2021–22 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 American International Yellow Jackets
men's ice hockey season
Atlantic Hockey, Champion
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
Home iceMassMutual Center
Record
Overall2–6–1
Conference2–2–0
Home2–3–1
Road0–3–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachEric Lang
Assistant Coaches

Captain(s)Parker Revering
Alternate captain(s)Elijiah Barriga
Chris Dodero
Luka Maver
Jake Stella
American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021-22 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season is the 74th season of play for the program. They represent American International College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Yellow Jackets are coached by Eric Lang, in his sixth season, and play their home games at MassMutual Center.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jeff Baum Forward/Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Belfast Giants)
Stefano Durante Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Fayetteville Marksmen)
Tobias Fladeby Forward  Norway Graduation (signed with Tingsryds AIF)
Kyle Jeffers Forward  United States Transferred to Lindenwood
Brennan Kapcheck Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies)
Jan Kern Forward  Czech Republic Signed professional contract (HC Slavia Praha)
Sam Miller Defenseman  United States Transferred to Tufts
Matúš Spodniak Forward  Slovakia Transferred to Adrian
Adam Stacho Forward  Slovakia Transferred to St. Norbert
Oskar Strömberg Defenseman  Sweden Graduation (signed with )

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Alec Calvaruso Goaltender  United States 23 Livonia, MI; graduate transfer from Rensselaer
Santeri Hartikainen Forward  Finland 22 Helsinki, FIN; transfer from Robert Morris
Brian Kramer Defenseman  United States 21 Wexford, PA; transfer from Robert Morris
Luis Lindner Forward/Defenseman  Austria 20 Spittal an der Drau, AUT
Reggie Millette Forward  United States 21 Jacksonville, FL
Brian Rigali Forward  United States 24 Green Oaks, IL; graduate transfer from Connecticut
Evan Stella Defenseman  Sweden 20 Karlstad, SWE
Alexander Tertyshny Defenseman  United States 21 Philadelphia, PA
Chris Van Os-Shaw Forward  Canada 24 Regina, SK; transfer from Minnesota State

Roster[]

As of August 23, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Pennsylvania Jake Kucharski Sophomore (RS) G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-09-25 Erie, Pennsylvania Providence (HEA) CAR, 197th overall 2018
2 British Columbia Nico Somerville Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-08 Nanaimo, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
4 Illinois Brett Callahan Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-10-16 Westmont, Illinois Jersey (NCDC) —
5 Pennsylvania Alex Tertyshny Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-03 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Northeast (NAHL) —
6 Rhode Island Matt Rickard Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-07-28 Coventry, Rhode Island Lone Star (NAHL) —
7 Pennsylvania Brian Kramer Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-20 Wexford, Pennsylvania Robert Morris (AHA) —
8 Austria Luis Lindner Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-16 Spittal an der Drau, Austria Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
9 New York (state) Blake Bennett Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-01 Grand Island, New York Corpus Christi (NAHL) —
10 Illinois Brian Rigali Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-08 Green Oaks, Illinois UConn (HEA) —
11 Finland Julius Janhonen Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-05 Espoo, Finland HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
12 Minnesota Eric Otto Junior (RS) F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-19 Burnsville, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) —
13 Finland Santeri Hartikainen Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-05 Helsinki, Finland Robert Morris (AHA) —
16 Florida Reggie Millette Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-10 Jacksonville, Florida Austin (NAHL) —
17 California Zak Galambos Junior (RS) D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-04-04 Walnut Creek, California Minnesota State (WCHA) —
18 Vermont Michal Stinil Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-21 East Burke, Vermont Lone Star (NAHL) —
19 California Elijiah Barriga (A) Senior (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-16 West Covina, California UNLV (ACHA) —
20 Saskatchewan Chris Van Os-Shaw Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-20 Regina, Saskatchewan Minnesota State (WCHA) —
21 Pennsylvania Justin Cole Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-01 Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
22 Minnesota Parker Revering (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-01-11 Alexandria, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL) —
23 North Dakota Aaron Grounds Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-12-24 Jamestown, North Dakota Fargo (USHL) —
25 Slovenia Luka Maver (A) Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-25 Ljubljana, Slovenia Lincoln (USHL) —
26 Quebec Chris Theodore Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-10-15 Beaconsfield, Quebec Cornwall (CCHL) —
27 Minnesota Hunter Johannes Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-07-24 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Jamestown (NAHL) —
28 Sweden Jake Stella (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-11-14 Karlstad, Sweden Corpus Christi (NAHL) —
29 Alberta Darwin Lakoduk Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2000-01-28 Edmonton, Alberta Penticton (BCHL) —
30 Michigan Alec Calvaruso Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-09 Livonia, Michigan Rensselaer (ECAC) —
33 Pennsylvania Jarrett Fiske Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-28 Erie, Pennsylvania Kemptville (CCHL) —
34 Michigan Ryan McInchak Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-02-28 Trenton, Michigan New Jersey (NAHL) —
37 Sweden Evan Stella Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-05-11 Karlstad, Sweden Dubuque (USHL) —
39 Alberta Justin Young Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-12-23 Leduc, Alberta Alaska (WCHA) —
44 Minnesota Austen Long Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-15 Minneapolis, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
55 Illinois Chris Dodero (A) Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-06-08 West Chicago, Illinois Janesville (NAHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International † 26 17 7 2 1 2 0 54 97 61 33 18 12 3 108 82
Canisius 26 13 11 2 2 1 1 43 76 67 33 16 14 3 97 92
Army 26 12 11 3 0 1 2 42 75 68 33 14 15 4 92 92
RIT 26 12 10 4 1 3 3 41 69 82 34 16 14 4 84 107
Sacred Heart 26 11 12 3 0 1 3 40 72 70 34 14 16 4 91 95
Air Force 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 76 80 32 13 16 3 87 111
Mercyhurst 26 10 12 4 0 1 1 36 75 79 34 12 18 4 101 120
Niagara 26 10 13 3 2 2 1 34 70 79 34 11 20 3 79 115
Bentley 26 10 14 2 1 2 1 34 70 78 32 12 18 2 83 103
Holy Cross 26 10 14 2 3 0 0 29 56 72 35 12 21 2 75 104
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 4:00 PM at #7 Boston College* #20 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition)   Calvaruso L 1–4  567 —
Regular Season
October 9 7:05 PM vs. #11 Providence* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski L 1–5  577 0–1–0
October 15 7:05 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski L 1–5  1,306 0–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Kucharski L 2–4  4,664 0–3–0
October 21 7:05 PM vs. Army MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 4–3  195 1–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 22 7:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Kucharski L 0–2  1,516 1–4–0 (1–1–0)
October 29 7:05 PM vs. #5 Quinnipiac* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski T 2–2 OT 487 1–4–1
October 30 7:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Calvaruso L 1–2 OT 3,426 1–5–1
November 6 5:05 PM vs. RIT MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 7–3  306 2–5–1 (2–1–0)
November 7 5:05 PM vs. RIT MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Calvaruso L 2–3 OT 180 2–6–1 (2–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at #12 Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Kucharski L 1–2 OT 1,753 2–7–1
November 19 1:05 PM vs. Bentley MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 5–0  293 3–7–1 (3–2–0)
November 20 1:05 PM vs. Bentley MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Calvaruso L 1–2 OT 192 3–8–1 (3–3–0)
November 26 1:00 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Kucharski L 5–6  552 3–9–1 (3–4–0)
November 27 1:00 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Calvaruso W 3–2  609 4–9–1 (4–4–0)
January 1 7:35 PM vs. Air Force MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 5–2  182 5–9–1 (5–4–0)
January 2 4:05 PM vs. Air Force MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 4–3  299 6–9–1 (6–4–0)
January 7 7:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 2–0  0 7–9–1 (7–4–0)
January 8 5:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Calvaruso W 5–2  0 8–9–1 (8–4–0)
January 11 7:05 PM vs. Connecticut* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 3–1  207 9–9–1
January 14 1:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 5–4  70 10–9–1 (9–4–0)
January 15 1:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Calvaruso W 6–3  79 11–9–1 (10–4–0)
January 21 6:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Kucharski W 4–2  243 12–9–1 (11–4–0)
January 22 1:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Calvaruso W 3–1  253 13–9–1 (12–4–0)
January 27 5:05 PM vs. Holy Cross MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 3–1  191 14–9–1 (13–4–0)
January 30 12:05 PM vs. Holy Cross MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   McInchak L 4–5  137 14–10–1 (13–5–0)
February 4 7:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Calvaruso W 7–0  1,786 15–10–1 (14–5–0)
February 5 7:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Kucharski T 4–4 SOL 2,200 15–10–2 (14–5–1)
February 10 5:05 PM vs. Army MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Calvaruso W 5–1  252 16–10–2 (15–5–1)
February 12 6:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Kucharski L 0–1  1,589 16–11–2 (15–6–1)
February 18 7:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Kucharski W 5–1  1,214 17–11–2 (16–6–1)
February 19 3:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Calvaruso L 3–6  779 17–12–2 (16–7–1)
February 25 1:05 PM vs. Niagara MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski T 1–1 SOL 93 17–12–3 (16–7–2)
February 26 1:05 PM vs. Niagara MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Kucharski W 4–3 OT 262 18–12–3 (17–7–2)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 11   vs. Bentley* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal game 1)         
March 12   vs. Bentley* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal game 2)         
March 13   vs. Bentley* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal game 3)      if needed   
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

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 (Final)
USCHO.com 20 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

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". American International College Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "American International 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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