2021–22 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season

Bentley began its season in very good standing, defeating both Ohio State and Boston College in the first few weeks of the season. The Falcons cooled off a bit afterwards but still managed to win a few games as they tried to start out their goaltending situation. They began the year with Nicholas Grabko in goal but he never seemed to be able to put a string of good performances together. Unfortunately, the two other options (Evan Debrouwer and Jason Grande) didn't play any better.

In mid-November, Debrouwer got his second shot as the starter and made the most of his opportunity, winning five games in a row to put Bentley near the top of the Atlantic Hockey standings by the mid point of the season.

After the winter break, Bentley had to reschedule several games around an uptick in COVID-19 positive tests that were affecting all of college hockey but seemed to get out of the trouble by the end of January. That was only the beginning of their trouble, however, as goaltending issues sent the Falcons careening towards the bottom of the conference. Debrouwer was never able to regain the form he had shown in November and December and allowed fewer than 3 goals in just two of his next nine games. Neither Grabko nor Grande could provide better support for the team in goal and Bentley ended up stumbling towards the finish. Even when their goaltenders were able to limit teams to just a few goals, the Falcons' offense went missing and Bentley finished the regular season with and 11-game winless streak.

They opened the postseason on the road against Niagara and completely reversed course, winning two matches to both end their streak and move onto the conference quarterfinals. The team's low position, however, sent them into a match with top-seeded American International and the Falcons were routed in back-to-back games.

As of August 23, 2021.[1]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Matt Clark	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-05-10	Jamison, Pennsylvania	Topeka) (NAHL)	—
3		Luke Orysiuk	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-06-19	Edmonton, Alberta	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
4		Marcus Walter (A)	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-06-14	St. Albert, Alberta	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
5		Ethan Roswell (C)	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-07-30	Paradise Valley, Arizona	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
6		Brendan Hamblet	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-11-05	Hopkinton, Massachusetts	Rivers (USHS–MA)	—
7		Ethan Harrison	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-10-30	Plano, Texas	Sioux City (USHL)	—
9		Brendan Walkom (A)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-01-28	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Madison (USHL)	—
10		Dylan Pitera	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-04	Culver, Indiana	Culver (Midget AAA)	—
11		Eric Linell	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1998-09-17	Great Neck, New York	UConn (HEA)	—
12		Danny Pearson	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-01	Vancouver, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
13		Matt Gosiewski	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1998-05-10	Wilton, Connecticut	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
14		Matt Lombardozzi	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-06-27	Leominster, Massachusetts	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
15		Cooper Connell	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-15	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Grande Prairie (AJHL)	—
16		Harrison Scott	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-09-27	San Jose, California	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
17		Michael Zuffante	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-03-17	Bloomingdale, Illinois	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
18		Kohei Sato	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-09-26	Nishitōkyō, Japan	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
19		Collin Rutherford	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-12-29	Tonawanda, New York	Dartmouth (ECAC)	—
20		Will Schlagenhauf	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-10-12	Carmel, Indiana	Muskegon (USHL)	—
21		Cole Kodsi	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-06-17	Boca Raton, Florida	Omaha (USHL)	—
22		Drew Bavaro	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-06-10	Bradenton, Florida	Wenatchee (NAHL)	—
23		Tucker Hodgson	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-06-07	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Fargo (USHL)	—
24		Joe Winkelmann	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-05-08	St. Louis, Missouri	Odessa (NAHL)	—
25		Hunter Toale	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-11-21	Coral Springs, Florida	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
26		Lucas Vanroboys	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-07-24	Thamesville, Ontario	Prince George (BCHL)	—
27		A. J. Villella	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-01-26	Davie, Florida	Northeastern (HEA)	—
28		Tanner Main	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-04-03	Welland, Ontario	Prince George (BCHL)	—
29		Nicholas Grabko	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-02-06	Channahon, Illinois	Green Bay (USHL)	—
30		Evan DeBrouwer	Graduate	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-01-30	Blenheim, Ontario	Arizona State (NCAA)	—
33		Jason Grande	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-02-07	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
34		Fraser Kirk	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-10-07	Burlington, Ontario	Newmarket (OJHL)	—
38		Phil Knies	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-04	Phoenix, Arizona	Miami (NCHC)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[4]