The 2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and 1st at the Division I level. The Skyhawks represented Stonehill College and were coached by David Borges in his 9th season.
| 2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| North Country Tournament, co-Champion | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | Bridgewater Ice Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 17–6–2 |
| Home | 5–1–1 |
| Road | 11–5–0 |
| Neutral | 1–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | David Borges |
| Assistant coaches | Darrell Borges |
| Captain(s) | Teddy McElaney |
| Alternate captain(s) | John Peloso John Day |
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Season
editAfter the college announced that it was promoting all of its athletic programs to Division I for the 2022–23 academic season, the ice hockey program had just a scant few months to put a schedule together.[1] While they were able to get a few D-I schools on their slate, the Skyhawks had to rely on Division II and III teams to fill out the majority of their schedule.
Due to weather conditions, the game against Franklin Pierce that was originally scheduled for January 24 was postponed.[2]
On February 1, the NCAA selection committee voted to remove all Stonehill games from consideration for the NCAA tournament selection. This was done primarily due to the low number of Division I games that the Skyhawks played this season. Because this was Stonehill's first season at the DI level, they were not eligible for postseason play so the ruling did not affect the program in any practical way.[3]
Over the course of the season, two things became apparent for the Skyhawks. First, with the influx on scholarship players, the team was now significantly better than their former contemporaries. Going 17–1–2 against Division II and III opponents showed that Stonehill no longer belonged at the lower levels. However, despite setting a new program record for wins and winning percentage,[4] Stonehill was not yet up to snuff at the Division I level. Losing their first game of the year to Long Island was probably unavoidable but the team showed little progress as the season went on. Due in part to exclusively playing D-II and III opponents for almost 4 months, the Skyhawks didn't have the ability to gage themselves against stronger competition and improve their play over the course of the year. The defense, which performed well in most games, was woefully inadequate when facing other D-I teams. The games against Lindenwood are of particular note as the Lions too were in their first season of Division I play. However, with Lindenwood playing a full D-I schedule, they were able to improve their play far more than the Skyhawks.
With more lead time for their second Division I season, Stonehill should not have to rely so heavily on the lower levels to fill up their schedule.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Bittinger-Esser | Defenseman |  United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Kevin Buckley | Defenseman | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Timmy Grable | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Josh Loveridge | Defenseman | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Chase McKay | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Mitch Nenninger | Forward/Defenseman | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Charlie Page | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Luke Richards | Defenseman | United States |
Returned to juniors (Team Maryland) |
| Matty Ryan | Forward | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Mike Seoane | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Augie Stevens | Defenseman |  Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Adam Usinger | Forward | United States |
Left program (retired) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Collins | Forward | United States |
20 | Raynham, MA |
| Ryan Davies | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Arlington, MA |
| Dylan Ghaemi | Goaltender | United States |
20 | Fairport, NY |
| Frank Ireland | Forward | United States |
21 | Longmeadow, MA |
| Michael Martignetti | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Winchester, MA |
| Austin Pick | Forward | United States |
20 | Troutdale, OR |
| Matthew Pimental | Forward | United States |
21 | East Providence, RI |
| Carter Rapalje | Forward | United States |
21 | Burlington, VT |
| Dean Schwenninger | Forward |  Switzerland |
21 | Zürich, SUI |
| Jack Shemligian | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Southborough, MA |
| William Tripp | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Lakeville, MA |
Roster
editAs of September 12, 2022.[5]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Dylan Ghaemi | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-12-30 | Fairport, New York | Järvso (Division 3) | — |
| 2 | 
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Richard Hall | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-01-26 | Shelburne, Vermont | Stanstead (MPHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Matt Talarico | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-03-17 | Raynham, Massachusetts | Express (EHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Drew Gardner | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-01-13 | Glenburn, Maine | Twin City (NCDC) | — |
| 5 |
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Ryan Davies | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2001-03-27 | Arlington, Massachusetts | Valley (EHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Frank Ireland | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-02-06 | South Easton, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 8 |
|
Cam Mannion | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2001-10-31 | Dorchester, Massachusetts | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 9 |
|
Teddy McElaney (C) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-09-16 | Walpole, Massachusetts | St. Paul's (USHS–NH) | — |
| 10 |
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Brendan Nehmer | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2000-04-02 | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Williston Northampton (USHS–MA) | — |
| 12 | 
|
Carter Rapalje | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-10 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | North Iowa (NAHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Michael Martignetti | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-03-13 | Winchester, Massachusetts | Railers (EHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Max Pineo | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-08-07 | North Reading, Massachusetts | Tilton (USHS–NH) | — |
| 16 |
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Jack Shemligian | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-04-22 | Southborough, Massachusetts | East Coast (EHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Nolan FitzPatrick | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-06-25 | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Thayer (USHS–MA) | — |
| 19 |
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John Peloso (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-10-01 | Townshend, Vermont | Vermont Academy (USHS–VT) | — |
| 20 | 
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Matthew Pimental | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-03-13 | East Providence, Rhode Island | Railers (EHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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Thomas Horak | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-12-07 | St. Louis, Missouri | New Hampshire (USPHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Jake Cady | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-07-04 | Raynham, Massachusetts | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 23 |
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Patrick Sunderland | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1999-06-29 | Mansfield, Massachusetts | South Shore (USPHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Andrew Gotts | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2000-09-23 | Topsfield, Massachusetts | Holderness (USHS–NH) | — |
| 25 | 
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Dean Schwenninger | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-03-05 | Zürich, Switzerland | Minot (NAHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Cameron Collins | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-09-04 | Raynham, Massachusetts | East Coast (EHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Austin Pick | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-09-29 | Troutdale, Oregon | Seahawks (EHL) | — |
| 29 |
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John Day (A) | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-11-22 | North Reading, Massachusetts | BB&N (USHS–MA) | — |
| 30 |
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Gavin FitzPatrick | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-09 | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 37 |
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Kyle Heath | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2002-04-28 | West Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Middlesex (USHS–MA) | — |
| 44 |
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William Tripp | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2002-05-17 | Lakeville, Massachusetts | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 55 |
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Will Cohen | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-05-23 | Billerica, Massachusetts | Valley (EHL) | — |
| 77 |
|
Ryan King | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-20 | East Greenwich, Rhode Island | Seahawks (EHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Overall record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #15 Alaska | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 104 | 74 | |
| Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 66 | 106 | |
| Arizona State | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 115 | 112 | |
| Lindenwood | 30 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 92 | 134 | |
| Long Island | 36 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 116 | 123 | |
| Stonehill | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 102 | 95 | |
| Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 8 | 5:00 PM | Long Island* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Day | L 1–7 | 175 | 0–1–0 | ||||
| October 15 | 5:00 PM | Salve Regina* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | FitzPatrick | W 6–5 OT | 200 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 19 | 6:00 PM | at Fitchburg State* | Wallace Civic Center • Fitchburg, Massachusetts | FitzPatrick | W 3–2 | 100 | 2–1–0 | ||||
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | New England College* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | FitzPatrick | W 2–1 OT | 200 | 3–1–0 | ||||
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | at New England College* | Lee Clement Arena • Henniker, New Hampshire | Ghaemi | W 7–0 | 193 | 4–1–0 | ||||
| October 29 | 5:00 PM | at Massachusetts Dartmouth* | Hetland Arena • North Dartmouth, Massachusetts | FitzPatrick | W 3–1 | 87 | 5–1–0 | ||||
| November 11 | 5:40 PM | at Anna Maria* | Daniel J. Horgan Memorial Arena • Auburn, Massachusetts | FitzPatrick | W 5–2 | 229 | 6–1–0 | ||||
| November 19 | 2:45 PM | at Post* | Sports Center of Connecticut • Waterbury, Connecticut | Day | W 5–2 | 108 | 7–1–0 | ||||
| November 22 | 7:30 PM | Westfield State* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | FitzPatrick | T 5–5 OT | 400 | 7–1–1 | ||||
| North Country Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | at Potsdam State* | Maxcy Hall • Potsdam, New York (North Country Tournament) | Day | W 4–3 | 140 | 8–1–1 | ||||
| November 27 | 1:00 PM | vs. Canton State* | Maxcy Hall • Potsdam, New York (North Country Tournament) | FitzPatrick | W 7–5 | 113 | 9–1–1 | ||||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | Worcester State* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Day | W 5–3 | 169 | 10–1–1 | ||||
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | at Southern Maine* | USM Ice Arena • Gorham, Maine | Day | T 2–2 OT | 158 | 10–1–2 | ||||
| January 6 | 5:00 PM | at Cortland State* | Alumni Arena • Cortland, New York | FitzPatrick | L 4–10 | 111 | 10–2–2 | ||||
| January 7 | 4:00 PM | at Morrisville State* | Morrisville State IcePlex • Morrisville, New York | Day | W 4–3 | 158 | 11–2–2 | ||||
| January 10 | 5:50 PM | at Assumption* | Worcester Ice Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Day | W 8–2 | 359 | 12–2–2 | ||||
| January 14 | 4:00 PM | at Saint Anselm* | Thomas F. Sullivan Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire | FitzPatrick | W 3–1 | 257 | 13–2–2 | ||||
| January 17 | 7:30 PM | Rivier* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Day | W 5–1 | 200 | 14–2–2 | ||||
| February 3 | 5:00 PM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | FitzPatrick | L 3–9 | 210 | 14–3–2 | |||
| February 4 | 4:00 PM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Day | L 1–9 | 337 | 14–4–2 | |||
| February 7 | 7:30 PM | at Franklin Pierce* | Jason Ritchie Ice Arena • Rindge, New Hampshire | FitzPatrick | W 5–3 | 46 | 15–4–2 | ||||
| February 10 | 8:10 PM | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | FitzPatrick | L 2–5 | 2,008 | 15–5–2 | ||||
| February 11 | 3:10 PM | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | Day | L 3–10 | 1,163 | 15–6–2 | ||||
| February 14 | 6:00 PM | at Saint Anselm* | Thomas F. Sullivan Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire | FitzPatrick | W 3–2 | 256 | 16–6–2 | ||||
| February 18 | 1:00 PM | Framingham State* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Day | W 6–2 | 400 | 17–6–2 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[6] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ireland | F | 25 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 38 |
| Carter Rapalje | F | 23 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 0 |
| Dean Schwenninger | F | 23 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 52 |
| William Tripp | D | 25 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 14 |
| Kyle Heath | F | 23 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| Brendan Nehmer | F | 25 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 |
| Cameron Collins | F | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| Nolan FitzPatrick | F | 25 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| Max Pineo | F | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Jake Cady | F | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 |
| Teddy McElaney | D | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| John Peloso | F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Will Cohen | D | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Ryan Davies | D | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Matt Talarico | F | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Austin Pick | F | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Matthew Pimental | F | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Thomas Horak | F | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| Michael Martignetti | D | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Ryan King | F | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Cam Mannion | D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Richard Hall | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| John Day | G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Gardner | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Dylan Ghaemi | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin FitzPatrick | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Shemligian | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 102 | 167 | 269 | 355 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Day | 13 | 713:33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 345 | 0 | .887 | 3.70 |
| Gavin FitzPatrick | 13 | 787:29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 413 | 0 | .894 | 3.73 |
| Dylan Ghaemi | 3 | 19:02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6.30 |
| Empty Net | - | 0:05 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 25 | 1520:09 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 762 | 1 | .889 | 3.75 |
Note: Day and Ghaemi shared the shutout on October 25.
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Stonehill men's hockey moving from NCAA D-II Northeast-10 to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 season; women's hockey to join NEWHA in '22-23". USCHO (Press release). April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Stonehill Athletics Schedule Update". Stonehill Skyhawks (Press release). January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA committee votes to remove Stonehill games from selection process". USCHO. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Stonehill men's Hockey 1999-2000 Media Guide" (PDF). Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Roster". Stonehill College. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Schedule". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Stonehill College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.