The 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Martire Family Arena and were coached by C. J. Marottolo in his 16th season.
| 2024–25 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 2nd AHA |
| Home ice | Martire Family Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Hockey | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–13–5 |
| Conference | 16–7–3 |
| Home | 13–8–2 |
| Road | 8–5–3 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | C. J. Marottolo |
| Assistant coaches | Scott McDougall Steve Bergin Chris Azzano |
| Captain | Hunter Sansbury |
| Alternate captain(s) | Mikey Adamson Tyler Ghirardosi |
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Season
editSacred Heart kicked off the season the rather well, all things considered. The Pioneers were able to grab a win over ranked Massachusetts and though they were unable to beat Colgate in the opening series, both games went into overtime. However, when they got into conference play at the end of the month, their decent start went to pot. After splitting a series with Holy Cross, the team was lit up by Bentley the following week. Cullen DeYoung, who had played well in goal to that point, allowed 6 goals on 33 shots over four periods before being yanked in favor of freshman Ajeet Gundarah, a move that would prove fortuitous for the Pioneers.
After finishing the weekend, Gundarah got the start against Mercyhurst and swiftly settled into the role. After winning his first five career starts, the BC-native had a bit of a hiccup in the team rematch with Holy Cross but he got back into his stride afterwards and backstopped the team to a fantastic finish for the first half of the season. With the offense producing more often than not, Sacred Heart put themselves in a good position by the time the winter break rolled around. While the addition of Maine transfers Félix Trudeau and Reid Pabich paid dividends for the club, it was Gundarah who stole the show for the Pioneers.
The team made a splash after they resumed play by downing tournament-hopeful Cornell and rising up into the top half of the PairWise rankings. The Connecticut Ice tournament gave them one final chance to prove their mettle against non-conference opponents and they started with a big win over Yale. With DeYoung back in goal, the Pioneers throttled the Bulldogs 8–2 before taking on their toughest opponent of the season, Connecticut. In front of a packed home crowd, the team did everything they could to defeat the tournament-bound Huskies. One goal leaked through DeYoung in the first period but he was able to turn aside all other attempts as the defense insulated him to the tune of just 17 shots against. Unfortunately, the offense had trouble penetrating the UConn zone and could only get 23 chances themselves, none of which were able to find the back of the net.[1]
While the loss to Connecticut dropped Sacred Heart 10 spots in the rankings, it was unlikely that the team would have been able to get into an at-large position had they won due to how poorly the rest of the conference had performed in their non-conference play. With Gundarah back between the pipes the following week, the team polished off the rest of its schedule and finished just behind Holy Cross for second place in Atlantic Hockey America. Their position assured them a bye into the quarterfinal round and home games through at least the semifinal round.
After a week off, Sacred Heart began its postseason against notoriously difficult Air Force. Opening with a solid 4–1 win, the Pioneers found themselves in a dogfight with the Falcons and the rematch went late into the evening. Gundarah found himself under siege by the relentless Air Force attack that launched 58 shots on the SHU goal. Just before the end of the second overtime period, the Falcons got a luck break when a point shot was deflect and it arced over everyone and into the goal.[2] In the deciding game, Gundarah received much more help from the offense and defense and was able to keep Air Force off of the score sheet until just 70 seconds remained on the clock. By that time, SHU had scored 4 goals and were able to advance to the conference semifinals for the first time in 15 years.
Riding high by that point, Sacred Heart began the series with Bentley by scoring the first two goals of the game. Taking their lead well into the second period, the Pioneers then got into penalty trouble when Hunter Sansbury was called for a 5-minute major. The Falcons scored twice on the man-advantage to tie the match and then carried the momentum into the third where they netted three more to run away with the game. With their backs against the wall, Sacred Heart was again forced to kill off a major penalty, this time to Cole Galata, but Gundarah came up big and stopped 33 of 34 shots that he faced in the game. However, Bentley's goalkeeper was able to blank SHU to preserve a 1–0 lead until late into the game. After the Pioneers were forced to pull Gundarah for an extra attacker, Bentley collected two empty-net goal to seal the game and end Sacred Heart's season.
During the year, the Pioneers had tied the program record with 21 wins but it was Ajeet Gundarah who proved to be the stand-out for the year. The goaltender was one of the few players of Indian-descent to ever play college hockey. More than that, however, he joined a select list of ethnic minorities who became stars for the college game such as George Chin, Paul Kariya and Anson Carter.
Departures
edit| 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 (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters) |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| Jack Spicer | Goaltneder | United States | 21 | Rockville, MD; joined mid-season |
| 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
editAs of January 1, 2025.[3]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jack O'Dea | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 148 lb (67 kg) | 2000-09-07 | Brighton, Massachusetts | Bridgton Academy (USHS–ME) | — |
| 2 | |
Aiden VanRooyan | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-04-20 | Dakota Dunes, South Dakota | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 3 | |
Paul Minnehan | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-04-09 | Cypress, California | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 4 | |
John Driscoll | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-08-19 | Eagle, Idaho | Army (AHA) | — |
| 5 | |
Luke Amell | Freshman | D/F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-09-02 | Mars, Pennsylvania | Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) | — |
| 6 | |
Mikey Adamson (A) | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-16 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Massachusetts (HEA) | — |
| 7 | |
Garrett Sundquist | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-07-17 | South Glastonbury, Connecticut | Providence (HEA) | — |
| 8 | |
Hunter Sansbury (C) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-10-08 | Lomita, California | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — |
| 9 | |
Daniel Ebrahim | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-07-12 | Brooklin, Ontario | Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) | — |
| 10 | |
Rylee Hlusiak | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-06-03 | Barrie, Ontario | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 11 | |
Jake Hewitt | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-07-05 | Ashburnham, Massachusetts | Army (AHA) | — |
| 12 | |
William Gendron | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-07-01 | Boisbriand, Quebec | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Brendan Kennette | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-06-09 | Windsor, Ontario | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 17 | |
Tyler Ghirardosi (A) | Graduate | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-10-01 | Montrose, British Columbia | Holy Cross (AHA) | — |
| 18 | |
John Jaworski | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2000-03-20 | Grinnell, Iowa | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Jake Bongo | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-04 | Ridgefield, Connecticut | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Brendan Dumas | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-08-28 | North Attleborough, Massachusetts | New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Michael Rubin | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2003-05-05 | Blauvelt, New York | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Jérémi Tremblay | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-01-01 | Quebec City, Quebec | Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Cole Galata | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-03-18 | Barrie, Ontario | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Marcus Joughin | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-07-05 | Tecumseh, Ontario | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Vitaly Levyy | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-05-09 | Old Brookville, New York | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 30 | |
Jack Spicer | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-04-28 | Rockville, Maryland | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 37 | |
Max Dorrington | Graduate | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2001-08-30 | North Reading, Massachusetts | St. Lawrence (ECAC) | — |
| 39 | |
Cullen DeYoung | Sophomore | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-02-03 | Canton, Michigan | Northeast Generals (NAHL) | — |
| 42 | |
Ajeet Gundarah | Freshman | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-05-09 | Richmond, British Columbia | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 53 | |
Matt Guerra | Graduate | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-05-21 | Orlando, Florida | Holy Cross (AHA) | — |
| 72 | |
Cole O'Donnell | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-08-14 | Rochester, New York | Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL) | — |
| 77 | |
Félix Trudeau | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 2002-09-24 | Terrebonne, Quebec | Maine (HEA) | — |
| 78 | |
Gabe Blanchard | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-09-15 | East Aurora, New York | Massachusetts Lowell (HEA) | — |
| 86 | |
Charles-Edward Tardif | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-03-03 | Quebec City, Quebec | Maine Nordiques (NAHL) | — |
| 91 | |
Reid Pabich | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-10-05 | Verona, Wisconsin | Maine (HEA) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Holy Cross † | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 92 | 47 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 130 | 94 | ||
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 118 | 101 | ||
| #19 Bentley * | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 79 | 57 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 115 | 83 | ||
| 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 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 105 | 117 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | 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:[4] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félix Trudeau | LW | 39 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 64 |
| John Jaworski | F | 39 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 |
| Reid Pabich | C | 39 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 18 |
| Mikey Adamson | D | 37 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 14 |
| Max Dorrington | F | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 47 |
| Hunter Sansbury | D | 39 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 30 |
| Marcus Joughin | F | 39 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 14 |
| Tyler Ghirardosi | F | 32 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
| Matthew Guerra | F | 39 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 37 |
| Cole Galata | F | 38 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
| Jacob Hewitt | F | 33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| Charles-Edward Tardif | C | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| John Driscoll | D | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Jake Bongo | F | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Michael Rubin | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Aiden VanRooyan | D | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Jérémi Tremblay | F | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| Gabe Blanchard | D | 38 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| Daniel Ebrahim | LW | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Paul Minnehan | F | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Garrett Sundquist | D | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Rylee Hlusiak | RW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Amell | D/F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Vitaly Levyy | F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Willyam Gendron | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brendan Dumas | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cullen DeYoung | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajeet Gundarah | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack O'Dea | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 208 | 326 | 421 |
Source:[5]
Goaltending statistics
editRankings
edit| 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 | 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 Hockey | 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 | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.[6]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
Awards and honors
edit| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Mikey Adamson | All-Atlantic Hockey America Second Team | [7] |
| Félix Trudeau | ||
| Ajeet Gundarah | All-Atlantic Hockey America Third Team | [7] |
| Hunter Sansbury | ||
| Ajeet Gundarah | Atlantic Hockey America All-Rookie Team | [7] |
References
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- ↑ "AIR FORCE SEALS IT IN 2OT WITH AN INSANE BOUNCE!!!". Instagram. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Univ. 2024-2025 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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