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2024–25 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

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2024–25 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceHouston Field House
Record
Overall11–17–2
Conference6–12–0
Home3–10–1
Road8–6–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDave Smith
Assistant coachesMathias Lange
Chuck Weber
Kārlis Zirnis
Captain(s)Jake Gagnon
Alternate captain(s)Jack Brackett
Elliott McDermott
Max Smolinski
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The 2024–25 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season will be the 105th season of play for the program and the 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers will represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Houston Field House and be coached by Dave Smith in his 7th season.

Season

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Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Nick Ardanaz Defenseman  Canada Transferred to British Columbia
Finn Brown Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Ryan Brushett Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Brendan Budy Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Carson Cherepak Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Lakehead
Danny Ciccarello Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Dylan Davies Defenseman/Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
John Evans Forward  Canada Transferred to Lindenwood
Austin Heidemann Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Brett Miller Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to Miami
Altti Nykänen Forward  Finland Graduation (retired)
C. J. Regula Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Lauri Sertti Defenseman  Finland Graduate transfer to American International

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Arvils Bergmanis Defenseman  Latvia 24 Riga, LAT; transfer from Alaska
Mathieu Bourgault Forward  Canada 21 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC
Félix Caron Forward  Canada 19 Terrebonne, QC
Carson Dorfman Goaltender  United States 20 Hermitage, TN
Noah Giesbrecht Goaltender  Canada 25 South Surrey, BC; graduate transfer from Ferris State
Will Gilson Defenseman  United States 23 Old Greenwich, CT; transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Brody Maguire Defenseman  Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Elliott McDermott Defenseman  Canada 25 Kingston, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Gustavs Ozoliņš Defenseman  Latvia 21 Riga, LAT
Rainers Rullers Forward  Latvia 19 Riga, LAT
Jagger Tapper Forward  Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Jordan Tonelli Forward  United States 24 Armonk, NY; graduate transfer from Brown

Roster

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As of September 14, 2024.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 United States Jimmy Goffredo Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-04-24 Mount Laurel, New Jersey Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
4 Canada Elliott McDermott (A) Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-03 Kingston, Ontario Massachusetts (HEA)
6 Canada Jack Agnew Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-22 Oakville, Ontario Boston College (HEA)
7 United States Max Smolinski (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-04-02 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL)
8 United States William Gilson Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-06-28 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Alaska Anchorage (NCAA)
9 United States Jordan Tonelli Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Greenwich, Connecticut Brown (ECAC)
10 Latvia Gustavs Ozoliņš Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-06-19 Riga, Latvia Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
11 Latvia Rainers Rullers Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-12-11 Riga, Latvia Madison Capitols (USHL)
13 Canada Félix Caron Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2004-12-01 Terrebonne, Quebec West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
17 Canada John Beaton Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-10-30 Stittsville, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
18 Canada Jakob Lee Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-12 Owen Sound, Ontario Merrimack (HEA)
19 United States Sutter Muzzatti Junior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2003-06-28 Okemos, Michigan Austin Bruins (NAHL) NSH, 143rd overall 2023
20 Canada Nathan Sullivan Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2004-05-31 Calgary, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
23 United States Nick Strom Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-21 Dayton, Minnesota Western Michigan (NCHC)
24 United States Jack Brackett (A) Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-12-31 Manassas, Virginia Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)
25 Canada Dovar Tinling Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-03 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Penticton Vees (BCHL)
27 Canada Jake Gagnon (C) Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-11-04 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Wellington Dukes (OJHL)
28 Canada Tyler Hotson Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2003-03-17 Stratford, Ontario Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
31 Canada Noah Giesbrecht Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-04-18 White Rock, British Columbia Ferris State (CCHA)
32 United States Carson Dorfman Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2003-10-06 Hermitage, Tennessee Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
34 Canada Jack Watson Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-03-14 Toronto, Ontario Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
38 Latvia Arvils Bergmanis Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-12-29 Riga, Latvia Alaska (NCAA)
43 United States Brad McNeil Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-15 Royal Oak, Michigan Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)
44 Canada Brody Maguire Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-04-08 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)
61 Canada Lucas Matta Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-04 Kleinburg, Ontario Western Michigan (BCHL)
71 Canada Jérémie Payant Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-10-07 Saint-Lazare, Quebec Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
72 Canada Jagger Tapper Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-10-01 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)
82 Canada Mathieu Bourgault Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-03-31 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#14 Quinnipiac 16 11 4 1 2 1 0 34 51 33 28 17 9 2 96 66
Colgate 16 10 4 2 0 1 2 33 56 41 28 15 10 3 89 85
Union 16 9 5 2 0 0 2 31 50 41 28 16 9 3 91 79
#19 Clarkson 16 10 5 1 1 0 0 30 49 35 28 16 9 3 84 65
Dartmouth 16 9 6 1 0 1 0 29 55 39 23 12 9 2 78 61
Cornell 16 6 6 4 1 0 3 24 44 42 23 9 8 6 63 60
Harvard 16 6 8 2 1 2 1 22 39 38 23 8 13 2 57 70
Brown 16 7 8 1 2 0 1 21 38 41 23 11 10 2 60 53
Princeton 16 5 9 2 1 1 0 17 38 52 23 10 11 2 52 62
Rensselaer 16 5 11 0 0 1 0 16 44 61 28 10 16 2 86 105
St. Lawrence 16 4 10 2 0 1 1 16 32 54 28 8 18 2 58 88
Yale 16 4 10 2 0 0 1 15 37 56 23 5 16 2 51 92
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
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
Exhibition
October 6 4:00 pm at #14 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition) ESPN+   W 2–1 OT  
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 pm at Canisius* LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New York FloHockey Watson W 6–3  901 1–0–0
October 12 5:00 pm at Canisius* LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New York FloHockey Giesbrecht W 8–3  538 2–0–0
October 18 7:00 pm Niagara* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Watson T 3–3 OT 2,303 2–0–1
October 19 5:00 pm Niagara* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 4–5 OT 2,676 2–1–1
October 25 7:00 pm Union Houston Field HouseTroy, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Watson L 3–6  2,931 2–2–1 (0–1–0)
October 26 7:00 pm at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 3–4  2,076 2–3–1 (0–2–0)
November 1 7:00 pm at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Giesbrecht W 3–2 OT 1,476 3–3–1
November 2 7:00 pm at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Giesbrecht W 2–1  1,622 4–3–1
November 15 7:00 pm Clarkson Houston Field HouseTroy, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 1–3  2,451 4–4–1 (0–3–0)
November 16 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht W 3–2  1,885 5–4–1 (1–3–0)
November 30 7:00 pm #5 Maine* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 0–6  2,117 5–5–1
December 1 3:00 pm #5 Maine* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Watson L 2–6  1,662 5–6–1
December 6 7:00 pm at #18 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 1–3  3,223 5–7–1 (1–4–0)
December 7 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 2–6  1,850 5–8–1 (1–5–0)
December 14 3:00 pm at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Watson T 3–3 OT 1,021 5–8–2
December 15 3:00 pm at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Giesbrecht W 5–2  1,034 6–8–2
December 28 3:00 pm New Hampshire* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 4–7  2,138 6–9–2
January 3 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Giesbrecht W 5–3  1,408 7–9–2 (2–5–0)
January 4 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Giesbrecht W 4–3  1,043 8–9–2 (3–5–0)
January 10 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 1–4  616 8–10–2 (3–6–0)
January 11 7:00 pm at #19 Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Giesbrecht W 4–1  2,732 9–10–2 (4–6–0)
January 17 7:00 pm Harvard Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 2–5  1,904 9–11–2 (4–7–0)
January 18 7:00 pm Dartmouth Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 3–5  1,709 9–12–2 (4–8–0)
January 25 6:00 pm vs. Union* MVP ArenaAlbany, New York (Mayor's Cup)   Giesbrecht L 2–3 OT 7,306 9–13–2
January 31 7:00 pm Brown Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 5–6 OT 1,475 9–14–2 (4–9–0)
February 1 7:00 pm Yale Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht W 5–2  4,546 10–14–2 (5–9–0)
February 7 7:00 pm at Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 2–4  3,981 10–15–2 (5–10–0)
February 8 7:00 pm at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 0–4  820 10–16–2 (5–11–0)
February 14 7:00 pm Princeton Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht W 4–1  1,403 11–16–2 (6–11–0)
February 15 7:00 pm #15 Quinnipiac Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Giesbrecht L 2–6  1,762 11–17–2 (6–12–0)
February 21 7:00 pm at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+       
February 22 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm Colgate Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+       
March 1 7:00 pm Cornell Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Scoring statistics

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Rankings

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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. ^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 28, 2023.