2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Yale Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th ECAC Hockey
Home iceIngalls Rink
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall15–15–2
Conference10–10–2
Home9–6–0
Road5–8–2
Neutral1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachKeith Allain
Assistant coachesJosh Siembida
Ryan Donald
Captain(s)Evan Smith
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 125th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 14th season.

On March 11, Yale withdrew from the ECAC Tournament over concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. A day later ECAC Hockey cancelled the remainder of the championship.[1]

Season

After winning their First Round match, the administration at Yale withdrew from the ECAC Tournament over health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Charlie Curti Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Andrew Gaus Forward  United States Graduate Transfer (Colorado College)
Joe Snively Center  United States Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears)
Sam Tucker Goaltender  United States Graduate Transfer (Boston University)
Anthony Walsh Defenseman  United States Graduation (Retired)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age
Cole Donhauser Forward  United States 19
Connor Hopkins Goaltender  United States 19
Quinton Ong Forward  Canada 20
Hayden Rowan Forward  United States 20
Brandon Tabakin Defenseman  United States 19
Teddy Wooding Forward  United States 19
Michael Young Defenseman  United States 21

Roster

As of July 12, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Connor Hopkins Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-09 Malden, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
2 California Jack St. Ivany Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-22 Manhattan Beach, California Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) PHI, 112nd overall 2018
3 Massachusetts Michael Young Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-08-21 Medford, Massachusetts Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
4 Massachusetts Matt Foley Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995-04-20 Longmeadow, Massachusetts Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
5 Massachusetts Brian Matthews Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-04-21 Marshfield, Massachusetts Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
6 Massachusetts Billy Sweezey Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1996-02-06 Hanson, Massachusetts Chicago Steel (USHL) —
7 New York (state) Brandon Tabakin Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-05-21 Woodbury, New York Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
8 Massachusetts Will D'Orsi Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-01-07 Sudbury, Massachusetts Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
9 Ontario Robbie DeMontis Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-02-17 Kleinburg, Ontario Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Chandler Lindstrand Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-02-21 Medina, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
12 New Jersey Dante Palecco Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-18 Whippany, New Jersey Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
13 Ontario Evan Smith (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-08-28 Stouffville, Ontario Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
14 Ontario Mitchell Smith Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-08-28 Stouffville, Ontario Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
15 British Columbia Kyle Johnson Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-03 Port Moody, British Columbia Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
16 Massachusetts Teddy Wooding Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-30 Wrentham, Massachusetts Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
17 New York (state) Kevin O'Neil Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-23 Latham, New York Madison Capitols (USHL) —
18 New Hampshire Justin Pearson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-17 Nashua, New Hampshire Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) —
19 Saskatchewan Quinton Ong Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-07-23 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canmore Eagles (AJHL) —
20 Ohio Curtis Hall Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-04-26 Chagrin Falls, Ohio Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) BOS, 119th overall 2018
21 British Columbia Tyler Welsh Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-03-17 Whistler, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
22 Ohio Hayden Rowan Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-22 Pemberville, Ohio Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
23 New York (state) Cole Donhauser Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-27 Buffalo, New York Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
24 Illinois Graham Lillibridge Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-29 Geneva, Illinois Chicago Steel (USHL) —
25 Connecticut Phil Kemp Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-12 Greenwich, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) EDM, 208th overall 2017
26 British Columbia Brett Jewell Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-11-09 Vernon, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —
27 Massachusetts Luke Stevens Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1997-02-11 Duxbury, Massachusetts Noble & Greenough School (USHS–MA) CAR, 126th overall 2015
29 Indiana Nicholas MacNab Junior (RS) G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-07-15 Indianapolis, Indiana Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
33 Michigan Corbin Kaczperski Senior (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-02 China Township, Michigan Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —

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 26 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition)          
Regular Season
November 1 7:00 PM vs. Brown Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 3–2  2,200 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 2 7:00 PM at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Kaczperski L 1–5  690 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:08 PM at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Kaczperski L 1–2  1,112 1–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 9 4:00 PM at #4 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York   Kaczperski L 2–6  4,117 1–3–0 (1–3–0)
November 15 7:00 PM vs. Dartmouth Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 3–4  1,842 1–4–0 (1–4–0)
November 16 7:00 PM vs. #13 Harvard Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 1–6  3,077 1–5–0 (1–5–0)
November 22 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   MacNab W 6–3  1,910 2–5–0 (2–5–0)
November 23 7:00 PM vs. #8 Clarkson Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   MacNab L 1–4  1,799 2–6–0 (2–6–0)
November 26 7:05 PM at #14 Boston College* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   MacNab L 2–6  3,669 2–7–0 (2–6–0)
December 6 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Kaczperski W 4–1  1,718 3–7–0 (3–6–0)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. Union Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Kaczperski W 2–0  1,614 4–7–0 (4–6–0)
December 10 7:00 PM vs. Maine* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut NESN+ Kaczperski W 3–1  1,472 5–7–0 (4–6–0)
December 29 4:00 PM vs. McGill* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition)   Kaczperski W 4–1  1,629
January 3 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN Kaczperski L 1–4  3,575 5–8–0 (4–6–0)
January 7 7:05 PM at Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Kaczperski W 3–2 OT 2,550 6–8–0 (4–6–0)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. #18 Harvard* Madison Square Garden • New York, New York   Kaczperski L 0–7  10,064 6–9–0 (4–6–0)
January 17 7:00 PM vs. Union Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 5–0  1,944 7–9–0 (5–6–0)
January 18 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 4–1  2,174 8–9–0 (6–6–0)
Connecticut Ice
January 25 7:30 PM at Sacred Heart* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) SNY Kaczperski L 2–6  5,724 8–10–0 (6–6–0)
January 26 3:30 PM vs. Connecticut* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Third Place) SNY Kaczperski W 3–2  4,631 9–10–0 (6–6–0)
January 31 7:00 PM at #6 Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Kaczperski L 1–3  2,467 9–11–0 (6–7–0)
February 1 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Kaczperski T 2–2 OT 1,392 9–11–1 (6–7–1)
February 7 7:00 PM vs. #16 Quinnipiac Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 2–3 OT 3,268 9–12–1 (6–8–1)
February 8 7:00 PM vs. Princeton Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 5–3  2,805 10–12–1 (7–8–1)
February 14 7:00 PM at #18 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Kaczperski T 4–4 OT 2,079 10–12–2 (7–8–2)
February 15 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Kaczperski W 4–3  2,469 11–12–2 (8–8–2)
February 21 7:00 PM vs. #2 Cornell Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 0–4  3,015 11–13–2 (8–9–2)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. Colgate Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut   Kaczperski W 4–2  2,777 12–13–2 (9–9–2)
February 28 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Kaczperski W 2–1  1,851 13–13–2 (10–9–2)
February 29 7:00 PM at #17 Quinnipiac People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Kaczperski L 0–5  3,625 13–14–2 (10–10–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 6 7:00 PM vs. Union* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1)   Kaczperski L 0–3  700 13–15–2 (10–10–2)
March 7 7:00 PM vs. Union* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2)   Kaczperski W 4–1  850 14–15–2 (10–10–2)
March 8 7:00 PM vs. Union* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 3)   Kaczperski W 2–1 2OT 700 15–15–2 (10–10–2)
Yale Won Series 2–1
Withdrew from Tournament
*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
Curtis Hall C 28 17 10 27 39
Justin Pearson F 31 14 10 24 16
Tyler Welsh F 32 8 15 23 14
Kevin O'Neil RW 32 5 12 17 10
Jack St. Ivany D 32 1 15 16 18
Luke Stevens LW 31 7 5 12 25
Phil Kemp D 32 3 8 11 10
Evan Smith C//LW 28 2 7 9 14
Dante Palecco LW 28 5 3 8 6
Graham Lillibridge D 32 1 7 8 4
Billy Sweezey D 32 0 8 8 47
Mitchell Smith LW 30 3 4 7 12
Will D'Orsi C 31 3 4 7 12
Cole Donhauser F 23 2 3 5 10
Brett Jewell RW 20 2 2 4 38
Matt Foley D 21 0 4 4 4
Hayden Rowan LW 20 1 2 3 8
Chandler Lindstrand D 32 1 2 3 16
Brandon Tabakin D 17 0 3 3 0
Quinton Ong RW 8 0 2 2 2
Michael Young D 15 1 0 1 2
Teddy Wooding F 25 1 0 1 4
Corbin Kaczperski G 30 0 1 1 15
Robbie DeMontis LW 6 0 0 0 2
Nicholas MacNab G 7 0 0 0 0
Brian Matthews D 11 0 0 0 0
Kyle Johnson F 11 0 0 0 0
Bench - 32 - - - 4
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Corbin Kaczperski 30 1734 14 13 2 80 743 2 .903 2.77
Nicholas MacNab 7 213 1 2 0 13 86 0 .869 3.65
Empty Net - 7 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 32 1956 15 15 2 97 829 2 .895 2.97

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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Awards and honors

ECAC Hockey

Honor Player Position
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team Curtis Hall Forward [7]

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

No Yale players were selected in the NHL draft.

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References

  1. ^ "ECAC Hockey Cancels Remainder of Men's Tournament". ecachockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus precautions force ECAC Hockey to re-seed conference tournament after Harvard, Yale withdraw". USCHO.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Yale Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Yale. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Yale Bulldogs (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Yale University 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2019-20 All-League Selections". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "2020 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.