2023–24 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
Home iceGene Polisseni Center
Rankings
USCHO#19
USA Today#20
Record
Overall13–6–1
Conference9–3–0
Home6–3–1
Road5–2–0
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachWayne Wilson
Assistant coachesBrian Hills
David Insalaco
Captain(s)Caleb Moretz
Alternate captain(s)
  • Gianfranco Cassaro
  • Aiden Hansen-Bukata
  • Cody Laskosky
  • Carter Wilkie
RIT Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season is the 60th season of play for the program, the 19th at the Division I level and the 18th in Atlantic Hockey. The Tigers represent the Rochester Institute of Technology, play their home games at the Gene Polisseni Center and are coached by Wayne Wilson in his 25th season.

Season

Due to a snowstorm, the game against Canisius scheduled on January 13 was postponed to a later date.[1]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Spencer BerryDefenseman CanadaGraduation (signed with Kassel Huskies)
Calvon BootsDefenseman United StatesGraduation (retired)
Matthew KellenbergerDefenseman CanadaGraduation (signed with EHC Kloten)
Kolby MatthewsGoaltender CanadaGraduate transfer to Simon Fraser
Andrew PetrucciForward CanadaGraduation (retired)
Colton TrumblaForward CanadaGraduation (retired)
Kobe WalkerForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Guildford Flames)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Christian CatalanoDefenseman Canada20Mississauga, ON
Tyler FukakusaForward Canada21Toronto, ON
Luke LushGoaltender Canada25Sherwood Park, AB; graduate transfer from Sacred Heart
Kevin ScottDefenseman United States20Ashburn, VA
Crossley StewartDefenseman Canada21Prince Rupert, BC
Matthew WildeForward Canada21Mississauga, ON

Roster

As of September 15, 2023.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
4 Ontario Dimitri Mikrogiannakis Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-20 Aurora, Ontario Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
5 Sweden Gustav Blom Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-30 Stockholm, Sweden New Mexico (USHL)
6 Ontario Matthew Wilde Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-04-30 Mississauga, Ontario Toronto (OJHL)
7 Manitoba Tanner Andrew Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-11 Virden, Manitoba Chilliwack (BCHL)
8 Ontario Evan Miller Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-07 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Wellington (OJHL)
9 Ontario Tyler Fukakusa Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-11-30 Toronto, Ontario Toronto (OJHL)
10 Ontario Gianfranco Cassaro (A) Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-30 Nobleton, Ontario UMass (HEA)
11 Quebec Philippe Jacques Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-10-29 Quebec City, Quebec Ottawa (CCHL)
12 Yukon Simon Isabelle Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-12 Whitehorse, Yukon Ottawa (CCHL)
14 Alberta Tyler Mahan Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-14 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL)
15 Ontario Adam Jeffery Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-08 Leamington, Ontario Leamington (GOJHL)
16 Ontario Elijah Gonsalves Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-08 Scarborough, Ontario Wellington (OJHL)
18 Virginia Kevin Scott Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-04-30 Ashburn, Virginia Fargo (USHL)
19 Ontario Christian Catalano Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-23 Mississauga, Ontario Maryland (NAHL)
20 Alaska Caleb Moretz (C) Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-14 Fairbanks, Alaska Flin Flon (SJHL)
21 Alberta Carter Wilkie (A) Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-03 Calgary, Alberta West Kelowna (BCHL)
22 Manitoba Grady Hobbs Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-03-18 Deloraine, Manitoba Dauphin (MJHL)
23 British Columbia Aiden Hansen-Bukata (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-06-29 Delta, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL)
24 Ontario Ryan Nicholson Graduate D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1999-01-13 Mississauga, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
25 British Columbia Doug Scott Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 North Vancouver, British Columbia Humboldt (SJHL)
26 Alberta Cody Laskosky (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-06-21 New Norway, Alberta Camrose (AJHL)
27 British Columbia Crossley Stewart Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-30 Prince Rupert, British Columbia Burlington (OJHL)
28 Quebec Xavier Lapointe Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-26 Quebec City, Quebec Flin Flon (SJHL)
30 Quebec Tommy Scarfone Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-11-19 Montreal, Quebec Surrey (BCHL)
32 Ontario Daniel Chenard Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1999-10-03 Waterloo, Ontario Wenatchee (BCHL)
33 Alberta Luke Lush Graduate G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-15 Sherwood Park, Alberta Sacred Heart (AHA)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#19 RIT129301102743281611505740
Sacred Heart11830010254125168714742
American International107301002032231710705249
Mercyhurst10433003183228176834853
Holy Cross13472021173132199735242
Bentley115600101624221881004339
Niagara135712101533401761014154
Canisius11443000153231154834149
Air Force10541301142626188914856
Robert Morris143920011228491841133557
Army113800101026441641203769
Championship: March 16, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
As of December 12, 2023

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 7 6:05 pm at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New YorkESPN+ Scarfone L 3–4  2,053 0–1–0
October 9 5:00 pm Guelph* Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York (Exhibition)FloHockey Lush W 6–4  988
October 14 7:05 pm vs. Notre Dame* Blue Cross ArenaRochester, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone W 3–0  10,556 1–1–0
October 20 7:05 pm Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone W 4–2  2,929 2–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 21 7:05 pm Sacred Heart Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Lush L 2–5  2,764 2–2–0 (1–1–0)
October 27 7:05 pm at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, MassachusettsFloHockey Scarfone W 3–2 OT 923 3–2–0 (2–1–0)
October 28 7:05 pm at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, MassachusettsFloHockey Scarfone W 3–2  979 4–2–0 (3–1–0)
November 3 7:05 pm at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone W 4–2  1,795 5–2–0 (4–1–0)
November 4 4:05 pm at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone W 5–3  1,638 6–2–0 (5–1–0)
November 10 7:05 pm Mercyhurst #20 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone W 5–2  3,925 7–2–0 (6–1–0)
November 11 5:05 pm Mercyhurst #20 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone L 0–2  3,388 7–3–0 (6–2–0)
November 24 7:05 pm #12 New Hampshire* #20 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey, NESN Scarfone W 5–4  2,365 8–3–0
November 25 5:05 pm #12 New Hampshire* #20 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey, NESN Scarfone L 3–4 OT 2,610 8–4–0
December 1 7:05 pm Robert Morris #19 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey, SNP Scarfone W 4–1  2,896 9–4–0 (7–2–0)
December 2 7:05 pm Robert Morris #19 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Lush W 6–2  2,650 10–4–0 (8–2–0)
December 8 5:05 pm at American International #19 MassMutual CenterSpringfield, MassachusettsFloHockey Scarfone L 2–3 OT 10–5–0 (8–3–0)
December 9 1:05 pm at American International #19 MassMutual CenterSpringfield, MassachusettsFloHockey Scarfone W 5–2  552 11–5–0 (9–3–0)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 29 4:00 pm vs. #8 Maine* #18 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal)ESPN+ Scarfone L 2–5  2,555 11–6–0
December 30 4:00 pm vs. Lake Superior State* #18 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Consolation Game)ESPN+ Scarfone W 4–2  2,310 12–6–0
January 5 7:05 pm Clarkson* #18 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone W 4–0  3,091 13–6–0
January 6 5:05 pm St. Lawrence* #18 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone T 1–1 OT 2,816 13–6–1
January 11 7:05 pm at Niagara #19 Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New YorkFloHockey Scarfone L 1–3  754 13–7–1 (9–4–0)
January 13 7:05 pm Canisius #19 Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey    ppd   
January 19 7:05 pm at Robert Morris Clearview ArenaErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
January 20 7:05 pm at Robert Morris Clearview ArenaErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
January 26 7:05 pm Bentley Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey       
January 26 5:05 pm Bentley Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey       
February 1 7:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New YorkFloHockey       
February 3 5:05 pm Niagara Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey       
February 9 7:05 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
February 10 4:05 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PennsylvaniaFloHockey       
February 16 7:05 pm Air Force Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey       
February 17 7:05 pm Air Force Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey       
February 23 7:05 pm Canisius Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New YorkFloHockey       
February 24 7:00 pm at Canisius LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New YorkFloHockey       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring Statistics

Rankings

Poll Week
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 20 20 20 19 19 18 - 18 19
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 19 19 19 19^ 20

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[4]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. "Niagara-Mercyhurst, Canisius-RIT men's hockey games scheduled for Jan. 13 postponed due to inclement weather". USCHO. January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Tigers. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". RIT Tigers. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  4. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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