2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 128th season of play for the program and the 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Bulldogs represented Yale University, played their home games at the Ingalls Rink and were coached by Keith Allain in his 17th season.

2023–24 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–9th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	10–18–2
Conference	7–13–2
Home	6–8–1
Road	3–10–1
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Keith Allain
Assistant coaches	Joe Howe Rob O'Gara Bill Maniscalco
Captain(s)	Reilly Connors
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Season

Though Yale began the season with a win, the team had a rather poor start by losing eight of the next nine games. The two main causes for the defeats was a subpar goaltending performance from returning starter Nathan Reid and an almost total lack of offense. In the first five weeks of their season, Yale was limited to less than 2 goals in more than half of their games and had only managed to get 30 shots on goal in one contest. The team wasn't able to get on track until mid-December when both the offense and defense began improving. After struggling through his first few starts, Jack Stark grew accustomed to the college game and the rest of the team responded in kind.

After returning form the winter break, the offense came to life and won three games in a row to put the Bulldogs right in the middle of the ECAC standings. Unfortunately, scoring remained inconsistent and the team lost the next four games to put them back near the bottom of the conference. A brief at the start of February put the Elis into contention for a home stand in the postseason but Yale went winless in its final five games and sentenced the team to travelling for the playoff matches.

In the middle of another cold spell for their offense, Yale met St. Lawrence for a First Round matchup. While the Elis had no trouble getting the puck on net, they were faced with a stellar performance from the Saints' netminder. Yale scored twice but Stark was unable to match his counterpart and the Elis fell 2–4 to end their season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Ryan Carmichael	Defenseman/Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Cole Donhauser	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze)
Connor Hopkins	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Northeastern
Quinton Ong	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Hayden Rowan	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Brandon Tabakin	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Arizona State
Michael Young	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Anglet Hormadi Élite)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
David Andreychuk	Forward	United States	21	Los Angeles, CA
Rhys Bentham	Defenseman	Canada	21	Calgary, AB
Owen Forester	Defenseman	Canada	20	Mississauga, ON
Iisai Pesonen	Forward	Finland	19	Kuopio, FIN
Will Richter	Forward	United States	19	Greenwich, CT
Jack Stark	Goaltender	Canada	20	Chaska, MN
Seiya Tanaka-Campbell	Forward	Canada	20	Mill Bay, BC

Roster

As of September 20, 2023.

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Jack Stark	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	2003-06-19	Chaska, Minnesota	Chicago (USHL)	—
2		Bayard Hall	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-08-16	Oldwick, New Jersey	Youngstown (USHL)	—
3		David Andreychuk	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-02	Los Angeles, California	Northeast (NAHL)	—
4		Jason Marsella	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2002-11-20	Greenwich, Connecticut	Powell River (BCHL)	—
5		Dylan Herzog	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-01-09	Auburn, Washington	Dubuque (USHL)	—
6		Connor Sullivan	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-09-07	Plymouth, Massachusetts	Islanders (USPHL)	—
7		Tucker Hartmann	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-04-04	Southborough, Massachusetts	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
8		Ryan Conroy	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-06	Chestermere, Alberta	Omaha (USHL)	—
9		Henry Wagner	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-11	St. Louis, Missouri	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
10		Reilly Connors (C)	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-03-17	Madison, Connecticut	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
11		Niklas Allain	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-08	North Branford, Connecticut	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
12		Will Richter	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2004-08-20	Greenwich, Connecticut	Penticton (BCHL)	—
13		Iisai Pesonen	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2004-02-20	Kuopio, Finland	KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
14		Ryan Stevens	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-04	Duxbury, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
15		Kalen Szeto	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2002-10-12	Vancouver, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)	—
16		Teddy Wooding	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-12-30	Wrentham, Massachusetts	Vernon (BCHL)	—
17		William Dineen	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-11-17	Lake George, New York	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
18		Seiya Tanaka-Campbell	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-12	Mill Bay, British Columbia	Vernon (BCHL)	—
19		JoJo Tanaka-Campbell	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-11	Mill Bay, British Columbia	Vernon (BCHL)	—
20		Owen Forester	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-06-17	Mississauga, Ontario	Milton (OJHL)	—
21		Briggs Gammill	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-05-09	New Canaan, Connecticut	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
22		Rhys Bentham	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-05-15	Calgary, Alberta	Cranbrook (BCHL)	—
24		David Chen	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-04-01	Livingston, New Jersey	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
25		Kieran O'Hearn	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-05-13	North Delta, British Columbia	Surrey (BCHL)	—
26		Elan Bar-Lev-Wise	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-02-01	Vancouver, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
27		Ian Carpentier	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-22	Worcester, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
30		Luke Pearson	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-29	Whitby, Ontario	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
47		Nathan Reid	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-12	Madison, Wisconsin	Muskegon (USHL)	—

Standings

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Quinnipiac †	22	17	4	1	0	2	0	54	99	39		39	27	10	2	160	79
#9 Cornell *	22	12	6	4	1	2	3	44	74	45		35	22	7	6	115	65
Colgate	22	13	7	2	2	2	2	43	85	68		36	16	16	4	120	112
Dartmouth	22	9	6	7	1	1	3	37	66	60		32	13	10	9	92	91
Clarkson	22	12	9	1	4	2	1	36	62	58		35	18	16	1	95	97
Union	22	9	10	3	1	1	2	32	75	75		37	16	18	3	123	121
St. Lawrence	22	8	10	4	1	1	1	29	49	64		39	14	19	6	90	118
Harvard	22	6	10	6	1	2	3	28	49	64		32	7	19	6	70	106
Princeton	22	8	11	3	4	0	2	25	70	90		30	10	16	4	89	114
Yale	22	7	13	2	1	2	1	25	46	57		30	10	18	2	63	91
Brown	22	6	14	2	2	3	1	22	43	69		30	8	19	3	61	98
Rensselaer	22	6	13	3	0	0	0	21	58	89		37	10	23	4	93	150
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 27	8:00 pm	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Reid	W 3–2 OT	798	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 3	7:00 pm	#10 Cornell		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Reid	L 1–3	2,034	1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 4	7:00 pm	Colgate		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	L 1–7	1,393	1–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 10	7:00 pm	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Reid	L 4–5 OT	1,802	1–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 11	7:00 pm	at #10 Quinnipiac		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Reid	L 2–5	3,625	1–4–0 (1–4–0)
November 17	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	W 5–0	1,368	2–4–0 (2–4–0)
November 18	7:00 pm	Clarkson		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Reid	L 1–2	1,217	2–5–0 (2–5–0)
November 24	9:00 pm	at #4 Denver*		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Stark	L 0–5	5,817	2–6–0
November 25	8:00 pm	at #4 Denver*		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Reid	L 0–9	5,823	2–7–0
December 2	7:00 pm	Long Island*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	L 1–3	1,029	2–8–0
December 8	7:00 pm	Merrimack*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Reid	W 5–2	1,116	3–8–0
December 10	7:00 pm	Long Island*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	W 5–3	866	4–8–0
December 29	7:00 pm	#2 Boston University*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Reid	L 1–6	2,871	4–9–0
December 31	2:00 pm	McGill*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Stark	W 5–1	1,307
January 5	7:00 pm	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Stark	W 2–1	1,677	5–9–0 (3–5–0)
January 6	7:00 pm	at Union		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Stark	W 4–2	1,904	6–9–0 (4–5–0)
January 12	7:00 pm	Dartmouth		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	W 5–0	1,406	7–9–0 (5–5–0)
January 13	7:00 pm	Harvard		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Stark	L 0–1	2,806	7–10–0 (5–6–0)
January 19	7:00 pm	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+	Reid	L 3–5	2,369	7–11–0 (5–7–0)
January 20	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Stark	L 2–4	1,230	7–12–0 (5–8–0)
Connecticut Ice
January 26	7:30 pm	vs. #7 Quinnipiac		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)	SNY	Stark	L 0–1	4,693	7–13–0 (5–9–0)
January 27	3:30 pm	vs. Sacred Heart*		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Consolation Game)	SNY	Stark	W 3–2	3,927	8–13–0
February 2	7:00 pm	Union		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	W 3–1	1,371	9–13–0 (6–9–0)
February 3	7:00 pm	Rensselaer		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	T 1–1 SOW	1,674	9–13–1 (6–9–1)
February 9	7:00 pm	Brown		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Stark	W 3–1	1,637	10–13–1 (7–9–1)
February 16	7:00 pm	at Colgate		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Stark	L 2–5	897	10–14–1 (7–10–1)
February 17	7:00 pm	at #12 Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Stark	T 1–1 SOL	4,267	10–14–2 (7–10–2)
February 23	7:00 pm	Princeton		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Reid	L 1–4	2,774	10–15–2 (7–11–2)
March 1	7:00 pm	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Stark	L 1–2	3,095	10–16–2 (7–12–2)
March 2	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Stark	L 1–4	2,278	10–17–2 (7–13–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 8	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence*		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (First Round)	ESPN+	Stark	L 2–4	1,577	10–18–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
David Chen	C	30	9	9	18	19
Briggs Gammill	F	28	8	7	15	24
Ian Carpentier	C	26	8	6	14	8
Ryan Conroy	D	30	2	11	13	26
David Andreychuk	C/LW	30	3	9	12	14
Nik Allain	F	28	6	6	12	27
Will Dineen	F	20	7	2	9	27
Rhys Bentham	D	26	6	3	9	6
Teddy Wooding	F	21	1	6	7	8
Bayard Hall	D	30	1	5	6	10
Iisai Pesonen	C	30	5	1	6	24
Connor Sullivan	D	30	0	5	5	29
Reilly Connors	F	30	1	4	5	18
Dylan Herzog	D	28	0	5	5	6
Henry Wagner	LW	30	1	3	4	10
Kalen Szeto	F	27	2	2	4	23
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise	C	28	1	2	3	30
Will Richter	F	14	1	1	2	0
JoJo Tanaka-Campbell	F	11	1	1	2	2
Kieran O'Hearn	D	29	0	1	1	36
Owen Forester	D	25	0	1	1	38
Tucker Hartmann	D	10	0	1	1	6
Jack Stark	G	21	0	0	0	0
Seiya Tanaka-Campbell	F	3	0	0	0	0
Nathan Reid	G	10	0	0	0	0
Ryan Stevens	F	2	0	0	0	0
Total			63	91	154	391

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Jack Stark	22	1213:52	8	10	2	45	512	2	.919	2.22
Nathan Reid	11	596:32	2	8	0	41	243	0	.856	4.12
Empty Net	-	12:17	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Total	30	1822:41	10	18	2	95	755	2	.888	3.13

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	Week
	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.
Note: USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.