2022–23 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2022–23 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 20th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented Bentley University and were coached by Ryan Soderquist , in his 21st season.
Season
With more than half of the players from the previous season's team departing, coach Soderquist had his work cut out for him. The new lineup displayed some obvious deficiencies early in the year, both on the offense and defense. The result was a rather poor record and a last-place position in the conference standings. Once the team returned from the winter break, they seemed to have built some amount of chemistry and produced a surprising upset over Northeastern .
The Falcons were much better in the second half of the season and nearly posted a .500 record in 2023. Towards the end of the season they were able to produce wins over both American International and RIT , the top two teams in the conference. One of the big keys to this was the emergence of Connor Hasley as the team's starting goaltender. Unfortunately, because of both their bad start and the fact that Atlantic Hockey had altered its playoff format for this season to eliminate the First Round, Bentley's 9th-place finish left them out of the bracket and without a single playoff game.[ 1]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Seth Bernard-Docker
Defenseman
Canada 20
Canmore, AB
Nick Bochen
Defenseman
Canada 22
North Vancouver, BC ; transfer from Quinnipiac
Stevie Castagna
Forward
Canada 21
North Vancouver, BC
Connor Hasley
Goaltender
United States 21
North Tonawanda, NY
Josh Latta
Forward
United States 24
West Vancouver, BC ; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Pat Lawn
Defenseman
United States 21
Waltham, MA
Ethan Leyh
Forward
Canada 21
Anmore, BC ; transfer from Quinnipiac
Arlo Merritt
Forward
Canada 21
Halifax, NS
Ryan Nause
Defenseman
Canada 21
Riverview, NB
Nicholas Niemo
Forward
United States 21
Middlebury, VT
Jordan Schulting
Defenseman
Canada 23
Penticton, BC ; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Joshua Seeley
Goaltender
United States 21
Trenton, MI
Matt Thomson
Forward
United States 23
Reading, MA ; transfer from Northeastern ; joined mid-season
Ryan Upson
Forward
Canada 21
West Vancouver, BC
Roster
As of January 1, 2023.[ 2]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Matt Thompson Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1998-11-07
Reading, Massachusetts EHC Neuwied (Regionalliga )—
4
Marcus Walter C Senior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1999-06-14
St. Albert, Alberta Alberni Valley (BCHL —
5
Nick Bochen Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-08-29
North Vancouver, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC —
6
Seth Bernard-Docker Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2001-10-30
Canmore, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL —
7
Ethan Harrison Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-10-30
Plano, Texas Sioux City (USHL —
9
Josh Latta Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-08-14
West Vancouver, British Columbia UMass Lowell (HEA —
10
Dylan Pitera C Graduate
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-07-04
Culver, Indiana Culver (Midget AAA —
11
Eric Linell Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-09-17
Great Neck, New York UConn (HEA —
12
Danny Pearson Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-06-01
Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL —
13
Matt Gosiewski Senior
F 6' 5" (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1998-05-10
Wilton, Connecticut Wenatchee (BCHL —
14
Pat Lawn Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-03-26
Waltham, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL —
15
Cooper Connell Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-07-15
West Vancouver, British Columbia Grande Prairie (AJHL —
16
Harrison Scott Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-09-27
San Jose, California Amarillo (NAHL —
17
Stephen Castagna Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-08-06
North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL —
18
Arlo Merritt Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2001-01-31
Halifax, Nova Scotia Alberni Valley (BCHL —
19
Ethan Leyh Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-06-07
Anmore, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC —
20
Nicholas Niemo Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-03-28
Middlebury, Vermont Lone Star (NAHL —
21
Cole Kodsi A Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-06-17
Boca Raton, Florida Omaha (USHL —
22
Jordan Schulting Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-08-06
Penticton, British Columbia UMass Lowell (HEA —
23
Tucker Hodgson Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-06-07
Grand Forks, North Dakota Fargo (USHL —
24
Joe Winkelmann A Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-05-08
St. Louis, Missouri Odessa (NAHL —
25
Hunter Toale Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-11-21
Coral Springs, Florida Johnstown (NAHL —
26
Lucas Vanroboys Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-07-24
Thamesville, Ontario Prince George (BCHL —
27
Ryan Nause Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-27
Riverview, New Brunswick Alberni Valley (BCHL —
28
Tanner Main Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-04-03
Welland, Ontario Prince George (BCHL —
29
Nicholas Grabko Junior
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-02-06
Channahon, Illinois Green Bay (USHL —
30
Josh Seeley Freshman
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2001-05-07
Trenton, Michigan Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
33
Connor Hasley Freshman
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
2001-02-27
North Tonawanda, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL —
38
Ryan Upson Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-03-22
West Vancouver, British Columbia Langley (BCHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OW
OL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
RIT †26
18
7
1
1
3
0
57 85
55
39
25
13
1
127
100
American International 26
14
8
4
2
0
3
47 87
62
39
18
14
7
124
98
Sacred Heart 26
14
9
3
2
0
2
45 87
72
37
17
17
3
107
112
Canisius *26
13
10
3
3
1
1
41 76
71
42
20
19
3
118
119
Army 26
12
12
2
3
3
1
39 72
81
37
14
19
4
98
119
Niagara 26
10
13
3
0
3
2
38 73
86
40
19
18
3
119
129
Holy Cross 26
12
12
2
3
1
1
37 73
71
41
17
21
3
98
119
Mercyhurst 26
9
14
3
1
5
1
35 77
80
36
10
23
3
98
122
Bentley 26
8
16
2
1
1
1
27 61
89
34
11
21
2
81
124
Air Force 26
8
17
1
1
0
0
24 63
87
36
12
22
2
95
128
Championship : March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy ) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 1
7:00 pm
at #12 Boston University *
Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
Grabko
L 2–8 5,504
0–1–0
October 13
7:00 pm
at Union *
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York
Grabko
L 1–5 1,455
0–2–0
October 15
5:05 pm
Maine *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 5–1 1,600
1–2–0
October 20
7:00 pm
at #16 Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Hasley
L 2–9 2,611
1–3–0
October 21
7:00 pm
at #16 Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Grabko
L 1–3 3,005
1–4–0
October 28
7:05 pm
Lindenwood *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 3–7 1,405
1–5–0
October 29
4:05 pm
Lindenwood *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 3–1 1,205
2–5–0
November 4
7:05 pm
Niagara
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 0–6 1,267
2–6–0 (0–1–0)
November 5
5:05 pm
Niagara
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 2–4 1,178
2–7–0 (0–2–0)
November 11
9:05 pm
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado FloHockey
Grabko
W 5–1 1,507
3–7–0 (1–2–0)
November 12
10:05 pm
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Altitude 2
Hasley
L 0–2 1,353
3–8–0 (1–3–0)
November 18
7:00 pm
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey
Grabko
L 0–2 1,286
3–9–0 (1–4–0)
November 19
7:00 pm
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey
Hasley
L 2–5 1,347
3–10–0 (1–5–0)
November 25
4:05 pm
at Sacred Heart
Total Mortgage Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut FloHockey
Grabko
W 3–1 708
4–10–0 (2–5–0)
November 26
1:05 pm
at Sacred Heart
Total Mortgage Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut FloHockey
Hasley
L 3–6 687
4–11–0 (2–6–0)
December 1
7:05 pm
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 2–7 181
4–12–0 (2–7–0)
December 2
7:05 pm
American International
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 1–5 1,442
4–13–0 (2–8–0)
December 30
7:05 pm
Northeastern *
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
W 3–1 1,780
5–13–0
January 6
7:05 pm
RIT
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 0–3 1,483
5–14–0 (2–9–0)
January 7
4:05 pm
RIT
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 1–3 1,555
5–15–0 (2–10–0)
January 13
7:05 pm
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey
Grabko
W 6–3 587
6–15–0 (3–10–0)
January 14
5:30 pm
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey
Hasley
W 6–1 625
7–15–0 (4–10–0)
January 20
7:05 pm
Canisius
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 1–5 1,450
7–16–0 (4–11–0)
January 21
4:05 pm
Canisius
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
T 2–2 SOW
1,300
7–16–1 (4–11–1)
January 27
7:05 pm
at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Hasley
L 3–4 -
7–17–1 (4–12–1)
January 28
4:05 pm
at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Grabko
W 5–3 682
8–17–1 (5–12–1)
February 3
7:05 pm
Holy Cross
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Grabko
L 1–4 1,678
8–18–1 (5–13–1)
February 4
7:05 pm
Holy Cross
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 2–3 OT
1,246
8–19–1 (5–14–1)
February 8
7:05 pm
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 4–3 277
9–19–1 (6–14–1)
February 10
7:05 pm
American International
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
T 2–2 SOL
1,620
9–19–2 (6–14–2)
February 17
7:05 pm
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey
Hasley
L 0–4 2,030
9–20–2 (6–15–2)
February 18
5:05 pm
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey
Hasley
W 2–1 2,997
10–20–2 (7–15–2)
February 24
7:05 pm
Army
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
L 3–5 1,555
10–21–2 (7–16–2)
February 25
4:05 pm
Army
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Hasley
W 5–4 OT
1,501
11–21–2 (8–16–2)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 3]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Nicholas Niemo F 32
8
14
22 33
Nick Bochen D 34
5
15
20 14
Lucas Vanroboys F 32
4
16
20 65
Cole Kodsi LW 34
7
9
16 12
Matt Gosiewski C 33
2
14
16 10
Harrison Scott F 32
8
7
15 30
Stephen Castagna F 33
7
8
15 20
Dylan Pitera F 33
9
5
14 16
Arlo Merritt C 28
5
7
12 12
Josh Latta F 27
3
6
9 16
Danny Pearson F 22
5
2
7 4
Ryan Nause D 24
2
5
7 20
Joe Winkelmann C 30
2
5
7 4
Seth Bernard-Docker D 20
1
6
7 22
Ethan Harrison F 20
3
3
6 2
Hunter Toale D 26
2
3
5 6
Pat Lawn D 29
2
2
4 16
Marcus Walter D 24
0
4
4 8
Jordan Schulting D 15
0
4
4 2
Eric Linell RW 25
1
2
3 6
Tucker Hodgson D 33
1
2
3 35
Matt Thomson LW 13
1
1
2 19
Tanner Main D 22
1
1
2 10
Ryan Upson F 14
1
1
2 4
Cooper Connell F 10
1
0
1 4
Nicholas Grabko G 16
0
0
0 0
Josh Seeley G 1
0
0
0 0
Connor Hasley G 20
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
- 16
Total
81
142
223
406
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Connor Hasley 20
1100:07
6
10
2
54
544
1
.910
2.95
Nicholas Grabko 16
909:33
5
11
0
56
428
0
.884
3.69
Josh Seeley 1
27:59
0
0
0
4
19
0
.826
8.58
Empty Net
-
16:39
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
Total
36
2054:18
11
21
2
124
991
1
.889
3.62
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
NR
-
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26. [ 5]
Awards and honors
References
