2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 92nd season of play for the program and the 61st season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented the Colgate University and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena , and were coached by Don Vaughan , in his 29th season as their head coach.
Season
Colgate got off to a hot start, winning its first four games and nearly entering the top-20. The Raiders played a pivotal game against Western Michigan at the end of October and looked to be heading for a surprise win when the jumped out to a 5–0 lead. In the second half of the game, however, the Broncos completely took over the game and scored six unanswered goals to take the match. That loss kicked off a downward stretch for the team that saw them go 3–12–2 over a three month period. Other than a pair of shutouts in November, there was very little that went right for the Raiders. The team's offense was inconsistent, their goaltending was suspect and they sank towards the bottom of the conference standings.
After Carter Gylander lost his starting role in early January, both backups received time in goal but nothing seemed to work. Finally, at the end of the month, Mitch Benson put together a string of good games and allowed the team to get back on its feet. Over the final month of the season, Colgate started winning again and charged up the standings. The Raiders propelled themselves into a mediocre record, good enough for 5th in the ECAC . While they still had to play in the First Round of the conference tournament, they did so against the weakest opponent.
Colgate got a small scare in the first game when Yale tied the match in the last minute of regulation to force overtime. After escaping with a win, the Raiders were much better in the second game and swept the series. In the quarterfinals, Benson was assailed by the Cornell offense, facing 43 shots in the first match. After the loss, the team had no room for error and responded with a strong performance in game 2, tying the series with an offensive outburst. The final meeting looked more like the first, with the Big Red firing shot after shot on goal but Benson was equal to the task. He held Cornell scoreless for over 59 minutes, allowing the Riders to build a 2–0 lead, but lost his shutout bid with just 8 seconds to play. The result was what Colgate needed however, and the team advanced to the semifinals.
Because of the poor middle to their season, Colgate had no chance to make the NCAA tournament without winning the conference championship. To do that they would first have to get past Quinnipiac , who had been ranked #1 earlier in the season. The top seed didn't take pity on the Raiders and got out to a 2 goal lead in the first period. Colgate upped their game in the second, cutting the Bobcats' advantage in half, but the Raider offense couldn't net a tying goal. A third goal midway through the third put Quinnipiac back up by 2 Colgate's tournament hopes were dashed shortly afterwards.
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of August 19, 2021.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Mitch Benson Senior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-11-18
Windsor, Ontario Brooks (AJHL —
2
Pierson Brandon Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-06-26
Irvington, New York Aberdeen (NAHL —
3
Anthony Stark Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-04-09
New York, New York Madison (USHL —
4
Elliott McDermott Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1999-02-03
Kingston, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL —
5
Paul McAvoy C Graduate
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-09-17
Richmond, Kentucky Surrey (BCHL —
7
Josh McKechney A Graduate
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1997-05-29
Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL —
8
P. J. Garrett Sophomore
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2000-01-17
Duxbury, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL —
9
Nic Belpedio Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2001-10-09
Skokie, Illinois Waterloo (USHL —
10
Arnaud Vachon Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1998-05-13
Ajax, Ontario Brooks (AJHL —
12
Colton Young Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-08-23
Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL —
13
Matt Verboon Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-02-23
Geneva, Switzerland Salmon Arm (BCHL —
14
Ethan Manderville Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2000-07-01
Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL —
15
Jack Hoey Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-11-03
Fairfield, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT —
16
Griffin Lunn Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-11-15
Lockport, New York Sioux Falls (USHL —
17
Ross Mitton Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-07-05
Copiague Harbor, New York Omaha (USHL —
18
Ben Raymond Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-22
Newton, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL —
19
Ryan McGuire Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
2002-07-27
New Canaan, Connecticut Penticton (BCHL —
20
Levi Glasman Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1999-07-31
Lacombe, Alberta Powell River (BCHL —
21
Alex Young Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-03-22
Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL SJS 2020
22
Cole Hanson Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-09-19
Grand Forks, North Dakota New Mexico (NAHL —
23
Jeff Stewart Senior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1998-02-23
Surrey, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL —
25
Tommy Bergsland Freshman
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-03-23
Minnetrista, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL —
26
Liam Watson-Brawn Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-04-06
Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL —
27
Nick Anderson Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1999-01-04
Independence, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL —
28
Alex DiPaolo Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
2000-04-28
Oakville, Ontario Victoria (BCHL —
31
Andrew Farrier Senior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1997-10-01
Montreal, Quebec Kingston (OJHL —
32
Will Friend Senior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-08-02
South Hamilton, Massachusetts Governor's Academy (USHS–MA —
37
Carter Gylander Sophomore
G 6' 5" (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-06-05
Beaumont, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL DET 2019
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
Regular Season
October 2
7:05 PM
at RIT *
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
Gylander
W 5–2 3,176
1–0–0
October 8
7:00 PM
at Vermont *
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington , Vermont
Gylander
W 5–3 2,705
2–0–0
October 9
7:00 PM
at Vermont *
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington , Vermont
Farrier
W 2–1 2,728
3–0–0
October 15
7:00 PM
Merrimack *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
W 2–1 OT
917
4–0–0
October 16
4:00 PM
Merrimack *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Farrier
L 3–5 614
4–1–0
October 22
7:00 PM
Arizona State *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
W 8–3 1,081
5–1–0
October 23
7:00 PM
Arizona State *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
L 3–4 1,394
5–2–0
October 29
7:00 PM
#13 Western Michigan *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
L 5–6 1,022
5–3–0
October 30
5:00 PM
#13 Western Michigan *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Benson
L 1–2 OT
844
5–4–0
November 5
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth
Thompson Arena • Hanover , New Hampshire
Gylander
L 2–3 990
5–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 6
7:00 PM
at #13 Harvard
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts
Farrier
L 1–5 1,587
5–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 12
7:00 PM
Rensselaer
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
W 5–2 350
6–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 13
3:00 PM
Union
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
L 0–2 528
6–7–0 (1–3–0)
November 19
7:30 PM
Yale
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
W 3–0 628
7–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 20
7:30 PM
Brown
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Gylander
W 6–0 523
8–7–0 (3–3–0)
November 27
7:00 PM
at Connecticut *
XL Center • Hartford , Connecticut
Benson
L 1–6 3,134
8–8–0
December 3
7:00 PM
at #19 Clarkson
Cheel Arena • Potsdam , New York
Gylander
L 1–2 2,669
8–9–0 (3–4–0)
December 4
7:00 PM
at St. Lawrence
Appleton Arena • Canton , New York
Gylander
L 3–4 1,031
8–10–0 (3–5–0)
January 7
6:37 PM
at Northern Michigan *
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Gylander
L 2–4 1,832
8–11–0
January 8
6:37 PM
at Northern Michigan *
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Gylander
L 3–6 2,227
8–12–0
January 16
7:00 PM
at Yale
Ingalls Rink • New Haven , Connecticut
Benson
T 2–2 SOL
0
8–12–1 (3–5–1)
January 21
7:00 PM
#1 Quinnipiac
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Benson
L 1–5 607
8–13–1 (3–6–1)
January 22
7:00 PM
Princeton
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Farrier
T 2–2 SOW
0
8–13–2 (3–6–2)
January 28
7:00 PM
Harvard
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Farrier
L 5–3 808
8–14–2 (3–7–2)
January 29
7:00 PM
Dartmouth
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Benson
W 2–1 606
9–14–2 (4–7–2)
February 4
7:30 PM
#11 Cornell
Meehan Auditorium • Providence , Rhode Island
Benson
W 3–2 1,292
10–14–2 (5–7–2)
February 5
7:00 PM
at #11 Cornell
Lynah Rink • Ithaca , New York
Benson
T 2–2 SOW
3,201
10–14–3 (5–7–3)
February 11
7:00 PM
at Union
Achilles Rink • Schenectady , New York
Benson
W 6–4 1,325
11–14–3 (6–7–3)
February 12
7:00 PM
at Rensselaer
Houston Field House • Troy , New York
Benson
W 3–2 430
12–14–3 (7–7–3)
February 14
7:00 PM
at Brown
Meehan Auditorium • Providence , Rhode Island
Benson
T 1–1 SOW
207
12–14–4 (7–7–4)
February 18
7:00 PM
#15 Clarkson
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Benson
L 1–4 996
12–15–4 (7–8–4)
February 19
7:00 PM
St. Lawrence
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Benson
W 4–2 927
13–15–4 (8–8–4)
February 25
7:00 PM
at Princeton
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Benson
W 4–3 1,151
14–15–4 (9–8–4)
February 26
7:00 PM
at #5 Quinnipiac
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Benson
L 0–4 3,061
14–16–4 (9–9–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4
7:00 PM
Yale *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1)
Benson
W 3–2 OT
1,002
15–16–4
March 5
7:00 PM
Yale *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 2)
Benson
W 5–1 848
16–16–4
Colgate Won Series 2–0
March 11
7:00 PM
at #18 Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)
Benson
L 1–3 3,550
16–17–4
March 12
7:00 PM
at #18 Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)
Benson
W 4–2 4,034
17–17–4
March 13
4:00 PM
at #18 Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 3)
Benson
W 2–1 2,735
18–17–4
Colgate Won Series 2–1
March 18
4:00 PM
vs. #6 Quinnipiac *
Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal)
Benson
L 1–3 4,256
18–18–4
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 2]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Colton Young F 38
15
17
32 24
Alex Young C 39
10
21
31 51
Matt Verboon C /RW 40
10
18
28 6
Josh McKechney F 40
14
13
27 21
Griffin Lunn D 32
12
7
19 14
Nick Anderson D 35
1
18
19 23
Ethan Manderville C 39
4
12
16 6
Pierson Brandon D 37
6
9
15 18
Arnaud Vachon C 40
6
8
14 55
Alex DiPaolo LW 31
4
9
13 33
Elliott McDermott D 40
2
11
13 22
Ross Mitton F 35
5
7
12 0
Jeffrey Stewart LW 40
5
7
12 41
Tommy Bergsland D 40
4
7
11 33
Nic Belpedio D 36
4
5
9 16
Paul McAvoy F 29
2
6
8 12
Ben Raymond C /LW 20
2
2
4 2
Ryan McGuire C 37
1
3
4 29
Levi Glasman LW 24
3
0
3 22
Cole Hanson F 24
1
2
3 6
Liam Watson-Brawn D 20
0
3
3 10
Anthony Stark D 29
0
2
2 10
P. J. Garrett D 13
0
1
1 12
Carter Gylander G 16
0
1
1 0
Jack Hoey C 1
0
0
0 0
William Friend G 1
0
0
0 0
Andrew Farrier G 5
0
0
0 0
Mitch Benson G 20
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
0
Total
111
189
300
466
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Mitch Benson 20
1203
10
7
3
48
571
0
.922
2.39
Carter Gylander 16
911
7
8
0
42
414
2
.908
2.76
Andrew Farrier 5
301
1
3
1
17
152
0
.899
3.38
Will Friend 1
1:08
0
0
0
1
1
0
.500
52.94
Empty Net
-
23
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
Total
40
2441
18
18
4
112
1138
2
.910
2.75
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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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
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 4]
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 5]
References
Formerly the Colgate Red Raiders
Playing venues Head coaches Seasons Conference affiliations All-time leaders Frozen Four appearances NCAA Tournament appearances Conference Tournament titles
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