>> QUINNIPIAC MEN’S ICE HOCKEY TIMELINE 2/1/75 — First varsity game and victory, a 7–5 decision over Central Connecticut. 2/13/75 — First road win and shutout, a 12–0 decision at Bridgeport. It is also the first time a Quinnipiac team broke 10 goals in a game. 2/3/77 — First tie in program history, a 6–6 draw at Connecticut College. 1/29/78 — Quinnipiac suffers a 20–1 loss to Westfield State in a game that still stands as the largest margin of victory and highest figure of goals allowed in a game in school history. 12/7/83 — Quinnipiac plays its first double– digit game for both teams, pulling out an 11–10 road win at Fairfield. 12/8/84 — Quinnipiac plays its highest scoring game in program history, combining for 23 goals in a 13–10 victory over Lehigh.
1/30/96 — Still a Division II member of the ECAC, Quinnipiac plays its first-ever game against a Division I program, a 10–2 loss at Army.
12/3/00 — Quinnipiac records its first–ever win over a “Big Four” opponent, going on the road to trip up No. 11 Union, 3–2. It is also the first win for the Bobcats against a ranked opponent.
9/18/97 — Quinnipiac announces that it will elevate its program to the Division I level, effective for the 1998–99 season, as a member of the newly formed Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
12/9/00 — First game for Quinnipiac against a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association as the Bobcats fall at Minnesota, 11–2.
11/11–12/6/97 — Quinnipiac sets program record with 10-game winning streak. 11/9/97– 200th win in program history as Quinnipiac defeats Bentley, 6–1. 10/23/98 — Quinnipiac and Iona play each other in the first MAAC game in history. The hosts break open a tight game with four thirdperiod goals in a 5–1 Bobcats Division I victory.
2/23/86 — Head coach Jim Armstrong guides Quinnipiac to its first of three straight ECAC Tournament berths.
10/24/98 — Quinnipiac wins inaugural Quinnipiac Cup (an in-season tournament designed to showcase college hockey) in a 7–4 decision against Bentley at the New Haven Coliseum.
12/7/86 — 100th win in program history as Quinnipiac defeats Delaware, 9–5.
3/13/99 — First Division I playoff game, a 13–2 victory over Fairfield in the MAAC quarterfinals.
2/21/87 — Program single–game record for goals occurs as Quinnipiac puts up 20 on Scranton in a 20–2 win.
10/16/99 — First game against a member of a “Big Four”conference, a 6–4 loss at ECAC member RPI.
3/4/87 — Quinnipiac advances to ECAC Tournament finals for first time in school history, but drops a 7–5 decision at Trinity. The 22-win season is the best campaign ever, a mark that would stand for 12 years.
11/7/99 — 500th game in program history takes place as Quinnipiac claims a 5–1 road win at Fairfield.
2/23/90 — Todd Johnson plays final game in a Quinnipiac uniform, a 9–5 win at St. John’s. Johnson finishes his career with 202 career points on 91 goals and 111 assists to set new program career-highs in all three categories. 2/11–2/12/94 — Quinnipiac ventures out of the Northeast or Mid–Atlantic states for the first time in program history, traveling to Alabama– Huntsville for a two-game series. 5/5/94 — Rand Pecknold is hired as the fifth head coach in program history after three years as an assistant at Connecticut College.
12/12/99 — Quinnipiac gives No. 4–ranked Maine a huge scare in front of a frenzied crowd at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. The visitors lead 4–3 with 10 minutes remaining before Maine rallies for a 7–4 victory. 2/8/00 — First major conference team visits Quinnipiac, as ECAC member Clarkson shuts out the Bobcats at the Northford Ice Pavilion, 4–0. 11/3/00 — Freshman Justin Eddy stops 58 shots as Quinnipiac ties ECAC member St. Lawrence. The rookie netminder sets a new Division I single-game record for saves against a club that reached the Frozen Four the year prior.
3/9/01 — Chris Cerrella sets new program mark for points in 4–3 overtime victory against Army in the MAAC quarterfinals. He graduates as the all-time leading goal scorer (99) and point man (205). 3/17/01 — With an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament on the line, Quinnipiac falls one goal short in a 6–5 decision to Mercyhurst. 12/28/01 — Longest game in program history, lasting 90:50, as RPI nips Quinnipiac 5–4 in double–overtime in the first round of the RPI/ HSBC Holiday Tournament. 1/4/02–1/5/02 — First game for Quinnipiac against a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, as the visiting Bobcats drop 4–1 and 3–1 decisions at No. 6 ranked Michigan State. 2/2–2/9/02 — New program mark established with three straight overtime contests, all ties, against Sacred Heart and Holy Cross (twice). 3/1/02 — Quinnipiac wins the first-ever “Heroes Hat,” established for all of those who lost their lives on the tragic events of 9/11/01, in a 6–2 win over Connecticut. Head coach Rand Pecknold passes Jim Armstrong on the same night to become the all-time wins leader. 3/16/02 — Ryan Olson’s empty-net goal in the waning seconds seals a 6–4 victory over Mercyhurst in the MAAC Tournament final. With the victory, Quinnipiac advances to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The win is also the 300th in program history. 3/23/02 — Cornell defeats Quinnipiac, 6–1, in a first-round NCAA Tournament game that takes place in front of a crowd of over 12,000 at the Worcester Centrum
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