2021–22 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season was the 96th season of play for the program and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Mike Souza, in his 4th season.
| 2021–22 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Whittemore Center |
| Record | |
| Overall | 14–16–1 |
| Conference | 8–13–1 |
| Home | 8–2–1 |
| Road | 5–13–0 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Mike Souza |
| Assistant Coaches | Glenn Stewart Jeff Giuliano Ty Conklin |
| Captain(s) | Will MacKinnon |
| Alternate captain(s) | Eric MacAdams Jackson Pierson Ryan Verrier |
| New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Crookshank | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Signed professional contract (Ottawa Senators) |
| Patrick Grasso | Forward |  United States | Graduation (signed with Utica Comets) |
| Charlie Kelleher | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Benton Maass | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Minnesota State |
| Joe Nagle | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Norwich |
| Kohei Sato | Forward |  Japan | Graduate transfer to Bentley |
| Ty Taylor | Goaltender | Canada | Transferred to MacEwan |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Blaisdell | Forward |  United Kingdom | 20 | Sheffield, GBR; transfer from North Dakota; selected 134th overall in 2019 |
| Robert Cronin | Forward | United States | 21 | Plymouth, MA |
| Liam Devlin | Forward | United States | 20 | Needham, MA |
| David Fessenden | Goaltender | United States | 23 | Parker, CO; transfer from Alabama–Huntsville |
| Alex Gagne | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Bedford, NH; selected 192nd overall in 2021 |
| Colton Huard | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Welland, ON |
| Will Margel | Forward | United States | 20 | Potomac, MD |
| Connor Sweeney | Forward | United States | 21 | North Andover, MA |
Roster
As of August 19, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jeremy Forman | Sophomore | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1999-09-22 | Northbrook, Illinois | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Drew Hickey | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1997-10-28 | New Canaan, Connecticut | Connecticut (NCDC) | — |
| 3 |  |
Ryan Verrier (A) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1998-11-19 | Reading, Massachusetts | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Will MacKinnon (C) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2000-04-13 | Plymouth, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Lucas Herrmann | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2000-08-01 | Lancaster, New York | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 7 |  |
Alec Semandel | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 1998-05-23 | Waunakee, Wisconsin | Lake Superior State (WCHA) | — |
| 8 |  |
Nikolai Jenson | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-28 | Cold Spring, Minnesota | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 9 | |
Connor Sweeney | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-05-05 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 10 |  |
Kalle Eriksson | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1999-09-15 | Leksand, Sweden | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Jackson Pierson (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 1999-09-10 | Zionsville, Indiana | Culver (Midget AAA) | — |
| 12 | |
Eric Esposito | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1998-08-24 | West Haven, Connecticut | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Nick Cafarelli | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2001-12-31 | Middleton, Massachusetts | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — |
| 14 |  |
Tyler Ward | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-19 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 15 | |
Chase Stevenson | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-01-13 | West Kelowna, British Columbia | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Filip Engarås | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1999-05-16 | Stockholm, Sweden | Skellefteå (J20 SuperElit) | EDM, 169th overall 2020 |
| 17 | |
Carsen Richels | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2001-10-03 | Ham Lake, Minnesota | Blaine (USHS–MN) | — |
| 18 |  |
Harrison Blaisdell | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-03-18 | Regina, Saskatchewan | North Dakota (NCHC) | WPG, 134th overall 2019 |
| 19 | |
Eric MacAdams (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1997-04-29 | Salem, Massachusetts | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 20 |  |
Colton Huard | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-11-27 | Foothill Ranch, California | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 21 |  |
Cam Gendron | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1999-02-05 | Hampstead, New Hampshire | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Joe Hankinson | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1999-06-15 | Hopkins, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Robert Cronin | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2000-08-15 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 25 |  |
Will Margel | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-03-16 | Potomac, Maryland | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Liam Devlin | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-01-07 | Needham, Massachusetts | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Luke Reid | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-09-26 | Warman, Saskatchewan | Chicago (USHL) | NSH, 166th overall 2020 |
| 28 | |
Alex Gagne | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2002-08-12 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Muskegon (USHL) | TBL, 192nd overall 2021 |
| 29 | |
Joseph Cipollone | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-03-29 | Purchase, New York | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 31 | |
Mike Robinson | Senior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1997-03-27 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Springfield (NAHL) | SJS, 86th overall 2015 |
| 41 |  |
David Fessenden | Junior | G | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1998-04-30 | Parker, Colorado | Alabama–Huntsville (WCHA) | — |
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 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | W 4–1 | 3,409 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | W 3–2 | 3,273 | 2–0–0 | ||||
| October 15 | 9:05 PM | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Forman | L 1–5 | 698 | 2–1–0 | ||||
| October 16 | 6:05 PM | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Robinson | L 1–5 | 915 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 24 | 5:00 PM | vs. #12 Providence | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | L 0–2 | 3,458 | 2–3–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN+ | Robinson | L 1–6 | 2,227 | 2–4–0 (0–2–0) | |||
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Providence | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Fessenden | W 2–1 OT | 3,134 | 3–4–0 (1–2–0) | ||||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Northeastern | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Fessenden | L 1–4 | 4,063 | 3–5–0 (1–3–0) | |||
| November 6 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Robinson | L 1–4 | 2,352 | 3–6–0 (1–4–0) | ||||
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Fessenden | W 2–1 | 3,537 | 4–6–0 (2–4–0) | |||
| November 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Fessenden | T 3–3 SOL | 3,606 | 4–6–1 (2–4–1) | ||||
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Fessenden | L 0–3 | 4,363 | 4–7–1 (2–5–1) | |||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Massachusetts | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | W 2–1 OT | 4,316 | 5–7–1 (3–5–1) | ||||
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | at Harvard* | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Robinson | W 1–0 | 2,042 | 6–7–1 | |||
| November 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. Holy Cross* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Robinson | W 3–2 OT | 2,919 | 7–7–1 | |||
| December 3 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Robinson | L 1–3 | 3,123 | 7–8–1 (3–6–1) | ||||
| December 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. Boston University | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | L 1–2 OT | 5,021 | 7–9–1 (3–7–1) | ||||
| Ledyard Bank Classic | |||||||||||
| December 30 | 7:30 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) | NESN | Fessenden | L 1–3 | 178 | 7–10–1 | |||
| December 31 | 4:00 PM | vs. Mercyhurst* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Consolation Game) | Robinson | W 7–1 | 48 | 8–10–1 | ||||
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Clarkson* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | W 5–1 | 3,213 | 9–10–1 | ||||
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. #20 Boston College | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Robinson | W 3–2 | 4,873 | 10–10–1 (4–7–1) | |||
| January 15 | 7:00 PM | at #20 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Robinson | W 5–2 | 3,408 | 11–10–1 (5–7–1) | ||||
| January 21 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Robinson | W 3–1 | 2,928 | 12–10–1 (6–7–1) | ||||
| January 22 | 4:05 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN+ | Robinson | L 2–3 OT | 3,855 | 12–11–1 (6–8–1) | |||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Robinson | L 2–5 | 2,177 | 12–12–1 (6–9–1) | ||||
| February 5 | 7:30 PM | at Connecticut | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | L 1–6 | 5,574 | 12–13–1 (6–10–1) | ||||
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Robinson | L 0–3 | 2,672 | 12–14–1 (6–11–1) | ||||
| February 13 | 2:00 PM | vs. #13 Massachusetts Lowell | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | W 3–0 | 3,870 | 13–14–1 (7–11–1) | ||||
| February 18 | 7:30 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | NESN | Robinson | L 3–6 | 4,670 | 13–15–1 (7–12–1) | |||
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Robinson | W 5–2 | 4,985 | 14–15–1 (8–12–1) | ||||
| February 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | L 3–4 | 5,348 | 14–16–1 (8–13–1) | ||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Massachusetts Lowell | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Robinson | L 3–6 | 6,003 | 14–17–1 (8–14–1) | ||||
| March 5 | 6:00 PM | at #16 Massachusetts Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Fessenden | L 0–1 | 6,234 | 14–18–1 (8–16–1) | ||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | at Boston College* | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | Robinson | L 3–4 OT | 1,125 | 14–19–1 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: [2] | |||||||||||
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.[3]
References
- "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- "New Hampshire 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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