2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
Home iceMartire Family Arena
Record
Overall8–8–1
Conference8–3–0
Home4–5–0
Road4–3–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachC. J. Marottolo
Assistant coachesScott McDougall
Craig Height
Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season is the 31st season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level and the 21st in Atlantic Hockey. The Pioneers represent Sacred Heart University, play their home games at the Martire Family Arena and are coached by C. J. Marottolo in his 15th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Logan BrittDefenseman United StatesGraduate transfer to North Dakota
Tim CliftonForward United StatesGraduation (retired)
Patrick DawsonDefenseman United StatesGraduate transfer to Northeastern
Todd GoehringForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Atlanta Gladiators)
Cody HobanForward United StatesLeft program (retired)
Julian KislinDefenseman CanadaGraduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Luke LushGoaltender CanadaGraduate transfer to RIT
Austin MageraForward United StatesGraduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Brandon MilbergGoaltender CanadaLeft program (retired)
Neil SheaForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Chicago Wolves)
Ryan SteeleForward CanadaGraduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Jeppe Urup MogensenDefenseman DenmarkGraduate transfer to Northern Michigan

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Mikey AdamsonDefenseman United States22Quincy, MA; transfer from Massachusetts
Jake BongoForward United States20Ridgefield, CT
Mark CheremetaForward United States21Minsk, BLR; transfer from Ohio State
Chase ClarkGoaltender United States21Williamsville, NY; transfer from Quinnipiac; selected 183rd overall in 2021
Blake DangosDefenseman United States21St. Louis, MO; transfer from Arizona State
Cullen DeYoungGoaltender Canada21Canton, MI
Brendan DumasForward United States21North Attleborough, MA
Cole GalataForward Canada21Barrie, ON
Rylee HlusiakForward Canada21Barrie, ON
Liam IzykForward Canada24Blackie, AB; transfer from Boston College
Tyler SpottDefenseman Canada23Toronto, ON; graduate transfer from Northeastern
Garrett SundquistDefenseman United States22South Glastonbury, CT; transfer from Providence
T. J. WalshForward United States23Shrewsbury, MA; graduate transfer from Rensselaer

Roster

As of September 15, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Jack O'Dea Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) 2000-09-07 Brighton, Massachusetts Bridgton (USHS–ME)
3 Minnesota Grant Anderson Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-15 Plymouth, Minnesota Omaha (USHL)
4 Missouri Blake Dangos Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-08 St. Louis, Missouri Arizona State (NCAA)
5 Massachusetts Andrius Kulbis-Marino Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-02-16 Methuen, Massachusetts Maine (NAHL)
6 Massachusetts Mikey Adamson Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-16 Quincy, Massachusetts Massachusetts (HEA)
7 Connecticut Garrett Sundquist Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-07-17 South Glastonbury, Connecticut Providence (HEA)
8 California Hunter Sansbury Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-08 Lomita, California Salmon Arm (BCHL)
9 Ontario Daniel Ebrahim Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-12 Brooklin, Ontario Jersey (NCDC)
10 Japan Chikara Hanzawa Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-07-12 Tokyo, Japan South Shore (NCDC)
11 Ontario Tyler Spott Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-17 Toronto, Ontario Northeastern (HEA)
12 Pennsylvania Kevin Lombardi Graduate F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-12 Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Sioux City (USHL)
13 Massachusetts T. J. Walsh Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-29 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Rensselaer (ECAC)
14 Ontario Brendan Kennette Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-09 Windsor, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
16 New Jersey Dylan Robbins Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-08-29 Alpine, New Jersey Chicago (USHL)
17 Massachusetts Aidan Connolly Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-10-05 Marshfield, Massachusetts Maine (NAHL)
18 Iowa John Jaworski Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-03-20 Grinnell, Iowa Chicago (USHL)
19 Connecticut Jake Bongo Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-04 Ridgefield, Connecticut Surrey (BCHL)
20 New York (state) Blake Humphrey Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2002-01-18 Syracuse, New York Sioux Falls (USHL)
21 Massachusetts Brendan Dumas Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-08-28 North Attleborough, Massachusetts New Jersey (NAHL)
22 New York (state) Conner Hutchison Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-06-02 Hicksville, New York Tri-City (USHL)
23 Alberta Braeden Tuck Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-15 Calgary, Alberta Trail (BCHL)
24 Florida Mark Cheremeta Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-12 Parkland, Florida Ohio State (Big Ten)
25 Ontario Dante Fantauzzi Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-05-01 North York, Ontario Sioux Falls (USHL)
26 Alberta Liam Izyk Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-12-27 Blackie, Alberta Boston College (HEA)
27 Ontario Cole Galata Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-03-18 Barrie, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
28 Ontario Marcus Joughin Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-07-05 Tecumseh, Ontario West Kelowna (BCHL)
29 Ontario Rylee Hlusiak Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-06-03 Barrie, Ontario West Kelowna (BCHL)
31 New Jersey Justin Robbins Graduate G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-03-10 Alpine, New Jersey Arizona State (NCAA)
32 New York (state) Chase Clark Sophomore G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2002-04-08 Williamsville, New York Quinnipiac (ECAC) WSH, 183rd overall 2021
33 Michigan Cullen DeYoung Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-02-03 Canton, Michigan Northeast (NAHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 RIT129301102743281611505740
Sacred Heart11830010254125168714742
American International107301002032231710705249
Mercyhurst10433003183228176834853
Holy Cross13472021173132199735242
Bentley115600101624221881004339
Niagara135712101533401761014154
Canisius11443000153231154834149
Air Force10541301142626188914856
Robert Morris143920011228491841133557
Army113800101026441641203769
Championship: March 16, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
As of December 12, 2023

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Exhibition
October 7 2:00 pm #14 Merrimack* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, Connecticut (Exhibition)FloHockey Clark L 2–3 OT 307
October 8 4:00 pm Ottawa* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, Connecticut (Exhibition)FloHockey DeYoung W 8–2  181
Regular Season
October 13 7:00 pm Colgate* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey, SNY Clark L 2–3  4,165 0–1–0
October 14 7:00 pm Colgate* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey, SNY Clark L 1–6  3,703 0–2–0
October 20 7:05 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Clark L 2–4  2,929 0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 21 5:05 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Clark W 5–2  2,764 1–3–0 (1–1–0)
October 27 7:00 pm Niagara Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark L 3–4 OT 2,852 1–4–0 (1–2–0)
October 28 7:00 pm Niagara Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark W 4–1  2,538 2–4–0 (2–2–0)
October 31 7:00 pm Army Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey, SNY Clark W 6–1  2,127 3–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 5 7:00 pm at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New YorkESPN+ Clark L 1–2  349 3–5–0
November 10 7:00 pm Canisius Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark W 4–1  2,527 4–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 11 7:00 pm Canisius Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark W 3–2  2,493 5–5–0 (5–2–0)
November 24 6:00 pm at Robert Morris Clearview ArenaErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Clark W 4–2  623 6–5–0 (6–2–0)
November 25 1:00 pm at Robert Morris Clearview ArenaErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey, SNY Clark W 3–1  566 7–5–0 (7–2–0)
December 1 1:05 pm at American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, MassachusettsFloHockey Clark W 5–4  650 8–5–0 (8–2–0)
December 2 1:05 pm at American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, MassachusettsFloHockey Clark L 2–3  521 8–6–0 (8–3–0)
December 8 7:00 pm Princeton* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark L 0–4  3,671 8–7–0
December 9 7:00 pm at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New JerseyESPN+ DeYoung T 2–2 OT 2,153 8–7–1
December 30 7:00 pm #16 New Hampshire* Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutESPN+ Robbins L 2–6  3,368 8–8–1
January 5 7:00 pm Mercyhurst Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark L 2–7  2,497 8–9–1 (8–4–0)
January 6 3:00 pm Mercyhurst Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Robbins W 2–1  3,063 9–9–1 (9–4–0)
January 9 7:00 pm Army Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark T 3–3 SOW 2,634 9–9–2 (9–4–1)
January 12 7:05 pm at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, MassachusettsFloHockey Robbins W 4–3  1,800 10–9–2 (10–4–1)
January 13 7:00 pm Bentley Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey Clark L 2–3 OT 3,242 10–10–2 (10–5–1)
January 16 7:00 pm at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New YorkFloHockey       
January 19 7:00 pm Holy Cross Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey       
January 20 7:00 pm at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, MassachusettsFloHockey       
Connecticut Ice
January 26 TBA at Connecticut* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)SNY       
January 27 TBD vs. Quinnipiac / Yale* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice)SNY       
February 2 7:00 pm American International Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey       
February 3 7:00 pm American International Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey       
February 9 9:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoFloHockey       
February 10 7:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoFloHockey       
February 16 7:00 pm at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, MassachusettsFloHockey       
February 17 7:00 pm Holy Cross Martire Family ArenaFairfield, ConnecticutFloHockey       
February 24 5:30 pm at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, MassachusettsFloHockey       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

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 NR
USA Today

References

  1. "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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