2022–23 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

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.

2022–23 Vermont Catamounts
men's ice hockey season
Conference11th Hockey East
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall11–20–5
Conference5–16–3
Home7–11–1
Road4–9–4
Coaches and captains
Head coachTodd Woodcroft
Assistant coachesSteve Wiedler
Scott Moser
Brendan Bradley
Captain(s)Jacques Bouquot
Alternate captain(s)Joel Määttä
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey seasons
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Season edit

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 edit

Player Position Nationality Cause
Cory Babichuk Defenseman   Canada Left program (retired)
Dallas Comeau Forward   Canada Graduation (retired)
Nic Hamre Forward   Canada Graduation (retired)
Tyler Harmon Goaltender   United States Graduate transfer to Mercyhurst
Noah Jordan Forward   Canada Graduation (retired)
Brian Kelly Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Philip Lagunov Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with Tucson Roadrunners)
Andrew Lucas Forward/Defenseman   United States Transferred to Connecticut
Andrew Petrillo Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Cody Schiavon Defenseman   Canada Transferred to Canisius
Azzaro Tinling Forward   Canada Transferred to UNLV
Raimonds Vītoliņš Forward   Latvia Returned to juniors (Green Bay Gamblers)

Recruiting edit

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Oskar Autio Goaltender   Finland 22 Espoo, FIN; graduate transfer from Penn State
Ralfs Bergmanis Defenseman   Latvia 20 Liepaja, LAT
Finn Evans Forward   Canada 23 Toronto, ON; graduate transfer from Princeton
Dawson Good Forward   Canada 20 Abbotsford, BC
Eric Gotz Defenseman   United States 24 Hermantown, MN; graduate transfer from Michigan Tech
Xavier Henry Defenseman   Canada 21 Scarborough, ON
Lucas Jones Defenseman   Canada 21 Calgary, AB
Massimo Lombardi Forward   Canada 20 Beaconsfield, QC; joined mid-season
Jens Richards Forward   United States 19 Detroit Lakes, MN
Thomas Sinclair Forward   Canada 18 Toronto, ON
Philip Törnqvist Forward   Sweden 21 Göteborg, SWE

Roster edit

As of September 12, 2022.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
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 edit

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 edit

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 7:00 PM Connecticut Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 1–4  3,095 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 2 4:00 PM Connecticut Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Autio L 1–3  1,918 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 7 7:00 PM at #8 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN, ESPN+ Carriere L 2–5  1,726 0–3–0 (0–3–0)
October 8 7:00 PM at #8 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Autio L 0–5  1,692 0–4–0 (0–4–0)
October 22 7:00 PM Holy Cross* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere W 6–0  3,047 1–4–0
October 28 7:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Carriere W 2–1  650 2–4–0
October 29 4:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Carriere T 1–1 OT 803 2–4–1
November 4 7:15 PM at #17 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Carriere L 0–4  4,152 2–5–1 (0–5–0)
November 5 6:00 PM at #17 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Autio L 0–2  4,390 2–6–1 (0–6–0)
November 11 7:00 PM New Hampshire Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere W 2–1 OT 3,003 3–6–1 (1–6–0)
November 12 7:00 PM New Hampshire Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere W 2–1  2,753 4–6–1 (2–6–0)
November 18 7:00 PM at #9 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Carriere L 0–4  2,258 4–7–1 (2–7–0)
November 19 7:00 PM at #9 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, 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 HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Carriere W 4–3 OT 2,316 5–8–1
November 27 4:00 PM Rensselaer* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 1–2  1,861 5–9–1
December 2 7:00 PM Maine Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 1–3  2,254 5–10–1 (2–9–0)
December 3 5:00 PM Maine Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 1–5  2,613 5–11–1 (2–10–0)
December 11 4:00 PM Dartmouth* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere W 5–1  2,633 6–11–1
December 30 7:00 PM Lindenwood* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere W 4–2  2,343 7–11–1
December 31 4:00 PM Lindenwood* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 2–3 OT 2,057 7–12–1
January 8 2:00 PM Yale* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Autio T 1–1 OT 2,328 7–12–2
January 14 7:00 PM American International* Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 0–4  2,301 7–13–2
January 20 7:00 PM at #18 Boston College Conte ForumChestnut 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 ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Autio W 3–2  6,226 8–13–3 (3–10–1)
January 27 7:00 PM #16 Merrimack Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 2–4  2,377 8–14–3 (3–11–1)
January 28 7:00 PM #16 Merrimack Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Autio W 2–1  2,745 9–14–3 (4–11–1)
February 5 2:00 PM Providence Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Autio L 1–3  2,435 9–15–3 (4–12–1)
February 10 7:00 PM at Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Carriere T 4–4 SOL 4,314 9–15–4 (4–12–2)
February 11 7:00 PM at Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN, ESPN+ Autio T 3–3 SOL 4,320 9–15–5 (4–12–3)
February 18 7:00 PM #16 Northeastern Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 0–3  3,069 9–16–5 (4–13–3)
February 24 7:00 PM #9 Boston University Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Carriere L 3–5  2,795 9–17–5 (4–14–3)
February 25 7:30 PM #9 Boston University Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Autio L 0–3  2,799 9–18–5 (4–15–3)
March 2 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, 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 RinkNorth 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 ArenaOrono, Maine (First Round) ESPN+ Carriere W 4–2  3,748 11–19–5
March 11 4:30 PM at #5 Boston University* Agganis ArenaBoston, 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 edit

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
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 edit

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 edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UVM Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Univ. of Vermont 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.