2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
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Conference | AHA |
Home ice | Martire Family Arena |
Record | |
Overall | 9–7–3 |
Conference | 8–5–2 |
Home | 5–3–1 |
Road | 4–4–2 |
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.
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Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
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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) |
Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
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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 |
As of September 15, 2024. [1]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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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 ) | — |
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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