2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
Boston University Terriers wordmark.svg
Conference6th Hockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall13–13–8
Conference10–9–5
Home8–6–3
Road5–6–3
Neutral0–1–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachAlbie O'Connell
Assistant CoachesPaul Pearl
Len Quesnelle
Brian Eklund
Captain(s)Patrick Curry
Alternate captain(s)Patrick Harper
Cam Crotty
Logan Cockerill
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019-20 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 92nd season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers represented Boston University and were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his 2nd 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 December 7, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Nico Lynch Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-05-09 Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable High School (USHS–MA) —
2 New York (state) Case McCarthy Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-01-09 Clarence Center, New York USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 118th overall 2019
3 Massachusetts Ty Amonte Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-11 Norwell, Massachusetts Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
4 New York (state) David Farrance Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-23 Victor, New York USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 92nd overall 2017
5 Ontario Cam Crotty (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-05 Greely, Ontario Brockville Braves (CCHL) ARI, 82nd overall 2017
7 Illinois Alex Vlasic Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2001-06-05 Wilmette, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 43rd overall 2019
9 Michigan Logan Cockerill (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-03 Brighton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 201st overall 2017
10 Quebec Gabriel Chabot Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-12-15 Quebec City, Quebec Rochester Jr. Americans (USPHL) —
11 Illinois Patrick Curry (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-01-09 Schaumburg, Illinois Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
12 Rhode Island Jamie Armstrong Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-08-07 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC) —
13 New York (state) Trevor Zegras Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-20 Bedford, New York USNTDP (USHL) ANA, 9th overall 2019
14 Wisconsin Sean Driscoll Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-02 Mequon, Wisconsin Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
15 Alberta Markus Boguslavsky Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-15 Calgary, Alberta Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) —
16 New York (state) Robert Mastrosimone Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-24 East Islip, New York Chicago Steel (USHL) DET, 54th overall 2019
17 Massachusetts Jake Wise Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-28 Reading, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 69th overall 2018
18 New York (state) Alex Brink Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-06-12 Hamilton, New York Brown Bears (ECAC) —
19 New Jersey Jack DeBoer Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-08-17 Madison, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) —
20 Massachusetts Matthew Quercia Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-02-24 Andover, Massachusetts Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
21 Connecticut Patrick Harper (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-07-29 New Canaan, Connecticut Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) NSH, 138th overall 2016
22 Massachusetts Jake Witkowski Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1996-08-28 Melrose, Massachusetts Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
23 New York (state) Domenick Fensore Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 2001-09-07 Thornwood, New York USNTDP (USHL) CAR, 90th overall 2019
25 Quebec Sam Stevens Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-04-27 Montreal, Quebec Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
26 Finland Kasper Kotkansalo Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-11-16 Espoo, Finland Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) DET, 71st overall 2017
27 Massachusetts John Copeland Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-03 Wellesley, Massachusetts Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) —
28 Nova Scotia Ethan Phillips Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2001-05-07 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) DET, 97th overall 2019
29 Illinois Vinnie Purpura Sophomore G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-29 Lemont, Illinois Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
30 Alberta Ashton Abel Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-10-22 Fort McMurray, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
31 Connecticut Sam Tucker Graduate G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-04-16 Wilton, Connecticut Yale Bulldogs (ECAC) —
32 Sweden Wilmer Skoog Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-07-17 Tyresö, Sweden Maryland (NAHL) —
33 Sweden Hugo Blixt Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-02 Linköping, Sweden Tri-City Storm (USHL) —

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 dagger 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
dagger indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 4:00 PM at Union* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York   Tucker W 7–3  2,088 1–0–0
October 18 8:35 PM at Northern Michigan* #20 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Tucker T 4–4 OT 3,277 1–0–1
October 19 8:05 PM at Northern Michigan* #20 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Purpura L 3–4  3,083 1–1–1
October 25 7:05 PM at Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Tucker T 3–3 OT 4,592 1–1–2 (0–0–1)
October 26 7:05 PM vs. New Hampshire Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 3–0  2,777 2–1–2 (1–0–1)
November 1 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Tucker L 2–4  3,447 2–2–2 (1–1–1)
November 2 6:00 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Tucker T 2–2 OT 4,037 2–2–3 (1–1–2)
November 8 7:37 PM at #11 Providence Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker T 3–3 OT 2,873 2–2–4 (1–1–3)
November 9 7:00 PM at #11 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Purpura L 5–6  2,741 2–3–4 (1–2–3)
November 15 7:35 PM at #5 Massachusetts Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 4–3  3,504 3–3–4 (2–2–3)
November 16 8:00 PM at #5 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Tucker L 1–4  5,583 3–4–4 (2–3–3)
November 22 7:00 PM vs. Vermont Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 3–0  2,331 4–4–4 (3–3–3)
November 23 7:00 PM vs. Vermont Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Tucker T 3–3 OT 3,168 4–4–5 (3–3–4)
November 26 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker L 0–4  1,826 4–5–5 (3–3–4)
November 30 8:15 AM vs. #2 Cornell* Madison Square Garden • New York, New York   Tucker L 0–2  15,142 4–6–5 (3–3–4)
December 3 7:05 PM vs. #12 Harvard* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 5–2  2,922 5–6–5 (3–3–4)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. #8 Northeastern Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 6–3  3,681 6–6–5 (4–3–4)
December 29 5:00 PM vs. Concordia* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)   Abel W 3–0  1,310
January 3 7:00 PM at US National Junior Team* USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)   Tucker T 3–3 SOW 1,679
January 8 7:00 PM vs. Brown* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 3–2 OT 2,230 7–6–5 (4–3–4)
January 11 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Abel L 4–5  2,511 7–7–5 (4–3–4)
January 17 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Abel W 3–2  2,503 8–7–5 (5–3–4)
January 18 7:00 PM at #5 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Tucker L 3–4  7,884 8–8–5 (5–4–4)
January 24 7:30 PM at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Abel W 5–0  3,815 9–8–5 (6–4–4)
January 25 6:05 PM at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Abel T 2–2  6,234 9–8–6 (6–4–5)
January 31 7:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Abel W 4–2  3,305 10–8–6 (7–4–5)
Beanpot
February 3 8:00 PM vs. #4 Boston College TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Abel T 4–4 2OTW 13,141 10–8–7 (7–4–5)
February 7 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Abel L 1–5  3,499 10–9–7 (7–5–5)
February 10 7:30 PM at #12 Northeastern TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship) NESN Tucker T 4–4 2OTL 17,850 10–9–8 (7–5–5)
February 14 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN+ Tucker W 4–1  4,969 11–9–8 (8–5–5)
February 15 7:00 PM vs. New Hampshire Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker W 3–1  3,814 12–9–8 (9–5–5)
February 21 7:00 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Tucker L 3–4 OT 5,653 12–10–8 (9–6–5)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. Connecticut Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Abel L 1–6  3,808 12–11–8 (9–7–5)
February 29 7:05 PM vs. #4 Boston College Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Tucker L 1–4  5,772 12–12–8 (9–8–5)
March 6 7:00 PM at #16 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Tucker W 3–0  2,712 13–12–8 (10–8–5)
March 7 4:00 PM vs. #16 Northeastern Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Tucker L 1–2  3,942 13–13–8 (10–9–5)
Hockey East Tournament
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
David Farrance D 34 14 29 43 20
Patrick Harper C 32 14 23 37 6
Trevor Zegras C/LW/RW 33 11 25 36 43
Patrick Curry F 34 19 13 32 28
Robert Mastrosimone C/LW 34 7 10 17 10
Domenick Fensore D 34 3 13 16 24
Matthew Quercia F 29 6 7 13 14
Jake Wise C 33 2 11 13 12
Case McCarthy D 32 2 10 12 10
Ethan Phillips RW 31 2 8 10 8
Cam Crotty D 30 4 5 9 26
Kasper Kotkansalo D 34 0 8 8 23
Wilmer Skoog C 17 5 2 7 20
Gabriel Chabot F 33 5 2 7 17
Sam Stevens F 20 3 3 6 14
Logan Cockerill LW/RW 18 2 3 5 12
Jack DeBoer D 20 3 1 4 8
Jamie Armstrong LW 23 1 3 4 25
Alex Vlasic D 34 0 4 4 10
Alex Brink F 34 0 3 3 29
Jake Witkowski F 11 0 2 2 2
Markus Boguslavsky RW 19 0 1 1 4
Sam Tucker G 26 0 1 1 0
Nico Lynch G 1 0 0 0 0
John Copeland F/D 1 0 0 0 0
Vinnie Purpura G 2 0 0 0 0
Ashton Abel G 9 0 0 0 0
Hugo Blixt D 10 0 0 0 0
Sean Driscoll D 15 0 0 0 6
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 103 187 290 379

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Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Sam Tucker 26 1484 10 8 6 62 661 3 .914 2.51
Ashton Abel 9 494 3 3 2 26 213 1 .891 3.15
Vinnie Purpura 2 73 0 2 0 6 37 0 .860 4.90
Nico Lynch 1 7 0 0 0 1 4 0 .800 8.33
Empty Net - 23 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 34 2082 13 13 8 98 915 4 .903 2.82

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 20 20 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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Players drafted into the NHL[]

2020 NHL Entry Draft[]

Round Pick Player NHL Team
2 46 † Chicago Blackhawks
2 47 † Montreal Canadiens
3 86 † St. Louis Blues
5 130 † New Jersey Devils

† incoming freshman

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References[]

  1. ^ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. ^ smeyers@ncaa.org (2020-03-12). "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  3. ^ "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Boston University Terriers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Boston Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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