2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 66th season of play for the program, the 49th at the Division I level, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Todd Woodcroft, in his 2nd season.

2021–22 Vermont Catamounts
men's ice hockey season
Conference11th Hockey East
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall8–25–2
Conference6–16–2
Home4–13–0
Road4–12–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachTodd Woodcroft
Assistant coachesSteve Wiedler
Scott Moser
Drew Michals
Captain(s)Andrew Lucas
Alternate captain(s)Jacques Bouquot
William Lemay
Carter Long
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

After a mercifully abbreviated season the year before, Vermont's rebuild under Woodcroft continued with a slow start. The Catamounts' offense was woefully inadequate for most of the season with the team able to score more than 3 goals on only three occasions. Surprisingly, the first of those happened against #9 Boston College. While time would later diminish that achievement due to a poor season from the Eagles, it was still Vermont's first victory over their conference rivals in six years.[1] Unfortunately, the Catamounts had to wait almost a month for their second win. It was only a winning weekend against Maine that kept Vermont out of the conference cellar, though only by a hair's breadth.

During the winter break, Dovar Tinling left the team and signed with the Des Moines Buccaneers.[2] Because it was a junior club, Tinling remained eligible for Division I college hockey.

The Catamounts did only marginally better in the second half of the season, recording five more wins to bring their season's total up to eight. The defense played admirably in front of both Gabe Carriere and Tyler Harmon, limiting the opposition to less than 30 shots per game. The offense, however, didn't improve and neither goaltender received much help in that respect.

When Vermont entered the postseason, they were a severe underdog against Providence. Though they did well to keep the score close against the Friars, the Catamounts were more than doubled in shots and scored their only marker of the game on the power play after Carriere had been pulled for an extra attacker.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Matt BeckGoaltender United StatesGraduation (retired)
Simon BoykoForward CanadaTransferred to Aurora
Mickey BurnsForward United StatesTransferred to Mercyhurst
Ace CowansForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Kalix UHC)
Vladislav DzhioshviliForward RussiaGraduation (signed with HK 36 Skalica)
Alex EspositoForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Providence
Christian EversDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Owen GrantDefenseman CanadaGraduation (retired)
Conner HutchisonDefenseman United StatesTransferred to Sacred Heart
Jordan KaplanForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Utica Comets)
Bryce MisleyForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Iowa Wild)
Tristan MullinForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Whim StålbergForward SwedenTransferred to Plymouth State
Cory ThomasDefenseman CanadaGraduate transfer to Canisius
Dovar TinlingForward CanadaReturned to juniors mid-season (Des Moines Buccaneers)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Cory BabichukDefenseman Canada23Edmonton, AB; transfer from Rensselaer
Andrei BuyalskyForward Kazakhstan21Karaganda, KAZ; selected 92nd overall in 2021
Cole HudsonGoaltender United States21Tonawanda, NY
Simon JellúšForward Slovakia20Ilava, SVK
Philip LagunovForward Canada22Hamilton, ON; graduate transfer from Massachusetts
Joe LeahyDefenseman Canada24Waterloo, ON; transfer from Cornell
Joel MäättäForward Finland19Helsinki, FIN
Luke MountainForward United States21Woodbury, MN
Luca MünzenbergerDefenseman Germany18Düsseldorf, GER; selected 90th overall in 2021
Porter SchachleForward United States20Wasilla, AK
Timofei SpitserovForward Russia19St. Petersburg, RUS
Robbie StuckerDefenseman United States23Saint Paul, MN; transfer from Minnesota; selected 210th overall in 2017
Jesper TarkiainenForward Finland20Naperville, IL
Isak WaltherForward Sweden20Södertälje, SWE; selected 179th overall in 2019

Roster

As of September 28, 2021.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New Jersey Tyler Harmon Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-10-17 Ramsey, New Jersey Jersey (USPHL)
2 Virginia Carter Long (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-02-13 Yorktown, Virginia Lincoln (USHL)
3 New Jersey Andrew Petrillo Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-12 Pompton Plains, New Jersey Central Illinois (USHL)
4 Quebec William Lemay (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-28 Marieville, Quebec Brooks (AJHL)
5 Ontario Joe Leahy Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-04-29 Waterloo, Ontario Cornell (ECAC)
6 Virginia Andrew Lucas (C) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-02-05 Alexandria, Virginia Brooks (AJHL)
7 Minnesota Robbie Stucker Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-30 St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) CBJ, 210th overall 2017
9 Finland Joel Määttä Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-07-06 Helsinki, Finland Sioux City (USHL)
10 Minnesota Luke Mountain Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-02-25 Woodbury, Minnesota Maryland (NAHL)
11 Alaska Porter Schachle Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-22 Wasilla, Alaska Danbury (NAHL)
12 Ontario Nic Hamre Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-04-25 Cumberland, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
13 Ontario Philip Lagunov Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-22 Hamilton, Ontario UMass (HEA)
14 Kazakhstan Andrei Buyalsky Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2000-08-18 Karaganda, Kazakhstan Dubuque (USHL) COL, 92nd overall 2021
15 Germany Luca Münzenberger Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-24 Düsseldorf, Germany Kölner U20 (DNL) EDM, 90th overall 2021
16 Alberta Will Zapernick Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-16 Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL)
17 Connecticut Jacques Bouquot (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-10 South Windsor, Connecticut Chilliwack (BCHL)
18 Quebec Azzaro Tinling Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-12-20 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
19 Slovakia Simon Jellúš Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-01-18 Ilava, Slovakia Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell)
20 Illinois Jesper Tarkiainen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-10-02 Naperville, Illinois Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
22 Sweden Isak Walther Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-08-02 Södertälje, Sweden Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell) NSH, 179th overall 2019
23 Ontario Noah Jordan Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-03-08 Toronto, Ontario Miami (NCHC)
24 New York (state) Brian Kelly Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 808 lb (367 kg) 1997-12-24 Purchase, New York Connecticut (USPHL)
25 Quebec Dovar Tinling Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-03 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
26 Latvia Ray Vītoliņš Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-01-12 Ogre, Latvia Sioux Falls (USHL)
27 British Columbia Cody Schiavon Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-01 West Kelowna, British Columbia Trail (BCHL)
29 Alberta Dallas Comeau Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-19 Calgary, Alberta Grande Prairie (AJHL)
30 New York (state) Cole Hudson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-13 Tonawanda, New York Shreveport (NAHL)
32 Alberta Cory Babichuk Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-09-28 Edmonton, Alberta RPI (ECAC)
34 Russia Timofei Spitserov Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-03-26 St. Petersburg, Russia Culver (Midget AAA) SJS, 210th overall 2020
35 Ontario Gabe Carriere Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-05 Ottawa, Ontario Waterloo (USHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Northeastern24158111147684639251319968
#10 Massachusetts *241482231467754372213211788
#13 Massachusetts Lowell241581101466248352111310274
#19 Connecticut2414100210417361362016010989
Boston University241383320416958351913310789
Merrimack2413110130417070351915110999
#20 Providence2412111111386152382214211882
Boston College2491230113267773815185114123
New Hampshire24815122025477134141917695
Vermont24616231220417235825259101
Maine24517223119548033722474111
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Exhibition
October 2 7:35 PM Mercyhurst* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont (Exhibition)    W 4–2  0
Regular Season
October 8 7:00 PM Colgate* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 3–5  2,705 0–1–0
October 9 7:00 PM Colgate* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 1–2  2,728 0–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM #8 Quinnipiac* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 0–2  3,037 0–3–0
October 23 7:00 PM Rensselaer* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 1–2  2,882 0–4–0
October 29 7:05 PM #9 Boston College Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere W 5–4 OT 2,770 1–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 7:05 PM #9 Boston College Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 2–3  2,928 1–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New HampshireNESN Harmon L 1–2  3,537 1–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire  Carriere T 3–3 SOW 3,606 1–6–1 (1–2–1)
November 19 7:35 PM #12 Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 3–4  2,421 1–7–1 (1–3–1)
November 20 7:05 PM #12 Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 0–2  2,421 1–8–1 (1–4–1)
November 24 7:00 PM at Yale* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut  Carriere L 2–4  1,100 1–9–1
November 28 4:00 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson ArenaHanover, New HampshireNESN+ Carriere W 3–2  1,551 2–9–1
December 3 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, MaineNESN+ Carriere W 1–0  3,059 3–9–1 (2–4–1)
December 4 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine  Carriere T 1–1 SOW 3,435 3–9–2 (2–4–2)
December 10 7:05 PM #15 Massachusetts Lowell Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 0–3  2,796 3–10–2 (2–5–2)
December 11 7:05 PM #15 Massachusetts Lowell Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 1–2  2,862 3–11–2 (2–6–2)
December 30 2:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York  Carriere L 2–3  2,195 3–12–2
January 4 7:05 PM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts  Harmon L 3–4  483 3–13–2
January 18 5:30 PM at #12 Northeastern Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 0–4  2,307 3–14–2 (2–7–2)
January 21 7:00 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, MassachusettsNESN+ Carriere W 2–1 OT 3,191 4–14–2 (3–7–2)
January 22 4:00 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  Carriere L 0–4  3,294 4–15–2 (3–8–2)
January 28 7:05 PM Alaska* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere W 2–0  2,810 5–15–2
January 29 7:05 PM Alaska* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 0–3  2,827 5–16–2
February 4 7:00 PM at #16 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, MassachusettsNESN Carriere L 4–5  1,339 5–17–2 (3–9–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at #17 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN Harmon L 1–4  2,834 5–18–2 (3–10–2)
February 11 7:00 PM New Hampshire Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon W 3–0  2,672 6–18–2 (4–10–2)
February 13 1:00 PM Merrimack Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon L 1–4  2,158 6–19–2 (4–11–2)
February 18 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  Carriere L 2–3  1,873 6–20–2 (4–12–2)
February 19 7:30 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  Carriere L 2–3  1,689 6–21–2 (4–13–2)
February 25 7:00 PM #10 Massachusetts Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 1–5  2,304 6–22–2 (4–14–2)
February 26 7:00 PM #10 Massachusetts Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Carriere L 2–8  2,380 6–23–2 (4–15–2)
March 1 5:30 PM at #13 Northeastern Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Harmon W 1–0  2,295 7–23–2 (5–15–2)
March 4 7:05 PM at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Harmon W 5–3  3,157 8–23–2 (6–15–2)
March 5 3:05 PM at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Carriere L 0–4  3,182 8–24–2 (6–16–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 10 7:00 PM at #20 Providence* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Opening Round)NESN Carriere L 1–2  1,095 8–25–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Philip LagunovC35881610
Jacques BouquotC/LW35691512
Robbie StuckerD344101412
Andrew LucasD/F34310138
William LemayF3557122
Will ZapernickC/RW32561112
Simon JellusC/LW32551014
Joseph LeahyD27281012
Cory BabichukD2218925
Isak WaltherC/W353586
Carter LongD293478
Porter SchachleF2733614
Joel MäättäC3233616
Raimonds VitolinsF3224623
Cody SchiavonD270442
Timofey SpitserovRW222134
Dallas ComeauF211232
Luca MünzenbergerD3203345
Nic HamreLW311124
Luke MountainF160228
Dovar TinlingC//LW141014
Jesper TarkiainenRW191010
Noah JordanRW130110
Cole HudsonG20000
Andrei BuyalskyC30004
Andrew PetrilloD90002
Azzaro TinlingRW110002
Tyler HarmonG160002
Gabe CarriereG230000
Total58102160251

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Tyler Harmon167812110343331.9032.61
Gabe Carriere2412516142605723.9092.88
Cole Hudson2520003140.9053.47
Empty Net-36---4----
Total35212182521019194.9012.86

Rankings

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.[6]

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
5133Alex BumpPhiladelphia Flyers
7195Eli BarnettSan Jose Sharks
7222Joel MäättäEdmonton Oilers

† incoming freshman [7]

References

  1. "UVM Men's hockey Record Book" (PDF). Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. "Tinling leaves Vermont after 26 career games with Catamounts, signs with USHL's Buccaneers". USCHO.com. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. "2021–22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletixs. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. "Vermont 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. "Univ. of Vermont 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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