2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season is the 73rd season of play for the program. They represent the University of Denver in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 9th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Pioneers are coached by David Carle, in his fourth season, and play their home games at Magness Arena. The team won the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament for their 9th Title.
| 2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| NCAA Division I champion National Collegiate Hockey Conference 2022 NCAA Tournament, champion | |
| Conference | NCHC |
| Home ice | Magness Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | #3 |
| USA Today | #3 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 31–9–1 |
| Conference | 18–6–0 |
| Home | 17–1–1 |
| Road | 10–7–0 |
| Neutral | 4–1–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | David Carle |
| Assistant Coaches | Tavis MacMillan Dallas Ferguson Corey Wogtech |
| Captain(s) | Cole Guttman |
| Alternate captain(s) | Ryan Barrow Bobby Brink Justin Lee |
| Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Crone | Forward |  United States | Transferred to Northern Michigan |
| Slava Demin | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Massachusetts |
| Jack Doremus | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers) |
| Jake Durflinger | Forward | United States | Graduate Transfer to Merrimack |
| Bo Hanson | Defenseman | United States | Graduate Transfer to Northern Michigan |
| Jaakko Heikkinen | Forward |  Finland | Graduation (signed with KooKoo) |
| Steven Jandric | Forward | United States | Graduate Transfer to Merrimack |
| Corbin Kaczperski | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Vermilion County Bobcats) |
| Griffin Mendel | Defenseman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Graduate Transfer to Quinnipiac |
| Kohen Olischefski | Forward | Canada | Graduate Transfer to Providence |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Behrens | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Barrington, IL; selected 61st overall in 2021 |
| Shai Buium | Defenseman | United States | 18 | San Diego, CA; selected 36th overall in 2021 |
| Matt Davis | Goaltender | Canada | 20 | Calgary, AB |
| Jack Devine | Forward | United States | 17 | Glencoe, IL |
| Carter Mazur | Forward | United States | 19 | Detroit, MI; selected 70th overall in 2021 |
| Owen Ozar | Forward | Canada | 21 | Prince Albert, SK |
| Massimo Rizzo | Forward | Canada | 20 | Burnaby, BC; selected 216th overall in 2019 |
| Cameron Wright | Forward | Canada | 23 | Richmond Hill, ON; graduate transfer from Bowling Green |
Roster
As of August 12, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Sean Behrens | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2003-03-31 | Barrington, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | COL, 61st overall 2021 |
| 3 | |
Antti Tuomisto | Sophomore | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-01-20 | Pori, Finland | Ässät U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | DET, 35th overall 2019 |
| 4 | |
Jack Devine | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2003-10-02 | Glencoe, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
McKade Webster | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-07-28 | St. Louis, Missouri | Green Bay (USHL) | TBL, 213th overall 2019 |
| 7 |  |
Brett Stapley | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1999-02-23 | Campbell River, British Columbia | Vernon (BCHL) | MTL, 190th overall 2018 |
| 8 |  |
Carter Savoie | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-01-23 | St. Albert, Alberta | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | EDM, 100th overall 2020 |
| 9 |  |
Owen Ozar | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 156 lb (71 kg) | 2000-04-05 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Massimo Rizzo | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2001-06-13 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | CAR, 216th overall 2019 |
| 15 | |
Carter King | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2001-08-30 | Calgary, Alberta | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |  |
Cameron Wright | Graduate | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 1998-08-11 | Newmarket, Ontario | Bowling Green (WCHA) | — |
| 18 | |
Ryan Barrow (A) | Graduate | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1997-02-15 | Banff, Alberta | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 19 |  |
Cole Guttman (C) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 1999-04-06 | Los Angeles, California | Dubuque (USHL) | TBL, 180th overall 2017 |
| 20 | |
Mike Benning | Sophomore | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2002-01-05 | St. Albert, Alberta | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | FLA, 95th overall 2020 |
| 21 | |
Reid Irwin | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1999-03-01 | Victoria, British Columbia | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — |
| 22 |  |
Connor Caponi | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 2000-03-20 | Nashville, Tennessee | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 23 |  |
Lane Krenzen | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1998-02-21 | Twig, Minnesota | Austin (NAHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Bobby Brink (A) | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | 2001-07-08 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | PHI, 34th overall 2019 |
| 25 |  |
Jack Works | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-05-23 | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | Okotoks (AJHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Shai Buium | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 2003-03-26 | San Diego, California | Sioux City (USHL) | DET, 36th overall 2021 |
| 27 | |
Kyle Mayhew | Senior | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 156 lb (71 kg) | 1997-12-25 | Anaheim Hills, California | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Brett Edwards | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-09-10 | Grande Prairie, Alberta | Drumheller (AJHL) | — |
| 30 |  |
Magnus Chrona | Junior | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2000-08-28 | Skellefteå, Sweden | Skellefteå J20 (J20 SuperElit) | SJS, 152nd overall 2018 |
| 31 | |
Jack Caruso | Sophomore | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-06-07 | St. Louis, Missouri | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 32 |  |
Justin Lee (A) | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-03-14 | Waskada, Manitoba | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 34 |  |
Carter Mazur | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2002-03-28 | Jackson, Michigan | Tri-City (USHL) | DET, 70th overall 2021 |
| 35 | |
Matt Davis | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2001-06-16 | Calgary, Alberta | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #3 Denver † | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 98 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 167 | 90 | ||
| #7 North Dakota † | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 78 | 58 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 119 | 99 | ||
| #4 Western Michigan | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 84 | 68 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 138 | 101 | ||
| #11 St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 84 | 69 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 133 | 97 | ||
| #6 Minnesota Duluth * | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 61 | 56 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 109 | 93 | ||
| Omaha | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 123 | 102 | ||
| Colorado College | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 87 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 79 | 116 | ||
| Miami | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 105 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 94 | 153 | ||
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) 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 | 6:00 PM | vs. Lindenwood* | #13 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Exhibition) | W 9–1 | — | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 8 | 7:07 PM | vs. Arizona State* | #12 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 8–3 | 4,554 | 1–0–0 | |||
| October 9 | 6:07 PM | vs. Arizona State* | #12 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 4–3 | 5,655 | 2–0–0 | |||
| October 15 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force* | #11 | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Chrona | W 4–1 | 2,623 | 3–0–0 | |||
| October 16 | 6:07 PM | vs. Air Force* | #11 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Davis | W 8–0 | 4,926 | 4–0–0 | |||
| October 22 | 5:00 PM | at #12 Providence* | #8 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Chrona | L 5–6 | 2,637 | 4–1–0 | |||
| October 23 | 5:00 PM | at #10 Boston College* | #8 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Davis | L 1–5 | 4,546 | 4–2–0 | ||
| November 5 | 6:07 PM | at #8 North Dakota | #11 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Chrona | L 1–3 | 11,058 | 4–3–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| November 6 | 5:05 PM | at #8 North Dakota | #11 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Chrona | L 1–4 | 11,337 | 4–4–0 (0–2–0) | |||
| November 12 | 7:07 PM | vs. #9 Western Michigan | #14 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 5–3 | 4,540 | 5–4–0 (1–2–0) | |||
| November 13 | 7:07 PM | vs. #9 Western Michigan | #14 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 5–2 | 4,981 | 6–4–0 (2–2–0) | |||
| November 19 | 7:07 PM | vs. Miami | #11 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 4–1 | 4,882 | 7–4–0 (3–2–0) | |||
| November 20 | 6:07 PM | vs. Miami | #11 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 7–1 | 4,916 | 8–4–0 (4–2–0) | |||
| December 3 | 7:05 PM | at Arizona State* | #12 | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Chrona | W 6–2 | 891 | 9–4–0 | |||
| December 4 | 7:05 PM | at Arizona State* | #12 | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Chrona | W 7–1 | 911 | 10–4–0 | |||
| December 10 | 6:07 PM | at #5 Minnesota Duluth | #11 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Chrona | W 5–0 | 5,492 | 11–4–0 (5–2–0) | |||
| December 11 | 6:07 PM | at #5 Minnesota Duluth | #11 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Chrona | L 2–6 | 5,558 | 11–5–0 (5–3–0) | |||
| December 31 | 7:07 PM | vs. Alaska* | #8 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 7–2 | 4,176 | 12–5–0 | |||
| January 1 | 6:07 PM | vs. Alaska* | #8 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Altitude 2 | Chrona | T 4–4 OT | 5,260 | 12–5–1 | ||
| January 15 | 6:00 PM | vs. #15 Omaha | #6 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 5–2 | 5,197 | 13–5–1 (6–3–0) | |||
| January 16 | 6:00 PM | vs. #15 Omaha | #6 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 4–0 | 4,208 | 14–5–1 (7–3–0) | |||
| January 21 | 7:07 PM | vs. Colorado College | #5 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Battle for the Gold Pan) | CBSN | Chrona | W 5–0 | 5,662 | 15–5–1 (8–3–0) | ||
| January 22 | 6:07 PM | at Colorado College | #5 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ATTRM | Chrona | W 4–0 | 3,588 | 16–5–1 (9–3–0) | ||
| January 28 | 5:05 PM | at Miami | #5 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Chrona | W 5–4 OT | 2,204 | 17–5–1 (10–3–0) | |||
| January 29 | 3:05 PM | at Miami | #5 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Chrona | W 4–2 | 2,682 | 18–5–1 (11–3–0) | |||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. #7 St. Cloud State | #4 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 8–5 | 4,661 | 19–5–1 (12–3–0) | |||
| February 5 | 6:00 PM | vs. #7 St. Cloud State | #4 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 2–0 | 5,375 | 20–5–1 (13–3–0) | |||
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | W 5–3 | 5,572 | 21–5–1 (14–3–0) | |||
| February 12 | 6:00 PM | vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Chrona | L 2–3 | 5,984 | 21–6–1 (14–4–0) | |||
| February 18 | 5:00 PM | at #6 Western Michigan | #3 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Chrona | W 4–1 | 3,593 | 22–6–1 (15–4–0) | |||
| February 19 | 5:00 PM | at #6 Western Michigan | #3 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Chrona | L 4–6 | 3,606 | 22–7–1 (15–5–0) | |||
| February 25 | 6:00 PM | at Omaha | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | CBSSN | Chrona | L 1–5 | 5,215 | 22–8–1 (15–6–0) | ||
| February 26 | 6:00 PM | at Omaha | #3 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Davis | W 5–2 | 5,630 | 23–8–1 (16–6–0) | |||
| March 4 | 7:30 PM | at Colorado College | #3 | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | ATTRM | Chrona | W 5–0 | 3,891 | 24–8–1 (17–6–0) | ||
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colorado College | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Rivalry) | Davis | W 5–2 | 6,321 | 25–8–1 (18–6–0) | |||
| NCHC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11 | 7:07 PM | vs. Miami* | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Chrona | W 5–2 | 4,255 | 26–8–1 | |||
| March 12 | 6:07 PM | vs. Miami* | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 2) | Chrona | W 5–1 | 5,210 | 27–8–1 | |||
| March 18 | 3:07 PM | vs. #8 Minnesota Duluth* | #3 | Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (Semifinal) | CBSSN | Chrona | L 0–2 | 10,253 | 27–9–1 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Massachusetts Lowell* | #3 | Budweiser Events Center • Loveland, Colorado (West Regional Semifinal) | ESPNU | Chrona | W 3–2 | 3,138 | 28–9–1 | ||
| March 26 | 2:00 PM | vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth* | #3 | Budweiser Events Center • Loveland, Colorado (West Regional Final) | ESPNU | Chrona | W 2–1 | 4,487 | 29–9–1 | ||
| April 7 | 5:00 PM | vs. #2 Michigan* | #3 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (National Semifinals) | ESPN2 | Chrona | W 3–2 OT | 17,850 | 30–9–1 | ||
| April 9 | 6:00 PM | vs. #1 Minnesota State* | #3 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (National Championship) | ESPN2 | Chrona | W 5-1 | 31-9-1 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain 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 | 13 (1) | 12 (1) | 11 (1) | 8 (1) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | - | |
| USA Today | NR | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | NR | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 4 | 3 (5) | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[3]
References
- "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Denver University. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- "Denver 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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