2024–25 St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey season

2024–25 St. Lawrence Saints
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceAppleton Arena
Record
Overall5–11–1
Conference1–4–1
Home4–4–0
Road1–5–1
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrent Brekke
Assistant coachesTommy Hill
Mike Aikens
Cam Doomany
Captain(s)
  • Drake Burgin
  • Philippe Chapleau
  • Ty Naaykens
  • Mason Waite
St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 St. Lawrence Saints Men's ice hockey season will be the 85th season of play for the program and the 64th in ECAC Hockey. The Saints will represent St. Lawrence University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Appleton Arena and be coached by Brent Brekke in his sixth season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Grant Adams Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Josh Boyer Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Atlanta Gladiators)
Cameron Buhl Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Max Dorrington Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Luke Erickson Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Ben Kraws Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Dallas Stars)
Tucker McIntosh Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Anthony Mollica Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Reilly Moran Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Diables Rouges de Valenciennes)
Justin Paul Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Lakehead
Logan Ritchie Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Luc Salem Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Nick Trela Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Long Island

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Isack Bandu Defenseman  Canada 23 Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC; transfer from Northern Michigan
Dominic Basse Goaltender  United States 23 Alexandria, VA; graduate transfer from St. Cloud State; selected 167th overall in 2019
Spencer Bell Forward  Canada 20 Warman, SK
Nicholas Beneteau Defenseman  Canada 21 Windsor, ON
Jake Bernadet Forward  United States 21 South Burlington, VT
Reilly Connors Forward  United States 24 Madison, CT; transfer from Yale
Sam Hall Defenseman  United States 19 Far Hills, NJ
Evan Orloff Defenseman  United States 21 Kensington, MD; transfer from Yale
Isaac Tremblay Forward  Canada 19 Granby, QC
Gabriel Westling Forward  Sweden 20 Mora, SWE
Jack Wieneke Goaltender  United States 21 Plymouth, MN

Roster

As of September 16, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Cameron Smith Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-01-21 Westchester, New York P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL) —
3 Maryland Evan Orloff Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-09 Kensington, Maryland Maine Nordiques (NAHL) —
4 Manitoba Mason Waite (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-04-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
7 New Jersey Sam Hall Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-12-16 Far Hills, New Jersey Okotoks Oilers (BCHL) —
8 Ontario Oak MacLeod Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-04-04 Caledonia, Ontario New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) —
9 Quebec Philippe Chapleau (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-06 Longueuil, Quebec Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
10 Czech Republic Tomáš Mazura Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-09-23 Sezemice, Czech Republic Providence (HEA) EDM, 162nd overall 2019
11 New York (state) Will Arquiett Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-06-25 Brasher Falls, New York Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
12 Quebec Greg Lapointe Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-01-01 Granby, Quebec Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
13 Connecticut Reilly Connors Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-17 Madison, Connecticut Yale (ECAC) —
15 Manitoba Evan Mitchell Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-13 Winnipeg, Manitoba Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) —
16 Ontario Drake Burgin (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-22 Kanata, Ontario Blackfalds Bulldogs (AJHL) —
17 Sweden Gabe Westling Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2003-10-18 Mora, Sweden Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
18 British Columbia Tyler Cristall Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-05-13 Vancouver, British Columbia West Kelowna Warriors (NAHL) —
19 Vermont Jacob Bernadet Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2003-09-12 South Burlington, Vermont Maine Nordiques (NAHL) —
21 Quebec Isack Bandu Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-03 Montreal, Quebec Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
22 Manitoba Ty Naaykens (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-27 Winnipeg, Manitoba Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
23 Pennsylvania Jan Olenginski Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-03-23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Madison Capitols (USHL) —
24 Saskatchewan Spencer Bell Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-10-04 Warman, Saskatchewan Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) —
25 Latvia Fēlikss Gavars Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2002-05-15 Riga, Latvia Fargo Force (USHL) —
26 Connecticut Jake Lammens Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-03 Norwalk, Connecticut Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
27 Quebec Isaac Tremblay Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-09-24 Granby, Quebec Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
28 Ontario Nicholas Beneteau Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-09-12 Windsor, Ontario Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
29 Minnesota Gunnar Thoreson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-03-19 Andover, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
31 Virginia Dominic Basse Graduate G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-04-22 Alexandria, Virginia St. Cloud State (NCHC) CHI, 167th overall 2019
32 Massachusetts Mason Kucenski Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-08 Gill, Massachusetts Madison Capitols (USHL) —
33 Minnesota Jack Wieneke Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-08 Plymouth, Minnesota Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
34 Slovakia Ján Lašák Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-08-11 Šurany, Slovakia Janesville Jets (NAHL) —

Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings
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# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:00 pm RIT* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski W 3–2 OT 1,235 1–0–0
October 6 4:00 pm Canisius* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski W 5–2  1,079 2–0–0
October 11 7:00 pm #20 Notre Dame* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski L 1–4  1,510 2–1–0
October 12 7:00 pm Niagara* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski W 4–3  1,250 3–1–0
October 18 7:00 pm Ferris State* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski L 0–1  — 3–2–0
October 19 7:00 pm Ferris State* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski W 8–0  905 4–2–0
October 25 7:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Kucenski L 2–3  6,292 4–3–0
October 26 4:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Kucenski L 1–3  6,141 4–4–0
November 1 7:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Basse L 0–4  154 4–5–0
November 8 7:30 pm at Simon Fraser* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+   W 4–0  1,005
November 15 7:00 pm at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Kucenski L 0–4  1,724 4–6–0 (0–1–0)
November 16 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+ Kucenski L 2–3  1,885 4–7–0 (0–2–0)
November 22 7:00 pm Yale Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Kucenski L 1–5  851 4–8–0 (0–3–0)
November 23 7:00 pm Brown Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Basse L 1–2 OT 1,042 4–9–0 (0–4–0)
Adirondack Winter Invitational
November 29 4:00 pm vs. #16 Massachusetts Lowell* Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 1) ESPN+ Kucenski L 0–2  2,407 4–10–0
November 30 4:00 pm vs. #10 Providence* Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 2) ESPN+ Basse L 1–2  2,237 4–11–0
December 6 7:00 pm at #13 Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Kucenski W 3–2  2,018 5–11–0 (1–4–0)
December 7 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Kucenski T 0–0 SOL — 5–11–1 (1–4–1)
January 4 7:00 pm at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+       
January 10 7:00 pm Rensselaer Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
January 11 7:00 pm Union Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
January 17 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 18 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+       
January 24 7:00 pm Clarkson Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+       
January 25 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+       
January 31 7:00 pm Cornell Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
February 1 7:00 pm Colgate Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
February 7 7:00 pm at Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 8 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+       
February 14 7:00 pm Harvard Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
February 15 7:00 pm Dartmouth Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
February 21 7:00 pm at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+       
February 22 7:00 pm at Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm Princeton Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
March 1 7:00 pm Quinnipiac Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 RV
USA Hockey NR

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved September 5, 2023.