2021–22 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season was the 119th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink , and were coached by Ron Fogarty , in his 7th season.
Season
After losing all of their previous season to the COVID-19 pandemic , Princeton started the year well, posting a winning record through their third week. Afterwards, the team's goaltending faltered and the Tigers lost nine consecutive games, dropping them to the bottom of the conference standings.
Around Christmas, Princeton was one of several teams affected by an uptick in COVID positives that forced the team to postpone several games until later in the season. At one point, Princeton was prepared to use Rachel McQuigge, the starting goalie for the women's team , as a backup but the game in question was delayed and the idea was never put into practice.[ 1] ECAC pack.
Senior Jérémie Forget took command of the Princeton crease by February, however, an injury knocked him out for the remainder of the regular season.[ 2]
Princeton got its starting goalie back in time for the postseason, but Forget had little time to get back into the swing of things. The Tigers allowed Union to shell their net, allowing 37 shots against in both games. Forget held the fort in the first contest, allowing 3 goals, but the offense remained diminished and Princeton was swept out of the playoffs.
Departures
Player
Position
Nationality
Cause
Neil Doef
Forward
Canada Graduation (retired)
Ryan Ferland
Goaltender
United States Graduation (retired)
Jacob Paganelli
Forward
United States Graduation (retired)
Sami Pharaon
Defenseman
Finland Left mid-season (signed with TUTO Hockey )
Colin Tonge
Forward
Canada Graduation (retired)
Reid Yochim
Defenseman
Canada Graduation (signed with Grästorps IK )
Recruiting
Roster
As of August 19, 2021.[ 3]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Jérémie Forget Senior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-10-15
Mascouche, Quebec Carleton Place (CCHL —
2
Mike Ufberg Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-09-24
Richboro, Pennsylvania Vernon (BCHL —
3
Mike Kennedy Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-07-17
Holyoke, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL —
4
David Ma Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-06-22
Yonkers, New York Chicago (USHL —
5
Mark Paolini Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-03-06
Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's (OJHL —
6
Matt Kellenberger Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-01-11
Toronto, Ontario Oakville (OJHL —
7
Nick Carabin Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-04-30
Mahwah, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL —
8
Sami Pharaon Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-05-28
North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL —
9
MacKenzie Merriman Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-04-14
White Rock, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL —
10
Alex Konovalov Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-11-12
Basking Ridge, New Jersey Lone Star (NAHL —
12
Ian Murphy Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-04-06
Scituate, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL —
13
Nick Seitz Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-04-06
Scituate, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL —
14
Liam Gorman Junior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
2000-05-08
Arlington, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA PIT 2018
15
Spencer Kersten Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-05-16
Waterloo, Ontario Oakville (OJHL —
16
Finn Evans Senior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-08-21
Toronto, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL —
17
Adam Robbins Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
2000-04-12
New York, New York Chicago (USHL —
18
Matt Hayami Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-05-21
Oakville, Ontario Markham (OJHL —
19
Jack Cronin Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-03-31
South Hamilton, Massachusetts Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
20
Christian O'Neill Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-06-17
Westwood, Massachusetts Omaha (USHL —
21
Pito Walton Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2000-03-17
Peapack, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL —
22
Noah de la Durantaye Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-05-27
Montreal, Quebec Coquitlam (BCHL —
23
Joe Berg Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-10-07
Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL —
24
Matthew Thom C Senior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-05-18
Oakville, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL —
25
Luke Keenan A Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
1998-07-22
Courtice, Ontario Whitby (OJHL —
27
Corey Andonovski Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-03-26
Uxbridge, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL —
31
Ethan Pearson Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-07-30
Fredericton, New Brunswick Mount St. Charles (Midget AAA —
35
Aidan Porter Junior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-05-18
Weston, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL —
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 #15 Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca , New York (Exhibition)
L 0–5
Regular Season
October 30
4:05 PM
at Army *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Forget
L 1–4 1,391
0–1–0
November 5
7:00 PM
at Brown
Meehan Auditorium • Providence , Rhode Island
Porter
W 6–3 427
1–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 6
7:00 PM
at Yale
Ingalls Rink • New Haven , Connecticut
Forget
W 6–2 1,347
2–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 12
3:00 PM
at Long Island *
Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow , New York
Porter
W 2–1 134
3–1–0
November 13
4:00 PM
Long Island *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
T 4–4 OT
1,288
3–1–1
November 19
7:00 PM
St. Lawrence
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Porter
L 4–6 1,265
3–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 20
7:00 PM
Clarkson
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
L 3–8 1,451
3–3–1 (2–2–0)
November 26
7:00 PM
RIT *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Pearson
L 4–5 1,200
3–4–1
November 27
7:00 PM
RIT *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Porter
L 0–1 1,205
3–5–1
December 3
7:00 PM
at Union
Achilles Rink • Schenectady , New York
Porter
L 0–1 OT
1,250
3–6–1 (2–3–0)
December 4
7:00 PM
at Rensselaer
Houston Field House • Troy , New York
Porter
L 1–4 297
3–7–1 (2–4–0)
December 10
7:00 PM
at #16 Providence *
Schneider Arena • Providence , Rhode Island NESN+
Porter
L 0–7 2,129
3–8–1
December 11
7:00 PM
at #16 Providence *
Schneider Arena • Providence , Rhode Island
Forget
L 2–3 1,920
3–9–1
January 18
4:00 PM
at #1 Quinnipiac
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Pearson
L 0–9 1,897
3–10–1 (2–5–0)
January 21
7:00 PM
at #8 Cornell
Lynah Rink • Ithaca , New York
Forget
W 5–4 2,133
4–10–1 (3–5–0)
January 22
7:00 PM
at Colgate
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Forget
T 2–2 SOL
0
4–10–2 (3–5–1)
January 26
7:00 PM
#2 Quinnipiac
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
L 0–6 0
4–11–2 (3–6–1)
January 28
7:00 PM
Brown
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
W 6–1 0
5–11–2 (4–6–1)
February 4
7:00 PM
Rensselaer
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
W 3–2 1,141
6–11–2 (5–6–1)
February 5
7:00 PM
Union
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
L 3–7 1,256
6–12–2 (5–7–1)
February 8
7:00 PM
Yale
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Forget
W 2–1 1,175
7–12–2 (6–7–1)
February 11
7:00 PM
at #19 Clarkson
Cheel Arena • Potsdam , New York
Porter
L 1–7 2,339
7–13–2 (6–8–1)
February 12
7:00 PM
at St. Lawrence
Appleton Arena • Canton , New York
Forget
W 3–2 773
8–13–2 (7–8–1)
February 14
7:00 PM
Dartmouth
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Porter
L 3–7 826
8–14–2 (7–9–1)
February 18
7:00 PM
at Harvard
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts
Porter
L 3–4 1,335
8–15–2 (7–10–1)
February 19
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth
Thompson Arena • Hanover , New Hampshire
Porter
L 0–2 1,803
8–16–2 (7–11–1)
February 25
7:00 PM
Colgate
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Porter
L 3–4 1,151
8–17–2 (7–12–1)
February 26
7:00 PM
#18 Cornell
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Porter
L 0–4 2,035
8–18–2 (7–13–1)
February 27
7:00 PM
Harvard
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Porter
L 0–3 1,889
8–19–2 (7–14–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4
7:00 PM
at Union *
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round game 1)
Forget
L 2–3 1,473
8–20–2
March 5
7:00 PM
at Union *
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round game 2)
Forget
L 1–5 1,435
8–21–2
Princeton Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 4]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Corey Andonovski RW 31
10
12
22 34
Ian Murphy F 25
9
10
19 42
Spencer Kersten RW 31
6
10
16 14
Adam Robbins F 31
5
8
13 2
Christian O'Neill C 30
2
10
12 27
Pito Walton D 31
4
7
11 18
Mark Paolini D 29
2
9
11 16
Finn Evans RW 24
6
4
10 15
Noah de la Durantaye D 28
3
7
10 8
Nick Seitz F 31
3
6
9 14
David Ma D 18
2
5
7 14
Matthew Kellenberger D 25
4
2
6 16
Liam Gorman C 28
3
3
6 16
Jack Cronin C 23
2
4
6 12
Luke Keenan D 31
2
4
6 12
Matthew Thom D 26
1
5
6 10
MacKenzie Merriman F 26
2
3
5 6
Alex Konovalov F 22
0
4
4 6
Mike Kennedy D 18
2
1
3 6
Michael Ufberg D 20
1
2
3 4
Joe Berg F 28
1
1
2 13
Nicholas Carabin D 21
0
1
1 12
Sami Pharaon D 2
0
0
0 2
Ethan Pearson G 4
0
0
0 0
Matthew Hayami C 7
0
0
0 4
Jérémie Forget G 17
0
0
0 0
Aidan Porter G 17
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
31
-
-
-
6
Total
70
118
188
327
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Jérémie Forget 17
945
6
8
2
55
434
0
.888
3.49
Aidan Porter 17
808
2
11
0
50
355
0
.877
3.71
Ethan Pearson 4
100
0
2
0
12
57
0
.826
7.16
Empty Net
-
18
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
31
1873
8
21
2
122
846
0
.874
3.91
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
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USA Today
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 6]
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 7]
References
^ "COVID cancellations prevent Princeton goalie Rachel McQuigge's men's hockey debut" . USCHO . January 13, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .^ "Despite Disappointing Final Regular Season Weekend, PU Men's Hockey Psyched for Playoff Series at Union" . Town Topics . March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018 .^ "Princeton 2021-22 Team Schedule" . College Hockey Inc . Retrieved February 2, 2022 .^ "Princeton Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved July 9, 2022 .
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