2019–20 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season | |
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Conference | 3rd Hockey East |
Home ice | Tsongas Center |
Rankings | |
USCHO | 12 |
USA Today | 12 |
Record | |
Overall | 18–10–6 |
Conference | 12–7–5 |
Home | 8–5–5 |
Road | 10–5–1 |
Neutral | 0–0–0 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Norm Bazin |
Assistant Coaches | Andy Jones Juliano Pagliero Tom Ford |
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The 2019-20 UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's ice hockey season was the 53rd season of play for the program, the 37th season competing at the Division I level, and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The River Hawks represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell and were coached by Norm Bazin, in his 9th season.
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]
As of August 1, 2019. [3]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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1 | Logan Neaton | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-04-07 | Brighton, Michigan | Prince George Spruce Kings ( BCHL ) | WPG , 144th overall 2019 | |
2 | Dominick Procopio | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-06-11 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan | Shreveport Mudbugs ( NAHL ) | — | |
4 | Sam Knoblauch | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-02-15 | Rochester, Michigan | Carleton Place Canadians ( CCHL ) | — | |
5 | Chase Blackmun | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-02 | Hudson, Wisconsin | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders ( USHL ) | — | |
6 | Jordan Schulting | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-06 | Penticton, British Columbia | Coquitlam Express ( BCHL ) | — | |
7 | Kenny Hausinger | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-07-21 | Anchorage, Alaska | Des Moines Buccaneers ( USHL ) | — | |
8 | Seth Barton | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-18 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Trail Smoke Eaters ( BCHL ) | DET , 81st overall 2018 | |
9 | Reid Stefanson | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-02-20 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL ) | — | |
10 | Matt Brown | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-09 | Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | Des Moines Buccaneers ( USHL ) | — | |
11 | Jon McDonald | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-15 | Livonia, Michigan | Fargo Force ( USHL ) | — | |
12 | Charlie Levesque | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-05-29 | Russell, Ontario | Hawkesbury Hawks ( CCHL ) | — | |
13 | Austin O'Rourke | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1997-08-17 | Canton, Georgia | Amarillo Bulls ( NAHL ) | — | |
16 | Colin O'Neill | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-07-28 | Odenton, Maryland | Okotoks Oilers ( AJHL ) | — | |
17 | Marek Korenčík | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-07-19 | Žilina, Slovakia | Luleå HF J20 ( J20 SuperElit ) | — | |
18 | Carl Berglund | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-01-16 | Hammarö, Sweden | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL ) | — | |
19 | Anthony Baxter | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-11-26 | Oakville, Ontario | Burlington Cougars ( OJHL ) | — | |
20 | Cale List | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-08-08 | Petawawa, Ontario | Brooks Bandits ( AJHL ) | — | |
21 | Brian Chambers | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-24 | Weymouth, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL ) | — | |
22 | Blake Wells | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-08-02 | Blackie, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers ( AJHL ) | — | |
23 | Zach Kaiser | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-09-06 | Orangeville, Ontario | Sherwood Park Crusaders ( AJHL ) | — | |
24 | Lucas Condotta | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1997-11-06 | Georgetown, Ontario | Markham Royals ( OJHL ) | — | |
25 | Nolan Sawchuk | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-09-25 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Minot Minotauros ( NAHL ) | — | |
26 | Andre Lee | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-07-26 | Karlstad, Sweden | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL ) | LAK , 188th overall 2019 | |
28 | Connor Sodergren | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-09-11 | Tewksbury, Massachusetts | West Kelowna Warriors ( BCHL ) | — | |
29 | Chris Schutz | Junior (RS) | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-01-06 | Keller, Texas | Robert Morris Colonials ( AHA ) | — | |
32 | Eric Green | Sophomore | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-08-12 | Easton, Connecticut | Northfield Mount Hermon School ( USHS–MA ) | — | |
33 | Tyler Wall | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1998-01-14 | Leamington, Ontario | Leamington Flyers ( GOJHL ) | NYR , 174th overall 2016 | |
34 | Derek Osik | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-03-30 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | South Shore Kings (NCDC) | — |
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 Boston College | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 71 | |
#9 Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 107 | 67 | |
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 79 | |
#15 Maine | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 75 | |
Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 75 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 102 | 106 | |
Boston University | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 103 | 98 | |
#19 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 71 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 92 | |
Providence | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 102 | 78 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 91 | 97 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 85 | 123 | |
Vermont | 24 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 59 | 100 | |
Championship: March 21, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 5 | 6:00 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville * | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 5–1 | 4,207 | 1–0–0 | ||||
October 6 | 4:05 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville * | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–1 | 1,502 | 2–0–0 | ||||
October 11 | 8:12 PM | at Minnesota-Duluth * | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN | Wall | W 3–1 | 6,041 | 3–0–0 | |||
October 12 | 8:07 PM | Minnesota-Duluth * | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | NESN+ | Wall | L 1–2 | 6,142 | 3–1–0 | |||
October 18 | 7:15 PM | vs. Colgate * | #18 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Neaton | L 3–4 OT | 3,964 | 3–2–0 | |||
October 19 | 6:05 PM | vs. Colgate * | #18 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | T 0–0 OT | 5,045 | 3–2–1 | |||
October 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. Boston University | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Wall | T 3–3 OT | 4,592 | 3–2–2 (0–0–1) | |||
October 26 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Wall | W 3–2 OT | 2,665 | 4–2–2 (1–0–1) | |||
November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #17 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Wall | W 2–1 | 3,224 | 5–2–2 (2–0–1) | |||
November 2 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | #17 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Wall | W 5–3 | 2,784 | 6–2–2 (3–0–1) | |||
November 8 | 7:15 PM | vs. Maine | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | T 1–1 OT | 4,199 | 6–2–3 (3–0–2) | |||
November 9 | 6:05 PM | vs. Maine | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 | 4,077 | 7–2–3 (4–0–2) | |||
November 15 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | #12 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Wall | T 3–3 OT | 2,730 | 7–2–4 (4–0–3) | |||
November 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 1–2 | 4,397 | 7–3–4 (4–1–3) | |||
November 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer * | #15 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 4–0 | 3,512 | 8–3–4 (4–1–3) | |||
November 30 | 6:05 PM | vs. #7 Penn State * | #15 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 OT | 3,766 | 9–3–4 (4–1–3) | |||
December 6 | 7:15 PM | at #15 Providence | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Wall | W 3–2 | 1,997 | 10–3–4 (5–1–3) | |||
December 7 | 6:00 PM | vs. #15 Providence | #16 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 1–4 | 4,033 | 10–4–4 (5–2–3) | |||
December 29 | 5:00 PM | at CCHL All-Stars* | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | Neaton | W 3–1 | 2,346 | ||||
January 4 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #13 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–1 | 2,142 | 11–4–4 (6–2–3) | |||
January 10 | 7:05 PM | at RIT * | #13 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Wall | W 6–4 | 1,908 | 12–4–4 (6–2–3) | |||
January 11 | 5:05 PM | at RIT * | #13 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Neaton | L 2–3 | 2,604 | 12–5–4 (6–2–3) | |||
January 17 | 7:15 PM | vs. #5 Boston College | #13 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 2–3 | 4,849 | 12–6–4 (6–3–3) | |||
January 18 | 6:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #13 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 6–4 | 4,219 | 13–6–4 (7–3–3) | |||
January 24 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | #12 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Wall | L 0–5 | 3,815 | 13–7–4 (7–4–3) | |||
January 25 | 6:00 PM | vs. Boston University | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Wall | T 2–2 OT | 6,234 | 13–7–5 (7–4–4) | ||
February 7 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Boston College | #14 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 | 4,298 | 14–7–5 (8–4–4) | |||
February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #14 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | NESN | Wall | W 4–3 | 2,064 | 15–7–5 (9–4–4) | ||
February 14 | 7:15 PM | vs. #12 Northeastern | #11 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 0–3 | 4,513 | 15–8–5 (9–5–4) | |||
February 15 | 8:00 PM | at #12 Northeastern | #11 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Wall | L 1–2 | 2,308 | 15–9–5 (9–6–4) | |||
February 21 | 7:15 PM | vs. #8 Massachusetts | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 | 6,474 | 16–9–5 (10–6–4) | |||
February 22 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Massachusetts | #14 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Wall | L 3–5 | 5,802 | 16–10–5 (10–7–4) | ||
February 28 | 7:15 PM | vs. New Hampshire | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | T 2–2 OT | 5,085 | 16–10–6 (10–7–5) | |||
February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire | #12 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Wall | W 3–2 | 6,237 | 17–10–6 (11–7–5) | |||
March 6 | 7:15 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–1 | 4,802 | 18–10–6 (12–7–5) | |||
Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
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Matt Brown | LW | 33 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 10 |
Carl Berglund | C/RW | 34 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
Andre Lee | C/LW | 33 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 30 |
Kenny Hausinger | C | 29 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
Chase Blackmun | D | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 |
Connor Sodergren | F | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
Jon McDonald | D | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
Seth Barton | D | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
Colin O'Neill | F | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
Charlie Levesque | C | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Lucas Condotta | F | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
Chris Schutz | F | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Zach Kaiser | C/LW | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Reid Stefanson | LW | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Sam Knoblauch | RW | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Anthony Baxter | D | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
Brian Chambers | RW | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Marek Korenčík | D | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Austin O'Rourke | F | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Blake Wells | F | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Nolan Sawchuk | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Derek Osik | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Logan Neaton | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cale List | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jordan Schulting | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dominick Procopio | D | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Tyler Wall | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Total | 90 | 153 | 243 | 340 |
Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
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Tyler Wall | 32 | 1939 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 924 | 2 | .931 | 2.10 |
Logan Neaton | 3 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 53 | 0 | .869 | 3.85 |
Empty Net | - | 13 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Total | 34 | 2077 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 79 | 977 | 2 | .925 | 2.28 |
Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 18 | NR | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 13 | NR | NR | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Round | Pick | Player | NHL Team |
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5 | 140 | Ben Meehan† | Los Angeles Kings |
† incoming freshman
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