2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats
men's ice hockey season
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ECAC Hockey, champion
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home icePeople's United Center
Rankings
USCHO.com#6
USA Today#6
Record
Overall28–5–3
Conference17–4–1
Home14–2–1
Road12–3–1
Neutral2–0–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachRand Pecknold
Assistant Coaches
Mike Corbett
Captain(s)Wyatt Bongiovanni
Alternate captain(s)Ethan de Jong
Zach Metsa
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The 2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season is the 46th season of play for the program. They represent Quinnipiac University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 17th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bobcats are coached by Rand Pecknold, in his 28th season, and play their home games at the People's United Center.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Logan Britt Defenseman  United States Transferred to Sacred Heart
Corey Clifton Forward  United States Transferred to Massachusetts–Boston
Peter Diliberatore Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Vegas Golden Knights)
Matt Fawcett Forward  United States Transferred to Maine
Evan Fear Goaltender  United States Transferred to Northeastern
Tyler Ghirardosi Forward  Canada Transferred to Holy Cross
Josh Mayanja Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Joe O'Connor Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Keith Petruzzelli Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies)
Odeen Tufto Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Tampa Bay Lightning)
Daniel Winslow Forward  United States Transferred to New England

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Noah Altman Goaltender  United States 21 Los Angeles, CA
Jack Babbage Defenseman  United States 21 Tully, NY
Oliver Chau Forward  Canada 24 Oakville, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Brendan Less Defenseman  United States 23 Kinnelon, NJ; graduate transfer from Dartmouth
Liam McLinskey Forward  United States 20 Pearl River, NY
Griffin Mendel Defenseman  Canada 22 Kelowna, BC; graduate transfer from Denver
Jacob Quillan Forward  Canada 19 Dartmouth, NS
Dylan St. Cyr Goaltender  United States 22 Las Vegas, NV; graduate transfer from Notre Dame
Tony Stillwell Defenseman  United States 24 Green Bay, WI; graduate transfer from Brown
Cristophe Tellier Forward  Canada 21 Sherbrooke, QC

Roster[]

As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Quebec Yaniv Perets Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-04 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Penticton (BCHL) —
2 Finland Iivari Räsänen Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-23 Tampere, Finland Muskegon (USHL) —
3 New York (state) Jack Babbage Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-08-30 Tully, New York Chicago (USHL) —
4 Rhode Island Michael Lombardi Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-20 Barrington, Rhode Island West Kelowna (BCHL) —
5 New York (state) C. J. McGee Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-12 Pearl River, New York Shreveport (NAHL) —
6 British Columbia Griffin Mendel Graduate D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-02-18 Kelowna, British Columbia Denver (NCHC) —
7 Minnesota Marcus Chorney Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-09-16 Hastings, Minnesota Amarillo (NAHL) —
8 British Columbia Nick Bochen Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-08-29 North Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
10 British Columbia Ethan de Jong (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-07-12 North Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
11 Michigan Wyatt Bongiovanni (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-24 Birmingham, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
12 Ontario Oliver Chau Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1997-08-21 Oakville, Ontario UMass (HEA) —
13 Quebec Christophe Fillion Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-18 Sherbrooke, Quebec Muskegon (USHL) —
14 British Columbia Ethan Leyh Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-07 Anmore, British Columbia Langley (BCHL) —
15 British Columbia Jayden Lee Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2001-01-10 North Vancouver, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL) —
16 Nova Scotia Jacob Quillan Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2002-02-02 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Penticton (BCHL) —
17 New York (state) Joey Cipollone Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-12 Purchase, New York Tri-City (USHL) —
18 Wisconsin Tony Stillwell Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-04-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Brown (ECAC) —
19 Missouri T. J. Friedmann Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-27 St. Louis, Missouri Victoria (BCHL) —
22 North Carolina Skyler Brind'Amour Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-27 Raleigh, North Carolina Chilliwack (BCHL) EDM, 177th overall 2017
23 Wisconsin Zach Metsa (A) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-10-19 Delafield, Wisconsin Central Illinois (USHL) —
24 New Jersey Brendan Less Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-24 Kinnelon, New Jersey Dartmouth (ECAC) —
26 Netherlands Guus van Nes Junior (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-02-14 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
27 British Columbia Desi Burgart Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-09-28 North Vancouver, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
28 New York (state) Liam McLinskey Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-02-20 Pearl River, New York Jersey (NCDC) —
29 Quebec Cristophe Tellier Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2000-05-23 Sherbrooke, Quebec Muskegon (USHL) —
30 Michigan Dylan St. Cyr Graduate G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1999-05-23 Northville, Michigan Notre Dame (Big Ten) —
31 California Noah Altman Freshman G 6' 7" (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2000-08-16 Los Angeles, California Bismarck (NAHL) —
96 Colorado Ty Smilanic Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2002-01-20 Denver, Colorado USNTDP (USHL) FLA, 74th overall 2020

Standings[]

2021–22 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Quinnipiac † 22 17 4 1 0 1 1 54 71 14 36 28 5 3 117 34
#17 Clarkson 22 14 4 4 0 2 3 51 86 47 34 19 9 6 113 75
Harvard 22 14 6 2 0 0 2 46 69 46 29 17 9 3 95 65
#18 Cornell 22 12 6 4 2 1 0 39 73 47 29 17 8 4 94 65
Colgate 22 9 9 4 1 0 3 33 55 57 36 16 16 4 103 103
Rensselaer 22 10 12 0 0 0 0 30 58 63 41 17 21 3 106 109
Union 22 9 11 2 3 1 0 27 52 66 35 14 17 4 84 103
St. Lawrence 22 7 10 5 2 0 2 26 44 60 35 11 17 7 68 102
Brown 22 6 12 4 0 1 2 25 36 61 31 7 20 4 50 100
Princeton 22 7 14 1 0 1 0 23 54 89 31 8 21 2 70 122
Dartmouth 22 5 15 2 0 3 1 21 45 71 32 7 22 3 69 110
Yale 22 7 14 1 3 1 1 21 38 60 30 8 21 1 55 90
Championship:
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 7, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2   vs. Maine* #9 Phillips Exeter Academy Rink • Exeter, New Hampshire (Exhibition)     W 7–0    —
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 8 4:30 PM vs. #6 Boston College* #9 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 1) NESN+ Perets T 2–2 SOL 0 0–0–1
October 9 4:30 PM vs. #18 Northeastern* #9 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 2)   Perets W 3–0  872 1–0–1
Regular Season
October 16 7:00 PM at Vermont* #8 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   St. Cyr W 2–0  3,037 2–0–1
October 22 7:00 PM vs. #6 North Dakota* #7 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 5–2  3,498 3–0–1
October 23 7:00 PM vs. #6 North Dakota* #7 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr L 1–3  3,512 3–1–1
October 26 7:00 PM vs. Holy Cross* #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr W 5–2  2,502 4–1–1
October 29 7:05 PM at American International* #5 MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   St. Cyr T 2–2 OT 487 4–1–2
October 30 7:00 PM vs. American International* #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr W 2–1 OT 3,426 5–1–2
November 5 7:00 PM at Yale #6 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Perets W 3–0  1,200 6–1–2 (1–0–0)
November 6 7:00 PM at Brown #6 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Perets W 1–0  383 7–1–2 (2–0–0)
November 12 7:00 PM vs. Arizona State* #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 5–3  3,050 8–1–2
November 13 7:00 PM vs. Arizona State* #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr W 5–2  2,928 9–1–2
November 19 7:00 PM vs. Clarkson #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets T 2–2 SOW 2,521 9–1–3 (2–0–1)
November 20 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 8–0  2,217 10–1–3 (3–0–1)
December 3 7:00 PM at Rensselaer #4 Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Perets W 2–0  252 11–1–3 (4–0–1)
December 4 7:00 PM at Union #4 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Perets W 4–0  1,723 12–1–3 (5–0–1)
December 10 7:00 PM at Long Island* #2 Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York   Perets W 4–1  672 13–1–3
December 11 7:00 PM at Long Island* #2 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr W 5–0  2,890 14–1–3
January 14 7:00 PM vs. #18 Harvard #2 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 3–0  0 15–1–3 (6–0–1)
January 16 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth #2 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr W 3–1  2,108 16–1–3 (7–0–1)
January 18 4:00 PM vs. Princeton #1 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 9–0  1,897 17–1–3 (8–0–1)
January 21 7:00 PM at Colgate #1 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Perets W 5–1  607 18–1–3 (9–0–1)
January 22 7:00 PM at #8 Cornell #1 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Perets L 1–2 OT 2,133 18–2–3 (9–1–1)
January 26 7:00 PM at Princeton #2 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   St. Cyr W 6–0  0 19–2–3 (10–1–1)
Connecticut Ice
January 29 7:00 PM at Sacred Heart* #2 Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) SNY St. Cyr W 3–2 OT 0 20–2–3
January 30 4:30 PM vs. Connecticut* #2 Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice championship) SNY Perets W 2–0  0 21–2–3
Regular Season
February 4 7:00 PM vs. Union #2 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 2–1  2,939 22–2–3 (11–1–1)
February 5 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer #2 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 1–0  0 23–2–3 (12–1–1)
February 8 7:00 PM vs. Brown #2 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 3–1  1,813 24–2–3 (13–1–1)
February 11 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence #2 Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Perets W 3–1  651 25–2–3 (14–1–1)
February 12 7:00 PM at #19 Clarkson #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Perets L 1–3  2,654 25–3–3 (14–2–1)
February 18 7:00 PM at Dartmouth #4 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   St. Cyr W 5–0  978 26–3–3 (15–2–1)
February 19 7:00 PM at Harvard #4 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Perets L 0–1  1,823 26–4–3 (15–3–1)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. Yale #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets W 4–0  3,625 27–4–3 (16–3–1)
February 25 7:00 PM vs. #18 Cornell #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Perets L 0–1  3,027 27–5–3 (16–4–1)
February 26 7:00 PM vs. Colgate #5 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   St. Cyr W 4–0  3,061 28–5–3 (17–4–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 11   vs. St. Lawrence* #6 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal game 1)          
March 12   vs. St. Lawrence* #6 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal game 2)          
March 13   vs. St. Lawrence* #6 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal game 3)          
*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 9 9 8 7 5 6 5 5 3 (6) 4 (6) 2 (15) 2 (12) 2 (7) 2 (5) 1 (30) 2 (18) 2 (14) 2 (12) 4 5
USA Today 9 9 8 7 5 6 5 5 4 (2) 4 (4) 2 (13) 2 (12) 2 (5) 2 (6) 1 (19) 2 (5) 2 (5) 2 (8) 4 5

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Quinnipiac 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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