2019–20 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Michigan Wolverines
men's ice hockey season
Michigan Wolverines logo.svg
ConferenceT–2nd Big Ten
Home iceYost Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO#17
USA Today#15
Record
Overall18–14–4
Conference11–10–3–2
Home7–7–2
Road7–6–2
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMel Pearson
Captain(s)William Lockwood
Alternate captain(s)Griffin Luce
Luke Martin
Jake Slaker
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team was the Wolverines' 98th season. They represent the University of Michigan in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mel Pearson, in his third year as head coach, and played their home games at Yost Ice Arena.

On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Previous season[]

During the 2018–19 ice hockey season, Michigan went 13–16–7, including 9–10–5 in Big Ten play. Michigan lost in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to Minnesota in two games.

Roster[]

As of October 28, 2019[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Missouri Luke Martin (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-09-20 St. Louis, Missouri USNTDP (USHL) CAR, 52nd overall 2017
4 California Cam York Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-01-05 Anaheim, California USNTDP (USHL) PHI, 14th overall 2019
5 New York (state) Griffin Luce (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1998-03-10 Williamsville, New York USNTDP (USHL) —
6 Michigan Jack Summers Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-05-18 Livonia, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) —
7 Michigan Nick Blankenburg Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-05-12 Washington, Michigan Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) —
8 Minnesota Jack Becker Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-24 Dellwood, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) BOS, 195th overall 2015
9 Ontario Eric Ciccolini Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-14 Vaughan, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) NYR, 205th overall 2019
10 Michigan Will Lockwood (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1998-06-20 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) VAN, 64th overall 2016
12 California Dakota Raabe Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-05-06 Capistrano Beach, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
13 California Jake Slaker (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-06-28 San Diego, California Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
15 Michigan Shane Switzer Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-11-13 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Boston University (HEA) —
16 Ontario Jacob Hayhurst Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-01-20 Mississauga, Ontario RPI (ECAC) —
17 New York (state) Johnny Beecher Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-04-05 Elmira, New York USNTDP (USHL) BOS, 30th overall 2019
18 Sweden Adam Winborg Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-03-31 Stockholm, Sweden Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
19 Michigan Jack Olmstead Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-02-06 Troy, Michigan Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL) —
20 Minnesota Keaton Pehrson Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-12-10 Lakeville, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
21 Florida Michael Pastujov Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-23 Bradenton, Florida USNTDP (USHL) —
23 Saskatchewan Jimmy Lambert Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-20 Saskatoon, Canada Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
25 Michigan Luke Morgan Junior (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-08-28 Brighton, Michigan Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
27 New York (state) Nolan Moyle Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-13 Briarcliff Manor, New York Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
28 Sweden Emil Öhrvall Sophomore (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-10 Växjö, Sweden Waterloo (USHL) —
30 Ontario Hayden Lavigne Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-07 Brampton, Ontario Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
31 Connecticut Strauss Mann Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-08-18 Greenwich, Connecticut Fargo Force (USHL) —
37 Michigan Jack Leavy Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-09-19 Birmingham, Michigan Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
51 Washington (state) Garrett Van Wyhe Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-04-30 Seattle, Washington Fargo Force (USHL) —
55 Michigan James Gingell Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-02-11 Dexter, Michigan Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
71 Michigan Nick Granowicz Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1998-03-28 Macomb, Michigan Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —
91 Florida Nick Pastujov Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-01-21 Bradenton, Florida USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 193rd overall 2016

Coaching staff[]

Name Position coached Seasons at
Michigan
Mel Pearson Head Coach 3rd
Bill Muckalt Associate Head Coach 3rd
Kris Mayotte Assistant Coach 1st
Matt Hunwick Volunteer Assistant Coach 1st
Steve Shields Program Assistant 3rd
Rick Bancroft Director of Hockey Operations 2nd
Joe Maher Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 7th
Reference:[3]

Standings[]

2019–20 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Penn State 24 12 8 4 1 41 79 70 34 20 10 4 121 88
#10 Ohio State 24 11 9 4 1 38 62 62 34 18 11 5 91 80
#17 Michigan 24 11 10 3 2 38 65 52 34 16 14 4 92 72
#18 Minnesota 24 9 8 7 4 38 66 62 34 14 13 7 95 94
Notre Dame 24 9 9 6 4 37 59 59 34 14 13 7 90 91
Michigan State 24 11 11 2 0 35 54 54 34 15 17 2 80 82
Wisconsin 24 7 15 2 2 25 63 89 34 14 18 2 110 124
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 4:00 PM Windsor* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Exhibition)   Mann W 8–2  4,855
Regular Season
October 11 7:30 PM #11 Clarkson* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann T 1–1  4,826 0–0–1
October 12 7:30 PM #11 Clarkson* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann L 1–3  5,080 0–1–1
October 18 7:30 PM Lake Superior State* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 4–0  5,405 1–1–1
October 19 7:30 PM Lake Superior State* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 4–3  5,404 2–1–1
October 25 7:30 PM #18 Western Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 4–0  5,800 3–1–1
October 26 7:05 PM at #18 Western Michigan* Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, MI   Mann L 1–4  3,985 3–2–1
November 1 7:00 PM at #13 Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Mann L 2–3  6,317 3–3–1 (0–1–0–0)
November 2 5:00 PM at #13 Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Mann L 1–2  7,517 3–4–1 (0–2–0–0)
November 8 6:30 PM Minnesota Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN Mann T 1–1 (2OT, L) 5,373 3–4–2 (0–2–1–0)
November 9 7:00 PM Minnesota Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN Mann L 1–3  5,800 3–5–2 (0–3–1–0)
November 14 6:30 PM Michigan State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) BTN Mann L 3–4  5,233 3–6–2 (0–4–1–0)
November 16 7:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry)   Mann L 0–3  6,552 3–7–2 (0–5–1–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH   Mann W 4–1  5,246 4–7–2
November 23 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, NH   Lavigne L 2–3 OT 6,038 4–8–2
November 30 7:00 PM at #19 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI FSW+ Mann L 2–3  9,894 4–9–2 (0–6–1–0)
December 1 4:00 PM at #19 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN Mann W 3–1  9,571 5–9–2 (1–6–1–0)
December 6 8:30 PM #6 Penn State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 Mann W 4–1  5,246 6–9–2 (2–6–1–0)
December 7 7:30 PM #6 Penn State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann L 1–3  5,444 6–10–2 (2–7–1–0)
Great Lakes Invitational
December 30 4:00 PM vs. Ferris State* Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (GLI Semifinal)   Mann W 4–1  16,139 7–10–2
December 31 2:30 PM vs. Michigan Tech* Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (GLI) FSD Mann L 2–4    7–11–2
Regular Season
January 10 7:00 PM at #14 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) NBCSN Mann W 3–0  4,896 8–11–2 (3–7–1–0)
January 11 6:00 PM at #14 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)   Mann W 3–1  4,971 9–11–2 (4–7–1–0)
January 17 7:00 PM at #6 Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA   Mann W 6–0  6,294 10–11–2 (5–7–1–0)
January 18 6:00 PM at #6 Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA   Mann T 4–4 (2OT, W) 6,278 10–11–3 (5–7–2–1)
January 25 7:30 PM U.S. NTDP U-18 Team* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Exhibition)   Mann L 1–4  5,800 –
January 31 7:30 PM #11 Ohio State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 3–2  5,800 11–11–3 (6–7–2–1)
February 1 7:30 PM #11 Ohio State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann L 1–4  5,800 11–12–3 (6–8–2–1)
February 7 6:00 PM Wisconsin Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN Mann W 8–4  5,800 12–12–3 (7–8–2–1)
February 8 7:30 PM Wisconsin Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 5–3  5,800 13–12–3 (8–8–2–1)
February 14 6:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) BTN Mann W 5–1  6,796 14–12–3 (9–8–2–1)
February 17 7:00 PM vs. Michigan State Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, MI (Duel in the D) FSD Mann W 4–1  8,455 15–12–3 (10–8–2–1)
February 21 6:00 PM Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) BTN Mann L 1–2  5,800 15–13–3 (10–9–2–1)
February 22 4:00 PM Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry) BTN Mann L 0–3  5,800 15–14–3 (10–10–2–1)
February 28 7:30 PM at #18 Minnesota Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN Mann T 2–2 (SO, W) 8,149 15–14–4 (10–10–3–1)
February 29 5:00 PM at #18 Minnesota Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN FSN, FSD+ Mann W 2–1  9,613 16–14–4 (11–10–3–1)
Big Ten Tournament
March 6 7:00 PM Michigan State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 3–0  3,238 17–14–4
March 7 7:00 PM Michigan State Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Mann W 3–0  4,226 18–14–4
March 14 5:30 PM at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics[]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Jake Slaker C 33 14 17 31 14
Will Lockwood RW 33 9 14 23 18
Nick Pastujov LW 36 9 9 18 24
Johnny Beecher C/LW 31 9 7 16 31
Cam York D 30 5 11 16 10
Nick Blankenburg F/D 35 4 12 16 14
Jacob Hayhurst C 36 8 7 15 2
Jimmy Lambert RW/C 32 2 11 13 6
Jack Becker C 32 8 4 12 23
Luke Morgan LW 36 4 8 12 10
Nick Granowicz F 21 7 4 11 6
Eric Ciccolini RW 26 1 10 11 6
Jack Summers D 36 4 6 10 16
Garrett Van Wyhe F 36 3 7 10 35
Michael Pastujov LW 29 3 6 9 12
Dakota Raabe F 32 1 8 9 10
Luke Martin D 36 1 8 9 18
Keaton Pehrson D 35 1 7 8 0
Nolan Moyle RW 33 3 4 7 8
Emil Öhrwall LW 15 2 2 4 2
Griffin Luce D 35 0 4 4 25
Strauss Mann G 35 0 2 2 0
Shane Switzer D 2 0 1 1 0
Hayden Lavigne G 2 0 0 0 0
Jack Olmstead F 2 0 0 0 0
Adam Winborg C 4 0 0 0 2
Jake Gingell D 8 0 0 0 2
Bench — — — — — 10
Total[5] 98 169 267 304

Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Strauss Mann 35 2071 18 13 4 64 987 6 .939 1.85
Hayden Lavigne 2 87 0 1 0 3 38 0 .921 2.06
Empty Net — 21 — — — 5 — — — —
Total 36 2180 18 14 4 72 1022 6 .934 1.98

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[6] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 17
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 15
Round Pick Player NHL Team
1 29 Brendan Brisson† Vegas Golden Knights
2 38 Thomas Bordeleau† San Jose Sharks
3 91 † Vegas Golden Knights
4 120 † New Jersey Devils
5 144 † Vancouver Canucks

† incoming freshman

[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting". Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan Hockey Roster". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Ice Hockey Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Michigan 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 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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