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2022–23 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Colgate Raiders
men's ice hockey season
ECAC Hockey Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinal
Conference5th ECAC Hockey
Home iceClass of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHO#18
USA Today#20
Record
Overall19–16–5
Conference11–8–3
Home9–5–4
Road8–10–1
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDon Vaughan
Assistant coachesDana Borges
Chris Azzano
Captain(s)Arnaud Vachon
Alternate captain(s)Pierson Brandon
Colton Young
Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 93rd season of play for the program and the 62nd in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented the Colgate University, played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena and were coached by Don Vaughan, in his 30th season as their head coach.

Season

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Despite returning most of the players from the previous season, Colgate got off to a rather poor start. During the non-conference part of their schedule, the Raiders won just twice in eight games, leaving them floundering near the bottom of the national rankings. At the time the biggest problem for Colgate was the lack of scoring; the Raiders scored more than two goals in just two of those games (both wins) and had been shutout twice. The team suffered a third blanking at the hands of Clarkson in early November, however, after that loss the offense began to pick up the pace. Colgate wrapped a pair of 3-game winning streaks around a lost weekend at Niagara.

The Raiders kicked off the second half of their season with a decent showing against Maine but a bigger feat came in the middle of January. Coming off a disappointing loss to Cornell, Quinnipiac was feeling sorry for itself and was caught off guard by the Raiders. Colgate scored a victory against the then-number 1 team and put itself into a position for a possible bye for the ECAC tournament. The team's offense began to struggle once more and the Raiders won just 2 out of their last 10 games. Colgate finished the regular season with a losing record and were 1 point behind St. Lawrence for the final quarterfinal bye.

Entering postseason play, Colgate's only chance at an NCAA berth was by winning a conference championship, something the program hadn't done in 33 years. For the first round, at least, the team got a favorable draw by taking on Dartmouth, one of the worst teams in college hockey that year. While the Big Green opened the scoring, Colgate quickly tied the game and reeled off 5 consecutive goals to take a commanding lead. Two late markers by the Hanoverians tightened the final score but didn't stop the Raiders from reaching the quarterfinals. Now that they were facing a significantly better opponent, Colgate had a tougher time pulling out a win. The Raiders began the best of three series by playing a bad 1st period and falling behind 0–3. With the team needing a spark, alternate captain Colton Young stepped up and assisted on two of the team's three goals as they clawed back to tie the score. The match moved into overtime and, with Carter Gylander, standing tall in goal, Young netted the game-winner to put the Raiders up by 1. The two teams traded positions in the rematch with Colgate scoring the first 3 goals before St. Lawrence tried their hand at a comeback. Fortunately, the defense fared better than the Larries had and Colgate skated away with a victory, advancing to the semifinals.

The Raiders had to get through Quinnipiac to continue their season and faced a daunting challenge from the number 2 team in the nation. The Bobcats started fast, widely outshooting Colgate in the first, but it was Daniel Panetta who opened the scoring for the Raiders. Gylander and the defense weathered the storm and shut down Quinnipiac until the third, only allowing the Bobcats to score on the power play. As the game progressed, Colgate began to get the upper hand in term of offensive chances and the Raiders continued to press once overtime began. Near the middle of the 5th period, Ross Mitton was finally able to secure the game-winner and send the Raiders to the championship game.[1]

Colgate was making its first championship appearance since 2015 and faced the same opponent they had then in Harvard. While the Crimson were expected to win, they had already punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament, having been guaranteed a top-10 ranking regardless of the outcome of the game. With Colgate still playing to save their season, the Raiders got a jump on the match with goals from Colton and Alex Young in the first. Harvard cut into the lead in the third but the Raiders quickly reestablished their 2-goal edge. Harvard assailed Gylander in the third, firing 15 shots on goal to just 5 from Colgate. Matthew Coronato managed to get a goal on the power play but the Raider defense stopped the rest and Colgate won just the second conference championship in program history.

The reward for the raiders was being set against Michigan in the regional semifinals. Th high-powered Wolverines attacked the Colgate net all game but did give up several opportunities in the process. Colgate did well to end the first period down 0–1 and were just one mistake away from tying the game. The Raiders were continuing to hold Michigan back until part way through the second when Reid Irwin took a holding penalty. Michigan scored on its second power play opportunity which began a deluge of goals. In less than 10 minutes, the Wolverines scored 7 times and effectively ended the game. Nic Belpedio managed to get the Raiders lone goal early in the third and both teams appeared willing to just play out the rest of the game. At about the 50-minute mark, Alex Young received a match penalty for butt-ending Mackie Samoskevich and was ejected from the game. Irate at the penalty, Michigan went back on the attack during the major and scored three more goals to raise the score to an embarrassing 11–1 margin. Tempers cooled afterwards and the final five minutes passed without incident and the Raiders meekly ended their season.[2]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Mitchel Benson Goaltender  Canada Graduate transfer to Boston College
Andrew Farrier Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)
William Friend Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Cole Hanson Forward  United States Transferred to Maine
Paul McAvoy Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Atlanta Gladiators)
Elliott McDermott Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Massachusetts
Josh McKechney Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Atlanta Gladiators)
Jeffrey Stewart Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick Haas Goaltender  United States 20 Williamsville, NY
Simon Labelle Forward  United States 21 Ottawa, ON
Bobby Metz Defenseman  United States 21 Detroit, MI
Owen Neuharth Forward  United States 20 Prior Lake, MN
Daniel Panetta Forward  Canada 21 Belleville, ON
Andrew Takacs Goaltender  United States 21 Bowie, MD
Sebastian Tamburro Forward  Canada 20 Toronto, ON

Roster

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As of August 26, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Maryland Andrew Takacs Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-02-27 Bowie, Maryland New Jersey (NAHL)
2 New York (state) Pierson Brandon (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-26 Irvington, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
3 New York (state) Anthony Stark Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-09 New York, New York Madison (USHL)
4 British Columbia Reid Irwin Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-03-01 Victoria, British Columbia Denver (NCHC)
6 Michigan Bobby Metz Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-08-20 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
7 Ontario Simon Labelle Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-09-03 Ottawa, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
8 Massachusetts P. J. Garrett Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-01-17 Duxbury, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL)
9 Illinois Nic Belpedio Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-09 Skokie, Illinois Waterloo (USHL)
10 Ontario Arnaud Vachon (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-13 Ajax, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
11 Ontario Daniel Panetta Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-20 Belleville, Ontario Salmon Arm (BCHL)
12 Alberta Colton Young (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-08-23 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
13 Switzerland Matt Verboon Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-23 Geneva, Switzerland Salmon Arm (BCHL)
14 Ontario Ethan Manderville Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-07-01 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
15 Connecticut Jack Hoey Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-03 Fairfield, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
17 New York (state) Ross Mitton Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-05 Copiague Harbor, New York Omaha (USHL)
18 Massachusetts Ben Raymond Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 Newton, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL)
19 Connecticut Ryan McGuire Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-27 New Canaan, Connecticut Penticton (BCHL)
20 Alberta Levi Glasman Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-07-31 Lacombe, Alberta Powell River (BCHL)
21 Alberta Alex Young Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-22 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL) SJS, 196th overall 2020
22 Ontario Sebastian Tamburro Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-04 Toronto, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
23 Minnesota Owen Neuharth Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2001-10-25 Savage, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL)
25 Minnesota Tommy Bergsland Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-23 Minnetrista, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)
26 British Columbia Liam Watson-Brawn Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-06 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
27 Minnesota Nick Anderson Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-04 Independence, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
28 Ontario Alex DiPaolo Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-04-28 Oakville, Ontario Victoria (BCHL)
35 New York (state) Nick Haas Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-11-11 Buffalo, New York Chippewa (NAHL)
37 Alberta Carter Gylander Junior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-05 Beaumont, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) DET, 191st overall 2019

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Quinnipiac 22 20 2 0 0 0 0 60 87 30 41 34 4 3 162 64
#10 Harvard 22 18 4 0 5 0 0 49 86 48 34 24 8 2 125 81
#9 Cornell 22 15 6 1 0 1 0 47 78 42 34 21 11 2 112 66
St. Lawrence 22 12 10 0 1 2 0 37 56 58 36 17 19 0 88 102
#18 Colgate * 22 11 8 3 4 1 3 36 71 58 40 19 16 5 113 109
Clarkson 22 9 10 3 0 1 0 31 60 60 37 16 17 4 102 98
Rensselaer 22 9 13 0 2 1 0 26 52 74 35 14 20 1 84 115
Union 22 8 13 1 0 0 1 26 45 68 35 14 19 2 86 117
Princeton 22 8 14 0 2 1 0 26 57 73 32 13 19 0 89 112
Yale 22 6 14 2 0 1 1 22 35 62 32 8 20 4 57 94
Brown 22 5 14 3 0 1 1 20 41 69 30 9 18 3 65 91
Dartmouth 22 4 17 1 0 2 1 16 44 70 30 5 24 1 64 106
Championship: March 18, 2023
† 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
Exhibition
October 2 5:00 PM Guelph* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York (Exhibition)   Gylander W 5–1  0
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 PM Northern Michigan* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 2–3  827 0–1–0
October 8 4:00 PM Northern Michigan* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 1–4  518 0–2–0
October 14 10:05 PM at Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona Pac-12 Insider Gylander L 0–2  5,026 0–3–0
October 15 10:05 PM at Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona Pac-12 Insider Gylander W 4–0  5,000 1–3–0
October 21 7:00 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Gylander L 0–5  2,072 1–4–0
October 22 7:00 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Gylander W 5–3  4,031 2–4–0
October 28 7:00 PM Vermont* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 1–2  650 2–5–0
October 29 4:00 PM Vermont* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander T 1–1 OT 803 2–5–1
November 4 7:00 PM at #7 Quinnipiac M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Gylander L 2–3  2,714 2–6–1 (0–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Gylander W 4–3 OT 1,102 3–6–1 (1–1–0)
November 11 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 0–4  2,182 3–7–1 (1–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 4–1  1,611 4–7–1 (2–2–0)
November 18 7:00 PM Brown Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 3–2  882 5–7–1 (3–2–0)
November 19 7:00 PM Yale Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 8–1  803 6–7–1 (4–2–0)
November 25 3:30 PM at Niagara* Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York FloHockey Gylander L 2–3  496 6–8–1
November 26 3:30 PM at Niagara* Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York FloHockey Takacs L 2–3 OT 527 6–9–1
December 2 7:00 PM Dartmouth Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 5–1  732 7–9–1 (5–2–0)
December 3 7:00 PM #7 Harvard Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 6–4  1,088 8–9–1 (6–2–0)
December 30 7:00 PM Maine* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 5–2  940 9–9–1
December 31 4:00 PM Maine* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander T 1–1 OT 833 9–9–2
January 6 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 3–5  1,847 9–10–2 (6–3–0)
January 7 4:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 2–1  1,904 10–10–2 (7–3–0)
January 20 7:00 PM Princeton Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 5–0  1,102 11–10–2 (8–3–0)
January 21 7:00 PM #1 Quinnipiac Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 3–2  1,001 12–10–2 (9–3–0)
January 27 7:00 PM at #10 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Gylander L 4–5 OT 2,152 12–11–2 (9–4–0)
January 28 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Gylander W 4–3 OT 2,137 13–11–2 (10–4–0)
February 3 7:00 PM Union Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 1–3  831 13–12–2 (10–5–0)
February 4 7:00 PM Rensselaer Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 1–2  959 13–13–2 (10–6–0)
February 10 7:00 PM at #11 Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, New York ESPN+ Gylander L 2–3  4,267 13–14–2 (10–7–0)
February 11 7:00 PM #11 Cornell Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander T 4–4 SOW 2,271 13–14–3 (10–7–1)
February 17 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander W 3–2 OT 914 14–14–3 (11–7–1)
February 18 7:00 PM Clarkson Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Gylander T 3–3 SOW 1,483 14–14–4 (11–7–2)
February 24 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Gylander L 2–4  1,421 14–15–4 (11–8–2)
February 25 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Gylander T 2–2 SOW 712 14–15–5 (11–8–3)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 3 7:00 PM Dartmouth* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York (First Round) ESPN+ Gylander W 5–3  926 15–15–5
March 10 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Gylander W 4–3 OT 2,848 16–15–5
March 11 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Gylander W 3–2  2,318 17–15–5
March 17 4:00 PM vs. #2 Quinnipiac* Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (Semifinal) ESPN+ Gylander W 2–1 2OT 3,533 18–15–5
March 18 7:30 PM vs. #6 Harvard* Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (Championship) ESPN+ Gylander W 3–2  3,839 19–15–5
NCAA Tournament
March 24 8:30 PM vs. #2 Michigan* #19 PPL CenterAllentown, Pennsylvania (Midwest Regional Semifinal) ESPN2 Gylander L 1–11  7,067 19–16–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Alex Young C/W 40 21 18 39 37
Matt Verboon C/RW 40 16 19 35 23
Nick Anderson D 40 3 26 29 39
Colton Young F 40 11 17 28 35
Ross Mitton F 40 9 18 27 10
Alex DiPaolo LW 40 11 15 26 24
Ethan Manderville C 34 8 8 16 22
Simon Labelle LW 40 4 11 15 6
Nic Belpedio D 40 5 9 14 14
Reid Irwin D/C 39 1 13 14 45
Daniel Panetta C 34 5 6 11 4
Tommy Bergsland D 40 1 9 10 25
Ryan McGuire C 40 4 6 10 37
Ben Raymond C/LW 39 5 5 10 14
Levi Glasman LW 38 3 6 9 6
Pierson Brandon D 32 2 4 6 20
Arnaud Vachon C 28 2 3 5 27
Sebastian Tamburro LW 25 1 1 2 4
Anthony Stark D 30 1 0 1 4
Owen Neuharth C 13 0 1 1 0
Carter Gylander G 39 0 1 1 2
Bobby Metz D 16 0 1 1 4
Liam Watson-Brawn D 8 0 0 0 2
P. J. Garrett D 20 0 0 0 10
Andrew Takacs G 3 0 0 0 0
Total 113 197 310 414

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Carter Gylander 39 2385:34 19 15 5 98 1044 2 .914 2.46
Andrew Takacs 8 83:23 0 1 0 6 27 0 .818 4.32
Empty Net - 14:37 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 40 2483:34 19 16 5 109 1071 2 .908 2.63

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 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 19 - 18
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 19 20 20

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[6]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Matt Verboon ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year [7]
Carter Gylander ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament [8]
Alex Young ECAC Hockey First Team [9]
Carter Gylander ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team [8]
Ross Mitton
Alex Young

References

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  1. ^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate Raiders. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Colgate Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces Men's Hockey Major Individual Award Winners". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Colgate Claims Second Whitelaw Cup, NCAA Tournament Berth". ECAC Hockey. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.