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The Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team is a
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program that represents
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. The Bobcats are a member of
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. They play at the M&T Bank Arena in
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History

Quinnipiac College began sponsoring men's ice hockey as a varsity sport for the 1975–76 season. The program began as an independent team before joining ECAC 3 the following year. The program remained with the third-tier conference for over 20 years despite being a Division II school for much of that time. The Braves left ECAC 3 in 1997 and spent a year as a D-II independent before moving up to Division I as part of the university's transition to the top level. Quinnipiac was a founding member of the
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ice hockey division, joining the conference as an affiliate member. The Braves won the MAAC Regular season Championship in their first season in the league. The trend continued as Quinnipiac won the title the follow two seasons. In 2002 The Braves won the team's first playoff series, winning the MAAC Playoff Championship with a 6–4 win over Mercyhurst.
With the win, Quinnipiac received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, the first NCAA postseason appearance in program history. Quinnipiac faced off against
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in the first round of the East Regional, held in
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. Quinnipiac's run into the NCAA tournament ended early in a 1–6 loss to the Big Red. The game was the first NCAA tournament appearance for the Braves. Quinnipiac finished the 2001–02 season 20–13–5, marking the team's fourth consecutive season with at least 20 wins. In 2003 the MAAC Hockey league split off from the main athletic conference to form
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. After two years in Atlantic Hockey Quinnipiac left to join the ECAC, replacing
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who left the league for
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and changed their name to the Bobcats. QU was chosen over a number of applicants in large part to the university's commitment to build a new multipurpose sports arena to replace the civic-owned
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. The Bobcats moved into the new 3,386-seat
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(then known as TD Banknorth Sports Center) in 2007. The 2012–13 season has brought Quinnipiac to national prominence. The program reached a new high becoming the number one team in the country on February 11, 2013 in both the USCHO.com poll and USA Today College Hockey poll. Quinnipiac retained the ranking the following week despite losing their first game as the top ranked team to
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as the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams also fell the same weekend. The Bobcats also won their first ever Cleary Cup presented to the ECAC regular season champion. On March 24, 2013, the Bobcats received the number one overall seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. The Bobcats won the East Region with wins over
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(4-3) and Union (5-1) to advance to the school's first ever
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in Pittsburgh, Pa. In the national semifinals, Quinnipiac defeated
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(4-1) to advance to the national championship game against archrival
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. The Bobcats fell 4–0 to Yale to end the 2012-13 as the national runner-up. In the 2013–14 season the Bobcats once again reached the NCAA tournament yet were defeated in the first round by Providence College 4–0. The team finished the season with a 24-10-6 record. Quinnipiac once again had a successful 2014–15 season when they won their second ECAC regular season title in 3 years but lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to North Dakota 4–1. The team finished the season with a 23-12-4 record. The 2015–16 season saw Qunnipiac set a school record for wins with 32 along with winning their 3rd ECAC regular season title in 4 years and winning the ECAC tournament championship for the first time. Quinnipiac blew through the East Regional with wins over RIT 4-0 and UMass Lowell 4–1 to capture the regional championship and advance to the Frozen Four in the Tampa for the 2nd time in 4 seasons. In the national semifinals the Bobcats withheld a late charge by Boston College to win 3-2 and advance to the second national championship game in program history. Once again Quinnipiac was denied a national championship this time at the hands of North Dakota in a 5–1 defeat. The team finished the season with a record of 32-4-7. On April 8, 2023, the Bobcats won their first-ever
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championship, defeating the
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3–2, scoring the winning goal just ten seconds into overtime.


Rivals

Since moving to the ECAC, Quinnipiac's biggest rival has been the
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. The rivalry is dubbed the War on Whitney Avenue as the two campuses are separated by a mere 8 miles on Whitney Avenue in
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, to
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. The rivalry has reached its highest point in 2013 as both the Bobcats and the Bulldogs rank in the top 10 nationally and are 1 and 2 in the ECAC standings. The winner of the final game between the two teams receives the Heroes Hat which honors those who risked their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The two teams met on April 13, 2013 for the fourth time in the 2012–13 season in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to play for the national championship. Quinnipiac won the previous three meetings by a combined score of 13–3, but was upset in the national championship game, 4–0. The
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have also become a rival of Quinnipiac with the teams meeting in five ECAC Hockey Playoff series since the 2007 season having won in 2007 at
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and in 2013 and 2016 in Hamden with the latter two coming with Quinnipiac as the ECAC number one seed and seasons in which Quinnipiac reached the Frozen Four. Cornell won series in 2011 and 2018 both at
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. Quinnipiac is 3–2 in those series against Cornell with three of the series going the maximum three games. Things on the ice have been heated at times with a lot of physical play and both
Rand Pecknold Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University. Early life Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, a ...
and Cornell head coach
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jawing at each other as well.


Records vs. current ECAC Hockey teams

As of the completion of 2023–24 season


Season-by-season results

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All-time coaching records

As of completion of 2023–24 season


Statistical leaders

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Career points leaders


Career goaltending leaders

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; GAA =
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'' Minimum 30 games Statistics current through the start of the 2023–24 season.


Roster

As of September 10, 2024.


Awards and honors


NCAA


Individual awards

Spencer Penrose Award The Spencer Penrose Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The finalists for each year's award comprise the conference Coach of the Year winners from each Division ...
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Rand Pecknold Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University. Early life Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, a ...
: 2016 Tim Taylor Award *
Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
: 2014 NCAA Scoring Champion *
Bryan Leitch Bryan Leitch (born June 17, 1984) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played the 2009-10 season in the ECHL. Born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Leitch played three seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey Lea ...
: 2009


All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans *2006–07: Reid Cashman, D *2012–13:
Eric Hartzell Eric Hartzell (born May 28, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played abroad for HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). Playing career Before turning professional, Hartzell attended Quinnipiac University, ...
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Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
, F *2020–21:
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
, F *2021–22: Zach Metsa, D *2022–23:
Collin Graf Collin Graf (born September 21, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ...
, F AHCA Second Team All-Americans *2005–06: Reid Cashman, D *2014–15:
Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
, F *2018–19:
Andrew Shortridge Andrew Shortridge (born April 26, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has played with the San Jose Barracuda and the Stockton Heat in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was an ...
, G *2021–22:
Yaniv Perets Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He pre ...
, G *2022–23:
Yaniv Perets Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He pre ...
, G; Zach Metsa, D *2023–24:
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MAAC


Individual awards

Offensive Player of the Year * Shawn Mansoff: 2000
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* Dan Ennis: 1999 *
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: 2003 Defensive Rookie of the Year * Dan Ennis: 1999 * Jamie Holden: 2002 Tournament Most Valuable Player * Matt Craig: 2002


All-Conference Teams

First Team All-MAAC *1998–99: J. C. Wells, G; Dan Ennis, D;
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, F *1999–00:
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, D; Shawn Mansoff, F; Chris Cerrella, F *2000–01: Chris Cerrella, F *2002–03:
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, D; Matt Craig, F Second Team All-MAAC *1998–99:
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, F MAAC All-Rookie Team *1998–99: Dan Ennis, D;
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, F *1999–00:
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, F *2000–01: Justin Eddy, G *2001–02: Jamie Holden, G *2002–03: Conrad Martin, D; Scott Reynolds, F


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Individual awards

Player of the Year Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is held on b ...
* Reid Cashman: 2005 Regular season Goaltending Award * Jamie Holden: 2004 Regular season Scoring Trophy * Reid Cashman: 2005
Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...
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Rand Pecknold Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University. Early life Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, a ...
: 2005


All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Atlantic Hockey *2003–04: Jamie Holden, G *2004–05: Reid Cashman, D Second Team All-Atlantic Hockey *2003–04: Reid Cashman, D *2004–05: Jamie Holden, G; Matt Craig, F Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team *2003–04: Reid Cashman, D *2004–05: Matt Sorteberg, D;
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ECAC Hockey


Individual awards

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year The ECAC Hockey Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team. The Player of the Year was first awarded in 1962 an ...
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Eric Hartzell Eric Hartzell (born May 28, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played abroad for HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). Playing career Before turning professional, Hartzell attended Quinnipiac University, ...
: 2013 *
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
: 2021 *
Yaniv Perets Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He pre ...
: 2022 *
Collin Graf Collin Graf (born September 21, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ...
: 2024
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year The ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I college ice hockey, ice hockey. The conference used to be affiliate ...
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Bryan Leitch Bryan Leitch (born June 17, 1984) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played the 2009-10 season in the ECHL. Born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Leitch played three seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey Lea ...
: 2006 * Brandon Wong: 2008 *
Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
: 2014 *
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: 2023
Ken Dryden Award The Ken Dryden Award is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best goaltender in the conference as voted by the coaches of each ECAC team. The Ken Dryden Award was first awarded in 1996 and every year ...
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Eric Hartzell Eric Hartzell (born May 28, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played abroad for HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). Playing career Before turning professional, Hartzell attended Quinnipiac University, ...
: 2013 *
Andrew Shortridge Andrew Shortridge (born April 26, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has played with the San Jose Barracuda and the Stockton Heat in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was an ...
: 2019 * Keith Petruzelli: 2021 *
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: 2022, 2023 ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year * Derek Smith: 2017 * Bo Pieper: 2018
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: 2013 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward *
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: 2023 * Jacob Quillan: 2024 * Jack Ricketts: 2025 Tim Taylor Award *
Rand Pecknold Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University. Early life Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, a ...
: 2013, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament *
Connor Clifton Connor Clifton (born April 28, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiate hockey with Quinnipiac University. Playing career Born in Long Branch, N ...
: 2016


All-Conference

First Team All-ECAC Hockey * 2005–06: Reid Cashman, D * 2006–07: Reid Cashman, D * 2012–13:
Eric Hartzell Eric Hartzell (born May 28, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played abroad for HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). Playing career Before turning professional, Hartzell attended Quinnipiac University, ...
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Matthew Peca Matthew Peca (born April 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round (201st ove ...
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Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
, F * 2018–19:
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Chase Priskie Chase Evans Priskie (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman playing with HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Priskie appeared in four National Hockey League (NHL) contests with the Florid ...
, D * 2020–21: Keith Petruzelli, G; Zach Metsa, D;
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
, F * 2021–22:
Yaniv Perets Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He pre ...
, G; Zach Metsa, D * 2022–23:
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Collin Graf Collin Graf (born September 21, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ...
, F * 2023–24: Jayden Lee, D;
Collin Graf Collin Graf (born September 21, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ...
, F Second Team All-ECAC Hockey * 2008–09:
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, F * 2013–14: Kellen Jones, F;
Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
, F * 2014–15:
Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
, F * 2015–16: Devon Toews, D; Tim Clifton, F;
Travis St. Denis Travis may refer to: People and fictional characters *Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Travis (surname), a list of people Places in the United States *Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood *Travis Air Force Base, a ...
, F * 2017–18:
Chase Priskie Chase Evans Priskie (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman playing with HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Priskie appeared in four National Hockey League (NHL) contests with the Florid ...
, D * 2018–19:
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
, F * 2019–20:
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
, F * 2022–23: Zach Metsa, D; Ethan de Jong, F * 2023–24: Jacob Quillan, F;
Sam Lipkin Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...
, F Third Team All-ECAC Hockey * 2006–07: Brandon Wong, F * 2011–12: Connor Jones, F * 2012–13:
Zach Davies Zachary Ryan Davies (born February 7, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, and Arizona Diamondba ...
, D; Jeremy Langlois, F * 2014–15: Michael Garteig, G; Danny Federico, D * 2015–16: Michael Garteig, G * 2016–17:
Chase Priskie Chase Evans Priskie (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman playing with HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Priskie appeared in four National Hockey League (NHL) contests with the Florid ...
, D * 2017–18:
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
, F * 2019–20: Peter DiLiberatore, D * 2021–22: Wyatt Bongiovanni, F * 2022–23:
Skyler Brind'Amour Skyler Brind'Amour (born July 27, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), center for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). H ...
, F * 2023–24: Vinny Duplessis, Q ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team * 2005–06:
Bryan Leitch Bryan Leitch (born June 17, 1984) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who played the 2009-10 season in the ECHL. Born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Leitch played three seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey Lea ...
, F * 2006–07: Brandon Wong, F * 2011–12:
Matthew Peca Matthew Peca (born April 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round (201st ove ...
, F * 2013–14:
Sam Anas Sam Anas (; born June 1, 1993) is a Greek-American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School Landon School is a private, colle ...
, F * 2014–15: Landon Smith, F * 2015–16:
Chase Priskie Chase Evans Priskie (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman playing with HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Priskie appeared in four National Hockey League (NHL) contests with the Florid ...
, D * 2017–18:
Odeen Tufto Odeen Peter Tufto (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets in the ECHL. After spending four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, he signed an ...
, F * 2018–19: Peter DiLiberatore, D; Wyatt Bongiovanni, F * 2020–21:
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, F * 2022–23:
Sam Lipkin Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...
, F * 2023–24: Mason Marcellus, F


Quinnipiac Bobcats Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Quinnipiac Bobcats Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses). * Michael Barrett (1990) *
Richard Buckholz Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...
(2010) * Chris Cerrella (2010) *
Russell Certo Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) ** Bertrand Russell *Justice Russell (disambiguation) Places *Russell Island (disambiguation) *Mount Russel ...
(1998) * Richard Ciardiello (2003) * Jim Hanscom (1994) *
Todd Johnson Todd Edward Johnson (born December 18, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 2000s. Johnson played college football for the Florida Gators, ...
(2000) * Ed Muzyka (2009) *
Rand Pecknold Rand Pecknold (born February 4, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach who serves as the head coach for the men's ice hockey team at Quinnipiac University. Early life Pecknold was born February 4, 1967, in Bedford, New Hampshire. He attended, a ...
(2012) * Bob Serenson (1993) * 2001-02 Team (2012) * Bill Verneris (1986)


Bobcats in the NHL

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See also

*
Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey The Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program represents Quinnipiac University. The Bobcats have competed in ECAC Hockey since the 2005-2006 season where they replaced Vermont when the Catamounts moved to Hockey East. Prior to that season ...


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Bobcats men's ice hockey
{{Quinnipiac University College ice hockey teams in Connecticut NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1975 1975 establishments in Connecticut