2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Yale Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
Conference10th ECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall8–20–4
Conference6–14–2
Home6–5–1
Road2–12–3
Neutral0–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachKeith Allain
Assistant coachesJoe Howe
Rob O'Gara
Bill Maniscalco
Captain(s)Michael Young
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 127th season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 16th season.

Season[edit]

After a very poor year, particularly on the offense, Yale was hoping that 2023 would be better. Unfortunately, from the very beginning, it was apparent that the Bulldogs could not score. After winning their season-opener, the team lost the next 8 games. In that stretch the Elis averaged lest than 1 goal per game and were shutout in 4 consecutive matches.

The team saw marginal improvements after the winter break and went through a stretch of 5 games without a regulation loss. While the offense did score more often, the biggest factor in those wins was substituting in Luke Pearson as the team's starting goaltender. The sophomore received the lion's share of minutes in the second half of the season and helped Yale climb out of the conference cellar. Though the offense was paltry, averaging less than 2 goals a game for the season, Yale finished 10th in the ECAC and were set against a mediocre Rensselaer squad for the first round of the postseason.

Over the course of the year, the Elis had scored more than 3 goals in just 6 of their 29 games. Coincidentally, with a strong defensive effort, they were able to win each of those games. That trend continued in the playoffs as Yale's forwards showed up against the Engineers. The Bulldogs hit the back of the net 4 times and won their first playoff game in three years.[1] In the quarterfinals, Yale was set against the #2 team in the nation, Quinnipiac. While the Elis weren't expected to win, the team didn't even bother to show up in the first game. While Pearson and the defense did well to limit the Bobcats to 3 goals on 30 shots, Yale was only able to muster 5 shots for the entire game.[2] The Elis performed much better in the rematch, managing to score 2 goals, but were swept out of the postseasonby their supposed rivals.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Kyle Johnson Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne)
Graham Lillibridge Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Justin Pearson Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Connecticut

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise Forward  Canada 21 Vancouver, BC
David Chen Forward  United States 19 Livingston, NJ
Bayard Hall Defenseman  United States 20 Oldwick, NJ
Tucker Hartmann Defenseman  United States 20 Southborough, MA
Jason Marsella Defenseman  United States 19 Greenwich, CT
Kalen Szeto Forward  Canada 19 Vancouver, BC
Jojo Tanaka-Campbell Forward  Canada 21 Mill Bay, BC

Roster[edit]

As of September 15, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Connor Hopkins Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-03-09 Malden, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL)
2 New Jersey Bayard Hall Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-08-16 Oldwick, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL)
3 Massachusetts Michael Young (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-08-21 Medford, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL)
4 Connecticut Jason Marsella Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2002-11-20 Greenwich, Connecticut Powell River (BCHL)
5 Washington (state) Dylan Herzog Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-01-09 Auburn, Washington Dubuque (USHL)
6 Massachusetts Connor Sullivan Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-09-07 Plymouth, Massachusetts Islanders (USPHL)
7 New York (state) Brandon Tabakin Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-05-21 Woodbury, New York Sioux Falls (USHL)
8 Alberta Ryan Conroy Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-02-06 Chestermere, Alberta Omaha (USHL)
9 Missouri Henry Wagner Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-11 St. Louis, Missouri Connecticut (NCDC)
10 Connecticut Reilly Connors Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-17 Madison, Connecticut Connecticut (NCDC)
11 Connecticut Niklas Allain Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-08 North Branford, Connecticut Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
12 British Columbia JoJo Tanaka-Campbell Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-11 Mill Bay, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
13 Connecticut Ryan Carmichael Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-03 Greenwich, Connecticut Notre Dame (Big Ten)
14 Massachusetts Ryan Stevens Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-04 Duxbury, Massachusetts South Shore (NCDC)
15 British Columbia Kalen Szeto Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2002-10-12 Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
16 Massachusetts Teddy Wooding Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-12-30 Wrentham, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL)
17 New York (state) William Dineen Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-17 Lake George, New York Sioux Falls (USHL)
18 Massachusetts Tucker Hartmann Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-04 Southborough, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL)
19 Saskatchewan Quinton Ong Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-23 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canmore (AJHL)
21 Connecticut Briggs Gammill Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-09 New Canaan, Connecticut Connecticut (NCDC)
22 Ohio Hayden Rowan Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-22 Pemberville, Ohio Trail (BCHL)
23 New York (state) Cole Donhauser Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-12-27 Buffalo, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
24 New Jersey David Chen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-04-01 Livingston, New Jersey Cedar Rapids (USHL)
25 British Columbia Kieran O'Hearn Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-13 North Delta, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
26 British Columbia Elan Bar-Lev-Wise Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-02-01 Vancouver, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL)
27 Massachusetts Ian Carpentier Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-22 Worcester, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
30 Ontario Luke Pearson Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-29 Whitby, Ontario Alberni Valley (BCHL)
47 Wisconsin Nathan Reid Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-12 Madison, Wisconsin Muskegon (USHL)

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 29 7:00 PM Brown Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Reid W 2–0  1,300 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 4:00 PM at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Reid L 1–2  839 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 4 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Hopkins L 0–6  1,162 1–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at #15 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+ Reid L 0–4  2,239 1–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 11 7:00 PM Princeton Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Reid L 0–3  2,100 1–4–0 (1–4–0)
November 12 7:00 PM #5 Quinnipiac Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) ESPN+ Reid L 0–4  2,501 1–5–0 (1–5–0)
November 18 7:00 PM at Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Hopkins L 2–5  3,717 1–6–0 (1–6–0)
November 19 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Reid L 1–8  803 1–7–0 (1–7–0)
November 27 4:00 PM USNTDP* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) ESPN+ Reid L 3–4 OT -
December 9 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Reid L 1–2  1,121 1–8–0 (1–8–0)
December 10 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Pearson T 1–1 SOW 2,662 1–8–1 (1–8–1)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 30 4:00 PM vs. #12 Providence* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal) ESPN+ Pearson L 0–3  1,252 1–9–1
December 31 4:00 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Consolation) ESPN+ Hopkins L 3–4  1,584 1–10–1
January 2 7:30 PM Army* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson W 5–1  1,200 2–10–1
January 6 7:00 PM at #8 Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Pearson T 3–3 OT 2,478 2–10–2
January 8 4:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Pearson T 1–1 OT 2,328 2–10–3
January 13 7:00 PM Rensselaer Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson W 4–1  1,400 3–10–3 (2–8–1)
January 14 7:00 PM Union Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson T 0–0 SOL 1,700 3–10–4 (2–8–2)
January 20 7:00 PM #9 Harvard Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry) ESPN+ Pearson L 2–3 OT 3,200 3–11–4 (2–9–2)
January 21 7:00 PM Dartmouth Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson L 0–4  1,829 3–12–4 (2–10–2)
Connecticut Hockey Tournament
January 27 4:00 PM vs. #12 Connecticut* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)   Pearson L 1–6  3,625 3–13–4
January 28 4:00 PM vs. Sacred Heart* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Consolation)   Reid L 3–4  - 3–14–4
February 3 7:00 PM Clarkson Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson W 4–0  1,426 4–14–4 (3–10–2)
February 4 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Pearson W 4–0  1,451 5–14–4 (4–10–2)
February 10 7:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York ESPN+ Pearson L 1–3  1,795 5–15–4 (4–11–2)
February 11 4:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Pearson L 2–4  4,117 5–16–4 (4–12–2)
February 17 7:00 PM at #1 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Rivalry) ESPN+ Pearson L 1–5  3,625 5–17–4 (4–13–2)
February 18 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Reid W 4–0  2,218 6–17–4 (5–13–2)
February 24 7:00 PM Colgate Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Reid W 4–2  1,421 7–17–4 (6–13–2)
February 25 7:00 PM #13 Cornell Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Hopkins L 1–5  2,837 7–18–4 (6–14–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York (First Round) ESPN+ Pearson W 4–1  1,556 8–18–4
March 10 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 1, Rivalry) ESPN+ Pearson L 0–3  3,211 8–19–4
March 11 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac* M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Quarterfinal Game 2, Rivalry) ESPN+ Pearson L 2–6  3,178 8–20–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Ian Carpentier C 31 9 8 17 20
David Chen C 32 8 7 15 10
Briggs Gammill F 32 4 10 14 12
Cole Donhauser F 27 6 7 13 32
Reilly Connors F 31 7 5 12 26
Nik Allain F 32 4 6 10 31
Connor Sullivan D 31 4 5 9 26
Will Dineen F 27 1 8 9 33
Quinton Ong RW 27 4 2 6 6
Bayard Hall D 23 2 4 6 0
Brandon Tabakin D 29 2 4 6 2
Teddy Wooding F 30 1 5 6 0
Ryan Conroy D 32 1 5 6 28
Michael Young D 29 0 5 5 25
Kalen Szeto F 25 2 2 4 4
Kieran O'Hearn D 31 0 4 4 24
Dylan Herzog D 26 0 3 3 16
Henry Wagner LW 29 0 3 3 12
Ryan Carmichael D/F 31 2 0 2 12
Luke Pearson G 19 0 1 1 0
Jason Marsella G 1 0 0 0 0
JoJo Tanaka-Campbell F 2 0 0 0 0
Tucker Hartmann D 3 0 0 0 2
Connor Hopkins G 5 0 0 0 0
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise C 7 0 0 0 2
Ryan Stevens F 7 0 0 0 2
Nathan Reid G 13 0 0 0 0
Hayden Rowan LW 23 0 0 0 21
Total 57 94 151 346

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Luke Pearson 19 1114:05 5 9 4 45 504 3 .918 2.42
Nathan Reid 14 603:44 3 7 0 29 288 2 .909 2.88
Connor Hopkins 6 217:58 0 4 0 19 83 0 .814 5.23
Empty Net - 8:53 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 32 1944:40 8 20 4 94 875 5 .903 2.90

Rankings[edit]

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]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2023 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
6 169 Rudy Guimond Detroit Red Wings

† incoming freshman [7]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Yale University 2022-2023 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 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.