2022–23 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 20th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented Bentley University and were coached by Ryan Soderquist, in his 21st season.

2022–23 Bentley Falcons
men's ice hockey season
Conference9th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceBentley Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall11–21–2
Conference8–16–2
Home4–10–2
Road7–11–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRyan Soderquist
Assistant coachesJon Coleman
Stephen Needham
Cam Doomany
Captain(s)Dylan Pitera
Marcus Walter
Alternate captain(s)Cole Kodsi
Joe Winkelmann
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Season

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With more than half of the players from the previous season's team departing, coach Soderquist had his work cut out for him. The new lineup displayed some obvious deficiencies early in the year, both on the offense and defense. The result was a rather poor record and a last-place position in the conference standings. Once the team returned from the winter break, they seemed to have built some amount of chemistry and produced a surprising upset over Northeastern.

The Falcons were much better in the second half of the season and nearly posted a .500 record in 2023. Towards the end of the season they were able to produce wins over both American International and RIT, the top two teams in the conference. One of the big keys to this was the emergence of Connor Hasley as the team's starting goaltender. Unfortunately, because of both their bad start and the fact that Atlantic Hockey had altered its playoff format for this season to eliminate the First Round, Bentley's 9th-place finish left them out of the bracket and without a single playoff game.[1]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Drew Bavaro Defenseman   United States Transferred to Notre Dame
Matt Clark Defenseman   United States Left program (retired)
Evan Debrouwer Goaltender   Canada Graduation (retired)
Jason Grande Goaltender   United States Transferred to Holy Cross
Brendan Hamblet Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Fraser Kirk Goaltender   Canada Graduation (retired)
Phil Knies Forward   Slovakia Graduation (signed with HK Nitra)
Matt Lombardozzi Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Luke Orysiuk Defenseman   Canada Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Ethan Roswell Defenseman   United States Graduation (signed with Corsaires de Dunkerque)
Collin Rutherford Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Kohei Sato Forward   Japan Graduation (retired)
Will Schlagenhauf Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
A. J. Villella Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Brendan Walkom Forward   United States Graduation (signed with Bees IHC)
Michael Zuffante Forward   United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Seth Bernard-Docker Defenseman   Canada 20 Canmore, AB
Nick Bochen Defenseman   Canada 22 North Vancouver, BC; transfer from Quinnipiac
Stevie Castagna Forward   Canada 21 North Vancouver, BC
Connor Hasley Goaltender   United States 21 North Tonawanda, NY
Josh Latta Forward   United States 24 West Vancouver, BC; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Pat Lawn Defenseman   United States 21 Waltham, MA
Ethan Leyh Forward   Canada 21 Anmore, BC; transfer from Quinnipiac
Arlo Merritt Forward   Canada 21 Halifax, NS
Ryan Nause Defenseman   Canada 21 Riverview, NB
Nicholas Niemo Forward   United States 21 Middlebury, VT
Jordan Schulting Defenseman   Canada 23 Penticton, BC; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Joshua Seeley Goaltender   United States 21 Trenton, MI
Matt Thomson Forward   United States 23 Reading, MA; transfer from Northeastern; joined mid-season
Ryan Upson Forward   Canada 21 West Vancouver, BC

Roster

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As of January 1, 2023.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2   Matt Thompson Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-07 Reading, Massachusetts EHC Neuwied (Regionalliga)
4   Marcus Walter (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-14 St. Albert, Alberta Alberni Valley (BCHL)
5   Nick Bochen Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-29 North Vancouver, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC)
6   Seth Bernard-Docker Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-30 Canmore, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL)
7   Ethan Harrison Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-30 Plano, Texas Sioux City (USHL)
9   Josh Latta Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-08-14 West Vancouver, British Columbia UMass Lowell (HEA)
10   Dylan Pitera (C) Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-04 Culver, Indiana Culver (Midget AAA)
11   Eric Linell Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-09-17 Great Neck, New York UConn (HEA)
12   Danny Pearson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-01 Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
13   Matt Gosiewski Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-05-10 Wilton, Connecticut Wenatchee (BCHL)
14   Pat Lawn Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-26 Waltham, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL)
15   Cooper Connell Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-15 West Vancouver, British Columbia Grande Prairie (AJHL)
16   Harrison Scott Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 San Jose, California Amarillo (NAHL)
17   Stephen Castagna Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-06 North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
18   Arlo Merritt Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-31 Halifax, Nova Scotia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
19   Ethan Leyh Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-07 Anmore, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC)
20   Nicholas Niemo Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-28 Middlebury, Vermont Lone Star (NAHL)
21   Cole Kodsi (A) Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-17 Boca Raton, Florida Omaha (USHL)
22   Jordan Schulting Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-06 Penticton, British Columbia UMass Lowell (HEA)
23   Tucker Hodgson Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-07 Grand Forks, North Dakota Fargo (USHL)
24   Joe Winkelmann (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-08 St. Louis, Missouri Odessa (NAHL)
25   Hunter Toale Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-11-21 Coral Springs, Florida Johnstown (NAHL)
26   Lucas Vanroboys Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-24 Thamesville, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
27   Ryan Nause Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-27 Riverview, New Brunswick Alberni Valley (BCHL)
28   Tanner Main Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-03 Welland, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
29   Nicholas Grabko Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-06 Channahon, Illinois Green Bay (USHL)
30   Josh Seeley Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-05-07 Trenton, Michigan Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
33   Connor Hasley Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-02-27 North Tonawanda, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
38   Ryan Upson Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-22 West Vancouver, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT 26 18 7 1 1 3 0 57 85 55 39 25 13 1 127 100
American International 26 14 8 4 2 0 3 47 87 62 39 18 14 7 124 98
Sacred Heart 26 14 9 3 2 0 2 45 87 72 37 17 17 3 107 112
Canisius * 26 13 10 3 3 1 1 41 76 71 42 20 19 3 118 119
Army 26 12 12 2 3 3 1 39 72 81 37 14 19 4 98 119
Niagara 26 10 13 3 0 3 2 38 73 86 40 19 18 3 119 129
Holy Cross 26 12 12 2 3 1 1 37 73 71 41 17 21 3 98 119
Mercyhurst 26 9 14 3 1 5 1 35 77 80 36 10 23 3 98 122
Bentley 26 8 16 2 1 1 1 27 61 89 34 11 21 2 81 124
Air Force 26 8 17 1 1 0 0 24 63 87 36 12 22 2 95 128
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 7:00 pm at #12 Boston University* Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Grabko L 2–8  5,504 0–1–0
October 13 7:00 pm at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Grabko L 1–5  1,455 0–2–0
October 15 5:05 pm Maine* Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley W 5–1  1,600 1–2–0
October 20 7:00 pm at #16 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Hasley L 2–9  2,611 1–3–0
October 21 7:00 pm at #16 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Grabko L 1–3  3,005 1–4–0
October 28 7:05 pm Lindenwood* Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 3–7  1,405 1–5–0
October 29 4:05 pm Lindenwood* Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley W 3–1  1,205 2–5–0
November 4 7:05 pm Niagara Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley L 0–6  1,267 2–6–0 (0–1–0)
November 5 5:05 pm Niagara Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 2–4  1,178 2–7–0 (0–2–0)
November 11 9:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado FloHockey Grabko W 5–1  1,507 3–7–0 (1–2–0)
November 12 10:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Altitude 2 Hasley L 0–2  1,353 3–8–0 (1–3–0)
November 18 7:00 pm at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New York FloHockey Grabko L 0–2  1,286 3–9–0 (1–4–0)
November 19 7:00 pm at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New York FloHockey Hasley L 2–5  1,347 3–10–0 (1–5–0)
November 25 4:05 pm at Sacred Heart Total Mortgage ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut FloHockey Grabko W 3–1  708 4–10–0 (2–5–0)
November 26 1:05 pm at Sacred Heart Total Mortgage ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut FloHockey Hasley L 3–6  687 4–11–0 (2–6–0)
December 1 7:05 pm at American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 2–7  181 4–12–0 (2–7–0)
December 2 7:05 pm American International Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 1–5  1,442 4–13–0 (2–8–0)
December 30 7:05 pm Northeastern* Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko W 3–1  1,780 5–13–0
January 6 7:05 pm RIT Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 0–3  1,483 5–14–0 (2–9–0)
January 7 4:05 pm RIT Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley L 1–3  1,555 5–15–0 (2–10–0)
January 13 7:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York FloHockey Grabko W 6–3  587 6–15–0 (3–10–0)
January 14 5:30 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York FloHockey Hasley W 6–1  625 7–15–0 (4–10–0)
January 20 7:05 pm Canisius Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 1–5  1,450 7–16–0 (4–11–0)
January 21 4:05 pm Canisius Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley T 2–2 SOW 1,300 7–16–1 (4–11–1)
January 27 7:05 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Hasley L 3–4  - 7–17–1 (4–12–1)
January 28 4:05 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Grabko W 5–3  682 8–17–1 (5–12–1)
February 3 7:05 pm Holy Cross Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Grabko L 1–4  1,678 8–18–1 (5–13–1)
February 4 7:05 pm Holy Cross Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley L 2–3 OT 1,246 8–19–1 (5–14–1)
February 8 7:05 pm at American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley W 4–3  277 9–19–1 (6–14–1)
February 10 7:05 pm American International Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley T 2–2 SOL 1,620 9–19–2 (6–14–2)
February 17 7:05 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York FloHockey Hasley L 0–4  2,030 9–20–2 (6–15–2)
February 18 5:05 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York FloHockey Hasley W 2–1  2,997 10–20–2 (7–15–2)
February 24 7:05 pm Army Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley L 3–5  1,555 10–21–2 (7–16–2)
February 25 4:05 pm Army Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Hasley W 5–4 OT 1,501 11–21–2 (8–16–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Nicholas Niemo F 32 8 14 22 33
Nick Bochen D 34 5 15 20 14
Lucas Vanroboys F 32 4 16 20 65
Cole Kodsi LW 34 7 9 16 12
Matt Gosiewski C 33 2 14 16 10
Harrison Scott F 32 8 7 15 30
Stephen Castagna F 33 7 8 15 20
Dylan Pitera F 33 9 5 14 16
Arlo Merritt C 28 5 7 12 12
Josh Latta F 27 3 6 9 16
Danny Pearson F 22 5 2 7 4
Ryan Nause D 24 2 5 7 20
Joe Winkelmann C 30 2 5 7 4
Seth Bernard-Docker D 20 1 6 7 22
Ethan Harrison F 20 3 3 6 2
Hunter Toale D 26 2 3 5 6
Pat Lawn D 29 2 2 4 16
Marcus Walter D 24 0 4 4 8
Jordan Schulting D 15 0 4 4 2
Eric Linell RW 25 1 2 3 6
Tucker Hodgson D 33 1 2 3 35
Matt Thomson LW 13 1 1 2 19
Tanner Main D 22 1 1 2 10
Ryan Upson F 14 1 1 2 4
Cooper Connell F 10 1 0 1 4
Nicholas Grabko G 16 0 0 0 0
Josh Seeley G 1 0 0 0 0
Connor Hasley G 20 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - 16
Total 81 142 223 406

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Connor Hasley 20 1100:07 6 10 2 54 544 1 .910 2.95
Nicholas Grabko 16 909:33 5 11 0 56 428 0 .884 3.69
Josh Seeley 1 27:59 0 0 0 4 19 0 .826 8.58
Empty Net - 16:39 - - - 10 - - - -
Total 36 2054:18 11 21 2 124 991 1 .889 3.62

Rankings

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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 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.[5]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Nicholas Niemo Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team [6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Atlantic Hockey Postseason". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley University. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Bentley University Hockey Schedule". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bentley Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2022-23 All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.