2023–24 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season

2023–24 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season
2023–24 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season
Conference	Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	MassMutual Center
Record
Overall	1–4–0
Home	0–1–0
Road	1–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Eric Lang
Assistant coaches	Patrick Tabb; Matthew Woodward; Brendan Riley
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The 2023–24 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season is the 76th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level and 21st in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Yellow Jackets represent American International College, play their home games at MassMutual Center and are coached by Eric Lang, in his 8th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Blake Bennett	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Brennan Boynton	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Nick Cardelli	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Jarrett Fiske	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Niagara
Aaron Grounds	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Long Island
Troy Kobryn	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals)
Luis Lindner	Defenseman/Forward	Austria	Transferred to New Hampshire
Reggie Millette	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Tulsa Oilers)
Eric Otto	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Zachary Purcell	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Jake Rosenbaum	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Alexander Tertyshny	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Stonehill

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Douglas Andersson	Forward	Sweden	21	Ängelholm, SWE
Theo Angesved	Defenseman	Sweden	20	Växjö, SWE
Dario Beljo	Forward	Canada	21	Sudbury, ON
Peyton Grainer	Goaltender	United States	21	Detroit, MI
Cole Hudson	Goaltender	United States	23	Tonawanda, NY; transfer from Vermont
Logan Jenuwine	Forward	United States	25	Romeo, MI; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State
Hunter Jones	Forward	United States	21	Andover, MN
Tomi Leppänen	Defenseman	Finland	20	Heinola, FIN
Alfred Lindberg	Forward	Sweden	21	Hallsberg, SWE
Hunter Longhi	Forward	United States	21	Collinsville, IL
Akseli Pennanen	Forward	Finland	20	Espoo, FIN
Nils Wallström	Goaltender	Sweden	19	Skellefteå, SWE
Blake Wells	Forward	Canada	24	Blackie, AB; graduate transfer from Massachusetts

Roster

As of September 14, 2023.[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Alexandros Aslanadis	Senior	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-01-20	Moorestown, New Jersey	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
2	Nico Somerville	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-08	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Penticton (BCHL)	—
3	Logan Jenuwine	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-15	Romeo, Michigan	Lake Superior State (CCHA)	—
4	Brett Callahan	Graduate	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-10-16	Westmont, Illinois	Jersey (NCDC)	—
5	Tomi Leppänen	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-04-07	Heinola, Finland	Sioux City (USHL)	—
6	Matt Rickard	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-07-28	Coventry, Rhode Island	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
7	Brian Kramer	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-20	Wexford, Pennsylvania	Robert Morris (AHA)	—
8	Hunter Jones	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-07-13	Andover, Minnesota	Oklahoma (NAHL)	—
9	Hunter Longhi	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-04-02	Collinsville, Illinois	Minot (NAHL)	—
10	Dustin Manz	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1999-09-21	Vanderbilt, Michigan	Lake Superior State (CCHA)	—
11	Julius Janhonen	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-03-05	Espoo, Finland	HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)	—
13	Grayson Dietrich	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-12-18	Calgary, Alberta	Drumheller (AJHL)	—
14	Douglas Andersson	Freshman	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2002-04-04	Ängelholm, Sweden	Kallinge-Ronneby IF (Hockeyettan)	—
15	Casper Söderling	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-06-02	Stockholm, Sweden	Nacka J20 (J20 Regional)	—
16	Andrew Amousse	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-07-16	Laval, Quebec	Victoria (BCHL)	—
17	Oscar Geschwind	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-02-24	Hällefors, Sweden	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
18	Akseli Pennanen	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2003-01-19	Espoo, Finland	Jukurit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	—
19	Jordan Biro	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-08-10	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
20	Hunter McCurdy	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-08-09	Mokena, Illinois	Danbury (NAHL)	—
21	John Lundy	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2001-04-27	Brooklyn, New York	Jamestown (NAHL)	—
22	Timofei Khokhlachev	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-11-06	Moscow, Russia	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
23	Theo Angesved	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-06-23	Växjö, Sweden	Borås HC (Hockeyettan)	—
24	Blake Wells	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1999-08-02	Blackie, Alberta	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
25	Alexander Malinowski	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-07	Linköping, Sweden	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
26	Jake Sacratini	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2001-05-19	Pincourt, Quebec	Notre Dame (SJHL)	—
27	Josh Barnes	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-09-27	Cornwall, Ontario	Des Moines (USHL)	—
28	Alfred Lindberg	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-01-28	Hallsberg, Sweden	New Mexico (NAHL)	—
29	Darwin Lakoduk	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-01-28	Edmonton, Alberta	Penticton (BCHL)	—
30	Cole Hudson	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2000-03-13	Tonawanda, New York	Vermont (HEA)	—
33	Peyton Grainer	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2002-03-12	Detroit, Michigan	Jersey (NCDC)	—
34	Nils Wallström	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-15	Skellefteå, Sweden	Kenai River (NAHL)	—
37	Evan Stella	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-11	Karlstad, Sweden	Dubuque (USHL)	—
39	Dario Beljo	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-15	Sudbury, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
44	Austen Long	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-02-15	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	—
55	Brett Rylance	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	2001-08-03	Edmonton, Alberta	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
61	Casey McDonald	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-05-10	Plenty, Saskatchewan	Penticton (BCHL)	—

Standings

2023–24 Atlantic Hockey Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
American International	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Army	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bentley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canisius	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holy Cross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercyhurst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Niagara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Heart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship: March 16, 2024 † 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^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 7	7:00 pm	at Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Wallstrom	L 3–5	4,324	0–1–0
October 13	7:05 pm	#5 Quinnipiac*	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Wallstrom	L 2–3 ^OT	567	0–2–0
October 14	7:00 pm	at #5 Quinnipiac*	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Wallstrom	L 0–8	3,089	0–3–0
October 20	7:00 pm	at #12 Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Wallstrom	L 2–3	6,170	0–4–0
October 21	5:07 pm	at #12 Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Aslanidis	W 6–4	6,318	1–4–0
October 27	7:05 pm	Army	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 3	7:05 pm	Bentley	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 4	7:05 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 9	7:05 pm	Holy Cross	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 10	7:05 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 18	7:05 pm	Vermont*	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 21	7:05 pm	Bentley	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
November 24	7:30 pm	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
December 1	1:05 pm	Sacred Heart	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 2	7:05 pm	Sacred Heart	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 8	5:05 pm	RIT	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 9	1:05 pm	RIT	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
December 15	7:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
December 16	5:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
December 30	4:00 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell*	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 5	1:05 pm	Holy Cross	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 6	7:05 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 12	9:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
January 13	7:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	FloHockey
January 26	1:05 pm	Robert Morris	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
January 27	1:05 pm	Robert Morris	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 2	7:05 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
February 3	7:05 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
February 9	7:05 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 10	5:05 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 16	4:35 pm	Mercyhurst	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 17	7:05 pm	Mercyhurst	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 23	7:05 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 24	4:05 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2]

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
USA Today

References

"2023-24 Ice Hockey Roster". American International Yellow Jackets. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
"American 2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". AIC Yellow Jackets. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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[1] "2023-24 Ice Hockey Roster". American International Yellow Jackets. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[2] "American 2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". AIC Yellow Jackets. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Olympia Ice Center (1998–2016) MassMutual Center (2016–present)
Head coaches	William Turner (1948–1957, 1965–1970) Joe Bucholz (1957–1964) Wally Barlow (1970–1972) Peter Esdale (1972–1974) Paul Thornton (1974–1978) Wayne LaChance (1978–1982) Lincoln Flagg (1982–1984) Gary Wright (1984–2016) Eric Lang (2016–present)
Seasons	1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 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
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
All-time leaders	Tom Mullen (248 Points) Tom Mullen (134 Goals) Zackarias Skog (37 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2019 2021 2022
Conference Tournament titles	2019 2021 2022
American International College Springfield, MA