2022–23 ECAC Hockey men's season explained


Color:	color:white; background:#005189;
Color Text:	white
Season:	2022–23
Season:	2022–23
Conference:	ECAC Hockey
Shortconference:	ECAC Hockey
Sex:	men
Division:	Division I
Sport:	ice hockey
Pixels:	250 px
Duration:	October 1, 2022– February 25, 2023
No Of Teams:	12
Tv:	ESPN+
Draft Link:	2023 NHL Entry Draft
Top Pick:	Charles-Alexis Legault
Picked By:	Carolina Hurricanes
Regular Season:
Season Champs:	Quinnipiac
Mvp:	Sean Farrell
Mvp Link:	ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
Top Scorer:	Sean Farrell
Tournament:
Tournament Champs:	Colgate
Tournament Place:	Harvard
Mvp2:	Carter Gylander
Mvp Link2:	ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
Top Scorer2:	Alex Laferriere (6) Collin Graf
Ncaa:
Bids:	4
Conf Rec:	5–4
Best:	National Champion
Ncaa Team:	Quinnipiac
Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24
Labelstyle:	background:#eeeeee;

The 2022–23 ECAC Hockey men's season was the 62nd season of play for ECAC Hockey and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded on February 25, 2023.^[1] Colgate won the conference tournament on March 18, 2023, and received an automatic bid for the 2023 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament. Quinnipiac won the 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, become the first conference member to win a national title since 2014.

Coaches

Josh Hauge takes over from interim head coach John Ronan after the mid-season resignation of Rick Bennett.^[2]

Records

Team	Season at school	Record at school	ECAC Hockey record
Brown	13	114–223–50	74–151–39
Clarkson	12	200–152–51	103–77–32
Colgate	30	453–498–118	273–278–81
Cornell	27	499–271–103	310–162–78
Dartmouth	2	7–22–3	5–15–2
Harvard	18	274–232–64	181–149–55
Princeton	8	67–134–23	40–97–17
Quinnipiac	28	581–322–100	200–119–51
Rensselaer	5	51–88–12	34–49–5
St. Lawrence	4	21–54–15	13–36–10
Union	1	0–0–0	0–0–0
Yale	16	258–195–45	174–135–29

Non-Conference record

Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.

While the conference on the whole had losing records against three other leagues, two thirds of member teams were at or above .500 for their non-conference records. The result was that most of the ECAC teams were not adversely affected by the league's subpar record, resulting in the conference overperforming in the pairwise rankings when compared to both the CCHA and Hockey East.

Regular season record

Team							Total
Brown	1–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	2–2–0	1–1–0	0–0–0	4–3–0
Clarkson	1–1–1	1–0–0	1–1–0	1–3–0	2–0–0	0–0–0	6–5–1
Colgate	0–2–0	0–0–0	0–2–0	2–2–2	1–1–0	0–0–0	3–7–2
Cornell	2–0–1	0–0–0	0–0–0	1–1–0	0–0–0	0–2–0	3–3–1
Dartmouth	0–1–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–4–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–5–0
Harvard	0–0–0	0–1–1	0–0–0	3–1–1	0–0–0	0–0–0	3–2–2
Princeton	1–1–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	1–1–0	4–3–0
Quinnipiac	2–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	3–1–1	1–0–1	1–0–1	7–1–3
Rensselaer	3–1–0	0–2–0	0–0–0	1–1–0	1–1–1	0–0–0	5–5–1
St. Lawrence	1–1–0	0–0–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	0–0–0	3–1–0	5–7–0
Union	2–1–1	0–0–0	0–0–0	3–4–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	5–5–1
Yale	1–1–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–2–2	0–0–0	0–0–0	1–3–2
Overall	14–9–3	1–3–1	1–5–0	18–24–6	7–4–2	5–4–1	46-47-13

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes^[3]

Class	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Junior	22	17	19	36	10
Sophomore	22	14	19	33	2
Freshman	21	11	18	29	6
Junior	22	14	14	28	16
Junior	22	13	14	27	12
Sophomore	22	12	13	25	8
Sophomore	22	7	15	22	22
Senior	22	7	14	21	11
Senior	22	11	9	20	19
Freshman	21	10	10	20	2
Graduate	22	9	11	20	4
Senior	22	8	12	20	4
Senior	22	7	13	20	27
Junior	19	5	15	20	17
Senior	21	2	18	20	12

Leading goaltenders

Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average^[4]

Class	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Junior	22	1242:51	20	2	0	26	6	.937	1.26
Sophomore	21	1177:36	14	6	0	36	3	.902	1.83
Sophomore	11	644:21	3	5	2	21	3	.930	1.96
Senior	15	904:25	12	3	0	30	2	.914	1.99
Junior	22	1336:32	11	8	3	54	1	.911	2.42

ECAC tournament

See main article: 2023 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Regional semifinal

East

Regional final

Midwest

National Championship

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	align=center style=";"	MIN	John Mittelstadt (4)	Kurth	align=center	05:35	align=center	1–0 MIN
2nd	align=center style=";"	MIN	Jaxon Nelson (10)	Faber	align=center	25:24	align=center	2–0 MIN
2nd	align=center style=";"	QU	Cristophe Tellier (8)	Metsa	align=center	27:41	align=center	2–1 MIN
3rd	align=center style=";"	QU	Collin Graf (21) – EA	Metsa, Lipkin	align=center	57:13	align=center	2–2
1st Overtime	align=center style=";"	QU	Jacob Quillan (19) – GW	Lipkin, Metsa	align=center	60:10	align=center	3–2 QU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	align=center style=";"	QU	Skyler Brind'Amour	Contact to the Head	align=center	00:21	align=center	2:00
2nd	align=center style=";"	MIN	Jimmy Snuggerud	Tripping	align=center	32:32	align=center	2:00
3rd	align=center style=";"	QU	Skyler Brind'Amour	Hooking	align=center	43:17	align=center	2:00
3rd	align=center style=";"	MIN	Logan Cooley	High-sticking	align=center	55:08	align=center	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	OT	T
align=center style=";"	Quinnipiac	align=center	4	align=center	11	align=center	14	align=center	1	align=center	30
align=center style=";"	Minnesota	align=center	7	align=center	6	align=center	2	align=center	0	align=center	15

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
align=center style=";"	QU		align=center	13	align=center	2	align=center	59:29
align=center style=";"	MIN		align=center	27	align=center	3	align=center	60:10

Ranking

See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

USCHO

Brown	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
Clarkson	18	-	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	-	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	-	NR
Colgate	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
Cornell	19	-	19	19	20	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	-	18	15	16	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	10	12	-	9
Dartmouth	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
Harvard	11	-	12	12	15	14	15	13	10	9	7	9	9	-	10	9	9	10	8	10	9	7	5	6	6	7	-	10
Princeton	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
Quinnipiac	7	-	6	8	3	7	7	5	5	4	2	2	2	-	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	-	1
Rensselaer	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
St. Lawrence	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
Union	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
Yale	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

^[5]

USA Today

Brown	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	NR	NR
Clarkson	17	17	17	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
Colgate	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
Cornell	19	19	19	19	19	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	20	20	NR	17	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	11	12	9	9
Dartmouth	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	NR	NR
Harvard	11	11	10	12	15	13	15	12	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	8	10	10	9	5	5	6	7	10	10
Princeton	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	NR	NR
Quinnipiac	7	7	7	7	3	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	4	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	1
Rensselaer	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	NR	NR
St. Lawrence	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	NR	NR
Union	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	NR	NR
Yale	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	NR	NR

^[6]

Pairwise

Brown	22	50	56	57	61	52	60	59	49	47	46	44	44	37	38	40	45	45	45	48	47	47	47
Clarkson	22	37	47	48	46	48	42	32	33	42	44	36	36	35	35	37	38	37	30	30	31	31	31
Colgate	22	46	52	50	49	49	48	45	44	39	42	38	38	39	29	28	36	37	37	37	32	28	bgcolor=gold	25
Cornell	22	50	56	57	59	53	46	37	20	19	18	17	11	14	10	11	12	10	14	13	14	12	bgcolor=gold	13
Dartmouth	22	50	56	57	58	54	59	60	59	59	61	60	60	61	54	56	60	59	59	60	60	60	60
Harvard	22	50	56	57	1	1	16	6	9	15	13	9	9	9	10	8	10	10	10	7	6	6	bgcolor=gold	7
Princeton	22	50	56	57	60	61	50	54	41	44	40	43	36	30	33	37	33	39	42	36	43	44	44
Quinnipiac	22	5	9	14	16	14	9	8	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	bgcolor=gold	2
Rensselaer	22	22	8	20	26	40	39	44	37	43	45	47	46	47	47	50	47	51	50	49	51	51	51
St. Lawrence	22	25	30	27	40	30	39	41	41	41	34	39	38	39	43	35	34	33	29	28	30	32	31
Union	1	17	27	26	33	36	32	35	34	32	42	39	45	45	44	44	39	35	42	38	41	42	43
Yale	22	50	56	57	61	60	61	61	61	61	59	61	57	52	56	60	54	59	56	57	53	54	54

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.^[7]

Awards

NCAA

^[8]
Player	Position	Team
Henry Thrun	align=center	D	Harvard
Sean Farrell	align=center	F	Harvard
Collin Graf	align=center	F	Quinnipiac

Yaniv Perets	align=center	G	Quinnipiac
Sam Malinski	align=center	D	Cornell
Zach Metsa	align=center	D	Quinnipiac
Matthew Coronato	align=center	F	Harvard

NCAA tournament


		Quinnipiac
^[9]
Player	Pos	Team
		Quinnipiac
		Quinnipiac
		Quinnipiac
	F	Quinnipiac

ECAC Hockey

Award	Recipient ^[10]
		Sean Farrell, Harvard
		Skyler Brind’Amour, Quinnipiac
		Henry Thrun, Harvard
		Sam Lipkin, Quinnipiac
		Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac
		Matt Verboon, Colgate
		Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
		Carter Gylander, Colgate
^[11]
	Position	Second Team
Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac	align=center	G	Mitchell Gibson, Harvard
Henry Thrun, Harvard	align=center	D	Zach Metsa, Quinnipiac
Sam Malinski, Cornell	align=center	D	Luc Salem, St. Lawrence
Collin Graf, Quinnipiac	align=center	F	Matthew Coronato, Harvard
Sean Farrell, Harvard	align=center	F	Alex Laferriere, Harvard
Alex Young, Colgate	align=center	F	Ethan de Jong, Quinnipiac
	Position	Rookie Team
Mathieu Caron, Brown	align=center	G	Cooper Black, Dartmouth
Noah Beck, Clarkson	align=center	D	John Prokop, Union
Tanner Palocsik, Dartmouth	align=center	D	Ryan Healey, Harvard
Ayrton Martino, Clarkson	align=center	F	Sam Lipkin, Quinnipiac
Mathieu Gosselin, Clarkson	align=center	F	Joe Miller, Harvard
Skyler Brind'Amour, Quinnipiac	align=center	F	Sutter Muzzatti, Rensselaer

Conference tournament


		Colgate
^[12]
Player	Pos	Team
		Colgate
		Harvard
		Quinnipiac
		Colgate
		Colgate
		Harvard

2023 NHL Entry Draft

See main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

3	70	Jonathan Castagna^†	Cornell	Arizona Coyotes
3	92	Christopher Pelosi^†	Quinnipiac	Boston Bruins
4	108	Hoyt Stanley^†	Cornell	Ottawa Senators
5	139		Quinnipiac	Carolina Hurricanes
5	143		Rensselaer	Nashville Predators
6	169	Rudy Guimond^†	Yale	Detroit Red Wings
6	173	Sean Keohane^†	Harvard	Buffalo Sabres
6	188	Ryan Walsh^†	Cornell	Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman^[13]

Notes and References

Web site: 2022-23 Schedule . ECAC Hockey . August 30, 2021.
Web site: Hauge named Union men's hockey head coach . The Daily Gazette . April 15, 2022 . September 5, 2022.
News: 2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics . ECAC Hockey . July 16, 2022.
News: 2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics . ECAC Hockey . July 16, 2022.
Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
Web site: USA Today Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
Web site: Men's Division I PairWise Rankings . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
News: Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans . USCHO.com . April 7, 2023 . April 8, 2023.
Web site: Quinnipiac crowned . collegehockeyinc.com . April 9, 2023 . April 9, 2023.
Web site: ECAC Hockey Announces Men's Hockey Major Individual Award Winners . ECAC Hockey . March 16, 2023 . March 19, 2023.
Web site: ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men’s All-League Teams . ECAC Hockey . March 16, 2023 . March 19, 2023.
News: Colgate Claims Second Whitelaw Cup, NCAA Tournament Berth . ECAC Hockey . March 18, 2023 . March 19, 2023.
News: NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft . USCHO.com . June 30, 2023.