2021–22 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Providence Friars
men's ice hockey season
Providence Friars P script logo.gif
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceSchneider Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#20
Record
Overall21–13–2
Conference12–11–1
Home13–4–2
Road7–8–0
Neutral1–1–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachNate Leaman
Assistant CoachesRon Rolston

Captain(s)Michael Callahan
Alternate captain(s)Max Crozier
Parker Ford
Kohen Olischefski
Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season is the 71st season of play for the program. They represent Providence College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The are coached by Nate Leaman, in his 11th season, and play their home games at Schneider Arena.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jack Adams Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Anton Martinsson Goaltender  Sweden Graduation (retired)
John McDermott Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Gabriel Mollot-Hill Goaltender  Canada Graduate transfer to Guelph
Albin Nilsson Forward  Sweden Transferred to Niagara
Jason O'Neill Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Greg Printz Forward  United States Graduation (signed with San Diego Gulls)
Tyce Thompson Forward  United States Signed professional contract (New Jersey Devils)
Matt Tugnutt Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Idaho Steelheads)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Austin Cain Goaltender  Canada 25 Ottawa, ON; graduate transfer from Western Michigan
Michael Citara Forward  United States 19 New Hope, PA
Riley Duran Forward  United States 19 Boston, MA; selected 182nd overall in 2020
Alex Esposito Forward  United States 25 West Haven, CT; graduate transfer from Vermont
Tomas Mazura Forward  Czech Republic 21 Pardubice, CZE; selected 162nd overall in 2019
Cody Monds Forward  Canada 20 Brockville, ON
Kohen Olischefski Forward  Canada 23 Abbotsford, BC; graduate transfer from Denver
Guillaume Richard Defenseman  Canada 18 Quebec City, QC; selected 101st overall in 2021
Will Schimek Defenseman  United States 20 Mendota Heights, MN

Roster[]

As of August 12, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Jimmy Scannell Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-13 Medfield, Massachusetts Thayer (USHS–MA) —
2 Minnesota Luke Johnson Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-07 Edina, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
3 Wisconsin Davis Bunz Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-04 Middleton, Wisconsin Central Illinois (USHL) —
4 Quebec Guillaume Richard Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-10 Quebec City, Quebec Tri-City (USHL) CBJ, 101st overall 2021
5 Massachusetts Ben Mirageas Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-08 Newburyport, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL) NYI, 77th overall 2017
6 Alaska Cam McDonald Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-03 Eagle River, Alaska Muskegon (USHL) —
8 Massachusetts Riley Duran Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-25 Woburn, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) BOS, 182nd overall 2020
9 Massachusetts Patrick Moynihan Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-23 Millis, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
10 British Columbia Kohen Olischefski (A) Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-02-01 Abbotsford, British Columbia Denver (NCHC) —
11 Pennsylvania Michael Citara Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-04-22 New Hope, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls (USHL) —
12 British Columbia Nick Poisson Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-08-15 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
13 Massachusetts Craig Needham Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-31 Medford, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
14 Massachusetts Matt Koopman Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-01 Marblehead, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL) —
15 Czech Republic Tomáš Mazura Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-23 Sezemice, Czech Republic HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) EDM, 162nd overall 2019
16 Massachusetts Kyle Koopman Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-01 Marblehead, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL) —
17 Texas Chase Yoder Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-05-28 Fairview, Texas USNTDP (USHL) PIT, 170th overall 2020
18 Ontario Jamie Engelbert Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-21 Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL) —
19 Ontario Cody Monds Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-02-09 Brockville, Ontario Fargo (USHL) —
20 Rhode Island Parker Ford (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-20 Wakefield, Rhode Island Sioux City (USHL) —
21 Rhode Island Brett Berard Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-09-09 East Greenwich, Rhode Island USNTDP (USHL) NYR, 134th overall 2020
22 Finland Uula Ruikka Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-28 Oulu, Finland Chicago (USHL) —
23 Massachusetts Michael Callahan (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-09-23 Franklin, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) ARI, 142nd overall 2018
24 Alberta Max Crozier (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-19 Calgary, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL) TBL, 120th overall 2019
25 Minnesota Luke Perunovich Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-05-12 Edina, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL) —
26 Connecticut Alex Esposito Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-06-03 West Haven, Connecticut Vermont (HEA) —
28 Colorado Garrett Devine Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-25 Windsor, Colorado South Shore (NCDC) —
29 Minnesota Will Schimek Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-05-22 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
30 Minnesota Jaxson Stauber Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-04-27 Plymouth, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
33 Ontario Austin Cain Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-09-12 Kanata, Ontario Western Michigan (WCHA) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Northeastern dagger 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 36 24 11 1 94 60
#12 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 33 19 12 2 105 80
#14 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 32 20 9 3 92 66
Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 33 18 15 0 101 85
#16 Boston University 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 69 58 34 19 12 3 106 86
Merrimack 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 70 70 33 18 14 1 101 90
#20 Providence 24 12 11 1 1 1 1 38 61 52 36 21 13 2 114 77
Boston College 24 9 12 3 0 1 1 32 67 77 36 14 17 5 108 117
New Hampshire 24 8 15 1 2 2 0 25 47 71 33 14 18 1 73 91
Vermont 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 41 72 34 8 24 2 58 99
Maine 24 5 17 2 2 3 1 19 54 80 32 7 21 4 72 105
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 4:00 PM vs. Army* #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 7–0  0 1–0–0
October 7 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack #11 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 5–2  2,587 2–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 9 7:05 PM at American International* #11 MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Stauber W 5–1  577 3–0–0
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 15 5:07 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State* #10 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Semifinal)   Stauber L 2–5  —[a] 3–1–0
October 16 8:37 PM #5 Minnesota Duluth* #10 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Consolation)   Stauber L 2–3  5,738 3–2–0
Regular Season
October 22 7:00 PM vs. #8 Denver* #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 6–5  2,637 4–2–0
October 24 5:00 PM at New Hampshire #12 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Stauber W 2–0  3,458 5–2–0 (2–0–0)
October 29 7:00 PM vs. New Hampshire #8 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ Stauber W 6–1  2,227 6–2–0 (3–0–0)
October 30 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #8 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Stauber L 1–2  3,134 6–3–0 (3–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at #12 Massachusetts #7 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Stauber L 0–1  4,485 6–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 6 7:00 PM vs. #12 Massachusetts #7 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ Stauber L 1–5  3,169 6–5–0 (3–3–0)
November 12 7:00 PM vs. American International* #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 2–1 OT 1,753 7–5–0
November 13 7:00 PM vs. Connecticut #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 6–4  2,572 8–5–0 (4–3–0)
November 19 7:35 PM at Vermont #12 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Stauber W 4–3  2,421 9–5–0 (5–3–0)
November 20 7:05 PM at Vermont #12 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Stauber W 2–0  2,298 10–5–0 (6–3–0)
November 26 4:00 PM at Dartmouth* #14 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 7–4  1,969 11–5–0
November 27 7:00 PM at Brown* #14 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) NESN+ Cain W 4–0  842 12–5–0
December 3 7:00 PM vs. #16 Northeastern #13 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber L 0–2  2,762 12–6–0 (6–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM at #16 Northeastern #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Stauber L 1–4  2,638 12–7–0 (6–5–0)
December 10 7:00 PM vs. Princeton* #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ Stauber W 7–0  2,129 13–7–0
December 11 7:00 PM vs. Princeton* #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 3–2  1,920 14–7–0
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 5:07 PM vs. Bowling Green* #16 Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Semifinal) BSD, BSN, BSO, BSW Stauber W 6–2  - 15–7–0
December 29 8:37 PM vs. Wisconsin* #16 Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Championship) BSN, BSO, BSW Stauber T 2–2 SOL 6,225 15–7–1
Regular Season
January 14 7:00 PM at Merrimack #17 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Stauber L 2–3  1,587 15–8–1 (6–6–0)
January 15 5:30 PM vs. Merrimack #17 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber L 1–2  2,128 15–9–1 (6–7–0)
January 21 7:00 PM vs. Boston College #18 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 7–0  5,390 16–9–1 (7–7–0)
January 22 7:00 PM vs. Boston College #18 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Stauber T 1–1 SOW 3,187 16–9–2 (7–7–1)
January 28 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts #17 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Stauber W 2–1  4,493 17–9–2 (8–7–1)
January 30 3:00 PM at Boston University #17 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Stauber L 2–5  2,228 17–10–2 (8–8–1)
February 4 7:05 PM at Connecticut #17 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut NESN+ Stauber L 1–2  3,647 17–11–2 (8–9–1)
February 5 7:00 PM vs. Vermont #17 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 4–1  2,834 18–11–2 (9–9–1)
February 11 7:00 PM vs. #20 Boston University #17 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ Stauber L 1–4  2,394 18–12–2 (9–10–1)
February 18 7:15 PM at #16 Massachusetts Lowell #19 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Stauber L 2–3  4,243 18–13–2 (9–11–1)
February 19 7:00 PM vs. #16 Massachusetts Lowell #19 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 3–2  2,453 19–13–2 (10–11–1)
February 25 7:00 PM vs. Maine #19т Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 4–2  1,996 20–13–2 (11–11–1)
February 26 7:00 PM vs. Maine #19т Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Stauber W 3–2 OT 2,042 21–13–2 (12–11–1)
March 4 7:00 PM vs. USNTDP* #19 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Exhibition)   Cain L 4–5   
Hockey East Tournament
March 9 7:00 PM vs. Vermont* #20 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Opening Round)   Stauber W 2–1  1,095 22–13–2
March 12 7:00 PM at #12 Massachusetts* #20 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals)          
*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 12 11 10 12 8 7 12 12 14 13 16 16 16 17 18 17 17 17 19 19
USA Today 14 11 10 14 8 8 13 11 14 13 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Roster". friars.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Providence 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  1. ^ Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
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