2020–21 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season
| 2020–21 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Mercyhurst Ice Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Rick Gotkin |
| Assistant coaches | Greg Gardner Derek Whitmore |
| Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
The 2020–21 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 34th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 18th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin, in his 33rd season.
The start of the college hockey season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Mercyhurst's first scheduled game was in mid-November as opposed to early-October, which was the norm.
Season
Roster
As of August 31, 2020.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Matt Lenz | Freshman | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-06-02 | Grapevine, Texas | Steinbach (MJHL) | — |
| 2 | 
|
Cade Townend | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-06-17 | Carleton Place, Ontario | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 3 |
|
Kimball Johnson | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-06-23 | Coppell, Texas | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
| 4 |
|
Quinn Wichers (C) | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 1997-08-19 | Metcalfe, Ontario | Kemptville (CCHL) | — |
| 5 | 
|
Michael Bevilacqua (A) | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1997-05-07 | Hamburg, New York | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Carson Briere | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-09-23 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Devon Daniels | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-04-28 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 8 |
|
Owen Norton | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1998-06-19 | Ancaster, Ontario | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |
|
Justin Cmunt | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-01-28 | East Amherst, New York | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Geoff Kitt | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-02-09 | Dryden, Ontario | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Steven Ipri | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1998-03-13 | Broadview Heights, Ohio | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 12 | 
|
Austin Heidemann | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-06-27 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
|
Paul Maust | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-06-24 | Butler, Pennsylvania | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
|
Gueorgui Feduolov | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-12-10 | Mentor, Ohio | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Dante Spagnuolo | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1998-09-04 | Newmarket, Ontario | North York (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |
|
Ashton Stockie | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-07-15 | Stratford, Ontario | North York (OJHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Dalton Hunter | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1997-09-26 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Garrett Dahm | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-29 | Belleville, Illinois | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
|
Keanan Stewart | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-04-29 | Elmira, Ontario | Burlington (OJHL) | — |
| 21 | 
|
Khristian Acosta | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-05-05 | Port Monmouth, New Jersey | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Brendan Schneider | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-08-26 | Wellesley, Ontario | Merritt (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Jonathan Bendorf | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-02-26 | Yardville, New Jersey | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 24 |
|
Marko Reifenberger | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-19 | Hastings, Minnesota | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Joseph Maziarz | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-23 | Waterloo, Ontario | North York (OJHL) | — |
| 27 | 
|
Carver Watson | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-03-03 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Josh McDougall | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-06-19 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Nipawin (SJHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Hank Johnson | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-01-10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Bemidji State (WCHA) | — |
| 31 | 
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Kyle McClellan | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-03-18 | Manchester, Missouri | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 34 |
|
Noah Kane | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-11-27 | Buffalo, New York | Maine (NAHL) | — |
| 38 |
|
Dante Sheriff | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-04 | Brampton, Ontario | Austin (NAHL) | — |
Standings
| 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
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 | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| USA Today | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
References
- ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Mercyhurst Lakers (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.