2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season
Conference	9th Hockey East
Home ice	Whittemore Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	15–15–4
Conference	9–12–3
Home	10–5–2
Road	4–9–2
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Souza
Assistant coaches	Glenn Stewart Jeff Giuliano Ty Conklin
Captain(s)	Anthony Wyse
Alternate captain(s)	Patrick Grasso Charlie Kelleher
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The 2019-20 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season was the 94th season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire and were coached by Mike Souza, in his second season.

Roster

As of June 28, 2019 ^[1]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Drew Hickey	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-10-28	New Canaan, Connecticut	Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC)	—
3		Ryan Verrier	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-11-19	Reading, Massachusetts	Green Bay Gamblers  ( USHL )	—
5		Will MacKinnon	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-04-13	Plymouth, Michigan	Des Moines Buccaneers  ( USHL )	—
6		Lucas Herrmann	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2000-08-01	Lancaster, New York	Madison Capitols  ( USHL )	—
7		Nolan McElhaney	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-22	Natick, Massachusetts	Omaha Lancers  ( USPHL )	—
8		Max Gildon	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-05-17	Plano, Texas	USNTDP  ( USHL )	FLA , 66th overall  2017
9		Angus Crookshank	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-10-02	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen  ( BCHL )	OTT , 126th overall  2018
10		Kalle Eriksson	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-09-15	Leksand, Sweden	Madison Capitols  ( USHL )	—
11		Jackson Pierson	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-09-10	Zionsville, Indiana	Culver Academies  ( Midget AAA )	—
12		Eric Esposito	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-08-24	West Haven, Connecticut	Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )	—
13		Justin Fregona	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-05-29	Mississauga, Ontario	Langley Rivermen  ( BCHL )	—
14		Joe Sacco	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-06-01	Reading, Massachusetts	Vernon Vipers  ( BCHL )	—
15		Chase Stevenson	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-01-13	West Kelowna, British Columbia	Trail Smoke Eaters  ( BCHL )	—
16		Filip Engarås	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-05-16	Stockholm, Sweden	Skellefteå AIK  ( J20 SuperElit )	—
17		Robby Griffin	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-01-08	Burlington, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins  (NCDC)	—
18		Kohei Sato	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-09-26	Nishitōkyō, Japan	Northeast Generals  ( NAHL )	—
19		Eric MacAdams	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-04-29	Salem, Massachusetts	Dubuque Fighting Saints  ( USHL )	—
20		Patrick Grasso ( A )	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-05-29	Ankeny, Iowa	Des Moines Buccaneers  ( USHL )	—
21		Anthony Wyse ( C )	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1996-03-29	Newton, Massachusetts	Lincoln Stars  ( USHL )	—
23		Charlie Kelleher ( A )	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1997-02-04	Longmeadow, Massachusetts	Sioux City Musketeers  ( USHL )	—
26		Liam Blackburn	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1996-06-08	Prince George, British Columbia	West Kelowna Warriors  ( BCHL )	—
27		Matt Dawson	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-08-13	Delta, British Columbia	Green Bay Gamblers  ( USHL )	—
28		Benton Maass	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-11-25	Elk River, Minnesota	Elk River High School  ( USHS–MN )	WSH , 182nd overall  2017
29		Joseph Cipollone	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-03-29	Purchase, New York	Boston Junior Bruins  (NCDC)	—
31		Mike Robinson	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-03-27	Bedford, New Hampshire	Springfield Jr. Blues  ( NAHL )	SJS , 86th overall  2015
33		Joe Lazzaro	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-06-13	Hampstead, New Hampshire	Phillips Exeter Academy  ( USHS–NH )	—
35		Ty Taylor	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-05	Richmond, British Columbia	Vernon Vipers  ( BCHL )	TBL , 214th overall  2018

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	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

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 6	5:00 p.m.	vs.  Guelph *		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire  (Exhibition)		Taylor	W 4–3	2,817
Regular Season
October 11	7:05 p.m.	at  Miami *		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Robinson	W 6–2	1,571	1–0–0
October 12	7:05 p.m.	at  Miami *		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Robinson	T 4–4 OT	1,833	1–0–1
October 18	7:05 p.m.	at  Bentley *		Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts		Robinson	L 2–3 OT	1,821	1–1–1
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at  Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Taylor	W 3–2 OT	1,866	1–1–1 (1–0–0)
October 26	7:05 p.m.	at  Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Robinson	L 0–3	2,777	2–2–1 (1–1–0)
November 1	7:05 p.m.	vs. #15  Boston College		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Robinson	W 1–0 OT	4,832	3–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 2	7:05 p.m.	vs.  Dartmouth *		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Taylor	W 5–4 OT	4,012	4–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 10	1:00 p.m.	vs. #2  Massachusetts		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Robinson	W 3–1	4,707	5–2–1 (3–1–0)
November 15	7:30 p.m.	at  Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine		Robinson	L 1–3	4,787	5–3–1 (3–2–0)
November 16	7:00 p.m.	at  Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	NESN+	Robinson	L 1–2 OT	5,012	5–4–1 (3–3–0)
November 22	7:00 p.m.	vs.  Michigan *		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Robinson	L 1–4	5,246	5–5–1 (3–3–0)
November 23	7:00 p.m.	vs.  Michigan *		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Robinson	W 3–2 OT	6,038	6–5–1 (3–3–0)
Friendship Four
November 29	10:00 a.m.	vs. #12  Northeastern *		SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland  (Friendship Four Semifinal)	NESN	Robinson	L 0–4	3,200	6–6–1 (3–4–0)
November 30	10:00 a.m.	vs.  Princeton *		SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland  (Friendship Four Championship)	NESN+	Robinson	W 3–2	4,163	7–6–1 (3–4–0)
December 7	7:00 p.m.	at  Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Robinson	L 2–4	1,748	7–7–1 (3–5–0)
December 8	7:00 p.m.	vs.  Merrimack		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Taylor	W 5–2	4,074	8–7–1 (4–5–0)
December 29	4:05 p.m.	at  Army *		Tate Rink • West Point, New York		Robinson	L 4–5	2,614	8–8–1 (4–5–0)
January 3	7:00 p.m.	vs.  Yale *		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Taylor	W 4–1	3,575	9–8–1 (4–5–0)
January 4	7:05 p.m.	vs.  Brown *		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Taylor	W 5–1	3,241	10–8–1 (4–5–0)
January 11	7:00 p.m.	vs. #11  Northeastern		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Taylor	W 5–4	5,091	11–8–1 (5–5–0)
January 17	7:00 p.m.	at #11  Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	NESN	Robinson	W 4–3	3,030	12–8–1 (6–5–0)
January 18	7:00 p.m.	vs. #11  Providence		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Taylor	L 1–5	3,991	12–9–1 (6–6–0)
January 24	7:30 p.m.	at #7  Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		Robinson	W 1–0	4,873	13–9–1 (7–6–0)
January 25	7:00 p.m.	vs. #7  Massachusetts		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN+	Robinson	T 1–1 OT	6,093	13–9–2 (7–6–1)
January 31	7:00 p.m.	vs.  Connecticut		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Robinson	L 4–7	4,671	13–10–2 (7–7–1)
February 1	4:00 p.m.	at  Connecticut		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	NESN	Taylor	L 4–7	8,211	13–11–2 (7–8–1)
February 7	7:00 p.m.	vs.  Vermont		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN+	Robinson	W 6–3	3,809	14–11–2 (8–8–1)
February 8	7:05 p.m.	vs.  Vermont		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN+	Robinson	W 2–1	4,899	15–11–2 (9–8–1)
February 14	7:05 p.m.	vs.  Boston University		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN+	Robinson	L 1–4	4,969	15–12–2 (9–9–1)
February 15	7:05 p.m.	at  Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Robinson	L 1–3	3,814	15–13–2 (9–10–1)
February 28	7:15 p.m.	at #12  Massachusetts–Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		Robinson	T 2–2 OT	5,085	15–13–3 (9–10–2)
February 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. #12  Massachusetts–Lowell		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Robinson	L 2–3	6,237	15–14–3 (9–11–2)
March 6	7:02 p.m.	at #4  Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts		Robinson	L 1–2	4,024	15–15–3 (9–12–2)
March 7	7:00 p.m.	vs. #4  Boston College		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Robinson	T 3–3 OT	6,034	15–15–4 (9–12–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: ^[2]

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Max Gildon	D	34	7	22	29	40
Patrick Grasso	C	34	13	11	24	8
Charlie Kelleher	RW	29	6	17	23	10
Angus Crookshank	LW	34	16	6	22	39
Jackson Pierson	F	26	2	18	20	6
Eric MacAdams	RW	33	7	11	18	57
Liam Blackburn	F	34	5	13	18	10
Kohei Sato	LW	32	7	10	17	10
Filip Engarås	C	25	8	7	15	6
Chase Stevenson	F	24	4	6	10	10
Eric Esposito	LW	33	4	6	10	12
Benton Maass	D	34	3	7	10	8
Anthony Wyse	D	33	1	6	7	51
Ryan Verrier	D	34	2	4	6	37
Kalle Eriksson	D	33	0	6	6	8
William MacKinnon	D	34	3	2	5	16
Lucas Herrmann	F	30	0	3	3	8
Joseph Cipollone	C	19	1	1	2	6
Justin Fregona	RW	24	1	1	2	6
Joe Sacco	RW	27	1	1	2	4
Joe Hankinson	F	10	0	1	1	2
Robby Griffin	C	13	0	1	1	15
Joe Lazzaro	G	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Hickey	D	3	0	0	0	0
Ty Taylor	G	8	0	0	0	0
Matt Dawson	D	14	0	0	0	4
Mike Robinson	G	27	0	0	0	4
Bench	-	34	-	-	-	6
Total

Source: ^[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals against	Saves	Shut-outs	SV %	GAA
Joe Lazzaro	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0.00
Mike Robinson	27	1591	9	13	4	68	604	2	.899	2.56
Ty Taylor	8	23	6	2	0	23	158	0	.873	2.97
Empty Net	-	16	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2074	15	15	4	97	762	2	.887	2.81

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Source: ^[4]

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL entry draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
6	166	Luke Reid†	Nashville Predators
6	169	Filip Engarås	Edmonton Oilers

† incoming freshman

Source: ^[5]

References

1. "2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
2. "New Hampshire Wildcats (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
3. "Univ. of New Hampshire 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. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.