2025–26 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Brown Bears
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceMeehan Auditorium
Record
Overall3–10–0
Conference2–6–0
Home3–2–0
Road0–8–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrendan Whittet
Assistant coachesJason Smith
Matt Plante
Captain(s)Alex Pineau
Ryan St. Louis
Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season will be the 108th season of play for the program and the 64th in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears will represent Brown University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Meehan Auditorium and be coached by Brendan Whittet in his 16th season.

Season

Departures

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

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

As of July 30, 2024.[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

2025–26 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Dartmouth 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 18 28 8 12 11 1 0 52 16
#17 Cornell 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 18 29 14 11 7 4 0 34 19
#18 Harvard 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 15 23 17 11 7 3 1 39 30
Princeton 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 13 22 12 11 7 4 0 40 27
Colgate 8 4 3 1 1 0 0 12 27 25 18 6 10 2 48 61
#10 Quinnipiac 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 19 15 18 12 4 2 64 43
#20 Union 8 3 4 1 0 0 1 11 21 23 19 12 5 2 72 39
Clarkson 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 9 21 23 18 7 11 0 49 57
Yale 8 3 5 0 1 1 0 9 19 26 12 4 8 0 24 40
Brown 8 2 6 0 0 1 0 7 17 32 13 3 10 0 17 32
Rensselaer 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 16 27 18 5 13 0 36 62
St. Lawrence 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 20 40 18 2 15 1 38 79
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 21, 2025

Schedule and results

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+       
January 3 7:00 pm Merrimack* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 9 7:00 pm Clarkson Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 10 4:00 pm St. Lawrence Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 16 7:00 pm at Union M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+       
January 17 4:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+       
January 24 7:00 pm at Stonehill* Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts         
January 30 7:00 pm Colgate Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 31 5:00 pm Cornell Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
February 6 7:00 pm at Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 7 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+       
February 13 7:00 pm Harvard Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
February 14 4:00 pm Dartmouth Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
February 20 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
February 21 4:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+       
February 27 7:00 pm Rensselaer Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm Union Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 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 27 (Final)
USCHO.com RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR –
USA Hockey RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR –

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Brown Bears. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brown Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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