2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season was the 55th season of play for the program, the 23rd at the Division I level, and the 18th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Crusaders represented the College of the Holy Cross and were coached by David Berard, in his 7th season.

2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders
men's ice hockey season
Conference11th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceHart Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall4–12–0
Conference3–9–0–2–0–0
Home3–6–0
Road1–6–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Berard
Assistant coachesPeter Roundy
Max Mobley
Jon Lounsbury
Captain(s)Logan Ferguson
Matt Slick
Alternate captain(s)Pete Kessel
Anthony Vincent
Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey seasons
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The start of the college hockey season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Holy Cross's first scheduled game was in mid-November as opposed to early-October, which was the norm.

Season

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Despite several COVID-related changes to the schedule, Holy Cross began the season well, winning 4 of their first 6 games and sat near the top of the conference in early December with a 4–1 mark in Atlantic Hockey play. The team added a series against Quinnipiac just before Christmas and the two losses seemed to reverse the Crusaders' fortunes. Holy Cross lost all of their remaining games with the offense being dormant for most of those contests. In their final 10 matches, Holy Cross scored just 10 goals and were shut out 4 times. With their schedule being rearranged in February, the Crusaders played only two games in the entire month and sat at the bottom of their conference when the Atlantic Hockey tournament was set to begin.

Four days before they were to play Sacred Heart in the first round, Holy Cross received a positive Covid test and immediately suspended all team activities.[1] This caused the team to withdraw from the conference tournament and cancel the remainder of their season.

Erkka Vänskä sat out for the season.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Charlie Barrow Defenseman   United States Graduation
Will Brophy Defenseman   United States Graduation
Beau Collins Goaltender   United States Graduation
Kevin Darrar Forward   United States Graduation
Christian Hayes Forward   United States Transferred to Trinity
Patrick O'Leary Defenseman   United States Graduation
Neil Robinson Forward   Canada Graduation
Dalton Skelly Defenseman   United States Graduation (Signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Jack Surowiec Forward   United States Graduation

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Alec Cicero Forward   United States 19 Buffalo, NY
Jake Higgins Defenseman   United States 19 Hingham, MA
Michael Kane Forward   United States 20 Guilford, CT
Jack MacNab Forward   United States 22 Indianapolis, IN; transfer from Notre Dame
Ryan Pineault Defenseman   United States 19 Glastonbury, CT
Jack Ricketts Forward   Canada 21 Oakville, ON
Jack Robilotti Defenseman   United States 19 New York, NY
Lucas Thorne Forward   Canada 21 Dunnville, ON

Roster

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As of August 31, 2020.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2   Jack Robilotti Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-07-18 New York, New York Fargo (USHL)
3   Frank Boie Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-15 Needham, Massachusetts Langley (BCHL)
4   Jake Higgins Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-06-09 Hingham, Massachusetts Deerfield (USHS–MA)
5   Mike Higgins Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-06 Needham, Massachusetts Northeast (NAHL)
6   Bryce Dolan Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-13 Barrington, Rhode Island Kimball Union (USHS–NH)
7   Nick Hale Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-05-07 Raleigh, North Carolina Brooks (AJHL)
8   Michael Kane Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-01 Guilford, Connecticut Jersey (NCDC)
11   Ryan Pineault Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-02-10 Glastonbury, Connecticut Westminster (USHS–CT)
12   Conner Jean Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-02-15 Oakland, Michigan Brooks (AJHL)
13   Grayson Constable Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-05-05 Lethbridge, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
15   Jack Ricketts Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-08 Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
17   Ryan Leibold Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-03 Ashburn, Virginia Sioux City (USHL)
18   Bobby Young Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-11-08 Kitchener, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
19   Alex Peterson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-03-27 Lansdale, Pennsylvania Amarillo (NAHL)
20   Logan Ferguson (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1997-04-18 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
21   Alec Cicero Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-09 Williamsville, New York Buffalo (OJHL)
22   Lucas Thorne Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-05 Dunnville, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
23   Jack MacNab Freshman (RS) F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-03 Indianapolis, Indiana Notre Dame (Big Ten)
24   Andrew Dumaresque Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-02-25 Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia Langley (BCHL)
26   Pete Kessel (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-01-19 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Lone Star (NAHL)
27   Matt Slick (C) Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-03-13 Buffalo, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
28   Logan Milliken Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1997-06-30 Canmore, Alberta Wenatchee (BCHL)
29   Erik Gordon Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-01-05 Duluth, Georgia Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
30   Matt Radomsky Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-21 Winnipeg, Manitoba Steinbach (MJHL)
34   Anthony Vincent (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-08-12 Wilton, Connecticut Chilliwack (BCHL)
37   Jake Pappalardo Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-07-11 Salem, New Hampshire Maine (HEA)
40   Erkka Vänskä Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1998-02-15 Espoo, Finland Fairbanks (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 American International †* 12 11 1 0 1 0 0 32 .889 47 18 19 15 4 0 67 40
Army 15 10 4 1 3 1 1 30 .667 42 33 22 15 6 1 71 48
Robert Morris 15 10 5 0 2 1 0 29 .644 58 48 24 15 9 0 85 69
Canisius 13 8 5 0 1 1 0 24 .615 42 34 17 11 6 0 59 46
RIT 13 7 5 1 0 0 1 23 .590 43 40 20 9 9 2 68 70
Sacred Heart 13 6 6 1 1 2 0 20 .513 35 38 18 6 10 2 43 59
Mercyhurst 16 7 8 1 1 1 1 23 .479 54 50 21 8 12 1 64 67
Bentley 15 4 11 0 1 5 0 16 .356 35 48 16 5 11 0 42 51
Niagara 15 3 9 3 0 2 1 15 .333 39 53 22 7 12 3 57 70
Air Force 13 3 9 1 2 1 0 9 .231 32 49 14 3 10 1 35 56
Holy Cross 12 3 9 0 2 0 0 7 .194 22 38 16 4 12 0 30 52
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley 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
November 19 10:37 AM vs. Long Island* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Radomsky L 2–3 OT 0 0–1–0
November 22 4:00 PM vs. Long Island* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Gordon W 5–2  0 1–1–0
December 1 6:30 PM at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts   Gordon W 2–1 OT 0 2–1–0 (1–0–0)
December 4 6:00 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   Gordon L 1–2  0 2–2–0 (1–1–0)
December 6 2:00 PM Sacred Heart Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Gordon W 6–3  0 3–2–0 (2–1–0)
December 9 6:00 PM at Bentley Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Gordon W 4–3 OT 0 4–2–0 (3–1–0)
December 22 5:00 PM at #16 Quinnipiac* People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Radomsky L 1–6  0 4–3–0
December 23 5:05 PM at #16 Quinnipiac* People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Gordon L 0–3  0 4–4–0
January 17 1:00 PM at #20 American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts   Gordon L 0–1  0 4–5–0 (3–2–0)
January 21 6:00 PM vs. Army Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Gordon L 2–3  0 4–6–0 (3–3–0)
January 22 6:00 PM vs. Army Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Gordon L 1–4  0 4–7–0 (3–4–0)
January 26 5:05 PM at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts   Gordon L 2–5  0 4–8–0 (3–5–0)
January 29 5:00 PM vs. #19 American International Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Radomsky L 0–6  0 4–9–0 (3–6–0)
January 30 2:00 PM at #19 American International MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts   Gordon L 0–3  0 4–10–0 (3–7–0)
February 19 7:35 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   Radomsky L 1–2  0 4–11–0 (3–8–0)
February 20 4:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   Radomsky L 3–5  0 4–12–0 (3–9–0)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
Participation Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Alex Peterson F 12 4 5 9 23
Jake Pappalardo C 13 5 3 8 12
Ryan Leibold F 14 2 6 8 6
Logan Ferguson RW 15 3 4 7 8
Anthony Vincent F 14 3 2 5 29
Andrew Dumaresque C 16 2 2 4 10
Michael Kane F 13 2 1 3 6
Bobby Young C 15 2 1 3 2
Jack Robilotti D 16 2 1 3 20
Logan Milliken D 13 1 2 3 2
Connor Jean C 10 0 3 3 4
Jack Ricketts C 5 1 1 2 2
Frank Boie D 15 1 1 2 4
Matt Slick D 16 1 1 2 6
Grayson Constable F 14 0 2 2 6
Nick Hale D 15 0 2 2 4
Alec Cicero F 16 1 0 1 4
Jack MacNab RW 8 0 1 1 6
Mike Higgins D 13 0 1 1 4
Pete Kessel F 16 0 1 1 2
Bryce Dolan D 16 0 1 1 0
Jake Higgins D 5 0 0 0 0
Matt Radomsky G 6 0 0 0 0
Ryan Pineault D 7 0 0 0 0
Lucas Thorne C 7 0 0 0 0
Erik Gordon G 11 0 0 0 0
Bench - 16 0 0 0 8
Total 30 41 71 170

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Erik Gordon 11 648 4 7 0 29 281 0 .906 2.68
Matt Radomsky 6 312 0 5 0 21 141 0 .870 4.03
Empty Net - 4 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 16 966 4 12 0 52 422 0 .890 3.23

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com 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

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[5]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Matt Slick Atlantic Hockey Second Team [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Positive COVID-19 test at Holy Cross cancels rest of Crusaders' season; Sacred Heart gets bye into Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals". USCHO.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Crusaders Men's Ice Hockey — 2019–20 Roster". GoHolyCross.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "College of the Holy Cross 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.