2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks
men's ice hockey season
2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks ; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Warrior Ice Arena; Bridgewater Ice Arena
Record
Overall	4–13–2
Home	0–5–0
Road	4–8–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	David Berard
Assistant coaches	Brian Rigali; Cam MacDonald
Captain(s)	Frank Ireland; Evan Orr
Alternate captain(s)	Zachary Aben; Connor Androlewicz
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The 2025–26 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season will be the 47th season of play for the program and 4th at the Division I level. The Skyhawks will represent Stonehill College in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Warrior Ice Arena and be coached by David Berard in his 2nd season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Justin Barker	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Guelph
Jake Cady	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Gavin FitzPatrick	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Cam Gaudette	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Hunter Hastings	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Kyle Heath	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Jake LaRusso	Forward	United States	Transferred to Chatham
Cam Mannion	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Devlin O'Brien	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Riley Rosenthal	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Colby
Conor Ronayne	Forward	United States	Transferred to Aurora
Henri Schreifels	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Alexander Tertyshny	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Jake Gutwirth	Forward	United States	20	Brooklyn, NY
Adam Mahler	Defenseman	United States	21	Ancaster, ON
Justin Mexico	Forward	United States	21	Madison Heights, MI; transfer from American International
Pat Murphy	Forward	United States	19	North Kingstown, RI
Jordin Palmer	Defenseman	United States	21	Auburn, NH
David Posma	Defenseman	United States	22	Pomona, NY; transfer from American International
Matthew Rafalski	Defenseman	United States	21	Waupaca, WI
Billy Renfrew	Forward	United States	22	Fairbanks, AK; transfer from Northern Michigan
Matthew Romer	Forward	United States	23	Carpentersville, IL; transfer from Northern Michigan

Roster

As of August 2, 2025.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Adam Mahler	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2004-07-25	Ancaster, Ontario	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
4	Charles Banquier	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-10-06	Oakville, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
5	Ryan Davies	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-03-27	Arlington, Massachusetts	Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL)	—
6	Justin Gibson	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-05-29	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
9	Brady Hunter	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-07-27	Enfield, Nova Scotia	Merrimack (HEA)	—
10	J. J. Grainda	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-01	Carmel, Indiana	Chippewa Steel (NAHL)	—
11	Justin Mexico	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-12-05	Madison Heights, Michigan	American International (AHA)	—
12	Zach Aben (A)	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-12-12	Shavertown, Pennsylvania	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
13	Leo Chambers	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-12-22	Toronto, Ontario	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
14	Cole Melady	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-07-14	Seaforth, Ontario	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
15	Billy Renfrew	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-14	Fairbanks, Alaska	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
16	Joel Lehtinen	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-11-12	Dallas, Texas	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
17	Pat Murphy	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2005-12-01	North Kingstown, Rhode Island	Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL)	—
18	Jake Gutwirth	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2005-05-29	Brooklyn, New York	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
19	Frank Ireland (C)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-06	South Easton, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	—
20	David Posma	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-08-27	Pomona, New York	American International (AHA)	—
21	Devon Carlstorm	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-03-05	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
22	Jordin Palmer	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-01-06	Auburn, New Hampshire	Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL)	—
24	Anthony Galante	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-04-18	Morganville, New Jersey	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
26	Evan Orr (C)	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-09	Shelby Township, Michigan	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
28	Matthew Rafalski	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-06-12	Waupaca, Wisconsin	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
29	Connor Androlewicz (A)	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-11-28	St. Louis, Missouri	Maine (HEA)	—
30	Dylan Ghaemi	Senior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-12-30	Fairport, New York	Järvso (Hockeytrean)	—
31	Linards Lipskis	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-07-03	Riga, Latvia	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
34	Teddy Lagerbäck	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2001-08-21	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Miami (NCHC)	—
44	Zach Nicolas	Sophomore	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2004-02-10	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winkler Flyers (MJHL)	—
55	Dominick Campione	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	2002-11-25	Kohler, Wisconsin	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
71	Matthew Romer	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2002-09-01	Chicago, Illinois	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—

Standings

2025–26 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska	10	2	8	0	21	39
Alaska Anchorage	6	1	5	0	9	33
Lindenwood	10	5	5	0	30	37
Long Island	7	2	5	0	21	21
Stonehill	8	1	7	0	16	32
Championship: March 7, 2026 * indicates tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 4	4:30 pm	Lake Superior State*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Lipskis	L 3–5	300	0–1–0
October 5	3:00 pm	Lake Superior State*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	L 2–3	215	0–2–0
October 10	7:00 pm	#14 Massachusetts*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	L 1–4	415	0–3–0
October 12	4:00 pm	at Army*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Androlewicz	L 1–6	1,899	0–4–0
October 18	5:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Androlewicz	W 3–2	2,634	1–4–0
October 24	7:00 pm	at #5 Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN+	Androlewicz	L 2–3	6,206	1–5–0
October 25	6:00 pm	at #5 Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania	BTN+	Androlewicz	L 2–4	6,370	1–6–0
November 1	7:00 pm	Dartmouth*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	L 2–5	253	1–7–0
November 4	7:00 pm	at Harvard*	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 2–6	1,105	1–8–0
November 7	7:00 pm	at #14 Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 0–2	2,465	1–9–0
November 8	7:00 pm	at #14 Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 2–4	—	1–10–0
November 15	7:00 pm	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 2–3	1,475	1–11–0
November 18	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	L 0–4	134	1–12–0
November 25	7:00 pm	at #12 Connecticut*	PeoplesBank Arena • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Androlewicz	T 3–3 ^OT	4,138	1–12–1
November 29	4:00 pm	at #8 Quinnipiac*	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 2–3	2,526	1–13–1
December 5	11:00 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Androlewicz	W 3–2	803	2–13–1
December 6	9:00 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Androlewicz	W 4–3 ^OT	840	3–13–1
January 2	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Androlewicz	W 6–2	691	4–13–1
January 3	5:00 pm	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Androlewicz	T 3–3 ^OT	739	4–13–2
January 9	7:00 pm	at #13 Boston College*	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 2–8	5,595
January 11	3:00 pm	Long Island*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	L 2–3	239	4–14–2
January 16	8:10 pm	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri		Androlewicz	L 2–6	962	4–15–2
January 17	8:10 pm	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri		Androlewicz	L 1–5	937	4–16–2
January 24	7:00 pm	Brown*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	W 3–2 ^OT	287	5–16–2
January 30	7:00 pm	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 2–3 ^OT	1,992	5–17–2
January 31	7:00 pm	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Androlewicz	L 0–2	2,348	5–18–2
February 3	7:00 pm	Merrimack*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Androlewicz	L 5–9	208	5–19–2
February 6	7:00 pm	Lindenwood*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Lipskis	L 1–3	194	5–20–2
February 7	7:00 pm	Lindenwood*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Lipskis	W 5–1	189	6–20–2
February 13	2:00 pm	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
February 14	2:00 pm	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
February 20	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
February 21	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
February 27	7:00 pm	Simon Fraser*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)
February 28	7:00 pm	Simon Fraser*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	–
USA Hockey	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2025-26 Roster". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
^ "2025-26 Schedule". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
^ "Stonehill College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2025-26 Roster". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

[2] "2025-26 Schedule". Stonehill Skyhawks. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[3] "Stonehill College". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Stonehill Chieftains
Venues	Bridgewater Ice Arena (1995–present)
Coaches	Bob Higgins (1978–1980) Chuck Callan (1980–1984) Dennis Chighisola (1984–1989) Dante Muzzioli (1989–1990) Fred Allard (1990–1991) Peter Powers (1991–1995) Greg Simeone (1995–2000) Scott Harlow (2000–2007) Garry Hebert (2007–2010) Pat Leahy (2010–2013) David Borges (2013–2024) David Berard (2024–present)
Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	ECAC 3 (1978–1985) ECAC North/South (1985–1992) ECAC Central (1992–1998) ECAC Northeast (1998–2009) Northeast-10 (2009–2022)
All-time leaders	Rob Pascale (160 Points) Rob Pascale (79 Goals) Chris Tasiopoulos (42 Wins)
Stonehill College Easton, Massachusetts