Sacred Heart began sponsoring men's ice hockey as a varsity sport in 1993. The team was placed in the South Division of ECAC North/South/Central and because they were not able to schedule all of their ECAC South opponents twice the Pioneers played half a conference schedule in their inaugural year. With a full conference slate the following year, Sacred Heart greatly improved their record which continued in year three.
For the 1996–97 seasonShaun Hannah was brought in as head coach and the Pioneers finished with their first winning record and 2nd in the division, narrowly missing the conference postseason.
In the late 1990s the MAAC was mandated to form an ice hockey conference. Two of the ECAC South programs would have to promote themselves to Division I and soon after they were joined by Sacred Heart. With an eye for their new conference, Hannah began offering scholarships to incoming students, a violation of Division III rules, which caused the Pioneers (along with two other ECAC South teams) to be ruled ineligible for any postseason play. Additionally all of their conference games would not be counted in the standings, through they would still be able to play the matches and count the results towards their overall standings.
MAACedit
Despite the influx of scholarship athletes, Sacred Heart finished 7th in the first year of MAAC conference play. The team rebounded in the second year, doubling their win total and finishing with a winning record. Postseason success was a little slower in coming with the Pioneers unable to win a playoff game until year 4 of D-I play. During the 2002–03 seasonIona and Fairfield, the two original MAAC programs, both announced that they would end their sponsorship of ice hockey at the end of the season. With only one full-time member still active the MAAC terminated their ice hockey division. The remaining 9 programs banded together and formed Atlantic Hockey which began the following year.
Atlantic Hockeyedit
Sacred Heart played well for the first few years of Atlantic Hockey, reaching the championship game in 2004 and 2010 but after Hannah left in 2009, the team took a tumble down the standings. From 2011 through 2018 the Pioneers never finished higher than 8th in the conference. Bench boss C. J. Marottolo was finally able to push the Pioneers out of the basement in 2019 with a 4th-place finish, ending 1 win shy of .500 on the year.
The school announced in 2020 that it would build a $60 million facility for its men's and women's ice hockey programs.[3] After a delayed start, construction began on the Martire Family Arena in March 2021, with a new scheduled completion date of 2023 and a new price tag of $70 million. Martire Family Arena will be the first on-campus ice arena for Sacred Heart.[4]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
^SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
^"Sacred Heart Pioneers Ice Hockey". College Hockey News. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^"Sacred Heart announces plans for new on-campus rink for men's, women's D-I teams, set to open in 2022". USCHO.com. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
^"Sacred Heart Pioneers Men's Ice Hockey All-Time series record" (PDF). Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^"2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^"Alumni report for Sacred Heart University". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
External linksedit
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The Sacred Heart Pioneers men s ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Sacred Heart University The Pioneers are a member of Atlantic Hockey They play at the Martire Family Arena in Fairfield Connecticut 2 From 1993 2016 the Pioneers home arena was the Milford Ice Pavilion in Milford Connecticut Sacred Heart Pioneers men s ice hockeyCurrent seasonUniversitySacred Heart UniversityConferenceAHAHead coachC J Marottolo16th season 188 291 55 404 Assistant coachesScott McDougallCraig HeightArenaMartire Family ArenaBridgeport ConnecticutColorsRed and white 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Division III 1 2 MAAC 1 3 Atlantic Hockey 2 Season by season results 3 Records vs current Atlantic Hockey teams 4 Coaches 5 Statistical leaders 5 1 Career points leaders 5 2 Career goaltending leaders 6 Current roster 7 Awards and honors 7 1 NCAA 7 2 MAAC 7 2 1 Individual awards 7 2 2 All Conference Teams 7 3 Atlantic Hockey 7 3 1 Individual awards 7 3 2 All Conference Teams 8 Pioneers in the NHL 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory editDivision III edit Sacred Heart began sponsoring men s ice hockey as a varsity sport in 1993 The team was placed in the South Division of ECAC North South Central and because they were not able to schedule all of their ECAC South opponents twice the Pioneers played half a conference schedule in their inaugural year With a full conference slate the following year Sacred Heart greatly improved their record which continued in year three For the 1996 97 season Shaun Hannah was brought in as head coach and the Pioneers finished with their first winning record and 2nd in the division narrowly missing the conference postseason In the late 1990s the MAAC was mandated to form an ice hockey conference Two of the ECAC South programs would have to promote themselves to Division I and soon after they were joined by Sacred Heart With an eye for their new conference Hannah began offering scholarships to incoming students a violation of Division III rules which caused the Pioneers along with two other ECAC South teams to be ruled ineligible for any postseason play Additionally all of their conference games would not be counted in the standings through they would still be able to play the matches and count the results towards their overall standings MAAC edit Despite the influx of scholarship athletes Sacred Heart finished 7th in the first year of MAAC conference play The team rebounded in the second year doubling their win total and finishing with a winning record Postseason success was a little slower in coming with the Pioneers unable to win a playoff game until year 4 of D I play During the 2002 03 season Iona and Fairfield the two original MAAC programs both announced that they would end their sponsorship of ice hockey at the end of the season With only one full time member still active the MAAC terminated their ice hockey division The remaining 9 programs banded together and formed Atlantic Hockey which began the following year Atlantic Hockey edit Sacred Heart played well for the first few years of Atlantic Hockey reaching the championship game in 2004 and 2010 but after Hannah left in 2009 the team took a tumble down the standings From 2011 through 2018 the Pioneers never finished higher than 8th in the conference Bench boss C J Marottolo was finally able to push the Pioneers out of the basement in 2019 with a 4th place finish ending 1 win shy of 500 on the year nbsp A game between Sacred Heart and Army in 2012 The school announced in 2020 that it would build a 60 million facility for its men s and women s ice hockey programs 3 After a delayed start construction began on the Martire Family Arena in March 2021 with a new scheduled completion date of 2023 and a new price tag of 70 million Martire Family Arena will be the first on campus ice arena for Sacred Heart 4 Season by season results editMain article List of Sacred Heart Pioneers men s ice hockey seasonsRecords vs current Atlantic Hockey teams editAs of the completion of 2018 19 season 5 School Team Away Arena Overall record Win Last Result Air Force Academy Falcons Cadet Ice Arena 12 23 7 369 2 2 T American International College Yellow Jackets MassMutual Center 30 21 7 578 1 4 L Army West Point Black Knights Tate Rink 23 26 10 475 3 3 T Bentley University Falcons Bentley Arena 32 26 6 547 2 3 L Canisius College Golden Griffins LECOM Harborcenter 19 25 8 442 2 3 L College of the Holy Cross Crusaders Hart Center 29 36 5 450 1 4 L Mercyhurst University Lakers Mercyhurst Ice Center 24 27 5 473 0 3 L Niagara University Purple Eagles Dwyer Arena 8 13 2 391 6 3 W Robert Morris University Colonials Colonials Arena 3 23 1 130 3 1 W Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers Gene Polisseni Center 13 27 2 333 1 3 LCoaches editAs of completion of 2023 24 season Tenure Coach Years Record Pct 1993 1994 Pete Downey 1 4 15 0 211 1994 1996 John Glynne 2 21 25 2 458 1996 2009 Shaun Hannah 13 191 204 38 485 2009 Present C J Marottolo 15 188 291 55 404 Totals 4 coaches 31 seasons 404 535 95 437Statistical leaders editCareer points leaders edit Player Years GP G A Pts PIM Pierre Luc O Brien 2003 2007 142 67 91 158 141 Bear Trapp 2005 2009 139 56 99 155 228 Martin Paquet 1999 2003 129 65 77 142 198 Alexandre Parent 2004 2008 143 54 87 141 105 Dave Jarman 2006 2010 147 47 87 134 122 Garrett Larson 2001 2005 139 55 69 124 233 Justin Danforth 2013 2017 147 42 82 124 125 Eric Delong 2009 2013 143 46 72 118 65 Matt Gingera 2008 2012 142 61 48 109 113 Lloyd Marks 1998 2002 120 49 60 109 138 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 averageMinimum 30 games Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV GAA Josh Benson 2018 Present 57 3298 33 17 5 138 5 902 2 51 Eddy Ferhi 1999 2003 88 5160 36 35 13 126 7 917 2 63 Jason Smith 2003 2007 71 4291 38 29 4 196 2 912 2 74 Brett Magnus 2015 2019 109 6438 39 56 12 314 5 904 2 93 Kevin LaPointe 2001 2005 71 4162 28 34 7 214 3 902 3 08 Statistics current through the start of the 2020 21 season Current roster editAs of September 15 2023 6 No S P C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights 1 nbsp Jack O Dea Junior G 5 9 1 75 m 148 lb 67 kg 2000 09 07 Brighton Massachusetts Bridgton USHS ME 3 nbsp Grant Anderson Senior D 6 2 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg 1999 09 15 Plymouth Minnesota Omaha USHL 4 nbsp Blake Dangos Sophomore D 5 10 1 78 m 174 lb 79 kg 2002 04 08 St Louis Missouri Arizona State NCAA 5 nbsp Andrius Kulbis Marino Junior D 6 0 1 83 m 184 lb 83 kg 2000 02 16 Methuen Massachusetts Maine NAHL 6 nbsp Mikey Adamson Sophomore D 5 9 1 75 m 170 lb 77 kg 2001 08 16 Quincy Massachusetts Massachusetts HEA 7 nbsp Garrett Sundquist Junior D 6 3 1 91 m 205 lb 93 kg 2001 07 17 South Glastonbury Connecticut Providence HEA 8 nbsp Hunter Sansbury Junior D 5 11 1 8 m 180 lb 82 kg 2000 10 08 Lomita California Salmon Arm BCHL 9 nbsp Daniel Ebrahim Junior F 5 11 1 8 m 180 lb 82 kg 2000 07 12 Brooklin Ontario Jersey NCDC 10 nbsp Chikara Hanzawa Sophomore F 5 6 1 68 m 160 lb 73 kg 2001 07 12 Tokyo Japan South Shore NCDC 11 nbsp Tyler Spott Graduate D 5 11 1 8 m 175 lb 79 kg 2000 06 17 Toronto Ontario Northeastern HEA 12 nbsp Kevin Lombardi Graduate F 6 5 1 96 m 230 lb 104 kg 1998 08 12 Schwenksville Pennsylvania Sioux City USHL 13 nbsp T J Walsh Graduate F 5 8 1 73 m 175 lb 79 kg 2000 04 29 Shrewsbury Massachusetts Rensselaer ECAC 14 nbsp Brendan Kennette Sophomore D 6 2 1 88 m 190 lb 86 kg 2002 06 09 Windsor Ontario Brooks AJHL 16 nbsp Dylan Robbins Sophomore F 6 0 1 83 m 175 lb 79 kg 2001 08 29 Alpine New Jersey Chicago USHL 17 nbsp Aidan Connolly Sophomore F 5 11 1 8 m 185 lb 84 kg 2001 10 05 Marshfield Massachusetts Maine NAHL 18 nbsp John Jaworski Senior F 5 10 1 78 m 165 lb 75 kg 2000 03 20 Grinnell Iowa Chicago USHL 19 nbsp Jake Bongo Freshman F 5 10 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg 2002 02 04 Ridgefield Connecticut Surrey BCHL 20 nbsp Blake Humphrey Sophomore F 5 8 1 73 m 162 lb 73 kg 2002 01 18 Syracuse New York Sioux Falls USHL 21 nbsp Brendan Dumas Freshman F 5 10 1 78 m 185 lb 84 kg 2002 08 28 North Attleborough Massachusetts New Jersey NAHL 22 nbsp Conner Hutchison Junior D 5 10 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg 2000 06 02 Hicksville New York Tri City USHL 23 nbsp Braeden Tuck Graduate F 6 1 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg 1998 04 15 Calgary Alberta Trail BCHL 24 nbsp Mark Cheremeta Graduate F 5 11 1 8 m 185 lb 84 kg 1999 07 12 Parkland Florida Ohio State Big Ten 25 nbsp Dante Fantauzzi Senior D 6 2 1 88 m 195 lb 88 kg 2000 05 01 North York Ontario Sioux Falls USHL 26 nbsp Liam Izyk Graduate F 6 1 1 85 m 187 lb 85 kg 1998 12 27 Blackie Alberta Boston College HEA 27 nbsp Cole Galata Freshman F 5 10 1 78 m 175 lb 79 kg 2002 03 18 Barrie Ontario Surrey BCHL 28 nbsp Marcus Joughin Sophomore F 5 11 1 8 m 180 lb 82 kg 2001 07 05 Tecumseh Ontario West Kelowna BCHL 29 nbsp Rylee Hlusiak Freshman F 5 10 1 78 m 175 lb 79 kg 2002 06 03 Barrie Ontario West Kelowna BCHL 31 nbsp Justin Robbins Graduate G 5 8 1 73 m 160 lb 73 kg 1999 03 10 Alpine New Jersey Arizona State NCAA 32 nbsp Chase Clark Sophomore G 6 6 1 98 m 208 lb 94 kg 2002 04 08 Williamsville New York Quinnipiac ECAC WSH 183rd overall 2021 33 nbsp Cullen DeYoung Freshman G 5 10 1 78 m 165 lb 75 kg 2002 02 03 Canton Michigan Northeast NAHL Awards and honors editNCAA edit AHCA Second Team All Americans 2009 10 Nick Johnson F 2019 20 Mike Lee D Jason Cotton F MAAC edit Individual awards edit Goaltender of the Year Eddy Ferhi 2003 Offensive rookie of the year Martin Paquet 2000 Coaches of the Year Shaun Hannah 2000 All Conference Teams edit First Team All MAAC 2002 03 Eddy Ferhi G Les Hrapchak D Martin Paquet F Second team all maac 1999 00 Alexis Jutras Binet G Martin Paquet F 2000 01 Eddy Ferhi G 2001 02 Eddy Ferhi G Martin Paquet F MAAC All Rookie Team 1999 00 Les Hrapchak D Martin Paquet F Atlantic Hockey edit Individual awards edit Player of the Year Jason Cotton 2020 Best Defensive Forward Dave Jarman 2010 Rookie of the Year Pierre Luc O Brien 2004 Bear Trapp 2006 Justin Danforth 2014 Braeden Tuck 2020 Individual Sportsmanship Award Alexandre Parent 2008 Eric Delong 2013 Braeden Tuck 2023 2024 Regular Season Scoring Trophy Neil Shea 2022 Coach of the Year C J Marottolo 2010 All Conference Teams edit First Team All Atlantic Hockey 2004 05 Pierre Luc O Brien F 2005 06 Jason Smith G Pierre Luc O Brien F 2006 07 Jason Smith G Scott Marchesi D Pierre Luc O Brien F 2007 08 Alexandre Parent F 2009 10 Nick Johnson F 2016 17 Justin Danforth F 2017 18 Cameron Heath F Dylan McLaughlin F 2018 19 Dylan McLaughlin F 2019 20 Mike Lee D Jason Cotton F Austin McIlmurray F 2020 21 Marc Johnstone F 2022 23 Neil Shea F Second Team All Atlantic Hockey 2003 04 Konn Hawkes D Garrett Larson F 2004 05 Kalen Wright F 2005 06 Alexandre Parent F 2007 08 Scott Marchesi F Bear Trapp F 2015 16 Justin Danforth F 2016 17 Cameron Heath D Ryan Schmelzer F 2017 18 Lester Lancaster D 2020 21 Braeden Tuck F 2021 22 Logan Britt D Neil Shea F Third Team All Atlantic Hockey 2009 10 Paul Ferraro D Dave Jarman F 2011 12 Matt Gingera F 2012 13 Eric Delong F 2018 19 Austin Magera F 2019 20 Josh Benson G 2021 22 Braeden Tuck F 2022 23 Hunter Sansbury F 2023 24 John Jaworski F Atlantic Hockey All Rookie Team 2003 04 Pierre Luc O Brien F 2004 05 Scott Marchesi D Alexandre Parent F 2005 06 Bear Trapp F 2009 10 Steven Legato G Eric Delong F 2013 14 Mitch Nylen F Justin Danforth F 2017 18 Marc Johnstone F 2018 19 Josh Benson G Austin Magera F 2019 20 Braeden Tuck F 2022 23 Marcus Joughin FPioneers in the NHL editAs of December 26 2023 Player Position Team s Years Games Stanley Cups Justin Danforth Right wing CBJ 2021 Present 86 0 Marc Johnstone Right wing PIT 2023 Present 1 0 Source 7 See also edit Sacred Heart Pioneers women s ice hockey References edit SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art Retrieved April 6 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers Ice Hockey College Hockey News Retrieved May 26 2019 Sacred Heart announces plans for new on campus rink for men s women s D I teams set to open in 2022 USCHO com January 25 2020 Retrieved January 29 2020 Martire Family Arena Sacred Heart Pioneers Men s Ice Hockey All Time series record PDF Sacred Heart Pioneers Retrieved October 23 2019 2023 24 Men s Ice Hockey Roster Sacred Heart Pioneers Retrieved September 15 2023 Alumni report for Sacred Heart University Hockey DB Retrieved November 26 2018 External links edit Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sacred Heart Pioneers men 27s ice hockey amp oldid 1219680797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
