2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	Hart Center
Record
Overall	8–8–1
Conference	7–4–1
Home	5–4–0
Road	3–4–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bill Riga
Assistant coaches	Castan Sommer; Drew Michals; Connor Mauro
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The 2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season will be the 59th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Crusaders will represent the College of the Holy Cross, play their home games at the Hart Center and be coached by Bill Riga in his 4th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Alec Cicero	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Canisius
Tyler Ghirardosi	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Jason Grande	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Springfield Thunderbirds)
Matthew Guerra	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Jake Higgins	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Northeastern
Jack Ricketts	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Jack Robilotti	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
Charlie Spence	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Lucas Thorne	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Michael Abgrall	Forward	Canada	20	Richmond, BC; transfer from Omaha
Ryan Buckley	Defenseman	United States	20	Warwick, RI
Anthony Carone	Forward	United States	21	Pittsburgh, PA
Lachlan Getz	Defenseman	United States	22	Northfield, IL; transfer from Michigan Tech
Timothy Heinke	Forward	United States	22	Kensington, CT; transfer from Quinnipiac
Owen Kim	Forward	Canada	20	North Vancouver, BC
Malachi Klassen	Goaltender	Canada	21	Winkler, MB
Matt Kursonis	Forward	United States	20	Worcester, MA
Ben LeFranc	Defenseman	Canada	21	Penticton, BC
Edward Moskowitz	Forward	Canada	21	Toronto, ON
Jarrod Smith	Forward	Canada	20	West Vancouver, BC

Roster

As of August 12, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Louden Hogg	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-10-18	Cheyenne, Wyoming	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
2	Lachlan Getz	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-01	Northfield, Illinois	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
3	Brody Gagno	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-07-29	South Surrey, British Columbia	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
5	Will Troutwine	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-23	Eveleth, Minnesota	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
6	Timothy Heinke	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-02	Kensington, Connecticut	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
7	Anthony Carone	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-07-30	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
8	Ryan Buckley	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-01-06	Warwick, Rhode Island	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
10	Liam McLinskey	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-02-20	Pearl River, New York	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
11	Michael Abgrall	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-10-25	Richmond, British Columbia	Omaha (NCHC)	—
12	Matt Kursonis	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-03-05	Worcester, Massachusetts	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
13	Will Elias	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-01-28	Weston, Massachusetts	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
14	Matt Shatsky	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-04-29	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)	—
15	Jarrod Smith	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2004-01-22	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL)	—
17	Matt DeBoer	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-02	Las Vegas, Nevada	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
18	Ty Gagno	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-01	Langley, British Columbia	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
19	Jack Stockfish	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-09-30	North Bay, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
20	Devin Phillips	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-07-12	Raleigh, North Carolina	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
21	Owen Kim	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2004-05-02	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
22	Edward Moskowitz	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-05-29	Toronto, Ontario	Blackfalds Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
23	Ben LeFranc	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-08-14	Penticton, British Columbia	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
24	John Gelatt	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-29	Middletown, New Jersey	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
27	Mack Oliphant	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-28	Northbrook, Illinois	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
28	Jack Seymour	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-04-06	Chelsea, Quebec	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
29	Conner Welsh	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2004-01-02	Greenwich, Connecticut	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
31	Malachi Klassen	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2003-09-09	Winkler, Manitoba	Winkler Flyers (MJHL)	—
33	Thomas Gale	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-06-10	Kirkland, Quebec	P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (NCDC)	—
34	Joe Solimine	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-03-03	Middleton, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
37	Nic Petruolo	Senior (RS)	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-01-29	Neshanic Station, New Jersey	Union (ECAC)	—
40	Michael Hodge	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	2000-05-30	Calgary, Alberta	Union (ECAC)	—

Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bentley	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	24	36	21	14	9	4	1	45	30
Niagara	11	6	3	2	0	1	1	22	35	27	15	7	5	3	48	42
Sacred Heart	10	6	3	1	0	1	1	21	33	27	14	7	5	2	46	45
Army	11	5	6	0	0	0	0	15	25	32	12	5	7	0	28	36
Air Force	8	5	3	0	1	0	0	14	13	11	16	8	8	0	28	46
Canisius	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	13	23	13	13	4	8	1	33	41
Holy Cross	9	4	4	1	1	0	1	12	25	21	14	5	8	1	36	40
American International	8	3	5	0	0	1	0	10	18	23	14	4	9	1	29	46
RIT	9	2	6	1	0	0	1	7	21	32	14	3	10	1	34	48
Mercyhurst	12	2	9	1	1	0	0	6	28	44	16	2	13	1	37	60
Robert Morris	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	5	17	23	11	4	5	2	34	32
Championship: March 21, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	7:00 pm	at #3 Boston University*	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Gale	L 2–5	6,150	0–1–0
October 11	7:00 pm	Connecticut*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	W 4–3	1,063	1–1–0
October 12	3:30 pm	at Connecticut*	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Gale	L 1–3	2,584	1–2–0
October 19	7:00 pm	Army	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	L 0–1	692	1–3–0
October 20	5:00 pm	Army	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	W 5–3	809	2–3–0
October 25	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gale	W 2–1 ^OT	2,579	3–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 26	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Gale	L 1–2	2,448	3–4–0 (1–1–0)
November 1	7:00 pm	#20 Massachusetts Lowell*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN	Gale	L 4–5 ^OT	1,002	3–5–0
November 2	7:00 pm	#14 Quinnipiac*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN	Gale	L 0–3	2,100	3–6–0
November 7	7:00 pm	American International	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	W 5–2	661	4–6–0 (2–1–0)
November 8	7:00 pm	American International	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN+	Gale	L 2–3	814	4–7–0 (2–2–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey	Gale	T 3–3 ^SOL	672	4–7–1 (2–2–1)
November 16	5:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey	Gale	L 2–3	656	4–8–1 (2–3–1)
November 22	7:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Gale	W 5–3	2,080	5–8–1 (3–3–1)
November 29	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	W 6–1	771	6–8–1 (4–3–1)
November 30	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN+	Gale	W 4–1	922	7–8–1 (5–3–1)
December 6	1:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Gale	W 1–0 ^OT	362	8–8–1 (6–3–1)
December 7	1:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Cancelled due to a lack of goaltenders^[2]
December 31	2:00 pm	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
January 3	6:30 pm	vs. Omaha*	Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal)
January 4	TBD	vs. Michigan Tech / Massachusetts Lowell*	Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup)
January 10	TBD	Robert Morris	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 11	TBD	Robert Morris	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 17	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 18	6:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 24	9:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
January 25	7:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
February 1	7:30 pm	Canisius	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 2	3:00 pm	Canisius	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 7	7:00 pm	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey
February 8	5:00 pm	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey
February 13	6:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 14	6:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 20	7:00 pm	Bentley	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[3]

Scoring 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	26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

^ "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "untitled". Instagram. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[2] "untitled". Instagram. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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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 2023–24 2024–25
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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