2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Yellow Jackets represented American International College and were coached by Eric Lang, in his 4th season.

2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season
Atlantic Hockey, Champion
Conference1st Atlantic Hockey
Home iceMassMutual Center
Rankings
USCHO.com20
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall21–12–1
Conference21–6–1–0
Home11–4–1
Road10–8–0
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachEric Lang
Assistant CoachesStephen Wiedler
Cory Schneider
Patrick Tabb
Captain(s)Hugo Reinhardt
Joel Kocur
American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey seasons
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On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2]

Roster

As of September 12, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Jarrett Fiske Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-28 Erie, Pennsylvania Kemptville 73's (CCHL)
2 Nicolas Luka Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-08-18 Bartlett, Illinois Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)
3 Patrik Demel Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-11-28 Ostrava, Czech Republic Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
4 Brett Callahan Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-16 Westmont, Illinois New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC)
5 Calvon Boots Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-11 Fairbanks, Alaska Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
6 Jeff Baum Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-06-17 Colleyville, Texas Providence Friars (HEA)
7 Oskar Strömberg Junior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996-11-26 Sollentuna, Sweden New Jersey Titans (NAHL)
8 Brennan Kapcheck Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-11-17 Mount Prospect, Illinois Aston Rebels (NAHL)
9 Blake Bennett Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-01 Grand Island, New York Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
10 Martin Mellberg Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-09-17 Stockholm, Sweden Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
11 Jan Štefka Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-02-18 Olomouc, Czech Republic Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC)
12 Eric Otto Freshman (RS) F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-19 Burnsville, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL)
13 Hugo Reinhardt (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-06 Kungsbacka, Sweden Fargo Force (USHL)
14 Jared Pike Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-12-31 Sandy, Utah Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
15 Matúš Spodniak Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-22 Košice, Slovakia Ogden Mustangs (WSHL)
16 Kyle Stephan Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-02-20 Banff, Alberta Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)
18 Blake Christensen Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-09-15 Coral Springs, Florida Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)
20 Tobias Fladeby Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-05-20 Asker, Norway Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
21 Justin Cole Sophomore (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-01 Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
22 Parker Revering Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-01-11 Alexandria, Minnesota Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)
23 Austin Albrecht Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-14 Flemington, New Jersey Massachusetts Minutemen (HEA)
24 Joel Kocur (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1995-09-18 Edson, Alberta Flin Flon (SJHL)
25 Luka Maver Sophomore (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-25 Ljubljana, Slovenia Lincoln Stars (USHL)
26 Chris Theodore Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-10-15 Beaconsfield, Quebec Cornwall Colts (CCHL)
27 Jānis Jaks Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-08-22 Iecava, Latvia Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
28 Elijiah Barriga Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-16 West Covina, California UNLV Rebels (ACHA)
29 Nate Hooper Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flin Flon Bombers (BCHL)
30 Stefano Durante Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-06-04 Brampton, Ontario Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)
33 Zackarias Skog Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-06-27 Gothenburg, Sweden Omaha Lancers (USHL)
37 Hunter Johannes Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-24 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Jamestown Rebels (NAHL)
39 Jake Stella Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-11-14 Karlstad, Sweden Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
55 Chris Dodero Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-06-08 West Chicago, Illinois Janesville Jets (NAHL)
61 Justin Wilson Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-30 North Vancouver, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)

Standings

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 American International2821610649646342112110368
Sacred Heart28188205610463342110312782
RIT2815941508673361913410898
Army2814113348706433171338276
Niagara2812124242646534121847287
Air Force2810126541606734101867095
Robert Morris2811125341656534111857590
Bentley2813132041758034151638394
Canisius2891363367183341018680109
Holy Cross289163232678334101958099
Mercyhurst2832320114911834527264141
Championship: March 20, 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# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 11 7:17 PM at #9 Quinnipiac* People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut  Skog L 2–3  2,823 0–1–0
October 12 7:00 PM vs. #9 Quinnipiac* MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog L 2–3  1,376 0–2–0
October 18 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut  Skog W 2–1  469 1–2–0 (1–0–0–0)
October 25 7:00 PM at #3 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts  Skog L 1–4  4,873 1–3–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 1 7:05 PM at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New York  Skog L 1–2  1,343 1–4–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 2 1:05 PM vs. Army MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 4–1  1,484 2–4–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 15 7:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania  Skog W 12–0  748 3–4–0 (3–1–0–0)
November 16 4:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania  Durante L 3–4 OT 687 3–5–0 (3–2–0–0)
November 26 7:05 PM vs. Army MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog L 1–4  567 3–6–0 (3–3–0–0)
November 29 7:05 PM vs. RIT MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 4–2  692 4–6–0 (4–3–0–0)
November 30 1:05 PM vs. RIT MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 5–1  517 5–6–0 (5–3–0–0)
December 3 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog L 4–2  414 5–7–0 (5–4–0–0)
December 6 1:05 PM vs. Canisius MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 6–0  244 6–7–0 (6–4–0–0)
December 7 1:10 PM vs. Canisius MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 3–2 OT 376 7–7–0 (7–4–0–0)
December 10 7:00 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey  Durante L 1–2  888 7–8–0 (7–4–0–0)
December 13 1:05 PM vs. Niagara MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 3–1  219 8–8–0 (8–4–0–0)
December 14 1:05 PM vs. Niagara MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog T 0–0 SOL 467 8–8–1 (8–4–1–0)
December 29 4:00 PM at Maine* Alfond ArenaOrono, MaineWPME Skog L 1–5  3,063 8–9–1 (8–4–1–0)
January 3 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado  Skog L 1–4  1,779 8–10–1 (8–5–1–0)
January 4 7:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado  Skog W 5–1  1,704 9–10–1 (9–5–1–0)
January 9 7:05 PM vs. #12 Providence* MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Durante L 0–5  1,102 9–11–1 (9–5–1–0)
January 17 7:05 PM at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts  Durante W 4–1  1,425 10–11–1 (10–5–1–0)
January 18 4:05 PM at Bentley Bentley ArenaWaltham, Massachusetts  Durante W 2–1  1,332 11–11–1 (11–5–1–0)
January 24 7:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania  Durante W 4–3  777 12–11–1 (12–5–1–0)
January 25 4:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania  Durante W 4–1  686 13–11–1 (13–5–1–0)
January 31 7:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Durante W 4–3  576 14–11–1 (14–5–1–0)
February 1 1:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Durante W 7–4  649 15–11–1 (15–5–1–0)
February 11 7:05 PM vs. #20 Sacred Heart MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Durante W 6–2  727 16–11–1 (16–5–1–0)
February 14 7:35 PM at Canisius LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New York  Durante W 4–1  417 17–11–1 (17–5–1–0)
February 15 4:05 PM at Canisius LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New York  Durante W 3–2  717 18–11–1 (18–5–1–0)
February 20 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Durante W 4–1  776 19–11–1 (19–5–1–0)
February 22 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Skog W 2–0  1,108 20–11–1 (20–5–1–0)
February 26 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart #20 Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut  Durante L 3–5  304 20–12–1 (20–6–1–0)
February 29 7:05 PM at Army #20 Tate RinkWest Point, New York  Skog W 4–1  2,242 21–12–1 (21–6–1–0)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[4]

Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Blake ChristensenLW3411172812
Martin MellbergRW349192819
Brennan KapcheckD332232561
Tobias FladebyLW/RW3212112314
Hugo ReinhardtD341392240
Patrik DemelC/LW342192110
Joel KocurLW349112039
Elijiah BarrigaLW281181912
Luka MaverC32611178
Jānis JaksD3369156
Austin AlbrechtLW335101510
Jared PikeF33861424
Chris DoderoC/LW3436912
Parker ReveringD3226828
Nicholas LukaD3017814
Austen LongRW142572
Jeff BaumD/F3225714
Jake StellaLW271678
Justin ColeF242460
Kyle StephanRW2815612
Jan ŠtefkaF71012
Hunter JohannesF71012
Matúš SpodniakF10000
Brett CallahanD10000
Calvon BootsD10000
Nate HooperC10000
Jarrett FiskeG20000
Chris TheodoreLW30000
Oskar StrömbergD100006
Stefano DuranteG170000
Zacharias SkogG190000
Bench-----4
Total

[5]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jarrett Fiske25000000-0.00
Zackarias Skog1910491081324034.9261.83
Stefano Durante179731140384240.9182.34
Empty Net-23---4----
Total34205121121748274.9182.16

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 20 20 20
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

[6]

Awards and Honors

NCAA

HonorPlayerPosition
Derek Hines Unsung Hero AwardJared PikeForward[7]

Atlantic Hockey

HonorPlayerPosition
Regular Season Goaltending AwardZackarias SkogGoaltender[8]
Coach of the YearEric LangCoach[8]
All-Atlantic Hockey First TeamZackarias SkogGoaltender[9]
All-Atlantic Hockey First TeamBrennan KapcheckDefenseman[9]
All-Atlantic Hockey First TeamBlake ChristensenForward[9]
All-Atlantic Hockey Second TeamPatrik DemelDefenseman[9]
All-Atlantic Hockey Third TeamMartin MellbergForward[9]
All-Atlantic Hockey Third TeamHugo ReinhardtForward[9]

References

  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". American International College Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "American International Yellow Jackets (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. "American International College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. "Awards - NCAA Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  8. "Atlantic Hockey Announces Major Award Winners for 2019-20 Season". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  9. "Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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