2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program and the 11th in the NCHC . The RedHawks represented Miami University , played their home games at the Steve Cady Arena and were coached by Chris Bergeron in his 5th season.
Season
In the first month of the season, Miami appeared to have resolved whatever problem had been affecting the program over the previous four years. The team went 4–1–1 in October which included a good showing against #13 Arizona State . Logan Neaton was playing well in goal and the many new additions to the lineup were contributing on both sides of the puck. However, as soon as the RedHawks began their conference schedule the results turned sour. Miami followed a strong showing by nearly going winless in November. Neaton's goals against ballooned versus NCHC competition and things got even worse for Miami when freshman Bruno Brūveris got his turn in goal. Compounding the team's problems was the sudden disappearance of their offense as the RedHawks could manage more than two goals in just two of eight games during the second month of play.
The team's defense recovered a bit in December but by Christmas the RedHawks had yet to win a single conference game. At this point the season was already over with the only hope for Miami being able to win their conference tournament, against teams they had already failed to defeat. Despite their situation, the team fought hard after returning from the break and won their first conference match by downing #10 Western Michigan but it came at a high price. With about ten minutes to play in the game, Neaton injured himself while making a save and he would miss the next six weeks while recovering.[ 1]
Miami now had to rely on Brūveris to carry them down the stretch and the season ended up going from bad to worse. Over an eleven-game span, Brūveris limited the opposition to fewer than three goals just once. With the offense still not providing much support, the team did not win another match for the rest of the season. Even after Neaton's return in early March, the RedHawks remained in a dismal state and went 0–15–1 to end the year.
Shortly after the end of the season, Miami fired head coach Chris Bergeron . In his five years at the helm, the team had not won ten games in any season and had finished last in the conference four times.[ 2]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Tanyon Bajzer
Forward
United States 21
Cleveland, OH
Bruno Brūveris
Goaltender
Latvia 21
Riga, LAT
Spencer Cox
Forward/Defenseman
United States 22
Powell, OH ; transfer from Long Island
Teddy Lagerbäck
Forward
United States 22
Chanhassen, MN ; transfer from Arizona State
Brayden Morrison
Forward
Canada 21
Calgary, AB ; transfer from Wisconsin
Albin Nilsson
Forward
Sweden 25
Ljungby, SWE ; graduate transfer from Niagara
Rihards Simanovičs
Defenseman
Latvia 19
Riga, LAT
Ryan Sullivan
Forward
United States 23
Grosse Pointe, MI ; transfer from Massachusetts
Artur Turansky
Forward
Slovakia 21
Bratislava, SVK
Raimonds Vītoliņš
Forward
Latvia 21
Ogre, LAT ; transfer from Vermont
Roster
As of July 1, 2023[ 3]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Spencer Cox Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-02-07
Dublin, Ohio LIU (NCAA )—
3
Axel Kumlin Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-02-23
Stockholm, Sweden Dubuque (USHL —
4
Michael Feenstra Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-04-03
Grand Haven, Michigan Dubuque (USHL —
5
Jack Clement C Graduate
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-06-09
Detroit, Michigan Des Moines (USHL —
6
Raimonds Vītoliņš Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
2002-01-12
Ogre, Latvia Green Bay (USHL —
7
Robby Drazner Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-02-13
Buffalo Grove, Illinois Nanaimo (BCHL —
8
P. J. Fletcher Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-07-12
Dana Point, California Dubuque (USHL —
9
Albin Nilsson Graduate
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-09-18
Ljungby, Sweden Niagara (AHA —
10
Zane Demsey Sophomore
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-11-04
Harrison Township, Michigan Dubuque (USHL —
11
William Hallén Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2002-04-15
Gothenburg, Sweden Dubuque (USHL —
13
Max Dukovac Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
2002-02-19
Aurora, Illinois Langley (BCHL —
14
Thomas Daskas Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-09-03
Rochester, Michigan Air Force (AHA —
16
Hampus Rydqvist Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-03-12
Gothenburg, Sweden Maryland (NAHL —
17
John Waldron Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-11-13
Batavia, Illinois Waterloo (USHL —
18
Frankie Carogioiello Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
2002-06-21
Woodbridge, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL —
19
Rihards Simanovičs Freshman
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2003-10-07
Riga, Latvia Amarillo (NAHL —
22
Ryan Sullivan Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-03-07
Grosse Pointe, Michigan UMass (HEA —
23
Brayden Morrison Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2002-05-04
Calgary, Alberta Dubuque (USHL —
25
Artur Turanský Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
2001-07-12
Bratislava, Slovakia Lone Star (NAHL —
26
Blake Mesenburg Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
2002-06-05
Orono, Minnesota St. Cloud (NAHL —
27
Dylan Moulton Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
2001-04-24
Nolensville, Tennessee Green Bay (USHL —
28
Tanyon Bajzer Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-08-25
Shaker Heights, Ohio Odessa (NAHL —
29
Matthew Barbolini Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-06-01
Williamsville, New York Lincoln (USHL —
30
Bruno Brūveris Freshman
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2002-03-09
Riga, Latvia Cedar Rapids (USHL —
31
Logan Neaton Graduate
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-04-07
Brighton, Michigan UMass Lowell (HEA WPG 2019
33
Carter McPhail Senior
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1998-12-04
Fenton, Michigan Ferris State (CCHA —
34
Teddy Lagerbäck Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-08-21
Minnetonka, Minnesota Arizona State (NCAA )—
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#8 North Dakota †
24
15
8
1
1
4
0
49 87
67
40
26
12
2
151
105
#1 Denver *
24
15
7
2
3
0
1
45 110
80
42
30
9
3
198
119
#18 St. Cloud State
24
11
9
4
1
3
2
41 77
74
38
17
16
5
121
114
#15 Colorado College 24
14
8
2
5
2
0
41 66
56
37
21
13
3
111
93
#12 Omaha
24
13
8
3
5
0
3
40 68
74
40
23
13
4
117
112
#14 Western Michigan 24
11
13
0
1
5
0
35 78
64
38
21
16
1
136
97
Minnesota Duluth 24
8
14
2
3
3
2
28 65
80
37
12
20
5
103
125
Miami 24
1
21
2
0
2
0
7 44
100
36
7
26
3
78
135
Championship : March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: April 1, 2024
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular season
October 7
7:07 p.m.
at Ferris State *
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey
Neaton
L 4–5 OT
1,678
0–1–0
October 8
5:07 p.m.
at Ferris State *
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey
Neaton
W 5–2 1,250
1–1–0
October 13
7:05 p.m.
Canisius *
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
W 4–2 1,534
2–1–0
October 14
7:05 p.m.
Canisius *
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
W 4–1 1,524
3–1–0
October 27
7:05 p.m.
#13 Arizona State *
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
W 5–4 OT
1,818
4–1–0
October 28
7:05 p.m.
#13 Arizona State *
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
T 1–1 OT
1,908
4–1–1
November 3
8:30 p.m.
at St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+
Neaton
L 2–3 3,007
4–2–1 (0–1–0)
November 4
7:00 p.m.
at St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+
Brūveris
L 0–6 3,277
4–3–1 (0–2–0)
November 10
7:05 p.m.
Colorado College
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
L 1–5 2,107
4–4–1 (0–3–0)
November 11
7:05 p.m.
Colorado College
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
L 1–4 2,431
4–5–1 (0–4–0)
November 17
8:07 p.m.
at #2 North Dakota
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Neaton
L 4–6 11,589
4–6–1 (0–5–0)
November 18
7:07 p.m.
at #2 North Dakota
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco
Neaton
L 1–5 11,657
4–7–1 (0–6–0)
November 24
7:05 p.m.
Mercyhurst *
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
L 3–4 OT
1,571
4–8–1
November 25
4:00 p.m.
at Mercyhurst *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Neaton
W 2–0 630
5–8–1
December 8
7:05 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
T 3–3 SOL
1,889
5–8–2 (0–6–1)
December 9
7:05 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
L 1–3 2,092
5–9–2 (0–7–1)
December 29
7:00 p.m.
at Niagara *
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey
Neaton
L 1–4 605
5–10–2
December 30
5:00 p.m.
at Niagara *
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey
Brūveris
W 3–0 733
6–10–2
January 12
7:05 p.m.
#10 Western Michigan
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
L 1–4 2,403
6–11–2 (0–8–1)
January 13
7:05 p.m.
#10 Western Michigan
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
W 4–3 2,387
7–11–2 (1–8–1)
January 19
9:00 p.m.
at #18 Colorado College
Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW , CBSSN
Brūveris
L 1–2 3,474
7–12–2 (1–9–1)
January 20
6:00 p.m.
at #18 Colorado College
Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Brūveris
L 2–4 3,454
7–13–2 (1–10–1)
January 26
8:07 p.m.
at Minnesota Duluth
AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
Brūveris
L 2–6 6,004
7–14–2 (1–11–1)
January 27
8:07 p.m.
at Minnesota Duluth
AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
Brūveris
L 2–3 OT
6,094
7–15–2 (1–12–1)
February 2
7:05 p.m.
#2 North Dakota
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Brūveris
L 4–5 OT
2,717
7–16–2 (1–13–1)
February 3
7:05 p.m.
#2 North Dakota
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Brūveris
L 1–4 3,101
7–17–2 (1–14–1)
February 9
7:05 p.m.
#16 St. Cloud State
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Brūveris
L 2–5 2,311
7–18–2 (1–15–1)
February 10
7:05 p.m.
#16 St. Cloud State
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Brūveris
L 1–3 2,593
7–19–2 (1–16–1)
February 23
9:00 p.m.
at #3 Denver
Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
Brūveris
T 3–3 SOL
6,341
7–19–3 (1–16–2)
February 24
8:00 p.m.
at #3 Denver
Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
Brūveris
L 1–8 6,274
7–20–3 (1–17–2)
March 1
7:05 p.m.
#18 Omaha
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Brūveris
L 3–4 2,747
7–21–3 (1–18–2)
March 2
7:05 p.m.
#18 Omaha
Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
Neaton
L 1–2 2,907
7–22–3 (1–19–2)
March 8
7:00 p.m.
at #15 Western Michigan
Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Neaton
L 2–3 2,748
7–23–3 (1–20–2)
March 9
7:00 p.m.
at #15 Western Michigan
Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Brūveris
L 1–6 3,556
7–24–3 (1–21–2)
NCHC tournament
March 15
8:07 p.m.
at #5 North Dakota *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Quarterfinal Game 1)Midco
Neaton
L 1–5 11,320
7–25–3
March 16
7:07 p.m.
at #5 North Dakota *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Quarterfinal Game 2)Midco
Neaton
L 1–7 11,569
7–26–3
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 4]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Matthew Barbolini C 31
11
14
25 40
P. J. Fletcher C /RW 36
11
12
23 18
John Waldron F 36
9
13
22 6
Raimonds Vītoliņš C 28
6
11
17 26
Axel Kumlin D 34
2
9
11 10
William Hallén C /LW 23
3
7
10 10
Max Dukovac F 36
3
7
10 10
Ryan Sullivan F 29
5
4
9 12
Albin Nilsson C 17
4
5
9 2
Artur Turansky LW 35
4
5
9 6
Dylan Moulton D 34
6
2
8 35
Spencer Cox C /D 30
1
7
8 16
Jack Clement D 36
1
7
8 10
Hampus Rydqvist D 36
1
7
8 20
Rihards Simanovičs D 29
0
8
8 10
Thomas Daskas F 36
3
4
7 21
Zane Demsey D 26
1
3
4 25
Michael Feenstra D 18
0
4
4 2
Robby Drazner D 33
2
1
3 12
Blake Mesenburg C 36
2
1
3 16
Frankie Carogioiello C 4
2
0
2 0
Teddy Lagerbäck LW 21
1
1
2 12
Tanyon Bajzer RW 12
0
2
2 0
Brayden Morrison C 26
0
1
1 6
Carter McPhail G 2
0
0
0 0
Bruno Brūveris G 15
0
0
0 0
Logan Neaton G 23
0
0
0 2
Total
78
135
213
325
Source:[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals against
Saves
Shut-outs
SV % GAA
Logan Neaton 23
1334:48
6
14
2
72
609
1
.894
3.24
Bruno Brūveris 15
794:35
1
12
1
55
355
1
.866
4.15
Carter McPhail 2
38:14
0
0
0
3
23
0
.885
4.71
Empty Net
-
20:47
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
36
2188:24
7
26
3
135
987
2
.880
3.70
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 (Final)
USCHO.com
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
–
NR
USA Hockey
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
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NR
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25. [ 6] Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
^ Lachmann, John (January 14, 2024). "Miami tops WMU for first league win" . View from the Glass . Retrieved April 9, 2024 . ^ Schlossman, Brad Elliott (March 19, 2024). "Chris Bergeron out as Miami's head coach" . Rink Live . Retrieved April 9, 2024 . ^ "2022–23 Hockey Roster" . Miami University RedHawks Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .^ "2023-24 Hockey Schedule" . Miami RedHawks . Retrieved October 1, 2024 .^ "Miami Univ. (Ohio) 2023-2024 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved July 16, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
