# 2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 127th season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 16th season.

## Season

After a very poor year, particularly on the offense, Yale was hoping that 2023 would be better. Unfortunately, from the very beginning, it was apparent that the Bulldogs could not score. After winning their season-opener, the team lost the next 8 games. In that stretch the Elis averaged lest than 1 goal per game and were shutout in 4 consecutive matches.
The team saw marginal improvements after the winter break and went through a stretch of 5 games without a regulation loss. While the offense did score more often, the biggest factor in those wins was substituting in Luke Pearson as the team's starting goaltender. The sophomore received the lion's share of minutes in the second half of the season and helped Yale climb out of the conference cellar. Though the offense was paltry, averaging less than 2 goals a game for the season, Yale finished 10th in the ECAC and were set against a mediocre Rensselaer squad for the first round of the postseason.
Over the course of the year, the Elis had scored more than 3 goals in just 6 of their 29 games. Coincidentally, with a strong defensive effort, they were able to win each of those games. That trend continued in the playoffs as Yale's forwards showed up against the Engineers. The Bulldogs hit the back of the net 4 times and won their first playoff game in three years. In the quarterfinals, Yale was set against the #2 team in the nation, Quinnipiac. While the Elis weren't expected to win, the team didn't even bother to show up in the first game. While Pearson and the defense did well to limit the Bobcats to 3 goals on 30 shots, Yale was only able to muster 5 shots for the entire game. The Elis performed much better in the rematch, managing to score 2 goals, but were swept out of the postseasonby their supposed rivals.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Kyle Johnson | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne) |
| Graham Lillibridge | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Justin Pearson | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Connecticut |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Elan Bar-Lev-Wise | Forward | Canada | 21 | Vancouver, BC |
| David Chen | Forward | United States | 19 | Livingston, NJ |
| Bayard Hall | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Oldwick, NJ |
| Tucker Hartmann | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Southborough, MA |
| Jason Marsella | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Greenwich, CT |
| Kalen Szeto | Forward | Canada | 19 | Vancouver, BC |
| Jojo Tanaka-Campbell | Forward | Canada | 21 | Mill Bay, BC |

## Roster

As of September 15, 2022.

## Standings

2022–23 ECAC 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 | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 87 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 162 | 64 |
| #10 Harvard | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 86 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 125 | 81 |
| #9 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 78 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 112 | 66 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 102 |
| #18 Colgate * | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 58 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 113 | 109 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 102 | 98 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 52 | 74 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 84 | 115 |
| Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 45 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 86 | 117 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 73 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 89 | 112 |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 94 |
| Brown | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 65 | 91 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 70 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 106 |
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | W 2–0 | 1,300 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 30 | 4:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–2 | 839 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Hopkins | L 0–6 | 1,162 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Reid | L 0–4 | 2,239 | 1–3–0 (1–3–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | L 0–3 | 2,100 | 1–4–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | #5 Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Reid | L 0–4 | 2,501 | 1–5–0 (1–5–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Hopkins | L 2–5 | 3,717 | 1–6–0 (1–6–0) |
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–8 | 803 | 1–7–0 (1–7–0) |
| November 27 | 4:00 PM | USNTDP* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Reid | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | - | |
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Reid | L 1–2 | 1,121 | 1–8–0 (1–8–0) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 2,662 | 1–8–1 (1–8–1) |
| Ledyard Bank Classic ||||||||||
| December 30 | 4:00 PM | vs. #12 Providence* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 0–3 | 1,252 | 1–9–1 |
| December 31 | 4:00 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Consolation) | ESPN+ | Hopkins | L 3–4 | 1,584 | 1–10–1 |
| January 2 | 7:30 PM | Army* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 5–1 | 1,200 | 2–10–1 |
| January 6 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Pearson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,478 | 2–10–2 |
| January 8 | 4:00 PM | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Pearson | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,328 | 2–10–3 |
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–1 | 1,400 | 3–10–3 (2–8–1) |
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | T 0–0 $^{SOL}$ | 1,700 | 3–10–4 (2–8–2) |
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | #9 Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,200 | 3–11–4 (2–9–2) |
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 0–4 | 1,829 | 3–12–4 (2–10–2) |
| Connecticut Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| January 27 | 4:00 PM | vs. #12 Connecticut* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | | Pearson | L 1–6 | 3,625 | 3–13–4 |
| January 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Sacred Heart* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Consolation) | | Reid | L 3–4 | - | 3–14–4 |
| February 3 | 7:00 PM | Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–0 | 1,426 | 4–14–4 (3–10–2) |
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–0 | 1,451 | 5–14–4 (4–10–2) |
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 1–3 | 1,795 | 5–15–4 (4–11–2) |
| February 11 | 4:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 2–4 | 4,117 | 5–16–4 (4–12–2) |
| February 17 | 7:00 PM | at #1 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 1–5 | 3,625 | 5–17–4 (4–13–2) |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Reid | W 4–0 | 2,218 | 6–17–4 (5–13–2) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Reid | W 4–2 | 1,421 | 7–17–4 (6–13–2) |
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | #13 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Hopkins | L 1–5 | 2,837 | 7–18–4 (6–14–2) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round) | ESPN+ | Pearson | W 4–1 | 1,556 | 8–18–4 |
| March 10 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 1, Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 0–3 | 3,211 | 8–19–4 |
| March 11 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac* | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 2, Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Pearson | L 2–6 | 3,178 | 8–20–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Ian Carpentier | C | 31 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 |
| David Chen | C | 32 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
| Briggs Gammill | F | 32 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Cole Donhauser | F | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| Reilly Connors | F | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| Nik Allain | F | 32 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| Connor Sullivan | D | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| Will Dineen | F | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| Quinton Ong | RW | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Bayard Hall | D | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Tabakin | D | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Teddy Wooding | F | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ryan Conroy | D | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Michael Young | D | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Kalen Szeto | F | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Kieran O'Hearn | D | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| Dylan Herzog | D | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Henry Wagner | LW | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Ryan Carmichael | D/F | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Luke Pearson | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Marsella | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJo Tanaka-Campbell | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker Hartmann | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Connor Hopkins | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elan Bar-Lev-Wise | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Stevens | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan Reid | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Rowan | LW | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Total | | | 57 | 94 | 151 | 346 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Luke Pearson | 19 | 1114:05 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 504 | 3 | .918 | 2.42 |
| Nathan Reid | 14 | 603:44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 288 | 2 | .909 | 2.88 |
| Connor Hopkins | 6 | 217:58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 83 | 0 | .814 | 5.23 |
| Empty Net | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 1944:40 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 94 | 875 | 5 | .903 | 2.90 |

## 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 | 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 | 26 | 27 (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 | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2023 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 6 | 169 | Rudy Guimond $^†$ | Detroit Red Wings |
† incoming freshman