2021-22 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Josh Gibney
Josh Gibney

3 Declan Carlile

  • Class Junior
  • Position Defenseman
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 192
  • Shoots/Catches L
  • Hometown Hartland, Mich.
  • Last Team Muskegon (USHL)
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Career

  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2019-20)

2021-22

  • Appeared in 35 games
  • Had 24 points, with seven goals and 17 assists
  • Scored a power play goal and two game-winning goals
  • Fired 76 shots
  • Blocked 87 opposing shots

2020-21

  • Suited up in 14 games during his sophomore season
  • Earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors in February after a four-point weekend against New Hampshire
  • Named a 2021 Hobey Baker Award nominee
  • Had a career-high five shots Feb. 26, 2021 against Boston University
  • Finished the season with 10 points on two goals and eight assists to lead all Warrior defensemen in scoring
  • Was an NCAA statistical champion with 3.14 blocked shots per game and had at least one blocked shot in every game he played
  • Registered a career-high eight blocked shots Jan. 9, 2021 at Northeastern

2019-20

  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team
  • Was named a finalist for the Hockey East Rookie of the Year award
  • Led all Merrimack freshmen and defensemen with 22 points on the strength of four goals and 18 assists
  • Had 67 blocked shots on the season, which was tops among all skaters in Hockey East
  • Skated in all 34 games and was called for just 11 minor penalties for 22 minutes
  • Earned Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors in January after he had two assists and a plus-4 rating against UConn
  • Ended the year just three points shy of Darrel Scoville’s record of rookie defenseman scoring in the Division I era at Merrimack, which was set during the 1995-96 season

Before Merrimack

  • Spent the 2018-19 season competing with the Lincoln Stars and Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL, helping Muskegon win a regular season Eastern Conference title while reaching the Clark Cup conference finals
  • Combined to play in 59 games between the two teams while logging 19 points on four goals and 15 assists
  • A year prior, helped the Wellington Dukes (OJHL) finish as the national runner-up in the CHL RBC Cup while playing a key role in Wellington winning the OJHL league title, the Buckland Cup
  • Was named the top defenseman for Wellington in 2017-18 and a Second Team All-Prospect selection in the OJHL

Personal

  • Born May 18, 2000
  • Son of Tina and Kevin
  • Brother to Kieran and Owen
  • Plans to major in Business Administration

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 3, at New Hampshire, Feb. 19, 2021
Goals: 1, 7 times
Assists: 3, at New Hampshire, Feb. 19, 2021
Shots: 5, at Boston University, Feb. 26, 2021
Penalties: 2, 3 times
Penalty minutes: 4, three times
Plus/minus: 4, two times, last at New Hampshire, Jan. 22, 2021

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019-20Freshman

    Defenseman
    6'2" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Sophomore

    Defenseman
    6'2" 192 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Junior

    Defenseman
    6'2" 192 lbs
    3