2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season is the 46th season of play for the program. They represent Quinnipiac University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 17th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bobcats are coached by Rand Pecknold, in his 28th season, and play their home games at the People's United Center.
| 2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| ECAC Hockey, champion | |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | People's United Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | #6 |
| USA Today | #6 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 28–5–3 |
| Conference | 17–4–1 |
| Home | 14–2–1 |
| Road | 12–3–1 |
| Neutral | 2–0–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Rand Pecknold |
| Assistant Coaches | Joe Dumais Mike Corbett Justin Eddy |
| Captain(s) | Wyatt Bongiovanni |
| Alternate captain(s) | Ethan de Jong Zach Metsa |
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Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Britt | Defenseman |  United States | Transferred to Sacred Heart |
| Corey Clifton | Forward | United States | Transferred to Massachusetts–Boston |
| Peter Diliberatore | Defenseman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Signed professional contract (Vegas Golden Knights) |
| Matt Fawcett | Forward | United States | Transferred to Maine |
| Evan Fear | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Tyler Ghirardosi | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Holy Cross |
| Josh Mayanja | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers) |
| Joe O'Connor | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Keith Petruzzelli | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies) |
| Odeen Tufto | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Tampa Bay Lightning) |
| Daniel Winslow | Forward | United States | Transferred to New England |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Altman | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Jack Babbage | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Tully, NY |
| Oliver Chau | Forward | Canada | 24 | Oakville, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts |
| Brendan Less | Defenseman | United States | 23 | Kinnelon, NJ; graduate transfer from Dartmouth |
| Liam McLinskey | Forward | United States | 20 | Pearl River, NY |
| Griffin Mendel | Defenseman | Canada | 22 | Kelowna, BC; graduate transfer from Denver |
| Jacob Quillan | Forward | Canada | 19 | Dartmouth, NS |
| Dylan St. Cyr | Goaltender | United States | 22 | Las Vegas, NV; graduate transfer from Notre Dame |
| Tony Stillwell | Defenseman | United States | 24 | Green Bay, WI; graduate transfer from Brown |
| Cristophe Tellier | Forward | Canada | 21 | Sherbrooke, QC |
Roster
As of August 19, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Yaniv Perets | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-03-04 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Iivari Räsänen | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-05-23 | Tampere, Finland | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Jack Babbage | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-08-30 | Tully, New York | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Michael Lombardi | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-08-20 | Barrington, Rhode Island | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — |
| 5 | |
C. J. McGee | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-12 | Pearl River, New York | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Griffin Mendel | Graduate | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1999-02-18 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 7 |  |
Marcus Chorney | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-09-16 | Hastings, Minnesota | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | |
Nick Bochen | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-08-29 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Ethan de Jong (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-07-12 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Wyatt Bongiovanni (C) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-07-24 | Birmingham, Michigan | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 12 |  |
Oliver Chau | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | 1997-08-21 | Oakville, Ontario | UMass (HEA) | — |
| 13 | |
Christophe Fillion | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-18 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Ethan Leyh | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-06-07 | Anmore, British Columbia | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Jayden Lee | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2001-01-10 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |  |
Jacob Quillan | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2002-02-02 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 17 | |
Joey Cipollone | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-07-12 | Purchase, New York | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 18 |  |
Tony Stillwell | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-04-18 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Brown (ECAC) | — |
| 19 |  |
T. J. Friedmann | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-02-27 | St. Louis, Missouri | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |  |
Skyler Brind'Amour | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-07-27 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Chilliwack (BCHL) | EDM, 177th overall 2017 |
| 23 | |
Zach Metsa (A) | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-10-19 | Delafield, Wisconsin | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
| 24 |  |
Brendan Less | Graduate | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-04-24 | Kinnelon, New Jersey | Dartmouth (ECAC) | — |
| 26 |  |
Guus van Nes | Junior (RS) | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-02-14 | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 27 | |
Desi Burgart | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-09-28 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Liam McLinskey | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-02-20 | Pearl River, New York | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 29 | |
Cristophe Tellier | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2000-05-23 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 30 | |
Dylan St. Cyr | Graduate | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 1999-05-23 | Northville, Michigan | Notre Dame (Big Ten) | — |
| 31 |  |
Noah Altman | Freshman | G | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2000-08-16 | Los Angeles, California | Bismarck (NAHL) | — |
| 96 |  |
Ty Smilanic | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2002-01-20 | Denver, Colorado | USNTDP (USHL) | FLA, 74th overall 2020 |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #8 Quinnipiac † | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 71 | 14 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 139 | 53 | ||
| #17 Clarkson | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 86 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 123 | 78 | ||
| #15 Harvard * | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 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 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 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; updated March 19, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 2 | vs. Maine* | #9 | Phillips Exeter Academy Rink • Exeter, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | W 7–0 | — | ||||||
| Ice Breaker Tournament | |||||||||||
| October 8 | 4:30 PM | vs. #6 Boston College* | #9 | DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 1) | NESN+ | Perets | T 2–2 SOL | 0 | 0–0–1 | ||
| October 9 | 4:30 PM | vs. #18 Northeastern* | #9 | DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 2) | Perets | W 3–0 | 872 | 1–0–1 | |||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 16 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont* | #8 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | St. Cyr | W 2–0 | 3,037 | 2–0–1 | |||
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #6 North Dakota* | #7 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 5–2 | 3,498 | 3–0–1 | |||
| October 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. #6 North Dakota* | #7 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | L 1–3 | 3,512 | 3–1–1 | |||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. Holy Cross* | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | W 5–2 | 2,502 | 4–1–1 | |||
| October 29 | 7:05 PM | at American International* | #5 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | St. Cyr | T 2–2 OT | 487 | 4–1–2 | |||
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. American International* | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | W 2–1 OT | 3,426 | 5–1–2 | |||
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | #6 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Perets | W 3–0 | 1,200 | 6–1–2 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 6 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | #6 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Perets | W 1–0 | 383 | 7–1–2 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Arizona State* | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 5–3 | 3,050 | 8–1–2 | |||
| November 13 | 7:00 PM | vs. Arizona State* | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | W 5–2 | 2,928 | 9–1–2 | |||
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Clarkson | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | T 2–2 SOW | 2,521 | 9–1–3 (2–0–1) | |||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 8–0 | 2,217 | 10–1–3 (3–0–1) | |||
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | #4 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Perets | W 2–0 | 252 | 11–1–3 (4–0–1) | |||
| December 4 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #4 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Perets | W 4–0 | 1,723 | 12–1–3 (5–0–1) | |||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Long Island* | #2 | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | Perets | W 4–1 | 672 | 13–1–3 | |||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at Long Island* | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | W 5–0 | 2,890 | 14–1–3 | |||
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. #18 Harvard | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 3–0 | 0 | 15–1–3 (6–0–1) | |||
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | W 3–1 | 2,108 | 16–1–3 (7–0–1) | |||
| January 18 | 4:00 PM | vs. Princeton | #1 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 9–0 | 1,897 | 17–1–3 (8–0–1) | |||
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | #1 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Perets | W 5–1 | 607 | 18–1–3 (9–0–1) | |||
| January 22 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Cornell | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Perets | L 1–2 OT | 2,133 | 18–2–3 (9–1–1) | |||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | #2 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | St. Cyr | W 6–0 | 0 | 19–2–3 (10–1–1) | |||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 29 | 7:00 PM | at Sacred Heart* | #2 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) | SNY | St. Cyr | W 3–2 OT | 0 | 20–2–3 | ||
| January 30 | 4:30 PM | vs. Connecticut* | #2 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice championship) | SNY | Perets | W 2–0 | 0 | 21–2–3 | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 2–1 | 2,939 | 22–2–3 (11–1–1) | |||
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 1–0 | 0 | 23–2–3 (12–1–1) | |||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | #2 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 3–1 | 1,813 | 24–2–3 (13–1–1) | |||
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | #2 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Perets | W 3–1 | 651 | 25–2–3 (14–1–1) | |||
| February 12 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Clarkson | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Perets | L 1–3 | 2,654 | 25–3–3 (14–2–1) | |||
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | #4 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | St. Cyr | W 5–0 | 978 | 26–3–3 (15–2–1) | |||
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | at Harvard | #4 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Perets | L 0–1 | 1,823 | 26–4–3 (15–3–1) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | W 4–0 | 3,625 | 27–4–3 (16–3–1) | |||
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. #18 Cornell | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Perets | L 0–1 | 3,027 | 27–5–3 (16–4–1) | |||
| February 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | St. Cyr | W 4–0 | 3,061 | 28–5–3 (17–4–1) | |||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | #6 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal game 1) | Perets | W 4–1 | 2,739 | 29–5–3 | |||
| March 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | #6 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal game 2) | Perets | W 4–3 OT | 2,401 | 30–5–3 | |||
| Quinnipiac Won Series 2–0 | |||||||||||
| March 18 | 4:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | #6 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal) | Perets | W 3–1 | 4,256 | 31–5–3 | |||
| March 19 | 7:30 PM | vs. #17 Harvard* | #6 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Championship) | Perets | L 2–3 OT | 4,478 | 31–6–3 | |||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 25 | 8:00 PM | vs. #11 St. Cloud State* | #8 | PPL Center • Allentown, Pennsylvania (Midwest Regional Semifinal) | ESPNews | Perets | W 5–4 | 2,155 | 32–6–3 | ||
| March 27 | 6:30 PM | vs. #2 Michigan* | #8 | PPL Center • Allentown, Pennsylvania (Midwest Regional Final) | ESPN2 | Perets | L 4–7 | 3,256 | 32–7–3 | ||
| *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 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 (6) | 4 (6) | 2 (15) | 2 (12) | 2 (7) | 2 (5) | 1 (30) | 2 (18) | 2 (14) | 2 (12) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | - | |
| USA Today | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 (2) | 4 (4) | 2 (13) | 2 (12) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 1 (19) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 2 (8) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[3]
References
- "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- "Quinnipiac 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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