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.
| 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | T–11th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Ingalls Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 8–21–1 |
| Conference | 7–14–1 |
| Home | 5–6–1 |
| Road | 3–12–0 |
| Neutral | 0–3–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Keith Allain |
| Assistant coaches | Joe Howe Rob O'Gara Bill Maniscalco |
| Captain(s) | Graham Lillibridge |
| Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Season
editAfter 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editAs of August 19, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Connor Hopkins | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-03-09 | Malden, Massachusetts | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 3 |
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Michael Young | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1998-08-21 | Medford, Massachusetts | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Dylan Herzog | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-01-09 | Auburn, Washington | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 6 |
|
Connor Sullivan | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-09-07 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Brandon Tabakin | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2000-05-21 | Woodbury, New York | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Ryan Conroy | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-02-06 | Chestermere, Alberta | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
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Henry Wagner | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-05-11 | St. Louis, Missouri | Connecticut (NCDC) | — |
| 10 | 
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Reilly Connors | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-03-17 | Madison, Connecticut | Connecticut (NCDC) | — |
| 11 |
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Niklas Allain | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-09-08 | North Branford, Connecticut | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 13 |
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Ryan Carmichael | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-03-03 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Notre Dame (Big Ten) | — |
| 14 |
|
Ryan Stevens | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-03-04 | Duxbury, Massachusetts | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 15 | 
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Kyle Johnson | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1998-06-03 | Port Moody, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Teddy Wooding | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-12-30 | Wrentham, Massachusetts | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 17 |
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William Dineen | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-11-17 | Lake George, New York | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Justin Pearson | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-05-17 | Nashua, New Hampshire | Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 19 | 
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Quinton Ong | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-07-23 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Canmore (AJHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Briggs Gammill | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-05-09 | New Canaan, Connecticut | Connecticut (NCDC) | — |
| 22 | 
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Hayden Rowan | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-01-22 | Pemberville, Ohio | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Cole Donhauser | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-12-27 | Buffalo, New York | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 24 | 
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Graham Lillibridge (C) | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-01-29 | Geneva, Illinois | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Kieran O'Hearn | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-05-13 | North Delta, British Columbia | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Ian Carpentier | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-22 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 30 | 
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Luke Pearson | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-01-29 | Whitby, Ontario | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 47 | 
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Nathan Reid | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-12 | Madison, Wisconsin | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
Standings
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "2019–20 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Yale 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Yale University 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.