2022–23 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2022–23 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program and 39th in Hockey East . The Friars represented Providence College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season , were coached by Nate Leaman in his 12th season, and played their home games at Schneider Arena .
Season
Despite losing nearly half of the players from the previous season, Providence shot out of the gate with a tremendous start to the season. Using a very strong defense to insulate freshman starter Philip Svedebäck, the Friars won their first three games before dropping a weekend series with defending national champion, Denver . The losses didn't seem to slow them down since, as soon as they got back east, Providence went undefeated over a 9-game stretch. The streak included a sweep of then-#5 Massachusetts and put the Friars at the top of the Hockey East standings. The team ran into a little trouble just before the winter break but, as Christmas approached, Providence was well on its way to making the NCAA tournament.
While the first half of the season could hardly have gone better, the second half turned into a nightmare. The offense stalled in the back half of the year, averaging just over 2 goals per game and was shutout four times, as opposed to over 3 goals per game in the first half and no shutouts. While the goaltending was solid, if unspectacular, Providence's inability to score caused the team to tumble down the conference standings as the losses began to mount. A 5-game losing skid knocked the Friars out of the polls and their playoff chances dwindled. Providence finished the regular season by going 3–9–2 in its final 14 games and finished 1 game above .500.
When the team's postseason began, the Friars knew they had to win the conference tournament for any chance at an NCAA berth. The offense continued to be a problem when Providence took on a surging New Hampshire squad. The defense did its job and stymied the Wildcats, holding them to just 23 shot, but the offense needed extra time to get the game winner. Their quarterfinal game was eerily similar to the UNH match as Providence and Northeastern fought to a 1–1 draw after 60 minutes. Brady Berard's 1st goal of the season 4 minutes into overtime sent the Friars into the semifinal and a date with top-seeded Boston University . The PC defense continued to hold down the opposition's scoring chances, holding BU to just 15 shots in regulation. Unfortunately, the Friars were again only able to score once in regulation and a third consecutive overtime game was required. BU took over in the extra session and fired 10 pucks on goal in under 11 minutes. The final one got past Svedebäck and ended Providence's run.[ 1]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Brady Berard
Forward
United States 18
East Greenwich, RI
Jaroslav Chmelař
Forward
Czech Republic 19
Nove Mesto nad Metuji, CZE ; selected 144th overall in 2021
Chase Dafoe
Forward
United States 20
Beverly, MA
John Driscoll
Goaltender
United States 22
Huntley, IL ; sophomore walk-on
Connor Kelley
Defenseman
United States 20
Maple Grove, MN ; transfer from Minnesota Duluth ; selected 204th overall in 2021
Austen May
Defenseman
United States 19
Woodhaven, MI
Grant Porter
Forward
Canada 20
Weston, MA
Austin Roden
Goaltender
Canada 24
Surrey, BC ; transfer from Omaha
Bennett Schimek
Forward
United States 19
Mendota Heights, MN
Garrett Sundquist
Defenseman
United States 21
South Glastonbury, CT
Philip Svedebäck
Goaltender
Sweden 20
Stockholm, SWE ; selected 117th overall in 2021
Liam Valente
Forward
Sweden 19
Märsta, SWE
Roster
As of August 22, 2022.[ 2]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
John Driscoll Sophomore
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-04-09
Milton, Massachusetts Northeast (NA3HL —
2
Luke Johnson Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
1999-01-07
Edina, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL —
3
Austen May Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2003-05-19
Woodhaven, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL —
4
Guillaume Richard Sophomore
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-02-10
Cap-Santé, Quebec Tri-City (USHL CBJ 2021
5
Garrett Sundquist Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2001-07-17
South Glastonbury, Connecticut Sioux Falls (USHL —
6
Cam McDonald Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-02-03
Eagle River, Alaska Muskegon (USHL —
8
Riley Duran Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-01-25
Woburn, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL BOS 2020
9
Patrick Moynihan Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-01-23
Millis, Massachusetts NTDP (USHL NJD 2019
10
Brady Berard Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
2004-02-26
East Greenwich, Rhode Island NTDP (USHL NJD 2019
11
Michael Citara Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2002-04-22
New Hope, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls (USHL —
12
Nick Poisson Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-08-15
Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL —
13
Craig Needham Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-03-31
Medford, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL —
14
Chase Dafoe Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2002-02-25
Peachland, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL —
15
Liam Valente Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
2003-05-23
Märsta, Sweden Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell )—
17
Chase Yoder Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2002-05-28
Fairview, Texas NTDP (USHL PIT 2020
18
Jamie Engelbert Senior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-06-21
Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL —
19
Cody Monds Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-02-09
Brockville, Ontario Fargo (USHL —
20
Parker Ford C Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-07-20
Wakefield, Rhode Island Sioux City (USHL —
21
Brett Berard Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2002-09-09
East Greenwich, Rhode Island NTDP (USHL NYR 2020
22
Uula Ruikka Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-05-28
Oulu, Finland Chicago (USHL —
23
Bennett Schimek Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
2003-04-15
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL —
24
Max Crozier A Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-04-19
Calgary, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL TBL 2019
25
Connor Kelley Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2002-01-30
Maple Grove, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth (NCHC CHI 2021
26
Grant Porter Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2002-02-21
Weston, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL —
27
Taige Harding Sophomore
D 6' 7" (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
2002-01-03
St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL CHI 2021
28
Jaroslav Chmelař Freshman
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
2003-07-20
Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja )NYR 2021
29
Will Schimek Sophomore
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2001-05-22
Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL —
35
Philip Svedebäck Freshman
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2002-05-28
Växjö, Sweden Dubuque (USHL BOS 2021
36
Austin Roden Senior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-04-30
Victoria, British Columbia Omaha (NCHC —
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 1
2:00 PM
Western Ontario *
#15
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Exhibition)ESPN+
Roden
W 5–1 2,812
October 2
2:00 PM
at #7 Quinnipiac *
#15
M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Exhibition)ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 2–4 0
Regular Season
October 7
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart *
#16
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 6–1 2,706
1–0–0
October 13
7:00 PM
Clarkson *
#15
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 5–2 1,992
2–0–0
October 15
7:30 PM
at #7 Northeastern
#15
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 2–1 4,742
3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 21
9:00 PM
at #4 Denver *
#11
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado Evoca
Svedebäck
L 1–4 5,218
3–1–0
October 22
8:00 PM
at #4 Denver *
#11
Magness Arena • Denver , Colorado Evoca
Svedebäck
L 2–3 6,324
3–2–0
October 28
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire
#13
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+
Svedebäck
T 2–2 SOW
3,906
3–2–1 (1–0–1)
October 29
7:00 PM
New Hampshire
#13
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ , ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 3–1 2,333
4–2–1 (2–0–1)
November 4
7:00 PM
#5 Massachusetts
#14
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN , ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 7–4 2,981
5–2–1 (3–0–1)
November 5
7:00 PM
at #5 Massachusetts
#14
Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 4–3 OT
4,790
6–2–1 (4–0–1)
November 11
7:00 PM
#7 Connecticut
#9
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
T 1–1 SOL
3,310
6–2–2 (4–0–2)
November 12
3:05 PM
at #7 Connecticut
#9
XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+
Svedebäck
T 6–6 SOL
-
6–2–3 (4–0–3)
November 18
7:00 PM
Vermont
#9
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Roden
W 4–0 2,258
7–2–3 (5–0–3)
November 19
7:00 PM
Vermont
#9
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Roden
W 4–3 OT
2,176
8–2–3 (6–0–3)
November 25
7:00 PM
St. Lawrence *
#8
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 4–3 1,615
9–2–3
November 26
7:00 PM
Brown *
#8
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup )ESPN+
Roden
L 2–3 1,885
9–3–3
December 2
7:00 PM
at Boston College
#10
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+
Svedebäck
T 1–1 SOW
5,119
9–3–4 (6–0–4)
December 3
7:00 PM
Boston College
#10
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
T 2–2 SOL
3,042
9–3–5 (6–0–5)
December 10
7:00 PM
#11 Merrimack
#10
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN , ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 2–3 2,618
9–4–5 (6–1–5)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 30
4:00 PM
vs. Yale *
#12
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal)ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 3–0 1,252
10–4–5
December 31
7:30 PM
vs. #6 Merrimack *
#12
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Championship)ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 6–1 1,229
11–4–5
Regular Season
January 6
7:00 PM
New Hampshire
#11
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 0–2 2,842
11–5–5 (6–2–5)
January 8
2:00 PM
at Army *
#11
Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey
Svedebäck
T 3–3 OT
2,214
11–5–6
January 13
7:00 PM
at #10 Merrimack
#14
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 8–3 2,067
12–5–6 (7–2–5)
January 14
7:00 PM
at #10 Merrimack
#14
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 0–3 2,088
12–6–6 (7–3–5)
January 17
7:00 PM
at Princeton *
#12
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 2–3 1,553
12–7–6
January 27
7:00 PM
at Maine
#17
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 2–3 3,476
12–8–6 (7–4–5)
January 28
7:00 PM
at Maine
#17
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 0–3 4,441
12–9–6 (7–5–5)
February 3
7:00 PM
Massachusetts
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ , ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 2–3 3,236
12–10–6 (7–6–5)
February 5
2:00 PM
at Vermont
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 3–1 2,435
13–10–6 (8–6–5)
February 10
7:00 PM
#20 Northeastern
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
T 3–3 SOL
2,972
13–10–7 (8–6–6)
February 17
7:00 PM
#18 Massachusetts Lowell
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 3–2 OT
2,626
14–10–7 (9–6–6)
February 18
6:05 PM
at #18 Massachusetts Lowell
Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 1–2 4,675
14–11–7 (9–7–6)
March 3
7:00 PM
at #7 Boston University
Agganis Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN+ , ESPN+
Roden
L 4–6 4,846
14–12–7 (9–8–6)
March 4
7:00 PM
#7 Boston University
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ , ESPN+
Roden
L 0–2 2,476
14–13–7 (9–9–6)
Hockey East Tournament
March 8
7:00 PM
New Hampshire *
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (First Round)ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 2–1 OT
1,286
15–13–7
March 11
7:00 PM
at #15 Northeastern *
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts (Quarterfinal)NESN+ , ESPN+
Svedebäck
W 2–1 OT
2,192
16–13–7
March 17
4:00 PM
vs. #5 Boston University *
TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Semifinal)NESN , ESPN+
Svedebäck
L 1–2 OT
13,187
16–14–7
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 3]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Parker Ford C /RW 37
12
14
26 22
Brett Berard LW 36
10
14
24 35
Max Crozier D 37
3
21
24 33
Bennett Schimek F 37
11
9
20 12
Nick Poisson F 37
10
10
20 17
Riley Duran C 29
8
12
20 33
Taige Harding D 37
4
13
17 19
Chase Yoder C 37
8
7
15 14
Jaroslav Chmelar LW /RW 33
7
6
13 26
Liam Valente C /LW 30
3
8
11 10
Patrick Moynihan RW 34
7
3
10 41
Jamie Engelbert C 37
5
5
10 14
Craig Needham C 37
5
4
9 16
Guillaume Richard D 31
1
7
8 6
Cody Monds RW 25
2
5
7 4
Uula Ruikka D 29
1
5
6 28
Cam McDonald D 37
1
5
6 15
Connor Kelley D 21
0
6
6 10
Austen May RW 21
3
1
4 4
Brady Berard C 34
1
2
3 8
Luke Johnson D 12
0
3
3 0
Michael Citara RW 8
1
1
2 2
Garrett Sundquist D 2
0
1
1 0
Austin Roden RW 5
0
1
1 0
William Schimek D 12
0
1
1 6
Grant Porter F 1
0
0
0 0
Chase Dafoe F 8
0
0
0 0
Philip Svedebäck G 34
0
0
0 0
Total
103
164
267
375
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Philip Svedebäck 34
2013:08
14
11
7
73
733
1
.909
2.18
Austin Roden 8
249:11
2
3
0
12
80
1
.870
2.89
Empty Net
-
17:44
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
Total
37
2284:03
16
14
7
87
813
2
.903
2.29
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
26
27 (Final)
USCHO.com
15
-
16
15
11
13
14
9
10
8
10
10
12
-
11
14
12
17
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
USA Today
15
15
16
15
9
13т
14
9
9
8
10
11
12
12
11
15
13
16
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26. [ 5]
Awards and honors
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 7]
References
^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023" . College Hockey Inc . March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 .^ "2021–22 Roster" . friars.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017 .^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Providence Friars . Retrieved August 31, 2022 .^ "Providence College 2022-2023 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved July 2, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2022-23 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS" . Hockey East . March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023 .^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved June 30, 2023 .
