2019–20 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season

2019–20 RPI Engineers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–4th ECAC Hockey
Home iceHouston Field House
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall17–15–2
Conference13–8–1
Home8–7–0
Road9–8–1
Neutral0–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachDave Smith
Assistant coachesScott Moser
Chuck Weber
Nate Skidmore
Captain(s)Will Reilly
Alternate captain(s)Chase Zieky
Shane Bear
Patrick Polino
T. J. Samec
RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019-20 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season was the 101st season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and played their home games at Houston Field House, and were coached by Dave Smith, in his 3rd season.

On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jaren Burke Forward  Canada Transfer (Queen's)
Thomas Grant Defenseman  United States Graduation (Retired)
Matt Harris Defenseman  United States Transfer (Long Island)
Jacob Hayhurst Forward  Canada Graduate Transfer (Michigan)
Meirs Moore Defenseman  Sweden Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Donovan Ott Forward  United States Transfer (Utica)
Chase Perry Goaltender  Canada Signed Professional Contract (Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Brady Wiffen Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Seaforth Centenaires)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tristan Ashbrook Forward  United States 21 Manistique, MI
Cory Babichuk Defenseman  Canada 19 Edmonton, AB
Alec Calvaruso Goaltender  United States 21 Livonia, MI
Zach Dubinsky Forward  United States 19 Deerfield, IL
Louis Helsen Defenseman  United States 21 Dallas, TX
Rory Herrman Forward  United States 20 Poway, CA
Simon Kjellberg Defenseman  United States 19 Nashville, TN
Mason Klee Defenseman  United States 19 Morrison, CO
Ryan Mahshie Defenseman  Canada 20 Stoney Creek, ON

Roster

As of September 5, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 British Columbia Linden Marshall Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-21 Victoria, British Columbia Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
2 Tennessee Simon Kjellberg Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-17 Nashville, Tennessee Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) NYR, 163rd overall 2018
3 Minnesota T. J. Samec (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-05-03 Saint Paul, Minnesota Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) —
4 Colorado Mason Klee Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-10-04 Morrison, Colorado Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
6 South Dakota Brady Ferner Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-08-27 Dakota Dunes, South Dakota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
7 Michigan Nick Bowman Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-19 Shelby Township, Michigan Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
8 Pennsylvania Mike Gornall Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-10-26 Irwin, Pennsylvania North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) —
9 Michigan Tristan Ashbrook Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-16 Manistique, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
11 Finland Ottoville Leppänen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-18 Espoo, Finland Espoo Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
12 Connecticut Chase Zieky (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-24 Avon, Connecticut Providence Friars (HEA) —
13 Alberta Tommy Lee Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997-12-07 Calgary, Alberta Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
14 Illinois Zach Dubinsky Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-14 Highland Park, Illinois Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
16 California Rory Herrman Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-16 Poway, California Fargo Force (USHL) —
17 Arizona Todd Burgess Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-04-03 Phoenix, Arizona Fairbanks Ice Dogs (USHL) OTT, 103rd overall 2016
18 Michigan Daniel DiGrande Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-08-05 Macomb, Michigan Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
19 Virginia Ture Linden Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-07-06 Great Falls, Virginia Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
20 Wisconsin Billy Jerry Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-21 River Falls, Wisconsin Madison Capitols (USHL) —
21 Texas Louie Helsen Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-08 Dallas, Texas Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
22 Alberta Cory Babichuk Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-09-28 Edmonton, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) —
23 Minnesota Jake Johnson Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-13 Bloomington, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
24 Ontario Will Reilly (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-23 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) PIT, 217th overall 2017
25 Ontario Ryan Mahshie Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-04-05 Stoney Creek, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
26 New York (state) Jake Marrello Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-08-04 Slingerlands, New York P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL) —
27 Alberta Shane Bear (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-17 Calgary, Alberta Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
28 New Jersey Kyle Hallbauer Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-02 Howell, New Jersey Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
29 New York (state) Patrick Polino (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-04-11 Buffalo, New York Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
31 Ontario Owen Savory Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-11 Cambridge, Ontario St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL) —
38 Michigan Alec Calvaruso Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-09 Livonia, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
39 Slovakia Jakub Lacka Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-11-20 Bratislava, Slovakia Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —

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 5 4:00 PM vs. Brock* Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition)   Marshall W 6–3  1,937
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 PM at #4 Massachusetts* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Savory L 3–5  3,628 0–1–0
October 12 7:31 PM at Connecticut* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Marshall W 5–3  2,859 1–1–0
October 18 7:00 PM vs. Connecticut* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 2–5  2,588 1–2–0
October 19 7:00 PM vs. Canisius* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 7–2  3,258 2–2–0
October 25 7:00 PM at Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Savory W 3–2  2,062 3–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 26 7:00 PM vs. Union Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory L 1–2  3,108 3–3–0 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 6–2  1,831 4–3–0 (2–1–0)
November 9 7:00 PM vs. #8 Clarkson Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory L 1–2  3,426 4–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 15 7:05 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Savory T 2–2 OT 1,524 4–4–1 (2–2–1)
November 16 7:05 PM vs. Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Savory L 1–3  3,090 4–5–1 (2–3–1)
November 22 7:00 PM vs. #10 Harvard Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory L 3–6  2,554 4–6–1 (2–4–1)
November 23 7:35 PM at Canisius* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Marshall W 3–2  1,107 5–6–1 (2–4–1)
November 29 4:05 PM at #15 Massachusetts–Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Marshall L 0–4  3,512 5–7–1 (2–4–1)
November 30 7:05 PM at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Savory L 1–5  1,301 5–8–1 (2–4–1)
December 6 7:00 PM vs. Yale Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory L 1–4  1,718 5–9–1 (2–5–1)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. Brown Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Calvaruso W 2–1 OT 2,101 6–9–1 (3–5–1)
December 29 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Calvaruso L 3–5  2,332 6–10–1 (3–5–1)
January 3 7:00 PM at #4 Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Marshall W 3–1  2,468 7–10–1 (4–5–1)
January 4 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Roos House • Canton, New York   Savory W 3–0  502 8–10–1 (5–5–1)
January 10 7:05 PM vs. #2 Cornell Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Marshall L 0–3  2,879 8–11–1 (5–6–1)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. Colgate Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 3–0  2,337 9–11–1 (6–6–1)
January 17 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Savory W 3–1  602 10–11–1 (7–6–1)
January 18 7:00 PM at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Calvaruso L 1–4  2,174 10–12–1 (7–7–1)
January 25 7:00 PM vs. Union* Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup)   Savory T 1–1 SOW 6,164 10–12–2 (7–7–1)
January 31 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 7–1  2,351 11–12–2 (8–7–1)
February 1 7:00 PM vs. Vermont* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 1–0  3,806 12–12–2 (8–7–1)
February 7 7:00 PM at Western Michigan* Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Calvaruso L 4–8  2,575 12–13–2 (8–7–1)
February 8 7:00 PM at Western Michigan* Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Savory L 2–6  2,975 12–14–2 (8–7–1)
February 14 7:00 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Savory W 4–1  813 13–14–2 (9–7–1)
February 15 7:02 PM at #2 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Savory L 2–4  4,267 13–15–2 (9–8–1)
February 21 7:00 PM vs. #16 Quinnipiac Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 4–0  3,008 14–15–2 (10–8–1)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Savory W 7–1  2,764 15–15–2 (11–8–1)
February 28 7:00 PM at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Savory W 2–0  1,722 16–15–2 (12–8–1)
February 29 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Savory W 4–1  2,157 17–15–2 (13–8–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
Remainder of Tournament Cancelled
*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
Chase Zieky F 34 7 16 23 12
Will Reilly D 34 8 14 22 12
Ture Linden F 34 6 15 21 2
Todd Burgess C/RW 32 14 6 20 20
Patrick Polino C 34 11 8 19 18
Mike Gornall F 34 5 14 19 18
Jake Marrello F 31 7 11 18 12
Cory Babichuk D 27 4 12 16 6
Ottoville Leppänen F 33 4 10 14 2
Tristan Ashbrook RW 34 9 4 13 14
Zach Dubinsky F 22 2 10 12 4
Simon Kjellberg D 32 5 6 11 30
Brady Ferner D 34 2 6 8 8
Jake Johnson D 32 0 6 6 26
Billy Jerry C 33 3 2 5 8
Kyle Hallbauer D 33 0 5 5 6
Daniel DiGrande C 18 3 1 4 10
Mason Klee D 21 1 3 4 6
Rory Herrman F 21 1 3 4 6
Ryan Mahshie D 16 2 1 3 4
Nick Bowman F 10 0 3 3 0
Shane Bear D 15 0 3 3 2
Owen Savory G 24 0 3 3 0
Jakub Lacka LW 12 1 1 2 12
Linden Marshall G 8 0 1 1 0
T. J. Samec D 10 0 1 1 6
Tommy Lee F 10 0 1 1 8
Alec Calvaruso G 5 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 2
Total 95 166 261 254

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Owen Savory 24 1401 13 9 2 48 655 5 .932 2.06
Linden Marshall 8 393 3 3 0 19 179 0 .904 2.90
Alec Calvaruso 5 245 1 3 0 16 106 0 .869 3.91
Empty Net - 10 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 34 2050 17 15 2 87 940 5 .915 2.55

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 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

  1. ^ "ECAC Hockey Cancels Remainder of Men's Tournament". ecachockey.com. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "RPI Engineers – 2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers.
  3. ^ "Rensselaer Engineers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.