2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season
2022–23 Vermont Catamounts
men's ice hockey season
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Scott Moser
Brendan Bradley
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The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 67th season of play for the program, the 50th at the Division I level, and the 39th in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Todd Woodcroft, in his 3rd season.
Season
Having spent the past five years wallowing at nor near the bottom of the conference standings, Vermont as hoping for some improvement this season. Unfortunately, what the team ended up getting was more of the same. There were some minimal improvements on the defensive end but that wasn't a problem for the Catamounts in recent years. The program's biggest weakness, its inability to score, remained the primary cause of its failings. While the goal production was slightly better than in 2022, Vermont still averaged under 2 goals per game and were shutout on 7 occasions. The team had some bright spots during the season, including a pair of wins over ranked teams in January, but those were few and far between.
After finishing last in Hockey East for the third time in four years, Vermont rallied to upset Maine in the first round of the playoffs. The team's reprieve was short-lived, however, as they ran into league-leading Boston University in the quarterfinals and their season was ended by a 3–7 loss.[1]
Departures
Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
---|---|---|---|
Cory Babichuk | Defenseman | ![]() | Left program (retired) |
Dallas Comeau | Forward | ![]() | Graduation (retired) |
Nic Hamre | Forward | ![]() | Graduation (retired) |
Tyler Harmon | Goaltender | ![]() | Graduate transfer to Mercyhurst |
Noah Jordan | Forward | ![]() | Graduation (retired) |
Brian Kelly | Defenseman | ![]() | Graduation (retired) |
Philip Lagunov | Forward | ![]() | Graduation (signed with Tucson Roadrunners) |
Andrew Lucas | Forward/Defenseman | ![]() | Transferred to Connecticut |
Andrew Petrillo | Defenseman | ![]() | Graduation (retired) |
Cody Schiavon | Defenseman | ![]() | Transferred to Canisius |
Azzaro Tinling | Forward | ![]() | Transferred to UNLV |
Raimonds Vītoliņš | Forward | ![]() | Returned to juniors (Green Bay Gamblers) |
Recruiting
Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oskar Autio | Goaltender | ![]() | 22 | Espoo, FIN; graduate transfer from Penn State |
Ralfs Bergmanis | Defenseman | ![]() | 20 | Liepaja, LAT |
Finn Evans | Forward | ![]() | 23 | Toronto, ON; graduate transfer from Princeton |
Dawson Good | Forward | ![]() | 20 | Abbotsford, BC |
Eric Gotz | Defenseman | ![]() | 24 | Hermantown, MN; graduate transfer from Michigan Tech |
Xavier Henry | Defenseman | ![]() | 21 | Scarborough, ON |
Lucas Jones | Defenseman | ![]() | 21 | Calgary, AB |
Massimo Lombardi | Forward | ![]() | 20 | Beaconsfield, QC; joined mid-season |
Jens Richards | Forward | ![]() | 19 | Detroit Lakes, MN |
Thomas Sinclair | Forward | ![]() | 18 | Toronto, ON |
Philip Törnqvist | Forward | ![]() | 21 | Göteborg, SWE |
Roster
As of September 12, 2022.[2]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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2 | ![]() | Carter Long | Graduate | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1998-02-13 | Yorktown, Virginia | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
4 | ![]() | William Lemay | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-12-28 | Marieville, Quebec | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
5 | ![]() | Joe Leahy | Graduate | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1997-04-29 | Waterloo, Ontario | Cornell (ECAC) | — |
6 | ![]() | Eric Gotz | Graduate | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1998-04-23 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Michigan Tech (CCHA) | — |
7 | ![]() | Robbie Stucker | Graduate | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1998-09-30 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Minnesota (Big Ten) | CBJ, 210th overall 2017 |
9 | ![]() | Joel Määttä (A) | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2002-07-06 | Helsinki, Finland | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
10 | ![]() | Luke Mountain | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2000-02-25 | Woodbury, Minnesota | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
11 | ![]() | Porter Schachle | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2000-11-22 | Wasilla, Alaska | Danbury (NAHL) | — |
12 | ![]() | Andrei Buyalsky | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2000-08-18 | Karaganda, Kazakhstan | Dubuque (USHL) | COL, 92nd overall 2021 |
13 | ![]() | Timofei Spitserov | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2002-03-26 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Culver (Midget AAA) | SJS, 210th overall 2020 |
14 | ![]() | Dawson Good | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-04-17 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
15 | ![]() | Luca Münzenberger | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2002-11-24 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Kölner U20 (DNL) | EDM, 90th overall 2021 |
16 | ![]() | Will Zapernick | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-11-16 | Edmonton, Alberta | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — |
17 | ![]() | Jacques Bouquot (C) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-10 | South Windsor, Connecticut | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
18 | ![]() | Massimo-Sarantos Lombardi | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2002-05-18 | Beaconsfield, Quebec | Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell) | — |
19 | ![]() | Simon Jellúš | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2001-01-18 | Ilava, Slovakia | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | — |
20 | ![]() | Jesper Tarkiainen | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2001-10-02 | Naperville, Illinois | Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | — |
21 | ![]() | Finn Evans | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-21 | Toronto, Ontario | Princeton (ECAC) | — |
22 | ![]() | Isak Walther | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2001-08-02 | Södertälje, Sweden | Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell) | NSH, 179th overall 2019 |
23 | ![]() | Xavier Henry | Freshman | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 2001-03-20 | Scarborough, Ontario | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
26 | ![]() | Thomas Sinclair | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2002-12-26 | Toronto, Ontario | Fargo (USHL) | — |
28 | ![]() | Lucas Jones | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-02-24 | Calgary, Alberta | Fort McMurray (AJHL) | — |
29 | ![]() | Jens Richards | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2002-12-14 | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | Austin (NAHL) | — |
30 | ![]() | Cole Hudson | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2000-03-13 | Tonawanda, New York | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
33 | ![]() | Philip Törnqvist | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2001-08-24 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Wichita Falls (NAHL) | — |
34 | ![]() | Oskar Autio | Senior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 1999-10-06 | Espoo, Finland | Penn State (Big Ten) | — |
35 | ![]() | Gabe Carriere | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-11-05 | Ottawa, Ontario | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
39 | ![]() | Ralfs Bergmanis | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-03-13 | Liepāja, Latvia | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
Standings
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Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Boston University †* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 106 | |
#14 Merrimack | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 106 | 89 | |
#16 Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 107 | 82 | |
Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 113 | 96 | |
Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 89 | 82 | |
Maine | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 94 | |
Providence | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 103 | 87 | |
Boston College | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 104 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 103 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 74 | 105 | |
Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 69 | 103 | |
Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Schedule and results
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 1 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 1–4 | 3,095 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||
October 2 | 4:00 PM | Connecticut | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Autio | L 1–3 | 1,918 | 0–2–0 (0–2–0) | |||
October 7 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Carriere | L 2–5 | 1,726 | 0–3–0 (0–3–0) | |||
October 8 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Autio | L 0–5 | 1,692 | 0–4–0 (0–4–0) | |||
October 22 | 7:00 PM | Holy Cross* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 6–0 | 3,047 | 1–4–0 | |||
October 28 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 2–1 | 650 | 2–4–0 | |||
October 29 | 4:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Carriere | T 1–1 OT | 803 | 2–4–1 | |||
November 4 | 7:15 PM | at #17 Massachusetts Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 0–4 | 4,152 | 2–5–1 (0–5–0) | |||
November 5 | 6:00 PM | at #17 Massachusetts Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Autio | L 0–2 | 4,390 | 2–6–1 (0–6–0) | |||
November 11 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 2–1 OT | 3,003 | 3–6–1 (1–6–0) | |||
November 12 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 2–1 | 2,753 | 4–6–1 (2–6–0) | |||
November 18 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 0–4 | 2,258 | 4–7–1 (2–7–0) | |||
November 19 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Autio | L 3–4 OT | 2,176 | 4–8–1 (2–8–0) | |||
November 25 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 4–3 OT | 2,316 | 5–8–1 | |||
November 27 | 4:00 PM | Rensselaer* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 1–2 | 1,861 | 5–9–1 | |||
December 2 | 7:00 PM | Maine | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 1–3 | 2,254 | 5–10–1 (2–9–0) | |||
December 3 | 5:00 PM | Maine | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 1–5 | 2,613 | 5–11–1 (2–10–0) | |||
December 11 | 4:00 PM | Dartmouth* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 5–1 | 2,633 | 6–11–1 | |||
December 30 | 7:00 PM | Lindenwood* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 4–2 | 2,343 | 7–11–1 | |||
December 31 | 4:00 PM | Lindenwood* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 2–3 OT | 2,057 | 7–12–1 | |||
January 8 | 2:00 PM | Yale* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Autio | T 1–1 OT | 2,328 | 7–12–2 | |||
January 14 | 7:00 PM | American International* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 0–4 | 2,301 | 7–13–2 | |||
January 20 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Carriere | T 1–1 SOW | 5,763 | 7–13–3 (2–10–1) | |||
January 21 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Autio | W 3–2 | 6,226 | 8–13–3 (3–10–1) | |||
January 27 | 7:00 PM | #16 Merrimack | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 2–4 | 2,377 | 8–14–3 (3–11–1) | |||
January 28 | 7:00 PM | #16 Merrimack | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Autio | W 2–1 | 2,745 | 9–14–3 (4–11–1) | |||
February 5 | 2:00 PM | Providence | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Autio | L 1–3 | 2,435 | 9–15–3 (4–12–1) | |||
February 10 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Carriere | T 4–4 SOL | 4,314 | 9–15–4 (4–12–2) | |||
February 11 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Autio | T 3–3 SOL | 4,320 | 9–15–5 (4–12–3) | |||
February 18 | 7:00 PM | #16 Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 0–3 | 3,069 | 9–16–5 (4–13–3) | |||
February 24 | 7:00 PM | #9 Boston University | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Carriere | L 3–5 | 2,795 | 9–17–5 (4–14–3) | |||
February 25 | 7:30 PM | #9 Boston University | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Autio | L 0–3 | 2,799 | 9–18–5 (4–15–3) | |||
March 2 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 3–2 | 3,448 | 10–18–5 (5–15–3) | |||
March 4 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Autio | L 1–4 | 2,017 | 10–19–5 (5–16–3) | |||
Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8 | 7:00 PM | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (First Round) | ESPN+ | Carriere | W 4–2 | 3,748 | 11–19–5 | |||
March 11 | 4:30 PM | at #5 Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal) | NESN, ESPN+ | Carriere | L 3–7 | 3,915 | 11–20–5 | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[3] |
Scoring statistics
Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
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Isak Walther | C/W | 36 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 |
Andrei Buyalsky | C | 34 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 |
Jacques Bouquot | C/LW | 29 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
Will Zapernick | C/RW | 36 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
Robbie Stucker | D | 33 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 |
Eric Gotz | F | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Joel Määttä | C | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
William Lemay | LW | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Timofey Spitserov | RW | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Simon Jellúš | C/LW | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
Carter Long | D | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Ralfs Bergmanis | D | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
Massimo Lombardi | C | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Dawson Good | F | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Porter Schachle | F | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
Finn Evans | RW | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
Luca Münzenberger | D | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
Jens Richards | F | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Thomas Sinclair | C | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Philip Törnqvist | D | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Joe Leahy | C//LW | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
Luke Mountain | F | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Xavier Henry | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lucas Jones | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oskar Autio | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gabe Carriere | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 69 | 115 | 184 | 309 |
[4]
Goaltending statistics
Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabe Carriere | 26 | 1506:26 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 67 | 679 | 1 | .910 | 2.67 |
Oskar Autio | 12 | 675:52 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 316 | 0 | .911 | 2.75 |
Empty Net | - | 13:13 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Total | 36 | 2195:31 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 102 | 995 | 1 | .907 | 2.79 |
Rankings
Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ^ "SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Univ. of Vermont 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.