2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Yale Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–11th ECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall8–21–1
Conference7–14–1
Home5–6–1
Road3–12–0
Neutral0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachKeith Allain
Assistant coachesJoe Howe
Rob O'Gara
Bill Maniscalco
Captain(s)Graham Lillibridge
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 126th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 15th season.

Season

After ending an unbroken string of 125 years of varsity hockey, Yale returned to the ice looking to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the past. Unfortunately, due in part to missing all of the past season, the Bulldogs were very slow out of the gate and were never really able to find their stride.

Yale lost each of their first six games, however, more concerning was that the team went scoreless in four of those contests. Their offence did pick up a bit in early December but it didn't stay that way for long. Over the course of the season Yale's scoring was dreadful, averaging less than two goals a game. While the defense didn't play particularly well, it was able to keep the Bulldogs in most games. The pop-gun offense, however, could rarely take advantage.

The team played in two in-season tournaments during the year, finishing last in both. The Bulldogs also ended up dead-last in the ECAC Hockey standings and finished the year season with the second-worst PairWise ranking. Despite their lack of success, Yale did give Colgate a fight in the postseason, pushing the first game into overtime. However, just like the majority of the season, Yale couldn't find timely scoring and ended up getting swept out of the conference tournament.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Brett Jewell Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Nick MacNab Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Eddie Massaro Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Brian Matthews Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Kevin O'Neil Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Connecticut
Dante Palecco Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Tyler Welsh Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Long Island

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ryan Carmichael Forward/Defenseman  United States 22 Greenwich, CT; transfer from Notre Dame
Will Dineen Forward  United States 20 Hinsdale, IL
Briggs Gammill Forward  United States 20 New Canaan, CT
Dylan Herzog Defenseman  United States 20 Auburn, WA
Kieran O'Hearn Defenseman  Canada 21 North Delta, BC
Luke Pearson Goaltender  Canada 20 Whitby, ON
Connor Sullivan Defenseman  United States 21 Plymouth, MA

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Connor Hopkins Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-09 Malden, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL) —
3 Massachusetts Michael Young Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-08-21 Medford, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL) —
5 Washington (state) Dylan Herzog Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-01-09 Auburn, Washington Dubuque (USHL) —
6 Massachusetts Connor Sullivan Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-09-07 Plymouth, Massachusetts Islanders (USPHL) —
7 New York (state) Brandon Tabakin Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-05-21 Woodbury, New York Sioux Falls (USHL) —
8 Alberta Ryan Conroy Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-02-06 Chestermere, Alberta Omaha (USHL) —
9 Missouri Henry Wagner Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-11 St. Louis, Missouri Connecticut (NCDC) —
10 Connecticut Reilly Connors Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-17 Madison, Connecticut Connecticut (NCDC) —
11 Connecticut Niklas Allain Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-08 North Branford, Connecticut Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
13 Connecticut Ryan Carmichael Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-03 Greenwich, Connecticut Notre Dame (Big Ten) —
14 Massachusetts Ryan Stevens Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-04 Duxbury, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC) —
15 British Columbia Kyle Johnson Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-03 Port Moody, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
16 Massachusetts Teddy Wooding Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-30 Wrentham, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL) —
17 New York (state) William Dineen Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-17 Lake George, New York Sioux Falls (USHL) —
18 New Hampshire Justin Pearson Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-17 Nashua, New Hampshire Islanders (NCDC) —
19 Saskatchewan Quinton Ong Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-07-23 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canmore (AJHL) —
21 Connecticut Briggs Gammill Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-09 New Canaan, Connecticut Connecticut (NCDC) —
22 Ohio Hayden Rowan Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-22 Pemberville, Ohio Trail (BCHL) —
23 New York (state) Cole Donhauser Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-27 Buffalo, New York Chilliwack (BCHL) —
24 Illinois Graham Lillibridge (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-29 Geneva, Illinois Chicago (USHL) —
25 British Columbia Kieran O'Hearn Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-13 North Delta, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
27 Massachusetts Ian Carpentier Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-22 Worcester, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
30 Ontario Luke Pearson Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-29 Whitby, Ontario Alberni Valley (BCHL) —
47 Wisconsin Nathan Reid Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-12 Madison, Wisconsin Muskegon (USHL) —

Standings

2021–22 ECAC Hockey 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 30 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Pearson L 0–2  743 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM #6 Quinnipiac Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 0–3  1,200 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 6 7:00 PM Princeton Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 2–6  1,347 0–3–0 (0–3–0)
November 12 7:05 PM at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Hopkins L 3–6  1,989 0–4–0
November 19 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Hopkins L 0–3  628 0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 20 7:30 PM at #10 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Pearson L 0–3  3,448 0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 24 7:00 PM Vermont* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 4–2  1,100 1–6–0
December 3 7:00 PM Dartmouth Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 3–2  1,165 2–6–0 (1–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM #17 Harvard Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry)   Hopkins L 3–5  1,636 2–7–0 (1–5–0)
December 10 7:00 PM Brown Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 4–3  1,127 3–7–0 (2–5–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 8:37 PM vs. Wisconsin* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Semifinal) BSW Reid L 2–3 OT 6,533 3–8–0
December 29 5:07 PM vs. Bowling Green* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Consolation Game) BSN, BSO, BSW Hopkins L 1–2  - 3–9–0
January 15 7:00 PM #9 Cornell Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Hopkins L 0–3  - 3–10–0 (2–7–0)
January 16 7:00 PM Colgate Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid T 2–2 SOW 0 3–10–1 (2–7–1)
January 21 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Reid W 5–3  0 4–10–1 (3–7–1)
January 22 7:00 PM at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Pearson W 3–2 OT 1,572 5–10–1 (4–7–1)
Connecticut Ice
January 29 3:30 PM vs. Connecticut* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) SNY Pearson L 1–5  0 5–11–1
January 30 1:00 PM at Sacred Heart* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice consolation game) SNY Reid L 3–4 OT 0 5–12–1
February 4 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 1–2 OT 0 5–13–1 (4–8–1)
February 5 7:00 PM #20 Clarkson Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 2–3  0 5–14–1 (4–9–1)
February 8 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Pearson L 1–2  1,175 5–15–1 (4–10–1)
February 11 8:00 PM at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Reid L 0–2  2,447 5–16–1 (4–11–1)
February 12 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Pearson L 0–1  1,121 5–17–1 (4–12–1)
February 18 7:00 PM Union Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 3–2  903 6–17–1 (5–12–1)
February 19 7:00 PM Rensselaer Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 5–2  984 7–17–1 (6–12–1)
February 22 7:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Reid L 0–4  3,625 7–18–1 (6–13–1)
February 25 7:00 PM at #17 Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Pearson W 3–2 OT 2,300 8–18–1 (7–13–1)
February 26 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Pearson L 1–3  1,236 8–19–1 (7–14–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1)   Reid L 2–3 OT 1,002 8–20–1
March 5 7:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1)   Reid L 1–5  848 8–21–1
Yale Won Series 0–2
*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
Ian Carpentier C 26 8 5 13 23
Cole Donhauser F 30 4 8 12 43
Briggs Gammill F 27 3 9 12 18
Nik Allain F 28 4 7 11 73
Justin Pearson F 30 3 8 11 24
Teddy Wooding F 24 6 4 10 2
Will Dineen F 22 5 4 9 21
Reilly Connors F 30 4 5 9 33
Graham Lillibridge D 30 4 4 8 4
Henry Wagner LW 24 3 5 8 8
Dylan Herzog D 23 2 6 8 4
Kieran O'Hearn D 29 2 4 6 33
Ryan Carmichael D/F 28 1 3 4 6
Michael Young D 28 1 3 4 8
Kyle Johnson F 30 2 1 3 19
Quinton Ong RW 17 1 2 3 4
Brandon Tabakin D 28 1 2 3 4
Connor Sullivan D 28 0 3 3 10
Ryan Conroy D 29 0 3 3 14
Ryan Stevens F 19 1 1 2 2
Hayden Rowan LW 17 0 1 1 0
Connor Hopkins G 5 0 0 0 0
Luke Pearson G 9 0 0 0 0
Nathan Reid G 18 0 0 0 2
Bench - - - - - 6
Total 55 88 143 351

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Luke Pearson 10 521 2 6 0 21 229 0 .916 2.42
Nathan Reid 18 1087 6 10 1 49 445 0 .901 2.71
Connor Hopkins 5 217 0 5 0 15 100 0 .870 4.14
Empty Net - 5 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 30 1830 8 21 1 87 774 0 .900 2.82

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]

References

  1. ^ "2019–20 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Yale 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Yale University 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.