MEN’S ICE HOCKEY: Bulldogs struggle against Princeton and Quinnipiac

Amelia Lower & Grayson Lambert

1:24 am, Nov 15, 2022

Staff Reporters

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The Bulldogs (1–5–0, 1–5–0 ECAC) struggled in two away games this weekend, falling to Princeton University (2–3–0, 2–3–0) on Friday night and Quinnipiac University (7–1–2, 4–0–0) on Saturday. 

The Blue and White failed to find a strong footing in both contests this weekend, falling 3–0 to the Tigers and 4–0 to the Bobcats at Ingalls Rink.

“The weekend didn’t go the way we expected, and we are all disappointed in the results,” said head coach Keith Allain ’80. “However, we know ours is a long season and our focus is on improving individually and as a team each day.”

In their first game of the weekend, both Yale and Princeton went the majority of the first period scoreless. With 1:15 left in the first frame, however, Princeton took advantage of a five-on-three opportunity, with forward Brendan Gorman breaking the deadlock. 

The Tigers were on the advantage after consecutive tripping and facemask calls on the Bulldogs. Gorman received a pass from defenseman Noah de la Durantaye in the neutral zone, skated past a defender and shot over goalkeeper Nate Reid ’24 ’s blocker for the first tally of the game. 

“Our group is working extremely hard to turn things around as a team,” Allain said. “We are working on our team defense as well as scoring goals. It may seem contradictory, but those two go hand in hand.”

Just over five minutes into the second period, forward Nick Seitz scored the Princeton team’s second goal off an assist from forward Adam Robbins.

Liam Gorman added the Tigers’ third and final goal, sliding a puck into the…