The 2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 30th season of play for the program, the 25th at the Division I level, and the 20th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo, in his 14th season.

The biggest development for the program was the completion of the Martire Family Arena.^[1] While the new arena had significantly less seating capacity, the chief advantage was being the first on-campus home for the team. Not only would this allow greater access for the program but it would also be much easier for the student body to attend games. Because the opening for the rink wouldn't be until January 2023, the team had to play the first half of the season at the Total Mortgage Arena.

Perhaps in anticipation of their new venue, Sacred Heart began the season well. While incumbent starter Justin Robbins began the season in goal, he was soon replaced by Luke Lush. With stable goaltending, the offense kicked into gear and pushed the Pioneers to a 6–2–1 record by early November. The hot start not only had the team at the top of the conference standings but also had them above the water line for an NCAA tournament berth (a rare thing for Atlantic Hockey).^[2] In mid-November, Sacred Heart had a showdown with the other conference leader, RIT. Unfortunately, at that exact moment the Pioneers' offense dried up and the team scored just 4 goals over their next 5 games. When they finally ended their slump, Sacred Heart had slid into the middle of the standings and was in the bottom half of the national rankings. Even by winning their next five games, including a surprising upset of Northeastern, Sacred Heart remained well away from an at-large bid and would likely have to win their conference tournament if it were to make the NCAA tournament.

After the winter break, with construction on schedule, Sacred Heart christened its new building by hosting #20 Boston College. With more than 4,000 in attendance, Sacred Heart lost the match but were still able to push the Eagles into overtime.^[3] Figures remained strong in the new building and the Pioneers saw at least 4,000 people in 6 of their final 7 home games. Unfortunately for the Pioneers, while the building was mostly full the product on the ice was a little more inconsistent. Sacred Heart ended up going 3–5–1 in the last month of the season, including losing the season series to American International, and ended up 3rd in the conference.

The Pioneers began the postseason with a win over Niagara, however, everything went sour afterwards. After opening the scoring in the second game, Sacred Heart went the final 53 minutes without a goal and lost 1–4 despite firing 38 shots on goal. The offense was a bit better in the rubber match but the penalty kill imploded. The Purple Eagles scored three power play goals, the final being the eventual game-winner, and ran the Pioneers out of their own building. It was a disappointing end to what had once been a successful season.

As of August 16, 2022^[update].^[4]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Brandon Milberg	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-07-16	Thornhill, Ontario	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	—
2		Julian Kislin	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-05-24	Manalapan, New Jersey	Northeastern (HEA)	—
3		Grant Anderson	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-15	Plymouth, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	—
4		Jeppe Urup	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1999-03-14	Odense, Denmark	Youngstown (USHL)	—
5		Andrius Kulbis-Marino	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2000-02-16	Methuen, Massachusetts	Maine (NAHL)	—
6		Logan Britt	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-10	Crystal Lake, Illinois	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
8		Hunter Sansbury	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-10-08	Lomita, California	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
9		Daniel Ebrahim	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-12	Brooklin, Ontario	Jersey (NCDC)	—
10		Chikara Hanzawa	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-07-12	Tokyo, Japan	South Shore (NCDC)	—
11		Ryan Steele (C)	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-09-13	Stratford, Prince Edward Island	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
12		Kevin Lombardi	Senior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1998-08-12	Schwenksville, Pennsylvania	Sioux City (USHL)	—
13		Cody Hoban	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-04-26	Guilford, Connecticut	Danbury (NAHL)	—
14		Brendan Kennette	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-09	Windsor, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
16		Dylan Robbins	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-08-29	Alpine, New Jersey	Chicago (USHL)	—
17		Aidan Connolly	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-10-05	Marshfield, Massachusetts	Maine (NAHL)	—
18		John Jaworski	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-03-20	Grinnell, Iowa	Chicago (USHL)	—
20		Blake Humphrey	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	2002-01-18	Syracuse, New York	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
21		Tim Clifton	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-02-23	Farmingdale, New Jersey	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
22		Conner Hutchison	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-06-02	Hicksville, New York	Tri-City (USHL)	—
23		Braeden Tuck (C)	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-04-15	Calgary, Alberta	Trail (BCHL)	—
24		Austin Magera	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-07-19	Suwanee, Georgia	Lincoln (USHL)	—
25		Dante Fantauzzi	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-05-01	North York, Ontario	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
26		Neil Shea (A)	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-29	Marshfield, Massachusetts	Northeastern (HEA)	—
27		Patrick Dawson (A)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1999-01-14	Medway, Massachusetts	Odessa (NAHL)	—
28		Marcus Joughin	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-07-05	Tecumseh, Ontario	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
29		Todd Goehring (A)	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-07-08	Wayside, New Jersey	Chicago (USHL)	—
30		Jack O'Dea	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	148 lb (67 kg)	2000-09-07	Brighton, Massachusetts	Bridgton (USHS–ME)	—
31		Justin Robbins	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-03-10	Alpine, New Jersey	Arizona State (NCAA)	—
33		Luke Lush	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-02-15	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Drayton Valley (AJHL)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[7]