2024–25 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Colgate Raiders
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Colgate Raiders; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Class of 1965 Arena
Record
Overall	10–8–2
Conference	5–2–1
Home	7–1–1
Road	3–7–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Harder
Assistant coaches	Zach Badalamenti; Anthony Walsh
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The 2024–25 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season will be the 95th season of play for the program and the 64th in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders will represent Colgate University, play their home games at the Class of 1965 Arena and be coached by Mike Harder in his 2nd season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Nick Anderson	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
Pierson Brandon	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
P. J. Garrett	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Levi Glasman	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Mechelen Golden Sharks)
Carter Gylander	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Detroit Red Wings)
Ethan Manderville	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Ryan McGuire	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Northeastern
Ross Mitton	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Maine
Niko Rexine	Forward	United States	Left program
Sebastian Tamburro	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Jack Brandt	Forward	United States	20	Columbus, OH
Simone Dadiè	Forward	Italy	21	Brunico, ITA
Antonio Fernandez	Defenseman	United States	20	San Jose, CA; transfer from Colorado College
Brett Merner	Defenseman	Canada	20	Nanaimo, BC
Max Nagel	Forward	United States	20	West St. Paul, MN
Jacob Napier	Defenseman	United States	21	Lancaster, NY; transfer from Western Michigan
Michael Neumeier	Defenseman	Canada	21	Kerrobert, SK
Jack Olson	Goaltender	United States	21	St. Louis Park, MN
Ryan Spinale	Forward	United States	20	Plymouth, MA

Roster

As of July 30, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Andrew Takacs	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-02-27	Bowie, Maryland	New Jersey Titans (NAHL)	—
3	Michael Neumeier	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2003-02-27	Kerrobert, Saskatchewan	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
4	Reid Irwin	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1999-03-01	Victoria, British Columbia	Denver (NCHC)	—
5	Jacob Napier	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-03-31	Lancaster, New York	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
6	Bobby Metz	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-08-20	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
7	Simon Labelle	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-09-03	Ottawa, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
9	Nic Belpedio	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-09	Skokie, Illinois	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
10	Simone Dadiè	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-02-27	Brunico, Italy	Powell River Kings (NAHL)	—
11	Antonio Fernandez	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-10-11	San Jose, California	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
12	Daniel Panetta	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-05-20	Belleville, Ontario	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
13	Max Nagel	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2004-06-30	West St. Paul, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
14	Jack Brandt	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-06-14	Columbus, Ohio	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
15	Dom Foglia	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-09	Tinton Falls, New Jersey	Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL)	—
16	Ryan Sullivan	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-05-15	Calgary, Alberta	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)	—
18	Ben Raymond	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-22	Newton, Massachusetts	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—
19	Ryan Spinale	Freshman	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2004-02-09	Plymouth, Massachusetts	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
21	Niko Rexine	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-06-20	Syracuse, New York	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
22	Robby Newton	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-16	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	—
23	Owen Neuharth	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2001-10-25	Savage, Minnesota	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
24	Jake Schneider	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-12-24	Plymouth, Minnesota	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
25	Tommy Bergsland	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-23	Minnetrista, Minnesota	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
27	Brett Merner	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-01-11	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Nanaimo Clippers (USHL)	—
28	Alex DiPaolo	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2000-04-28	Oakville, Ontario	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
29	Brett Chorske	Senior	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-24	Edina, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
30	Nick Haas	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-11-11	Buffalo, New York	Chippewa Steel (NAHL)	—
35	Jack Olson	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-03-28	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—

Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	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
Dartmouth	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	19	11	8	6	1	1	30	19
#14 Quinnipiac	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	14	14	13	6	6	1	39	32
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
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^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	7:30 pm	at Connecticut*	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Takacs	L 2–4	2,300	0–1–0
October 6	7:30 pm	at Connecticut*	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haas	L 2–6	2,275	0–2–0
October 11	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 6–5 ^OT	805	1–2–0
October 12	4:00 pm	Sacred Heart*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Haas	T 3–3 ^OT	745	1–2–1
October 18	7:00 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell*	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Takacs	L 2–5	3,703	1–3–1
October 19	4:00 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell*	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Haas	L 1–2	3,027	1–4–1
October 25	7:00 pm	at RIT*	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey	Haas	W 5–4	3,170	2–4–1
October 26	5:00 pm	at RIT*	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey	Takacs	W 4–3	2,857	3–4–1
November 8	7:00 pm	Brown	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 5–3	1,234	4–4–1 (1–0–0)
November 9	7:00 pm	Yale	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Haas	L 3–4	1,206	4–5–1 (1–1–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	at #20 Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Takacs	W 4–2	2,238	5–5–1 (2–1–0)
November 16	7:00 pm	at #17 Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Takacs	T 4–4 ^SOW	2,381	5–5–2 (2–1–1)
November 22	7:00 pm	Princeton	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 2–1	815	6–5–2 (3–1–1)
November 23	7:00 pm	#18 Quinnipiac	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 3–2	886	7–5–2 (4–1–1)
November 26	7:00 pm	at Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Takacs	L 2–3	5,165	7–6–2
November 27	7:00 pm	at Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Takacs	L 1–7	5,376	7–7–2
December 6	7:00 pm	at #12 Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+, SNY	Takacs	L 2–3 ^OT	4,267	7–8–2 (4–2–1)
December 7	7:00 pm	#12 Cornell	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 6–3	2,222	8–8–2 (5–2–1)
January 4	4:00 pm	Concordia*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Haas	W 7–4	—
January 10	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 2–1	903	9–8–2
January 11	4:00 pm	Long Island*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 3–1	612	10–8–2
January 17	7:00 pm	at #16 Quinnipiac	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Takacs	L 3–6	2,734	10–9–2 (5–3–1)
January 18	7:00 pm	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Takacs	W 6–4	2,050	11–9–2 (6–3–1)
January 24	7:00 pm	Dartmouth	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	W 3–2	1,237	12–9–2 (7–3–1)
January 25	7:00 pm	Harvard	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Takacs	L 1–4	1,243	12–10–2 (7–4–1)
January 31	7:00 pm	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+
February 1	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
February 7	7:00 pm	Union	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
February 8	7:00 pm	Rensselaer	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
February 14	7:00 pm	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 15	7:00 pm	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
February 22	7:00 pm	Clarkson	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	at Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+
March 1	4:00 pm	at St. Lawrence	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
*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 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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v t e Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey
Formerly the Colgate Red Raiders
Playing venues	Taylor Lake (1916–1922) Starr Rink (1959–2016) Class of 1965 Arena (2016–present)
Head coaches	James Ballantine (1920–1922, 1927–1928) Raymond A. Watkins (1928–1932) J. Howard Starr (1932–1941, 1945–1950) Gregory Batt (1942–1943) Albert Prettyman (1943–1944) Tom Dockrell (1950–1951) Olav Kollevoll (1957–1965) Ron Ryan (1965–1972) Brad Houston (1972–1975) Jim Higgins (1975–1977) Terry Slater (1977–1991) Brian Durocher (1991–1992) Don Vaughan (1992–2003, 2004–2023) Stan Moore (2003–2004) Mike Harder (2023–Present)
Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1920–21 1921–22 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 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	Tri-State League (1950–1951) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
All-time leaders	Mike Harder (214 Points) Dan Fridgen (114 Goals) Dan Brenzavich/Steve Silverthorn (55 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1990
NCAA Tournament appearances	1981 1990 2000 2005 2014 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1990 2023
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