2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season
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.
| 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Gutterson Fieldhouse |
| Record | |
| Overall | 1–6–1 |
| Conference | 1–2–1 |
| Home | 1–5–0 |
| Road | 0–1–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Todd Woodcroft |
| Assistant Coaches | Stephen Wiedler Scott Moser Drew Michals |
| Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2022–23 » | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Beck | Goaltender |  United States | Graduation |
| Simon Boyko | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Left program |
| Mickey Burns | Forward | United States | Transferred to Mercyhurst |
| Ace Cowans | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Kalix UHC) |
| Vladislav Dzhioshvili | Forward |  Russia | Graduation |
| 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 |
| 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 | Left program |
| 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.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Tyler Harmon | Graduate | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-10-17 | Ramsey, New Jersey | Jersey (USPHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Carter Long (A) | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1998-02-13 | Yorktown, Virginia | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 3 | |
Andrew Petrillo | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-03-12 | Pompton Plains, New Jersey | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
William Lemay (A) | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-12-28 | Marieville, Quebec | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Joe Leahy | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1997-04-29 | Waterloo, Ontario | Cornell (ECAC) | — |
| 6 | |
Andrew Lucas (C) | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-02-05 | Alexandria, Virginia | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 7 |  |
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 | |
Joel Määttä | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2002-07-06 | Helsinki, Finland | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Luke Mountain | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2000-02-25 | Woodbury, Minnesota | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Porter Schachle | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2000-11-22 | Wasilla, Alaska | Danbury (NAHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Nic Hamre | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-04-25 | Cumberland, Ontario | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Philip Lagunov | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1998-11-22 | Hamilton, Ontario | UMass (HEA) | — |
| 14 | |
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 | |
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 |  |
Will Zapernick | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-11-16 | Edmonton, Alberta | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Jacques Bouquot (A) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-02-10 | South Windsor, Connecticut | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Azzaro Tinling | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1999-12-20 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | Hawkesbury (CCHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Simon Jellúš | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2001-01-18 | Ilava, Slovakia | Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell) | — |
| 20 |  |
Jesper Tarkiainen | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2001-10-02 | Naperville, Illinois | Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | — |
| 22 | |
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 | |
Noah Jordan | Senior | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1997-03-08 | Toronto, Ontario | Miami (NCHC) | — |
| 24 |  |
Brian Kelly | Graduate | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 808 lb (367 kg) | 1997-12-24 | Purchase, New York | Connecticut (USPHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Dovar Tinling | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-03-03 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | Hawkesbury (CCHL) | — |
| 26 |  |
Ray Vītoliņš | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-01-12 | Ogre, Latvia | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 27 |  |
Cody Schiavon | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2000-07-01 | West Kelowna, British Columbia | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Dallas Comeau | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-09-19 | Calgary, Alberta | Grande Prairie (AJHL) | — |
| 30 | |
Cole Hudson | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2000-03-13 | Tonawanda, New York | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 32 | |
Cory Babichuk | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1998-09-28 | Edmonton, Alberta | RPI (ECAC) | — |
| 34 | |
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 | |
Gabe Carriere | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-11-05 | Ottawa, Ontario | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #15 Massachusetts Lowell | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 26 | |
| #12 Massachusetts | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 33 | |
| #13 Northeastern | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 25 | |
| #16 Providence | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 45 | |
| #20 Boston College | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 44 | |
| Boston University | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 54 | |
| Connecticut | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 35 | |
| Merrimack | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 50 | |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 45 | |
| Vermont | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 41 | |
| Maine | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 51 | |
| Championship: † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 13, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ||||||||
| January 4 | at Holy Cross* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| January 14 | at Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| January 15 | at Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| January 21 | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| January 22 | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| January 28 | vs. Alaska* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| January 29 | vs. Alaska* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||||
| February 11 | vs. New Hampshire | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| February 13 | 7:05 PM | vs. Merrimack | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ||||||||
| February 18 | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| February 19 | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| February 25 | vs. Massachusetts | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| February 26 | vs. Massachusetts | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | |||||||||
| March 4 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||||
| March 5 | 3:05 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||||
| *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
- "2021–22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletixs. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- "Vermont Catamounts (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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