2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks
men's ice hockey season
UMass Lowell Athletics wordmark.png
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceTsongas Center
Rankings
USCHO.com#14
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		#14
Record
Overall20–9–3
Conference15–8–1
Home12–3–3
Road8–6–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachNorm Bazin
Assistant Coaches
Taylor Nelson
Captain(s)Lucas Condotta
Alternate captain(s)Jon McDonald
Reid Stefanson
UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's ice hockey season was the 55th season of play for the program, the 39th season competing at the Division I level, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The River Hawks represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell and were coached by Norm Bazin, in his 11th season.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Seth Barton Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Detroit Red Wings)
Anthony Baxter Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Rensselaer
Chase Blackmun Defenseman  United States Transferred to Notre Dame
Matt Brown Forward  United States Transferred to Boston University
Charles Levesque Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with )
Benjamin McEvoy Goaltender  United States Left program (retired)
Logan Neaton Goaltender  United States Transferred to Miami
Austin O'Rourke Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Dominick Procopio Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Huntsville Havoc)
Nolan Sawchuk Defenseman  United States Transferred to St. Thomas

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick Austin Defenseman  United States 23 St. Louis Park, MN; graduate transfer from Colgate
Gabe Blanchard Defenseman  United States 21 East Aurora, NY
Ryan Brushett Forward  Canada 23 Verdun, QC; transfer from Omaha
Owen Cole Forward  Canada 21 Dunnville, ON
Matt Crasa Forward  United States 20 New York, NY
Isac Jonsson Defenseman  Sweden 21 Ängelholm, SWE
Edvard Nordlund Goaltender  Sweden 20 Stockholm, SWE
Stefan Owens Forward  United States 21 Midlothian, VA
Theo Pištěk Forward  Czech Republic 20 Tabor, CZE

Roster[]

As of August 12, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Sweden Edvard Nordlund Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-07-12 Nacka, Sweden Danbury (NAHL) —
4 Michigan Sam Knoblauch Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-15 Rochester, Michigan Carleton Place (CCHL) —
5 Ontario Owen Cole Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-01-29 Dunnville, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
6 Sweden Isac Jonsson Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-10-08 Ängelholm, Sweden Tri-City (USHL) —
7 British Columbia Jordan Schulting Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-06 Penticton, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) —
8 Virginia Nik Armstrong-Kingkade Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-01 Alexandria, Virginia Minot (NAHL) —
9 Manitoba Reid Stefanson (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-20 Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux Falls (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Brehdan Engum Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-08-10 Burnsville, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
11 Michigan Jon McDonald (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-15 Livonia, Michigan Fargo (USHL) —
12 Minnesota Nick Austin Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-17 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Colgate (ECAC) —
13 Alberta Matt Kinash Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-15 Edmonton, Alberta Drayton Valley (AJHL) —
14 Massachusetts Ben Meehan Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-04-20 Walpole, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL) LAK, 140th overall 2020
15 Tennessee Jackson Sterrett Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-06-24 Hendersonville, Tennessee Maryland (NAHL) —
16 New York (state) Gabe Blanchard Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-15 East Aurora, New York Sioux City (USHL) —
17 Slovakia Marek Korenčík Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-19 Žilina, Slovakia Luleå J20 (J20 SuperElit) —
18 Sweden Carl Berglund Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-16 Hammarö, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL) —
19 British Columbia Josh Latta Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-08-14 West Vancouver, British Columbia Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) —
20 Oklahoma Matt Allen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-05-13 Minco, Oklahoma Amarillo (NAHL) —
21 Massachusetts Brian Chambers Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-24 Weymouth, Massachusetts Sioux Falls (USHL) —
22 Alberta Blake Wells Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-08-02 Blackie, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
23 Ontario Zach Kaiser Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-06 Orangeville, Ontario Sherwood Park (AJHL) —
24 Ontario Lucas Condotta (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997-11-06 Georgetown, Ontario Markham (OJHL) —
25 New York (state) Matt Crasa Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-04 South Setauket, New York Fargo (USHL) —
26 Sweden Andre Lee Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-07-26 Karlstad, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL) LAK, 188th overall 2019
27 Virginia Stefan Owens Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-24 Midlothian, Virginia Maine (NAHL) —
28 Massachusetts Connor Sodergren Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-09-11 Tewksbury, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL) —
29 Quebec Ryan Brushett Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-14 Montreal, Quebec Omaha (NCHC) —
31 Ontario Owen Savory Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-11 Cambridge, Ontario RPI (ECAC) —
33 Minnesota Henry Welsch Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-17 Lakeville, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL) —
34 Czech Republic Theo Pištěk Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-06-26 Tábor, Czech Republic Örebro J20 (J20 Nationell) —

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 9:05 PM at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Welsch L 3–5  790 0–1–0
October 3 6:05 PM at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Savory W 4–2  814 1–1–0
October 22 7:15 PM vs. Michigan State* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory T 2–2 OT 4,658 1–1–1
October 23 6:05 PM vs. Michigan State* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Welsch W 4–0  3,468 2–1–1
October 29 7:30 PM at #19 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Savory W 3–0  2,941 3–1–1 (1–0–0)
October 30 7:30 PM vs. #19 Boston University Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory W 2–1  4,363 4–1–1 (2–0–0)
November 3 7:15 PM vs. Long Island* #19 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Welsch T 3–3 OT 2,633 4–1–2 (2–0–0)
November 12 7:15 PM vs. #17 Northeastern #20 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN+ Savory W 2–1 OT 4,986 5–1–2 (3–0–0)
November 13 6:05 PM vs. #16 Boston College #20 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory W 4–2  5,215 6–1–2 (4–0–0)
November 20 6:05 PM vs. Connecticut #15 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Savory W 3–0  5,025 7–1–2 (5–0–0)
November 21 3:35 PM at Connecticut #15 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Savory L 1–2  3,066 7–2–2 (5–1–0)
November 27 5:00 PM vs. Maine #15 Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine   Savory W 2–0  4,176 8–2–2 (6–1–0)
December 3 7:15 PM vs. #14 Massachusetts #15 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Savory T 4–4 SOW 6,289 8–2–3 (6–1–1)
December 4 7:00 PM at #14 Massachusetts #15 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Welsch L 2–3  5,423 8–3–3 (6–2–1)
December 10 7:05 PM at Vermont #15 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Savory W 3–0  2,796 9–3–3 (7–2–1)
December 11 7;05 PM at Vermont #15 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Savory W 2–1  2,862 10–3–3 (8–2–1)
December 29 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* #15 Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Savory W 3–2  727 11–3–3
January 14 7:15 PM vs. Maine #12 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory W 5–3  4,217 12–3–3 (9–2–1)
January 15 6:05 PM vs. Maine #12 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Savory W 4–3  3,013 13–3–3 (10–2–1)
January 21 7:00 PM at Merrimack #10 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Savory L 1–3  2,471 13–4–3 (10–3–1)
January 22 6:05 PM vs. Merrimack #10 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Welsch L 2–3  5,471 13–5–3 (10–4–1)
January 28 7:35 PM at #15 Northeastern #14 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Savory W 2–1  2,722 14–5–3 (11–4–1)
January 30 1:05 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts #14 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory L 3–4  3,745 14–6–3 (11–5–1)
February 4 7:00 PM at Boston College #14 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Savory W 3–2  3,843 15–6–3 (12–5–1)
February 5 7:05 PM vs. Dartmouth* #14 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN+ Savory W 6–3  4,375 16–6–3
February 11 7:15 PM vs. #15 Northeastern #13 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory L 2–4  4,344 16–7–3 (12–6–1)
February 13 2:05 PM at New Hampshire #13 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Welsch L 0–3  3,870 16–8–3 (12–7–1)
February 18 7:15 PM vs. #19 Providence #16 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory W 3–2  4,243 17–8–3 (13–7–1)
February 19 7:00 PM at #19 Providence #16 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Savory L 2–3  2,453 17–9–3 (13–8–1)
February 25 7:15 PM vs. Long Island* #16 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory W 5–1  3,512 18–9–3
March 4 7:05 PM at New Hampshire #16 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Savory W 6–3  6,003 19–9–3 (14–8–1)
March 5 6:05 PM vs. New Hampshire #16 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Savory W 1–0  6,234 20–9–3 (15–8–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 12 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack* #14 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal)          
*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 19 20 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 10 14 14 13 16 16 - - - -
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 15 14 12 12 9 14 15 13 NR NR - - - -

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References[]

  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "UMass Lowell 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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