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2023–24 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Brown Bears
men's ice hockey season
Conference11th ECAC Hockey
Home iceMeehan Auditorium
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall8–19–3
Conference6–14–2
Home5–9–2
Road3–10–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrendan Whittet
Assistant coachesJason Smith
Matt Plante
Ed Kesell
Captain(s)Jordan Tonelli
Alternate captain(s)Brett Bliss
Matt Sutton
Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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Feb 23: Zach Tupker and Collin Graf (Quinnipiac) with Mike Cataldo (Brown)
Feb. 24: Zackary Tonelli (Brown) and Brendan Wang (Princeton)

The 2023–24 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 106th season of play for the program and the 62nd in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University, played their home games at the Meehan Auditorium and were coached by Brendan Whittet in his 14th season.

Season

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Brown's season followed nearly the same path that it had in 2023. The Bears began poorly, losing six of their first nine due mostly to a weak offense. The goaltending dual that arose out of training camp was soon settled in favor of Lawton Zacher. However, in spite of stable goaltending, Brown was unable to capitalize on many resulting opportunities. In the first three months of the season, The Bears managed 3 goals in just four of fourteen games.

When the team started the second half of its season, there was a mild uptick in scoring but that was enough to give the Bears four wins in six games. The mini-streak put Brown in the middle of the conference standings and had them briefly competing for a home site in the conference playoffs. Once February rolled around, all of those gains were washed away. The offense slept-walked through the rest of their schedule and Brown didn't win once in their final nine games. The losing skid sent the team plummeting to the bottom of the standings and they finished just a single point out of last place.

The postseason opened with Union getting off to a quick start and never looking back. Brown was badly outplayed by the Garnet Chargers in the first two periods and found themselves down by three goals entering the third. The Bears were forced to abandon their defensive structure to try and tie the game but all that did was give Union free rein to all to their lead. When the dust settled, Brown was on the wrong end of a 0–6 score and their lackluster season was over.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Luke Albert Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Mathieu Caron Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Boston University
Brad Cocca Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
James Crossman Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Michigan State
James Durham Goaltender  United States Left program (retired)
Luke Krys Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Providence
Connor Marshall Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Samuli Niinisaari Defenseman  Finland Graduate transfer to Massachusetts
Nathan Plessis Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Jonny Russell Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Griffen Barr Defenseman  Canada 21 Nanaimo, BC
Matthew Brille Forward  United States 20 Bethesda, MD
Michael Cataldo Forward  United States 20 Norfolk, MA
Stephen Chen Goaltender  China 18 Beijing, CHN
Tyler Kopff Forward  United States 20 Ridgewood, NJ
Ethan Mistry Forward  Canada 20 Toronto, ON
Alex Pineau Defenseman  Canada 20 Thunder Bay, ON
Max Scott Forward  United States 20 San Jose, CA
Tyler Shea Goaltender  United States 22 Stevenson Ranch, CA; transfer from Michigan
Ryan St. Louis Forward  United States 20 Burlington, VT; transfer from Northeastern
Lawton Zacher Goaltender  United States 19 Buffalo, NY

Roster

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As of July 20, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Lawton Zacher Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-12-31 Buffalo, New York Minot (NAHL)
3 Ontario Alex Pineau Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-01-21 Thunder Bay, Ontario Des Moines (USHL)
4 Massachusetts Brett Bliss (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-29 Chelmsford, Massachusetts Surrey (BCHL)
5 Connecticut Nick Traggio Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-08-01 Sharon, Connecticut Bonnyville (AJHL)
6 New York (state) Harry Meirowitz Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-05-21 Old Westbury, New York P. A. L. (NCDC)
7 British Columbia Griffen Barr Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-03-19 Nanaimo, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
8 Alberta Ryan Shostak Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-09-08 Calgary, Alberta Vernon (BCHL)
9 Connecticut Ryan St. Louis Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-06-13 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Dubuque (USHL)
10 Arizona Ryan Bottrill Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-04 Chandler, Arizona Maryland (NAHL)
11 New Jersey Tyler Kopff Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-04-22 Ridgewood, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL)
12 Pennsylvania Matt Sutton (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL)
13 Alberta Lynden Grandberg Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-21 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL)
14 New York (state) Spence Evans Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-04-29 Oyster Bay Cove, New York Johnstown (NAHL)
15 Massachusetts Tony Andreozzi Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL)
16 Massachusetts Thomas Manty Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-04 Andover, Massachusetts Aberdeen (NAHL)
17 Massachusetts Mike Cataldo Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-05-04 Norfolk, Massachusetts Bonnyville (AJHL)
18 Connecticut Dean Bauchiero Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-03-04 Southington, Connecticut Wichita Falls (NAHL)
19 Maryland Matthew Brille Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-01-02 Bethesda, Maryland Chippewa (NAHL)
20 Alberta Noah Wakeford Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-29 Okotoks, Alberta Trail (BCHL)
21 Colorado Wyatt Schlaht Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-04 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Surrey (BCHL)
22 Ontario Ethan Mistry Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-04 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
23 British Columbia Jackson Munro Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL)
24 New Jersey Brenden Clark Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-16 Morris Plains, New Jersey Johnstown (NAHL)
25 Connecticut Zackary Tonelli Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-14 Greenwich, Connecticut Vernon (BCHL)
26 California Max Scott Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-11 San Jose, California North Iowa (NAHL)
27 Connecticut Jordan Tonelli (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Greenwich, Connecticut Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28 Connecticut Gavin Puskar Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-06-21 Fairfield, Connecticut UConn (HEA)
30 New York (state) Jacob Zacharewicz Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-02-11 Riverhead, New York El Paso (NAHL)
31 China Stephen Chen Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-07-26 Beijing, China Mercer Chiefs (Midget AAA)
35 California Tyler Shea Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-03 Stevenson Ranch, California Michigan (Big Ten)

Standings

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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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 27 8:00 pm Yale Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 2–3 OT 798 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 29 2:00 pm Stonehill* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher W 7–2  488 1–1–0
November 3 7:00 pm Colgate Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Shea W 3–2  577 2–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 4 7:00 pm #10 Cornell Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Shea L 1–7  1,043 2–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 10 7:00 pm at #10 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Shea L 1–5  2,979 2–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 11 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Shea L 2–3 OT 1,553 2–4–0 (1–4–0)
November 17 7:00 pm Clarkson Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 2–3 OT 542 2–5–0 (1–5–0)
November 18 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher W 2–1  673 3–5–0 (2–5–0)
November 24 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Shea L 3–6  647 3–6–0
December 1 7:00 pm Long Island* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher T 2–2 OT 464 3–6–1
December 3 4:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Shea W 4–1  217 4–6–1
December 9 7:00 pm Northeastern* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 4–1  1,077 4–7–1
December 29 7:00 pm Merrimack* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 1–5  610 4–8–1
December 30 7:00 pm #10 Providence* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) ESPN+ Zacher L 0–3  1,524 4–9–1
January 5 7:00 pm at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York ESPN+ Zacher W 3–2  1,822 5–9–1 (3–5–0)
January 6 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Zacher L 1–2  1,572 5–10–1 (3–6–0)
January 12 7:00 pm Harvard Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher W 5–3  1,112 6–10–1 (4–6–0)
January 13 7:00 pm Dartmouth Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher W 2–1  672 7–10–1 (5–6–0)
January 19 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Zacher L 1–2  914 7–11–1 (5–7–0)
January 20 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Zacher W 3–2 OT 2,521 8–11–1 (6–7–0)
February 2 7:00 pm Rensselaer Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 1–3  679 8–12–1 (6–8–0)
February 3 7:00 pm Union Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher T 4–4 SOL 330 8–12–2 (6–8–1)
February 9 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Zacher L 1–3  1,637 8–13–2 (6–9–1)
February 16 7:00 pm at #12 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Zacher L 0–3  4,267 8–14–2 (6–10–1)
February 17 7:00 pm at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Zacher L 2–4  1,059 8–15–2 (6–11–1)
February 23 7:00 pm #7 Quinnipiac Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 2–5  1,042 8–16–2 (6–12–1)
February 24 7:00 pm Princeton Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Zacher L 1–5  895 8–17–2 (6–13–1)
March 1 7:00 pm at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Shea L 3–5  1,615 8–18–2 (6–14–1)
March 2 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Zacher T 1–1 SOW 1,697 8–18–3 (6–14–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 9 4:00 pm at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York (First Round) ESPN+ Zacher L 0–6  2,035 8–19–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Ryan St. Louis LW 30 13 11 24 4
Ryan Bottrill F 30 3 16 19 10
Max Scott F 22 7 11 18 12
Tyler Kopff F 30 6 12 18 16
Alex Pineau D 30 7 8 15 20
Ethan Mistry D 30 0 11 11 6
Brett Bliss D 30 2 7 9 27
Matt Sutton F 24 3 5 8 14
Jordan Tonelli C/LW 16 3 4 7 8
Jackson Munro D 18 2 4 6 10
Ryan Shostak F 30 3 2 5 4
Tony Andreozzi D 30 2 3 5 6
Nick Traggio D 26 3 1 4 12
Thomas Manty F 18 2 1 3 4
Mike Cataldo C 26 2 1 3 8
Zackary Tonelli F 30 1 2 3 6
Brendan Clark F 16 0 3 3 14
Noah Wakeford F 23 0 2 2 8
Wyatt Schlaht F 10 1 0 1 0
Dean Bauchiero W 21 1 0 1 6
Matthew Brille F 11 0 1 1 0
Lawton Zacher G 26 0 1 1 0
Harry Meirowitz D 1 0 0 0 0
Spence Evans D 9 0 0 0 0
Tyler Shea G 10 0 0 0 0
Lynden Grandberg F 18 0 0 0 0
Gavin Puskar F 26 0 0 0 6
Total 61 106 167 201

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Lawton Zacher 26 1380:40 6 14 3 67 667 0 .909 2.91
Tyler Shea 10 422:25 2 5 0 23 210 0 .901 3.27
Empty Net - 21:29 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 30 1824:54 8 19 3 98 877 0 .899 3.22

Rankings

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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.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Brown Bears. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brown Univ. 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.