# 2023–24 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 117th season of play for the program and the 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Big Green represented Dartmouth College, played their home games at the Thompson Arena and were coached by Reid Cashman in his 3rd season.

## Season

Dartmouth started the year in a rather peculiar position. Though a relatively low-scoring team, the Big Green saw a vast improvement by their defense and, perhaps more importantly, their starting goaltender Cooper Black. Inasmuch, the team found it difficult to win games but they refused to surrender to their opponents. In the first 11 games of the year, Dartmouth tied more than half and went into the winter break as a relative unknown.
The team returned with the annual Ledyard Bank Classic but the time off appeared to have softened the defense. Dartmouth went 2–4 coming out of the break and appeared to be heading towards another losing season. In late January, however, things began to change. Sophomore Luke Haymes, who had been one of the better forwards already, caught fire. Beginning with the match against Rensselaer on January 20, he ran roughshod over ECAC defenses and scored 24 points (14 goals 10 assists) in the final 12 games of the regular season. His offensive explosion helped turn Dartmouth's season around and allowed the Big Green to go 7–2–3 down the stretch. Dartmouth climbed their way up the conference standings and finished 1 point ahead of Clarkson for 4th place.
The streak not only gave the team home ice but provided the Greens with a bye into the quarterfinal round. The week off appeared to end Haymes' hot streak but the rest of the team picked up the pace and ensured that Dartmouth had enough scoring to dispatch Union in straight sets. In the semifinals, Dartmouth met Cornell and looked to have the measure of the Big Red for the first two periods. The Big Green had a 3–1 lead with 20 minutes to play but had to kill off a penalty at the start of the period. Unfortunately, Cornell was able to convert on their only man-advantage of the match and that goal seemed to spark the Reds. Cornell scored two more goals in the middle of the period to take the lead and then held off Dartmouth with their stingy defense. In desperation, Cooper Black was pulled for an extra attacker but that only allowed Cornell to score twice into an empty net to turn the match into a rout.
Despite the collapse at the end, Dartmouth had finished the year with a winning record for the first time in eight years and posted a dramatic turnaround going from 12th to 4th in the conference standings.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Troy Burkhart | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Jack Cameron | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Tyler Campbell | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Mark Gallant | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Matt Hubbarde | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Providence |
| Sean Keohan | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Ryan Lovett | Forward | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Tanner Palocsik | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Penn State |
| Brock Paul | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Nick Unruh | Forward | Canada | Left program (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Eric Charpentier | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Silver Spring, MD |
| Roan Clarke | Goaltender | Canada | 20 | Cloverdale, BC |
| Owen Desilets | Defenseman | Canada | 19 | Airdrie, AB |
| C. J. Foley | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Hanover, MA |
| Matt Fusco | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Westwood, MA |
| Nikita Nikora | Forward | Russia | 19 | St. Petersburg, RUS |
| Oskari Vuorio | Forward | Finland | 19 | Espoo, FIN |

## Roster

As of September 19, 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | Massachusetts* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | | | L 1–5 | | |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | USNTDP* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | | Black | W 7–2 | 514 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | #17 Harvard | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 1,422 | 0–0–1 (0–0–1) |
| October 28 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–3 | 4,258 | 0–1–1 |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | #8 Quinnipiac | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 1,113 | 0–1–2 (0–0–2) |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 5–4 | 2,839 | 1–1–2 (1–0–2) |
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Black | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 4,361 | 1–1–3 (1–0–3) |
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Black | W 3–2 | 987 | 2–1–3 (2–0–3) |
| November 25 | 3:00 pm | vs. Connecticut* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 1–6 | 3,582 | 2–2–3 |
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–3 | 1,012 | 2–3–3 (2–1–3) |
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Black | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 2,321 | 2–3–4 (2–1–4) |
| December 8 | 9:00 pm | at #12 Arizona State* | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Black | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,781 | 2–3–5 |
| December 9 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Arizona State* | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Black | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 4,837 | 2–3–6 |
| Ledyard Bank Classic ||||||||||
| December 29 | 7:30 pm | Lake Superior State* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–0 | 2,555 | 3–3–6 |
| December 30 | 7:30 pm | #8 Maine* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Championship) | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–5 | 2,886 | 3–4–6 |
| January 6 | 6:00 pm | Vermont* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–3 | 3,335 | 4–4–6 |
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Black | L 0–5 | 1,406 | 4–5–6 (2–2–4) |
| January 13 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–2 | 672 | 4–6–6 (2–3–4) |
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | Union | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 1–5 | 1,429 | 4–7–6 (2–4–4) |
| January 20 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 6–2 | 1,578 | 5–7–6 (3–4–4) |
| January 26 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,374 | 5–8–6 (3–5–4) |
| January 27 | 7:00 pm | #13 Cornell | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,296 | 5–8–7 (3–5–5) |
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Black | W 5–1 | 1,593 | 6–8–7 (4–5–5) |
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–5 | 3,211 | 6–9–7 (4–6–5) |
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Black | T 5–5 $^{SOL}$ | 2,120 | 6–9–8 (4–6–6) |
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 3–0 | 1,694 | 7–9–8 (5–6–6) |
| February 17 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | T 4–4 $^{SOW}$ | 2,253 | 7–9–9 (5–6–7) |
| February 23 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Black | W 5–1 | 2,186 | 8–9–9 (6–6–7) |
| February 24 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Black | W 5–4 | 2,024 | 9–9–9 (7–6–7) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 5–3 | 1,615 | 10–9–9 (8–6–7) |
| March 2 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–1 | 2,278 | 11–9–9 (9–6–7) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | Union* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Black | W 3–1 | 1,625 | 12–9–9 |
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | Union* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–2 | 2,007 | 13–9–9 |
| March 22 | 7:30 pm | vs. #14 Cornell* | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Black | L 3–6 | 4,015 | 13–10–9 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Luke Haymes | C | 31 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 12 |
| Cooper Flinton | LW | 30 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| C. J. Foley | D | 32 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
| Nikita Nikora | C/W | 25 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2 |
| Sean Chisholm | C/LW | 28 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 |
| Braiden Dorfman | F | 29 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| John Fusco | D | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| Joey Musa | F | 32 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
| Cam MacDonald | F | 31 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
| Eric Charpentier | D | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| Matt Fusco | D | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Ian Pierce | D | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Tucker McRae | D | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Steven Townley | F | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Nate Morgan | F | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Oskari Vuorio | C | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Ryan Sorkin | F | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| Owen Desilets | D | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Alex Krause | F | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Josh Waters | F | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Cooper Black | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trym Løkkeberg | C | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Mikey Roberts | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Clarke | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | 92 | 159 | 251 | 303 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Cooper Black | 30 | 1769:01 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 765 | 2 | .910 | 2.58 |
| Mikey Roberts | 1 | 3:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Roan Clarke | 4 | 183:00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 0 | .860 | 3.93 |
| Empty Net | - | 16:35 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 1972:28 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 840 | 2 | .902 | 2.77 |

## 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 |
| C. J. Foley | ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year |
| Reid Cashman | Tim Taylor Award |
| Luke Haymes | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Cooper Black | ECAC Hockey Second Team |
| C. J. Foley | ECAC Hockey Third Team |
| C. J. Foley | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team |
| John Fusco | ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team |