2023–24 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Providence Friars
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 Providence Friars; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Schneider Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#7
USA Today	#8
Record
Overall	4–1–0
Home	3–0–0
Road	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Nate Leaman
Assistant coaches	Ron Rolston; Joel Beal; Joe Palmer
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The 2023–24 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season is the 73rd season of play for the program and 40th in Hockey East. The Friars represent Providence College in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Schneider Arena and are coached by Nate Leaman in his 12th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Brett Berard	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (New York Rangers)
Michael Citara	Forward	United States	Transferred to Merrimack
Max Crozier	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Tampa Bay Lightning)
Chase Dafoe	Forward	United States	Transferred to Alaska
Parker Ford	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Winnipeg Jets)
Luke Johnson	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Robert Morris
Cody Monds	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Clarkson
Patrick Moynihan	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Grant Porter	Forward	United States	Transferred to Canisius
Austin Roden	Goaltender	Canada	Graduate transfer to Clarkson
Uula Ruikka	Defenseman	Finland	Transferred to Augustana
Garrett Sundquist	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Sacred Heart

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Tanner Adams	Forward	United States	18	Northport, NY
Marcus Brännman	Goaltender	Sweden	20	Bromma, SWE
Andrew Centrella	Defenseman	United States	19	Philadelphia, PA
Graham Gamache	Forward	Canada	21	Edmonton, AB
Matt Hubbarde	Forward	Canada	23	Pickering, ON; transfer from Dartmouth
Cal Kiefiuk	Forward	United States	23	Macomb, MI; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Luke Krys	Defenseman	United States	23	Weston, MA; graduate transfer from Brown
Clint Levens	Forward	United States	20	Windermere, FL
Hudson Malinoski	Forward	Canada	19	Saskatoon, SK; selected 153rd overall in 2023
Austen May	Defenseman	United States	20	Woodhaven, MI

Roster

As of September 26, 2023.[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	John Driscoll	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-09	Milton, Massachusetts	Northeast (NA3HL)	—
2	Luke Krys	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-09-27	Ridgefield, Connecticut	Brown (ECAC)	—
4	Guillaume Richard	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-10	Cap-Santé, Quebec	Tri-City (USHL)	CBJ, 101st overall 2021
6	Cam McDonald	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-03	Eagle River, Alaska	Muskegon (USHL)	—
8	Riley Duran	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-01-25	Woburn, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	BOS, 182nd overall 2020
9	Hudson Malinoski	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2004-05-19	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Brooks (AJHL)	TOR, 153rd overall 2023
10	Brady Berard	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2004-02-26	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	NTDP (USHL)	—
11	Graham Gamache	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2002-06-11	Edmonton, Alberta	Tri-City (USHL)	—
12	Nick Poisson	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-08-15	Vancouver, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
13	Craig Needham	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-31	Medford, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	—
14	Cal Kiefiuk	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-28	Macomb, Michigan	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
15	Liam Valente	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-05-23	Märsta, Sweden	Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
17	Chase Yoder	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-28	Fairview, Texas	NTDP (USHL)	PIT, 170th overall 2020
18	Jamie Engelbert	Graduate	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-06-21	Cobourg, Ontario	Cobourg (OJHL)	—
19	Tanner Adams	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-09-02	Northport, New York	Tri-City (USHL)	—
20	Andrew Centrella	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2004-01-29	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Youngstown (USHL)	—
21	Matt Hubbarde	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-04-15	Pickering, Ontario	Dartmouth (ECAC)	—
22	Clint Levens	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-19	Windermere, Florida	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
23	Bennett Schimek	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-04-15	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	—
24	Austen May	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2003-05-19	Woodhaven, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
25	Connor Kelley	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-01-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	CHI, 204th overall 2021
27	Taige Harding	Junior	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2002-01-03	St. Albert, Alberta	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	CHI, 91st overall 2021
28	Jaroslav Chmelař	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2003-07-20	Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	NYR, 144th overall 2021
29	Will Schimek	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-05-22	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
33	Marcus Brännman	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	2003-04-06	Bromma, Sweden	Dubuque (USHL)	—
35	Philip Svedebäck	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-05-28	Växjö, Sweden	Dubuque (USHL)	BOS, 117th overall 2021

Standings

2023–24 Hockey East Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Boston College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#9 Boston University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connecticut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#19 Massachusetts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Massachusetts Lowell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#18 Northeastern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#7 Providence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vermont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 7	7:00 pm	at #2 Michigan*	#18	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan	BTN+	Svedebäck	W 4–2	5,800	1–0–0
October 8	4:00 pm	at #2 Michigan*	#18	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan	BTN	Svedebäck	L 4–5	5,419	1–1–0
October 13	7:00 pm	Stonehill*	#13	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Svedebäck	W 7–1	2,969	2–1–0
October 20	7:00 pm	#2 Denver*	#10	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Svedebäck	W 4–3	3,465	3–1–0
October 21	7:00 pm	Rensselaer*	#10	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Svedebäck	W 4–2	2,026	4–1–0
October 27	7:00 pm	Vermont	#7	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
October 28	7:00 pm	Vermont	#7	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
November 3	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+
November 4	7:00 pm	New Hampshire		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
November 10	7:00 pm	Northeastern		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
November 11	7:00 pm	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
November 16	7:00 pm	Massachusetts		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
November 18	4:00 pm	at Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
November 24	9:00 pm	at Arizona State		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona
November 25	3:00 pm	at Arizona State		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona
December 9	4:30 pm	at Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+
December 30	7:00 pm	at Brown*		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup)	ESPN+
January 12	7:00 pm	at Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 13	6:00 pm	Boston College		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
January 19	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
January 20	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
January 26	7:15 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 27	7:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 2	7:00 pm	at Connecticut		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 3	7:00 pm	Connecticut		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 9	7:00 pm	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
February 10	7:00 pm	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
February 16	7:00 pm	Boston University		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 17	6:00 pm	at Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 24	6:05 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	at Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 2	6:00 pm	Merrimack		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
March 7	7:00 pm	Boston University		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
March 9	TBA	Northeastern		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
*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	18	13	10	7 (1)
USA Today	20	15	12	8

References

"2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Providence Friars. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
"2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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[1] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Providence Friars. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 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 (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250 Points) Rob Gaudreau (103 Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins)
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	1964 1983 1985 2015 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances	1964 1978 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1996 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1964 1981 Hockey East: 1985 1996
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