Men's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Jan. 22, 2024

NESCAC Player of the Week
Jake Horoho – Middlebury – Sr. – G – East Greenwich, R.I.
Horoho helped the Panthers post a 2-0-1 record last week. The Panther made 21 saves on Tuesday night to earn a shutout against in-state foe Norwich. Over the weekend, Horoho combined for 45 saves to guide Middlebury to a 4-1 win over Colby and a 2-2 tie with Bowdoin. The goalie totaled 66 stops and posted a 0.98 goals against average and a .957 save percentage.
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
AmherstRyan Tucker (Clarksburg, Mich.) had one goal and three assists in a 1-1 week for the Mammoths. The senior tallied all three assists in a 6-2 win over Anna Maria on Saturday.

Bowdoin - First-year Bryce Bollman (Orland Park, Ill.) scored the game's only goal in a Friday night win at Williams and then followed it up with an assist in the first period of a 2-2 tie at Middlebury on Saturday. 

Colby - James Tepper (Shrewsbury, Mass.) collected his first career hat trick in a midweek victory over Division II Southern New Hampshire University. The sophomore scored once in the second period and twice in the final frame, giving him six scores on the season. Tepper’s assist on the first goal of the night gave him four points in the contest.  

Conn. College - Senior goaltender Sean Dynan (Reading, Mass.) helped Conn hand Trinity its first conference loss of the season, 2-1, on Saturday. After giving up an early goal, Dynan shut the door the rest of the way, finishing with 25 saves on 26 shots, including making 18 stops in the final period, to pick up the win.

HamiltonAlex Danis (Calgary, Alberta), who hadn't scored a goal this season, recorded the Continentals' first hat trick of 2023-24 in a 7-6 win at Amherst. The sophomore forward scored twice in the first period as Hamilton built an early 3-0 lead, and Danis' last goal made it 7-3 midway through the second. Danis added another goal, blocked a shot, and won 4-of-7 faceoffs in a 4-3 victory against SUNY Geneseo. Danis’ marker gave Hamilton a 3-2 lead late in the first period.

Trinity – Senior Devan Tongue (Hampden, Mass.) scored a goal in both games for the Bantams in a 1-1 week. Tongue potted the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Tufts, and added the Bantams' lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Conn. College. 

TuftsPeyton Durand (Newport, R.I.) continued his excellent play as Tufts remained in the top four of the conference with a weekend split at Trinity and Wesleyan. The senior made 35 saves at Trinity, keeping the game tied at 1-1 until late in the third. Durand then stopped 30 shots in a 3-1 win over the Cardinals. The goaltender finished the weekend with a 1.53 goals against average and a .956 save percentage. Tufts is 9-1-1 in its last 11 games.

Wesleyan – Senior Kyle Anderson (Ithaca, N.Y.) scored or assisted on three of the four Wesleyan goals in Friday's 4-1 win over Conn. College. Anderson finished with two goals and one assist, tying his career-high with a three-point total. 

Williams – Junior Nicholas Rashkovsky (Northridge, Calif.) dished out two assists in a 3-3 tie with Colby on Saturday.