2024–25 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 RPI Engineers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Houston Field House
Record
Overall	6–8–2
Conference	1–5–0
Home	1–5–1
Road	5–3–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Dave Smith
Assistant coaches	Mathias Lange; Chuck Weber; Kārlis Zirnis
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The 2024–25 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season will be the 105th season of play for the program and the 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers will represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Houston Field House and be coached by Dave Smith in his 7th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Nick Ardanaz	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to British Columbia
Finn Brown	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Ryan Brushett	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Brendan Budy	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Carson Cherepak	Goaltender	Canada	Transferred to Lakehead
Danny Ciccarello	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Dylan Davies	Defenseman/Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
John Evans	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Lindenwood
Austin Heidemann	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Brett Miller	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Miami
Altti Nykänen	Forward	Finland	Graduation (retired)
C. J. Regula	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Lauri Sertti	Defenseman	Finland	Graduate transfer to American International

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Arvils Bergmanis	Defenseman	Latvia	24	Riga, LAT; transfer from Alaska
Mathieu Bourgault	Forward	Canada	21	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC
Félix Caron	Forward	Canada	19	Terrebonne, QC
Carson Dorfman	Goaltender	United States	20	Hermitage, TN
Noah Giesbrecht	Goaltender	Canada	25	South Surrey, BC; graduate transfer from Ferris State
Will Gilson	Defenseman	United States	23	Old Greenwich, CT; transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Brody Maguire	Defenseman	Canada	20	Calgary, AB
Elliott McDermott	Defenseman	Canada	25	Kingston, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Gustavs Ozoliņš	Defenseman	Latvia	21	Riga, LAT
Rainers Rullers	Forward	Latvia	19	Riga, LAT
Jagger Tapper	Forward	Canada	20	Calgary, AB
Jordan Tonelli	Forward	United States	24	Armonk, NY; graduate transfer from Brown

Roster

As of September 14, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Jimmy Goffredo	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-04-24	Mount Laurel, New Jersey	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
4	Elliott McDermott	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1999-02-03	Kingston, Ontario	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
6	Jack Agnew	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-22	Oakville, Ontario	Boston College (HEA)	—
7	Max Smolinski	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-02	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
8	William Gilson	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-06-28	Old Greenwich, Connecticut	Alaska Anchorage (NCAA)	—
9	Jordan Tonelli	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-06-30	Greenwich, Connecticut	Brown (ECAC)	—
10	Gustavs Ozoliņš	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-19	Riga, Latvia	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
11	Rainers Rullers	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-12-11	Riga, Latvia	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
13	Félix Caron	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2004-12-01	Terrebonne, Quebec	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
17	John Beaton	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-10-30	Stittsville, Ontario	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
18	Jakob Lee	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-12	Owen Sound, Ontario	Merrimack (HEA)	—
19	Sutter Muzzatti	Junior	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2003-06-28	Okemos, Michigan	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	NSH, 143rd overall 2023
20	Nathan Sullivan	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2004-05-31	Calgary, Alberta	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)	—
23	Nick Strom	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-03-21	Dayton, Minnesota	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
24	Jack Brackett	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-12-31	Manassas, Virginia	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
25	Dovar Tinling	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-03	Pointe-Claire, Quebec	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
27	Jake Gagnon (C)	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-04	Pointe-Claire, Quebec	Wellington Dukes (OJHL)	—
28	Tyler Hotson	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2003-03-17	Stratford, Ontario	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
31	Noah Giesbrecht	Graduate	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-04-18	White Rock, British Columbia	Ferris State (CCHA)	—
32	Carson Dorfman	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-10-06	Hermitage, Tennessee	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
34	Jack Watson	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-03-14	Toronto, Ontario	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
38	Arvils Bergmanis	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-12-29	Riga, Latvia	Alaska (NCAA)	—
43	Brad McNeil	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-15	Royal Oak, Michigan	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
44	Brody Maguire	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-04-08	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)	—
61	Lucas Matta	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-10-04	Kleinburg, Ontario	Western Michigan (BCHL)	—
71	Jérémie Payant	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-10-07	Saint-Lazare, Quebec	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
72	Jagger Tapper	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-10-01	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)	—
82	Mathieu Bourgault	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-03-31	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Colgate	6	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	21	16	16	7	7	2	49	58
#17 Dartmouth	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	19	11	8	6	1	1	30	19
#18 Quinnipiac	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	14	14	13	6	6	1	39	32
#20 Clarkson	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	11	3	16	9	5	2	46	33
Union	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	10	13	9	3	1	49	37
#16 Cornell	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	9	16	12	9	4	2	3	28	19
Yale	6	2	3	1	0	0	1	8	13	18	10	2	7	1	16	35
Brown	6	2	3	1	1	0	1	7	10	13	8	3	3	2	16	16
Harvard	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	12	11	8	3	4	1	21	23
Princeton	6	1	4	1	0	1	0	5	10	18	8	3	4	1	16	20
Rensselaer	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	10	15	12	5	6	1	38	44
St. Lawrence	4	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	4	14	15	4	11	0	29	40
Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 6	4:00 pm	at #14 Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+		W 2–1 ^OT
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 pm	at Canisius*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Watson	W 6–3	901	1–0–0
October 12	5:00 pm	at Canisius*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Giesbrecht	W 8–3	538	2–0–0
October 18	7:00 pm	Niagara*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Watson	T 3–3 ^OT	2,303	2–0–1
October 19	5:00 pm	Niagara*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	L 4–5 ^OT	2,676	2–1–1
October 25	7:00 pm	Union	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Watson	L 3–6	2,931	2–2–1 (0–1–0)
October 26	7:00 pm	at Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	L 3–4	2,076	2–3–1 (0–2–0)
November 1	7:00 pm	at Miami	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Giesbrecht	W 3–2 ^OT	1,476	3–3–1
November 2	7:00 pm	at Miami	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Giesbrecht	W 2–1	1,622	4–3–1
November 15	7:00 pm	Clarkson	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	L 1–3	2,451	4–4–1 (0–3–0)
November 16	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	W 3–2	1,885	5–4–1 (1–3–0)
November 30	7:00 pm	#5 Maine*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	L 0–6	2,117	5–5–1
December 1	3:00 pm	#5 Maine*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Watson	L 2–6	1,662	5–6–1
December 6	7:00 pm	at #18 Quinnipiac	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	L 1–3	3,223	5–7–1 (1–4–0)
December 7	7:00 pm	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Giesbrecht	L 2–6	1,850	5–8–1 (1–5–0)
December 14	3:00 pm	at Mercyhurst*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Watson	T 3–3 ^OT	1,021	5–8–2
December 15	3:00 pm	at Mercyhurst*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Giesbrecht	W 5–2	1,034	6–8–2
December 28	3:00 pm	New Hampshire*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 3	7:00 pm	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 4	7:00 pm	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
January 10	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
January 11	7:00 pm	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+
January 17	7:00 pm	Harvard	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 18	7:00 pm	Dartmouth	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 25	6:00 pm	vs. Union*	MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)
January 31	7:00 pm	Brown	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 1	7:00 pm	Yale	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 7	7:00 pm	at Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+
February 8	7:00 pm	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
February 14	7:00 pm	Princeton	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 15	7:00 pm	Quinnipiac	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+
February 22	7:00 pm	at Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	Colgate	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	Cornell	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

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 Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

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v t e RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
Formerly the RPI Bachelors
Playing venues	Houston Field House (1949–present)
Head coaches	Leroy Clark (1917–1923) W. J. Cook (1924–1925) Marvin Callan (1925–1931, 1936–1937) Ned Harkness (1949–1963) Rube Bjorkman (1963–1964) Garry Kearns (1964–1969) Leon Abbott (1969–1972) Jim Salfi (1972–1979) Mike Addesa (1979–1989) Buddy Powers (1989–1994) Dan Fridgen (1994–2006) Seth Appert (2006–2017) Dave Smith (2017– )
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1936–37 1937–38 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 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	Tri-State League (1950–1972) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Union Dutchmen Clarkson Golden Knights
Culture & lore	Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Frank Chiarelli (265 Points) Frank Chiarelli (155 Goals) Neil Little (58 Wins)
National championships	1954 1985
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1984 1985 1994 1995 2011
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1984 1985 1995
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY