2022–23 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 New Hampshire Wildcats
men's ice hockey season
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ConferenceHockey East
Home iceWhittemore Center
Record
Overall3–4–1
Conference0–4–1
Home2–1–1
Road1–3–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMike Souza
Assistant CoachesGlenn Stewart
Jeff Giuliano
Ty Conklin
Captain(s)Chase Stevenson
Alternate captain(s)Harrison Blaisdell
Kalle Eriksson
Alex Gagne
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season was the 97th season of play for the program and the 39th in the Hockey East conference. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Mike Souza, in his 5th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Joe Cipollone Forward  United States Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Filip Engarås Forward  Sweden Signed professional contract (Bakersfield Condors)
Eric Esposito Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Mercyhurst
Lucas Herrmann Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Drew Hickey Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Eric MacAdams Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Will MacKinnon Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Jake Moniz Goaltender  United States Left program (retired)
Jackson Pierson Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Carsen Richels Forward  United States Transferred to St. Scholastica
Mike Robinson Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Alec Semandel Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with HK 36 Skalica)
Ryan Verrier Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Tyler Ward Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Babbage Defenseman  United States 22 Tully, NY; transfer from Quinnipiac
Damien Carfagna Defenseman  United States 19 Wood-Ridge, NJ
Nico DeVita Defenseman  United States 21 Bellevue, WA; transfer from Ferris State
Jake Dunlap Forward  United States 20 Windham, NH
Cy Leclerc Forward  United States 20 Brentwood, NH
Tyler Muszelik Goaltender  United States 18 Long Valley, NJ; selected 189th overall in 2022
Cade Penney Defenseman  Canada 21 White Rock, BC
Stiven Sardaryan Forward  Russia 19 Saint Petersburg, RUS; selected 88th overall in 2021
Kristaps Skrastiņš Forward  Latvia 20 Grobiņa, LAT
Morgan Winters Forward  United States 20 Osprey, FL

Roster

As of August 23, 2022.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Illinois Jeremy Forman Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-09-22 Northbrook, Illinois Corpus Christi (NAHL)
3 New York (state) Jack Babbage Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-08-30 Tully, New York Quinnipiac (ECAC)
6 Washington (state) Nico DeVita Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2001-05-24 Bellevue, Washington Ferris State (CCHA)
7 Russia Stiven Sardarian Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-02-07 Saint Petersburg, Russia Youngstown (USHL) BUF, 88th overall 2021
8 Minnesota Nikolai Jenson Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-28 Cold Spring, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL)
9 Massachusetts Connor Sweeney Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-05 North Andover, Massachusetts Islanders (NCDC)
10 Sweden Kalle Eriksson (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1999-09-15 Leksand, Sweden Madison (USHL)
11 New Hampshire Jake Dunlap Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-12-05 Windham, New Hampshire Madison (USHL)
12 Massachusetts Liam Devlin Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-01-07 Needham, Massachusetts Omaha (USHL)
13 Massachusetts Nick Cafarelli Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-12-31 Middleton, Massachusetts Wenatchee (BCHL)
15 British Columbia Chase Stevenson (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-13 West Kelowna, British Columbia Trail (BCHL)
16 Saskatchewan Luke Reid Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-09-26 Warman, Saskatchewan Chicago (USHL) NSH, 166th overall 2020
17 Latvia Kristaps Skrastiņš Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-11-20 Grobiņa, Latvia Amarillo (NAHL)
18 Saskatchewan Harrison Blaisdell (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-18 Regina, Saskatchewan North Dakota (NCHC) WPG, 134th overall 2019
19 New Jersey Damien Carfagna Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-12-12 Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Sioux City (USHL)
20 California Colton Huard Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-27 Foothill Ranch, California Chicago (USHL)
21 New Hampshire Cam Gendron Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-05 Hampstead, New Hampshire New Jersey (NAHL)
22 Minnesota Joe Hankinson Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-15 Hopkins, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
24 Massachusetts Robert Cronin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-08-15 Plymouth, Massachusetts Dubuque (USHL)
25 Maryland Will Margel Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-03-16 Potomac, Maryland Johnstown (NAHL)
26 Florida Morgan Winters Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-12-08 Osprey, Florida Omaha (USHL)
27 Pennsylvania Cade Penney Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-03-23 West Chester, Pennsylvania Surrey (BCHL)
28 New Hampshire Alex Gagne (A) Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-08-12 Bedford, New Hampshire Muskegon (USHL) TBL, 192nd overall 2021
29 New Hampshire Cy LeClerc Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-08-17 Brentwood, New Hampshire Janesville (NAHL)
30 New Jersey Tyler Muszelik Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-07-01 Long Valley, New Jersey NTDP (USHL) FLA, 189th overall 2022
35 New Hampshire Rafe Gaughan Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-11 Somersworth, New Hampshire Northeast (NA3HL)
41 Colorado David Fessenden Senior G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-04-30 Parker, Colorado Alabama–Huntsville (WCHA)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Connecticut 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 11 18 11 9 7 1 1 32 16
#16 Northeastern 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 7 15 9 7 3 2 2 21 14
Boston College 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 7 5 2 2 1 13 14
#14 Providence 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 3 6 3 2 1 18 13
#11 Boston University 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 9 8 6 3 3 0 22 21
Maine 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 6 2 3 1 14 17
#5 Massachusetts 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 6 5 0 1 26 7
#17 Massachusetts Lowell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 7 5 2 0 20 14
Merrimack 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 4 6 3 3 0 20 14
New Hampshire 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 17 7 3 3 1 16 22
Vermont 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 6 2 4 0 12 18
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated September 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 PM at #17 Clarkson* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Fessenden W 4–3 OT 2,267 1–0–0
October 8 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Muszelik W 4–1  2,048 2–0–0
October 15 7:00 PM vs. Boston College* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Fessenden L 2–4  6,179 2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 18 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Muszelik L 1–6  2,814 2–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 21 7:00 PM vs. Army* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Fessenden W 3–1  5,608 3–2–0
October 23 1:00 PM at Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fessenden L 0–5  3,524 3–3–0 (0–3–0)
October 28 7:00 PM vs. #13 Providence Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Muszelik T 2–2 SOL 3,906 3–3–1 (0–3–1)
October 29 7:00 PM at #13 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Fessenden L 1–3  2,333 3–4–1 (0–4–1)
November 4 7:00 PM at #16 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN+, ESPN+        
November 5 7:00 PM vs. #16 Northeastern Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
November 11 7:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+        
November 12 7:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+        
November 15 7:00 PM vs. Harvard* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
November 18 7:00 PM vs. Massachusetts Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN, ESPN+        
November 26 7:00 PM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts FloHockey        
December 2 7:00 PM vs. Boston University Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN+, ESPN+        
December 3 6:00 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+        
December 9 7:00 PM vs. Arizona State* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
December 10 4:00 PM vs. Arizona State* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
December 30 4:00 PM at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York          
December 31 4:00 PM at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York          
January 6 7:00 PM at Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+        
January 8 2:00 PM vs. Sacred Heart* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
January 15 3:00 PM at Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN, ESPN+        
January 20 7:15 PM at Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+        
January 21 7:00 PM vs. Massachusetts Lowell Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
February 3 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
February 4 6:00 PM at Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+        
February 10 7:00 PM vs. Connecticut Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
February 11 4:00 PM vs. Connecticut Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN, ESPN+        
February 17 7:00 PM vs. Maine Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire (Rivalry) NESN, ESPN+        
February 18 7:00 PM vs. Maine Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire (Rivalry) ESPN+        
February 25 7:00 PM at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut ESPN+        
March 2 7:00 PM vs. Vermont Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+        
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

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 (Final)
USCHO.com NR
USA Today NR

References

  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 30, 2022.