2022–23 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program and 39th in Hockey East. The Friars represented Providence College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Nate Leaman in his 11th season, and played their home games at Schneider Arena.
==Season==
Despite losing nearly half of the players from the previous season, Providence shot out of the gate with a tremendous start to the season. Using a very strong defense to insulate freshman starter Philip Svedebäck, the Friars won their first three games before dropping a weekend series with defending national champion, Denver. The losses didn't seem to slow them down since, as soon as they got back east, Providence went undefeated over a 9-game stretch. The streak included a sweep of then-#5 Massachusetts and put the Friars at the top of the Hockey East standings. The team ran into a little trouble just before the winter break but, as Christmas approached, Providence was well on its way to making the NCAA tournament.
While the first half of the season could hardly have gone better, the second half turned into a nightmare. The offense stalled in the back half of the year, averaging just over 2 goals per game and was shutout four times, as opposed to over 3 goals per game in the first half and no shutouts. While the goaltending was solid, if unspectacular, Providence's inability to score caused the team to tumble down the conference standings as the losses began to mount. A 5-game losing skid knocked the Friars out of the polls and their playoff chances dwindled. Providence finished the regular season by going 3–9–2 in its final 14 games and finished 1 game above .500.
When the team's postseason began, the Friars knew they had to win the conference tournament for any chance at an NCAA berth. The offense continued to be a problem when Providence took on a surging New Hampshire squad. The defense did its job and stymied the Wildcats, holding them to just 23 shot, but the offense needed extra time to get the game winner. Their quarterfinal game was eerily similar to the UNH match as Providence and Northeastern fought to a 1–1 draw after 60 minutes. Brady Berard's 1st goal of the season 4 minutes into overtime sent the Friars into the semifinal and a date with top-seeded Boston University. The PC defense continued to hold down the opposition's scoring chances, holding BU to just 15 shots in regulation. Unfortunately, the Friars were again only able to score once in regulation and a third consecutive overtime game was required. BU took over in the extra session and fired 10 pucks on goal in under 11 minutes. The final one got past Svedebäck and ended Providence's run.
==Departures==
Davis Bunz 	Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Austin Cain 	Goaltender		Graduation (retired)
Michael Callahan 	Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Boston Bruins)
Garrett Devine 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Alex Esposito 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Kyle Koopman 	Defenseman		Graduation (retired)
Matt Koopman 	Forward 		Graduate transfer to Massachusetts
Tomáš Mazura 	Forward 		Transferred to St. Lawrence
Ben Mirageas 	Defenseman		Graduation (retired)
Kohen Olischefski	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Luke Perunovich 	Defenseman		Graduate transfer to St. Thomas
Jimmy Scannell 	Goaltender		Graduation (retired)
Jaxson Stauber 	Goaltender		Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)
==Recruiting==
Brady Berard 	Forward 		18	East Greenwich, RI
Jaroslav Chmelař 	Forward 		19	Nove Mesto nad Metuji, CZE; selected 144th overall in 2021
Chase Dafoe 	Forward 		20	Beverly, MA
John Driscoll 	Goaltender		22	Huntley, IL; sophomore walk-on
Connor Kelley 	Defenseman		20	Maple Grove, MN; transfer from Minnesota Duluth; selected 204th overall in 2021
Austen May 	Defenseman		19	Woodhaven, MI
Grant Porter 	Forward 		20	Weston, MA
Austin Roden 	Goaltender		24	Surrey, BC; transfer from Omaha
Bennett Schimek 	Forward 		19	Mendota Heights, MN
Garrett Sundquist	Defenseman		21	South Glastonbury, CT
Philip Svedebäck 	Goaltender		20	Stockholm, SWE; selected 117th overall in 2021
Liam Valente 	Forward 		19	Märsta, SWE
==Roster==
As of August 22, 2022.
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==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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==Scoring statistics==
 	C/RW 	37	12 	14 	26 	22
 	LW 	36	10 	14 	24 	35
 	D 	37	3 	21 	24 	33
 	F 	37	11 	9 	20 	12
 	F 	37	10 	10 	20 	17
 	C 	29	8 	12 	20 	33
 	D 	37	4 	13 	17 	19
 	C 	37	8 	7 	15 	14
 	LW/RW	33	7 	6 	13 	26
 	C/LW 	30	3 	8 	11 	10
 	RW 	34	7 	3 	10 	41
 	C 	37	5 	5 	10 	14
 	C 	37	5 	4 	9 	16
 	D 	31	1 	7 	8 	6
 	RW 	25	2 	5 	7 	4
 	D 	29	1 	5 	6 	28
 	D 	37	1 	5 	6 	15
 	D 	21	0 	6 	6 	10
 	RW 	21	3 	1 	4 	4
 	C 	34	1 	2 	3 	8
 	D 	12	0 	3 	3 	0
 	RW 	8 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	D 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	12	0 	1 	1 	6
 	F 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	34	0 	0 	0 	0
Total	 	 	103	164	267	375
==Goaltending statistics==
 	34	2013:08	14	11	7	73	733	1	.909	2.18
 	8 	249:11 	2 	3 	0	12	80 	1	.870	2.89
Empty Net	- 	17:44 	- 	- 	-	2 	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	37	2284:03	16	14	7	87	813	2	.903	2.29
==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	15 	- 	16 	15 	11 	13 	14 	9 	10 	8 	10 	10 	12 	- 	11 	14 	12 	17 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	- 	NR
USA Today	15 	15 	16 	15 	9 	13т 	14 	9 	9 	8 	10 	11 	12 	12 	11 	15 	13 	16 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.
==References==
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