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2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions
men's ice hockey season
Big Ten, Champion
Conference1st Big Ten
Home icePegula Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO9
USA Today9
Record
Overall18–9–3
Conference10–7–3–0
Home10–5–2
Road8–4–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGuy Gadowsky
Assistant coachesKeith Fisher
Matt Lindsay
Andrew Magera
Captain(s)Brandon Biro
Alternate captain(s)Kris Myllari
Liam Folkes
Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019-20 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season was the 13th season of play for the program and the 7th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University and were coached by Guy Gadowsky, in his 9th season.

Roster

As of September 3, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Wisconsin Cole Hults Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-22 Stoughton, Wisconsin Madison Capitols (USHL) LAK, 134th overall 2017
3 Pennsylvania Paul DeNaples Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-09-19 Moscow, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
4 Ontario Kris Myllari (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-02-05 Kanata, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
6 New York (state) James Gobetz Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-08-06 St. James, New York Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
7 Michigan Evan Bell Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-06-25 Livonia, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL) —
9 Virginia Alex Limoges Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-09-16 Winchester, Virginia Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
10 Alberta Brandon Biro (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-03-11 Sherwood Park, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) —
11 Massachusetts Max Sauvé Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-09-02 Acushnet, Massachusetts Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) —
12 New Jersey Bobby Hampton Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-11-18 Middletown, New Jersey Northeastern Huskies (HEA) —
13 Russia Nikita Pavlychev Senior F 6' 7" (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-03-23 Yaroslavl, Russia Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) PIT, 197th overall 2015
14 New York (state) Nate Sucese Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-07-12 Fairport, New York Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
15 Michigan Kenny Johnson Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-05-28 Ann Arbor, Michigan Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
16 Ontario Mason Snell Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-18 Courtice, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
17 Pennsylvania Evan Barratt Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-18 Bristol, Pennsylvania USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 90th overall 2017
18 Minnesota Clayton Phillips Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-09 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten) PIT, 93rd overall 2017
19 Pennsylvania Connor McMenamin Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-25 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
20 Finland Aarne Talvitie Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-02-11 Espoo, Finland Espoo Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) NJD, 160th overall 2017
21 New York (state) Kevin Wall Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-01 Penfield, New York Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) CAR, 181st overall 2019
22 Minnesota Alex Stevens Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-02-27 Plymouth, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
23 Texas Blake Gober Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1995-01-18 Colleyville, Texas Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
24 Pennsylvania Adam Pilewicz Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-07-20 Sewickley, Pennsylvania Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
25 Russia Denis Smirnov Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-08-12 Moscow, Russia Fargo Force (USHL) COL, 156th overall 2017
26 Ontario Liam Folkes (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-02-26 Scarborough, Ontario Brockville Braves (CCHL) —
27 New York (state) Sam Sternschein Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1998-04-27 Syosset, New York Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
28 Pennsylvania Tyler Gratton Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-08-06 Pottstown, Pennsylvania Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —
29 Ontario Connor MacEachern Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-01 Brooklin, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
31 Pennsylvania Peyton Jones Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-02-14 Langhorne, Pennsylvania Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
32 Ontario Will Holtforster Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-12 Mississauga, Ontario Upper Canada College (CISAA) —
35 Finland Oskar Autio Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-10-06 Espoo, Finland Chicago Steel (USHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Penn State 24 12 8 4 1 41 79 70 34 20 10 4 121 88
#10 Ohio State 24 11 9 4 1 38 62 62 34 18 11 5 91 80
#17 Michigan 24 11 10 3 2 38 65 52 34 16 14 4 92 72
#18 Minnesota 24 9 8 7 4 38 66 62 34 14 13 7 95 94
Notre Dame 24 9 9 6 4 37 59 59 34 14 13 7 90 91
Michigan State 24 11 11 2 0 35 54 54 34 15 17 2 80 82
Wisconsin 24 7 15 2 2 25 63 89 34 14 18 2 110 124
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 1:07 PM vs. Ottawa* #13 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania (Exhibition)   Jones W 5–0  1,236
Regular Season
October 11 7:07 PM vs. Sacred Heart* #13 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 8–2  6,062 1–0–0
October 12 4:37 PM vs. Sacred Heart* #13 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 5–4  6,111 2–0–0
October 18 7:30 PM vs. Alaska* #9 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 7–0  5,898 3–0–0
October 19 7:07 PM vs. Alaska* #9 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio L 0–4  6,146 3–1–0
October 25 7:07 PM vs. Robert Morris* #12 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 2–1  5,799 4–1–0
October 31 7:01 PM vs. #7 Wisconsin #12 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN Jones W 6–1  5,793 5–1–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 1 6:01 PM vs. #7 Wisconsin #12 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN Jones W 4–2  5,980 6–1–0 (2–0–0–0)
November 8 7:07 PM vs. Michigan State #6 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones L 0–2  6,071 6–2–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 9 6:07 PM vs. Michigan State #6 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 6–4  5,936 7–2–0 (3–1–0–0)
November 15 8:05 PM at Minnesota #8 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota FSN+ Jones W 8–2  8,032 8–2–0 (4–1–0–0)
November 16 8:05 PM at Minnesota #8 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota FSN+ Jones W 6–3  8,203 9–2–0 (5–1–0–0)
November 22 7:07 PM vs. #11 Ohio State #6 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 5–4  5,739 10–2–0 (6–1–0–0)
November 23 6:07 PM vs. #11 Ohio State #6 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones L 3–4  5,213 10–3–0 (6–2–0–0)
November 29 7:00 PM at Merrimack* #7 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Autio W 7–0  1,961 11–3–0 (6–2–0–0)
November 30 6:05 PM at #15 Massachusetts–Lowell* #7 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Jones L 2–3 OT 3,766 11–4–0 (6–2–0–0)
December 6 8:37 PM at Michigan #6 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan FS1 Jones L 1–4  5,246 11–5–0 (6–3–0–0)
December 7 7:31 PM at Michigan #6 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan   Jones W 3–1  5,444 12–5–0 (7–3–0–0)
December 13 7:05 PM at #15 Notre Dame #7 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NHL Network Jones W 4–2  3,806 13–5–0 (8–3–0–0)
December 14 6:05 PM at #15 Notre Dame #7 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   Jones L 0–3  4,306 13–6–0 (8–4–0–0)
January 3 7:07 PM vs. Niagara* #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones W 3–2  5,497 14–6–0 (8–4–0–0)
January 4 6:07 PM vs. Niagara* #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 2–0  5,819 15–6–0 (8–4–0–0)
January 11 7:05 PM vs. Robert Morris* #6 Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Jones W 6–2  3,312 16–6–0 (8–4–0–0)
January 17 7:00 PM vs. Michigan #6 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones L 0–6  6,294 16–7–0 (8–5–0–0)
January 18 6:00 PM vs. Michigan #6 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio T 4–4 3x3 OTL 6,278 16–7–1 (8–5–1–0)
January 24 7:00 PM at #19 Michigan State #9 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan   Jones L 2–4  6,017 16–8–1 (8–6–1–0)
January 25 6:00 PM at #19 Michigan State #9 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan BTN Jones W 2–1 OT 6,017 17–8–1 (9–6–1–0)
January 31 6:00 PM vs. Notre Dame #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones T 3–3 SOL 6,226 17–8–2 (9–6–2–0)
February 1 6:00 PM vs. Notre Dame #8 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Jones L 2–4  6,475 17–9–2 (9–7–2–0)
February 7 7:00 PM at #13 Ohio State #9 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Jones T 2–2 SOL 7,704 17–9–3 (9–7–3–0)
February 8 5:00 PM at #13 Ohio State #9 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Jones W 6–3  9,295 18–9–3 (10–7–3–0)
February 14 8:00 PM at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin         
February 15 8:00 PM at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin FSW       
February 21 8:30 PM vs. Minnesota Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN       
February 22 6:30 PM vs. Minnesota Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[3]

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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 13 13 9 12 12 6 8 6 7 6 7 8 8 6 6 9 8 9 9 - - - - -
USA Today 9 10 8 9 12 6 8 5 7 6 7 8 8 6 6 9 9 10 9 - - - - -

References

  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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