schaefer
Princeton Athletics
The 2005-06 Princeton men’s hockey
media guide is produced by:
Princeton’s Department of Athletics
Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-0071
Director of Athletics
Gary Walters
Office of Athletic Communications
Associate Director of Athletics/Director
of Athletic Communications Jerry Price
Assistant Directors of Athletic
Communications
David Rosenfeld, Craig Sachson
Athletic Communication Assistants
Yariv Amir, Andrew Borders
Volunteer Assistant Jeb Stuart
Office Assistant Donna Nebbia
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Hockey Contact Yariv Amir
Additional Photography
Peter Bronsteen
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Sebastian Borza........................................ 22
Brian Carthas............................................ 23
Max Cousins.............................................. 24
Grant Goeckner-Zoeller............................ 25
Kyle Hagel................................................. 26
Eric Leroux................................................ 27
B.J. Mackasey........................................... 28
Daryl Marcoux........................................... 29
Mark Masters............................................ 30
Mike Moore................................................ 31
Patrick Neundorfer................................... 32
Darroll Powe............................................. 33
Erik Pridham............................................. 34
Christian Read........................................... 35
Keith Shattenkirk...................................... 36
B.J. Sklapsky............................................. 37
Landis Stankievech................................... 38
Brett Westgarth......................................... 39
Kevin Westgarth........................................ 40
Seamus Young........................................... 41
Will Harvey................................................ 42
Lee Jubinville............................................ 42
Brandan Kushniruk................................... 43
Thomas Sychterz....................................... 43
Brett Wilson.............................................. 44
The Opponents
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2004-05 Opponents
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Hobey Baker
History
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Hobart A.H. Baker, arguably Princeton’s greatest athletic
hero and the man for whom Baker Rink, the Hobey Baker Trophy
and the Hobey Baker Memorial Award are named, was born in
Wissahickon, Pa., in 1892.
It was at Princeton that Baker distinguished himself as one of
the greatest college hockey players of all time, dominating every
game he played in and frustrating all who tried to contain him.
His skating and stickhandling skills were unmatched.
In three years at Princeton, he led the team to a combined record of
27-7, including three Intercollegiate League championships. He
once played every second of a 73-minute game against Harvard
while his teammates and opponents were substituting freely.
Baker became equally well known for his sportsmanship and
sense of fair play. After every game an often exhausted Baker
would visit the opposing team’s locker room and thank the players for a good game. He was only penalized twice in his career,
with both fouls reportedly undeserved, and when he was, there
was no one more disappointed than Baker.
The mere suggestion that he violated a rule of the game or a
rule of sportsmanship nearly drove him to tears.
When he later played with the St. Nicolas Skating Club, a
New York amateur team, the Madison Square Garden marquee
would read, “Baker Plays Here Tonight,” until Hobey himself
ordered it stopped after four games. Legendary New York Rangers coach Lester Patrick once remarked that Baker was the
only American at the time who could have been a professional
hockey star in Canada.
The Hobey Baker Trophy is a Princeton team award that
is given annually to that freshman hockey player who in play,
sportsmanship and influence, has contributed most to the
sport.
Also a standout in football, Baker spent three years on the varsity
squad at Princeton from 1911-13, during which time the Tigers
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amassed a 20-3-4 record. The 1911 Princeton squad went undefeated and
claimed the national championship.
A hero in life, so too was Baker a hero in death. A captain and commander of the 141st Aero Squadron, American Expeditionary Forces,
Baker shot down three German planes and was awarded the Croix de
Guerre for exceptional valor under fire. He died in Toul, France, shortly
after the end of World War I.
Typical of Baker, he was testing a newly repaired plane, one with
orange and black markings no less, so that no one under his command
would have to face the risk. The plane lost power and went down just a
short distance from the hangar. In fact, Baker had been given demobilization orders an hour before testing the plane, and he was scheduled
to leave Paris by train that night.
One of Baker’s fellow officers said after his death, “As a man, Captain
Baker was a striking example of the finest America can produce. He was
a thorough gentleman and a true friend on whom one could always rely.
He was entirely unselfish and was always thinking of others rather than
of himself. In spite of all of the well-deserved praise heaped upon him
for his success in athletics and in the service, he was totally unspoiled
by it. He was modest almost to a fault.”
For all his accomplishments, Hobey Baker has been elected a
member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, the United States Hockey Hall of
Fame and the National Football Hall of Fame. Baker was the subject of
a PBS documentary in the spring of 2004.
History
Hobey Baker Award
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The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is
presented to the outstanding men’s college
hockey player in the United States by the Decathlon Athletic Club of Bloomington, Minn.
The Decathlon Club formally opened its doors
May 6, 1969, and it has continued growing since
then. The hard work and dedication that have
gone into making the Decathlon a leader in the
club industry have also helped make the Hobey
Baker Memorial Award the premier individual
award in college hockey.
The idea for the Hobey Baker Memorial
Award was conceived on a sunny day in Southern California and born three years later on
a snowy day in Minnesota. While touring the
Los Angeles Athletic Club and investigating its
Wooden Award in February 1978, then Decathlon
Athletic Club chief executive officer Chuck Bard
was struck by a similar idea — an award given
to the athlete recognized as the best player in
collegiate hockey.
The idea lay dormant until a Decathlon Club
committee meeting July 13, 1979, when Russ
Chance, a DAC board member, suggested the
club sponsor more athletic-oriented events in
addition to its Sports Banquet and Golden Gloves
Boxing Night. This suggestion met with approval
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Award Winners
1981.................... Neal Broten (Minnesota)
1982....... George McPhee (Bowling Green)
1983.........................Mark Fusco (Harvard)
1984...... Tom Kurvers (Minnesota-Duluth)
1985.........Bill Watson (Minnesota-Duluth)
1986.........................Scott Fusco (Harvard)
1987.................Tony Hrkac (North Dakota)
1988................. Robb Stauber (Minnesota)
1989................ Lane MacDonald (Harvard)
1990.................Kip Miller (Michigan State)
1991........... David Emma (Boston College)
1992.........................Scott Pellerin (Maine)
1993............................ Paul Kariya (Maine)
1994.............. Chris Marinucci (Minnesota)
1995................ Brian Holzinger (Michigan)
1996.................... Brian Bonin (Minnesota)
1997............ Brendan Morrison (Michigan)
1998......... Chris Drury (Boston University)
1999............ Jason Krog (New Hampshire)
2000............Mike Mottau (Boston College)
2001.............. Ryan Miller (Michigan State)
2002.............. Jordan Leopold (Minnesota)
2003..........Peter Sejna (Colorado College)
2004...Junior Lessard (Minnesota-Duluth)
2005.......Marty Sertich (Colorado College)
all around.
Chance offered that
this future event center
around hockey. Bard
followed that the banquet should honor an
outstanding player. The
discussion evolved into
concerns over the work
and expense involved,
and the two men began
putting together lists of
possible sponsors and
peers willing to work
the event.
The next day Ralph
Greig of Pepsi-Cola offered an ongoing sponsorship. An original
committee was also
drawn, with Chance as
its chair. Bard, with assistance from Walter
Bush, then president
of the Minnesota North Stars, and Roger Godin of the U.S. Hockey Hall of
Fame, narrowed down a list of candidates after whom to name the award.
The final list included hockey immortals Moose Goheen, Frank Brimsek,
John Mariucci and Hobey Baker, Princeton Class of 1914. The name and
exploits of Baker haunted Bard, who contacted Princeton University for
more information. Bard also contacted the present day Hobey Baker, a
nephew of the award’s namesake, and was granted permission to use
the name.
Additional conversations with the NCAA, USA Hockey, the National
Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the American Hockey
Coaches Association and the WCHA made it clear that the world of college hockey would welcome the award with open arms. With that, the trophy was designed, the sponsor set and the committee enlarged. The first banquet was held April 1, 1981. Minnesota’s
Neal Broten won the first award, and Gordie Howe delivered a memorable speech.
Since then the award has become recognized as U.S. college hockey’s
premier individual honor. As such, it has helped promote U.S. college
hockey, the skills needed to play the game and the ideals for which the
original Hobey Baker lived and died.
Last season, Colorado College forward Marty Sertich won the award
and became the fourth-straight winner from a Western Collegiate
Hockey Association school and the second winner from Colorado College. He beat out finalists Brett Sterling (Colorado College) and David
McKee (Cornell) for the prestigious award.
Tiger Tales… The awards given to the top men’s and women’s college hockey players are both named after former Princeton players.
Baker Rink
History
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Nine decades ago, in December 1921,
it was announced that Princeton would
build a hockey rink and name it after
its greatest athletic hero, Hobart A.H.
Baker ’14. Today, the spirit of Hobey Baker
lives on in the rink bearing his name.
As part of the University’s ongoing
commitment to hockey excellence, Baker
Rink has undergone major renovations
over the years. Based upon a multistage
project initiated by the Princeton University
Hockey Association in the mid-1970s, the
rink has been transformed into a modern
facility while retaining much of its original
architectural charm.
The rink, one of the oldest in the nation
and the second oldest in college hockey
today, provides one of the coziest atmospheres for watching a college hockey
game. The rink seats 2,092 and is always
at or near capacity when the Tigers take
the ice.
To help bolster that atmosphere, the
rink has undergone many renovations over
the years to afford the competitors and
fans the comforts of a modern building,
but also maintain the classic charm of the
old building.
Two summers ago, the rink’s ceiling
was restored to its original wood finish,
Tiger Tales… The largest crowd in Baker Rink’s history, 2,522 fans, attended last season’s game between Princeton and Cornell.
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and all the steel was repainted to help achieve a cozier
feel. This summer, a new sound system was installed
and elements of Princeton’s new athletic identity have
been painted on the Baker Rink ice.
In the years before, a new refrigeration system was
installed, making it easier for the rink to remain open year
round. State-of-the-art tempered glass was installed,
which is difficult to mark and allows spectators a clearer
view of the action. High-quality fiberglass boards with a
Princeton orange dasher and a powder-blue base were
set into place. Fans were installed to allow for better air
circulation. A new weight room utilized by the men’s and
women’s hockey teams is located adjacent to the men’s
varsity locker room. Improvements also were made in
the press box, benches and scorer’s areas.
Prior to the recent construction, nearly $3 million
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Baker Rink
had been spent on improvements that were completed in 1981. First,
the ice-making machinery was improved. A locker-room wing was
then added, including four locker rooms with adjoining showers, an
athletic training room, a changing room for coaches and officials, a
skate-sharpening room and humidity-controlled rooms for the storage
of sticks and other equipment.
In 1984, new lighting and public address systems were installed
along with a new scoreboard and press box. Spectator comfort improved
dramatically with the addition of new seats and circulation galleries,
which permit easier access to seating areas.
These improvements, made possible by the generosity of alumni
and friends, have made Hobey Baker Rink one of the finest skating
facilities anywhere.
Princeton’s first win on Baker Rink’s ice came on January 5, 1923
when the Tigers defeated St. Nicholas 3-2 and Princeton’s 2-1 win over
Harvard last season was Princeton’s 426th on Baker Rink ice.
Baker Rink Quick Facts
Capacity
2,092
First Game
Jan. 5, 1923 - Princeton 3, St. Nicholas 2
All-Time Results
426-430-57 (.498)
Most Wins in a Season
12 (12-0-1) – 1931-32
Longest Winning Streak
15 games – Jan. 8, 1932 to Jan. 18, 1933
Longest Unbeaten Streak
23 games – Feb. 15, 1931 to Jan. 18, 1933
Tiger Tales… Baker Rink is the second-oldest college hockey facility in the nation behind Matthews Arena at Northeastern.
Princeton in the Pros
History
The Halperns put thousands of miles on
their vehicles while tracking the progress of
their son, Jeff Halpern ’99. The trips from
their Potomac, Md., home to Princeton were
not that bad, but now the travel to home
games is even closer because Halpern (NHL
totals: 368gp, 76g, 94a) is a captain for the
Washington Capitals.
Earlier this season, George Parros ’03
became the seventh Tiger to skate in the
NHL when he suited up for the Los Angeles
Kings. He played last season in the American
Hockey League with Manchester.
Chris Corrinet ’01, a Capitals’ fourthround draft choice in 1998, appeared in eight
NHL games in the 2001-02 season (NHL
totals: 8gp, 0g, 1a) and played part of last
season in the St. Louis Blues organization.
Princeton teammates Andre Faust ’92
and Mike McKee ’92 became the first two
Chris Corrinet ’01 (48) and Jeff Halpern ’99 became the first Princeton
Princeton alumni to play on opposing teams
teammates to play together in the NHL.
in an NHL game.
McKee’s Quebec Nordiques defeated Faust’s Philadelphia Flyers
McKee (NHL totals: 48gp, 3g, 12a) had a regular shift on the blue
6-4 in Quebec City in line for the Nordiques after being called up from Cornwall of the AHL in
January 1994. McKNovember 1993. He finished the season with 15 points but was forced
ee scored a goal for
to retire after suffering numerous concussions.
the Nordiques, while
The two players were not the first Princetonians to skate in an
Faust had an assist for NHL game, however. Ed Lee ’84 played two games (no points) for the
the Flyers.
Nordiques in 1984-85. Syl M. Apps ’70, the father of the Syl Apps ’99,
Faust (NHL totals:
played freshman hockey at Princeton before enjoying a 10-year pro
47gp, 10g, 7a) became
career with stops in New York, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. Apps (NHL
the first Princeton
totals: 727gp, 183g, 423a) was an NHL All-Star Game MVP and later
graduate to score in elected to the Penguins Hall of Fame.
the NHL, posting a
goal in the first period Minor League Hockey
of his first game. He
later spent time in the
Over the years many Princeton players have moved on to play profesWinnipeg Jets farm
sionally at the minor league level and internationally. Last season, Steve
system with SpringSlaton ’04 and Matt Maglione ’04 became the most recent Tigers to make
Jeff Halpern ’99
field (AHL).
the jump as they appeared in the ECHL. Three members of Princeton’s
Syl C. Apps ’99
Scott Bertoli ’99
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Shane Campbell ’01
Andre Faust ’92
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Matt Maglione ’04
Brad Parsons ’02
Erasmo Saltarelli ’98
David Schneider ’02
Tigers in the NHL Draft
Syl M. Apps ’70
4th round, 1964 Amatuet Draft,
N.Y. Rangers (21st overall)*
Paul Dionne ’76
13th round, 1975 Entry Draft,
N.Y. Rangers (201st overall)
Jim Farrell ’81
14th round, 1978, St. Louis (218th)
Ron Dennis ’83
6th round, 1980, Toronto (116th)
Ed Lee ’84
5th round, 1981, Quebec (95th)
Cliff Abrecht ’86
9th round, 1983, Toronto (168th)
Nate Smith ’90
8th round, 1985, Calgary (164th)
Andy Cesarski ’91
10th round, 1987, St. Louis (207th)
Kevin Sullivan ’90
11th round, 1987, Hartford (228th)
Sean Gorman ’91
12th round, 1987, Boston (245th)
Jeff Kampersal ’92
10th round, 1988,
N.Y. Islanders (205th)
Dan Slatalla ’92
12th round, 1988, Hartford (242nd)
Keith Merkler ’93
7th round, 1989, Toronto (129th)
Sverre Sears ’93
8th round, 1989, Philadelphia (159th)
Andre Faust ’92
9th round, 1989, New Jersey (173rd)
Mike McKee ’92
1st round, 1990 Supplemental Draft,
Quebec (1st overall)
Jonathan Kelley ’96
11th round, 1991, Toronto (223rd)
Jason Smith ’96
4th round, 1993, Calgary (95th)
Jacques Joubert ’94
1st round, 1994 Supplemental Draft,
Dallas (9th overall)
Chris Patrick ’98
8th round, 1994, Washington (197th)
Steve Shirreffs ’99
9th round, 1995, Calgary (233rd)
Chris Corrinet ’01
4th round, 1998, Washington (107th)
George Parros ’03
8th round, 1999, Los Angeles (222nd)
Matt Maglione ’04
8th round, 2001, Washington (249th)
History
team last season will be making the jump this coming
season as Luc Paquin ’05 and Neil Stevenson-Moore ’05
signed pro contracts in Europe and Dustin Sproat ’06 will
play in the ECHL with the Trenton Titans.
Parros became the 25th Tiger to appear in the AHL as
he played two season for the Manchester Monarchs.
Other recent Princeton grads making the transition to minor league hockey include several members
of the Class of 2002. Brad Parsons played his second
full AHL season with the Portland Pirates, while three
others played internationally. Dave Stathos and David
Schneider played in Finland; Stathos, for HIFK Helsinki
and Schneider, for TPS Turku, and David Del Monte
played in Germany.
Scott Bertoli ’99 wrapped up his sixth season with the
Trenton Titans in the ECHL with a league championship,
while J.P. O’Connor ’97 also appeared in the ECHL with
the Gwinnet Gladiators.
Steve Shirreffs ’99 spent his second season in Finland
playing for Assat Pori, while goalie Erasmo Saltarelli
’98 completed his second season in the Central Hockey
League with the Fort Worth Brahmas.
Robbie Sinclair ’98, Jason Smith ’96, Jonathan Kelley
’96, Jeff Kampersal ’92, Sean Gorman ’91, John Messuri
’89 and Cliff Abrecht ’86 played for various AHL teams.
Kevin Sullivan ’90 and Sverre Sears ’93 played in the
IHL, and numerous other Tigers have played in the ECHL,
including Benoit Morin ’00, Jackson Hegland ’99, Jason
Given ’99, Matt Brush ’98, Nate Smith ’90, Kevin Sullivan
’90 and Shane Campbell ’01.
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Mike McKee ’92
* prior to the introduction of the current
“drafting” system in 1969, NHL clubs held
an amateur draft for players 17 years or
older not competing on NHL-sponsored
junior teams
Dave Stathos ’02
Steve Shirreffs ’99
George Parros ’03
Tiger Tales… Seven former Princeton players have appeared in the National Hockey League.
Tiger Tales… Princeton has been playing ECAC hockey since the 1961-62 season.
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History
Wild defenseman Willie Mitchell (Clarkson) and forward Todd White (Clarkson); Ottawa Senators defenseman Brian Pothier (Rensselaer); Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Steve Poapst (Colgate), and Los
Angeles Kings forward George Parros (Princeton).
Beyond the playing surface, a plethora of former standouts now hold
management positions in the world’s elite league. Cornell’s Dryden
served as vice-chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd.;
Clarkson alum Taylor is senior vice president and general manager
of the Los Angeles Kings; former St. Lawrence player Mike Barnett is
general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes; and Colgate alum Mike Milbury serves as general manager of the New York Islanders. In Florida,
St. Lawrence graduates Bill Torrey, Mike Keenan and Jacques Martin
serve as the Panthers’ alternate governor; general manager and head
coach , respectively. In addition, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is
a Cornell graduate.
All of these players have played in each of the ECAC Hockey League
rinks, rinks that are regarded as some of college hockey’s finest. From
the frenzy at Rensselaer’s Houston Field House to Cornell’s historic
Lynah Rink, spectators get a feel for and become part of the league’s
tradition.
The ECAC Hockey League has its Hobey Baker winners, its AllAmericans and its national champions, but what may set it apart from
any other conference in the nation is its tradition and success in academics.
Few, if any, conferences can produce a list of influential and successful alumni like the ECAC Hockey League.
Scott Hanley (Brown) currently serves as the Director of Sports and
Competition for ESPN X Games while John McLennan (Clarkson) spent
his career as the CEO of Bell Canada. Some former ECAC players became inventors, like Ed Werner (Colgate) and John Haney (Colgate),
who invented the board game Trivial Pursuit.
Other players have excelled in the financial world after hockey. Players like Mike Spence (Princeton) winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, John Hughes (Cornell), a tax and real estate attorney in New
York, Dino Macaluso (Rensselaer), president of The Macaluso Group,
and Guy Logan (Union), an associate investment banker for SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey Co. LLC.
Other former league players made it big in the entertainment world,
and none bigger than David Kelley (Princeton) the writer, creator and
producer of shows like Ally McBeal, LA Law and Chicago Hope.
As a means to give fans and alumni an opportunity to remain a part
of the ECAC Hockey League family, the league offers a variety of opportunities, including a television package, conference web page, and
a weekly radio report during the season.
As for the future, it is clear that the ECAC shall continue to occupy its
spot among ice hockey’s elite conferences.
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Home to 12 of the most prestigious ice hockey programs in the nation, the ECAC Hockey League is a
conference filled with tradition, legendary players,
coaches and administrators and a bright and exciting future.
In terms of tradition, no conference can lay claim to the history of the
ECAC Hockey League.
The birthplace of collegiate ice hockey, member institutions have
been sponsoring the sport for nearly a century. On Feb. 1, 1896 in
Baltimore, Maryland, Yale faced Johns Hopkins in the first collegiate
ice hockey game. Two years later on Jan. 19, 1898, Brown defeated
Harvard in Boston in the first college hockey game between schools
still sponsoring the sport.
From a team standpoint, Cornell (1969-70) stands as the only team
in NCAA ice hockey history to produce a perfect unbeaten and untied
record en route to the Division I men’s title. The Big Red posted a mark
of 29-0 under coach Ned Harkness, a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
in 1994.
On the ice, legendary players such as Princeton’s Hobart Amory Hare
“Hobey” Baker, Cornell goaltending great Ken Dryden, who led the
Montreal Canadiens to five Stanley Cups, and Clarkson’s Dave Taylor,
who starred with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, are among the numerous standouts who made their mark in the conference.
The conference’s tradition and history are not limited to the playing surface. A wealth of legendary coaches have called the conference home, including Harkness, Dartmouth’s Eddie Jeremiah, whose
instructional book on the game was the hockey bible for a generation;
and Army’s Jack Riley, who led the 1960 U.S. Olympic squad to the gold
medal at Squaw Valley. Today, the tradition continues with the likes
of Yale head coach Tim Taylor, who led the 1994 U.S. Olympic Team in
Lillehammer, Norway.
In terms of leadership, the ECACHL is second to none. When the
Decathlon Club of Bloomington, Minn., wanted a model for hockey’s
version of the Heisman Trophy, they turned to an ECAC Hockey League
institution and found Princeton’s Baker. Today, the best male player in
college hockey receives the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
Lest anyone think the ECACHL is about yesterday, the NHL draft annually features a wealth of conference draftees. Since the conference’s
inception in 1961-62, 542 players have been drafted by NHL teams, including 64 over the past five years and 164 over the last 15.
Today, many former conference players enjoy NHL careers. Former
standouts include Florida Panthers forward Joe Nieuwendyk (Cornell);
Washington Capitals forwards Chris Clark (Clarkson) and Jeff Halpern
(Princeton); Anaheim Mighty Ducks forward Andy McDonald (Colgate);
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Todd Marchant (Clarkson); Carolina
Hurricanes forward Erik Cole (Clarkson); Calgary Flames forwards
Craig Conroy (Clarkson) and Craig MacDonald (Harvard); Minnesota
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2nd Year • Colorado College ’89
Guy Gadowsky enters his second season as the head coach of men’s
hockey at Princeton University. In his first year behind the Tiger bench,
Gadowsky led Princeton to a mark of 8-20-3, equalling its win total of
the previous two seasons.
Gadowsky’s offensive-minded coaching style paid dividends for the
Tigers as Princeton scored more goals than it had in each of the previous
four seasons, and 17 Princeton players set or tied their career highs
for points in a season. Also, after two seasons of not having a player
in the top 30 in league scoring, Princeton had the league’s top scorer
and three players in the top 10 last season.
“Guy is one of the top young coaches in college hockey today and
is committed to building a strong program here at Princeton,” says
Princeton Athletic Director Gary Walters. “We look forward to a bright
future for Princeton hockey.”
Gadowsky spent five seasons at Alaska Fairbanks, building a 68-8722 overall record and a 50-70-20 record in the CCHA. When he took over
the reins in Fairbanks, he inherited a team that had not won more than
14 games and had lost more than 20 games in the previous five seasons
since joining the CCHA. After two rebuilding seasons, Gadowsky led the
Nanooks to their first 20-win season in 2001-02 as the team finished
with a 22-12-3 record and was ranked 11th nationally at the end of the
season. He followed that up with 15 wins the following season and 16 his last season at UAF. Plus, in two of the past three seasons, Alaska
Fairbanks has hosted the first round of the CCHA playoffs, a feat never
accomplished prior to Gadowsky’s arrival.
“Coming to Princeton was a great opportunity,” said Gadowsky.
“I believe so highly in college athletics and college hockey, and the
opportunity to work in these areas at a great academic institution like
Princeton is very exciting.”
During his tenure with the Nanooks, his teams set school records
for team grade point average, wins and game attendance.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to build a successful Division
I hockey program at a top academic institution like Princeton,” says
Gadowsky. “We are working unceasingly to elevate the program in the
classroom, on the ice, and in the community. To be able to pursue this
goal at a place as storied as Princeton is very exciting.”
Gadowsky has been successful at every level of hockey and has
earned coach of the year honors in each league in which he has coached
before Princeton. He was the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s
Coach of the Year in 2002 and a finalist for the NCAA Division I Coach
of the Year that season. He also received recognition by the West Coast
Hockey League and Roller Hockey International.
Before joining Fairbanks, Gadowsky served as the head coach and
Director of Hockey Operations for the Fresno Falcons of the WCHL.
He coached three seasons and led the Falcons to the WCHL playoffs
each year. He left Fresno as the Falcon’s winningest coach in franchise
history, compiling a 106-80-12 record and a .566 winning percentage.
He earned the WCHL’s Coach of the Year award in 1997 after the Falcons
posted a 38-20-6 record in his first season.
Gadowsky also has coaching experience in Roller Hockey
International, serving as the head coach of the Oklahoma Coyotes in
1996 and the San Jose Rhinos from 1997 to 1999. He was the RHI Coach
of the Year in 1997 after the Rhinos went 15-7 and won the Western
Conference title. He also spent a season as an assistant coach with the
Richmond Renegades of the East Coast Hockey League.
The Edmonton, Alberta, native began coaching following a seven-year
professional playing career. He attended Colorado College from 19861989 and earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. On the ice, he served
as the team captain his senior year and won the team’s Rodman Award,
given for outstanding leadership and sportsmanship. The three-time
Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic Team member
amassed 46 career points in 134 career games.
Upon graduation, Gadowsky began a professional playing career
that saw him have stops with the ECHL’s Richmond Renegades, the
International Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls and the American Hockey
League’s St. John’s Maple Leafs and Prince Edward Island Senators.
Gadowsky spent a portion of the 1993-94 season playing with the Canadian National Team and he scored three goals and added three assists
for Canada in international competition.
In 1995 he joined Fresno and enjoyed the best season of his pro career, scoring 52 goals and adding 29 assists for 81 points in 51 games.
That season he was a first-team all-star and the won the WCHL’s Most
Valuable Player Award. He also served as a player/coach that season
before taking over head coaching responsibilities the following season.
He also played professionally in Sweden, Holland and Austria.
He and his wife have two sons, Mac and Magnus, and reside in the
Princeton area.
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Keith Fisher
John Riley
Assistant Coach
1st Year • St. Cloud State ’00
Assistant Coach
1st Year • UMass-Boston ’91
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John Riley brings more than 15 years of hockey coaching and scouting experience into his first season with the Princeton men’s hockey
team. Riley was most recently the head coach for varsity hockey at the
Brunswick School in New England.
Riley has also been a scout for the U.S. National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the past four years, and serves
as the Associate Director of Player Development for the Atlantic District of USA Hockey, a region that encompasses New Jersey, Delaware
and Eastern Pennsylvania. Riley also has been a scout for the Sioux
Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League.
“John Riley is a proven coach from the Brunswick School who has
greatly elevated the quality of hockey in the Atlantic District through
his work with USA Hockey,” says Guy Gadowsky. “He will be able to
hit the ground running as he is very familiar with many of the players
in our league and many of the players currently being recruited in our
league. We are very fortunate to have John join our staff.”
Riley has also served as the head varsity coach at the KingswoodOxford School for four years. He also spent a season working with the
Iona men’s hockey team and has coached youth teams at several different levels.
The 1991 graduate of UMass-Boston will be making his second
coaching stint in the Princeton area. He was the head coach at Princeton Day School for the 1992-93 season.
Assistant Coaches
Keith Fisher enters his first season as an assistant coach with the
Princeton men’s hockey team. Previously, he spent five years with the
Omaha Lancers’ coaching staff. He served as the team’s recruiting coordinator and academic advisor, in addition to other responsibilities of
on-ice coaching, video breakdown and game analysis.
“Keith Fisher has done a tremendous job as the assistant coach
and recruiting coordinator of one of the most successful junior teams
in North America for the past five years,” says Princeton head coach
Guy Gadowsky. “He has an excellent reputation and is know for his
great work ethic. I am thrilled to have someone of Keith’s ability and
experience to join our staff.”
A native of the Zim, Minn., Fisher’s coaching career began in the
Minnesota public school system as a coach of both football and baseball at Cherry High School. Prior to his arrival in Omaha, Fisher served
two seasons with St. Cloud State University’s hockey program as an
undergraduate assistant.
Fisher served as associate coach for Team USHL last February at
the USHL Prospects/All-Star game. He recently completed his seventh
year on staff as a lead instructor at the Minnesota Hockey Camps of
Brainerd, Minnesota. Fisher has also been a part of USA Hockey Select
Festivals for the past two years.
A graduate of St. Cloud State University, Fisher has a Bachelor’s
Degree in Communications. Prior to coaching, Fisher played two seasons at Hibbing Community College, participating in the NJCAA national tournament during his tenure there.
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1st Year • Scranton ’91
George Bosak enters his first season as the volunteer assistant
coach for the men’s hockey team. Bosak was a professional goalie at
the minor league level (ECHL, WPHL and SHL) for parts of four seasons and he holds three NCAA Div. III records, including most saves in
a season (1,095 in 1993-94) while at Scranton.
Bosak will work specifically with the Princeton goaltenders, who
play the position that he has been coaching locally for 10 years. His
students include several Atlantic District festival goaltenders over the
past five years from the NJ Devils, NJ Rockets, Valley Forge Minutemen and American Eagles.
Bosak has coached with the New Jersey Kings PeeWee team for
one season and serves as the goaltending specialist at the Princeton
Sports Center, a local two-rink facility.
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Jason Gallucci
Athletic Trainer
9th Year • Northeastern ’94
Varsity Strength Coach
5th Year • Penn State ’95
John Furtado begins his ninth year as the athletic trainer for the
Princeton hockey program. Additionally, he works with the men’s and
women’s volleyball teams at Princeton.
Furtado also works as a physical therapist for the entire student
body, seeing undergraduate and graduate students through the McCosh Health Center.
Prior to joining the Princeton staff in 1996, Furtado spent three
years at Brown, where he earned his NATA certification in 1994. A 1994
Northeastern graduate with a degree in physical therapy, he also worked
at a New Bedford, Mass., area sports medicine clinic.
Furtado is a member of several professional organizations, including
the American Physical Therapy Association, National Athletic Trainers’
Association and National Strength and Conditioning Association. A native
of Fall River, Mass., Furtado resides in the Princeton area.
Furman
Witherspoon
Equipment Manager
22nd Year
Furman “Spoon” Witherspoon is in his 22nd year working in Princeton’s Athletic Department.
“Spoon,” as he is known around Baker Rink, and his wife, Agnes,
have been married for 32 years and have four children. Witherspoon is
also well known for his prowess on the golf course and has won several
local tournaments around the Princeton area.
Witherspoon attended Claysburg High School in Claysburg, Pa., and
spent two years at West Virginia State College.
Hockey Secretary
8th Year
Mari Price is in her eighth year at Princeton working with the men’s
and women’s hockey programs. A graduate of Notre Dame High School,
Price has coached the Lawrence Township girls’ 10-12 softball team
since high school. Price resides in Lawrenceville with her husband Todd
and her two daughters, Allie and Emily.
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Assistant Varsity Strength Coach
3rd Year • Temple ’02
Angie Brambley enters her third year at Princeton as assistant varsity
strength and conditioning coach. She earned a B.A. in exercise science
from Pittsburgh and a M.A. in sports administration and recreation
from Temple in 2002.
Brambley is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
who also earned certification as a USA Weightlifting Level I club coach.
She is also a member of the nationally ranked Keystone Rugby Club.
Chris Achen
Academic-Athletic Fellow
Politics Department
Chris Achen is in his first year as a Faculty Fellow with the men’s
hockey team. Achen is a professor of politics at Princeton with his research interest in Political Methodology, particularly in its application
to empirical democratic theory, American Politics, and International
Relations. Achen received his B.A. from Cal-Berkeley and his Ph.D.
from Yale.
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Jason Gallucci, in his fifth year at Princeton, oversees the strength
training facilities in Princeton Stadium, Jadwin Gym and Baker Rink,
while working with a wide variety of Princeton’s 38 sports.
Gallucci came to Princeton after three years as a graduate assistant
strength and conditioning coach for the Penn State football team. He
also volunteered as the head strength coach for Penn State’s boxing
team and coached three individual national champions.
An All-America football player at Montville Township High School
in New Jersey, Gallucci is a graduate of Penn State and was a member
of the 1994 Nittany Lion football team that won the Rose Bowl and
finished 12-0.
Gallucci and his wife Angelique reside in Cranbury, N.J., with their
child.
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Hank Farber
Norm Itzkowitz
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Economics Department
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History Department
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Operations Research & Financial Engineering
Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
Alain Kornhauser, a professor of operations research and financial
engineering at Princeton, begins his second season as an academicathletic fellow for the men’s hockey team.
Kornhauser, a professor at Princeton since 1972, is also the Director
of the Transportation Research Program and an associate faculty member of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Kornhauser received his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1971. He is a
member of many professional societies, has been published extensively
in scholarly journals and has made numerous presentations at professional conferences around the world. He will compete in his 13th New
York City Marathon on Nov. 7, 2004.
Kornhauser’s daughter Laura played women’s hockey at Princeton.
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Alain Kornhauser
Norman Itzkowitz went to Stuyvesant High School and CCNY, graduating in 1953 with a major in Russian and Russian History after earning varsity letters in fencing and lacrosse. Itzkowitz came to Princeton as
a graduate student and became the first student in the European and
Near Eastern History program. Itzkowitz joined the Princeton faculty
in 1958.
Currently, Itzkowitz’s teaching includes the graduate seminar on
Ottoman History and second year modern Turkish. He recently taught
a freshman seminar on the concept of empire, a senior seminar on
psychobiography, and another graduate seminar on the use of the
computer in historical research.
He was the recipient of the 2001 Alumni Council Award for service
to Princeton University.
Faculty Fellows
Henry Farber is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics and a
research associate of the industrial relations section at Princeton.
Farber graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1972),
the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell
(M.S., 1974) and Princeton (Ph.D., 1977).
In addition to his position at Princeton, Farber is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Fellow of the
Econometric Society.
Before joining the Princeton faculty in 1991, Farber was professor of
economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also been
a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences
(1983-84, 1989-90).
Farber’s current research interests include worker mobility, wage
dynamics, the role of information in labor markets, the analysis of dispute settlement mechanisms (including arbitration and litigation), the
analysis of voter behavior and the economics of labor unions.
Luigi Martinelli, a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Princeton, serves as one of the hockey team’s academicathletic fellows.
Martinelli was born in Rome and spent much of his life in Florence.
He earned an engineering degree from the Politecnico di Milano in
1981 and received his master’s and doctorate in computational fluid
mechanics from Princeton in 1987.
After studying at Princeton, Martinelli became a member of the
Engineering Department faculty. Martinelli teaches undergraduate
and graduate courses in fluid dynamics and mathematical methods for
engineering and researches the field of computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) and aerodynamic design optimization. He is an associate fellow
of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Martinelli has been an academic-athletic fellow with the men’s
hockey program since 1996-97. His daughter, Micol, is a sophomore
on the Princeton women’s hockey team.
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With the arrival of head coach Guy Gadowsky prior to last season,
it was proclaimed the Princeton would not be winning many games by
scores of 1-0, and that the winning would come by scoring goals. In just
one season of playing under Gadowsky’s aggressive, but disciplined
style, the Tigers saw a 30% increase in goal production, scoring 81 times,
compared to the 62 goals scored in each of the previous two seasons.
Unfortunately for Princeton, 23 of those goals are no longer with the
team, with the losses of Dustin Sproat and Neil Stevenson-Moore. Sproat
had a breakout 2004-05 season, tallying 35 points compared to the 22 he
had after two seasons in Orange and Black. Stevenson-Moore also had
a career-year as he posted 15 points. Both players will be competing
as he completes his senior year at Princeton, and Stevenson-Moore in
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professionally in 2005-06: Sproat in the ECHL with the Trenton Titans
England.
Leading the team offensively will be senior Patrick Neundorfer. A
captain last season as a junior, Neundorfer was the heart and sole of the
Tiger squad. The hardest worker on and off the ice, Neundorfer kept pace
with Sproat for much of the season atop the Princeton scoring charts and
scored nine goals with 13 assists for 22 points, equalling his point total
from his freshman and sophomore years combined. Neundorfer also
plays the role of a strong defensive forward and can take key faceoffs at
Princeton’s leading returning scorer is junior Grant Goeckner-Zoeller.
He set a career-high with 32 points on six goals and 26 assists for the
Tigers last season, giving him 52 points for his career. Looking at the
numbers, it is evident that Goeckner-Zoeller is a playmaker as 41 of
his 52 career points are assists. He has the best hands on the ice and is
very aware of his surroundings. Senior Sebastian Borza was another of
the many Tigers to set a career scoring high last season. He notched 14
points on six goals and eight assists and is very talented in the offensive
zone.
Juniors Kevin Westgarth and Darroll Powe are two of the most physi-
cal presences in the Tiger lineup. Neither is a afraid to throw his body
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Sophomore Landis Stankievech and senior Mark Masters are
Princeton’s fastest skaters and will see considerable time on the penalty kill, in addition to their regular shifts. Stankievech ranked second
among freshmen in scoring last season and scored one of Princeton’s
two shorthanded goals. Masters had a career-high of four goals a year
ago.
Sophomores Keith Shattenkirk and Erik Pridham saw considerable
time during their freshman seasons and both had their moments to
shine, as each scored a game-winning goal on the season.
Junior Christian Read and freshman Kyle Hagel round out the re-
turning corps of forwards. Both saw their amount of playing time grow
considerably as the season progressed, as both picked up assists late
in the season. Hagel transitioned from defense to forward and played a
physical role on the checking line with Read.
The group will be joined by four newcomers: Will Harvey, Lee Jubinville, Brandon Kushniruk and Brett Wilson.
DEFENSEMEN
Returning - 7, Lost - 2, Newcomers - 0
The Tigers will look to continue putting the clamps on their opponents’ offense. Last season’s defense allowed two fewer goals than the
season before despite the more aggressive style of play, and Princeton
will look to tighten its defense up even more this season. With a group
of only eight defensemen, each Tiger will need to step up, as strong play
in the Princeton end will result in scoring chances at the other end of
the ice.
Last season, the Princeton defense was led by a pair of seniors–Luc
Paquin and Jesse Masear–whose roles will need to be replaced as the
2005-06 season begins. Paquin tallied 28 points after only posting 11 in
his career up to that point. He was a first-team All-ECACHL defenseman
and quarterbacked the Princeton power-play. Masear’s strengths were
found at the opposite end of the ice as a strong and physical stay-athome defenseman.
As the season
wore on last year,
s o p h o m o re M i ke
Moore emerged as
Princeton’s top defenseman, taking on
new roles and logging more-and-more
ice time. Moore led
all Princeton freshman in scoring with
10 points, but more
importantly could take
the ice at any time in
any situation, including the power play,
even strength and the
penalty kill.
Senior Seamus
Young will join Moore
Patrick Neundorfer
as the leader of
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both ends of the ice.
around and throw the big check, but both are strong around the net and
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The 2004-05 season was the beginning
of a new era for the
Princeton men’s hockey
program. In its first year
under head coach Guy
Gadowsky, playing in a
new system, the Tigers
brought exciting hockey
back to Baker Rink and
began a turnaround after a few disappointing
seasons.
The Tigers matched
their win total of the
Grant Goeckner-Zoeller
previous two seasons
thanks to an outstanding
offense. Princeton scored more goals than it had in each of the previous
four seasons, and 17 Princeton players set or tied their career highs for
points in a season.
FORWARDS
Returning - 11, Lost - 2, Newcomers - 4
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The 2005-06 Princeton schedule will feature the usual 22 games
against ECAC Hockey League opponents, as well as seven non-conference games against six opponents.
After an exhibition game against the University of Waterloo (Ontario),
the Tigers jump into their season the following weekend with two games
at Notre Dame. A week later the home schedule opens against one of
the league’s new sets of travel partners, Dartmouth and Harvard.
Princeton remains in the league for the next eight games, traveling to
Union and Rensselaer on Nov. 11-12, and to Clarkson and St. Lawrence
on Nov. 18-19.
Princeton returns home on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for
a weeknight game against its new travel-partner, Quinnipiac. The
meeting will be the first between the two schools as Quinnipiac will be
in its first year as a member of the ECACHL after replacing Vermont,
which joined Hockey East at the conclusion of last season. The teams
will take a break for Thanksgiving before playing again on Saturday,
Nov. 26. The game will take place at Yale’s Ingalls Rink in New Haven,
Conn. The Tigers stay on the road the following weekend and visit Central
New York to play Cornell and Colgate.
The Tigers close out the first half of the schedule the following
weekend with two non-conference games against Alabama-Huntsville,
Princeton’s only home non-conference games of the season.
Following a 20-day layoff for the holidays, Princeton returns to action
on Dec. 30 at the Wells Fargo Denver Cup against defending National
Champion Denver. The other two teams in the tournament are Boston
College and Ferris State.
Two home league-weekends open January for the Tigers. Princeton
hosts another new set of travel partners, Yale and Brown, on Jan. 6-7.
Colgate and Cornell then visit Baker Rink the following weekend before
a 17-day break for exams.
Princeton bounces back to action on Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a game
at Robert Morris in Pittsburgh. Following the Robert Morris game, the
Tigers play their final eight games against league opponents leading up
to the playoffs. The February stretch begins with games at home against
St. Lawrence and Clarkson before a visit to Harvard and Dartmouth. Then
it is back home for Rensselaer and Union before finishing the regular
season in Feb. 24-25 on the road at Brown and Yale.
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three years with the Tigers.
Senior Brian Carthas made the transition to defense midway through
last season as the injuries depleted the Tiger defense. Because of his
strength on his skates and his solid two-way play, Carthas was the
natural choice to drop back to the blue line, and he fit in nicely over the
second half of the season.
Junior Daryl Marcoux appeared in all but one game last season and
played strong in his own zone while scoring twice during the season.
Joining him and the other returning players will be juniors B.J. Mackasey, Brett Westgarth and Max Cousins.
All three have already seen action as Tigers but missed either all
or most of the 2004-05 season. Mackasey missed the first weekend of
the season, played three games, then went down with a season-ending
injury, while Westgarth chose to take the year off from school. Mackasey is a sold two-way player who can carry the puck up ice and make
plays happen, while Westgarth will be one of the Tigers’ most-physical
defensemen and be strong in and around the Tiger net. Cousins is a
solid defenseman at both ends of the ice as well.
GOALTENDERS
Returning - 2, Lost - 1, Newcomers - 1
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Mike Moore
P r i n c e t o n ’s
defensive
u n i t . Yo u n g
also posted
10 points last
season and
would have
likely added
more, but injuries limited
his playing
time at two
points during
the season.
Young is an
offensiveminded defenseman who
has logged a
large amount
of power-play
time in his
In hockey it often comes down to goaltending, and Princeton has
three goaltenders ready to stake their claim at the top spot. Senior Eric
Leroux saw the bulk of the playing time a season ago, while junior B.J.
Sklapsky was strong in a limited role. Freshman Thomas Sychterz will
push the other two during his rookie campaign.
Leroux was 6-13-3 last season for Princeton with a 3.19 goals-against
average and a .908 save percentage. He has appeared in 60 games during three seasons for the Tigers.
Sklapsky was 2-5 last season with a 4.06 goals-against and a .869
save percentage. Sychterz has had a very successful midget and junior
career in Quebec.
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Pos.
B.J. Sklapsky
G
Seamus Young
D
Patrick Neundorfer
F
Lee Jubinville
F
Darroll Powe
F
Will Harvey
F
Grant Goeckner-Zoeller F
Landis Stankievech
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Erik Pridham
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Christian Read
F
Sebastian Borza
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Kevin Westgarth
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Brett Wilson
F
Brian Carthas
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Mark Masters
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Brandon Kushniruk
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Mike Moore
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Brett Westgarth
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Keith Shattenkirk
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Max Cousins
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Kyle Hagel
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Daryl Marcoux
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Eric Leroux
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Thomas Sychterz
G
Alphabetical
Yr. S/C Ht. Wt.
DOB
Hometown/Last Team (League)
Jr. L 6-1 190 7/26/82 Martensville, Sask./Humboldt (SJHL)
Sr. L 6-2 205 8/16/83 Dedham, Mass./St. Sebastian’s School
Sr. R 6-1 195 10/28/83
Cleveland, Ohio/University School
Fr. L 5-10 165 4/30/85
Edmonton, Alb./Camrose (AJHL)
Jr. L 5-11 210 6/22/85
Kanata, Ont./Kanata (CJHL)
Fr. L 5-9 175 6/1/83
Vancouver, B.C./Vernon (BCHL)
Jr. L 6-1 210 5/20/83 Los Angeles, Calif./Sioux City (USHL)
So. L 5-11 180 8/21/84
Trochu, Alb./Olds (AJHL)
So. R 6-0 190 9/6/85
Belmont, Mass./Nobles Prep
Jr. L 6-0 185 6/12/85
Skillman, N.J./Lawrenceville School
Sr. L 5-11 195 1/3/83
Toronto, Ont./Upper Canada College
Jr. R 6-4 245 2/7/84 Amherstburg, Ont./Chatham (WOJHL)
Fr. L 6-0 180 10/5/85
Calgary, Alb./Calgary (AJHL)
Sr. R 6-0 195 1/23/83 South Boston, Mass./Chicago (USHL)
Jr. L 5-10 195 11/4/83
Beaconsfield, Que./Deerfield Acad.
Sr. L 5-11 180 3/30/82
Leduc, Alb./Camrose (AJHL)
Fr. R 6-0 190 10/25/85 Hudson Bay, Sask./Nanaimo (BCHL)
So. L 6-1 190 12/12/84
Calgary, Alb./Surrey (BCHL)
Jr. R 6-2 215 2/4/82 Amherstburg, Ont./Chatham (WOJHL)
So. R 6-0 190 8/13/85
New Rochelle, N.Y./Taft School
Jr. R 6-0 195 4/11/83
Calgary, Alb./Yorkton (SJHL)
So. L 6-0 205 1/21/85
Hamilton, Ont./Hamilton (OPJHL)
Jr. R 5-10 185 11/14/83 Slave Lake, Alb./Drayton Valley (AJHL)
Sr. L 6-1 185 12/18/82
London, Ont./Stratford (MWJHL)
Fr. L 5-11 190 7/15/87
Lachine, Que./Lachine (LHJAAAQ)
Name................................. No.
Borza, Sebastian ................ 13
Carthas, Brian..................... 17
Cousins, Max....................... 24
Goeckner-Zoeller, Grant...... 9
Hagel, Kyle.......................... 25
Harvey, Will........................... 8
Jubinville, Lee....................... 6
Kushniruk, Brandon........... 20
Leroux, Eric......................... 30
Mackasey, B.J..................... 18
Marcoux, Daryl.................... 27
Masters, Mark..................... 19
Moore, Mike........................ 21
Neundorfer, Patrick.............. 5
Powe, Darroll........................ 7
Pridham, Erik...................... 11
Read, Christian................... 12
Sychterz, Thomas............... 34
Shattenkirk, Keith............... 23
Sklapsky, B.J......................... 1
Stankievech, Landis............ 10
Westgarth, Brett................. 22
Westgarth, Kevin................. 15
Wilson, Brett....................... 16
Young, Seamus...................... 2
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2005-06 Roster
Season Preview
Head Coach: Guy Gadowsky, 2nd season (Colorado College ’89)
Assistant Coaches: Keith Fisher, 1st season (St. Cloud State ’00)
John Riley, 1st season (UMass-Boston ’91)
George Bosak, 1st season (Scranton ’94)
Athletic Trainer: John Furtado (Northeastern ’93)
Class Breakdown
United States (7)
California (1) - Grant Goeckner-Zoeller; Massachusetts (3) - Brian
Carthas, Erik Pridham, Seamus Young; New Jersey (1) - Christian
Read; New York (1) - Keith Shattenkirk; Ohio (1) - Patrick Neundorfer.
Seniors (6)
Sebastian Borza, Brian Carthas, Eric Leroux, Mark Masters,
Patrick Neundorfer, Seamus Young
Canada (19)
Alberta (7) - Max Cousins, Lee Jubinville, Daryl Marcoux, Mark
Masters, Mike Moore, Landis Stankievech, Brett Wilson; British
Columbia (1) - Will Harvey; Ontario (6) - Sebastian Borza, Kyle Hagel,
Eric Leroux, Darroll Powe, Brett Westgarth, Kevin Westgarth; Quebec
(2) - B.J. Mackasey, Thomas Sychterz; Saskatchewan (2) - Brandon
Kushniruk, B.J. Sklapsky.
Juniors (9)
Max Cousins, Grant Goeckner-Zoeller, B.J. Mackasey,
Darryl Marcoux, Darroll Powe, Christian Read, B.J. Sklapsky,
Brett Westgarth, Kevin Westgarth
Sophomores (5)
Kyle Hagel, Mike Moore, Erik Pridham,
Keith Shattenkirk, Landis Stankievech
Freshmen (5)
Will Harvey, Lee Jubinville, Brandon Kushniruk,
Thomas Sychterz, Brett Wilson
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