2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–8th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceDwyer Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall11–22–2
Conference10–13–3
Home6–8–2
Road5–14–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachJason Lammers
Assistant coachesIan Burt
John Lidgett
Mark Phalon
Captain(s)Chris Harpur
Alternate captain(s)Jon Hill
Walker Sommer
Jack Zielinski
Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 26th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 12th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Purple Eagles represented Niagara University and were coached by Jason Lammers, in his 5th season.

Season

Niagara didn't have much to celebrate during the season. For most of the year they were near the bottom of the conference standings and were among the worst in terms of both goals scored and goals allowed. However, the Eagles did show flashes of strong play and posted one of the program's best wins when they defeated #10 Notre Dame after Christmas.

In the final week of the regular season, the team managed to take down conference champion American International in a shootout. When they entered the postseason they were set against Bentley, who had gone winless in their previous eleven games. Unfortunately, Niagara dropped both games at home and saw their season come to an abrupt end.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jack Billings Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Jared Brandt Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Cameron Cook Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Evansville Thunderbolts)
Eric Cooley Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Ohio State
Croix Evingson Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Justin Kendall Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Dylan Mills Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Evansville Thunderbolts)
Scott Persson Defenseman  Sweden Joined club team
Trevor Poeze Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Patrick Pugliese Goaltender  United States Transferred to Trinity
Reed Robinson Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Ludwig Stenlund Forward  Sweden Signed professional contract (HC Vita Hästen)
Alex Truscott Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Brian Wilson Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Evansville Thunderbolts)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jason Ahearn Forward  United States 20 Staten Island, NY
Noah Carlin Defenseman  United States 21 Marine City, MI
Jack DeBoer Forward  United States 21 Madison, NJ; transfer from Boston University
Mike Faulkner Defenseman  United States 25 The Bronx, NY; graduate transfer from Hobart
Olivier Gauthier Forward  Canada 22 Ferme-Neuve, QC; transfer from Alaska Anchorage
Zane Kindrachuk Forward  Canada 21 Calgary, AB
Albin Nilsson Forward  Sweden 23 Ljungby, SWE; transfer from Providence
Shane Ott Forward  United States 21 Centennial, CO
Lars Christian Rødne Forward  Norway 21 Stavanger, NOR
Alexandre Roy Defenseman  United States 23 Saint-Vallier, QC; transfer from Omaha
Jake Sibell Goaltender  United States 21 Isanti, MN

Roster

As of September 6, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 British Columbia Jesse Pomeroy Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-25 Prince George, British Columbia Drayton Valley (AJHL) —
3 Quebec Alexandre Roy Junior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1998-09-21 Saint-Vallier, Quebec Omaha (NCHC) —
4 Ontario Chris Harpur (C) Graduate D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-09-13 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
5 Michigan Noah Carlin Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-13 Marine City, Michigan Omaha (USHL) —
7 Iowa Jordan Wishman Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-11-22 Des Moines, Iowa Dubuque (USHL) —
8 Ohio Walker Sommer (A) Senior (RS) F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-04-29 Avon, Ohio Air Force (AHA) —
9 Sweden Albin Nilsson Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-18 Ljungby, Sweden Providence (HEA) —
10 Minnesota Carter Randklev Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1999-11-05 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
11 Quebec Olivier Gauthier Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-09 Ferme-Neuve, Quebec Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) —
12 Ontario Jason Pineo Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-23 Toronto, Ontario Oakville (OJHL) —
13 New York (state) Zac Herrmann Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-06 Lancaster, New York Odessa (NAHL) —
14 Michigan Ryan Naumovski Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-07-28 Shelby Township, Michigan New Jersey (NAHL) —
15 Pennsylvania Matt Cameron Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-08 Berwyn, Pennsylvania New Jersey (NAHL) —
16 Alberta Zane Kindrachuk Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-01-04 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
17 West Virginia Luke Edgerton Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-05-01 Wheeling, West Virginia Jersey (NCDC) —
18 New York (state) Jay Ahearn Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-23 Staten Island, New York Johnstown (NAHL) —
19 Alberta Ryan Cox Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-23 St. Albert, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) —
20 Pennsylvania Christian Gorsack Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-06-08 Jeannette, Pennsylvania Johnstown (NAHL) —
21 Colorado Shane Ott Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-21 Centennial, Colorado Janesville (NAHL) —
22 New York (state) Michael Faulkner Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-02-25 Bronx, New York Hobart (NEHC) —
23 Norway Lars Rødne Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-22 Stavanager, Norway Bismarck (NAHL) —
24 Czech Republic Josef Myšák Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-09-08 Litvínov, Czech Republic Austin (NAHL) —
25 Ontario Jon Hill (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-10-09 Whitby, Ontario Brockville (CCHL) —
26 Ontario Brandon Stanley Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1997-05-03 Sioux Lookout, Ontario Philadelphia (NAHL) —
27 New Jersey Jack DeBoer Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-08-17 Madison, New Jersey Boston University (HEA) —
28 Virginia Jack Zielinski (A) Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-08-08 Richmond, Virginia Lone Star (NAHL) —
30 Minnesota Jake Sibell Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-03 Isanti, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL) —
31 Pennsylvania Chad Veltri Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-06-03 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Youngstown (USHL) —
35 Illinois Michael Corson Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-22 Darien, Illinois Denver (NCHC) —

Standings

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#18 American International †* 26 17 7 2 1 2 0 54 97 61 38 22 13 3 134 95
Canisius 26 13 11 2 2 1 1 43 76 67 35 16 16 3 99 97
Army 26 12 11 3 0 1 2 42 75 68 35 14 17 4 98 100
RIT 26 12 10 4 1 3 3 41 69 82 38 18 16 4 92 115
Sacred Heart 26 11 12 3 0 1 3 40 72 70 37 15 18 4 95 100
Air Force 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 76 80 36 16 17 3 99 127
Mercyhurst 26 10 12 4 0 1 1 36 75 79 39 16 19 4 114 129
Niagara 26 10 13 3 2 2 1 34 70 79 36 11 22 3 82 122
Bentley 26 10 14 2 1 2 1 34 70 78 36 14 20 2 94 117
Holy Cross 26 10 14 2 3 0 0 29 56 72 37 12 23 2 77 108
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 8 8:07 PM at #8 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Veltri L 2–6  11,386 0–1–0
October 9 7:07 PM at #8 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Sibell L 0–4  11,689 0–2–0
October 21 7:00 PM at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Veltri L 0–4  5,547 0–3–0
October 22 7:00 PM at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Sibell L 2–6  5,597 0–4–0
October 29 5:35 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Veltri W 6–1  413 1–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 1:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Sibell L 1–3  353 1–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 5 7:05 PM Air Force Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri W 4–3  880 2–5–0 (2–1–0)
November 6 5:05 PM Air Force Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Sibell T 3–3 SOL 765 2–5–1 (2–1–1)
November 19 7:00 PM Army Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri T 3–3 SOW 437 2–5–2 (2–1–2)
November 20 5:00 PM Army Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri L 1–4  757 2–6–2 (2–2–2)
November 26 7:30 PM at #4 Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan   Sibell L 1–6  5,800 2–7–2
November 27 7:00 PM at #4 Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan   Veltri L 1–4  5,800 2–8–2
December 3 7:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Veltri W 3–1  322 3–8–2 (3–2–2)
December 4 7:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Veltri L 2–3  245 3–9–2 (3–3–2)
December 10 7:00 PM Canisius Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri L 0–4  1,072 3–10–2 (3–4–2)
December 11 7:00 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Veltri W 3–2 OT 852 4–10–2 (4–4–2)
December 31 6:00 PM at #10 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Veltri W 3–1  3,374 5–10–2
January 1 5:00 PM at #10 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana Peacock Veltri L 0–5  2,791 5–11–2
January 7 7:00 PM Sacred Heart Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri W 5–4 OT 537 6–11–2 (5–4–2)
January 8 5:00 PM Sacred Heart Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Sibell L 1–2  538 6–12–2 (5–5–2)
January 14 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Corson L 4–5  1,157 6–13–2 (5–6–2)
January 15 7:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Corson L 2–3  1,456 6–14–2 (5–7–2)
January 21 7:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Sibell W 5–3  2,389 7–14–2 (6–7–2)
January 22 7:05 PM RIT Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri L 5–6 OT 713 7–15–2 (6–8–2)
January 28 7:00 PM Mercyhurst Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Sibell L 1–4  638 7–16–2 (6–9–2)
January 29 5:00 PM Mercyhurst Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri W 1–0  767 8–16–2 (7–9–2)
February 4 7:00 PM Bentley Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri W 6–5  611 9–16–2 (8–9–2)
February 5 5:00 PM Bentley Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri W 3–2  585 10–16–2 (9–9–2)
February 11 7:00 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Veltri W 4–1  895 11–16–2 (10–9–2)
February 12 7:00 PM Canisius Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri L 1–5  854 11–17–2 (10–10–2)
February 18 7:05 PM RIT Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Veltri L 2–4  836 11–18–2 (10–11–2)
February 19 7:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Veltri L 2–3  3,012 11–19–2 (10–12–2)
February 25 1:05 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Veltri T 1–1 SOW 93 11–19–3 (10–12–3)
February 26 1:05 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Veltri L 2–3 OT 262 11–20–3 (10–13–3)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM Bentley* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (First Round game 1)   Veltri L 2–3 OT 470 11–21–3
March 5 7:00 PM Bentley* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (First Round game 2)   Veltri L 1–4  447 11–22–3
Niagara Lost Series 0–2
*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
Ryan Naumovski F 36 7 16 23 2
Albin Nilsson C 32 8 13 21 16
Ryan Cox F 36 11 8 19 18
Shane Ott F 36 8 10 18 8
Chris Harpur D 35 3 14 17 39
Walker Sommer C 29 8 7 15 6
Zac Herrmann D 36 5 10 15 28
Lars Christian Rødne LW 30 5 6 11 4
Josef Mysak D 32 2 7 9 18
Carter Randklev F 22 6 2 8 2
Brandon Stanley F 33 3 5 8 32
Jason Pineo C 35 3 5 8 14
Jonathan Hill D 36 2 6 8 33
Luke Edgerton F 28 1 7 8 6
Christian Gorscak F 35 4 3 7 19
Jordan Wishman D 32 1 6 7 16
Jack Zielinski D 36 1 6 7 31
Mike Faulkner D 11 1 5 6 2
Olivier Gauthier LW 33 1 4 5 10
Jesse Pomeroy D 28 0 4 4 12
Jack DeBoer C 21 2 0 2 10
Chad Veltri G 28 0 1 1 0
Zane Kindrachuk F 2 0 0 0 0
Mike Corson G 3 0 0 0 0
Alexandre Roy D 4 0 0 0 2
Jake Sibell G 11 0 0 0 0
Noah Carlin D 22 0 0 0 6
Total 82 145 227 334

[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Chad Veltri 29 1569 10 14 2 77 675 1 .898 2.94
Jake Sibell 15 498 1 6 1 32 246 0 .885 3.85
Mike Corson 8 91 0 2 0 6 53 0 .898 3.94
Empty Net - 33 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 36 2193 11 22 3 119 974 1 .891 3.26

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Shane Ott Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team [5]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Niagara 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Niagara Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.