Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey

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The Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey team represents Stonehill College in NCAA Division I ice hockey. On April 5, 2022, the school announced that they were promoting all of their varsity programs to Division I for the 2022–23 academic year.[2]

History

Stonehill began playing varsity hockey in 1978 joining ECAC 3, the lowest level of college hockey at the time. They remained with the conference through its various rebrandings and member changes for over 30 years. During that time the team was not successful, posting just 4 winning seasons in its first 22 campaigns and never making a single postseason appearance.[3]

The program's fortunes began to change in 2000 when former NHL player Scott Harlow was hired to coach the team. During his seven-year tenure, the club recorded three winning seasons, its first postseason victories, and captured its first conference championship. While Harlow was in charge, the program was also going through a transitional phase. After the Division II level of college hockey collapsed in 1984, there was no place for nominally D-II programs to play. When the NCAA began offering automatic bids to the Division III Tournament in 1999, it came with a caveat; programs could not participate in postseason play if their school participated at a higher level. Because Stonehill was a D-II school, they were frozen out of the reformatted ECAC Northeast tournament. However, since they were not alone in their plight, Stonehill banded together with four other programs and began holding a separate D-II tournament at the end of the season. This arrangement continued until 2009 when all of the active Division II programs founded the ice hockey division of the Northeast-10.

Stonehill fell on hard times after Harlow left in 2007. Six years later, upon the arrival of David Borges, the team suddenly shot up the standings and won three consecutive regular season titles. While the Skyhawks weren't able to sustain that pace forever, Borges help steer the program though the lost 2021 season and was behind the bench when the school announced that they were promoting all of their varsity programs to D-I in April 2022.

Season-by-season results

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Coaches

As of the completion of 2023–24 season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1978–1980 Bob Higgins 2 23–19–2 .545
1980–1984 Chuck Callan 4 36–49–1 .424
1984–1989 Dennis Chighisola 5 39–82–1 .324
1989–1990 Dante Muzzioli 1 14–12–0 .538
1990–1991 Fred Allard 1 6–22–0 .214
1991–1995 Peter Powers 4 34–56–5 .214
1995–2000 Greg Simeone 5 37–69–4 .355
2000–2007 Scott Harlow 7 81–83–3 .494
2007–2010 Garry Hebert 3 32–40–4 .447
2010–2013 Pat Leahy 3 25–45–4 .365
2013–2024 David Borges 10 106–142–24 .434
Totals 11 coaches 45 seasons 433–619–48 .415

Statistical leaders

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Rob Pascale 2000–2004 89 79 81 160 30
Brendan O'Brien 2005–2009 95 37 110 147 68
Brendan Flemming 1999–2003 91 75 63 138 70
Tim Quill 1988–1992 57 75 132
Butch Santosuosso 1986–1990 64 67 131
Dan Finn 1990–1994 73 56 129
Tom Stover 1990–1994 61 66 127
Mike Ryan 1999–2003 90 55 58 113 110
Kevin Joyce 1986–1990 54 52 106
Matt Curran 2004–2008 95 61 44 105 296

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Chris Tasiopoulos 2011–2015 78 4476 42 31 4 209 7 .916 2.80
Matthew Schoen 2016–2020 30 1692 14 12 3 81 1 .927 2.87
William Palmer 2015–2019 82 4749 29 43 9 255 2 .909 3.22
Tyler Jackson 2008–2012 31 1736 11 16 2 97 2 .896 3.35
Mike Manna 2007–2010 45 2512 15 22 3 144 2 .899 3.44

Statistics current through the start of the 2022–23 season.

Roster

As of September 20, 2023.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Pennsylvania Greg Japchen Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-12-17 Doylestown, Pennsylvania Union (ECAC) —
3 Pennsylvania Alexander Tertyshny Sophomore (RS) D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-03 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Northeast (NAHL) —
4 Ontario Charles Banquier Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-10-06 Oakville, Ontario Prince George (BCHL) —
5 Massachusetts Ryan Davies Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-03-27 Arlington, Massachusetts Valley (EHL) —
7 Massachusetts Cam Gaudette Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-01 Braintree, Massachusetts Northeastern (HEA) —
8 Massachusetts Cam Mannion Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-10-31 Dorchester, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC) —
9 Colorado Carter Rapalje (A) Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-10 Colorado Springs, Colorado North Iowa (NAHL) —
10 Indiana Joseph Grainda Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-01 Carmel, Indiana Chippewa (NAHL) —
11 Arizona Hunter Hastings Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-07 Scottsdale, Arizona New Mexico (NAHL) —
12 Michigan Conor Ronayne Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-07-29 Plymouth, Michigan Smiths Falls (CCHL) —
13 Massachusetts Michael Martignetti Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-13 Winchester, Massachusetts Railers (EHL) —
14 Massachusetts Max Pineo (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-08-07 North Reading, Massachusetts Tilton (USHS–NH) —
16 Massachusetts Jack Shemligian Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-04-22 Southborough, Massachusetts East Coast (EHL) —
18 Massachusetts Nolan FitzPatrick Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-25 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Thayer (USHS–MA) —
19 Massachusetts Frank Ireland (A) Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-06 South Easton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
20 California Henri Schreifels Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-01 Newbury Park, California Rensselaer (ECAC) —
21 Florida Devon Carlstorm Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-05 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Aberdeen (NAHL) —
22 Massachusetts Jake Cady Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-04 Raynham, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC) —
23 Alberta Justin Barker Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-11-07 Calgary, Alberta Calgary (AJHL) —
24 New Jersey Anthony Galante Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-18 Morganville, New Jersey Johnstown (NAHL) —
25 Switzerland Dean Schwenninger Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-03-05 Zürich, Switzerland Minot (NAHL) —
27 Massachusetts Cameron Collins Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-09-04 Raynham, Massachusetts East Coast (EHL) —
30 New York (state) Dylan Ghaemi Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-12-30 Fairport, New York Järvso (Division 3) —
31 Manitoba Dylan Meilun Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-11-21 Winnipeg, Manitoba Wisconsin–Superior (WIAC) —
35 Massachusetts Gavin FitzPatrick Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-09 Bridgewater, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC) —
37 Massachusetts Kyle Heath Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-04-28 West Bridgewater, Massachusetts Middlesex (USHS–MA) —
44 Massachusetts William Tripp Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-05-17 Lakeville, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC) —
55 Wisconsin Dominick Campione Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2002-11-25 Kohler, Wisconsin Brooks (AJHL) —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stonehill College Skyhawks". Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stonehill men's hockey moving from NCAA D-II Northeast-10 to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 season; women's hockey to join NEWHA in '22-23". USCHO (Press release). April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Stonehill men's Hockey 1999-2000 Media Guide" (PDF). Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Stonehill Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Roster". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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