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BENTLEY FEATURED ON NESN Bentley Featured on NESN: The Bentley University hockey team will be featured on the newest episode of NESN’s New England Hockey Journal show. The episode will provide an in-depth look at the Bentley hockey program as they embark on the first full season at its new home Bentley Arena. Camera crews were on-hand during the season’s first game against Merrimack, and coaches were mic’d up to provide behind the scenes access.
AIRING DATES NESN Friday, Nov. 9, 6:30PM Sunday, Nov. 11, 5:00PM Thursday, Nov. 15, 5:00PM Tuesday, Nov. 20, 8:30PM Friday, Nov. 23, 6:00PM Saturday, Nov. 30, 6:00PM
NESN PLUS Saturday, Nov. 10, 6:30PM Saturday, Nov. 17, 6:00PM Friday, Nov. 23, 5:30PM Saturday, Nov. 24, 6:00PM Saturday, Nov. 30, 6:30PM
Great Time to be a Falcons Fan: Bentley Topples College Hockey King For avid television watchers, this time of year is chalk full of mindblowing and dramatic mid-season finales. Across this 2018 season, the Falcons have been challenged through ups and downs, mimicking the plot of a hit television series or movie. Along the way Falcon Fans have been exposed to thrilling ends to games, controversial calls, and a seven goal outburst. Now, it seems as though the Falcon’s are following the suit of exceptional mid season finales. Over Thanksgiving break, while many were relaxing and enjoying time off, Bentley Hockey went to work becoming College Hockey News team of the week. After a victory over Army West Point in the Bentley Arena on November 17th, and time spent with family and teammates on Thanksgiving, the Falcons flew into Boston College’s Conte Forum to face-off against national powerhouse BC. Boston College is a hockey program with five national championships under their belt, always in the running to be a top team in the country. This year’s Eagles squad consists of eleven NHL draft picks, one of which being the eleventh
overall pick in this year’s draft, Oliver Wahlstrom.
After a scoreless first period, the Falcons came out flying to start the second period. With an aggressive and energetic attack the Falcons out-shot the eagles 13-4 and were able to put two goals past Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick Joseph Woll. First lighting the lamp for the Falcon’s was senior captain Tanner Jago with a bomb from the blue line on the power-play. Following Jago, freshman forward Will Garin notched Bentley’s second goal after gathering the puck in the slot, and firing a shot over the shoulder of Woll. In the third period Matt Lombardozzi added to Bentley’s lead with a slap shot from the point making it 3-0. The Falcons relentless play continued throughout the third period leading to Jake Kaupilla’s empty net goal sealing a 4-2 victory for the Falcons.
Throughout the entire game Falcons junior net-minder Aidan Pelino stood strong between the pipes making save after save, frustrating the Eagle’s attack. Right out of the gate, Pelino was challenged after an exceptional first period from Boston College saving all ten shots he faced during the period.
the rise after an amazing opening weekend in the arena. Bentley’s current winning streak and specifically their victory over Boston College is catching the attention of college hockey again. Joshua Kummins of the New England Hockey Journal shared his belief in the team writing, “Bentley is undoubtedly on the rise.”
This victory marked the ninth win in eleven years for the Falcon’s against a Hockey East opponent. After victories over super teams like Boston University, Northeastern, Umass Lowell, and now Boston College, Boston Herald writer John Connolly dubbed the Falcons as a “Hockey East giant killer” in his article after the game. “Hockey East giant killer” Bentley rode the two game win streak into Worcester on Saturday, November 24, facing off against Atlantic Hockey rival Holy Cross. With another strong game from Pelino, The Falcons soared past the Crusaders to earn their third victory in a row with goals from Michael Zuffante, Luke Orysiuk, Alexey Solovyev, and Ryner Gorowsky. The opening of the Bentley Arena last season caught the eye of the entire hockey community. Media members, players, coaches, and fans all felt that Bentley Hockey was on
The Falcon’s victory over Boston College is a special moment for Bentley University and the hockey program. This current three game win streak can be the start of a special stretch that all Falcon Fans should look forward to being a part of. And how fitting would it be for these last few games before winter break, to cap off Bentley Hockey’s mid-season finale. Author: Matty O’Brien
TEAM OF THE WEEK: BENTLEY The trials and tribulations of Bentley’s season are going to be glossed over for most college hockey fans. But defeat Boston College, and that’s going to get everyone’s attention. Rightly or wrongly, that’s just the way it is. Bentley scored a couple of firstperiod power-play goals to get off and running against BC last Friday, then played its best period to date, holding the Eagles to just four shots in the second period and taking the 2-0 lead into the final 20 minutes. A late extra-attacker goal made it close, but Bentley held on. “We’d been playing really hard and there was not a lot to show for it,” Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist said. “This is a young team and (defeating BC) can help us build momentum. It was a good win, too. We had plenty games before (wins against upper-echelon teams) where you’re just hanging on and trying to survive, but we went out and earned (this one).
We had a lot of offensive zone time, and we shut them down defensively.” The follow up win Saturday against Holy Cross, however, might have been just as impressive, because the Falcons were able to regroup from the high of defeating BC and get back down to business. And the two wins earned Bentley CHN’s Team of the Week honors. There was some hangover effect — Holy Cross outshot Bentley, 14-7, in the first period, and took a 1-0 lead. But the Falcons responded with three goals in the second period and rolled away to a 4-2 win. “We talked about it early Saturday morning, how the win against BC was a feather in the cap, but a good building block would be to rebound and win Saturday night,” Soderquist said. “We played preetty strong in the first, but happened to be down.
We came out stronger in the second. On the weekend, I was most proud of being able to go on the road the second night and sure up league points.” Meanwhile, the wins have indeed helped Bentley get back on the right track, as far as its season in general. The team opened with some rough losses; after getting swept by Air Force and a Friday loss to Army, the Falcons stood at 2-7-1. But they since have wins in their last three. Each year, Bentley seems to be right around in the mix, but never winners of an Atlantic Hockey regular-season or tournament championship. After opening a new arena last year, the Falcons have a renewed sense of competitiveness, pride and urgency to get over that hump. Along those lines, this year, Bentley added its first-ever drafted player, albeit a seventhrounder. Jakov Novak was selected 188th overall by the
Ottawa Senators last June, and joined the Falcons this fall. So far in 13 games, he has two goals and five points. At 6-foot3, a player of his type always takes time to adjust to college hockey, but his potential is clear. “He’s still a guy that’s learning to adjust to the next level, in terms of keeping his feet moving and playing simple and getting points that way,” Soderquist said of Novak. “It’s an adjustment coming from junior hockey because just on his pure size alone last year he created a lot of offense, and now you have to utilize your size and feet and whole skill set to be successful. I think he’s had a really good first half in terms of learning how to be a 200foot player, a lot of small things that don’t end up on the scoresheet. As that continues to improve that will lead to more offense. “In terms of strength and conditioning, keeping your feet moving, playing 200 feet two nights in a row, it’s a big
learning curve. But he’s doing a really good job with it.” Another big forward on the roster is 6-3 sophomore Luke Santerno, who had 30 points as a freshman and has 15 already this year. The team lost just one top scorer from a year ago, and should have plenty in its arsenal for this year. It’s finding that consistent defense and goaltending play that’s been a bugaboo. Junior Aidan Pelino has gotten all but 43 minutes in net, and has a save percentage of .887, which is slightly below his career average. “I believe we returned one of the top goaltenders in the league, but he didn’t get off to the start he probably hoped to,” Soderquist said. “And our penalty kill has improved quite a bit in the last two weeks. So it’s a combination. ... And we’re getting some lines playing together and creating some chemistry, spending more time in the offensive zone, making more plays in transition and possess the puck more.”
Soderquist said that, even more than the new arena being an attractive recruiting tool, just having the facility has enabled a culture change for the current team as well, something that can be sustained going forward. “We’re creating a culture with the current team in terms of being around the arena more —the ability just to be here,” Soderquist said. “We have guys that show up and shoot pucks, see films, and hockey is an important part of their daily life of being here, and taking more pride in their craft. That’s where I’ve really seen the change. Before we were off campus and you saw guys for an hour and a half a day, and then they were gone, off doing their own thing. Now the guys are here, and sometimes just studying in the study lounge, and here 7, 8 at night doing homework. So that culture change is the most important.” Things will have to keep improving in all facets for
Bentley to sustain a run. Even with the win over BC, the Falcons are 52nd in the Pairwise, and at 4-5-1 in the league, are in the middle of the pack.
and raise a banner and be the first to go to the NCAA tournament.”
The team gets Mercyhurst at home this weekend for a pair, then has a chance with some more big boys when it hosts Harvard on Dec. 4, and plays at New Hampshire on Dec. 30. There’s a Jan. 5 game against Dartmouth, and then it’s all Atlantic Hockey games from there. “Getting a home playoff spot and top four in our league is really important. But we’ve definitely talked about legacy, and which class is going to be the first to hang a banner in the new arena,” Soderquist said. “We’ve definitely been talking about those goals, and this is the first time we’ve had discussions about that as a program at the beginning of the year, but I think that’s the expectations now — that we have the facility, we have everything at our fingertips, and now it’s time for us to step
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HEAD COACH: RYAN SODERQUIST Ryan Soderquist enters his 17th season behind the bench at his alma mater Bentley University for the 2018-19 season. A two-time Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2012, Soderquist is the winningest coach in program history with 213 career victories and counting entering this season. In 2013-14, Bentley finished in 2nd place in the regular season, its highest ever finish in Atlantic Hockey, and won 19 games overall to equal the program Division I record for wins, set in 200809. The team also reeled off a program Division I record nine-game unbeaten streak. The following season in 2014-15 they finished T-3rd in Atlantic Hockey and won 17 games overall. He became the winningest coach in program history with a 3-2 victory over Connecticut on Nov. 19, 2010, which was the 102nd of his career, moving him past Jim McAdam and into 1st place on the program’s all-time career wins list. Soderquist begins the 2016-17 season with 187 career wins. Not just successful on the ice, Soderquist’s teams excel in the classroom and are active in the community. Bentley is regularly among the most well-represented schools on the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team. The program posted a four-year Academic Progress Rate score of 997 (out of 1000) for the 2007-11 academic years, which measures the retention and eligibility of scholarship players.
A 2000 graduate of Bentley and the school’s all-time leader in goals and points, Soderquist was named the head hockey coach at his alma mater on March 7, 2002, becoming the youngest head coach in Division I hockey. He had spent the 2001-02 season as an assistant under McAdam. In his first season at the helm, he was named the 2002-03 MAAC Hockey League Coach of the Year after leading Bentley to more wins (15) than they had in the previous three seasons combined. Soderquist finished his playing career at Bentley with 84 goals and 89 assists for 173 points, 24 points higher than Bentley’s former standard-bearer, John Maguire ’84. The 84 goals are also a school record and the 89 assists are tied for 4th on the all-time list. As a sophomore in 1997-98, he set the program’s single-season record for points with 59 and goals with 33. Both records still stand. The recipient of numerous honors during his career, Soderquist was Bentley’s captain for two seasons. After his record breaking sophomore year, he was named an SID’s first team Division II AllAmerica. As a senior, he led the conference in points per game and assists, was second in total points and was named first team All-MAAC.
ASSISTANT COACH: BEN MURPHY The 2018-19 season will be Ben Murphy’s 10th as an assistant coach at Bentley University. A fouryear player at the University of Maine who played in two NCAA Championship games, Murphy’s recruiting efforts and eye for talent has helped lead to Bentley’s sustained success and set the program up for a bright future. Murphy came to Bentley after spending the 2008-09 season as a graduate assistant coach at Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont. While on the Spartans’ coaching staff, Murphy helped Castleton State to a 15-9-2 record overall and an 11-6-2 record in the ECAC Division III East conference, which was good for second place and the best regular season finish in school history. Prior to his time at Castleton State, Murphy was an assistant coach with the Wichita Thunder of the professional Central Hockey League for the 2006-07 season. Murphy played for the Thunder during the 2005-06 season, appearing in 55 games. Murphy played collegiately at Maine, helping the Black Bears to the NCAA Tournament in each of his four years, and to the NCAA Championship game in 2002 and 2004. As a junior in 2004, he scored the game-winning goal in triple overtime of the Hockey East Championship game against the University of Massachusetts. Murphy played in 141 games over four years and registered 15 goals and 33 assists for 48 points. He was awarded the Howard Griffin Unsung Hero Award as a junior. He graduated from Maine in 2005 with bachelor’s degree in political science.
ASSISTANT COACH: JON COLEMAN Jon Coleman begins his first season on the Bentley hockey coaching staff for the 2018-19 season. An experienced coach and player, Coleman was previously an assistant coach at Babson beginning in 2015. His previous stop was as the Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations of the Canton Bulldogs in the MPHL. As a player, Coleman was a 2nd round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Draft. That preceded a standout career at Boston University, which saw him win the 1995 National Championship with the Terriers. Individually, he was named an All-American in both 1996 and 1997, was named first team All-Hockey East in those seasons as well, while helping the Terriers to the Frozen Four both seasons. After graduating from BU’s School of Management in 1997, he went on to play in the AHL for several seasons, followed by playing in several leagues around Europe.
The 2018-19 Bentley Hockey Team
#3, Luke Orysiuk Fr., Defenseman
#4, Tanner Jago (C) Sr., Defenseman
#5, Ethan Roswell Fr., Defenseman
#6, Brendan Hamblet So., Forward
#7, Connor Brassard Jr., Defenseman
#9, Brendan Walkom
#10, Dylan Pitera
#11, Jakov Novak
#12, David Guinta
#13, Will Garin
Fr., Forward
Fr., Forward
Fr., Forward
So., Defenseman
Fr., Forward
#14, Matt Lombardozzi So., Defenseman
#15, Luke Santerno So., Forward
#16, Sam Kauppila So., Forward
#17, Michael Zuffante So., Forward
#18, Brett Orr Jr., Defenseman
#19, Jake Kauppila Jr., Forward
#20, Will Schlagenhauf Fr., Forward
#21, Jonathan Desbiens Jr., Forward
#22, Ryner Gorowsky (C) Jr., Forward
#23, Matt Riggleman Jr., Forward
#24, Alexey Solovyev Sr., Defenseman
#25 Cody DePourcq Sr., Forward
#26, Drew Best Jr., Forward
#27, Drew Callin Sr., Forward
#28, Charlie Marchand So., Defenseman
#29 Jake Bryniarski Sr., Goalie
#30, Aidan Pelino Jr., Goalie
#34, Fraser Kirk Fr., Goalie
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WHAT IS THE CUBE ? The Cube is a premium event space that provides guests with a relaxing space before, during and after the game. The Cube opens 90 minutes before puck drop and includes a complimentary buffet, soft drinks, coffee and tea; and an exclusive cash bar with premium offerings.
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“The Cube experience is great. So far I’ve brought a guest to the first two games and they were both very impressed. It’s comfortable, private and the food and service are excellent. It also provides plenty of privacy from the noise and traffic of the arena, with the flexibility of going out to your seat in the arena to be a part of the action anytime you want. Being able to watch the world series alongside the Bentley hockey game on that giant high-def t.v. was also a huge convenience/perk. I have no hesitation in bringing a client or business associate to the arena and Cube, especially with the parking privileges. You can talk business, enjoy some great hockey and make a great impression all at the same time.” -John Lampiris ’87
“I have really enjoyed the “premium ticket” Cube experience thus far. It provides a great opportunity to arrive early at the arena and enjoy food and drinks both before and during the game. Many people are staying in Waltham after work to grab dinner before they attend hockey games, why not spend less than you would at a restaurant ($35 all you can eat and $5 for wine is not a deal that you will find anywhere else) and enjoy the company of colleagues and alumni?! I will be hard pressed to not purchase premium tickets for the remaining games that I plan to attend this season. “ -Executive Director, Bentley University
BEHIND THE POWER PLAY The official game program for the Bentley Falcons has been brought to you by Bentley University’s own students. FEATURED WRITER Matty O’Brien is a Freshman at Bentley University from Rockland, MA. He is currently a member of the men’s lacrosse team and the color for Bentley hockey games. In high school, Matty wrote for his school’s newspaper where he found his passion for writing. He has also played hockey for most of his life. Matty now gets to combine his love for hockey and writing acting as the author behind this program’s featured stories.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Caitlin Malloy is a Junior at Bentley, originally from Manchester, MA. She is currently studying Marketing with a minor in Information Design & Corporate Communication and is working as a graphic design student under Mike Goldberg, an IDCC professor at the university. Through Professor Goldberg’s company, IDCC Design House Studio, Caitlin was able to design Bentley’s brand new “Power Play”, the official game program for the Bentley Falcons.