2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season
| 2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 2nd Hockey East |
| Home ice | Mullins Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | 9 |
| USA Today | 9 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–11–2 |
| Conference | 14–8–2 |
| Home | 12–4–1 |
| Road | 9–7–1 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Greg Carvel |
| Assistant coaches | Ben Barr Jared DeMichiel Ryan Bliss |
| Captain(s) | Niko Hildenbrand Mitchell Chaffee |
| UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
The 2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program, the 27th season competing at the Division I level, and the 26th season in the Hockey East conference. The Minutemen represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst and were coached by Greg Carvel, in his 4th season.
The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.[1][2]
Roster
[edit]As of September 7, 2019.[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | Marc Del Gaizo | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-10-11 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | NSH, 109th overall 2019 |
| 3 |  | Ty Farmer | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1998-01-06 | O'Fallon, Missouri | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 4 |  | Matthew Kessel | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-06-23 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  | Kolby Vegara | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1997-07-15 | Malden, Massachusetts | Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) | — |
| 7 | | Calen Kiefiuk | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2000-02-28 | Macomb, Michigan | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 8 |  | Bobby Trivigno | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 152 lb (69 kg) | 1999-01-19 | Setauket, New York | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 9 | | John Leonard | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-08-07 | Amherst, Massachusetts | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | SJS, 182nd overall 2018 |
| 10 |  | Jack Suter | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 1995-04-19 | Omaha, Nebraska | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 11 | | Bobby Kaiser | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1997-05-09 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 12 | | Anthony Del Gaizo | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-01-31 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 13 | | Reed Lebster | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1999-03-04 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 14 | | Jeremy Davidson | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2000-02-28 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 15 |  | Marco Bozzo | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-11-22 | Woodbridge, Ontario | Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL) | — |
| 17 | | Philip Lagunov | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-11-22 | Hamilton, Ontario | Burlington Cougars (OJHL) | — |
| 18 | | Jake Gaudet | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1996-06-18 | Ottawa, Ontario | Kemptville 73's (CCHL) | — |
| 19 |  | Niko Hildenbrand (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1995-08-18 | Vacaville, California | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 20 | | Oliver Chau | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-08-21 | Oakville, Ontario | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 21 | | Mitchell Chaffee (C) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 1998-01-26 | Rockford, Michigan | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 22 | | Peyton Reeves | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-08-22 | Toronto, Ontario | Oakville Blades (OJHL) | — |
| 23 | | Gianfranco Cassaro | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-03-30 | Nobleton, Ontario | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 24 |  | Zac Jones | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2000-10-18 | Glen Allen, Virginia | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | NYR, 68th overall 2019 |
| 26 | | Colin Felix | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-01-07 | Ocean City, New Jersey | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 27 |  | Jake McLaughlin | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1996-03-26 | Hinsdale, Illinois | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 28 | | Eric Faith | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-04-18 | Carp, Ontario | Brockville Braves (CCHL) | — |
| 29 |  | George Mika | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1996-10-19 | Naples, Florida | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — |
| 31 |  | Matt Murray | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-02-02 | St. Albert, Alberta | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 32 | | Alex Camarre | Freshman | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-11-04 | North Tonawanda, New York | Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |  | Filip Lindberg | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-01-31 | Espoo, Finland | TUTO Hockey U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | MIN, 197th overall 2019 |
Standings
[edit]| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #5 Boston College † | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 71 | |
| #9 Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 107 | 67 | |
| #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 79 | |
| #15 Maine | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 75 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 75 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 102 | 106 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 103 | 98 | |
| #19 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 71 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 92 | |
| Providence | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 102 | 78 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 91 | 97 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 85 | 123 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 59 | 100 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | W 5–3 | 3,628 | 1–0–0 | ||
| October 15 | 7:05 PM | at #15 Northeastern | #4 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Murray | L 1–3 | 2,707 | 1–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Murray | W 6–1 | 4,447 | 2–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Lindberg | W 5–0 | 5,659 | 3–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. American International* | #3 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Murray | W 4–1 | 4,873 | 4–1–0 (0–1–0) | |||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Northeastern | #3 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Lindberg | W 6–3 | 3,063 | 5–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||
| November 2 | 8:00 PM | vs. #10 Northeastern | #3 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 4–2 | 4,573 | 6–1–0 (2–1–0) | ||
| November 10 | 1:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #2 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Lindberg | L 1–3 | 4,707 | 6–2–0 (2–2–0) | ||
| November 15 | 7:35 PM | at Boston University | #5 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Lindberg | L 3–4 | 3,504 | 6–3–0 (2–3–0) | |||
| November 16 | 8:00 PM | vs. Boston University | #5 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Lindberg | W 4–1 | 5,583 | 7–3–0 (3–3–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | T 2–2 OT | 2,904 | 7–3–1 (3–3–1) | ||
| November 23 | 7:05 PM | at Merrimack | #7 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Murray | W 3–2 | 2,412 | 8–3–1 (4–3–1) | |||
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | at Quinnipiac* | #10 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Murray | W 3–0 | 2,992 | 9–3–1 (4–3–1) | |||
| November 30 | 7:00 AM | vs. Quinnipiac* | #10 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | L 1–2 | 2,857 | 9–4–1 (4–3–1) | ||
| December 6 | 7:05 PM | vs. Maine* | #11 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Murray | W 5–1 | 4,507 | 10–4–1 (5–3–1) | |||
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine | #11 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 4–1 | 3,545 | 11–4–1 (6–3–1) | ||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Brown* | #9 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lindberg | W 4–0 | 410 | 12–4–1 (6–3–1) | ||
| December 29 | 5:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | #9 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Murray | W 5–3 | 2,332 | 13–4–1 (6–3–1) | |||
| January 3 | 9:07 PM | at #7 Denver* | #9 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | NESN+ | Lindberg | L 2–4 | 6,017 | 13–5–1 (6–3–1) | ||
| January 4 | 9:07 PM | at #7 Denver* | #9 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Murray | L 3–4 | 5,986 | 13–6–1 (6–3–1) | |||
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Boston College | #10 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | W 3–1 | 6,705 | 14–6–1 (7–3–1) | ||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #4 Boston College | #10 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | L 3–6 | 5,153 | 14–7–1 (7–4–1) | ||
| January 17 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #10 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Murray | W 4–0 | 3,044 | 15–7–1 (8–4–1) | |||
| January 18 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #10 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Lindberg | W 3–1 | 3,015 | 16–7–1 (9–4–1) | |||
| January 24 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Murray | L 0–1 | 4,873 | 16–8–1 (9–5–1) | |||
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #7 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Lindberg | T 1–1 OT | 4,873 | 16–8–2 (9–5–2) | ||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. #5 Boston College | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Murray | L 0–3 | 7,336 | 16–9–2 (9–6–2) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Providence | #8 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | W 3–1 | 4,202 | 17–9–2 (10–6–2) | ||
| February 8 | :00 PM | at #10 Providence | #8 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Murray | W 5–1 | 3,030 | 18–9–2 (11–6–2) | |||
| February 21 | 7:15 PM | at #14 Massachusetts–Lowell | #8 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Murray | L 2–3 | 6,474 | 18–10–2 (11–7–2) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #14 Massachusetts–Lowell | #8 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 5–3 | 5,802 | 19–10–2 (12–7–2) | ||
| February 28 | 7:08 PM | at Connecticut | #8 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Lindberg | L 2–3 | 6,666 | 19–11–2 (12–8–2) | |||
| February 29 | 8:00 PM | at Connecticut | #8 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 4–3 | 5,165 | 20–11–2 (13–8–2) | ||
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | #9 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Murray | W 1–0 | 3,046 | 21–11–2 (14–8–2) | |||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
[edit]| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leonard | LW | 33 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 8 |
| Mitchell Chaffee | RW | 30 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 16 |
| Zac Jones | D | 32 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
| Bobby Trivigno | F | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
| Jack Suter | F | 33 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 |
| Oliver Chau | C | 32 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| Marc Del Gaizo | D | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Reed Lebster | F | 34 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| Jake McLaughlin | D | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 |
| Colin Felix | D | 34 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| Matthew Kessel | D | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 48 |
| Niko Hildenbrand | F | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Ty Farmer | D | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| Cal Kiefiuk | F | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| Anthony Del Gaizo | F | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| Jake Gaudet | C | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Philip Lagunov | C | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Jeremy Davidson | F | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Gianfranco Cassaro | D | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Matt Murray | G | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Peyton Reeves | LW | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| George Mika | F | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kolby Vegara | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Kaiser | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Faith | RW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Filip Lindberg | LW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | 107 | 170 | 277 | 371 |
Goaltending statistics
[edit]| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Murray | 20 | 1094 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 385 | 3 | .919 | 1.86 |
| Filip Lindberg | 18 | 944 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 379 | 2 | .927 | 1.91 |
| Empty Net | - | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2050 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 764 | 5 | .919 | 1.96 |
Rankings
[edit]| 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 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| USA Today | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Players drafted into the NHL
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 150 | Matt Kessel | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 159 | Lucas Mercuri† | Carolina Panthers |
| 6 | 184 | Noah Ellis† | Vegas Golden Knights |
† incoming freshman
References
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- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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- ^ "Massachusetts Minutemen (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "UMass (Amherst) 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.