2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Northeastern Huskies
men's ice hockey season
Friendship Four, Champion
Beanpot, Champion
ConferenceT–7th Hockey East
Home iceMatthews Arena
Rankings
USCHO#19
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall18–13–3
Conference11–12–1
Home9–4–1
Road6–9–1
Neutral3–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachJim Madigan
Assistant coachesJerry Keefe
Mike McLaughlin
Ed Walsh
Captain(s)Ryan Shea
Alternate captain(s)John Picking
Matt Filipe
Zach Solow
Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019-20 Northeastern Huskies Men's ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represented Northeastern University and were coached by Jim Madigan, in his 9th season.

The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.[1][2]

Roster

As of June 28, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Nick Scarpa Sophomore G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-01-23 Andover, Massachusetts Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL) —
2 Massachusetts Jordan Harris Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-07 Haverhill, Massachusetts Kimball Union Academy (USHS–NH) MTL, 71st overall 2018
3 Rhode Island Jayden Struble Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-09-08 Cumberland, Rhode Island Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA) MTL, 46th overall 2019
4 Quebec Jérémie Bucheler Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-03-31 Saint-Laurent, Quebec Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
5 Massachusetts Ryan Shea (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-02-11 Milton, Massachusetts Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) CHI, 121st overall 2015
6 Massachusetts Collin Murphy Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1998-11-27 Wilmington, Massachusetts Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
7 Massachusetts John Picking (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1995-03-12 Wellesley, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
8 New Jersey Julian Kislin Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1999-05-24 Manalapan, New Jersey Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
9 Florida Tyler Madden Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-11-09 Deerfield Beach, Florida Tri-City Storm (USHL) VAN, 68th overall 2018
12 Massachusetts Austin Goldstein Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-02-05 Reading, Massachusetts Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) —
13 Massachusetts T. J. Walsh Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-04-29 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
15 New Jersey Grant Jozefek Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-25 Chester, New Jersey Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
16 Massachusetts Matt Thomson Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-11-07 Reading, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
17 Massachusetts Matt Filipe (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-12-31 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) CAR, 67th overall 2016
18 Ontario Tyler Spott Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-17 Toronto, Ontario Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
19 Massachusetts Riley Hughes Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-27 Westwood, Massachusetts Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) NYR, 216th overall 2018
20 Connecticut Alex Mella Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-02-21 Stamford, Connecticut Madison Capitols (USHL) —
21 Massachusetts Matt DeMelis Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-02 Hingham, Massachusetts Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
22 Connecticut Billy Carrabino Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-20 New Canaan, Connecticut Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
23 New Hampshire Mike Kesselring Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-13 New Hampton, New Hampshire Fargo Force (USHL) EDM, 164th overall 2018
24 Florida A. J. Villella Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-26 Davie, Florida Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
25 Massachusetts Aidan McDonough Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-11-06 Milton, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) VAN, 195th overall 2019
26 Illinois Biagio Lerario Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-09-22 Addison, Illinois Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
28 Florida Zach Solow (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-11-06 Naples, Florida Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
30 New Hampshire Curtis Frye Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-07-25 Northwood, New Hampshire Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club (USPHL) —
31 New York (state) Connor Murphy Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-01 Hudson Falls, New York Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College † 24 17 6 1 35 93 48 34 24 8 2 136 71
#9 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 30 69 49 34 21 11 2 107 67
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell 24 12 7 5 29 60 60 34 18 10 6 90 79
#15 Maine 24 12 9 3 27 56 56 34 18 11 5 89 75
Connecticut 24 12 10 2 26 71 75 34 15 15 4 102 106
Boston University 24 10 9 5 25 69 64 34 13 13 8 103 98
#19 Northeastern 24 11 12 1 23 66 71 34 18 13 3 98 92
Providence 24 10 11 3 23 70 63 34 16 12 6 102 78
New Hampshire 24 9 12 3 21 54 69 34 15 15 4 91 97
Merrimack 24 7 14 3 17 63 77 34 9 22 3 85 123
Vermont 24 2 18 4 8 44 83 34 5 23 6 59 100
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 PM at Union* #15 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Pantano W 2–1  1,740 1–0–0
October 12 4:00 PM at Union* #15 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Pantano W 2–1  1,852 2–0–0
October 15 7:05 PM vs. #4 Massachusetts #15 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Pantano W 3–1  2,707 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 19 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross* #15 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Pantano T 2–2 OT 2,504 3–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 25 8:37 PM at #14 St. Cloud State* #11 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Pantano W 4–1  3,581 4–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 26 7:07 PM at #14 St. Cloud State* #11 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Pantano L 1–2  4,208 4–1–1 (1–0–0)
November 1 7:00 PM vs. #3 Massachusetts #10 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Pantano L 3–6  3,063 4–2–1 (1–1–0)
November 2 7:00 PM at #3 Massachusetts #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Pantano L 2–4  4,573 4–3–1 (1–2–0)
November 8 7:37 PM at Merrimack #13 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Pantano T 1–1 OT 2,014 4–3–2 (1–2–1)
November 9 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Pantano W 3–1  2,175 5–3–2 (2–2–1)
November 15 7:15 PM at #10 Providence #14 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Pantano L 2–3  2,576 5–4–2 (2–3–1)
November 16 8:00 PM at #10 Northeastern #14 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Pantano W 7–3  2,032 6–4–2 (3–3–1)
November 22 7:00 PM vs. Maine #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Pantano W 5–2  2,021 7–4–2 (4–3–1)
November 23 7:00 PM vs. Maine #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Pantano W 3–2  1,929 8–4–2 (5–3–1)
Friendship Four
November 29 10:00 AM vs. New Hampshire #12 SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) NESN+ Pantano W 4–0  3,200 9–4–2 (6–3–1)
November 30 2:00 PM vs. Colgate* #12 SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship) NESN+ Pantano W 4–3  5,846 10–4–2 (6–3–1)
December 7 7:00 PM at Boston University #8 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Pantano L 3–6  3,681 10–5–2 (6–4–1)
December 14 4:00 PM vs. Dartmouth* #12 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Pantano W 6–4  1,764 11–5–2 (6–4–1)
January 3 7:05 PM vs. Connecticut #12 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Pantano W 5–2  4,027 12–5–2 (7–4–1)
January 6 7:00 PM vs. Bentley* #11 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Pantano W 4–2  2,201 13–5–2 (7–4–1)
January 11 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #11 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Pantano L 4–5 OT 5,091 13–6–2 (7–5–1)
January 18 4:00 PM at Connecticut #12 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Pantano L 2–3 OT 2,712 13–7–2 (7–6–1)
January 31 7:00 PM vs. #9 Providence #13 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Pantano W 4–3  2,705 14–7–2 (8–6–1)
Beanpot
February 3 5:00 PM vs. #17 Harvard* #12 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Pantano W 3–1  13,141 15–7–2 (8–6–1)
February 7 7:00 PM at Maine #12 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine WPME Pantano L 2–4  3,122 15–8–2 (8–7–1)
February 10 7:30 PM vs. Boston University* #12 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship) NESN Pantano T 4–4 2OTW 17,850 15–8–3 (8–7–1)
February 14 7:15 PM at #11 Massachusetts–Lowell #12 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Pantano W 3–0  4,513 16–8–3 (9–7–1)
February 15 8:00 PM vs. #11 Massachusetts–Lowell #12 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Pantano W 2–1  2,308 17–8–3 (10–7–1)
February 20 7:00 PM vs. #6 Boston College #10 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Pantano L 2–3  3,054 17–9–3 (10–8–1)
February 21 7:00 PM at #6 Boston College #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Pantano L 1–10  5,910 17–10–3 (10–9–1)
February 28 7:05 PM at Vermont #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Pantano L 2–4  3,328 17–11–3 (10–10–1)
February 29 7:05 PM at Vermont #13 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Pantano L 1–3  2,966 17–12–3 (10–11–1)
March 6 7:00 PM vs. Boston University #16 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Pantano L 0–3  2,712 17–13–3 (10–12–1)
March 7 4:00 PM at Boston University #16 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Pantano W 2–1  3,942 18–13–3 (11–12–1)
Hockey East Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Tyler Madden C 27 19 18 37 34
Zach Solow C 34 13 18 31 34
Ryan Shea D 34 5 26 31 10
Aiden McDonough LW 31 11 16 27 10
Matt Filipe C/LW 30 9 13 22 24
Jordan Harris D 33 3 18 21 20
Grant Jozefek RW 30 8 10 18 10
Matt Demelis F 34 8 5 13 4
John Picking F 34 5 6 11 10
Jayden Struble D 21 3 7 10 36
Biagio Lerario C 32 4 3 7 74
Brendan van Riemsdyk C 33 2 4 6 27
Julian Kislin D 23 0 6 6 14
T. J. Walsh LW 20 2 3 5 6
Mike Kesselring D 34 2 3 5 35
Jérémie Bucheler D 29 1 4 5 22
Neil Shea F 33 1 4 5 14
Riley Hughes RW 34 1 3 4 25
Matt Thomson LW 29 1 1 2 4
Collin Murphy D 14 0 1 1 4
Alex Mella LW 14 0 1 1 0
Craig Pantano G 34 0 1 1 0
Curtis Frye G 2 0 1 1 2
Connor Murphy G 2 0 0 0 0
Billy Carrabino D 7 0 0 0 4
Tyler Spott D 3 0 0 0 10
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 98 171 269 443

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Craig Pantano 34 1990 18 13 3 83 888 2 .915 2.50
Curtis Frye 1 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 .667 6.47
Connor Murphy 2 42 0 0 0 5 11 0 .688 7.04
Empty Net - 18 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 34 2060 18 13 3 92 901 2 .907 2.68

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 15 15 15 11 10 13 14 13 12 8 12 12 12 11 12 14 13 12 12 10 13 16 19 19
USA Today 14 NR 14 11 10 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 14 13 12 12 10 12 NR NR NR

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
2 36 Sam Colangelo† Anaheim Ducks
7 202 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine† Nashville Predators
7 203 Chase Bradley† Detroit Red Wings
7 212 Devon Levi† Florida Panthers

† incoming freshman

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References

  1. ^ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Northeastern Huskies. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Northeastern Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Northeastern Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.