2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season was the 42nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Golden Griffins represented Canisius College and were coached by Trevor Large, in his 5th season.
| 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | LECOM Harborcenter |
| Record | |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Trevor Large |
| Assistant Coaches | Daniel Paille Max Mobley |
| Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Baskerville | Forward |  United States | Graduation |
| Logan Gestro | Defenseman | United States | Graduation |
| Matt Long | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Grant Meyer | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Kevin Obssuth | Forward | United States | Left program |
| MacGregor Sinclair | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Transferred to Wisconsin–Superior |
| John Stampohar | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Wisconsin–Superior |
| Jami Virtanen | Forward |  Finland | Signed professional contract (Ässät) |
| Blake Wareham | Defenseman | United States | Graduation |
| Tucker Weppner | Goaltender | United States | Graduation |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ambrosio | Forward | Canada | 24 | Burnaby, BC; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State |
| Danny DiGrande | Forward | United States | 24 | Macomb, MI; transfer from Rensselaer |
| John Hawthorne | Goaltender | Canada | 19 | Chemainus, BC; transfer from Northern Michigan |
| Randy Hernández | Forward | United States | 22 | Miami, FL; transfer from Robert Morris |
| Keegan Langefels | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Eden Prairie, MN |
| Joey Matthews | Defenseman | United States | 24 | Columbia, IL; graduate transfer from Dartmouth |
| Alton McDermott | Forward | Canada | 20 | Oakville, ON |
| Cory Thomas | Defenseman | United States | 23 | St. Brieux, SK; graduate transfer from Vermont |
| Matthew Vermaeten | Forward | United States | 20 | Ottawa, ON |
| Jake Witkowski | Forward | United States | 24 | Melrose, MA; graduate transfer from Boston University |
Roster
As of August 23, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  |
Keegan Langefels | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-02-02 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | New Mexico (NAHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
David Melaragni | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-03-30 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Cowichan Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 8 |  |
Keaton Mastrodonato | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-09-24 | Powell River, British Columbia | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
J. D. Pogue | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-06-23 | Montreal, Quebec | Cornwall (NAHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Nick Parody | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-01-02 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 12 |  |
Jake Witkowski | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-08-26 | Melrose, Massachusetts | Boston University (HEA) | — |
| 14 |  |
Daniel DiGrande | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-08-05 | Macomb, Michigan | RPI (ECAC) | — |
| 15 |  |
Joey Matthews | Graduate | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-06-24 | Columbia, Illinois | Dartmouth (ECAC) | — |
| 20 |  |
Randy Hernandez | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-12 | Miami, Florida | Robert Morris (AHA) | — |
| 23 |  |
Cooper Haar | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-04-26 | Huntington Beach, California | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Jackson Decker | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-03-19 | Algonquin, Illinois | Chippewa (NAHL) | — |
| 25 |  |
Matthew Vermaeten | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-01-04 | Ottawa, Ontario | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Ryan Miotto | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-07-11 | Thorold, Ontario | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Lee Lapid | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-01-11 | Thornhill, Ontario | Toronto Patriots (OJHL) | — |
| 29 | |
John Hawthorne | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-09-02 | Chemainus, British Columbia | Northern Michigan (WCHA) | — |
| 30 |  |
Jacob Barczewski | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-01-07 | O'Fallon, Missouri | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 33 |  |
Matt Ladd | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-07-11 | Getzville, New York | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 37 |  |
Cory Thomas | Graduate | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1998-03-19 | St. Brieux, Saskatchewan | Vermont (HEA) | — |
| 40 |  |
Niclas Puikkonen | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1999-01-23 | Stockholm, Sweden | Amarillo (AJHL) | — |
| 44 |  |
Connor Zilisch | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1999-08-07 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Topeka (NAHL) | — |
| 53 | |
Lincoln Erne | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-09-26 | Blaine, Minnesota | Minot (NAHL) | — |
| 58 | |
Derek Hamelin | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-01-21 | Mercier, Quebec | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 71 | |
Alex Ambrosio | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-03-12 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Lake Superior State (WCHA) | — |
| 72 |  |
Max Kouznetsov | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-12-06 | Voorhees, New Jersey | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 77 | |
Jack Lyons | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-07-04 | Mississauga, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — |
| 81 | |
Mitchell Martan | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-30 | Whitby, Ontario | Wellington (OJHL) | — |
| 83 | |
Austin Alger | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-09-23 | Livonia, Michigan | Miami (NCHC) | — |
| 89 | |
Simon Gravel | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-10 | Boucherville, Quebec | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 91 | |
Alton McDermott | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-06-04 | Oakville, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — |
| 94 | |
Hudson Lambert | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-08-17 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Brampton (OJHL) | — |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 8 | 7:00 PM | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Barczewski | W 4–1 | 5,996 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 9 | 1:00 PM | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Ladd | L 2–5 | 6,020 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 15 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Barczewski | L 3–7 | 370 | 1–2–0 | ||||
| October 16 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Barczewski | W 3–2 OT | 304 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Hawthorne | T 4–4 OT | 2,030 | 2–2–1 | ||||
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. Ferris State* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 6–4 | 569 | 3–2–1 | ||||
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. Ferris State* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | L 2–4 | 523 | 3–3–1 | ||||
| November 5 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Barczewski | L 1–2 | 1,262 | 3–4–1 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 6 | 4:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Barczewski | W 6–3 | 1,253 | 4–4–1 (1–1–0) | ||||
| November 12 | 7:05 PM | vs. RIT | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 5–2 | 537 | 5–4–1 (2–1–0) | ||||
| November 13 | 7:05 PM | vs. RIT | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 4–1 | 582 | 6–4–1 (3–1–0) | ||||
| November 19 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Barczewski | W 6–1 | 747 | 7–4–1 (4–1–0) | ||||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | vs. Mercyhurst | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | L 2–5 | 502 | 7–5–1 (4–2–0) | ||||
| November 26 | 1:00 PM | vs. American International | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 6–5 | 552 | 8–5–1 (5–2–0) | ||||
| November 27 | 1:00 PM | vs. American International | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | L 2–3 | 609 | 8–6–1 (5–3–0) | ||||
| December 3 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Barczewski | L 2–5 | 1,652 | 8–7–1 (5–4–0) | ||||
| December 4 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Hawthorne | T 3–3 | 1,565 | 8–7–2 (5–4–1) | ||||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Barczewski | W 4–0 | 1,072 | 9–7–2 (6–4–1) | ||||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Hawthorne | L 2–3 OT | 852 | 9–8–2 (6–5–1) | ||||
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | ||||||||
| January 7 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | ||||||||
| January 8 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | ||||||||
| January 14 | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| January 15 | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| January 21 | vs. Bentley | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| January 22 | vs. Bentley | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 4 | vs. Air Force | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 5 | vs. Air Force | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 11 | vs. Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 12 | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | |||||||||
| February 18 | vs. Sacred Heart | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 19 | vs. Sacred Heart | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 25 | vs. Mercyhurst | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 26 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
References
- "2020–21 Ice Hockey Roster". Canisius College. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- "Canisius Golden Griffins (Men) 2021-2022 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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