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Quinnipiac players celebrate a goal earlier this season against Arizona State (photo: Rob Rasmussen).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Quinnipiac takes the ices for its next game on Dec. 3, it will have been nearly a month and a half since the Bobcats lost a game.<\/p>\n

The Bobcats (10-1-3) will end November on a nine-game unbeaten streak after tying Clarkson Friday and rolling over St. Lawrence on Saturday. Quinnipiac\u2019s only loss this season was a 3-1 setback to North Dakota on Oct. 23. That recent hot stretch has vaulted them to No. 3 in the latest USCHO poll, the highest QU has been ranked since Oct. 2016.<\/p>\n

That success is thanks in part to a veteran Bobcats roster that has 18 upperclassmen, including five graduate transfers. It\u2019s a marked change from recent seasons, when Quinnipiac often had a number of inexperienced players in key roles. The end result was a lot of inconsistency, not only from game to game, but often from period to period. This year, the Bobcats have shown plenty of resiliency and found a way to pull out a win against several tough opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that it shows up when get down to crunch time and third periods,\u201d junior forward Guus Van Nes said of this year\u2019s team. \u201cI think that\u2019s when it shows up the most; we bear down and find a way every time, it feels like.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most noteworthy transfers was former Massachusetts forward Oliver Chau, who won the national championship with the Minutemen last season. He\u2019s tied for second on the Bobcats with six goals this season. Chau recorded his first career hat trick in a 5-2 win over Arizona State on Nov. 13, the second game in a stretch of three consecutive games where Quinnipiac rallied from an early deficit to either win or tie.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been through these situations a lot before; we know we can get out of them and there\u2019s a calmness in the locker room between periods,\u201d Chau said. \u201cNo matter what the score is, we have a lot of confidence in our group.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Bobcats\u2019 transfers are familiar with college hockey, it can still be challenging to adapt to a new program and its on-ice systems. But it\u2019s been a smooth transition for Chau, who said he was attracted to Quinnipiac because of its business school and MBA program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been great,\u201d Chau said. \u201cThe returning guys have nothing but helpful and helping us acclimate to this new culture and this new team and getting us prepared in terms of systems on the ice. And also off the ice, making sure we know where everything is in terms of classes and what classes to pick and all that kind of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to fitting in with his teammates, Chau has made a good impression on his coach as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just really impressed with him as a player and as a person,\u201d Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said following the Bobcats\u2019 win over Arizona State on Nov. 13. \u201cHe is a great leader in our room.”<\/p>\n

Pecknold is no stranger to bringing in transfer players; the Bobcats have had at least one transfer on their roster in all but one season dating back to 2012. But it\u2019s unusual to have a transfer with a national championship ring. For his part, Chau has been doing his best to impart any advice to his new teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me personally, I just try to be myself,\u201d Chau said. \u201cObviously with last year, I know a bunch of the guys asked me kind of what like what was the keys to success and I just try to bring some elements from last year into this year\u2019s team so hopefully we can do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Quinnipiac takes the ices for its next game on Dec. 3, it will have been nearly a month and a half since the Bobcats lost a game. The Bobcats (10-1-3) will end November on a nine-game unbeaten streak after tying Clarkson Friday and rolling over St. Lawrence on Saturday. Quinnipiac\u2019s only loss this season […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":130531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,4,1,7],"tags":[812],"coauthors":[846],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThis Week in ECAC Hockey: Boosted by upperclassmen, transfers, Quinnipiac fast piling up notches in win column - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When Quinnipiac takes the ices for its next game on Dec. 3, it will have been nearly a month and a half since the Bobcats lost a game. 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