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2024–25 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Stonehill Skyhawks
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBridgewater Ice Arena
Warrior Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall12–22–0
Home7–7–0
Road5–15–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Berard
Assistant coachesMatthew Creamer
Brian Rigali
Captain(s)Frank Ireland
Alternate captain(s)Cam Mannion
Devlin O'Brien
Evan Orr
Henri Schreifels
Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season will be the 46th season of play for the program and 3rd at the Division I level. The Skyhawks will represented Stonehill College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Bridgewater Ice Arena and be coached by David Berard in his 1st season.

Season

After producing one of the worst seasons in college hockey history, there was nowhere to go but up for Stonehill. New head coach David Berard brought in a modest number of new players, however, he did address the team's biggest weakness. Connor Androlewicz and Linards Lipskis were both brought in to compete for the starting job in goal and, though the Skyhawks already had two netminders on the roster, neither Gavin FitzPatrick nor Dylan Ghaemi were likely to assume the primary role in the crease after their performances the previous season. With Frank Ireland, who had led the team in scoring in each of its first two Division I seasons, named team captain, Stonehill got off on the right foot by defeating Merrimack to earn the program's first road win against a D-I opponent.

Two weeks later, the Skyhawks got their second win of the season, equaling the total from all of 2024. Though Stonehill's offense was inconsistent for much of the season, the defense was vastly improved from what it had been the year before. Androlewicz, who had just 6 games of playing experience in four years at Maine,[1] assumed control of the Skyhawks' net and helped the team nearly halve its goals allowed. Androlewicz was aided by a much better effort by the Stonehill defense which allowed 297 fewer shots on goal. The improved blueline allowed the team to be far more competitive throughout the season and sextuple win total.

Stonehill had several program first during the season, including the first shutout against a Division I opponent when they defeated St. Lawrence 4–0 on November 1.[2] Additionally, the team also got its first win over a ranked D-I team when they dropped Massachusetts Lowell on January 18.[3]

Though the Skyhawks finished the year 10 games under .500, the team's dramatic turnaround in just one season led some to believe that Berard should receive some consideration as the national coach of the year.[4] Though unlikely, there's no denying that Stonehill had finally begun to like an actual Division I team in 2025.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Matt Allen Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Cam Collins Forward  United States Transferred to Saint Anselm
Nolan FitzPatrick Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Greg Japchen Defenseman  United States Transferred to Robert Morris
Ryan King Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Michael Martignetti Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Dylan Meilun Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Robert Morris
Max Pineo Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Carter Rapalje Forward  United States Transferred to Long Island
Jack Shemligian Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
William Tripp Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Zachary Aben Forward  United States 20 Shavertown, PA
Connor Androlewicz Goaltender  United States 23 St. Louis, MO; graduate transfer from Maine
Leo Chambers Forward  Canada 20 Toronto, ON
Justin Gibson Defenseman  United States 21 Pittsburgh, PA
Brady Hunter Forward  Canada 22 Enfield, NS; transfer from Merrimack
Teddy Lagerback Forward  United States 23 Chanhassen, MN; transfer from Miami
Joel Lehtinen Forward  United States 20 Dallas, TX
Linards Lipskis Goaltender  Latvia 21 Riga, LAT
Cole Melady Forward  Canada 21 Seaforth, ON
Zach Nicolas Forward  Canada 20 Winnipeg, MB
Devlin O'Brien Forward  Canada 22 Toronto, ON; transfer from Merrimack
Evan Orr Defenseman  United States 23 Shelby Township, MI; transfer from Michigan Tech

Roster

As of September 17, 2024.[5]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 United States Riley Rosenthal Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2003-12-10 Boca Raton, Florida Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
4 Canada Charles Banquier Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-10-06 Oakville, Ontario Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
5 United States Ryan Davies Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-03-27 Arlington, Massachusetts Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL) —
6 United States Justin Gibson Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-29 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
7 United States Cam Gaudette Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-01 Braintree, Massachusetts Northeastern (HEA) —
8 United States Cam Mannion (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-10-31 Dorchester, Massachusetts South Shore Kings (NCDC) —
9 Canada Brady Hunter Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-07-27 Enfield, Nova Scotia Merrimack (HEA) —
10 United States J. J. Grainda Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-01 Carmel, Indiana Chippewa Steel (NAHL) —
12 United States Conor Ronayne Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-07-29 Plymouth, Michigan Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL) —
13 Canada Leo Chambers Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-12-22 Toronto, Ontario Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) —
14 Canada Cole Melady Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-07-14 Seaforth, Ontario Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
15 Canada Devlin O'Brien (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-04-05 Toronto, Ontario Merrimack (HEA) —
16 Finland Joel Lehtinen Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-11-12 Dallas, Texas Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
17 United States Hunter Hastings Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-07 Scottsdale, Arizona New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL) —
19 United States Frank Ireland (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-06 South Easton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
20 United States Henri Schreifels (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-01 Newbury Park, California Rensselaer (ECAC) —
21 United States Devon Carlstorm Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-05 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
22 United States Jake Cady Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-04 Raynham, Massachusetts South Shore Kings (NCDC) —
23 Canada Justin Barker Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-11-07 Calgary, Alberta Calgary Canucks (AJHL) —
24 United States Anthony Galante Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-18 Morganville, New Jersey Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
25 Switzerland Dean Schwenninger Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-03-05 Zürich, Switzerland Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
26 United States Evan Orr (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-09 Shelby Township, Michigan Michigan Tech (CCHA) —
28 United States Zach Aben Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-12-12 Shavertown, Pennsylvania Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
29 United States Connor Androlewicz Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-28 St. Louis, Missouri Maine (HEA) —
30 United States Dylan Ghaemi Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-12-30 Fairport, New York Järvso (Hockeytrean) —
31 Latvia Linards Lipskis Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-07-03 Riga, Latvia Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL) —
34 United States Teddy Lagerbäck Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-08-21 Minnetonka, Minnesota Miami (NCHC) —
35 United States Gavin FitzPatrick Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-09 Bridgewater, Massachusetts South Shore Kings (NCDC) —
37 United States Kyle Heath Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-04-28 West Bridgewater, Massachusetts Middlesex School (USHS–MA) —
43 United States Jake LaRusso Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-03-16 Colts Neck, New Jersey Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
44 Canada Zach Nicholas Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2004-02-10 Winnipeg, Manitoba Winkler Flyers (MJHL) —
55 United States Dominick Campione Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2002-11-25 Kohler, Wisconsin Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
59 United States Alexander Tertyshny Junior (RS) D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-03 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American International (AHA) —

Standings

2024–25 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska 30 12 12 6 71 83
Alaska Anchorage 34 6 23 5 75 117
Lindenwood 32 8 22 2 65 86
Long Island 32 18 12 2 105 75
Stonehill 34 12 22 0 76 106
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 1:00 pm at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Exhibition) ESPN+   L 1–4  3,139
Regular Season
October 6 6:00 pm at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Androlewicz W 3–2 OT 1,989 1–0–0
October 11 7:00 pm Union* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Lipskis L 2–4  337 1–1–0
October 12 7:00 pm at #18 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Androlewicz L 1–5  2,976 1–2–0
October 18 7:07 pm at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Androlewicz W 4–1  1,592 2–2–0
October 19 6:07 pm at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Midco Sports+ Androlewicz L 0–3  1,838 2–3–0
October 25 8:07 pm at Minnesota Duluth* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Androlewicz L 1–5  4,103 2–4–0
October 26 7:07 pm at Minnesota Duluth* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Lipskis L 1–2  4,560 2–5–0
November 1 7:00 pm St. Lawrence* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz W 4–0  154 3–5–0
November 3 3:00 pm at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Lipskis L 2–5  1,637 3–6–0
November 9 7:00 pm at Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Androlewicz L 3–6  2,658 3–7–0
November 12 7:00 pm Merrimack* Warrior Ice Arena • Brighton, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz W 4–3 OT 483 4–7–0
November 15 7:00 pm Long Island* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz L 1–5  120 4–8–0
November 16 7:00 pm Long Island* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz L 2–4  248 4–9–0
November 19 7:00 pm at American International* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Lipskis L 0–3  76 4–10–0
November 22 8:30 pm at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri   Androlewicz L 0–5  607 4–11–0
November 23 4:30 pm at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri   Androlewicz W 3–1  701 5–11–0
November 26 7:00 pm Army* Warrior Ice Arena • Brighton, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz W 3–1  378 6–11–0
December 4 7:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz L 1–4  143 6–12–0
December 7 7:00 pm at #5 Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+ Androlewicz L 2–5  4,518 6–13–0
December 8 2:00 pm at #5 Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+ Androlewicz L 2–4  4,468 6–14–0
December 13 7:30 pm at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York ESPN+ Androlewicz L 1–3  400 6–15–0
December 14 7:30 pm at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York ESPN+ Androlewicz L 1–6  400 6–16–0
January 3 7:00 pm American International* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz L 1–3  107 6–17–0
January 6 7:00 pm at #20 Quinnipiac* M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Androlewicz L 1–6  1,505 6–18–0
January 10 7:00 pm Lindenwood* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Lipskis L 0–3  105 6–19–0
January 11 5:00 pm Lindenwood* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz W 3–2  138 7–19–0
January 18 6:00 pm at #9 Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Androlewicz W 3–2 OT 4,308 8–19–0
January 21 7:00 pm Saint Anselm* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Lipskis W 7–0  156 9–19–0
January 26 2:00 pm at Brown* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Androlewicz L 2–5  1,219 9–20–0
January 31 2:00 pm at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York ESPN+ Androlewicz L 2–4  294 9–21–0
February 1 2:00 pm at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York ESPN+ Androlewicz W 2–0  374 10–21–0
February 14 7:00 pm Plymouth State* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz W 11–0  206 11–21–0
February 21 7:00 pm Long Island* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz L 1–3  204 11–22–0
February 22 5:00 pm Long Island* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Androlewicz W 2–1 OT 283 12–22–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[6]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Anthony Galante F 31 13 9 22 37
Henri Schreifels F 33 6 12 18 25
Evan Orr D 34 8 7 15 18
Dominick Campione D 31 3 10 13 30
Teddy Lagerbäck LW 19 6 6 12 4
Frank Ireland F 34 6 6 12 26
J. J. Grainda LW 33 5 6 11 15
Zachary Aben C/LW 30 4 7 11 10
Brady Hunter C 27 3 7 10 8
Charlie Banquier D 31 2 8 10 26
Zach Nicolas F 20 3 5 8 2
Joel Lehtinen F 27 3 5 8 12
Cole Melady F 29 3 4 7 14
Leo Chambers C 33 2 5 7 10
Justin Gibson D 32 1 6 7 0
Kyle Heath F 21 2 4 6 2
Devlin O'Brien LW 33 2 3 5 37
Cam Gaudette D 33 1 4 5 21
Jake Cady C 20 0 3 3 23
Hunter Hastings F 16 1 1 2 4
Dean Schwenninger C 16 0 2 2 10
Conor Ronayne C 9 1 0 1 0
Devon Carlstrom D 17 1 0 1 4
Alexander Tertyshny D 9 0 1 1 7
Cam Mannion D 20 0 1 1 2
Dylan Ghaemi G 1 0 0 0 0
Jake LaRusso F 1 0 0 0 0
Justin Barker F 2 0 0 0 2
Riley Rosenthal D 3 0 0 0 0
Ryan Davies D 6 0 0 0 2
Linards Lipskis G 8 0 0 0 0
Connor Androlewicz G 29 0 0 0 0
Total 76 112 198 363

[7]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Linards Lipskis 10 397:59 1 5 0 19 186 1 .907 2.86
Connor Androlewicz 30 1641:30 11 17 0 85 761 2 .900 3.11
Empty Net - 9:50 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 34 2049:19 12 22 0 106 947 3 .899 3.10

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR – NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR – NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: Neither USCHO nor USA Hockey released a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "#29 Connor Androlewicz". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Men's Hockey Earns First NCAA Division I Shutout Over Saint Lawrence". Stonehill Skyhawks. November 2, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Hockey Makes History with 3-2 Overtime Upset of No. 9 UMass Lowell". Stonehill Skyhawks. January 19, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "TMQ: Upsets, underdogs the talk of early part of 2024-25 college hockey season as parity becoming more prevalent around NCAA game". USCHO. November 5, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Roster". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Schedule". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Stonehill College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Stonehill_Skyhawks_men%27s_ice_hockey_season