# 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season will be the 32nd season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Pioneers will represent Sacred Heart University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Martire Family Arena and be coached by C. J. Marottolo in his 16th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Grant Anderson | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Mark Cheremeta | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings) |
| Chase Clark | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to American International |
| Blake Dangos | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to American International |
| Dante Fantauzzi | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Bloomington Bison) |
| Chikara Hanzawa | Forward | Japan | Signed professional contract (HL Anyang) |
| Blake Humphrey | Forward | United States | Transferred to Lake Superior State |
| Conner Hutchison | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Miami |
| Liam Izyk | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Rovaniemen Kiekko) |
| Andrius Kulbis-Marino | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Long Island |
| Kevin Lombardi | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears) |
| Dylan Robbins | Forward | United States | Transferred to Massachusetts Boston |
| Justin Robbins | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Tyler Spott | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Braeden Tuck | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals) |
| T. J. Walsh | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Luke Amell | Defenseman/Forward | United States | 21 | Mars, PA |
| Gabe Blanchard | Defenseman | United States | 24 | Buffalo, NY; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell |
| Max Dorrington | Forward | United States | 23 | North Reading, MA; graduate transfer from St. Lawrence |
| John Driscoll | Defenseman | United States | 23 | Eagle, ID; transfer from Army |
| William Gendron | Forward | Canada | 21 | Boisbriand, QC |
| Tyler Ghirardosi | Forward | Canada | 24 | Montrose, BC; graduate transfer from Holy Cross |
| Matthew Guerra | Forward | United States | 25 | Orlando, FL; graduate transfer from Holy Cross |
| Ajeet Gundarah | Goaltender | Canada | 21 | Richmond, BC |
| Jacob Hewitt | Forward | United States | 22 | Ashburnham, MA; transfer from Army |
| Vitaly Levyy | Forward | United States | 21 | Old Brookville, NY |
| Paul Minnehan | Forward | Canada | 21 | Cypress, CA |
| Cole O'Donnell | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Rochester, NY |
| Reid Pabich | Forward | United States | 22 | Verona, WI; transfer from Maine |
| Michael Rubin | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Blauvelt, NY |
| Charles-Edward Tardif | Forward | Canada | 21 | Quebec City, QC |
| Jérémi Tremblay | Forward | Canada | 21 | Quebec City, QC |
| Félix Trudeau | Forward | Canada | 22 | Terrebonne, QC; transfer from Maine |
| Aiden VanRooyan | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Dakota Dunes, SD |

## Roster

As of September 15, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America 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 | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #19 Holy Cross † | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 92 | 47 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 119 | 85 |
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 116 | 93 |
| Bentley | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 79 | 57 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 100 | 75 |
| Niagara | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 90 | 70 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 |
| Army | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 84 | 74 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 102 | 109 |
| Canisius | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 84 | 79 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 98 | 120 |
| Air Force | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 86 | 112 |
| American International | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 77 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 92 | 117 |
| RIT | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 65 | 102 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 82 | 133 |
| Robert Morris | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 86 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 95 | 115 |
| Mercyhurst | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 113 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 77 | 150 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 10, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | at Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | DeYoung | L 2–3 | 1,974 | |
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | Simon Fraser* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Exhibition) | FloHockey | O'Donnell | W 7–3 | 750 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | DeYoung | L 5–6 $^{OT}$ | 805 | 0–1–0 |
| October 12 | 4:00 pm | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | DeYoung | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 745 | 0–1–1 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | at #15 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | DeYoung | W 4–3 | 6,022 | 1–1–1 |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | #15 Massachusetts* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | DeYoung | L 1–6 | 3,940 | 1–2–1 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | DeYoung | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,579 | 1–3–1 (0–1–0) |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | DeYoung | W 2–1 | 2,448 | 2–3–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | FloHockey | DeYoung | L 2–4 | 1,100 | 2–4–1 (1–2–0) |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | Bentley | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 4–6 | 2,229 | 2–5–1 (1–3–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–3 | 1,290 | 3–5–1 (2–3–0) |
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–1 | 1,362 | 4–5–1 (3–3–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–2 | 2,199 | 5–5–1 (4–3–0) |
| November 16 | 4:00 pm | Robert Morris | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 6–3 | 2,746 | 6–5–1 (5–3–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | RIT | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–2 | 2,505 | 7–5–1 (6–3–0) |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | RIT | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 2,910 | 7–5–2 (6–3–1) |
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 1–6 | 771 | 7–6–2 (6–4–1) |
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey, NESN+ | DeYoung | L 1–4 | 922 | 7–7–2 (6–5–1) |
| December 3 | 7:00 pm | Army | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–0 | 2,033 | 8–7–2 (7–5–1) |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–2 | 776 | 9–7–2 (8–5–1) |
| December 7 | 6:00 pm | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | DeYoung | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 752 | 9–7–3 (8–5–2) |
| December 28 | 1:00 pm | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–1 | 187 | 10–7–3 (9–5–2) |
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | Air Force | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–0 | 1,954 | 11–7–3 (10–5–2) |
| January 4 | 5:00 pm | Air Force | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 0–3 | 3,008 | 11–8–3 (10–6–2) |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | #18 Cornell* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,930 | 11–8–4 |
| January 11 | 5:00 pm | #18 Cornell* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–2 | 3,266 | 12–8–4 |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | American International | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | DeYoung | W 5–2 | 2,566 | 13–8–4 (11–6–2) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | American International | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | DeYoung | W 6–3 | 3,112 | 14–8–4 (12–6–2) |
| Connecticut Ice ||||||||||
| January 24 | 7:30 pm | Yale* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | DeYoung | W 8–2 | 4,002 | 15–8–4 |
| January 25 | 7:30 pm | #13 Connecticut* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship) | SNY | DeYoung | L 0–1 | 4,177 | 15–9–4 |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–2 | 691 | 16–9–4 (13–6–2) |
| February 1 | 5:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 694 | 17–9–4 (14–6–2) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 2,489 | 17–9–5 (14–6–3) |
| February 8 | 4:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 3–5 | 2,547 | 17–10–5 (14–7–3) |
| February 18 | 7:00 pm | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–2 | 151 | 18–10–5 (15–7–3) |
| February 22 | 6:00 pm | Bentley | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 2–0 | 3,733 | 19–10–5 (16–7–3) |
| Atlantic Hockey America Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | Air Force* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–1 | 1,788 | 20–10–5 |
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | Air Force* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 2,215 | 20–11–5 |
| March 9 | 5:00 pm | Air Force* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Quarterfinal Game 3) | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 4–1 | 1,709 | 21–11–5 |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Bentley* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 2–5 | 2,301 | 21–12–5 |
| March 15 | 5:00 pm | Bentley* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 0–3 | 2,700 | 21–13–5 |
| *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 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |