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Saturday, October 29
New Haven, Conn.
7 p.m.
Brown University
at
Yale
Photo by: Emma C. Marion
Men's Hockey Opens 2022-23 Campaign with Weekend Series Against Yale
10/28/2022 12:56:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears open the 2022-23 season with a home-and-home series against the Yale Bulldogs, beginning Saturday night at Ingalls Rink in New Haven, Connecticut.
Brown and Yale square off at 7 p.m. tomorrow night at Ingalls Rink before closing the season series at 4 p.m. Sunday at Meehan Auditorium. Both games will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and through Stretch Internet internationally.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
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Brown and Yale square off at 7 p.m. tomorrow night at Ingalls Rink before closing the season series at 4 p.m. Sunday at Meehan Auditorium. Both games will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and through Stretch Internet internationally.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- Brown begins its 97th season of competition on Saturday with the program's fifth-straight season-opener against the Bulldogs. Both teams have won two of the last four season-openers.
- Offensively, Brown looks to replace the scoring of Tristan Crozier, Justin Jallen, and Michael Maloney. The graduating trio combined for 26 goals in 2021-22.
- The Bears have 12 returning forwards and five newcomers, split between four freshmen and one transfer.
- Defensively, Brown returns eight defensemen from a year ago who combined to play every game for the Bears. Captain Luke Krys returns for his senior season after leading the NCAA in blocked shots per game a season ago. Assistant captain Samuli Niinisaari is also back for his senior campaign after leading the team with 11 assists last season.
- Sophomore goaltender Mathieu Caron is the lone returner between the pipes for the Bears. Caron posted a 2.74 goals against average and a .911 save percentage in 24 starts in 2021-22. The Abbottsford, British Columbia native started the final 14 games for Brown.
- Yale opens the 2022-23 campaign with two ECAC games against the Brown Bears.
- Yale looks to improve on a 2021-22 campaign that saw them finish 12th in the ECAC standings.
- Junior Ian Carpentier returns to the team after leading the Bulldogs with eight goals and 13 points a season ago.
- All three of Yale's goaltenders from a season ago return. Luke Pearson led the trio with a .916 save percentage and 2.41 goals against average in eight starts.
- Nathan Reid led the Bulldogs with 17 starts a season ago and posted a .901 save percentage and 2.71 goals against. He started both playoff games against Colgate in March.
- Brown and Yale meet for the 191st and 192nd times in series history this weekend. Yale holds a 105-77-8 all-time record against the Bears in a series dating back to 1898.
- Brown and Yale have split each of the last two season series with the home team winning all four games.
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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