2024–25 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The Green beat Princeton , 5–1 The 2024–25 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 118th season of play for the program and the 63rd 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 4th season.
Season
Coming into the season with high expectations,[ 1] Luke Haymes , on the shelf with a broken hand.[ 2] Roan Clarke and Emmett Croteau had the team undefeated through 6 games with wins over nationally-ranked Quinnipiac and Cornell . After suffering their first loss to championship-favorite Boston College , Dartmouth had risen up to the top-15 in the polls and sat 4th in the PairWise rankings, leaving the program with a tremendous opportunity to end its 45-year NCAA tournament drought.
After dropping three very close games (one in a shootout) to finish off the first half of its schedule, Dartmouth's ranking slipped but the team was still well-positioned to reach the tournament. With Haymes returning after Christmas , the Big Green were looking to make a splash at the Ledyard Bank Classic but they were let down by their goaltenders. Clarke and Croteau combined to allow 8 goals on 51 shots and Dartmouth was unable to take advantage of leads early in the two games. As the second half of their season progressed, the Big Green continued to find themselves in close games but the offense was too inconsistent to keep their playoff hopes alive. Over a fourteen-game stretch Dartmouth played ten 1-goal matches (excluding empty-net goals), going 3–7 in those contests. During their terrible run, Croteau ended up becoming the primary starter but it was the lack of scoring that was chiefly to blame for the losses. By late February the team had fallen down to .500 and had virtually no chance to make the tournament short of a conference championship.
The team recovered a bit at the very end of the season, with Croteau backstopping them to a 3-game winning streak as the conference tournament began. After a relatively easy victory over St. Lawrence in the first round, the defense came up big in the first game with Union . After twice getting behind by a goal, the Big Green raised their level of play, holding the Chargers to just 10 shots over the final 40 minutes. The offense was the story in the rematch with Dartmouth exploding for 7 goals with contributions from up and down the lineup. The minor upset sent the team to the semifinals where Clarke was getting his first start in over a month. Perhaps due to inaction, the netminder was not up to the task and allowed 3 goals on just 14 shots. Dartmouth's offense did him no favors, scoring their only goal with less than 5 minutes left in regulation and the Big Green's season was over.[ 3] [ 4]
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of August 18, 2024.[ 5]
No. Nat.
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Eric Charpentier Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2002-06-10
Silver Spring, Maryland New Jersey Titans (NAHL —
3
John Fusco Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-06-13
Westwood, Massachusetts Harvard (ECAC TOR 2020
4
C. J. Foley Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2004-02-11
Hanover, Massachusetts Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL —
5
Tucker McRae Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-04-11
Calgary, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL —
6
Matt Fusco Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2003-03-07
Westwood, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL —
7
Nikita Nikora Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2004-01-21
St. Petersburg, Russia Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL —
8
Austin Salani Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2003-08-07
Hancock, Michigan Austin Bruins (NAHL —
9
Colin Grable Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2003-01-16
Spring Lake, New Jersey Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL —
10
Hayden Stavroff Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2004-07-09
Dublin, Ohio Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL —
12
Tim Busconi Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
2004-01-03
Milton, Massachusetts Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL —
13
Joshua Schenk Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
2004-09-04
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL —
14
Steven Townley C Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-06-13
Woodstock, Vermont New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC )—
15
Cam MacDonald Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-03-08
Surrey, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
17
Braiden Dorfman Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-08-09
Nashville, Tennessee Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL —
18
Hank Cleaves Freshman
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
2003-12-25
Riverside, Connecticut Vernon Vipers (NAHL —
19
Sean Chisholm C Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-01-26
Caledonia, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL —
20
Cooper Flinton Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2003-08-16
Auburn, New Hampshire Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL TBL 2021
22
Trym Løkkeberg Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2001-07-23
Fredrikstad, Norway Mora J20 (J20 Nationell )—
23
Ian Pierce Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-01-24
Edgewater, New Jersey Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
24
Oskari Vuorio Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2004-05-06
Espoo, Finland Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja —
28
Luke Haymes Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2003-07-28
Ottawa, Ontario Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL —
31
Mikey Roberts Sophomore
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2002-12-25
Wilton, Connecticut Taft School (USHS–CT —
32
Roan Clarke Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2003-08-23
Cloverdale, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
43
Owen Desilets Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2004-02-03
Airdrie, Alberta Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL —
68
Nate Morgan Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-02-08
Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL —
70
Emmett Croteau Sophomore
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
2003-12-07
Bonnyville, Alberta Clarkson (ECAC MTL 2022
86
Jack Silverberg Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
2004-12-01
Sherwood Park, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (BCHL —
95
Alex Krause Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-07-22
Calabasas, California Northeast Generals (NAHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#15 Quinnipiac †
22
16
5
1
2
3
0
50 79
42
38
24
12
2
135
83
#20 Clarkson
22
15
6
1
2
1
0
45 74
47
39
24
12
3
121
87
Colgate 22
13
7
2
2
2
1
42 80
65
36
18
15
3
114
116
Union 22
12
8
2
0
0
2
40 67
61
36
19
14
3
112
109
Dartmouth 22
12
9
1
0
2
0
39 70
52
33
18
13
2
110
84
#12 Cornell *
22
10
8
4
1
0
3
36 69
53
36
19
11
6
112
82
Harvard 22
9
10
3
2
2
1
31 56
56
33
13
17
3
85
97
Brown 22
9
11
2
3
0
2
28 53
63
32
14
15
3
79
85
Princeton 22
7
12
3
2
2
1
25 55
73
30
12
15
3
71
86
Rensselaer 22
7
15
0
0
2
0
23 57
82
35
12
21
2
101
131
Yale 22
5
14
3
1
1
1
19 52
80
30
6
21
3
67
121
St. Lawrence 22
5
15
2
1
1
1
18 43
81
35
9
24
2
71
121
Championship : March 22, 2025† 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
Regular Season
November 1
7:00 pm
at Harvard
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts ESPN+
Clarke
W 2–1 2,054
1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 3
3:00 pm
Stonehill *
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Croteau
W 5–2 1,637
2–0–0
November 8
7:00 pm
at #15 Quinnipiac
M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+
Clarke
W 4–2 3,121
3–0–0 (2–0–0)
November 9
7:00 pm
at Princeton
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Croteau
W 5–1 1,426
4–0–0 (3–0–0)
November 15
7:00 pm
#5 Cornell
#17
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Clarke
W 4–3 2,801
5–0–0 (4–0–0)
November 16
7:00 pm
Colgate
#17
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Clarke
T 4–4 SOL
2,381
5–0–1 (4–0–1)
November 29
7:00 pm
at #4 Boston College *
#15
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+
Clarke
L 3–5 7,395
5–1–1
December 1
4:00 pm
at Vermont *
#15
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+
Croteau
W 3–1 2,247
6–1–1
December 6
7:00 pm
St. Lawrence
#13
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Clarke
L 2–3 2,018
6–2–1 (4–1–1)
December 7
7:00 pm
#20 Clarkson
#13
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Croteau
L 2–3 1,874
6–3–1 (4–2–1)
December 13
7:00 pm
New Hampshire *
#17
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Rivalry )ESPN+
Clarke
T 3–3 SOL
2,768
6–3–2
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28
7:30 pm
Alaska Anchorage *
#17
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal)ESPN+
Clarke
W 5–4 3,582
7–3–2
December 29
7:30 pm
#7 Providence *
#17
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Championship)ESPN+
Clarke
L 3–5 3,031
7–4–2
January 5
4:00 pm
at Merrimack *
#17
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+
Clarke
L 1–2 2,452
7–5–2
January 10
7:00 pm
Yale
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Clarke
L 2–3 2,126
7–6–2 (4–3–1)
January 11
7:00 pm
Brown
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Clarke
W 5–2 2,648
8–6–2 (5–3–1)
January 17
7:00 pm
at Union
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+
Croteau
W 4–0 1,621
9–6–2 (6–3–1)
January 18
7:00 pm
at Rensselaer
Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+
Croteau
W 5–3 1,709
10–6–2 (7–3–1)
January 24
7:00 pm
at Colgate
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+
Clarke
L 2–3 1,237
10–7–2 (7–4–1)
January 25
7:00 pm
at Cornell
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+
Croteau
W 6–1 4,267
11–7–2 (8–4–1)
January 31
7:00 pm
#14 Quinnipiac
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Croteau
L 4–5 OT
2,482
11–8–2 (8–5–1)
February 1
7:00 pm
Princeton
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Clarke
L 1–3 4,667
11–9–2 (8–6–1)
February 7
7:00 pm
Harvard
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Croteau
W 3–2 2,902
12–9–2 (9–6–1)
February 14
7:00 pm
at Clarkson
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+
Croteau
L 1–4 2,039
12–10–2 (9–7–1)
February 15
7:00 pm
at St. Lawrence
Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+
Clarke
L 2–3 OT
574
12–11–2 (9–8–1)
February 21
7:00 pm
Rensselaer
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Croteau
L 1–2 1,886
12–12–2 (9–9–1)
February 22
4:00 pm
Union
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+
Croteau
W 2–1 2,500
13–12–2 (10–9–1)
February 28
7:00 pm
at Brown
Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Croteau
W 4–2 987
14–12–2 (11–9–1)
March 1
7:00 pm
at Yale
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Croteau
W 5–1 2,155
15–12–2 (12–9–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 8
7:00 pm
St. Lawrence *
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (ECAC First Round)ESPN+
Croteau
W 6–2 2,248
16–12–2
March 14
7:00 pm
at Union *
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1)ESPN+
Croteau
W 3–2 2,302
17–12–2
March 15
7:00 pm
at Union *
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2)ESPN+
Croteau
W 7–2 2,298
18–12–2
March 21
7:00 pm
vs. #18 Clarkson *
Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal)ESPN+
Clarke
L 1–4 5,320
18–13–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 6]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
C. J. Foley D 33
11
19
30 10
Nikita Nikora C /W 33
4
26
30 4
Sean Chisholm C /LW 33
15
12
27 12
Cooper Flinton LW 32
11
13
24 8
Hayden Stavroff F 31
10
12
22 43
John Fusco D 32
11
10
21 39
Hank Cleaves F 32
5
16
21 10
Luke Haymes C 22
12
6
18 14
Braiden Dorfman F 31
7
9
16 22
Cam MacDonald F 33
6
10
16 10
Alex Krause F 31
4
8
12 0
Eric Charpentier D 33
3
8
11 26
Ian Pierce D 24
1
8
9 13
Steven Townley F 33
4
4
8 2
Matt Fusco D 32
1
6
7 4
Jack Silverberg F 29
0
5
5 15
Nate Morgan F 17
4
0
4 0
Trym Løkkeberg C 22
0
3
3 6
Joshua Schenk F 19
0
2
2 2
Oskari Vuorio C 4
1
0
1 0
Colin Grable D 19
0
1
1 8
Tucker McRae D 26
0
1
1 6
Austin Salani F 1
0
0
0 2
Roan Clarke G 17
0
0
0 0
Emmett Croteau G 18
0
0
0 9
Tim Busconi D 21
0
0
0 4
Bench
–
–
–
–
–
6
Total
110
179
289
295
[ 7]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Emmett Croteau 18
1029:13
13
4
0
36
336
1
.903
2.10
Roan Clarke 17
934:22
5
9
2
42
358
0
.895
2.70
Empty Net
-
30:17
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
Total
33
1993:52
18
13
2
84
694
1
.892
2.53
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
27 (Final)
USCHO.com
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
17
16
15
13
17
17
–
17
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
–
RV
USA Hockey
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
17
15
14
14
17
16
–
18
RV
RV
RV
19
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26. [ 8] Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
^ "Cornell Earns Top Nod From Coaches in 2024-2025 Preseason Poll" . ECAC Hockey . September 25, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025 .^ "Haymes' Return Lifts Dartmouth For Stretch Run" . College Hockey News . February 25, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025 .^ "Dartmouth vs Clarkson #ECACHockey Semifinals NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Highlights - March 21, 2025" . YouTube . Retrieved May 21, 2025 .^ "Year by Year Results" (PDF) . Dartmouth Big Green . Retrieved May 21, 2025 .^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . Dartmouth Big Green . Retrieved September 19, 2023 .^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Dartmouth Big Green . Retrieved September 4, 2022 .^ "Dartmouth College 2024-2025 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
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