2022–23 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season
The 2022–23 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 105th season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Brendan Whittet, in his 13th season.
| 2022–23 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 11th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Meehan Auditorium |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 9–18–3 |
| Conference | 5–13–2 |
| Home | 5–7–1 |
| Road | 4–11–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Brendan Whittet |
| Assistant coaches | Jason Smith Matt Plante Ed Kesell |
| Captain(s) | Luke Krys |
| Alternate captain(s) | Samuli Niinisaari Jordan Tonelli |
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Season
Brown had a slow start to the season, winning just once in their first eight games. While the offense was still trying to figure things out, the team had settled on Mathieu Caron as their starting goaltender. After Thanksgiving the team's results began to improve and Brown posted its first win over a ranked team in 4 years.[1]
The Bears were hit and miss over the next few months but were able to win twice more against top-20 teams, including a very strong performance over Merrimack. After the team's win over Harvard, the Bears were just 3 games under .500 and had a chance to post just their second winning season in the last decade. Unfortunately, during the off week, Caron suffered an injury and missed six games.[2] The team turned to freshman Jacob Zacharewicz, but he wasn't quite ready to be the starter. After allowing 6 goals in each of his first two games he settled into the role but the Bears ended up losing 5 of those contests.
When Caron returned at the end of the regular season, he didn't look like the same goaltender and couldn't stop Brown from finishing on a 1–6–1 run. The losses caused the Bears to drop to 11th in the conference and set them up against Clarkson in the first round. Caron looked much better after a full week of practice and weathered a barrage of shots, but Brown's offense gave him no support. The Bears could only manage 1 goal and were swiftly knocked out of the postseason.[3]
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Crozier | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Graduate transfer to Merrimack |
| Dorian Dawson | Defenseman | Canada | Graduate transfer to Alaska Anchorage |
| Jake Harris | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Justin Jallen | Forward |  United States | Graduate transfer to Michigan State |
| Luke Kania | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Michael Maloney | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Gabriel Vinal | Goaltender | United States | Graduate transfer to Clarkson |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bauchiero | Forward | United States | 20 | Southington, CT |
| Ryan Bottrill | Forward | United States | 20 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Harry Meirowitz | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Old Westbury, NY |
| Gavin Puskar | Forward | United States | 21 | Westfield, NJ; transfer from Connecticut |
| Ryan Shostak | Forward | Canada | 21 | Calgary, AB |
| Zackary Tonelli | Forward | United States | 20 | Armonk, NY |
| Nick Traggio | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Sharon, CT |
| Jacob Zacharewicz | Goaltender | Canada | 21 | Riverhead, NY |
Roster
As of July 18, 2022.[4]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
James Durham | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-03-27 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Luke Krys (C) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-09-27 | Ridgefield, Connecticut | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Luke Albert | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1998-08-17 | Fergus, Ontario | Bonnyville (AJHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Brett Bliss | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-12-29 | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 5 | |
Nick Traggio | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-08-01 | Sharon, Connecticut | Bonnyville (AJHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Harry Meirowitz | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-05-21 | Old Westbury, New York | P. A. L. (NCDC) | — |
| 7 |  |
Ryan Bottrill | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-02-04 | Chandler, Arizona | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
| 8 |  |
Ryan Shostak | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-09-08 | Calgary, Alberta | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
Connor Marshall | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-10-10 | Parkland, Florida | Northeast (NAHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Jonny Russell | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 1998-01-31 | Traverse City, Michigan | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Nathan Plessis | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-02-28 | Salmon Arm, British Columbia | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 12 |  |
Matt Sutton | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-05-26 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Lynden Grandberg | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2001-05-21 | Calgary, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Spence Evans | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-04-29 | Oyster Bay Cove, New York | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Tony Andreozzi | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-04-16 | Winchester, Massachusetts | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Thomas Manty | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-02-04 | Andover, Massachusetts | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 17 | |
Bradley Cocca | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-08-13 | Toronto, Ontario | Merritt (BCHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Dean Bauchiero | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2002-03-04 | Southington, Connecticut | Wichita Falls (NAHL) | — |
| 19 |  |
Samuli Niinisaari (A) | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-08-11 | Hamina, Finland | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Noah Wakeford | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-29 | Okotoks, Alberta | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 21 |  |
Wyatt Schlaht | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-06-04 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Jackson Munro | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-02-11 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |  |
Brenden Clark | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-01-16 | Morris Plains, New Jersey | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Zackary Tonelli | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-14 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 26 | |
James Crossman | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-11-23 | Denver, Colorado | Jamestown (NAHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Jordan Tonelli (A) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-06-30 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Gavin Puskar | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-06-21 | Fairfield, Connecticut | UConn (HEA) | — |
| 29 | |
Cole Quisenberry | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-22 | Denver, Colorado | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 30 | |
Jacob Zacharewicz | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-02-11 | Riverhead, New York | El Paso (NAHL) | — |
| 31 | |
Mathieu Caron | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-03-29 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #1 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 87 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 162 | 64 | ||
| #10 Harvard | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 86 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 125 | 81 | ||
| #9 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 78 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 112 | 66 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 102 | ||
| #18 Colgate * | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 58 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 113 | 109 | ||
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 102 | 98 | ||
| Rensselaer | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 52 | 74 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 84 | 115 | ||
| Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 45 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 86 | 117 | ||
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 73 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 89 | 112 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 94 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 65 | 91 | ||
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 70 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 106 | ||
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Caron | L 0–2 | 1,300 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| October 30 | 4:00 PM | Yale | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | W 2–1 | 839 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | |||
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | L 2–5 | 1,579 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) | |||
| November 5 | 5:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Caron | T 2–2 SOL | 1,288 | 1–2–1 (1–2–1) | |||
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | #5 Quinnipiac | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | L 3–4 | 712 | 1–3–1 (1–3–1) | |||
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | Princeton | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | L 0–1 | 877 | 1–4–1 (1–4–1) | |||
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Caron | L 2–3 | 882 | 1–5–1 (1–5–1) | |||
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Caron | L 1–5 | 3,695 | 1–6–1 (1–6–1) | |||
| November 25 | 2:00 PM | Holy Cross* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | W 3–0 | 574 | 2–6–1 | |||
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | ESPN+ | Caron | W 3–2 | 1,885 | 3–6–1 | |||
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | Boston College* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | L 2–4 | 786 | 3–7–1 | |||
| December 3 | 8:00 PM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Caron | W 5–1 | 300 | 4–7–1 | |||
| December 4 | 7:15 PM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | L 4–5 OT | 200 | 4–8–1 | |||
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Caron | T 2–2 SOW | 2,382 | 4–8–2 (1–6–2) | |||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Caron | L 0–4 | 1,100 | 4–9–2 (1–7–2) | |||
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | L 0–3 | 2,070 | 4–10–2 | |||
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 6–2 | 2,134 | 5–10–2 | |||
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | Union | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | W 6–2 | 1,177 | 6–10–2 (2–7–2) | |||
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | W 3–0 | 798 | 7–10–2 (3–7–2) | |||
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | Dartmouth | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | L 3–4 | 677 | 7–11–2 (3–8–2) | |||
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | #9 Harvard | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | W 3–2 | 823 | 8–11–2 (4–8–2) | |||
| February 3 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | L 0–6 | 502 | 8–12–2 (4–9–2) | |||
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | Clarkson | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | L 2–6 | 709 | 8–13–2 (4–10–2) | |||
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | W 3–2 | 2,325 | 9–13–2 (5–10–2) | |||
| February 11 | 4:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | L 1–3 | 2,011 | 9–14–2 (5–11–2) | |||
| February 17 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | L 2–3 | 1,599 | 9–15–2 (5–12–2) | |||
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at #1 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Zacharewicz | L 2–5 | 3,367 | 9–16–2 (5–13–2) | |||
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | #13 Cornell | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | L 0–5 | 1,177 | 9–17–2 (5–14–2) | |||
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Caron | T 2–2 SOL | 712 | 9–17–3 (5–14–3) | |||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (First Round) | ESPN+ | Caron | L 1–5 | 2,527 | 9–18–3 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[5] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Bottrill | F | 30 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 |
| Jordan Tonelli | C/LW | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 |
| Luke Krys | D | 30 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| Brett Bliss | D | 30 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| James Crossman | D | 29 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 33 |
| Cole Quisenberry | F | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Bradley Cocca | C | 29 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Matt Sutton | F | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Gavin Puskar | F | 30 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Nathan Plessis | F | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 56 |
| Jackson Munro | D | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Samuli Niinisaari | D | 30 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ryan Shostak | F | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Lynden Grandberg | F | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Tony Andreozzi | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Jonny Russell | RW | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Thomas Manty | F | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Zackary Tonelli | F | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brendan Clark | F | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Noah Wakeford | F | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyatt Schlaht | F | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Albert | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Jacob Zacharewicz | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Traggio | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Connor Marshall | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathieu Caron | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 65 | 119 | 184 | 352 |
Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Caron | 24 | 1446:30 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 701 | 2 | .921 | 2.49 |
| Jacob Zacharewicz | 7 | 357:55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 165 | 0 | .868 | 4.19 |
| Empty Net | - | 18:00 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 30 | 1822:25 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 94 | 866 | 2 | .902 | 3.09 |
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 | 26 | 27 (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 | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[7]
Awards and honors
| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Caron | ECAC Hockey Third Team | [8] |
References
- "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- "Men's hockey suffers two-loss weekend against St. Lawrence, Clarkson". Brown Daily Herald. February 5, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "2022–23 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Brown Bears. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- "Brown Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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