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2023–24 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season
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.
| 2023–24 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Schneider Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #13 |
| USA Today | #14 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–12–4 |
| Conference | 11–9–4 |
| Home | 9–5–3 |
| Road | 9–7–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Nate Leaman |
| Assistant coaches | Ron Rolston Joel Beal Joe Palmer |
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Season edit
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Departures edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
As of September 26, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | 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 edit
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
| #1 Boston College† | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 105 | 56 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 149 | 75 |
| #2 Boston University | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 104 | 53 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 140 | 80 |
| #8 Maine | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 76 | 67 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 112 | 87 |
| #13 Providence | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 66 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 99 | 80 |
| #16 Massachusetts | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 103 | 94 |
| #17 New Hampshire | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 69 | 56 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 105 | 85 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 71 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 107 | 93 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 77 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 82 | 99 |
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 81 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 86 | 102 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 85 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 98 | 110 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 78 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 72 | 112 |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll - March 4, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results edit
| 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+ | Svedebäck | W 4–1 | 2,074 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) | ||
| October 28 | 7:00 pm | Vermont | #7 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | T 2–2 SOL | 1,727 | 5–1–1 (1–0–1) | ||
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at #15 New Hampshire | #7 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | T 1–1 SOW | 6,501 | 5–1–2 (1–0–2) | ||
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | #15 New Hampshire | #7 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 2–0 | 2,850 | 6–1–2 (2–0–2) | ||
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | Northeastern | #5 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 2–1 OT | 2,914 | 7–1–2 (3–0–2) | ||
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | #5 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 5–2 | 3,391 | 8–1–2 (4–0–2) | ||
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | #15 Massachusetts | #5 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 2–3 | 2,828 | 8–2–2 (4–1–2) | ||
| November 18 | 4:00 pm | at #15 Massachusetts | #5 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 1–2 OT | 4,670 | 8–3–2 (4–2–2) | ||
| November 24 | 9:00 pm | at #13 Arizona State | #9 | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Svedebäck | L 3–4 OT | 4,990 | 8–4–2 | |||
| November 25 | 3:00 pm | at #13 Arizona State | #9 | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Svedebäck | W 2–1 | 4,626 | 9–4–2 | |||
| December 9 | 4:30 pm | at #2т Boston College | #9 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Svedebäck | L 4–5 | 7,884 | 9–5–2 (4–3–2) | ||
| December 30 | 7:00 pm | at Brown* | #10 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 3–0 | 1,524 | 10–5–2 | ||
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | at #1 Boston College | #9 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 1–7 | 7,489 | 10–6–2 (4–4–2) | ||
| January 13 | 6:00 pm | #1 Boston College | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 4–3 | 2,904 | 11–6–2 (5–4–2) | ||
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 2–0 | 2,365 | 12–6–2 | ||
| January 20 | 7:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 0–4 | 2,415 | 12–7–2 | ||
| January 26 | 7:15 pm | at Massachusetts Lowell | #10 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 7–2 | 5,929 | 13–7–2 (6–4–2) | ||
| January 27 | 7:00 pm | Massachusetts Lowell | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 4–3 OT | 2,270 | 14–7–2 (7–4–2) | ||
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | at Connecticut | #10 | Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 5–0 | 2,691 | 15–7–2 (8–4–2) | ||
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 1–2 | 2,870 | 15–8–2 (8–5–2) | ||
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Maine | #10 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 1–2 | 5,043 | 15–9–2 (8–6–2) | ||
| February 10 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Maine | #10 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 4–3 OT | 4,745 | 16–9–2 (9–6–2) | ||
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | #3 Boston University | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | T 2–2 SOW | 2,865 | 16–9–3 (9–6–3) | ||
| February 17 | 6:00 pm | at #3 Boston University | #10 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 2–5 | 5,856 | 16–10–3 (9–7–3) | ||
| February 24 | 6:05 pm | at Massachusetts Lowell | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 2–1 | 5,342 | 17–10–3 (10–7–3) | ||
| February 29 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | #10 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | W 4–2 | 1,832 | 18–10–3 (11–7–3) | ||
| March 1 | 6:00 pm | Merrimack | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 1–2 | 2,017 | 18–11–3 (11–8–3) | ||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | #2 Boston University | #11 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | L 2–4 | 2,498 | 18–12–3 (11–9–3) | ||
| March 9 | 4:00 pm | Northeastern | #11 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Svedebäck | T 3–3 SOW | 2,165 | 18–12–4 (11–9–4) | ||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | #16 Massachusetts* | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Quarterfinal) | ESPN+, NESN+ | Svedebäck | L 1–3 | 2,644 | 18–13–4 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics edit
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Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | 7 (2) | 5 (1) | 5 (3) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |||||
| USA Today | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 (1) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11^ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |||||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.