2023–24 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season was the 45th season of play for the program and 2nd at the Division I level. The Skyhawks represented Stonehill College and were coached by David Borges in his 10th season.
==Season==
For their second season as a D-I team, Stonehill was able to put together a schedule mostly against their contemporaries. Unfortunately, the team was not yet up to Division I standards. Stonehill's offense was lacking in firepower, averaging only about 20 shots per game which resulted in well under 2 goals per match. Conversely, the team's defense was porous and the goaltending suffered; the Skyhawks allowed more than 40 shots against per contest, resulting in just under 6 goals against per game. That is a recipe for disaster and the team's record bears that out.
From the very start of the season the Skyhawks netminders were under siege and were rarely able to catch their breaths. Dylan Meilun, the primary starter during the year, turned in a few decent performances but for the first 28 games the offense was too weak to take advantage. Even in the few matches against lower-tier clubs, Stonehill was unable to find a way to earn a victory and the team seemed destined for a winless campaign. Late January saw the team show some signs of life when the offense produced its best effort on the year. Though they lost to Lindenwood in overtime, the next series between the two saw Stonehill finally get its first win against a Division I opponent (albeit one of the worst teams that year). Not satisfied with just one victory, the Skyhawks won their next game as well, winning their final two home games. Their winning streak ended as soon as they hit the road and Stonehill lost their final six games to end the year.
Stonehill was able to avoid total ignominy with their two wins but that didn't stop the team from being ranked among the worst teams in college hockey history. While others have had worse records (1961 Brown, 1962 Colorado College) there haven't been many. Stonehill's 34 losses on the year put them one shy of the all-time record, held by 2014 Alabama–Huntsville.
Shortly after the end of the season, head coach David Borges announced his retirement, bringing his 26-year coaching career to a close.
A game with Saint Anselm scheduled for February 13 was cancelled due to inclement weather.
==Departures==
Will Cohen 	Defenseman		Left program (retired)
John Day 	Goaltender		Graduation (retired)
Drew Gardner 	Defenseman		Transferred to Ohio
Andrew Gotts 	Defenseman		Left program (retired)
Richard Hall 	Defenseman		Graduation (retired)
Thomas Horak 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Teddy McElaney 	Defenseman		Graduation (retired)
Brendan Nehmer 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with EG Diez-Limburg)
John Peloso 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Austin Pick 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Matthew Pimental	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Pat Sunderland 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Matt Talarico 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
==Recruiting==
Matt Allen 	Forward 		24	Smithfield, RI; graduate transfer from Union
Charlie Banquier 	Defenseman		20	Oakville, ON
Justin Barker 	Forward 		20	Calgary, AB
Dominick Campione 	Defenseman		20	Kohler, WI
Devon Carlstrom 	Defenseman		21	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Anthony Galante 	Forward 		21	Morganville, NJ
Cam Gaudette 	Defenseman		23	Braintree, MA; transfer from Northeastern
Joseph Grainda 	Forward 		21	Carmel, IN
Hunter Hastings 	Forward 		21	Scottsdale, AZ
Greg Japchen 	Defenseman		21	Doylestown, PA; transfer from Union
Dylan Meilun 	Goaltender		21	Winnipeg, MB; transfer from Wisconsin–Superior
Conor Ronayne 	Forward 		21	Plymouth, MI
Henri Schreifels 	Forward 		23	Agoura Hills, CA; transfer from Rensselaer
Alexander Tertyshny	Defenseman		23	Philadelphia, PA; transfer from American International
==Roster==
As of September 20, 2023.
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==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
==Scoring statistics==
 	F	36	9 	9 	18 	23
 	F	36	8 	8 	16 	28
 	D	30	3 	11	14 	10
 	F	36	4 	9 	13 	32
 	F	26	5 	4 	9 	25
 	F	35	1 	7 	8 	10
 	F	33	5 	3 	8 	10
 	F	35	2 	5 	7 	32
 	D	24	3 	4 	7 	41
 	F	22	3 	4 	7 	10
 	D	25	0 	7 	7 	21
 	F	24	4 	3 	7 	10
 	D	35	1 	4 	5 	36
 	F	30	3 	2 	5 	10
 	F	19	3 	2 	5 	10
 	F	22	3 	1 	4 	25
 	D	30	0 	4 	4 	16
 	D	16	2 	2 	4 	28
 	D	35	0 	3 	3 	10
 	D	19	1 	2 	3 	2
 	F	20	1 	1 	2 	15
 	F	13	1 	0 	1 	10
 	F	18	0 	1 	1 	2
 	G	26	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G	14	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D	18	0 	0 	0 	8
 	G	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	D	34	0 	0 	0 	18
 	D	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
Total	 	 	62	96	158	460
==Goaltending statistics==
 	26	1456:41	2	24	0	122	850 	0	.874	5.03
 	1 	18:20 	0	0 	0	2 	13 	0	.867	6.55
 	14	675:03 	0	10	0	85 	380 	0	.817	7.55
Empty Net	- 	15:49 	-	- 	-	4 	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	36	2165:53	2	34	0	213	1243	0	.854	5.90
==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 	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	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	– 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	– 	NR 	
USA Today	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	– 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.Note: USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.
==References==
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