2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers
men's ice hockey season
Big Ten, Champion
NCAA tournament, National semifinal
Conference1st Big Ten
Home ice3M Arena at Mariucci
Rankings
USCHO#4
USA Today#4
Record
Overall26–13–0
Conference18–6–0
Home13–7–0
Road11–5–0
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Motzko
Assistant coachesGarrett Raboin
Ben Gordon
Karel Popper
Captain(s)Jack LaFontaine
Ben Meyers
Sammy Walker
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The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season was the 101st season of play for the program. They represented the University of Minnesota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season marked the 32nd season in the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Bob Motzko, in his fourth season, and played their home games at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Season[edit]

Minnesota came into the season ranked 4th in both preseason polls. The lofty expectations were due mostly to the quality of returning players, which included starting goaltender and co-captain, Jack LaFontaine who was the reigning Mike Richter Award winner. In addition, Minnesota added five NHL-drafted players to their roster. Despite the prognostications, The Gophers got off to a less-than-stellar start. The team swept their opening weekend in spite of a sloppy defensive effort and followed that up- by playing .500 hockey for two months. The Minnesota offense showed up on most nights but, surprisingly, it was LaFontaine who appeared to be the team's biggest problem. The team's starter was inconsistent for the first half of the year, rarely posting consecutive games with solid results.

By the time Christmas rolled around, Minnesota was just 2 games above .500 and were in the middle of the Big Ten standings. The only saving grace for the team was their strength of schedule. Due to playing three top-10 non-conference teams, as well as three other ranked clubs within their conference, Minnesota was still on pace to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Gophers opened the second half of their season with a sweep over lowly Michigan State but then suffered a massive loss. On January 9 Jack LaFontaine, who had played all but 28 minutes in goal for the team to that point, signed a profession contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and ended his college career.[1] Minnesota was forced to turn to junior Justen Close, who hadn't started a game in three years. The defense rallied around the Saskatchewan native and kept him insulated for several games as he got used to his new role on the team. Close managed to break even for the remainder of January even while playing two tournament-bound teams.

Once the calendar turned to February, Close began looking like a top-flight goalie and he backstopped the Gophers to their best performance all season. Though they had lost Brock Faber, Ben Meyers and Matthew Knies to the US Olympic team,[2] Minnesota won their final eight regular season games and shot up both the standings and the rankings. In their final weekend before the playoffs, Minnesota shut out long time rival Wisconsin twice in the same weekend. The last time that had happened was in 1934, over 88 years earlier.[3] The winning streak placed Minnesota atop the conference standings and gave the Gophers a bye into the Big Ten semifinals.

Postseason[edit]

Minnesota remained at home and welcomed an upstart Penn State team to Mariucci. Despite having not played in two weeks, the Gophers got out to a 2-goal lead early in the second period. The Nittany Lions, however, stormed back to tie the game. Close held the fort in the third, giving co-Captain Sammy Walker the time he needed to score the winning goal. The team then faced Michigan for the title and while both teams were already guaranteed appearances in the NCAA tournament, they were fighting for more than just pride. Jaxon Nelson opened the scoring just 32 seconds into the game but that was the high point for the Gophers. The Wolverines scored four times over the next 30 minutes and took a commanding lead. As the clock ticked, Minnesota was unable to generate anything on the scoresheet until Michigan was handed a pair of penalties near the end of regulation. The Gophers scored on both powerplays, cutting the lead to just a single goal, but the second marker came with just 5 seconds left. Minnesota's comeback started just a bit too late and the Gophers were forced to watch Michigan celebrate a championship.

NCAA tournament[edit]

The loss caused Minnesota to drop just enough to receive a #2 seed in the tournament and were set against the defending national champion, Massachusetts. Early on it looked to be a bad match for the Gophers when UMass scored twice in the first but a late goal by Ryan Johnson got Minnesota back in the game before the period was over. After trading goals in the second, Knies knotted the score a 3-all in the third period and the two teams fought to a draw after 60 minutes. The Gophers traded chances with the Minutemen in overtime with the other co-Captain, Meyers, netting the winner on a pass from Aaron Huglen.

In the second round, Minnesota looked dominant against Western Michigan and shut down one of the strongest offenses in the nation. While the Gophers weren't particularly outstanding offensively, Close stopped all 24 shots that came his way and his third shutout of the season sent Minnesota to the frozen four.

Their semifinal opponent, Minnesota State, was the same team that had knocked Minnesota out of the tournament the year before. Unfortunately for the Gophers, they weren't able to produce a different result. After Knies opened the scoring, the Mavericks ran roughshod over the Maroon and Gold and scored the final 5 goals of the game. Though the finale was Minnesota's worst loss all season, the team was still one of the last four teams standing and could take pride in reaching the program's 22nd national semifinal.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Nathan Burke Forward  United States Transferred to Bowling Green
Jack LaFontaine Goaltender  Canada Left mid-season (signed with Carolina Hurricanes)
Brannon McManus Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Omaha
Jared Moe Goaltender  United States Transferred to Wisconsin
Cullen Munson Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Sampo Ranta Forward  Finland Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Scott Reedy Forward  United States Graduation (signed with San Jose Sharks)
Robbie Stucker Defenseman  United States Transferred to Vermont
Noah Weber Forward  United States Left program (retired)

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Owen Bartoszkiewicz Goaltender  United States 18 Northville, MI; Joined team mid-season
Brennan Boynton Goaltender  United States 21 Champlin, MN
Tristan Broz Forward  United States 18 Bloomington, MN; selected 58th overall in 2021
Grant Cruikshank Forward  United States 23 Delafield, WI; transfer from Colorado College
Aaron Huglen Forward  United States 20 Roseau, MN; selected 102nd overall in 2019
Matthew Knies Forward  United States 18 Phoenix, AZ; selected 57th overall in 2021
Chaz Lucius Forward  United States 18 Lawrence, KS; selected 18th overall in 2021
Rhett Pitlick Forward  United States 20 Chaska, MN; selected 131st overall in 2019

Roster[edit]

As of April 21, 2021.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Saskatchewan Justen Close Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-20 Kindersley, Saskatchewan Kindersley (SJHL) —
2 Minnesota Jackson LaCombe Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-01-09 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) ANA, 39th overall 2019
4 Minnesota Ben Brinkman Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-10-04 Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN) DAL, 173rd overall 2019
5 Minnesota Matt Denman Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-20 Prior Lake, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
6 Minnesota Mike Koster Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-04-13 Chaska, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) TOR, 146th overall 2019
7 Minnesota Aaron Huglen Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-03-06 Roseau, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) BUF, 102nd overall 2019
9 Minnesota Sammy Walker (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-06-07 Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN) TBL, 200th overall 2017
10 Minnesota Tristan Broz Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-10-10 Bloomington, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) PIT, 58th overall 2021
11 Minnesota Jonny Sorenson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-21 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL) —
14 Minnesota Brock Faber Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-08-22 Maple Grove, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) LAK, 45th overall 2020
16 Minnesota Colin Schmidt Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-01-06 Wayzata, Minnesota Union (ECAC) —
18 Minnesota Mason Nevers Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-04-03 Edina, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL) —
21 Wisconsin Grant Cruikshank Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-19 Delafield, Wisconsin Colorado College (NCHC) —
22 Minnesota Bryce Brodzinski Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-09 Blaine, Minnesota Blaine (USHS–MN) PHI, 196th overall 2019
23 California Ryan Johnson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-24 Irvine, California Sioux Falls (USHL) BUF, 31st overall 2019
24 Minnesota Jaxon Nelson Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-03-30 Magnolia, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
25 Minnesota Jack Perbix Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-09-13 Elk River, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL) ANA, 116th overall 2018
26 Minnesota Carl Fish Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-11-09 St. Paul, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
27 Minnesota Blake McLaughlin Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-14 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) ANA, 79th overall 2018
28 Minnesota Sam Rossini Graduate D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-19 Burnsville, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) —
29 Minnesota Chaz Lucius Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-05-02 Grant, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) WPG, 18th overall 2021
31 Michigan Owen Bartoszkiewicz Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-11 Northville, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
33 Minnesota Brennan Boynton Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-08-01 Champlin, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
39 Minnesota Ben Meyers (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-15 Delano, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
55 Michigan Matt Staudacher Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-02-07 Fenton, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
77 Minnesota Rhett Pitlick Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-02-07 Chaska, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) MTL, 131st overall 2019
89 Arizona Matthew Knies Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-10-17 Phoenix, Arizona Tri-City (USHL) TOR, 57th overall 2021

Standings[edit]

2021–22 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Minnesota † 24 18 6 0 1 2 0 55 90 50 39 26 13 0 138 91
#2 Michigan * 24 16 8 0 0 3 0 51 91 59 42 31 10 1 167 94
#9 Notre Dame 24 17 7 0 5 1 0 47 74 55 40 28 12 0 122 75
#16 Ohio State 24 13 9 2 1 1 1 42 76 59 37 22 13 2 125 87
Penn State 24 6 17 1 1 1 1 20 63 92 38 17 20 1 117 122
Wisconsin 24 6 17 1 1 2 0 20 53 96 37 10 24 3 76 132
Michigan State 24 6 18 0 1 0 0 17 51 87 36 12 23 1 76 119
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 7, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular season
October 8 7:00 PM Mercyhurst* #4 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN+ LaFontaine W 7–4  6,372 1–0–0
October 9 5:00 PM Mercyhurst* #4 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine W 5–3  6,396 2–0–0
October 15 7:00 PM #2 St. Cloud State* #4 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine L 1–2  8,190 2–1–0
October 16 5:07 PM at #2 St. Cloud State* #4 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN   LaFontaine W 4–3 OT 5,596 3–1–0
October 22 7:00 PM #5 Minnesota Duluth* #4 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) BSN LaFontaine L 3–5  9,016 3–2–0
October 23 7:07 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth* #4 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN (Rivalry)   LaFontaine L 1–2  7,596 3–3–0
October 29 8:00 PM #14 Notre Dame #7 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BTN LaFontaine W 4–1  6,744 4–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 5:00 PM #14 Notre Dame #7 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine W 3–2  6,875 5–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at Wisconsin #5 Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Rivalry) BSW+, BSN+ LaFontaine L 3–4 OT 9,813 5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 6 8:00 PM at Wisconsin #5 Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Rivalry) BSW, BSN+ LaFontaine W 4–1  12,015 6–4–0 (3–1–0)
November 12 6:30 PM #18 Ohio State #6 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine L 3–4  7,511 6–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 13 5:00 PM #18 Ohio State #6 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine W 2–0  7,294 7–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 19 7:00 PM Penn State #7 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine L 3–5  7,426 7–6–0 (4–3–0)
November 20 8:00 PM Penn State #7 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN LaFontaine W 4–2  7,309 8–6–0 (5–3–0)
November 26 7:07 PM at #6 North Dakota* #11 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Rivalry) Midco LaFontaine W 5–1  11,624 9–6–0
November 27 6:07 PM at #6 North Dakota* #11 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Rivalry) Midco LaFontaine L 2–3  11,617 9–7–0
December 3 6:30 PM #3 Michigan #11 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) BTN LaFontaine W 5–1  5,800 10–7–0 (6–3–0)
December 4 7:00 PM #3 Michigan #11 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) BTN LaFontaine L 2–6  5,613 10–8–0 (6–4–0)
January 3 6:00 PM USNTDP* #9 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Exhibition)     W 5–3   
January 7 6:30 PM at Michigan State #9 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI BTN LaFontaine W 4–1  4,922 11–8–0 (7–4–0)
January 8 7:30 PM at Michigan State #9 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI BTN LaFontaine W 6–3  5,209 12–8–0 (8–4–0)
January 14 6:00 PM Alaska* #8 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN   Close W 4–1  7,624 13–8–0
January 15 6:00 PM Alaska* #8 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN   Close L 2–3  8,083 13–9–0
January 21 8:00 PM at #3 Michigan #11 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) ESPNU Close W 2–1 OT 8,204 14–9–0 (9–4–0)
January 22 6:30 PM at #3 Michigan #11 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) BTN Close L 1–4  8,046 14–10–0 (9–5–0)
January 28 6:30 PM at #11 Notre Dame #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Close W 5–1  4,711 15–10–0 (10–5–0)
January 29 5:00 PM at #11 Notre Dame #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN Peacock Close L 2–3 OT 4,632 15–11–0 (10–6–0)
February 4 7:00 PM Michigan State #8 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN Close W 4–2  7,824 16–11–0 (11–6–0)
February 5 5:00 PM Michigan State #8 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN Close W 3–1  8,305 17–11–0 (12–6–0)
February 11 5:30 PM at #8 Ohio State #7 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Close W 3–2  6,008 18–11–0 (13–6–0)
February 12 5:00 PM at #8 Ohio State #7 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Close W 5–1  6,208 19–11–0 (14–6–0)
February 18 5:30 PM at Penn State #5 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA BTN Close W 3–1  6,043 20–11–0 (15–6–0)
February 19 5:00 PM at Penn State #5 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA BTN Close W 6–4  6,216 21–11–0 (16–6–0)
February 25 8:00 PM Wisconsin #4 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) ESPNU Close W 5–0  9,350 22–11–0 (17–6–0)
February 26 8:00 PM Wisconsin #4 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) BTN Close W 8–0  10,069 23–11–0 (18–6–0)
Big Ten tournament
March 12 9:00 PM Penn State* #2 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal) BTN Close W 3–2  6,856 24–11–0
March 19 8:00 PM #4 Michigan* #2 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Championship) BTN Close L 3–4  10,774 24–12–0
NCAA tournament
March 25 5:00 PM vs. #10 Massachusetts* #5 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional semifinal) ESPNU Close W 4–3 OT 6,002 25–12–0
March 25 3:00 PM vs. #4 Western Michigan* #5 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional final) ESPN2 Close W 3–0  2,848 26–12–0
April 7 8:30 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State* #5 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (National semifinal) ESPNU Close L 1–5  17,850 26–13–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[5]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Ben Meyers C/LW 34 17 24 41 16
Matthew Knies C/LW 33 15 18 33 31
Blake McLaughlin C/LW 39 13 20 33 35
Jackson LaCombe D 39 3 27 30 12
Sammy Walker C 39 14 13 27 20
Bryce Brodzinski RW 39 12 14 26 10
Chaz Lucius C 24 9 10 19 23
Ryan Johnson D 39 3 16 19 14
Rhett Pitlick LW 30 5 13 18 12
Aaron Huglen C/W 37 7 9 16 14
Grant Cruikshank C 33 7 8 15 0
Michael Koster D 36 3 11 14 10
Brock Faber D 32 2 12 14 12
Mason Nevers C 38 6 7 13 0
Jack Perbix D/RW 38 5 7 12 18
Tristan Broz F 36 6 5 11 10
Jaxon Nelson C 26 6 4 10 17
Ben Brinkman D 37 1 7 8 23
Carl Fish D 21 0 6 6 4
Jonathan Sorenson F 37 4 0 4 4
Matt Staudacher D 33 0 4 4 35
Sam Rossini D 3 0 1 1 0
Colin Schmidt C 10 0 1 1 0
Justen Close G 21 0 1 1 0
Matt Denman D 3 0 0 0 0
Jack LaFontaine G 20 0 0 0 0
Total 138 238 376 322

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Justen Close 21 1172 14 5 0 38 472 3 .925 1.95
Jack LaFontaine 20 1162 12 8 0 52 469 1 .900 2.69
Empty Net - 20 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 39 2353 26 13 0 91 941 4 .912 2.32

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll[7] 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 4 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 7 5 (1) 6 7 11 11 10 (1) 11 9 8 11 10 8 7 5 4 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 5 - 4
USA Today 4 (7) 4 (3) 4 4 7 5 (1) 8 7 12 12 11 (1) 11 11 8 11 10 10 8 6 4 2 (2) 2 3 6 4 4

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[7]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Ben Meyers AHCA All-American West Second Team [8]
Ben Meyers Big Ten Player of the Year [9]
Brock Faber Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year [9]
Bob Motzko Big Ten Coach of the Year [9]
Brock Faber Big Ten First Team [9]
Ben Meyers
Jackson LaCombe Big Ten Second Team [9]
Matthew Knies
Matthew Knies Big Ten Rookie Team [9]
Jackson LaCombe Big Ten All-Tournament Team [10]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2022 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
1 3 Logan Cooley† Arizona Coyotes
1 23 Jimmy Snuggerud† St. Louis Blues
1 25 Sam Rinzel† Chicago Blackhawks
2 37 Ryan Chesley† Washington Capitals
6 192 Connor Kurth† Tampa Bay Lightning

† incoming freshman [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Minnesota goalie, 2021 Richter Award winner LaFontaine leaves Gophers, signs NHL deal with Carolina". USCHO.com. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Olympic Winter Games – U.S. Men's Roster". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Minnesota 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Univ. of Minnesota 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay". USCHO.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 Big Ten Hockey Tournament All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

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