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The 2025–26 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 119th season of play for the program and the 64th in ECAC Hockey. The Big Green represented Dartmouth College in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Thompson Arena and were coached by Reid Cashman in his fifth season.
| 2025–26 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| ECAC Hockey Tournament, Champion NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinals | |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Thompson Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #8 |
| USA Hockey | #8 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 23–8–4 |
| Conference | 14–5–4 |
| Home | 16–1–2 |
| Road | 5–6–2 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Reid Cashman |
| Assistant coaches | Jason Tapp Byron Pool Brian Fahey |
| Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
Season
editDepartures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Chisholm | Forward | Graduation (signed with Texas Stars) | |
| Braiden Dorfman | Forward | Graduation (signed with Diables Rouges de Briançon) | |
| Cooper Flinton | Forward | Graduation (signed with Tampa Bay Lightning) | |
| John Fusco | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | |
| Luke Haymes | Forward | Signed professional contract Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| Trym Løkkeberg | Forward | Graduation (retired) | |
| Ian Pierce | Defenseman | Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder) | |
| Steven Townley | Forward | Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Clarke | Forward | 21 | Creve Coeur, MO | |
| Cooper Cleaves | Defenseman | 19 | Riverside, CT | |
| Brock Cummings | Forward | 20 | Mississauga, ON | |
| Brock Devlin | Defenseman | 20 | Mission Viejo, CA | |
| Tyler Grahme | Forward | 21 | Bloomington, MN | |
| Nathan Morin | Forward | 21 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC | |
| Ryan Schelling | Forward | 21 | Airmont, NY | |
| Jason Stefanek | Forward | 21 | Yorba Linda, CA |
Roster
editAs of August 17, 2025.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eric Charpentier | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-06-10 | Silver Spring, Maryland | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — | |
| 4 | C. J. Foley | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-02-11 | Hanover, Massachusetts | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — | |
| 5 | Tucker McRae | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-04-11 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | — | |
| 6 | Matt Fusco | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-03-07 | Westwood, Massachusetts | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — | |
| 7 | Nikita Nikora | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-01-21 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) | — | |
| 8 | Austin Salani | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2003-08-07 | Hancock, Michigan | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — | |
| 9 | Colin Grable | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-01-16 | Spring Lake, New Jersey | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — | |
| 10 | Hayden Stavroff | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-07-09 | Dublin, Ohio | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — | |
| 11 | Nathan Morin | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 2004-03-28 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — | |
| 12 | Tim Busconi | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 2004-01-03 | Milton, Massachusetts | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — | |
| 13 | Joshua Schenk | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2004-09-04 | Whitehorse, Yukon Territory | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — | |
| 15 | Cam MacDonald | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-03-08 | Surrey, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — | |
| 18 | Hank Cleaves | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-12-25 | Riverside, Connecticut | Vernon Vipers (NAHL) | — | |
| 20 | Brock Devlin | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2005-05-11 | Mission Viejo, California | Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL) | — | |
| 21 | Andrew Clarke | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-02-11 | Creve Coeur, Missouri | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | |
| 22 | Cooper Cleaves | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2006-01-05 | Riverside, Connecticut | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | |
| 24 | Oskari Vuorio | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2004-05-06 | Espoo, Finland | Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | — | |
| 26 | Ryan Schelling | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-04-09 | Airmont, New York | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — | |
| 27 | Tyler Grahme | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-07-11 | Bloomington, Minnesota | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — | |
| 31 | Mikey Roberts | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-12-25 | Wilton, Connecticut | Taft School (USHS–CT) | — | |
| 32 | Roan Clarke | Junior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-08-23 | Cloverdale, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — | |
| 43 | Owen Desilets | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2004-02-03 | Airdrie, Alberta | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — | |
| 70 | Emmett Croteau | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2003-12-07 | Bonnyville, Alberta | Clarkson (ECAC) | MTL, 162nd overall 2022 | |
| 71 | Brock Cummings | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2005-03-23 | Mississauga, Ontario | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — | |
| 86 | Jack Silverberg | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-12-01 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (BCHL) | — | |
| 92 | Jason Stefanek | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2004-08-20 | Yorba Linda, California | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — | |
| 95 | Alex Krause | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-07-22 | Calabasas, California | Northeast Generals (NAHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #8 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 102 | 48 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 162 | 95 | ||
| #10 Dartmouth * | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 81 | 53 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 125 | 75 | ||
| #12 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 69 | ||
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 63 | 57 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 103 | 90 | ||
| Union | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 71 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 140 | 98 | ||
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 61 | 64 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 92 | 100 | ||
| Colgate | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 68 | 74 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 99 | 125 | ||
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 65 | 65 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 111 | 111 | ||
| Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 55 | 70 | 35 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 80 | 115 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 63 | 80 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 79 | 115 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 99 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 85 | 151 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 83 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 119 | ||
| Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 15, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26 | 3:00 pm | Norwich* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 6–0 | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NEC Front Row | Clarke | W 5–2 | 253 | 1–0–0 | |||
| November 2 | 5:00 pm | Yale* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 6–1 | 1,840 | 2–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 4–1 | 1,795 | 3–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | #17 Cornell | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 2–1 | 2,523 | 4–0–0 (3–0–0) | |||
| November 14 | 4:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #19 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 6–1 | 1,486 | 5–0–0 (4–0–0) | ||
| November 15 | 4:00 pm | at Clarkson | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,489 | 6–0–0 (5–0–0) | ||
| November 28 | 7:00 pm | Vermont* | #13 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 7–2 | 3,794 | 7–0–0 | ||
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | Merrimack* | #13 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 1–0 | 2,512 | 8–0–0 | ||
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 7–3 | 1,751 | 9–0–0 (6–0–0) | ||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Yale | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 6–1 | 2,238 | 10–0–0 (7–0–0) | ||
| December 12 | 7:00 pm | Army* | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 3–0 | 2,539 | 11–0–0 | ||
| December 14 | 4:00 pm | at New Hampshire* | #8 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 2–3 OT | 5,469 | 11–1–0 | ||
| Ledyard Bank Classic | |||||||||||
| December 27 | 5:00 pm | Arizona State* | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Game 1) | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 1–5 | 3,636 | 11–2–0 | ||
| December 28 | 3:00 pm | Arizona State* | #8 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Game 2) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–1 | 2,855 | 12–2–0 | ||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | #9 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 4–5 | 1,964 | 12–3–0 (7–1–0) | ||
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | at #10 Quinnipiac | #9 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 3–5 | 3,041 | 12–4–0 (7–2–0) | ||
| January 9 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | #11 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 5–4 | 3,773 | 13–4–0 (8–2–0) | ||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 2–2 SOW | 2,204 | 13–4–1 (8–2–1) | ||
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | #10 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 4–0 | 2,736 | 14–4–1 (9–2–1) | ||
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Cornell | #10 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 1–2 OT | 4,267 | 14–5–1 (9–3–1) | ||
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | #10 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Clarke | L 2–5 | 882 | 14–6–1 (9–4–1) | ||
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | Union | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–2 | 2,390 | 15–6–1 (10–4–1) | ||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,899 | 16–6–1 (11–4–1) | ||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | #14 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,240 | 17–6–1 (12–4–1) | ||
| February 13 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | #12 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 4–4 SOW | 1,915 | 17–6–2 (12–4–2) | ||
| February 14 | 4:00 pm | at Brown | #12 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 4–3 | 756 | 17–7–2 (12–5–2) | ||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | #14 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Clarke | W 3–1 | 2,005 | 18–7–2 (13–5–2) | ||
| February 21 | 5:00 pm | at Union | #14 | M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 3–3 SOW | 2,455 | 18–7–3 (13–5–3) | ||
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | #7 Quinnipiac | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 7–4 | 2,991 | 19–7–3 (14–5–3) | ||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #14 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Croteau | T 2–2 SOL | 5,195 | 19–7–4 (14–5–4) | ||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13 | 7:00 pm | Colgate* | #12 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–1 | 2,474 | 20–7–4 | ||
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Colgate* | #12 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–1 | 2,787 | 21–7–4 | ||
| March 20 | 4:00 pm | vs. Clarkson* | #9 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 4–0 | 4,000 | 22–7–4 | ||
| March 20 | 4:00 pm | vs. Princeton* | #9 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Championship) | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 2–1 OT | 5,454 | 23–7–4 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 26 | 5:00 pm | vs. #12 Wisconsin* | #8 | DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Regional Semifinal) | ESPNU | Croteau | L 1–5 | 23–8–4 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Rankings
edit| 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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 (1) | 8 (1) | 8 | – | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | ||
| USA Hockey | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 | – | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | ||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[3]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
edit- ↑ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ↑ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.