NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's hockey team opened the Jeff Hamilton era with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brown at Ingalls Rink.
Period 1
- The teams combined for eight shots on goal in a scoreless opening period.
Period 2
- 6:15 | Brown struck first as Matteo Danis crashed the net and finished on the doorstep. (Brown 1, Yale 0)
- 13:04 | Kyle O'Leary tied it on the power play with his first career goal. Ronan O'Donnell moved into open space and slid a pass to Micah Berger, who found O'Leary for a one-timer in the slot. (Yale 1, Brown 1)
Period 3
- 3:47 | O'Leary won a faceoff and sent the puck into the corner, where O'Donnell collected it and moved it up the boards to Dylan Hunt at the point. Will Richter caught Hunt's shot, settled the puck and buried it to give Yale the lead. (Yale 2, Brown 1)
Game Notes
- Jeff Hamilton earned his first win as Yale's head coach.
- Jack Stark backstopped the Bulldogs with 31 saves.
- Kyle O'Leary scored his first career goal.
- Will Richter scored his first goal of the season and the 14th of his career. It was his first career game-winning goal.
- Micah Berger and Ronan O'Donnell assisted on O'Leary's goal. O'Donnell and Dylan Hunt earned assists on Richter's game-winner.
- Yale has won consecutive meetings with Brown at Ingalls Rink.
Hear from Coach Hamilton
On the game:
"It wasn't a smooth, clean X's and O's type of win, it was a gutsy effort and that is something that is going to be more valuable down the road than executing on X's and O's in October. I was happy that they found a way to win."
On his first win:
"I don't know if it's sunk in yet. It takes me a while to unwind from games. I couldn't be prouder of the kids in the locker room. They have been kicked a lot; picked to finish 12th and tonight you had two teams battling for every inch of respect in this league and we came out on top. I was really happy with how they found a way."
On the seniors' role:
"The toughness starts with senior leadership. The way that those guys play, they play heavy, they play hard and they hold guys accountable. Leaders, lead. Tonight we had everyone pulling the rope. It's a mindset. We're four lines deep and we're going to be playing a relentless style from first line to fourth line. On any given night, those lines are going to roll."
Up Next
Yale heads out on its first road trip of the season, visiting Dartmouth on Nov. 6 and Harvard on Nov. 7.
