2021–22 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2021–22 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season was the 66th season of play for the program. The team represented Bemidji State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the first season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Beavers were coached by Tom Serratore , in his 21st season, and played their home games at Sanford Center .
Season
Bemidji State joined with six other members of the WCHA to restart the CCHA for the 2021–22 season. The Beavers began the year with a difficult string of games, going 1–3 against non-conference teams that would both make the tournament. While the losses put them near the bottom of the standings, BSU was able to stay in the polls and keep their NCAA hopes alive with a sweep of Northern Michigan . The Beaves spent November hovering around 20th in the polls but a couple of losses knocked them out for good come December.
The chief problem for Bemidji State during the first half of their season was inconsistent goaltending. Tom Serratore had used all three of his netminders at times but none performed at a high level. Eventually, the team went with freshman Mattias Sholl as the primary starter but the young goalie still was getting used to the college game.
After losing four consecutive games to ranked teams in December, Bemidji State had dropped down to .500 but, because of the poor record against good teams (2–8 against eventual tournament teams), the Beavers had very little to buoy themselves in the standings. Both the offense and defense played well for a three-game stretch, however, that ended rather abruptly; BSU went 1–8 over a month-long stretch, only once score more than 2 goals (the solitary win) and surrendering 5 goals in five separate games. The losing streak made it impossible for the Beavers to make the tournament without a conference championship and put them in jeopardy of having to play on the road in the quarterfinals. The only thing that arrested their free-fall was a date with the worst team that season, St. Thomas , who was playing its first season at the Division I level.
The uninspired play to end their year did not bode well for Bemidji State in the conference tournament. Despite their play of late, the team recovered in the postseason and the defense led them to a pair of victories over Bowling Green . The conference semifinal could hardly have gone better for the Beavers as the offense finally reappeared during the third period, potting 3 goals in 5 minutes to lead them to a stunning upset of Michigan Tech .
Bemidji State was now just one win shy of making the tournament but standing in their way was the best team in the country, Minnesota State . Despite the pressure from the Mavericks, Sholl played probably his best game of the season and held MSU off of the scoresheet for the first half of the game. The Beavers took a lead halfway through the second but lost it on a power play goal just before the end of the period. After neither team was able to score in the third, Bemidji State found themselves in the improbable position of needing just one goal to continue their year. Unfortunately, just three minutes into overtime, Minnesota State scored and ended the Beaver's run. 50 minutes later, after the Mavericks had been awarded the trophy and both teams had returned to their locker rooms, the game-winning goal was called off after additional replay angles revealed that the puck had not crossed the goal-line between the pipes but instead gone under the goal cage.[ 1]
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of September 13, 2021.[ 2]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Gavin Enright Sophomore
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
1999-08-26
Farmington, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL —
2
Tony Follmer Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2000-10-26
O'Fallon, Missouri Lincoln (USHL —
3
Jack Powell Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1999-09-11
Alexandria, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL —
4
Will Zmolek Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1999-04-02
Rochester, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL —
5
Will Magnuson Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-10-16
Chaska, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL —
6
Sam Solenský Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1998-08-25
Michalovce, Slovakia Johnstown (NAHL —
7
Kyle Looft Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1998-06-27
Mankato, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL —
8
Donte Lawson Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2000-11-03
Taconite, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
9
Ethan Somoza C Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
1996-05-17
Simi Valley, California Bloomington (USHL —
11
Eric Martin Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
2000-06-05
Calgary, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL —
12
Owen Sillinger A Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1997-09-23
Regina, Saskatchewan Penticton (BCHL —
13
Carter Jones Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1999-05-15
Hillyard, Washington Trail (BCHL —
14
Alex Ierullo Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1997-07-30
Woodbridge, Ontario Newmarket (OJHL —
15
Tyler Jubenvill Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1999-11-30
Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Cedar Rapids (USHL —
16
Jere Väisänen Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-07-10
Espoo, Finland Amarillo (NAHL —
17
Ross Armour Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
1998-02-07
Trail, British Columbia Trail (BCHL —
18
Brad Johnson A Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
1996-01-23
Chesterfield, Missouri Fargo (USHL —
19
Brad Belisle Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1998-01-26
Thunder Bay, Ontario Aberdeen (NAHL —
20
Lukas Sillinger Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-09-14
Regina, Saskatchewan Penticton (BCHL —
21
Alexander Lundman Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2001-06-17
Norrköping, Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell )—
22
Austin Jouppi Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-04-18
Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL —
23
Aaron Myers Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-09-28
Thief River Falls, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
25
Alex Adams Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1997-12-30
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Minot (NAHL —
26
Nick Cardelli Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
1997-06-06
Wood Dale, Illinois Youngstown (USHL —
27
Tyler Kirkup Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
1998-04-03
Virden, Manitoba Virden (MJHL —
28
Elias Rosén Junior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-01-04
Mora, Sweden Tri-City (USHL —
29
Jakub Lewandowski Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
2001-10-25
Toruń, Poland Vítkovice U20 (Extraliga juniorů)—
30
Mattias Sholl Freshman
G 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-09-30
Hermosa Beach, California Youngstown (USHL —
35
Michael Carr Junior
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1998-06-08
Columbus, Ohio Cornwall (CCHL —
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 2
6:07 PM
at #8 North Dakota *
#14
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Exhibition)
L 1–2 11,812
Regular Season
October 8
7:07 PM
#5 Minnesota Duluth *
#15
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Carr
L 2–4 3,436
0–1–0
October 9
7:07 PM
at #5 Minnesota Duluth*
#15
AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota My9
Enright
L 1–2 5,374
0–2–0
October 15
7:07 PM
#7 North Dakota*
#20
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Enright
L 3–4 4,242
0–3–0
October 16
6:07 PM
at #7 North Dakota*
#20
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota
Carr
W 4–3 OT
11,314
1–3–0
October 22
5:37 PM
at Northern Michigan
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Sholl
W 5–4 2,684
2–3–0
October 23
5:37 PM
at Northern Michigan
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Sholl
W 4–3 2,975
3–3–0
October 29
7:07 PM
Bowling Green
#17
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 2–3 2,402
3–4–0 (0–1–0)
October 30
6:07 PM
Bowling Green
#17
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Enright
W 2–1 2,304
4–4–0 (1–1–0)
November 12
6:07 PM
at Lake Superior State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Enright
W 4–2 1,273
5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 13
5:07 PM
at Lake Superior State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Enright
W 5–4 0
6–4–0 (3–1–0)
November 19
7:07 PM
Michigan Tech
#20
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Enright
L 3–4 2,278
6–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 20
6:07 PM
Michigan Tech
#20
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
W 4–3 2,142
7–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 24
8:00 PM
at Arizona State *
#20
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona
Sholl
W 4–3 861
8–5–0
November 26
8:00 PM
at Arizona State*
#20
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona
Enright
L 4–6 0
8–6–0
December 3
7:07 PM
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Enright
W 5–2 664
9–6–0 (5–2–0)
December 4
7:07 PM
at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Sholl
W 6–1 567
10–6–0 (6–2–0)
December 10
7:07 PM
#1 Minnesota State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 1–5 2,941
10–7–0 (6–3–0)
December 11
6:07 PM
#1 Minnesota State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 1–3 3,212
10–8–0 (6–4–0)
December 31
6:07 PM
#7 St. Cloud State *
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 1–4 3,433
10–9–0
January 1
6:07 PM
at #7 St. Cloud State*
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Fox9+
Enright
L 2–5 4,634
10–10–0
January 7
7:07 PM
Lake Superior State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
W 5–1 2,165
11–10–0 (7–4–0)
January 8
6:07 PM
Lake Superior State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
W 5–1 2,609
12–10–0 (8–4–0)
January 14
6:07 PM
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Sholl
W 5–3 3,686
13–10–0 (9–4–0)
January 15
6:07 PM
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Sholl
L 2–3 OT
2,465
13–11–0 (9–5–0)
January 21
7:07 PM
Ferris State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 1–2 2,446
13–12–0 (9–6–0)
January 22
6:07 PM
Ferris State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 2–5 2,681
13–13–0 (9–7–0)
January 28
6:07 PM
at #18 Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Sholl
L 2–5 2,043
13–14–0 (9–8–0)
January 29
5:07 PM
at #18 Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Sholl
L 2–5 2,333
13–15–0 (9–9–0)
February 4
7:07 PM
Northern Michigan
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
L 1–2 2,557
13–16–0 (9–10–0)
February 5
6:07 PM
Northern Michigan
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Enright
W 5–3 2,120
14–16–0 (10–10–0)
February 18
7:07 PM
at #1 Minnesota State
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14
Enright
L 1–5 5,058
14–17–0 (10–11–0)
February 19
6:07 PM
at #1 Minnesota State
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
CCMk–14
Sholl
L 1–5 5,130
14–18–0 (10–12–0)
February 25
7:07 PM
St. Thomas
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
W 5–3 2,275
15–18–0 (11–12–0)
February 26
6:07 PM
St. Thomas
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Sholl
W 4–3 OT
2,112
16–18–0 (12–12–0)
CCHA Tournament
March 4
7:07 PM
Bowling Green *
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 1)
Sholl
L 1–2 1,422
16–19–0
March 5
6:07 PM
Bowling Green *
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 2)
Sholl
W 4–2 1,601
17–19–0
March 6
5:07 PM
Bowling Green *
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 3)
Sholl
W 3–1 1,512
18–19–0
Bemidji State Won Series 2–1
March 12
5:07 PM
at #13 Michigan Tech *
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI (Semifinal)
Sholl
W 5–2 2,634
19–19–0
March 19
6:07 PM
at #1 Minnesota State *
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Championship)
Sholl
L 1–2 OT
5,126
19–20–0
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . [ 3]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Owen Sillinger C 39
17
30
47 41
Alex Ierullo LW 39
16
26
42 28
Lukas Sillinger F 37
17
21
38 54
Elias Rosén D 38
7
19
26 18
Ethan Somoza LW 38
10
12
22 8
Eric Martin F 39
3
16
19 8
Tyler Kirkup C /LW 39
12
6
18 39
Ross Armour F 34
8
8
16 18
Will Zmolek D 38
5
10
15 26
Jere Väisänen F 37
6
2
8 8
Alex Adams F 36
4
4
8 6
Kyle Looft D 39
3
5
8 46
Bradley Johnson D 39
2
6
8 53
Aaron Myers F 21
1
4
5 2
William Magnuson D 34
0
5
5 4
Sam Solenský C /RW 29
3
1
4 6
Jakub Lewandowski F 18
2
2
4 6
Austin Jouppi F 25
1
2
3 8
Tyler Jubenvill D 39
1
2
3 31
Donte Lawson F 6
0
1
1 0
Carter Jones F 15
0
1
1 0
Mattias Sholl G 26
0
0
0 0
Jack Powell D 3
0
0
0 0
Mike Carr G 4
0
0
0 0
Alexander Lundman LW /RW 12
0
0
0 2
Gavin Enright G 13
0
0
0 0
Nicholas Cardelli RW 14
0
0
0 10
Tony Follmer D 26
0
0
0 4
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total
118
184
302
428
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Mattias Sholl 26
1463
13
13
0
67
629
0
.904
2.75
Gavin Enright 14
712
5
6
0
40
320
0
.889
3.37
Mike Carr 4
149
1
1
0
10
66
0
.868
4.01
Empty Net
-
23
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
Total
39
2348
19
20
0
121
1015
0
.893
3.09
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 (Final)
USCHO.com
14
15
20
19
17
20
NR
20
20
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
USA Today
15
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 week 24. [ 5]
Awards and honors
References
^ "College hockey is just as mad in March" . Dead Spin . March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020 .^ "2020–21 Roster" . Bemidji State University. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018 .^ "Bemidji State 2021-22 Team Schedule" . College Hockey Inc . Retrieved February 2, 2022 .^ "Bemidji State Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 2, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Six players earn All-CCHA First Team honors" . CCHA . March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 .^ "Six players earn All-CCHA First Team honors" . CCHA . March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 .^ "Six teams represented on CCHA All-Rookie Team" . CCHA . March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 .
