# 2024–25 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season will be the 107th season of play for the program and the 63rd in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears will represent Brown University, play their home games at the Meehan Auditorium and be coached by Brendan Whittet in his 15th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Ryan Bottrill | Forward | United States | Transferred to Clarkson |
| Stephen Chen | Goaltender | United States | Left program (joined national team) |
| Gavin Puskar | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Matt Sutton | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Jordan Tonelli | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Jacob Zacharewicz | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Western Michigan |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Charlie Gollob | Forward | Canada | 20 | Toronto, ON |
| Tanner Hartman | Forward | United States | 22 | Chicago, IL; transfer from Hobart |
| Jack Hewitt | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Toronto, ON |
| Andrew King | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Dubuque, IA |
| Brian Nicholas | Forward | United States | 19 | Scarsdale, NY |
| Leo Schwartz | Defenseman | United States | 19 | New York, NY |
| Ivan Zadvernyuk | Forward | Russia | 20 | Moscow, RUS |
| Tristan Zarsky | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Edmonton, AB |

## Roster

As of July 30, 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 |
| #12 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #18 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 22, 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 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 3–5 | 1,234 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | at #6 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–3 | 4,267 | 0–2–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | #19 Quinnipiac | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | L 2–3 | 907 | 0–3–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 1,095 | 0–3–1 (0–3–1) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 1–0 | 2,648 | 1–3–1 (1–3–1) |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,042 | 2–3–1 (2–3–1) |
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | Air Force* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,054 | 2–3–2 |
| November 30 | 4:00 pm | Air Force* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 5–2 | 972 | 3–3–2 |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 3–4 | 2,009 | 3–4–2 |
| December 29 | 2:00 pm | Long Island* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 3–0 | 982 | 4–4–2 |
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | Union | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 1–3 | 844 | 4–5–2 (2–4–1) |
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 3–4 | 1,043 | 4–6–2 (2–5–1) |
| January 7 | 7:00 pm | #5 Providence* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | ESPN+ | Shea | L 0–2 | 1,793 | 4–7–2 |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 1–3 | 1,938 | 4–8–2 (2–6–1) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 2–5 | 2,648 | 4–9–2 (2–7–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 3–2 | 1,072 | 5–9–2 (3–7–1) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | #20 Clarkson | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 4–2 | 1,112 | 6–9–2 (4–7–1) |
| January 21 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 5–1 | 1,758 | 7–9–2 |
| January 26 | 7:00 pm | Stonehill* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 5–2 | 1,219 | 8–9–2 |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 6–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,475 | 9–9–2 (5–7–1) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–2 | 1,986 | 9–10–2 (5–8–1) |
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 2–1 | 1,599 | 10–10–2 (6–8–1) |
| February 9 | 2:00 pm | Yale | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 5–1 | 982 | 11–10–2 (7–8–1) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 1–6 | 1,375 | 11–11–2 (7–9–1) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 6–3 | 877 | 12–11–2 (8–9–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,648 | 13–11–2 (9–9–1) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 0–4 | 3,335 | 13–12–2 (9–10–1) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 2–4 | 987 | 13–13–2 (9–11–1) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 1,627 | 13–13–3 (9–11–2) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | Princeton* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Zacher | W 3–2 | 1,742 | 14–13–3 |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Quinnipiac* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 1–4 | 2,512 | 14–14–3 |
| March 15 | 4:00 pm | at #13 Quinnipiac* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Zacher | L 0–4 | 2,772 | 14–15–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Hockey | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |