# 2024–25 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season will be the 105th season of play for the program and the 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers will represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Houston Field House and be coached by Dave Smith in his 7th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Nick Ardanaz | Defenseman | Canada | Transferred to British Columbia |
| Finn Brown | Forward | Canada | Left program (retired) |
| Ryan Brushett | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions) |
| Brendan Budy | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Carson Cherepak | Goaltender | Canada | Transferred to Lakehead |
| Danny Ciccarello | Forward | Canada | Left program (retired) |
| Dylan Davies | Defenseman/Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| John Evans | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Lindenwood |
| Austin Heidemann | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Brett Miller | Goaltender | United States | Graduate transfer to Miami |
| Altti Nykänen | Forward | Finland | Graduation (retired) |
| C. J. Regula | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Lauri Sertti | Defenseman | Finland | Graduate transfer to American International |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Arvils Bergmanis | Defenseman | Latvia | 24 | Riga, LAT; transfer from Alaska |
| Mathieu Bourgault | Forward | Canada | 21 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC |
| Félix Caron | Forward | Canada | 19 | Terrebonne, QC |
| Carson Dorfman | Goaltender | United States | 20 | Hermitage, TN |
| Noah Giesbrecht | Goaltender | Canada | 25 | South Surrey, BC; graduate transfer from Ferris State |
| Will Gilson | Defenseman | United States | 23 | Old Greenwich, CT; transfer from Alaska Anchorage |
| Brody Maguire | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Calgary, AB |
| Elliott McDermott | Defenseman | Canada | 25 | Kingston, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts |
| Gustavs Ozoliņš | Defenseman | Latvia | 21 | Riga, LAT |
| Rainers Rullers | Forward | Latvia | 19 | Riga, LAT |
| Jagger Tapper | Forward | Canada | 20 | Calgary, AB |
| Jordan Tonelli | Forward | United States | 24 | Armonk, NY; graduate transfer from Brown |

## Roster

As of September 14, 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 |
| #12 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #18 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 22, 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | at #14 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Canisius* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | Watson | W 6–3 | 901 | 1–0–0 |
| October 12 | 5:00 pm | at Canisius* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | Giesbrecht | W 8–3 | 538 | 2–0–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Niagara* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,303 | 2–0–1 |
| October 19 | 5:00 pm | Niagara* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,676 | 2–1–1 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | Union | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Watson | L 3–6 | 2,931 | 2–2–1 (0–1–0) |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 3–4 | 2,076 | 2–3–1 (0–2–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Giesbrecht | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,476 | 3–3–1 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Giesbrecht | W 2–1 | 1,622 | 4–3–1 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Clarkson | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 1–3 | 2,451 | 4–4–1 (0–3–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 3–2 | 1,885 | 5–4–1 (1–3–0) |
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | #5 Maine* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 0–6 | 2,117 | 5–5–1 |
| December 1 | 3:00 pm | #5 Maine* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | L 2–6 | 1,662 | 5–6–1 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at #18 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 1–3 | 3,223 | 5–7–1 (1–4–0) |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 2–6 | 1,850 | 5–8–1 (1–5–0) |
| December 14 | 3:00 pm | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Watson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,021 | 5–8–2 |
| December 15 | 3:00 pm | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Giesbrecht | W 5–2 | 1,034 | 6–8–2 |
| December 28 | 3:00 pm | New Hampshire* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 4–7 | 2,138 | 6–9–2 |
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 5–3 | 1,408 | 7–9–2 (2–5–0) |
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 4–3 | 1,043 | 8–9–2 (3–5–0) |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 1–4 | 616 | 8–10–2 (3–6–0) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 4–1 | 2,732 | 9–10–2 (4–6–0) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 2–5 | 1,904 | 9–11–2 (4–7–0) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 3–5 | 1,709 | 9–12–2 (4–8–0) |
| January 25 | 6:00 pm | vs. Union* | MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup) | | Giesbrecht | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 7,306 | 9–13–2 |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 5–6 $^{OT}$ | 1,475 | 9–14–2 (4–9–0) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 5–2 | 4,546 | 10–14–2 (5–9–0) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 2–4 | 3,981 | 10–15–2 (5–10–0) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 0–4 | 820 | 10–16–2 (5–11–0) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 4–1 | 1,403 | 11–16–2 (6–11–0) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | #15 Quinnipiac | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 2–6 | 1,762 | 11–17–2 (6–12–0) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | W 2–1 | 1,886 | 12–17–2 (7–12–0) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 2–3 | — | 12–18–2 (7–13–0) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 3–4 | 1,704 | 12–19–2 (7–14–0) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 0–6 | 2,232 | 12–20–2 (7–15–0) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard* | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Giesbrecht | L 2–5 | 1,420 | 12–21–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

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