2019–20 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 69th season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Friars represented Providence College and were coached by Nate Leaman, in his 9th season.

2019–20 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season
Fortress Invitational, Champion
ConferenceT–7th Hockey East
Home iceSchneider Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall16–12–6
Conference10–11–3
Home7–7–1
Road7–5–3
Neutral2–0–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachNate Leaman
Assistant CoachesRon Rolston
Joel Beal
Bruce Irving
Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons
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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]

Current roster

As of August 1, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Jimmy Scannell Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-06-13 Medfield, Massachusetts Thayer Academy (USHS–MA)
2 Luke Johnson Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-01-07 Edina, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
3 Davis Bunz Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-04 Middleton, Wisconsin Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
5 Ben Mirageas Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-05-08 Newburyport, Massachusetts Chicago Steel (USHL) NYI, 77th overall 2017
6 Cam McDonald Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-02-03 Eagle River, Alaska Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
8 Albin Nilsson Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-18 Ljungby, Sweden Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
9 Patrick Moynihan Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-23 Millis, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
10 Jerry Harding Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-03-22 Canton, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
11 Greg Printz Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1998-05-04 Fairfax, Virginia Omaha Lancers (USHL)
12 Jack Dugan Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-03-24 Rochester, New York Chicago Steel (USHL) VGK, 142nd overall 2017
13 Craig Needham Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1999-03-31 Medford, Massachusetts Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
14 Matt Koopman Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-05-01 Marblehead, Massachusetts Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
16 Kyle Koopman Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-01 Marblehead, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
17 Shane Kavanagh Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1995-01-05 East Providence, Rhode Island Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
18 Jamie Engelbert Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-06-21 Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)
19 Jason O'Neill Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1997-03-23 Odenton, Maryland Chicago Steel (USHL)
20 Parker Ford Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-07-20 Wakefield, Rhode Island Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
21 Spenser Young Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-24 Brentwood, New Hampshire Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
22 Vimal Sukumaran Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1996-04-09 Montreal, Quebec Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
23 Michael Callahan Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-09-23 Franklin, Massachusetts Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) ARI, 142nd overall 2018
24 Max Crozier Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-19 Calgary, Alberta Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) TBL, 120th overall 2019
25 Luke Perunovich Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-05-12 Edina, Minnesota Northeast Generals (NAHL)
26 John McDermott Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-15 Darien, Connecticut Tri-City (USHL)
27 Tyce Thompson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1999-07-12 Milford, Connecticut Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) NJD, 96th overall 2019
28 Garrett Devine Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-11-25 Windsor, Colorado South Shore Kings (NCDC)
29 Caleb Rule Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1999-02-15 Lansing, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL)
30 Jake Kucharski Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1999-09-25 Erie, Pennsylvania Omaha Lancers (USHL) CAR, 197th overall 2018
31 Michael Lackey Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1997-05-06 Washington, D.C. Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
33 Gabe Mollot-Hill Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1997-08-12 Ottawa, Ontario Bloomington Thunder (USHL)

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 24176135934834248213671
#9 Massachusetts241482306949342111210767
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell24127529606034181069079
#15 Maine24129327565634181158975
Connecticut24121022671753415154102106
Boston University241095256964341313810398
#19 Northeastern241112123667134181339892
Providence2410113237063341612610278
New Hampshire24912321546934151549197
Merrimack24714317637734922385123
Vermont2421848448334523659100
Championship: March 21, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

[4]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 4:00 PM vs. Maine #7 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN Lackey W 7–0  3,030 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 11 7:15 PM vs. Holy Cross* #6 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey L 2–3 OT 1,900 1–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 12 5:00 PM vs. US National Junior Team* #6 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Exhibition)  Kucharski W 2–1 OT 2,220
October 18 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* #13 Roos HouseCanton, New York  Lackey W 6–0  733 2–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 19 7:30 PM at #10 Clarkson* #13 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York  Lackey W 4–2  3,186 3–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 25 7:02 PM at #10 Boston College #7 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN+ Lackey W 6–2  6,208 4–1–0 (2–0–0)
October 26 7:00 PM at Massachusetts–Lowell #7 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN Lackey L 2–3 OT 2,665 4–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 1 7:15 PM vs. Colgate* #8 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey T 3–3 OT 1,788 4–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 2 7:00 PM vs. #15 Boston College #8 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey L 2–3  2,843 4–3–1 (2–2–0)
November 8 7:37 PM at Boston University #11 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  Lackey T 3–3 OT 2,873 4–3–2 (2–2–1)
November 9 7:00 PM vs. Boston University #11 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN Lackey W 6–5  2,741 5–3–2 (3–2–1)
November 15 7:15 PM vs. #14 Northeastern #10 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey W 3–2  2,576 6–3–2 (4–2–1)
November 16 8:00 PM at #14 Northeastern #10 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  Lackey L 3–7  2,032 6–4–2 (4–3–1)
November 22 7:05 PM at Connecticut #12 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Lackey T 3–3 OT 3,384 6–4–3 (4–3–2)
November 23 7:05 PM vs. Connecticut #12 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey W 5–2  2,183 7–4–3 (5–3–2)
November 30 4:00 PM vs. Brown* #13 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup)  Lackey W 4–2  2,360 8–4–3 (5–3–2)
December 6 7:15 PM at #16 Massachusetts–Lowell #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey L 2–3  1,997 8–5–3 (5–4–2)
December 7 6:00 PM vs. #16 Massachusetts–Lowell #15 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts  Lackey W 4–1  4,033 9–5–3 (6–4–2)
Catamount Cup
December 28 4:00 PM vs. Lake Superior State* #13 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)  Lackey W 2–1 OT 3,397 10–5–3 (6–4–2)
December 29 4:00 PM vs. Union* #13 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup)  Lackey T 1–1 OT 2,579 10–5–4 (6–4–2)
Fortress Invitational
January 3 8:05 PM vs. #20 Army* #14 T-Mobile ArenaParadise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Semifinal)  Lackey W 3–1  3,735 11–5–4 (6–4–2)
January 4 8:30 PM vs. #2 Cornell* #14 T-Mobile ArenaParadise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Championship)  Lackey T 2–2 SOW   11–5–5 (6–4–2)
January 9 7:05 PM at American International* #12 MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts  Lackey W 5–0  1,102 12–5–5 (6–4–2)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. Connecticut #12 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey W 2–1  2,609 13–5–5 (7–4–2)
January 17 7:15 PM vs. New Hampshire #11 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN Lackey L 3–4  3,030 13–6–5 (7–5–2)
January 18 7:05 PM at New Hampshire #11 Whittemore CenterDurham, New HampshireNESN Lackey W 5–1  3,991 14–6–5 (8–5–2)
January 31 7:00 PM at #13 Northeastern #9 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  Lackey L 4–3  2,705 14–7–5 (8–6–2)
February 7 7:00 PM at #8 Massachusetts #10 Mullins CenterAmherst, MassachusettsNESN Lackey L 1–3  4,202 14–8–5 (8–7–2)
February 8 7:00 PM vs. #8 Massachusetts #10 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey L 1–5  3,030 14–9–5 (8–8–2)
February 14 7:00 PM at Vermont #14 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lackey T 1–1 OT 2,427 14–9–6 (8–8–3)
February 15 7:05 PM at Vermont #14 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont  Lackey W 3–2  2,735 15–9–6 (9–8–3)
February 21 7:00 PM vs. Merrimack #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Lackey L 0–2  2,905 15–10–6 (9–9–3)
February 22 7:00 PM at Merrimack #15 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  Lackey L 2–3  2,344 15–11–6 (9–10–3)
February 29 4:40 PM vs. #15 Maine #19 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandNESN Lackey W 3–2  2,967 16–11–6 (10–10–3)
March 6 7:38 PM at #15 Maine #18 Alfond ArenaOrono, MaineWPME Lackey L 0–1  5,050 16–12–6 (10–11–3)
Hockey East Tournament
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
Jack DuganLW3410425264
Tyce ThompsonC3419254429
Michael CallahanD345232820
Greg PrintzLW3415122721
Parker FordC319132222
Patrick MoynihanC34138218
Max CrozierD334121624
Jason O'NeillF23581318
Matt KoopmanC34551012
Vimal SukumaranRW3342632
Luke JohnsonD333362
Cam McDonaldD3433618
Shane KavanaghF3424612
Albin NilssonC220558
Craig NeedhamC341342
Jamie EngelbertC1921329
Spencer YoungD3221326
Ben MirageasD2603314
Davis BunzD170116
Luke PerunovichD170114
Michael LackeyLW340110
Gabe Mollot-HillG20000
Garrett DevineF40008
Caleb RuleF90004
Jerry HardingF140006
John McDermottLW2700012
Bench-----10
Total102176278411

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Gabe Mollot-Hill237000170.8751.63
Michael Lackey34203216126748742.9222.18
Empty Net-12---3----
Total34208216126788812.9192.25

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 7 6 13 7 8 11 10 12 13 15 13 13 14 12 11 10 9 10 14 15 19 18 NR NR
USA Today 6 7 12 7 7 11 10 13 14 NR NR 15 14 12 11 10 8 10 14 NR NR NR NR NR

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

RoundPickPlayerNHL Team
5134Brett Berard†New York Rangers
6170Chase YoderPittsburgh Penguins
6182Riley DuranBoston Bruins

† incoming freshman

[6]

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". friars.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. "Providence Friars (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. "Providence College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  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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