2022–23 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season

2022–23 Bentley Falcons
men's ice hockey season
2022–23 Bentley Falcons; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	Bentley Arena
Record
Overall	1–2–0
Home	1–0–0
Road	0–2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Ryan Soderquist
Assistant Coaches	Jon Coleman; Stephen Needham; Cam Doomany
Captain(s)	Dylan Pitera; Marcus Walter
Alternate captain(s)	Cole Kodsi; Joe Winkelmann
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The 2022–23 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 20th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented Bentley University and were coached by Ryan Soderquist, in his 21st season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Drew Bavaro	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Notre Dame
Matt Clark	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Evan Debrouwer	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Jason Grande	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Holy Cross
Brendan Hamblet	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Fraser Kirk	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Phil Knies	Forward	Slovakia	Graduation (signed with HK Nitra)
Matt Lombardozzi	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Luke Orysiuk	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Ethan Roswell	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Corsaires de Dunkerque)
Collin Rutherford	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Kohei Sato	Forward	Japan	Graduation (retired)
Will Schlagenhauf	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
A. J. Villella	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Brendan Walkom	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Bees IHC)
Michael Zuffante	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Seth Bernard-Docker	Defenseman	Canada	20	Canmore, AB
Nick Bochen	Defenseman	Canada	22	North Vancouver, BC; transfer from Quinnipiac
Stevie Castagna	Forward	Canada	21	North Vancouver, BC
Connor Hasley	Goaltender	United States	21	North Tonawanda, NY
Josh Latta	Forward	United States	24	West Vancouver, BC; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Pat Lawn	Defenseman	United States	21	Waltham, MA
Ethan Leyh	Forward	Canada	21	Anmore, BC; transfer from Quinnipiac
Arlo Merritt	Forward	Canada	21	Halifax, NS
Ryan Nause	Defenseman	Canada	21	Riverview, NB
Nicholas Niemo	Forward	United States	21	Middlebury, VT
Jordan Schulting	Defenseman	Canada	23	Penticton, BC; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Joshua Seeley	Goaltender	United States	21	Trenton, MI
Ryan Upson	Forward	Canada	21	West Vancouver, BC

Roster

As of June 30, 2022.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
4	Marcus Walter (C)	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-06-14	St. Albert, Alberta	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
5	Nick Bochen	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-29	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
6	Seth Bernard-Docker	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-30	Canmore, Alberta	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
7	Ethan Harrison	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-10-30	Plano, Texas	Sioux City (USHL)	—
9	Josh Latta	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-08-14	West Vancouver, British Columbia	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
10	Dylan Pitera (C)	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-07-04	Culver, Indiana	Culver (Midget AAA)	—
11	Eric Linell	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-09-17	Great Neck, New York	UConn (HEA)	—
12	Danny Pearson	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-01	Vancouver, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
13	Matt Gosiewski	Senior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1998-05-10	Wilton, Connecticut	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
14	Pat Lawn	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-26	Waltham, Massachusetts	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
15	Cooper Connell	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-15	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Grande Prairie (AJHL)	—
16	Harrison Scott	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-09-27	San Jose, California	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
17	Stephen Castagna	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-06	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
18	Arlo Merritt	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-01-31	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
19	Ethan Leyh	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-06-07	Anmore, British Columbia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
20	Nicholas Niemo	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-28	Middlebury, Vermont	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
21	Cole Kodsi (A)	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-06-17	Boca Raton, Florida	Omaha (USHL)	—
22	Jordan Schulting	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-08-06	Penticton, British Columbia	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
23	Tucker Hodgson	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-06-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Fargo (USHL)	—
24	Joe Winkelmann (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-08	St. Louis, Missouri	Odessa (NAHL)	—
25	Hunter Toale	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-21	Coral Springs, Florida	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
26	Lucas Vanroboys	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-24	Thamesville, Ontario	Prince George (BCHL)	—
27	Ryan Nause	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-27	Riverview, New Brunswick	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
28	Tanner Main	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-03	Welland, Ontario	Prince George (BCHL)	—
29	Nicholas Grabko	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-02-06	Channahon, Illinois	Green Bay (USHL)	—
30	Josh Seeley	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-05-07	Trenton, Michigan	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
33	Connor Hasley	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2001-02-27	North Tonawanda, New York	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
38	Ryan Upson	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-22	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)	—

Standings

2022–23 Atlantic Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American International	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Army	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bentley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canisius	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy Cross	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mercyhurst	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Niagara	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sacred Heart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Championship: March 18, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 1	7:00 PM	at #12 Boston University*	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Grabko	L 2–8	5,504	0–1–0
October 13	7:00 PM	at Union*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Grabko	L 1–5	1,455	0–2–0
October 15	5:05 PM	vs. Maine*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 5–1	1,600	1–2–0
October 20	7:00 PM	at #16 Ohio State*	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio		Hasley	L 2–9	2,611	1–3–0
October 21	7:00 PM	at #16 Ohio State*	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio		Grabko	L 1–3	3,005	1–4–0
October 28	7:05 PM	vs. Lindenwood*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Grabko	L 3–7	1,405	1–5–0
October 29	4:05 PM	vs. Lindenwood*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 3–1	1,205	2–5–0
November 4	7:05 PM	vs. Niagara	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 5	5:05 PM	vs. Niagara	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 11	9:05 PM	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
November 12	10:05 PM	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Altitude 2
November 18	7:00 PM	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
November 19	7:00 PM	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
November 25	4:05 PM	at Sacred Heart	Total Mortgage Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut	FloHockey
November 26	1:05 PM	at Sacred Heart	Total Mortgage Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut	FloHockey
December 1	7:05 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 2	7:05 PM	vs. American International	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 30	7:05 PM	vs. Northeastern*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 6	7:05 PM	vs. RIT	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 7	4:05 PM	vs. RIT	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 13	7:05 PM	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 14	5:30 PM	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 20	7:05 PM	vs. Canisius	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 21	4:05 PM	vs. Canisius	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 27	7:05 PM	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
January 28	4:05 PM	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
February 3	7:05 PM	vs. Holy Cross	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 4	7:05 PM	vs. Holy Cross	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 8	7:05 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 10	7:05 PM	vs. American International	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 17	7:05 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey
February 18	5:05 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey
February 24	7:05 PM	vs. Army	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 25	4:05 PM	vs. Army	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ^[2]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Poll	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today	NR

References

^ "2022–23 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley University. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
^ "2022-23 Bentley University Hockey Schedule". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[1] "2022–23 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley University. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[2] "2022-23 Bentley University Hockey Schedule". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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v t e Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey
Playing venues	John A. Ryan Arena (1977–2018) Bentley Arena (2018–Present)
Head coaches	Joe Quinn (1977–1980) Tim Flynn (1980–1984) Mark Canavan (1984–1985) Tom Apprille (1985–1993) Jim McAdam (1993–2002) Ryan Soderquist (2002–present)
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1977–1985) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC North/South/Central (1992–1998) MAAC (1999–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
Rivalries	Holy Cross Crusaders RIT Tigers American International Yellow Jackets Sacred Heart Pioneers
Culture & lore	JAR Pride Falcons Nest Fatheads
All-time leaders	Ryan Soderquist (173 Points) Ryan Soderquist (84 Goals) Branden Komm (47 Wins)
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