Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey

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Bentley Falcons Men's Ice Hockey
Current season
Bentley Falcons Men's Ice Hockey athletic logo
UniversityBentley University
ConferenceAHA
First season1977–78
Head coachRyan Soderquist
20th season, 252–336–81 (.437)
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Coleman
  • Steve Needham
CaptainEthan Roswell
ArenaBentley Arena
Capacity: 2,117 (1,917 seats, 200 standing)
Surface: 200' x 85'
LocationWaltham, 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[]

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 1977-2018, before they moved into their new, on-campus home, Bentley Arena in February 2018.[3]

Season-by-season results[]

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All-time coaching records[]

As of the completion of 2020–21 season[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1977–1980 3 32–26–0 .552
1980–1984 4 56–32–2 .633
1984–1985 1 5–15–0 .250
1985–1993 8 69–107–8 .397
1993–2002 9 101–134–16 .434
2002–Present Ryan Soderquist 19 252–336–81 .437
Totals 6 coaches 44 seasons 515–650–107 .447

Statistical Leaders[]

[4]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Soderquist 1996–2000 99 84 89 173
2010–2014 145 73 94 167
2012–2016 144 72 81 153
1980–1984 58 91 149
2013–2017 138 67 76 143
1979–1983 52 89 141
2011–2015 139 55 73 128
2005–2009 145 60 66 126
1995–1999 52 74 126
1997–2000 56 65 121
1977–1981 65 56 121

Career Goaltending Leaders[]

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
2010–2014 115 6658 47 50 13 296 5 .919 2.67
2016–2020 99 5544 39 43 10 251 4 .905 2.72
2014–2018 80 4517 24 36 15 210 2 .913 2.79
2012–2016 43 2184 17 17 5 105 1 .911 2.88
2007–2011 81 4588 25 39 9 240 4 .901 3.14

Statistics current through the start of the 2020-21 season.

Roster[]

As of August 23, 2021.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Pennsylvania Matt Clark Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-10 Jamison, Pennsylvania Topeka) (NAHL)
3 Alberta Luke Orysiuk Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-19 Edmonton, Alberta Fairbanks (NAHL)
4 Alberta Marcus Walter (A) Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-14 St. Albert, Alberta Alberni Valley (BCHL)
5 Arizona Ethan Roswell (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-30 Paradise Valley, Arizona Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
6 Massachusetts Brendan Hamblet Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-11-05 Hopkinton, Massachusetts Rivers (USHS–MA)
7 Texas Ethan Harrison Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-10-30 Plano, Texas Sioux City (USHL)
9 Pennsylvania Brendan Walkom (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-01-28 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Madison (USHL)
10 Indiana Dylan Pitera Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-04 Culver, Indiana Culver (Midget AAA)
11 New York (state) Eric Linell Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-09-17 Great Neck, New York UConn (HEA)
12 British Columbia Danny Pearson Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-01 Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
13 Connecticut Matt Gosiewski Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-10 Wilton, Connecticut Wenatchee (BCHL)
14 Massachusetts Matt Lombardozzi Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-06-27 Leominster, Massachusetts Carleton Place (CCHL)
15 British Columbia Cooper Connell Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-15 West Vancouver, British Columbia Grande Prairie (AJHL)
16 California Harrison Scott Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 San Jose, California Amarillo (NAHL)
17 Illinois Michael Zuffante Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-03-17 Bloomingdale, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
18 Japan Kohei Sato Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-26 Nishitōkyō, Japan New Hampshire (HEA)
19 New York (state) Collin Rutherford Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-12-29 Tonawanda, New York Dartmouth (ECAC)
20 Indiana Will Schlagenhauf Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-12 Carmel, Indiana Muskegon (USHL)
21 Florida Cole Kodsi Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-17 Boca Raton, Florida Omaha (USHL)
22 Florida Drew Bavaro Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-10 Bradenton, Florida Wenatchee (NAHL)
23 North Dakota Tucker Hodgson Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-07 Grand Forks, North Dakota Fargo (USHL)
24 Missouri Joe Winkelmann Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-05-08 St. Louis, Missouri Odessa (NAHL)
25 Florida Hunter Toale Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-11-21 Coral Springs, Florida Johnstown (NAHL)
26 Ontario Lucas Vanroboys Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-24 Thamesville, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
27 Florida A. J. Villella Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-26 Davie, Florida Northeastern (HEA)
28 Ontario Tanner Main Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-04-03 Welland, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
29 Illinois Nicholas Grabko Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-06 Channahon, Illinois Green Bay (USHL)
30 Ontario Evan DeBrouwer Graduate G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-01-30 Blenheim, Ontario Arizona State (NCAA)
33 Pennsylvania Jason Grande Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-07 West Chester, Pennsylvania Amarillo (NAHL)
34 Ontario Fraser Kirk Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-10-07 Burlington, Ontario Newmarket (OJHL)
38 Arizona Phil Knies Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-04 Phoenix, Arizona Miami (NCHC)

Uniform[]

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[]

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 16th, 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[]

  • 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.
  • (2014): Gensler graduated in 2014 as the program's all-time points leader at the Division I level, behind only Coach Ryan Soderquist. 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. After completing his Bentley career, Gensler signed with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.
  • (2017): French graduated in 2017, finishing his career as the Falcons' all-time 5th best point scorer and 4th best goal scorer. 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. 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.
  • (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.
  • (2019): Solovyev signed with the Providence Bruins of the AHL in July 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bentley University Color Palette". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bentley Falcons Men's Hockey". U.S. College Hockey Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ BentleyFalcons.com
  4. ^ a b c "Bentley Falcons Men's Hockey" (PDF). Bentley Falcons Program History. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "2018–19 Bentley University Hockey Roster". Bentley University. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

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