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

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

Player Position Nationality Cause
Nick AustinDefenseman United StatesGraduate transfer to Massachusetts Lowell
Trevor CosgroveDefenseman United StatesGraduate transfer to Northern Michigan
Tyler JeansonForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Wichita Thunder)
Henry MarshallForward United StatesGraduation (retired)
Evan TschumiDefenseman CanadaGraduation (signed with HC Lugano)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nic BelpedioDefenseman United States19Skokie, IL
Tommy BergslandDefenseman United States20Plymouth, MN
Alex DiPaoloForward Canada21Oakville, ON
Cole HansonForward United States21Grand Forks, ND
Ryan McGuireForward Canada19Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC
Daniel PanettaForward Canada20Belleville, ON
Ben RaymondForward Canada20Newton, MA

Roster

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

2021–22 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac †22174101154711442327313953
#17 Clarkson221444023518647372110612385
#15 Harvard *221462002466946352111311682
Cornell221264210397347321810410072
Colgate229941033355574018184111112
Rensselaer22101200003058634418233114119
Union229112310275266371419489110
St. Lawrence227105202264460371119772110
Brown22612401225366131720450100
Princeton22714101023548931821270122
Yale2271413112138603082115590
Dartmouth22515203121457132722369110
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

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 2 7:05 PM at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York  Gylander W 5–2  3,176 1–0–0
October 8 7:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont  Gylander W 5–3  2,705 2–0–0
October 9 7:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont  Farrier W 2–1  2,728 3–0–0
October 15 7:00 PM Merrimack* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander W 2–1 OT 917 4–0–0
October 16 4:00 PM Merrimack* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Farrier L 3–5  614 4–1–0
October 22 7:00 PM Arizona State* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander W 8–3  1,081 5–1–0
October 23 7:00 PM Arizona State* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 3–4  1,394 5–2–0
October 29 7:00 PM #13 Western Michigan* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 5–6  1,022 5–3–0
October 30 5:00 PM #13 Western Michigan* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Benson L 1–2 OT 844 5–4–0
November 5 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire  Gylander L 2–3  990 5–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM at #13 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts  Farrier L 1–5  1,587 5–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM Rensselaer Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander W 5–2  350 6–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 3:00 PM Union Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 0–2  528 6–7–0 (1–3–0)
November 19 7:30 PM Yale Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander W 3–0  628 7–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 20 7:30 PM Brown Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander W 6–0  523 8–7–0 (3–3–0)
November 27 7:00 PM at Connecticut* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut  Benson L 1–6  3,134 8–8–0
December 3 7:00 PM at #19 Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Gylander L 1–2  2,669 8–9–0 (3–4–0)
December 4 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York  Gylander L 3–4  1,031 8–10–0 (3–5–0)
January 7 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan  Gylander L 2–4  1,832 8–11–0
January 8 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan  Gylander L 3–6  2,227 8–12–0
January 16 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut  Benson T 2–2 SOL 0 8–12–1 (3–5–1)
January 21 7:00 PM #1 Quinnipiac Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Benson L 1–5  607 8–13–1 (3–6–1)
January 22 7:00 PM Princeton Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Farrier T 2–2 SOW 0 8–13–2 (3–6–2)
January 28 7:00 PM Harvard Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Farrier L 5–3  808 8–14–2 (3–7–2)
January 29 7:00 PM Dartmouth Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Benson W 2–1  606 9–14–2 (4–7–2)
February 4 7:30 PM #11 Cornell Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island  Benson W 3–2  1,292 10–14–2 (5–7–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at #11 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York  Benson T 2–2 SOW 3,201 10–14–3 (5–7–3)
February 11 7:00 PM at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York  Benson W 6–4  1,325 11–14–3 (6–7–3)
February 12 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York  Benson W 3–2  430 12–14–3 (7–7–3)
February 14 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island  Benson T 1–1 SOW 207 12–14–4 (7–7–4)
February 18 7:00 PM #15 Clarkson Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Benson L 1–4  996 12–15–4 (7–8–4)
February 19 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Benson W 4–2  927 13–15–4 (8–8–4)
February 25 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, 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 Center • Hamden, 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 Arena • Hamilton, 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 Arena • Hamilton, 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 Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)  Benson L 1–3  3,550 16–17–4
March 12 7:00 PM at #18 Cornell* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)  Benson W 4–2  4,034 17–17–4
March 13 4:00 PM at #18 Cornell* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, 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 Arena • Lake 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

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Colton YoungF3815173224
Alex YoungC3910213151
Matt VerboonC/RW401018286
Josh McKechneyF4014132721
Griffin LunnD321271914
Nick AndersonD351181923
Ethan MandervilleC39412166
Pierson BrandonD37691518
Arnaud VachonC40681455
Alex DiPaoloLW31491333
Elliott McDermottD402111322
Ross MittonF3557120
Jeffrey StewartLW40571241
Tommy BergslandD40471133
Nic BelpedioD3645916
Paul McAvoyF2926812
Ben RaymondC/LW202242
Ryan McGuireC3713429
Levi GlasmanLW2430322
Cole HansonF241236
Liam Watson-BrawnD2003310
Anthony StarkD2902210
P. J. GarrettD1301112
Carter GylanderG160110
Jack HoeyC10000
William FriendG10000
Andrew FarrierG50000
Mitch BensonG200000
Bench-----0
Total111189300466

[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Mitch Benson2012031073485710.9222.39
Carter Gylander16911780424142.9082.76
Andrew Farrier5301131171520.8993.38
Will Friend11:08000110.50052.94
Empty Net-23---4----
Total4024411818411211382.9102.75

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.[4]

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
4111Noah Laba†New York Rangers
6169Jared Wright†Los Angeles Kings

† incoming freshman [5]

References

  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.
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