2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | M&T Bank Arena |
| Record | |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Rand Pecknold |
| Assistant coaches | Joe Dumais Justin Eddy |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The 2025–26 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season will be the 50th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and 21st in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats will represent Quinnipiac University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena and be coached by Rand Pecknold in his 32nd season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Altman | Goaltender | .png){kind=small} United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Nate Benoit | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to Long Island |
| Aaron Bohlinger | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones) |
| Noah Eyre | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Holy Cross |
| Cooper Moore | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack) |
| Davis Pennington | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings) |
| Chase Ramsay | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to Sacred Heart |
| Jack Ricketts | Forward | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Michael Salandra | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Brown |
| Ryan Smith | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Miami |
| Travis Treloar | Forward |  Sweden |
Graduation (signed with Mora IK) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Gilson | Defenseman | United States |
24 | Old Greenwich, CT; transfer from Rensselaer |
| Matthew Lansing | Forward | United States |
18 | Tonawanda, NY; selected 207th overall in 2025 |
| Logan McCutcheon | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Ben Riche | Forward | Canada |
20 | Bethune, SK |
| Brady Schultz | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Monroe, CT |
| Sam Scopa | Goaltender | United States |
20 | Lexington, MA |
| Nate Tivey | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Burlington, ON |
| Antonin Verreault | Forward | Canada |
21 | Mirabel, QC |
| Markus Vidicek | Forward | Canada |
21 | Montréal, QC |
| Ethan Wyttenbach | Forward | United States |
18 | Roslyn, NY; selected 144th overall in 2025 |
Roster
As of September August 9, 2025.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
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Drew Hockley | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2005-03-03 | Kentville, Nova Scotia | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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William Gilson | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-06-28 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | Rensselaer (ECAC) | — |
| 4 |
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Logan McCutcheon | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2004-01-29 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — |
| 5 |
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Brady Schultz | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2004-07-23 | Monroe, Connecticut | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Charlie Leddy | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-01-11 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Boston College (HEA) | NJD, 126th overall 2022 |
| 7 |
|
Elliott Groenewold | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2006-02-04 | Bellows Falls, Vermont | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | BOS, 110th overall 2024 |
| 8 |
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Matthew McGroarty | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-01-30 | Westport, Connecticut | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Tyler Borgula | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2005-10-06 | Livonia, Michigan | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 11 |
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Aaron Schwartz | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-03-22 | Parkland, Florida | Surrey Eagles (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
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Markus Vidicek | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2004-03-21 | Montréal, Quebec | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Victor Czerneckianair | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-02-17 | Southington, Connecticut | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Jeremy Wilmer | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2003-08-16 | Rockville Centre, New York | Boston University (HEA) | — |
| 17 |
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Ben Riche | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2005-03-15 | Bethune, Saskatchewan | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Anthony Cipollone | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-05-14 | Purchase, New York | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Ethan Wyttenbach | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2007-02-10 | Roslyn, New York | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | CGY, 144th overall 2025 |
| 20 |
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Mason Marcellus | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-07-19 | Greely, Ontario | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Braden Blace | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-09-09 | Duncan, British Columbia | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Antonin Verreault | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-07-28 | Mirabel, Quebec | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Alex Power | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-04 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Nate Tivey | Freshman | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2004-03-27 | Burlington, Ontario | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Matthew Lansing | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2007-02-24 | Tonawanda, New York | Fargo Force (USHL) | VAN, 207th overall 2025 |
| 27 |
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Andon Cerbone | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2004-04-13 | Stamford, Connecticut | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Chris Pelosi | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2005-03-05 | Sewell, New Jersey | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | BOS, 92nd overall 2023 |
| 29 |
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Dylan Silverstein | Sophomore (RS) | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2004-02-07 | Calabasas, California | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 31 |
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Sam Scopa | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2005-01-10 | Lexington, Massachusetts | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 33 | 
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Matej Marinov | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 2003-06-16 | Nitra, Slovakia | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Clarkson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Rensselaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| St. Lawrence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
Scoring statistics
Rankings
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 (Final) | |
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References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Quinnipiac Bobcats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Quinnipiac Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.