# 2022–23 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 116th season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represented Dartmouth College and were coached by Reid Cashman, in his second season as head coach.

## Season

After finishing the previous season at the bottom of the conference standings, Dartmouth was hoping to see some improvement in Reid Cashman's second year. Unfortunately, the team had to first contend with replacing its entire stable of goaltenders. Cooper Black eventually won the job and played well in his freshman season. The Big Green allowed roughly the same number of goals per game as they had the year before. While those numbers were nOt necessarily good, they were nOt poor either. The biggest problem for the team was, again, its lack of offense. Over the course of the season, Dartmouth averaged just over two goals per game, which was hardly sufficient for a squad that allowed an average of 3.52 goals against per game.
From the first game it was apparent that the Greens did not have the scoring punch to compete at the same level as most other teams and Dartmouth won just once in its first 13 games. The second half of the season was only marginally better than the first but the offense did not see any improvement. Dartmouth finished the season with just five wins, three coming against Yale, who possessed the worse offense in the ECAC. The Big Green finished dead last in the standing for a second year in a row and were knocked out of the postseason after just one game.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Tyler Borsch | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Justin Ferguson | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Sam Hesler | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Jeff Losurdo | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Harrison Markell | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Nate Morgan | Forward | Canada | Left program (retired) |
| Brock Paul | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Clay Stevenson | Goaltender | Canada | Signed professional contract (Washington Capitals) |
| Erik Urbank | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Canisius |
| Dylan Witzke | Defenseman | Canada | Left program (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Cooper Black | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Alpena, MI |
| Cooper Flinton | Forward | United States | 19 | Auburn, NH; selected 211th overall in 2021 |
| John Fusco | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Westwood, MA; transfer from Harvard |
| Luke Haymes | Forward | Canada | 19 | Ottawa, ON |
| Alexander Krause | Forward | United States | 21 | Calabasas, CA |
| Cameron MacDonald | Forward | Canada | 20 | Surrey, BC |
| Tucker McRae | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Calgary, AB |
| Mike Roberts | Goaltender | United States | 19 | Wilton, CT |

## Roster

As of September 20, 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 12 | 7:00 PM | McGill* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | | Black | W 3–0 | 125 | |
| October 21 | 7:00 PM | Guelph* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | | Black | W 7–3 | 217 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 28 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–5 | 2,276 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 30 | 2:00 PM | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Roberts | L 3–8 | 1,230 | 0–2–0 |
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | Yale | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 6–0 | 1,162 | 1–2–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 5 | 5:00 PM | Brown | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 1,288 | 1–2–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–4 | 1,676 | 1–3–1 (1–2–1) |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–2 | 1,810 | 1–4–1 (1–3–1) |
| Friendship Four ||||||||||
| November 25 | 9:00 AM | vs. #4 Quinnipiac* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | | Black | L 2–5 | 5,532 | 1–5–1 |
| November 26 | 10:00 AM | vs. #14 Massachusetts Lowell* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation Game) | | Black | L 3–4 | 5,513 | 1–6–1 |
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–5 | 732 | 1–7–1 (1–4–1) |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 0–1 | 4,267 | 1–8–1 (1–5–1) |
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | #14 Massachusetts Lowell* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–3 | 1,511 | 1–9–1 |
| December 11 | 4:00 PM | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–5 | 2,633 | 1–10–1 |
| Ledyard Bank Classic ||||||||||
| December 30 | 7:30 PM | #6 Merrimack* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,169 | 1–11–1 |
| December 31 | 4:00 PM | Yale* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Consolation) | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–3 | 1,584 | 2–11–1 |
| January 6 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Black | L 0–3 | 3,112 | 2–12–1 (1–6–1) |
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–4 | 2,300 | 2–13–1 (1–7–1) |
| January 13 | 8:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,437 | 2–14–1 (1–8–1) |
| January 14 | 5:00 PM | Clarkson | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 4–5 | 1,821 | 2–15–1 (1–9–1) |
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–3 | 677 | 3–15–1 (2–9–1) |
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Black | W 4–0 | 1,829 | 4–15–1 (3–9–1) |
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | #11 Cornell | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–3 | 2,001 | 4–16–1 (3–10–1) |
| January 28 | 5:00 PM | Colgate | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,137 | 4–17–1 (3–11–1) |
| February 3 | 8:00 PM | Princeton | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 3–7 | 2,891 | 4–18–1 (3–12–1) |
| February 4 | 8:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 2–4 | 1,139 | 4–19–1 (3–13–1) |
| February 10 | 8:00 PM | #10 Harvard | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 3–6 | 1,642 | 4–20–1 (3–14–1) |
| February 17 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | L 1–3 | 1,267 | 4–21–1 (3–15–1) |
| February 18 | 5:00 PM | Union | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Black | W 1–0 | 1,837 | 5–21–1 (4–15–1) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 0–4 | 2,345 | 5–22–1 (4–16–1) |
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Black | L 0–2 | 1,484 | 5–23–1 (4–17–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 3 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round) | ESPN+ | Black | L 3–5 | 926 | 5–24–1 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Tanner Palocsik | D | 30 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
| Braiden Dorfman | F | 30 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
| Luke Haymes | C | 30 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| Matt Hubbarde | C | 30 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| Cooper Flinton | LW | 27 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
| Sean Chisholm | C/LW | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
| Joey Musa | F | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| John Fusco | D | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| Tyler Campbell | C | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Cam MacDonald | F | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| Ian Pierce | F | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Jack Cameron | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Tucker McRae | D | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| Steven Townley | F | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Alex Krause | F | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Ryan Sorkin | F | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Mark Gallant | F | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Trym Løkkeberg | C | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Unruh | F | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Keohan | D | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Brady MacDonald | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Morgan | F | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cooper Black | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Burkhart | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikey Roberts | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lovett | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Waters | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brock Paul | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | | | 64 | 112 | 176 | 318 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Troy Burkhart | 1 | 00:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.00 |
| Cooper Black | 30 | 1739:10 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 89 | 790 | 3 | .899 | 3.07 |
| Mikey Roberts | 2 | 37:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .762 | 8.05 |
| Empty Net | - | 42:00 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 30 | 1819:06 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 106 | 806 | 3 | .884 | 3.52 |

## 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.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award | Ref |
| Tanner Palocsik | ECAC Hockey Third Team | |
| Cooper Black | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | |