2019–20 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Merrimack Warriors
men's ice hockey season
Merrimack Warriors.svg
Conference10th Hockey East
Home ice J. Thom Lawler Rink
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall9–22–3
Conference7–14–3
Home4–11–2
Road5–11–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach Scott Borek
Assistant coaches Josh Ciocco
Dan Jewell
Jim McNiff
Captain(s)Chase Gresock
Tyler Irvine
Sami Tavernier
Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019-20 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 65th season of play for the program, the 31st at the Division I level, and the 31st season in the Hockey East conference. The Warriors represented Merrimack College and were coached by Scott Borek, in his 2nd season.

Contents

Departures

PlayerPositionNationalityCause
Michael BabcockForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Graduation (Signed with Gothiques d'Amiens)
Jackson BalesForwardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Left program
Alex CarleDefensemanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Graduation (Retired)
Ryan CookDefensemanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Transferred to Niagara
Logan CoomesForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Transferred to Alaska
Ethan DeStefaniForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Returned to juniors (Youngstown Phantoms)
Logan HalladayGoaltenderFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Transferred to MSOE
Johnny KovacevicDefensemanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Signed professional contract (Winnipeg Jets)
Simon LööfDefensemanFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Signed professional contract (Kristianstads IK)
Matt McArdleDefensemanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Graduation (Retired)
Cole McBrideForwardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Left program
Laine McKayForwardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Left program
Chase OlsenForwardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Transferred to Toronto
Craig PantanoForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Graduate transfer to Northeastern
Derek PettiForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Graduation (Signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Jeff SolowForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Transferred to SUNY Oswego
Drew VoglerGoaltenderFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Graduation (Retired)

Recruiting

PlayerPositionNationalityAgeNotes
Benjamin BrarForwardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20 Abbotsford, BC
Declan CarlileDefensemanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19 Flint, MI
Joey CassettiForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20 Pleasanton, CA
James CorcoranGoaltenderFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 21 Walpole, MA
Liam DennisonDefensemanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20 Manotick, ON
Hugo EsselinForwardFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 19 Stockholm, SWE
Filip ForsmarkForwardFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 21 Skövde, SWE
Patrick HolwayDefensemanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 22 Cohasset, MA; transfer from Maine, red shirt
Jere HuhtamaaGoaltenderFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 19 Helsinki, FIN
Regan KimensForwardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20 Concord, ON
Troy KobrynGoaltenderFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20 Hillsborough, NJ
Jacob ModryDefensemanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20 El Segundo, CA
Ryan NolanForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 21 Winnetka, IL
Zach UensDefensemanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18 Belleville, ON
Zach VinnellDefensemanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21 Cochrane, AB
Liam WalshForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20 Bridgeville, PA
Mac WelsherForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 20 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Roster

As of January 1, 2020. [1]

No. Nat.PlayerClassPosHeightWeightDoBHometownPrevious teamNHL rights
1 Flag of Finland.svg Jere HuhtamaaFreshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)2000-04-10 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
2 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick HolwayJunior D 6' 5" (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)1996-10-01 Cohasset, Massachusetts Maine Black Bears  ( HEA ) DET , 170th overall  2015
3 Flag of the United States.svg Declan CarlileFreshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)2000-05-18 Hartland, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks  ( USHL )
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Drevitch ( C )Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)1995-08-01 Middleborough, Massachusetts Lone Star Brahmas  ( NAHL )
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob ModryFreshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1999-01-23 El Segundo, California Wenatchee Wild  ( BCHL )
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach VinnellFreshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1998-04-03 Cochrane, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks  ( AJHL )
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach UensFreshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)2001-05-13 Belleville, Ontario Wellington Dukes  ( OJHL )
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam DennisonFreshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg)1999-02-07 Manotick, Ontario Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )
9 Flag of the United States.svg Liam WalshFreshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)1999-07-14 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders  ( USHL )
11 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Irvine ( C )Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)1996-05-15 Livonia, Michigan Muskegon Lumberjacks  ( USHL )
12 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan SeyfertSophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)1999-04-03 Annville, Pennsylvania Fargo Force  ( USHL )
13 Flag of the United States.svg Chase Gresock ( C )Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)1998-08-13 Powell, Ohio Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )
14 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick KramerSenior F 6' 1" (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)1997-03-06 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Hugo EsselinFreshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)2000-07-15 Stockholm, Sweden Djurgårdens IF Hockey J20 ( J20 SuperElit )
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Regan KimensFreshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)1999-03-28 Vaughan, Ontario Coquitlam Express  ( BCHL )
17 Flag of the United States.svg Mac WelsherFreshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg)1999-04-24 Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers  ( USHL )
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ben BrarFreshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1998-11-19 Abbotsford, British Columbia Prince George Spruce Kings  ( BCHL )
19 Flag of the United States.svg Joey CassettiFreshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)1999-02-28 Pleasanton, California Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL )
20 Flag of the United States.svg Griff JeszkaSenior F 6' 1" (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)1995-03-12 Muskego, Wisconsin Massachusetts Minutemen  ( HEA )
21 Flag of the United States.svg Christian SimeoneSophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1997-02-12 Milton, Massachusetts Alberni Valley Bulldogs  ( BCHL )
22 Flag of the United States.svg Logan DrevitchSophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)1998-04-14 Middleborough, Massachusetts Boston Bandits  (NCDC)
24 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan NolanFreshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)1998-07-14 Winnetka, Illinois Victoria Grizzlies  ( BCHL )
25 Flag of France.svg Sami Tavernier ( C )Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)1997-04-25 Morzine, France Topeka Roadrunners  ( NAHL )
26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler HeidtSophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)1998-11-07 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Melfort Mustangs  ( SJHL )
27 Flag of the United States.svg Dominic DockeryJunior D 6' 2" (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1997-01-02 Lockport, New York Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Filip ForsmarkFreshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)1998-06-23 Skövde, Sweden Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )
29 Flag of the United States.svg James CorcoranFreshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1998-02-23 Walpole, Massachusetts The Winchendon School  ( USHS–MA )
30 Flag of the United States.svg Troy KobrynFreshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)1999-02-14 Hillsborough, New Jersey Cedar Rapids RoughRiders  ( USHL )

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#5 Boston College 24176135934834248213671
#9 Massachusetts 241482306949342111210767
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell 24127529606034181069079
#15 Maine 24129327565634181158975
Connecticut 24121022671753415154102106
Boston University 241095256964341313810398
#19 Northeastern 241112123667134181339892
Providence 2410113237063341612610278
New Hampshire 24912321546934151549197
Merrimack 24714317637734922385123
Vermont 2421848448334523659100
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

[2]

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 58:07 PMat  Lake Superior State * Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  HuhtamaaL 2–6 1,8600–1–0
October 66:07 PMat  Lake Superior State * Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan  KobrynL 3–4 1,4350–2–0
October 127:00 PMvs. #16  Wisconsin * J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  CorcoranL 5–11 2,1060–3–0
October 177:05 PMat  Holy Cross * Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts NESN+ KobrynW 3–1 1,5501–3–0
October 197:00 PMat  RIT * Blue Cross ArenaRochester, New York  KobrynL 0–4 9,8051–4–0
October 257:00 PMvs.  New Hampshire J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaL 2–3 OT1,8661–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 17:15 PMvs.  Connecticut J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaL 2–3 1,7341–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 32:05 PMat  Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  HuhtamaaW 3–2 3,3872–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 87:05 PMat #13  Northeastern J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaT 1–1 OT2,0142–6–1 (1–2–1)
November 93:31 PMat #13  Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaL 1–3 2,1752–7–1 (1–3–1)
November 227:00 PMat #7  Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN KobrynT 2–2 OT2,9042–7–2 (1–3–2)
November 237:05 PMvs. #7  Massachusetts J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynL 2–3 2,4122–8–2 (1–4–2)
November 297:05 PMvs.  Penn State * J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynL 0–7 1,9612–9–2 (1–4–2)
November 307:05 PMvs.  Rensselaer * J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaW 5–1 1,3013–9–2 (1–4–2)
December 77:00 PMvs.  New Hampshire J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaW 4–2 1,7484–9–2 (2–4–2)
December 87:00 PMat  New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN HuhtamaaL 2–5 4,0744–10–2 (2–5–2)
December 137:00 PMat  Union * Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York  HuhtamaaL 2–3 1,5054–11–2 (2–5–2)
December 294:00 PMvs. #10  Minnesota–Duluth * J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynL 1–4 1,9034–12–2 (2–5–2)
December 304:00 PMvs. #10  Minnesota–Duluth * J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaL 1–5 1,7074–13–2 (2–5–2)
January 45:00 PMvs. #13  Massachusetts–Lowell J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynL 1–3 2,1424–14–2 (2–6–2)
January 77:00 PMat  Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  KobrynW 6–2 2,9535–14–2 (3–6–2)
January 177:05 PMvs.  Boston University J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynL 2–3 2,5035–15–2 (3–7–2)
January 186:00 PMat #13  Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaL 4–6 4,2195–16–2 (3–8–2)
January 247:00 PMvs.  Vermont J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts NESN HuhtamaaT 5–5 OT1,8575–16–3 (3–8–3)
January 257:00 PMvs.  Vermont J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynW 4–3 OT2,1336–16–3 (4–8–3)
January 317:00 PMat  Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine WPME KobrynL 2–6 3,5136–17–3 (4–9–3)
February 17:00 PMat  Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine  HuhtamaaL 2–3 4,3036–18–3 (4–10–3)
February 77:30 PMat  Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaW 5–1 3,4997–18–3 (5–10–3)
February 87:00 PMvs. #14  Massachusetts–Lowell J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts NESN HuhtamaaL 3–4 2,0647–19–3 (5–11–3)
February 147:00 PMat #7  Boston College J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  HuhtamaaL 2–3 2,0117–20–3 (5–12–3)
February 154:32 PMat #7  Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN HuhtamaaL 2–6 5,4987–21–3 (5–13–3)
February 217:15 PMat #15  Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  KobrynW 2–0 2,9058–21–3 (6–13–3)
February 227:05 PMvs. #15  Providence J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  KobrynW 3–2 2,3449–21–3 (7–13–3)
February 277:02 PMat #4  Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN KobrynL 1–6 3,1249–22–3 (7–14–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

NamePositionGamesGoalsAssistsPoints PIM
Tyler Irvine RW 3213142712
Chase Gresock F 2811112210
Declan Carlile D 344182222
Sami Tavernier RW 346152143
Logan Drevitch LW 347111832
Zach Uens D 344141868
Regan Kimens LW 33681414
Mac Welsher C 31751210
Liam Walsh LW 30551043
Ben Brar F 32551015
Patrick Holway D 17371010
Zach Vinnell D 3317818
Dominic Dockery D 291678
Jordan Seyfert C 1633610
Tyler Drevitch C 3423516
Liam Dennison D 3114523
Hugo Esselin C 312248
Patrick Kramer C 913418
Griff Jeszka F 252136
Ryan Nolan F 181236
Jacob Modry D 260336
Christian Simeone F 90229
Joey Cassetti LW 1402214
Troy Kobryn G 190110
Tyler Heidt D 310118
James Corcoran G 10000
Jere Huhtamaa G 210000
Bench-34---6
Total

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Goaltending statistics

NameGamesMinutesWinsLossesTiesGoals AgainstSavesShut Outs SV % GAA
Troy Kobryn19927491514241.8933.30
Jere Huhtamaa2110885122634010.8643.47
James Corcoran120010670.53817.50
Empty Net-22---3----
Total34205892231238321.8713.58

Rankings

PollWeek
Pre1234567891011121314151617181920212223 (Final)
USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
USA TodayNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

[4]

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

RoundPickPlayerNHL team
4105 Zachary Uens Florida Panthers
4121 Alex Jefferies New York Islanders

† incoming freshman

[5]

References

  1. "2019–20 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Merrimack Warriors.
  2. "Merrimack Warriors (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. "Merrimack College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.