Completed Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus #9/7 Michigan on October 10, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 5
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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Troy, NY / Houston Fieldhouse
4:00 P.M.
Providence College
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RPI
No. 14/13 Men's Hockey Travels To RPI On Saturday
10/17/2025 3:05:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars make their first visit to Houston Fieldhouse since 2005.
GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 14/13 Providence (0-2-0, 0-0-0 HEA) vs. RPI (0-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
Faceoff: 4:00 PM (Sat.) – Houston Fieldhouse – Troy, N.Y.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: RPIAthletics.com
X:Â @Friarshockey
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Last Weekend
Providence looks to get in the win column for the first time this season on Saturday at RPI. The Friars suffered a two-game sweep against Michigan last weekend at Schneider Arena.
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Last Game
- The No. 7/6 Providence College men's hockey team was dealt a 3-1 setback by No. 9/7 Michigan on Saturday night (Oct. 11) in non-conference men's ice hockey action at Schneider Arena.
- The Wolverines scored the only goal of the first while shorthanded. Malcom Spence collected the puck along the left wing boards at center ice and broke in alone on Svedebäck before lifting a backhander over the left pad of the goaltender.
- Michigan doubled its lead on a delayed penalty 6:35 into the second. Josh Eernisse grabbed a loose puck in the PC end along the left wing boards, cut towards the crease and beat Svedebäck high to the stick side.
- The Friars cut their deficit in half just 46 seconds later on the power play on John Mustard's second goal in as many games. Tanner Adams found Mustard at the top of the left circle for a wrister that beat Ivankovic over the glove. Jonathan Fauchon earned his first NCAA point with an assist on the play.
- Eernisse's second breakaway goal of the evening midway through the third stretched the Michigan lead to 3-1 and capped the scoring.
- Providence won 38-of-62 face-offs (61.3 pct.) behind Roger McQueen, who won 14-of-20 (60.0 pct.), and Julius Sumpf (11-of-16; 68.8).
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Staying Out Of The Box
The Friars committed zero penalties on Saturday night against Michigan, the first penalty-free game for the program since Jan. 12, 2008 against UMass Lowell.
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Preseason Notes
- Coming off their 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024-25, the Friars enter the 2025-26 campaign returning five of their six top scorers from a season ago - Hudson Malinoski, Tanner Adams, John Mustard, Graham Gamache and Will Elger.
- A revamped roster consists of 12 newcomers to the program, highlighted by the 10th overall selection of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2025 NHL Draft, Roger McQueen (Saskatoon, Sask.) and Chicago fourth-rounder Julius Sumpf (Munich, Germany). The Friars also bring in reigning QMJHL MVP Jonathan Fauchon (Saint-Claire, Quebec), who led the league in scoring last season with 103 points on 46 goals and 57 assists, also earning Third Team All-CHL accolades.
- The team was selected to finish second in the 2025 Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday (Sept. 16). Providence earned three first-place votes while tallying 91 points in the poll. The Friars begin the regular season seventh in the USCHO.com Poll and sixth in the USA Hockey/AHCA Poll.
- The Friars announced junior Graham Gamache as the team's captain for the 2025-26 season. Hudson Malinoski, Aleksi Kivioja and Tomas Machu will serve as alternate captains.
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Scouting the Engineers:
- RPI enters the weekend coming off back-to-back home losses against Miami (OH) last weekend. The Engineers will host Boston College on Friday night before welcoming in the Friars on Saturday.
- Kaz Sobieski and Luc Wilson lead the way in scoring with two points over two games. Sobieski, Matthew Buckley and Filip Sitar account for the team's three goals thus far.
- In goal, Bruno Bruveris and Nate Krawchuk have split duties in between the pipes. Bruveris has posted a .852 save percentage while Krawchuk has posted a .800 save percentage over their respective starts.
- Head Coach Eric Lange enters his first season at the helm of RPI after spending nine season as head coach of AIC.
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Series History vs. RPI (27-24-4, .527)
- Providence and RPI will meet for the second time in three seasons on Saturday night. The teams last matched-up at Schneider Arena on Oct. 21, 2023, a 4-2 victory for the Friars.
- Saturday marks Providence's first visit to Houston Fieldhouse since a 3-2 setback on Nov. 26, 2005.
- The former ECAC rivals will meet for the 56th time, with the most notable meeting coming in the 1985 National Championship Game, with the Engineers earning a 2-1 victory at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.
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Welcome, CHL'ers
Providence welcomes seven newcomers to the program with CHL experience due to the new NCAA rule change in the offseason: Donovan McCoy (Sudbury - OHL), Jonathan Fauchon (Rimouski - QMJHL), Beau Jelsma (Barrie - OHL), Kale McCallum (Val-d'Ors - QMJHL/U. of New Brunswick), Quinn Mantei (Brandon - WHL), Julius Sumpf (Moncton - QMJHL) and Roger McQueen (Brandon - WHL).
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Nine Former Friars Make NHL Opening Night Rosters
Nine Providence College alums appeared on NHL rosters submitted for opening night - Jacob Bryson (BUF), Mark Jankowski (CAR), Jake Walman (EDM), Noel Acciari (PIT), Vincent Desharnais (SJ), Max Crozier (TB), Brandon Tanev (UTAH), Brandon Duhaime (WSH) and Parker Ford (WPG).
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Philly Special
Senior netminder Philip Svedeback is the current active NCAA wins leader at 46 wins and ranks second with 97 career games played and minutes played (5764:51).
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Friars By The Numbers
The Friars are the ninth tallest roster in the NCAA (6'1"), seventh youngest (21.1 years). Providence is just one of only three programs to have one senior on their roster. The Friars boasted the sixth-most NHL players that appeared in games during the 2024-25 season with 14 total.
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The Saskatchewan Connection
Three members of this year's roster hail from Saskatchewan - Hudson Malinoski, Roger McQueen and Quinn Mantei. Malinoski and McQueen are childhood friends and played together with the Saskatoon Blazers AAA squad in 2021-22. Mantei and McQueen were teammates with the Brandon Wheat Kings from 2022-25.
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Drafted Friars
Providence boasts seven drafted players on the 2025-26 roster: Tomas Machu (NYI - 2021), Hudson Malinoski (TOR - 2023), John Mustard (CHI - 2024), Julius Sumpf (CHI - 2025), Roger McQueen (ANA - 2025), Logan Sawyer (MTL - 2024) and Philip Svedeback (BOS - 2021). McQueen became the highest draft pick in program history after being selected 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2025. Friar commit Everett Baldwin was also selected in the 2025 NHL Draft, going to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fifth round.
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 234-24-28 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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After 40
The Friars are 208-12-22 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on X & Instagram @FriarsHockey.
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Matchup: No. 14/13 Providence (0-2-0, 0-0-0 HEA) vs. RPI (0-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
Faceoff: 4:00 PM (Sat.) – Houston Fieldhouse – Troy, N.Y.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: RPIAthletics.com
X:Â @Friarshockey
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Last Weekend
Providence looks to get in the win column for the first time this season on Saturday at RPI. The Friars suffered a two-game sweep against Michigan last weekend at Schneider Arena.
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Last Game
- The No. 7/6 Providence College men's hockey team was dealt a 3-1 setback by No. 9/7 Michigan on Saturday night (Oct. 11) in non-conference men's ice hockey action at Schneider Arena.
- The Wolverines scored the only goal of the first while shorthanded. Malcom Spence collected the puck along the left wing boards at center ice and broke in alone on Svedebäck before lifting a backhander over the left pad of the goaltender.
- Michigan doubled its lead on a delayed penalty 6:35 into the second. Josh Eernisse grabbed a loose puck in the PC end along the left wing boards, cut towards the crease and beat Svedebäck high to the stick side.
- The Friars cut their deficit in half just 46 seconds later on the power play on John Mustard's second goal in as many games. Tanner Adams found Mustard at the top of the left circle for a wrister that beat Ivankovic over the glove. Jonathan Fauchon earned his first NCAA point with an assist on the play.
- Eernisse's second breakaway goal of the evening midway through the third stretched the Michigan lead to 3-1 and capped the scoring.
- Providence won 38-of-62 face-offs (61.3 pct.) behind Roger McQueen, who won 14-of-20 (60.0 pct.), and Julius Sumpf (11-of-16; 68.8).
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Staying Out Of The Box
The Friars committed zero penalties on Saturday night against Michigan, the first penalty-free game for the program since Jan. 12, 2008 against UMass Lowell.
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Preseason Notes
- Coming off their 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024-25, the Friars enter the 2025-26 campaign returning five of their six top scorers from a season ago - Hudson Malinoski, Tanner Adams, John Mustard, Graham Gamache and Will Elger.
- A revamped roster consists of 12 newcomers to the program, highlighted by the 10th overall selection of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2025 NHL Draft, Roger McQueen (Saskatoon, Sask.) and Chicago fourth-rounder Julius Sumpf (Munich, Germany). The Friars also bring in reigning QMJHL MVP Jonathan Fauchon (Saint-Claire, Quebec), who led the league in scoring last season with 103 points on 46 goals and 57 assists, also earning Third Team All-CHL accolades.
- The team was selected to finish second in the 2025 Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday (Sept. 16). Providence earned three first-place votes while tallying 91 points in the poll. The Friars begin the regular season seventh in the USCHO.com Poll and sixth in the USA Hockey/AHCA Poll.
- The Friars announced junior Graham Gamache as the team's captain for the 2025-26 season. Hudson Malinoski, Aleksi Kivioja and Tomas Machu will serve as alternate captains.
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Scouting the Engineers:
- RPI enters the weekend coming off back-to-back home losses against Miami (OH) last weekend. The Engineers will host Boston College on Friday night before welcoming in the Friars on Saturday.
- Kaz Sobieski and Luc Wilson lead the way in scoring with two points over two games. Sobieski, Matthew Buckley and Filip Sitar account for the team's three goals thus far.
- In goal, Bruno Bruveris and Nate Krawchuk have split duties in between the pipes. Bruveris has posted a .852 save percentage while Krawchuk has posted a .800 save percentage over their respective starts.
- Head Coach Eric Lange enters his first season at the helm of RPI after spending nine season as head coach of AIC.
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Series History vs. RPI (27-24-4, .527)
- Providence and RPI will meet for the second time in three seasons on Saturday night. The teams last matched-up at Schneider Arena on Oct. 21, 2023, a 4-2 victory for the Friars.
- Saturday marks Providence's first visit to Houston Fieldhouse since a 3-2 setback on Nov. 26, 2005.
- The former ECAC rivals will meet for the 56th time, with the most notable meeting coming in the 1985 National Championship Game, with the Engineers earning a 2-1 victory at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.
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Welcome, CHL'ers
Providence welcomes seven newcomers to the program with CHL experience due to the new NCAA rule change in the offseason: Donovan McCoy (Sudbury - OHL), Jonathan Fauchon (Rimouski - QMJHL), Beau Jelsma (Barrie - OHL), Kale McCallum (Val-d'Ors - QMJHL/U. of New Brunswick), Quinn Mantei (Brandon - WHL), Julius Sumpf (Moncton - QMJHL) and Roger McQueen (Brandon - WHL).
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Nine Former Friars Make NHL Opening Night Rosters
Nine Providence College alums appeared on NHL rosters submitted for opening night - Jacob Bryson (BUF), Mark Jankowski (CAR), Jake Walman (EDM), Noel Acciari (PIT), Vincent Desharnais (SJ), Max Crozier (TB), Brandon Tanev (UTAH), Brandon Duhaime (WSH) and Parker Ford (WPG).
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Philly Special
Senior netminder Philip Svedeback is the current active NCAA wins leader at 46 wins and ranks second with 97 career games played and minutes played (5764:51).
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Friars By The Numbers
The Friars are the ninth tallest roster in the NCAA (6'1"), seventh youngest (21.1 years). Providence is just one of only three programs to have one senior on their roster. The Friars boasted the sixth-most NHL players that appeared in games during the 2024-25 season with 14 total.
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The Saskatchewan Connection
Three members of this year's roster hail from Saskatchewan - Hudson Malinoski, Roger McQueen and Quinn Mantei. Malinoski and McQueen are childhood friends and played together with the Saskatoon Blazers AAA squad in 2021-22. Mantei and McQueen were teammates with the Brandon Wheat Kings from 2022-25.
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Drafted Friars
Providence boasts seven drafted players on the 2025-26 roster: Tomas Machu (NYI - 2021), Hudson Malinoski (TOR - 2023), John Mustard (CHI - 2024), Julius Sumpf (CHI - 2025), Roger McQueen (ANA - 2025), Logan Sawyer (MTL - 2024) and Philip Svedeback (BOS - 2021). McQueen became the highest draft pick in program history after being selected 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2025. Friar commit Everett Baldwin was also selected in the 2025 NHL Draft, going to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fifth round.
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 234-24-28 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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After 40
The Friars are 208-12-22 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on X & Instagram @FriarsHockey.
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