2022–23 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season

2022–23 Union Dutchmen
ice hockey season
2022–23 Union Dutchmen; ice hockey season
Conference	T–7th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Achilles Center
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	14–19–2
Conference	8–13–1
Home	11–6–0
Road	2–13–1
Neutral	1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Josh Hauge
Assistant coaches	John Ronan; Lennie Childs; Bryan McDonald
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The 2022–23 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season was the 82nd season of play for the program and the 31st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Dutchmen represented Union College, played their home games at Achilles Center and were coached by Josh Hauge, in his first season.

Season

After John Ronan finished the previous years as interim head coach due to the resignation of Rick Bennett, Union began a search for a permanent replacement. In mid-April, the team chose former Clarkson assistant Josh Hauge as the 22nd head coach in program history.^[1] John Ronan returned to his former post as an assistant while the rest of the staff was filled by new entries.

With a new coach came a new philosophy for the team and nearly half the roster changed in the offseason. While the Dutchmen retained their starting goaltender, the top 4 scorer all moved on. Several of the new faces filled in among the scoring leaders for the team but none were particularly outstanding. The result was that Union's offense was about as effective as it had been the year before; average. On defense, the team did well, allowing just over 30 shots per game, which was much better than they had the year before. Unfortunately, Connor Murphy was inconsistent throughout the year and the Dutchmen had a difficult time stringing wins together. Union's biggest problem was their performance on the road. The Dutchmen won just 2 out of 16 away games and more often than not had some lackluster results, including a 1–10 loss to Cornell.

Union finished the regular season in the bottom half of the ECAC standings but still managed to earn a home site for the first round of the postseason. The team faced a wounded Princeton squad and had a good opportunity to advance by scoring 4 times. Unfortunately, Murphy allowed 6 goals on just 27 shots and the Dutchmen's season ended with a thud.^[2]

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Dylan Anhorn	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to St. Cloud State
Alex Cohen	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Birmingham Bulls)
Brandon Estes	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Tucson Roadrunners)
Fletcher Fineman	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Collin Graf	Forward	United States	Transferred to (Quinnipiac)
Josh Kosack	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Gleb Murtazin	Forward	Russia	Left program (retired)
Garrett Nieto	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Josh Phillips	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Merek Pipes	Goaltender	Canada	Left program (retired)
Michael Ryan	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Gabriel Seger	Forward	Sweden	Transferred to Cornell
Ryan Sidorski	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to North Dakota

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ethan Benz	Forward	United States	21	Shakopee, MN
Kyle Chauvette	Goaltender	United States	20	Goffstown, NH
Nate Hanley	Forward	Canada	20	Rocky Point, NY
Greg Japchen	Defenseman	United States	20	Doylestown, PA
Carter Korpi	Forward	United States	21	South Lyon, MI
Colby MacArthur	Forward	Canada	20	Summerside, PEI
Cal Mell	Defenseman	United States	21	Cumming, GA
Josh Nixon	Forward	Canada	22	Mississauga, ON; transfer from Lake Superior State
John Prokop	Forward/Defenseman	United States	21	Wausau, WI
Mason Snell	Defenseman	Canada	22	Clarington, ON; transfer from Penn State
Chris Théodore	Forward	Canada	24	Beaconsfield, QC; graduate transfer from American International
Benjamin Tupker	Forward	Canada	22	Collingwood, ON; transfer from Cornell
Nick Young	Defenseman	United States	21	Raleigh, NC

Roster

As of August 4, 2022.^[3]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Greg Japchen	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-12-17	Doylestown, Pennsylvania	North Iowa (NAHL)	—
3	Cal Mell	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2011-01-30	Alpharetta, Georgia	Janesville (NAHL)	—
4	Josh Phillips	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-05-24	Getzville, New York	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
5	Nic Petruolo	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-01-29	Neshanic Station, New Jersey	Green Bay (USHL)	—
6	Cullen Ferguson	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-16	Binbrook, Ontario	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
7	Nick Young	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-09-12	Raleigh, North Carolina	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
8	Chaz Smedsrud	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-06-04	Luverne, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	—
9	Thomas Richter	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-06	Greenwich, Connecticut	Penticton (BCHL)	—
10	Chris Théodore	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-10-15	Beaconsfield, Quebec	American International (AHA)	—
11	Colby MacArthur	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-11-02	Summerside, Prince Edward Island	Summerside (MHL)	—
12	Carter Korpi	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-07-28	South Lyon, Michigan	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	—
13	Tyler Watkins	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-12-19	Hermantown, Minnesota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
14	Andrew Seaman	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-21	Winnetka, Illinois	Prince George (BCHL)	—
15	Josh Nixon	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-05-09	Mississauga, Ontario	Lake Superior State (CCHA)	—
16	Christian Sanda	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-03-13	Vadnais Heights, Minnesota	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
17	Matt Allen	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-03-14	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
18	Ville Immonen	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-06-18	Seinäjoki, Finland	Minot (NAHL)	—
19	Liam Robertson	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-05-14	Courtice, Ontario	Youngstown (USHL)	—
20	Mason Snell	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-06-18	Courtice, Ontario	Penn State (Big Ten)	—
21	John Prokop	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-13	Wausau, Wisconsin	Des Moines (USHL)	—
22	Bram Scheerer	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-06-03	Edina, Minnesota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
23	Trevor Adams	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-08-19	Muskegon, Michigan	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
24	Nate Hanley	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-30	Rocky Point, New York	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
25	Owen Farris	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2000-06-08	Dallas, Texas	Muskegon (USHL)	—
26	Nathan Kelly	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-11-22	South Delta, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
27	Ben Tupker	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-12-23	Collingwood, Ontario	Cornell (ECAC)	—
28	Caden Villegas	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-02-19	Plano, Texas	Tri-City (USHL)	—
29	Michael Hodge	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	2000-05-30	Calgary, Alberta	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	—
31	Connor Murphy	Senior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-09-01	Hudson Falls, New York	Northeastern (HEA)	—
32	Ethan Benz	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-29	Shakopee, Minnesota	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
33	Merek Pipes	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-11-12	Cobble Hill, British Columbia	Swan Valley (MJHL)	—
35	Joe Sharib	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-08-16	Natick, Massachusetts	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
36	Kyle Chauvette	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-10-05	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Youngstown (USHL)	—

Standings

2022–23 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Quinnipiac †	22	20	2	0	0	0	0	60	87	30	41	34	4	3	162	64
#10 Harvard	22	18	4	0	5	0	0	49	86	48	34	24	8	2	125	81
#9 Cornell	22	15	6	1	0	1	0	47	78	42	34	21	11	2	112	66
St. Lawrence	22	12	10	0	1	2	0	37	56	58	36	17	19	0	88	102
#18 Colgate *	22	11	8	3	4	1	3	36	71	58	40	19	16	5	113	109
Clarkson	22	9	10	3	0	1	0	31	60	60	37	16	17	4	102	98
Rensselaer	22	9	13	0	2	1	0	26	52	74	35	14	20	1	84	115
Union	22	8	13	1	0	0	1	26	45	68	35	14	19	2	86	117
Princeton	22	8	14	0	2	1	0	26	57	73	32	13	19	0	89	112
Yale	22	6	14	2	0	1	1	22	35	62	32	8	20	4	57	94
Brown	22	5	14	3	0	1	1	20	41	69	30	9	18	3	65	91
Dartmouth	22	4	17	1	0	2	1	16	44	70	30	5	24	1	64	106
Championship: March 18, 2023 † 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^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 1	7:00 PM	RIT*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 4–3	2,401	1–0–0
October 2	4:00 PM	at Army*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Murphy	T 2–2 ^OT	1,463	1–0–1
October 7	7:05 PM	at #20 Connecticut*	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–4	2,584	1–1–1
October 8	4:05 PM	at #20 Connecticut*	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Chauvette	L 3–4 ^OT	2,442	1–2–1
October 13	7:00 PM	Bentley*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 5–1	1,455	2–2–1
October 15	7:00 PM	at RIT*	Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York	FloHockey	Chauvette	L 5–8	8,766	2–3–1
October 21	7:00 PM	at #6 Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–7	3,721	2–4–1
October 22	7:00 PM	at #6 Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Murphy	L 0–7	3,737	2–5–1
October 28	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–2	4,700	2–6–1 (0–1–0)
October 29	7:00 PM	Rensselaer	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Murphy	W 6–0	2,115	3–6–1 (1–1–0)
November 4	7:00 PM	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 3–2	2,246	4–6–1 (2–1–0)
November 5	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 2–4	1,886	4–7–1 (2–2–0)
November 11	7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 4–1	1,676	5–7–1 (3–2–0)
November 12	7:00 PM	at #13 Harvard	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–5	1,793	5–8–1 (3–3–0)
December 3	7:00 PM	#18 Northeastern*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 3–2	1,621	6–8–1
December 9	7:00 PM	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+	Murphy	L 0–2	1,090	6–9–1 (3–4–0)
December 10	7:00 PM	at #2 Quinnipiac	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–8	2,877	6–10–1 (3–5–0)
December 30	4:00 PM	New Hampshire*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 4–3	1,530	7–10–1
December 30	4:00 PM	New Hampshire*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Chauvette	W 3–2	1,352	8–10–1
January 6	7:00 PM	#18 Cornell	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–6	2,185	8–11–1 (3–6–0)
January 7	7:00 PM	Colgate	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–2	1,904	8–12–1 (3–7–0)
January 13	7:00 PM	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Murphy	L 2–6	1,177	8–13–1 (3–8–0)
January 14	7:00 PM	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Chauvette	T 0–0 ^SOW	1,700	8–13–2 (3–8–1)
January 20	7:00 PM	St. Lawrence	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Chauvette	W 3–2	1,564	9–13–2 (4–8–1)
January 21	7:00 PM	Clarkson	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 3–4	2,245	9–14–2 (4–9–1)
January 28	6:00 PM	vs. Rensselaer*	MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)		Murphy	W 6–0	5,883	10–14–2
February 3	7:00 PM	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 3–1	831	11–14–2 (5–9–1)
February 4	7:00 PM	at #11 Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–10	3,903	11–15–2 (5–10–1)
February 10	7:00 PM	Yale	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 3–1	1,795	12–15–2 (6–10–1)
February 11	7:00 PM	Brown	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 3–1	2,011	13–15–2 (7–10–1)
February 17	7:00 PM	at #9 Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Murphy	L 3–5	2,172	13–16–2 (7–11–1)
February 18	5:00 PM	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Murphy	L 0–1	1,837	13–17–2 (7–12–1)
February 24	7:00 PM	#2 Quinnipiac	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	L 1–4	1,685	13–18–2 (7–13–1)
February 25	7:00 PM	Princeton	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Murphy	W 3–1	1,902	14–18–2 (8–13–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4	4:00 PM	Princeton*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round)	ESPN+	Murphy	L 4–6	2,119	14–19–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[4]

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
John Prokop	D/F	35	4	19	23	20
Nate Hanley	C	35	5	16	21	2
Tyler Watkins	F	35	9	10	19	10
Josh Nixon	RW	34	11	5	16	45
Cal Mell	D	34	3	12	15	8
Chaz Smedsrud	LW	34	4	10	14	8
Liam Robertson	C	35	9	4	13	52
Caden Villegas	F	34	7	6	13	4
Chris Theodore	LW	34	3	10	13	10
Owen Farris	F	33	7	4	11	35
Carter Korpi	F	31	6	4	10	14
Mason Snell	D	31	3	6	9	16
Nick Young	D	34	2	7	9	43
Ben Tupker	LW	34	6	1	7	20
Cullen Ferguson	D	34	2	5	7	34
Nicolas Petruolo	D	28	0	7	7	20
Ville Immonen	C	26	3	2	5	8
Bram Scheerer	LW	12	1	2	3	10
Nathan Kelly	D	22	0	3	3	0
Ethan Benz	F	18	0	3	3	4
Matt Allen	D	11	0	2	2	6
Colby MacArthur	RW	11	0	2	2	0
Michael Hodge	F	2	1	0	1	0
Andrew Seaman	F	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Richter	F	1	0	0	0	0
Merek Pipes	G	2	0	0	0	0
Greg Japchen	D	8	0	0	0	4
Kyle Chauvette	G	10	0	0	0	0
Christian Sanda	F	12	0	0	0	4
Connor Murphy	G	31	0	0	0	0
Total			86	140	226	392

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Merek Pipes	2	00:39	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	0.00
Kyle Chauvette	10	417:44	2	2	1	20	202	1	.910	2.87
Connor Murphy	31	1673:03	12	17	1	93	736	2	.888	3.34
Empty Net	-	20:23	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Total	35	2111:49	14	19	2	117	939	3	.889	3.32

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	26	27 (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	NR	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[6]

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
John Prokop	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	^[7]

References

^ "Hauge named Union men's hockey head coach". The Daily Gazette. April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ "Union College 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[1] "Hauge named Union men's hockey head coach". The Daily Gazette. April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[2] "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[3] "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[4] "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[5] "Union College 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[6] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[ECAC-7] "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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