2025–26 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

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
Record
Overall	14–11–1
Conference	10–8–0
Home	11–2–0
Road	3–9–1
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.	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

2025–26 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#14 Dartmouth	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	18	28	8	12	11	1	0	52	16
#11 Cornell	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	18	29	14	11	7	4	0	34	19
Harvard	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	15	23	17	11	7	3	1	39	30
Princeton	6	4	2	0	0	1	0	13	22	12	11	7	4	0	40	27
Colgate	8	4	3	1	1	0	0	12	27	25	18	6	10	2	48	61
#5 Quinnipiac	6	4	2	0	1	0	0	11	19	15	18	12	4	2	64	43
Union	8	3	4	1	0	0	1	11	21	23	19	12	5	2	72	39
Clarkson	8	3	5	0	0	0	0	9	21	23	18	7	11	0	49	57
Yale	8	3	5	0	1	1	0	9	19	26	12	4	8	0	24	40
Brown	8	2	6	0	0	1	0	7	17	32	13	3	10	0	17	32
Rensselaer	8	2	6	0	0	0	0	6	16	27	18	5	13	0	36	62
St. Lawrence	8	1	7	0	0	0	0	3	20	40	18	2	15	1	38	79
Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 21, 2025

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+
February 21	7:00 pm	#11 Cornell		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
February 27	7:00 pm	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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
USA Hockey	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	–	RV	19	18т	RV	RV

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.

[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.

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Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Philadelphia Auditorium and Ice Palace (1920-1922) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
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