2022–23 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Providence Friars
men's ice hockey season
Ledyard Bank Classic, Champion
ConferenceT–6th Hockey East
Home iceSchneider Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall16–14–7
Conference9–9–6
Home9–5–3
Road5–8–4
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNate Leaman
Assistant coachesRon Rolston
Joel Beal
Bruce Irving
Captain(s)Parker Ford
Alternate captain(s)Max Crozier
Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program and 39th in Hockey East. The Friars represented Providence College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Nate Leaman in his 11th season, and played their home games at Schneider Arena.

Season[edit]

Despite losing nearly half of the players from the previous season, Providence shot out of the gate with a tremendous start to the season. Using a very strong defense to insulate freshman starter Philip Svedebäck, the Friars won their first three games before dropping a weekend series with defending national champion, Denver. The losses didn't seem to slow them down since, as soon as they got back east, Providence went undefeated over a 9-game stretch. The streak included a sweep of then-#5 Massachusetts and put the Friars at the top of the Hockey East standings. The team ran into a little trouble just before the winter break but, as Christmas approached, Providence was well on its way to making the NCAA tournament.

While the first half of the season could hardly have gone better, the second half turned into a nightmare. The offense stalled in the back half of the year, averaging just over 2 goals per game and was shutout four times, as opposed to over 3 goals per game in the first half and no shutouts. While the goaltending was solid, if unspectacular, Providence's inability to score caused the team to tumble down the conference standings as the losses began to mount. A 5-game losing skid knocked the Friars out of the polls and their playoff chances dwindled. Providence finished the regular season by going 3–9–2 in its final 14 games and finished 1 game above .500.

When the team's postseason began, the Friars knew they had to win the conference tournament for any chance at an NCAA berth. The offense continued to be a problem when Providence took on a surging New Hampshire squad. The defense did its job and stymied the Wildcats, holding them to just 23 shot, but the offense needed extra time to get the game winner. Their quarterfinal game was eerily similar to the UNH match as Providence and Northeastern fought to a 1–1 draw after 60 minutes. Brady Berard's 1st goal of the season 4 minutes into overtime sent the Friars into the semifinal and a date with top-seeded Boston University. The PC defense continued to hold down the opposition's scoring chances, holding BU to just 15 shots in regulation. Unfortunately, the Friars were again only able to score once in regulation and a third consecutive overtime game was required. BU took over in the extra session and fired 10 pucks on goal in under 11 minutes. The final one got past Svedebäck and ended Providence's run.[1]

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Davis Bunz Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Austin Cain Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)
Michael Callahan Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Boston Bruins)
Garrett Devine Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Alex Esposito Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Kyle Koopman Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Matt Koopman Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Massachusetts
Tomáš Mazura Forward  Czech Republic Transferred to St. Lawrence
Ben Mirageas Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Kohen Olischefski Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Luke Perunovich Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to St. Thomas
Jimmy Scannell Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Jaxson Stauber Goaltender  United States Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Brady Berard Forward  United States 18 East Greenwich, RI
Jaroslav Chmelař Forward  Czech Republic 19 Nove Mesto nad Metuji, CZE; selected 144th overall in 2021
Chase Dafoe Forward  United States 20 Beverly, MA
John Driscoll Goaltender  United States 22 Huntley, IL; sophomore walk-on
Connor Kelley Defenseman  United States 20 Maple Grove, MN; transfer from Minnesota Duluth; selected 204th overall in 2021
Austen May Defenseman  United States 19 Woodhaven, MI
Grant Porter Forward  Canada 20 Weston, MA
Austin Roden Goaltender  Canada 24 Surrey, BC; transfer from Omaha
Bennett Schimek Forward  United States 19 Mendota Heights, MN
Garrett Sundquist Defenseman  United States 21 South Glastonbury, CT
Philip Svedebäck Goaltender  Sweden 20 Stockholm, SWE; selected 117th overall in 2021
Liam Valente Forward  Sweden 19 Märsta, SWE

Roster[edit]

As of August 22, 2022.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts John Driscoll Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-09 Milton, Massachusetts Northeast (NA3HL) —
2 Minnesota Luke Johnson Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-01-07 Edina, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
3 Michigan Austen May Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2003-05-19 Woodhaven, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) —
4 Quebec Guillaume Richard Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-10 Cap-Santé, Quebec Tri-City (USHL) CBJ, 101st overall 2021
5 Connecticut Garrett Sundquist Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-07-17 South Glastonbury, Connecticut Sioux Falls (USHL) —
6 Alaska Cam McDonald Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-02-03 Eagle River, Alaska Muskegon (USHL) —
8 Massachusetts Riley Duran Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-01-25 Woburn, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) BOS, 182nd overall 2020
9 Massachusetts Patrick Moynihan Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-23 Millis, Massachusetts NTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
10 Rhode Island Brady Berard Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2004-02-26 East Greenwich, Rhode Island NTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
11 Pennsylvania Michael Citara Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-04-22 New Hope, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls (USHL) —
12 British Columbia Nick Poisson Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-15 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
13 Massachusetts Craig Needham Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-31 Medford, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
14 British Columbia Chase Dafoe Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-02-25 Peachland, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL) —
15 Sweden Liam Valente Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-05-23 Märsta, Sweden Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) —
17 Texas Chase Yoder Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-28 Fairview, Texas NTDP (USHL) PIT, 170th overall 2020
18 Ontario Jamie Engelbert Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-21 Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL) —
19 Ontario Cody Monds Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-02-09 Brockville, Ontario Fargo (USHL) —
20 Rhode Island Parker Ford (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-20 Wakefield, Rhode Island Sioux City (USHL) —
21 Rhode Island Brett Berard Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-09-09 East Greenwich, Rhode Island NTDP (USHL) NYR, 134th overall 2020
22 Finland Uula Ruikka Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-28 Oulu, Finland Chicago (USHL) —
23 Minnesota Bennett Schimek Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2003-04-15 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
24 Alberta Max Crozier (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-04-19 Calgary, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL) TBL, 120th overall 2019
25 Minnesota Connor Kelley Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) CHI, 204th overall 2021
26 Massachusetts Grant Porter Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-21 Weston, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
27 Alberta Taige Harding Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2002-01-03 St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) CHI, 91st overall 2021
28 Czech Republic Jaroslav Chmelař Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2003-07-20 Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) NYR, 144th overall 2021
29 Minnesota Will Schimek Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-22 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
35 Sweden Philip Svedebäck Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-05-28 Växjö, Sweden Dubuque (USHL) BOS, 117th overall 2021
36 British Columbia Austin Roden Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-30 Victoria, British Columbia Omaha (NCHC) —

Standings[edit]

2022–23 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Boston University †* 24 18 6 0 2 2 0 54 99 62 40 29 11 0 154 106
#14 Merrimack 24 16 8 0 2 4 0 50 72 52 38 23 14 1 106 89
#16 Northeastern 24 14 7 3 0 2 2 49 78 45 35 17 13 5 107 82
Connecticut 24 13 9 2 4 2 2 41 78 71 35 20 12 3 113 96
Massachusetts Lowell 24 11 10 3 2 2 3 39 56 54 36 18 15 3 89 82
Maine 24 9 11 4 1 1 1 32 62 65 36 15 16 5 92 94
Providence 24 9 9 6 3 0 2 32 64 60 37 16 14 7 103 87
Boston College 24 8 11 5 0 0 1 30 70 73 36 14 16 6 104 104
Massachusetts 24 7 14 3 1 3 2 28 55 80 35 13 17 5 94 103
New Hampshire 24 6 15 3 2 2 2 23 44 76 35 11 20 3 74 105
Vermont 24 5 16 3 2 1 1 18 36 76 36 11 20 5 69 103
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 1 2:00 PM Western Ontario* #15 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Exhibition) ESPN+ Roden W 5–1  2,812
October 2 2:00 PM at #7 Quinnipiac* #15 M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Exhibition) ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–4  0
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 PM Sacred Heart* #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 6–1  2,706 1–0–0
October 13 7:00 PM Clarkson* #15 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 5–2  1,992 2–0–0
October 15 7:30 PM at #7 Northeastern #15 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck W 2–1  4,742 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 21 9:00 PM at #4 Denver* #11 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Evoca Svedebäck L 1–4  5,218 3–1–0
October 22 8:00 PM at #4 Denver* #11 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Evoca Svedebäck L 2–3  6,324 3–2–0
October 28 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #13 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Svedebäck T 2–2 SOW 3,906 3–2–1 (1–0–1)
October 29 7:00 PM New Hampshire #13 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–1  2,333 4–2–1 (2–0–1)
November 4 7:00 PM #5 Massachusetts #14 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN, ESPN+ Svedebäck W 7–4  2,981 5–2–1 (3–0–1)
November 5 7:00 PM at #5 Massachusetts #14 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck W 4–3 OT 4,790 6–2–1 (4–0–1)
November 11 7:00 PM #7 Connecticut #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck T 1–1 SOL 3,310 6–2–2 (4–0–2)
November 12 3:05 PM at #7 Connecticut #9 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+ Svedebäck T 6–6 SOL - 6–2–3 (4–0–3)
November 18 7:00 PM Vermont #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Roden W 4–0  2,258 7–2–3 (5–0–3)
November 19 7:00 PM Vermont #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Roden W 4–3 OT 2,176 8–2–3 (6–0–3)
November 25 7:00 PM St. Lawrence* #8 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 4–3  1,615 9–2–3
November 26 7:00 PM Brown* #8 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) ESPN+ Roden L 2–3  1,885 9–3–3
December 2 7:00 PM at Boston College #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck T 1–1 SOW 5,119 9–3–4 (6–0–4)
December 3 7:00 PM Boston College #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck T 2–2 SOL 3,042 9–3–5 (6–0–5)
December 10 7:00 PM #11 Merrimack #10 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN, ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  2,618 9–4–5 (6–1–5)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 30 4:00 PM vs. Yale* #12 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal) ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–0  1,252 10–4–5
December 31 7:30 PM vs. #6 Merrimack* #12 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Championship) ESPN+ Svedebäck W 6–1  1,229 11–4–5
Regular Season
January 6 7:00 PM New Hampshire #11 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck L 0–2  2,842 11–5–5 (6–2–5)
January 8 2:00 PM at Army* #11 Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey Svedebäck T 3–3 OT 2,214 11–5–6
January 13 7:00 PM at #10 Merrimack #14 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck W 8–3  2,067 12–5–6 (7–2–5)
January 14 7:00 PM at #10 Merrimack #14 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck L 0–3  2,088 12–6–6 (7–3–5)
January 17 7:00 PM at Princeton* #12 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  1,553 12–7–6
January 27 7:00 PM at Maine #17 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  3,476 12–8–6 (7–4–5)
January 28 7:00 PM at Maine #17 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+ Svedebäck L 0–3  4,441 12–9–6 (7–5–5)
February 3 7:00 PM Massachusetts Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  3,236 12–10–6 (7–6–5)
February 5 2:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–1  2,435 13–10–6 (8–6–5)
February 10 7:00 PM #20 Northeastern Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck T 3–3 SOL 2,972 13–10–7 (8–6–6)
February 17 7:00 PM #18 Massachusetts Lowell Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–2 OT 2,626 14–10–7 (9–6–6)
February 18 6:05 PM at #18 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck L 1–2  4,675 14–11–7 (9–7–6)
March 3 7:00 PM at #7 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+, ESPN+ Roden L 4–6  4,846 14–12–7 (9–8–6)
March 4 7:00 PM #7 Boston University Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Roden L 0–2  2,476 14–13–7 (9–9–6)
Hockey East Tournament
March 8 7:00 PM New Hampshire* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (First Round) ESPN+ Svedebäck W 2–1 OT 1,286 15–13–7
March 11 7:00 PM at #15 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal) NESN+, ESPN+ Svedebäck W 2–1 OT 2,192 16–13–7
March 17 4:00 PM vs. #5 Boston University* TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Semifinal) NESN, ESPN+ Svedebäck L 1–2 OT 13,187 16–14–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Parker Ford C/RW 37 12 14 26 22
Brett Berard LW 36 10 14 24 35
Max Crozier D 37 3 21 24 33
Bennett Schimek F 37 11 9 20 12
Nick Poisson F 37 10 10 20 17
Riley Duran C 29 8 12 20 33
Taige Harding D 37 4 13 17 19
Chase Yoder C 37 8 7 15 14
Jaroslav Chmelar LW/RW 33 7 6 13 26
Liam Valente C/LW 30 3 8 11 10
Patrick Moynihan RW 34 7 3 10 41
Jamie Engelbert C 37 5 5 10 14
Craig Needham C 37 5 4 9 16
Guillaume Richard D 31 1 7 8 6
Cody Monds RW 25 2 5 7 4
Uula Ruikka D 29 1 5 6 28
Cam McDonald D 37 1 5 6 15
Connor Kelley D 21 0 6 6 10
Austen May RW 21 3 1 4 4
Brady Berard C 34 1 2 3 8
Luke Johnson D 12 0 3 3 0
Michael Citara RW 8 1 1 2 2
Garrett Sundquist D 2 0 1 1 0
Austin Roden RW 5 0 1 1 0
William Schimek D 12 0 1 1 6
Grant Porter F 1 0 0 0 0
Chase Dafoe F 8 0 0 0 0
Philip Svedebäck G 34 0 0 0 0
Total 103 164 267 375

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Philip Svedebäck 34 2013:08 14 11 7 73 733 1 .909 2.18
Austin Roden 8 249:11 2 3 0 12 80 1 .870 2.89
Empty Net - 17:44 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 37 2284:03 16 14 7 87 813 2 .903 2.29

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 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 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 15 - 16 15 11 13 14 9 10 8 10 10 12 - 11 14 12 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today 15 15 16 15 9 13т 14 9 9 8 10 11 12 12 11 15 13 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[5]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Max Crozier Hockey East Third Team [6]
Parker Ford

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2023 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
5 153 Hudson Malinoski † Toronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Roster". friars.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Providence College 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2022-23 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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