2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season
The 2021-22 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 67th season of play for the program, the 33rd at the Division I level, and the 33rd season in the Hockey East conference. The Warriors represented Merrimack College and were coached by Scott Borek, in his 4th season.
| 2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | J. Thom Lawler Rink |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–12–1 |
| Conference | 13–9–0 |
| Home | 9–5–1 |
| Road | 9–7–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Scott Borek |
| Assistant Coaches | Josh Ciocco Dan Jewell Chris Cowans |
| Captain(s) | Max Newton |
| Alternate captain(s) | Declan Carlile Logan Drevitch Liam Walsh |
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Season
After a pair of games against Clarkson and St. Lawrence were cancelled,[1] Bentley was swiftly added to the schedule for January 8.
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Corcoran | Goaltender |  United States | Transferred to New England |
| Dominic Dockery | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Maine |
| Chase Gresock | Forward | United States | Transferred to Miami |
| Tyler Heidt | Defenseman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Transferred to Regina |
| Patrick Holway | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins) |
| Jere Huhtamaa | Goaltender |  Finland | Signed professional contract (TUTO Hockey) |
| Patrick Kramer | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
| Jakob Lee | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Rensselaer |
| Conor Lovett | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders) |
| Jacob Modry | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Plattsburgh State |
| Christian Simeone | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Utah Grizzlies) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Arvedson | Defenseman |  Sweden | 20 | Karlstad, SWE |
| Colby Bukes | Defenseman | United States | 22 | Littleton, CO; transfer from Minnesota State |
| Matt Copponi | Forward | United States | 18 | Mansfield, MA |
| Jake Durflinger | Forward | United States | 23 | Walnut Creek, CA; graduate transfer from Denver |
| Christian Felton | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Medina, OH; transfer from Bentley |
| Mark Hillier | Forward | Canada | 19 | Labrador City, NL |
| Steven Jandric | Forward | Canada | 24 | Prince George, BC; graduate transfer from Denver |
| Devlin O'Brien | Forward | Canada | 19 | Palm Coast, FL |
| Hugo Ollas | Goaltender | Sweden | 19 | Linköping, SWE; selected 197th overall in 2020 |
| Ivan Zivlak | Defenseman | Sweden | 19 | Gislaved, SWE |
Roster
As of August 24, 2021.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Hugo Ollas | Freshman | G | 6' 8" (2.03 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 2002-04-24 | Linköping, Sweden | Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) | NYR, 197th overall 2020 |
| 2 |  |
Christian Felton | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-04 | Medina, Ohio | Bentley (AHA) | — |
| 3 |  |
Declan Carlile (A) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-05-18 | Hartland, Michigan | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Mike Brown | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2001-04-03 | Belmont, Massachusetts | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Kevin Sadovski | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-07-06 | Palm Coast, Florida | Utica (NCDC) | — |
| 6 |  |
Zach Vinnell | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-04-03 | Cochrane, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
| 7 |  |
Zach Uens | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-05-13 | Belleville, Ontario | Wellington (OJHL) | FLA, 105th overall 2020 |
| 8 | |
Liam Dennison | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1999-02-07 | Manotick, Ontario | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
Liam Walsh (A) | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1999-07-14 | Bridgeville, Pennsylvania | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Max Newton (C) | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-11-14 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Alaska (WCHA) | — |
| 11 |  |
Mick Messner | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1999-04-20 | Madison, Wisconsin | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | — |
| 12 | |
Jordan Seyfert | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1999-04-03 | Annville, Pennsylvania | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Steven Jandric | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-08-18 | Prince George, British Columbia | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 14 |  |
Jake Durflinger | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-10-06 | Walnut Creek, California | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 15 | |
Hugo Esselin | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 2000-07-15 | Stockholm, Sweden | Djurgårdens J20 (J20 SuperElit) | — |
| 16 | |
Regan Kimens | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1999-03-28 | Vaughan, Ontario | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 17 | |
Mac Welsher | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1999-04-24 | Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Ben Brar | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1998-11-19 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Alex Jefferies | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 2001-11-08 | Lunenburg, Massachusetts | The Gunnery (USHS–CT) | NYI, 121st overall 2020 |
| 20 |  |
Mark Hillier | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-03-18 | Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador | Summerside (MHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Matt Copponi | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2003-06-04 | Mansfield, Massachusetts | Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) | — |
| 22 | |
Logan Drevitch (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 1998-04-14 | Middleborough, Massachusetts | Boston Bandits (NCDC) | — |
| 23 | |
Devlin O'Brien | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-04-05 | Toronto, Ontario | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |  |
Ryan Nolan | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1998-07-14 | Winnetka, Illinois | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Filip Karlsson-Tägtström | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-07-14 | Stockholm, Sweden | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Ivan Zivlak | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2002-08-08 | Gislaved, Sweden | Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) | — |
| 27 | |
Adam Arvedson | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2001-08-30 | Karlstad, Sweden | Färjestad (J20 Nationell) | — |
| 28 | |
Filip Forsmark | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | 1998-06-23 | Skövde, Sweden | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Zachary Borgiel | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-04-27 | Fort Gratiot, Michigan | Cowichan Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 30 |  |
Troy Kobryn | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1999-02-14 | Hillsborough, New Jersey | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#12 Northeastern  | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 98 | 66 | |
| #10 Massachusetts * | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 77 | 54 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 114 | 84 | |
| #13 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 100 | 71 | |
| #19 Connecticut | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 109 | 89 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 107 | 89 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 109 | 99 | |
| #20 Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 118 | 82 | |
| Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 67 | 77 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 114 | 123 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 71 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 95 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 101 | |
| Maine | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 80 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 111 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 19, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:00 PM | at #11 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Borgiel | L 2–5 | 2,587 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| October 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | W 4–2 | 1,152 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 15 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Ollas | L 1–2 OT | 917 | 1–2–0 | ||||
| October 16 | 4:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Borgiel | W 5–3 | 614 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Boston University | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | W 3–2 | 2,174 | 3–2–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| October 23 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Kobryn | L 6–8 | 5,339 | 3–3–0 (1–2–0) | ||||
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. #12 Massachusetts | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Borgiel | L 4–5 OT | 3,477 | 3–4–0 (1–3–0) | |||
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 1–2 | 2,083 | 3–5–0 (1–4–0) | ||||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. #14 Boston College | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 4–1 | 2,314 | 3–6–0 (1–5–0) | ||||
| November 6 | 4:00 PM | at #14 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 4–3 | 4,246 | 4–6–0 (2–5–0) | ||||
| November 12 | 7:30 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Ollas | L 5–6 OT | 3,007 | 4–7–0 (2–6–0) | ||||
| November 13 | 7:30 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Borgiel | W 2–0 | 3,189 | 5–7–0 (3–6–0) | ||||
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 3–2 | 214 | 6–7–0 | ||||
| November 27 | 4:00 PM | vs. Union* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | L 2–3 | 1,746 | 6–8–0 | ||||
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. #12 Massachusetts | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 2–3 | 2,122 | 6–9–0 (3–7–0) | ||||
| December 12 | 3:00 PM | vs. USNTDP | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | W 8–2 | |||||||
| December 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | T 2–2 OT | 1,022 | 6–9–1 | ||||
| January 2 | 4:00 PM | vs. Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Ollas | W 7–1 | 160 | 7–9–1 | ||||
| January 3 | 6:00 PM | at Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 3–4 OT | 529 | 7–10–1 | ||||
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Bentley* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 4–1 | 1,093 | 8–10–1 | ||||
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. #17 Providence | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 3–2 | 1,587 | 9–10–1 (4–7–0) | ||||
| January 15 | 5:30 PM | at #17 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Borgiel | W 2–1 | 2,128 | 10–10–1 (5–7–0) | ||||
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Massachusetts Lowell | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 3–1 | 2,471 | 11–10–1 (6–7–0) | ||||
| January 22 | 6:05 PM | at #10 Massachusetts Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Borgiel | W 3–2 | 5,471 | 12–10–1 (7–7–0) | ||||
| January 25 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | #19 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Ollas | L 2–3 | 2,429 | 12–11–1 (7–8–0) | |||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | W 5–2 | 2,177 | 13–11–1 (8–8–0) | ||||
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 5–0 | 2,215 | 14–11–1 (9–8–0) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 2–6 | 1,953 | 14–12–1 (9–9–0) | ||||
| February 13 | 1:05 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Ollas | W 4–1 | 2,158 | 15–12–1 (10–9–0) | ||||
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 3–2 | 1,873 | 16–12–1 (11–9–0) | ||||
| February 19 | 7:30 PM | vs. Vermont | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | W 3–2 | 1,689 | 17–12–1 (12–9–0) | ||||
| February 26 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Borgiel | W 4–3 | 5,348 | 18–12–1 (13–9–0) | ||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 1–6 | 1,779 | 18–13–1 (13–10–0) | ||||
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Northeastern | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Borgiel | L 0–1 | 2,549 | 18–14–1 (13–11–0) | ||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Ollas | W 6–2 | 2,549 | 19–14–1 | ||||
| March 12 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Massachusetts Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) | Ollas | L 2–7 | 5,782 | 19–15–1 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: [3] | |||||||||||
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 | 19 | 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
- "College sports: Clarkson men's hockey cancels Friday game due to COVID, Saturday game still on". Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- "2020–21 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Merrimack Warriors.
- "Merrimack 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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