2025–26 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 12th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Meehan Auditorium |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Hockey | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 5–24–2 |
| Conference | 4–16–2 |
| Home | 5–7–2 |
| Road | 0–17–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Brendan Whittet |
| Assistant coaches | Jason Smith Matt Plante |
| Captain(s) | Alex Pineau Ryan St. Louis |
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The 2025–26 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 108th season of play for the program and the 64th in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Meehan Auditorium and were coached by Brendan Whittet in his 16th season.
Season
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Departures
[edit]| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Andreozzi | Defenseman |  United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Brett Bliss | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters) |
| Brendan Clark | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Spencer Evans | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Lynden Grandberg | Forward |  Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Tyler Kopff | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Buffalo Sabres) |
| Jackson Munro | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Wyatt Schlaht | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Max Scott | Forward | United States | Transferred to Maine |
| Noah Wakeford | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Lawton Zacher | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Northeastern |
Recruiting
[edit]| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Bynum | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Tulsa, OK |
| Matthew Cataldo | Forward | United States | 20 | Norfolk, MA |
| Matthew Desiderio | Defenseman | United States | 20 | North Caldwell, NJ |
| Owen Dyer | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Clarkston, MI |
| Freddie Halyk | Goaltender | Canada | 22 | Cochrane, AB; transfer from Denver |
| Trip Pendy | Forward | United States | 20 | Far Hills, NJ |
| Benjamin Poitras | Forward | Canada | 20 | Montréal, QC; transfer from Northeastern |
| Michael Salandra | Forward | United States | 22 | Pleasantville, NY; transfer from Quinnipiac |
| Brendan Tighe | Forward | United States | 18 | Birmingham, MI |
Roster
[edit]As of May 29, 2026.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Freddie Halyk | Junior | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2003-08-27 | Cochrane, Alberta | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 2 | |
Tristan Zarsky | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2003-01-09 | Edmonton, Alberta | El Paso Rhinos (NAHL) | — |
| 3 | |
Alex Pineau (C) | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-01-21 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Nick Traggio | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-08-01 | Sharon, Connecticut | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — |
| 6 | |
Harry Meirowitz | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-05-21 | Old Westbury, New York | P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 7 |  |
Ivan Zadvernyuk | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-04-12 | Moscow, Russia | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | |
Ryan Shostak | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-09-08 | Calgary, Alberta | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 9 | |
Ryan St. Louis (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-06-13 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Ashton Bynum | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-06-25 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — |
| 11 | |
Trip Pendy | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2005-01-07 | Far Hills, New Jersey | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Ben Poitras | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2005-07-18 | Montreal, Quebec | Northeastern (HEA) | — |
| 13 | |
Michael Salandra | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2003-06-13 | Pleasantville, New York | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 14 | |
Brendan Tighe | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2006-08-14 | Birmingham, Michigan | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Charlie Gollob | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-02-10 | Toronto, Ontario | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Owen Dyer | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 2004-05-07 | Clarkston, Michigan | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 17 | |
Mike Cataldo | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2003-05-04 | Norfolk, Massachusetts | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Dean Bauchiero | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2002-03-04 | Southington, Connecticut | Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Matthew Brille | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-01-02 | Bethesda, Maryland | Chippewa Steel (NAHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Matthew Cataldo | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2005-05-19 | Norfolk, Massachusetts | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Ethan Mistry | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-02-04 | Toronto, Ontario | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Matt Desiderio | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2005-08-16 | North Caldwell, New Jersey | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Zackary Tonelli | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-14 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Leo Schwartz | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2004-10-05 | New York, New York | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Jack Hewitt | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2003-07-01 | Toronto, Ontario | P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 28 | |
Tanner Hartman | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2001-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois | Hobart (NEHC) | — |
| 29 | |
Andrew King | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2003-04-28 | Dubuque, Iowa | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 31 | |
Ryan Kazmouz | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-08-30 | Livonia, Michigan | Saint Sebastian's School (US-Prep) | — |
| 35 | |
Tyler Shea | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-03 | Stevenson Ranch, California | Michigan (Big Ten) | — |
| 55 | |
Brian Nicholas | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2005-03-15 | Scarsdale, New York | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 31 | 9:05 pm | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado | FloHockey | Shea | L 0–2 | 2,347 | 0–1–0 | |||
| November 1 | 7:05 pm | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado | FloHockey | Shea | L 3–4 | 2,398 | 0–2–0 | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | W 2–1 | 729 | 1–2–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | #5 Quinnipiac | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | L 3–4 OT | 772 | 1–3–0 (1–1–0) | |||
| November 14 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–4 | 4,267 | 1–4–0 (1–2–0) | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 0–4 | 790 | 1–5–0 (1–3–0) | |||
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Halyk | W 5–2 | 529 | 2–5–0 | |||
| November 21 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Halyk | W 4–2 | 642 | 3–5–0 (2–3–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–3 | 1,145 | 3–6–0 (2–4–0) | |||
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | at #11 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Halyk | L 1–4 | 3,109 | 3–7–0 | |||
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | at #10 Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Shea | L 3–7 | 1,751 | 3–8–0 (2–5–0) | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Halyk | L 3–7 | 1,300 | 3–9–0 (2–6–0) | |||
| December 9 | 7:00 pm | #16 Providence* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | ESPN+ | Shea | L 2–4 | 1,247 | 3–10–0 | |||
| December 28 | 2:00 pm | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Shea | L 4–5 OT | 2,186 | 3–11–0 | |||
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Halyk | L 2–3 | 538 | 3–12–0 | |||
| January 9 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Halyk | L 2–3 | 525 | 3–13–0 (2–7–0) | |||
| January 10 | 4:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | W 4–1 | 628 | 4–13–0 (3–7–0) | |||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | at Union | M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 0–4 | 2,247 | 4–14–0 (3–8–0) | |||
| January 17 | 4:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–4 | 1,702 | 4–15–0 (3–9–0) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Shea | L 2–3 OT | 287 | 4–16–0 | ||||
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | T 3–3 SOL | 672 | 4–16–1 (3–9–1) | |||
| January 31 | 5:00 pm | #10 Cornell | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | L 2–4 | 1,422 | 4–17–1 (3–10–1) | |||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at #5 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–9 | 2,895 | 4–18–1 (3–11–1) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Shea | L 3–5 | 1,939 | 4–19–1 (3–12–1) | |||
| February 13 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | T 2–2 SOW | 778 | 4–19–2 (3–12–2) | |||
| February 14 | 4:00 pm | #12 Dartmouth | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | W 4–3 | 756 | 5–19–2 (4–12–2) | |||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–3 | 517 | 5–20–2 (4–13–2) | |||
| February 21 | 4:00 pm | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Shea | L 3–4 OT | 2,467 | 5–21–2 (4–14–2) | |||
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | L 1–3 | 337 | 5–22–2 (4–15–2) | |||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Union | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shea | L 0–3 | 522 | 5–23–2 (4–16–2) | |||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7 | 5:00 pm | at Union* | M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Shea | L 0–9 | 2,499 | 5–24–2 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
[edit]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 | 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 |
| USA Hockey | 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 | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". brownbears.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Brown Bears. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Brown Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ↑ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ "USA Hockey Men's College Hockey Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.