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2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAHA
Home iceLECOM Harborcenter
Record
Overall5–11–2
Conference5–5–2
Home3–7–1
Road2–4–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachTrevor Large
Assistant coachesMax Mobley
Matt Hoover
Captain(s)Matt Vermaeten
Alternate captain(s)Jackson Decker
Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season will be the 45th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level, and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Golden Griffins will represent Canisius College, play their home games at the LECOM Harborcenter and be coached by Trevor Large in his 8th season.

Season

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Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Powell Connor Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Brenden Datema Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Atlanta Gladiators)
David Fessenden Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Randy Hernández Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Alexander Houston Goaltender  United States Left program (retired)
Max Kouznetsov Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Hudson Lambert Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Fayetteville Marksmen)
Griffin Loughran Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
Jack Lyons Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
David Melaragni Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Erik Urbank Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ben Bonisteel Goaltender  Canada 21 Fenwick, ON
Alec Cicero Forward  United States 23 Williamsville, NY; graduate transfer from Holy Cross
Mikey Colella Forward  United States 25 Turnersville, NJ; graduate transfer from Northern Michigan
Ryan Gillespie Forward  Canada 21 Toronto, ON
Cole Kodsi Forward  United States 24 Boca Raton, FL; graduate transfer from Union
Luke Marshall Defenseman  Canada 20 Saskatoon, SK
Carter Patterson Defenseman  Canada 20 Burlington, ON
Dominic Payne Defenseman  Canada 19 North Vancouver, BC
Hunter Price Defenseman  Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Kash Rasmussen Forward  Canada 23 Cochrane, AB; transfer from Michigan Tech
Petter Wickström Stumer Goaltender  Sweden 20 Stockholm, SWE

Roster

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As of August 7, 2024.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
4 United States Keegan Langefels Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-02 Eden Prairie, Minnesota New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL) —
5 Canada Robert Kincaid Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-13 Barrhead, Alberta Maine (HEA) —
8 Canada Matteo Giampa Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-09-03 Virgil, Ontario Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
9 United States Kyle Haskins Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-16 Huntington, Vermont Michigan State (Big Ten) —
12 United States Luke Farthing Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-04-21 Stoutsville, Ohio Ferris State (CCHA) —
13 United States Mikey Colella Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-06-12 Wenonah, New Jersey Northern Michigan Wildcats (CCHA) —
14 Canada Trey Funk Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-04-11 Redwood Meadows, Alberta Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
15 Canada Matt Vermaeten (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-01-04 Ottawa, Ontario Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) —
20 Canada Ryan Gillespie Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-01-31 Toronto, Ontario Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
23 United States Cooper Haar Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-04-26 Huntington Beach, California Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
24 United States Jackson Decker (A) Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-19 Algonquin, Illinois Chippewa Steel (NAHL) —
25 United States Jackson Nieuwendyk Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-09-04 Dallas, Texas Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
26 Switzerland Stefano Bottini Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-05-03 Lugano, Switzerland Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
27 Canada Dominic Payne Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2004-12-08 North Vancouver, British Columbia Sherwood Park Crusaders (BCHL) —
30 Canada Ethan Robertson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-02-22 Courtice, Ontario Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
33 Sweden Petter Wickström Stumer Freshman G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2004-09-03 Stockholm, Sweden Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
37 Canada Hunter Andrew Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-10-25 Virden, Manitoba Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
41 Canada Ben Bonisteel Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2004-04-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) —
44 Canada Luke Marshall Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-06-20 Fenwick, Ontario Brooks Bandits (BCHL) —
47 United States Grant Porter Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-21 Weston, Massachusetts Providence (HEA) —
53 Canada Jack Budd Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-08-29 Toronto, Ontario Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
55 Canada Christian MacDougall Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-13 Toronto, Ontario Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
57 Canada Carter Patterson Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-11-13 Burlington, Ontario Blackfalds Bulldogs (BCHL) —
61 Canada Hunter Price Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-10-25 Calgary, Alberta Sherwood Park Crusaders (BCHL) —
72 United States Alec Cicero Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-09 Williamsville, New York Holy Cross (AHA) —
73 Canada Cody Schiavon Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-01 West Kelowna, British Columbia Vermont (HEA) —
77 Canada Kash Rasmussen Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-04-20 Cochrane, Alberta Michigan Tech (CCHA) —
88 United States Killian Kiecker-Olson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-01-19 Andover, Minnesota Maine (HEA) —
91 Canada Alton McDermott Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-06-04 Oakville, Ontario Oakville Blades (OJHL) —
92 Canada Oliver Tarr Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-20 Uxbridge, Ontario Haliburton County Huskies (OJHL) —
94 United States Cole Kodsi Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-17 Delray Beach, Florida Union (ECAC) —

Standings

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2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 24 14 7 3 1 1 2 47 75 62 32 17 10 5 101 86
Holy Cross 22 16 4 2 4 0 1 47 78 39 30 17 11 2 96 69
Bentley 22 14 7 1 0 2 1 46 69 47 30 16 12 2 84 65
Niagara 22 13 7 2 2 2 1 42 77 56 30 15 12 3 102 85
Army 22 12 9 1 1 0 1 37 73 64 29 12 16 1 81 90
Air Force 22 10 12 0 2 3 0 31 47 47 32 13 18 1 65 88
Canisius 22 9 11 2 0 2 0 31 67 64 30 9 19 2 79 99
American International 20 8 12 0 0 2 0 26 52 60 28 10 17 1 71 90
Robert Morris 22 6 13 3 0 1 1 23 62 74 30 9 17 4 82 98
RIT 22 6 15 1 2 0 0 17 50 94 30 7 22 1 66 123
Mercyhurst 22 4 15 3 1 0 2 16 50 93 30 4 22 4 68 128
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:00 pm at Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Robertson L 1–2  3,030 0–1–0
October 6 4:00 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Robertson L 2–5  1,079 0–2–0
October 11 7:00 pm Rensselaer* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson L 3–6  901 0–3–0
October 12 5:00 pm Rensselaer* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Bonisteel L 3–8  538 0–4–0
October 22 6:00 pm Mercyhurst LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson W 6–3  489 1–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 25 7:00 pm #4 Michigan State* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson L 0–3  1,729 1–5–0
October 26 7:00 pm #4 Michigan State* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 1–4  1,604 1–6–0
November 1 6:00 pm Army LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson W 4–0  485 2–6–0 (2–0–0)
November 2 6:00 pm Army LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson W 6–1  1,029 3–6–0 (3–0–0)
November 8 9:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado FloHockey, Altitude 2 Robertson L 0–2  635 3–7–0 (3–1–0)
November 9 3:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado FloHockey, Altitude Bonisteel L 1–2  1,387 3–8–0 (3–2–0)
November 22 7:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Robertson W 3–2  1,257 4–8–0 (4–2–0)
November 23 5:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Wickström Stumer T 3–3 SOL 1,237 4–8–1 (4–2–1)
December 3 7:05 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Bonisteel W 6–4  1,923 5–8–1 (5–2–1)
December 6 7:00 pm Sacred Heart LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Bonisteel L 2–4  776 5–9–1 (5–3–1)
December 7 6:00 pm Sacred Heart LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Wickström Stumer T 3–3 SOL 752 5–9–2 (5–3–2)
December 14 1:00 pm Robert Morris LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 2–5  992 5–10–2 (5–4–2)
December 15 4:00 pm Robert Morris LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Bonisteel L 1–3  528 5–11–2 (5–5–2)
January 10 7:00 pm RIT LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson W 5–2  855 6–11–2 (6–5–2)
January 11 7:00 pm RIT LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Robertson W 5–2  1,064 7–11–2 (7–5–2)
January 17 7:00 pm at Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Robertson L 0–4  6,310 7–12–2
January 18 5:00 pm at Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Wickström Stumer L 2–3  6,573 7–13–2
January 24 1:00 pm at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Robertson W 4–2  108 8–13–2 (8–5–2)
January 25 5:00 pm at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Robertson L 2–3  287 8–14–2 (8–6–2)
January 28 7:00 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Wickström Stumer W 4–2  532 9–14–2 (9–6–2)
February 1 7:00 pm at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 2–3 OT 1,372 9–15–2 (9–7–2)
February 2 3:00 pm at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey, NESN Wickström Stumer L 1–4  953 9–16–2 (9–8–2)
February 7 7:00 pm Air Force LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 3–5  683 9–17–2 (9–9–2)
February 8 4:00 pm Air Force LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 2–3 OT 972 9–18–2 (9–10–2)
February 11 7:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 2–6  889 9–19–2 (9–11–2)
February 14 7:00 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Wickström Stumer L 3–4 OT 1,145 9–20–2 (9–12–2)
February 15 4:00 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Wickström Stumer W 5–3  1,407 10–20–2 (10–12–2)
February 21 7:00 pm Niagara LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey       
February 22 7:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

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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
USA Hockey

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Hockey Roster". Canisius Golden Griffins. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Ice Hockey Schedule". Canisius Golden Griffins. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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