2021–22 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Dartmouth Big Green
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–11th ECAC Hockey
Home iceThompson Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall7–22–3
Conference5–15–2
Home4–10–1
Road3–12–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachReid Cashman
Assistant coachesJason Tapp
Troy Thibodeau
Captain(s)Harrison Markell
Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 115th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represented the Dartmouth College and were coached by Reid Cashman, in his 1st season as head coach.

Season

Dartmouth returned to the ice after their previous season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Big Green began the year with a decent stretch, opening 2–3 with two of their losses coming against ranked teams. After a serviceable start, went winless in 6 consecutive games and ended the first half of their season near the bottom of the conference standings.

After Christmas, Dartmouth opened their annual in-season tournament with a win over in-state rival New Hampshire. Unfortunately for the Big Green, the team would not record another victory for a month and a half. The biggest problem for Dartmouth was a lack of offense that continued for most of the season. The goaltending they received during the stretch gave Dartmouth several chances to win but the team's scoring rarely made an appearance.

Near the end of the season, Dartmouth put together a few wins that just put them above Yale and prevented the Greens from finishing last in ECAC Hockey. That set them up for a showdown with Rensselaer in the conference tournament. When the team won its first match, it appeared that they may have accidentally found a way to extend their season. However, Dartmouth got into penalty trouble in the next two games, surrendering five power play goals, and lost both matches to end their year.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Matt Baker Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Massachusetts
Brendan Demler Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Quin Foreman Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Brendan Less Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Christian LeSueur Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Joey Matthews Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Canisius
Collin Rutherford Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Bentley

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Sean Chisholm Forward  Canada 20 Caledonia, ON
Braiden Dorfman Forward  United States 21 Nashville, TN
Matt Hubbarde Forward  Canada 21 Pickering, ON
Trym Løkkeberg Forward  Norway 20 Fredrikstad, NOR
Brady MacDonald Defenseman  Canada 21 Dorchester, ON
Nate Morgan Forward  Canada 19 Calgary, AB
Ian Pierce Defenseman  United States 20 New York, NY
Steven Townley Forward  United States 21 Quechee, VT
Dylan Witzke Defenseman  Canada 19 Calgary, AB

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Massachusetts Harrison Markell (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-12 Andover, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
3 Alberta Dylan Witzke Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-01-01 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL) —
4 Minnesota Tyler Borsch Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-27 Maple Grove, Minnesota St. Cloud (NAHL) —
5 Indiana Brock Paul Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-10 Carmel, Indiana Waterloo (USHL) —
6 Pennsylvania Tanner Palocsik Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-26 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Jersey (NCDC) —
7 Nova Scotia Jack Cameron Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-18 Halifax, Nova Scotia Coquitlam (BCHL) —
8 Florida Joey Musa Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-06-11 Orange Park, Florida Langley (BCHL) —
9 Massachusetts Ryan Lovett Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-06 Franklin, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
10 Illinois Ryan Sorkin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-06-13 Chicago, Illinois Lone Star (NAHL) —
11 Massachusetts Mark Gallant Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-01 Concord, Massachusetts Islanders (NCDC) —
12 Alberta Nick Unruh Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-03 Fort McMurray, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
14 Vermont Steven Townley Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-13 Quechee, Vermont Jersey (NCDC) —
15 Ontario Sean Chisholm Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-26 Caledonia, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
16 Manitoba Tyler Campbell Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-10-01 Winnipeg, Manitoba Brooks (AJHL) —
17 Tennessee Braiden Dorfman Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-09 Nashville, Tennessee Shreveport (NAHL) —
18 Pennsylvania Josh Waters Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-23 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Maryland (NAHL) —
20 New York (state) Erik Urbank Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-28 Orchard Park, New York Chicago (USHL) —
21 Ontario Matt Hubbarde Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-15 Pickering, Ontario Langley (BCHL) —
22 Massachusetts Sam Hesler Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-06 Boxborough, Massachusetts Wenatchee (BCHL) —
23 New Jersey Ian Pierce Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-24 Edgewater, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL) —
25 Alberta Nate Morgan Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-02-08 Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
26 Illinois Jeff Losurdo Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-09 Elmhurst, Illinois Jersey (NCDC) —
27 Norway Trym Løkkeberg Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-07-23 Fredrikstad, Norway Mora J20 (J20 Nationell) —
28 Ontario Brady MacDonald Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-24 Union, Ontario Victoria (BCHL) —
29 Massachusetts Sean Keohan Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-09 Milton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
30 Florida Troy Burkhart Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-03-20 Tampa, Florida Plant (USHS–FL) —
31 New Hampshire Justin Ferguson Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-08-06 Hudson, New Hampshire Islanders (NCDC) —
35 British Columbia Clay Stevenson Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-03 Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) —

Standings

2021–22 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac † 22 17 4 1 0 1 1 54 71 14 42 32 7 3 139 53
#17 Clarkson 22 14 4 4 0 2 3 51 86 47 37 21 10 6 123 85
#15 Harvard * 22 14 6 2 0 0 2 46 69 46 35 21 11 3 116 82
Cornell 22 12 6 4 2 1 0 39 73 47 32 18 10 4 100 72
Colgate 22 9 9 4 1 0 3 33 55 57 40 18 18 4 111 112
Rensselaer 22 10 12 0 0 0 0 30 58 63 44 18 23 3 114 119
Union 22 9 11 2 3 1 0 27 52 66 37 14 19 4 89 110
St. Lawrence 22 7 10 5 2 0 2 26 44 60 37 11 19 7 72 110
Brown 22 6 12 4 0 1 2 25 36 61 31 7 20 4 50 100
Princeton 22 7 14 1 0 1 0 23 54 89 31 8 21 2 70 122
Yale 22 7 14 1 3 1 1 21 38 60 30 8 21 1 55 90
Dartmouth 22 5 15 2 0 3 1 21 45 71 32 7 22 3 69 110
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 16 7:00 PM at #14 Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)     L 0–4   
October 23 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)     W 3–2   
Regular Season
October 29 8:00 PM #15 Harvard Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Ferguson L 3–9  1,438 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 30 6:00 PM Connecticut* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson L 1–4  1,027 0–2–0
November 5 7:00 PM Colgate Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson W 3–2  990 1–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM #15 Cornell Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Ferguson L 4–5  1,432 1–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Ferguson W 3–2  1,774 2–3–0 (2–2–0)
November 13 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Ferguson L 0–3  2,620 2–4–0 (2–3–0)
November 26 4:00 PM at Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Ferguson L 4–7  1,969 2–5–0
November 28 4:00 PM Vermont* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire NESN+ Ferguson L 2–3  1,551 2–6–0
December 3 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Stevenson L 2–3  1,165 2–7–0 (2–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Stevenson L 0–4  357 2–8–0 (2–5–0)
December 17 7:00 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Stevenson T 2–2  1,022 2–8–1
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 30 7:30 PM New Hampshire* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal); (Rivalry) NESN Stevenson W 3–1  178 3–8–1
December 31 7:30 PM #20 Boston College* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Championship)   Stevenson L 1–6  48 3–9–1
January 16 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Stevenson L 1–3  2,108 3–10–1 (2–6–0)
January 21 7:00 PM Clarkson Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Ferguson T 5–5 SOL 160 3–10–2 (2–6–1)
January 22 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Ferguson L 1–3  199 3–11–2 (2–7–1)
January 26 7:00 PM Union Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Ferguson L 2–3  118 3–12–2 (2–8–1)
January 28 7:00 PM at #8 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Ferguson T 2–2 SOW 2,133 3–12–3 (2–8–2)
January 29 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Ferguson L 1–2  606 3–13–3 (2–9–2)
February 1 6:00 PM Rensselaer Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson L 0–2  101 3–14–3 (2–10–2)
February 4 7:00 PM at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Stevenson L 1–3  1,310 3–15–3 (2–11–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at #14 Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN+ Stevenson L 3–6  4,375 3–16–3
February 11 8:00 PM Brown Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson L 2–3 OT 878 3–17–3 (2–12–2)
February 12 8:00 PM Yale Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson W 2–1  1,121 4–17–3 (3–12–2)
February 14 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Stevenson W 7–3  826 5–17–3 (4–12–2)
February 18 7:00 PM #4 Quinnipiac Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson L 0–5  978 5–18–3 (4–13–2)
February 19 7:00 PM Princeton Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Stevenson W 2–0  1,803 6–18–3 (5–13–2)
February 25 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Stevenson L 3–6  200 6–19–3 (5–14–2)
February 26 7:00 PM at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Stevenson L 2–3  1,537 6–20–3 (5–15–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 1)   Stevenson W 3–2  800 7–20–3
March 5 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 2)   Stevenson L 2–3  851 7–21–3
March 6 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 3)   Stevenson L 3–5  579 7–22–3
Dartmouth Won Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Sean Chisholm C/LW 31 9 14 23 27
Tanner Palocsik D 32 4 16 20 10
Mark Gallant F 28 11 7 18 20
Braiden Dorfman F 31 8 10 18 34
Ian Pierce D 31 4 10 14 25
Matt Hubbarde C 22 6 6 12 4
Joey Musa F 31 3 9 12 12
Jeff Losurdo F 31 6 5 11 16
Harrison Markell D 32 2 8 10 8
Jack Cameron D 32 3 5 8 31
Sam Hesler F 26 1 7 8 14
Steven Townley F 24 4 2 6 4
Ryan Sorkin F 28 3 3 6 6
Nick Unruh F 27 1 5 6 4
Dylan Witzke D 15 0 3 3 2
Josh Waters F 12 2 0 2 4
Erik Urbank RW 23 1 1 2 6
Trym Løkkeberg C 23 0 2 2 6
Tyler Campbell C 22 1 0 1 4
Nate Morgan F 29 0 1 1 6
Tyler Borsch D 30 0 1 1 8
Sean Keohan D 30 0 1 1 22
Ryan Lovett F 6 0 0 0 4
Brock Paul D 7 0 0 0 15
Justin Ferguson G 12 0 0 0 0
Clay Stevenson G 23 0 0 0 2
Bench - - - - - 6
Total 69 116 185 300

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Clay Stevenson 23 1333 6 14 2 60 709 2 .922 2.70
Justin Ferguson 12 573 1 8 1 38 258 0 .872 3.98
Empty Net - 13 - - - 12 - - - -
Total 32 1920 7 22 3 110 967 2 .903 3.25

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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 (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

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[4]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Clay Stevenson ECAC Hockey Third Team [5]
Clay Stevenson ECAC Hockey Rookie Team [6]

References

  1. ^ "2020–21 M Hockey Roster". DartmouthSports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth College 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 Third-Team All-League". ECAC Hockey. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 All-Rookie Team". ECAC Hockey. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.