2022–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season
2022–23 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season | |
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Conference | T–7th ECAC Hockey |
Home ice | Houston Field House |
Rankings | |
USCHO | NR |
USA Today | NR |
Record | |
Overall | 14–20–1 |
Conference | 9–13–0 |
Home | 12–6–1 |
Road | 2–13–0 |
Neutral | 0–1–0 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Dave Smith |
Assistant coaches | Mathias Lange Chuck Weber Liam Thrawl |
Captain(s) | Kyle Hallbauer |
Alternate captain(s) | Jakob Lee Ryan Mahshie T. J. Walsh |
RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons « 2021–22 2023–24 » |
The 2022-23 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and the 61st in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, played their home games at Houston Field House and were coached by Dave Smith, in his 5th season.
Season
Entering the season, Rensselaer had to contend with the loss of each of their top 6 goal-scorers from last season. Early on, at least, the Engineers didn't appear to miss those players as RPI began the season 4–0. Unfortunately, as soon as the team left the friendly confines of the Houston Field House, the Engineers began to lose. Rensselaer lost its first 9 away game on the year and tumbled down the national rankings. During that stretch a slight lack of offense was apparent for the team and the Engineers scored 30 fewer goals than they had the year before, albeit in 9 fewer games. The bigger problem for the team was the decline in performance in goal. While the defense allowed an average of less the 30 shots against per game, the team saw its goals against average increase by more than half a goal. Jack Watson's less-than-stellar performance in the leading role saw the team regress and finish well below .500.
RPI ended the season in a tie for 7th in the conference standings but were able to receive a home site for the first round. They played host to one of the worst offenses in the nation, Yale, and had a good chance to at least make the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the troubles with the offense and goaltending were on full display and the Engineers were knocked out with a 1–4 defeat.[1]
Departures
Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
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Justin Addamo | Forward | France | Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers) |
Anthony Baxter | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
Nick Bowman | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Canisius |
Zach Dubinsky | Forward | United States | Transferred to Michigan State |
Jake Johnson | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac |
Simon Kjellberg | Defenseman | Sweden | Transferred to Northern Michigan |
Jakub Lacka | Forward | Slovakia | Graduation (signed with HK Nitra) |
Ottoville Leppänen | Forward | Finland | Graduate transfer to Merrimack |
Ture Linden | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Penn State |
Linden Marshall | Goaltender | Canada | Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits) |
Shane Sellar | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Reading Royals) |
Recruiting
Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
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Nicolas Ardanaz | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Surrey, BC |
Finn Brown | Forward | Canada | 20 | North York, ON |
Brendan Budy | Forward | Canada | 22 | Langley, BC; transfer from North Dakota |
Carson Cherepak | Goaltender | Canada | 19 | Winnipeg, MB |
Danny Ciccarello | Forward | Canada | 21 | Kirkland, QC |
John Evans | Forward | Canada | 20 | South Surrey, BC |
Austin Heidemann | Forward | United States | 23 | Maple Grove, MN; transfer from Mercyhurst |
Sutter Muzzatti | Forward | United States | 19 | Okemos, MI |
Max Smolinski | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
Nick Strom | Defenseman | United States | 22 | Dayton, MN; transfer from Western Michigan |
Roster
As of December 24, 2022.[2]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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1 | Carson Cherepak | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-10-09 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Dauphin (MJHL) | — | |
3 | Lauri Sertti | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-07-11 | Espoo, Finland | Amarillo (NAHL) | — | |
4 | Mason Klee | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-10-04 | Morrison, Colorado | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
6 | Jack Agnew | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-10-22 | Oakville, Ontario | Boston College (HEA) | — | |
7 | Max Smolinski | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-04-02 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Fargo (USHL) | — | |
8 | James McIsaac | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-04-29 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Brooks (AJHL) | — | |
9 | Reid Leibold | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-10-23 | Ashburn, Virginia | Maryland (NAHL) | — | |
10 | Dylan Davies | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-02-09 | Traverse City, Michigan | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | |
11 | Nick Ardanaz | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-05-30 | Surrey, British Columbia | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — | |
12 | Austin Heidemann | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-06-27 | Blaine, Minnesota | Mercyhurst (AHA) | — | |
13 | T. J. Walsh (A) | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-04-29 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Northeastern (HEA) | — | |
14 | John Evans | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 2002-04-08 | South Surrey, British Columbia | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — | |
15 | Altti Nykänen | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-09-26 | Vihti, Finland | Bishop's College (CISAA) | — | |
17 | John Beaton | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-10-30 | Stittsville, Ontario | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
18 | Jakob Lee (A) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-12 | Owen Sound, Ontario | Merrimack (HEA) | — | |
19 | Sutter Muzzatti | Freshman | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 2003-06-28 | Okemos, Michigan | Austin (NAHL) | NSH, 143rd overall 2023 | |
20 | Henri Schreifels | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-01 | Newbury Park, California | Victoria (BCHL) | — | |
22 | Danny Ciccarello | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-03-23 | Kirkland, Quebec | Fort McMurray (AJHL) | — | |
23 | Nick Strom | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-03-21 | Dayton, Minnesota | Western Michigan (NCHC) | — | |
24 | Jack Brackett | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-12-31 | Manassas, Virginia | Maryland (NAHL) | — | |
25 | Ryan Mahshie (A) | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1999-04-05 | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Brooks (AJHL) | — | |
27 | Jake Gagnon | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-11-04 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | Wellington (OJHL) | — | |
28 | Kyle Hallbauer (C) | Graduate | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-03-02 | Howell, New Jersey | Lone Star (NAHL) | — | |
29 | Brendan Budy | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-06-06 | Langley, British Columbia | North Dakota (NCHC) | — | |
30 | Brett Miller | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-26 | Northville, Michigan | Austin (NAHL) | — | |
34 | Jack Watson | Sophomore | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-03-14 | Toronto, Ontario | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — | |
51 | Finn Brown | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-04-06 | Toronto, Ontario | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
Standings
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 2 | 3:00 PM | Toronto* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Cherepak | L 1–2 | 1,087 | ||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 7 | 7:00 PM | Mercyhurst* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 6–3 | 1,278 | 1–0–0 | |||
October 8 | 7:00 PM | Mercyhurst* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 3–2 | 1,732 | 2–0–0 | |||
October 14 | 7:00 PM | Long Island* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 1–0 | 1,549 | 3–0–0 | |||
October 15 | 7:00 PM | Army* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 7–4 | 2,085 | 4–0–0 | |||
October 18 | 7:00 PM | at Canisius* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | Watson | L 2–3 | 647 | 4–1–0 | |||
October 21 | 7:00 PM | USNTDP* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Miller | L 4–7 | 0 | ||||
October 28 | 7:00 PM | Union | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Watson | W 2–1 | 4,700 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) | |||
October 29 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Watson | L 0–6 | 2,115 | 5–2–0 (1–1–0) | |||
November 4 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | L 2–3 | 1,732 | 5–3–0 (1–2–0) | |||
November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Watson | L 0–3 | 2,659 | 5–4–0 (1–3–0) | |||
November 11 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Harvard | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | L 2–3 | 2,425 | 5–5–0 (1–4–0) | |||
November 12 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 2–1 | 1,810 | 6–5–0 (2–4–0) | |||
November 18 | 7:00 PM | Alaska* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | L 1–3 | 1,965 | 6–6–0 | |||
November 19 | 7:00 PM | Alaska* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | T 3–3 | 1,711 | 6–6–1 | |||
November 25 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Watson | L 3–4 OT | 2,316 | 6–7–1 | |||
November 27 | 4:00 PM | Vermont* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 2–1 | 1,861 | 7–7–1 | |||
December 9 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Cherepak | L 3–8 | 2,921 | 7–8–1 (2–5–0) | |||
December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Watson | L 5–6 | 1,575 | 7–9–1 (2–6–0) | |||
December 29 | 7:00 PM | at Bowling Green* | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey | Cherepak | L 1–3 | 1,678 | 7–10–1 | |||
December 30 | 7:00 PM | at Bowling Green* | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey | Watson | L 2–5 | 1,989 | 7–11–1 | |||
January 6 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 5–3 | 1,847 | 8–11–1 (3–6–0) | |||
January 7 | 7:00 PM | #18 Cornell | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | L 4–6 | 2,724 | 8–12–1 (3–7–0) | |||
January 13 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Watson | L 1–4 | 1,400 | 8–13–1 (3–8–0) | |||
January 14 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Cherepak | L 0–3 | 798 | 8–14–1 (3–9–0) | |||
January 20 | 7:00 PM | Clarkson | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Watson | W 3–2 | 2,723 | 9–14–1 (4–9–0) | |||
January 21 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Miller | W 4–3 | 1,989 | 10–14–1 (5–9–0) | |||
January 28 | 6:00 PM | vs. Union* | MVP Arena • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup) | Watson | L 0–6 | 5,883 | 10–15–1 | ||||
February 3 | 7:00 PM | at #11 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Miller | L 1–3 | 3,723 | 10–16–1 (5–10–0) | |||
February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 2–1 | 959 | 11–16–1 (6–10–0) | |||
February 10 | 7:00 PM | Brown | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | L 2–3 | 2,325 | 11–17–1 (6–11–0) | |||
February 11 | 7:00 PM | Yale | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 4–2 | 4,117 | 12–17–1 (7–11–0) | |||
February 17 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Watson | W 3–1 | 1,267 | 13–17–1 (8–11–0) | |||
February 18 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Watson | L 0–4 | 3,095 | 13–18–1 (8–12–0) | |||
February 24 | 7:00 PM | Princeton | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Watson | W 6–4 | 2,155 | 14–18–1 (9–12–0) | |||
February 25 | 7:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Cherepak | L 1–4 | 2,225 | 14–19–1 (9–13–0) | |||
ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4 | 7:00 PM | Yale* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (First Round) | ESPN+ | Watson | L 1–4 | 1,556 | 14–20–1 | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[3] |
Scoring statistics
Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
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Ryan Mahshie | F | 31 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
Jakob Lee | C | 28 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 61 |
Sutter Muzzatti | F | 35 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 |
Austin Heidemann | F | 34 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
T. J. Walsh | LW | 35 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
Jake Gagnon | RW | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
Lauri Sertti | D | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
Max Smolinski | D | 35 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
Kyle Hallbauer | D | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Jack Agnew | D | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
John Evans | F | 29 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
John Beaton | C | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Mason Klee | D | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 |
Jack Brackett | F | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Nick Strom | D | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Brendan Budy | LW | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Altti Nykänen | F | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
Nick Ardanaz | D | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
James McIsaac | C/RW | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
Danny Ciccarello | F | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Henri Schreifels | F | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Rory Herrman | F | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Dylan Davies | D/F | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Reid Leibold | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Miller | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carson Cherepak | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finn Brown | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Watson | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 84 | 143 | 227 | 383 |
Goaltending statistics
Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Watson | 30 | 1695:02 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 740 | 1 | .895 | 3.08 |
Carson Cherepak | 7 | 250:37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 112 | 0 | .896 | 3.11 |
Brett Miller | 6 | 149:06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | .847 | 3.62 |
Empty Net | - | 19:56 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Total | 35 | 2114:41 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 115 | 902 | 1 | .887 | 3.26 |
Rankings
Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NR | - | NR |
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 | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[5]
Awards and honors
Player | Award | Ref |
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Sutter Muzzatti | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | [6] |
Players drafted into the NHL
Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
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5 | 143 | Sutter Muzzatti | Nashville Predators |
† incoming freshman [7]
References
- ^ "Saturday, March 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "RPI Engineers – 2022–23 Men's Hockey Roster".
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Hockey Schedule". RPI Engineers. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.