2021–22 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Northern Michigan Wildcats
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceCCHA
Home iceBerry Events Center
Record
Overall20–15–1
Conference12–13–1
Home12–6–1
Road8–9–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachGrant Potulny
Assistant Coaches
Captain(s)Joseph Nardi
Alternate captain(s)Ben Newhouse
Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program and the 24th season in the CCHA conference. The Wildcats represented Northern Michigan University and were coached by Grant Potulny, in his 5th season.

Season[]

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

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Noah Ganske Defenseman  United States Transferred to Wisconsin–River Falls
John Hawthorne Goaltender  United States Transferred to Canisius
Grant Johnson Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Griffin Loughran Forward  United States Transferred to Michigan State
James Miller Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Mason Palmer Defenseman  United States Transferred to Augsburg
Ty Readman Forward  Canada Transferred to Wisconsin–Eau Claire
John Roberts Goaltender  United States Transferred to St. Norbert
Connor Ryckman Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)
Brandon Schultz Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Hank Sorensen Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (South Carolina Stingrays)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Trevor Cosgrove Defenseman  United States 24 Exeter, NH; graduate transfer from Colgate
Hank Crone Forward  United States 23 Dallas, TX; transfer from Denver
Hampus Eriksson Forward  Sweden 25 Gävle, SWE; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State
Reilly Funk Forward  Canada 20 Portage, MB
Charlie Glockner Goaltender  United States 21 Minnetonka, MN
Oscar Geschwind Forward  Sweden 20 Karlstad, SWE
Bo Hanson Defenseman  United States 23 Boise, ID; graduate transfer from Denver

Roster[]

As of September 6, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Alberta Nolan Kent Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1998-08-12 Chestermere, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL) —
2 New Hampshire Trevor Cosgrove Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-04 Exeter, New Hampshire Colgate (ECAC) —
3 North Dakota Colby Enns Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-16 Minot, North Dakota Lincoln (USHL) —
4 British Columbia Michael Van Unen Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-26 Kamloops, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
6 Alberta Tyrell Boucher Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-03 Grande Prairie, Alberta Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
7 Michigan David Keefer Senior (RS) F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-21 Brighton, Michigan Michigan State (Big Ten) —
8 Michigan Tim Erkkila Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-16 Brighton, Michigan Fairbanks (NAHL) —
9 Wisconsin Ian Malcolmson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-29 Waukesha, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Ben Newhouse (A) Graduate D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-16 Edina, Minnesota Union (ECAC) —
11 California Andre Ghantous Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-12-07 Glendale, California Penticton (BCHL) —
12 British Columbia Connor Marritt Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-14 Kelowna, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
13 New Jersey Mikey Colella Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-06-12 Wenonah, New Jersey Trail (BCHL) —
14 California Vincent de Mey Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-26 Los Angeles, California Muskegon (USHL) —
15 British Columbia Rylan Van Unen Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-26 Kamloops, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
16 Texas Hank Crone Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1998-02-19 Dallas, Texas Denver (NCHC) —
17 Sweden Oscar Geschwind Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-02-24 Karlstad, Sweden Örebro J20 (J20 Nationell) —
18 Alberta Joseph Nardi (C) Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-06-01 Edmonton, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL) —
19 Colorado A. J. Vanderbeck Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-09-23 Monument, Colorado Ohio State (Big Ten) —
20 Colorado Garrett Klee Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-04-11 Morrison, Colorado Waterloo (USHL) —
21 Idaho Bo Hanson Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-11-13 Boise, Idaho Denver (NCHC) —
22 Minnesota Jett Jungels Sophomore (RS) F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-07-14 Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN) —
24 Sweden Hampus Eriksson Graduate F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1996-09-11 Forsbacka, Sweden Lake Superior State (WCHA) —
25 Ontario Brett Willits Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-16 London, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL) —
26 Minnesota Tanner Vescio Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-04-14 Blaine, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
27 Minnesota Mack Byers Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-02-08 Long Lake, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL) —
28 Michigan Alex Frye Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-27 Clarkston, Michigan Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) —
29 Manitoba Reilly Funk Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-12-23 Portage, Manitoba Youngstown (USHL) —
31 Minnesota Charlie Glockner Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-27 Minnetonka, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
33 New York (state) Rico DiMatteo Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2001-01-01 Brasher Falls, New York Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
Michigan Jakob Peterson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-04-18 Marquette, MI Amarillo  (NAHL) —

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 3:04 PM at Michigan Tech* MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Exhibition)     T 4–4   
Regular Season
October 8 6:37 PM vs. St. Thomas Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 4–1  2,532 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 9 6:37 PM vs. St. Thomas Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 8–3  3,080 2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 15 6:37 PM vs. USNTDP* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Exhibition)     L 3–5   
October 16 6:37 PM vs. #17 Notre Dame* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo L 2–5  3,754 2–1–0
October 22 6:37 PM vs. #19 Bemidji State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Kent L 4–5  2,684 2–2–0 (2–1–0)
October 23 6:37 PM vs. #19 Bemidji State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo L 3–4  2,975 2–3–0 (2–2–0)
October 29 8:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota   DiMatteo L 2–4  3,952 2–4–0 (2–3–0)
October 30 7:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota   DiMatteo L 0–7  4,004 2–5–0 (2–4–0)
November 5 6:37 PM vs. Boston University* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 5–3  3,650 3–5–0
November 6 6:37 PM vs. Boston University* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 6–2  3,219 4–5–0
November 12 7:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry) Fox UP DiMatteo L 2–5  4,460 4–6–0 (2–5–0)
November 13 6:37 PM vs. Michigan Tech Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry) Fox UP DiMatteo W 3–2 OT 3,847 5–6–0 (3–5–0)
November 19 7:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   DiMatteo W 6–3  1,097 6–6–0 (4–5–0)
November 20 6:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   DiMatteo W 7–6 OT 1,589 7–6–0 (5–5–0)
November 26 6:37 PM vs. Bowling Green Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 6–3  2,053 8–6–0 (6–5–0)
November 27 6:37 PM vs. Bowling Green Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo T 3–3 SOW 2,107 8–6–1 (6–5–1)
December 3 6:37 PM vs. #1 Minnesota Duluth* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 5–4  2,960 9–6–1
December 4 6:37 PM vs. #1 Minnesota Duluth* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 5–2  3,414 10–6–1
December 10 7:07 PM at Lake Superior State #19 Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   DiMatteo L 2–7  500 10–7–1 (6–6–1)
December 11 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State #19 Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   DiMatteo L 1–4  790 10–8–1 (6–7–1)
January 7 6:37 PM vs. Colgate* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 4–2  1,832 11–8–1
January 8 6:37 PM vs. Colgate* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 6–3  2,227 12–8–1
January 14 6:37 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo W 4–2  2,284 13–8–1 (7–7–1)
January 15 6:37 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Glockner L 1–4  2,897 13–9–1 (7–8–1)
January 28 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State #20 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   DiMatteo L 1–6  2,288 13–10–1 (7–9–1)
January 29 6:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State #20 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Glockner W 2–1  2,564 14–10–1 (8–9–1)
February 1 6:07 PM at #15 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (Rivalry) Fox UP Glockner L 1–5  2,744 14–11–1 (8–10–1)
February 4 8:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Glockner W 2–1  2,557 15–11–1 (9–10–1)
February 5 7:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Kent L 3–5  2,120 15–12–1 (9–11–1)
February 8 6:37 PM vs. #14 Michigan Tech Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Rivalry) Fox UP Kent L 1–8  3,964 15–13–1 (9–12–1)
February 18 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio   Glockner W 6–3  2,611 16–13–1 (10–12–1)
February 19 7:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio   Glockner W 4–2  3,734 17–13–1 (11–12–1)
February 25 6:37 PM vs. Ferris State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Glockner W 7–1  2,114 18–13–1 (12–12–1)
February 26 6:37 PM vs. Ferris State Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Glockner L 2–4  2,556 18–14–1 (12–13–1)
CCHA Tournament
March 4 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 1)   Glockner W 5–1  1,050 19–14–1
March 5 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 2)   Glockner L 2–3  1,100 19–15–1
March 6 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (Quarterfinal game 3)   Glockner W 5-4  850 20–15–1
Northern Michigan Won Series 2–1
March 12 TBA at #1 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Semifinal)          
*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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 NR NR NR 19 20 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". Northern Michigan University Wildcats. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Northern Michigan 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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