2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

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
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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Season

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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

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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

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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

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As of August 19, 2021.[1]

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

Standings

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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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 30 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Pearson L 0–2  743 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM #6 Quinnipiac Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 0–3  1,200 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 6 7:00 PM Princeton Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 2–6  1,347 0–3–0 (0–3–0)
November 12 7:05 PM at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New York   Hopkins L 3–6  1,989 0–4–0
November 19 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Hopkins L 0–3  628 0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 20 7:30 PM at #10 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York   Pearson L 0–3  3,448 0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 24 7:00 PM Vermont* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 4–2  1,100 1–6–0
December 3 7:00 PM Dartmouth Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 3–2  1,165 2–6–0 (1–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM #17 Harvard Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry)   Hopkins L 3–5  1,636 2–7–0 (1–5–0)
December 10 7:00 PM Brown Ingalls RinkNew 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 ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Semifinal) BSW Reid L 2–3 OT 6,533 3–8–0
December 29 5:07 PM vs. Bowling Green* Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Consolation Game) BSN, BSO, BSW Hopkins L 1–2  - 3–9–0
January 15 7:00 PM #9 Cornell Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Hopkins L 0–3  - 3–10–0 (2–7–0)
January 16 7:00 PM Colgate Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid T 2–2 SOW 0 3–10–1 (2–7–1)
January 21 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York   Reid W 5–3  0 4–10–1 (3–7–1)
January 22 7:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, 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 ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) SNY Pearson L 1–5  0 5–11–1
January 30 1:00 PM at Sacred Heart* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice consolation game) SNY Reid L 3–4 OT 0 5–12–1
February 4 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 1–2 OT 0 5–13–1 (4–8–1)
February 5 7:00 PM #20 Clarkson Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid L 2–3  0 5–14–1 (4–9–1)
February 8 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey   Pearson L 1–2  1,175 5–15–1 (4–10–1)
February 11 8:00 PM at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Reid L 0–2  2,447 5–16–1 (4–11–1)
February 12 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire   Pearson L 0–1  1,121 5–17–1 (4–12–1)
February 18 7:00 PM Union Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 3–2  903 6–17–1 (5–12–1)
February 19 7:00 PM Rensselaer Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Reid W 5–2  984 7–17–1 (6–12–1)
February 22 7:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Reid L 0–4  3,625 7–18–1 (6–13–1)
February 25 7:00 PM at #17 Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York   Pearson W 3–2 OT 2,300 8–18–1 (7–13–1)
February 26 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, 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 ArenaHamilton, 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 ArenaHamilton, 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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.