Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey

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Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey
Current season
Bentley Falcons athletic logo
UniversityBentley University
ConferenceAHA
First season1977–78
Head coachAndy Jones
2nd season, 16–17–2 (.486)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Fiorentino
  • Riley Colvard
ArenaBentley Arena
Waltham, Massachusetts
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
MascotFlex the Falcon

The Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Falcons are an original member of Atlantic Hockey,[2] The Falcons play their home games at the Bentley Arena on the school's campus in Waltham, Massachusetts, having moved into the new, on-campus arena in February 2018. The Falcons are coached by former Falcon forward Ryan Soderquist ('00), the program's all-time scoring leader.

History[edit]

Hockey at Bentley began as a modest club team organized by students in the mid-1960s. Bentley Hall of Famer Reg Pearless was the first captain. The team gained official varsity status beginning with the 1977–78 season, and claimed consecutive ECAC 3 championships in 1980 and 1981.

The program made a provisional move to Division I for the 1998–99 season, and became a full Division I member for the following season, being a member of the MAAC. The Falcons then became one of the founding members of Atlantic Hockey when the league was founded for the 2003–04 season.

The team played its home games at the John A. Ryan Arena in Watertown from 1977 to 2018, before they moved into their new, on-campus home, Bentley Arena in February 2018.[3]

A game between Bentley and Air Force in 2019

Season-by-season results[edit]

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All-time coaching records[edit]

As of the completion of 2022–23 season[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1977–1980 Joe Quinn 3 32–26–0 .552
1980–1984 Tim Flynn 4 56–32–2 .633
1984–1985 Mark Canavan 1 5–15–0 .250
1985–1993 Tom Aprille 8 69–107–8 .397
1993–2002 Jim McAdam 9 101–134–16 .434
2002–2023 Ryan Soderquist 21 277–377–85 .432
2023–Present Andy Jones 1 16–17–2 .486
Totals 7 coaches 47 seasons 556–708–113 .445

Statistical leaders[edit]

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Career points leaders[edit]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Soderquist 1996–2000 99 84 89 173
Brett Gensler 2010–2014 145 73 94 167
Andrew Gladiuk 2012–2016 144 72 81 153
John Maguire 1980–1984 58 91 149
Max French 2013–2017 138 67 76 143
Gary See 1979–1983 52 89 141
Alex Grieve 2011–2015 139 55 73 128
Dain Prewitt 2005–2009 145 60 66 126
Shawn Smith 1995–1999 52 74 126
Brian Gangemi 1997–2000 56 65 121
Joe Maguire 1977–1981 65 56 121

Career goaltending leaders[edit]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 40 games

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Branden Komm 2010–2014 115 6658 47 50 13 296 5 .919 2.67
Aidan Pelino 2016–2020 99 5544 39 43 10 251 4 .905 2.72
Jayson Argue 2014–2018 80 4517 24 36 15 210 2 .913 2.79
Gabe Antoni 2012–2016 43 2184 17 17 5 105 1 .911 2.88
Joe Calvi 2007–2011 81 4588 25 39 9 240 4 .901 3.14

Statistics current through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Roster[edit]

As of September 14, 2023.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Massachusetts Matt Thompson Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-11-07 Reading, Massachusetts EHC Neuwied (Regionalliga)
3 New Jersey Jonathan Bendorf Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-02-26 Yardville, New Jersey Mercyhurst (AHA)
4 Illinois Sam Duerr Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-03-22 Chicago, Illinois Maine (HEA)
5 British Columbia Nick Bochen Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-29 North Vancouver, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC)
6 Alberta Seth Bernard-Docker Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-10-30 Canmore, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL)
7 Texas Ethan Harrison Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-30 Plano, Texas Sioux City (USHL)
9 British Columbia Josh Latta Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-08-14 West Vancouver, British Columbia UMass Lowell (HEA)
10 Illinois Jimmy Doyle Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-02 Plainfield, Illinois Janesville (NAHL)
11 Ontario Ryan Mansfield Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-12-22 Burlington, Ontario Odessa (NAHL)
12 British Columbia Danny Pearson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-01 Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
13 Massachusetts Peter Kramer Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-08-08 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Green Bay (USHL)
14 Massachusetts Pat Lawn Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-26 Waltham, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL)
15 British Columbia Cooper Connell Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-15 West Vancouver, British Columbia Grande Prairie (AJHL)
16 Alberta Kellan Hjartarson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-23 Calgary, Alberta Cranbrook (BCHL)
17 British Columbia Stephen Castagna Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-06 North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
18 Nova Scotia Arlo Merritt Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-31 Halifax, Nova Scotia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
19 British Columbia Ethan Leyh Senior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-07 Anmore, British Columbia Quinnipiac (ECAC)
20 Colorado A. J. Hodges Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-24 Littleton, Colorado Michigan State (Big Ten)
21 Germany Nik Armstrong-Kingkade Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-01 Mannheim, Germany UMass Lowell (HEA)
22 Georgia (U.S. state) Chase Davis Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-04-08 Alpharetta, Georgia Amarillo (NAHL)
23 North Dakota Tucker Hodgson Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-07 Grand Forks, North Dakota Fargo (USHL)
24 British Columbia Colton Cameron Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-07-07 Surrey, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
25 Minnesota Garrett Horsager Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-02 Rosemount, Minnesota Oklahoma (NAHL)
26 New York (state) Kolby Amici Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-12-16 Orchard Park, New York Minot (NAHL)
27 New Brunswick Ryan Nause Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-27 Riverview, New Brunswick Alberni Valley (BCHL)
28 Ontario Tanner Main Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-03 Welland, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
29 Illinois Nicholas Grabko Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-06 Channahon, Illinois Green Bay (USHL)
30 Michigan Josh Seeley Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-05-07 Trenton, Michigan Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
33 New York (state) Connor Hasley Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-27 North Tonawanda, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
38 British Columbia Ryan Upson Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-22 West Vancouver, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)

Uniform[edit]

The Falcons have undergone a couple of uniform changes since the start of the 2010–2011 season. In accordance with the new Bentley brand, the Falcon's moved away from the white, navy and gold color scheme. The first switch made was to their road uniform. They moved from navy blue, with gold "Bentley" lettering, and white trim to a black uniform with a navy blue B in the middle and white trim. The new home uniforms were unveiled in the 2013–2014 season, and are still their current home uniforms. They are white with the Bentley back and grey B in the middle, navy blue and black trim, and black numbers/names on jerseys on the back. The new home jerseys were unveiled at Frozen Fenway on 12/28/2014. To start the 2014–2015 season, the Falcon's unveiled another new road uniform. This, their current road jersey, is black with navy blue "Bentley" lettering across the front, using white and navy trim with the Bentley crest on the shoulder. Both uniforms use black helmets, and black pants with a navy blue and white trim.

Home arena[edit]

The Falcons play at Bentley Arena, the program's new, on-campus arena. Ground was broken on the new arena in the summer of 2016, and completed in February 2018. The Falcons played their first game in the new Arena on February 16, against Army West Point.

The 76,000 square foot Bentley Arena was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge and built by Suffolk Construction. It has a capacity of 2,207 for hockey games.

Notable alumni[edit]

  • Ryan Soderquist (2000): Soderquist graduated in 2000 with the most career goals (84) and career points (173) in program history. Soderquist also holds the record for most goals in a season, with 33. He has been Bentley's head coach since 2002, leading the team to a 243–300–78 record.
  • Brett Gensler (2014): Gensler graduated in 2014 as the program's all-time points leader at the Division I level, behind only Coach Ryan Soderquist.[citation needed] He was responsible for two of the three 50-point seasons in Bentley history, Gensler earned first-team All-Atlantic Hockey honors each of his last three years and was the recipient of the 2012 Walter Brown Award as the top American-born player in New England. He concluded his career with 73 goals (a Bentley Division I record), a school-record 94 assists and 167 points, second most in program history.[citation needed] After completing his Bentley career, Gensler signed with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.
  • Max French (2017): French graduated in 2017, finishing his career as the Falcons' all-time 5th best point scorer and 4th best goal scorer.[citation needed] French was an assistant captain to Andrew Gladiuk in 2015-2016 as a junior and was named captain of the Falcons in his final season. French also earned All-Atlantic Hockey First Team honors in both his junior and senior seasons. During his time at Bentley, French racked up 143 points (67 goals, 76 assists) in 138 career games to join Gensler and Gladiuk as the only Falcons to average over a point per game at the Division I level.[citation needed] Upon completion of his senior season, French was invited to an ATO with the Utica Comets of the AHL, but never found the starting lineup in his short few weeks with the team. On July 12, 2017, the Texas Stars, AHL affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, signed French for the 2017–2018 season. This signing marked the first time a Bentley alum had been signed to a professional contract at the AHL level or above.[citation needed]
  • Tanner Jago (2019): Jago finished his Bentley career with the second-most games played in program history, as well as third-most points for a defenseman in program history. In July 2019, he signed with the Texas Stars of the AHL.[citation needed]
  • Alexey Solovyev (2019): Solovyev signed with the Providence Bruins of the AHL in July 2019.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bentley University Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bentley Falcons Men's Hockey". U.S. College Hockey Online.
  3. ^ BentleyFalcons.com
  4. ^ a b c "Bentley Falcons Men's Hockey" (PDF). Bentley Falcons Program History. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley Falcons. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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