2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season

2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders
men's ice hockey season
2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	Hart Center
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Bill Riga
Assistant Coaches	Eric Sorenson; Castan Sommer; Bobby Butler
Captain(s)	Grayson Constable; Nick Hale
Alternate captain(s)	Alex Peterson; Jack Ricketts
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The 2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season was the 59th season of play for the program, the 25th at the Division I level, and the 19th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Crusaders represented the College of the Holy Cross and were coached by Bill Riga, in his 2nd season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Daniel Colabufo	Forward	United States	Transferred to Oswego State
Bryce Dolan	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Erik Gordon	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Michael Higgins	Defenseman	United States	Signed professional contract (HC ZUBR Přerov)
Jack Hillman	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Michael Kane	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Ryan Leibold	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Merrimack
Ryan Pineault	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Matt Radomsky	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Alaska
Matt Slick	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Ferris State
Erkka Vänskä	Forward	Finland	Graduation (retired)
Anthony Vincent	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Long Island

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Jonathan Balah	Defenseman	Canada	21	Barrie, ON
Matt DeBoer	Forward	United States	20	Madison, NJ
Louden Hogg	Goaltender	United States	19	Cheyenne, WY
Conner Jean	Forward	United States	25	Oakland, MI; transfer from Carleton
Liam McLinskey	Forward	United States	21	Pearl River, NY; transfer from Quinnipiac
Mack Oliphant	Defenseman	United States	19	Northbrook, IL
Devin Phillips	Forward	United States	21	Raleigh, NC
Jack Seymour	Defenseman	Canada	21	Chelsea, QC
Joe Solimine	Forward	United States	20	Middleton, MA
Charlie Spence	Defenseman	United States	20	Boston, MA

Roster

As of August 4, 2022.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Louden Hogg	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	2002-10-18	Cheyenne, Wyoming	Fargo (USHL)	—
2	Jack Robilotti	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-07-18	New York, New York	Fargo (USHL)	—
4	Jake Higgins	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-06-09	Hingham, Massachusetts	Deerfield (USHS–MA)	—
6	Jonathan Balah	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-08-15	Barrie, Ontario	Wellington (OJHL)	—
7	Nick Hale (C)	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-05-07	Raleigh, North Carolina	Brooks (AJHL)	—
8	Charlie Spence	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-03-18	Medfield, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
10	Liam McLinskey	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-02-20	Pearl River, New York	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
12	Matt Guerra	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-05-21	Orlando, Florida	Robert Morris (AHA)	—
13	Grayson Constable (C)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1998-05-05	Lethbridge, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
14	Matt Shatsky	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-04-29	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Sherwood Park (AJHL)	—
15	Jack Ricketts (A)	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-09-08	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville (OJHL)	—
17	Matt DeBoer	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-02	Las Vegas, Nevada	Green Bay (USHL)	—
18	Bobby Young	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-11-08	Kitchener, Ontario	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
19	Alex Peterson (A)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1998-03-27	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
20	Devin Phillips	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-07-12	Raleigh, North Carolina	Brooks (AJHL)	—
21	Alec Cicero	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-09	Williamsville, New York	Buffalo (OJHL)	—
22	Lucas Thorne	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-03-05	Dunnville, Ontario	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
23	Jackson MacNab	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-07-03	Indianapolis, Indiana	Notre Dame (Big Ten)	—
24	John Gelatt	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-29	Middletown, New Jersey	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
26	Liam Connors	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-02-01	Westborough, Massachusetts	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
27	Mack Oliphant	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-28	Northbrook, Illinois	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
28	Jack Seymour	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-04-06	Chelsea, Quebec	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
29	Conner Jean	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1997-02-15	Oakland, Michigan	Carleton (OUA)	—
30	Jason Grande	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-02-07	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Bentley (AHA)	—
33	Thomas Gale	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-06-10	Kirkland, Quebec	P. A. L. (NCDC)	—
34	Joe Solimine	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-03-03	Middleton, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
39	Tyler Ghirardosi	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-10-01	Montrose, British Columbia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—

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
Exhibition
October 1	7:30 PM	vs. Boston College*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Exhibition)			W 3–2
Regular Season
October 7	8:07 PM	at #3 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco	Grande	L 0–6	11,181	0–1–0
October 8	7:07 PM	at #3 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco	Hogg	L 1–4	11,376	0–2–0
October 13	7:00 PM	vs. Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	L 2–3	327	0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 14	7:00 PM	vs. Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hogg	L 1–5	246	0–4–0 (0–2–0)
October 18	7:00 PM	vs. American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Grande	W 7–3	254	1–4–0 (1–2–0)
October 22	7:00 PM	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Grande	L 0–6	3,047	1–5–0
October 28	7:00 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey	Gale	L 2–5	2,716	1–6–0 (1–3–0)
October 29	7:00 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey	Gale	L 2–3 ^OT	1,905	1–7–0 (1–4–0)
November 4	7:00 PM	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
November 5	4:00 PM	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
November 15	7:00 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 18	6:00 PM	vs. Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 19	2:30 PM	vs. Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 22	4:00 PM	at Merrimack*	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
November 25	7:00 PM	at Brown*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
November 26	7:00 PM	vs. New Hampshire*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 2	9:00 PM	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
December 3	7:00 PM	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
December 30	7:00 PM	vs. Quinnipiac*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 7	4:00 PM	vs. Clarkson*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 13	7:00 PM	vs. Air Force	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 14	4:00 PM	vs. Air Force	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 20	7:00 PM	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 21	7:00 PM	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
January 27	7:00 PM	vs. RIT	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 28	7:00 PM	vs. RIT	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 3	7:00 PM	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 4	4:00 PM	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 10	7:00 PM	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 11	4:00 PM	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 17	7:00 PM	vs. Niagara	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 18	7:00 PM	vs. Niagara	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 24	7:00 PM	vs. Canisius	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 25	7:00 PM	vs. Canisius	Hart Center • Worcester, 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

^ "Crusaders Men's Ice Hockey — 2019–20 Roster". GoHolyCross.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[1] "Crusaders Men's Ice Hockey — 2019–20 Roster". GoHolyCross.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[2] "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

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v t e Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Head coaches	Bill Kane (1966–1976) Mike Addesa (1976–1979) Peter Van Buskirk (1979–1988, 1996–1997) Bill Bellerose (1988–1994) Paul Pearl (1994–1996, 1997–2014) David Berard (2014–2021) Bill Riga (2021–Present)
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 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 2 (1967–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Joe Lunny (219 Points) Larry Murphy (119 Goals) Tony Quesada (61 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2006
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 1999 Atlantic Hockey: 2004 2006
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