2022–23 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program and 39th in Hockey East. The Friars represented Providence College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Nate Leaman in his 12th season, and played their home games at Schneider Arena.

2022–23 Providence Friars
men's ice hockey season
Ledyard Bank Classic, Champion
ConferenceT–6th Hockey East
Home iceSchneider Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall16–14–7
Conference9–9–6
Home9–5–3
Road5–8–4
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNate Leaman
Assistant coachesRon Rolston
Joel Beal
Bruce Irving
Captain(s)Parker Ford
Alternate captain(s)Max Crozier
Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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Despite losing nearly half of the players from the previous season, Providence shot out of the gate with a tremendous start to the season. Using a very strong defense to insulate freshman starter Philip Svedebäck, the Friars won their first three games before dropping a weekend series with defending national champion, Denver. The losses didn't seem to slow them down since, as soon as they got back east, Providence went undefeated over a 9-game stretch. The streak included a sweep of then-#5 Massachusetts and put the Friars at the top of the Hockey East standings. The team ran into a little trouble just before the winter break but, as Christmas approached, Providence was well on its way to making the NCAA tournament.

While the first half of the season could hardly have gone better, the second half turned into a nightmare. The offense stalled in the back half of the year, averaging just over 2 goals per game and was shutout four times, as opposed to over 3 goals per game in the first half and no shutouts. While the goaltending was solid, if unspectacular, Providence's inability to score caused the team to tumble down the conference standings as the losses began to mount. A 5-game losing skid knocked the Friars out of the polls and their playoff chances dwindled. Providence finished the regular season by going 3–9–2 in its final 14 games and finished 1 game above .500.

When the team's postseason began, the Friars knew they had to win the conference tournament for any chance at an NCAA berth. The offense continued to be a problem when Providence took on a surging New Hampshire squad. The defense did its job and stymied the Wildcats, holding them to just 23 shot, but the offense needed extra time to get the game winner. Their quarterfinal game was eerily similar to the UNH match as Providence and Northeastern fought to a 1–1 draw after 60 minutes. Brady Berard's 1st goal of the season 4 minutes into overtime sent the Friars into the semifinal and a date with top-seeded Boston University. The PC defense continued to hold down the opposition's scoring chances, holding BU to just 15 shots in regulation. Unfortunately, the Friars were again only able to score once in regulation and a third consecutive overtime game was required. BU took over in the extra session and fired 10 pucks on goal in under 11 minutes. The final one got past Svedebäck and ended Providence's run.[1]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Davis Bunz Defenseman   United States Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Austin Cain Goaltender   Canada Graduation (retired)
Michael Callahan Defenseman   United States Graduation (signed with Boston Bruins)
Garrett Devine Forward   United States Left program (retired)
Alex Esposito Forward   United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Kyle Koopman Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Matt Koopman Forward   United States Graduate transfer to Massachusetts
Tomáš Mazura Forward   Czech Republic Transferred to St. Lawrence
Ben Mirageas Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Kohen Olischefski Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Luke Perunovich Defenseman   United States Graduate transfer to St. Thomas
Jimmy Scannell Goaltender   United States Graduation (retired)
Jaxson Stauber Goaltender   United States Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Brady Berard Forward   United States 18 East Greenwich, RI
Jaroslav Chmelař Forward   Czech Republic 19 Nove Mesto nad Metuji, CZE; selected 144th overall in 2021
Chase Dafoe Forward   United States 20 Beverly, MA
John Driscoll Goaltender   United States 22 Huntley, IL; sophomore walk-on
Connor Kelley Defenseman   United States 20 Maple Grove, MN; transfer from Minnesota Duluth; selected 204th overall in 2021
Austen May Defenseman   United States 19 Woodhaven, MI
Grant Porter Forward   Canada 20 Weston, MA
Austin Roden Goaltender   Canada 24 Surrey, BC; transfer from Omaha
Bennett Schimek Forward   United States 19 Mendota Heights, MN
Garrett Sundquist Defenseman   United States 21 South Glastonbury, CT
Philip Svedebäck Goaltender   Sweden 20 Stockholm, SWE; selected 117th overall in 2021
Liam Valente Forward   Sweden 19 Märsta, SWE

Roster

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As of August 22, 2022.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   John Driscoll Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-09 Milton, Massachusetts Northeast (NA3HL)
2   Luke Johnson Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-01-07 Edina, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
3   Austen May Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2003-05-19 Woodhaven, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL)
4   Guillaume Richard Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-02-10 Cap-Santé, Quebec Tri-City (USHL) CBJ, 101st overall 2021
5   Garrett Sundquist Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-07-17 South Glastonbury, Connecticut Sioux Falls (USHL)
6   Cam McDonald Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-02-03 Eagle River, Alaska Muskegon (USHL)
8   Riley Duran Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-01-25 Woburn, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) BOS, 182nd overall 2020
9   Patrick Moynihan Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-23 Millis, Massachusetts NTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
10   Brady Berard Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2004-02-26 East Greenwich, Rhode Island NTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
11   Michael Citara Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-04-22 New Hope, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls (USHL)
12   Nick Poisson Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-15 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
13   Craig Needham Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-31 Medford, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
14   Chase Dafoe Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-02-25 Peachland, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL)
15   Liam Valente Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-05-23 Märsta, Sweden Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)
17   Chase Yoder Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-28 Fairview, Texas NTDP (USHL) PIT, 170th overall 2020
18   Jamie Engelbert Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-21 Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL)
19   Cody Monds Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-02-09 Brockville, Ontario Fargo (USHL)
20   Parker Ford (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-20 Wakefield, Rhode Island Sioux City (USHL)
21   Brett Berard Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-09-09 East Greenwich, Rhode Island NTDP (USHL) NYR, 134th overall 2020
22   Uula Ruikka Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-28 Oulu, Finland Chicago (USHL)
23   Bennett Schimek Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2003-04-15 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
24   Max Crozier (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-04-19 Calgary, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL) TBL, 120th overall 2019
25   Connor Kelley Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) CHI, 204th overall 2021
26   Grant Porter Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-21 Weston, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
27   Taige Harding Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2002-01-03 St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) CHI, 91st overall 2021
28   Jaroslav Chmelař Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2003-07-20 Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) NYR, 144th overall 2021
29   Will Schimek Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-22 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
35   Philip Svedebäck Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-05-28 Växjö, Sweden Dubuque (USHL) BOS, 117th overall 2021
36   Austin Roden Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-30 Victoria, British Columbia Omaha (NCHC)

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
#4 Boston University †* 24 18 6 0 2 2 0 54 99 62 40 29 11 0 154 106
#14 Merrimack 24 16 8 0 2 4 0 50 72 52 38 23 14 1 106 89
#16 Northeastern 24 14 7 3 0 2 2 49 78 45 35 17 13 5 107 82
Connecticut 24 13 9 2 4 2 2 41 78 71 35 20 12 3 113 96
Massachusetts Lowell 24 11 10 3 2 2 3 39 56 54 36 18 15 3 89 82
Maine 24 9 11 4 1 1 1 32 62 65 36 15 16 5 92 94
Providence 24 9 9 6 3 0 2 32 64 60 37 16 14 7 103 87
Boston College 24 8 11 5 0 0 1 30 70 73 36 14 16 6 104 104
Massachusetts 24 7 14 3 1 3 2 28 55 80 35 13 17 5 94 103
New Hampshire 24 6 15 3 2 2 2 23 44 76 35 11 20 3 74 105
Vermont 24 5 16 3 2 1 1 18 36 76 36 11 20 5 69 103
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
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 1 2:00 PM Western Ontario* #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Exhibition) ESPN+ Roden W 5–1  2,812
October 2 2:00 PM at #7 Quinnipiac* #15 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut (Exhibition) ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–4  0
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 PM Sacred Heart* #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 6–1  2,706 1–0–0
October 13 7:00 PM Clarkson* #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 5–2  1,992 2–0–0
October 15 7:30 PM at #7 Northeastern #15 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck W 2–1  4,742 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 21 9:00 PM at #4 Denver* #11 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado Evoca Svedebäck L 1–4  5,218 3–1–0
October 22 8:00 PM at #4 Denver* #11 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado Evoca Svedebäck L 2–3  6,324 3–2–0
October 28 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #13 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Svedebäck T 2–2 SOW 3,906 3–2–1 (1–0–1)
October 29 7:00 PM New Hampshire #13 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–1  2,333 4–2–1 (2–0–1)
November 4 7:00 PM #5 Massachusetts #14 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN, ESPN+ Svedebäck W 7–4  2,981 5–2–1 (3–0–1)
November 5 7:00 PM at #5 Massachusetts #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck W 4–3 OT 4,790 6–2–1 (4–0–1)
November 11 7:00 PM #7 Connecticut #9 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck T 1–1 SOL 3,310 6–2–2 (4–0–2)
November 12 3:05 PM at #7 Connecticut #9 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut ESPN+ Svedebäck T 6–6 SOL - 6–2–3 (4–0–3)
November 18 7:00 PM Vermont #9 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Roden W 4–0  2,258 7–2–3 (5–0–3)
November 19 7:00 PM Vermont #9 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Roden W 4–3 OT 2,176 8–2–3 (6–0–3)
November 25 7:00 PM St. Lawrence* #8 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 4–3  1,615 9–2–3
November 26 7:00 PM Brown* #8 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) ESPN+ Roden L 2–3  1,885 9–3–3
December 2 7:00 PM at Boston College #10 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck T 1–1 SOW 5,119 9–3–4 (6–0–4)
December 3 7:00 PM Boston College #10 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck T 2–2 SOL 3,042 9–3–5 (6–0–5)
December 10 7:00 PM #11 Merrimack #10 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN, ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  2,618 9–4–5 (6–1–5)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 30 4:00 PM vs. Yale* #12 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Semifinal) ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–0  1,252 10–4–5
December 31 7:30 PM vs. #6 Merrimack* #12 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic Championship) ESPN+ Svedebäck W 6–1  1,229 11–4–5
Regular Season
January 6 7:00 PM New Hampshire #11 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck L 0–2  2,842 11–5–5 (6–2–5)
January 8 2:00 PM at Army* #11 Tate RinkWest Point, New York FloHockey Svedebäck T 3–3 OT 2,214 11–5–6
January 13 7:00 PM at #10 Merrimack #14 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck W 8–3  2,067 12–5–6 (7–2–5)
January 14 7:00 PM at #10 Merrimack #14 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck L 0–3  2,088 12–6–6 (7–3–5)
January 17 7:00 PM at Princeton* #12 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  1,553 12–7–6
January 27 7:00 PM at Maine #17 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  3,476 12–8–6 (7–4–5)
January 28 7:00 PM at Maine #17 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Svedebäck L 0–3  4,441 12–9–6 (7–5–5)
February 3 7:00 PM Massachusetts Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Svedebäck L 2–3  3,236 12–10–6 (7–6–5)
February 5 2:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–1  2,435 13–10–6 (8–6–5)
February 10 7:00 PM #20 Northeastern Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck T 3–3 SOL 2,972 13–10–7 (8–6–6)
February 17 7:00 PM #18 Massachusetts Lowell Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Svedebäck W 3–2 OT 2,626 14–10–7 (9–6–6)
February 18 6:05 PM at #18 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Svedebäck L 1–2  4,675 14–11–7 (9–7–6)
March 3 7:00 PM at #7 Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN+, ESPN+ Roden L 4–6  4,846 14–12–7 (9–8–6)
March 4 7:00 PM #7 Boston University Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN+, ESPN+ Roden L 0–2  2,476 14–13–7 (9–9–6)
Hockey East Tournament
March 8 7:00 PM New Hampshire* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (First Round) ESPN+ Svedebäck W 2–1 OT 1,286 15–13–7
March 11 7:00 PM at #15 Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal) NESN+, ESPN+ Svedebäck W 2–1 OT 2,192 16–13–7
March 17 4:00 PM vs. #5 Boston University* TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Semifinal) NESN, ESPN+ Svedebäck L 1–2 OT 13,187 16–14–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Parker Ford C/RW 37 12 14 26 22
Brett Berard LW 36 10 14 24 35
Max Crozier D 37 3 21 24 33
Bennett Schimek F 37 11 9 20 12
Nick Poisson F 37 10 10 20 17
Riley Duran C 29 8 12 20 33
Taige Harding D 37 4 13 17 19
Chase Yoder C 37 8 7 15 14
Jaroslav Chmelar LW/RW 33 7 6 13 26
Liam Valente C/LW 30 3 8 11 10
Patrick Moynihan RW 34 7 3 10 41
Jamie Engelbert C 37 5 5 10 14
Craig Needham C 37 5 4 9 16
Guillaume Richard D 31 1 7 8 6
Cody Monds RW 25 2 5 7 4
Uula Ruikka D 29 1 5 6 28
Cam McDonald D 37 1 5 6 15
Connor Kelley D 21 0 6 6 10
Austen May RW 21 3 1 4 4
Brady Berard C 34 1 2 3 8
Luke Johnson D 12 0 3 3 0
Michael Citara RW 8 1 1 2 2
Garrett Sundquist D 2 0 1 1 0
Austin Roden RW 5 0 1 1 0
William Schimek D 12 0 1 1 6
Grant Porter F 1 0 0 0 0
Chase Dafoe F 8 0 0 0 0
Philip Svedebäck G 34 0 0 0 0
Total 103 164 267 375

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Philip Svedebäck 34 2013:08 14 11 7 73 733 1 .909 2.18
Austin Roden 8 249:11 2 3 0 12 80 1 .870 2.89
Empty Net - 17:44 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 37 2284:03 16 14 7 87 813 2 .903 2.29

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 15 - 16 15 11 13 14 9 10 8 10 10 12 - 11 14 12 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today 15 15 16 15 9 13т 14 9 9 8 10 11 12 12 11 15 13 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[5]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Max Crozier Hockey East Third Team [6]
Parker Ford

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
5 153 Hudson Malinoski Toronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman [7]

References

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  1. ^ "FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Roster". friars.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Providence College 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2022-23 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.