| 2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Turkey Leg Classic, Champion | |
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | J. Thom Lawler Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 9–9–1 |
| Conference | 2–6–1 |
| Home | 5–4–1 |
| Road | 4–5–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Scott Borek |
| Assistant coaches | Dan Jewell Chris Ross |
| Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
The 2023–24 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season is the 69th season of play for the program, the 35th at the Division I level, and the 35th in Hockey East. The Warriors represent Merrimack College, play their home games at the J. Thom Lawler Rink and are coached by Scott Borek, in his sixth season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Borodayenko | Forward |  Russia | Left program (retired) |
| Will Calverley | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades) |
| Tristan Crozier | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers) |
| Slava Demin | Defenseman |  United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Hugo Esselin | Forward |  Sweden | Graduation (retired) |
| Filip Karlsson Tägtström | Forward | Sweden | Signed professional contract (Tyresö/Hanviken) |
| Ryan Leibold | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
| Ottoville Leppänen | Forward |  Finland | Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears) |
| Mick Messner | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies) |
| Kevin Sadovski | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Cavan | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Gloucester, ON |
| Michael Citara | Forward | United States | 21 | New Hope, PA; transfer from Providence |
| Ty Daneault | Forward | Canada | 18 | Red Deer, AB |
| Frank Djurasevic | Defenseman | United States | 21 | New Rochelle, NY |
| Brady Hunter | Forward | Canada | 21 | Enfield, NS |
| David Sacco | Forward | United States | 21 | Middleton, MA |
| Max Wattvil | Defenseman | Sweden | 21 | Stockholm, SWE |
| Luke Weilandt | Forward | United States | 21 | Northbrook, IL |
Roster
As of September 26, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Hugo Ollas | Junior | G | 6' 8" (2.03 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 2002-04-24 | Linköping, Sweden | Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) | NYR, 197th overall 2020 |
| 2 |  |
Christian Felton | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-04 | Medina, Ohio | Bentley (AHA) | — |
| 4 |  |
Mike Brown | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2001-04-03 | Belmont, Massachusetts | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Trevor Griebel | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-03-07 | Tampa, Florida | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 7 | |
Max Wattvil | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2002-08-11 | Stockholm, Sweden | Minnesota (NAHL) | — |
| 8 |  |
Liam Dennison | Graduate | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1999-02-07 | Manotick, Ontario | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
Brady Hunter | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-07-27 | Enfield, Nova Scotia | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Mark Hillier | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-03-18 | Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador | Summerside (MHL) | — |
| 11 | |
Devlin O'Brien | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-04-05 | Toronto, Ontario | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 13 |  |
Chase Stevenson | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-01-13 | West Kelowna, British Columbia | New Hampshire (HEA) | — |
| 14 | |
Tyler Young | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-05-08 | Lancaster, Massachusetts | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Mark Gallant | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-01 | Concord, Massachusetts | Dartmouth (ECAC) | — |
| 16 | |
Nikita Borodayenko | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-06-17 | Dmitrov, Russia | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Mac Welsher | Graduate | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1999-04-24 | Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Ben Brar | Graduate | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-11-19 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Alex Jefferies | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-11-08 | Lunenburg, Massachusetts | The Gunnery (USHS–CT) | NYI, 121st overall 2020 |
| 20 | |
Ethan Bono | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-01-15 | Port McNeill, British Columbia | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Matt Copponi | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2003-06-04 | Mansfield, Massachusetts | Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) | EDM, 216th overall 2023 |
| 22 |  |
Michael Citara | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2002-04-22 | New Hope, Pennsylvania | Providence (HEA) | — |
| 23 |  |
Frank Djurasevic | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2002-03-09 | New Rochelle, New York | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 24 | |
David Sacco | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2002-01-03 | Middleton, Massachusetts | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 25 |  |
Luke Weilandt | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2002-04-04 | Northbrook, Illinois | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Ivan Zivlak | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-08-08 | Gislaved, Sweden | Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) | — |
| 27 | |
Adam Arvedson | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-30 | Karlstad, Sweden | Färjestad (J20 Nationell) | — |
| 28 | |
Filip Forsmark | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1998-06-23 | Skövde, Sweden | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Zachary Borgiel | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 2000-04-27 | Fort Gratiot, Michigan | Cowichan Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 37 | |
Zach Bookman | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-03-29 | Syracuse, New York | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 43 |  |
Ty Daneault | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2004-12-20 | Red Deer, Alberta | Drumheller (AJHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Boston University | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 39 | |
| #9 Providence | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 30 | |
| #16 New Hampshire | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 28 | |
| #1 Boston College | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 29 | |
| #13 Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 40 | |
| #7 Maine | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 26 | |
| Connecticut | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 39 | |
| Merrimack | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 33 | |
| Vermont | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 24 | |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 36 | |
| Northeastern | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 32 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
Scoring statistics
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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 14 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | ||||||||||||||
| USA Today | 12 | 13 | NR | 20 | 20т | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR^ | NR | ||||||||||||||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.
References
- ↑ "2023-24 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Merrimack Warriors. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "2023-24 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Merrimack Warriors. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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