Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey
| Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey | |
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| University | Bentley University |
| Conference | AHA |
| Head coach |
Ryan Soderquist 17th season, 203–292–73 (.422) |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Captain | Kyle Schmidt |
| Alternate captain(s) | Tanner Jago |
| Arena |
Bentley Arena Capacity: 2,117 (1,917 seats, 200 standing) Surface: 200' x 85' |
| Location | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Colors |
Blue and White[1] |
| Mascot | Flex the Falcon |
The Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Falcons are an original member of Atlantic Hockey,[2] The Falcons play their home games at the Bentley Arena on the school's campus in Waltham, Massachusetts, having moved into the new, on-campus arena in February of 2018. The Falcons are coached by former Falcon forward Ryan Soderquist ('00), the program's all-time scoring leader.
Roster
For the 2018–2019 Season (8/8/2018).[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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| 2 |  |
Nick Rutigliano | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-04-05 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | West Kelowna (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Tanner Jago | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-05-19 | Brandon, Manitoba | Portage (MJHL) | — |
| 6 | |
Brendan Hamblet | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-11-05 | Hopkinton, Massachusetts | Rivers (USHS–MA) | — |
| 7 | |
Connor Brassard | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-04-04 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | Jersey (USPHL) | — |
| 12 | |
David Giunta | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-04-10 | Lynnfield, Massachusetts | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Matthew Lombardozzi | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-06-27 | Leominster, Massachusetts | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 15 |  |
Luke Santerno | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-06-24 | Smithers, British Columbia | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Michael Zuffante | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-03-17 | Bloomingdale, Illinois | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Brett Orr | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-04-04 | Elkhorn, Manitoba | Portage (MJHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Jake Kauppila | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-01-19 | Gurnee, Illinois | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 21 |  |
Jonathan Desbiens | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-03-02 | Montreal, Quebec | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |  |
Ryner Gorowsky | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-02-02 | Lino Lakes, Minnesota | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 23 |  |
Matt Riggleman | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-11-11 | Milford, Michigan | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 24 |  |
Alexey Solovyev | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1994-09-08 | Moscow, Russia | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Cody DePourcq | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1995-03-10 | Penticton, British Columbia | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 27 |  |
Drew Callin | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1995-04-05 | Middleton, Wisconsin | Janesville (NAHL) | — |
| 28 |  |
Charlie Marchand | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-08-08 | Calgary, Alberta | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 29 |  |
Jake Bryniarski | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1995-06-10 | Rochester, New York | Bay State (USPHL) | — |
| 30 |  |
Aidan Pelino | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-11-18 | Oakville, Ontario | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
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Drew Best | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-07-01 | Plymouth, Michigan | Vermont (HEA) | — | |
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Will Garin | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-10-30 | Mound, Minnesota | Brooks (AJHL) | — | |
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Sam Kauppila | Sophomore (RS) | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-05-12 | Gurnee, Illinois | St. Lawrence (ECAC) | — | |
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Fraser Kirk | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-10-07 | Burlington, Ontario | Newmarket (OJHL) | — | |
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Jakov Novak | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-10-22 | Riverside, Ontario | Janesville (NAHL) | OTT, 188th overall 2018 | |
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Luke Orysiuk | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-06-19 | Edmonton, Alberta | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — | |
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Dylan Pitera | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-07-04 | Culver, Indiana | Culver (Midget AAA) | — | |
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Ethan Roswell | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-30 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — | |
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Will Schlagenhauf | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-10-12 | Carmel, Indiana | Muskegon (USHL) | — | |
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Brendan Walkom | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-01-28 | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Madison (USHL) | — |
Uniform
The Falcons have undergone a couple of uniform changes since the start of the 2010–2011 season. In accordance with the new Bentley brand, the Falcon's moved away from the white, navy and gold color scheme. The first switch made was to their road uniform. They moved from navy blue, with gold "Bentley" lettering, and white trim to a black uniform with a navy blue B in the middle and white trim. The new home uniforms were unveiled in the 2013–2014 season, and are still their current home uniforms. They are white with the Bentley back and grey B in the middle, navy blue and black trim, and black numbers/names on jerseys on the back. The new home jerseys were unveiled at Frozen Fenway on 12/28/2014. To start the 2014–2015 season, the Falcon's unveiled another new road uniform. This, their current road jersey, is black with navy blue "Bentley" lettering across the front, using white and navy trim with the Bentley crest on the shoulder. Both uniforms use black helmets, and black pants with a navy blue and white trim.
Home arena
The Falcons play at Bentley Arena, the program's new, on-campus arena. Ground was broken on the new arena in the summer of 2016, and completed in February of 2018. The Falcons played their first game in the new Arena on February 16th, against Army West Point.
The 76,000 square foot Bentley Arena was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge and built by Suffolk Construction. It has a capacity of 2,207 for hockey games.
History
Hockey at Bentley began as a modest club team organized by students in the mid 1960's. Bentley Hall of Famer Reg Pearless was the first captain. The team gained official varsity status beginning with the 1977-78 season, and claimed consecutive ECAC Division III championships in 1980 and 1981.
The program made a provisional move to Division I for the 1998-99 season, and became a full Division I member for the following season, being a member of the MAAC. The Falcons then became one of the founding members of Atlantic Hockey when the league was founded for the 2003-04 season.
The team played its home games at the John A. Ryan Arena in Watertown from 1977-2018, before they moved into their new, on-campus home, Bentley Arena in February of 2018.[4]
Season-by-season results[5]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Joe Quinn (ECAC DIII) (1977–1980) | |||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Joe Quinn | 10–9–0 | 9–7–0 | ||||||
| 1978–1979 | Joe Quinn | 7–11–0 | 7–7–0 | ||||||
| 1979–1980 | Joe Quinn | 15–6–0 | 15–3–0 | Won ECAC DIII Playoffs (7–6 (OT) vs. RIT) | |||||
| Joe Quinn: | 32–26–0 | 31–17–0 | |||||||
| Tim Flynn (ECAC DIII) (1980–1984) | |||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Tim Flynn | 20–1–0 | 17–0–0 | Won ECAC DIII Playoffs (6–3 vs. Southeastern Mass) | |||||
| 1981–1982 | Tim Flynn | 14–10–0 | 12–3–0 | Lost in ECAC DIII Finals (1–4 vs. UMass Boston) | |||||
| 1982–1983 | Tim Flynn | 9–10–2 | 9–4–1 | ||||||
| 1983–1984 | Tim Flynn | 13–11–0 | 11–5–0 | Lost in ECAC DIII Semifinals (5–10 vs. Amherst) | |||||
| Tim Flynn: | 56–32–2 | 49–12–1 | |||||||
| Mark Canavan (ECAC DIII) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Mark Canavan | 5–15–0 | 5–9–0 | ||||||
| Mark Canavan: | 5–15–0 | 5–9–0 | |||||||
| Tom Apprille (ECAC DIII, ECAC DII) (1985–1993) | |||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Tom Apprille | 8–13–0 | 8–9–0 | ||||||
| 1986–1987 | Tom Apprille | 9–13–0 | 9–11–0 | ||||||
| 1987–1988 | Tom Apprille | 9–13–0 | 9–12–0 | ||||||
| 1988–1989 | Tom Apprille | 8–14–1 | 8–13–1 | ||||||
| 1989–1990 | Tom Apprille | 8–14–2 | 8–14–2 | ||||||
| 1990–1991 | Tom Apprille | 10–14–1 | 9–14–1 | ||||||
| 1991–1992 | Tom Apprille | 7–13–3 | 7–12–3 | ||||||
| 1992–1993 | Tom Apprille | 10–13–1 | 4–9–1 | ||||||
| Tom Apprille: | 69–107–8 | 62–94–8 | |||||||
| Jim McAdam (ECAC DII, MAAC D1) (1993–2002) | |||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Jim McAdam | 13–10–1 | 7–6–1 | Lost in First Round (4–10 vs. Fitchburg St.) | |||||
| 1994–1995 | Jim McAdam | 10–10–6 | 6–4–4 | ||||||
| 1995–1996 | Jim McAdam | 15–11–1 | 9–4–1 | Lost in Semifinals (3–7 vs. UMass Dartmouth) | |||||
| 1996–1997 | Jim McAdam | 18–9–1 | 12–2–0 | Lost in First Round (4–5 (ot) vs. Framingham St.) | |||||
| 1997–1998 | Jim McAdam | 16–10–0 | 10–4–0 | Lost in First Round (6–9 vs. UMass Dartmouth) | |||||
| 1998–1999 | Jim McAdam | 14–12–1 | |||||||
| 1999–2000 | Jim McAdam | 7–23–2 | 7–18–2 | Lost in First Round of MAAC Playoffs (2–9 vs. Quinnipiac) | |||||
| 2000–2001 | Jim McAdam | 4–23–2 | 3–21–2 | ||||||
| 2001–2002 | Jim McAdam | 4–26–2 | 4–20–2 | ||||||
| Jim McAdam: | 101–134–16 | 58–79–12 | |||||||
| Ryan Soderquist (MAAC, Atlantic Hockey) (2002–Present) | |||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Ryan Soderquist | 15–19–0 | 13–13–0 | Lost in Semifinals of MAAC Playoffs (2–10 vs. Mercyhurst) | |||||
| 2003–2004 | Ryan Soderquist | 9–19–4 | 7–13–4 | 7th | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (4–5 vs. Mercyhurst) | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Ryan Soderquist | 8–20–6 | 6–13–5 | 7th | Lost in Semifinals of AHA Tournament (1–4 vs. Quinnipiac) | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Ryan Soderquist | 15–17–5 | 11–12–5 | 4th | Lost in Finals of AHA Tournament (2–5 vs. Holy Cross) | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Ryan Soderquist | 12–22–1 | 11–17–0 | 7th | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (2–6 vs. Army) | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Ryan Soderquist | 9–21–6 | 9–13–6 | 8th | Lost in First Round of AHA Tournament (2–9, 1–3 vs. Air Force) | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Ryan Soderquist | 19–17–2 | 15–11–2 | 4th | Lost in Semifinals of AHA Tournament (0–3 vs. Air Force) | ||||
| 2009–2010 | Ryan Soderquist | 12–19–4 | 10–15–3 | 8th | Lost in First Round of AHA Tournament (1–2 vs. UConn) | ||||
| 2010–2011 | Ryan Soderquist | 10–18–6 | 9–13–5 | 10th | Lost in First Round of AHA Tournament (3–6 vs. Sacred Heart) | ||||
| 2011–2012 | Ryan Soderquist | 16–16–8 | 13–7–7 | 6th | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (4–5 (2ot), 0–3 vs. RIT) | ||||
| 2012–2013 | Ryan Soderquist | 12–20–3 | 10–14–3 | 10th | Lost in First Round of AHA Tournament (0–4, 1–2 vs. Canisus) | ||||
| 2013–2014 | Ryan Soderquist | 19–14–4 | 16–7–4 | 2nd | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (4–3 (ot), 4–5 (2ot), 2–3 vs. Canisus) | ||||
| 2014–2015 | Ryan Soderquist | 17–15–5 | 14–9–5 | 4th | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (0–1 (ot), 5–2, 2–3 vs. Mercyhurst) | ||||
| 2015–2016 | Ryan Soderquist | 14–20–6 | 9–13–6 | 8th | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (4–3), 1–4, 3–6 vs. Robert Morris) | ||||
| 2016–2017 | Ryan Soderquist | 13–19–7 | 12–15–6 | 8th | Lost in Quarterfinals of AHA Tournament (0-4, 1-2 vs. Air Force) | ||||
| Ryan Soderquist: | 187–257–58 | 153–170–55 | |||||||
| Total: | 450–571–86 (.445) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notable alumni
Brett Gensler: Gensler, graduated in 2014 as the programs all-time points leader at the Division I level, behind only Coach Ryan Soderquist. He was responsible for two of the three 50-point seasons in Bentley history, Gensler earned first-team All-Atlantic Hockey honors each of his last three years and was the recipient of the 2012 Walter Brown Award as the top American-born player in New England. He concluded his career with 73 goals (a Bentley Division I record), a school-record 94 assists and 167 points, second most in program history.
After completing his Bentley career, Gensler signed with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.
Max French: Graduating in 2017, French finished his career as the Falcons all-time 5th best point scorer and 4th best goal scorer. French was an assistant captain to Andrew Gladiuk in 2015-2016 as a Junior and was named captain of the Falcons in his final season. French also earned All-Atlantic Hockey First Team honors in both his Junior and Senior seasons. During his time at Bentley, French racked up 143 points (67 goals, 76 assists) in 138 career games to join Gensler and Gladiuk as the only Falcons to average over a point per game at the Division I level.
Upon completion of his Senior season, French was invited to an ATO with the Utica Comets of the AHL, but never found the starting lineup in his short few weeks with the team.
On July 12 2017, the Texas Stars, AHL affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, signed French for the upcoming 2017-2018 season. This signing marked the first time a Bentley alum had been signed to a professional contract at the AHL level or above.
References
- ↑ "Bentley University Color Palette". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Bentley Falcons Men's Hockey". U.S. College Hockey Online. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "2018–19 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley University. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ↑ BentleyFalcons.com
- ↑ "Bentley Falcons Men's Hockey" (PDF). Bentley Falcons Program History. Retrieved October 9, 2014.