2022–23 Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey season

After the college announced that it was promoting all of its athletic programs to Division I for the 2022–23 academic season, the ice hockey program had just a scant few months to put a schedule together.[1] While they were able to get a few D-I schools on their slate, the Skyhawks had to rely on Division II and III teams to fill out the majority of their schedule.

Due to weather conditions, the game against Franklin Pierce that was originally scheduled for January 24 was postponed.[2]

On February 1, the NCAA selection committee voted to remove all Stonehill games from consideration for the NCAA tournament selection. This was done primarily due to the low number of Division I games that the Skyhawks played this season. Because this was Stonehill's first season at the DI level, they were not eligible for postseason play so the ruling did not affect the program in any practical way.[3]

Over the course of the season, two things became apparent for the Skyhawks. First, with the influx on scholarship players, the team was now significantly better than their former contemporaries. Going 17–1–2 against Division II and III opponents showed that Stonehill no longer belonged at the lower levels. However, despite setting a new program record for wins and winning percentage,[4] Stonehill was not yet up to snuff at the Division I level. Losing their first game of the year to Long Island was probably unavoidable but the team showed little progress as the season went on. Due in part to exclusively playing D-II and III opponents for almost 4 months, the Skyhawks didn't have the ability to gage themselves against stronger competition and improve their play over the course of the year. The defense, which performed well in most games, was woefully inadequate when facing other D-I teams. The games against Lindenwood are of particular note as the Lions too were in their first season of Division I play. However, with Lindenwood playing a full D-I schedule, they were able to improve their play far more than the Skyhawks.

With more lead time for their second Division I season, Stonehill should not have to rely so heavily on the lower levels to fill up their schedule.

As of September 12, 2022.[5]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Dylan Ghaemi	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-12-30	Fairport, New York	Järvso (Division 3)	—
2		Richard Hall	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-01-26	Shelburne, Vermont	Stanstead (MPHL)	—
3		Matt Talarico	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-17	Raynham, Massachusetts	Express (EHL)	—
4		Drew Gardner	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-01-13	Glenburn, Maine	Twin City (NCDC)	—
5		Ryan Davies	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-03-27	Arlington, Massachusetts	Valley (EHL)	—
6		Frank Ireland	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-06	South Easton, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
8		Cam Mannion	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-10-31	Dorchester, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
9		Teddy McElaney (C)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-16	Walpole, Massachusetts	St. Paul's (USHS–NH)	—
10		Brendan Nehmer	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-04-02	East Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Williston Northampton (USHS–MA)	—
12		Carter Rapalje	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-10	Colorado Springs, Colorado	North Iowa (NAHL)	—
13		Michael Martignetti	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-03-13	Winchester, Massachusetts	Railers (EHL)	—
14		Max Pineo	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-08-07	North Reading, Massachusetts	Tilton (USHS–NH)	—
16		Jack Shemligian	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-04-22	Southborough, Massachusetts	East Coast (EHL)	—
18		Nolan FitzPatrick	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-25	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Thayer (USHS–MA)	—
19		John Peloso (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-10-01	Townshend, Vermont	Vermont Academy (USHS–VT)	—
20		Matthew Pimental	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-13	East Providence, Rhode Island	Railers (EHL)	—
21		Thomas Horak	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-12-07	St. Louis, Missouri	New Hampshire (USPHL)	—
22		Jake Cady	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-04	Raynham, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
23		Patrick Sunderland	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1999-06-29	Mansfield, Massachusetts	South Shore (USPHL)	—
24		Andrew Gotts	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-09-23	Topsfield, Massachusetts	Holderness (USHS–NH)	—
25		Dean Schwenninger	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-03-05	Zürich, Switzerland	Minot (NAHL)	—
27		Cameron Collins	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-09-04	Raynham, Massachusetts	East Coast (EHL)	—
28		Austin Pick	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-09-29	Troutdale, Oregon	Seahawks (EHL)	—
29		John Day (A)	Senior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-22	North Reading, Massachusetts	BB&N (USHS–MA)	—
30		Gavin FitzPatrick	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-01-09	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
37		Kyle Heath	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-04-28	West Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Middlesex (USHS–MA)	—
44		William Tripp	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-05-17	Lakeville, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
55		Will Cohen	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-23	Billerica, Massachusetts	Valley (EHL)	—
77		Ryan King	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-20	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	Seahawks (EHL)	—

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Note: Day and Ghaemi shared the shutout on October 25.

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[8]