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2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	Martire Family Arena
Record
Overall	1–0–1
Road	1–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	C. J. Marottolo
Assistant coaches	Scott McDougall; Steve Bergin; Chris Azzano
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The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season will be the 32nd season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Pioneers will represent Sacred Heart University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Martire Family Arena and be coached by C. J. Marottolo in his 16th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Grant Anderson	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Mark Cheremeta	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings)
Chase Clark	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to American International
Blake Dangos	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to American International
Dante Fantauzzi	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Bloomington Bison)
Chikara Hanzawa	Forward	Japan	Signed professional contract (HL Anyang)
Blake Humphrey	Forward	United States	Transferred to Lake Superior State
Conner Hutchison	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Miami
Liam Izyk	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Rovaniemen Kiekko)
Andrius Kulbis-Marino	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Long Island
Kevin Lombardi	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Dylan Robbins	Forward	United States	Transferred to Massachusetts Boston
Justin Robbins	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Tyler Spott	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Braeden Tuck	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals)
T. J. Walsh	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Luke Amell	Defenseman/Forward	United States	21	Mars, PA
Gabe Blanchard	Defenseman	United States	24	Buffalo, NY; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Max Dorrington	Forward	United States	23	North Reading, MA; graduate transfer from St. Lawrence
John Driscoll	Defenseman	United States	23	Eagle, ID; transfer from Army
William Gendron	Forward	Canada	21	Boisbriand, QC
Tyler Ghirardosi	Forward	Canada	24	Montrose, BC; graduate transfer from Holy Cross
Matthew Guerra	Forward	United States	25	Orlando, FL; graduate transfer from Holy Cross
Ajeetpal Gundarah	Goaltender	Canada	21	Richmond, BC
Jacob Hewitt	Forward	United States	22	Ashburnham, MA; transfer from Army
Vitaly Levyy	Forward	United States	21	Old Brookville, NY
Paul Minnehan	Forward	Canada	21	Cypress, CA
Cole O'Donnell	Goaltender	United States	21	Rochester, NY
Reid Pabich	Forward	United States	22	Verona, WI; transfer from Maine
Michael Rubin	Defenseman	United States	21	Blauvelt, NY
Charles-Edward Tardif	Forward	Canada	21	Quebec City, QC
Jérémi Tremblay	Forward	Canada	21	Quebec City, QC
Félix Trudeau	Forward	Canada	22	Terrebonne, QC; transfer from Maine
Aiden VanRooyan	Defenseman	United States	21	Dakota Dunes, SD

Roster

As of September 15, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jack O'Dea	Senior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	148 lb (67 kg)	2000-09-07	Brighton, Massachusetts	Bridgton Academy (USHS–ME)	—
2	Aiden VanRooyan	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2003-04-20	Dakota Dunes, South Dakota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
3	Paul Minnehan	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-04-09	Cypress, California	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
4	John Driscoll	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-08-19	Eagle, Idaho	Army (AHA)	—
5	Luke Amell	Freshman	D/F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-09-02	Mars, Pennsylvania	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
6	Mikey Adamson	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-16	Quincy, Massachusetts	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
7	Garrett Sundquist	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-07-17	South Glastonbury, Connecticut	Providence (HEA)	—
8	Hunter Sansbury	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-10-08	Lomita, California	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
9	Daniel Ebrahim	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-12	Brooklin, Ontario	Jersey Hitmen (NCDC)	—
10	Rylee Hlusiak	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-06-03	Barrie, Ontario	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
11	Jake Hewitt	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-07-05	Ashburnham, Massachusetts	Army (AHA)	—
12	William Gendron	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-07-01	Boisbriand, Quebec	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
14	Brendan Kennette	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-09	Windsor, Ontario	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
17	Tyler Ghirardosi	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-10-01	Montrose, British Columbia	Holy Cross (AHA)	—
18	John Jaworski	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-03-20	Grinnell, Iowa	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
19	Jake Bongo	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-02-04	Ridgefield, Connecticut	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
21	Brendan Dumas	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-28	North Attleborough, Massachusetts	New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL)	—
24	Michael Rubin	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-05-05	Blauvelt, New York	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
25	Jérémi Tremblay	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-01-01	Quebec City, Quebec	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
27	Cole Galata	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-03-18	Barrie, Ontario	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
28	Marcus Joughin	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-07-05	Tecumseh, Ontario	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
29	Vitaly Levyy	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-05-09	Old Brookville, New York	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
37	Max Dorrington	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-08-30	North Reading, Massachusetts	St. Lawrence (ECAC)	—
39	Cullen DeYoung	Sophomore	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-02-03	Canton, Michigan	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
42	Ajeet Gundarah	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-05-09	Richmond, British Columbia	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
53	Matt Guerra	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-05-21	Orlando, Florida	Holy Cross (AHA)	—
72	Cole O'Donnell	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-14	Rochester, New York	Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL)	—
77	Félix Trudeau	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2002-09-24	Terrebonne, Quebec	Maine (HEA)	—
78	Gabe Blanchard	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-09-15	East Aurora, New York	Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)	—
86	Charles-Edward Tardif	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2003-03-03	Quebec City, Quebec	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
91	Reid Pabich	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-10-05	Verona, Wisconsin	Maine (HEA)	—

Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bentley	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	24	36	21	14	9	4	1	45	30
Niagara	11	6	3	2	0	1	1	22	35	27	15	7	5	3	48	42
Sacred Heart	10	6	3	1	0	1	1	21	33	27	14	7	5	2	46	45
Army	11	5	6	0	0	0	0	15	25	32	12	5	7	0	28	36
Air Force	8	5	3	0	1	0	0	14	13	11	16	8	8	0	28	46
Canisius	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	13	23	13	13	4	8	1	33	41
Holy Cross	9	4	4	1	1	0	1	12	25	21	14	5	8	1	36	40
American International	8	3	5	0	0	1	0	10	18	23	14	4	9	1	29	46
RIT	9	2	6	1	0	0	1	7	21	32	14	3	10	1	34	48
Mercyhurst	12	2	9	1	1	0	0	6	28	44	16	2	13	1	37	60
Robert Morris	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	5	17	23	11	4	5	2	34	32
Championship: March 21, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	2:00 pm	at Merrimack*	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+	DeYoung	L 2–3	1,974
October 6	4:00 pm	Simon Fraser*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Exhibition)	FloHockey	O'Donnell	W 7–3	750
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 pm	at Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	DeYoung	L 5–6 ^OT	805	0–1–0
October 12	4:00 pm	at Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	DeYoung	T 3–3 ^OT	745	0–1–1
October 18	7:00 pm	at #15 Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	DeYoung	W 4–3	6,022	1–1–1
October 19	7:00 pm	#15 Massachusetts*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	DeYoung	L 1–6	3,940	1–2–1
October 25	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	DeYoung	L 1–2 ^OT	2,579	1–3–1 (0–1–0)
October 26	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	DeYoung	W 2–1	2,448	2–3–1 (1–1–0)
November 1	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	DeYoung	L 2–4	1,100	2–4–1 (1–2–0)
November 2	7:00 pm	Bentley	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gundarah	L 4–6	2,229	2–5–1 (1–3–0)
November 8	7:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 4–3	1,290	3–5–1 (2–3–0)
November 9	4:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 4–1	1,362	4–5–1 (3–3–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	Robert Morris	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 4–2	2,199	5–5–1 (4–3–0)
November 16	4:00 pm	Robert Morris	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 6–3	2,746	6–5–1 (5–3–0)
November 22	7:00 pm	RIT	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 3–2	2,505	7–5–1 (6–3–0)
November 23	7:00 pm	RIT	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gundarah	T 3–3 ^SOW	2,910	7–5–2 (6–3–1)
November 29	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gundarah	L 1–6	771	7–6–2 (6–4–1)
November 30	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN+	DeYoung	L 1–4	922	7–7–2 (6–5–1)
December 3	7:00 pm	Army	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 4–0	2,033	8–7–2 (7–5–1)
December 6	7:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Gundarah	W 4–2	776	9–7–2 (8–5–1)
December 7	6:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	DeYoung	T 3–3 ^SOW	752	9–7–3 (8–5–2)
December 28	1:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 3	7:00 pm	Air Force	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 4	5:00 pm	Air Force	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 10	7:00 pm	Cornell*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 11	5:00 pm	Cornell*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 17	7:00 pm	American International	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 18	7:00 pm	American International	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
Connecticut Ice
January 24	7:30 pm	Yale*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)	SNY
January 25	TBA	Connecticut / Quinnipiac*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice)	SNY
January 31	7:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 1	5:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 7	7:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 8	4:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 18	7:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 22	6:00 pm	Bentley	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	RV
USA Hockey	RV

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 5, 2023.