Jump to content

2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers
men's ice hockey season
Conference11th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceMercyhurst Ice Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall5–29–2
Conference3–23–2–0
Home3–15–0
Road2–14–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRick Gotkin
Assistant coachesGreg Gardner
Tom Upton
Captain(s)Quinn Wichers
Alternate captain(s)Brendan Riley
Michael Bevilacqua
Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey seasons
« 2018–19 2020–21 »

The 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin, in his 32nd season.

Season

[edit]

After starting with a split over ranked Arizona State, Mercyhurst played a decent few weeks, opening conference play with two split weekends, but after the Thanksgiving break, the team sank to the bottom of the standings. After starting 4–6 the team went 1–23–2 to finish with the worst record in program history. The 2019–20 Lakers had the fewest wins, most losses, lowest winning percentage, and worst goal differential in 33 seasons of play. Additionally, despite Atlantic Hockey changing their standings so that wins were worth 3 points rather than 2, the 11 points the team had in the standings was by far the fewest Mercyhurst has garnered since becoming a Division I program.

Departures

[edit]
Player Position Nationality Cause
Wes Baker Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Chambéry)
Derek Barach Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Taylor Best Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Tommaso Bucci Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Alex Carlson Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Joseph Duszak Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Joshua Lammon Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Florida Everblades)
Chris Makowski Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Jonathan O'Hara Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Matthew Whittaker Forward  Canada Graduation (Signed with Newfoundland Growlers)
Jeremy Wu Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Signed with Rapid City Rush)

Recruiting

[edit]
Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Khristian Acosta Forward  United States 21 Port Monmouth, NJ
Jonathan Bendorf Forward  United States 20 Yardville, NJ
Justin Cmunt Forward  United States 21 East Amherst, MA
Gueorgui Feduolov Forward  United States 20 Mentor, OH
Paul Maust Forward  United States 21 Butler, PA
Joey Maziarz Defenseman  Canada 20 Waterloo, ON
Brendan Schneider Forward  Canada 19 Wellesley, ON
Dante Spagnuolo Forward  Canada 21 Newmarket, ON
Ashton Stockie Forward  Canada 20 Stratford, ON
Cade Townend Defenseman  Canada 20 Carleton Place, ON
Carver Watson Defenseman  United States 21 Appleton, WI

Roster

[edit]

As of June 28, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Quebec Stefano Cantali Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-13 Montreal, Quebec Longueuil Collège Français (QJHL)
2 Ontario Cade Townend Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-06-17 Carleton Place, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
3 New York (state) Brendan Riley (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-03-29 West Point, New York Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)
4 Ontario Quinn Wichers (C) Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-08-19 Metcalfe, Ontario Kemptville 73's (CCHL)
5 New York (state) Michael Bevilacqua (A) Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997-05-07 Hamburg, New York Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6 Manitoba Dylan Thiessen Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-09 Winnipeg, Manitoba Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL)
7 Ontario Devon Daniels Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-28 Thunder Bay, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL)
8 Ontario Owen Norton Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1998-06-19 Ancaster, Ontario Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
9 New York (state) Justin Cmunt Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-01-28 East Amherst, New York Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)
10 Ontario Geoff Kitt Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1997-02-09 Dryden, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
11 Ohio Steven Ipri Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1998-03-13 Broadview Heights, Ohio Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
13 Pennsylvania Paul Maust Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1998-06-24 Butler, Pennsylvania Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
14 Ohio Gueorgui Feduolov Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-10 Mentor, Ohio Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)
15 Ontario Dante Spagnuolo Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-04 Newmarket, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL)
16 Ontario Ashton Stockie Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-15 Stratford, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL)
18 Pennsylvania Dalton Hunter Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-09-26 Greensburg, Pennsylvania Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
19 Ontario Corey Caruso Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-04-06 Hamilton, Ontario Brockville Braves (CCHL)
20 New Jersey Khristian Acosta Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1998-05-05 Port Monmouth, New Jersey Tri-City Storm (USHL)
22 Ontario Brendan Schneider Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-08-26 Wellesley, Ontario Merritt Centennials (BCHL)
23 New York (state) Jonny Lazarus Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-03-22 Syosset, New York Massachusetts Minutemen (HEA)
24 Minnesota Ethan Johnson Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-12-13 Newfolden, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
25 Ontario Joseph Maziarz Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-23 Waterloo, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL)
26 New Jersey Jonathan Bendorf Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-26 Yardville, New Jersey Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
27 New York (state) James Anderson Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1996-10-20 Kings Park, New York P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL)
28 Wisconsin Carver Watson Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-03-03 Appleton, Wisconsin Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
29 Saskatchewan Josh McDougall Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-19 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Nipawin Hawks (SJHL)
33 Pennsylvania Colin DeAugustine Senior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-05-25 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
39 Utah Garrett Metcalf Junior (RS) G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-03-05 Salt Lake City, Utah Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (HEA) ANA, 179th overall 2015

Standings

[edit]
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 American International 28 21 6 1 0 64 96 46 34 21 12 1 103 68
Sacred Heart 28 18 8 2 0 56 104 63 34 21 10 3 127 82
RIT 28 15 9 4 1 50 86 73 36 19 13 4 108 98
Army 28 14 11 3 3 48 70 64 33 17 13 3 82 76
Niagara 28 12 12 4 2 42 64 65 34 12 18 4 72 87
Air Force 28 10 12 6 5 41 60 67 34 10 18 6 70 95
Robert Morris 28 11 12 5 3 41 65 65 34 11 18 5 75 90
Bentley 28 13 13 2 0 41 75 80 34 15 16 3 83 94
Canisius 28 9 13 6 3 36 71 83 34 10 18 6 80 109
Holy Cross 28 9 16 3 2 32 67 83 34 10 19 5 80 99
Mercyhurst 28 3 23 2 0 11 49 118 34 5 27 2 64 141
Championship: March 20, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results

[edit]
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 9:05 PM at #20 Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   Metcalf W 3–2  924 1–0–0
October 6 5:00 PM at #20 Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   Metcalf L 4–6  815 1–1–0
October 11 7:05 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf W 3–2 OT 578 2–1–0
October 12 7:05 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 2–3  830 2–2–0
October 25 7:05 PM vs. #15 Ohio State* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 2–7  1,203 2–3–0
October 26 7:05 PM vs. #15 Ohio State* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Cantali L 1–3  978 2–4–0
November 1 7:05 PM at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts   Cantali W 4–3 OT 1,953 3–4–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 2 7:05 PM at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts   Cantali L 3–6  2,038 3–5–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 15 7:05 PM vs. American International Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Cantali L 0–12  748 3–6–0 (1–2–0–0)
November 16 4:05 PM vs. American International Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf W 4–3 OT 687 4–6–0 (2–2–0–0)
November 21 7:05 PM vs. Niagara Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 0–5  815 4–7–0 (2–3–0–0)
November 22 7:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York   Metcalf L 1–3  500 4–8–0 (2–4–0–0)
November 30 7:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania   Metcalf T 2–2 3x3 OTL 803 4–8–1 (2–4–1–0)
December 6 9:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York   Cantali L 3–7  2,071 4–9–1 (2–5–1–0)
December 7 7:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni CenterHenrietta, New York   DeAugustine L 2–3  2,227 4–10–1 (2–6–1–0)
January 3 7:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Metcalf L 0–4  668 4–11–1 (2–7–1–0)
January 4 7:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Metcalf L 2–7  437 4–12–1 (2–8–1–0)
January 10 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 1–3  752 4–13–1 (2–9–1–0)
January 11 5:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 3–9  759 4–14–1 (2–10–1–0)
January 14 † 7:05 PM vs. Robert Morris Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 1–4  759 4–15–1 (2–11–1–0)
January 17 7:05 PM vs. Robert Morris Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf W 2–1  876 5–15–1 (3–11–1–0)
January 18 7:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania   DeAugustine L 1–5  801 5–16–1 (3–12–1–0)
January 24 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 3–4  879 5–17–1 (3–13–1–0)
January 25 4:05 PM vs. Bentley Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   DeAugustine L 4–7  767 5–18–1 (3–14–1–0)
January 31 7:05 PM vs. American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts   Metcalf L 3–4  576 5–19–1 (3–15–1–0)
February 1 1:05 PM vs. American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts   Metcalf L 4–7  649 5–20–1 (3–16–1–0)
February 7 7:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York   Metcalf L 0–3  720 5–21–1 (3–17–1–0)
February 8 7:05 PM vs. Niagara Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 2–4  749 5–22–1 (3–18–1–0)
February 14 7:05 PM vs. Army Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 1–5  789 5–23–1 (3–19–1–0)
February 15 7:05 PM vs. Army Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 1–4  957 5–24–1 (3–20–1–0)
February 21 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Metcalf T 1–1 3x3 OTL 1,713 5–24–2 (3–20–2–0)
February 22 7:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Metcalf L 1–2  1,931 5–25–2 (3–21–2–0)
February 28 7:05 PM vs. Canisius Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Metcalf L 2–3  736 5–26–2 (3–22–2–0)
February 29 7:05 PM vs. Canisius Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   DeAugustine L 0–6  692 5–27–2 (3–23–2–0)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 6 9:05 PM at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 1)   Metcalf L 1–3  1,208 5–28–2 (3–23–2–0)
March 7 9:05 PM at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 2)   Metcalf L 1–5  1,191 5–29–2 (3–23–2–0)
Mercyhurst Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

† Rescheduled from November 29.

[2]

Scoring Statistics

[edit]
Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Dalton Hunter RW 36 7 14 21 41
James Anderson F 36 10 10 20 7
Steven Ipri F 24 10 8 18 36
John McDougall D/F 36 2 12 14 4
Gueorgui Feduolov F 30 4 9 13 18
Joseph Maziarz D 36 3 9 12 8
Owen Norton D 36 3 8 11 48
Paul Maust LW 30 4 5 9 45
Jonathan Bendorf LW 24 3 6 9 2
Khristian Acosta F 26 4 4 8 68
Geoff Kitt C 32 4 3 7 14
Jonny Lazarus F 34 2 5 7 4
Ethan Johnson F 32 0 7 7 29
Justin Cmunt LW 27 4 2 6 8
Carver Watson LW 22 2 3 5 2
Brendan Riley C 32 1 4 5 42
Cade Townend D 31 2 1 3 8
Ashton Stockie C 25 0 3 3 4
Quinn Wichers D 36 1 1 2 20
Brendan Schneider C 21 0 2 2 8
Michael Bevilacqua D 23 0 2 2 4
Dante Spagnuolo C 20 1 0 1 6
Devon Daniels D 32 0 1 1 22
Corey Caruso F 1 0 0 0 0
Stefano Cantali G 6 0 0 0 0
Colin DeAugustine G 10 0 0 0 0
Garrett Metcalf G 28 0 0 0 10
Total

[3]

Goaltending statistics

[edit]
Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Garrett Metcalf 28 1534 4 21 2 90 891 0 .908 3.52
Stefano Cantali 6 249 1 4 0 23 120 0 .839 5.53
Colin DeAugustine 10 365 0 4 0 36 207 0 .852 5.91
Empty Net - 25 - - - 9 - - - -
Total 36 2174 5 29 2 158 1218 0 .885 4.36

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mercyhurst Lakers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mercyhurst Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.