2023–24 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

2023–24 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 RPI Engineers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Houston Field House
Record
Overall	0–4–0
Road	0–4–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Dave Smith
Assistant coaches	Mathias Lange; Chuck Weber; Liam Thrawl
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The 2023–24 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season is the 104th season of play for the program and the 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, play their home games at Houston Field House and are coached by Dave Smith in his 6th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Kyle Hallbauer	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Louis Helsen	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Rory Herrman	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Cardiff Devils)
Mason Klee	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Ohio State
Reid Leibold	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Ryan Mahshie	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Connecticut
James McIsaac	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Henri Schreifels	Forward	United States	Transferred to Stonehill
T. J. Walsh	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ryan Brushett	Forward	Canada	25	Verdun, QC; graduate transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Tyler Hotson	Forward	Canada	20	Stratford, ON
Lucas Matta	Defenseman	Canada	20	Kleinburg, ON; transfer from Western Michigan
Brad McNeil	Forward	United States	21	Royal Oak, MI
Jérémie Payant	Forward	Canada	20	Saint-Lazare, QC
C. J. Regula	Defenseman	United States	25	West Bloomfield, MI; graduate transfer from Ohio State
Nathan Sullivan	Forward	United States	19	Calgary, AB
Dovar Tinling	Forward	Canada	20	Pointe-Claire, QC; transfer from Vermont

Roster

As of September 19, 2023.[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Carson Cherepak	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-10-09	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Dauphin (MJHL)	—
3	Lauri Sertti	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-11	Espoo, Finland	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
6	Jack Agnew	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-22	Oakville, Ontario	Boston College (HEA)	—
7	Max Smolinski	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-02	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Fargo (USHL)	—
8	C. J. Regula	Graduate	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-29	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Ohio State (Big Ten)	—
9	Ryan Brushett	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-06-14	Montreal, Quebec	UMass Lowell (HEA)	—
10	Dylan Davies	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-02-09	Traverse City, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
11	Nick Ardanaz	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-05-30	Surrey, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
12	Austin Heidemann	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-06-27	Blaine, Minnesota	Mercyhurst (AHA)	—
14	John Evans	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2002-04-08	South Surrey, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
15	Altti Nykänen	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-09-26	Vihti, Finland	Bishop's College (CISAA)	—
17	John Beaton	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-10-30	Stittsville, Ontario	Youngstown (USHL)	—
18	Jakob Lee	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-12	Owen Sound, Ontario	Merrimack (HEA)	—
19	Sutter Muzzatti	Sophomore	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2003-06-28	Okemos, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	NSH, 143rd overall 2023
20	Nathan Sullivan	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2004-05-31	Calgary, Alberta	Camrose (AJHL)	—
22	Danny Ciccarello	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-03-23	Kirkland, Quebec	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	—
23	Nick Strom	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-03-21	Dayton, Minnesota	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
24	Jack Brackett	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-12-31	Manassas, Virginia	Maryland (NAHL)	—
25	Dovar Tinling	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-03	Pointe-Claire, Quebec	Penticton (BCHL)	—
27	Jake Gagnon	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-04	Pointe-Claire, Quebec	Wellington (OJHL)	—
28	Tyler Hotson	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2003-03-17	Stratford, Ontario	Sioux City (USHL)	—
29	Brendan Budy	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-06-06	Langley, British Columbia	North Dakota (NCHC)	—
30	Brett Miller	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-26	Northville, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
34	Jack Watson	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-03-14	Toronto, Ontario	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
43	Brad McNeil	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-15	Royal Oak, Michigan	Maryland (NAHL)	—
51	Finn Brown	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-04-06	Toronto, Ontario	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
61	Lucas Matta	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-10-04	Kleinburg, Ontario	Western Michigan (BCHL)	—
71	Jérémie Payant	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-10-07	Saint-Lazare, Quebec	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—

Standings

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colgate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#12 Cornell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dartmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#17 Harvard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Princeton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#5 Quinnipiac	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rensselaer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Lawrence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yale	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 (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 7	3:00 pm	Union*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry, Exhibition)	ESPN+		T 2–2 ^SOW
October 8	3:00 pm	Guelph*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition)	ESPN+		W 6–4
Regular Season
October 12	7:00 pm	at Maine*	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Watson	L 1–4	4,135	0–1–0
October 13	7:00 pm	at Maine*	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Cherepak	L 3–6	5,143	0–2–0
October 20	7:00 pm	at #3 Boston College*	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Watson	L 1–6	5,802	0–3–0
October 21	7:00 pm	at #10 Providence*	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Cherepak	L 2–4	2,026	0–4–0
November 3	7:00 pm	at Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+
November 4	7:00 pm	Union	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+
November 10	7:00 pm	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+
November 11	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
November 24	3:00 pm	Northeastern*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
November 25	3:00 pm	Northeastern*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 1	7:00 pm	Quinnipiac	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 2	7:00 pm	Princeton	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 9	4:00 pm	at New Hampshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+
December 15	7:00 pm	Minnesota State*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 16	7:00 pm	Minnesota State*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 29	3:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
December 30	1:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey
January 5	7:00 pm	Yale	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 6	7:00 pm	Brown	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 12	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 13	7:00 pm	Clarkson	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 19	7:00 pm	at Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 20	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+
January 27	6:00 pm	vs. Union*	MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)
February 2	7:00 pm	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 3	7:00 pm	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 9	7:00 pm	Cornell	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 10	7:00 pm	Colgate	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 16	7:00 pm	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
February 17	7:00 pm	at Quinnipiac	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 23	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 24	4:00 pm	Harvard	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
March 2	7:00 pm	at Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	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
USA Today

References

"2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
"2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

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[1] "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
Formerly the RPI Bachelors
Playing venues	Houston Field House (1949–present)
Head coaches	Leroy Clark (1917–1923) W. J. Cook (1924–1925) Marvin Callan (1925–1931, 1936–1937) Ned Harkness (1949–1963) Rube Bjorkman (1963–1964) Garry Kearns (1964–1969) Leon Abbott (1969–1972) Jim Salfi (1972–1979) Mike Addesa (1979–1989) Buddy Powers (1989–1994) Dan Fridgen (1994–2006) Seth Appert (2006–2017) Dave Smith (2017– )
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1936–37 1937–38 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	Tri-State League (1950–1972) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Union Dutchmen Clarkson Golden Knights
Culture & lore	Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Frank Chiarelli (265 Points) Frank Chiarelli (155 Goals) Neil Little (58 Wins)
National championships	1954 1985
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1984 1985 1994 1995 2011
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1984 1985 1995
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY