The 2019-20 UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's ice hockey season was the 53rd season of play for the program, the 37th season competing at the Division I level, and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The River Hawks represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell and were coached by Norm Bazin, in his 9th season.
| 2019–20 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 3rd Hockey East |
| Home ice | Tsongas Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | 12 |
| USA Today | 12 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–10–6 |
| Conference | 12–7–5 |
| Home | 8–5–5 |
| Road | 10–5–1 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Norm Bazin |
| Assistant coaches | Andy Jones Juliano Pagliero Tom Ford |
| UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.[1][2]
Roster
editAs of August 1, 2019.[3]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Logan Neaton | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-04-07 | Brighton, Michigan | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | WPG, 144th overall 2019 |
| 2 | |
Dominick Procopio | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-06-11 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | |
Sam Knoblauch | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-02-15 | Rochester, Michigan | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 5 | |
Chase Blackmun | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-02 | Hudson, Wisconsin | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Jordan Schulting | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-06 | Penticton, British Columbia | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 7 | |
Kenny Hausinger | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-07-21 | Anchorage, Alaska | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 8 | |
Seth Barton | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-18 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | DET, 81st overall 2018 |
| 9 | |
Reid Stefanson | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-02-20 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Matt Brown | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-09 | Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 11 | |
Jon McDonald | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-15 | Livonia, Michigan | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Charlie Levesque | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-05-29 | Russell, Ontario | Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Austin O'Rourke | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1997-08-17 | Canton, Georgia | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Colin O'Neill | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-07-28 | Odenton, Maryland | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Marek Korenčík | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-07-19 | Žilina, Slovakia | Luleå HF J20 (J20 SuperElit) | — |
| 18 |  |
Carl Berglund | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-01-16 | Hammarö, Sweden | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Anthony Baxter | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-11-26 | Oakville, Ontario | Burlington Cougars (OJHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Cale List | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-08-08 | Petawawa, Ontario | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 21 | |
Brian Chambers | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-24 | Weymouth, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Blake Wells | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-08-02 | Blackie, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Zach Kaiser | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-09-06 | Orangeville, Ontario | Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Lucas Condotta | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1997-11-06 | Georgetown, Ontario | Markham Royals (OJHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Nolan Sawchuk | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-09-25 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Minot Minotauros (NAHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Andre Lee | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-07-26 | Karlstad, Sweden | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | LAK, 188th overall 2019 |
| 28 | |
Connor Sodergren | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-09-11 | Tewksbury, Massachusetts | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Chris Schutz | Junior (RS) | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-01-06 | Keller, Texas | Robert Morris (AHA) | — |
| 32 | |
Eric Green | Sophomore | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-08-12 | Easton, Connecticut | Northfield Mount Hermon School (USHS–MA) | — |
| 33 | |
Tyler Wall | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1998-01-14 | Leamington, Ontario | Leamington Flyers (GOJHL) | NYR, 174th overall 2016 |
| 34 | |
Derek Osik | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-03-30 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | South Shore Kings (NCDC) | — |
Standings
edit| 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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 6:00 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 5–1 | 4,207 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 6 | 4:05 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–1 | 1,502 | 2–0–0 | ||||
| October 11 | 8:12 PM | at Minnesota-Duluth* | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN | Wall | W 3–1 | 6,041 | 3–0–0 | |||
| October 12 | 8:07 PM | Minnesota-Duluth* | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | NESN+ | Wall | L 1–2 | 6,142 | 3–1–0 | |||
| October 18 | 7:15 PM | vs. Colgate* | #18 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Neaton | L 3–4 OT | 3,964 | 3–2–0 | |||
| October 19 | 6:05 PM | vs. Colgate* | #18 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | T 0–0 OT | 5,045 | 3–2–1 | |||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. Boston University | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Wall | T 3–3 OT | 4,592 | 3–2–2 (0–0–1) | |||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Wall | W 3–2 OT | 2,665 | 4–2–2 (1–0–1) | |||
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #17 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Wall | W 2–1 | 3,224 | 5–2–2 (2–0–1) | |||
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | #17 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Wall | W 5–3 | 2,784 | 6–2–2 (3–0–1) | |||
| November 8 | 7:15 PM | vs. Maine | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | T 1–1 OT | 4,199 | 6–2–3 (3–0–2) | |||
| November 9 | 6:05 PM | vs. Maine | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 | 4,077 | 7–2–3 (4–0–2) | |||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | #12 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Wall | T 3–3 OT | 2,730 | 7–2–4 (4–0–3) | |||
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 1–2 | 4,397 | 7–3–4 (4–1–3) | |||
| November 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | #15 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 4–0 | 3,512 | 8–3–4 (4–1–3) | |||
| November 30 | 6:05 PM | vs. #7 Penn State* | #15 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 OT | 3,766 | 9–3–4 (4–1–3) | |||
| December 6 | 7:15 PM | at #15 Providence | #16 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Wall | W 3–2 | 1,997 | 10–3–4 (5–1–3) | |||
| December 7 | 6:00 PM | vs. #15 Providence | #16 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 1–4 | 4,033 | 10–4–4 (5–2–3) | |||
| December 29 | 5:00 PM | at CCHL All-Stars* | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | Neaton | W 3–1 | 2,346 | ||||
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #13 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–1 | 2,142 | 11–4–4 (6–2–3) | |||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | at RIT* | #13 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Wall | W 6–4 | 1,908 | 12–4–4 (6–2–3) | |||
| January 11 | 5:05 PM | at RIT* | #13 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Neaton | L 2–3 | 2,604 | 12–5–4 (6–2–3) | |||
| January 17 | 7:15 PM | vs. #5 Boston College | #13 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 2–3 | 4,849 | 12–6–4 (6–3–3) | |||
| January 18 | 6:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #13 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 6–4 | 4,219 | 13–6–4 (7–3–3) | |||
| January 24 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | #12 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Wall | L 0–5 | 3,815 | 13–7–4 (7–4–3) | |||
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | vs. Boston University | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Wall | T 2–2 OT | 6,234 | 13–7–5 (7–4–4) | ||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Boston College | #14 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 | 4,298 | 14–7–5 (8–4–4) | |||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #14 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | NESN | Wall | W 4–3 | 2,064 | 15–7–5 (9–4–4) | ||
| February 14 | 7:15 PM | vs. #12 Northeastern | #11 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | L 0–3 | 4,513 | 15–8–5 (9–5–4) | |||
| February 15 | 8:00 PM | at #12 Northeastern | #11 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Wall | L 1–2 | 2,308 | 15–9–5 (9–6–4) | |||
| February 21 | 7:15 PM | vs. #8 Massachusetts | #14 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–2 | 6,474 | 16–9–5 (10–6–4) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Massachusetts | #14 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Wall | L 3–5 | 5,802 | 16–10–5 (10–7–4) | ||
| February 28 | 7:15 PM | vs. New Hampshire | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | T 2–2 OT | 5,085 | 16–10–6 (10–7–5) | |||
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire | #12 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Wall | W 3–2 | 6,237 | 17–10–6 (11–7–5) | |||
| March 6 | 7:15 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Wall | W 3–1 | 4,802 | 18–10–6 (12–7–5) | |||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Brown | LW | 33 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 10 |
| Carl Berglund | C/RW | 34 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| Andre Lee | C/LW | 33 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 30 |
| Kenny Hausinger | C | 29 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
| Chase Blackmun | D | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 |
| Connor Sodergren | F | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| Jon McDonald | D | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Seth Barton | D | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Colin O'Neill | F | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| Charlie Levesque | C | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Lucas Condotta | F | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Chris Schutz | F | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Zach Kaiser | C/LW | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Reid Stefanson | LW | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Sam Knoblauch | RW | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Anthony Baxter | D | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
| Brian Chambers | RW | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Marek Korenčík | D | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Austin O'Rourke | F | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Blake Wells | F | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Nolan Sawchuk | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Derek Osik | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Neaton | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale List | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Schulting | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominick Procopio | D | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyler Wall | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | 90 | 153 | 243 | 340 |
Goaltending statistics
editRankings
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 | 18 | NR | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 13 | NR | NR | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Players drafted into the NHL
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ↑ "UMass Lowell River Hawks (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ↑ "UMass-Lowell 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ↑ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.