The 2019-20 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season was the 101st season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and played their home games at Houston Field House, and were coached by Dave Smith, in his 3rd season.
| 2019–20 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | T–4th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Houston Field House |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 17–15–2 |
| Conference | 13–8–1 |
| Home | 8–7–0 |
| Road | 9–8–1 |
| Neutral | 0–0–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Dave Smith |
| Assistant coaches | Scott Moser Chuck Weber Nate Skidmore |
| Captain(s) | Will Reilly |
| Alternate captain(s) | Chase Zieky Shane Bear Patrick Polino T. J. Samec |
| RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Burke | Forward |  Canada |
Transfer (Queen's) |
| Thomas Grant | Defenseman |  United States |
Graduation (Retired) |
| Matt Harris | Defenseman | United States |
Transfer (Long Island) |
| Jacob Hayhurst | Forward | Canada |
Graduate Transfer (Michigan) |
| Meirs Moore | Defenseman |  Sweden |
Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers) |
| Donovan Ott | Forward | United States |
Transfer (Utica) |
| Chase Perry | Goaltender | Canada |
Signed Professional Contract (Pensacola Ice Flyers) |
| Brady Wiffen | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Seaforth Centenaires) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Ashbrook | Forward | United States |
21 | Manistique, MI |
| Cory Babichuk | Defenseman | Canada |
19 | Edmonton, AB |
| Alec Calvaruso | Goaltender | United States |
21 | Livonia, MI |
| Zach Dubinsky | Forward | United States |
19 | Deerfield, IL |
| Louis Helsen | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Dallas, TX |
| Rory Herrman | Forward | United States |
20 | Poway, CA |
| Simon Kjellberg | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Nashville, TN |
| Mason Klee | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Morrison, CO |
| Ryan Mahshie | Defenseman | Canada |
20 | Stoney Creek, ON |
Roster
editAs of September 5, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Linden Marshall | Junior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-07-21 | Victoria, British Columbia | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — |
| 2 | 
|
Simon Kjellberg | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-02-17 | Nashville, Tennessee | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | NYR, 163rd overall 2018 |
| 3 | 
|
T. J. Samec (A) | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1995-05-03 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | 
|
Mason Klee | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-10-04 | Morrison, Colorado | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Brady Ferner | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-08-27 | Dakota Dunes, South Dakota | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Nick Bowman | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-12-19 | Shelby Township, Michigan | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Mike Gornall | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1994-10-26 | Irwin, Pennsylvania | North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) | — |
| 9 |
|
Tristan Ashbrook | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-16 | Manistique, Michigan | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Ottoville Leppänen | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-06-18 | Espoo, Finland | Espoo Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | — |
| 12 | 
|
Chase Zieky (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-03-24 | Avon, Connecticut | Providence Friars (HEA) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Tommy Lee | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1997-12-07 | Calgary, Alberta | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Zach Dubinsky | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-03-14 | Highland Park, Illinois | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Rory Herrman | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-03-16 | Poway, California | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 17 | 
|
Todd Burgess | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-04-03 | Phoenix, Arizona | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (USHL) | OTT, 103rd overall 2016 |
| 18 |
|
Daniel DiGrande | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-08-05 | Macomb, Michigan | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Ture Linden | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-07-06 | Great Falls, Virginia | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Billy Jerry | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-11-21 | River Falls, Wisconsin | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
|
Louie Helsen | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-06-08 | Dallas, Texas | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Cory Babichuk | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-09-28 | Edmonton, Alberta | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Jake Johnson | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-08-13 | Bloomington, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Will Reilly (C) | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-07-23 | Toronto, Ontario | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | PIT, 217th overall 2017 |
| 25 |
|
Ryan Mahshie | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1999-04-05 | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Jake Marrello | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-08-04 | Slingerlands, New York | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Shane Bear (A) | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-02-17 | Calgary, Alberta | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 28 | 
|
Kyle Hallbauer | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-03-02 | Howell, New Jersey | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 29 |
|
Patrick Polino (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1995-04-11 | Buffalo, New York | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 31 |
|
Owen Savory | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-10-11 | Cambridge, Ontario | St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL) | — |
| 38 |
|
Alec Calvaruso | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-07-09 | Livonia, Michigan | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 39 | 
|
Jakub Lacka | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-11-20 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 4:00 PM | vs. Brock* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Exhibition) | Marshall | W 6–3 | 1,937 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Savory | L 3–5 | 3,628 | 0–1–0 | |||
| October 12 | 7:31 PM | at Connecticut* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Marshall | W 5–3 | 2,859 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Marshall | L 2–5 | 2,588 | 1–2–0 | ||||
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Canisius* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 7–2 | 3,258 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Savory | W 3–2 | 2,062 | 3–2–0 (1–0–0) | ||||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | L 1–2 | 3,108 | 3–3–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 6–2 | 1,831 | 4–3–0 (2–1–0) | ||||
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Clarkson | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | L 1–2 | 3,426 | 4–4–0 (2–2–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Savory | T 2–2 OT | 1,524 | 4–4–1 (2–2–1) | ||||
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | vs. Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Savory | L 1–3 | 3,090 | 4–5–1 (2–3–1) | ||||
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Harvard | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | L 3–6 | 2,554 | 4–6–1 (2–4–1) | ||||
| November 23 | 7:35 PM | at Canisius* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Marshall | W 3–2 | 1,107 | 5–6–1 (2–4–1) | ||||
| November 29 | 4:05 PM | at #15 Massachusetts–Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Marshall | L 0–4 | 3,512 | 5–7–1 (2–4–1) | ||||
| November 30 | 7:05 PM | at Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Savory | L 1–5 | 1,301 | 5–8–1 (2–4–1) | ||||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | L 1–4 | 1,718 | 5–9–1 (2–5–1) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Calvaruso | W 2–1 OT | 2,101 | 6–9–1 (3–5–1) | ||||
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Massachusetts* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Calvaruso | L 3–5 | 2,332 | 6–10–1 (3–5–1) | ||||
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Marshall | W 3–1 | 2,468 | 7–10–1 (4–5–1) | ||||
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Roos House • Canton, New York | Savory | W 3–0 | 502 | 8–10–1 (5–5–1) | ||||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. #2 Cornell | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Marshall | L 0–3 | 2,879 | 8–11–1 (5–6–1) | ||||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 3–0 | 2,337 | 9–11–1 (6–6–1) | ||||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Savory | W 3–1 | 602 | 10–11–1 (7–6–1) | ||||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Calvaruso | L 1–4 | 2,174 | 10–12–1 (7–7–1) | ||||
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Mayor's Cup) | Savory | T 1–1 SOW | 6,164 | 10–12–2 (7–7–1) | ||||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 7–1 | 2,351 | 11–12–2 (8–7–1) | ||||
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 1–0 | 3,806 | 12–12–2 (8–7–1) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Calvaruso | L 4–8 | 2,575 | 12–13–2 (8–7–1) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Savory | L 2–6 | 2,975 | 12–14–2 (8–7–1) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Savory | W 4–1 | 813 | 13–14–2 (9–7–1) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:02 PM | at #2 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Savory | L 2–4 | 4,267 | 13–15–2 (9–8–1) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Quinnipiac | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 4–0 | 3,008 | 14–15–2 (10–8–1) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Savory | W 7–1 | 2,764 | 15–15–2 (11–8–1) | ||||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Savory | W 2–0 | 1,722 | 16–15–2 (12–8–1) | ||||
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Savory | W 4–1 | 2,157 | 17–15–2 (13–8–1) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Zieky | F | 34 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 |
| Will Reilly | D | 34 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 |
| Ture Linden | F | 34 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 |
| Todd Burgess | C/RW | 32 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| Patrick Polino | C | 34 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 18 |
| Mike Gornall | F | 34 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
| Jake Marrello | F | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| Cory Babichuk | D | 27 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 |
| Ottoville Leppänen | F | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Tristan Ashbrook | RW | 34 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
| Zach Dubinsky | F | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Simon Kjellberg | D | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| Brady Ferner | D | 34 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Jake Johnson | D | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Billy Jerry | C | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Kyle Hallbauer | D | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Daniel DiGrande | C | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Mason Klee | D | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Rory Herrman | F | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Ryan Mahshie | D | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nick Bowman | F | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Bear | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Owen Savory | G | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jakub Lacka | LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Linden Marshall | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. J. Samec | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Tommy Lee | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Alec Calvaruso | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 95 | 166 | 261 | 254 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Savory | 24 | 1401 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 655 | 5 | .932 | 2.06 |
| Linden Marshall | 8 | 393 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 179 | 0 | .904 | 2.90 |
| Alec Calvaruso | 5 | 245 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 106 | 0 | .869 | 3.91 |
| Empty Net | - | 10 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2050 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 87 | 940 | 5 | .915 | 2.55 |
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- ^ "ECAC Hockey Cancels Remainder of Men's Tournament". ecachockey.com. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "RPI Engineers – 2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster". RPI Engineers.
- ^ "Rensselaer Engineers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.