# 2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 128th season of play for the program and the 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Bulldogs represented Yale University, played their home games at the Ingalls Rink and were coached by Keith Allain in his 17th season.

## Season

Though Yale began the season with a win, the team had a rather poor start by losing eight of the next nine games. The two main causes for the defeats was a subpar goaltending performance from returning starter Nathan Reid and an almost total lack of offense. In the first five weeks of their season, Yale was limited to less than 2 goals in more than half of their games and had only managed to get 30 shots on goal in one contest. The team wasn't able to get on track until mid-December when both the offense and defense began improving. After struggling through his first few starts, Jack Stark grew accustomed to the college game and the rest of the team responded in kind.
After returning form the winter break, the offense came to life and won three games in a row to put the Bulldogs right in the middle of the ECAC standings. Unfortunately, scoring remained inconsistent and the team lost the next four games to put them back near the bottom of the conference. A brief at the start of February put the Elis into contention for a home stand in the postseason but Yale went winless in its final five games and sentenced the team to travelling for the playoff matches.
In the middle of another cold spell for their offense, Yale met St. Lawrence for a First Round matchup. While the Elis had no trouble getting the puck on net, they were faced with a stellar performance from the Saints' netminder. Yale scored twice but Stark was unable to match his counterpart and the Elis fell 2–4 to end their season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Ryan Carmichael | Defenseman/Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Cole Donhauser | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |
| Connor Hopkins | Goaltender | United States | Graduate transfer to Northeastern |
| Quinton Ong | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Hayden Rowan | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Brandon Tabakin | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Arizona State |
| Michael Young | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Anglet Hormadi Élite) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| David Andreychuk | Forward | United States | 21 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Rhys Bentham | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Calgary, AB |
| Owen Forester | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Mississauga, ON |
| Iisai Pesonen | Forward | Finland | 19 | Kuopio, FIN |
| Will Richter | Forward | United States | 19 | Greenwich, CT |
| Jack Stark | Goaltender | Canada | 20 | Chaska, MN |
| Seiya Tanaka-Campbell | Forward | Canada | 20 | Mill Bay, BC |

## Roster

As of September 20, 2023.

## Standings

2023–24 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 |
| #6 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 160 | 79 |
| #9 Cornell * | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 115 | 65 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 85 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 120 | 112 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 66 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 92 | 91 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 62 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 97 |
| Union | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 75 | 75 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 123 | 121 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 64 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 90 | 118 |
| Harvard | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 64 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 70 | 106 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 90 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 89 | 114 |
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 46 | 57 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 63 | 91 |
| Brown | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 69 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 98 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 58 | 89 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 150 |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 27 | 8:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Reid | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 798 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | #10 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–3 | 2,034 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | L 1–7 | 1,393 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Reid | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,802 | 1–3–0 (1–3–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at #10 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | L 2–5 | 3,625 | 1–4–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | W 5–0 | 1,368 | 2–4–0 (2–4–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–2 | 1,217 | 2–5–0 (2–5–0) |
| November 24 | 9:00 pm | at #4 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Stark | L 0–5 | 5,817 | 2–6–0 |
| November 25 | 8:00 pm | at #4 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Reid | L 0–9 | 5,823 | 2–7–0 |
| December 2 | 7:00 pm | Long Island* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | L 1–3 | 1,029 | 2–8–0 |
| December 8 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | W 5–2 | 1,116 | 3–8–0 |
| December 10 | 7:00 pm | Long Island* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | W 5–3 | 866 | 4–8–0 |
| December 29 | 7:00 pm | #2 Boston University* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–6 | 2,871 | 4–9–0 |
| December 31 | 2:00 pm | McGill* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Stark | W 5–1 | 1,307 | |
| January 5 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Stark | W 2–1 | 1,677 | 5–9–0 (3–5–0) |
| January 6 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Stark | W 4–2 | 1,904 | 6–9–0 (4–5–0) |
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | W 5–0 | 1,406 | 7–9–0 (5–5–0) |
| January 13 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Stark | L 0–1 | 2,806 | 7–10–0 (5–6–0) |
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Reid | L 3–5 | 2,369 | 7–11–0 (5–7–0) |
| January 20 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Stark | L 2–4 | 1,230 | 7–12–0 (5–8–0) |
| Connecticut Ice ||||||||||
| January 26 | 7:30 pm | vs. #7 Quinnipiac | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Stark | L 0–1 | 4,693 | 7–13–0 (5–9–0) |
| January 27 | 3:30 pm | vs. Sacred Heart* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Consolation Game) | SNY | Stark | W 3–2 | 3,927 | 8–13–0 |
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | W 3–1 | 1,371 | 9–13–0 (6–9–0) |
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 1,674 | 9–13–1 (6–9–1) |
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Stark | W 3–1 | 1,637 | 10–13–1 (7–9–1) |
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Stark | L 2–5 | 897 | 10–14–1 (7–10–1) |
| February 17 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Stark | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 4,267 | 10–14–2 (7–10–2) |
| February 23 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–4 | 2,774 | 10–15–2 (7–11–2) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Stark | L 1–2 | 3,095 | 10–16–2 (7–12–2) |
| March 2 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Stark | L 1–4 | 2,278 | 10–17–2 (7–13–2) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (First Round) | ESPN+ | Stark | L 2–4 | 1,577 | 10–18–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| David Chen | C | 30 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 |
| Briggs Gammill | F | 28 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| Ian Carpentier | C | 26 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| Ryan Conroy | D | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 |
| David Andreychuk | C/LW | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| Nik Allain | F | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| Will Dineen | F | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| Rhys Bentham | D | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Teddy Wooding | F | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Bayard Hall | D | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Iisai Pesonen | C | 30 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Connor Sullivan | D | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| Reilly Connors | F | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Dylan Herzog | D | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Henry Wagner | LW | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Kalen Szeto | F | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| Elan Bar-Lev-Wise | C | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| Will Richter | F | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| JoJo Tanaka-Campbell | F | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kieran O'Hearn | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Owen Forester | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Tucker Hartmann | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Stark | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya Tanaka-Campbell | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Reid | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Stevens | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | 63 | 91 | 154 | 391 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Jack Stark | 22 | 1213:52 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 512 | 2 | .919 | 2.22 |
| Nathan Reid | 11 | 596:32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 243 | 0 | .856 | 4.12 |
| Empty Net | - | 12:17 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 30 | 1822:41 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 95 | 755 | 2 | .888 | 3.13 |

## 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR |
| USA Hockey | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award | Ref |
| Jack Stark | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | |