2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceM&T Bank Arena
Rankings
USCHO#5
USA Hockey#5
Record
Overall24–5–3
Conference15–2–1
Home13–0–2
Road9–3–1
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRand Pecknold
Assistant coachesJoe Dumais
Justin Eddy
CaptainVictor Czerneckianair
Alternate captain(s)Jeremy Wilmer, Mason Marcellus, Charlie Leddy
Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season will be the 50th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and 21st in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats will represent Quinnipiac University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena and be coached by Rand Pecknold in his 32nd season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Noah Altman Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Nate Benoit Defenseman  United States Transferred to Long Island
Aaron Bohlinger Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Noah Eyre Forward  United States Transferred to Holy Cross
Cooper Moore Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Davis Pennington Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings)
Chase Ramsay Defenseman  United States Transferred to Sacred Heart
Jack Ricketts Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Michael Salandra Forward  United States Transferred to Brown
Ryan Smith Forward  United States Transferred to Miami
Travis Treloar Forward  Sweden Graduation (signed with Mora IK)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Will Gilson Defenseman  United States 24 Old Greenwich, CT; transfer from Rensselaer
Matthew Lansing Forward  United States 18 Tonawanda, NY; selected 207th overall in 2025
Logan McCutcheon Defenseman  Canada 21 Saskatoon, SK
Ben Riche Forward  Canada 20 Bethune, SK
Brady Schultz Defenseman  United States 21 Monroe, CT
Sam Scopa Goaltender  United States 20 Lexington, MA
Nate Tivey Defenseman  Canada 21 Burlington, ON
Antonin Verreault Forward  Canada 21 Mirabel, QC
Markus Vidicek Forward  Canada 21 Montréal, QC
Ethan Wyttenbach Forward  United States 18 Roslyn, NY; selected 144th overall in 2025

Roster

As of September August 9, 2025.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Canada Drew Hockley Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-03-03 Kentville, Nova Scotia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
3 United States William Gilson Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-06-28 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Rensselaer (ECAC)
4 Canada Logan McCutcheon Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2004-01-29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 United States Brady Schultz Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-07-23 Monroe, Connecticut Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 United States Charlie Leddy Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-01-11 Fairfield, Connecticut Boston College (HEA) NJD, 126th overall 2022
7 United States Elliott Groenewold Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2006-02-04 Bellows Falls, Vermont Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) BOS, 110th overall 2024
8 United States Matthew McGroarty Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-01-30 Westport, Connecticut Madison Capitols (USHL)
10 United States Tyler Borgula Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-10-06 Livonia, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
11 United States Aaron Schwartz Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-03-22 Parkland, Florida Surrey Eagles (USHL)
12 United States Markus Vidicek Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2004-03-21 Montréal, Quebec Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
14 United States Victor Czerneckianair Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-02-17 Southington, Connecticut Tri-City Storm (USHL)
16 United States Jeremy Wilmer Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2003-08-16 Rockville Centre, New York Boston University (HEA)
17 Canada Ben Riche Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2005-03-15 Bethune, Saskatchewan Prince George Cougars (WHL)
18 United States Anthony Cipollone Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-05-14 Purchase, New York Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
19 United States Ethan Wyttenbach Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2007-02-10 Roslyn, New York Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) CGY, 144th overall 2025
20 Canada Mason Marcellus Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-07-19 Greely, Ontario Lincoln Stars (USHL)
22 Canada Braden Blace Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-09-09 Duncan, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
23 United States Antonin Verreault Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-07-28 Mirabel, Quebec Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
24 Canada Alex Power Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-04 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
25 Canada Nate Tivey Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-03-27 Burlington, Ontario Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
26 United States Matthew Lansing Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2007-02-24 Tonawanda, New York Fargo Force (USHL) VAN, 207th overall 2025
27 United States Andon Cerbone Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2004-04-13 Stamford, Connecticut Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
28 United States Chris Pelosi Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2005-03-05 Sewell, New Jersey Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) BOS, 92nd overall 2023
29 United States Dylan Silverstein Sophomore (RS) G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2004-02-07 Calabasas, California Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
31 United States Sam Scopa Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2005-01-10 Lexington, Massachusetts Madison Capitols (USHL)
33 Slovakia Matej Marinov Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2003-06-16 Nitra, Slovakia Fargo Force (USHL)

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
Regular Season
October 3 7:00 pm at #6 Boston College* #13 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Silverstein W 4–3  7,884 1–0–0
October 5 2:00 pm at #9 Providence* #13 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Exhibition) ESPN+ Marinov L 1–2   
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 10 5:00 pm vs. Alaska* #8 Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona (Ice Breaker Semifinal)   Silverstein L 1–2  300 1–1–0
October 11 5:00 pm vs. Notre Dame* #8 Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona (Ice Breaker Consolation Game)   Marinov W 7–2  2–1–0
October 17 7:00 pm #7 Maine* #10 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+, NESN Marinov T 4–4 OT 3,625 2–1–1
October 18 4:00 pm #7 Maine* #10 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 4–0  3,625 3–1–1
October 21 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* #6 Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Marinov W 4–1  1,673 4–1–1
October 24 7:00 pm at Merrimack* #6 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Marinov L 1–4  2,478 4–2–1
October 25 7:00 pm at New Hampshire* #6 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+, NESN Silverstein W 2–0  6,501 5–2–1
November 4 7:00 pm Alaska* #5 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov T 2–2 OT 2,511 5–2–2
November 7 7:00 pm at Yale #5 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+, SNY Silverstein L 2–4  1,960 5–3–2 (0–1–0)
November 8 7:00 pm at Brown #5 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Marinov W 4–3 OT 772 6–3–2 (1–1–0)
November 15 7:00 pm #13 Boston University* #10 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 6–2  3,625 7–3–2
November 21 7:00 pm Clarkson #9 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 4–1  2,562 8–3–2 (2–1–0)
November 22 7:00 pm St. Lawrence #9 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 4–2  2,011 9–3–2 (3–1–0)
November 26 5:00 pm Holy Cross* #8 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 7–6 OT 1,733 10–3–2
November 29 4:00 pm Stonehill* #8 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 3–2  2,526 11–3–2
December 5 7:00 pm at Rensselaer #8 Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Marinov W 5–1  1,355 12–3–2 (4–1–0)
December 6 7:00 pm at Union #8 M&T Bank CenterSchenectady, New York ESPN+ Marinov L 0–4  2,276 12–4–2 (4–2–0)
January 2 7:00 pm #18 Harvard #10 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein W 9–1  3,070 13–4–2 (5–2–0)
January 3 7:00 pm #9 Dartmouth #10 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 5–3  3,041 14–4–2 (6–2–0)
January 9 7:00 pm Union #8 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein W 7–2  2,898 15–4–2 (7–2–0)
January 10 7:00 pm Rensselaer #8 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 4–3 OT 2,938 16–4–2 (8–2–0)
January 16 7:00 pm at Colgate #7 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+, SNY Silverstein W 5–1  855 17–4–2 (9–2–0)
January 17 7:00 pm at #13 Cornell #7 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+, SNY Marinov W 4–1  3,643 18–4–2 (10–2–0)
Connecticut Ice
January 23 4:00 pm vs. Sacred Heart* #6 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) YES Silverstein W 5–1  2,100 19–4–2
January 24 7:30 pm vs. #13 Connecticut* #6 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship) YES Marinov L 2–4  2,521 19–5–2
January 30 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence #6 Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Marinov W 7–0  656 20–5–2 (11–2–0)
January 31 7:00 pm at Clarkson #6 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Silverstein T 3–3 SOL 2,556 20–5–3 (11–2–1)
February 6 7:00 pm Brown #5 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 9–1  2,895 21–5–3 (12–2–1)
February 7 7:00 pm Yale #5 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Silverstein W 8–0  3,625 22–5–3 (13–2–1)
February 14 7:00 pm Princeton #5 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Marinov W 4–1  2,759 23–5–3 (14–2–1)
February 15 4:00 pm at Princeton #5 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Silverstein W 4–1  2,230 24–5–3 (15–2–1)
February 20 7:00 pm #11 Cornell #5 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 21 7:00 pm Colgate #5 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 27 7:00 pm at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts 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 13 8 10 6 7 5 10 9 8 8 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 (2) 5 (3)
USA Hockey 13 9 10 6 6 5 9 9 8 8 10 10 10 8 7 7 6 5 5 (1) 5 (2)

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

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Quinnipiac Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1]

  1. ^ "Leddy, Marcellus, Wilmer Named Men's Hockey Assistant Captains". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-09-15.