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2019–20 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–4th ECAC Hockey
Home iceBright-Landry Hockey Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall15–10–6
Conference11–6–5
Home7–5–2
Road6–3–3
Neutral2–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachTed Donato
Assistant coachesJim Tortorella
James Marcou
Brian Robinson
Captain(s)Nathan Krusko
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season was the 120th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Crimson represented Harvard University and were coached by Ted Donato, in his 16th season as their head coach.

on March 11, Harvard announced that it would not allow its team to travel to Rensselaer and withdrew from the tournament due to coronavirus fears.[1] A day later ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Season

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The team forfeited their ECAC quarterfinal series to the RPI Engineers and ended their season, due to the Ivy League's decision to suspend its athletics in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Adam Baughman Defenseman  United States Graduation (Retired)
Viktor Dombrovskiy Defenseman  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Mike Floodstrand Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Marseille)
Adam Fox Defenseman  United States Signed Professional Contract (New York Rangers)
Michael Lackey Goaltender  United States Graduate Transfer (Providence)
John Marino Defenseman  United States Signed Professional Contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Jacob Olson Defenseman  United States Graduation (Retired)
Lewis Zerter-Gossage Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick Abruzzese Forward  United States 20 Slate Hill, NY; Selected 124th overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft
John Farinacci Forward  United States 18 Red Bank, NJ; Selected 76th overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Jace Foskey Defenseman  United States 19 Southlake, TX
Mitchell Gibson Goaltender  United States 20 Phoenixville, PA; Selected 124th overall in 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Jackson Hartje Defenseman  United States 23 Detroit, MI; transferred from club team
Henry Thrun Defenseman  United States 18 Southborough, MA; Selected 101st overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Austin Wong Forward  Canada 19 Cochrane, AB; Selected 215th overall in 2018 NHL Entry Draft

Roster

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As of November 26, 2019.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Sihak Lee Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1997-11-28 Cambridge, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins (MHSL U18)
2 New Hampshire Rilley Walsh Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-21 Andover, New Hampshire Chicago Steel (USHL) NJD, 81 overall 2017
3 Massachusetts Jack Rathbone Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-20 West Roxbury, Massachusetts Dexter School (USHS) VAN, 95 overall 2017
5 Michigan Nick Azar Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-22 Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Tri-City Storm (USHL)
6 British Columbia Colton Kerfoot Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1996-02-05 West Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
7 Massachusetts R.J. Murphy Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-02 Needham, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
8 Minnesota Ben Foley Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-11-30 Edina, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
9 Ohio Mitchell Perreault Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-09-03 Findlay, Ohio Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
10 Massachusetts Jack Donato Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1997-09-18 Scituate, Massachusetts South Shore Kings (USPHL)
11 Connecticut Benjamin Solin Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-09-17 Madison, Connecticut Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
12 Michigan Jackson Hartje Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-08-08 Detroit, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL)
13 Georgia (U.S. state) Nathan Krusko (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-01-29 Alpharetta, Georgia Omaha Lancers (USHL)
14 Texas Jace Foskey Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-01 Southlake, Texas Madison Capitols (USHL)
16 New York (state) Nick Abruzzese Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-06-04 Slate Hill, New York Chicago Steel (USHL) TOR, 124 overall 2019
17 New Jersey John Farinacci Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-14 Red Bank, New Jersey Dexter School (USHS) ARI, 76 overall 2019
18 Illinois Jack Drury Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-03 Winnetka, Illinois Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) CAR, 42 overall 2018
21 British Columbia Justin Szeto Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997-02-09 Vancouver, British Columbia Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
22 New Jersey Ryan Siedem Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-02-25 Madison, New Jersey Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
23 Colorado Baker Shore Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-08-20 Englewood, Colorado Chicago Steel (USHL)
27 Alberta Austin Wong Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-08-26 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) WPG, 215 overall 2018
28 Minnesota Henry Bowlby Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1997-02-26 Edina, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL)
30 Michigan Derek Schaedig Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-13 Chelsea, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL)
32 Missouri Cameron Gornet Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1995-10-07 St. Louis, Missouri Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
33 Connecticut Jack Badini Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1998-01-19 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Chicago Steel (USHL) ANA, 91 overall 2017
44 Pennsylvania Mitchell Gibson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-06-25 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) WSH, 124 overall 2018
46 Quebec Marshall Rifai Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-16 Beaconsfield, Quebec Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
47 Minnesota Casey Dornbach Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-07 Edina, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL)
71 Quebec Frédéric Grégoire Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1996-11-27 Saint-Lambert, Quebec St. George's School (USHS)
77 Massachusetts Henry Thrun Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-12 Southborough, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) ANA, 101 overall 2019
96 Nova Scotia Wyllum Deveaux Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-30 Sackville, Nova Scotia Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Standings

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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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 19   vs. Dartmouth* #19 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition)     W 4–2   
Regular Season
November 1 7:30 PM vs. Dartmouth #19 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gornet W 7–3  1,500 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 8 7:00 PM vs. Princeton #18 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson W 3–0  1,633 2–0–0 (2–0–0)
November 9 7:00 PM vs. #15 Quinnipiac #18 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts NESN+ Gibson W 7–2  1,887 3–0–0 (3–0–0)
November 15 7:00 PM at Brown #13 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Gibson W 4–1  723 4–0–0 (4–0–0)
November 16 7:00 PM at Yale #13 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Gornet W 6–1  3,077 5–0–0 (5–0–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at Rensselaer #10 Houston Field HouseTroy, New York   Gornet W 6–3  2,554 6–0–0 (6–0–0)
November 29 4:30 PM vs. #14 Boston College* #9 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts NESN Gornet L 2–4  3,095 6–1–0 (6–0–0)
December 3 7:00 PM at Boston University* #12 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Gornet L 2–5  2,922 6–2–0 (6–0–0)
December 6 7:00 PM vs. #2 Cornell #12 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson L 1–3  3,095 6–3–0 (6–1–0)
December 7 7:00 PM vs. Colgate #12 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson L 3–4 OT 1,611 6–4–0 (6–2–0)
December 28 7:00 PM vs. #16 Arizona State* #17 FivePoint ArenaIrvine, California   Gibson W 4–1  2,253 7–4–0 (6–2–0)
December 29 4:00 PM vs. #16 Arizona State* #17 FivePoint ArenaIrvine, California   Gibson T 4–4 OT 1,744 7–4–1 (6–2–0)
January 3 7:05 PM at Quinnipiac #16 People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Gibson L 1–6  2,840 7–5–1 (6–3–0)
January 4 7:00 PM at Princeton #16 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey   Gornet T 3–3 OT 2,442 7–5–2 (6–3–1)
January 11 7:00 PM vs. Yale* #18 Madison Square GardenNew York, New York   Gibson W 7–0  10,064 8–5–2 (6–3–1)
January 17 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence #16 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson W 3–1  1,892 9–5–2 (7–3–1)
January 18 7:00 PM vs. #7 Clarkson #16 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson L 3–5  1,912 9–6–2 (7–4–1)
January 24 7:00 PM at Colgate #16 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Gibson T 3–3 OT 1,421 9–6–3 (7–4–2)
January 25 7:00 PM at #1 Cornell #16 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York   Gornet T 1–1 OT 1,421 9–6–4 (7–4–3)
January 31 7:00 PM at Union #16 Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Gibson W 8–5  1,697 10–6–4 (8–4–3)
Beanpot
February 3 5:00 PM vs. #12 Northeastern #17 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Gibson L 1–3  13,141 10–7–4 (8–4–3)
February 7 7:00 PM at Dartmouth #17 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire   Gibson W 6–2  1,991 11–7–4 (9–4–3)
February 10 4:30 PM at #7 Boston College #18 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Third Place) NESN Gibson L 2–7  17,850 11–8–4 (9–4–3)
February 14 7:00 PM vs. Yale #18 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gornet T 4–4 OT 2,079 11–8–5 (9–4–4)
February 15 7:00 PM vs. Brown #18 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson T 1–1 OT 2,064 11–8–6 (9–4–5)
February 21 7:00 PM at #5 Clarkson #20 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York   Gibson W 5–2  2,903 12–8–6 (10–4–5)
February 22 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence #20 Appleton ArenaCanton, New York   Gibson L 3–6  1,185 12–9–6 (10–5–5)
February 28 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gibson L 0–2  1,722 12–10–6 (10–6–5)
February 29 7:00 PM vs. Union Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Gornet W 4–1  1,822 13–10–6 (11–6–5)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 6 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts (First Round Game 1)   Gibson W 5–3  438 14–10–6 (11–6–5)
March 7 7:02 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts (First Round Game 2)   Gibson W 7–1  514 15–10–6 (11–6–5)
Harvard Won Series 2–0
Remainder of Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Nick Abruzzese C 31 14 30 44 4
Jack Drury C 28 20 19 39 16
Casey Dornbach RW 31 12 24 36 2
Jack Rathbone D 28 7 24 31 16
Reilly Walsh D 30 8 19 27 8
John Farinacci C 31 10 12 22 21
Henry Thrun D 31 3 18 21 12
Henry Bowlby C 31 8 8 16 18
Jack Badini C 31 6 8 14 10
R. J. Murphy C 23 6 5 11 2
Colton Kerfoot F 31 3 5 8 6
Ryan Siedem D 31 3 5 8 8
Marshall Rifai D 30 1 7 8 20
Austin Wong C 21 4 2 6 18
Baker Shore RW 30 3 3 6 20
Nathan Krusko C 31 3 3 6 14
Jack Donato F 31 4 0 4 14
Frédéric Grégoire F 22 1 2 3 16
Justin Szeto F 12 0 1 1 2
Wyllum Deveaux F 14 0 1 1 2
Jace Foskey D 19 0 1 1 12
Benjamin Solin F 1 0 0 0 0
Sihak Lee G 1 0 0 0 0
Benjamin Foley D 10 0 0 0 2
Nick Azar D 11 0 0 0 2
Cameron Gornet G 14 0 0 0 0
Mitchell Gibson G 23 0 0 0 0
Bench - 31 - - - 6
Total

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Sihak Lee 1 0:33 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.00
Mitchell Gibson 23 1288 11 8 3 56 608 1 .916 2.61
Cameron Gornet 14 591 4 2 3 26 277 0 .914 2.64
Empty Net - 12 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 31 1893 15 10 6 87 886 1 .911 2.76

Rankings

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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 19 19 19 19 19 18 13 10 9 12 17 17 16 18 16 16 16 17 18 20 NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR 15 12 8 6 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
3 67 Ian Moore Anaheim Ducks
3 83 Alex Laferriere Los Angeles Kings
4 124 Sean Farrell Montreal Canadiens
5 151 Mason Langenbrunner Boston Bruins
6 156 Kyle Aucoin Detroit Red Wings
7 189 John Fusco Toronto Maple Leafs
7 213 Ryan Tverberg Toronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman

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References

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  1. ^ "Breaking: Harvard Ends Its Season, Won't Participate in Remaining ECAC Playoffs".
  2. ^ "ECAC Hockey Cancels Remainder of Men's Tournament". ecachockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Harvard forfeits ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series with RPI". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Harvard Men's Hockey 2019-2020 Roster". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Harvard Crimson (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Harvard Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.