The 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin, in his 32nd season.
| 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 11th Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Mercyhurst Ice Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 5–29–2 |
| Conference | 3–23–2–0 |
| Home | 3–15–0 |
| Road | 2–14–1 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Rick Gotkin |
| Assistant coaches | Greg Gardner Tom Upton |
| Captain(s) | Quinn Wichers |
| Alternate captain(s) | Brendan Riley Michael Bevilacqua |
| Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
Season edit
After starting with a split over ranked Arizona State, Mercyhurst played a decent few weeks, opening conference play with two split weekends, but after the Thanksgiving break, the team sank to the bottom of the standings. After starting 4–6 the team went 1–23–2 to finish with the worst record in program history. The 2019–20 Lakers had the fewest wins, most losses, lowest winning percentage, and worst goal differential in 33 seasons of play. Additionally, despite Atlantic Hockey changing their standings so that wins were worth 3 points rather than 2, the 11 points the team had in the standings was by far the fewest Mercyhurst has garnered since becoming a Division I program.
Departures edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Baker | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (Signed with Chambéry) |
| Derek Barach | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Cleveland Monsters) |
| Taylor Best | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Tommaso Bucci | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers) |
| Alex Carlson | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
| Joseph Duszak | Defenseman | United States |
Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| Joshua Lammon | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Florida Everblades) |
| Chris Makowski | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Jonathan O'Hara | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Matthew Whittaker | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (Signed with Newfoundland Growlers) |
| Jeremy Wu | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (Signed with Rapid City Rush) |
Recruiting edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khristian Acosta | Forward | United States |
21 | Port Monmouth, NJ |
| Jonathan Bendorf | Forward | United States |
20 | Yardville, NJ |
| Justin Cmunt | Forward | United States |
21 | East Amherst, MA |
| Gueorgui Feduolov | Forward | United States |
20 | Mentor, OH |
| Paul Maust | Forward | United States |
21 | Butler, PA |
| Joey Maziarz | Defenseman | Canada |
20 | Waterloo, ON |
| Brendan Schneider | Forward | Canada |
19 | Wellesley, ON |
| Dante Spagnuolo | Forward | Canada |
21 | Newmarket, ON |
| Ashton Stockie | Forward | Canada |
20 | Stratford, ON |
| Cade Townend | Defenseman | Canada |
20 | Carleton Place, ON |
| Carver Watson | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Appleton, WI |
Roster edit
As of June 28, 2019.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Stefano Cantali | Junior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-06-13 | Montreal, Quebec | Longueuil Collège Français (QJHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Cade Townend | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-06-17 | Carleton Place, Ontario | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Brendan Riley (A) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-03-29 | West Point, New York | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — |
| 4 |
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Quinn Wichers (C) | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1997-08-19 | Metcalfe, Ontario | Kemptville 73's (CCHL) | — |
| 5 |
|
Michael Bevilacqua (A) | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1997-05-07 | Hamburg, New York | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Dylan Thiessen | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-01-09 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Devon Daniels | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1998-04-28 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Owen Norton | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1998-06-19 | Ancaster, Ontario | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |
|
Justin Cmunt | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1998-01-28 | East Amherst, New York | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Geoff Kitt | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1997-02-09 | Dryden, Ontario | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Steven Ipri | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 1998-03-13 | Broadview Heights, Ohio | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 13 | 
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Paul Maust | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 1998-06-24 | Butler, Pennsylvania | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
|
Gueorgui Feduolov | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-12-10 | Mentor, Ohio | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Dante Spagnuolo | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-09-04 | Newmarket, Ontario | North York Rangers (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Ashton Stockie | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-07-15 | Stratford, Ontario | North York Rangers (OJHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Dalton Hunter | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1997-09-26 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Corey Caruso | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1996-04-06 | Hamilton, Ontario | Brockville Braves (CCHL) | — |
| 20 | 
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Khristian Acosta | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1998-05-05 | Port Monmouth, New Jersey | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Brendan Schneider | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-08-26 | Wellesley, Ontario | Merritt Centennials (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Jonny Lazarus | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1996-03-22 | Syosset, New York | Massachusetts Minutemen (HEA) | — |
| 24 | 
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Ethan Johnson | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-12-13 | Newfolden, Minnesota | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Joseph Maziarz | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-02-23 | Waterloo, Ontario | North York Rangers (OJHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Jonathan Bendorf | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-02-26 | Yardville, New Jersey | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 27 |
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James Anderson | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 1996-10-20 | Kings Park, New York | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Carver Watson | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-03-03 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 29 | 
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Josh McDougall | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-06-19 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Colin DeAugustine | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1995-05-25 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 39 | 
|
Garrett Metcalf | Junior (RS) | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-03-05 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (HEA) | ANA, 179th overall 2015 |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #20 American International | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 96 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 103 | 68 | |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 104 | 63 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 127 | 82 | |
| RIT | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 86 | 73 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 108 | 98 | |
| Army | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 70 | 64 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 82 | 76 | |
| Niagara | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 65 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 72 | 87 | |
| Air Force | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 60 | 67 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 70 | 95 | |
| Robert Morris | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 90 | |
| Bentley | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 75 | 80 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 83 | 94 | |
| Canisius | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 109 | |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 99 | |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 118 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 64 | 141 | |
| Championship: March 20, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 9:05 PM | at #20 Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Metcalf | W 3–2 | 924 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 6 | 5:00 PM | at #20 Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Metcalf | L 4–6 | 815 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | W 3–2 OT | 578 | 2–1–0 | ||||
| October 12 | 7:05 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–3 | 830 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Ohio State* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–7 | 1,203 | 2–3–0 | ||||
| October 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Ohio State* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Cantali | L 1–3 | 978 | 2–4–0 | ||||
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Cantali | W 4–3 OT | 1,953 | 3–4–0 (1–0–0–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Cantali | L 3–6 | 2,038 | 3–5–0 (1–1–0–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Cantali | L 0–12 | 748 | 3–6–0 (1–2–0–0) | ||||
| November 16 | 4:05 PM | vs. American International | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | W 4–3 OT | 687 | 4–6–0 (2–2–0–0) | ||||
| November 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Niagara | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 0–5 | 815 | 4–7–0 (2–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Metcalf | L 1–3 | 500 | 4–8–0 (2–4–0–0) | ||||
| November 30 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | T 2–2 3x3 OTL | 803 | 4–8–1 (2–4–1–0) | ||||
| December 6 | 9:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Cantali | L 3–7 | 2,071 | 4–9–1 (2–5–1–0) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | DeAugustine | L 2–3 | 2,227 | 4–10–1 (2–6–1–0) | ||||
| January 3 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 0–4 | 668 | 4–11–1 (2–7–1–0) | ||||
| January 4 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 2–7 | 437 | 4–12–1 (2–8–1–0) | ||||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–3 | 752 | 4–13–1 (2–9–1–0) | ||||
| January 11 | 5:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 3–9 | 759 | 4–14–1 (2–10–1–0) | ||||
| January 14 † | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–4 | 759 | 4–15–1 (2–11–1–0) | ||||
| January 17 | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | W 2–1 | 876 | 5–15–1 (3–11–1–0) | ||||
| January 18 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | DeAugustine | L 1–5 | 801 | 5–16–1 (3–12–1–0) | ||||
| January 24 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 3–4 | 879 | 5–17–1 (3–13–1–0) | ||||
| January 25 | 4:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | DeAugustine | L 4–7 | 767 | 5–18–1 (3–14–1–0) | ||||
| January 31 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 3–4 | 576 | 5–19–1 (3–15–1–0) | ||||
| February 1 | 1:05 PM | vs. American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 4–7 | 649 | 5–20–1 (3–16–1–0) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Metcalf | L 0–3 | 720 | 5–21–1 (3–17–1–0) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | vs. Niagara | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–4 | 749 | 5–22–1 (3–18–1–0) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:05 PM | vs. Army | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–5 | 789 | 5–23–1 (3–19–1–0) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Army | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–4 | 957 | 5–24–1 (3–20–1–0) | ||||
| February 21 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Metcalf | T 1–1 3x3 OTL | 1,713 | 5–24–2 (3–20–2–0) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Metcalf | L 1–2 | 1,931 | 5–25–2 (3–21–2–0) | ||||
| February 28 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–3 | 736 | 5–26–2 (3–22–2–0) | ||||
| February 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | DeAugustine | L 0–6 | 692 | 5–27–2 (3–23–2–0) | ||||
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 1) | Metcalf | L 1–3 | 1,208 | 5–28–2 (3–23–2–0) | ||||
| March 7 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 2) | Metcalf | L 1–5 | 1,191 | 5–29–2 (3–23–2–0) | ||||
| Mercyhurst Lost Series 0–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
† Rescheduled from November 29.
Scoring Statistics edit
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Hunter | RW | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 41 |
| James Anderson | F | 36 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 |
| Steven Ipri | F | 24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| John McDougall | D/F | 36 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
| Gueorgui Feduolov | F | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Joseph Maziarz | D | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Owen Norton | D | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 48 |
| Paul Maust | LW | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 45 |
| Jonathan Bendorf | LW | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Khristian Acosta | F | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 68 |
| Geoff Kitt | C | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Jonny Lazarus | F | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Ethan Johnson | F | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| Justin Cmunt | LW | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Carver Watson | LW | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Brendan Riley | C | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
| Cade Townend | D | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Ashton Stockie | C | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Quinn Wichers | D | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Brendan Schneider | C | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Michael Bevilacqua | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dante Spagnuolo | C | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Devon Daniels | D | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Corey Caruso | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefano Cantali | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin DeAugustine | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Metcalf | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total |
Goaltending statistics edit
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Metcalf | 28 | 1534 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 90 | 891 | 0 | .908 | 3.52 |
| Stefano Cantali | 6 | 249 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 120 | 0 | .839 | 5.53 |
| Colin DeAugustine | 10 | 365 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 207 | 0 | .852 | 5.91 |
| Empty Net | - | 25 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2174 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 158 | 1218 | 0 | .885 | 4.36 |
Rankings edit
| 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 | |
References edit
- ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Mercyhurst Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Mercyhurst Lakers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Mercyhurst Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.