The 2021–22 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season was the 42nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Golden Griffins represented Canisius College and were coached by Trevor Large, in his 5th season.
Season Canisius got off to a good start, winning games against three non-conference opponents and tying Clarkson, who finished the season in the top-20. Despite showing promise early, the Golden Griffins played inconsistently once their conference schedule began. While they led the Atlantic Hockey standings early, the team could only complete two weekend sweeps all season.
Canisius received very capable goaltending from Jacob Barczewski but their offense was hit-or-miss. The Golden Griffins were limited to less than 3 goals in 18 games during the season with their leading goal-scorer, Max Kouznetsov, hitting just 12 for the year. In spite of their occasional offensive struggles, Canisius benefitted from Atlantic Hockey being a mediocre conference and finished in second place.
The Golden Griffins opened their postseason run with a home date against Mercyhurst but their offense failed them at the worst time. Canisius fired 63 shots on goal in two games but could only get a single marker in each contest. They lost the series, including a double overtime match in game 1, and would have to wait for another year.
Departures David Baskerville Forward Graduation (retired) Logan Gestro Defenseman Graduation (retired) Matt Long Forward Graduation (retired) Grant Meyer Forward Graduation (retired) Kevin Obssuth Forward Transferred to Wentworth MacGregor Sinclair Forward Transferred to Wisconsin–Superior John Stampohar Defenseman Transferred to Wisconsin–Superior Jami Virtanen Forward Signed professional contract (Ässät) Blake Wareham Defenseman Graduation (signed with Danbury Hat Tricks) Tucker Weppner Goaltender Graduation (retired)
Recruiting Alex Ambrosio Forward 24 Burnaby, BC; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State Danny DiGrande Forward 24 Macomb, MI; transfer from Rensselaer John Hawthorne Goaltender 19 Chemainus, BC; transfer from Northern Michigan Randy Hernández Forward 22 Miami, FL; transfer from Robert Morris Alexander Houston Goaltender 19 Canton, OH; joined mid-season Keegan Langefels Defenseman 21 Eden Prairie, MN Joey Matthews Defenseman 24 Columbia, IL; graduate transfer from Dartmouth Alton McDermott Forward 20 Oakville, ON Cory Thomas Defenseman 23 St. Brieux, SK; graduate transfer from Vermont Matthew Vermaeten Forward 20 Ottawa, ON Jake Witkowski Forward 24 Melrose, MA; graduate transfer from Boston University
Roster As of August 23, 2021.
Standings
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Canisius Lost Series 0–2
Scoring statistics C 30 11 15 26 20 C/LW 32 12 11 23 20 C 33 11 12 23 29 LW 31 5 17 22 31 F 33 11 10 21 18 F 35 7 11 18 24 D 35 3 13 16 28 D 35 2 14 16 41 F 32 7 7 14 12 F 32 5 6 11 14 C 30 6 4 10 42 D 28 2 7 9 6 LW 17 4 4 8 12 C/RW 31 3 5 8 4 LW 21 2 6 8 6 D 32 0 5 5 48 RW 10 2 2 4 2 D 24 1 3 4 12 D 24 0 4 4 8 D 34 2 1 3 39 RW 25 1 2 3 4 D 13 0 3 3 0 C/W 15 1 1 2 6 F 8 1 0 1 2 G 29 0 1 1 2 G 1 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 0 D 8 0 0 0 17 G 10 0 0 0 0 F 10 0 0 0 15 Total 99 164 263 464
Goaltending statistics 11 388 3 1 2 15 217 0 .935 2.32 29 1688 13 14 1 68 814 1 .923 2.42 1 59 0 1 0 4 39 0 .907 4.05 Empty Net - 16 - - - 10 - - - - Total 35 2136 16 16 3 97 1070 1 .917 2.70
Rankings
PollWeekPre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 (Final) USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR USA TodayNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.
Awards and honors Jacob Barczewski Atlantic Hockey First Team Keaton Mastrodonato Atlantic Hockey Second Team David Melaragni Atlantic Hockey Third Team
References