The 2024–25 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 69th season of play for the program, the 36th at the Division I level, and the 36th in Hockey East. The Warriors represented Merrimack College in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the J. Thom Lawler Rink and were coached by Scott Borek, in his 7th season.
Season Hoping to rebound from a poor season in '24, Merrimack won just once in its first seven games and was never able to recover. The large number of changes to the roster did the team no favors and the squad had trouble jelling. The resulting dearth of scoring hampered the team's efforts to compete in a very strong Hockey East and the Warriors were relegated to the conference cellar for most of the year. The team had its moments: winning five games against ranked opponents, including then-#2 Boston College, sweeping tournament-bound Connecticut in early November, but they could not sustain any level of competency. The club did show some fight at the end, pushing Northeastern into overtime in their playoff game. But the lack of offense doomed the Warriors and saw their season come to a swift end.
Departures Adam Arvedson Defenseman Signed professional contract (signed with IF Troja-Ljungby) Steven Bacovsky Goaltender Transferred to Carleton Zachary Borgiel Goaltender Graduate transfer to Providence Nikita Borodayenko Forward Transferred to Dubuque Ben Brar Forward Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades) Mike Brown Defenseman Transferred to Lake Superior State Liam Cavan Defenseman Left program (retired) Matt Copponi Forward Transferred to Boston University Liam Dennison Defenseman Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies) Frank Djurasevic Defenseman Transferred to Maine Christian Felton Defenseman Graduation (signed with Vancouver Canucks) Filip Forsmark Forward Graduation (signed with Allen Americans) Mark Gallant Forward Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen) Brady Hunter Forward Transferred to Stonehill Alex Jefferies Forward Graduation (signed with New York Islanders) Devlin O'Brien Forward Transferred to Stonehill Hugo Ollas Goaltender Signed professional contract (signed with New York Rangers) Chase Stevenson Forward Graduate transfer to New Hampshire Mac Welsher Forward Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Recruiting Caden Cranston Forward 20 Rochester, NY Michael Emerson Forward 20 Yorktown Heights, NY; transfer from North Dakota; selected 190th overall in 2023 Colby Enns Defenseman 25 Minot, ND; graduate transfer from Northern Michigan Caelan Fitzpatrick Forward 21 Moose Jaw, SK Jordan Hughesman Forward 21 Winnipeg, MB Ryan Keyes Goaltender 21 Fairbanks, AK Nathan King Defenseman 20 Victoria, BC Cameron Kungle Defenseman 22 Red Deer, AB; transfer from Lake Superior State Max Lundgren Goaltender 22 Ängelholm, SWE Josef Myšák Defenseman 25 Litvínov, CZE; graduate transfer from Niagara Ryan O'Connell Forward 20 Moorestown, NJ Nick Pierre Forward 20 Cottage Grove, MN Seamus Powell Defenseman 20 Marcellus, NY; transfer from Boston College Jack Richard Forward 21 Stoney Creek, ON; transfer from Niagara Harrison Roy Forward 24 Lakeville, MA; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State Antonio Venuto Forward 24 Whitmore Lake, MI; graduate transfer from Ferris State Hunter Wallace Forward 21 Oak Lake, MB Nils Wallström Goaltender 20 Skellefteå, SWE; transfer from American International Vann Yuhas Forward 20 Medicine Hat, AB
Roster As of September 7, 2024.
Standings
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
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Scoring statistics D 35 5 16 21 2 F 35 7 10 17 2 D 33 3 14 17 22 F 34 5 11 16 8 C/LW 35 6 9 15 16 RW 35 6 9 15 40 RW 35 8 6 14 8 RW 32 6 6 12 0 C 29 6 4 10 40 D 34 2 8 10 25 RW 26 9 0 9 37 F 33 5 4 9 6 D 32 3 6 9 6 D 35 2 7 9 12 C 28 1 7 8 18 F 35 1 5 6 14 D/F 25 1 4 5 19 D 30 0 4 4 10 F 6 2 0 2 0 F 16 2 0 2 21 D 11 0 2 2 2 RW 9 1 0 1 2 D 32 0 1 1 12 G 1 0 0 0 0 F 2 0 0 0 0 G 5 0 0 0 0 G 11 0 0 0 2 D 11 0 0 0 4 G 24 0 0 0 0 Bench – – – – – 12 Total 81 133 214 330
Goaltending statistics 5 189:06 1 1 1 7 81 1 .920 2.22 24 1326:11 8 13 0 64 638 1 .909 2.90 1 60:31 0 1 0 3 22 0 .880 2.97 11 530:42 4 6 0 31 210 0 .871 3.50 Empty Net - 27:18 - - - 7 - - - - Total 35 2133:48 13 21 1 112 951 2 .895 3.15
Rankings
PollWeekPre 1 23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627 (Final) USCHO.comRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NR USA HockeyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
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