2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
| 2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 5th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Bright-Landry Hockey Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–10–6 |
| Conference | 11–6–5 |
| Home | 7–5–2 |
| Road | 6–3–3 |
| Neutral | 2–2–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ted Donato |
| Assistant coaches | Jim Tortorella James Marcou Brian Robinson |
| Captain(s) | Nathan Krusko |
| Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
The 2019-20 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season was the 120th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Crimson represented the Harvard University and were coached by Ted Donato, in his 16th season as their head coach.
Season
The team forfeited their ECAC quarterfinal series to the RPI Engineers and ended their season, due to the Ivy League's decision to suspend its athletics in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]
Roster
As of November 26, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
|
Rilley Walsh | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-21 | Andover, New Hampshire | Chicago Steel (USHL) | NJD, 81 overall 2017 |
| 3 | 
|
Jack Rathbone | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-05-20 | West Roxbury, Massachusetts | Dexter School (USHS) | VAN, 95 overall 2017 |
| 5 | 
|
Nick Azar | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1998-06-22 | Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Colton Kerfoot | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1996-02-05 | West Vancouver, British Columbia | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
R.J. Murphy | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-10-02 | Needham, Massachusetts | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Ben Foley | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1996-11-30 | Edina, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Mitchell Perreault | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1996-09-03 | Findlay, Ohio | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Jack Donato | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1997-09-18 | Scituate, Massachusetts | South Shore Kings (USPHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Benjamin Solin | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-09-17 | Madison, Connecticut | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Nathan Krusko (C) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-01-29 | Alpharetta, Georgia | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Jace Foskey | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-06-01 | Southlake, Texas | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Nick Abruzzese | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1999-06-04 | Slate Hill, New York | Chicago Steel (USHL) | TOR, 124 overall 2019 |
| 17 | 
|
John Farinacci | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-02-14 | Red Bank, New Jersey | Dexter School (USHS) | ARI, 76 overall 2019 |
| 18 | 
|
Jack Drury | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-02-03 | Winnetka, Illinois | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | CAR, 42 overall 2018 |
| 21 |
|
Justin Szeto | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1997-02-09 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Ryan Siedem | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-02-25 | Madison, New Jersey | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 23 | 
|
Baker Shore | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-20 | Englewood, Colorado | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 27 | 
|
Austin Wong | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-08-26 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | WPG, 215 overall 2018 |
| 28 |
|
Henry Bowlby | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1997-02-26 | Edina, Minnesota | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Derek Schaedig | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-05-13 | Chelsea, Michigan | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 32 | 
|
Cameron Gornet | Senior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1995-10-07 | St. Louis, Missouri | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 33 |
|
Jack Badini | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1998-01-19 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | Chicago Steel (USHL) | ANA, 91 overall 2017 |
| 44 | 
|
Mitchell Gibson | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-06-25 | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | WSH, 124 overall 2018 |
| 46 | 
|
Marshall Rifai | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-03-16 | Beaconsfield, Quebec | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 47 |
|
Casey Dornbach | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-07-07 | Edina, Minnesota | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 71 |
|
Frédéric Grégoire | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1996-11-27 | Saint-Lambert, Quebec | St. George's School (USHS) | — |
| 77 |
|
Henry Thrun | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-03-12 | Southborough, Massachusetts | USNTDP (USHL) | ANA, 101 overall 2019 |
| 96 | 
|
Wyllum Deveaux | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-08-30 | Sackville, Nova Scotia | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Cornell † | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 81 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 45 | |
| #7 Clarkson | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 63 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 96 | 63 | |
| #14 Quinnipiac | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 64 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 78 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 95 | 87 | |
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 82 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 116 | 87 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 93 | 106 | |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 64 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 77 | 97 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 87 | |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 52 | 84 | |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 71 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 67 | 112 | |
| Princeton | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 71 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 66 | 100 | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 81 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 64 | 130 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and results[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 19 | vs. Dartmouth* | #19 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition) | W 4–2 | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:30 PM | vs. Dartmouth | #19 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gornet | W 7–3 | 1,500 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | #18 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | W 3–0 | 1,633 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. #15 Quinnipiac | #18 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Gibson | W 7–2 | 1,887 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) | ||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | #13 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Gibson | W 4–1 | 723 | 4–0–0 (4–0–0) | |||
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | #13 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Gornet | W 6–1 | 3,077 | 5–0–0 (5–0–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | #10 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Gornet | W 6–3 | 2,554 | 6–0–0 (6–0–0) | |||
| November 29 | 4:30 PM | vs. #14 Boston College* | #9 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Gornet | L 2–4 | 3,095 | 6–1–0 (6–0–0) | ||
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at Boston University* | #12 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Gornet | L 2–5 | 2,922 | 6–2–0 (6–0–0) | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 Cornell | #12 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | L 1–3 | 3,095 | 6–3–0 (6–1–0) | |||
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | #12 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | L 3–4 OT | 1,611 | 6–4–0 (6–2–0) | |||
| December 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Arizona State* | #17 | FivePoint Arena • Irvine, California | Gibson | W 4–1 | 2,253 | 7–4–0 (6–2–0) | |||
| December 29 | 4:00 PM | vs. #16 Arizona State* | #17 | FivePoint Arena • Irvine, California | Gibson | T 4–4 OT | 1,744 | 7–4–1 (6–2–0) | |||
| January 3 | 7:05 PM | at Quinnipiac | #16 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Gibson | L 1–6 | 2,840 | 7–5–1 (6–3–0) | |||
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | #16 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Gornet | T 3–3 OT | 2,442 | 7–5–2 (6–3–1) | |||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale* | #18 | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York | Gibson | W 7–0 | 10,064 | 8–5–2 (6–3–1) | |||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | #16 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | W 3–1 | 1,892 | 9–5–2 (7–3–1) | |||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #7 Clarkson | #16 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | L 3–5 | 1,912 | 9–6–2 (7–4–1) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | #16 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Gibson | T 3–3 OT | 1,421 | 9–6–3 (7–4–2) | |||
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | at #1 Cornell | #16 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Gornet | T 1–1 OT | 1,421 | 9–6–4 (7–4–3) | |||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #16 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Gibson | W 8–5 | 1,697 | 10–6–4 (8–4–3) | |||
| Beanpot | |||||||||||
| February 3 | 5:00 PM | vs. #12 Northeastern | #17 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Gibson | L 1–3 | 13,141 | 10–7–4 (8–4–3) | ||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | #17 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Gibson | W 6–2 | 1,991 | 11–7–4 (9–4–3) | |||
| February 10 | 4:30 PM | at #7 Boston College | #18 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Third Place) | NESN | Gibson | L 2–7 | 17,850 | 11–8–4 (9–4–3) | ||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | #18 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gornet | T 4–4 OT | 2,079 | 11–8–5 (9–4–4) | |||
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | #18 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | T 1–1 OT | 2,064 | 11–8–6 (9–4–5) | |||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Clarkson | #20 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Gibson | W 5–2 | 2,903 | 12–8–6 (10–4–5) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | #20 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Gibson | L 3–6 | 1,185 | 12–9–6 (10–5–5) | |||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gibson | L 0–2 | 1,722 | 12–10–6 (10–6–5) | ||||
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Gornet | W 4–1 | 1,822 | 13–10–6 (11–6–5) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (First Round Game 1) | Gibson | W 5–3 | 438 | 14–10–6 (11–6–5) | ||||
| March 7 | 7:02 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (First Round Game 2) | Gibson | W 7–1 | 514 | 15–10–6 (11–6–5) | ||||
| Harvard Won Series 2–0 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics[4]
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Abruzzese | C | 31 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4 |
| Jack Drury | C | 28 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 16 |
| Casey Dornbach | RW | 31 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 2 |
| Jack Rathbone | D | 28 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 16 |
| Reilly Walsh | D | 30 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 |
| John Farinacci | C | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 21 |
| Henry Thrun | D | 31 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Henry Bowlby | C | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
| Jack Badini | C | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| R. J. Murphy | C | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Colton Kerfoot | F | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Ryan Siedem | D | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Marshall Rifai | D | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| Austin Wong | C | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| Baker Shore | RW | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Nathan Krusko | C | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Jack Donato | F | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Frédéric Grégoire | F | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Justin Szeto | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wyllum Deveaux | F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jace Foskey | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Benjamin Solin | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sihak Lee | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Foley | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Azar | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameron Gornet | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Gibson | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total |
Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sihak Lee | 1 | 0:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Gibson | 23 | 1288 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 608 | 1 | .916 | 2.61 |
| Cameron Gornet | 14 | 591 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 277 | 0 | .914 | 2.64 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1893 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 886 | 1 | .911 | 2.76 |
Rankings[5]
| 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 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | - |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
References
- ^ "Harvard forfeits ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series with RPI". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey 2019-2020 Roster". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Harvard Crimson (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Harvard Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.