Bentley University Men's Ice Hockey

Soderquist earned his 1st Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year Award for the 2008-09 season after leading a team that was picked to finish 9th in the AHC Preseason Poll to a 19-17-2 record. That was a 10-win turnaround from 2007-08, the largest improvement in Atlantic Hockey and the 3rd biggest in Division I hockey from the prior season. In his 4th season at the helm in 2005-06, the Stoneham, Mass., native took the Falcons all the way to the Atlantic Hockey championship game, beating both Army and Mercyhurst in double overtime to get there.     02-03 15 19 0 13 13 0 t-5th  MAAC Semifinals 03-04 9 19 4 7 13 4 7th  AHA First Round 04-05 8 20 6 6 13 5 7th  AHA Semifinals 05-06 15 17 5 11 12 5 4th AHA Finalists 06-07 12 22 1 11 17 0 t-7th AHA Quarterfinals 07-08 9 21 6 9 13 6 8th AHA First Round 08-09 19 17 2 15 11 2 4th AHA Semifinals 09-10 12 19 4 10 15 3 8th AHA First Round 10-11 10 18 6 9 13 5 10th AHA First Round 11-12 16 16 8 13 7 7 6th AHA Quarterfinals  

Silverthorn comes to Bentley with extensive coaching and playing experience. His previous stop saw him serve as a volunteer assistant and goaltending coach with Brown University for two seasons. He has also worked with USA Hockey, with his primary role being evaluating and selecting players to attend USA Hockey's National Camps. Prior to his time at Brown and with USA Hockey, he was a player-assistant coach with the Texas Brahmas in the CHL. Silverthorn played collegiately at Colgate University, where he was a four-year goalie who played in 100 career games. He finished his career with the Raiders having gone 55-30-9 with a 2.22 GAA and .914 save percentage. As a senior, he went 24-10-3 with a 1.88 GAA. Silverthorn was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year three times and was twice a All-ECAC Honorable Mention. After graduating from Colgate in 2005 with a degree in political science, Silverthorn continued his playing career for several more seasons. He suited up with the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL, the Iowa Stars in the AHL and in the German Bundesliga. Silverthorn is a native of Owen Sound, Ontario.

Murphy's 8th as an assistant coach at Bentley University. A four-year 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 Bentleys recent 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. While at Castleton State, Murphy was responsible for coaching the defense and the power play units. He also worked with the teams goaltenders, coordinated scouting reports and video on upcoming opponents, helped with recruiting and was responsible for all video breakdown of game film among other duties. 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. His duties included coaching the defense, coordinating the teams penalty kill and in-game adjustments, creating scouting reports for upcoming games and analyzing video for recruitment and player evaluations. 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. Murphy attended Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. As a senior at Cushing, he was named first team All-New England and the Hockey Night in Boston Player of the Year. He graduated from Maine in 2005 with bachelors degree in political science. Murphy resides in Woburn.