2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | AHA |
| Home ice | Martire Family Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 23–13–3 |
| Conference | 15–8–3 |
| Home | 12–6–2 |
| Road | 10–5–1 |
| Neutral | 1–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | C. J. Marottolo |
| Assistant coaches | Scott McDougall Steve Bergin Chris Azzano |
| Captain(s) | Mikey Adamson Reid Pabich |
| Alternate captain(s) | John Driscoll Marcus Joughin |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The 2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season will be the 33rd season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and the 2nd in Atlantic Hockey America. The Pioneers will represent Sacred Heart University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Martire Family Arena and be coached by C. J. Marottolo in his 17th season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Blanchard | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Cullen DeYoung | Goaltender | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Max Dorrington | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders) |
| Brendan Dumas | Forward | United States | Transferred to Trinity |
| Daniel Ebrahim | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder) |
| Willyam Gendron | Forward | Canada | Transferred to McGill |
| Tyler Ghirardosi | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Matthew Guerra | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Wichita Thunder) |
| Rylee Hlusiak | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Toronto |
| John Jaworski | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Brendan Kennette | Defenseman | Canada | Left program (retired) |
| Jack O'Dea | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Cole O'Donnell | Goaltender | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Hunter Sansbury | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades) |
| Garrett Sundquist | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Barnes | Forward | Canada | 23 | Cornwall, ON; transfer from American International |
| David Brandes | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Toronto, ON |
| Gavin Bryant | Forward | United States | 21 | Ingersoll, ON |
| Noah Ellis | Defenseman | United States | 23 | Urbandale, IA; transfer from Omaha; selected 184th overall in 2020 |
| Ray Fust | Forward | Switzerland | 22 | Bellinzona, SUI; transfer from Clarkson |
| Jack Hillier | Forward | Canada | 20 | Petawawa, ON |
| Stéphane Huard | Forward | Canada | 23 | Blainville, QC; transfer from McGill |
| Teagan Kendrick | Goaltender | Canada | 21 | St. Albert, AB |
| Liam Lesakowski | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Buffalo, NY; transfer from Maine |
| Connor Smith | Goaltender | United States | 22 | West Haven, CT; joined from club team |
| Noah Van Vliet | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Toronto, ON |
| Ethan Wolthers | Forward | United States | 24 | Valencia, CA; transfer from Western Michigan |
Roster
As of August 2, 2025.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajeet Gundarah | Sophomore | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-05-09 | Richmond, British Columbia | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — | |
| 2 | Aiden VanRooyan | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-04-20 | Dakota Dunes, South Dakota | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | |
| 3 | Paul Minnehan | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2003-04-09 | Cypress, California | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | |
| 4 | John Driscoll (A) | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-08-19 | Eagle, Idaho | Army (AHA) | — | |
| 5 | Luke Amell | Sophomore | D/F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-09-02 | Mars, Pennsylvania | Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) | — | |
| 6 | Mikey Adamson (C) | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-08-16 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Massachusetts (HEA) | — | |
| 8 | Chase Ramsay | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-06-10 | Granite Springs, New York | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — | |
| 9 | Josh Barnes | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-09-27 | Cornwall, Ontario | American International (AHA) | — | |
| 10 | Liam Lesakowski | Junior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2003-12-12 | Buffalo, New York | Maine (HEA) | — | |
| 11 | Jake Hewitt | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-07-05 | Ashburnham, Massachusetts | Army (AHA) | — | |
| 13 | Gavin Bryant | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2004-07-24 | Ingersoll, Ontario | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | |
| 14 | Jack Hillier | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 159 lb (72 kg) | 2004-10-08 | Petawawa, Ontario | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — | |
| 17 | Vitaly Levyy | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-05-09 | Old Brookville, New York | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — | |
| 19 | Jake Bongo | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-04 | Ridgefield, Connecticut | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — | |
| 20 | David Brandes | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2004-01-24 | Toronto, Ontario | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — | |
| 21 | Noah Ellis | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2002-02-01 | Urbandale, Iowa | Omaha (NCHC) | VGK, 184th overall 2020 | |
| 22 | Noah Van Vliet | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 2004-02-18 | Toronto, Ontario | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | — | |
| 23 | Ray Fust | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 2002-10-23 | Bellinzona, Switzerland | Clarkson (ECAC) | — | |
| 24 | Michael Rubin | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2003-05-05 | Blauvelt, New York | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — | |
| 25 | Jérémi Tremblay | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-01-01 | Quebec City, Quebec | Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) | — | |
| 27 | Cole Galata | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-03-18 | Barrie, Ontario | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — | |
| 28 | Marcus Joughin (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-07-05 | Tecumseh, Ontario | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — | |
| 30 | Jack Spicer | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-04-28 | Rockville, Maryland | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — | |
| 33 | Teagan Kendrick | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2004-02-08 | St. Albert, Alberta | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — | |
| 71 | Stéphane Huard | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2002-01-06 | Blainville, Quebec | McGill (OUA) | — | |
| 72 | Connor Smith | Graduate | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | West Haven, Connecticut | Sacred Heart (ACHA) | — | ||
| 77 | Félix Trudeau | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 2002-09-24 | Terrebonne, Quebec | Maine (HEA) | — | |
| 86 | Charles-Edward Tardif | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2003-03-03 | Quebec City, Quebec | Maine Nordiques (NAHL) | — | |
| 91 | Reid Pabich (C) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-10-05 | Verona, Wisconsin | Maine (HEA) | — | |
| 98 | Ethan Wolthers | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2001-07-19 | Valencia, California | Western Michigan (NCHC) | — |
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 | 6:00 pm | Merrimack* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Exhibition) | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 0–3 | 523 | ||||
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | Simon Fraser* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Exhibition) | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 5–1 | 484 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 1–0 | 2,271 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| October 11 | 5:00 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 6–1 | 1,937 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| October 18 | 5:00 pm | Stonehill* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | L 2–3 | 2,634 | 2–1–0 | |||
| October 24 | 6:30 pm | at #14 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Gundarah | W 2–1 OT | 3,635 | 3–1–0 | ||||
| October 25 | 5:00 pm | at #14 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Gundarah | L 0–3 | 3,071 | 3–2–0 | ||||
| October 30 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 2–5 | 669 | 3–3–0 (2–1–0) | |||
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Gundarah | T 2–2 SOL | 971 | 3–3–1 (2–1–1) | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Air Force | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 1–4 | 3,191 | 3–4–1 (2–2–1) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Air Force | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 2–3 | 3,450 | 3–5–1 (2–3–1) | |||
| November 14 | 7:00 pm | Canisius | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 6–1 | 2,513 | 4–5–1 (3–3–1) | |||
| November 15 | 5:00 pm | Canisius | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–2 | 2,736 | 5–5–1 (4–3–1) | |||
| November 22 | 5:00 pm | Long Island* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 7–2 | 2,543 | 6–5–1 | |||
| Friendship Four | |||||||||||
| November 28 | 9:00 am | vs. #20 Union* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | Gundarah | L 1–8 | 3,511 | 6–6–1 | ||||
| November 29 | 10:00 am | vs. RIT* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation Game) | Gundarah | W 3–0 | 4,101 | 7–6–1 | ||||
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | Army | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | T 3–3 SOW | 2,360 | 7–6–2 (4–3–2) | |||
| December 6 | 5:00 pm | Army | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | L 0–2 | 2,588 | 7–7–2 (4–4–2) | |||
| December 30 | 4:00 pm | Robert Morris | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 5–2 | 2,524 | 8–7–2 (5–4–2) | |||
| January 3 | 4:00 pm | at Robert Morris | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 3–1 | 724 | 9–7–2 (6–4–2) | |||
| January 9 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 5–4 OT | 762 | 10–7–2 (7–4–2) | |||
| January 10 | 5:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 4–2 | 754 | 11–7–2 (8–4–2) | |||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | Bentley | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 3–2 | 2,222 | 12–7–2 (9–4–2) | |||
| January 17 | 6:00 pm | Bentley | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | T 4–4 SOL | 2,499 | 12–7–3 (9–4–3) | |||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 23 | 4:00 pm | vs. #6 Quinnipiac* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | YES | Kendrick | L 1–5 | 2,100 | 12–8–3 | |||
| January 24 | 4:00 pm | at Yale* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Consolation Game) | YES | Kendrick | W 3–2 | 2,521 | 13–8–3 | |||
| January 30 | 9:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado | FloHockey | Kendrick | L 2–5 | 2,418 | 13–9–3 (9–5–3) | |||
| January 31 | 7:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado | FloHockey | Kendrick | L 0–2 | 2,399 | 13–10–3 (9–6–3) | |||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 5–1 | 2,316 | 14–10–3 (10–6–3) | |||
| February 7 | 3:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Kendrick | L 1–2 | 3,427 | 14–11–3 (10–7–3) | |||
| February 13 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 4–0 | 1,511 | 15–11–3 (11–7–3) | |||
| February 14 | 6:00 pm | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Kendrick | L 1–5 | 1,218 | 15–12–3 (11–8–3) | |||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 5–1 | 2,858 | 16–12–3 (12–8–3) | |||
| February 21 | 6:00 pm | Holy Cross | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 5–2 | 3,750 | 17–12–3 (13–8–3) | |||
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–2 | 1,893 | 18–12–3 (14–8–3) | |||
| February 28 | 4:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Kendrick | W 4–3 | 2,586 | 19–12–3 (15–8–3) | |||
| Atlantic Hockey America Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 pm | Niagara* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 3–1 | 1,374 | 20–12–3 | |||
| March 7 | 5:00 pm | Niagara* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 2–1 | 1,613 | 21–12–3 | |||
| March 13 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 5–1 | 2,519 | 22–12–3 | |||
| March 14 | 5:00 pm | Robert Morris* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Gundarah | L 2–5 | 3,156 | 22–13–3 | |||
| March 15 | 5:00 pm | Robert Morris* | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 3) | FloHockey | Gundarah | W 5–0 | 2,610 | 23–13–3 | |||
| March 21 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (AHA Championship) | FloHockey | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
Rankings
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| 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 | Final |
| USCHO.com [4] | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
| USA Hockey[5] | RV | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | |||
Note: USCHO did not release a week 12 poll
Note: USA Hockey did not release a week 12 poll
References
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.