2021–22 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
RPI Engineers.svg
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceHouston Field House
Record
Overall12–17–3
Conference7–9–0
Home6–8–1
Road6–9–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachDave Smith
Assistant CoachesMathias Lange
Chuck Weber
RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021-22 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season was the 102nd season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and played their home games at Houston Field House, and were coached by Dave Smith, in his 4th season.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Cory Babichuk Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Vermont
Alec Calvaruso Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to American International
Danny DiGrande Forward  United States Transferred to Canisius
Brady Ferner Defenseman  United States Transferred to North Dakota
Billy Jerry Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Long Island
Tommy Lee Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Åmåls SK)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Agnew Defenseman  Canada 19 Oakville, ON; transfer from Boston College
Anthony Baxter Defenseman  Canada 23 Oakville, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts–Lowell
Jakob Lee Forward  Canada 22 Owen Sound, ON; transfer from Merrimack
Reid Leibold Forward  United States 19 Ashburn, VA
T. J. Walsh Forward  United States 21 Shrewsbury, MA; transfer from Northeastern
Jack Watson Goaltender  Canada 21 Toronto, ON

Roster[]

As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 British Columbia Linden Marshall Graduate G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-21 Victoria, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
2 Tennessee Simon Kjellberg Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-17 Nashville, Tennessee Dubuque (USHL) NYR, 163rd overall 2018
3 Finland Lauri Sertti Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-11 Espoo, Finland Amarillo (NAHL) —
4 Colorado Mason Klee Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-10-04 Morrison, Colorado Sioux Falls (USHL) —
5 Ontario Anthony Baxter Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-26 Oakville, Ontario UMass Lowell (HEA) —
6 Ontario Jack Agnew Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-22 Oakville, Ontario Boston College (HEA) —
7 Michigan Nick Bowman Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-19 Shelby, Michigan Coulee Region (NAHL) —
8 Manitoba James McIsaac Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-04-29 Winnipeg, Manitoba Brooks (AJHL) —
9 Virginia Reid Leibold Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-10-23 Ashburn, Virginia Maryland (NAHL) —
10 Michigan Dylan Davies Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-09 Traverse City, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) —
11 Finland Ottoville Leppänen Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-18 Espoo, Finland Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
13 Massachusetts T. J. Walsh Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-04-29 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Northeastern (HEA) —
14 Illinois Zach Dubinsky Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-14 Highland Park, Illinois Omaha (USHL) —
15 Finland Altti Nykänen Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-26 Vihti, Finland Bishop's College (CISAA) —
16 California Rory Herrman Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-16 Poway, California Fargo (USHL) —
17 Ontario John Beaton Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-10-30 Stittsville, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
18 Ontario Jakob Lee Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-12 Owen Sound, Ontario Merrimack (HEA) —
19 Virginia Ture Linden Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-07-06 Great Falls, Virginia Lone Star (NAHL) —
20 California Henri Schreifels Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-01 Newbury Park, California Victoria (BCHL) —
21 Texas Louie Helsen Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-08 Dallas, Texas Amarillo (NAHL) —
23 Minnesota Jake Johnson Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-13 Bloomington, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
24 Virginia Jack Brackett Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-12-31 Manassas, Virginia Maryland (NAHL) —
25 Ontario Ryan Mahshie Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-04-05 Stoney Creek, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
26 Pennsylvania Shane Sellar Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-06-14 Carlisle, Pennsylvania Dartmouth (ECAC) —
27 Quebec Jake Gagnon Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-11-04 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Wellington (OJHL) —
28 New Jersey Kyle Hallbauer Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-02 Howell, New Jersey Lone Star (NAHL) —
30 Michigan Brett Miller Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-26 Northville, Michigan Austin (NAHL) —
34 Ontario Jack Watson Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-03-14 Toronto, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL) —
39 Slovakia Jakub Lacka Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-11-20 Bratislava, Slovakia Central Illinois (USHL) —

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 4:00 PM at Union* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Exhibition)     W 5–2  0
Regular Season
October 8 7:00 PM vs. Bowling Green* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall T 2–2 OT 484 0–0–1
October 9 7:00 PM vs. Bowling Green* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 2–3 OT 361 0–1–1
October 15 7:00 PM vs. Canisius* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall W 7–3  370 1–1–1
October 16 7:00 PM vs. Canisius* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Watson L 2–3 OT 304 1–2–1
October 23 7:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Marshall W 2–1  2,882 2–2–1
October 29 7:00 PM at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Marshall W 4–2  1,738 3–2–1 (1–0–0)
October 30 7:00 PM vs. Union Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall W 3–0  693 4–2–1 (2–0–0)
November 5 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 3–4  344 4–3–1 (2–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM vs. Clarkson Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall W 3–1  261 5–3–1 (3–1–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Marshall L 2–5  350 5–4–1 (3–2–0)
November 13 7:00 PM at #13 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Marshall L 3–11  2,322 5–5–1 (3–3–0)
November 19 7:00 PM vs. Long Island* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall W 7–2  404 6–5–1
November 20 8:00 PM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York   Marshall T 2–2 OT 137 6–5–2
November 26 7:00 PM vs. #16 Northeastern* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 1–2  32 6–6–2
November 28 3:00 PM at #16 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Marshall L 1–2  1,387 6–7–2
December 3 7:00 PM vs. #4 Quinnipiac Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 0–2  252 6–8–2 (3–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall W 4–1  297 7–8–2 (4–4–0)
December 10 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Marshall W 4–1  1,134 8–8–2
December 11 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Marshall L 0–4  1,325 8–9–2
December 14 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Marshall L 2–3  1,033 8–10–2
December 15 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Marshall L 1–4  1,205 8–11–2
December 30 2:00 PM vs. Vermont* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Watson W 3–2  2,195 9–11–2
January 2 2:05 PM at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Marshall T 3–3 OT 1,712 9–11–3
January 16 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Miller L 0–5  2,069 9–12–3 (4–5–0)
January 17 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Watson W 4–0  412 10–12–3 (5–5–0)
January 21 7:00 PM vs. Yale Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Watson L 3–5  0 10–13–3 (5–6–0)
January 22 7:00 PM vs. Brown Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 2–3  0 10–14–3 (5–7–0)
January 25 7:00 PM at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Watson W 2–0  781 11–14–3 (6–7–0)
January 29 2:00 PM vs. Union* Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)   Watson L 0–2  4,222 11–15–3
February 1 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Watson W 2–0  101 12–15–3 (7–7–0)
February 4 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Watson L 2–3  1,141 12–16–3 (7–8–0)
February 5 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Marshall L 0–1  0 12–17–3 (7–9–0)
February 11 7:00 PM vs. #16 Cornell Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Watson W 6–2  200 13–17–3 (8–9–0)
February 12 7:00 PM vs. Colgate Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Watson L 2–3  430 13–18–3 (8–10–0)
February 18 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Watson W 4–2  291 14–18–3 (9–10–0)
February 19 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Watson L 2–5  984 14–19–3 (9–11–0)
February 25 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall W 6–3  200 15–19–3 (10–11–0)
February 26 7:00 PM vs. Harvard Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 1–5  478 15–20–3 (10–12–0)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 1)   Watson L 2–3  800 15–21–3
March 5 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 2)   Watson W 3–2  851 16–21–3
March 6 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 3)   Watson W 5–3  579 17–21–3
Rensselaer Won Series 2–1
March 11   at Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal game 1)          
March 12   at Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal game 2)          
March 13   at Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (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 NR 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. ^ "RPI Engineers – 2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster".
  2. ^ "Rensselaer 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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