The 2023–24 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 47th season of play for the program, the 25th at the Division I level and the 21st in Atlantic Hockey. The Falcons represented Bentley University, played their home games at the Bentley Arena and were coached by Andy Jones in his 1st season.
After More than 25 years with the program, Ryan Soderquist announced that he was stepping down as coach after the 2023 season.[1] A few months later, the school hired Andy Jones as the program's 7th head coach.
Under their new coach, the Falcons had a solid season. The team lost most of their non-conference matches but several came against ranked teams, including an overtime contest with Boston University to kick off the season. The Falcons hovered around .500 for the entire season, and entered the postseason at exactly even. Bentley's 6th-place finish forced them to play in the conference First Round but game the team the best possible matchup.
The Falcons were set against Robert Morris, who were playing their first season after a two-year hiatus, and were expected to win the match. Unfortunately, the Falcons got into power play trouble and allowed RMU to take the lead on the strength of two man-advantage goals. Garrett Horsager came to the rescue in the third, scoring and then assisting on the game-tying goal to force sending the match into overtime. Neither team had much of an advantage in the extra session and, as the period progressed, the match seemed destined for a second overtime. With just 10 seconds left, Conner Hasley grabbed the puck behind his cage and tried to made a reverse-pass to Tucker Hodgson. The Colonial skater who was forechecking predicted the play, intercepted the pass, and wrapped the puck around the front before Hasley could get back into the net. The costly mistake ended the game and the season for the Falcons.[2]
| Matt Gosiewski | Forward | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Cole Kodsi | Forward | Transferred to Union | ||
| Nicholas Niemo | Forward | Transferred to Maine | ||
| Dylan Pitera | Forward | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Jordan Schulting | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Harrison Scott | Forward | Transferred to Maine | ||
| Hunter Toale | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Lucas Vanroboys | Forward | Graduate transfer to Massachusetts | ||
| Marcus Walter | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Joe Winkelmann | Forward | Graduation (signed with Corsaires de Dunkerque) |
| Kolby Amici | Forward | 20 | Orchard Park, NY | ||
| Nik Armstrong-Kingcade | Forward | 24 | Rostock, GER
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| Jonathan Bendorf | Forward | 24 | Yardville, NJ
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| Colton Cameron | Defenseman | 21 | Surrey, BC | ||
| Chase Davis | Forward | 21 | Alpharetta, GA | ||
| Jimmy Doyle | Forward | 21 | Plainfield, IL | ||
| Sam Duerr | Defenseman | 21 | Chicago, IL
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| Kellan Hjartarson | Forward | 20 | Calgary, AB | ||
| A. J. Hodges | Forward | 22 | Littleton, CO
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| Garrett Horsager | Defenseman | 21 | Rosemount, MN | ||
| Peter Kramer | Forward | 21 | Bridgewater, MA | ||
| Ryan Mansfield | Forward | 20 | Burlington, ON |
As of September 14, 2023.[3] |}
|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | |-!colspan=12 style=";" |
| 35 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 34 | |||
| 35 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 37 | |||
| 35 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 20 | |||
| 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | |||
| 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | |||
| 29 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 30 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | |||
| 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | |||
| 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Total | 95 | 170 | 265 | 371 |
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| 21 | 1269:02 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 448 | 3 | .905 | 2.22 | ||
| 15 | 850:19 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 335 | 2 | .908 | 2.40 | ||
| Empty Net | - | 20:45 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 35 | 2140:06 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 82 | 783 | 5 | .905 | 2.30 |
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See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
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| 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 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Nick Bochen | Atlantic Hockey Third Team | [6] |
| Ethan Leyh | ||