Men's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Men's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Jan. 13, 2025

NESCAC Player of the Week
James Barbour – Trinity – So. – F – Lake Forest, Ill.
Barbour helped lead the Bantams to a pair of NESCAC victories tallying five points with two goals, both game-winners, and three assists. In a 4-2 victory at Middlebury, Barbour dished out an assist on the Bantams' opening goal and potted the game-winning goal with 3:30 remaining in the third period. In a 6-2 win at Williams, Barbour doled out an assist on the first Trinity goal and delivered the game-winning goal in the second period. 
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Oliver Flynn (Wolcott, Conn.) scored two goals and added two assists in a 1-1 week for the Mammoths. In a 5-2 win over Bowdoin, Flynn had assists on two goals, including the game-winner, and scored the fourth goal of the game. The sophomore’s first-period goal against Colby gave Amherst a 2-1 lead in an eventual 3-2 loss.
 
Bowdoin – Sophomore defenseman Finnegan Burke (Newton, Mass.) scored his first collegiate goal, in the opening period on Saturday against Amherst.

Colby –  Cooper Rautenstrauch (Buffalo, N.Y.) collected two one-goal wins in net for Colby last week, including a 4-3 victory over No.15 University of New England. The rookie ranks second in the NESCAC with a 2.01 goals against average and ranks third in save percentage (0.924). 
 
Conn. College – Junior goaltender Will McEvoy (Ottawa, Ontario) continued his strong season in goal, as Conn. gave No. 15 Endicott all it could handle in the Camels’ only game of the week on Tuesday. McEvoy finished the contest with 27 saves, including stopping the last 19 shots he faced.
 
Hamilton – Charlie Archer (Belleville, Ontario) posted a .946 save percentage and 1.01 goals against average in two NESCAC road wins. Archer made 17 saves in a 4-1 victory at Bowdoin and stopped 18 shots in a 3-1 triumph at Colby. The senior made nine of those 18 saves in the third period. Archer hasn't allowed more than two goals in any game in his seven-start win streak.
 
Middlebury – Dante Palombo (White Plains, N.Y.) tallied two goals and an assist in a 1-1 NESCAC weekend for Middlebury. Trailing 3-2 against Wesleyan, Palombo provided the spark the Panthers needed for the come-from-behind 5-3 win. The sophomore dished out the assist on the game-tying goal at the end of the second period, before scoring the game-winner with 11:18 expired in the third period. On Friday, Palmobo ensured a tight contest against No. 12 Trinity, tallying the go-ahead marker to put Middlebury up 2-1 early in the third period, before eventually falling to the Bantams.
 
Trinity – James Barbour (Lake Forest, Ill.) helped lead the Bantams to a pair of NESCAC victories tallying five points with two goals, both game-winners and three assists. In a 4-2 victory at Middlebury, Barbour dished out an assist on the Bantams' opening goal and potted the game-winning goal with 3:30 remaining in the third period. In a 6-2 win at Williams, Barbour doled out an assist on the first Trinity goal and delivered the game-winning goal in the second period. 
 
Tufts  – The Jumbos were idle last week. Tufts returns to action hosting Hamilton and Amherst on January 17-18.
 
Wesleyan –  Ethan Davidson (Arlington, Va.) led the Cardinals with three points in two games last week and a +1 plus/minus rating. The junior finished with two goals and one assist in the two games, including a two-point effort at Middlebury on Saturday.

Williams – Rookie William Yee (Vancouver, British Columbia) recorded two assists in a 4-2 win over Wesleyan on Friday at Lansing Chapman Rink.