2021–22 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–11th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Thompson Arena
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	7–22–3
Conference	5–15–2
Home	4–10–1
Road	3–12–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Reid Cashman
Assistant coaches	Jason Tapp Troy Thibodeau
Captain(s)	Harrison Markell
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The 2021–22 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 115th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represented the Dartmouth College and were coached by Reid Cashman, in his 1st season as head coach.

Season

Dartmouth returned to the ice after their previous season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Big Green began the year with a decent stretch, opening 2–3 with two of their losses coming against ranked teams. After a serviceable start, went winless in 6 consecutive games and ended the first half of their season near the bottom of the conference standings.

After Christmas, Dartmouth opened their annual in-season tournament with a win over in-state rival New Hampshire. Unfortunately for the Big Green, the team would not record another victory for a month and a half. The biggest problem for Dartmouth was a lack of offense that continued for most of the season. The goaltending they received during the stretch gave Dartmouth several chances to win but the team's scoring rarely made an appearance.

Near the end of the season, Dartmouth put together a few wins that just put them above Yale and prevented the Greens from finishing last in ECAC Hockey. That set them up for a showdown with Rensselaer in the conference tournament. When the team won its first match, it appeared that they may have accidentally found a way to extend their season. However, Dartmouth got into penalty trouble in the next two games, surrendering five power play goals, and lost both matches to end their year.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Matt Baker	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Massachusetts
Brendan Demler	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Quin Foreman	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Brendan Less	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Christian LeSueur	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Joey Matthews	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Canisius
Collin Rutherford	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Bentley

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Sean Chisholm	Forward	Canada	20	Caledonia, ON
Braiden Dorfman	Forward	United States	21	Nashville, TN
Matt Hubbarde	Forward	Canada	21	Pickering, ON
Trym Løkkeberg	Forward	Norway	20	Fredrikstad, NOR
Brady MacDonald	Defenseman	Canada	21	Dorchester, ON
Nate Morgan	Forward	Canada	19	Calgary, AB
Ian Pierce	Defenseman	United States	20	New York, NY
Steven Townley	Forward	United States	21	Quechee, VT
Dylan Witzke	Defenseman	Canada	19	Calgary, AB

Roster

As of August 19, 2021.

No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Harrison Markell (C)	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-02-12	Andover, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins ([NCDC)	—
3		Dylan Witzke	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-01-01	Calgary, Alberta	Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)	—
4		Tyler Borsch	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-27	Maple Grove, Minnesota	St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL)	—
5		Brock Paul	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-11-10	Carmel, Indiana	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
6		Tanner Palocsik	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-05-26	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania	Jersey Hitmen (NCDC)	—
7		Jack Cameron	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-18	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
8		Joey Musa	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-06-11	Orange Park, Florida	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
9		Ryan Lovett	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-06	Franklin, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	—
10		Ryan Sorkin	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-06-13	Chicago, Illinois	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
11		Mark Gallant	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-01	Concord, Massachusetts	Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)	—
12		Nick Unruh	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-04-03	Fort McMurray, Alberta	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
14		Steven Townley	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-06-13	Quechee, Vermont	Jersey Hitmen (NCDC)	—
15		Sean Chisholm	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-01-26	Caledonia, Ontario	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
16		Tyler Campbell	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-10-01	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
17		Braiden Dorfman	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-09	Nashville, Tennessee	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—
18		Josh Waters	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-23	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
20		Erik Urbank	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-03-28	Orchard Park, New York	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
21		Matt Hubbarde	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-04-15	Pickering, Ontario	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
22		Sam Hesler	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-06-06	Boxborough, Massachusetts	Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)	—
23		Ian Pierce	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-01-24	Edgewater, New Jersey	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
25		Nate Morgan	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-08	Calgary, Alberta	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
26		Jeff Losurdo	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-03-09	Elmhurst, Illinois	Jersey Hitmen (NCDC)	—
27		Trym Løkkeberg	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2001-07-23	Fredrikstad, Norway	Mora J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
28		Brady MacDonald	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-01-24	Union, Ontario	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
29		Sean Keohan	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-09	Milton, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	—
30		Troy Burkhart	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-03-20	Tampa, Florida	Henry B. Plant High School (USHS–FL)	—
31		Justin Ferguson	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-08-06	Hudson, New Hampshire	Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)	—
35		Clay Stevenson	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-03-03	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—

Standings

2021–22 ECAC Hockey Standings
	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

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 16	7:00 PM	at #14 Harvard*		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)			L 0–4
October 23	7:00 PM	at #9 Massachusetts*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)			W 3–2
Regular Season
October 29	8:00 PM	#15 Harvard		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Ferguson	L 3–9	1,438	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 30	6:00 PM	Connecticut*		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	L 1–4	1,027	0–2–0
November 5	7:00 PM	Colgate		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	W 3–2	990	1–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 6	7:00 PM	#15 Cornell		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Ferguson	L 4–5	1,432	1–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 12	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York		Ferguson	W 3–2	1,774	2–3–0 (2–2–0)
November 13	7:00 PM	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York		Ferguson	L 0–3	2,620	2–4–0 (2–3–0)
November 26	4:00 PM	at Providence*		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	NESN	Ferguson	L 4–7	1,969	2–5–0
November 28	4:00 PM	Vermont*		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	NESN+	Ferguson	L 2–3	1,551	2–6–0
December 3	7:00 PM	at Yale		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Stevenson	L 2–3	1,165	2–7–0 (2–4–0)
December 4	7:00 PM	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Stevenson	L 0–4	357	2–8–0 (2–5–0)
December 17	7:00 PM	at Merrimack*		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Stevenson	T 2–2	1,022	2–8–1
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 30	7:30 PM	New Hampshire*		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal); (Rivalry)	NESN	Stevenson	W 3–1	178	3–8–1
December 31	7:30 PM	#20 Boston College*		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Championship)		Stevenson	L 1–6	48	3–9–1
January 16	7:00 PM	at #2 Quinnipiac		People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut		Stevenson	L 1–3	2,108	3–10–1 (2–6–0)
January 21	7:00 PM	Clarkson		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Ferguson	T 5–5 SOL	160	3–10–2 (2–6–1)
January 22	7:00 PM	St. Lawrence		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Ferguson	L 1–3	199	3–11–2 (2–7–1)
January 26	7:00 PM	Union		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Ferguson	L 2–3	118	3–12–2 (2–8–1)
January 28	7:00 PM	at #8 Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York		Ferguson	T 2–2 SOW	2,133	3–12–3 (2–8–2)
January 29	7:00 PM	at Colgate		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York		Ferguson	L 1–2	606	3–13–3 (2–9–2)
February 1	6:00 PM	Rensselaer		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	L 0–2	101	3–14–3 (2–10–2)
February 4	7:00 PM	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts		Stevenson	L 1–3	1,310	3–15–3 (2–11–2)
February 5	7:00 PM	at #14 Massachusetts Lowell*		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	NESN+	Stevenson	L 3–6	4,375	3–16–3
February 11	8:00 PM	Brown		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	L 2–3 OT	878	3–17–3 (2–12–2)
February 12	8:00 PM	Yale		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	W 2–1	1,121	4–17–3 (3–12–2)
February 14	7:00 PM	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey		Stevenson	W 7–3	826	5–17–3 (4–12–2)
February 18	7:00 PM	#4 Quinnipiac		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	L 0–5	978	5–18–3 (4–13–2)
February 19	7:00 PM	Princeton		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Stevenson	W 2–0	1,803	6–18–3 (5–13–2)
February 25	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, New York		Stevenson	L 3–6	200	6–19–3 (5–14–2)
February 26	7:00 PM	at Union		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Stevenson	L 2–3	1,537	6–20–3 (5–15–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 4	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 1)		Stevenson	W 3–2	800	7–20–3
March 5	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 2)		Stevenson	L 2–3	851	7–21–3
March 6	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round game 3)		Stevenson	L 3–5	579	7–22–3
Dartmouth Won Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Sean Chisholm	C/LW	31	9	14	23	27
Tanner Palocsik	D	32	4	16	20	10
Mark Gallant	F	28	11	7	18	20
Braiden Dorfman	F	31	8	10	18	34
Ian Pierce	D	31	4	10	14	25
Matt Hubbarde	C	22	6	6	12	4
Joey Musa	F	31	3	9	12	12
Jeff Losurdo	F	31	6	5	11	16
Harrison Markell	D	32	2	8	10	8
Jack Cameron	D	32	3	5	8	31
Sam Hesler	F	26	1	7	8	14
Steven Townley	F	24	4	2	6	4
Ryan Sorkin	F	28	3	3	6	6
Nick Unruh	F	27	1	5	6	4
Dylan Witzke	D	15	0	3	3	2
Josh Waters	F	12	2	0	2	4
Erik Urbank	RW	23	1	1	2	6
Trym Løkkeberg	C	23	0	2	2	6
Tyler Campbell	C	22	1	0	1	4
Nate Morgan	F	29	0	1	1	6
Tyler Borsch	D	30	0	1	1	8
Sean Keohan	D	30	0	1	1	22
Ryan Lovett	F	6	0	0	0	4
Brock Paul	D	7	0	0	0	15
Justin Ferguson	G	12	0	0	0	0
Clay Stevenson	G	23	0	0	0	2
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	6
Total			69	116	185	300

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Clay Stevenson	23	1333	6	14	2	60	709	2	.922	2.70
Justin Ferguson	12	573	1	8	1	38	258	0	.872	3.98
Empty Net	-	13	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-
Total	32	1920	7	22	3	110	967	2	.903	3.25

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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	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.

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Clay Stevenson	ECAC Hockey Third Team
Clay Stevenson	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team