Men's Hockey Closes First Half with ECAC Weekend at Clarkson, St. Lawrence

Friday, December 9

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Men's Hockey Closes First Half with ECAC Weekend at Clarkson, St. Lawrence

12/8/2022 12:58:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (4-8-1, 1-6-1 ECAC) close out the first half of the 2022-23 campaign with a pair of ECAC conference games on the road, beginning with a clash with the Clarkson Golden Knights (7-8-0, 3-3-0 ECAC) on Friday (Dec. 9) at Cheel Arena. On Saturday (Dec. 10), Brown takes on the St. Lawrence Saints (6-8-0, 3-3-0 ECAC) at Appleton Arena.

Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and on Stretch Internet internationally.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown enters the weekend with a 4-8-1 overall record and a 1-6-1 ECAC mark. The Bears return to conference play after picking up three wins in five non-conference games.
Freshman Ryan Bottrill leads the Bears in goals (5) and points (11) and enters the weekend with a five-game point streak. Junior Jordan Tonelli leads the team in assists (7) and also enters the weekend with points in five straight games.
In total, eight Bears have at least five points in 2022-23 and another seven Bears have multiple points.
Brown's power play has struck for eight goals in 39 attempts (20.5%) to rank sixth in the conference and 29th in the NCAA. The Bears had 12 power play goals all last season.
Defensively, Brown ranks fifth in the ECAC and 24th in the NCAA with 2.69 goals against per game. Sophomore goaltender Mathieu Caron has started all 13 games and holds a 2.45 goals against average and .924 save percentage. His save percentage ranks 17th in the country.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Clarkson enters the weekend with a 7-8-0 overall record and 3-3-0 ECAC mark.
The Golden Knights have been streaky to start the season and hold a four-game losing streak and a five-game win streak through 15 games.
Most recently, Clarkson fell at Princeton and at Quinnipiac by 6-2 and 6-3 finals, respectively.
Ayrton Martino leads the Golden Knights in assists (14) and points (17). Alex Campbell leads Clarkson with seven goals.
Clarkson's offense ranks third in the ECAC and 28th in the NCAA with 2.87 goals per game. Nine Golden Knights have multiple goals this season.
Defensively, Clarkson ranks seventh in the conference and tied for 34th in the NCAA with 2.87 goals against per game.
Ethan Haider, the reigning ECAC Goaltender of the Month, has started all 15 games and holds a 2.64 goals against average and .899 save percentage.
Clarkson's power play clicks at 21.2% (11-52) to rank third in the conference and 22nd in the nation. The penalty kill enters the weekend at 79.0% (49-62) to rank eighth in the conference and tied for 40th in the nation.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Friday night marks the 101st meeting between Brown and Clarkson in a series dating back to 1952.
Clarkson owns the series edge, 72-19-9, and have won six straight in the series.

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

St. Lawrence enters the weekend with a 6-8-0 overall record and 3-3-0 conference mark.
The Saints snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over Princeton last Saturday. St. Lawrence fell by a one-goal margin to Quinnipiac and Providence prior to the win over the Tigers.
Greg Lapointe and Luc Salem lead the Saints with four goals apiece. Lapointe recorded a hat trick in the win over Princeton and leads the team with eight points.
Felikss Gavars leads the team with six assists. Nine Saints have at least five points through 14 games this season.
As a team, the Saints average 2.21 goals per game to rank 10th in the conference and 50th in the NCAA.
Defensively, St. Lawrence allows 3.07 goals per game to rank eighth in the ECAC and tied for 44th in the NCAA.
Goaltender Emil Zetterquist has started all 14 games and holds a .902 save percentage and 2.80 goals against average.
St. Lawrence's power play ranks 11th in the ECAC and 55th in the NCAA with five goals in 49 attempts (10.2%). The Saints' penalty kill clicks at 72.2% (39-54) to rank 11th in the conference and 58th in the country.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 99th meeting between Brown and St. Lawrence in a series dating back to 1952.
The Saints hold the series edge, 50-33-15. Brown has a 4-3-3 record in the last 10 meetings.

AGAIN AT APPLETON

Saturday marks Brown's first trip to Appleton Arena since the 2022 ECAC First Round Series, won by the Saints in three games.
Two of last season's playoff games went to overtime and five of the last 10 games between Brown and St. Lawrence have required overtime.
Brown has outscored St. Lawrence 20-19 in the last 10 meetings.

BOTTRILL TABBED ROTW

Freshman Ryan Bottrill recorded two goals and five points in three games last week to pick up ECAC Rookie of the Week honors.
The Chandler, Arizona native recorded an assist against Boston College (Nov. 29), a goal against LIU (Dec. 3), and a goal and two assists against LIU (Dec. 4).
It marks the first weekly award of Bottrill's career.
Bottrill leads the Bears in goals (5) and points (11) through 13 games.

HEATING UP

Bottrill and Jordan Tonelli both enter the weekend with five-game point streaks.
Gavin Puskar enters the weekend with a three-game point streak.
Jackson Munro and Cole Quisenberry enter the weekend with two-game point streaks.
Ryan Shostak enters the weekend with a two-game goal streak.

HATHAWAY 400

Former Brown standout Garnet Hathaway '14 became the fourth Bear in program history to reach the 400-game milestone in the NHL.
Hathaway joins Curt Bennett '70 (580 GP), Todd Simpson '92 (580 GP) and Tim Bothwell '78 (502 GP).

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