2024–25 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Bentley Falcons
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Bentley Falcons; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	Bentley Arena
Record
Overall	20–14–2
Conference	16–9–1
Home	13–5–1
Road	6–9–1
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Andy Jones
Assistant coaches	Tom Fiorentino; Riley Colvard
Captain(s)	Ethan Leyh
Alternate captain(s)	Stephen Castagna; Tucker Hodgson
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The 2024–25 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season will be the 48th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Falcons will represent Bentley University, play their home games at the Bentley Arena in Waltham, Massachusetts and will be coached by Andy Jones in his second season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Jonathan Bendorf	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Cooper Connell	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Nicholas Grabko	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Alaska
Ethan Harrison	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Josh Latta	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Danny Pearson	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Joshua Seeley	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Matt Thomson	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Oskar Kind Bakkevig	Forward	Norway	20	Oslo, NOR
Max Beckford	Goaltender	Canada	21	London, ON
Nick Bevilacqua	Goaltender	United States	21	Abington, MA
Jake Black	Forward	United States	22	Pomfret, CT; transfer from Connecticut
Artem Buzoberya	Forward	Ukraine	25	Kharkov, UKR; graduate transfer from Hobart
David Helledy	Defenseman	United States	21	Milwaukee, WI
Oliver Salo	Forward	Finland	21	Kaarina, FIN

Roster

As of August 4, 2024^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	David Helledy	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-05-04	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
4	Sam Duerr	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-03-22	Chicago, Illinois	Maine (HEA)	—
5	Nick Bochen	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-29	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
6	Seth Bernard-Docker	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-10-30	Canmore, Alberta	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
8	Oliver Salo	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-07-09	Kaarina, Finland	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
9	Jake Black	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-05	Pomfret, Connecticut	Connecticut (HEA)	—
10	Jimmy Doyle	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-02	Plainfield, Illinois	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
11	Ryan Mansfield	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-22	Burlington, Ontario	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
12	Artem Buzoverya	Graduate	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1999-09-12	Kharkov, Ukraine	Hobart (NEHC)	—
13	Peter Kramer	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-08	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
14	Pat Lawn	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-26	Waltham, Massachusetts	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
15	Oskar Kind Bakkevig	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-07-24	Oslo, Norway	Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
16	Kellan Hjartarson	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-23	Calgary, Alberta	Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL)	—
17	Stephen Castagna (A)	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-06	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
18	Arlo Merritt	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-01-31	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
19	Ethan Leyh (C)	Graduate (RS)	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-06-07	Anmore, British Columbia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
20	A. J. Hodges	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-24	Littleton, Colorado	Michigan State (Big Ten)	—
21	Nik Armstrong-Kingkade	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-05-01	Mannheim, Germany	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
22	Chase Davis	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-04-08	Alpharetta, Georgia	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
23	Tucker Hodgson (A)	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-06-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
24	Colton Cameron	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-07-07	Surrey, British Columbia	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
25	Garrett Horsager	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-02-02	Rosemount, Minnesota	Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL)	—
26	Kolby Amici	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-12-16	Orchard Park, New York	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
27	Ryan Nause	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-27	Riverview, New Brunswick	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
28	Tanner Main	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-03	Welland, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
29	Nick Bevilacqua	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-08-06	Abington, Massachusetts	P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC)	—
33	Connor Hasley	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2001-02-27	North Tonawanda, New York	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
35	Max Beckford	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-01-30	London, Ontario	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
38	Ryan Upson	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-22	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—

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
Holy Cross †	26	19	5	2	4	0	1	56	92	47	37	22	13	2	119	85
Sacred Heart	26	16	7	3	1	1	2	53	80	64	37	21	11	5	116	93
Bentley	26	16	9	1	1	2	1	51	79	57	36	20	14	2	100	75
Niagara	26	15	9	2	3	3	1	48	90	70	37	18	16	3	124	109
Army	26	14	10	2	2	0	2	44	84	74	36	16	18	2	102	109
Canisius	26	11	13	2	0	3	0	38	84	79	37	12	23	2	98	120
Air Force	26	11	13	2	2	3	1	37	59	58	40	16	21	3	86	112
American International	26	9	16	1	0	3	0	31	63	77	38	13	23	2	92	117
RIT	26	9	15	2	2	0	1	28	65	102	35	10	23	2	82	133
Robert Morris	26	7	15	4	1	2	1	27	72	86	35	10	20	5	95	115
Mercyhurst	26	4	19	3	1	0	2	16	59	113	35	4	27	4	77	150
Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 10, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular season
October 5	7:00 pm	#14 Massachusetts*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	L 4–5	2,143	0–1–0
October 6	4:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	FloHockey		L 5–6
October 12	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hasley	L 1–2 ^OT	4,372	0–2–0
October 18	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	T 1–1 ^OT	1,232	0–2–1
October 19	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Beckford	W 3–1	867	1–2–1
October 25	7:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Hasley	W 6–3	1,786	2–2–1 (1–0–0)
October 26	4:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Beckford	L 1–4	1,917	2–3–1 (1–1–0)
November 1	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 4–2	1,100	3–3–1 (2–1–0)
November 2	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Hasley	W 6–4	2,229	4–3–1 (3–1–0)
November 8	7:00 pm	RIT	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 5–0	1,050	5–3–1 (4–1–0)
November 9	4:00 pm	RIT	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	L 2–6	1,234	5–4–1 (4–2–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	American International	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Beckford	W 5–2	1,050	6–4–1 (5–2–0)
November 16	6:00 pm	American International	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 3–0	850	7–4–1 (6–2–0)
November 22	7:00 pm	Air Force	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 2–0	1,124	8–4–1 (7–2–0)
November 23	4:00 pm	Air Force	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 2–0	1,257	9–4–1 (8–2–0)
December 1	3:00 pm	at Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hasley	L 1–3	2,103	9–5–1
December 6	7:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Hasley	W 4–2	1,189	10–5–1 (9–2–0)
December 7	5:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Hasley	T 2–2 ^SOW	1,172	10–5–2 (9–2–1)
December 29	4:00 pm	vs. #4 Maine*	Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine	ESPN+	Hasley	W 4–2	5,893	11–5–2
January 3	7:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey	Hasley	L 2–3 ^OT	547	11–6–2 (9–3–1)
January 4	5:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey	Hasley	L 2–4	1,037	11–7–2 (9–4–1)
January 10	9:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado	FloHockey	Hasley	W 1–0	2,479	12–7–2 (10–4–1)
January 11	7:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado	FloHockey	Hasley	L 1–4	2,507	12–8–2 (10–5–1)
January 17	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	L 2–3 ^OT	1,580	12–9–2 (10–6–1)
January 18	6:00 pm	Holy Cross	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	L 1–5	1,522	12–10–2 (10–7–1)
January 21	7:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 6–1	258	13–10–2 (11–7–1)
January 25	7:00 pm	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Hasley	L 1–3	1,586	13–11–2
January 26	4:00 pm	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Bevilacqua	L 0–1 ^OT	1,337	13–12–2
February 4	7:00 pm	Army	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 5–2	1,367	14–12–2 (12–7–1)
February 7	7:00 pm	Robert Morris	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 1–0	1,467	15–12–2 (13–7–1)
February 8	6:00 pm	Robert Morris	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 6–0	1,210	16–12–2 (14–7–1)
February 14	7:00 pm	Canisius	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 4–3 ^OT	1,145	17–12–2 (15–7–1)
February 15	4:00 pm	Canisius	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	L 3–5	1,407	17–13–2 (15–8–1)
February 20	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hasley	W 3–0	1,655	18–13–2 (16–8–1)
February 22	6:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Hasley	L 0–2	1,655	18–14–2 (16–9–1)
Atlantic Hockey America tournament
March 7	7:00 pm	Canisius*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1)	FloHockey	Hasley	W 4–0	1,389	19–14–2
March 8	7:00 pm	Canisius*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2)	FloHockey	Hasley	W 2–0	1,204	20–14–2
March 14	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 1)	FloHockey
March 15	5:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 2)	FloHockey
March 16	5:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (AHA Semifinal Game 3)	FloHockey
*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 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Bentley University Hockey Schedule". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Bentley University Hockey Schedule". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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v t e Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey
Playing venues	John A. Ryan Arena (1977–2018) Bentley Arena (2018–Present)
Head coaches	Joe Quinn (1977–1980) Tim Flynn (1980–1984) Mark Canavan (1984–1985) Tom Apprille (1985–1993) Jim McAdam (1993–2002) Ryan Soderquist (2002–2023) Andy Jones (2023–present)
Seasons	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 3 (1977–1985) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC North/South/Central (1992–1998) MAAC (1999–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
Rivalries	Holy Cross Crusaders RIT Tigers American International Yellow Jackets Sacred Heart Pioneers
Culture & lore	JAR Pride Falcons Nest Fatheads
All-time leaders	Ryan Soderquist (173 Points) Ryan Soderquist (84 Goals) Branden Komm (47 Wins)
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