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.
| 2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Friendship Four, Champion Beanpot, Champion | |
| Conference | T–7th Hockey East |
| Home ice | Matthews Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #19 |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–13–3 |
| Conference | 11–12–1 |
| Home | 9–4–1 |
| Road | 6–9–1 |
| Neutral | 3–0–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Jim Madigan |
| Assistant coaches | Jerry 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 « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
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
editAs of June 28, 2019.[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Nick Scarpa | Sophomore | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-01-23 | Andover, Massachusetts | Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL) | — |
| 2 |
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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 | 
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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 | 
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Jérémie Bucheler | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2000-03-31 | Saint-Laurent, Quebec | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 5 |
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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 |
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Collin Murphy | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1998-11-27 | Wilmington, Massachusetts | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 7 |
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John Picking (A) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1995-03-12 | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Julian Kislin | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1999-05-24 | Manalapan, New Jersey | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
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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 |
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Austin Goldstein | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 1997-02-05 | Reading, Massachusetts | Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) | — |
| 13 |
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T. J. Walsh | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2000-04-29 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Grant Jozefek | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1997-10-25 | Chester, New Jersey | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Matt Thomson | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-11-07 | Reading, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 17 |
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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 | 
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Tyler Spott | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2000-06-17 | Toronto, Ontario | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
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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 | 
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Alex Mella | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-02-21 | Stamford, Connecticut | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Matt DeMelis | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-06-02 | Hingham, Massachusetts | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Billy Carrabino | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 1997-03-20 | New Canaan, Connecticut | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — |
| 23 | 
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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 |
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A. J. Villella | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-01-26 | Davie, Florida | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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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 | 
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Biagio Lerario | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1995-09-22 | Addison, Illinois | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Zach Solow (A) | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-11-06 | Naples, Florida | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 30 |
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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 | 
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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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
References
edit- ^ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Northeastern Huskies. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Northeastern Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Northeastern Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.