2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season

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
North Country Tournament, co-Champion
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceBridgewater Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall17–6–2
Home5–1–1
Road11–5–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Borges
Assistant coachesDarrell Borges
Captain(s)Teddy McElaney
Alternate captain(s)John Peloso
John Day
Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After 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

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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

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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

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As of September 12, 2022.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Dylan Ghaemi Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-12-30 Fairport, New York Järvso (Division 3)
2   Richard Hall Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-26 Shelburne, Vermont Stanstead (MPHL)
3   Matt Talarico Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-17 Raynham, Massachusetts Express (EHL)
4   Drew Gardner Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-13 Glenburn, Maine Twin City (NCDC)
5   Ryan Davies Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-03-27 Arlington, Massachusetts Valley (EHL)
6   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   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   Michael Martignetti Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-13 Winchester, Massachusetts Railers (EHL)
14   Max Pineo Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-08-07 North Reading, Massachusetts Tilton (USHS–NH)
16   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   John Peloso (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-10-01 Townshend, Vermont Vermont Academy (USHS–VT)
20   Matthew Pimental Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-13 East Providence, Rhode Island Railers (EHL)
21   Thomas Horak Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-12-07 St. Louis, Missouri New Hampshire (USPHL)
22   Jake Cady Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-04 Raynham, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC)
23   Patrick Sunderland Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-06-29 Mansfield, Massachusetts South Shore (USPHL)
24   Andrew Gotts Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-09-23 Topsfield, Massachusetts Holderness (USHS–NH)
25   Dean Schwenninger Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-03-05 Zürich, Switzerland Minot (NAHL)
27   Cameron Collins Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-09-04 Raynham, Massachusetts East Coast (EHL)
28   Austin Pick Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-29 Troutdale, Oregon Seahawks (EHL)
29   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   Gavin FitzPatrick Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-09 Bridgewater, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC)
37   Kyle Heath Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-04-28 West Bridgewater, Massachusetts Middlesex (USHS–MA)
44   William Tripp Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-05-17 Lakeville, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC)
55   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

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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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 8 5:00 PM Long Island* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts   Day L 1–7  175 0–1–0
October 15 5:00 PM Salve Regina* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts   FitzPatrick W 6–5 OT 200 1–1–0
October 19 6:00 PM at Fitchburg State* Wallace Civic CenterFitchburg, Massachusetts   FitzPatrick W 3–2  100 2–1–0
October 22 1:00 PM New England College* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts   FitzPatrick W 2–1 OT 200 3–1–0
October 25 7:00 PM at New England College* Lee Clement ArenaHenniker, New Hampshire   Ghaemi W 7–0  193 4–1–0
October 29 5:00 PM at Massachusetts Dartmouth* Hetland ArenaNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts   FitzPatrick W 3–1  87 5–1–0
November 11 5:40 PM at Anna Maria* Daniel J. Horgan Memorial ArenaAuburn, Massachusetts   FitzPatrick W 5–2  229 6–1–0
November 19 2:45 PM at Post* Sports Center of ConnecticutWaterbury, Connecticut   Day W 5–2  108 7–1–0
November 22 7:30 PM Westfield State* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts   FitzPatrick T 5–5 OT 400 7–1–1
North Country Tournament
November 26 7:00 PM at Potsdam State* Maxcy HallPotsdam, New York (North Country Tournament)   Day W 4–3  140 8–1–1
November 27 1:00 PM vs. Canton State* Maxcy HallPotsdam, New York (North Country Tournament)   FitzPatrick W 7–5  113 9–1–1
December 6 7:00 PM Worcester State* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts   Day W 5–3  169 10–1–1
December 9 7:00 PM at Southern Maine* USM Ice ArenaGorham, Maine   Day T 2–2 OT 158 10–1–2
January 6 5:00 PM at Cortland State* Alumni ArenaCortland, New York   FitzPatrick L 4–10  111 10–2–2
January 7 4:00 PM at Morrisville State* Morrisville State IcePlexMorrisville, New York   Day W 4–3  158 11–2–2
January 10 5:50 PM at Assumption* Worcester Ice CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Day W 8–2  359 12–2–2
January 14 4:00 PM at Saint Anselm* Thomas F. Sullivan ArenaManchester, New Hampshire   FitzPatrick W 3–1  257 13–2–2
January 17 7:30 PM Rivier* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts   Day W 5–1  200 14–2–2
February 3 5:00 PM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ FitzPatrick L 3–9  210 14–3–2
February 4 4:00 PM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Day L 1–9  337 14–4–2
February 7 7:30 PM at Franklin Pierce* Jason Ritchie Ice ArenaRindge, New Hampshire   FitzPatrick W 5–3  46 15–4–2
February 10 8:10 PM at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   FitzPatrick L 2–5  2,008 15–5–2
February 11 3:10 PM at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   Day L 3–10  1,163 15–6–2
February 14 6:00 PM at Saint Anselm* Thomas F. Sullivan ArenaManchester, New Hampshire   FitzPatrick W 3–2  256 16–6–2
February 18 1:00 PM Framingham State* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, 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

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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

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Goaltending statistics

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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

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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.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Stonehill Athletics Schedule Update". Stonehill Skyhawks (Press release). January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "NCAA committee votes to remove Stonehill games from selection process". USCHO. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Stonehill men's Hockey 1999-2000 Media Guide" (PDF). Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Roster". Stonehill College. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Schedule". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Stonehill College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.