2020–21 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season

2020–21 Sacred Heart Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 Sacred Heart Pioneers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	Webster Bank Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	C. J. Marottolo
Assistant coaches	Scott McDougall; Steve Bergin; Craig Height
Captain(s)	Marc Johnstone
	Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons; « 2019–20 2021–22 »

The 2020-21 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 28th season of play for the program, the 23rd at the Division I level, and the 18th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo, in his 12th season.

The start of the college hockey season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Sacred Heart's first scheduled game was in late-November as opposed to early-October, which was the norm.

Roster

As of September 15, 2020^[update].^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3	Grant Anderson	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-09-15	Plymouth, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	—
4	Jeppe Urup	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-03-14	Odense, Denmark	Youngstown (USHL)	—
5	Andrius Kulbis	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-02-16	Methuen, Massachusetts	Maine (NAHL)	—
6	Max Luukko (A)	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1995-12-28	Avalon, New Jersey	Philadelphia (USPHL)	—
7	Daniel Petrick	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	1999-04-06	Wilbraham, Massachusetts	Madison (USHL)	—
8	Tim Clifton	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1998-02-23	Farmingdale, New Jersey	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
9	John Jaworski	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-03-20	Grinnell, Iowa	Chicago (USHL)	—
10	Alex Bates (A)	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-06-17	Parker, Colorado	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
14	Nick Boyagian	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1997-07-16	East Greenbush, New York	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
15	Evan Wisocky	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-03-20	Hoboken, New Jersey	Connecticut (HEA)	—
16	Marcus Joseph	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-05-08	Mountain Top, Pennsylvania	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
17	Emil Öhrvall	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-10	Växjö, Sweden	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
18	Michael Gilroy	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996-10-10	North Bellmore, New York	P. A. L. (USPHL)	—
19	Ryan Doolin	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-06	Hanover, Massachusetts	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
20	Adam Tisdale	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1998-11-09	Cochrane, Alberta	Clarkson (ECAC)	—
21	Josh Allan	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-05-02	Orillia, Ontario	Trenton (OJHL)	—
22	Derek Contessa	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1999-03-03	Freehold, New Jersey	Dubuque (USHL)	—
23	Braeden Tuck	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1998-04-15	Calgary, Alberta	Trail (BCHL)	—
24	Austin Magera	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-07-19	Suwanee, Georgia	Lincoln (USHL)	—
25	Carson Gallagher	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-08-04	Courtice, Ontario	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
26	Marc Johnstone (C)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-06-19	Cranford, New Jersey	Chicago (USHL)	—
27	Patrick Dawson	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-01-14	Medway, Massachusetts	Odessa (NAHL)	—
28	Marcel Godbout	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-06-04	St. Clair Shores, Michigan	Sioux City (NAHL)	—
29	Todd Goehring	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-07-08	Wayside, New Jersey	Chicago (USHL)	—
30	Josh Benson	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-11-04	Stillwater, Minnesota	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
31	David Tomeo	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-02	West Caldwell, New Jersey	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
33	Luke Lush	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1998-02-15	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Drayton Valley (AJHL)	—

Standings

2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	PT%	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 American International †*	12	11	1	0	1	0	0	32	.889	47	18	19	15	4	0	67	40
Army	15	10	4	1	3	1	1	30	.667	42	33	22	15	6	1	71	48
Robert Morris	15	10	5	0	2	1	0	29	.644	58	48	24	15	9	0	85	69
Canisius	13	8	5	0	1	1	0	24	.615	42	34	17	11	6	0	59	46
RIT	13	7	5	1	0	0	1	23	.590	43	40	20	9	9	2	68	70
Sacred Heart	13	6	6	1	1	2	0	20	.513	35	38	18	6	10	2	43	59
Mercyhurst	16	7	8	1	1	1	1	23	.479	54	50	21	8	12	1	64	67
Bentley	15	4	11	0	1	5	0	16	.356	35	48	16	5	11	0	42	51
Niagara	15	3	9	3	0	2	1	15	.333	39	53	22	7	12	3	57	70
Air Force	13	3	9	1	2	1	0	9	.231	32	49	14	3	10	1	35	56
Holy Cross	12	3	9	0	2	0	0	7	.194	22	38	16	4	12	0	30	52
Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site
Regular Season
November 24	TBA	at Quinnipiac*	People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut
November 27	TBA	vs. Army	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
November 28	TBA	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York
December 1	5:05 PM	vs. American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts
December 4	TBA	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts
December 5	TBA	vs. Holy Cross	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
December 18	TBA	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 19	TBA	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 30	TBA	at Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York
January 2	TBA	vs. Army	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
January 3	TBA	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York
January 8	TBA	vs. Bentley	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
January 9	TBA	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts
January 15	TBA	vs. Holy Cross	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
January 16	TBA	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts
January 19	TBA	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts
January 22	TBA	vs. American International	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
January 26	TBA	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts
January 30	TBA	at Army	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 4	TBA	vs. Bentley	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 5	TBA	vs. Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts
February 12	TBA	vs. LIU*	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 13	TBA	at LIU*	Islanders Iceworks • Syosset, New York
February 20	TBA	at Holy Cross	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 25	TBA	vs. American International	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut
February 27	TBA	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
USA Today	NR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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References

^ "2020–21 Sacred Heart Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[1] "2020–21 Sacred Heart Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

[2] "Sacred Heart Pioneers (Men) 2020-2021 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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v t e Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Milford Ice Pavilion (1993–2016) Webster Bank Arena (2016–2023) Martire Family Arena (2023–present)
Head coaches	Pete Downey (1993–1994) John Glynne (1994–1996) Shaun Hannah (1996–2009) C. J. Marottolo (2009–present)
Seasons	1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC South (1993–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey Association (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–Present)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Pierre-Luc O'Brien (158 Points) Pierre-Luc O'Brien (67 Goals) Brett Magnus (39 Wins)
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