2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

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2019–20 UMass Minutemen
men's ice hockey season
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
Conference2nd Hockey East
Home iceMullins Center
Rankings
USCHO.com9
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		9
Record
Overall21–11–2
Conference14–8–2
Home12–4–1
Road9–7–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachGreg Carvel
Assistant CoachesBen Barr
Jared DeMichiel
Captain(s)Niko Hildenbrand
Mitchell Chaffee
UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program, the 30th season competing at the Division I level, and the 26th season in the Hockey East conference. The Minutemen represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst and were coached by Greg Carvel, in his 4th 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 September 7, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New Jersey Marc Del Gaizo Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-10-11 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) NSH, 109th overall 2019
3 Missouri Ty Farmer Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-01-06 O'Fallon, Missouri Fargo Force (USHL) —
4 Michigan Matthew Kessel Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-06-23 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
6 Massachusetts Kolby Vegara Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1997-07-15 Malden, Massachusetts Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) —
7 Michigan Calen Kiefiuk Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-02-28 Macomb, Michigan Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —
8 New York (state) Bobby Trivigno Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 152 lb (69 kg) 1999-01-19 Setauket, New York Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
9 Massachusetts John Leonard Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-08-07 Amherst, Massachusetts Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) SJS, 182nd overall 2018
10 Nebraska Jack Suter Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1995-04-19 Omaha, Nebraska Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
11 Michigan Bobby Kaiser Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1997-05-09 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
12 New Jersey Anthony Del Gaizo Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-01-31 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
13 Michigan Reed Lebster Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-03-04 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
14 Michigan Jeremy Davidson Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-28 Kalamazoo, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL) —
15 Ontario Marco Bozzo Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-11-22 Woodbridge, Ontario Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL) —
17 Ontario Philip Lagunov Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-11-22 Hamilton, Ontario Burlington Cougars (OJHL) —
18 Ontario Jake Gaudet Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-06-18 Ottawa, Ontario Kemptville 73's (CCHL) —
19 California Niko Hildenbrand (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1995-08-18 Vacaville, California Fargo Force (USHL) —
20 Ontario Oliver Chau Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-08-21 Oakville, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
21 Michigan Mitchell Chaffee (C) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1998-01-26 Rockford, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL) —
22 Ontario Peyton Reeves Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-22 Toronto, Ontario Oakville Blades (OJHL) —
23 Ontario Gianfranco Cassaro Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-30 Nobleton, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
24 Virginia Zac Jones Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2000-10-18 Glen Allen, Virginia Tri-City Storm (USHL) NYR, 68th overall 2019
26 New Jersey Colin Felix Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-01-07 Ocean City, New Jersey Madison Capitols (USHL) —
27 Illinois Jake McLaughlin Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-03-26 Hinsdale, Illinois Fargo Force (USHL) —
28 Ontario Eric Faith Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-18 Carp, Ontario Brockville Braves (CCHL) —
29 Florida George Mika Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-10-19 Naples, Florida Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
31 Alberta Matt Murray Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1998-02-02 St. Albert, Alberta Fargo Force (USHL) —
32 New York (state) Alex Camarre Freshman G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-11-04 North Tonawanda, New York Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
35 Finland Filip Lindberg Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1999-01-31 Espoo, Finland TUTO Hockey U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) MIN, 197th overall 2019

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 11 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer* #4 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Lindberg W 5–3  3,628 1–0–0
October 15 7:05 PM at #15 Northeastern #4 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Murray L 1–3  2,707 1–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 18 7:00 PM vs. Union* #4 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Murray W 6–1  4,447 2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 19 7:00 PM vs. Union* #4 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Lindberg W 5–0  5,659 3–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 25 7:00 PM vs. American International* #3 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 4–1  4,873 4–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 1 7:00 PM at #10 Northeastern #3 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Lindberg W 6–3  3,063 5–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 2 8:00 PM vs. #10 Northeastern #3 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray W 4–2  4,573 6–1–0 (2–1–0)
November 10 1:00 PM at New Hampshire #2 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN Lindberg L 1–3  4,707 6–2–0 (2–2–0)
November 15 7:35 PM at Boston University #5 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Lindberg L 3–4  3,504 6–3–0 (2–3–0)
November 16 8:00 PM vs. Boston University #5 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Lindberg W 4–1  5,583 7–3–0 (3–3–0)
November 22 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack #7 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Lindberg T 2–2 OT 2,904 7–3–1 (3–3–1)
November 23 7:05 PM at Merrimack #7 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Murray W 3–2  2,412 8–3–1 (4–3–1)
November 29 7:05 PM at Quinnipiac* #10 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Murray W 3–0  2,992 9–3–1 (4–3��1)
November 30 7:00 AM vs. Quinnipiac* #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Lindberg L 1–2  2,857 9–4–1 (4–3–1)
December 6 7:05 PM vs. Maine* #11 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 5–1  4,507 10–4–1 (5–3–1)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. Maine #11 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray W 4–1  3,545 11–4–1 (6–3–1)
December 10 7:00 PM at Brown* #9 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Lindberg W 4–0  410 12–4–1 (6–3–1)
December 29 5:00 PM at Rensselaer* #9 Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Murray W 5–3  2,332 13–4–1 (6–3–1)
January 3 9:07 PM at #7 Denver* #9 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado NESN+ Lindberg L 2–4  6,017 13–5–1 (6–3–1)
January 4 9:07 PM at #7 Denver* #9 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Murray L 3–4  5,986 13–6–1 (6–3–1)
January 10 7:00 PM at #4 Boston College #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Lindberg W 3–1  6,705 14–6–1 (7–3–1)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. #4 Boston College #10 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray L 3–6  5,153 14–7–1 (7–4–1)
January 17 7:05 PM at Vermont #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Murray W 4–0  3,044 15–7–1 (8–4–1)
January 18 7:05 PM at Vermont #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Lindberg W 3–1  3,015 16–7–1 (9–4–1)
January 24 7:30 PM at New Hampshire #7 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray L 0–1  4,873 16–8–1 (9–5–1)
January 25 6:00 PM at New Hampshire #7 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN+ Lindberg T 1–1 OT 4,873 16–8–2 (9–5–2)
January 31 7:00 PM vs. #5 Boston College #7 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray L 0–3  7,336 16–9–2 (9–6–2)
February 7 7:00 PM vs. #10 Providence #8 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Lindberg W 3–1  4,202 17–9–2 (10–6–2)
February 8 :00 PM at #10 Providence #8 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Murray W 5–1  3,030 18–9–2 (11–6–2)
February 21 7:15 PM at #14 Massachusetts–Lowell #8 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Murray L 2–3  6,474 18–10–2 (11–7–2)
February 22 7:00 PM vs. #14 Massachusetts–Lowell #8 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray W 5–3  5,802 19–10–2 (12–7–2)
February 28 7:08 PM at Connecticut #8 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Lindberg L 2–3  6,666 19–11–2 (12–8–2)
February 29 8:00 PM at Connecticut #8 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Murray W 4–3  5,165 20–11–2 (13–8–2)
March 5 7:00 PM vs. Vermont #9 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Murray W 1–0  3,046 21–11–2 (14–8–2)
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
John Leonard LW 33 27 10 37 8
Mitchell Chaffee RW 30 16 13 29 16
Zac Jones D 32 3 20 23 24
Bobby Trivigno F 34 9 11 20 20
Jack Suter F 33 4 16 20 10
Oliver Chau C 32 5 14 19 6
Marc Del Gaizo D 22 4 11 15 14
Reed Lebster F 34 9 5 14 8
Jake McLaughlin D 34 3 11 14 27
Colin Felix D 34 1 12 13 45
Matthew Kessel D 34 7 4 11 48
Niko Hildenbrand F 31 5 6 11 12
Ty Farmer D 34 2 9 11 24
Cal Kiefiuk F 30 6 3 9 10
Anthony Del Gaizo F 31 2 6 8 29
Jake Gaudet C 19 1 4 5 14
Philip Lagunov C 27 1 4 5 10
Jeremy Davidson F 22 1 2 3 6
Gianfranco Cassaro D 30 1 2 3 12
Matt Murray G 20 0 3 3 0
Peyton Reeves LW 23 0 3 3 6
George Mika F 19 0 1 1 4
Kolby Vegara D 5 0 0 0 0
Bobby Kaiser C 6 0 0 0 2
Eric Faith RW 17 0 0 0 6
Filip Lindberg LW 18 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 107 170 277 371

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Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Matt Murray 20 1094 13 6 0 34 385 3 .919 1.86
Filip Lindberg 18 944 8 5 2 30 379 2 .927 1.91
Empty Net - 11 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 34 2050 21 11 2 67 764 5 .919 1.96

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 4 4 4 3 3 2 5 7 10 11 9 9 9 10 10 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
USA Today 3 5 4 5 3 2 5 7 10 13 9 9 9 10 10 7 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9

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Players drafted into the NHL[]

2020 NHL Entry Draft[]

Round Pick Player NHL Team
5 150 St. Louis Blues
6 159 † Carolina Panthers
6 184 † Vegas Golden Knights

† 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. ^ "2018–19 Roster". UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts Minutemen (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "UMass (Amherst) 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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