# 2021–22 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 58th season of play for the program, the 17th at the Division I level, and the 16th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology and were coached by Wayne Wilson, in his 23rd season.

## Season

At the start of the season, Wayne Wilson was just 9 wins shy of reaching 400 for his career. RIT shot out of the gate, trying to get their coach to that mark as quickly as they could. The team's good start, which included a surprising win over ranked Notre Dame, got Wilson to the milestone in late November and had the Tigers well positioned in Atlantic Hockey.
Unfortunately, the winter break and COVID-19 delays combined to stop all of the team's momentum as RIT played just two games (both losses) over the succeeding 6 weeks. A pair of poor stretches in January and February dropped the team down around the .500 mark and saw the Tigers' switch starting goaltenders from Kolby Matthews to Frehshman, Tommy Scarfone. Scarfone had a tough beginning to his college career, allowing 6 goals in his first start (albeit on 45 shots), but made the most of his opportunities afterwards.
Despite being outscored by a fair margin during the season, RIT's 4th-place finish gave the team a home date for the conference quarterfinals and the Tigers were able to use that advantage to give them a narrow 2–1 series win over Sacred Heart. In their semifinal game, the Tigers answered goals from Air Force on three separate occasions but could not equal the score a fourth time and lost the game 3–4.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Logan Drackett | Goaltender | Canada | Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen) |
| Alden Dupuis | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Morinville Kings) |
| Regan Seiferling | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Bryson Traptow | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Tanner Andrew | Forward | Canada | 21 | Virden, MB |
| Gianfranco Cassaro | Defenseman | Canada | 22 | Nobleton, ON; transfer from Massachusetts |
| Grady Hobbs | Forward | Canada | 21 | Deloraine, MB |
| Evan Miller | Forward | Canada | 21 | Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON |
| Tommy Scarfone | Goaltender | Canada | 20 | L'Île-Bizard, QC |
| Doug Scott | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | North Vancouver, BC |
| Carter Wilkie | Forward/Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Calgary, AB |

## Roster

As of September 7, 2021.

## Standings

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #18 American International †* | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 97 | 61 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 134 | 95 |
| Canisius | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 76 | 67 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 99 | 97 |
| Army | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 75 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 98 | 100 |
| RIT | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 69 | 82 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 92 | 115 |
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 72 | 70 | 37 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 95 | 100 |
| Air Force | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 76 | 80 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 99 | 127 |
| Mercyhurst | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 75 | 79 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 114 | 129 |
| Niagara | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 70 | 79 | 36 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 82 | 122 |
| Bentley | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 70 | 78 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 94 | 117 |
| Holy Cross | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 72 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 77 | 108 |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 2 | 7:05 PM | Colgate* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Andriano | L 2–5 | 3,176 | 0–1–0 |
| October 8 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | Matthews | W 4–3 | 1,132 | 1–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 9 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | Matthews | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 1,279 | 1–1–1 (1–0–1) |
| October 16 | 7:05 PM | St. Lawrence* | Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York | | Matthews | W 2–1 | 6,753 | 2–1–1 |
| October 21 | 7:05 PM | at #13 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSRN, SNY | Matthews | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,283 | 3–1–1 |
| October 22 | 7:05 PM | at #13 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSRN, SNY | Scarfone | L 0–6 | 3,779 | 3–2–1 |
| October 29 | 7:05 PM | Mercyhurst | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 2,222 | 3–2–2 (1–0–2) |
| October 30 | 5:05 PM | Mercyhurst | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | W 3–1 | 1,718 | 4–2–2 (2–0–2) |
| November 6 | 5:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | | Matthews | L 3–7 | 306 | 4–3–2 (2–1–2) |
| November 7 | 3:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | | Matthews | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 180 | 5–3–2 (3–1–2) |
| November 12 | 6:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | | Matthews | L 2–5 | 537 | 5–4–2 (3–2–2) |
| November 13 | 4:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | | Matthews | L 1–4 | 582 | 5–5–2 (3–3–2) |
| November 19 | 7:05 PM | Holy Cross | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | W 3–2 | 2,027 | 6–5–2 (4–3–2) |
| November 20 | 5:05 PM | Holy Cross | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | W 4–3 | 1,853 | 7–5–2 (5–3–2) |
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Matthews | W 5–4 | 1,200 | 8–5–2 |
| November 27 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Scarfone | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 1,205 | 9–5–2 |
| December 11 | 5:05 PM | Army | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | L 0–6 | 2,213 | 9–6–2 (5–4–2) |
| December 12 | 5:05 PM | Army | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Scarfone | L 3–4 | 1,269 | 9–7–2 (5–5–2) |
| January 11 | 4:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Matthews | W 3–2 | 179 | 10–7–2 (6–5–2) |
| January 14 | 7:05 PM | Arizona State* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Scarfone | L 1–2 | 1,523 | 10–8–2 |
| January 15 | 5:05 PM | Arizona State* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | L 1–5 | 2,308 | 10–9–2 |
| January 21 | 7:05 PM | Niagara | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Scarfone | L 3–5 | 2,389 | 10–10–2 (6–6–2) |
| January 22 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | | Matthews | W 6–5 $^{OT}$ | 713 | 11–10–2 (7–6–2) |
| January 28 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | | Scarfone | W 2–1 | 897 | 12–10–2 (8–6–2) |
| January 30 | 2:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | | Matthews | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 780 | 12–10–3 (8–6–3) |
| February 1 | 2:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | Scarfone | W 5–1 | 0 | 13–10–3 (9–6–3) |
| February 4 | 7:05 PM | American International | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Matthews | L 0–7 | 1,786 | 13–11–3 (9–7–3) |
| February 5 | 7:05 PM | American International | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Scarfone | T 4–4 $^{SOW}$ | 2,200 | 13–11–4 (9–7–4) |
| February 11 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Scarfone | L 0–1 | 758 | 13–12–4 (9–8–4) |
| February 12 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Scarfone | L 2–4 | 812 | 13–13–4 (9–9–4) |
| February 18 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | | Scarfone | W 4–2 | 836 | 14–13–4 (10–9–4) |
| February 19 | 7:05 PM | Niagara | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Scarfone | W 3–2 | 3,012 | 15–13–4 (11–9–4) |
| February 25 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Scarfone | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,401 | 16–13–4 (12–9–4) |
| February 26 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Scarfone | L 0–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,465 | 16–14–4 (12–10–4) |
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 11 | 7:00 PM | Sacred Heart* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 1) | | Scarfone | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 1,104 | 17–14–4 |
| March 12 | 7:00 PM | Sacred Heart* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 2) | | Scarfone | L 1–3 | 1,195 | 17–15–4 |
| March 13 | 5:00 PM | Sacred Heart* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinal game 3) | | Scarfone | W 3–1 | 805 | 18–15–4 |
| RIT Won Series 2–1 ||||||||||
| March 18 | 7:35 PM | vs. Air Force* | Adirondack Bank Center • Utica, New York (Semifinal) | | Scarfone | L 3–4 | 1,072 | 18–16–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Carter Wilkie | F/D | 38 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 4 |
| Will Calverley | C | 38 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 |
| Jake Hamacher | LW | 37 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 19 |
| Kobe Walker | F | 29 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
| Dan Willett | D | 38 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 |
| Grady Hobbs | LW/RW | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| Nick Bruce | F | 36 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| Aiden Hansen-Bukata | D | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Andrew Rinaldi | LW | 37 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 |
| Cody Laskosky | F | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| Jake Joffe | RW | 34 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Gianfranco Cassaro | D | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| Elijah Gonsalves | C/RW | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Caleb Moretz | C/RW | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Dimitri Mikrogiannakis | D | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 |
| Tanner Andrew | C | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Nicholson | D | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| Spencer Berry | D | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Andrew Petrucci | C | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Diarmad DiMurro | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Evan Miller | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colton Trumbla | LW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ian Andriano | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvon Boots | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Merritt Oszytko | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kolby Matthews | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Scarfone | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Scott | D | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | | | 92 | 136 | 228 | 452 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Tommy Scarfone | 20 | 1169 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 545 | 2 | .919 | 2.46 |
| Kolby Matthews | 19 | 1055 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 483 | 0 | .888 | 3.47 |
| Ian Andriano | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .857 | 3.75 |
| Empty Net | - | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 38 | 2318 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 115 | 1058 | 2 | .902 | 2.98 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Carter Wilkie | Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year |
| Will Calverley | Atlantic Hockey First Team |
| Tommy Scarfone | Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team |
| Carter Wilkie | Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team |