The 2022–23 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 36th season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 20th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin, in his 35th season.

Entering the year, Mercyhurst was seeing to continue its upwards swing but would have to first find a replacement for departed starting goaltender, Kyle McClellan. Graduate transfer Tyler Harmon eventually won the job to start the season but didn't keep the job for long. After just three games the two underclassmen, Owen Say and Matt Lenz, began seeing time in goal. Unfortunately, the change in goal didn't seem to provide any benefits for the Lakers. Mercyhurst began the year by losing each of its first six games and winning just once in its first twelve.

While the team was allowing an average of 4.5 goals against per game, the goaltending didn't appear to be the problem. Over the course of the season, the defense allowed all three of the team's goaltenders to come under a heavy barrage, allowing an average of nearly 37 shots against per game. In spite of those withering attempts, The team did show some life beginning in November. Once Harmon and Say began sharing the goal, Mercyhurst put together a 5-game winning streak and shot up into the top half of the conference standings.

Early December found the team's lack of offense begin to show and the Lakers went on an extended losing stretch. Over a more than three-month period, Mercyhurst went 2–11–1 and ended up near the bottom of the standings. During that time the team was able to score more than 3 goals on just 3 occasions, coincidentally, those were the only game that it did not lose. With on Eric Esposito showing any real offensive punch, the forwards were unable to provide enough scoring to offset the porous defense. Early January also saw the team abandon its goaltending rotation and stick with Harmon as the team's starter.

Mercyhurst ended the regular season 8th in Atlantic Hockey, just enough for them to receive the final berth into the conference tournament. Despite facing the bet team in the conference in the Quarterfinals, Mercyhurst was able to get a lead in both games. Unfortunately, as it had all season, the Laker's defense wasn't able to hold off the attack from RIT and allowed 96 shots in the two games. The Tigers scored the final three goals on both nights, sweeping the series and ending Mercyhurst's season.^[1]

Shortly after the end of the season, Carson Brière was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident where he took a double amputee's empty wheelchair and pushed it down a flight of stairs while at a local bar.^[2] Patrick Carrozzi, a member of the school's lacrosse team, was also charged.

As of August 16, 2022.^[3]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Matt Lenz	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-06-02	Grapevine, Texas	Steinbach (MJHL)	—
2		Philip Waugh	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	2000-01-10	McLean, Virginia	P. A. L. (NCDC)	—
3		Jake Beaune	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-06-13	Livonia, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	—
4		Cade Townend (A)	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-06-17	Carleton Place, Ontario	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
5		Brendon Michaelian	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-12-07	Wixom, Michigan	Ferris State (CCHA)	—
6		Carson Brière	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-09-23	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Trail (BCHL)	—
7		Eric Esposito	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1998-08-24	West Haven, Connecticut	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
8		Owen Norton (A)	Graduate	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-19	Ancaster, Ontario	Surrey (BCHL)	—
9		Tyler Gaulin	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-11-09	Kingston, New Hampshire	Maine (NAHL)	—
10		Steven Agriogianis	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-01-07	East Hanover, New Jersey	Northeastern (HEA)	—
12		Dustin Geregach	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-11-14	McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
13		Paul Maust	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-24	Butler, Pennsylvania	Green Bay (USHL)	—
14		Gueorgui Feduolov	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-12-10	Mentor, Ohio	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
15		Tommy Bannister	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-05	Clayton, New York	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
16		Ryan Coughlin	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-02-09	Charlotte, North Carolina	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
18		Dalton Hunter	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997-09-26	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	Dubuque (USHL)	—
19		Garrett Dahm	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-29	Belleville, Illinois	Youngstown (USHL)	—
20		Keanan Stewart	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-04-29	Elmira, Ontario	Burlington (OJHL)	—
21		Mickey Burns	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-03	Wayne, New Jersey	Vermont (HEA)	—
22		Kyler Head	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-07-13	Malone, New York	Robert Morris (AHA)	—
23		Jonathan Bendorf	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-26	Yardville, New Jersey	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
24		Marko Reifenberger	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-01-19	Hastings, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
25		Joseph Maziarz (C)	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-23	Waterloo, Ontario	North York (OJHL)	—
26		Nicholas Kent	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-02-01	Anaheim, California	Vernon (BCHL)	—
27		Carver Watson	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-03-03	Appleton, Wisconsin	Vernon (BCHL)	—
28		Tyler Nasca	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-01-09	Buffalo, New York	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
29		Adrien Bisson	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-18	Cornwall, Ontario	Maine (HEA)	—
30		Tyler Harmon	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-10-17	Jonesville, Michigan	Vermont (HEA)	—
31		Owen Say	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-06-05	London, Ontario	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
37		Rylee St. Onge (C)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1998-04-22	St. Catharines, Ontario	Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[6]