2021–22 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

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2021–22 UMass Minutemen
men's ice hockey season
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceMullins Center
Rankings
USCHO.com#12
USA Today#12
Record
Overall19–12–2
Conference14–8–2
Home10–8–0
Road9–4–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachGreg Carvel
Assistant CoachesJared DeMichiel

Captain(s)Bobby Trivigno
Alternate captain(s)Colin Felix
Matthew Kessel
UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season will be the 90th season of play for the program. They will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 28th season in the Hockey East conference. The Minutemen will be coached by Greg Carvel, in his sixth season, and play their home games at Mullins Center.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Gianfranco Cassaro Defenseman  Canada Transferred to RIT
Oliver Chau Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Marc Del Gaizo Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Nashville Predators)
Jake Gaudet Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Carson Gicewicz Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Rockford IceHogs)
Zac Jones Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (New York Rangers)
Philip Lagunov Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Vermont
Filip Lindberg Goaltender  Finland Signed professional contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
George Mika Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Zac Steigmeyer Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Kolby Vegara Defenseman  United States Left Program (retired)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Matt Baker Forward  Canada 24 Midhurst, ON; graduate transfer from Dartmouth
Eric DeDobbelaer Forward  Canada 21 Brantford, ON
Slava Demin Defenseman  United States 21 Cypress, CA; transfer from Denver; Selected 99th overall in 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Cam Donaldson Forward  United States 23 Pittsboro, NC; graduate transfer from Cornell
Ryan Lautenbach Forward  United States 21 Brighton, MI
Taylor Makar Forward  Canada 20 Calgary, AB; Selected 220th overall in 2021 NHL Entry Draft
Lucas Mercuri Forward  Canada 19 Montreal, QC; Selected 159th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Scott Morrow Defenseman  United States 18 Darien, CT; Selected 40th overall in 2021 NHL Entry Draft
Luke Pavicich Goaltender  United States 19 Clarence Center, NY
Ryan Ufko Defenseman  United States 18 Smithtown, NY; Selected 115th overall in 2021 NHL Entry Draft

Roster[]

As of August 12, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Luke Pavicich Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-03-21 Clarence Center, New York Kenai River (NAHL) —
3 Missouri Ty Farmer Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-06 O'Fallon, Missouri Fargo (USHL) —
4 Michigan Matthew Kessel (A) Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-06-23 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) STL, 150th overall 2020
5 Massachusetts Linden Alger Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-09 Centerville, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
6 New York (state) Ryan Ufko Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-05-07 Smithtown, New York Chicago (USHL) NSH, 115th overall 2021
7 Michigan Cal Kiefiuk Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-28 Macomb, Michigan Central Illinois (USHL) —
8 New York (state) Bobby Trivigno (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-19 Setauket, New York Waterloo (USHL) —
9 North Carolina Cam Donaldson Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-07-14 Pittsboro, North Carolina Cornell (ECAC) —
10 Illinois Josh Lopina Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-16 Minooka, Illinois Lincoln (USHL) ANA, 98th overall 2021
11 Quebec Lucas Mercuri Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-03-07 Montreal, Quebec Des Moines (USHL) CAR, 159th overall 2020
12 Minnesota Garrett Wait Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-13 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) —
13 Michigan Reed Lebster Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-04 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
14 Michigan Ryan Lautenbach Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-27 Brighton, Michigan Omaha (USHL) —
15 Michigan Oliver MacDonald Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-07 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Fargo (USHL) —
17 California Slava Demin Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-04-04 Cypress, California Denver (NCHC) VGK, 99th overall 2018
18 Alberta Taylor Makar Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-13 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
19 Michigan Ryan Sullivan Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-07 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) —
20 Ontario Matt Baker Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-02-21 Barrie, Ontario Dartmouth (ECAC) —
22 Massachusetts Jerry Harding Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-03-22 Canton, Massachusetts Providence (HEA) —
23 Connecticut Scott Morrow Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-11-01 Darien, Connecticut Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) CAR, 40th overall 2021
25 New York (state) Aaron Bohlinger Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-08-25 Walden, New York Waterloo (USHL) —
26 New Jersey Colin Felix (A) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-01-07 Ocean City, New Jersey Madison (USHL) —
27 New Jersey Anthony Del Gaizo Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-31 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Muskegon (USHL) —
28 Ontario Eric Faith Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-18 Carp, Ontario Brockville (CCHL) —
29 Ontario Eric DeDobbelaer Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-15 Brantford, Ontario Brantford (OJHL) —
31 Alberta Matt Murray Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-02 St. Albert, Alberta Fargo (USHL) —
32 New York (state) Henry Graham Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-25 Manhattan, New York P. A. L. (NCDC) —

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 7:30 PM vs. #5 Minnesota State* #1 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray L 0–2  8,412 0–1–0
October 3 4:00 PM vs. #5 Minnesota State* #1 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray L 3–6  3,808 0–2–0
October 15 7:05 PM at American International* #9 MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Murray W 5–1  1,306 1–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM vs. American International* #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 4–2  4,664 2–2–0
October 23 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth* #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)     L 2–3   
October 29 7:00 PM at Merrimack #12 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray W 5–4 OT 3,477 3–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 2–1  2,083 4–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 5 7:00 PM vs. #7 Providence #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Murray W 1–0  4,485 5–2–0 (3–0–0)
November 6 7:00 PM vs. #7 Providence #12 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ Murray W 5–1  3,169 6–2–0 (4–0–0)
November 12 7:30 PM at Boston University #8 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Murray T 2–2 SOW 4,149 6–2–1 (4–0–1)
November 13 7:00 PM vs. Boston University #8 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Murray L 3–4 OT 5,741 6–3–1 (4–1–1)
November 19 7:00 PM vs. New Hampshire #8 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN Murray W 3–0  4,363 7–3–1 (5–1–1)
November 20 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #8 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Murray L 1–2 OT 4,316 7–4–1 (5–2–1)
December 3 7:15 PM at #15 Massachusetts Lowell #14 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Murray T 4–4 SOL 6,289 7–4–2 (5–2–2)
December 4 7:00 PM vs. #15 Massachusetts Lowell #14 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 3–2  5,423 8–4–2 (6–2–2)
December 9 7:00 PM at Merrimack #12 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Murray W 3–2  2,122 9–4–2 (7–2–2)
January 3 6:00 PM at Merrimack* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 4–3 OT 529 10–4–2
January 8 5:00 PM at #6 Michigan* #10 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN Murray L 1–4  5,800 10–5–2
January 9 4:00 PM at #6 Michigan* #10 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan ESPNU Murray L 2–4  5,800 10–6–2
January 21 7:00 PM vs. #12 Northeastern #14 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Murray W 3–2  3,542 11–6–2 (8–2–2)
January 22 7:30 PM at #12 Northeastern #14 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray W 6–0  0 12–6–2 (9–2–2)
January 25 7:00 PM vs. Boston University #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Pavicich L 4–6  6,269 12–7–2 (9–3–2)
January 28 7:00 PM vs. #17 Providence #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray L 1–2  4,493 12–8–2 (9–4–2)
January 30 1:05 PM at #14 Massachusetts Lowell #9 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Murray W 4–3  3,745 13–8–2 (10–4–2)
February 4 7:00 PM vs. Long Island* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 6–3  3,274 14–8–2
February 5 7:00 PM vs. Long Island* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Pavicich W 3–1  3,410 15–8–2
February 11 7:00 PM vs. Maine #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray L 2–3 OT 3,294 15–9–2 (10–5–2)
February 12 7:00 PM vs. Maine #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Murray W 4–2  3,434 16–9–2 (11–5–2)
February 18 7:05 PM at #20 Connecticut #10 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Murray W 2–1  4,358 17–9–2 (12–5–2)
February 19 7:00 PM vs. #20 Connecticut #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray L 2–4  5,036 17–10–2 (12–6–2)
February 25 7:00 PM at Vermont #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Murray W 5–1  2,304 18–10–2 (13–6–2)
February 26 7:00 PM at Vermont #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Murray W 8–2  2,380 19–10–2 (14–6–2)
March 4 7:00 PM at Boston College #9 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Murray L 1–2  5,524 19–11–2 (14–7–2)
March 5 4:30 PM vs. Boston College #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray L 3–4  5,736 19–12–2 (14–8–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 12 7:00 PM vs. #20 Providence* #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, 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[3] 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 1 7 9 9 12 12 8 8 13 14 12 12 10 14 14 9 10 9 10 10
USA Today 1 6 9 9 10 12 9 8 13 14 12 12 9 14 12 8 9 9 9 10

References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Roster". UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts 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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