2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season was the 42nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Golden Griffins represented Canisius College and were coached by Trevor Large, in his 5th season.
==Season==
Canisius got off to a good start, winning games against three non-conference opponents and tying Clarkson, who finished the season in the top-20. Despite shoeing promise early, the Golden Griffins played inconsistently once their conference schedule began. While they led the Atlantic Hockey standings early, the team could only complete two weekend sweeps all season.
Canisius received very capable goaltending from Jacob Barczewski but their offense was hit-or-miss. The Golden Griffins were limited to less than 3 goals in 18 games during the season with their leading goal-scorer, Max Kouznetsov, hitting just 12 for the year. In spite of their occasional offensive struggles, Canisius benefitted from Atlantic Hockey being a mediocre conference and finished in second place.
The Golden Griffins opened their postseason run with a home date against Mercyhurst but their offense failed them at the worst time. Canisius fired 63 shots on goal in two games but could only get a single marker in each contest. They lost the series, including a double overtime match in game 1, and would have to wait for another year.
==Departures==
David Baskerville 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Logan Gestro 	Defenseman		Graduation (retired)
Matt Long 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Grant Meyer 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Kevin Obssuth 	Forward 		Transferred to Wentworth
MacGregor Sinclair	Forward 		Transferred to Wisconsin–Superior
John Stampohar 	Defenseman		Transferred to Wisconsin–Superior
Jami Virtanen 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Ässät)
Blake Wareham 	Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Danbury Hat Tricks)
Tucker Weppner 	Goaltender		Graduation (retired)
==Recruiting==
Alex Ambrosio 	Forward 		24	Burnaby, BC; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State
Danny DiGrande 	Forward 		24	Macomb, MI; transfer from Rensselaer
John Hawthorne 	Goaltender		19	Chemainus, BC; transfer from Northern Michigan
Randy Hernández 	Forward 		22	Miami, FL; transfer from Robert Morris
Keegan Langefels 	Defenseman		21	Eden Prairie, MN
Joey Matthews 	Defenseman		24	Columbia, IL; graduate transfer from Dartmouth
Alton McDermott 	Forward 		20	Oakville, ON
Cory Thomas 	Defenseman		23	St. Brieux, SK; graduate transfer from Vermont
Matthew Vermaeten	Forward 		20	Ottawa, ON
Jake Witkowski 	Forward 		24	Melrose, MA; graduate transfer from Boston University
==Roster==
As of August 23, 2021.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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|colspan=12|Canisius Lost Series 0–2
==Scoring statistics==
 	C 	30	11	15 	26 	20
 	C/LW	32	12	11 	23 	20
 	C 	33	11	12 	23 	29
 	LW 	31	5 	17 	22 	31
 	F 	33	11	10 	21 	18
 	F 	35	7 	11 	18 	24
 	D 	35	3 	13 	16 	28
 	D 	35	2 	14 	16 	41
 	F 	32	7 	7 	14 	12
 	F 	32	5 	6 	11 	14
 	C 	30	6 	4 	10 	42
 	D 	28	2 	7 	9 	6
 	LW 	17	4 	4 	8 	12
 	C/RW	31	3 	5 	8 	4
 	LW 	21	2 	6 	8 	6
 	D 	32	0 	5 	5 	48
 	RW 	10	2 	2 	4 	2
 	D 	24	1 	3 	4 	12
 	D 	24	0 	4 	4 	8
 	D 	34	2 	1 	3 	39
 	RW 	25	1 	2 	3 	4
 	D 	13	0 	3 	3 	0
 	C/W 	15	1 	1 	2 	6
 	F 	8 	1 	0 	1 	2
 	G 	29	0 	1 	1 	2
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	17
 	G 	10	0 	0 	0 	0
 	F 	10	0 	0 	0 	15
Total	 	 	99	164	263	464
==Goaltending statistics==
 	11	388 	3 	1 	2	15	217 	0	.935	2.32
 	29	1688	13	14	1	68	814 	1	.923	2.42
 	1 	59 	0 	1 	0	4 	39 	0	.907	4.05
Empty Net	- 	16 	- 	- 	-	10	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	35	2136	16	16	3	97	1070	1	.917	2.70
==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==
Category:Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey seasons
Category:2021–22 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey season
Category:2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by team