2021–22 UMass Minutemen
ice hockey season
Hockey East Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Northeast Regional semifinal
ConferenceT–2nd Hockey East
Home iceMullins Center
Rankings
USCHO#10
USA Today#10
Record
Overall22–13–2
Conference14–8–2
Home11–8–0
Road9–4–2
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Carvel
Assistant coachesJared DeMichiel
Matt Lindsay
Nolan Gluchowski
Captain(s)Bobby Trivigno
Alternate captain(s)Colin Felix
Matthew Kessel
UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season was the 90th season of play for the program. They represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 28th season in the Hockey East conference. The Minutemen were coached by Greg Carvel, in his sixth season, and played their home games at Mullins Center.

Season

Fresh off of the program's first national championship, Massachusetts would have to overcome a sizable loss of talent if they wanted a repeat performance. While the team still possessed many returning players, including tournament MOP Bobby Trivigno, several players had left early for professional careers after outstanding seasons. While the team lost Filip Lindberg, Matt Murray had shared the starting role in net so the team was not without an experienced and proven goaltender. However, the losses were felt in the opening weekend when the Minutemen were swept by Minnesota State at home.

The team performed better over the succeeding month and won each of their next six games but then played poorly in the middle of November and saw their ranking sink down into the mid-teens. UMass suffered from Hockey East's poor performance in non-conference games. This meant that victories against their conference rivals, even ranked opponents, would not help their postseason hopes as much as it would in other years. For the remainder of the season, Massachusetts would hover around #10 in the national rankings as they weren't able to put together any extended winning streaks. Throughout the team's up and down play, Trivigno was the leading light offensively. Not only did he finish 16 points better than any other Minuteman but he ended up tied for third in the national scoring race.

Entering the final week of the regular season, UMass had a 5-point lead in the conference standings and needed just one point to guarantee itself a share of the Hockey East title. Instead, the Minutemen lost both games to Boston College by 1-goal margins while Northeastern swept its weekend finale to surge past Massachusetts. Aside from the stunning result, the losses forced UMass to play Providence in the quarterfinals. The Minutemen were badly outshot by the Friars in the match, 19–47, but Matt Murray stood tall and held the fort while the offense made the most of its sparse opportunities. They were again outshot in the semifinal, though that time only by 4, and managed to knock off Massachusetts Lowell behind Trivigno's second game-winner of the postseason.

Before the championship game, UMass knew they were mathematically guaranteed to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament but they weren't going to let that slow them down. Trivigno tied the game just past the midway point and, though he didn't net the winner, he assisted on the final goal that sealed their second consecutive Hockey East Championship.

Despite riding high after a conference victory, UMass could still only garner a #3 seed for the national tournament. This forced the team into an underdog role against one of the tournament favorites, Minnesota. The Minutemen got off to a decent start and then netted two quick goals in the later half of the first. The Gophers added their own before the period was out but UMass rebuilt its 2-goal advantage early in the second. After that, however, Minnesota slowly chipped away at Massachusetts' lead and ended up tying the game on the power play late in the third. Once overtime began, both teams looked to end things quickly. Unfortunately for the Minutemen, it was Ben Meyers, captain of the Gophers, who scored the final goal and ended the Minutemen's season.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Gianfranco CassaroDefenseman CanadaTransferred to RIT
Oliver ChauForward CanadaGraduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Marc Del GaizoDefenseman United StatesSigned professional contract (Nashville Predators)
Jake GaudetForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Carson GicewiczForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Rockford IceHogs)
Zac JonesDefenseman United StatesSigned professional contract (New York Rangers)
Philip LagunovForward CanadaGraduate transfer to Vermont
Filip LindbergGoaltender FinlandSigned professional contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
George MikaForward United StatesGraduation (retired)
Zac SteigmeyerGoaltender United StatesGraduation (retired)
Kolby VegaraDefenseman United StatesLeft Program (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Matt BakerForward Canada24Midhurst, ON; graduate transfer from Dartmouth
Eric DeDobbelaerForward Canada21Brantford, ON
Slava DeminDefenseman United States21Cypress, CA; transfer from Denver; Selected 99th overall in 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Cam DonaldsonForward United States23Pittsboro, NC; graduate transfer from Cornell
Ryan LautenbachForward United States21Brighton, MI
Taylor MakarForward Canada20Calgary, AB; Selected 220th overall in 2021 NHL Entry Draft
Lucas MercuriForward Canada19Montreal, QC; Selected 159th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Scott MorrowDefenseman United States18Darien, CT; Selected 40th overall in 2021 NHL Entry Draft
Luke PavicichGoaltender United States19Clarence Center, NY
Ryan UfkoDefenseman United States18Smithtown, NY; Selected 115th overall in 2021 NHL Entry Draft

Roster

As of August 12, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Luke Pavicich Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-03-21 Clarence Center, New York Kenai River (NAHL)
3 Missouri Ty Farmer Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-06 O'Fallon, Missouri Fargo (USHL)
4 Michigan Matthew Kessel (A) Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-06-23 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL) STL, 150th overall 2020
5 Massachusetts Linden Alger Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-09 Centerville, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
6 New York (state) Ryan Ufko Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-05-07 Smithtown, New York Chicago (USHL) NSH, 115th overall 2021
7 Michigan Cal Kiefiuk Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-28 Macomb, Michigan Central Illinois (USHL)
8 New York (state) Bobby Trivigno (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-19 Setauket, New York Waterloo (USHL)
9 North Carolina Cam Donaldson Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-07-14 Pittsboro, North Carolina Cornell (ECAC)
10 Illinois Josh Lopina Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-16 Minooka, Illinois Lincoln (USHL) ANA, 98th overall 2021
11 Quebec Lucas Mercuri Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-03-07 Montreal, Quebec Des Moines (USHL) CAR, 159th overall 2020
12 Minnesota Garrett Wait Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-13 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten)
13 Michigan Reed Lebster Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-04 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
14 Michigan Ryan Lautenbach Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-27 Brighton, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
15 Michigan Oliver MacDonald Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-07 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Fargo (USHL)
17 California Slava Demin Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-04-04 Cypress, California Denver (NCHC) VGK, 99th overall 2018
18 Alberta Taylor Makar Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-13 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
19 Michigan Ryan Sullivan Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-07 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL)
20 Ontario Matt Baker Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-02-21 Barrie, Ontario Dartmouth (ECAC)
22 Massachusetts Jerry Harding Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-03-22 Canton, Massachusetts Providence (HEA)
23 Connecticut Scott Morrow Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-11-01 Darien, Connecticut Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) CAR, 40th overall 2021
25 New York (state) Aaron Bohlinger Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-08-25 Walden, New York Waterloo (USHL)
26 New Jersey Colin Felix (A) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-01-07 Ocean City, New Jersey Madison (USHL)
27 New Jersey Anthony Del Gaizo Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-31 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Muskegon (USHL)
28 Ontario Eric Faith Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-18 Carp, Ontario Brockville (CCHL)
29 Ontario Eric DeDobbelaer Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-15 Brantford, Ontario Brantford (OJHL)
31 Alberta Matt Murray Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-02 St. Albert, Alberta Fargo (USHL)
32 New York (state) Henry Graham Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-25 Manhattan, New York P. A. L. (NCDC)

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
Regular season
October 2 7:30 PM #5 Minnesota State* #1 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts  Murray L 0–2  8,412 0–1–0
October 3 4:00 PM #5 Minnesota State* #1 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray L 3–6  3,808 0–2–0
October 15 7:05 PM at American International* #9 MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Murray W 5–1  1,306 1–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM American International* #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray W 4–2  4,664 2–2–0
October 23 7:00 PM Dartmouth* #9 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)    L 2–3   
October 29 7:00 PM at Merrimack #12 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, MassachusettsNESN+ Murray W 5–4 OT 3,477 3–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 7:00 PM Merrimack #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray W 2–1  2,083 4–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 5 7:00 PM #7 Providence #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN Murray W 1–0  4,485 5–2–0 (3–0–0)
November 6 7:00 PM #7 Providence #12 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN+ Murray W 5–1  3,169 6–2–0 (4–0–0)
November 12 7:30 PM at Boston University #8 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  Murray T 2–2 SOW 4,149 6–2–1 (4–0–1)
November 13 7:00 PM Boston University #8 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN Murray L 3–4 OT 5,741 6–3–1 (4–1–1)
November 19 7:00 PM New Hampshire #8 Whittemore CenterDurham, New HampshireNESN Murray W 3–0  4,363 7–3–1 (5–1–1)
November 20 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #8 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire  Murray L 1–2 OT 4,316 7–4–1 (5–2–1)
December 3 7:15 PM at #15 Massachusetts Lowell #14 Tsongas CenterLowell, MassachusettsNESN Murray T 4–4 SOL 6,289 7–4–2 (5–2–2)
December 4 7:00 PM #15 Massachusetts Lowell #14 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray W 3–2  5,423 8–4–2 (6–2–2)
December 9 7:00 PM at Merrimack #12 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Murray W 3–2  2,122 9–4–2 (7–2–2)
January 3 6:00 PM at Merrimack* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray W 4–3 OT 529 10–4–2
January 8 5:00 PM at #6 Michigan* #10 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, MichiganBTN Murray L 1–4  5,800 10–5–2
January 9 4:00 PM at #6 Michigan* #10 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MichiganESPNU Murray L 2–4  5,800 10–6–2
January 21 7:00 PM #12 Northeastern #14 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN Murray W 3–2  3,542 11–6–2 (8–2–2)
January 22 7:30 PM at #12 Northeastern #14 Matthews ArenaBoston, MassachusettsNESN+ Murray W 6–0  0 12–6–2 (9–2–2)
January 25 7:00 PM Boston University #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN Pavicich L 4–6  6,269 12–7–2 (9–3–2)
January 28 7:00 PM #17 Providence #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN+ Murray L 1–2  4,493 12–8–2 (9–4–2)
January 30 1:05 PM at #14 Massachusetts Lowell #9 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts  Murray W 4–3  3,745 13–8–2 (10–4–2)
February 4 7:00 PM Long Island* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray W 6–3  3,274 14–8–2
February 5 7:00 PM Long Island* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Pavicich W 3–1  3,410 15–8–2
February 11 7:00 PM Maine #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray L 2–3 OT 3,294 15–9–2 (10–5–2)
February 12 7:00 PM Maine #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN Murray W 4–2  3,434 16–9–2 (11–5–2)
February 18 7:05 PM at #20 Connecticut #10 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Murray W 2–1  4,358 17–9–2 (12–5–2)
February 19 7:00 PM #20 Connecticut #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Murray L 2–4  5,036 17–10–2 (12–6–2)
February 25 7:00 PM at Vermont #10 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Murray W 5–1  2,304 18–10–2 (13–6–2)
February 26 7:00 PM at Vermont #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont  Murray W 8–2  2,380 19–10–2 (14–6–2)
March 4 7:00 PM at Boston College #9 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN Murray L 1–2  5,524 19–11–2 (14–7–2)
March 5 4:30 PM Boston College #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN+ Murray L 3–4  5,736 19–12–2 (14–8–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 12 7:00 PM #20 Providence* #12 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal)  Murray W 4–2  2,422 20–12–2
March 18 7:30 PM vs. #13 Massachusetts Lowell* #11 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Semifinal)NESN+ Murray W 3–1  13,106 21–12–2
March 19 7:00 PM vs. #19 Connecticut* #11 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Championship)NESN Murray W 2–1 OT 12,049 22–12–2
NCAA Tournament
March 25 6:00 PM vs. #5 Minnesota* #10 DCU CenterWorcester, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional semifinal)ESPNU Murray L 3–4 OT 6,002 22–13–2
*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
Bobby TrivignoLW3720294928
Scott MorrowD3713203310
Ryan UfkoD375263112
Josh LopinaC271215278
Garrett WaitLW3213122512
Reed LebsterRW36991823
Cal KiefiukF306121824
Anthony Del GaizoF367101712
Matthew KesselD376111722
Lucas MercuriC36691518
Aaron BohlingerD28211134
Ryan LautenbachRW3137102
Colin FelixD36281030
Ty FarmerD3618924
Eric FaithLW322466
Oliver MacDonaldF273256
Ryan SullivanF332244
Matt BakerC191236
Slava DeminD221234
Cam DonaldsonC271234
Taylor MakarC/LW1710112
Jerry HardingF301012
Henry GrahamG10004
Luke PavicichG40000
Linden AlgerD110002
Matt MurrayG360002
Total117201318277

[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Luke Pavicich41111103420.9331.62
Matt Murray36212821122829103.9172.31
Empty Net-14---3----
Total37225322132889523.9152.34

Rankings

Poll[4] 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 1 7 9 9 12 12 8 8 13 14 12 12 10 14 14 9 10 9 10 10 9 12 11 10 - 10
USA Today 1 6 9 9 10 12 9 8 13 14 12 12 9 14 12 8 9 9 9 10 9 12 12 9 10 10

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[5]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Scott Morrow AHCA East First Team All-American [6]
Bobby Trivigno
Bobby Trivigno Hockey East Player of the Year [7]
Bobby Trivigno Hockey East Scoring Champion [7]
Massachusetts Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award [7]
Bobby Trivigno William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
Scott Morrow Hockey East First Team [8]
Bobby Trivigno
Matt Murray Hockey East Third Team [8]
Matthew Kessel
Ryan Ufko Hockey East Rookie Team [9]
Matt Murray Hockey East All-Tournament Team [10]
Colin Felix
Garrett Wait
Bobby Trivigno

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
4103Kenny ConnorsLos Angeles Kings
4114Cole O'HaraNashville Predators
5143Cameron O'NeillOttawa Senators
7206Tyson DyckOttawa Senators

† incoming freshman [11]

References

  1. "2020–21 Roster". UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. "Massachusetts 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. "UMass (Amherst) 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. "Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay". USCHO.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Bobby Trivigno Named Hockey East Player of the Year". Hockey East. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Hockey East Names 2021-22 Men's All-Star Teams". Hockey East. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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