NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Yale men's hockey team fell in a non-conference road contest at Merrimack College, 4-1. With the result, Yale moves to 4-8 on the season, while the Warriors improved to 6-10.
Period 1: Merrimack 1, Yale 0
- Merrimack opened the scoring late in the period with a power-play goal.
Period 2: Merrimack 2, Yale 0
- The Warriors added to their lead with another goal in the closing minutes of the second.
Period 3: Merrimack 4, Yale 1
- The Bulldogs nearly cut the deficit early in the period, but a Yale goal was waved off due to offsides. Minutes later, Merrimack pushed its lead to three.
- Yale got on the board with a power-play goal at the 11:39 mark of the third period. Tom Molson moved the puck to Hughie Hooker at the blue line, and Hooker slid it down to Ronan O'Donnell for a one-timer finish.
- Merrimack sealed the outcome with an empty-net goal with 18.5 seconds remaining.
Notes
- Jack Stark turned in a strong performance in net with 18 saves.
- Ronan O'Donnell scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
- Hughie Hooker (fourth of the season) and Tom Molson (second of the season) recorded the assists on O'Donnell's goal.
- Zachary Wagnon went 14-for-21 in the faceoff circle.
- O'Donnell and Wagnon led Yale with five shots on goal apiece.
Up Next
The contest marked Yale's final game of the 2025 calendar year. The Bulldogs return to action on Friday, Jan. 2, when they compete in the Cactus Cup against St. Cloud State.
