2021–22 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season is the 71st season of play for the program. They represent Providence College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The are coached by Nate Leaman, in his 11th season, and play their home games at Schneider Arena.
| 2021–22 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Schneider Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | #20 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 22–13–2 |
| Conference | 12–11–1 |
| Home | 14–4–2 |
| Road | 7–8–0 |
| Neutral | 1–1–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Nate Leaman |
| Assistant Coaches | Ron Rolston Joel Beal Bruce Irving |
| Captain(s) | Michael Callahan |
| Alternate captain(s) | Max Crozier Parker Ford Kohen Olischefski |
| Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Adams | Forward |  United States | Graduate transfer to Notre Dame |
| Anton Martinsson | Goaltender |  Sweden | Graduation (retired) |
| John McDermott | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Gabriel Mollot-Hill | Goaltender | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Graduate transfer to Guelph |
| Albin Nilsson | Forward | Sweden | Transferred to Niagara |
| Jason O'Neill | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Greg Printz | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with San Diego Gulls) |
| Tyce Thompson | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (New Jersey Devils) |
| Matt Tugnutt | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Idaho Steelheads) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Cain | Goaltender | Canada | 25 | Ottawa, ON; graduate transfer from Western Michigan |
| Michael Citara | Forward | United States | 19 | New Hope, PA |
| Riley Duran | Forward | United States | 19 | Boston, MA; selected 182nd overall in 2020 |
| Alex Esposito | Forward | United States | 25 | West Haven, CT; graduate transfer from Vermont |
| Tomas Mazura | Forward |  Czech Republic | 21 | Pardubice, CZE; selected 162nd overall in 2019 |
| Cody Monds | Forward | Canada | 20 | Brockville, ON |
| Kohen Olischefski | Forward | Canada | 23 | Abbotsford, BC; graduate transfer from Denver |
| Guillaume Richard | Defenseman | Canada | 18 | Quebec City, QC; selected 101st overall in 2021 |
| Will Schimek | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Mendota Heights, MN |
Roster
As of August 12, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jimmy Scannell | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-06-13 | Medfield, Massachusetts | Thayer (USHS–MA) | — |
| 2 |  |
Luke Johnson | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-01-07 | Edina, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Davis Bunz | Graduate | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-09-04 | Middleton, Wisconsin | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Guillaume Richard | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-02-10 | Quebec City, Quebec | Tri-City (USHL) | CBJ, 101st overall 2021 |
| 5 | |
Ben Mirageas | Graduate | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-05-08 | Newburyport, Massachusetts | Chicago (USHL) | NYI, 77th overall 2017 |
| 6 |  |
Cam McDonald | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-02-03 | Eagle River, Alaska | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 8 | |
Riley Duran | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-25 | Woburn, Massachusetts | Youngstown (USHL) | BOS, 182nd overall 2020 |
| 9 | |
Patrick Moynihan | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-01-23 | Millis, Massachusetts | USNTDP (USHL) | NJD, 158th overall 2019 |
| 10 |  |
Kohen Olischefski (A) | Graduate | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-02-01 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 11 |  |
Michael Citara | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-04-22 | New Hope, Pennsylvania | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Nick Poisson | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-08-15 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Craig Needham | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-03-31 | Medford, Massachusetts | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Matt Koopman | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-05-01 | Marblehead, Massachusetts | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Tomáš Mazura | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2000-09-23 | Sezemice, Czech Republic | HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | EDM, 162nd overall 2019 |
| 16 | |
Kyle Koopman | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-05-01 | Marblehead, Massachusetts | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Chase Yoder | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-05-28 | Fairview, Texas | USNTDP (USHL) | PIT, 170th overall 2020 |
| 18 |  |
Jamie Engelbert | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-06-21 | Cobourg, Ontario | Cobourg (OJHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Cody Monds | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-02-09 | Brockville, Ontario | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 20 |  |
Parker Ford (A) | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-07-20 | Wakefield, Rhode Island | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Brett Berard | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-09-09 | East Greenwich, Rhode Island | USNTDP (USHL) | NYR, 134th overall 2020 |
| 22 |  |
Uula Ruikka | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-05-28 | Oulu, Finland | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Michael Callahan (C) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-09-23 | Franklin, Massachusetts | Youngstown (USHL) | ARI, 142nd overall 2018 |
| 24 |  |
Max Crozier (A) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-04-19 | Calgary, Alberta | Sioux Falls (USHL) | TBL, 120th overall 2019 |
| 25 | |
Luke Perunovich | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-05-12 | Edina, Minnesota | Northeast (NAHL) | — |
| 26 |  |
Alex Esposito | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-06-03 | West Haven, Connecticut | Vermont (HEA) | — |
| 28 |  |
Garrett Devine | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-11-25 | Windsor, Colorado | South Shore (NCDC) | — |
| 29 | |
Will Schimek | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-05-22 | Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 30 | |
Jaxson Stauber | Junior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-04-27 | Plymouth, Minnesota | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 33 | |
Austin Cain | Graduate | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1996-09-12 | Kanata, Ontario | Western Michigan (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 2 | 4:00 PM | vs. Army* | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 7–0 | 0 | 1–0–0 | |||
| October 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #11 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Stauber | W 5–2 | 2,587 | 2–0–0 (1–0–0) | ||
| October 9 | 7:05 PM | at American International* | #11 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Stauber | W 5–1 | 577 | 3–0–0 | |||
| Ice Breaker Tournament | |||||||||||
| October 15 | 5:07 PM | vs. #1 Minnesota State* | #10 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Semifinal) | Stauber | L 2–5 | —[lower-alpha 1] | 3–1–0 | |||
| October 16 | 8:37 PM | #5 Minnesota Duluth* | #10 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Consolation) | Stauber | L 2–3 | 5,738 | 3–2–0 | |||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Denver* | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 6–5 | 2,637 | 4–2–0 | |||
| October 24 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #12 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Stauber | W 2–0 | 3,458 | 5–2–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire | #8 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN+ | Stauber | W 6–1 | 2,227 | 6–2–0 (3–0–0) | ||
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #8 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Stauber | L 1–2 | 3,134 | 6–3–0 (3–1–0) | |||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Massachusetts | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Stauber | L 0–1 | 4,485 | 6–4–0 (3–2–0) | ||
| November 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. #12 Massachusetts | #7 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN+ | Stauber | L 1–5 | 3,169 | 6–5–0 (3–3–0) | ||
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. American International* | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 2–1 OT | 1,753 | 7–5–0 | |||
| November 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 6–4 | 2,572 | 8–5–0 (4–3–0) | |||
| November 19 | 7:35 PM | at Vermont | #12 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Stauber | W 4–3 | 2,421 | 9–5–0 (5–3–0) | |||
| November 20 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #12 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Stauber | W 2–0 | 2,298 | 10–5–0 (6–3–0) | |||
| November 26 | 4:00 PM | at Dartmouth* | #14 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Stauber | W 7–4 | 1,969 | 11–5–0 | ||
| November 27 | 7:00 PM | at Brown* | #14 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | NESN+ | Cain | W 4–0 | 842 | 12–5–0 | ||
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Northeastern | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | L 0–2 | 2,762 | 12–6–0 (6–4–0) | |||
| December 4 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Northeastern | #13 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Stauber | L 1–4 | 2,638 | 12–7–0 (6–5–0) | ||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton* | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN+ | Stauber | W 7–0 | 2,129 | 13–7–0 | ||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton* | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 3–2 | 1,920 | 14–7–0 | |||
| Holiday Face–Off | |||||||||||
| December 28 | 5:07 PM | vs. Bowling Green* | #16 | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Semifinal) | BSD, BSN, BSO, BSW | Stauber | W 6–2 | - | 15–7–0 | ||
| December 29 | 8:37 PM | vs. Wisconsin* | #16 | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Championship) | BSN, BSO, BSW | Stauber | T 2–2 SOL | 6,225 | 15–7–1 | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #17 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Stauber | L 2–3 | 1,587 | 15–8–1 (6–6–0) | |||
| January 15 | 5:30 PM | vs. Merrimack | #17 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | L 1–2 | 2,128 | 15–9–1 (6–7–0) | |||
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. Boston College | #18 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 7–0 | 5,390 | 16–9–1 (7–7–0) | |||
| January 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Boston College | #18 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Stauber | T 1–1 SOW | 3,187 | 16–9–2 (7–7–1) | ||
| January 28 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Massachusetts | #17 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Stauber | W 2–1 | 4,493 | 17–9–2 (8–7–1) | ||
| January 30 | 3:00 PM | at Boston University | #17 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Stauber | L 2–5 | 2,228 | 17–10–2 (8–8–1) | ||
| February 4 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | #17 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN+ | Stauber | L 1–2 | 3,647 | 17–11–2 (8–9–1) | ||
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | #17 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Stauber | W 4–1 | 2,834 | 18–11–2 (9–9–1) | ||
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #20 Boston University | #17 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN+ | Stauber | L 1–4 | 2,394 | 18–12–2 (9–10–1) | ||
| February 18 | 7:15 PM | at #16 Massachusetts Lowell | #19 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Stauber | L 2–3 | 4,243 | 18–13–2 (9–11–1) | |||
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Massachusetts Lowell | #19 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 3–2 | 2,453 | 19–13–2 (10–11–1) | |||
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine | #19т | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 4–2 | 1,996 | 20–13–2 (11–11–1) | |||
| February 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine | #19т | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Stauber | W 3–2 OT | 2,042 | 21–13–2 (12–11–1) | |||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. USNTDP* | #19 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Exhibition) | Cain | L 4–5 | |||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont* | #20 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Opening Round) | Stauber | W 2–1 | 1,095 | 22–13–2 | |||
| March 12 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Massachusetts* | #20 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) | Stauber | L 2–4 | 2,422 | 22–14–2 | |||
| *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 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | NR | |
| USA Today | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 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 Roster". friars.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- "Providence 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
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