The 2019-20 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Brendan Whittet, in his 11th season.
| 2019–20 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 9th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Meehan Auditorium |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 8–21–2 |
| Conference | 8–12–2 |
| Home | 5–8–1 |
| Road | 3–13–1 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Brendan Whittet |
| Assistant coaches | Jason Guerriero Jason Smith Ed Kesell |
| Captain(s) | Zach Giuttari |
| Alternate captain(s) | Brent Beaudoin Jack Gessert |
| Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Aibel | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Alex Brink | Forward | United States |
Graduate Transfer (Boston University) |
| Max Gottlieb | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Ontario Reign) |
| Joey Maguire | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Tom Marchin | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins) |
| Will Scherer | Defenseman | United States |
Graduate Transfer (Canisius) |
| Brady Schoo | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Conner Wynne | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Albert | Defenseman |  Canada |
21 | Fergus, ON |
| Brad Cocca | Forward | Canada |
20 | Mississauga, ON |
| James Crossman | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Cherry Hills, CO |
| Matt Holmes | Forward | United States |
20 | Rye, NY |
| Luke Krys | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Ridgefield, CT |
| Connor Marshall | Forward | United States |
21 | Parkland, FL |
| Samuli Niinisaari | Defenseman |  Finland |
21 | Hamina, FIN |
| Nathan Plessis | Forward | Canada |
21 | Salmon Arm, BC |
| Cole Quisenberry | Forward | United States |
20 | Cherry Hills, CO |
| Jon Russell | Forward | United States |
21 | Traverse City, MI |
Roster
editAs of July 10, 2019.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Gavin Nieto | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-02-01 | Yorba Linda, California | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Luke Krys | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-09-27 | Ridgefield, Connecticut | Salisbury School (USHS–CT) | — |
| 3 | 
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Luke Albert | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1998-08-17 | Fergus, Ontario | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Anea Ferrario | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-08-09 | Ogden, Utah | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Ben Taylor | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-04-25 | Falmouth, Massachusetts | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Tony Stillwell | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-04-18 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Justin Jallen | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1998-01-06 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Northeast Generals (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | 
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Zach Giuttari (C) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-04-17 | Warwick, Rhode Island | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Connor Marshall | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-10-10 | Parkland, Florida | Northeast Generals (NAHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Jonny Russell | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 1998-01-31 | Traverse City, Michigan | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Nathan Plessis | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-02-28 | Salmon Arm, British Columbia | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Brent Beaudoin (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-02-29 | Londonderry, New Hampshire | Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Chris Berger | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-04-14 | Buffalo, New York | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Jack Gessert (A) | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1995-01-12 | Novi, Michigan | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 16 | 
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Tristan Crozier | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1998-02-23 | Calgary, Alberta | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Bradley Cocca | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-08-13 | Toronto, Ontario | Merritt Centennials (BCHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Jake Harris | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1998-04-10 | Toronto, Ontario | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Samuli Niinisaari | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-08-11 | Hamina, Finland | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 20 | 
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Joachim Weberg | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-06-21 | Oslo, Norway | New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Alec Mehr | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-01-11 | Los Angeles, California | Bloomington Thunder (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Matty Holmes | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-02-22 | Rye, New York | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Luke Harrington | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-09-02 | Rye, New York | Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT) | — |
| 24 |
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Dorian Dawson | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-05-29 | Collingwood, Ontario | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 25 | 
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Michael Maloney | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-02-17 | McHenry, Illinois | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 26 | 
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James Crossman | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-11-23 | Denver, Colorado | Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) | — |
| 27 | 
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Trey Dodd | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-07-18 | St. Louis, Missouri | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Colin Burston | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-03-28 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Cole Quisenberry | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-22 | Denver, Colorado | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 33 |
|
Gabriel Vinal | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-01-12 | Syracuse, New York | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |
|
Luke Kania | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-01-24 | Chicago, Illinois | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Cornell † | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 81 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 45 | |
| #7 Clarkson | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 63 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 96 | 63 | |
| #14 Quinnipiac | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 64 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 78 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 95 | 87 | |
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 82 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 116 | 87 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 93 | 106 | |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 64 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 77 | 97 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 87 | |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 52 | 84 | |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 71 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 67 | 112 | |
| Princeton | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 71 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 66 | 100 | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 81 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 64 | 130 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Nieto | L 2–3 | 2,200 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | W 5–1 | 690 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| November 8 | 7:08 PM | at #4 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Nieto | L 1–4 | 3,451 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) | ||||
| November 9 | 4:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Kania | W 4–1 | 1,241 | 2–2–0 (2–2–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Harvard | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Kania | L 1–4 | 723 | 2–3–0 (2–3–0) | ||||
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | L 1–4 | 489 | 2–4–0 (2–4–0) | ||||
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Clarkson | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | L 1–2 OT | 617 | 2–5–0 (2–5–0) | ||||
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | W 3–2 | 557 | 3–5–0 (3–5–0) | ||||
| November 26 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Kania | L 0–1 | 1,144 | 3–6–0 (3–5–0) | ||||
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | Nieto | L 2–4 | 557 | 3–7–0 (3–5–0) | ||||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Kania | L 0–5 | 1,482 | 3–8–0 (3–6–0) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Nieto | L 1–2 OT | 2,101 | 3–9–0 (3–7–0) | ||||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Massachusetts* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Nieto | L 0–4 | 410 | 3–10–0 (3–7–0) | |||
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Nieto | L 1–5 | 3,241 | 3–11–0 (3–7–0) | |||
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | at Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Nieto | L 2–3 OT | 2,230 | 3–12–0 (3–7–0) | ||||
| January 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Arizona State* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | L 1–3 | 636 | 3–13–0 (3–7–0) | ||||
| January 12 | 4:00 PM | vs. #15 Arizona State* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Nieto | L 3–4 OT | 454 | 3–14–0 (3–7–0) | |||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | L 1–3 | 602 | 3–15–0 (3–8–0) | ||||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | W 3–2 | 559 | 4–15–0 (4–8–0) | ||||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Nieto | W 2–0 | 1,764 | 5–15–0 (5–8–0) | ||||
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Nieto | L 1–4 | 2,842 | 5–16–0 (5–9–0) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | W 4–3 | 638 | 6–16–0 (6–9–0) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Quinnipiac | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | T 2–2 OT | 642 | 6–16–1 (6–9–1) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Nieto | L 2–5 | 1,492 | 6–17–1 (6–10–1) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Nieto | T 1–1 OT | 2,064 | 6–17–2 (6–10–2) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | W 3–1 | 572 | 7–17–2 (7–10–2) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 Cornell | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Nieto | L 0–3 | 1,418 | 7–18–2 (7–11–2) | ||||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Nieto | L 1–2 | 3,243 | 7–19–2 (7–12–2) | ||||
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Nieto | W 2–0 | 2,100 | 8–19–2 (8–12–2) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 1) | Nieto | L 0–3 | 715 | 8–20–2 (8–12–2) | ||||
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 2) | Nieto | L 2–3 OT | 871 | 8–21–2 (8–12–2) | ||||
| Brown Lost Series 0–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Giuttari | D | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Brent Beaudoin | C | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| Justin Jallen | F | 31 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Bradley Cocca | C | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Tony Stillwell | D | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Luke Krys | D | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| Michael Maloney | F | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| James Crossman | D | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| Cole Quisenberry | F | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Trey Dodd | F | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Tristan Crozier | F | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Joachim Weberg | LW | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Colin Burston | LW | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 |
| Chris Berger | LW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Nathan Plessis | C | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 |
| Connor Marshall | F | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Samueli Niinisaari | D | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Dorian Dawson | D | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Alec Mehr | C | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Anea Ferrario | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Gabriel Vinal | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Russell | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Kania | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Albert | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Holmes | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Harris | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gessert | LW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Gavin Nieto | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Taylor | RW | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Vinal | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | .946 | 2.37 |
| Gavin Nieto | 28 | 1610 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 695 | 2 | .914 | 2.42 |
| Luke Kania | 4 | 212 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 105 | 0 | .905 | 3.11 |
| Empty Net | - | 22 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1896 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 84 | 835 | 2 | .909 | 2.66 |
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 Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Brown Bears (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Brown Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.