2025–26 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

2025–26 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAHA
Home iceGene Polisseni Center
Record
Overall15–11–1
Conference11–7–1
Home8–3–1
Road7–6–0
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Thomas
Assistant coachesDavid Insalaco
Shane Madolora
Josh Mitchell
CaptainTyler Mahan
Alternate captain(s)Austin Brimmer
Simon Isabelle
Adam Jeffery
Kevin Scott
RIT Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season will be the 62nd season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level and the 2nd in Atlantic Hockey America. The Tigers will represent the Rochester Institute of Technology in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Gene Polisseni Center and be coached by Matt Thomas in his 1st season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Tanner Andrew Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals)
Nick Cafarelli Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Ethan David Goaltender  Canada Left program (retired)
Tyler Fukakusa Forward  Canada Transferred to Northeastern
Grady Hobbs Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Erding Gladiators)
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Evan Miller Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Kevin Marx Norén Forward  Sweden Left program (retired)
Doug Scott Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Camden Bajzer Forward  United States 21 Cleveland, OH
Austin Brimmer Forward  Canada 23 Markham, ON; transfer from Long Island
Alex Christopoulos Forward  Canada 22 Richmond Hill, ON; transfer from St. Francis Xavier
Caleb Elfering Forward  United States 21 Richland, WA
Evan Konyen Forward  Canada 21 Newmarket, ON
Collin MacKenzie Goaltender  Canada 20 Elora, ON
Will Moore Forward  United States 21 Westfield, IN
Ben Roger Defenseman  Canada 22 Markham, ON; transfer from Saint Mary's; selected 49th overall 2021
Zach Wigle Forward  Canada 21 Oakville, ON

Roster

As of August 23, 2025.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Jakub Krbeček Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-02-01 Prague, Czech Republic Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL) —
2 Brock Reinhart Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-07-06 Elora, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
3 Ryan Williams Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-06-08 Pleasantville, Ohio Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
5 Gustav Blom Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-30 Stockholm, Sweden New Mexico Ice Wolves (USHL) —
6 Matthew Wilde Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-04-30 Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) —
7 Austin Brimmer (A) Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2001-10-10 Markham, Ontario Long Island (NCAA) —
8 Zach Wigle Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2004-01-12 Oakville, Ontario North Bay Battalion (OHL) —
10 Philippe Jacques Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-10-29 Quebec City, Quebec Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) —
11 Caleb Elfering Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2004-09-15 Richland, Washington Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
12 Simon Isabelle (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-12 Whitehorse, Yukon Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) —
14 Tyler Mahan (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-14 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) —
15 Adam Jeffery (A) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-08 Leamington, Ontario Leamington Flyers (GOJHL) —
16 Ty Whyte Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-04-02 Richmond, Ontario Kemptville 73's (CCHL) —
17 Tristan Allen Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-08-05 Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks (CCHL) —
18 Kevin Scott (A) Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-04-30 Ashburn, Virginia Fargo Force (USHL) —
19 Camden Bajzer Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-03-12 Cleveland, Ohio Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
20 Ben Roger Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-03 Markham, Ontario Saint Mary's (AUS) OTT, 49th overall 2021
21 Mathieu Cobetto-Roy Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-10-21 Outremont, Quebec Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
22 Will Moore Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-03-22 Westfield, Indiana Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
23 Christian Catalano Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-23 Mississauga, Ontario Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) —
24 Mason Croucher Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-13 Victoria, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
25 Alex Christopoulos Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-26 Richmond Hill, Ontario St. Francis Xavier (AUS) —
26 Evan Konyen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-02-22 Newmarket, Ontario Flint Firebirds (OHL) —
27 Crossley Stewart Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-30 Prince Rupert, British Columbia Burlington Cougars (OJHL) —
28 Xavier Lapointe Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-26 Quebec City, Quebec Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
32 Trent Burnham Senior (RS) G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-27 Eagle River, Alaska Lindenwood (NCAA) —
33 Collin Mackenzie Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-11-30 Elora, Ontario Ottawa 67's (OHL) —

Standings

2025–26 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 Bentley † 26 16 6 4 1 0 2 53 85 56 38 22 11 5 119 87
Sacred Heart 26 15 8 3 1 0 1 48 80 61 39 23 13 3 116 93
Robert Morris 26 13 11 2 0 2 2 45 69 69 40 16 21 3 103 128
Holy Cross 26 14 10 2 1 1 1 45 81 69 38 18 18 2 113 116
RIT 26 13 11 2 2 1 2 42 69 68 36 17 17 2 93 96
Air Force 26 13 10 3 2 1 0 41 75 73 37 18 15 4 108 112
Canisius 26 12 12 2 1 0 2 39 81 74 35 17 16 2 107 105
Niagara 26 9 16 1 1 3 0 30 67 83 37 13 23 1 93 118
Army 26 7 15 4 2 3 2 28 61 75 35 12 17 6 91 96
Mercyhurst 26 5 18 3 0 0 1 19 47 87 37 6 28 3 65 143
Championship: March 21, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 16, 2026
Source: AHA

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 4 5:05 pm Western Ontario* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Exhibition) FloHockey Krbecek W 6–1  1,198
Regular Season
October 10 7:05 pm Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 0–1  2,271 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 11 5:05 pm Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Mackenzie L 1–6  1,937 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 18 7:05 pm Clarkson* Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 6–2  10,556 1–2–0
October 24 7:05 pm Air Force Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 5–1  2,443 2–2–0 (1–2–0)
October 25 5:05 pm Air Force Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 7–3  2,373 3–2–0 (2–2–0)
October 31 7:05 pm at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Krbecek W 3–1  1,669 4–2–0
November 1 7:05 pm at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Krbecek W 4–1  1,502 5–2–0
November 7 7:05 pm Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 4–1  2,977 6–2–0 (3–2–0)
November 8 5:05 pm Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 3–2  3,407 7–2–0 (4–2–0)
November 14 7:05 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Krbecek W 2–1  512 8–2–0 (5–2–0)
November 15 7:05 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Krbecek W 3–2  512 9–2–0 (6–2–0)
November 18 7:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 1–2 OT 870 9–3–0 (6–3–0)
November 21 7:05 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Krbecek L 2–3  1,675 9–4–0 (6–4–0)
Friendship Four
November 28 2:00 pm vs. Miami* SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal)   Krbecek L 0–4  3,601 9–5–0
November 29 10:00 am vs. Sacred Heart* SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation Game)   Burnham L 0–3  4,101 9–6–0
December 5 7:05 pm Canisius Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 3–1  2,967 10–6–0 (7–4–0)
December 6 7:05 pm at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 2–4  1,267 10–7–0 (7–5–0)
December 29 7:05 pm at Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Krbecek L 2–3  2,246 10–8–0
January 2 7:05 pm at #8 Penn State* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 1–0  4,233 11–8–0
January 4 7:05 pm #8 Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN+ Krbecek L 3–7  6,269 11–9–0
January 9 7:05 pm Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey, SNP Krbecek W 4–1  2,208 12–9–0 (8–5–0)
January 10 7:05 pm Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey, SNP Krbecek W 3–2 OT 2,833 13–9–0 (9–5–0)
January 16 7:05 pm at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 3–5  1,192 13–10–0 (9–6–0)
January 17 7:05 pm Canisius Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 1–4  4,111 13–11–0 (9–7–0)
January 23 7:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 4–2  598 14–11–0 (10–7–0)
January 24 7:05 pm Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek T 3–3 SOW 3,533 14–11–1 (10–7–1)
January 30 7:05 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Krbecek T 2–2 SOW 985 14–11–2 (10–7–2)
January 31 7:05 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Krbecek W 3–1  943 15–11–2 (11–7–2)
February 6 7:05 pm at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 2–6  1,834 15–12–2 (11–8–2)
February 7 7:05 pm at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 3–2 OT 2,508 16–12–2 (12–8–2)
February 10 7:05 pm Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek W 2–1  2,057 17–12–2 (13–8–2)
February 20 7:05 pm Bentley Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 3–4  4,233 17–13–2 (13–9–2)
February 27 7:05 pm at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Krbecek L 1–5  751 17–14–2 (13–10–2)
February 28 7:05 pm at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Krbecek L 2–3  1,021 17–15–2 (13–11–2)
Atlantic Hockey America Tournament
March 6 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1) FloHockey Krbecek L 1–2 OT 988 17–16–2
March 7 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2) FloHockey Krbecek L 4–5 OT 1,092 17–17–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Note: USCHO did not release a week 12 poll
Note: USA Hockey did not release a week 12 poll

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Tigers. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Schedule". RIT Tigers. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  5. ^ "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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