2022–23 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season College ice hockey season
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
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] 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]
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of September 15, 2022.[ 3]
No. Nat.
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Connor Hopkins Senior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2000-03-09
Malden, Massachusetts Tri-City Storm (USHL —
2
Bayard Hall Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
2002-08-16
Oldwick, New Jersey Youngstown Phantoms (USHL —
3
Michael Young C Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1998-08-21
Medford, Massachusetts Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
4
Jason Marsella Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
2002-11-20
Greenwich, Connecticut Powell River Kings (BCHL —
5
Dylan Herzog Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2001-01-09
Auburn, Washington Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
6
Connor Sullivan Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2000-09-07
Plymouth, Massachusetts Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC —
7
Brandon Tabakin Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-05-21
Woodbury, New York Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL —
8
Ryan Conroy Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-02-06
Chestermere, Alberta Omaha Lancers (USHL —
9
Henry Wagner Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-05-11
St. Louis, Missouri Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC —
10
Reilly Connors Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-03-17
Madison, Connecticut Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC —
11
Niklas Allain Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-09-08
North Branford, Connecticut Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC —
12
JoJo Tanaka-Campbell Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-01-11
Mill Bay, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
13
Ryan Carmichael Senior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-03-03
Greenwich, Connecticut Notre Dame (Big Ten —
14
Ryan Stevens Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-03-04
Duxbury, Massachusetts South Shore Kings (NCDC —
15
Kalen Szeto Freshman
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
2002-10-12
Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL —
16
Teddy Wooding Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-12-30
Wrentham, Massachusetts Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
17
William Dineen Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-11-17
Lake George, New York Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL —
18
Tucker Hartmann Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
2002-04-04
Southborough, Massachusetts Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL —
19
Quinton Ong Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-07-23
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canmore Eagles (AJHL —
21
Briggs Gammill Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-05-09
New Canaan, Connecticut Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC —
22
Hayden Rowan Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-01-22
Pemberville, Ohio Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL —
23
Cole Donhauser Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-12-27
Buffalo, New York Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
24
David Chen Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
2003-04-01
Livingston, New Jersey Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL —
25
Kieran O'Hearn Sophomore
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2000-05-13
North Delta, British Columbia Surrey Eagles (BCHL —
26
Elan Bar-Lev-Wise Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-02-01
Vancouver, British Columbia West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL —
27
Ian Carpentier Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-06-22
Worcester, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC —
30
Luke Pearson Sophomore
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-01-29
Whitby, Ontario Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL —
47
Nathan Reid Junior
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-07-12
Madison, Wisconsin Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL —
Standings
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
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 29
7:00 PM
Brown
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Reid
W 2–0 1,300
1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 30
4:00 PM
at Brown
Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+
Reid
L 1–2 839
1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 4
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth
Thompson Arena • Hanover, 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 Center • Boston , Massachusetts (Rivalry )ESPN+
Reid
L 0–4 2,239
1–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 11
7:00 PM
Princeton
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Reid
L 0–3 2,100
1–4–0 (1–4–0)
November 12
7:00 PM
#5 Quinnipiac
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry )ESPN+
Reid
L 0–4 2,501
1–5–0 (1–5–0)
November 18
7:00 PM
at Cornell
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, 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 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+
Reid
L 1–8 803
1–7–0 (1–7–0)
November 27
4:00 PM
USNTDP *
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)ESPN+
Reid
L 3–4 OT
-
December 9
7:00 PM
at St. Lawrence
Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+
Reid
L 1–2 1,121
1–8–0 (1–8–0)
December 10
7:00 PM
at Clarkson
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, 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 Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal)ESPN+
Pearson
L 0–3 1,252
1–9–1
December 31
4:00 PM
at Dartmouth *
Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Consolation)ESPN+
Hopkins
L 3–4 1,584
1–10–1
January 2
7:30 PM
Army *
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Pearson
W 5–1 1,200
2–10–1
January 6
7:00 PM
at #8 Merrimack *
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+
Pearson
T 3–3 OT
2,478
2–10–2
January 8
4:00 PM
at Vermont *
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+
Pearson
T 1–1 OT
2,328
2–10–3
January 13
7:00 PM
Rensselaer
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Pearson
W 4–1 1,400
3–10–3 (2–8–1)
January 14
7:00 PM
Union
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Pearson
T 0–0 SOL
1,700
3–10–4 (2–8–2)
January 20
7:00 PM
#9 Harvard
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Rivalry )ESPN+
Pearson
L 2–3 OT
3,200
3–11–4 (2–9–2)
January 21
7:00 PM
Dartmouth
Ingalls Rink • New 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 Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)
Pearson
L 1–6 3,625
3–13–4
January 28
4:00 PM
vs. Sacred Heart *
M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Consolation)
Reid
L 3–4 -
3–14–4
February 3
7:00 PM
Clarkson
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Pearson
W 4–0 1,426
4–14–4 (3–10–2)
February 4
7:00 PM
St. Lawrence
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Pearson
W 4–0 1,451
5–14–4 (4–10–2)
February 10
7:00 PM
at Union
Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+
Pearson
L 1–3 1,795
5–15–4 (4–11–2)
February 11
4:00 PM
at Rensselaer
Houston Field House • Troy, 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 Arena • Hamden, 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 Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+
Reid
W 4–0 2,218
6–17–4 (5–13–2)
February 24
7:00 PM
Colgate
Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+
Reid
W 4–2 1,421
7–17–4 (6–13–2)
February 25
7:00 PM
#13 Cornell
Ingalls Rink • New 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 House • Troy, 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 Arena • Hamden, 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 Arena • Hamden, 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 . [ 4]
Scoring statistics
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
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
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
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
† incoming freshman
[ 7]
References
^ "YALE MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS, 1895 -2019" (PDF) . Yale Bulldogs . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2019 .^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023" . College Hockey Inc . March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023 .^ "2019–20 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . Yale. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Yale Bulldogs . Retrieved September 3, 2022 .^ "Yale University 2022-2023 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved June 30, 2023 .
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