2019–20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 71st season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Pioneers represented the University of Denver and were coached by David Carle, in his second season.

2019–20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
Conference3rd NCHC
Home iceMagness Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com6
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
6
Record
Overall21–9–6
Conference11–8–5–4
Home13–4–1
Road8–5–5
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachDavid Carle
Assistant CoachesTavis MacMillan
Dallas Ferguson
Corey Wogtech
Captain(s)Ian Mitchell
Alternate captain(s)Michael Davies
Tyson McLellan
Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]

Roster

As of June 28, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Devin Cooley Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-05-25 Los Gatos, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)
2 Erich Fear Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1997-05-08 Winnetka, Illinois Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
4 Griffin Mendel Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-02-18 Kelowna, British Columbia Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 Brett Stapley Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-02-23 Campbell River, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL) MTL, 190th overall 2018
8 Jay Feiwell Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-17 Carmel, Indiana Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)
9 Tyson McLellan (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1996-02-17 San Jose, California Madison Capitols (USHL)
10 Jaakko Heikkinen Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-17 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
11 Tyler Ward Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-08-19 Kamloops, British Columbia Tri-City Storm (USHL)
12 Kohen Olischefski Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-01 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
13 Liam Finlay Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1997-02-18 Kelowna, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
15 Ian Mitchell (C) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-18 Calahoo, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) CHI, 57th overall 2017
16 Jake Durflinger Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-10-06 Walnut Creek, California Bloomington Thunder (USHL)
17 Slava Demin Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-04 Cypress, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) VGK, 99th overall 2018
18 Ryan Barrow Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-02-15 Banff, Alberta Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
19 Cole Guttman Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-04-06 Los Angeles, California Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) TBL, 180th overall 2017
20 Emilio Pettersen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-03 Manglerud, Norway Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) CGY, 167th overall 2018
21 Michael Davies (A) Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1997-01-26 St. Louis, Missouri Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
23 Lane Krenzen Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-21 Twig, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL)
24 Bobby Brink Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-07-08 Minnetonka, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) PHI, 34th overall 2019
26 Jack Doremus Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-04-15 Aspen, Colorado Lincoln Stars (USHL)
27 Kyle Mayhew Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997-12-25 Anaheim Hills, California Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)
28 Brett Edwards Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-10 Grande Prairie, Alberta Drumheller Dragons (AJHL)
30 Magnus Chrona Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-08-28 Skellefteå, Sweden Skellefteå AIK J20 (J20 SuperElit) TBL, 152nd overall 2018
31 Michael Corson Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-04-22 Darien, Illinois Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
32 Justin Lee Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-14 Waskada, Manitoba Fargo Force (USHL)
37 Hank Crone Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 1998-02-19 Dallas, Texas Fargo Force (USHL)

Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 North Dakota241743256864935265413568
#5 Minnesota–Duluth2417520538953342210211477
#6 Denver241185442675436219611881
#16 Western Michigan24129324184733618135125101
St. Cloud State24101221336174341315694108
Omaha24813302763753614175108107
Miami245163220618934821592127
Colorado College2441731164896341120386123
Championship: Cancelled
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 9:07 PM at Alaska* #2 Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska  Chrona W 4–3  1,511 1–0–0
October 6 7:07 PM at Alaska* #2 Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska  Chrona W 3–0  1,028 2–0–0
October 11 5:37 PM at Lake Superior State* #2 Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Chrona W 3–1  1,778 3–0–0
October 12 5:07 PM at Lake Superior State* #2 Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  Chrona W 4–3  2,414 4–0–0
October 18 7:07 PM vs. #6 Boston College* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 3–0  6,038 5–0–0
October 19 7:07 PM vs. #6 Boston College* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 6–4  6,038 6–0–0
November 1 7:07 PM vs. Niagara* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 6–2  5,687 7–0–0
November 2 7:07 PM vs. Niagara* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Corson W 4–0  5,805 8–0–0
November 8 6:07 PM at #7 Minnesota–Duluth #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota  Chrona T 3–3 SOW 5,374 8–0–1 (0–0–1–1)
November 9 6:07 PM at #7 Minnesota–Duluth #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota  Chrona L 2–5  5,874 8–1–1 (0–1–1–1)
November 15 7:07 PM vs. #9 North Dakota #2 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona T 1–1 3x3 OTL 6,056 8–1–2 (0–1–2–1)
November 16 7:07 PM vs. #9 North Dakota #2 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona L 1–4  6,308 8–2–2 (0–2–2–1)
November 22 7:07 PM vs. #20 Western Michigan #4 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona L 1–2  4,527 8–3–2 (0–3–2–1)
November 23 7:07 PM vs. #20 Western Michigan #4 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Cooley W 6–1  4,942 9–3–2 (1–3–2–1)
December 6 7:05 PM at #20 Arizona State* #4 Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona  Chrona L 1–4  917 9–4–2 (1–3–2–1)
December 7 4:35 PM at #20 Arizona State* #4 Gila River ArenaGlendale, Arizona  Chrona T 2–2 OT 2,800 9–4–3 (1–3–2–1)
December 13 7:07 PM at Colorado College #8 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude2 Cooley W 3–0  5,758 10–4–3 (2–3–2–1)
December 14 7:10 PM vs. Colorado College #8 Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, ColoradoATTRM Chrona W 3–1  4,400 11–4–3 (3–3–2–1)
January 3 7:07 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts* #7 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude, NESN+ Chrona W 4–2  6,017 12–4–3 (3–3–2–1)
January 4 7:07 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts* #7 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 4–3  5,986 13–4–3 (3–3–2–1)
January 10 7:07 PM vs. St. Cloud State #5 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude2 Chrona W 6–3  5,879 14–4–3 (4–3–2–1)
January 11 7:07 PM vs. St. Cloud State #5 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude2 Chrona W 5–3  5,966 15–4–3 (5–3–2–1)
January 17 6:07 PM at Omaha #4 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska  Chrona T 1–1 SOW 5,125 15–4–4 (5–3–3–2)
January 18 6:07 PM at Omaha #4 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska  Cooley T 2–2 3x3 OTW 6,200 15–4–5 (5–3–4–3)
January 24 5:05 PM at Miami #5 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio  Chrona W 3–2  1,748 16–4–5 (6–3–4–3)
January 25 5:05 PM at Miami #5 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio  Cooley W 5–2  1,748 17–4–5 (7–3–4–3)
January 31 7:07 PM vs. #10 Minnesota–Duluth #4 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude2 Chrona L 2–3  6,477 17–5–5 (7–4–4–3)
February 1 7:07 PM vs. #10 Minnesota–Duluth #4 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude2 Cooley L 1–4  6,181 17–6–5 (7–5–4–3)
February 14 6:41 PM at #1 North Dakota #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North DakotaCBSSN Cooley L 1–4  11,212 17–7–5 (7–6–4–3)
February 15 6:07 PM at #1 North Dakota #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota  Chrona L 1–3  11,812 17–8–5 (7–7–4–3)
February 21 7:07 PM vs. Miami #7 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 7–3  5,626 18–8–5 (8–7–4–3)
February 22 7:07 PM vs. Miami #7 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude2 Cooley W 7–0  6,101 19–8–5 (9–7–4–3)
February 28 6:37 PM at St. Cloud State #6 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MinnesotaCBSSN Cooley L 1–5  4,454 19–9–5 (9–8–4–3)
February 29 6:07 PM at St. Cloud State #6 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MinnesotaFSN+ Chrona W 5–2  5,212 20–9–5 (10–8–4–3)
March 6 7:37 PM at Colorado College #6 Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado  Chrona T 2–2 SOW 4,466 20–9–6 (10–8–5–4)
March 7 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #6 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoCBSSN Chrona W 5–1  6,527 21–9–6 (11–8–5–4)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

[3]

Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Emilio PettersenC3613223516
Ian MitchellD3610223216
Brett StapleyC355253041
Cole GuttmanC3514142822
Liam FinlayRW365232828
Bobby BrinkRW2811132412
Kohen OlischefskiRW369112014
Tyler WardLW36109196
Hank CroneLW316101610
Jaakko HeikkinenF3268144
Ryan BarrowF2757128
Tyson McLellanC36561130
Jake DurflingerRW35551046
Griffin MendelD3636910
Slava DeminD3427950
Brett EdwardsF2843716
Justin LeeD3124622
Michael DaviesD3414520
Kyle MayhewD3614520
Jack DoremusF191346
Erich FearD200224
Magnus ChronaG270224
Michael CorsonG10000
Jay FeiwellLW30000
Lane KrenzenD40000
Devin CooleyG90000
Bench-----10
Total118210328415

[4]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Michael Corson16010001611.0000.00
Devin Cooley9519432181772.9082.08
Magnus Chrona2715931664576592.9202.15
Empty Net-17---6----
Total3621902196818525.9132.22

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 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 8 6 7 5 4 5 4 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
USA Today 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 8 6 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 7 6 6 6 6

[5]

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

RoundPickPlayerNHL Team
495Michael BenningFlorida Panthers
4100Carter SavoieEdmonton Oilers
7195Wyatt SchingoetheToronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman

[6]

References

  1. "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Denver. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. "Denver Pioneers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. "Denver Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  6. "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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