2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
Home iceClearview Arena
Record
Overall6–15–3
Conference3–9–2
Home4–8–1
Road2–7–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachDerek Schooley
Assistant coachesMatt Nicholson
Ryan Durocher
Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season is the 18th season of play for the program and the 12th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Colonials represent Robert Morris University and are coached by Derek Schooley, in his 18th season.

Season

Departures

Note: All departures occurred after the 2020–21 season.

Player Position Nationality Cause
Justin AddamoForward FranceTransferred to Rensselaer
Garrett CleggForward United StatesTransferred to Oswego State
Reid CooperGoaltender CanadaTransferred to Curry
Matt GuerraForward United StatesTransferred to Holy Cross
Santeri HartikainenForward FinlandTransferred to American International
Kyler HeadForward United StatesTransferred to Mercyhurst
Grant HebertForward CanadaTransferred to Maine
Randy HernándezForward United StatesTransferred to Canisius
Nick JennyDefenseman United StatesGraduation (retired)
Roman KraemerForward United StatesLeft program (retired)
Brian KramerDefenseman United StatesTransferred to American International
David LafranceDefenseman CanadaReturned to juniors (Halifax Mooseheads)
Nick LalondeForward CanadaLeft program (retired)
Geoffrey LawsonForward CanadaLeft program (retired)
Tyler LoveDefenseman United StatesTransferred to Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Dyllan LubbesmeyerGoaltender United StatesGraduation (retired)
Brendon MichaelianDefenseman United StatesTransferred to Ferris State
Nick PrkusicForward United StatesGraduation (retired)
Nolan SchaefferForward United StatesLeft program (retired)
Aidan SpellacyForward United StatesTransferred to St. Cloud State
Bradley StonnellDefenseman United StatesTransferred to Wisconsin–Superior
Jordan TimmonsForward United StatesTransferred to Long Island
Darcy WalshForward CanadaLeft program (retired)
Quinn WarmuthDefenseman United StatesTransferred to Oswego State
Noah WestGoaltender United StatesTransferred to Michigan

Recruiting

Due to the team being dormant for two years, the vast majority of the roster is made up of players new to the program. The Colonials have only three returning players: Gavin Gulash, Cameron Hebert and Matt Hutton

Roster

As of September 15, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Ontario Michael Craig Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-08-26 St. Catharines, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
3 Minnesota Mitch Andres Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-09-02 Brainerd, Minnesota Boston College (HEA)
4 New Jersey Matthew Boczar Freshman (RS) F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-13 Sewell, New Jersey Northeast (NAHL)
5 Pennsylvania Luke van Why Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2003-01-21 Hatfield, Pennsylvania Maryland (NAHL)
6 Ontario Cade Townend (A) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-06-17 Carleton Place, Ontario Mercyhurst (AHA)
7 Ontario Tom Gangl Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2002-01-08 Wingham, Ontario Smiths Falls (CCHL)
8 New York (state) Gabriel Lunn Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-08-25 Lockport, New York Johnstown (NAHL)
9 Michigan Dallas Tulik Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1998-06-23 Kalamazoo, Michigan Ferris State (CCHA)
10 Pennsylvania Paul Maust Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-24 Butler, Pennsylvania Mercyhurst (AHA)
11 Ontario Cameron Hebert Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-17 St. Andrews West, Ontario Johnstown (NAHL)
12 Minnesota Jackson Reineke Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-10-03 Faribault, Minnesota Anchorage (USHL)
15 New York (state) Charles Merkley Freshman (RS) F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Fairport, New York Corpus Christi (NAHL)
16 Ontario George Krotiris Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-08-08 Markham, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL)
17 Indiana Matt Hutton Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-01 Carmel, Indiana Shreveport (NAHL)
18 New Jersey Gavin Gulash Junior (RS) F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-11 Red Bank, New Jersey New Jersey (NAHL)
19 Alberta Tanner Klimpke Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-12-13 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL)
20 Ontario McKay Hayes Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-27 Ancaster, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
21 Ontario Cameron Garvey Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2002-12-13 Oakville, Ontario Collingwood (OJHL)
22 Pennsylvania Dominic Schimizzi Freshman (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-12 Greensburg, Pennsylvania Aberdeen (NAHL)
23 Minnesota Luke Johnson Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-01-07 Edina, Minnesota Providence (HEA)
24 New York (state) Walter Zacher Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2002-04-02 Buffalo, New York Austin (NAHL)
25 Ontario Trevor LeDonne Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-02-27 Stoney Creek, Ontario St. Thomas (CCHA)
27 Ontario Rylee St. Onge Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-04-22 St. Catharines, Ontario Mercyhurst (AHA)
28 Alberta Logan Ganie Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-28 Irma, Alberta Michigan Tech (CCHA)
30 Pennsylvania Chad Veltri Graduate G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-06-03 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Niagara (AHA)
31 Quebec Francis Boisvert Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-11 Blainville, Quebec St. Lawrence (ECAC)
33 Ontario Lee Chiang Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-12-07 Toronto, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
35 California Michael Sochan Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-07-21 Redwood City, California Surrey (BCHL)
44 Ontario Thomas Haynes Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-02-06 Mississauga, Ontario Smiths Falls (CCHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 RIT129301102743281611505740
Sacred Heart11830010254125168714742
American International107301002032231710705249
Mercyhurst10433003183228176834853
Holy Cross13472021173132199735242
Bentley115600101624221881004339
Niagara135712101533401761014154
Canisius11443000153231154834149
Air Force10541301142626188914856
Robert Morris143920011228491841133557
Army113800101026441641203769
Championship: March 16, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
As of December 12, 2023

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 7 7:05 pm Bowling Green* Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri L 0–3  1,225 0–1–0
October 8 5:07 pm at Bowling Green* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, OhioFloHockey Veltri W 3–0  1,345 1–1–0
October 14 4:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri T 3–3 SOL 582 1–1–1 (0–0–1)
October 20 7:00 pm Holy Cross Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri L 1–3  807 1–2–1 (0–1–1)
October 21 5:00 pm Holy Cross Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri T 3–3 SOW 604 1–2–2 (0–1–2)
October 27 7:00 pm Bentley Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri W 4–3  643 2–2–2 (1–1–2)
October 28 4:00 pm Bentley Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri L 0–3  619 2–3–2 (1–2–2)
November 4 7:00 pm Simon Fraser* Clearview ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania (Exhibition)FloHockey Boisvert W 3–1 
November 10 11:00 pm at Alaska Anchorage* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska  Boisvert L 2–3  700 2–4–2
November 11 10:00 pm at Alaska Anchorage* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska  Veltri T 2–2 OT 506 2–4–3
November 17 7:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New YorkFloHockey Veltri L 2–6  1,066 2–5–3 (1–3–2)
November 18 7:00 pm Niagara Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri L 1–4  667 2–6–3 (1–4–2)
November 21 7:00 pm at Canisius LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New YorkFloHockey Veltri L 1–5  790 2–7–3 (1–5–2)
November 24 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri L 2–4  623 2–8–3 (1–6–2)
November 25 1:00 pm Sacred Heart Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey, SNY Veltri L 1–3  566 2–9–3 (1–7–2)
December 1 7:00 pm at #19 RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey, SNP Veltri L 1–4  2,896 2–10–3 (1–8–2)
December 2 6:00 pm at #19 RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Veltri L 2–6  2,650 2–11–3 (1–9–2)
December 7 7:00 pm Niagara Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey, SNP Veltri W 4–1  514 3–11–3 (2–9–2)
December 9 7:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New YorkFloHockey Veltri W 3–1  693 4–11–3 (3–9–2)
December 16 7:00 pm #13 Arizona State* Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri L 1–4  863 4–12–3
December 17 5:00 pm #13 Arizona State* Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey, SNP Veltri L 3–8  732 4–13–3
January 5 7:00 pm Stonehill* Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri W 8–1  606 5–13–3
January 6 5:00 pm Stonehill* Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey Veltri W 7–3  658 6–13–3
January 12 8:00 pm at #12 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MinnesotaFox 9+, BTN+ Boisvert L 2–4  8,449 6–14–3
January 13 6:00 pm at #12 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MinnesotaFox 9+, BTN+ Veltri L 1–4  9,475 6–15–3
January 19 7:00 pm #20 RIT Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
January 20 7:00 pm #20 RIT Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
January 26 1:00 pm at American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, MassachusettsFloHockey       
January 27 1:00 pm at American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, MassachusettsFloHockey       
February 2 7:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
February 3 7:00 pm Mercyhurst Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
February 9 7:00 pm at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New YorkFloHockey       
February 10 TBA at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New YorkFloHockey       
February 16 7:00 pm Canisius Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
February 17 5:00 pm Canisius Clearview ArenaNeville Township, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
February 23 9:00 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoFloHockey       
February 24 7:00 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoFloHockey       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from [[2023-24notes=Source:[2] NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings|USCHO.com Poll]]. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

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 27 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Today

References

  1. "2023-24 RMU Men's Hockey Roster". Robert Morris Colonials. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 RMU Men's Hockey Schedule". Rober Morris Colonials. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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