2019–20 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and the 15th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bobcats represented the Quinnipiac University and played their home games at the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena in the People's United Center, and were coached by Rand Pecknold, in his 26th season.
| 2019–20 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 3rd ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | People's United Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 14 |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | 14 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–11–2 |
| Conference | 14–6–2 |
| Home | 13–3–0 |
| Road | 7–8–2 |
| Neutral | 1–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Rand Pecknold |
| Assistant coaches | Bill Riga Joe Dumais Justin Eddy |
| Captain(s) | Nick Jermain |
| Alternate captain(s) | Alex Whelan Odeen Tufto |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Roster
As of July 17, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Kārlis Čukste | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1997-06-17 | Riga, Latvia | Chicago Steel (USHL) | SJS, 130th overall 2015 |
| 3 |  |
Peter DiLiberatore | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-03-31 | Bedford, Nova Scotia | Salisbury School (USHS–CT) | VGK, 180th overall 2018 |
| 4 |  |
Michael Lombardi | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-08-20 | Barrington, Rhode Island | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
C. J. McGee | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-12 | Pearl River, New York | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
P. J. Fletcher | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 2001-07-12 | Dana Point, California | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — |
| 7 |  |
Marcus Chorney | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-09-16 | Hastings, Minnesota | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — |
| 8 |  |
Alex Whelan (A) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1997-07-20 | Ramsey, New Jersey | New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Ethan de Jong | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-07-12 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Wyatt Bongiovanni | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-07-24 | Birmingham, Michigan | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 12 |  |
Daniel Winslow | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-09-26 | Fairfield, Connecticut | New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) | — |
| 13 |  |
Jeremy Smith | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1998-07-16 | Toronto, Ontario | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Ethan Leyh | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2001-06-07 | Anmore, British Columbia | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Jayden Lee | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2001-01-10 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |  |
William Fällström | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-02-03 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Cam Boudreau | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-11-27 | Salem, New Hampshire | Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 18 | |
Nick Jermain (C) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1996-06-07 | Norwalk, Connecticut | Merritt Centennials (BCHL) | — |
| 19 |  |
T. J. Friedmann | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-02-27 | St. Louis, Missouri | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Matt Fawcett | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) | 1999-04-22 | Lincoln, Rhode Island | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |  |
Skyler Brind'Amour | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-07-27 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | EDM, 177th overall 2017 |
| 23 |  |
Zach Metsa | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-10-19 | Delafield, Wisconsin | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 24 |  |
Logan Britt | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-10 | Crystal Lake, Illinois | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 26 |  |
Guus van Nes | Freshman (RS) | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-02-14 | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands | Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 27 | |
Desi Burgart | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-09-28 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Joe O'Connor | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1996-03-16 | Hamden, Connecticut | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Odeen Tufto (A) | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-01-09 | Chaska, Minnesota | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 31 |  |
Keith Petruzzelli | Junior | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-02-09 | Wilbraham, Massachusetts | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | DET, 88th overall 2017 |
| 33 | |
Josh Mayanja | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-08-16 | Framingham, Massachusetts | South Shore Kings (USPHL) | — |
| 35 | |
Evan Fear | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-07-05 | Winnetka, Illinois | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Cornell † | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 81 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 45 | |
| #7 Clarkson | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 63 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 96 | 63 | |
| #14 Quinnipiac | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 64 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 78 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 95 | 87 | |
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 82 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 116 | 87 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 93 | 106 | |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 64 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 77 | 97 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 87 | |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 52 | 84 | |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 71 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 67 | 112 | |
| Princeton | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 71 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 66 | 100 | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 81 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 64 | 130 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 4:05 PM | vs. Brock* | #8 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Exhibition) | Fear | T 4–4 OT | 1,234 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:17 PM | vs. American International* | #9 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 3–2 OT | 2,823 | 1–0–0 | |||
| October 12 | 7:00 PM | at American International* | #9 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Petruzzelli | W 3–2 | 1,376 | 2–0–0 | |||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | #8 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | L 2–4 | 3,108 | 2–1–0 | |||
| October 19 | 7:05 PM | vs. Maine* | #8 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 4–3 | 3,119 | 3–1–0 | |||
| October 27 | 2:05 PM | vs. Vermont* | #9 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 4–0 | 2,725 | 4–1–0 | |||
| November 1 | 9:05 PM | at Arizona State* | #9 | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Fear | L 3–5 | 901 | 4–2–0 | |||
| November 2 | 9:05 PM | at Arizona State* | #9 | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Petruzzelli | L 1–4 | 915 | 4–3–0 | |||
| November 8 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth | #15 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Petruzzelli | T 2–2 | 1,589 | 4–3–1 (0–0–1) | |||
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Harvard | #15 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Petruzzelli | L 2–7 | 1,887 | 4–4–1 (0–1–1) | ||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Union | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 2–1 | 2,934 | 5–4–1 (1–1–1) | ||||
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 3–1 | 3,090 | 6–4–1 (2–1–1) | ||||
| November 22 | 7:02 PM | at #2 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Petruzzelli | L 1–2 | 3,876 | 6–5–1 (2–2–1) | ||||
| November 23 | 7:30 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Petruzzelli | L 1–3 | 769 | 6–6–1 (2–3–1) | ||||
| November 29 | 7:35 PM | vs. Massachusetts* | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | L 0–3 | 2,992 | 6–7–1 (2–3–1) | ||||
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Petruzzelli | W 2–1 | 2,857 | 7–7–1 (2–3–1) | |||
| December 28 | 7:03 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Petruzzelli | W 3–1 | 2,195 | 8–7–1 (3–3–1) | ||||
| December 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. Princeton | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 4–3 | 2,885 | 9–7–1 (4–3–1) | ||||
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Harvard | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 6–1 | 2,840 | 10–7–1 (5–3–1) | ||||
| January 4 | 7:05 PM | vs. Dartmouth | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 5–1 | 2,757 | 11–7–1 (6–3–1) | ||||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Roos House • Canton, New York | Petruzzelli | W 3–2 | 353 | 12–7–1 (7–3–1) | ||||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Petruzzelli | L 2–5 | 2,342 | 12–8–1 (7–4–1) | ||||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | #20 | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Petruzzelli | W 4–3 | 869 | 13–8–1 (7–4–1) | |||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 25 | 4:00 PM | vs. Connecticut* | #17 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Petruzzelli | W 3–2 | 5,724 | 14–8–1 (7–4–1) | ||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | Sacred Heart* | #17 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship) | SNY | Petruzzelli | L 1–4 | 5,724 | 14–9–1 (7–4–1) | ||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. #1 Cornell | #18 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 5–0 | 3,488 | 15–9–1 (8–4–1) | |||
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | #18 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 2–1 | 2,893 | 16–9–1 (9–4–1) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | #16 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 3–2 OT | 3,268 | 17–9–1 (10–4–1) | |||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | #16 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Petruzzelli | T 2–2 OT | 642 | 17–9–2 (10–4–2) | |||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Clarkson | #15 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | L 2–3 | 2,890 | 17–10–2 (10–5–2) | |||
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | #15 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 6–1 | 2,978 | 18–10–2 (11–5–2) | |||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | #16 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Petruzzelli | L 0–4 | 3,008 | 18–11–2 (11–6–2) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #16 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Petruzzelli | W 3–2 OT | 1,790 | 19–11–2 (12–6–2) | |||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | #17 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Petruzzelli | W 2–1 | 3,243 | 20–11–2 (13–6–2) | |||
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | #17 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut (Heroes Hat) | Petruzzelli | W 5–0 | 3,625 | 21–11–2 (14–6–2) | |||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odeen Tufto | C | 34 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 10 |
| Wyatt Bongiovanni | C | 34 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 36 |
| Alex Whelan | RW | 29 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 |
| Nick Jermain | F | 34 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 |
| Peter DiLiberatore | D | 34 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 39 |
| Ethan de Jong | RW | 34 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 |
| Kārlis Čukste | D | 34 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| William Fällström | C/LW | 33 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 29 |
| Skyler Brind'Amour | C | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Ethan Leyh | F | 34 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| P. J. Fletcher | F | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Michael Lombardi | F | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Joe O'Connor | D | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| Guus van Nes | LW/RW | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Desi Burgart | F | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Jayden Lee | D | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Logan Britt | D | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| T. J. Friedmann | F | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| C. J. McGee | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Josh Mayanja | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Evan Fear | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Winslow | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marcus Chorney | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Fawcett | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Petruzzelli | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | 94 | 163 | 257 | 273 |
Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Mayanja | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Keith Petruzzelli | 34 | 1968 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 761 | 3 | .920 | 2.01 |
| Evan Fear | 4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .774 | 6.56 |
| Empty Net | - | 20 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 1054 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 78 | 868 | 3 | .910 | 2.28 |
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 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| USA Today | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 14 | NR | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Players drafted into the NHL
References
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- "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Quinnipiac Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- "Quinnipiac Bobcats (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "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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