Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey

The Warriors started intercollegiate play in 1954–55, as the college offered more support to the program in the form of a modest budget, new uniforms and varsity letters. Babson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Keene Teachers were among the first intercollegiate competition Merrimack hockey faced that year. And for the first time, the college recognized hockey as a varsity sport.^[3]

They were successful in the late 1970s and early 1980s while playing in the ECAC Division II. Merrimack won the division II national title in 1978 and were the runner up in 1984. They became an NCAA Division I independent team in 1984 but did not play a schedule against predominantly Division I teams until they joined the Hockey East conference in 1989.^[4][5]

Led by Coach Ron Anderson, a new era began for Merrimack hockey in 1989 when the Warriors competed in their first season as a member of the Hockey East Association. That team posted an overall record of 10–24–1, but pulled off the surprise of the season by taking eventual league champion Boston College to a third and decisive playoff game. And after being picked for the bottom part of the league in three of the last four seasons, the Warriors continued to baffle the experts by battling for home-ice advantage all season long while defeating several Top 20 teams. And with the roots of the Merrimack hockey tree that were planted in Hockey East seven years earlier firmly entrenched, the 1996–97 Warriors entered a new chapter in history by qualifying for a Hockey East playoff home ice berth. The 1997–98 team raised the bar a little higher by upsetting top-ranked Boston University in the quarterfinals and earning a trip to the conference semifinals at Boston's FleetCenter.

The 1998–99 season began yet another era in Merrimack hockey history with the dawning of the Serino age. On April 24, 1998, Chris Serino became just the sixth head coach in the program's history. The Warriors posted a mark of 11–24–1 in Serino's inaugural campaign, and senior forward and captain Rejean Stringer was named an All-American, Merrimack's first ever in the University Division. In Serino's second season, the Warriors set an NCAA record for consecutive overtime contests by playing in six straight at the end of January, and in 2000–01, the Warriors notched 14 victories, the most for Merrimack since 1996–97. Several of those victories were over nationally ranked opponents.

In 2002–03, senior goaltender and captain Joe Exter led Merrimack to a surprising race for home ice throughout much of the season, including the team's first-ever regular season Division I tournament title with wins over host Rensselaer and Wayne State at the 52nd Annual Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Hockey Tournament in late December. Exter was selected to the All-Hockey East Team by league coaches. Long-time assistant coach Stu Irving was also honored, as the American Hockey Coaches Association presented him with its Terry Flanagan Memorial Award in recognition of an assistant coach's career body of work. The season also saw the inauguration of the Blue Line Club, the program's official support organization.^[6]

The program struggled in the highly competitive Hockey East. The 2006–07 season, in which they won only 3 games, was the nadir of their struggles. In the 2010–11 season, however, they had unprecedented success against several of the nation's top teams.^[2] They finished the regular season 22–8–4 and were ranked 9th in the nation. Merrimack gained a home ice advantage for the first round for the first time since 1997.^[4]

The program received its first No. 1 ranking in the USCHO Poll during the 2011–12 season.

Mark Dennehy was fired as the team's head coach at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season following a 12–21–4 record and a sixth straight losing season. Scott Borek was hired as the team's head coach on April 9, 2018.

Source:^[7]

As of the completion of 2023–24 season^[7]

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Rookie Team

Source:^[8]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Statistics current through the end of the 2022–23 season.

As of September 26, 2023.^[9]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Hugo Ollas	Junior	G	6' 8" (2.03 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	2002-04-24	Linköping, Sweden	Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)	NYR, 197th overall 2020
2		Christian Felton	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-04	Medina, Ohio	Bentley (AHA)	—
4		Mike Brown	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-04-03	Belmont, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	—
5		Trevor Griebel	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-03-07	Tampa, Florida	Fargo (USHL)	—
7		Max Wattvil	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-08-11	Stockholm, Sweden	Minnesota (NAHL)	—
8		Liam Dennison	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1999-02-07	Manotick, Ontario	Youngstown (USHL)	—
9		Brady Hunter	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-07-27	Enfield, Nova Scotia	Trail (BCHL)	—
10		Mark Hillier	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-18	Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador	Summerside (MHL)	—
11		Devlin O'Brien	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-04-05	Toronto, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)	—
13		Chase Stevenson	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-01-13	West Kelowna, British Columbia	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
14		Tyler Young	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-08	Lancaster, Massachusetts	Maryland (NAHL)	—
15		Mark Gallant	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-01	Concord, Massachusetts	Dartmouth (ECAC)	—
16		Nikita Borodayenko	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-06-17	Dmitrov, Russia	Dubuque (USHL)	—
17		Mac Welsher	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1999-04-24	Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
18		Ben Brar	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-11-19	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
19		Alex Jefferies	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-11-08	Lunenburg, Massachusetts	The Gunnery (USHS–CT)	NYI, 121st overall 2020
20		Ethan Bono	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2004-01-15	Port McNeill, British Columbia	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
21		Matt Copponi	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-06-04	Mansfield, Massachusetts	Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA)	EDM, 216th overall 2023
22		Michael Citara	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-04-22	New Hope, Pennsylvania	Providence (HEA)	—
23		Frank Djurasevic	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-03-09	New Rochelle, New York	Penticton (BCHL)	—
24		David Sacco	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-01-03	Middleton, Massachusetts	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
25		Luke Weilandt	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-04-04	Northbrook, Illinois	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
26		Ivan Zivlak	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-08	Gislaved, Sweden	Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
27		Adam Arvedson	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-30	Karlstad, Sweden	Färjestad (J20 Nationell)	—
28		Filip Forsmark	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1998-06-23	Skövde, Sweden	Tri-City (USHL)	—
29		Zachary Borgiel	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2000-04-27	Fort Gratiot, Michigan	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)	—
37		Zach Bookman	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-03-29	Syracuse, New York	Brooks (AJHL)	—
43		Ty Daneault	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2004-12-20	Red Deer, Alberta	Drumheller (AJHL)	—

This is a list of Merrimack alumni were a part of an Olympic team.

Name	Position	Merrimack Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Karl Stollery	Defenseman	2008–2012	CAN	2018	Bronze

As of January 7, 2024.

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  Stéphane Da Costa
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  Karl Stollery

Source:^[10]

As of May 17, 2024.

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