2025–26 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Holy Cross Crusaders
men's ice hockey season
2025–26 Holy Cross Crusaders; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	Hart Center
Record
Overall	10–7–2
Conference	8–2–2
Home	6–2–1
Road	4–5–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bill Riga
Assistant coaches	Drew Michals; Connor Mauro; Kellen Jones
Captain(s)	Devin Phillips; Jack Seymour
Alternate captain(s)	Matt DeBoer; Mack Oliphant
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The 2025–26 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season will be the 60th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and the 2nd in Atlantic Hockey America. The Crusaders will represent the College of the Holy Cross in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Hart Center and be coached by Bill Riga in his 5th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Thomas Gale	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
John Gelatt	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Michael Hodge	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Malachi Klassen	Goaltender	Canada	Left program (retired)
Liam McLinskey	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Edward Moskowitz	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Middlebury
Nic Petruolo	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Mathew Shatsky	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Anthony Biakabutuka	Defenseman	Canada	19	Longueuil, QC
Noah Eyre	Forward	United States	21	Vienna, VA; transfer from Quinnipiac
David Hymovitch	Forward	United States	22	Phoenix, AZ; transfer from Arizona State
Owain Johnston	Defenseman	Canada	21	Toronto, ON; transfer from St. Francis Xavier
Danick Leroux	Goaltender	Canada	20	Candiac, QC
Connor Mackenzie	Goaltender	Canada	23	Toronto, ON; transfer from Vermont
Quinn McCall	Defenseman	United States	20	St. John, IN
Will Reardon	Forward	United States	21	Philadelphia, PA
Dax Williams	Defenseman	Canada	20	Calgary, AB

Roster

As of August 11, 2025.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Louden Hogg	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-10-18	Cheyenne, Wyoming	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
2	Lachlan Getz	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-01	Northfield, Illinois	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
3	Brody Gagno	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-07-29	South Surrey, British Columbia	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
4	Anthony Biakabutuka	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2006-06-20	Longueuil, Quebec	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
5	Will Troutwine	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-23	Eveleth, Minnesota	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
6	Timothy Heinke	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-02	Kensington, Connecticut	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
7	Anthony Carone	Freshman (RS)	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-07-30	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
8	Ryan Buckley	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-01-06	Warwick, Rhode Island	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
10	David Hymovitch	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-14	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona State (NCHC)	—
11	Michael Abgrall	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-10-25	Richmond, British Columbia	Omaha (NCHC)	—
12	Matt Kursonis	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-03-05	Worcester, Massachusetts	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
13	Will Elias	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-01-28	Weston, Massachusetts	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
14	Owain Johnston	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2003-10-19	Toronto, Ontario	St. Francis Xavier (AUS)	—
15	Jarrod Smith	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2004-01-22	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL)	—
17	Matt DeBoer (A)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-02	Las Vegas, Nevada	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
18	Ty Gagno	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-01	Langley, British Columbia	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
19	Jack Stockfish	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-09-30	North Bay, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
20	Devin Phillips (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-07-12	Raleigh, North Carolina	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
21	Owen Kim	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2004-05-02	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
23	Ben LeFranc	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-08-14	Penticton, British Columbia	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
24	Dax Williams	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2005-09-28	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	—
26	Will Reardon	Freshman	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2004-03-05	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)	—
27	Mack Oliphant (A)	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-28	Northbrook, Illinois	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
28	Jack Seymour (C)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-04-06	Chelsea, Quebec	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
29	Conner Welsh	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2004-01-02	Greenwich, Connecticut	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
30	Danick Leroux	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2005-09-02	Candiac, Quebec	Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL)	—
33	Connor MacKenzie	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-10	Toronto, Ontario	Vermont (HEA)	—
34	Joe Solimine	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-03-03	Middleton, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	—
37	Quinn McCall	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2005-01-12	St. John, Indiana	Erie Otters (OHL)	—
38	Noah Eyre	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2004-06-22	Vienna, Virginia	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—

Standings

2025–26 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bentley	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	17	4	7	4	3	0	23	20
Holy Cross	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	11	18	10	9	3	5	1	25	31
Sacred Heart	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	11	8	7	3	3	1	15	15
Robert Morris	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	5	6	2	3	1	17	27
RIT	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	13	11	7	5	2	0	26	15
Canisius	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	5	6	10	10	5	4	1	24	28
Army	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	9	12	7	3	2	2	18	15
Niagara	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	7	3	4	0	19	21
Air Force	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	3	4	1	21	33
Mercyhurst	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	0	9	0	12	50
Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 4	7:30 pm	at Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hogg	L 4–6	3,216	0–1–0
October 10	7:00 pm	at #6 Maine*	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	MacKenzie	L 2–5	4,980	0–2–0
October 11	7:00 pm	at #6 Maine*	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Leroux	L 0–6	4,980	0–3–0
October 18	5:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Hogg	W 4–0	212	1–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 21	7:00 pm	#6 Quinnipiac*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hogg	L 1–4	1,673	1–4–0
October 24	7:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Hogg	L 2–5	1,257	1–5–0 (1–1–0)
October 25	4:00 pm	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	MacKenzie	W 5–1	1,597	2–5–0 (2–1–0)
October 30	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	MacKenzie	W 5–2	669	3–5–0 (3–1–0)
October 31	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	MacKenzie	T 2–2 ^SOW	971	3–5–1 (3–1–1)
November 7	6:00 pm	Niagara	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	MacKenzie	W 5–1	927	4–5–1 (4–1–1)
November 8	2:00 pm	Niagara	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	W 6–2	761	5–5–1 (5–1–1)
November 14	9:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado	FloHockey	MacKenzie	W 3–2	2,284	6–5–1 (6–1–1)
November 15	9:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado	FloHockey	Leroux	W 4–1	2,357	7–5–1 (7–1–1)
November 20	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	MacKenzie	W 7–2	839	8–5–1
November 23	2:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	W 1–0	683	9–5–1
November 26	5:00 pm	at #8 Quinnipiac*	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	MacKenzie	L 6–7 ^OT	1,733	9–6–1
December 6	2:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	W 4–1	692	10–6–1 (8–1–1)
January 2	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	T 2–2 ^SOL	1,500	10–6–2 (8–1–2)
January 3	7:00 pm	Bentley	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	MacKenzie	L 3–8	1,016	10–7–2 (8–2–2)
January 10	7:00 pm	Merrimack*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN+	Leroux	L 2–5	933	10–8–2 (8–3–2)
January 16	7:00 pm	Air Force	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	W 3–2 ^OT	918	11–8–2 (9–3–2)
January 17	7:00 pm	Air Force	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	L 2–5	828	11–9–2 (9–4–2)
January 23	7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Leroux	L 2–5	1,045	11–10–2 (9–5–2)
January 24	7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Hogg	L 0–1	567	11–11–2 (9–6–2)
January 29	7:00 pm	Army	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hogg	L 2–3 ^OT	807	11–12–2 (9–7–2)
January 30	7:00 pm	Army	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	W 3–0	1,175	12–12–2 (10–7–2)
February 6	7:00 pm	Bentley	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	L 2–4	1,683	12–13–2 (10–8–2)
February 7	6:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Leroux	W 4–1	1,557	13–13–2 (11–8–2)
February 13	7:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Leroux	W 4–3	767	14–13–2 (12–8–2)
February 14	7:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Leroux	L 3–5	891	14–14–2 (12–9–2)
February 20	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
February 21	6:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey
February 27	7:00 pm	RIT	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 28	7:00 pm	RIT	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	–	RV	RV
USA Hockey	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	–	RV	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2025-26 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "College of the Holy Cross 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2025-26 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[3] "College of the Holy Cross 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Head coaches	Bill Kane (1966–1976) Mike Addesa (1976–1979) Peter Van Buskirk (1979–1988, 1996–1997) Bill Bellerose (1988–1994) Paul Pearl (1994–1996, 1997–2014) David Berard (2014–2021) Bill Riga (2021–present)
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1967–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Joe Lunny (219 Points) Larry Murphy (119 Goals) Tony Quesada (61 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2006
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 1999 Atlantic Hockey: 2004 2006
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA