2024–25 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAHA
Home iceGene Polisseni Center
Record
Overall4–14–1
Conference3–8–1
Home1–7–0
Road3–7–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachWayne Wilson
Assistant coachesBrian Hills
David Insalaco
Mike Rotolo
Captain(s)
  • Tanner Andrew
  • Grady Hobbs
  • Dimitri Mikrogiannakis
RIT Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season will be the 61st season of play for the program, the 20th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Tigers will represent the Rochester Institute of Technology in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Gene Polisseni Center and be coached by Wayne Wilson in his 26th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Gianfranco Cassaro Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Daniel Chenard Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)
Elijah Gonsalves Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Aiden Hansen-Bukata Defenseman  Canada Graduate transfer to Ohio State
Cody Laskosky Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Wisconsin
Luke Lush Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers)
Caleb Moretz Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Ryan Nicholson Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
Tommy Scarfone Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Wisconsin
Carter Wilkie Forward  Canada Transferred to North Dakota

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tristan Allen Defenseman  Canada 21 Kamloops, BC
Trent Burnham Goaltender  United States 24 Eagle River, AK; transfer from Lindenwood
Nick Cafarelli Forward  United States 22 Middleton, MA; graduate transfer from New Hampshire
Mathieu Cobetto-Roy Forward  United States 20 Outremont, QC
Mason Croucher Defenseman  Canada 20 Victoria, BC
Ethan David Goaltender  Canada 20 Vancouver, BC
Jakub Krbeček Goaltender  Czech Republic 21 Prague, CZE
Kevin Marx–Norén Forward  Sweden 22 Knivsta, SWE; transfer from Northern Michigan
Ty Whyte Forward  Canada 21 Richmond, ON
Ryan Williams Defenseman  United States 21 Pleasantville, OH

Roster

As of September 10, 2024.

No. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Jakub Krbeček Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-02-01 Prague, Czech Republic Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL) —
3 Ryan Williams Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-06-08 Pleasantville, Ohio Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
4 Dimitri Mikrogiannakis (C) Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-20 Aurora, Ontario Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
5 Gustav Blom Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-30 Stockholm, Sweden New Mexico Ice Wolves (USHL) —
6 Matthew Wilde Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-04-30 Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) —
7 Tanner Andrew (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-11 Virden, Manitoba Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
8 Evan Miller Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-07 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Wellington Dukes (OJHL) —
9 Tyler Fukakusa Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-008-14 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) —
10 Philippe Jacques Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-10-29 Quebec City, Quebec Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) —
11 Nick Cafarelli Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-12-31 Middleton, Massachusetts New Hampshire (HEA) —
12 Simon Isabelle Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-12 Whitehorse, Yukon Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) —
14 Tyler Mahan Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-14 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) —
15 Adam Jeffery Junior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-08 Leamington, Ontario Leamington Flyers (GOJHL) —
16 Ty Whyte Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-04-02 Richmond, Ontario Kemptville 73's (CCHL) —
17 Tristan Allen Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-08-05 Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks (CCHL) —
18 Kevin Scott Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-04-30 Ashburn, Virginia Fargo Force (USHL) —
20 Kevin Marx-Norén Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-07-15 Knivsta, Sweden Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
21 Mathieu Cobetto-Roy Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-10-21 Outremont, Quebec Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
22 Grady Hobbs (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-03-18 Deloraine, Manitoba Dauphin Kings (MJHL) —
23 Christian Catalano Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-23 Mississauga, Ontario Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) —
24 Mason Croucher Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-13 Victoria, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
25 Doug Scott Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 North Vancouver, British Columbia Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) —
27 Crossley Stewart Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-30 Prince Rupert, British Columbia Burlington Cougars (OJHL) —
28 Xavier Lapointe Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-26 Quebec City, Quebec Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
32 Trent Burnham Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-27 Eagle River, Alaska Lindenwood (NCAA) —
40 Ethan David Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-12-17 Vancouver, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —

Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 16 9 5 2 0 1 2 32 50 43 20 10 7 3 63 61
Bentley 12 9 2 1 0 0 1 29 42 25 18 11 5 2 56 39
Niagara 13 7 4 2 1 1 1 24 40 33 19 8 8 3 58 57
Holy Cross 12 7 4 1 2 0 0 20 36 23 18 8 9 1 48 45
Robert Morris 11 5 5 1 0 1 1 18 41 38 17 8 7 2 58 47
Air Force 10 6 4 0 1 1 0 18 19 16 20 9 10 1 37 57
Canisius 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 17 37 32 18 5 11 2 47 60
Army 12 5 7 0 0 0 0 15 25 36 18 5 13 0 31 57
American International 12 4 8 0 0 2 0 14 24 34 19 5 13 1 40 63
RIT 12 3 8 1 1 0 0 9 32 48 20 4 15 1 48 77
Mercyhurst 14 2 10 2 1 0 1 8 32 50 20 2 15 3 46 74
Championship: March 21, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: January 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Burnham L 2–3 OT 1,235 0–1–0
October 6 4:00 pm at Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Krbecek W 3–2  2,136 1–1–0
October 11 7:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Burnham L 2–4  876 1–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 12 4:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Krbecek W 4–2  939 2–2–0 (1–1–0)
October 19 7:05 pm Bowling Green* Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 1–2 OT 10,566 2–3–0
October 25 7:05 pm Colgate* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 4–5  3,170 2–4–0
October 26 5:05 pm Colgate* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Burnham L 3–4  2,857 2–5–0
October 30 7:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 1–4  883 2–6–0 (0–1–0)
November 8 7:00 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Burnham L 0–5  1,050 2–7–0 (0–2–0)
November 9 4:00 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Krbecek W 6–2  1,234 3–7–0 (1–2–0)
November 15 7:05 pm Army Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 1–5  4,300 3–8–0 (1–3–0)
November 16 7:05 pm Army Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 2–4  3,768 3–9–0 (1–4–0)
November 22 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut FloHockey Burnham L 2–3  2,505 3–10–0 (1–5–0)
November 23 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut FloHockey Krbecek T 3–3 SOL 2,910 3–10–1 (1–5–1)
November 29 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Krbecek L 1–5  3,717 3–11–1
November 30 4:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+ David L 1–6  3,619 3–12–1
December 3 7:05 pm Canisius Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 4–6  1,923 3–13–1 (1–6–1)
December 6 7:05 pm Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Burnham L 3–7  2,888 3–14–1 (1–7–1)
December 7 5:05 pm Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey David W 4–3  2,613 4–14–1 (2–7–1)
December 29 3:00 pm at Bowling Green* Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Krbecek L 1–2  3,297 4–15–1
January 4 5:05 pm Guelph* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Exhibition) FloHockey David W 5–3  1,104
January 10 7:00 pm at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 2–5  855 4–16–1 (2–8–1)
January 11 7:00 pm at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey David L 2–5  1,064 4–17–1 (2–9–1)
January 17 7:05 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Krbecek L 1–6  903 4–18–1 (2–10–1)
January 18 7:05 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Burnham W 3–2  785 5–18–1 (3–10–1)
January 24 7:05 pm Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Burnham L 0–7  3,946 5–19–1 (3–11–1)
January 25 5:05 pm Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Krbecek L 3–6  4,300 5–20–1 (3–12–1)
January 31 10:00 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado FloHockey Krbecek W 2–1  2,327 6–20–1 (4–12–1)
February 1 8:00 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado FloHockey Krbecek W 3–2 OT 2,586 7–20–1 (5–12–1)
February 7 7:05 pm Holy Cross Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey       
February 8 5:05 pm Holy Cross Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey       
February 14 7:05 pm American International Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey       
February 15 7:05 pm American International Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey       
February 21 7:05 pm Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey       
February 22 5:05 pm Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 RV
USA Hockey RV

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Tigers. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". RIT Tigers. Retrieved August 23, 2023.