2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAHA
Home iceMartire Family Arena
Record
Overall9–7–3
Conference8–5–2
Home5–3–1
Road4–4–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachC. J. Marottolo
Assistant coachesScott McDougall
Steve Bergin
Chris Azzano
Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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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. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Jack O'Dea Senior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) 2000-09-07 Brighton, Massachusetts Bridgton Academy (USHS–ME) —
2 South Dakota 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 California Paul Minnehan Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-04-09 Cypress, California Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
4 Idaho John Driscoll Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-08-19 Eagle, Idaho Army (AHA) —
5 Pennsylvania Luke Amell Freshman D/F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-09-02 Mars, Pennsylvania Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) —
6 Massachusetts Mikey Adamson Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-16 Quincy, Massachusetts Massachusetts (HEA) —
7 Connecticut Garrett Sundquist Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-07-17 South Glastonbury, Connecticut Providence (HEA) —
8 California Hunter Sansbury Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-08 Lomita, California Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
9 Ontario Daniel Ebrahim Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-12 Brooklin, Ontario Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) —
10 Ontario Rylee Hlusiak Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-06-03 Barrie, Ontario West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
11 Massachusetts Jake Hewitt Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-05 Ashburnham, Massachusetts Army (AHA) —
12 Quebec William Gendron Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-07-01 Boisbriand, Quebec Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
14 Ontario Brendan Kennette Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-09 Windsor, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
17 British Columbia Tyler Ghirardosi Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-10-01 Montrose, British Columbia Holy Cross (AHA) —
18 Iowa John Jaworski Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-03-20 Grinnell, Iowa Chicago Steel (USHL) —
19 Connecticut Jake Bongo Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-04 Ridgefield, Connecticut Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
21 Massachusetts 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 New York (state) Michael Rubin Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-05-05 Blauvelt, New York Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
25 Quebec Jérémi Tremblay Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-01-01 Quebec City, Quebec Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) —
27 Ontario Cole Galata Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-03-18 Barrie, Ontario Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
28 Ontario Marcus Joughin Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-07-05 Tecumseh, Ontario West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
29 New York (state) Vitaly Levyy Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-05-09 Old Brookville, New York Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
37 Massachusetts Max Dorrington Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-08-30 North Reading, Massachusetts St. Lawrence (ECAC) —
39 Michigan Cullen DeYoung Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-02-03 Canton, Michigan Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
42 British Columbia Ajeet Gundarah Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-05-09 Richmond, British Columbia Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
53 Florida Matt Guerra Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-05-21 Orlando, Florida Holy Cross (AHA) —
72 New York (state) 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 Quebec Félix Trudeau Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-09-24 Terrebonne, Quebec Maine (HEA) —
78 New York (state) Gabe Blanchard Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-15 East Aurora, New York Massachusetts Lowell (HEA) —
86 Quebec Charles-Edward Tardif Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-03-03 Quebec City, Quebec Maine Nordiques (NAHL) —
91 Wisconsin 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
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 16 9 5 2 0 1 2 32 50 43 20 10 7 3 63 61
Bentley 12 9 2 1 0 0 1 29 42 25 18 11 5 2 56 39
Niagara 13 7 4 2 1 1 1 24 40 33 19 8 8 3 58 57
Holy Cross 12 7 4 1 2 0 0 20 36 23 18 8 9 1 48 45
Robert Morris 11 5 5 1 0 1 1 18 41 38 17 8 7 2 58 47
Air Force 10 6 4 0 1 1 0 18 19 16 20 9 10 1 37 57
Canisius 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 17 37 32 18 5 11 2 47 60
Army 12 5 7 0 0 0 0 15 25 36 18 5 13 0 31 57
American International 12 4 8 0 0 2 0 14 24 34 19 5 13 1 40 63
RIT 12 3 8 1 1 0 0 9 32 48 20 4 15 1 48 77
Mercyhurst 14 2 10 2 1 0 1 8 32 50 20 2 15 3 46 74
Championship: March 21, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: January 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# 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 Gundarah W 4–1  187 10–7–3 (9–5–2)
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

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 5, 2023.