2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season
| 2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Atlantic Hockey America, Champion | |
| Conference | AHA |
| Home ice | Hart Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #20 (tie) |
| USA Hockey | #20 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 20–12–2 |
| Conference | 19–5–2 |
| Home | 11–5–1 |
| Road | 9–5–1 |
| Neutral | 0–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Bill Riga |
| Assistant coaches | Castan Sommer Drew Michals Connor Mauro |
| Captain(s) | Matt Shatsky |
| Alternate captain(s) | John Gelatt Liam McLinskey Devin Phillips |
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The 2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season will be the 59th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Crusaders will represent the College of the Holy Cross, play their home games at the Hart Center and be coached by Bill Riga in his 4th season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Cicero | Forward |  United States |
Graduate transfer to Canisius |
| Tyler Ghirardosi | Forward |  Canada |
Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart |
| Jason Grande | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (signed with Springfield Thunderbirds) |
| Matthew Guerra | Forward | United States |
Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart |
| Jake Higgins | Defenseman | United States |
Graduate transfer to Northeastern |
| Jack Ricketts | Forward | United States |
Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac |
| Jack Robilotti | Defenseman | United States |
Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell |
| Charlie Spence | Defenseman | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Lucas Thorne | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Abgrall | Forward | Canada |
20 | Richmond, BC; transfer from Omaha |
| Ryan Buckley | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Warwick, RI |
| Anthony Carone | Forward | United States |
21 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Lachlan Getz | Defenseman | United States |
22 | Northfield, IL; transfer from Michigan Tech |
| Timothy Heinke | Forward | United States |
22 | Kensington, CT; transfer from Quinnipiac |
| Owen Kim | Forward | Canada |
20 | North Vancouver, BC |
| Malachi Klassen | Goaltender | Canada |
21 | Winkler, MB |
| Matt Kursonis | Forward | United States |
20 | Worcester, MA |
| Ben LeFranc | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | Penticton, BC |
| Edward Moskowitz | Forward | Canada |
21 | Toronto, ON |
| Jarrod Smith | Forward | Canada |
20 | West Vancouver, BC |
Roster
As of August 12, 2024.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Louden Hogg | Sophomore | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2002-10-18 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 2 |
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Lachlan Getz | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-02-01 | Northfield, Illinois | Michigan Tech (CCHA) | — |
| 3 |
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Brody Gagno | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-07-29 | South Surrey, British Columbia | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 5 |
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Will Troutwine | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2002-06-23 | Eveleth, Minnesota | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Timothy Heinke | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2001-10-02 | Kensington, Connecticut | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 7 |
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Anthony Carone | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2003-07-30 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Ryan Buckley | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2004-01-06 | Warwick, Rhode Island | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |
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Liam McLinskey (A) | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-02-20 | Pearl River, New York | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 11 |
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Michael Abgrall | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-10-25 | Richmond, British Columbia | Omaha (NCHC) | — |
| 12 |
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Matt Kursonis | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2004-03-05 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Will Elias | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-01-28 | Weston, Massachusetts | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Matt Shatsky (C) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-04-29 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Jarrod Smith | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2004-01-22 | West Vancouver, British Columbia | Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Matt DeBoer | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-09-02 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Ty Gagno | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-10-01 | Langley, British Columbia | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Jack Stockfish | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2002-09-30 | North Bay, Ontario | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Devin Phillips (A) | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-07-12 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Owen Kim | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2004-05-02 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Edward Moskowitz | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-05-29 | Toronto, Ontario | Blackfalds Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Ben LeFranc | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2003-08-14 | Penticton, British Columbia | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |
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John Gelatt (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-04-29 | Middletown, New Jersey | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Mack Oliphant | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-12-28 | Northbrook, Illinois | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Jack Seymour | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-04-06 | Chelsea, Quebec | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Conner Welsh | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2004-01-02 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 31 |
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Malachi Klassen | Freshman | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2003-09-09 | Winkler, Manitoba | Winkler Flyers (MJHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Thomas Gale | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-06-10 | Kirkland, Quebec | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 34 |
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Joe Solimine | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-03-03 | Middleton, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 37 |
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Nic Petruolo | Senior (RS) | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-01-29 | Neshanic Station, New Jersey | Union (ECAC) | — |
| 40 |
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Michael Hodge | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 2000-05-30 | Calgary, Alberta | Union (ECAC) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #20т Holy Cross † | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 92 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 110 | 77 | ||
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 106 | 88 | ||
| Bentley | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 79 | 57 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 94 | 75 | ||
| Niagara | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 90 | 70 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 115 | 99 | ||
| Army | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 84 | 74 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 92 | 100 | ||
| Canisius | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 84 | 79 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 96 | 114 | ||
| Air Force | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 77 | 99 | ||
| American International | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 77 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 82 | 107 | ||
| RIT | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 65 | 102 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 81 | 131 | ||
| Robert Morris | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 86 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 92 | 110 | ||
| Mercyhurst | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 113 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 77 | 148 | ||
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: February 24, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | at #3 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Gale | L 2–5 | 6,150 | 0–1–0 | |||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 4–3 | 1,063 | 1–1–0 | |||
| October 12 | 3:30 pm | at Connecticut* | Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Gale | L 1–3 | 2,584 | 1–2–0 | |||
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | Army | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | L 0–1 | 692 | 1–3–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| October 20 | 5:00 pm | Army | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 5–3 | 809 | 2–3–0 (1–1–0) | |||
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gale | W 2–1 OT | 2,579 | 3–3–0 (2–1–0) | |||
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gale | L 1–2 | 2,448 | 3–4–0 (2–2–0) | |||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | #20 Massachusetts Lowell* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN | Gale | L 4–5 OT | 1,002 | 3–5–0 | |||
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | #14 Quinnipiac* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN | Gale | L 0–3 | 2,100 | 3–6–0 | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | American International | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 5–2 | 661 | 4–6–0 (3–2–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | American International | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN+ | Gale | L 2–3 | 814 | 4–7–0 (3–3–0) | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Gale | T 3–3 SOL | 672 | 4–7–1 (3–3–1) | |||
| November 16 | 5:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Gale | L 2–3 | 656 | 4–8–1 (3–4–1) | |||
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Gale | W 5–3 | 2,080 | 5–8–1 (4–4–1) | |||
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 6–1 | 771 | 6–8–1 (5–4–1) | |||
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN+ | Gale | W 4–1 | 922 | 7–8–1 (6–4–1) | |||
| December 6 | 1:00 pm | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 1–0 OT | 362 | 8–8–1 (7–4–1) | |||
| December 31 | 2:00 pm | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Gale | L 1–3 | 381 | 8–9–1 | |||
| Coachella Valley Cactus Cup | |||||||||||
| January 3 | 6:30 pm | vs. Omaha* | Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal) | Gale | L 3–4 | — | 8–10–1 | ||||
| January 4 | 6:30 pm | vs. Michigan Tech* | Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Consolation Game) | Hogg | L 3–4 OT | — | 8–11–1 | ||||
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 4–1 OT | 640 | 9–11–1 (8–4–1) | |||
| January 11 | 6:00 pm | Robert Morris | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | T 2–2 SOL | 680 | 9–11–2 (8–4–2) | |||
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 3–2 OT | 1,580 | 10–11–2 (9–4–2) | |||
| January 18 | 6:00 pm | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 5–1 | 1,522 | 11–11–2 (10–4–2) | |||
| January 24 | 9:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | FloHockey, Altitude 2 | Gale | W 3–2 | 2,246 | 12–11–2 (11–4–2) | |||
| January 25 | 7:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | FloHockey, Altitude 2 | Gale | W 6–3 | 2,575 | 13–11–2 (12–4–2) | |||
| February 1 | 7:30 pm | Canisius | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 3–2 OT | 1,372 | 14–11–2 (13–4–2) | |||
| February 2 | 3:00 pm | Canisius | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN | Gale | W 4–1 | 953 | 15–11–2 (14–4–2) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Gale | W 9–2 | 2,615 | 16–11–2 (15–4–2) | |||
| February 8 | 5:00 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Gale | W 3–0 | 3,162 | 17–11–2 (16–4–2) | |||
| February 13 | 6:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN+ | Gale | W 4–1 | 693 | 18–11–2 (17–4–2) | |||
| February 14 | 6:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 7–3 | 742 | 19–11–2 (18–4–2) | |||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | Bentley | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | L 0–3 | 1,655 | 19–12–2 (18–5–2) | |||
| February 24 | 7:00 pm | American International | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gale | W 3–1 | 826 | 20–12–2 (19–5–2) | |||
| Atlantic Hockey America Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | American International* | #20т | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1) | FloHockey | ||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | American International* | #20т | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2) | FloHockey | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
Rankings
| 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 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | RV | 20т | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | RV | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 22, 2023.