2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Canisius Golden Griffins; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	LECOM Harborcenter
Record
Overall	5–11–2
Conference	5–5–2
Home	3–7–1
Road	2–4–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Trevor Large
Assistant coaches	Max Mobley; Matt Hoover
	Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey seasons; « 2023–24 2025–26 »

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

Departures

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

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

As of August 7, 2024.^[1]

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

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
Bentley	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	24	36	21	14	9	4	1	45	30
Niagara	11	6	3	2	0	1	1	22	35	27	15	7	5	3	48	42
Sacred Heart	10	6	3	1	0	1	1	21	33	27	14	7	5	2	46	45
Army	11	5	6	0	0	0	0	15	25	32	12	5	7	0	28	36
Air Force	8	5	3	0	1	0	0	14	13	11	16	8	8	0	28	46
Canisius	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	13	23	13	13	4	8	1	33	41
Holy Cross	9	4	4	1	1	0	1	12	25	21	14	5	8	1	36	40
American International	8	3	5	0	0	1	0	10	18	23	14	4	9	1	29	46
RIT	9	2	6	1	0	0	1	7	21	32	14	3	10	1	34	48
Mercyhurst	12	2	9	1	1	0	0	6	28	44	16	2	13	1	37	60
Robert Morris	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	5	17	23	11	4	5	2	34	32
Championship: March 21, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	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
January 11	7:00 pm	RIT	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
January 14	7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
January 17	7:00 pm	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
January 18	TBA	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania
January 24	1:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 25	5:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 1	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 2	3:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 7	7:00 pm	Air Force	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
February 8	4:00 pm	Air Force	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
February 11	7:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 14	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 15	4:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 21	7:00 pm	at 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

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

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

[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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v t e Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey
Formerly the Canisius Ice Griffs
Playing venues	Dann Memorial Ice Rink (1980–1991) Buffalo State Sports Arena (1991–2014) LECOM Harborcenter (2014–present)
Head coaches	Brian Cavanaugh (1980–1982, 1983–2004) Carl Koeppel (1982–1983) Clancy Seymour (2004–2005) Dave Smith (2005–2017) Trevor Large (2017–present)
Seasons	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	NYCHA (1982–1986) ECAC West (1987–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–Present)
Rivalries	Niagara Purple Eagles Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Mike Torrillo (265 Points) Mike Torrillo (121 Goals) Derek Slater (45 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2013 2023
Conference Tournament titles	Atlantic Hockey: 2013 2023
Canisius University Buffalo, New York