The 2024–25 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 95th season of play for the program and the 64th in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented Colgate University, played their home games at the Class of 1965 Arena and were coached by Mike Harder in his 2nd season.
Season Colgate's second season under Mike Harder was eerily similar to the first. With a virtually identical record in conference play the only real difference was this season they managed to defeat Long Island after having lost to the Sharks in 2024. Not only did the team finish third in ECAC Hockey again, but they also failed to take advantage of home playoff games and were swept out of the conference quarterfinals for the second year in a row. Even with several players changing between seasons, the team performed largely the same. Andrew Takacs took over as the primary starter from Carter Gylander and produced only marginally better numbers. Up front, Brett Chorske led the Raiders in scoring, finishing with totals only slightly better than Ross Mitton had the year before. For the season, the team averaged just over 3 goals per game, allowing approximately the same. While slightly worse than the year prior, there was no statical difference in the two figures.
This season demonstrated that Colgate could hold serve and retain its position as a solid program. However, one trend that continued out as the season went along was the poor attendance at Colgate's home games. Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colgate has struggled to attract crowds and routinely sees under 1,000 fans in attendance. Colgate finished the year 55th out of 64 teams in terms of average attendance and used just 48% of its seating capacity for the year.
Departures Nick Anderson Defenseman Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell Pierson Brandon Defenseman Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell P. J. Garrett Defenseman Graduation (retired) Levi Glasman Forward Graduation (signed with Mechelen Golden Sharks) Carter Gylander Goaltender Graduation (signed with Detroit Red Wings) Ethan Manderville Forward Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel) Ryan McGuire Forward Transferred to Northeastern Ross Mitton Forward Graduate transfer to Maine Sebastian Tamburro Forward Left program (retired)
Recruiting Jack Brandt Forward 20 Columbus, OH Simone Dadiè Forward 21 Brunico, ITA Antonio Fernandez Defenseman 20 San Jose, CA; transfer from Colorado College Brett Merner Defenseman 20 Nanaimo, BC Max Nagel Forward 20 West St. Paul, MN Jacob Napier Defenseman 21 Lancaster, NY; transfer from Western Michigan Michael Neumeier Defenseman 21 Kerrobert, SK Jack Olson Goaltender 21 St. Louis Park, MN Ryan Spinale Forward 20 Plymouth, MA
Roster As of July 30, 2024.
Team photo
Standings
Schedule and results
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Scoring statistics C/RW 36 15 19 34 23 LW 32 11 15 26 12 F 36 6 18 24 12 D 36 4 20 24 10 D 35 8 12 20 9 C/LW 36 9 9 18 21 D/C 32 6 11 17 8 F 23 5 10 15 20 C 33 5 10 15 12 RW 36 4 11 15 14 D 31 5 9 14 10 C 25 10 3 13 12 LW 25 1 12 13 8 F 25 3 6 9 8 C 29 3 6 9 8 D 31 3 6 9 6 D 35 3 6 9 0 F 31 5 2 7 8 F 31 2 5 7 40 F 34 4 2 6 69 D 27 2 2 4 6 D 10 0 1 1 0 D 16 0 1 1 4 G 32 0 1 1 6 G 7 0 0 0 0 Bench – – – – – 10 Total 114 197 311 336
Goaltending statistics 32 1821:14 17 12 2 84 786 2 .903 2.77 8 345:17 1 3 1 25 155 0 .861 4.34 Empty Net - 25:15 - - - 7 - - - - Total 36 2191:46 18 15 3 116 941 2 .890 3.18
Rankings
PollWeekPre 1 23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627 (Final) USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRRVRVNRNRRVRVNRNR-NR USA HockeyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRRV19NRNRRVRVNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
Awards and honors Michael Neumeier ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year Brett Chorske All-ECAC Hockey First Team Tommy Bergsland All-ECAC Hockey Second Team Michael Neumeier ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
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