2021–22 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 104th season of play for the program and the 60th in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Brendan Whittet, in his 12th season.

2021–22 Brown Bears
men's ice hockey season
Conference9th ECAC Hockey
Home iceMeehan Auditorium
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall7–20–4
Conference6–12–4
Home4–8–3
Road3–12–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrendan Whittet
Assistant coachesJason Guerriero
Jason Smith
Ed Kesell
Captain(s)Tristan Crozier
Alternate captain(s)Luke Kania
Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Brown's return to the ice after losing the entire 20–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic began well with Luke Kania posting a shutout in the opening match. Afterwards, the Bears took a sharp turn downwards and lost seven straight games. In the stretch neither Kania nor freshman Mathieu Caron played particularly well but the later did perform better overall so the team began to lean more towards Caron as the starter. The biggest problem for Brown was their woeful offense that was shutout in three of those games and would remain inadequate for the remainder of the season.

In early December, Brown finally ended its losing streak when Caron posted back-to-back shutouts with the first coming in surprise fashion against Harvard, a team that would eventually make the NCAA tournament. The short winning streak ended shortly thereafter and the team tried to turn back to Kania but the results were very poor.

An uptick in the number of positive COVID-19 tests in January caused several of Brown's games to be postponed. When they finally got back onto the ice later in the month, Brendan Whittet had settled on Caron as the team's starter and he kept the team in several games, giving them multiple chances to post victories. In their final 14 games, Brown went 3–7–4, a poor record but good enough to get the Bears out of the conference cellar.

The Bears ended the year in 9th place and set them up against St. Lawrence in the First Round of the conference tournament. After losing the first game, Brown fought back to tie the series with an overtime victory and then built a 3–1 lead midway through the deciding match. Unfortunately, the Bears couldn't hold the advantage and after the Saints tied the game things looked bleak for the Brunos. While the game went into overtime, Brown had not scored more than three goals all season. To continue their campaign, the offense would have to rise to the occasion. However, before the Bears had a chance to generate any opportunities, St. Lawrence scored on the first shot of the extra period and ended Brown's season.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Christopher Berger Forward   United States Graduate transfer to Michigan State
Colin Burston Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Anea Ferrario Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Alec Mehr Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Tony Stillwell Defenseman   United States Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Ben Taylor Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Joachim Weberg Forward   Norway Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Brett Bliss Defenseman   United States 19 Chelmsford, MA
Mathieu Caron Goaltender   Canada 21 Abbotsford, BC
Brendan Clark Forward   United States 19 Morris Plains, NJ
Spencer Evans Defenseman   United States 19 Oyster Bay, NY
Lynden Grandberg Forward   Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Thomas Manty Forward   United States 21 Andover, MA
Wyatt Schlaht Forward   United States 21 Denver, CO
Noah Wakeford Forward   Canada 21 Okotoks, AB

Roster

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As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   James Durham Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-27 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
2   Luke Krys Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 Ridgefield, Connecticut Muskegon (USHL)
3   Luke Albert Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-17 Fergus, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
4   Brett Bliss Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-29 Chelmsford, Massachusetts Surrey (BCHL)
7   Justin Jallen Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-06 St. Paul, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL)
8   Thomas Manty Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-04 Andover, Massachusetts Aberdeen (NAHL)
9   Connor Marshall Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-10 Parkland, Florida Northeast (NAHL)
10   Jonny Russell Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-31 Traverse City, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
11   Nathan Plessis Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-28 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL)
12   Matt Sutton Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL)
13   Lynden Grandberg Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2001-05-21 Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL)
14   Spence Evans Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-04-29 Oyster Bay Cove, New York Johnstown (NAHL)
15   Tony Andreozzi Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL)
16   Tristan Crozier (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-23 Calgary, Alberta Nanaimo (BCHL)
17   Bradley Cocca Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-13 Toronto, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
18   Jake Harris Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
19   Samuli Niinisaari Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Lincoln (USHL)
20   Noah Wakeford Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-29 Okotoks, Alberta Trail (BCHL)
21   Wyatt Schlaht Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-04 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Surrey (BCHL)
22   Matty Holmes Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-22 Rye, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
23   Jackson Munro Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL)
24   Dorian Dawson Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-29 Collingwood, Ontario Sioux City (USHL)
25   Michael Maloney Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-17 McHenry, Illinois Omaha (USHL)
26   James Crossman Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Jamestown (NAHL)
27   Jordan Tonelli Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Armonk, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28   Brenden Clark Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-01-16 Morris Plains, New Jersey Johnstown (NAHL)
29   Cole Quisenberry Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-22 Denver, Colorado Chicago (USHL)
31   Mathieu Caron Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-29 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack (BCHL)
33   Gabriel Vinal Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-12 Syracuse, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
35   Luke Kania (A) Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-01-24 Chicago, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac 22 17 4 1 0 1 1 54 71 14 42 32 7 3 139 53
#17 Clarkson 22 14 4 4 0 2 3 51 86 47 37 21 10 6 123 85
#15 Harvard * 22 14 6 2 0 0 2 46 69 46 35 21 11 3 116 82
Cornell 22 12 6 4 2 1 0 39 73 47 32 18 10 4 100 72
Colgate 22 9 9 4 1 0 3 33 55 57 40 18 18 4 111 112
Rensselaer 22 10 12 0 0 0 0 30 58 63 44 18 23 3 114 119
Union 22 9 11 2 3 1 0 27 52 66 37 14 19 4 89 110
St. Lawrence 22 7 10 5 2 0 2 26 44 60 37 11 19 7 72 110
Brown 22 6 12 4 0 1 2 25 36 61 31 7 20 4 50 100
Princeton 22 7 14 1 0 1 0 23 54 89 31 8 21 2 70 122
Yale 22 7 14 1 3 1 1 21 38 60 30 8 21 1 55 90
Dartmouth 22 5 15 2 0 3 1 21 45 71 32 7 22 3 69 110
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 30 7:00 PM Yale Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Kania W 2–0  743 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 5 7:00 PM Princeton Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Kania L 3–6  427 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM #6 Quinnipiac Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron L 0–1  383 1–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 19 7:00 PM at #10 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York   Caron L 2–3 OT 2,362 1–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 20 7:30 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Caron L 0–6  523 1–4–0 (1–4–0)
November 23 7:00 PM at #16 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Kania L 2–5  1,498 1–5–0 (1–5–0)
November 26 2:05 PM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Caron L 1–5  261 1–6–0
November 27 7:00 PM #14 Providence* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) NESN+ Kania L 0–4  842 1–7–0
December 3 7:00 PM #17 Harvard Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron W 2–0  416 2–7–0 (2–5–0)
December 4 7:00 PM Dartmouth Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron W 4–0  357 3–7–0 (3–5–0)
December 7 7:00 PM at Boston College* Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Caron L 2–5  2,597 3–8–0
December 10 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Kania L 3–4  1,127 3–9–0 (3–6–0)
December 31 2:00 PM Boston University* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Kania L 1–5  473 3–10–0
January 2 4:00 PM Merrimack* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Kania L 1–7  160 3–11–0
January 21 7:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Caron L 1–3  1,493 3–12–0 (3–7–0)
January 22 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York   Caron W 3–2  0 4–12–0 (4–7–0)
January 28 1:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey   Caron L 1–6  0 4–13–0 (4–8–0)
January 30 4:00 PM Long Island* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Kania L 3–4  170 4–14–0
February 1 3:00 PM #11 Cornell Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron W 2–1  262 5–14–0 (5–8–0)
February 4 7:00 PM #20 Clarkson Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron L 0–5  195 5–15–0 (5–9–0)
February 5 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron T 1–1 SOL 417 5–15–1 (5–9–1)
February 8 7:00 PM at #2 Quinnipiac People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Caron L 1–4  1,813 5–16–1 (5–10–1)
February 11 8:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire   Caron W 3–2 OT 878 6–16–1 (6–10–1)
February 14 5:00 PM Colgate Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron T 1–1 SOL 207 6–16–2 (6–10–2)
February 18 7:00 PM Rensselaer Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron L 2–4  291 6–17–2 (6–11–2)
February 19 7:00 PM Union Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Caron T 2–2 SOW 537 6–17–3 (6–11–3)
February 25 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York   Caron T 1–1 SOW 905 6–17–4 (6–11–4)
February 26 7:00 PM at #17 Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York   Caron L 0–4  2,429 6–18–4 (6–12–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York (First Round game 1)   Caron L 1–4  1,142 6–19–4
March 5 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York (First Round game 2)   Caron W 2–1 OT 1,265 7–19–4
March 6 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York (First Round game 3)   Caron L 3–4 OT 894 7–20–4
Brown Lost Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Justin Jallen F 30 10 7 17 6
Tristan Crozier F 26 6 9 15 23
Michael Maloney F 31 10 3 13 18
Luke Krys D 31 3 10 13 38
Samuli Niinisaari D 29 1 11 12 10
Jake Harris LW 30 3 7 10 8
Brett Bliss D 30 2 7 9 18
Nathan Plessis F 31 3 4 7 16
Thomas Manty F 25 3 2 5 4
Jordan Tonelli C/LW 26 3 2 5 14
Cole Quisenberry F 19 2 3 5 6
Luke Albert D 31 0 5 5 29
Jackson Munro D 16 1 3 4 31
Matt Sutton F 22 1 3 4 2
James Crossman D 19 1 2 3 14
Lynden Grandberg F 26 0 3 3 4
Wyatt Schlaht F 28 0 3 3 16
Jonny Russell RW 30 1 0 1 18
Tony Andreozzi D 31 0 1 1 6
Gabriel Vinal G 2 0 0 0 0
Spencer Evans D 4 0 0 0 0
Luke Kania G 9 0 0 0 0
Connor Marshall F 10 0 0 0 0
Bradley Cocca C 14 0 0 0 8
Brendan Clark F 22 0 0 0 8
Noah Wakeford F 23 0 0 0 2
Mathieu Caron G 26 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 0
Total 50 85 135 299

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Mathieu Caron 26 1402 6 14 2 64 654 2 .911 2.74
Luke Kania 9 420 1 6 0 26 203 1 .886 3.71
Gabriel Vinal 2 48 0 0 0 4 20 0 .833 4.96
Empty Net - 12 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 31 1884 7 20 4 100 877 3 .898 3.19

Rankings

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brown 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brown Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.