2022–23 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2022–23 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season was the 75th season of play for the program and 20th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Yellow Jackets represented American International College , played their home games at MassMutual Center and were coached by Eric Lang , in his 7th season.
Season
Coming into the season as the three-time reigning Atlantic Hockey champion, AIC's biggest hurdle for a title was the monumental turnover with the roster. With more than half of the team leaving, coach Lang brought in a mix of freshman and transfers to try and plug the holes in the lineup. While the brain trust in goal had left, the Yellow Jackets managed to retain Blake Bennett, the team's leading scorer from the previous year. Even with the reshuffling on the defensive side, AIC posted nearly identical number, allowing 2.45 goals per game. Senior Jarrett Fiske ended up with the lion's share of minutes while transfer Alexandros Aslanidis proved to be a capable backup. The retooled offense was nearly as strong, scoring slightly fewer goals per game. Unfortunately, AIC's overall performance wasn't quite up to the championship standards.
The team got off to a decent start, posting winning records both in and outside their conference. November, however, was not kind to the Yellow Jackets and the team lost four conference matches. From that point on, the Yellow Jackets were playing catchup with RIT . AIC played well for the rest of the regular season, not losing consecutive games for the remainder of the regular season, but they could never match the Tigers and ended up 2nd in the league standings.
Because of the team's poor non-conference results, AIC finished well below the cutoff line for an at-large bid and would have to win the conference tournament to return to the NCAA tournament. The Yellow Jackets opened against Holy Cross and won the first game comfortably. After that the team appear to lose all of its momentum and were outplayed by the Crusaders. AIC was outshot 44–91 in the following two games but the disparity in talent allowed the matches to remain close. After a narrow defeat in the second game, AIC got into a dogfight with Holy Cross in the deciding game. The Yellow Jackets fell behind on three separate occasions but were able to tie the game each time and force the game into overtime. While the play was a little more even in the extra session, the team was unable to stop the Crusaders from netting the winning goal and ending the season for the Yellow Jackets.[ 1]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Andrew Amousse
Forward
Canada 21
Laval, QC
Alexandros Aslanidis
Goaltender
United States 21
Morristown, NJ ; transfer from Western Michigan
Joshua Barnes
Forward
Canada 20
Cornwall, ON
Jordan Biro
Forward
Canada 22
Sherwood Park, AB ; transfer from Colorado College
Brennan Boynton
Goaltender
United States 22
Champlin, MN ; transfer from Minnesota
Grayson Dietrich
Forward
Canada 20
Calgary, AB
Oscar Geschwind
Forward
Sweden 21
Karlstad, SWE ; transfer from Northern Michigan
Timofei Khokhlachev
Forward
Russia 20
Moscow, RUS
Troy Kobryn
Goaltender
United States 23
Hillsborough, NJ ; transfer from Merrimack
John Lundy
Forward
United States 21
Brooklyn, NY ; joined mid-season
Alexander Malinowski
Forward
Sweden 21
Linköping, SWE
Dustin Manz
Forward
United States 22
Vanderbilt, MI ; transfer from Lake Superior State
Hunter McCurdy
Defenseman
United States 21
Mokena, IL
Casey McDonald
Forward
Canada 21
Kindersley, SK
Jake Rosenbaum
Defenseman
United States 25
Laguna Niguel, CA ; graduate transfer from Minnesota Duluth
Brett Rylance
Forward
Canada 21
Edmonton, AB
Jake Sacratini
Forward
Canada 21
Pincourt, QC
Casper Söderling
Defenseman
Sweden 21
Stockholm, SWE
Roster
As of September 15, 2022.[ 2]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Alexandros Aslanidis Junior
G 6' 5" (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2001-01-20
Moorestown, New Jersey Western Michigan (NCHC —
2
Nico Somerville C Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-04-08
Nanaimo, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL —
3
Jake Rosenbaum Graduate
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-03-28
Trabuco, California Minnesota Duluth (NCHC —
4
Brett Callahan A Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-10-16
Westmont, Illinois Jersey (NCDC )—
5
Alexander Tertyshny Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-01-03
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Northeast (NAHL —
6
Matt Rickard Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-07-28
Coventry, Rhode Island Lone Star (NAHL —
7
Brian Kramer Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-07-20
Wexford, Pennsylvania Robert Morris (AHA —
8
Luis Lindner A Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
2001-05-16
Spittal an der Drau, Austria Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC )—
9
Blake Bennett Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1998-07-01
Grand Island, New York Corpus Christi (NAHL —
10
Dustin Manz Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1999-09-21
Vanderbilt, Michigan Lake Superior State (CCHA —
11
Julius Janhonen Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-03-05
Espoo, Finland HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga )—
12
Eric Otto A Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-07-19
Burnsville, Minnesota Chicago (USHL —
13
Grayson Dietrich Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-12-18
Calgary, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL —
14
Nicholas Cardelli A Graduate
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-06-06
Oak Brook, Illinois Bemidji State (CCHA —
15
Casper Söderling Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-06-02
Stockholm, Sweden Nacka J20 (J20 Regional )—
16
Reggie Millette Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-04-10
Jacksonville, Florida Austin (NAHL —
17
Oscar Geschwind Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-02-24
Hällefors, Sweden Northern Michigan (CCHA —
19
Jordan Biro Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-08-10
Sherwood Park, Alberta Colorado College (NCHC —
20
Hunter McCurdy Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2001-08-09
Mokena, Illinois Danbury (NAHL —
21
John Lundy Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
2001-04-27
Brooklyn, New York Jamestown (NAHL —
22
Timofei Khokhlachev Freshman
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2001-11-06
Moscow, Russia Shreveport (NAHL —
23
Aaron Grounds Junior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-12-24
Jamestown, North Dakota Fargo (USHL —
24
Zach Purcell Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-06-13
Parker, Colorado Lone Star (NAHL —
25
Alexander Malinowski Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-02-07
Linköping, Sweden Fairbanks (NAHL —
26
Jake Sacratini Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
2001-05-19
Pincourt, Quebec Notre Dame (SJHL —
27
Josh Barnes Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2002-09-27
Cornwall, Ontario Des Moines (USHL —
28
Andrew Amousse Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2001-07-16
Laval, Quebec Victoria (BCHL —
29
Darwin Lakoduk Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2000-01-28
Edmonton, Alberta Penticton (BCHL —
30
Troy Kobryn Graduate
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-02-14
Hillsborough, New Jersey Merrimack (HEA —
33
Jarrett Fiske Senior
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-05-28
Erie, Pennsylvania Kemptville (CCHL —
34
Brennan Boynton Sophomore
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-08-01
Champlin, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten —
37
Evan Stella Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-05-11
Karlstad, Sweden Dubuque (USHL —
44
Austen Long C Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-02-15
Minneapolis, Minnesota Omaha (USHL —
55
Brett Rylance Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
2001-08-03
Edmonton, Alberta Chilliwack (BCHL —
61
Casey McDonald Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2001-05-10
Plenty, Saskatchewan Penticton (BCHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OW
OL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
RIT †26
18
7
1
1
3
0
57 85
55
39
25
13
1
127
100
American International 26
14
8
4
2
0
3
47 87
62
39
18
14
7
124
98
Sacred Heart 26
14
9
3
2
0
2
45 87
72
37
17
17
3
107
112
Canisius *26
13
10
3
3
1
1
41 76
71
42
20
19
3
118
119
Army 26
12
12
2
3
3
1
39 72
81
37
14
19
4
98
119
Niagara 26
10
13
3
0
3
2
38 73
86
40
19
18
3
119
129
Holy Cross 26
12
12
2
3
1
1
37 73
71
41
17
21
3
98
119
Mercyhurst 26
9
14
3
1
5
1
35 77
80
36
10
23
3
98
122
Bentley 26
8
16
2
1
1
1
27 61
89
34
11
21
2
81
124
Air Force 26
8
17
1
1
0
0
24 63
87
36
12
22
2
95
128
Championship : March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) 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 1
11:07 PM
at Alaska *
Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey
Fiske
T 1–1 OT
1,950
0–0–1
October 2
8:07 PM
at Alaska *
Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey
Fiske
L 1–2 1,410
0–1–1
October 8
7:05 PM
#13 Massachusetts *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
T 2–2 OT
1,144
0–1–2
October 14
7:00 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey
Fiske
W 6–3 903
1–1–2 (1–0–0)
October 15
5:30 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 5–2 511
2–1–2 (2–0–0)
October 18
7:05 PM
Holy Cross
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
L 3–7 254
2–2–2 (2–1–0)
October 22
7:05 PM
Lindenwood *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 5–0 343
3–2–2
October 23
3:05 PM
Lindenwood *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 5–3 146
4–2–2
October 28
7:00 PM
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 8–2 1,492
5–2–2 (3–1–0)
November 5
1:05 PM
RIT
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Aslanidis
L 3–4 227
5–3–2 (3–2–0)
November 6
3:05 PM
RIT
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Kobryn
L 2–3 231
5–4–2 (3–3–0)
November 11
7:00 PM
at Canisius
LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey
Fiske
L 2–5 605
5–5–2 (3–4–0)
November 12
3:00 PM
at Canisius
LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey
Kobryn
L 2–3 603
5–6–2 (3–5–0)
November 15
7:05 PM
Holy Cross
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
W 4–1 193
6–6–2 (4–5–0)
November 19
1:05 PM
Air Force
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
T 3–3 SOW
347
6–6–3 (4–5–1)
November 20
7:05 PM
Air Force
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
W 3–1 199
7–6–3 (5–5–1)
November 26
2:00 PM
at Maine *
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+
Fiske
L 1–5 2,910
7–7–3
December 1
7:05 PM
Bentley
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
W 7–2 181
8–7–3 (6–5–1)
December 2
7:05 PM
at Bentley
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
W 5–1 1,442
9–7–3 (7–5–1)
December 8
5:05 PM
Niagara
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
T 0–0 SOL
-
9–7–4 (7–5–2)
December 9
1:05 PM
Niagara
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
W 4–1 296
10–7–4 (8–5–2)
December 29
7:00 PM
at Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+
Fiske
L 4–8 2,927
10–8–4
December 30
7:00 PM
at Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+
Aslanidis
T 3–3 OT
3,024
10–8–5
January 7
1:05 PM
#17 Massachusetts Lowell *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
L 2–4 449
10–9–5
January 14
7:00 PM
at Vermont *
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+
Aslanidis
W 4–0 2,301
11–9–5
January 17
7:00 PM
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 2–1 OT
977
12–9–5 (9–5–2)
January 20
7:05 PM
at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Aslanidis
L 1–4 600
12–10–5 (9–6–2)
January 21
3:05 PM
at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 2–1 OT
354
13–10–5 (10–6–2)
February 2
7:05 PM
Sacred Heart
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Kobryn
L 2–4 363
13–11–5 (10–7–2)
February 4
7:00 PM
at Sacred Heart
Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut FloHockey
Fiske
W 4–1 4,267
14–11–5 (11–7–2)
February 8
7:05 PM
Bentley
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
L 3–4 277
14–12–5 (11–8–2)
February 10
7:05 PM
at Bentley
Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
T 2–2 SOW
1,620
14–12–6 (11–8–3)
February 17
9:05 PM
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Altitude 2
Fiske
W 3–2 1,850
15–12–6 (12–8–3)
February 18
7:05 PM
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado FloHockey
Aslanidis
W 4–3 2,299
16–12–6 (13–8–3)
February 24
7:05 PM
Sacred Heart
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey
Fiske
T 2–2 SOW
-
16–12–7 (13–8–4)
February 25
7:00 PM
at Sacred Heart
Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut FloHockey
Fiske
W 5–0 4,225
17–12–7 (14–8–4)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 3
1:05 pm
Holy Cross *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 1)FloHockey
Fiske
W 3–1 147
18–12–7
March 4
1:05 pm
Holy Cross *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 2)FloHockey
Fiske
L 3–4 264
18–13–7
March 5
1:05 pm
Holy Cross *
MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal Game 3)FloHockey
Fiske
L 3–4 297
18–14–7
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 3]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Blake Bennett F 38
22
13
35 35
Jordan Biro F 38
11
20
31 2
Dustin Manz F 39
10
14
24 17
Brian Kramer D 35
6
17
23 38
Nicholas Cardelli F 31
11
11
22 12
Julius Janhonen F 38
8
14
22 24
Alexander Malinowski F 34
7
13
20 8
Brett Rylance F 33
8
11
19 8
Brett Callahan D 35
2
16
18 10
Matt Rickard D 33
2
15
17 10
Oscar Geschwind F 35
8
8
16 6
Evan Stella D 39
2
13
15 35
Timofei Khokhlachev F 35
7
5
12 22
Josh Barnes F 21
5
4
9 6
Aaron Grounds F 31
4
5
9 19
Casey McDonald F 18
5
3
8 10
Austen Long F 35
3
5
8 43
Luis Lindner D 35
0
7
7 10
Eric Otto F 18
2
2
4 4
Nico Somerville F 30
0
3
3 18
Jarrett Fiske G 26
0
2
2 0
Andrew Amousse F 6
1
0
1 0
John Lundy F 9
0
1
1 2
Reggie Millette F 13
0
1
1 10
Zach Purcell F 3
0
0
0 2
Brennan Boynton G 3
0
0
0 0
Grayson Dietrich F 4
0
0
0 2
Casper Soderling D 4
0
0
0 2
Troy Kobryn G 9
0
0
0 0
Alexandros Aslanidis G 16
0
0
0 0
Darwin Lakoduk F 25
0
0
0 2
Jake Rosenbaum D 26
0
0
0 2
Total
124
203
327
369
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Alexandros Aslanidis 16
728:03
8
3
1
26
311
2
.923
2.14
Jarrett Fiske 26
1435:04
10
8
6
57
682
2
.923
2.38
Troy Kobryn 9
193:39
0
3
0
9
78
0
.897
2.79
Brennan Boynton 3
20:00
0
0
0
1
8
0
.889
3.00
Empty Net
-
22:38
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
39
2399:24
18
14
7
98
1079
4
.917
2.45
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. [ 5]
Awards and honors
References
^ "SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023" . College Hockey Inc . March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . American International College Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .^ "American 2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule" . AIC Yellow Jackets . Retrieved August 13, 2022 .^ "American International College 2022-2023 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved June 20, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2023-23 Regular Season Awards" . Atlantic Hockey . March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .^ a b c "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2022-23 All-Conference Teams" . Atlantic Hockey . March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
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