2019–20 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Dartmouth Big Green
men's ice hockey season
Ledyard Bank Classic, Champion
Conference6th ECAC Hockey
Home iceThompson Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall13–14–4
Conference10–10–2
Home9–6–2
Road4–8–2
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Gaudet
Assistant coachesDavid Lassonde
John Rose
Brian McCloskey
Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season was the 114th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represented the Dartmouth College and were coached by Bob Gaudet, in his 23rd season as their head coach. After the season Gaudet announced his retirement.[1]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
John Ernsting Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Carl Hesler Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Alex Jasiek Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Kevan Kilistoff Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Charlie Michalowski Forward  United States Signed Professional Contract (Worcester Railers)
Cam Roth Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Shane Sellar Forward  United States Transfer (Rensselaer)
Connor Yau Forward/Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Cameron Defenseman  Canada 20 Halifax, NS
Tyler Campbell Forward  Canada 20 Winnipeg, MB
Mark Gallant Forward  United States 19 Concord, MA
Sean Keohan Defenseman  United States 20 Milton, MA
Tanner Palocsik Defenseman  United States 20 Aliquippa, PA
Brock Paul Defenseman  United States 19 Carmel, IN
Erik Urbank Forward  United States 20 Orchard Park, NY

Roster

As of November 26, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Massachusetts Harrison Markell Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-12 Andover, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) —
3 Illinois Joey Matthews Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-24 Columbia, Illinois Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
4 Massachusetts Ben DiMaio Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-02-21 Pembroke, Massachusetts Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
5 Indiana Brock Paul Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-10 Carmel, Indiana Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) —
6 Pennsylvania Tanner Palocsik Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-26 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
7 Nova Scotia Jack Cameron Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-18 Halifax, Nova Scotia Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
8 Illinois Daniel Warpecha Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-06-12 Willow Springs, Illinois Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
9 New York (state) Collin Rutherford Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-12-29 Tonawanda, New York Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
11 Massachusetts Mark Gallant Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-01 Concord, Massachusetts Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
12 Montana Cam Strong Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-03-19 Billings, Montana Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL) —
14 Ontario Matt Baker Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-02-21 Midhurst, Ontario Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) —
16 Manitoba Tyler Campbell Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-10-01 Winnipeg, Manitoba Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
17 Massachusetts Quinn Foreman Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-14 Needham, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
18 New Jersey Drew O'Connor Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-09 Chatham, New Jersey Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) —
20 New York (state) Erik Urbank Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-03-28 Lakeview, New York Chicago Steel (USHL) —
21 Connecticut Christian Lesueur Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-07 Greenwich, Connecticut Brunswick School (USHS) —
22 Massachusetts Sam Hesler Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-06 Boxborough, Massachusetts Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
23 Ohio Clay Han Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-02-23 Liberty Township, Ohio Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
24 New Jersey Brendan Less Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-24 Kinnelon, New Jersey New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
25 Illinois Ryan Blankemeier Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-09-21 Oak Park, Illinois Chicago Steel (USHL) —
26 Illinois Jeffrey Losurdo Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-09 Elmhurst, Illinois New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
27 Ohio Brendan Demler Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-08-18 Lebanon, Ohio Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
28 Colorado Will Graber Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-06-03 Longmont, Colorado Fargo Force (USHL) —
29 Massachusetts Sean Keohan Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-09 Milton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) —
30 Colorado Dean Shatzer Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-14 Castle Rock, Colorado Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
31 New Hampshire Justin Ferguson Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-08-06 Hudson, New Hampshire Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) —
35 Ontario Adrian Clark Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-07-05 Toronto, Ontario South Shore Lumberjacks (MHL) —

Standings

2019–20 ECAC Hockey 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 19   vs. #19 Harvard* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition)     L 2–4   
Regular Season
November 1 7:30 PM at #19 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Ferguson L 3–7  1,500 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 2 7:05 PM vs. New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Clark L 4–5 OT 4,012 0–2–0 (0–1–0)
November 8 7:02 PM vs. #15 Quinnipiac Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark T 2–2 OT 1,589 0–2–1 (0–1–1)
November 9 7:02 PM vs. Princeton Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark W 3–1  2,837 1–2–1 (1–1–1)
November 15 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Clark W 4–3  1,842 2–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 16 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Clark W 4–1  489 3–2–1 (3–1–1)
December 6 7:02 PM vs. Colgate Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark L 1–5  1,303 3–3–1 (3–2–1)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. #2 Cornell Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark W 2–1  2,267 4–3–1 (4–2–1)
December 12 7:00 PM vs. Bentley* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire NESN+ Clark T 2–2 OT 1,175 4–3–2 (4–2–1)
December 14 4:00 PM vs. #12 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Clark L 4–6  1,175 4–4–2 (4–2–1)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28 7:00 PM vs. Colorado College* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic) NESN Clark W 5–2  3,003 5–4–2 (4–2–1)
December 29 7:00 PM vs. Connecticut* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)   Clark W 4–3  2,312 6–4–2 (4–2–1)
January 3 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Clark W 4–3 OT 1,807 7–4–2 (5–2–1)
January 4 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Clark L 1–5  2,757 7–5–2 (5–3–1)
January 10 7:05 PM vs. Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Clark T 2–2 OT 3,127 7–5–3 (5–3–1)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. Boston University* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark W 5–4  2,511 8–5–3 (5–3–1)
January 17 7:00 PM vs. #7 Clarkson Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire NESN+ Clark W 3–2  2,021 9–5–3 (6–3–1)
January 18 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark W 3–1  2,369 10–5–3 (7–3–1)
January 24 7:00 PM at #1 Cornell #20 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Clark L 2–3  4,267 10–6–3 (7–4–1)
January 25 7:00 PM at Colgate #20 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Clark T 3–3 OT 1,093 10–6–4 (7–4–2)
January 31 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Clark L 1–7  2,351 10–7–4 (7–5–2)
February 1 7:00 PM Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Clark L 3–4  1,791 10–8–4 (7–6–2)
February 7 7:00 PM vs. Harvard Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark L 2–6  1,991 10–9–4 (7–7–2)
February 14 7:02 PM vs. Brown Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark W 5–2  1,492 11–9–4 (8–7–2)
February 15 7:02 PM vs. Yale Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark L 3–4  2,469 11–10–4 (8–8–2)
February 21 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Clark W 5–2  1,121 12–10–4 (9–8–2)
February 22 7:00 PM at #5 Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Clark L 0–4  2,946 12–11–4 (9–9–2)
February 28 7:02 PM vs. Union Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark W 5–3  1,581 13–11–4 (10–9–2)
February 29 7:02 PM vs. Rensselaer Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Clark L 1–4  2,157 13–12–4 (10–10–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 6 7:02 PM vs. Princeton* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (First Round Game 1)   Clark L 3–4 OT 865 13–13–4 (10–10–2)
March 7 7:02 PM vs. Princeton* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (First Round Game 2)   Clark L 4–5 OT 1,221 13–14–4 (10–10–2)
Dartmouth Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Drew O'Connor F 31 21 12 33 42
Will Graber C 31 11 16 27 30
Quin Foreman RW 31 11 14 25 16
Matt Baker C 31 6 18 24 32
Tanner Palocsik D 31 5 19 24 12
Jeffrey Losurdo F 30 6 9 15 31
Daniel Warpecha LW 31 7 6 13 12
Sam Hesler F 31 3 9 12 8
Collin Rutherford C 30 3 8 11 10
Brendan Demler D 31 1 9 10 17
Mark Gallant F 26 4 5 9 6
Brendan Less D 31 1 8 9 10
Cam Strong LW 31 6 2 8 12
Joey Matthews D 29 0 7 7 19
Tyler Campbell C 29 3 2 5 2
Erik Urbank RW 30 0 5 5 8
Brock Paul D 24 0 4 4 20
Harrison Markell D 27 2 1 3 2
Ryan Blankemeier C 13 2 0 2 0
Clay Han D 24 0 1 1 4
Christian Lesueur RW 12 0 1 1 6
Ben DiMaio D 1 0 0 0 0
Dean Shatzer G 1 0 0 0 0
Sean Keohan D 1 0 0 0 2
Justin Ferguson G 2 0 0 0 0
Jack Cameron F 8 0 0 0 0
Adrian Clark G 30 0 0 0 0
Bench - 31 - - - 2
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Dean Shatzer 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00
Adrian Clark 30 1811 13 13 4 94 817 0 .897 3.11
Justin Ferguson 2 71 0 1 0 8 35 0 .814 6.71
Empty Net - 14 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 31 1900 13 14 4 106 852 0 .889 3.35

Rankings

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 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

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References

  1. ^ "Hockey Coach Bob Gaudet '81 Retires After 23 Years". Dartmouth News. April 24, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth Men's Hockey 2019-2020 Roster". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth Big Green (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.