Men's Hockey Opens 2024-25 Season at Colgate, #6 Cornell

Friday, November 8

Hamilton, NY

7 p.m.

Brown University

Colgate

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Men's Hockey Opens 2024-25 Season at Colgate, #6 Cornell

11/7/2024 12:08:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) kick off the 2024-25 campaign with a road trip to take on the Colgate Raiders (3-4-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Friday before closing the weekend against the Cornell Big Red (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Saturday.

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 opens the 2024-25 season against Colgate for the first time since 2005 on Friday in Hamilton.
The Brown offense returns most of its scoring offense from a season ago. Sophomore Max Scott returns after collecting 18 points in 22 games as a freshman and senior Ryan St. Louis is back after a 24-point campaign in 2023-24. Overall, Brown returns six of its top seven scorers from last season.
Defensively, Brown returns sophomore goaltender Lawton Zacher, who posted a .909 save percentage and 2.91 goals against average in 26 starts last season. Tyler Shea also returns after a .901 save percentage and 3.27 goals against average in 10 games.
Among defensemen, seven returners who accounted for 90% of games played last season return, including seniors Tony Andreozzi and Brett Bliss and sophomores Ethan Mistry and Alex Pineau. The foursome did not miss a game in 2023-24.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS

Colgate enters the weekend with a 3-4-1 overall record after opening the season with eight non-conference games.
The Raiders swept RIT and picked up an overtime win and tie against Sacred Heart and were swept by UConn and UMass Lowell in weekend series.
Colgate's offense averages 3.1 goals per game and is led by Brett Chorske (4-4-8). Two Raiders, Tommy Bergsland and Simon Labelle, lead the team with six assists apiece.
16 Raiders have multiple points through eight games.
Colgate's power play has struggled through the early part of the season with two goals in 28 attempts (7.1%).
Defensively, Colgate allows 4.0 goals per game.
Between the pipes, Andrew Takacs and Nick Haas have both started four games. Takacs holds a 3.73 goals against average and .877 save percentage while Haas holds a 3.77 goals against average and .876 save percentage.
Colgate's penalty kill clicks at 61.9% (13-21) through eight games.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Brown and Colgate meet for the 102nd time in program history Friday night in Hamilton.
Colgate owns the series edge, 63-28-10, with a 39-8-3 home record.
The Bears are 3-5-2 in the last 10 meetings and split the season series in 2023-24.
Last season, Brown and Colgate squared off for the 100th time in series history, marking the 10th opponent the Bears have reached the century mark against.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED

Cornell enters the weekend with a 2-0-0 overall record after opening the 2024-25 season with a sweep over North Dakota.
The Big Red took a 4-1 win over NoDak in the opening game before closing the weekend with a 5-3 victory.
Nine different skaters found the back of the net in the opening weekend. Ryan Walsh leads the Big Red with a goals and two assists through two games.
Cornell's power play went scoreless in the opening weekend, finishing 0-for-7.
Ian Shane, the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year, picked up both wins last weekend and holds a 2.00 goals against average and .923 save percentage.
Cornell's penalty kill opened the season a perfect 7-for-7 against North Dakota.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday night marks the 140th meeting between the Bears and Big Red dating back to 1959.
Cornell holds an 87-44-8 series record and a 47-15-4 record at Lynah Rink.

THE CAPTAINS

Senior Tony Andreozzi and sophomore Max Scott will captain the Bears in 2024-25. They mark the 114th and 115th captains in program history.
Scott is the first sophomore to ever captain the Bears.

THE ASSISTANTS

Senior defenseman Brett Bliss and sophomore defenseman Alex Pineau will serve as the assistant captains in 2024-25.

THE FORWARDS

The Bruno roster features 18 forwards with 13 returners and five newcomers.
Leading scorers from 2023-24 - Ryan St. Louis and Max Scott - return for the Bears.
The Bears return over 85% of its goal scoring from 2023-24 and nearly 80% of Brown's point production returns from a year ago.

THE DEFENSE

Brown's 10 defensemen are split between seven returners and three newcomers.
Brown top-three scoring defensemen - Alex Pineau, Ethan Mistry, and Brett Bliss all return in 2024-25.

THE GOALTENDERS

Lawton Zacher returns for his sophomore season after starting 26 games in 2023-24.
Zacher posted a 2.91 goals against average and .909 save percentage last season and earned the Brown Athletics First-Year Male Athlete of the Year award.
Tyler Shea also returns between the pipes after recording a 3.27 goals against average and .901 save percentage in 10 games.
Newcomer Ryan Kazmouz joins the program as a sophomore to round out the goaltending group.

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