2022–23 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season was the 82nd season of play for the program and the 31st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Dutchmen represented Union College, played their home games at Achilles Center and were coached by Josh Hauge, in his first season.

2022–23 Union Dutchmen
ice hockey season
ConferenceT–7th ECAC Hockey
Home iceAchilles Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall14–19–2
Conference8–13–1
Home11–6–0
Road2–13–1
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJosh Hauge
Assistant coachesJohn Ronan
Lennie Childs
Bryan McDonald
Union Dutchmen ice hockey seasons
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Union Dutchmen at Brown Bears, 13 January

Season

After John Ronan finished the previous years as interim head coach due to the resignation of Rick Bennett, Union began a search for a permanent replacement. In mid-April, the team chose former Clarkson assistant Josh Hauge as the 22nd head coach in program history.[1] John Ronan returned to his former post as an assistant while the rest of the staff was filled by new entries.

With a new coach came a new philosophy for the team and nearly half the roster changed in the offseason. While the Dutchmen retained their starting goaltender, the top 4 scorer all moved on. Several of the new faces filled in among the scoring leaders for the team but none were particularly outstanding. The result was that Union's offense was about as effective as it had been the year before; average. On defense, the team did well, allowing just over 30 shots per game, which was much better than they had the year before. Unfortunately, Connor Murphy was inconsistent throughout the year and the Dutchmen had a difficult time stringing wins together. Union's biggest problem was their performance on the road. The Dutchmen won just 2 out of 16 away games and more often than not had some lackluster results, including a 1–10 loss to Cornell.

Union finished the regular season in the bottom half of the ECAC standings but still managed to earn a home site for the first round of the postseason. The team faced a wounded Princeton squad and had a good opportunity to advance by scoring 4 times. Unfortunately, Murphy allowed 6 goals on just 27 shots and the Dutchmen's season ended with a thud.[2]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Dylan AnhornDefenseman CanadaTransferred to St. Cloud State
Alex CohenForward United StatesSigned professional contract (Birmingham Bulls)
Brandon EstesDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with Tucson Roadrunners)
Fletcher FinemanDefenseman United StatesGraduation (retired)
Collin GrafForward United StatesTransferred to (Quinnipiac)
Josh KosackForward CanadaGraduation (retired)
Gleb MurtazinForward RussiaLeft program (retired)
Garrett NietoGoaltender United StatesLeft program (retired)
Josh PhillipsDefenseman United StatesLeft program (retired)
Merek PipesGoaltender CanadaLeft program (retired)
Michael RyanDefenseman United StatesGraduation (retired)
Gabriel SegerForward SwedenTransferred to Cornell
Ryan SidorskiDefenseman United StatesGraduate transfer to North Dakota

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ethan BenzForward United States21Shakopee, MN
Kyle ChauvetteGoaltender United States20Goffstown, NH
Nate HanleyForward Canada20Rocky Point, NY
Greg JapchenDefenseman United States20Doylestown, PA
Carter KorpiForward United States21South Lyon, MI
Colby MacArthurForward Canada20Summerside, PEI
Cal MellDefenseman United States21Cumming, GA
Josh NixonForward Canada22Mississauga, ON; transfer from Lake Superior State
John ProkopForward/Defenseman United States21Wausau, WI
Mason SnellDefenseman Canada22Clarington, ON; transfer from Penn State
Chris ThéodoreForward Canada24Beaconsfield, QC; graduate transfer from American International
Benjamin TupkerForward Canada22Collingwood, ON; transfer from Cornell
Nick YoungDefenseman United States21Raleigh, NC

Roster

As of August 4, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Pennsylvania Greg Japchen Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-12-17 Doylestown, Pennsylvania North Iowa (NAHL)
3 Georgia (U.S. state) Cal Mell Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2011-01-30 Alpharetta, Georgia Janesville (NAHL)
4 New York (state) Josh Phillips Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-05-24 Getzville, New York Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
5 New Jersey Nic Petruolo Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-29 Neshanic Station, New Jersey Green Bay (USHL)
6 Ontario Cullen Ferguson Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-16 Binbrook, Ontario Aberdeen (NAHL)
7 North Carolina Nick Young Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-12 Raleigh, North Carolina St. Cloud (NAHL)
8 Minnesota Chaz Smedsrud Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-06-04 Luverne, Minnesota Madison (USHL)
9 Connecticut Thomas Richter Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-06 Greenwich, Connecticut Penticton (BCHL)
10 Quebec Chris Théodore Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-10-15 Beaconsfield, Quebec American International (AHA)
11 Prince Edward Island Colby MacArthur Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-11-02 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside (MHL)
12 Michigan Carter Korpi Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-07-28 South Lyon, Michigan Wichita Falls (NAHL)
13 Minnesota Tyler Watkins Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-12-19 Hermantown, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
14 Illinois Andrew Seaman Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-21 Winnetka, Illinois Prince George (BCHL)
15 Ontario Josh Nixon Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-09 Mississauga, Ontario Lake Superior State (CCHA)
16 Minnesota Christian Sanda Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-13 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota Coquitlam (BCHL)
17 Rhode Island Matt Allen Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-14 Smithfield, Rhode Island Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
18 Finland Ville Immonen Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-18 Seinäjoki, Finland Minot (NAHL)
19 Ontario Liam Robertson Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-14 Courtice, Ontario Youngstown (USHL)
20 Ontario Mason Snell Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-18 Courtice, Ontario Penn State (Big Ten)
21 Wisconsin John Prokop Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-13 Wausau, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL)
22 Minnesota Bram Scheerer Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-03 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
23 Michigan Trevor Adams Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-19 Muskegon, Michigan Chilliwack (BCHL)
24 New York (state) Nate Hanley Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-30 Rocky Point, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
25 Texas Owen Farris Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2000-06-08 Dallas, Texas Muskegon (USHL)
26 British Columbia Nathan Kelly Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-22 South Delta, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL)
27 Ontario Ben Tupker Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-12-23 Collingwood, Ontario Cornell (ECAC)
28 Texas Caden Villegas Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-02-19 Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL)
29 Alberta Michael Hodge Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2000-05-30 Calgary, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL)
31 New York (state) Connor Murphy Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-09-01 Hudson Falls, New York Northeastern (HEA)
32 Minnesota Ethan Benz Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-29 Shakopee, Minnesota St. Cloud (NAHL)
33 British Columbia Merek Pipes Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-12 Cobble Hill, British Columbia Swan Valley (MJHL)
35 Massachusetts Joe Sharib Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-08-16 Natick, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC)
36 New Hampshire Kyle Chauvette Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-10-05 Goffstown, New Hampshire Youngstown (USHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Quinnipiac22202000060873041344316264
#10 Harvard22184050049864834248212581
#9 Cornell221561010477842342111211266
St. Lawrence2212100120375658361719088102
#18 Colgate *2211834133671584019165113109
Clarkson229103010316060371617410298
Rensselaer229130210265274351420184115
Union228131001264568351419286117
Princeton228140210265773321319089112
Yale2261420112235623282045794
Brown2251430112041693091836591
Dartmouth22417102116447030524164106
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

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 1 7:00 PM RIT* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 4–3  2,401 1–0–0
October 2 4:00 PM at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New YorkFloHockey Murphy T 2–2 OT 1,463 1–0–1
October 7 7:05 PM at #20 Connecticut* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutESPN+ Murphy L 1–4  2,584 1–1–1
October 8 4:05 PM at #20 Connecticut* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutESPN+ Chauvette L 3–4 OT 2,442 1–2–1
October 13 7:00 PM Bentley* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 5–1  1,455 2–2–1
October 15 7:00 PM at RIT* Blue Cross ArenaRochester, New YorkFloHockey Chauvette L 5–8  8,766 2–3–1
October 21 7:00 PM at #6 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, MassachusettsESPN+ Murphy L 1–7  3,721 2–4–1
October 22 7:00 PM at #6 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, MassachusettsESPN+ Murphy L 0–7  3,737 2–5–1
October 28 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York (Rivalry)ESPN+ Murphy L 1–2  4,700 2–6–1 (0–1–0)
October 29 7:00 PM Rensselaer Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York (Rivalry)ESPN+ Murphy W 6–0  2,115 3–6–1 (1–1–0)
November 4 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 3–2  2,246 4–6–1 (2–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 2–4  1,886 4–7–1 (2–2–0)
November 11 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 4–1  1,676 5–7–1 (3–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at #13 Harvard Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 1–5  1,793 5–8–1 (3–3–0)
December 3 7:00 PM #18 Northeastern* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 3–2  1,621 6–8–1
December 9 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New JerseyESPN+ Murphy L 0–2  1,090 6–9–1 (3–4–0)
December 10 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, ConnecticutESPN+ Murphy L 1–8  2,877 6–10–1 (3–5–0)
December 30 4:00 PM New Hampshire* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 4–3  1,530 7–10–1
December 30 4:00 PM New Hampshire* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Chauvette W 3–2  1,352 8–10–1
January 6 7:00 PM #18 Cornell Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 1–6  2,185 8–11–1 (3–6–0)
January 7 7:00 PM Colgate Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 1–2  1,904 8–12–1 (3–7–0)
January 13 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode IslandESPN+ Murphy L 2–6  1,177 8–13–1 (3–8–0)
January 14 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, ConnecticutESPN+ Chauvette T 0–0 SOW 1,700 8–13–2 (3–8–1)
January 20 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Chauvette W 3–2  1,564 9–13–2 (4–8–1)
January 21 7:00 PM Clarkson Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 3–4  2,245 9–14–2 (4–9–1)
January 28 6:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* MVP ArenaAlbany, New York (Mayor's Cup)  Murphy W 6–0  5,883 10–14–2
February 3 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 3–1  831 11–14–2 (5–9–1)
February 4 7:00 PM at #11 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 1–10  3,903 11–15–2 (5–10–1)
February 10 7:00 PM Yale Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 3–1  1,795 12–15–2 (6–10–1)
February 11 7:00 PM Brown Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 3–1  2,011 13–15–2 (7–10–1)
February 17 7:00 PM at #9 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, MassachusettsESPN+ Murphy L 3–5  2,172 13–16–2 (7–11–1)
February 18 5:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New HampshireESPN+ Murphy L 0–1  1,837 13–17–2 (7–12–1)
February 24 7:00 PM #2 Quinnipiac Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy L 1–4  1,685 13–18–2 (7–13–1)
February 25 7:00 PM Princeton Achilles RinkSchenectady, New YorkESPN+ Murphy W 3–1  1,902 14–18–2 (8–13–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 4:00 PM Princeton* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York (First Round)ESPN+ Murphy L 4–6  2,119 14–19–2
*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
John ProkopD/F354192320
Nate HanleyC35516212
Tyler WatkinsF359101910
Josh NixonRW341151645
Cal MellD34312158
Chaz SmedsrudLW34410148
Liam RobertsonC35941352
Caden VillegasF3476134
Chris TheodoreLW343101310
Owen FarrisF33741135
Carter KorpiF31641014
Mason SnellD3136916
Nick YoungD3427943
Ben TupkerLW3461720
Cullen FergusonD3425734
Nicolas PetruoloD2807720
Ville ImmonenC263258
Bram ScheererLW1212310
Nathan KellyD220330
Ethan BenzF180334
Matt AllenD110226
Colby MacArthurRW110220
Michael HodgeF21010
Andrew SeamanF10000
Thomas RichterF10000
Merek PipesG20000
Greg JapchenD80004
Kyle ChauvetteG100000
Christian SandaF120004
Connor MurphyG310000
Total86140226392

[5]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Merek Pipes200:390000101.0000.00
Kyle Chauvette10417:44221202021.9102.87
Connor Murphy311673:0312171937362.8883.34
Empty Net-20:23---4----
Total352111:49141921179393.8893.32

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.[6]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
John Prokop ECAC Hockey Rookie Team [7]

References

  1. "Hauge named Union men's hockey head coach". The Daily Gazette. April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. "Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Union Dutchmen. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  5. "Union College 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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