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 JewellForward CanadaGraduation (retired)
Nick MacNabGoaltender United StatesGraduation (retired)
Eddie MassaroGoaltender United StatesGraduation (retired)
Brian MatthewsDefenseman United StatesGraduation (retired)
Kevin O'NeilForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Connecticut
Dante PaleccoForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Tyler WelshForward CanadaGraduate transfer to Long Island

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ryan CarmichaelForward/Defenseman United States22Greenwich, CT; transfer from Notre Dame
Will DineenForward United States20Hinsdale, IL
Briggs GammillForward United States20New Canaan, CT
Dylan HerzogDefenseman United States20Auburn, WA
Kieran O'HearnDefenseman Canada21North Delta, BC
Luke PearsonGoaltender Canada20Whitby, ON
Connor SullivanDefenseman United States21Plymouth, 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

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac22174101154711442327313953
#17 Clarkson221444023518647372110612385
#15 Harvard *221462002466946352111311682
Cornell221264210397347321810410072
Colgate229941033355574018184111112
Rensselaer22101200003058634418233114119
Union229112310275266371419489110
St. Lawrence227105202264460371119772110
Brown22612401225366131720450100
Princeton22714101023548931821270122
Yale2271413112138603082115590
Dartmouth22515203121457132722369110
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

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
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

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Ian CarpentierC26851323
Cole DonhauserF30481243
Briggs GammillF27391218
Nik AllainF28471173
Justin PearsonF30381124
Teddy WoodingF2464102
Will DineenF2254921
Reilly ConnorsF3045933
Graham LillibridgeD304484
Henry WagnerLW243588
Dylan HerzogD232684
Kieran O'HearnD2924633
Ryan CarmichaelD/F281346
Michael YoungD281348
Kyle JohnsonF3021319
Quinton OngRW171234
Brandon TabakinD281234
Connor SullivanD2803310
Ryan ConroyD2903314
Ryan StevensF191122
Hayden RowanLW170110
Connor HopkinsG50000
Luke PearsonG90000
Nathan ReidG180002
Bench-----6
Total5588143351

[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Luke Pearson10521260212290.9162.42
Nathan Reid1810876101494450.9012.71
Connor Hopkins5217050151000.8704.14
Empty Net-5---2----
Total3018308211877740.9002.82

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.
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