# 2024–25 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season will be the 122nd season of play for the program and the 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Tigers will represent Princeton University in the 2024–25 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 1st season.

## Season

After compiling just one winning campaign in nine seasons, Princeton elected to made a head coaching change and brought in Ben Syer, who had spent the previous thirteen years as an assistant with Cornell.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Joe Berg | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Nick Carabin | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Connecticut |
| Mike Kennedy | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |
| Mackenzie Merriman | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Ian Murphy | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Notre Dame |
| Adam Robbins | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters) |
| Nick Seitz | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Julian Facchinelli | Forward | Canada | 20 | Woodbridge, ON |
| Drew Garzone | Forward | United States | 20 | Dover, MA |
| Kai Greaves | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Cambridge, ON |
| Miles Gunty | Forward | United States | 20 | Bethesda, MD |
| Jake Manfre | Forward | United States | 20 | Smithtown, NY |
| Luc Pelletier | Forward | United States | 21 | Courtenay, BC |
| Patrick Reilly | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Avon, NJ |

## Roster

As of September 6, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #13 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #19 Clarkson | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 77 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 74 |
| Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 88 | 71 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 75 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 83 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 126 |
| Yale | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 66 | 116 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 115 |
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Waterloo* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 6–0 | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 3–4 | 2,352 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | L 1–5 | 1,426 | 0–2–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–1 | 1,742 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Pearson | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 1,095 | 1–2–1 (1–2–1) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 1–2 | 815 | 1–3–1 (1–3–1) |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | at #8 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 0–5 | 4,267 | 1–4–1 (1–4–1) |
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | #12 Ohio State* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 3–1 | 1,366 | 2–4–1 |
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | #12 Ohio State* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 3–1 | 1,917 | 3–4–1 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 2–1 | 1,384 | 4–4–1 (2–4–1) |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | W 6–2 | 1,850 | 5–4–1 (3–4–1) |
| December 28 | 4:00 pm | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Smith | W 1–0 | 2,648 | 6–4–1 |
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | New Hampshire* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | L 0–3 | 2,020 | 6–5–1 |
| January 4 | 4:00 pm | New Hampshire* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 3–4 | 2,057 | 6–6–1 |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | #20 Quinnipiac | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | L 2–4 | 1,935 | 6–7–1 (3–5–1) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Smith | L 0–3 | 2,995 | 6–8–1 (3–6–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+, SNY | Smith | L 2–6 | 2,432 | 6–9–1 (3–7–1) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | L 4–6 | 2,050 | 6–10–1 (3–8–1) |
| January 25 | 7:00 pm | Bentley* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 3–1 | 1,586 | 7–10–1 |
| January 26 | 4:00 pm | Bentley* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 1,337 | 8–10–1 |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,603 | 9–10–1 (4–8–1) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 3–1 | 4,667 | 10–10–1 (5–8–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 1–4 | 1,558 | 10–11–1 (5–9–1) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Smith | T 4–4 $^{SOL}$ | 1,725 | 10–11–2 (5–9–2) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 1–4 | 1,403 | 10–12–2 (5–10–2) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Smith | L 4–7 | 1,625 | 10–13–2 (5–11–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 2–3 | 1,648 | 10–14–2 (5–12–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Pearson | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,111 | 10–14–3 (5–12–3) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–2 | 1,200 | 11–14–3 (6–12–3) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,712 | 12–14–3 (7–12–3) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | at Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 2–3 | 1,742 | 12–15–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

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| 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 (Final) |
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