# 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 126th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 15th season.

## Season

After ending an unbroken string of 125 years of varsity hockey, Yale returned to the ice looking to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the past. Unfortunately, due in part to missing all of the past season, the Bulldogs were very slow out of the gate and were never really able to find their stride.
Yale lost each of their first six games, however, more concerning was that the team went scoreless in four of those contests. Their offence did pick up a bit in early December but it didn't stay that way for long. Over the course of the season Yale's scoring was dreadful, averaging less than two goals a game. While the defense didn't play particularly well, it was able to keep the Bulldogs in most games. The pop-gun offense, however, could rarely take advantage.
The team played in two in-season tournaments during the year, finishing last in both. The Bulldogs also ended up dead-last in the ECAC Hockey standings and finished the year season with the second-worst PairWise ranking. Despite their lack of success, Yale did give Colgate a fight in the postseason, pushing the first game into overtime. However, just like the majority of the season, Yale couldn't find timely scoring and ended up getting swept out of the conference tournament.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Brett Jewell | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Nick MacNab | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Eddie Massaro | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Brian Matthews | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Kevin O'Neil | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Connecticut |
| Dante Palecco | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart |
| Tyler Welsh | Forward | Canada | Graduate transfer to Long Island |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Ryan Carmichael | Forward/Defenseman | United States | 22 | Greenwich, CT; transfer from Notre Dame |
| Will Dineen | Forward | United States | 20 | Hinsdale, IL |
| Briggs Gammill | Forward | United States | 20 | New Canaan, CT |
| Dylan Herzog | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Auburn, WA |
| Kieran O'Hearn | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | North Delta, BC |
| Luke Pearson | Goaltender | Canada | 20 | Whitby, ON |
| Connor Sullivan | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Plymouth, MA |

## Roster

As of August 19, 2021.

## Standings

2021–22 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 | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #8 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 71 | 14 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 139 | 53 |
| #17 Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 86 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 123 | 85 |
| #15 Harvard * | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 69 | 46 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 116 | 82 |
| Cornell | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 47 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 100 | 72 |
| Colgate | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 111 | 112 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 58 | 63 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 114 | 119 |
| Union | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 52 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 89 | 110 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 37 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 72 | 110 |
| Brown | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 50 | 100 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 89 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 70 | 122 |
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 38 | 60 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 55 | 90 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 45 | 71 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 69 | 110 |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † 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 30 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Pearson | L 0–2 | 743 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | #6 Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | L 0–3 | 1,200 | 0–2–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 6 | 7:00 PM | Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | L 2–6 | 1,347 | 0–3–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 12 | 7:05 PM | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | Hopkins | L 3–6 | 1,989 | 0–4–0 |
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Hopkins | L 0–3 | 628 | 0–5–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 20 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | | Pearson | L 0–3 | 3,448 | 0–6–0 (0–4–0) |
| November 24 | 7:00 PM | Vermont* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | W 4–2 | 1,100 | 1–6–0 |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | W 3–2 | 1,165 | 2–6–0 (1–4–0) |
| December 4 | 7:00 PM | #17 Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) | | Hopkins | L 3–5 | 1,636 | 2–7–0 (1–5–0) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | W 4–3 | 1,127 | 3–7–0 (2–5–0) |
| Holiday Face–Off ||||||||||
| December 28 | 8:37 PM | vs. Wisconsin* | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Semifinal) | BSW | Reid | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 6,533 | 3–8–0 |
| December 29 | 5:07 PM | vs. Bowling Green* | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Face–Off Consolation Game) | BSN, BSO, BSW | Hopkins | L 1–2 | - | 3–9–0 |
| January 15 | 7:00 PM | #9 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Hopkins | L 0–3 | - | 3–10–0 (2–7–0) |
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 3–10–1 (2–7–1) |
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Reid | W 5–3 | 0 | 4–10–1 (3–7–1) |
| January 22 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Pearson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,572 | 5–10–1 (4–7–1) |
| Connecticut Ice ||||||||||
| January 29 | 3:30 PM | vs. Connecticut* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) | SNY | Pearson | L 1–5 | 0 | 5–11–1 |
| January 30 | 1:00 PM | at Sacred Heart* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice consolation game) | SNY | Reid | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 5–12–1 |
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 5–13–1 (4–8–1) |
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | #20 Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | L 2–3 | 0 | 5–14–1 (4–9–1) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Pearson | L 1–2 | 1,175 | 5–15–1 (4–10–1) |
| February 11 | 8:00 PM | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | | Reid | L 0–2 | 2,447 | 5–16–1 (4–11–1) |
| February 12 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Pearson | L 0–1 | 1,121 | 5–17–1 (4–12–1) |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | W 3–2 | 903 | 6–17–1 (5–12–1) |
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Reid | W 5–2 | 984 | 7–17–1 (6–12–1) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Reid | L 0–4 | 3,625 | 7–18–1 (6–13–1) |
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Pearson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,300 | 8–18–1 (7–13–1) |
| February 26 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | | Pearson | L 1–3 | 1,236 | 8–19–1 (7–14–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1) | | Reid | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,002 | 8–20–1 |
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round game 1) | | Reid | L 1–5 | 848 | 8–21–1 |
| Yale Won Series 0–2 ||||||||||
| *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 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| Cole Donhauser | F | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 43 |
| Briggs Gammill | F | 27 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| Nik Allain | F | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 73 |
| Justin Pearson | F | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| Teddy Wooding | F | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Will Dineen | F | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| Reilly Connors | F | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| Graham Lillibridge | D | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Henry Wagner | LW | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Dylan Herzog | D | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Kieran O'Hearn | D | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
| Ryan Carmichael | D/F | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Michael Young | D | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Kyle Johnson | F | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Quinton Ong | RW | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Brandon Tabakin | D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Connor Sullivan | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Ryan Conroy | D | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Ryan Stevens | F | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hayden Rowan | LW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor Hopkins | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Pearson | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Reid | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | | | 55 | 88 | 143 | 351 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Luke Pearson | 10 | 521 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 229 | 0 | .916 | 2.42 |
| Nathan Reid | 18 | 1087 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 445 | 0 | .901 | 2.71 |
| Connor Hopkins | 5 | 217 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 100 | 0 | .870 | 4.14 |
| Empty Net | - | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 30 | 1830 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 87 | 774 | 0 | .900 | 2.82 |

## 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.