2021–22 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Bemidji State Beavers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceCCHA
Home iceSanford Center
Record
Overall18–19–0
Conference12–12–0
Home11–11–0
Road7–8–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachTom Serratore
Assistant Coaches
Mike Gibbons
Captain(s)Ethan Somoza
Alternate captain(s)Brad Johnson
Owen Sillinger
Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season is the 66th season of play for the program. The represent Bemidji State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the first season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Beavers are coached by Tom Serratore, in his 21st season, and play their home games at Sanford Center.

Season[]

Bemidji State joined with six other members of the WCHA to restart the CCHA for the 2021–22 season.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Zach Driscoll Goaltender  United States Transferred to North Dakota
Ethan Gauer Defenseman  United States Transferred to St. Thomas
Darby Gula Defenseman  Canada Left program (retired)
Nick Leitner Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Aaron Miller Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Jokipojat)
Tyler Vold Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tony Follmer Defenseman  United States 20 O'Fallon, MO
Donte Lawson Forward  United States 20 Taconite, MN
Jakub Lewandowski Forward  Poland 19 Torun, POL
Alexander Lundman Forward  Sweden 20 Norrköping, SWE
William Magnuson Defenseman  United States 19 Chaska, MN
Mattias Sholl Goaltender  United States 20 Hermosa Beach, CA
Jere Väisänen Forward  Finland 21 Espoo, FIN

Roster[]

As of September 13, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Gavin Enright Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-08-26 Farmington, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) —
2 Missouri Tony Follmer Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-10-26 O'Fallon, Missouri Lincoln (USHL) —
3 Minnesota Jack Powell Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-11 Alexandria, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL) —
4 Minnesota Will Zmolek Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-02 Rochester, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
5 Minnesota Will Magnuson Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-10-16 Chaska, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
6 Slovakia Sam Solenský Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1998-08-25 Michalovce, Slovakia Johnstown (NAHL) —
7 Minnesota Kyle Looft Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-06-27 Mankato, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
8 Minnesota Donte Lawson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-11-03 Taconite, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
9 California Ethan Somoza (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1996-05-17 Simi Valley, California Bloomington (USHL) —
11 Alberta Eric Martin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2000-06-05 Calgary, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL) —
12 Saskatchewan Owen Sillinger (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1997-09-23 Regina, Saskatchewan Penticton (BCHL) —
13 Washington (state) Carter Jones Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-05-15 Hillyard, Washington Trail (BCHL) —
14 Ontario Alex Ierullo Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1997-07-30 Woodbridge, Ontario Newmarket (OJHL) —
15 Manitoba Tyler Jubenvill Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-11-30 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
16 Finland Jere Väisänen Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-07-10 Espoo, Finland Amarillo (NAHL) —
17 British Columbia Ross Armour Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-07 Trail, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
18 Missouri Brad Johnson (A) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1996-01-23 Chesterfield, Missouri Fargo (USHL) —
19 Ontario Brad Belisle Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-26 Thunder Bay, Ontario Aberdeen (NAHL) —
20 Saskatchewan Lukas Sillinger Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-09-14 Regina, Saskatchewan Penticton (BCHL) —
21 Sweden Alexander Lundman Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-06-17 Norrköping, Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell) —
22 Minnesota Austin Jouppi Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-18 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
23 Minnesota Aaron Myers Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-09-28 Thief River Falls, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
25 Minnesota Alex Adams Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-12-30 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Minot (NAHL) —
26 Illinois Nick Cardelli Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1997-06-06 Wood Dale, Illinois Youngstown (USHL) —
27 Manitoba Tyler Kirkup Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1998-04-03 Virden, Manitoba Virden (MJHL) —
28 Sweden Elias Rosén Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-01-04 Mora, Sweden Tri-City (USHL) —
29 Poland Jakub Lewandowski Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2001-10-25 Toruń, Poland Vítkovice U20 (Extraliga juniorů) —
30 California Mattias Sholl Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-09-30 Hermosa Beach, California Youngstown (USHL) —
35 Ohio Michael Carr Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1998-06-08 Columbus, Ohio Cornwall (CCHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Minnesota State † 26 23 3 0 2 0 0 67 115 28 36 31 5 0 146 45
#13 Michigan Tech 26 16 8 2 2 4 0 54 93 53 33 19 11 3 110 63
Bemidji State 26 14 12 0 1 1 0 42 83 81 34 16 18 0 104 112
Lake Superior State 26 13 13 0 1 1 0 39 69 64 34 17 16 1 99 92
Northern Michigan 26 12 13 1 3 0 1 35 86 99 33 18 14 1 119 120
Bowling Green 26 11 14 1 2 1 0 33 67 87 34 14 17 3 89 111
Ferris State 26 9 16 1 2 2 0 28 66 99 34 11 22 1 86 129
St. Thomas 26 3 22 1 0 4 0 14 45 112 34 3 30 1 57 157
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
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 6:07 PM at #8 North Dakota* #14 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)     L 1–2  11,812
Regular Season
October 8 7:07 PM vs. #5 Minnesota Duluth* #15 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Carr L 2–4  3,436 0–1–0
October 9 7:07 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth* #15 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota My9 Enright L 1–2  5,374 0–2–0
October 15 7:07 PM vs. #7 North Dakota* #20 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Enright L 3–4  4,242 0–3–0
October 16 6:07 PM at #7 North Dakota* #20 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Carr W 4–3 OT 11,314 1–3–0
October 22 5:37 PM at Northern Michigan #19 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Sholl W 5–4  2,684 2–3–0
October 23 5:37 PM at Northern Michigan #19 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Sholl W 4–3  2,975 3–3–0
October 29 7:07 PM vs. Bowling Green #17 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 2–3  2,402 3–4–0 (0–1–0)
October 30 6:07 PM vs. Bowling Green #17 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Enright W 2–1  2,304 4–4–0 (1–1–0)
November 12 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Enright W 4–2  1,273 5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 13 5:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Enright W 5–4  0 6–4–0 (3–1–0)
November 19 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech #20 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Enright L 3–4  2,278 6–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 20 6:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech #20 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl W 4–3  2,142 7–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 24 8:00 PM at Arizona State* #20 Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Sholl W 4–3  861 8–5–0
November 26 8:00 PM at Arizona State* #20 Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Enright L 4–6  0 8–6–0
December 3 7:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota   Enright W 5–2  664 9–6–0 (5–2–0)
December 4 7:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota   Sholl W 6–1  567 10–6–0 (6–2–0)
December 10 7:07 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 1–5  2,941 10–7–0 (6–3–0)
December 11 6:07 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 1–3  3,212 10–8–0 (6–4–0)
December 31 6:07 PM vs. #7 St. Cloud State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 1–4  3,433 10–9–0
January 1 6:07 PM at #7 St. Cloud State* Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Fox9+ Enright L 2–5  4,634 10–10–0
January 7 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl W 5–1  2,165 11–10–0 (7–4–0)
January 8 6:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl W 5–1  2,609 12–10–0 (8–4–0)
January 14 6:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio   Sholl W 5–3  3,686 13–10–0 (9–4–0)
January 15 6:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio   Sholl L 2–3 OT 2,465 13–11–0 (9–5–0)
January 21 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 1–2  2,446 13–12–0 (9–6–0)
January 22 6:07 PM vs. Ferris State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 2–5  2,681 13–13–0 (9–7–0)
January 28 6:07 PM at #18 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan   Sholl L 2–5  2,043 13–14–0 (9–8–0)
January 29 5:07 PM at #18 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan   Sholl L 2–5  2,333 13–15–0 (9–9–0)
February 4 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl L 1–2  2,557 13–16–0 (9–10–0)
February 5 6:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Enright W 5–3  2,120 14–16–0 (10–10–0)
February 18 7:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 Enright L 1–5  5,058 14–17–0 (10–11–0)
February 19 6:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 Sholl L 1–5  5,130 14–18–0 (10–12–0)
February 25 7:07 PM vs. St. Thomas Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl W 5–3  2,275 15–18–0 (11–12–0)
February 26 6:07 PM vs. St. Thomas Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Sholl W 4–3 OT 2,112 16–18–0 (12–12–0)
CCHA Tournament
March 4 7:07 PM vs. Bowling Green* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 1)   Sholl L 1–2  1,422 16–19–0
March 5 6:07 PM vs. Bowling Green* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 2)   Sholl W 4–2  1,601 17–19–0
March 6 5:07 PM vs. Bowling Green* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 3)   Sholl W 3–1  1,512 18–19–0
Michigan Tech Won Series 2–0
March 12 TBA at #13 Michigan Tech* MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI (Semifinal)          
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central 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 14 15 20 19 17 20 NR 20 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today 15 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 Roster". Bemidji State University. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bemidji State 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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