2021–22 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season

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2021–22 Union Dutchmen
men's ice hockey season
Union Dutchmen.svg
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceAchilles Center
Record
Overall12–17–4
Conference9–11–2
Home6–6–2
Road5–11–1
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachRick Bennett (resigned)
(interim)
Assistant Coaches
Captain(s)Josh Kosack
Alternate captain(s)Dylan Anhorn
Gabriel Seger
Union Dutchmen men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season was the 81st season of play for the program and the 30th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Dutchmen represented Union College and played their home games at Achilles Center, and were coached by Rick Bennett, in his 10th season.

Season[]

On January 19, the Union administration received an allegation regarding the conduct of head coach Rick Bennett. He was placed on paid administrative leave the following day when an investigation began and assistant coach took over day-to-day responsibilities.[1] Nine days later, after the investigation confirmed the allegation about 'coaching style and practices', Bennett resigned from his position.[2] At the same time, Ronan was confirmed as the interim head coach and would remain in that position until at least the end of the season.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Drew Blackmun Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Taylor Brierly Defenseman  United States Transferred to (Wilkes)
Sean Harrison Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Cullen Ferguson Defenseman  Canada 20 Binbrook, ON
Collin Graf Forward  United States 19 Lincoln, MA
Michael Hodge Forward  Canada 21 Calgary, AB
Connor Murphy Goaltender  United States 23 Hudson Falls, NY; transfer from (Northeastern)
Josh Phillips Defenseman  United States 20 Getzville, NY
Tom Richter Forward  United States 21 Greenwich, CT
Andrew Seaman Forward  United States 21 Winnetka, IL
Joe Sharib Goaltender  United States 20 Natick, MA
Caden Villegas Forward  United States 20 Plano, TX

Roster[]

As of September 25, 2021.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 California Garrett Nieto Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1998-05-15 Yorba Linda, California Janesville (NAHL) —
2 New York (state) Josh Phillips Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-05-24 Getzville, New York Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
4 Alberta Dylan Anhorn (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-01-21 Calgary, Alberta Prince George (BCHL) —
5 New Jersey Nic Petruolo Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-29 Neshanic Station, New Jersey Green Bay (USHL) —
6 Ontario Cullen Ferguson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-16 Binbrook, Ontario Aberdeen (NAHL) —
7 Texas Brandon Estes Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-13 Richardson, Texas Youngstown (USHL) —
8 Minnesota Chaz Smedsrud Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-06-04 Luverne, Minnesota Madison (USHL) —
9 Russia Gleb Murtazin Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-10-26 Penza, Russia Amarillo (NAHL) —
10 New York (state) Ryan Sidorski Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-02 Williamsville, New York Buffalo (OJHL) —
11 Sweden Gabriel Seger (A) Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-11-15 Uppsala, Sweden Amarillo (NAHL) —
12 Florida Fletcher Fineman Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-02-17 Lake Worth, Florida Springfield (NAHL) —
13 Minnesota Tyler Watkins Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-12-19 Hermantown, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
14 Illinois Andrew Seaman Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-21 Winnetka, Illinois Prince George (BCHL) —
15 Connecticut Thomas Richter Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-06 Greenwich, Connecticut Penticton (BCHL) —
16 Minnesota Christian Sanda Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-13 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Coquitlam (BCHL) —
17 Rhode Island Matt Allen Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-14 Smithfield, Rhode Island Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
18 Finland Ville Immonen Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-18 Seinäjoki, Finland Minot (NAHL) —
19 Ontario Liam Robertson Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-14 Courtice, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
20 Massachusetts Collin Graf Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-09-21 Lincoln, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
21 Massachusetts Michael Ryan Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-01-19 Marion, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL) —
22 Minnesota Bram Scheerer Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-03 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
23 Michigan Trevor Adams Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-19 Muskegon, Michigan Chilliwack (BCHL) —
24 Florida Alex Cohen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-15 Boca Raton, Florida Northeast (NAHL) —
25 Texas Owen Farris Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2000-06-08 Dallas, Texas MUskegon (USHL) —
26 British Columbia Nathan Kelly Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-22 South Delta, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
27 Ontario Josh Kosack (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-25 Oakville, Ontario Green Bay (USHL) —
28 Texas Caden Villegas Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-02-19 Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL) —
29 Alberta Michael Hodge Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2000-05-30 Calgary, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
31 New York (state) Connor Murphy Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-09-01 Hudson Falls, New York Northeastern (HEA) —
33 British Columbia Merek Pipes Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-12 Cobble Hill, British Columbia Swan Valley (MJHL) —
35 Massachusetts Joe Sharib Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-08-16 Natick, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC) —

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 vs. Rensselaer* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Exhibition)     L 2–5  0
Regular Season
October 8 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Murphy L 1–4  3,409 0–1–0
October 9 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Murphy L 2–3  3,273 0–2–0
October 15 7:00 PM vs. Colorado College* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy W 2–1  1,435 1–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM vs. Colorado College* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy T 3–3  0 1–2–1
October 22 7:00 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Murphy L 4–7  1,109 1–3–1
October 23 7:00 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Murphy L 2–5  965 1–4–1
October 29 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy L 2–4  1,738 1–5–1 (0–1–0)
October 30 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Murphy L 0–3  693 1–6–1 (0��2–0)
November 5 7:00 PM vs. Clarkson Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy W 4–3 OT 1,691 2–6–1 (1–2–0)
November 6 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Nieto T 2–2 SOL 1,594 2–6–2 (1–2–1)
November 12 7:00 PM at #13 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Murphy L 1–4  2,411 2–7–2 (1–3–1)
November 13 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Murphy W 2–0  528 3–7–2 (2–3–1)
November 27 4:00 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Murphy W 3–2  1,746 4–7–2
December 3 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy W 1–0 OT 1,250 5–7–2 (3–3–1)
December 4 7:00 PM vs. #4 Quinnipiac Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy L 0–4  1,723 5–8–2 (3–4–1)
December 10 7:30 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Murphy T 1–1  2,631 5–8–3
December 11 5:00 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Murphy L 3–4  3,065 5–9–3
January 8 7:00 PM at #19 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Murphy L 1–4  250 5–10–3 (3–5–1)
January 14 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Murphy W 3–2 OT 492 6–10–3 (4–5–1)
January 15 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Murphy L 2–8  2,336 6–11–3 (4–6–1)
January 21 7:00 PM vs. Brown Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy W 3–1  1,493 7–11–3 (5–6–1)
January 22 7:00 PM vs. Yale Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy L 2–3 OT 1,572 7–12–3 (5–7–1)
January 26 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Murphy W 3–2  118 8–12–3 (6–7–1)
January 29 2:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)   Murphy W 2–0  4,222 9–12–3
February 1 7:00 PM vs. Long Island* Times Union Center • Albany, New York   Murphy L 1–4  1,252 9–13–3
February 4 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Murphy L 1–2  2,939 9–14–3 (6–8–1)
February 5 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Murphy W 7–3  1,256 10–14–3 (7–8–1)
February 11 7:00 PM vs. Colgate Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy L 4–6  1,325 10–15–3 (7–9–1)
February 12 7:00 PM vs. #16 Cornell Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy L 2–5  1,721 10–16–3 (7–10–1)
February 18 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Murphy L 2–3  903 10–17–3 (7–11–1)
February 19 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Murphy T 2–2 SOL 537 10–17–4 (7–11–2)
February 25 7:00 PM vs. Harvard Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy W 5–3  1,551 11–17–4 (8–11–2)
February 26 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Murphy W 3–2 OT 1,537 12–17–4 (9–11–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM vs. Princeton* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round game 1)   Murphy W 3–2  1,473 13–17–4
March 5 7:00 PM vs. Princeton* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (First Round game 2)   Murphy W 5–1  1,435 14–17–4
Union Won Series 2–0
March 11   at #17 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)          
March 12   at #17 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)          
March 13   at #17 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal game 3)          
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [4]

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. ^ "Report: Union men's hockey coach Bennett being investigated after allegation, placed on paid administrative leave". USCHO. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Union men's hockey coach Bennett steps down after 'an allegation about his coaching style and practices that was substantiated through an investigation by the college'". USCHO. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Union 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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