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2022–23 Lindenwood Lions
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceCentene Community Ice Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall7–22–1
Home3–1–0
Road4–21–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachRick Zombo
Assistant coachesMark Abney
Gary Gardner
Jason Power
Captain(s)Andy Willis
Aiden Yakimchuk
Lindenwood Lions men's ice hockey seasons
 2023–24 »

The 2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of varsity play for the program. The Lions represented Lindenwood University and were coached by Rick Zombo, in his 13th season.

Season

With nearly two years lead time into their first season, Lindenwood was able to compile a full slate of games against Division I opponents. Predictably, as the team was still populated by club team players, the Lions were one of the worst squads in the nation. However, among the poor results there were bright spots. Lindenwood got a baptism of fire by playing both Minnesota and Michigan, two prohibitive favorites for the NCAA championship, in the first two weeks of the season. While the Lions lost all four games, they did show the ability to score. Over the course of the year, Lindenwood averaged just over 3 goals per game, which was well on par with most other D-I programs.

The biggest problem for the Lions was keeping the puck out of their own net. Lindenwood allowed an average of almost 42 shots against per game, much higher than the nominal 30 shots. Their three besieges goalies were unable to handle the sheer volume of chances that were thrown in their direction with each surrendering more than 4 goals per game on average. The defensive situation didn't get any better as the season progressed but that didn't stop the Lions from winning several games in their first season.

Despite having several extended layoffs during the campaign, as well as mostly playing on the road, Lindenwood was able to win 7 games during the season. While each victory came against a team with a low national ranking, they had performed far better than other recent entries to D-I (Stonehill, St. Thomas) and would look to continue their transition to the top level of college hockey next year.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Coltin Craigo Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Praveen Dhaliwal Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Vegard Faret Forward  Norway Graduation (retired)
Blake Finley Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Stephen Friedland Goaltender  United States Left program (retired)
Max Helgeson Forward  United States Transferred to Alaska Anchorage
Ryan Leonard Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Zach Martin Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Niki Molson Defenseman  Canada Left program (retired)
Brendan Murphy Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Kyler Newman Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Ethan Paulin-Hatch Goaltender  Canada Left program (retired)
Jack Radley Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Hayden Ursulak Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Adisen Brueck Forward  United States 21 Plantation, FL
Adam Conquest Forward  United States 22 Milford, MI; transfer from Bowling Green
Cade DeStefani Forward  United States 21 Bedford, NH
Kabore Dunn Defenseman  Canada 20 Mill Bay, BC; transfer from Maine
Hunter Johannes Forward  United States 18 Eden Prairie, MN; transfer from American International
Drew Kuzma Forward  Canada 19 St. Albert, AB
Matt Ladd Goaltender  United States 24 Getzville, NY; graduate transfer from Canisius
Shane LaVelle Forward  United States 21 Chaska, MN
Max Neill Forward  Canada 21 Portage la Prairie, MB
Joe Prouty Defenseman  United States 20 Apple Valley, MN
Kieran Ruscheinski Defenseman  Canada 21 Calgary, AB; selected 206th overall in 2019
Roni Salmenkangas Goaltender  Finland 23 Tampere, FIN; graduate transfer from Ferris State
Coltan Wilkie Defenseman  United States 22 Elkhorn, NE

Roster

As of August 16, 2022.

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Alaska Trent Burnham Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-27 Eagle River, Alaska Sioux Falls (USHL) —
3 Alberta Kieran Ruscheinski Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-03-05 Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL) MTL, 206th overall 2019
5 Alberta Aiden Yakimchuk (C) Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-14 St. Albert, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL) —
6 New Hampshire Cade DeStefani Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-21 Bedford, New Hampshire Janesville (NAHL) —
7 Alberta Drew Kuzma Freshman F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-11-13 St. Albert, Alberta Flin Flon (SJHL) —
8 Florida Kyle Jeffers Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-06 Oviedo, Florida American International (AHA) —
9 Missouri Andy Willis (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-22 Ballwin, Missouri St. Thomas (MIAC) —
10 Michigan Mitch Allard Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-27 Shelby Township, Michigan Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
11 California Jackson Wozniak Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2000-02-22 Cypress, California Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
12 Georgia (U.S. state) Mason Kruger Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-02-26 Alpharetta, Georgia St. Louis (NA3HL) —
13 Michigan Zach Aughe Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-02-18 Clarkston, Michigan Maine (HEA) —
14 Nebraska Coltan Wilkie Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-04-03 Gretna, Nebraska Okotoks (AJHL) —
15 Minnesota Joe Prouty Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-11-29 Burnsville, Minnesota New Mexico (NAHL) —
16 New Hampshire Caleb Price Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-31 Hooksett, New Hampshire New Jersey (NAHL) —
17 Kansas Ryan Finnegan Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997-05-08 Tecumseh, Kansas Jersey (NCDC) —
18 Missouri Jack Anderson Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002-11-14 St. Louis, Missouri El Paso (NAHL) —
19 British Columbia Caige Sterzer Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-08-08 Kimberley, British Columbia Lone Star (NAHL) —
21 Minnesota Hunter Johannes Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-07-24 Eden Prairie, Minnesota American International (AHA) —
22 Manitoba Max Neill Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-31 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
23 Minnesota Shane LaVelle Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-16 Chaska, Minnesota Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
24 Michigan Adam Conquest Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-10 Brighton, Michigan Bowling Green (CCHA) —
25 Missouri Sam Watson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-24 St. Peters, Missouri Burlington Cougars (OJHL) —
26 Missouri Adisen Brueck Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-27 St. Louis, Missouri Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
27 Nova Scotia David Gagnon Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-19 Halifax, Nova Scotia Truro (MHL) —
28 British Columbia Kabore Dunn Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-11-10 Mill Bay, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
30 Finland Roni Salmenkangas Graduate G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-03-28 Tampere, Finland Ferris State (CCHA) —
31 New York (state) Matt Ladd Graduate G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-11 Getzville, New York Canisius (AHA) —

Standings

2022–23 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
#15 Alaska 34 22 10 2 104 74
Alaska Anchorage 28 8 19 1 66 106
Arizona State 39 18 21 0 115 112
Lindenwood 30 7 22 1 92 134
Long Island 36 13 22 1 116 123
Stonehill 25 17 6 2 102 95
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 7:00 PM at #2 Minnesota* 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BSN+ Burnham L 0–4  6,867 0–1–0
October 2 7:00 PM at #2 Minnesota* 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BSN+ Ladd L 4–6  5,985 0–2–0
October 7 6:00 PM at #7 Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN+ Burnham L 4–7  5,062 0–3–0
October 8 6:00 PM at #7 Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN+ Salmenkangas L 1–3  5,371 0–4–0
October 14 7:10 PM Air Force* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri   Burnham W 7–6  2,065 1–4–0
October 15 2:10 PM Air Force* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri   Ladd L 3–5  1,073 1–5–0
October 22 6:05 PM at American International* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Salmenkangas L 0–5  343 1–6–0
October 23 2:05 PM at American International* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts FloHockey Ladd L 3–5  146 1–7–0
October 28 6:05 PM at Bentley* Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Burnham W 7–3  1,405 2–7–0
October 29 3:05 PM at Bentley* Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Burnham L 1–3  1,205 2–8–0
November 4 6:00 PM at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey Burnham W 2–1  1,133 3–8–0
November 5 3:00 PM at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York FloHockey Salmenkangas W 5–3  1,214 4–8–0
November 18 7:00 PM at Wisconsin* Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BSW+ Burnham L 3–4  5,550 4–9–0
November 19 7:00 PM at Wisconsin* Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BSW Ladd L 1–5  6,974 4–10–0
December 16 8:00 PM at #1 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude 2 Salmenkangas L 0–5  4,944 4–11–0
December 17 7:00 PM at #1 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Burnham L 4–5  5,268 4–12–0
December 30 6:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+ Ladd L 2–4  2,343 4–13–0
December 31 3:00 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+ Burnham W 3–2  2,057 5–13–0
January 6 7:07 PM at North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco Burnham L 3–4  10,354 5–14–0
January 7 6:07 PM at North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco Burnham L 2–4  11,616 5–15–0
January 20 2:00 PM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York ESPN+ Salmenkangas L 2–3  422 5–16–0
January 21 8:00 PM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York ESPN+ Ladd L 4–6  250 5–17–0
February 10 7:10 PM Stonehill* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri   Burnham W 5–2  2,008 6–17–0
February 11 4:10 PM Stonehill* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri   Ladd W 10–3  1,163 7–17–0
February 17 9:00 PM at Arizona State* Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Burnham L 2–8  4,670 7–18–0
February 18 9:00 PM at Arizona State* Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Salmenkangas L 3–5  5,045 7–19–0
February 24 6:00 PM USNTDP* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri (Exhibition)     L 4–12  -
February 25 6:00 PM USNTDP* Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri (Exhibition)   Burnam L 1–6  -
March 3 10:07 PM at #18 Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey Burnham L 1–4  2,417 7–20–0
March 4 10:07 PM at #18 Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska FloHockey Salmenkangas L 0–8  3,562 7–21–0
March 10 10:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage* Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska   Burnham T 7–7  455 7–21–1
March 11 9:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage* Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska   Burnham L 3–4  475 7–22–1
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
David Gagnon LW 30 13 17 30 16
Hunter Johannes F 28 13 16 29 87
Andy Willis F 26 8 15 23 12
Kyle Jeffers F 28 7 13 20 26
Ryan Finnegan F 29 6 14 20 6
Cade DeStefani C 26 7 8 15 42
Adam Conquest RW 22 6 6 12 6
Aiden Yakimchuk D 30 2 10 12 8
Caige Sterzer F 26 6 5 11 48
Joe Prouty D 30 2 9 11 36
Caleb Price D 30 3 7 10 12
Mitch Allard LW 30 3 7 10 48
Jack Anderson D 30 2 8 10 23
Kabore Dunn D 23 2 6 8 14
Drew Kuzma F 30 2 5 7 28
Coltan Wilkie D 26 1 6 7 12
Zachary Aughe C 26 5 1 6 19
Shane Lavell F 25 2 3 5 23
Kieran Ruscheinski D 29 1 2 3 20
Max Neill LW 19 1 1 2 17
Jackson Wozniak F 9 0 1 1 4
Sam Watson F 12 0 1 1 4
Mason Kruger D 1 0 0 0 0
Adisen Brueck F 2 0 0 0 0
Matt Ladd G 7 0 0 0 0
Roni Salmenkangas G 8 0 0 0 6
Trent Burnham G 16 0 0 0 0
Total 92 161 253 517

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Trent Burnham 16 946:02 5 10 1 67 610 0 .901 4.25
Roni Salmenkangas 8 438:33 1 6 0 32 269 0 .894 4.38
Matt Ladd 7 417:54 1 6 0 33 238 0 .878 4.74
Empty Net - 12:21 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 30 1812:50 7 22 1 134 1117 0 .893 4.44

Rankings

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

References

  1. "Lindenwood". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Lindenwood University Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  3. "Lindenwood 2022-23 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  4. "Lindenwood Univ". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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