2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin , in his 32nd season.
Season
After starting with a split over ranked Arizona State , Mercyhurst played a decent few weeks, opening conference play with two split weekends, but after the Thanksgiving break, the team sank to the bottom of the standings. After starting 4–6 the team went 1–23–2 to finish with the worst record in program history. The 2019–20 Lakers had the fewest wins, most losses, lowest winning percentage, and worst goal differential in 33 seasons of play. Additionally, despite Atlantic Hockey changing their standings so that wins were worth 3 points rather than 2, the 11 points the team had in the standings was by far the fewest Mercyhurst has garnered since becoming a Division I program.
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Khristian Acosta
Forward
United States 21
Port Monmouth, NJ
Jonathan Bendorf
Forward
United States 20
Yardville, NJ
Justin Cmunt
Forward
United States 21
East Amherst, MA
Gueorgui Feduolov
Forward
United States 20
Mentor, OH
Paul Maust
Forward
United States 21
Butler, PA
Joey Maziarz
Defenseman
Canada 20
Waterloo, ON
Brendan Schneider
Forward
Canada 19
Wellesley, ON
Dante Spagnuolo
Forward
Canada 21
Newmarket, ON
Ashton Stockie
Forward
Canada 20
Stratford, ON
Cade Townend
Defenseman
Canada 20
Carleton Place, ON
Carver Watson
Defenseman
United States 21
Appleton, WI
Roster
As of June 28, 2019.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Stefano Cantali Junior
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-06-13
Montreal, Quebec Longueuil Collège Français (QJHL —
2
Cade Townend Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-06-17
Carleton Place, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL —
3
Brendan Riley A Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-03-29
West Point, New York Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL —
4
Quinn Wichers C Junior
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1997-08-19
Metcalfe, Ontario Kemptville 73's (CCHL —
5
Michael Bevilacqua A Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1997-05-07
Hamburg, New York Green Bay Gamblers (USHL —
6
Dylan Thiessen Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-01-09
Winnipeg, Manitoba Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL —
7
Devon Daniels Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1998-04-28
Thunder Bay, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL —
8
Owen Norton Sophomore
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
1998-06-19
Ancaster, Ontario Surrey Eagles (BCHL —
9
Justin Cmunt Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1998-01-28
East Amherst, New York Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL —
10
Geoff Kitt Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1997-02-09
Dryden, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL —
11
Steven Ipri Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
1998-03-13
Broadview Heights, Ohio Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL —
13
Paul Maust Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1998-06-24
Butler, Pennsylvania Green Bay Gamblers (USHL —
14
Gueorgui Feduolov Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-12-10
Mentor, Ohio Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL —
15
Dante Spagnuolo Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-09-04
Newmarket, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL —
16
Ashton Stockie Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-07-15
Stratford, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL —
18
Dalton Hunter Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1997-09-26
Greensburg, Pennsylvania Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
19
Corey Caruso Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1996-04-06
Hamilton, Ontario Brockville Braves (CCHL —
20
Khristian Acosta Freshman
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1998-05-05
Port Monmouth, New Jersey Tri-City Storm (USHL —
22
Brendan Schneider Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-08-26
Wellesley, Ontario Merritt Centennials (BCHL —
23
Jonny Lazarus Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1996-03-22
Syosset, New York Massachusetts Minutemen (HEA —
24
Ethan Johnson Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1997-12-13
Newfolden, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL —
25
Joseph Maziarz Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-02-23
Waterloo, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL —
26
Jonathan Bendorf Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-02-26
Yardville, New Jersey Aberdeen Wings (NAHL —
27
James Anderson Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1996-10-20
Kings Park, New York P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL
—
28
Carver Watson Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-03-03
Appleton, Wisconsin Vernon Vipers (BCHL —
29
Josh McDougall Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1998-06-19
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Nipawin Hawks (SJHL —
33
Colin DeAugustine Senior
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1995-05-25
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Youngstown Phantoms (USHL —
39
Garrett Metcalf Junior (RS )
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-03-05
Salt Lake City, Utah Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (HEA ANA 2015
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
3/SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#20 American International 28
21
6
1
0
64 96
46
34
21
12
1
103
68
Sacred Heart 28
18
8
2
0
56 104
63
34
21
10
3
127
82
RIT 28
15
9
4
1
50 86
73
36
19
13
4
108
98
Army 28
14
11
3
3
48 70
64
33
17
13
3
82
76
Niagara 28
12
12
4
2
42 64
65
34
12
18
4
72
87
Air Force 28
10
12
6
5
41 60
67
34
10
18
6
70
95
Robert Morris 28
11
12
5
3
41 65
65
34
11
18
5
75
90
Bentley 28
13
13
2
0
41 75
80
34
15
16
3
83
94
Canisius 28
9
13
6
3
36 71
83
34
10
18
6
80
109
Holy Cross 28
9
16
3
2
32 67
83
34
10
19
5
80
99
Mercyhurst 28
3
23
2
0
11 49
118
34
5
27
2
64
141
Championship : March 20, 2020† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 1, 2020
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 5
9:05 PM
at #20 Arizona State *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Metcalf
W 3–2 924
1–0–0
October 6
5:00 PM
at #20 Arizona State *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Metcalf
L 4–6 815
1–1–0
October 11
7:05 PM
vs. St. Lawrence *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
W 3–2 OT
578
2–1–0
October 12
7:05 PM
vs. St. Lawrence *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 2–3 830
2–2–0
October 25
7:05 PM
vs. #15 Ohio State *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 2–7 1,203
2–3–0
October 26
7:05 PM
vs. #15 Ohio State *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Cantali
L 1–3 978
2–4–0
November 1
7:05 PM
at Bentley
Bentley Arena • Waltham , Massachusetts
Cantali
W 4–3 OT
1,953
3–4–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 2
7:05 PM
at Bentley
Bentley Arena • Waltham , Massachusetts
Cantali
L 3–6 2,038
3–5–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 15
7:05 PM
vs. American International
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Cantali
L 0–12 748
3–6–0 (1–2–0–0)
November 16
4:05 PM
vs. American International
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
W 4–3 OT
687
4–6–0 (2–2–0–0)
November 21
7:05 PM
vs. Niagara
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 0–5 815
4–7–0 (2–3–0–0)
November 22
7:05 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston , New York
Metcalf
L 1–3 500
4–8–0 (2–4–0–0)
November 30
7:05 PM
at Robert Morris
Colonials Arena • Neville Township , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
T 2–2 3x3 OTL
803
4–8–1 (2–4–1–0)
December 6
9:05 PM
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
Cantali
L 3–7 2,071
4–9–1 (2–5–1–0)
December 7
7:05 PM
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
DeAugustine
L 2–3 2,227
4–10–1 (2–6–1–0)
January 3
7:05 PM
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 0–4 668
4–11–1 (2–7–1–0)
January 4
7:05 PM
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 2–7 437
4–12–1 (2–8–1–0)
January 10
7:05 PM
vs. Sacred Heart
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 1–3 752
4–13–1 (2–9–1–0)
January 11
5:05 PM
vs. Sacred Heart
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 3–9 759
4–14–1 (2–10–1–0)
January 14 †
7:05 PM
vs. Robert Morris
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 1–4 759
4–15–1 (2–11–1–0)
January 17
7:05 PM
vs. Robert Morris
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
W 2–1 876
5–15–1 (3–11–1–0)
January 18
7:05 PM
at Robert Morris
Colonials Arena • Neville Township , Pennsylvania
DeAugustine
L 1–5 801
5–16–1 (3–12–1–0)
January 24
7:05 PM
vs. Bentley
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 3–4 879
5–17–1 (3–13–1–0)
January 25
4:05 PM
vs. Bentley
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
DeAugustine
L 4–7 767
5–18–1 (3–14–1–0)
January 31
7:05 PM
vs. American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 3–4 576
5–19–1 (3–15–1–0)
February 1
1:05 PM
vs. American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Metcalf
L 4–7 649
5–20–1 (3–16–1–0)
February 7
7:05 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston , New York
Metcalf
L 0–3 720
5–21–1 (3–17–1–0)
February 8
7:05 PM
vs. Niagara
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 2–4 749
5–22–1 (3–18–1–0)
February 14
7:05 PM
vs. Army
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 1–5 789
5–23–1 (3–19–1–0)
February 15
7:05 PM
vs. Army
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 1–4 957
5–24–1 (3–20–1–0)
February 21
9:05 PM
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Metcalf
T 1–1 3x3 OTL
1,713
5–24–2 (3–20–2–0)
February 22
7:05 PM
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Metcalf
L 1–2 1,931
5–25–2 (3–21–2–0)
February 28
7:05 PM
vs. Canisius
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Metcalf
L 2–3 736
5–26–2 (3–22–2–0)
February 29
7:05 PM
vs. Canisius
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
DeAugustine
L 0–6 692
5–27–2 (3–23–2–0)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 6
9:05 PM
at Air Force *
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado (First Round Game 1)
Metcalf
L 1–3 1,208
5–28–2 (3–23–2–0)
March 7
9:05 PM
at Air Force *
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado (First Round Game 2)
Metcalf
L 1–5 1,191
5–29–2 (3–23–2–0)
Mercyhurst Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
† Rescheduled from November 29.
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Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Dalton Hunter RW 36
7
14
21 41
James Anderson F 36
10
10
20 7
Steven Ipri F 24
10
8
18 36
John McDougall D /F 36
2
12
14 4
Gueorgui Feduolov F 30
4
9
13 18
Joseph Maziarz D 36
3
9
12 8
Owen Norton D 36
3
8
11 48
Paul Maust LW 30
4
5
9 45
Jonathan Bendorf LW 24
3
6
9 2
Khristian Acosta F 26
4
4
8 68
Geoff Kitt C 32
4
3
7 14
Jonny Lazarus F 34
2
5
7 4
Ethan Johnson F 32
0
7
7 29
Justin Cmunt LW 27
4
2
6 8
Carver Watson LW 22
2
3
5 2
Brendan Riley C 32
1
4
5 42
Cade Townend D 31
2
1
3 8
Ashton Stockie C 25
0
3
3 4
Quinn Wichers D 36
1
1
2 20
Brendan Schneider C 21
0
2
2 8
Michael Bevilacqua D 23
0
2
2 4
Dante Spagnuolo C 20
1
0
1 6
Devon Daniels D 32
0
1
1 22
Corey Caruso F 1
0
0
0 0
Stefano Cantali G 6
0
0
0 0
Colin DeAugustine G 10
0
0
0 0
Garrett Metcalf G 28
0
0
0 10
Total
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Garrett Metcalf 28
1534
4
21
2
90
891
0
.908
3.52
Stefano Cantali 6
249
1
4
0
23
120
0
.839
5.53
Colin DeAugustine 10
365
0
4
0
36
207
0
.852
5.91
Empty Net
-
25
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
-
Total
36
2174
5
29
2
158
1218
0
.885
4.36
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
NR
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
Playing venues Head coaches Seasons Conference affiliations All-time leaders NCAA Tournament appearances Conference Tournament titles
