The 2022–23 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program and 39th in Hockey East. The Friars represented Providence College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Nate Leaman in his 11th season, and played their home games at Schneider Arena.

Despite losing nearly half of the players from the previous season, Providence shot out of the gate with a tremendous start to the season. Using a very strong defense to insulate freshman starter Philip Svedebäck, the Friars won their first three games before dropping a weekend series with defending national champion, Denver. The losses didn't seem to slow them down since, as soon as they got back east, Providence went undefeated over a 9-game stretch. The streak included a sweep of then-#5 Massachusetts and put the Friars at the top of the Hockey East standings. The team ran into a little trouble just before the winter break but, as Christmas approached, Providence was well on its way to making the NCAA tournament.

While the first half of the season could hardly have gone better, the second half turned into a nightmare. The offense stalled in the back half of the year, averaging just over 2 goals per game and was shutout four times, as opposed to over 3 goals per game in the first half and no shutouts. While the goaltending was solid, if unspectacular, Providence's inability to score caused the team to tumble down the conference standings as the losses began to mount. A 5-game losing skid knocked the Friars out of the polls and their playoff chances dwindled. Providence finished the regular season by going 3–9–2 in its final 14 games and finished 1 game above .500.

When the team's postseason began, the Friars knew they had to win the conference tournament for any chance at an NCAA berth. The offense continued to be a problem when Providence took on a surging New Hampshire squad. The defense did its job and stymied the Wildcats, holding them to just 23 shot, but the offense needed extra time to get the game winner. Their quarterfinal game was eerily similar to the UNH match as Providence and Northeastern fought to a 1–1 draw after 60 minutes. Brady Berard's 1st goal of the season 4 minutes into overtime sent the Friars into the semifinal and a date with top-seeded Boston University. The PC defense continued to hold down the opposition's scoring chances, holding BU to just 15 shots in regulation. Unfortunately, the Friars were again only able to score once in regulation and a third consecutive overtime game was required. BU took over in the extra session and fired 10 pucks on goal in under 11 minutes. The final one got past Svedebäck and ended Providence's run.^[1]

As of August 22, 2022.^[2]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		John Driscoll	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-09	Milton, Massachusetts	Northeast (NA3HL)	—
2		Luke Johnson	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1999-01-07	Edina, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	—
3		Austen May	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2003-05-19	Woodhaven, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
4		Guillaume Richard	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-10	Cap-Santé, Quebec	Tri-City (USHL)	CBJ, 101st overall 2021
5		Garrett Sundquist	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-07-17	South Glastonbury, Connecticut	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
6		Cam McDonald	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-03	Eagle River, Alaska	Muskegon (USHL)	—
8		Riley Duran	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-01-25	Woburn, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	BOS, 182nd overall 2020
9		Patrick Moynihan	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-23	Millis, Massachusetts	NTDP (USHL)	NJD, 158th overall 2019
10		Brady Berard	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2004-02-26	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	NTDP (USHL)	NJD, 158th overall 2019
11		Michael Citara	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-04-22	New Hope, Pennsylvania	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
12		Nick Poisson	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-08-15	Vancouver, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
13		Craig Needham	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-31	Medford, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	—
14		Chase Dafoe	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-02-25	Peachland, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
15		Liam Valente	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-05-23	Märsta, Sweden	Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
17		Chase Yoder	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-28	Fairview, Texas	NTDP (USHL)	PIT, 170th overall 2020
18		Jamie Engelbert	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-06-21	Cobourg, Ontario	Cobourg (OJHL)	—
19		Cody Monds	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-02-09	Brockville, Ontario	Fargo (USHL)	—
20		Parker Ford (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-20	Wakefield, Rhode Island	Sioux City (USHL)	—
21		Brett Berard	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-09-09	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	NTDP (USHL)	NYR, 134th overall 2020
22		Uula Ruikka	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-05-28	Oulu, Finland	Chicago (USHL)	—
23		Bennett Schimek	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-04-15	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	—
24		Max Crozier (A)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-04-19	Calgary, Alberta	Sioux Falls (USHL)	TBL, 120th overall 2019
25		Connor Kelley	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-01-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	CHI, 204th overall 2021
26		Grant Porter	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-02-21	Weston, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	—
27		Taige Harding	Sophomore	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2002-01-03	St. Albert, Alberta	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	CHI, 91st overall 2021
28		Jaroslav Chmelař	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2003-07-20	Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	NYR, 144th overall 2021
29		Will Schimek	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-05-22	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
35		Philip Svedebäck	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-05-28	Växjö, Sweden	Dubuque (USHL)	BOS, 117th overall 2021
36		Austin Roden	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-04-30	Victoria, British Columbia	Omaha (NCHC)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[5]