2023–24 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2023–24 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 47th season of play for the program, the 25th at the Division I level and the 21st in Atlantic Hockey . The Falcons represented Bentley University , played their home games at the Bentley Arena and were coached by Andy Jones in his 1st season.
Season
After More than 25 years with the program, Ryan Soderquist announced that he was stepping down as coach after the 2023 season.[ 1] Andy Jones as the program's 7th head coach.
Under their new coach, the Falcons had a solid season. The team lost most of their non-conference matches but several came against ranked teams, including an overtime contest with Boston University to kick off the season. The Falcons hovered around .500 for the entire season, and entered the postseason at exactly even. Bentley's 6th-place finish forced them to play in the conference First Round but game the team the best possible matchup.
The Falcons were set against Robert Morris , who were playing their first season after a two-year hiatus, and were expected to win the match. Unfortunately, the Falcons got into power play trouble and allowed RMU to take the lead on the strength of two man-advantage goals. Garrett Horsager came to the rescue in the third, scoring and then assisting on the game-tying goal to force sending the match into overtime. Neither team had much of an advantage in the extra session and, as the period progressed, the match seemed destined for a second overtime. With just 10 seconds left, Conner Hasley grabbed the puck behind his cage and tried to made a reverse-pass to Tucker Hodgson. The Colonial skater who was forechecking predicted the play, intercepted the pass, and wrapped the puck around the front before Hasley could get back into the net. The costly mistake ended the game and the season for the Falcons.[ 2]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Kolby Amici
Forward
United States 20
Orchard Park, NY
Nik Armstrong-Kingcade
Forward
United States 24
Rostock, GER ; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Jonathan Bendorf
Forward
United States 24
Yardville, NJ ; graduate transfer from Mercyhurst
Colton Cameron
Defenseman
Canada 21
Surrey, BC
Chase Davis
Forward
United States 21
Alpharetta, GA
Jimmy Doyle
Forward
United States 21
Plainfield, IL
Sam Duerr
Defenseman
United States 21
Chicago, IL ; transfer from Maine
Kellan Hjartarson
Forward
Canada 20
Calgary, AB
A. J. Hodges
Forward
United States 22
Littleton, CO ; transfer from Michigan State
Garrett Horsager
Defenseman
United States 21
Rosemount, MN
Peter Kramer
Forward
United States 21
Bridgewater, MA
Ryan Mansfield
Forward
Canada 20
Burlington, ON
Roster
As of September 14, 2023.[ 3]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Matt Thompson Graduate
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-11-07
Reading, Massachusetts EHC Neuwied (Regionalliga )—
3
Jonathan Bendorf Graduate
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1999-02-26
Yardville, New Jersey Mercyhurst (AHA —
4
Sam Duerr Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-03-22
Chicago, Illinois Maine (HEA —
5
Nick Bochen Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-08-29
North Vancouver, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC —
6
Seth Bernard-Docker Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-10-30
Canmore, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL —
7
Ethan Harrison Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-10-30
Plano, Texas Sioux City (USHL —
9
Josh Latta Graduate
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-08-14
West Vancouver, British Columbia UMass Lowell (HEA —
10
Jimmy Doyle Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-04-02
Plainfield, Illinois Janesville (NAHL —
11
Ryan Mansfield Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-12-22
Burlington, Ontario Odessa (NAHL —
12
Danny Pearson Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-06-01
Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL —
13
Peter Kramer Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-08-08
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Green Bay (USHL —
14
Pat Lawn Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-03-26
Waltham, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL —
15
Cooper Connell Junior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-07-15
West Vancouver, British Columbia Grande Prairie (AJHL —
16
Kellan Hjartarson Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-02-23
Calgary, Alberta Cranbrook (BCHL —
17
Stephen Castagna Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-08-06
North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL —
18
Arlo Merritt Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2001-01-31
Halifax, Nova Scotia Alberni Valley (BCHL —
19
Ethan Leyh Senior (RS )
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-06-07
Anmore, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC —
20
A. J. Hodges Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-24
Littleton, Colorado Michigan State (Big Ten —
21
Nik Armstrong-Kingkade Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-05-01
Mannheim, Germany UMass Lowell (HEA —
22
Chase Davis Freshman
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2002-04-08
Alpharetta, Georgia Amarillo (NAHL —
23
Tucker Hodgson Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-06-07
Grand Forks, North Dakota Fargo (USHL —
24
Colton Cameron Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-07-07
Surrey, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL —
25
Garrett Horsager Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-02-02
Rosemount, Minnesota Oklahoma (NAHL —
26
Kolby Amici Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-12-16
Orchard Park, New York Minot (NAHL —
27
Ryan Nause Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-27
Riverview, New Brunswick Alberni Valley (BCHL —
28
Tanner Main Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-04-03
Welland, Ontario Prince George (BCHL —
29
Nicholas Grabko Senior
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-02-06
Channahon, Illinois Green Bay (USHL —
30
Josh Seeley Sophomore
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2001-05-07
Trenton, Michigan Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
33
Connor Hasley Sophomore
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
2001-02-27
North Tonawanda, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL —
38
Ryan Upson Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-03-22
West Vancouver, British Columbia Langley (BCHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OW
OL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#17 RIT †*
26
18
7
1
3
2
0
54 102
64
40
27
11
2
156
96
Holy Cross 26
13
10
3
0
3
1
46 78
62
39
21
14
4
116
93
Sacred Heart 26
14
10
2
2
2
1
45 75
70
36
14
19
3
91
113
Air Force 26
15
10
1
3
0
1
44 88
75
38
18
19
1
115
119
American International 26
12
10
4
1
1
2
42 79
68
40
20
16
4
119
111
Bentley 26
12
12
2
1
2
2
41 69
58
35
16
17
2
95
82
Niagara 26
13
10
3
3
1
1
41 78
79
39
18
18
3
111
122
Canisius 26
10
12
4
2
1
0
33 73
87
37
12
21
4
103
126
Mercyhurst 26
7
15
4
0
1
4
30 77
91
35
9
22
4
98
126
Army 26
8
16
2
0
1
1
28 66
96
35
10
23
2
93
139
Robert Morris 26
7
17
2
0
1
1
25 60
95
39
11
25
3
94
142
Championship : March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy ) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 7
7:05 pm
#1 Boston University *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 2–3 OT
2,200
0–1–0
October 14
7:00 pm
at #19 Northeastern *
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+
Grabko
L 2–5 4,287
0–2–0
October 20
7:00 pm
Stonehill *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 2–0 1,350
1–2–0
October 21
6:00 pm
Stonehill *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
W 4–1 1,243
2–2–0
October 27
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris
Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Hasley
L 3–4 643
2–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 28
4:00 pm
at Robert Morris
Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Grabko
W 3–0 619
3–3–0 (1–1–0)
November 2
7:05 pm
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 0–3 201
3–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 3
7:05 pm
American International
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
W 3–1 1,423
4–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 10
7:05 pm
Niagara
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 6–2 1,346
5–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 11
7:05 pm
Niagara
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
W 2–1 890
6–4–0 (4–2–0)
November 16
7:00 pm
Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 0–2 817
6–5–0 (4–3–0)
November 17
4:05 pm
at Holy Cross
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 0–2 775
6–6–0 (4–4–0)
November 21
7:05 pm
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 2–4 389
6–7–0 (4–5–0)
Turkey Leg Classic
November 24
4:00 pm
at Massachusetts Lowell *
Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Turkey Leg Game 1)ESPN+
Hasley
W 4–1 3,568
7–7–0
November 25
4:00 pm
at Merrimack *
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Turkey Leg Game 2)ESPN+
Grabko
L 3–4 1,547
7–8–0
December 1
9:05 pm
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado FloHockey
Hasley
L 2–3 OT
2,213
7–9–0 (4–6–0)
December 2
7:05 pm
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado FloHockey
Grabko
W 3–0 2,190
8–9–0 (5–6–0)
December 9
7:00 pm
vs. #8 Maine *
Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine
Hasley
L 2–3 6,291
8–10–0
December 30
5:30 pm
Union *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
W 4–3 1,275
9–10–0
January 2
7:00 pm
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey
Hasley
W 5–2 1,533
10–10–0 (6–6–0)
January 5
7:05 pm
Air Force
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 1–3 1,389
10–11–0 (6–7–0)
January 6
5:05 pm
Air Force
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 3–7 1,555
10–12–0 (6–8–0)
January 12
7:05 pm
Sacred Heart
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 3–4 1,800
10–13–0 (6–9–0)
January 13
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart
Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut FloHockey
Hasley
W 3–2 OT
3,242
11–13–0 (7–9–0)
January 19
7:05 pm
Mercyhurst
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 4–0 879
12–13–0 (8–9–0)
January 20
7:05 pm
Mercyhurst
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 8–4 945
13–13–0 (9–9–0)
January 26
7:05 pm
at #19 RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey
Hasley
L 0–3 3,494
13–14–0 (9–10–0)
January 27
5:05 pm
at #19 RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey
Grabko
L 1–2 OT
3,820
13–15–0 (9–11–0)
February 2
7:05 pm
Army
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 4–2 1,630
14–15–0 (10–11–0)
February 3
4:05 pm
Army
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 1–2 1,515
14–16–0 (10–12–0)
February 9
7:00 pm
at Canisius
LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey
Hasley
W 3–0 898
15–16–0 (11–12–0)
February 10
6:00 pm
at Canisius
LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey
Grabko
T 2–2 SOW
890
15–16–1 (11–12–1)
February 22
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 5–1 1,167
16–16–1 (12–12–1)
February 24
5:30 pm
Sacred Heart
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
T 2–2 SOW
2,043
16–16–2 (12–12–2)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 2
7:00 pm
Robert Morris *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (First Round)FloHockey
Hasley
L 3–4 OT
1,678
16–17–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 4]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Ethan Leyh F 35
13
16
29 34
Stephen Castagna F 35
6
21
27 37
Nick Bochen D 35
6
18
24 20
Ryan Mansfield LW 31
7
11
18 2
Kellan Hjartarson F 34
8
9
17 16
Chase Davis F 35
8
8
16 18
A. J. Hodges LW 29
6
9
15 2
Samuel Duerr D 35
6
7
13 12
Nik Armstrong-Kingkade F 24
7
5
12 25
Ryan Upson F 27
6
6
12 8
Arlo Merritt C 30
6
6
12 4
Garrett Horsager D 35
2
9
11 12
Josh Latta F 28
2
8
10 25
Ryan Nause D 23
1
6
7 12
Seth Bernard-Docker D 16
0
6
6 4
Jonathan Bendorf LW 26
3
3
6 14
Jimmy Doyle RW 25
0
5
5 16
Colton Cameron D 24
2
3
5 10
Tucker Hodgson D 35
1
4
5 22
Matt Thomson LW 12
2
2
4 8
Pat Lawn D 28
0
4
4 29
Peter Kramer F 16
0
3
3 13
Kolby Amici F 14
2
0
2 6
Ethan Harrison F 13
1
0
1 2
Tanner Main D 13
0
1
1 10
Connor Hasley G 21
0
0
0 2
Nicholas Grabko G 15
0
0
0 4
Cooper Connell F 2
0
0
0 0
Danny Pearson F 2
0
0
0 4
Total
95
170
265
371
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Connor Hasley 21
1269:02
10
9
1
47
448
3
.905
2.22
Nicholas Grabko 15
850:19
6
8
1
34
335
2
.908
2.40
Empty Net
-
20:45
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Total
35
2140:06
16
17
2
82
783
5
.905
2.30
Rankings
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 (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 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
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25. [ 6] Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
Awards and honors
References
^ "Bentley, entering 25th season of D-I hockey, tabs UMass Lowell associate head coach Jones new bench boss for Falcons" . USCHO . June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023 .^ "2024 Robert Morris vs Bentley" . FloHockey . March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 .^ "2023-24 Bentley University Hockey Roster" . Bentley Falcons . Retrieved September 14, 2023 .^ "2023–24 Bentley University Hockey Schedule" . Bentley Falcons . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .^ "Bentley Univ. 2023-2024 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved July 2, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Atlantic Hockey unveils three all-conference teams, one all-rookie team for 2023-24 season" . USCHO.com . March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
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