# 2024–25 St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 St. Lawrence Saints Men's ice hockey season will be the 85th season of play for the program and the 64th in ECAC Hockey. The Saints will represent St. Lawrence University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Appleton Arena and be coached by Brent Brekke in his sixth season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Grant Adams | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Josh Boyer | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Atlanta Gladiators) |
| Cameron Buhl | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Max Dorrington | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart |
| Luke Erickson | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Ben Kraws | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Dallas Stars) |
| Tucker McIntosh | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Anthony Mollica | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Reilly Moran | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Diables Rouges de Valenciennes) |
| Justin Paul | Forward | Canada | Graduate transfer to Lakehead |
| Logan Ritchie | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Luc Salem | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies) |
| Nick Trela | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Long Island |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Isack Bandu | Defenseman | Canada | 23 | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC; transfer from Northern Michigan |
| Dominic Basse | Goaltender | United States | 23 | Alexandria, VA; graduate transfer from St. Cloud State; selected 167th overall in 2019 |
| Spencer Bell | Forward | Canada | 20 | Warman, SK |
| Nicholas Beneteau | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Windsor, ON |
| Jake Bernadet | Forward | United States | 21 | South Burlington, VT |
| Reilly Connors | Forward | United States | 24 | Madison, CT; transfer from Yale |
| Sam Hall | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Far Hills, NJ |
| Evan Orloff | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Kensington, MD; transfer from Yale |
| Isaac Tremblay | Forward | Canada | 19 | Granby, QC |
| Gabriel Westling | Forward | Sweden | 20 | Mora, SWE |
| Jack Wieneke | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Plymouth, MN |

## Roster

As of September 16, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #13 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #19 Clarkson | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 77 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 74 |
| Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 88 | 71 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 75 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 83 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 126 |
| Yale | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 66 | 116 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 115 |
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | RIT* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,235 | 1–0–0 |
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | Canisius* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 5–2 | 1,079 | 2–0–0 |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | #20 Notre Dame* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 1–4 | 1,510 | 2–1–0 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | Niagara* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 4–3 | 1,250 | 3–1–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Ferris State* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 0–1 | — | 3–2–0 |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | Ferris State* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 8–0 | 905 | 4–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Kucenski | L 2–3 | 6,292 | 4–3–0 |
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Kucenski | L 1–3 | 6,141 | 4–4–0 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | NEC Front Row | Basse | L 0–4 | 154 | 4–5–0 |
| November 8 | 7:30 pm | at Simon Fraser* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | | W 4–0 | 1,005 | |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 0–4 | 1,724 | 4–6–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 2–3 | 1,885 | 4–7–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 1–5 | 851 | 4–8–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Basse | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,042 | 4–9–0 (0–4–0) |
| Adirondack Winter Invitational ||||||||||
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | vs. #16 Massachusetts Lowell* | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 1) | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 0–2 | 2,407 | 4–10–0 |
| November 30 | 4:00 pm | vs. #10 Providence* | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 2) | ESPN+ | Basse | L 1–2 | 2,237 | 4–11–0 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 3–2 | 2,018 | 5–11–0 (1–4–0) |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Kucenski | T 0–0 $^{SOL}$ | — | 5–11–1 (1–4–1) |
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 1–8 | 3,325 | 5–12–1 |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Basse | W 4–1 | 616 | 6–12–1 (2–4–1) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | Union | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 4–1 | 1,116 | 6–13–1 (2–5–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 2–3 | 1,072 | 6–14–1 (2–6–1) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 2–3 | 1,835 | 6–15–1 (2–7–1) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | #20 Clarkson | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 2–5 | 2,833 | 6–16–1 (2–8–1) |
| January 25 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 2–1 | 3,584 | 7–16–1 (3–8–1) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 2–1 | 1,326 | 8–16–1 (4–8–1) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 1–6 | 1,252 | 8–17–1 (4–9–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 1–6 | 3,097 | 8–18–1 (4–10–1) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Basse | T 4–4 $^{SOW}$ | 1,725 | 8–18–2 (4–10–2) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Basse | L 2–6 | 732 | 8–19–2 (4–11–2) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 574 | 9–19–2 (5–11–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 4–5 | 974 | 9–20–2 (5–12–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 0–6 | 4,267 | 9–21–2 (5–13–2) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 2–4 | 1,200 | 9–22–2 (5–14–2) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | #13 Quinnipiac | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Basse | L 0–4 | 1,302 | 9–23–2 (5–15–2) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Kucenski | L 2–6 | 2,248 | 9–24–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 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 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Hockey | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |