2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 26th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 12th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Purple Eagles represented Niagara University and were coached by Jason Lammers, in his 5th season.
==Season==
Niagara didn't have much to celebrate during the season. For most of the year they were near the bottom of the conference standings and were among the worst in terms of both goals scored and goals allowed. However, the Eagles did show flashes of strong play and posted one of the program's best wins when they defeated #10 Notre Dame after Christmas.
In the final week of the regular season, the team managed to take down conference champion American International in a shootout. When they entered the postseason they were set against Bentley, who had gone winless in their previous eleven games. Unfortunately, Niagara dropped both games at home and saw their season come to an abrupt end.
==Departures==
Jack Billings 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Jared Brandt 	Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Cameron Cook 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Evansville Thunderbolts)
Eric Cooley 	Forward 		Graduate transfer to Ohio State
Croix Evingson 	Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Justin Kendall 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Dylan Mills 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Evansville Thunderbolts)
Scott Persson 	Defenseman		Joined club team
Trevor Poeze 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Patrick Pugliese	Goaltender		Transferred to Trinity
Reed Robinson 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Ludwig Stenlund 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (HC Vita Hästen)
Alex Truscott 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Brian Wilson 	Goaltender		Graduation (signed with Evansville Thunderbolts)
==Recruiting==
Jason Ahearn 	Forward 		20	Staten Island, NY
Noah Carlin 	Defenseman		21	Marine City, MI
Jack DeBoer 	Forward 		21	Madison, NJ; transfer from Boston University
Mike Faulkner 	Defenseman		25	The Bronx, NY; graduate transfer from Hobart
Olivier Gauthier 	Forward 		22	Ferme-Neuve, QC; transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Zane Kindrachuk 	Forward 		21	Calgary, AB
Albin Nilsson 	Forward 		23	Ljungby, SWE; transfer from Providence
Shane Ott 	Forward 		21	Centennial, CO
Lars Christian Rødne	Forward 		21	Stavanger, NOR
Alexandre Roy 	Defenseman		23	Saint-Vallier, QC; transfer from Omaha
Jake Sibell 	Goaltender		21	Isanti, MN
==Roster==
As of September 6, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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|colspan=12|Niagara Lost Series 0–2
==Scoring statistics==
 	F 	36	7 	16 	23 	2
 	C 	32	8 	13 	21 	16
 	F 	36	11	8 	19 	18
 	F 	36	8 	10 	18 	8
 	D 	35	3 	14 	17 	39
 	C 	29	8 	7 	15 	6
 	D 	36	5 	10 	15 	28
 	LW	30	5 	6 	11 	4
 	D 	32	2 	7 	9 	18
 	F 	22	6 	2 	8 	2
 	F 	33	3 	5 	8 	32
 	C 	35	3 	5 	8 	14
 	D 	36	2 	6 	8 	33
 	F 	28	1 	7 	8 	6
 	F 	35	4 	3 	7 	19
 	D 	32	1 	6 	7 	16
 	D 	36	1 	6 	7 	31
 	D 	11	1 	5 	6 	2
 	LW	33	1 	4 	5 	10
 	D 	28	0 	4 	4 	12
 	C 	21	2 	0 	2 	10
 	G 	28	0 	1 	1 	0
 	F 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	11	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	0 	0 	0 	6
Total	 	 	82	145	227	334
==Goaltending statistics==
 	29	1569	10	14	2	77 	675	1	.898	2.94
 	15	498 	1 	6 	1	32 	246	0	.885	3.85
 	8 	91 	0 	2 	0	6 	53 	0	.898	3.94
Empty Net	- 	33 	- 	- 	-	4 	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	36	2193	11	22	3	119	974	1	.891	3.26
==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.
==References==
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