2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season

The 2021-22 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 67th season of play for the program, the 33rd at the Division I level, and the 33rd season in the Hockey East conference. The Warriors represented Merrimack College and were coached by Scott Borek, in his 4th season.

2021–22 Merrimack Warriors
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceJ. Thom Lawler Rink
Record
Overall3–5–0
Conference1–4–0
Home1–1–0
Road2–4–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachScott Borek
Assistant CoachesJosh Ciocco
Dan Jewell
Chris Cowans
Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons
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Departures
Player Position Nationality Cause
James CorcoranGoaltender United StatesLeft Program
Dominic DockeryDefenseman United StatesGraduation
Chase GresockForward United StatesTransferred to Miami
Tyler HeidtDefenseman CanadaLeft Program
Patrick HolwayDefenseman United StatesGraduation (Signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Jere HuhtamaaGoaltender FinlandSigned professional contract (TUTO Hockey)
Patrick KramerForward United StatesGraduation
Jakob LeeForward CanadaTransferred to Rensselaer
Conor LovettForward United StatesLeft Program
Jacob ModryDefenseman United StatesLeft Program
Christian SimeoneForward United StatesLeft Program

Recruiting
Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Adam ArvedsonDefenseman Sweden20Karlstad, SWE
Colby BukesDefenseman United States22Littleton, CO; transfer from Minnesota State
Matt CopponiForward United States18Mansfield, MA
Jake DurflingerForward United States23Walnut Creek, CA; graduate transfer from Denver
Christian FeltonDefenseman United States21Medina, OH; transfer from Bentley
Mark HillierForward Canada19Labrador City, NL
Steven JandricForward Canada24Prince George, BC; graduate transfer from Denver
Devlin O'BrienForward Canada19Palm Coast, FL
Hugo OllasGoaltender Sweden19Linköping, SWE; selected 197th overall in 2020
Ivan ZivlakDefenseman Sweden19Gislaved, SWE

Roster

As of August 12, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Hugo Ollas Freshman G 6' 8" (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 2002-04-24 Linköping, Sweden Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) NYR, 197th overall 2020
2 Christian Felton Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-04 Medina, Ohio Bentley (AHA) —
3 Declan Carlile Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-05-18 Hartland, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
5 Kevin Sadovski Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-06 Palm Coast, Florida Utica (NCDC) —
6 Zach Vinnell Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-03 Cochrane, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
7 Zach Uens Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-13 Belleville, Ontario Wellington (OJHL) FLA, 105th overall 2020
8 Liam Dennison Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-02-07 Manotick, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
9 Liam Walsh Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-07-14 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
10 Max Newton Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-14 Vancouver, British Columbia Alaska (WCHA) —
11 Mick Messner Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-20 Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin (Big Ten) —
12 Jordan Seyfert Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-04-03 Annville, Pennsylvania Fargo (USHL) —
13 Steven Jandric Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-08-18 Prince George, British Columbia Denver (NCHC) —
14 Jake Durflinger Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-10-06 Walnut Creek, California Denver (NCHC) —
15 Hugo Esselin Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2000-07-15 Stockholm, Sweden Djurgårdens J20 (J20 SuperElit) —
16 Regan Kimens Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-03-28 Vaughan, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL) —
17 Mac Welsher Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1999-04-24 Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
18 Ben Brar Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-19 Abbotsford, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
19 Alex Jefferies Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2001-11-08 Lunenburg, Massachusetts The Gunnery (USHS–CT) NYI, 121st overall 2020
20 Mark Hillier Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-18 Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Summerside (MHL) —
21 Matt Copponi Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2003-06-04 Mansfield, Massachusetts Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) —
22 Logan Drevitch Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1998-04-14 Middleborough, Massachusetts Boston Bandits (NCDC) —
23 Devlin O'Brien Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-04-05 Toronto, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
24 Ryan Nolan Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-07-14 Winnetka, Illinois Victoria (BCHL) —
25 Filip Karlsson-Tägtström Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-07-14 Stockholm, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL) —
26 Ivan Zivlak Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-08-08 Gislaved, Sweden Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell) —
27 Adam Arvedson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-08-30 Karlstad, Sweden Färjestad (J20 Nationell) —
28 Filip Forsmark Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1998-06-23 Skövde, Sweden Tri-City (USHL) —
29 Zachary Borgiel Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-27 Fort Gratiot, Michigan Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
30 Troy Kobryn Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-02-14 Hillsborough, New Jersey Cedar Rapids (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
#15 Massachusetts Lowell118211012528141610334426
#12 Massachusetts11722221243222159424433
#13 Northeastern117311112332191813414625
#16 Providence116500101928242114707345
#20 Boston College10532011193427168535644
Boston University13553210173033186934554
Connecticut9540100142523148604435
Merrimack10370030123038156904550
New Hampshire1137121091430177912745
Vermont10262202817241631122741
Maine11182121718341721143051
Championship:
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 13, 2021

Schedule and results
DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 PM at #11 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode IslandNESN Borgiel L 2–5  2,587 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 9 7:00 PM vs. Sacred Heart* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Borgiel W 4–2  1,152 1–1–0
October 15 7:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Ollas L 1–2 OT 917 1–2–0
October 16 4:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Borgiel W 5–3  614 2–2–0
October 22 7:00 PM at #16 Boston University J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Borgiel W 3–2  2,174 3–2–0 (1–1–0)
October 23 7:00 PM at #16 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts  Kobryn L 6–8  5,339 3–3–0 (1–2–0)
October 29 7:00 PM vs. #12 Massachusetts J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, MassachusettsNESN+ Borgiel L 4–5 OT 3,477 3–4–0 (1–3–0)
October 30 7:00 PM at #12 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Borgiel L 1–2  2,083 3–5–0 (1–4–0)
November 5 7:00 PM vs. #14 Boston College J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Borgiel L 4–1  2,314 3–6–0 (1–5–0)
November 6 4:00 PM at #14 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Ollas W 4–3  4,246 4–6–0 (2–5–0)
November 12 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  Ollas L 5–6 OT 3,007 4–7–0 (2–6–0)
November 13 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  Borgiel W 2–0  3,189 5–7–0 (3–6–0)
November 23 7:00 PM at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts  Ollas W 3–2  214 6–7–0
November 27 4:00 PM vs. Union* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Ollas L 2–3  1,746 6–8–0
December 3   vs. Connecticut J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts     ppd   
December 4 3:05 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut     ppd   
December 9 7:00 PM vs. #12 Massachusetts J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Borgiel L 2–3  2,122 6–9–0 (3–7–0)
December 12 3:00 PM vs. USNTDP J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Exhibition)    W 8–2   
December 17 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
January 7 7:00 PM vs. Clarkson* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
January 8 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
January 14   vs. Providence J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
January 15 7:00 PM at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island         
January 21   vs. Massachusetts–Lowell J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
January 22 7:00 PM at Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts         
February 4   vs. New Hampshire J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
February 5   vs. Maine J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
February 26 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire         
March 4 7:00 PM vs. Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts         
March 5   vs. Northeastern J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts         
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - -
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - - - - - - - - - - - -

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References
  1. "2020–21 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Merrimack Warriors.
  2. "Merrimack Warriors (Men) 2021-2022 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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