The 2021–22 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 29th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo, in his 13th season.
2021–22 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
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Conference | 5th Atlantic Hockey |
Home ice | Webster Bank Arena |
Rankings | |
USCHO | NR |
USA Today | NR |
Record | |
Overall | 15–18–4 |
Conference | 11–12–3 |
Home | 6–4–0 |
Road | 9–13–4 |
Neutral | 0–1–0 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | C. J. Marottolo |
Assistant coaches | Scott McDougall Craig Height |
Alternate captain(s) | Alex Bates |
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Season
editSacred Heart spent the entire season hovering around the .500 mark. The team was effectively average in all aspects of the game; neither their offense nor defense were particularly strong, but both couldn't be called weaknesses either. Over the course of the season, Sacred Heart's longest losing streak was just three games but they weren't able to put together any long stretches of winning hockey. The Pioneers got mostly reliable goaltending from junior Justin Robbins but also buoyed his efforts with stints from both Josh Benson and Luke Lush.
Probably the best performance from the team came in the Connecticut Ice semifinal when they lost to #2 Quinnipiac into overtime. The Pioneers had led late, only to see the Bobcats tie the score after pulling their goalie.
The Pioneers' 5th-place finish in Atlantic Hockey earned them an automatic bid into the conference quarterfinals. Despite outplaying RIT for a majority of the three-game series, Sacred Heart's offense was lacking and scored just once in their two losses.
Departures
editPlayer | Position | Nationality | Cause |
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Josh Allan | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
Derek Contessa | Forward | United States | Transferred to Endicott |
Carson Gallagher | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Plattsburgh State |
Michael Gilroy | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Marcel Godbout | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers) |
Marc Johnstone | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
Marcus Joseph | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Max Luukko | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Emil Öhrvall | Forward | Sweden | Signed professional contract (BIK Karlskoga) |
David Tomeo | Goaltender | United States | Signed professional contract (Utica Comets) |
Evan Wisocky | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting
editPlayer | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
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Logan Britt | Defenseman | United States | 22 | Crystal Lake, IL; transfer from Quinnipiac |
Troy Conzo | Forward | United States | 24 | Nesconset, NY; graduate transfer from Colorado College |
Daniel Ebrahim | Forward | Canada | 21 | Brooklin, ON |
Dante Fantauzzi | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Woodbridge, ON; transfer from Alaska Anchorage |
Conner Hutchison | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Hicksville, NY; transfer from Vermont |
Dante Palecco | Forward | United States | 23 | Whippany, NJ; graduate transfer from Yale |
Dakota Raabe | Forward | United States | 24 | Capistrano Beach, CA; graduate transfer from Michigan |
Justin Robbins | Goaltender | United States | 22 | Alpine, NJ; transfer from Arizona State |
Rourke Russell | Defenseman | United States | 23 | Long Beach, CA; graduate transfer from Miami |
Hunter Sansbury | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Lomita, CA |
Neil Shea | Forward | United States | 22 | Marshfield, MA; transfer from Northeastern |
Roster
editAs of August 23, 2021[update].[1]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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2 | Dante Fantauzzi | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-05-01 | North York, Ontario | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
3 | Grant Anderson | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-09-15 | Plymouth, Minnesota | Omaha (USHL) | — | |
4 | Jeppe Urup Morgensen | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1999-03-14 | Odense, Denmark | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
5 | Andrius Kulbis-Marino | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-02-16 | Methuen, Massachusetts | Maine (NAHL) | — | |
6 | Logan Britt | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-10 | Crystal Lake, Illinois | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — | |
7 | Daniel Petrick | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1999-04-06 | Wilbraham, Massachusetts | Madison (USHL) | — | |
8 | Hunter Sansbury | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-10-08 | Lomita, California | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — | |
9 | Dante Palecco | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-04-18 | Whippany, New Jersey | Yale (ECAC) | — | |
10 | Alex Bates (A) | Graduate | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-06-17 | Parker, Colorado | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — | |
11 | Ryan Steele | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1997-09-13 | Stratford, Prince Edward Island | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — | |
12 | Kevin Lombardi | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 1998-08-12 | Schwenksville, Pennsylvania | Sioux City (USHL) | — | |
13 | Cody Hoban | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-04-26 | Guilford, Connecticut | Danbury (NAHL) | — | |
14 | Nick Boyagian | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1997-07-16 | East Greenbush, New York | New Jersey (NAHL) | — | |
15 | Troy Conzo | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-02-21 | Nesconset, New York | Colorado College (NCHC) | — | |
16 | Dakota Raabe | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-05-06 | Dana Point, California | Michigan (Big Ten) | — | |
17 | Ryan Doolin | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-06 | Hanover, Massachusetts | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — | |
18 | John Jaworski | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2000-03-20 | Grinnell, Iowa | Chicago (USHL) | — | |
19 | Daniel Ebrahim | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 2000-07-12 | Brooklin, Ontario | Jersey (NCDC) | — | |
20 | Adam Tisdale | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 1998-11-09 | Cochrane, Alberta | Clarkson (ECAC) | — | |
21 | Tim Clifton | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-02-23 | Farmingdale, New Jersey | Shreveport (NAHL) | — | |
22 | Conner Hutchison | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-06-02 | Hicksville, New York | Tri-City (USHL) | — | |
23 | Braeden Tuck | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1998-04-15 | Calgary, Alberta | Trail (BCHL) | — | |
24 | Austin Magera | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-07-19 | Suwanee, Georgia | Lincoln (USHL) | — | |
26 | Neil Shea | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1999-07-29 | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Northeastern (HEA) | — | |
27 | Patrick Dawson | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-14 | Medway, Massachusetts | Odessa (NAHL) | — | |
28 | Rourke Russell | Graduate | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1998-02-25 | Long Beach, California | Miami (NCHC) | — | |
29 | Todd Goehring | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-07-08 | Wayside, New Jersey | Chicago (USHL) | — | |
30 | Josh Benson | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-11-04 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — | |
31 | Justin Robbins | Junior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-03-10 | Alpine, New Jersey | Arizona State (NCAA) | — | |
33 | Luke Lush | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-02-15 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Drayton Valley (AJHL) | — |
Standings
editConference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editDate | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 2 | 4:05 PM | at Connecticut* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Benson | L 3–6 | 2,417 | 0–1–0 | ||||
October 9 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Robbins | L 2–4 | 1,152 | 0–2–0 | ||||
October 15 | 7:30 PM | at #12 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Robbins | W 3–2 | 3,158 | 1–2–0 | ||||
October 16 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Robbins | L 1–4 | 3,201 | 1–3–0 | ||||
October 22 | 7:30 PM | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Robbins | W 1–0 | 4,142 | 2–3–0 | ||||
October 23 | 5:00 PM | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Robbins | T 3–3 OT | 3,136 | 2–3–1 | ||||
October 29 | 5:35 PM | Niagara | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Robbins | L 1–6 | 413 | 2–4–1 (0–1–0) | ||||
October 30 | 1:05 PM | Niagara | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Robbins | W 3–1 | 353 | 3–4–1 (1–1–0) | ||||
November 5 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Robbins | T 3–3 SOW | 889 | 3–4–2 (1–1–1) | ||||
November 6 | 4:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Robbins | T 3–3 SOW | 697 | 3–4–3 (1–1–2) | ||||
November 19 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Robbins | L 2–3 | 1,925 | 3–5–3 (1–2–2) | ||||
November 20 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Benson | W 3–1 | 1,390 | 4–5–3 (2–2–2) | ||||
November 22 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Benson | W 4–2 | 1,350 | 5–5–3 (3–2–2) | ||||
November 23 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Robbins | W 3–1 | 1,207 | 6–5–3 (4–2–2) | ||||
December 2 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Benson | L 1–4 | 1,068 | 6–6–3 (4–3–2) | ||||
January 7 | 7:00 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Benson | L 4–5 OT | 537 | 6–7–3 (4–4–2) | ||||
January 8 | 5:00 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Lush | W 2–1 | 538 | 7–7–3 (5–4–2) | ||||
January 11 | 4:00 PM | RIT | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Lush | L 2–3 | 179 | 7–8–3 (5–5–2) | ||||
January 14 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Robbins | W 5–1 | 689 | 8–8–3 (6–5–2) | ||||
January 15 | 5:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Lush | L 3–4 | 874 | 8–9–3 (6–6–2) | ||||
January 18 | 6:05 PM | Army | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Robbins | W 4–2 | 313 | 9–9–3 (7–6–2) | ||||
January 21 | 6:05 PM | American International | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Robbins | L 2–4 | 243 | 9–10–3 (7–7–2) | ||||
January 22 | 1:05 PM | American International | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Lush | L 1–3 | 253 | 9–11–3 (7–8–2) | ||||
Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
January 29 | 7:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) | SNY | Robbins | L 2–3 OT | 0 | 9–12–3 | |||
January 30 | 1:00 PM | Yale* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice consolation game) | SNY | Benson | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 10–12–3 | |||
February 1 | 2:00 PM | vs. RIT | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Benson | L 1–5 | 0 | 10–13–3 (7–9–2) | ||||
February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Robbins | L 0–1 | 197 | 10–14–3 (7–10–2) | ||||
February 5 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Robbins | W 4–1 | 798 | 11–14–3 (8–10–2) | ||||
February 10 | 7:05 PM | Bentley | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Robbins | W 5–3 | 231 | 12–14–3 (9–10–2) | ||||
February 11 | 6:05 PM | Bentley | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Robbins | W 3–1 | 341 | 13–14–3 (10–10–2) | ||||
February 18 | 7:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Robbins | L 1–3 | 585 | 13–15–3 (10–11–2) | ||||
February 19 | 7:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Robbins | L 1–3 | 803 | 13–16–3 (10–12–2) | ||||
February 25 | 6:05 PM | Army | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 5–2 | 853 | 14–16–3 (11–12–2) | ||||
February 26 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Benson | T 6–6 SOW | 1,814 | 14–16–4 (11–12–3) | ||||
Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11 | 7:00 PM | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 1) | Robbins | L 0–1 OT | 1,104 | 14–17–4 | ||||
March 12 | 7:00 PM | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 2) | Robbins | W 3–1 | 1,195 | 15–17–4 | ||||
March 13 | 5:00 PM | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 3) | Robbins | L 1–3 | 805 | 15–18–4 | ||||
Sacred Heart Lost Series 1–2 | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] |
Scoring statistics
editName | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
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Neil Shea | F | 37 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 10 |
Braeden Tuck | F | 35 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 |
Austin Magera | C | 30 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 25 |
Ryan Steele | F | 34 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 29 |
Logan Britt | D | 37 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 30 |
John Jaworski | F | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 |
Andrius Kulbis-Marino | D | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 |
Nick Boyagian | F | 34 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
Todd Goehring | F | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
Kevin Lombardi | RW | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Troy Conzo | F | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Hunter Sansbury | D | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
Conner Hutchison | D | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Rourke Russell | D | 36 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
Dante Palecco | LW | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Dakota Raabe | F | 34 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Adam Tisdale | C | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Patrick Dawson | D | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
Alex Bates | D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Jeppe Urup Mogensen | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ryan Doolin | F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Dante Fantauzzi | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Tim Clifton | C | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Justin Robbins | G | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Daniel Petrick | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack O'Dea | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cody Hoban | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Lush | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Anderson | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Benson | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Ebrahim | LW | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Total | 95 | 171 | 266 | 288 |
Goaltending statistics
editName | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Lush | 6 | 202 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 99 | 0 | .925 | 2.37 |
Justin Robbins | 29 | 1539 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 609 | 1 | .909 | 2.38 |
Josh Benson | 13 | 491 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 196 | 0 | .887 | 3.05 |
Empty Net | - | 25 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Total | 37 | 2258 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 100 | 904 | 1 | .900 | 2.66 |
Rankings
editPoll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editPlayer | Award | Ref |
---|---|---|
Neil Shea | Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Scoring Trophy | [5] |
Logan Britt | Atlantic Hockey Second Team | [6] |
Neil Shea | ||
Braeden Tuck | Atlantic Hockey Third Team | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "2020–21 Sacred Heart Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Sacred Heart 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 Regular Season Awards". Atlantic Hockey. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.