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2021–22 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Colgate Raiders
men's ice hockey season
Conference5th ECAC Hockey
Home iceClass of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall18–18–4
Conference9–9–4
Home10–8–1
Road8–9–3
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDon Vaughan
Assistant coachesDana Borges
Andy Boschetto
Chris Azzano
Captain(s)Paul McAvoy
Alternate captain(s)Josh McKechney
Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 92nd season of play for the program and the 61st season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented the Colgate University and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena, and were coached by Don Vaughan, in his 29th season as their head coach.

Season

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Colgate got off to a hot start, winning its first four games and nearly entering the top-20. The Raiders played a pivotal game against Western Michigan at the end of October and looked to be heading for a surprise win when the jumped out to a 5–0 lead. In the second half of the game, however, the Broncos completely took over the game and scored six unanswered goals to take the match. That loss kicked off a downward stretch for the team that saw them go 3–12–2 over a three month period. Other than a pair of shutouts in November, there was very little that went right for the Raiders. The team's offense was inconsistent, their goaltending was suspect and they sank towards the bottom of the conference standings.

After Carter Gylander lost his starting role in early January, both backups received time in goal but nothing seemed to work. Finally, at the end of the month, Mitch Benson put together a string of good games and allowed the team to get back on its feet. Over the final month of the season, Colgate started winning again and charged up the standings. The Raiders propelled themselves into a mediocre record, good enough for 5th in the ECAC. While they still had to play in the First Round of the conference tournament, they did so against the weakest opponent.

Colgate got a small scare in the first game when Yale tied the match in the last minute of regulation to force overtime. After escaping with a win, the Raiders were much better in the second game and swept the series. In the quarterfinals, Benson was assailed by the Cornell offense, facing 43 shots in the first match. After the loss, the team had no room for error and responded with a strong performance in game 2, tying the series with an offensive outburst. The final meeting looked more like the first, with the Big Red firing shot after shot on goal but Benson was equal to the task. He held Cornell scoreless for over 59 minutes, allowing the Riders to build a 2–0 lead, but lost his shutout bid with just 8 seconds to play. The result was what Colgate needed however, and the team advanced to the semifinals.

Because of the poor middle to their season, Colgate had no chance to make the NCAA tournament without winning the conference championship. To do that they would first have to get past Quinnipiac, who had been ranked #1 earlier in the season. The top seed didn't take pity on the Raiders and got out to a 2 goal lead in the first period. Colgate upped their game in the second, cutting the Bobcats' advantage in half, but the Raider offense couldn't net a tying goal. A third goal midway through the third put Quinnipiac back up by 2 Colgate's tournament hopes were dashed shortly afterwards.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Nick Austin Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
Trevor Cosgrove Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Northern Michigan
Tyler Jeanson Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Wichita Thunder)
Henry Marshall Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Evan Tschumi Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with HC Lugano)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nic Belpedio Defenseman  United States 19 Skokie, IL
Tommy Bergsland Defenseman  United States 20 Plymouth, MN
Alex DiPaolo Forward  Canada 21 Oakville, ON
Cole Hanson Forward  United States 21 Grand Forks, ND
Ryan McGuire Forward  Canada 19 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC
Daniel Panetta Forward  Canada 20 Belleville, ON
Ben Raymond Forward  Canada 20 Newton, MA

Roster

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As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Mitch Benson Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-18 Windsor, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
2 New York (state) Pierson Brandon Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-26 Irvington, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
3 New York (state) Anthony Stark Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-09 New York, New York Madison (USHL)
4 Ontario Elliott McDermott Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-03 Kingston, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
5 Kentucky Paul McAvoy (C) Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-09-17 Richmond, Kentucky Surrey (BCHL)
7 Alberta Josh McKechney (A) Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-29 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
8 Massachusetts P. J. Garrett Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-01-17 Duxbury, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL)
9 Illinois Nic Belpedio Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-09 Skokie, Illinois Waterloo (USHL)
10 Ontario Arnaud Vachon Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-13 Ajax, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
12 Alberta Colton Young Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-08-23 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
13 Switzerland Matt Verboon Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-23 Geneva, Switzerland Salmon Arm (BCHL)
14 Ontario Ethan Manderville Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-07-01 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
15 Connecticut Jack Hoey Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-03 Fairfield, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
16 New York (state) Griffin Lunn Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-15 Lockport, New York Sioux Falls (USHL)
17 New York (state) Ross Mitton Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-05 Copiague Harbor, New York Omaha (USHL)
18 Massachusetts Ben Raymond Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 Newton, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL)
19 Connecticut Ryan McGuire Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-27 New Canaan, Connecticut Penticton (BCHL)
20 Alberta Levi Glasman Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-07-31 Lacombe, Alberta Powell River (BCHL)
21 Alberta Alex Young Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-22 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL) SJS, 196th overall 2020
22 North Dakota Cole Hanson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-09-19 Grand Forks, North Dakota New Mexico (NAHL)
23 British Columbia Jeff Stewart Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-23 Surrey, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
25 Minnesota Tommy Bergsland Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-23 Minnetrista, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)
26 British Columbia Liam Watson-Brawn Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-06 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
27 Minnesota Nick Anderson Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-04 Independence, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
28 Ontario Alex DiPaolo Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-04-28 Oakville, Ontario Victoria (BCHL)
31 Quebec Andrew Farrier Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-01 Montreal, Quebec Kingston (OJHL)
32 Massachusetts Will Friend Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-08-02 South Hamilton, Massachusetts Governor's Academy (USHS–MA)
37 Alberta Carter Gylander Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-05 Beaumont, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) DET, 191st overall 2019

Standings

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Conference 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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 7:05 PM at RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York   Gylander W 5–2  3,176 1–0–0
October 8 7:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Gylander W 5–3  2,705 2–0–0
October 9 7:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Farrier W 2–1  2,728 3–0–0
October 15 7:00 PM Merrimack* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander W 2–1 OT 917 4–0–0
October 16 4:00 PM Merrimack* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Farrier L 3–5  614 4–1–0
October 22 7:00 PM Arizona State* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander W 8–3  1,081 5–1–0
October 23 7:00 PM Arizona State* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander L 3–4  1,394 5–2–0
October 29 7:00 PM #13 Western Michigan* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander L 5–6  1,022 5–3–0
October 30 5:00 PM #13 Western Michigan* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Benson L 1–2 OT 844 5–4–0
November 5 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire   Gylander L 2–3  990 5–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM at #13 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Farrier L 1–5  1,587 5–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM Rensselaer Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander W 5–2  350 6–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 3:00 PM Union Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander L 0–2  528 6–7–0 (1–3–0)
November 19 7:30 PM Yale Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander W 3–0  628 7–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 20 7:30 PM Brown Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gylander W 6–0  523 8–7–0 (3–3–0)
November 27 7:00 PM at Connecticut* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   Benson L 1–6  3,134 8–8–0
December 3 7:00 PM at #19 Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York   Gylander L 1–2  2,669 8–9–0 (3–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York   Gylander L 3–4  1,031 8–10–0 (3–5–0)
January 7 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   Gylander L 2–4  1,832 8–11–0
January 8 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   Gylander L 3–6  2,227 8–12–0
January 16 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Benson T 2–2 SOL 0 8–12–1 (3–5–1)
January 21 7:00 PM #1 Quinnipiac Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Benson L 1–5  607 8–13–1 (3–6–1)
January 22 7:00 PM Princeton Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Farrier T 2–2 SOW 0 8–13–2 (3–6–2)
January 28 7:00 PM Harvard Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Farrier L 5–3  808 8–14–2 (3–7–2)
January 29 7:00 PM Dartmouth Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Benson W 2–1  606 9–14–2 (4–7–2)
February 4 7:30 PM #11 Cornell Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Benson W 3–2  1,292 10–14–2 (5–7–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at #11 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York   Benson T 2–2 SOW 3,201 10–14–3 (5–7–3)
February 11 7:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Benson W 6–4  1,325 11–14–3 (6–7–3)
February 12 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York   Benson W 3–2  430 12–14–3 (7–7–3)
February 14 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Benson T 1–1 SOW 207 12–14–4 (7–7–4)
February 18 7:00 PM #15 Clarkson Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Benson L 1–4  996 12–15–4 (7–8–4)
February 19 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Benson W 4–2  927 13–15–4 (8–8–4)
February 25 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey   Benson W 4–3  1,151 14–15–4 (9–8–4)
February 26 7:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Benson L 0–4  3,061 14–16–4 (9–9–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM Yale* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York (First Round game 1)   Benson W 3–2 OT 1,002 15–16–4
March 5 7:00 PM Yale* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York (First Round game 2)   Benson W 5–1  848 16–16–4
Colgate Won Series 2–0
March 11 7:00 PM at #18 Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)   Benson L 1–3  3,550 16–17–4
March 12 7:00 PM at #18 Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)   Benson W 4–2  4,034 17–17–4
March 13 4:00 PM at #18 Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 3)   Benson W 2–1  2,735 18–17–4
Colgate Won Series 2–1
March 18 4:00 PM vs. #6 Quinnipiac* Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (Semifinal)   Benson L 1–3  4,256 18–18–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Colton Young F 38 15 17 32 24
Alex Young C 39 10 21 31 51
Matt Verboon C/RW 40 10 18 28 6
Josh McKechney F 40 14 13 27 21
Griffin Lunn D 32 12 7 19 14
Nick Anderson D 35 1 18 19 23
Ethan Manderville C 39 4 12 16 6
Pierson Brandon D 37 6 9 15 18
Arnaud Vachon C 40 6 8 14 55
Alex DiPaolo LW 31 4 9 13 33
Elliott McDermott D 40 2 11 13 22
Ross Mitton F 35 5 7 12 0
Jeffrey Stewart LW 40 5 7 12 41
Tommy Bergsland D 40 4 7 11 33
Nic Belpedio D 36 4 5 9 16
Paul McAvoy F 29 2 6 8 12
Ben Raymond C/LW 20 2 2 4 2
Ryan McGuire C 37 1 3 4 29
Levi Glasman LW 24 3 0 3 22
Cole Hanson F 24 1 2 3 6
Liam Watson-Brawn D 20 0 3 3 10
Anthony Stark D 29 0 2 2 10
P. J. Garrett D 13 0 1 1 12
Carter Gylander G 16 0 1 1 0
Jack Hoey C 1 0 0 0 0
William Friend G 1 0 0 0 0
Andrew Farrier G 5 0 0 0 0
Mitch Benson G 20 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 0
Total 111 189 300 466

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Mitch Benson 20 1203 10 7 3 48 571 0 .922 2.39
Carter Gylander 16 911 7 8 0 42 414 2 .908 2.76
Andrew Farrier 5 301 1 3 1 17 152 0 .899 3.38
Will Friend 1 1:08 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 52.94
Empty Net - 23 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 40 2441 18 18 4 112 1138 2 .910 2.75

Rankings

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Poll Week
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.[4]

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
4 111 Noah Laba New York Rangers
6 169 Jared Wright Los Angeles Kings

† incoming freshman [5]

References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Colgate 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Colgate Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.