2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season


North Country Tournament, co-Champion

Conference	Independent
Home ice	Bridgewater Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	17–6–2
Home	5–1–1
Road	11–5–0
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	David Borges
Assistant coaches	Darrell Borges
Captain(s)	Teddy McElaney
Alternate captain(s)	John Peloso John Day
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The 2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and 1st at the Division I level. The Skyhawks represented Stonehill College and were coached by David Borges in his 9th season.

Season

After the college announced that it was promoting all of its athletic programs to Division I for the 2022–23 academic season, the ice hockey program had just a scant few months to put a schedule together. While they were able to get a few D-I schools on their slate, the Skyhawks had to rely on Division II and III teams to fill out the majority of their schedule.

Due to weather conditions, the game against Franklin Pierce that was originally scheduled for January 24 was postponed.

On February 1, the NCAA selection committee voted to remove all Stonehill games from consideration for the NCAA tournament selection. This was done primarily due to the low number of Division I games that the Skyhawks played this season. Because this was Stonehill's first season at the DI level, they were not eligible for postseason play so the ruling did not affect the program in any practical way.

Over the course of the season, two things became apparent for the Skyhawks. First, with the influx on scholarship players, the team was now significantly better than their former contemporaries. Going 17–1–2 against Division II and III opponents showed that Stonehill no longer belonged at the lower levels. However, despite setting a new program record for wins and winning percentage, Stonehill was not yet up to snuff at the Division I level. Losing their first game of the year to Long Island was probably unavoidable but the team showed little progress as the season went on. Due in part to exclusively playing D-II and III opponents for almost 4 months, the Skyhawks didn't have the ability to gage themselves against stronger competition and improve their play over the course of the year. The defense, which performed well in most games, was woefully inadequate when facing other D-I teams. The games against Lindenwood are of particular note as the Lions too were in their first season of Division I play. However, with Lindenwood playing a full D-I schedule, they were able to improve their play far more than the Skyhawks.

With more lead time for their second Division I season, Stonehill should not have to rely so heavily on the lower levels to fill up their schedule.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Sage Bittinger-Esser	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Kevin Buckley	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Timmy Grable	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Josh Loveridge	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Chase McKay	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Mitch Nenninger	Forward/Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Charlie Page	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Luke Richards	Defenseman	United States	Returned to juniors (Team Maryland)
Matty Ryan	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Mike Seoane	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Augie Stevens	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Adam Usinger	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Cameron Collins	Forward	United States	20	Raynham, MA
Ryan Davies	Defenseman	United States	21	Arlington, MA
Dylan Ghaemi	Goaltender	United States	20	Fairport, NY
Frank Ireland	Forward	United States	21	Longmeadow, MA
Michael Martignetti	Defenseman	United States	20	Winchester, MA
Austin Pick	Forward	United States	20	Troutdale, OR
Matthew Pimental	Forward	United States	21	East Providence, RI
Carter Rapalje	Forward	United States	21	Burlington, VT
Dean Schwenninger	Forward	Switzerland	21	Zürich, SUI
Jack Shemligian	Defenseman	United States	19	Southborough, MA
William Tripp	Defenseman	United States	20	Lakeville, MA

Roster

As of September 12, 2022.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Dylan Ghaemi	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-12-30	Fairport, New York	Järvso (Division 3)	—
2	Richard Hall	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-01-26	Shelburne, Vermont	Stanstead (MPHL)	—
3	Matt Talarico	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-17	Raynham, Massachusetts	Express (EHL)	—
4	Drew Gardner	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-01-13	Glenburn, Maine	Twin City (NCDC)	—
5	Ryan Davies	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-03-27	Arlington, Massachusetts	Valley (EHL)	—
6	Frank Ireland	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-06	South Easton, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
8	Cam Mannion	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-10-31	Dorchester, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
9	Teddy McElaney (C)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-16	Walpole, Massachusetts	St. Paul's (USHS–NH)	—
10	Brendan Nehmer	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-04-02	East Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Williston Northampton (USHS–MA)	—
12	Carter Rapalje	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-10	Colorado Springs, Colorado	North Iowa (NAHL)	—
13	Michael Martignetti	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-03-13	Winchester, Massachusetts	Railers (EHL)	—
14	Max Pineo	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-08-07	North Reading, Massachusetts	Tilton (USHS–NH)	—
16	Jack Shemligian	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-04-22	Southborough, Massachusetts	East Coast (EHL)	—
18	Nolan FitzPatrick	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-25	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Thayer (USHS–MA)	—
19	John Peloso (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-10-01	Townshend, Vermont	Vermont Academy (USHS–VT)	—
20	Matthew Pimental	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-13	East Providence, Rhode Island	Railers (EHL)	—
21	Thomas Horak	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-12-07	St. Louis, Missouri	New Hampshire (USPHL)	—
22	Jake Cady	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-04	Raynham, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
23	Patrick Sunderland	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1999-06-29	Mansfield, Massachusetts	South Shore (USPHL)	—
24	Andrew Gotts	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-09-23	Topsfield, Massachusetts	Holderness (USHS–NH)	—
25	Dean Schwenninger	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-03-05	Zürich, Switzerland	Minot (NAHL)	—
27	Cameron Collins	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-09-04	Raynham, Massachusetts	East Coast (EHL)	—
28	Austin Pick	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-09-29	Troutdale, Oregon	Seahawks (EHL)	—
29	John Day (A)	Senior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-22	North Reading, Massachusetts	BB&N (USHS–MA)	—
30	Gavin FitzPatrick	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-01-09	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
37	Kyle Heath	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-04-28	West Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Middlesex (USHS–MA)	—
44	William Tripp	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-05-17	Lakeville, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
55	Will Cohen	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-23	Billerica, Massachusetts	Valley (EHL)	—
77	Ryan King	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-20	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	Seahawks (EHL)	—

Standings

2022–23 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 Alaska	34	22	10	2	104	74
Alaska Anchorage	28	8	19	1	66	106
Arizona State	39	18	21	0	115	112
Lindenwood	30	7	22	1	92	134
Long Island	36	13	22	1	116	123
Stonehill	25	17	6	2	102	95
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 8	5:00 PM	Long Island*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		Day	L 1–7	175	0–1–0
October 15	5:00 PM	Salve Regina*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		FitzPatrick	W 6–5	200	1–1–0
October 19	6:00 PM	at Fitchburg State*	Wallace Civic Center • Fitchburg, Massachusetts		FitzPatrick	W 3–2	100	2–1–0
October 22	1:00 PM	New England College*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		FitzPatrick	W 2–1	200	3–1–0
October 25	7:00 PM	at New England College*	Lee Clement Arena • Henniker, New Hampshire		Ghaemi	W 7–0	193	4–1–0
October 29	5:00 PM	at Massachusetts Dartmouth*	Hetland Arena • North Dartmouth, Massachusetts		FitzPatrick	W 3–1	87	5–1–0
November 11	5:40 PM	at Anna Maria*	Daniel J. Horgan Memorial Arena • Auburn, Massachusetts		FitzPatrick	W 5–2	229	6–1–0
November 19	2:45 PM	at Post*	Sports Center of Connecticut • Waterbury, Connecticut		Day	W 5–2	108	7–1–0
November 22	7:30 PM	Westfield State*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		FitzPatrick	T 5–5	400	7–1–1
North Country Tournament
November 26	7:00 PM	at Potsdam State*	Maxcy Hall • Potsdam, New York (North Country Tournament)		Day	W 4–3	140	8–1–1
November 27	1:00 PM	vs. Canton State*	Maxcy Hall • Potsdam, New York (North Country Tournament)		FitzPatrick	W 7–5	113	9–1–1
December 6	7:00 PM	Worcester State*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		Day	W 5–3	169	10–1–1
December 9	7:00 PM	at Southern Maine*	USM Ice Arena • Gorham, Maine		Day	T 2–2	158	10–1–2
January 6	5:00 PM	at Cortland State*	Alumni Arena • Cortland, New York		FitzPatrick	L 4–10	111	10–2–2
January 7	4:00 PM	at Morrisville State*	Morrisville State IcePlex • Morrisville, New York		Day	W 4–3	158	11–2–2
January 10	5:50 PM	at Assumption*	Worcester Ice Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Day	W 8–2	359	12–2–2
January 14	4:00 PM	at Saint Anselm*	Thomas F. Sullivan Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire		FitzPatrick	W 3–1	257	13–2–2
January 17	7:30 PM	Rivier*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		Day	W 5–1	200	14–2–2
February 3	5:00 PM	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+	FitzPatrick	L 3–9	210	14–3–2
February 4	4:00 PM	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+	Day	L 1–9	337	14–4–2
February 7	7:30 PM	at Franklin Pierce*	Jason Ritchie Ice Arena • Rindge, New Hampshire		FitzPatrick	W 5–3	46	15–4–2
February 10	8:10 PM	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri		FitzPatrick	L 2–5	2,008	15–5–2
February 11	3:10 PM	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri		Day	L 3–10	1,163	15–6–2
February 14	6:00 PM	at Saint Anselm*	Thomas F. Sullivan Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire		FitzPatrick	W 3–2	256	16–6–2
February 18	1:00 PM	Framingham State*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		Day	W 6–2	400	17–6–2
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Frank Ireland	F	25	17	27	44	38
Carter Rapalje	F	23	20	15	35	0
Dean Schwenninger	F	23	10	22	32	52
William Tripp	D	25	1	23	24	14
Kyle Heath	F	23	10	7	17	35
Brendan Nehmer	F	25	4	14	17	8
Cameron Collins	F	23	3	10	13	8
Nolan FitzPatrick	F	25	7	5	12	14
Max Pineo	F	24	6	6	12	6
Jake Cady	F	25	7	2	9	30
Teddy McElaney	D	23	1	7	8	18
John Peloso	F	14	4	3	7	5
Will Cohen	D	19	2	5	7	4
Ryan Davies	D	24	1	6	7	14
Matt Talarico	F	20	3	3	6	6
Austin Pick	F	15	1	2	3	2
Matthew Pimental	F	16	1	2	3	8
Thomas Horak	F	20	1	2	3	23
Michael Martignetti	D	23	1	2	3	12
Ryan King	F	10	1	1	2	8
Cam Mannion	D	17	1	1	2	6
Richard Hall	D	13	0	1	1	13
John Day	G	14	0	1	1	0
Drew Gardner	D	14	0	1	1	17
Dylan Ghaemi	G	3	0	0	0	0
Gavin FitzPatrick	G	14	0	0	0	0
Jack Shemligian	D	11	0	0	0	6
Total			102	167	269	355

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
John Day	13	713:33	7	3	1	44	345	0	.887	3.70
Gavin FitzPatrick	13	787:29	9	3	1	49	413	0	.894	3.73
Dylan Ghaemi	3	19:02	1	0	0	2	4	0	.667	6.30
Empty Net	-	0:05	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
Total	25	1520:09	17	6	2	95	762	1	.889	3.75

Note: Day and Ghaemi shared the shutout on October 25.

Rankings

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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	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
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	NR	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.

References

"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.
"Stonehill Athletics Schedule Update". Stonehill Skyhawks (Press release). January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
"NCAA committee votes to remove Stonehill games from selection process". USCHO. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
"Stonehill men's Hockey 1999-2000 Media Guide" (PDF). Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
"2022-23 Roster". Stonehill College. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
"2022-23 Schedule". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
"Stonehill College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
"USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

v t e Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Stonehill Chieftains
Venues	Bridgewater Ice Arena (1995–Present)
Coaches	Bob Higgins (1978–1980) Chuck Callan (1980–1984) Dennis Chighisola (1984–1989) Dante Muzzioli (1989–1990) Fred Allard (1990–1991) Peter Powers (1991–1995) Greg Simeone (1995–2000) Scott Harlow (2000–2007) Garry Hebert (2007–2010) Pat Leahy (2010–2013) David Borges (2013–2024) David Berard (2024–Present)
Seasons	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 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1978–1985) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC Central (1992–1998) ECAC Northeast (1998–2009) Northeast-10 (2009–2022)
All-time leaders	Rob Pascale (160 Points) Rob Pascale (79 Goals) Chris Tasiopoulos (42 Wins)
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