2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Vermont Catamounts
men's ice hockey season
Vermont Athletics wordmark.png
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Record
Overall6–23–2
Conference4–15–2
Home3–13–0
Road3–10–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachTodd Woodcroft
Assistant Coaches

Captain(s)Andrew Lucas
Alternate captain(s)Jacques Bouquot
William Lemay
Carter Long
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 59th season of play for the program, the 49th at the Division I level, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Todd Woodcroft, in his 2nd season.

Season[]

During the winter break, Dovar Tinling left the team and signed with the Des Moines Buccaneers.[1] Because it was a junior club, Tinling remained eligible for Division I college hockey.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Matt Beck Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Simon Boyko Forward  Canada Transferred to Aurora
Mickey Burns Forward  United States Transferred to Mercyhurst
Ace Cowans Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Kalix UHC)
Vladislav Dzhioshvili Forward  Russia Graduation (signed with HK 36 Skalica)
Alex Esposito Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Providence
Christian Evers Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Owen Grant Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Conner Hutchison Defenseman  United States Transferred to Sacred Heart
Jordan Kaplan Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Utica Comets)
Bryce Misley Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Iowa Wild)
Tristan Mullin Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Whim Stålberg Forward  Sweden Transferred to Plymouth State
Cory Thomas Defenseman  Canada Graduate transfer to Canisius

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Cory Babichuk Defenseman  Canada 23 Edmonton, AB; transfer from Rensselaer
Andrei Buyalsky Forward  Kazakhstan 21 Karaganda, KAZ; selected 92nd overall in 2021
Cole Hudson Goaltender  United States 21 Tonawanda, NY
Simon Jellúš Forward  Slovakia 20 Ilava, SVK
Philip Lagunov Forward  Canada 22 Hamilton, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Joe Leahy Defenseman  Canada 24 Waterloo, ON; transfer from Cornell
Joel Määttä Forward  Finland 19 Helsinki, FIN
Luke Mountain Forward  United States 21 Woodbury, MN
Luca Münzenberger Defenseman  Germany 18 Düsseldorf, GER; selected 90th overall in 2021
Porter Schachle Forward  United States 20 Wasilla, AK
Timofei Spitserov Forward  Russia 19 St. Petersburg, RUS
Robbie Stucker Defenseman  United States 23 Saint Paul, MN; transfer from Minnesota; selected 210th overall in 2017
Jesper Tarkiainen Forward  Finland 20 Naperville, IL
Isak Walther Forward  Sweden 20 Södertälje, SWE; selected 179th overall in 2019

Roster[]

As of September 28, 2021.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New Jersey Tyler Harmon Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-10-17 Ramsey, New Jersey Jersey (USPHL) —
2 Virginia Carter Long (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-02-13 Yorktown, Virginia Lincoln (USHL) —
3 New Jersey Andrew Petrillo Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-12 Pompton Plains, New Jersey Central Illinois (USHL) —
4 Quebec William Lemay (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-28 Marieville, Quebec Brooks (AJHL) —
5 Ontario Joe Leahy Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-04-29 Waterloo, Ontario Cornell (ECAC) —
6 Virginia Andrew Lucas (C) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-02-05 Alexandria, Virginia Brooks (AJHL) —
7 Minnesota Robbie Stucker Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-30 St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) CBJ, 210th overall 2017
9 Finland Joel Määttä Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-07-06 Helsinki, Finland Sioux City (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Luke Mountain Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-02-25 Woodbury, Minnesota Maryland (NAHL) —
11 Alaska Porter Schachle Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-22 Wasilla, Alaska Danbury (NAHL) —
12 Ontario Nic Hamre Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-04-25 Cumberland, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
13 Ontario Philip Lagunov Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-22 Hamilton, Ontario UMass (HEA) —
14 Kazakhstan Andrei Buyalsky Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2000-08-18 Karaganda, Kazakhstan Dubuque (USHL) COL, 92nd overall 2021
15 Germany Luca Münzenberger Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-24 Düsseldorf, Germany Kölner U20 (DNL) EDM, 90th overall 2021
16 Alberta Will Zapernick Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-16 Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) —
17 Connecticut Jacques Bouquot (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-10 South Windsor, Connecticut Chilliwack (BCHL) —
18 Quebec Azzaro Tinling Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-12-20 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL) —
19 Slovakia Simon Jellúš Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-01-18 Ilava, Slovakia Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell) —
20 Illinois Jesper Tarkiainen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-10-02 Naperville, Illinois Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) —
22 Sweden Isak Walther Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-08-02 Södertälje, Sweden Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell) NSH, 179th overall 2019
23 Ontario Noah Jordan Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-03-08 Toronto, Ontario Miami (NCHC) —
24 New York (state) Brian Kelly Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 808 lb (367 kg) 1997-12-24 Purchase, New York Connecticut (USPHL) —
26 Latvia Ray Vītoliņš Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-01-12 Ogre, Latvia Sioux Falls (USHL) —
27 British Columbia Cody Schiavon Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-01 West Kelowna, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
29 Alberta Dallas Comeau Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-19 Calgary, Alberta Grande Prairie (AJHL) —
30 New York (state) Cole Hudson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-13 Tonawanda, New York Shreveport (NAHL) —
32 Alberta Cory Babichuk Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-09-28 Edmonton, Alberta RPI (ECAC) —
34 Russia Timofei Spitserov Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-03-26 St. Petersburg, Russia Culver (Midget AAA) SJS, 210th overall 2020
35 Ontario Gabe Carriere Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-05 Ottawa, Ontario Waterloo (USHL) —

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
#10 Northeastern dagger 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 36 24 11 1 94 60
#11 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 33 19 12 2 105 80
#13 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 32 20 9 3 92 66
#19 Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 33 18 15 0 101 85
#18 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
Exhibition
October 2 7:35 PM vs. Mercyhurst* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Exhibition)     W 4–2  0
Regular Season
October 8 7:00 PM vs. Colgate* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 3–5  2,705 0–1–0
October 9 7:00 PM vs. Colgate* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 1–2  2,728 0–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM vs. #8 Quinnipiac* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 0–2  3,037 0–3–0
October 23 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 1–2  2,882 0–4–0
October 29 7:05 PM vs. #9 Boston College Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere W 5–4 OT 2,770 1–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 7:05 PM vs. #9 Boston College Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 2–3  2,928 1–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN Harmon L 1–2  3,537 1–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Carriere T 3–3 SOW 3,606 1–6–1 (1–2–1)
November 19 7:35 PM vs. #12 Providence Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 3–4  2,421 1–7–1 (1–3–1)
November 20 7:05 PM vs. #12 Providence Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 0–2  2,421 1–8–1 (1–4–1)
November 24 7:00 PM at Yale* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Carriere L 2–4  1,100 1–9–1
November 28 4:00 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire NESN+ Carriere W 3–2  1,551 2–9–1
December 3 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN+ Carriere W 1–0  3,059 3–9–1 (2–4–1)
December 4 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Carriere T 1–1 SOW 3,435 3–9–2 (2–4–2)
December 10 7:05 PM vs. #15 Massachusetts Lowell Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 0–3  2,796 3–10–2 (2–5–2)
December 11 7:05 PM vs. #15 Massachusetts Lowell Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 1–2  2,862 3–11–2 (2–6–2)
December 30 2:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Carriere L 2–3  2,195 3–12–2
January 4 7:05 PM at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Harmon L 3–4  483 3–13–2
January 18 5:30 PM at #12 Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 0–4  2,307 3–14–2 (2–7–2)
January 21 7:00 PM at Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Carriere W 2–1 OT 3,191 4–14–2 (3–7–2)
January 22 4:00 PM at Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Carriere L 0–4  3,294 4–15–2 (3–8–2)
January 28 7:05 PM vs. Alaska* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere W 2–0  2,810 5–15–2
January 29 7:05 PM vs. Alaska* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 0–3  2,827 5–16–2
February 4 7:00 PM at #16 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Carriere L 4–5  1,339 5–17–2 (3–9–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at #17 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Harmon L 1–4  2,834 5–18–2 (3–10–2)
February 11 7:00 PM vs. New Hampshire Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon W 3–0  2,672 6–18–2 (4–10–2)
February 13 1:00 PM vs. Merrimack Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon L 1–4  2,158 6–19–2 (4–11–2)
February 18 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Carriere L 2–3  1,873 6–20–2 (4–12–2)
February 19 7:30 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Carriere L 2–3  1,689 6–21–2 (4–13–2)
February 25 7:00 PM vs. #10 Massachusetts Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 1–5  2,304 6–22–2 (4–14–2)
February 26 7:00 PM vs. #10 Massachusetts Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Carriere L 2–8  2,380 6–23–2 (4–15–2)
March 1 5:30 PM at #13 Northeastern Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Harmon W 1–0  2,295 7–23–2 (5–15–2)
March 4 7:05 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Harmon W 5–3  3,157 8–23–2 (6–15–2)
March 5 3:05 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Carriere L 0–4  3,182 8–24–2 (6–16–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 10 7:00 PM at #20 Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Opening Round) NESN Carriere L 1–2  1,095 8–25–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [3]

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. ^ "Tinling leaves Vermont after 26 career games with Catamounts, signs with USHL's Buccaneers". USCHO.com. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletixs. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Vermont 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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