2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–11th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Ingalls Rink
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	8–21–1
Conference	7–14–1
Home	5–6–1
Road	3–12–0
Neutral	0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Keith Allain
Assistant coaches	Joe Howe Rob O'Gara Bill Maniscalco
Captain(s)	Graham Lillibridge
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The 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 126th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 15th season.

Season

After ending an unbroken string of 125 years of varsity hockey, Yale returned to the ice looking to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the past. Unfortunately, due in part to missing all of the past season, the Bulldogs were very slow out of the gate and were never really able to find their stride.

Yale lost each of their first six games, however, more concerning was that the team went scoreless in four of those contests. Their offence did pick up a bit in early December but it didn't stay that way for long. Over the course of the season Yale's scoring was dreadful, averaging less than two goals a game. While the defense didn't play particularly well, it was able to keep the Bulldogs in most games. The pop-gun offense, however, could rarely take advantage.

The team played in two in-season tournaments during the year, finishing last in both. The Bulldogs also ended up dead-last in the ECAC Hockey standings and finished the year season with the second-worst PairWise ranking. Despite their lack of success, Yale did give Colgate a fight in the postseason, pushing the first game into overtime. However, just like the majority of the season, Yale couldn't find timely scoring and ended up getting swept out of the conference tournament.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Brett Jewell	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Nick MacNab	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Eddie Massaro	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Brian Matthews	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Kevin O'Neil	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Connecticut
Dante Palecco	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Tyler Welsh	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Long Island

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ryan Carmichael	Forward/Defenseman	United States	22	Greenwich, CT; transfer from Notre Dame
Will Dineen	Forward	United States	20	Hinsdale, IL
Briggs Gammill	Forward	United States	20	New Canaan, CT
Dylan Herzog	Defenseman	United States	20	Auburn, WA
Kieran O'Hearn	Defenseman	Canada	21	North Delta, BC
Luke Pearson	Goaltender	Canada	20	Whitby, ON
Connor Sullivan	Defenseman	United States	21	Plymouth, MA

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Connor Hopkins	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-09	Malden, Massachusetts	Tri-City (USHL)	—
3		Michael Young	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1998-08-21	Medford, Massachusetts	Vernon (BCHL)	—
5		Dylan Herzog	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-01-09	Auburn, Washington	Dubuque (USHL)	—
6		Connor Sullivan	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-09-07	Plymouth, Massachusetts	Islanders (USPHL)	—
7		Brandon Tabakin	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-05-21	Woodbury, New York	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
8		Ryan Conroy	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-06	Chestermere, Alberta	Omaha (USHL)	—
9		Henry Wagner	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-11	St. Louis, Missouri	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
10		Reilly Connors	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-03-17	Madison, Connecticut	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
11		Niklas Allain	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-08	North Branford, Connecticut	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
13		Ryan Carmichael	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-03-03	Greenwich, Connecticut	Notre Dame (Big Ten)	—
14		Ryan Stevens	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-04	Duxbury, Massachusetts	South Shore (NCDC)	—
15		Kyle Johnson	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1998-06-03	Port Moody, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
16		Teddy Wooding	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-12-30	Wrentham, Massachusetts	Vernon (BCHL)	—
17		William Dineen	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-11-17	Lake George, New York	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
18		Justin Pearson	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-05-17	Nashua, New Hampshire	Islanders (NCDC)	—
19		Quinton Ong	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-07-23	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Canmore (AJHL)	—
21		Briggs Gammill	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-05-09	New Canaan, Connecticut	Connecticut (NCDC)	—
22		Hayden Rowan	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-01-22	Pemberville, Ohio	Trail (BCHL)	—
23		Cole Donhauser	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-12-27	Buffalo, New York	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
24		Graham Lillibridge (C)	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-01-29	Geneva, Illinois	Chicago (USHL)	—
25		Kieran O'Hearn	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-05-13	North Delta, British Columbia	Surrey (BCHL)	—
27		Ian Carpentier	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-22	Worcester, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
30		Luke Pearson	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-29	Whitby, Ontario	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
47		Nathan Reid	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-12	Madison, Wisconsin	Muskegon (USHL)	—

Standings

2021–22 ECAC Hockey Standings
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Quinnipiac †	22	17	4	1	0	1	1	54	71	14		42	32	7	3	139	53
#17 Clarkson	22	14	4	4	0	2	3	51	86	47		37	21	10	6	123	85
#15 Harvard *	22	14	6	2	0	0	2	46	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	22	9	9	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

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 30	7:00 PM	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Pearson	L 0–2	743	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 5	7:00 PM	#6 Quinnipiac		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	L 0–3	1,200	0–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 6	7:00 PM	Princeton		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	L 2–6	1,347	0–3–0 (0–3–0)
November 12	7:05 PM	at Army*		Tate Rink • West Point, New York		Hopkins	L 3–6	1,989	0–4–0
November 19	7:00 PM	at Colgate		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York		Hopkins	L 0–3	628	0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 20	7:30 PM	at #10 Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York		Pearson	L 0–3	3,448	0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 24	7:00 PM	Vermont*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	W 4–2	1,100	1–6–0
December 3	7:00 PM	Dartmouth		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	W 3–2	1,165	2–6–0 (1–4–0)
December 4	7:00 PM	#17 Harvard		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry)		Hopkins	L 3–5	1,636	2–7–0 (1–5–0)
December 10	7:00 PM	Brown		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	W 4–3	1,127	3–7–0 (2–5–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28	8:37 PM	vs. Wisconsin*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Semifinal)	BSW	Reid	L 2–3 OT	6,533	3–8–0
December 29	5:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Consolation Game)	BSN, BSO, BSW	Hopkins	L 1–2	-	3–9–0
January 15	7:00 PM	#9 Cornell		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Hopkins	L 0–3	-	3–10–0 (2–7–0)
January 16	7:00 PM	Colgate		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	T 2–2 SOW	0	3–10–1 (2–7–1)
January 21	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, New York		Reid	W 5–3	0	4–10–1 (3–7–1)
January 22	7:00 PM	at Union		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Pearson	W 3–2 OT	1,572	5–10–1 (4–7–1)
Connecticut Ice
January 29	3:30 PM	vs. Connecticut*		Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal)	SNY	Pearson	L 1–5	0	5–11–1
January 30	1:00 PM	at Sacred Heart*		Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice consolation game)	SNY	Reid	L 3–4 OT	0	5–12–1
February 4	7:00 PM	St. Lawrence		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	L 1–2 OT	0	5–13–1 (4–8–1)
February 5	7:00 PM	#20 Clarkson		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	L 2–3	0	5–14–1 (4–9–1)
February 8	7:00 PM	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey		Pearson	L 1–2	1,175	5–15–1 (4–10–1)
February 11	8:00 PM	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)		Reid	L 0–2	2,447	5–16–1 (4–11–1)
February 12	7:00 PM	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Pearson	L 0–1	1,121	5–17–1 (4–12–1)
February 18	7:00 PM	Union		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	W 3–2	903	6–17–1 (5–12–1)
February 19	7:00 PM	Rensselaer		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Reid	W 5–2	984	7–17–1 (6–12–1)
February 22	7:00 PM	at #5 Quinnipiac		People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut		Reid	L 0–4	3,625	7–18–1 (6–13–1)
February 25	7:00 PM	at #17 Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York		Pearson	W 3–2 OT	2,300	8–18–1 (7–13–1)
February 26	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York		Pearson	L 1–3	1,236	8–19–1 (7–14–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4	7:00 PM	at Colgate*		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1)		Reid	L 2–3 OT	1,002	8–20–1
March 5	7:00 PM	at Colgate*		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1)		Reid	L 1–5	848	8–21–1
Yale Won Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Ian Carpentier	C	26	8	5	13	23
Cole Donhauser	F	30	4	8	12	43
Briggs Gammill	F	27	3	9	12	18
Nik Allain	F	28	4	7	11	73
Justin Pearson	F	30	3	8	11	24
Teddy Wooding	F	24	6	4	10	2
Will Dineen	F	22	5	4	9	21
Reilly Connors	F	30	4	5	9	33
Graham Lillibridge	D	30	4	4	8	4
Henry Wagner	LW	24	3	5	8	8
Dylan Herzog	D	23	2	6	8	4
Kieran O'Hearn	D	29	2	4	6	33
Ryan Carmichael	D/F	28	1	3	4	6
Michael Young	D	28	1	3	4	8
Kyle Johnson	F	30	2	1	3	19
Quinton Ong	RW	17	1	2	3	4
Brandon Tabakin	D	28	1	2	3	4
Connor Sullivan	D	28	0	3	3	10
Ryan Conroy	D	29	0	3	3	14
Ryan Stevens	F	19	1	1	2	2
Hayden Rowan	LW	17	0	1	1	0
Connor Hopkins	G	5	0	0	0	0
Luke Pearson	G	9	0	0	0	0
Nathan Reid	G	18	0	0	0	2
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	6
Total			55	88	143	351

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Luke Pearson	10	521	2	6	0	21	229	0	.916	2.42
Nathan Reid	18	1087	6	10	1	49	445	0	.901	2.71
Connor Hopkins	5	217	0	5	0	15	100	0	.870	4.14
Empty Net	-	5	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
Total	30	1830	8	21	1	87	774	0	.900	2.82

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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.