2021–22 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Sacred Heart Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
Sacred Heart Pioneers logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
Home iceWebster Bank Arena
Record
Overall9–11–3
Conference7–8–2
Home2–4–0
Road7–7–3
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachC. J. Marottolo
Assistant Coaches
Alternate captain(s)Alex Bates
Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 29th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo, in his 13th season.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Josh Allan Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Derek Contessa Forward  United States Transferred to Endicott
Carson Gallagher Forward  Canada Transferred to Plattsburgh State
Michael Gilroy Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Marcel Godbout Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Marc Johnstone Forward  United States Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Marcus Joseph Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Max Luukko Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Emil Öhrvall Forward  Sweden Signed professional contract (BIK Karlskoga)
David Tomeo Goaltender  United States Signed professional contract (Utica Comets)
Evan Wisocky Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Logan Britt Defenseman  United States 22 Crystal Lake, IL; transfer from Quinnipiac
Troy Conzo Forward  United States 24 Nesconset, NY; graduate transfer from Colorado College
Daniel Ebrahim Forward  Canada 21 Brooklin, ON
Dante Fantauzzi Defenseman  Canada 21 Woodbridge, ON; transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Conner Hutchison Defenseman  United States 20 Hicksville, NY; transfer from Vermont
Dante Palecco Forward  United States 23 Whippany, NJ; graduate transfer from Yale
Dakota Raabe Forward  United States 24 Capistrano Beach, CA; graduate transfer from Michigan
Justin Robbins Goaltender  United States 22 Alpine, NJ; transfer from Arizona State
Rourke Russell Defenseman  United States 23 Long Beach, CA; graduate transfer from Miami
Hunter Sansbury Defenseman  United States 20 Lomita, CA
Neil Shea Forward  United States 22 Marshfield, MA; transfer from Northeastern

Roster[]

As of August 23, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Ontario Dante Fantauzzi Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-01 North York, Ontario Sioux Falls (USHL) —
3 Minnesota Grant Anderson Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-09-15 Plymouth, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
4 Denmark Jeppe Urup Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-03-14 Odense, Denmark Youngstown (USHL) —
5 Massachusetts Andrius Kulbis Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-16 Methuen, Massachusetts Maine (NAHL) —
6 Illinois Logan Britt Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-10 Crystal Lake, Illinois Quinnipiac (ECAC) —
7 Massachusetts Daniel Petrick Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1999-04-06 Wilbraham, Massachusetts Madison (USHL) —
8 California Hunter Sansbury Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-08 Lomita, California Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
9 New Jersey Dante Palecco Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-18 Whippany, New Jersey Yale (ECAC) —
10 Colorado Alex Bates (A) Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-17 Parker, Colorado Wenatchee (BCHL) —
11 Prince Edward Island Ryan Steele Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1997-09-13 Stratford, Prince Edward Island West Kelowna (BCHL) —
12 Pennsylvania Kevin Lombardi Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1998-08-12 Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Sioux City (USHL) —
13 Connecticut Cody Hoban Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-04-26 Guilford, Connecticut Danbury (NAHL) —
14 New York (state) Nick Boyagian Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-16 East Greenbush, New York New Jersey (NAHL) —
15 New York (state) Troy Conzo Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-02-21 Nesconset, New York Colorado College (NCHC) —
16 California Dakota Raabe Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-05-06 Dana Point, California Michigan (Big Ten) —
17 Massachusetts Ryan Doolin Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-06 Hanover, Massachusetts Alberni Valley (BCHL) —
18 Iowa John Jaworski Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-03-20 Grinnell, Iowa Chicago (USHL) —
19 Ontario Daniel Ebrahim Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-12 Brooklin, Ontario Jersey (NCDC) —
20 Alberta Adam Tisdale Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-11-09 Cochrane, Alberta Clarkson (ECAC) —
21 New Jersey Tim Clifton Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-02-23 Farmingdale, New Jersey Shreveport (NAHL) —
22 New York (state) Conner Hutchison Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-06-02 Hicksville, New York Tri-City (USHL) —
23 Alberta Braeden Tuck Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-04-15 Calgary, Alberta Trail (BCHL) —
24 Georgia (U.S. state) Austin Magera Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-19 Suwanee, Georgia Lincoln (USHL) —
26 Massachusetts Neil Shea Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-07-29 Marshfield, Massachusetts Northeastern (HEA) —
27 Massachusetts Patrick Dawson Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-14 Medway, Massachusetts Odessa (NAHL) —
28 California Rourke Russell Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1998-02-25 Long Beach, California Miami (NCHC) —
29 New Jersey Todd Goehring Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-08 Wayside, New Jersey Chicago (USHL) —
30 Minnesota Josh Benson Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-04 Stillwater, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL) —
31 New Jersey Justin Robbins Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-03-10 Alpine, New Jersey Arizona State (NCAA) —
33 Alberta Luke Lush Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-15 Sherwood Park, Alberta Drayton Valley (AJHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International † 26 17 7 2 1 2 0 54 97 61 33 18 12 3 108 82
Canisius 26 13 11 2 2 1 1 43 76 67 33 16 14 3 97 92
Army 26 12 11 3 0 1 2 42 75 68 33 14 15 4 92 92
RIT 26 12 10 4 1 3 3 41 69 82 34 16 14 4 84 107
Sacred Heart 26 11 12 3 0 1 3 40 72 70 34 14 16 4 91 95
Air Force 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 76 80 32 13 16 3 87 111
Mercyhurst 26 10 12 4 0 1 1 36 75 79 34 12 18 4 101 120
Niagara 26 10 13 3 2 2 1 34 70 79 34 11 20 3 79 115
Bentley 26 10 14 2 1 2 1 34 70 78 32 12 18 2 83 103
Holy Cross 26 10 14 2 3 0 0 29 56 72 35 12 21 2 75 104
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 4:05 PM at Connecticut* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Benson L 3–6  2,417 0–1–0
October 9 7:00 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Robbins L 2–4  1,152 0–2–0
October 15 7:30 PM at #12 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Robbins W 3–2  3,158 1–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM at #12 Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Robbins L 1–4  3,201 1–3–0
October 22 7:30 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Robbins W 1–0  4,142 2–3–0
October 23 5:00 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Robbins T 3–3 OT 3,136 2–3–1
October 29 5:35 PM vs. Niagara Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Robbins L 1–6  413 2–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 30 1:05 PM vs. Niagara Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Robbins W 3–1  353 3–4–1 (1–1–0)
November 5 7:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Robbins T 3–3 SOW 889 3–4–2 (1–1–1)
November 6 4:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Robbins T 3–3 SOW 697 3–4–3 (1–1–2)
November 19 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Robbins L 2–3  1,925 3–5–3 (1–2–2)
November 20 7:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Benson W 3–1  1,390 4–5–3 (2–2–2)
November 22 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Benson W 4–2  1,350 5–5–3 (3–2–2)
November 23 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Robbins W 3–1  1,207 6–5–3 (4–2–2)
December 2 7:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Benson L 1–4  1,068 6–6–3 (4–3–2)
January 7 7:00 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Benson L 4–5 OT 537 6–7–3 (4–4–2)
January 8 5:00 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Lush W 2–1  538 7–7–3 (5–4–2)
January 11 4:00 PM vs. RIT Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Lush L 2–3  179 7–8–3 (5–5–2)
January 14 7:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Robbins W 5–1  689 8–8–3 (6–5–2)
January 15 5:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Lush L 3–4  874 8–9–3 (6–6–2)
January 18 6:05 PM vs. Army Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Robbins W 4–2  313 9–9–3 (7–6–2)
January 21 6:05 PM vs. American International Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Robbins L 2–4  243 9–10–3 (7–7–2)
January 22 1:05 PM vs. American International Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Lush L 1–3  253 9–11–3 (7–8–2)
Connecticut Ice
January 29 7:00 PM vs. #2 Quinnipiac* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) SNY Robbins L 2–3 OT 0 9–12–3
January 30 1:00 PM vs. Yale* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice consolation game) SNY Benson W 4–3 OT 0 10–12–3
February 1 2:00 PM vs. RIT Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Benson L 1–5  0 10–13–3 (7–9–2)
February 4 7:00 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Robbins L 0–1  197 10–14–3 (7–10–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Robbins W 4–1  798 11–14–3 (8–10–2)
February 10 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Robbins W 5–3  231 12–14–3 (9–10–2)
February 11 6:05 PM vs. Bentley Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Robbins W 3–1  341 13–14–3 (10–10–2)
February 18 7:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Robbins L 1–3  585 13–15–3 (10–11–2)
February 19 7:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Robbins L 1–3  803 13–16–3 (10–12–2)
February 25 6:05 PM vs. Army Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Benson W 5–2  853 14–16–3 (11–12–2)
February 26 4:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Benson T 6–6 SOW 1,814 14–16–4 (11–12–3)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 11   at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)         
March 12   at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)         
March 13   at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 3)      if needed   
*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. ^ "2020–21 Sacred Heart Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart 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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