2021–22 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

2021–22 RIT Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceGene Polisseni Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall18–16–4
Conference12–10–4
Home8–8–2
Road9–7–2
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachWayne Wilson
Assistant coachesBrian Hills
David Insalaco
Len Perno
Captain(s)Will Calverley
Dan Willett
Alternate captain(s)Nick Bruce
Andrew Petrucci
Kobe Walker
RIT Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 58th season of play for the program, the 17th at the Division I level, and the 16th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology and were coached by Wayne Wilson, in his 23rd season.

Season

At the start of the season, Wayne Wilson was just 9 wins shy of reaching 400 for his career. RIT shot out of the gate, trying to get their coach to that mark as quickly as they could. The team's good start, which included a surprising win over ranked Notre Dame, got Wilson to the milestone in late November and had the Tigers well positioned in Atlantic Hockey.

Unfortunately, the winter break and COVID-19 delays combined to stop all of the team's momentum as RIT played just two games (both losses) over the succeeding 6 weeks. A pair of poor stretches in January and February dropped the team down around the .500 mark and saw the Tigers' switch starting goaltenders from Kolby Matthews to Frehshman, Tommy Scarfone. Scarfone had a tough beginning to his college career, allowing 6 goals in his first start (albeit on 45 shots), but made the most of his opportunities afterwards.

Despite being outscored by a fair margin during the season, RIT's 4th-place finish gave the team a home date for the conference quarterfinals and the Tigers were able to use that advantage to give them a narrow 2–1 series win over Sacred Heart. In their semifinal game, the Tigers answered goals from Air Force on three separate occasions but could not equal the score a fourth time and lost the game 3–4.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Logan Drackett Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Alden Dupuis Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Morinville Kings)
Regan Seiferling Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Bryson Traptow Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tanner Andrew Forward  Canada 21 Virden, MB
Gianfranco Cassaro Defenseman  Canada 22 Nobleton, ON; transfer from Massachusetts
Grady Hobbs Forward  Canada 21 Deloraine, MB
Evan Miller Forward  Canada 21 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Tommy Scarfone Goaltender  Canada 20 L'Île-Bizard, QC
Doug Scott Defenseman  Canada 21 North Vancouver, BC
Carter Wilkie Forward/Defenseman  Canada 21 Calgary, AB

Roster

As of September 7, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Ian Andriano Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1996-08-11 Barrie, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL) —
2 New York (state) Diarmad DiMurro Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-05-02 Highland Mills, New York Trail (BCHL) —
3 British Columbia Spencer Berry Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-09-26 White Rock, British Columbia Langley (BCHL) —
4 Ontario Dimitri Mikrogiannakis Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-09-20 Aurora, Ontario Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
5 New York (state) Dan Willett (C) Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-02-23 Bayville, New York Bloomington (USHL) —
6 Alaska Calvon Boots Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-11 Fairbanks, Alaska American International (AHA) —
7 Manitoba Tanner Andrew Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-11 Virden, Manitoba Chilliwack (BCHL) —
8 Ontario Will Calverley (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1998-07-17 Scarborough, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL) —
9 Ontario Jake Joffe Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-30 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) —
10 Ontario Gianfranco Cassaro Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-30 Nobleton, Ontario UMass (HEA) —
11 Manitoba Colton Trumbla Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-11-30 Winnipeg, Manitoba St. Michael's (OJHL) —
14 California Jake Hamacher Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-04-20 Corona, California Dubuque (USHL) —
15 Quebec Andrew Rinaldi Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-03-15 Pierrefonds, Quebec Wellington (OJHL) —
16 Ontario Elijah Gonsalves Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-03-08 Scarborough, Ontario Wellington (OJHL) —
17 Ontario Evan Miller Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-07 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Wellington (OJHL) —
18 Alberta Kobe Walker (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-04-03 Lloydminster, Alberta Lloydminster (AJHL) —
19 Nova Scotia Nick Bruce (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-09-02 Fall River, Nova Scotia Johnstown (NAHL) —
20 Alaska Caleb Moretz Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-07-14 Fairbanks, Alaska Flin Flon (SJHL) —
21 Alberta Carter Wilkie Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-03 Calgary, Alberta West Kelowna (BCHL) —
22 Manitoba Grady Hobbs Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-03-18 Deloraine, Manitoba Dauphin (MJHL) —
23 British Columbia Aiden Hansen-Bukata Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-06-29 Delta, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
24 Ontario Ryan Nicholson Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1999-01-13 Mississauga, Ontario Oakville (OJHL) —
25 British Columbia Doug Scott Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 North Vancouver, British Columbia Humboldt (SJHL) —
26 Alberta Cody Laskosky Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-21 New Norway, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
27 Ontario Andrew Petrucci (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-21 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Patriots (OJHL) —
28 Alberta Merritt Oszytko Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-21 Edmonton, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
30 Quebec Tommy Scarfone Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-11-19 Montreal, Quebec Surrey (BCHL) —
32 Ontario Daniel Chenard Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-10-03 Waterloo, Ontario Wenatchee (BCHL) —
40 British Columbia Kolby Matthews Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) —

Standings

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#18 American International †* 26 17 7 2 1 2 0 54 97 61 38 22 13 3 134 95
Canisius 26 13 11 2 2 1 1 43 76 67 35 16 16 3 99 97
Army 26 12 11 3 0 1 2 42 75 68 35 14 17 4 98 100
RIT 26 12 10 4 1 3 3 41 69 82 38 18 16 4 92 115
Sacred Heart 26 11 12 3 0 1 3 40 72 70 37 15 18 4 95 100
Air Force 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 76 80 36 16 17 3 99 127
Mercyhurst 26 10 12 4 0 1 1 36 75 79 39 16 19 4 114 129
Niagara 26 10 13 3 2 2 1 34 70 79 36 11 22 3 82 122
Bentley 26 10 14 2 1 2 1 34 70 78 36 14 20 2 94 117
Holy Cross 26 10 14 2 3 0 0 29 56 72 37 12 23 2 77 108
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 7:05 PM Colgate* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Andriano L 2–5  3,176 0–1–0
October 8 7:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Matthews W 4–3  1,132 1–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 9 4:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Matthews T 2–2 SOL 1,279 1–1–1 (1–0–1)
October 16 7:05 PM St. Lawrence* Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York   Matthews W 2–1  6,753 2–1–1
October 21 7:05 PM at #13 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSRN, SNY Matthews W 3–2 OT 2,283 3–1–1
October 22 7:05 PM at #13 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSRN, SNY Scarfone L 0–6  3,779 3–2–1
October 29 7:05 PM Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews T 3–3 SOW 2,222 3–2–2 (1–0–2)
October 30 5:05 PM Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews W 3–1  1,718 4–2–2 (2–0–2)
November 6 5:05 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Matthews L 3–7  306 4–3–2 (2–1–2)
November 7 3:05 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Matthews W 3–2 OT 180 5–3–2 (3–1–2)
November 12 6:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Matthews L 2–5  537 5–4–2 (3–2–2)
November 13 4:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Matthews L 1–4  582 5–5–2 (3–3–2)
November 19 7:05 PM Holy Cross Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews W 3–2  2,027 6–5–2 (4–3–2)
November 20 5:05 PM Holy Cross Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews W 4–3  1,853 7–5–2 (5–3–2)
November 26 7:00 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Matthews W 5–4  1,200 8–5–2
November 27 7:00 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Scarfone W 1–0 OT 1,205 9–5–2
December 11 5:05 PM Army Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews L 0–6  2,213 9–6–2 (5–4–2)
December 12 5:05 PM Army Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Scarfone L 3–4  1,269 9–7–2 (5–5–2)
January 11 4:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Matthews W 3–2  179 10–7–2 (6–5–2)
January 14 7:05 PM Arizona State* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Scarfone L 1–2  1,523 10–8–2
January 15 5:05 PM Arizona State* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews L 1–5  2,308 10–9–2
January 21 7:05 PM Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Scarfone L 3–5  2,389 10–10–2 (6–6–2)
January 22 7:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Matthews W 6–5 OT 713 11–10–2 (7–6–2)
January 28 7:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Scarfone W 2–1  897 12–10–2 (8–6–2)
January 30 2:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Matthews T 3–3 SOW 780 12–10–3 (8–6–3)
February 1 2:00 PM vs. Sacred Heart Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Scarfone W 5–1  0 13–10–3 (9–6–3)
February 4 7:05 PM American International Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Matthews L 0–7  1,786 13–11–3 (9–7–3)
February 5 7:05 PM American International Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Scarfone T 4–4 SOW 2,200 13–11–4 (9–7–4)
February 11 7:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Scarfone L 0–1  758 13–12–4 (9–8–4)
February 12 7:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Scarfone L 2–4  812 13–13–4 (9–9–4)
February 18 7:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Scarfone W 4–2  836 14–13–4 (10–9–4)
February 19 7:05 PM Niagara Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Scarfone W 3–2  3,012 15–13–4 (11–9–4)
February 25 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Scarfone W 3–2 OT 1,401 16–13–4 (12–9–4)
February 26 7:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Scarfone L 0–1 OT 1,465 16–14–4 (12–10–4)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 11 7:00 PM Sacred Heart* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)   Scarfone W 1–0 OT 1,104 17–14–4
March 12 7:00 PM Sacred Heart* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)   Scarfone L 1–3  1,195 17–15–4
March 13 5:00 PM Sacred Heart* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 3)   Scarfone W 3–1  805 18–15–4
RIT Won Series 2–1
March 18 7:35 PM vs. Air Force* Adirondack Bank Center • Utica, New York (Semifinal)   Scarfone L 3–4  1,072 18–16–4
*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
Carter Wilkie F/D 38 13 17 30 4
Will Calverley C 38 15 12 27 12
Jake Hamacher LW 37 9 12 21 19
Kobe Walker F 29 11 8 19 12
Dan Willett D 38 5 13 18 24
Grady Hobbs LW/RW 38 7 7 14 14
Nick Bruce F 36 6 8 14 31
Aiden Hansen-Bukata D 38 2 11 13 10
Andrew Rinaldi LW 37 6 5 11 39
Cody Laskosky F 32 3 8 11 22
Jake Joffe RW 34 5 4 9 10
Gianfranco Cassaro D 38 3 5 8 29
Elijah Gonsalves C/RW 15 2 4 6 8
Caleb Moretz C/RW 38 1 5 6 16
Dimitri Mikrogiannakis D 36 1 4 5 33
Tanner Andrew C 29 1 3 4 0
Ryan Nicholson D 36 0 4 4 45
Spencer Berry D 38 0 3 3 34
Andrew Petrucci C 35 1 1 2 8
Diarmad DiMurro D 11 1 0 1 2
Evan Miller C 2 0 1 1 2
Colton Trumbla LW 13 0 1 1 4
Ian Andriano G 2 0 0 0 0
Calvon Boots D 4 0 0 0 2
Merritt Oszytko F 7 0 0 0 7
Kolby Matthews G 19 0 0 0 0
Thomas Scarfone G 20 0 0 0 0
Doug Scott D 23 0 0 0 32
Total 92 136 228 452

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Tommy Scarfone 20 1169 8 9 1 48 545 2 .919 2.46
Kolby Matthews 19 1055 10 6 3 61 483 0 .888 3.47
Ian Andriano 2 80 0 1 0 5 30 0 .857 3.75
Empty Net - 15 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 38 2318 18 16 4 115 1058 2 .902 2.98

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
Carter Wilkie Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year [5]
Will Calverley Atlantic Hockey First Team [6]
Tommy Scarfone Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team [6]
Carter Wilkie

References

  1. ^ "2020–21 RIT Men's Hockey Roster". RIT Athletics. 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "RIT 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 Regular Season Awards". Atlantic Hockey. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.