2021–22 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey season is the 19th season of play for Atlantic Hockey and will take place during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season is set to begin on October 2, 2021 and conclude on February 26 2022.[1] The conference tournament is scheduled to begin in early March, 2022.
| 2021–22 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Conference | Atlantic Hockey |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | men's ice hockey |
| Duration | October 2, 2021– February 26, 2022 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Realignment
On May 26, 2021, Robert Morris University announced that it would be ending both its men and women's varsity hockey programs effective immediately.[2] Fundraising efforts to save both program began immediately. While more than $1 million was secured in less than 3 months, by mid-August the school decided that the donations were insufficient to guarantee the program for the 2021–22 season and the team would look to return for the 2022–23 campaign.[3]
Due to the dissolution of the WCHA, Alabama–Huntsville submitted a bid to join Atlantic Hockey. The 10 existing conference members mulled over admitting UAH, Long Island (an Independent who had been in a scheduling alliance with Atlantic Hockey in 2021), and an unnamed third team that had expressed interest in joining the conference. The member teams ultimately decided against expansion for the 2021–22 season by a unanimous vote.[4]
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| RIT | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 32 | ||
| Mercyhurst | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 30 | ||
| Niagara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 30 | ||
| Sacred Heart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 30 | ||
| American International | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 29 | ||
| Bentley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 33 | ||
| Army | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 23 | ||
| Holy Cross | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 37 | ||
| Canisius | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 30 | ||
| Air Force | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 38 | ||
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 9, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches
Bill Riga replaced David Berard as head coach for Holy Cross during the offseason.[5]
Wayne Wilson enters the season needing 9 wins to reach 400 wins.[6]
Records
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Atlantic Hockey record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Frank Serratore | 25 | 410–378–93 | 211–129–64 |
| American International | Eric Lang | 6 | 82–73–14 | 68–43–13 |
| Army | Brian Riley | 18 | 204–300–82 | 167–212–76 |
| Bentley | Ryan Soderquist | 20 | 252–336–81 | 191–206–72 |
| Canisius | Trevor Large | 5 | 52–62–13 | 42–44–10 |
| Holy Cross | Bill Riga | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Mercyhurst | Rick Gotkin | 34 | 572–459–96 | 234–186–56 |
| Niagara | Jason Lammers | 5 | 47–71–15 | 36–48–15 |
| RIT Tigers | Wayne Wilson | 23 | 391–274–73 | 216–136–49 |
| Sacred Heart | C. J. Marottolo | 13 | 142–237–45 | 115–164–38 |
Ranking
USCHO
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bentley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canisius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mercyhurst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Today
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bentley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canisius | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mercyhurst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pairwise
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 14 | 46 | 28 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 53 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| American International | 14 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Army | 14 | 24 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bentley | 14 | 39 | 20 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Canisius | 14 | 16 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | 14 | 22 | 45 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mercyhurst | 14 | 49 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara | 14 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RIT | 14 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | 14 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
- "Composite Schedule". Atlantic Hockey. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- Benz, Tim. "Robert Morris hockey players mourn loss of men's and women's teams, lash out at administration". Trib Live. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- "Robert Morris hockey programs on hold until at least 2022-23 season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- "Atlantic Hockey votes no on expansion". UAH Chargers. July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- "Holy Cross names Bill Riga head men's ice hockey coach". Holy Cross Crusaders. May 4, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.