2023–24 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team 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.[ 1]
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
Recruiting
Roster
As of September 19, 2023.[ 2]
No. Nat.
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Mikey Roberts Sophomore
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2002-12-25
Wilton, Connecticut Taft (USHS–CT —
2
Eric Charpentier Freshman
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2002-06-10
Silver Spring, Maryland New Jersey (NAHL —
3
John Fusco Junior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-06-13
Westwood, Massachusetts Harvard (ECAC TOR 2020
4
C. J. Foley Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2004-02-11
Hanover, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL —
5
Tucker McRae Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-04-11
Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL —
6
Matt Fusco Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2003-03-07
Westwood, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL —
7
Nikita Nikora Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2004-01-21
St. Petersburg, Russia Springfield (NAHL —
8
Joey Musa A Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-06-11
Orange Park, Florida Langley (BCHL —
10
Ryan Sorkin Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-06-13
Chicago, Illinois Lone Star (NAHL —
14
Steven Townley A Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-06-13
Woodstock, Vermont Jersey (NCDC )—
15
Cam MacDonald Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-03-08
Surrey, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL —
17
Braiden Dorfman Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-08-09
Nashville, Tennessee Shreveport (NAHL —
18
Josh Waters A Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-01-23
Collegeville, Pennsylvania Maryland (NAHL —
19
Sean Chisholm C Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-01-26
Caledonia, Ontario Brooks (AJHL —
20
Cooper Flinton Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2003-08-16
Auburn, New Hampshire Cedar Rapids (USHL TBL 2021
22
Trym Løkkeberg Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2001-07-23
Fredrikstad, Norway Mora J20 (J20 Nationell )—
23
Ian Pierce Junior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-01-24
Edgewater, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL —
24
Oskari Vuorio Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2004-05-06
Espoo, Finland Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja —
27
Brady MacDonald Junior
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-01-24
Union, Ontario Victoria (BCHL —
28
Luke Haymes Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2003-07-28
Ottawa, Ontario Cowichan Valley (BCHL —
31
Cooper Black Sophomore
G 6' 9" (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
2001-06-14
Alpena, Michigan Nanaimo (BCHL —
32
Roan Clarke Freshman
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2003-08-23
Cloverdale, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL —
43
Owen Desilets Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2004-02-03
Airdrie, Alberta Alberni Valley (BCHL —
68
Nate Morgan Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-02-08
Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL —
95
Alex Krause Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-07-22
Calabasas, California Northeast (NAHL —
Standings
Conference 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#
Rank#
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 . [ 3]
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
[ 4]
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
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. [ 5] Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
Awards and honors
References
^ "Men's ECAC Hockey Semifinals - Dartmouth vs Cornell (03.22.24)" . YouTube . Retrieved April 29, 2024 .^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . Dartmouth Big Green . Retrieved September 19, 2023 .^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Dartmouth Big Green . Retrieved September 4, 2022 .^ "Dartmouth College 2023-2024 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Foley Named Bitcoin Rookie of the Year" . Dartmouth Big Green . March 21, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024 .^ "Cashman Named Tim Taylor Coach of the Year Recipient" . ECAC Hockey . February 23, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024 .^ "All-League Third Team Honorees Unveiled" . ECAC Hockey . March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .^ "ECAC Hockey Releases Second Team All-ECAC Honorees" . ECAC Hockey . March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .^ "All-League Third Team Honorees Unveiled" . ECAC Hockey . March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2023-24 Men's All-Rookie Team" . ecachockey.com . March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024 .^ "#14 Men's Hockey Claims 13th Whitelaw Cup With Win Over St. Lawrence" . Cornell Big Red . March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024 .
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