2022–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

2022–23 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
2022–23 RPI Engineers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Houston Field House
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Dave Smith
Assistant Coaches	Mathias Lange; Chuck Weber; Liam Thrawl
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The 2022-23 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, played their home games at Houston Field House and were coached by Dave Smith, in his 5th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Justin Addamo	Forward	France	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Anthony Baxter	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Nick Bowman	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Canisius
Zach Dubinsky	Forward	United States	Transferred to Michigan State
Louis Helsen	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Jake Johnson	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Simon Kjellberg	Defenseman	Sweden	Transferred to Northern Michigan
Jakub Lacka	Forward	Slovakia	Graduation (signed with HK Nitra)
Ottoville Leppänen	Forward	Finland	Graduate transfer to Merrimack
Ture Linden	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Penn State
Linden Marshall	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Shane Sellar	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Nicolas Ardanaz	Defenseman	Canada	20	Surrey, BC
Finn Brown	Forward	Canada	20	North York, ON
Brendan Budy	Forward	Canada	22	Langley, BC; transfer from North Dakota
Carson Cherepak	Goaltender	Canada	19	Winnipeg, MB
Danny Ciccarello	Forward	Canada	21	Kirkland, QC
John Evans	Forward	Canada	20	South Surrey, BC
Austin Heidemann	Forward	United States	23	Maple Grove, MN; transfer from Mercyhurst
Sutter Muzzatti	Forward	United States	19	Okemos, MI
Max Smolinski	Defenseman	United States	19	Bloomfield Hills, MI
Nick Strom	Defenseman	United States	22	Dayton, MN; transfer from Western Michigan

Roster

As of August 29, 2022.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Carson Cherepak	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-10-09	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Dauphin (MJHL)	—
3	Lauri Sertti	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-11	Espoo, Finland	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
4	Mason Klee	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-10-04	Morrison, Colorado	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
6	Jack Agnew	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-22	Oakville, Ontario	Boston College (HEA)	—
7	Max Smolinski	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-02	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Fargo (USHL)	—
8	James McIsaac	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-04-29	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Brooks (AJHL)	—
9	Reid Leibold	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-10-23	Ashburn, Virginia	Maryland (NAHL)	—
10	Dylan Davies	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-02-09	Traverse City, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
11	Nick Ardanaz	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-05-30	Surrey, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
12	Austin Heidemann	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-06-27	Blaine, Minnesota	Mercyhurst (AHA)	—
13	T. J. Walsh	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-29	Shrewsbury, Massachusetts	Northeastern (HEA)	—
14	John Evans	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2002-04-08	South Surrey, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
15	Altti Nykänen	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-09-26	Vihti, Finland	Bishop's College (CISAA)	—
16	Rory Herrman	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-03-16	Poway, California	Fargo (USHL)	—
17	John Beaton	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-10-30	Stittsville, Ontario	Youngstown (USHL)	—
18	Jakob Lee	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-12	Owen Sound, Ontario	Merrimack (HEA)	—
19	Sutter Muzzatti	Freshman	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2003-06-28	Okemos, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
20	Henri Schreifels	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-01	Newbury Park, California	Victoria (BCHL)	—
22	Danny Ciccarello	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-03-23	Kirkland, Quebec	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	—
23	Nick Strom	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-03-21	Dayton, Minnesota	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
24	Jack Brackett	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-12-31	Manassas, Virginia	Maryland (NAHL)	—
25	Ryan Mahshie	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-04-05	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
27	Jake Gagnon	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-04	Pointe-Claire, Quebec	Wellington (OJHL)	—
28	Kyle Hallbauer	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-02	Howell, New Jersey	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
29	Brendan Budy	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-06-06	Langley, British Columbia	North Dakota (NCHC)	—
30	Brett Miller	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-26	Northville, Michigan	Austin (NAHL)	—
34	Jack Watson	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-03-14	Toronto, Ontario	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
51	Finn Brown	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-04-06	Toronto, Ontario	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—

Standings

2022–23 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colgate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dartmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#15 Harvard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Princeton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
#7 Quinnipiac	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rensselaer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Lawrence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship: March 18, 2023 indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated September 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 2	3:00 PM	vs. Toronto*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Cherepak	L 1–2	1,087
Regular Season
October 7	7:00 PM	vs. Mercyhurst*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Watson	W 6–3	1,278	1–0–0
October 8	7:00 PM	vs. Mercyhurst*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Watson	W 3–2	1,732	2–0–0
October 14	7:00 PM	vs. Long Island*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Watson	W 1–0	1,549	3–0–0
October 15	7:00 PM	vs. Army*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Watson	W 7–4	2,085	4–0–0
October 18	7:00 PM	at Canisius*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Watson	L 2–3	647	4–1–0
October 21	7:00 PM	vs. USNTDP*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Miller	L 4–7	0
October 28	7:00 PM	vs. Union	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Watson	W 2–1	4,700	5–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 29	7:00 PM	at Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Watson	L 0–6	2,115	5–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 4	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+
November 5	7:00 PM	at Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+
November 11	7:00 PM	at Harvard	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
November 12	7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
November 18	7:00 PM	vs. Alaska*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
November 19	7:00 PM	vs. Alaska*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
November 25	7:00 PM	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+
November 29	4:00 PM	vs. Vermont*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 9	7:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+
December 10	7:00 PM	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
December 29	7:00 PM	at Bowling Green*	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey
December 30	7:00 PM	at Bowling Green*	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey
January 6	7:00 PM	vs. Colgate	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 7	7:00 PM	vs. Cornell	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 13	7:00 PM	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 14	7:00 PM	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
January 20	7:00 PM	vs. Clarkson	Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+
January 21	7:00 PM	vs. St. Lawrence	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 28	6:00 PM	vs. Union*	MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)
February 3	7:00 PM	at Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+
February 4	7:00 PM	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+
February 10	7:00 PM	vs. Brown	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 11	7:00 PM	vs. Yale	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 17	7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+
February 18	7:00 PM	at Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 24	7:00 PM	vs. Princeton	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
February 25	7:00 PM	vs. Quinnipiac	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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

^ "RPI Engineers – 2022–23 Men's Hockey Roster".
^ "2022-23 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[1] "RPI Engineers – 2022–23 Men's Hockey Roster".

[2] "2022-23 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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v t e RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
Formerly the RPI Bachelors
Playing venues	Houston Field House (1949–present)
Head coaches	Leroy Clark (1917–1923) W. J. Cook (1924–1925) Marvin Callan (1925–1931, 1936–1937) Ned Harkness (1949–1963) Rube Bjorkman (1963–1964) Garry Kearns (1964–1969) Leon Abbott (1969–1972) Jim Salfi (1972–1979) Mike Addesa (1979–1989) Buddy Powers (1989–1994) Dan Fridgen (1994–2006) Seth Appert (2006–2017) Dave Smith (2017– )
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1936–37 1937–38 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1972) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Union Dutchmen Clarkson Golden Knights
Culture & lore	Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Frank Chiarelli (265 Points) Frank Chiarelli (155 Goals) Neil Little (58 Wins)
National championships	1954 1985
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1984 1985 1994 1995 2011
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1984 1985 1995
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