2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green
men's ice hockey season
Dartmouth College Big Green logo.svg
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceThompson Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachReid Cashman
Assistant Coaches
Stavros Paskaris
Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season would have been the 115th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represent Dartmouth College.

Season[]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Dartmouth and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Dartmouth's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Dartmouth's players would lose a season of play.[3] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Dartmouth for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Ryan Blankemeier Forward  United States Graduation
Adrian Clark Goaltender  Canada Graduation
Ben DiMaio Defenseman  United States Graduation
Will Graber Forward/Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears)
Clay Han Defenseman  United States Graduation
Drew O'Connor Forward  United States Signed Professional Contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Dean Shatzer Goaltender  United States Graduation
Cam Strong Forward  United States Graduation
Daniel Warpecha Forward  United States Graduation

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tyler Borsch† Defenseman  United States 20 Maple Grove, MN
Troy Burkhart Goaltender  United States 19 Tampa, FL
Luke House† Forward  United States 20 Chicago, IL
Ryan Lovett Forward  United States 20 Franklin, MA
Joey Musa Goaltender  United States 19 Orange Park, FL
Ryan Sorkin† Forward  United States 19 Chicago, IL
Clay Stevenson Goaltender  Canada 21 Chilliwack, BC
Nick Unruh Forward  Canada 20 Fort McMurray, AB
Josh Waters† Forward  United States 20 Collegeville, PA

† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

Roster[]

As of September 11, 2020.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Massachusetts Harrison Markell Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-12 Andover, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
3 Illinois Joey Matthews Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-06-24 Columbia, Illinois Sioux City (NAHL) —
4 Minnesota Tyler Borsch Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-27 Maple Grove, Minnesota Jersey (NCDC) —
5 Indiana Brock Paul Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-10 Carmel, Indiana Waterloo (USHL) —
6 Pennsylvania Tanner Palocsik Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-26 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Jersey (NCDC) —
7 Nova Scotia Jack Cameron Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-18 Halifax, Nova Scotia Coquitlam (BCHL) —
8 Florida Joey Musa Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-06-11 Orange Park, Florida Langley (BCHL) —
9 New York (state) Collin Rutherford Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-12-29 Tonawanda, New York Des Moines (USHL) —
10 Illinois Ryan Sorkin Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-06-13 Chicago, Illinois New Jersey (NCDC) —
11 Massachusetts Mark Gallant Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-01 Concord, Massachusetts Langley (BCHL) —
12 Alberta Nick Unruh Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-03 Fort McMurray, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
14 Ontario Matt Baker Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-02-21 Barrie, Ontario Wenatchee (BCHL) —
16 Manitoba Tyler Campbell Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-10-01 Winnipeg, Manitoba Brooks (AJHL) —
17 Massachusetts Quin Foreman Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-05-25 Needham, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL) —
18 Pennsylvania Josh Waters Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-23 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Jersey (NCDC) —
19 Illinois Luke House Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-08 Chicago, Illinois New Jersey (NCDC) —
20 New York (state) Erik Urbank Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-28 Orchard Park, New York Chicago (USHL) —
21 Connecticut Christian LeSueur Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-07 Greenwich, Connecticut Brunswick (USHS–CT) —
22 Massachusetts Sam Hesler Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-06-06 Boxborough, Massachusetts Wenatchee (BCHL) —
24 New Jersey Brendan Less Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-24 Kinnelon, New Jersey Jersey (USPHL) —
26 Illinois Jeff Losurdo Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-09 Elmhurst, Illinois Jersey (NCDC) —
27 Ohio Brendan Demler (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-08-18 Lebanon, Ohio Des Moines (USHL) —
28 Massachusetts Ryan Lovett Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-06 Franklin, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
29 Massachusetts Sean Keohan Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-09 Milton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
30 Florida Troy Burkhart Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-03-20 Tampa, Florida Plant (USHS–FL) —
31 New Hampshire Justin Ferguson Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-08-06 Hudson, New Hampshire Islanders (NCDC) —
35 British Columbia Clay Stevenson Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-03 Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) —

Standings[]

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac † 18 10 4 4 1 1 3 37 .685 54 34 29 17 8 4 100 59
#20 Clarkson 14 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 .595 29 25 22 11 7 4 62 52
St. Lawrence * 14 4 8 2 1 1 1 15 .357 30 37 17 6 8 3 40 45
Colgate 18 5 9 4 1 0 1 16 .352 34 51 22 6 11 5 48 66
Brown 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Cornell 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Dartmouth 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Harvard 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Princeton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rensselaer 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Union 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Yale 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Championship: March 20, 2021
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[]

Season Cancelled

Players drafted into the NHL[]

2021 NHL Entry Draft[]

Round Pick Player NHL Team
7 211 † Tampa Bay Lightning

† incoming freshman [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020–21 M Hockey Roster". DartmouthSports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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