2020–21 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season would have been the 104th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represent Brown University.

2020–21 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceMeehan Auditorium
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachBrendan Whittet
Assistant CoachesJason Guerriero
Jason Smith
Ed Kesell
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Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Brown 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, Brown'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 Brown'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 Brown for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

PlayerPositionNationalityCause
Brent BeaudoinForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Trey DoddForward United StatesGraduation
Jack GessertForward United StatesGraduation
Zach GiuttariDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Luke HarringtonForward United StatesLeft Program
Gavin NietoGoaltender United StatesGraduation

Recruiting

PlayerPositionNationalityAgeNotes
Tony AndreozziDefenseman United States20Winchester, MA
James DurhamGoaltender United States21Grand Rapids, MI
Matthew KinashForward Canada20Edmonton, AB; transferred to Massachusetts–Lowell
Jackson MunroDefenseman Canada20Vancouver, BC
Matthew SuttonForward United States20Gibsonia, PA
Jordan TonelliForward Canada20Armonk, NY

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

Roster

As of September 1, 2020.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 James Durham Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-27 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
2 Luke Krys Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 Ridgefield, Connecticut Salisbury (USHS–CT)
3 Luke Albert Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-17 Fergus, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
4 Anea Ferrario (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-08-09 Ogden, Utah Sioux City (USHL)
5 Ben Taylor Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-04-25 Falmouth, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL)
6 Tony Stillwell (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-04-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL)
7 Justin Jallen Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-06 St. Paul, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL)
9 Connor Marshall Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-10 Parkland, Florida Northeast (NAHL)
10 Jonny Russell Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-31 Traverse City, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
11 Nathan Plessis Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-28 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL)
12 Matt Sutton Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL)
14 Chris Berger Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-14 Buffalo, New York Des Moines (USHL)
15 Tony Andreozzi Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL)
16 Tristan Crozier (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-23 Calgary, Alberta Nanaimo (BCHL)
17 Bradley Cocca Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-13 Toronto, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
18 Jake Harris Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
19 Samuli Niinisaari Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Lincoln (USHL)
20 Joachim Weberg Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-06-21 Oslo, Norway Jersey (USPHL)
21 Alec Mehr Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-01-11 Los Angeles, California Bloomington (USHL)
22 Matty Holmes Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-22 Rye, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
23 Jackson Munro Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
24 Dorian Dawson Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-29 Collingwood, Ontario Sioux City (USHL)
25 Michael Maloney Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-17 McHenry, Illinois Omaha (USHL)
26 James Crossman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Jamestown (NAHL)
27 Jordan Tonelli Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Armonk, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28 Colin Burston Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba Wenatchee (BCHL)
29 Cole Quisenberry Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-22 Denver, Colorado Chicago (USHL)
33 Gabriel Vinal Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-12 Syracuse, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
35 Luke Kania (A) Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-01-24 Chicago, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Clarkson10433121172218189635545
#11 Quinnipiac104331121723201810535737
St. Lawrence10442111152424104422424
Colgate10352101111926134632936
Brown0---------0-----
Cornell0---------0-----
Dartmouth0---------0-----
Harvard0---------0-----
Princeton0---------0-----
Rensselaer0---------0-----
Union0---------0-----
Yale0---------0-----
Championship:
indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; Updated January 29, 2021

Schedule and Results

Season Cancelled

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. "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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