2021–22 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 35th season of play for the program, the 23rd at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin, in his 34th season.
| 2021–22 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Mercyhurst Ice Center |
| Record | |
| Overall | 3–5–4 |
| Conference | 3–3–4 |
| Home | 1–1–3 |
| Road | 2–4–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Rick Gotkin |
| Assistant Coaches | Greg Gardner Matt Nicholson Ryan Zapolski |
| Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khristian Acosta | Forward |  United States | Transferred to Utica |
| Justin Cmunt | Forward | United States | Left Program |
| Jac Lymn | Goaltender | United States | Left Program |
| Devon Mussio | Defenseman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Left Program |
| Ashton Stockie | Forward | Canada | Signed Professional Contract (HCB Ticino Rockets) |
| Carver Watson | Defenseman | United States | Left Program |
| Quinn Wichers | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Beaune | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Livonia, MI |
| Mickey Burns | Forward | United States | 21 | Wayne, NJ; transfer from Vermont |
| Pierce Crawford | Forward | United States | 24 | Park Ridge, IL; graduate transfer from Notre Dame |
| Garrett Dahm | Forward | United States | 21 | Swansea, IL |
| Philip Waugh | Forward/Defenseman | United States | 21 | McLean, VA; already completed one year of classes |
Roster
As of August 23, 2021.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Matt Lenz | Sophomore | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-06-02 | Grapevine, Texas | Steinbach (MJHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Philip Waugh | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 2000-01-10 | McLean, Virginia | P. A. L. (NCDC) | — |
| 3 |  |
Jake Beaune | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-06-13 | Livonia, Michigan | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Cade Townend | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-06-17 | Carleton Place, Ontario | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Michael Bevilacqua (A) | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1997-05-07 | Hamburg, New York | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Carson Brière | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-09-23 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 7 | |
Devon Daniels | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-04-28 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 8 | |
Owen Norton | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1998-06-19 | Ancaster, Ontario | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Geoff Kitt | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-02-09 | Dryden, Ontario | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Steven Ipri | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1998-03-13 | Broadview Heights, Ohio | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 12 |  |
Austin Heidemann | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-06-27 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Paul Maust | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-06-24 | Butler, Pennsylvania | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Gueorgui Feduolov | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-12-10 | Mentor, Ohio | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Dante Spagnuolo | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1998-09-04 | Newmarket, Ontario | North York (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |  |
Wyatt Head | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-28 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Dalton Hunter | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1997-09-26 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 19 |  |
Garrett Dahm | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-29 | Belleville, Illinois | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Keanan Stewart | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-04-29 | Elmira, Ontario | Burlington (OJHL) | — |
| 21 |  |
Mickey Burns | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-04-03 | Wayne, New Jersey | Vermont (HEA) | — |
| 22 | |
Brendan Schneider | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-08-26 | Wellesley, Ontario | Merritt (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Jonathan Bendorf | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-02-26 | Yardville, New Jersey | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Marko Reifenberger | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-19 | Hastings, Minnesota | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Joseph Maziarz | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-23 | Waterloo, Ontario | North York (OJHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Pierce Crawford | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-06-23 | Park Ridge, Illinois | Notre Dame (Big Ten) | — |
| 28 |  |
Josh McDougall | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-06-19 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Nipawin (SJHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Hank Johnson | Graduate | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-01-10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Bemidji State (WCHA) | — |
| 31 |  |
Kyle McClellan | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-03-18 | Manchester, Missouri | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 34 | |
Noah Kane | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-11-27 | Buffalo, New York | Maine (NAHL) | — |
| 37 | |
Rylee St. Onge | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1998-04-22 | St. Catharines, Ontario | Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) | — |
| 38 | |
Dante Sheriff | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-04 | Brampton, Ontario | Austin (NAHL) | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 2 | 7:35 PM | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Exhibition) | L 2–4 | 0 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 8 | 8:00 PM | at #4 Minnesota* | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BSN+ | Johnson | L 4–7 | 6,372 | 0–1–0 | |||
| October 9 | 6:00 PM | at #4 Minnesota* | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BSN | McClellan | L 3–5 | 6,396 | 0–2–0 | |||
| October 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | McClellan | T 4–4 SOW | 813 | 0–2–1 (0–0–1) | ||||
| October 16 | 3:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Johnson | W 5–2 | 512 | 1–2–1 (1–0–1) | ||||
| October 24 | 5:05 PM | vs. USNTDP* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania (Exhibition) | W 7–3 | |||||||
| October 29 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Johnson | T 3–3 SOL | 2,222 | 1–2–2 (1–0–2) | ||||
| October 30 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | McClellan | L 1–3 | 1,718 | 1–3–2 (1–1–2) | ||||
| November 5 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Johnson | T 3–3 SOL | 889 | 1–3–3 (1–1–3) | ||||
| November 6 | 4:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | McClellan | T 3–3 SOL | 697 | 1–3–4 (1–1–4) | ||||
| November 12 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Johnson | W 3–2 | 435 | 2–3–4 (2–1–4) | ||||
| November 13 | 5:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | McClellan | L 4–5 OT | 302 | 2–4–4 (2–2–4) | ||||
| November 19 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Johnson | L 1–6 | 747 | 2–5–4 (2–3–4) | ||||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | McClellan | W 5–2 | 502 | 3–5–4 (3–3–4) | ||||
| November 26 | 5:00 PM | at #17 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Johnson | W 5–4 | 3,277 | 4–5–4 | ||||
| November 27 | 5:00 PM | at #17 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | McClellan | L 2–3 | 2,554 | 4–6–4 | ||||
| December 3 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Johnson | L 3–4 | 1,131 | 4–7–4 (3–4–4) | ||||
| December 4 | 5:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | McClellan | L 1–3 | 965 | 4–8–4 (3–5–4) | ||||
| December 12 | 3:05 PM | at Miami | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | McClellan | L 4–7 | 858 | 4–9–4 | ||||
| Ledyard Bank Classic | |||||||||||
| December 30 | vs. Boston College* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) | |||||||||
| December 31 | Dartmouth/New Hampshire* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank) | |||||||||
| January 4 | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | |||||||||
| January 14 | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| January 15 | 1:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||||||
| January 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Air Force | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| January 22 | 4:05 PM | vs. Air Force | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| January 28 | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | |||||||||
| January 29 | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | |||||||||
| February 4 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | ||||||||
| February 5 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | ||||||||
| February 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. RIT | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| February 12 | 7:05 PM | vs. RIT | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| February 18 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| February 19 | 3:05 PM | vs. American International | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| February 25 | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | |||||||||
| February 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | 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 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "Mercyhurst Lakers (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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