2020–21 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season would have been the 119th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represent the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.

2020–21 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceHobey Baker Memorial Rink
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachRon Fogarty
Assistant coachesBrad Dexter
Tommy Davis
Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Princeton and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Princeton's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Princeton's players would lose a season of play.[3] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Princeton for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Jackson Cressey Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with Tyringe SoSS)
Joey Fallon Forward   United States Graduation
Jordan Fogarty Forward   United States Graduation (signed with Virserums SGF)
Jeremy Germain Forward   United States Graduation
Liam Grande Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with Alfta GIF)
Luke Keenan Forward   Canada Left University
Matthew Thom Defenseman   Canada Graduation
Derek Topatigh Defenseman   Canada Graduation (signed with Macon Mayhem)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Joe Berg Forward   United States 20 Plano, TX
Nick Carabin Defenseman   United States 20 Mahwah, NJ
Mike Kennedy Defenseman   United States 20 Holyoke, MA
MacKenzie Merriman Forward   Canada 20 White Rock, BC
Ian Murphy Forward   United States 21 Braintree, MA

† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

Roster

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As of October 14, 2020.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Jérémie Forget Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-15 Mascouche, Quebec Carleton Place (CCHL)
2   Mike Ufberg Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-24 Richboro, Pennsylvania Vernon (BCHL)
3   Mike Kennedy Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-07-17 Holyoke, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL)
6   Matt Kellenberger Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-11 Toronto, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
7   Nick Carabin Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-30 Mahwah, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL)
8   Sami Pharaon Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-05-28 North Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
9   Mackenzie Merriman Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-14 White Rock, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL)
11   Adam Robbins Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2000-04-12 New York, New York Chicago (USHL)
12   Ian Murphy Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-04-06 Scituate, Massachusetts Tri-City (USHL)
13   Nick Seitz Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-01-18 Manhattan, New York Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
14   Liam Gorman Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-05-08 Arlington, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) PIT, 177th overall 2018
15   Spencer Kersten Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-16 Waterloo, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
16   Finn Evans Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-08-21 Toronto, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
17   Reid Yochim Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-21 Port Robinson, Ontario Langley (BCHL)
18   Matt Hayami Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-21 Oakville, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
19   Neil Doef Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-02-10 Smiths Falls, Ontario Smiths Falls (CCHL)
20   Christian O'Neill Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-06-17 Westwood, Massachusetts Omaha (USHL)
21   Pito Walton Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-03-17 Peapack, New Jersey Coquitlam (BCHL)
22   Colin Tonge Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-10 Kingston, Ontario Brockville (CCHL)
23   Joe Berg Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-10-07 Plano, Texas Tri-City (USHL)
26   Jake Paganelli (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-03-28 Verona, New Jersey Fargo (USHL)
27   Corey Andonovski Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-26 Uxbridge, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL)
30   Ryan Ferland Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-11 Franklin, Massachusetts New Jersey (NAHL)
35   Aidan Porter Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-05-18 Weston, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac 18 10 4 4 1 1 3 37 .685 54 34 29 17 8 4 100 59
#20 Clarkson 14 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 .595 29 25 22 11 7 4 62 52
St. Lawrence * 14 4 8 2 1 1 1 15 .357 30 37 17 6 8 3 40 45
Colgate 18 5 9 4 1 0 1 16 .352 34 51 22 6 11 5 48 66
Brown 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Cornell 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Dartmouth 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Harvard 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Princeton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rensselaer 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Union 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Yale 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Season Cancelled

References

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  1. ^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.