Men's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Feb. 19, 2024

NESCAC Player of the Week
Ben Kuzma - Amherst - Jr. - F - Sewickley, Pa.
Kuzma netted back-to-back hat tricks, having a hand in seven of the Mammoths' nine goals last week and they went 1-1-0 and secured the No. 5 seed in the upcoming NESCAC Tournament. In a 5-4 loss to Williams, Kuzma assisted on the Mammoths' first goal, then scored the final three markers. In a 5-2 win over Middlebury, Kuzma scored a natural hat trick with the second, third, and fourth markers for the Mammoths. He was credited with the game-winning goal and has 12 goals and six assists on the season. 

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Bowdoin - Senior Jesse Lycan (San Diego, Calif.) celebrated Senior Day on Saturday at Watson Arena with a pair of goals as the Polar Bears secured the No. 2 seed in the NESCAC Tournament with a 4-1 win over Connecticut College.

Colby – Senior Griffin Grise (New Canaan, Conn.) helped the Mules to an overtime win against Conn. College and a tie against Tufts en route to securing the final seed in the NESCAC Tournament.  After skating through regulation Friday night without a goal by either team, the Mules walked off with a victory thanks to a game-winning score from Grise. On Saturday the defender helped Colby erase a 3-1 deficit with a goal late in the second frame and an assist on Colby's third score. Grise skated to a +3 and had three defensive blocks over the two games.

Conn. College - Senior goaltender Sean Dynan (Reading, Mass.) continued his strong season net, starting both games during the final weekend of the regular season. On Friday night, Dynan was nearly perfect, stopping 25 of 26 shots, as the Camels secured their spot in the NESCAC Tournament. Dynan followed up with 27 saves in the regular season finale. For the weekend Dynan made 52 saves for a .929 save percentage and a 1.95 goals against average.

HamiltonAlex Danis (Calgary, Alberta) scored a short-handed goal and added a primary assist in a 4-3 win against Middlebury and scored a goal in a 3-2 victory against Williams. The junior forward's goal against the Panthers made it 4-1 while the Continentals were killing a 5-on-3 situation with 5:21 left in the third period. Danis' tally against the Ephs gave Hamilton a 3-1 lead 3:19 into the second period. The two wins helped the Continentals clinch a home game in the NESCAC Quarterfinals.

Middlebury – Rookie Revy Mack (Anchorage, Alaska) closed out regular-season action with three goals over two games. The Panther scored twice in a 4-3 loss at Hamilton on Saturday, while also scoring in Saturday’s contest at Amherst. 

TrinityDevon Bobak (Northwood, Ohio) completed back-to-back shutouts against Wesleyan recording 17 saves on Friday and adding 16 more on Saturday to wrap up a 2-0 weekend for the Bantams. The sophomore goaltender leads the NESCAC with a save percentage of .936 and owns a 1.29 goals against per game. 

TuftsMax Resnick (Tampa, Fla.) scored a goal in each game as Tufts won 3-1 at Bowdoin and tied 4-4 at Colby to earn the No. 3 seed in the NESCAC Tournament, the team's highest finish since joining the NESCAC in 2001-02. The sophomore’s goal against Bowdoin gave Tufts a 3-1 cushion at 10:33 of the third period. The victory over Bowdoin gave Tufts 12 wins overall, their most since the 2011-12 season. Resnick also scored with 24 seconds left in the first period as Tufts took a 2-0 lead at Colby. As the No. 3 seed Tufts will host a quarterfinal for the first time since 2012.

Wesleyan – Senior Marc Smith (Hanover, Mass.) set a new single-game team record with 59 saves on Saturday in a 2-0 loss at Trinity. 

Williams – Senior Connor Tobin (Sandwich, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal with 1:03 remaining in the third period in a 5-4 triumph at Amherst on Friday.