2024–25 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Colgate Raiders
men's ice hockey season
Conference3rd ECAC Hockey
Home iceClass of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall18–15–3
Conference13–7–2
Home10–5–2
Road8–10–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Harder
Assistant coachesZach Badalamenti
Anthony Walsh
Captain(s)Reid Irwin
Alternate captain(s)Tommy Bergsland
Alex DiPaolo
Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey seasons
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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.[1]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Nick Anderson Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
Pierson Brandon Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
P. J. Garrett Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Levi Glasman Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Mechelen Golden Sharks)
Carter Gylander Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Detroit Red Wings)
Ethan Manderville Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Ryan McGuire Forward  Canada Transferred to Northeastern
Ross Mitton Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Maine
Niko Rexine Forward  United States Left program
Sebastian Tamburro Forward  Canada Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Brandt Forward  United States 20 Columbus, OH
Simone Dadiè Forward  Italy 21 Brunico, ITA
Antonio Fernandez Defenseman  United States 20 San Jose, CA; transfer from Colorado College
Brett Merner Defenseman  Canada 20 Nanaimo, BC
Max Nagel Forward  United States 20 West St. Paul, MN
Jacob Napier Defenseman  United States 21 Lancaster, NY; transfer from Western Michigan
Michael Neumeier Defenseman  Canada 21 Kerrobert, SK
Jack Olson Goaltender  United States 21 St. Louis Park, MN
Ryan Spinale Forward  United States 20 Plymouth, MA

Roster

As of July 30, 2024.[2]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Andrew Takacs Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-02-27 Bowie, Maryland New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
3 Michael Neumeier Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2003-02-27 Kerrobert, Saskatchewan Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
4 Reid Irwin (C) Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-03-01 Victoria, British Columbia Denver (NCHC) —
5 Jacob Napier Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-03-31 Lancaster, New York Western Michigan (NCHC) —
6 Bobby Metz Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-08-20 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
7 Simon Labelle Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-09-03 Ottawa, Ontario Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
9 Nic Belpedio Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-09 Skokie, Illinois Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
10 Simone Dadiè Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-02-27 Brunico, Italy Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
11 Antonio Fernandez Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2003-10-11 San Jose, California Colorado College (NCHC) —
12 Daniel Panetta Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-20 Belleville, Ontario Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
13 Max Nagel Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2004-06-30 West St. Paul, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL) —
14 Jack Brandt Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-06-14 Columbus, Ohio Madison Capitols (USHL) —
15 Dom Foglia Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-09 Tinton Falls, New Jersey Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL) —
16 Ryan Sullivan Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-15 Calgary, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) —
18 Ben Raymond Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 Newton, Massachusetts Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
19 Ryan Spinale Freshman F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2004-02-09 Plymouth, Massachusetts Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
21 Niko Rexine Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-06-20 Syracuse, New York Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
22 Robby Newton Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-16 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin (Big Ten) —
23 Owen Neuharth Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2001-10-25 Savage, Minnesota Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
24 Jake Schneider Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-12-24 Plymouth, Minnesota Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
25 Tommy Bergsland (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-23 Minnetrista, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
27 Brett Merner Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-01-11 Nanaimo, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (USHL) —
28 Alex DiPaolo (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-04-28 Oakville, Ontario Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
29 Brett Chorske Senior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-24 Edina, Minnesota Colorado College (NCHC) —
30 Nick Haas Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-11-11 Buffalo, New York Chippewa Steel (NAHL) —
35 Jack Olson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-03-28 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —

Team photo

Lineup of the 2024-25 Raiders

Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 Quinnipiac † 22 16 5 1 2 3 0 50 79 42 38 24 12 2 135 83
#20 Clarkson 22 15 6 1 2 1 0 45 74 47 39 24 12 3 121 87
22 13 7 2 2 2 1 42 80 65 36 18 15 3 114 116
Union 22 12 8 2 0 0 2 40 67 61 36 19 14 3 112 109
Dartmouth 22 12 9 1 0 2 0 39 70 52 33 18 13 2 110 84
#12 Cornell * 22 10 8 4 1 0 3 36 69 53 36 19 11 6 112 82
Harvard 22 9 10 3 2 2 1 31 56 56 33 13 17 3 85 97
Brown 22 9 11 2 3 0 2 28 53 63 32 14 15 3 79 85
Princeton 22 7 12 3 2 2 1 25 55 73 30 12 15 3 71 86
Rensselaer 22 7 15 0 0 2 0 23 57 82 35 12 21 2 101 131
Yale 22 5 14 3 1 1 1 19 52 80 30 6 21 3 67 121
St. Lawrence 22 5 15 2 1 1 1 18 43 81 35 9 24 2 71 121
Championship: March 22, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:30 pm at Connecticut* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Takacs L 2–4  2,300 0–1–0
October 6 7:30 pm at Connecticut* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Haas L 2–6  2,275 0–2–0
October 11 7:00 pm Sacred Heart* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 6–5 OT 805 1–2–0
October 12 4:00 pm Sacred Heart* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Haas T 3–3 OT 745 1–2–1
October 18 7:00 pm at Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Takacs L 2–5  3,703 1–3–1
October 19 4:00 pm at Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Haas L 1–2  3,027 1–4–1
October 25 7:00 pm at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Haas W 5–4  3,170 2–4–1
October 26 5:00 pm at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Takacs W 4–3  2,857 3–4–1
November 8 7:00 pm Brown Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 5–3  1,234 4–4–1 (1–0–0)
November 9 7:00 pm Yale Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Haas L 3–4  1,206 4–5–1 (1–1–0)
November 15 7:00 pm at #20 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Takacs W 4–2  2,238 5–5–1 (2–1–0)
November 16 7:00 pm at #17 Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Takacs T 4–4 SOW 2,381 5–5–2 (2–1–1)
November 22 7:00 pm Princeton Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 2–1  815 6–5–2 (3–1–1)
November 23 7:00 pm #18 Quinnipiac Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 3–2  886 7–5–2 (4–1–1)
November 26 7:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Takacs L 2–3  5,165 7–6–2
November 27 7:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Takacs L 1–7  5,376 7–7–2
December 6 7:00 pm at #12 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+, SNY Takacs L 2–3 OT 4,267 7–8–2 (4–2–1)
December 7 7:00 pm #12 Cornell Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 6–3  2,222 8–8–2 (5–2–1)
January 4 4:00 pm Concordia* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+ Haas W 7–4  —
January 10 7:00 pm Long Island* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 2–1  903 9–8–2
January 11 4:00 pm Long Island* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 3–1  612 10–8–2
January 17 7:00 pm at #16 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Takacs L 3–6  2,734 10–9–2 (5–3–1)
January 18 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Takacs W 6–4  2,050 11–9–2 (6–3–1)
January 24 7:00 pm Dartmouth Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 3–2  1,237 12–9–2 (7–3–1)
January 25 7:00 pm Harvard Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs L 1–4  1,243 12–10–2 (7–4–1)
January 31 7:00 pm at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 2–0  2,064 13–10–2 (8–4–1)
February 1 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 6–1  1,252 14–10–2 (9–4–1)
February 7 7:00 pm Union Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs T 2–2 SOL 921 14–10–3 (9–4–2)
February 8 7:00 pm Rensselaer Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 4–0  820 15–10–3 (10–4–2)
February 14 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Takacs L 4–5 OT 1,542 15–11–3 (10–5–2)
February 15 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Takacs L 3–6 OT 877 15–12–3 (10–6–2)
February 21 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 5–4  974 16–12–3 (11–6–2)
February 22 7:00 pm #19 Clarkson Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Takacs L 3–5  1,374 16–13–3 (11–7–2)
February 28 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 4–3  1,704 17–13–3 (12–7–2)
March 1 4:00 pm at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Takacs W 5–1  2,296 18–13–3 (13–7–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 14 7:00 pm Cornell* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Takacs L 1–4  1,100 18–14–3
March 15 7:00 pm Cornell* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Takacs L 0–3  1,029 18–15–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Brett Chorske C/RW 36 15 19 34 23
Alex DiPaolo LW 32 11 15 26 12
Max Nagel F 36 6 18 24 12
Tommy Bergsland D 36 4 20 24 10
Michael Neumeier D 35 8 12 20 9
Ben Raymond C/LW 36 9 9 18 21
Reid Irwin D/C 32 6 11 17 8
Ryan Sullivan F 23 5 10 15 20
Niko Rexine C 33 5 10 15 12
Jake Schneider RW 36 4 11 15 14
Antonio Fernandez D 31 5 9 14 10
Daniel Panetta C 25 10 3 13 12
Simon Labelle LW 25 1 12 13 8
Robby Newton F 25 3 6 9 8
Owen Neuharth C 29 3 6 9 8
Nic Belpedio D 31 3 6 9 6
Brett Merner D 35 3 6 9 0
Simone Dadiè F 31 5 2 7 8
Jack Brandt F 31 2 5 7 40
Ryan Spinale F 34 4 2 6 69
Jacob Napier D 27 2 2 4 6
Bobby Metz D 10 0 1 1 0
Dominic Foglia D 16 0 1 1 4
Andrew Takacs G 32 0 1 1 6
Nick Haas G 7 0 0 0 0
Bench – – – – – 10
Total 114 197 311 336

[4]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Andrew Takacs 32 1821:14 17 12 2 84 786 2 .903 2.77
Nick Haas 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

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR - NR
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR RV 19 NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.[5]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Division I Hockey Attendance: 2024-2025". USCHO. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Colgate Univ. 2024-2025 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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