2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
Conference11th Hockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall7–22–4
Conference5–17–3
Home6–9–3
Road1–13–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachBen Barr
Assistant coachesAlfie Michaud
Jason Fortier
Captain(s)Jack Quinlivan
Alternate captain(s)Simon Butala
Adam Dawe
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 47th season of play for the program, the 45th season competing at the Division I level, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Ben Barr, in his 1st season as head coach.

Season

With the still recovering from the sudden death of the previous head coach, Red Gendron, Maine struggled through the early part of the season. Despite returning almost off the players from the previous season, the offense was unable to coalesce and proved to be a hindrance for the Black Bears' success. Maine was shutout seven times during the season and finished as one of the lowest goal for in the nation. Compounding their problems was a less-than-stellar performance in goal. Victor Östman and Matthew Thiessen split the starting job but both were fairly inconsistent.

Maine's start doomed their postseason hopes and by mid-December the Black Bears had just 1 win in 16 games. They played better in the second half, Nearly quadrupling their win total, and took games from Massachusetts and Boston University, both ranked teams. Unfortunately, Maine could never put together a string of good play and ended the year with the worst record in Hockey East. In their only playoff match, the Bears were soundly beaten by Merrimack. While the overall results were lackluster, the team did show improvement as the year went on.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Dominic Dockery Defenseman  United States Left mid-season (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Kabore Dunn Defenseman  Canada Returned to juniors (transferred to Lindenwood)
J. D. Greenway Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)
Levi Kleiboer Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Mount Royal
Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Defenseman  Finland Graduation (signed with Oulun Kärpät)
Eduards Tralmaks Forward  Latvia Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
David Breazeale Defenseman  United States 21 Jenison, MI
Dominic Dockery Defenseman  United States 24 Lockport, NY; graduate transfer from Merrimack
Matt Fawcett Forward  United States 22 Lincoln, RI; transfer from Quinnipiac
Tim Gould Defenseman  Canada 21 Moncton, NB
Grant Hebert Forward  Canada 24 St. Andrew's West, ON; transfer from Robert Morris
Nolan Renwick Forward  Canada 20 Milestone, SK

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Czech Republic Jakub Sirota Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-20 Kroměříž, Czech Republic Lone Star (NAHL) —
3 Ontario Grant Hebert Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-05-22 St. Andrews West, Ontario Robert Morris (AHA) —
4 Massachusetts Jack Quinlivan (C) Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-20 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) —
5 British Columbia Kabore Dunn Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-11-10 Mill Bay, British Columbia Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
6 Pennsylvania Simon Butala (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-01 Downingtown, Pennsylvania Central Illinois (USHL) —
7 Quebec Tristan Poissant Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-27 Les Coteaux, Quebec Johnstown (NAHL) —
10 Massachusetts Kevin Hock Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1996-11-09 Braintree, Massachusetts South Shore (USPHL) —
11 Quebec Donavan Villeneuve-Houle Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-11-04 Montreal, Quebec Flin Flon (SJHL) —
12 British Columbia Ben Poisson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-08-31 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
13 Michigan Zachary Aughe Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-02-18 Clarkston, Michigan Aberdeen (NAHL) —
14 Denmark Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-18 Charlottenlund, Denmark Fargo (USHL) —
15 Massachusetts Brady Gaudette Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-19 Braintree, Massachusetts Northeast (NAHL) —
16 Maryland John Mulera Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-03-11 Rockville, Maryland Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
17 Pennsylvania A. J. Drobot Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-14 Churchville, Pennsylvania Fargo (USHL) —
20 New Brunswick Tim Gould Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-06 Moncton, New Brunswick Amherst (MHL) —
21 Sweden Edward Lindelöw Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Stockholm, Sweden Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
22 Alberta Dawson Bruneski Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-24 Camrose, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL) —
23 Saskatchewan Nolan Renwick Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-02-16 Milestone, Saskatchewan Omaha (USHL) —
24 Newfoundland and Labrador Adam Dawe (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-18 Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Sioux Falls (USHL) —
25 North Carolina Perry Winfree Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-24 Cary, North Carolina Jersey (NCDC) —
26 Colorado Cameron Spicer Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-02-22 Erie, Colorado Islanders (USPHL) —
27 New Brunswick Lynden Breen Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-05-31 Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick Fargo (USHL) —
28 Prince Edward Island Brad Morrissey Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-01-18 Tignish, Prince Edward Island Lincoln (USHL) —
29 Ontario Adrien Bisson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-18 Cornwall, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL) —
30 Sweden Emil Westerlund Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-02-16 Linköping, Sweden Linköpings J20 (J20 SuperElit) —
31 New Jersey Remy Parker Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-27 Montclair, New Jersey Jersey (NCDC) —
32 Sweden Victor Östman Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-10-03 Danderyd, Sweden Chicago (USHL) —
33 Missouri Connor Androlewicz Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2000-11-28 St. Louis, Missouri Lincoln (USHL) —
34 Ontario Keenan Suthers Graduate F 6' 8" (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1998-04-27 Tecumseh, Ontario St. Lawrence (ECAC) —
35 Manitoba Matthew Thiessen Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2000-06-09 Altona, Manitoba Dubuque (USHL) VAN, 192nd overall 2018
36 Rhode Island Matthew Fawcett Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 148 lb (67 kg) 1999-04-22 Lincoln, Rhode Island Quinnipiac (ECAC) —
37 Michigan David Breazeale Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2000-04-22 Jenison, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL) —
New York (state) Dominic Dockery Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-02 Lockport, New York Merrimack (HEA) —

Standings

2021–22 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Northeastern † 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 39 25 13 1 99 68
#10 Massachusetts * 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 37 22 13 2 117 88
#13 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 35 21 11 3 102 74
#19 Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 36 20 16 0 109 89
Boston University 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 69 58 35 19 13 3 107 89
Merrimack 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 70 70 35 19 15 1 109 99
#20 Providence 24 12 11 1 1 1 1 38 61 52 38 22 14 2 118 82
Boston College 24 9 12 3 0 1 1 32 67 77 38 15 18 5 114 123
New Hampshire 24 8 15 1 2 2 0 25 47 71 34 14 19 1 76 95
Vermont 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 41 72 35 8 25 2 59 101
Maine 24 5 17 2 2 3 1 19 54 80 33 7 22 4 74 111
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2   vs. #9 Quinnipiac* Phillips Exeter Academy Rink • Exeter, New Hampshire (Exhibition)   Thiessen L 0–7   
Regular Season
October 8 8:07 PM at #17 Omaha* Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Östman L 1–4  4,036 0–1–0
October 9 7:07 PM at #17 Omaha* Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Östman L 3–5  2,919 0–2–0
October 22 7:30 PM Sacred Heart* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen L 0–1  4,142 0–3–0
October 23 5:00 PM Sacred Heart* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen T 3–3 OT 3,136 0–3–1
October 29 7:00 PM at #20 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Thiessen L 0–5  2,138 0–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 30 7:00 PM at #20 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Östman L 2–3  2,179 0–5–1 (0–2–0)
November 5 7:30 PM Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen L 3–4  3,790 0–6–1 (0–3–0)
November 6 7:00 PM Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Östman L 2–3 OT 3,781 0–7–1 (0–4–0)
November 12 7:37 PM Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Östman W 6–5 OT 3,007 1–7–1 (1–4–1)
November 13 7:30 PM Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen L 0–2  3,189 1–8–1 (1–5–1)
November 18 7:00 PM at #19 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Thiessen L 2–6  3,177 1–9–1 (1–6–1)
November 19 7:00 PM at #19 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Östman T 2–2 SOW 4,224 1–9–2 (1–6–2)
November 27 5:00 PM vs. #15 Massachusetts Lowell Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine   Östman L 0–2  4,176 1–10–2 (1–7–2)
December 3 7:30 PM Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN+ Östman L 0–1  3,059 1–11–2 (1–8–2)
December 4 7:00 PM Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen T 1–1 SOL 3,435 1–11–3 (1–8–3)
December 10 7:00 PM Union* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen T 1–1 OT 2,631 1–11–4
December 11 7:00 PM Union* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Östman W 4–3  3,065 2–11–4
January 7 7:30 PM Alaska* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen L 2–6  2,468 2–12–4
January 8 7:00 PM Alaska* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Androlewicz W 4–2  2,978 3–12–4
January 14 7:15 PM at #12 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Östman L 3–5  4,217 3–13–4 (1–9–3)
January 15 6:05 PM at #12 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Östman L 3–4  3,013 3–14–4 (1–10–3)
January 28 7:30 PM Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Östman W 4–1  3,369 4–14–4 (2–10–3)
February 4 7:30 PM at #19 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Östman L 0–4  2,343 4–15–4 (2–11–3)
February 5 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Östman L 0–5  2,215 4–16–4 (2–12–3)
February 11 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Östman W 3–2 OT 3,294 5–16–4 (3–12–3)
February 12 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Östman L 2–4  3,434 5–17–4 (3–13–3)
February 18 7:00 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN Östman W 6–3  4,670 6–17–4 (4–13–3)
February 19 7:00 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Östman L 2–5  4,985 6–18–4 (4–14–3)
February 25 7:00 PM at #19т Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Östman L 2–4  1,996 6–19–4 (4–15–3)
February 26 7:00 PM at #19т Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Thiessen L 2–3 OT 2,042 6–20–4 (4–16–3)
March 4 7:30 PM #14 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Östman L 1–5  3,226 6–21–4 (4–17–3)
March 5 7:30 PM #14 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Thiessen W 8–1  3,651 7–21–4 (5–17–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 9 7:00 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Opening Round)   Thiessen L 2–6  2,549 7–22–4
*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
Lynden Breen C 33 9 16 25 10
Donovan Houle-Villeneuve C 32 10 9 19 44
Grant Hebert C 29 7 9 16 35
David Breazeale D 33 2 14 16 8
Ben Poisson F 32 9 6 15 6
Jakub Sirota D 26 4 10 14 10
Keenan Suthers LW 30 5 8 13 23
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup RW 28 4 8 12 8
Adam Dawe C/RW 28 6 5 11 21
Nolan Renwick RW 33 4 7 11 14
Matt Fawcett F 20 5 2 7 8
Adrien Bisson D 30 4 3 7 14
Jack Quinlivan F 30 0 6 6 16
Dawson Bruneski D 22 1 3 4 30
Samuel Duerr D 10 0 4 4 4
Jonny Mulera F 20 0 4 4 2
A. J. Drobot RW 23 2 1 3 6
Tristan Poissant F 23 0 3 3 4
Cameron Spicer D 33 0 3 3 8
Brad Morrissey RW 7 1 1 2 0
Tim Gould D 11 0 2 2 0
Victor Östman G 21 0 2 2 0
Simon Butala D 28 0 2 2 20
Edward Lindelöw C 23 1 0 1 17
Dominic Dockery D 17 0 1 1 0
Perry Winfree D 2 0 0 0 0
Connor Androlewicz G 3 0 0 0 0
Kabore Dunn D 4 0 0 0 0
Matthew Thiessen G 12 0 0 0 0
Emil Westerlund LW/RW 14 0 0 0 8
Total 74 129 203 316

[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Matthew Thiessen 12 656 1 8 3 34 269 0 .888 3.11
Victor Östman 21 1234 5 14 1 68 610 0 .900 3.31
Connor Androlewicz 2 105 1 0 0 6 44 0 .880 3.41
Empty Net - 20 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 33 2015 7 22 4 111 923 0 .893 3.30

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
David Breazeale Hockey East Rookie Team [5]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maine 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Maine 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.