2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season


Friendship Four, Champion Beanpot, Champion

Conference	T–7th Hockey East
Home ice	Matthews Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#19
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	18–13–3
Conference	11–12–1
Home	9–4–1
Road	6–9–1
Neutral	3–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jim Madigan
Assistant coaches	Jerry Keefe Mike McLaughlin Ed Walsh
Captain(s)	Ryan Shea
Alternate captain(s)	John Picking Matt Filipe Zach Solow
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The 2019-20 Northeastern Huskies Men's ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represented Northeastern University and were coached by Jim Madigan, in his 9th season.

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

As of June 28, 2019.^[3]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Nick Scarpa	Sophomore	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-01-23	Andover, Massachusetts	Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL)	—
2	Jordan Harris	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-07	Haverhill, Massachusetts	Kimball Union Academy (USHS–NH)	MTL, 71st overall 2018
3	Jayden Struble	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-09-08	Cumberland, Rhode Island	Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA)	MTL, 46th overall 2019
4	Jérémie Bucheler	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-03-31	Saint-Laurent, Quebec	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
5	Ryan Shea (C)	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-02-11	Milton, Massachusetts	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	CHI, 121st overall 2015
6	Collin Murphy	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1998-11-27	Wilmington, Massachusetts	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
7	John Picking (A)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1995-03-12	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)	—
8	Julian Kislin	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1999-05-24	Manalapan, New Jersey	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
9	Tyler Madden	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1999-11-09	Deerfield Beach, Florida	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	VAN, 68th overall 2018
12	Austin Goldstein	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1997-02-05	Reading, Massachusetts	Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL)	—
13	T. J. Walsh	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2000-04-29	Shrewsbury, Massachusetts	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
15	Grant Jozefek	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1997-10-25	Chester, New Jersey	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
16	Matt Thomson	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-11-07	Reading, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
17	Matt Filipe (A)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-12-31	Lynnfield, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	CAR, 67th overall 2016
18	Tyler Spott	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-17	Toronto, Ontario	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
19	Riley Hughes	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-27	Westwood, Massachusetts	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	NYR, 216th overall 2018
20	Alex Mella	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-02-21	Stamford, Connecticut	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
21	Matt DeMelis	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-06-02	Hingham, Massachusetts	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
22	Billy Carrabino	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-20	New Canaan, Connecticut	Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)	—
23	Mike Kesselring	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-01-13	New Hampton, New Hampshire	Fargo Force (USHL)	EDM, 164th overall 2018
24	A. J. Villella	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-01-26	Davie, Florida	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
25	Aidan McDonough	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1999-11-06	Milton, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	VAN, 195th overall 2019
26	Biagio Lerario	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1995-09-22	Addison, Illinois	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
28	Zach Solow (A)	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-11-06	Naples, Florida	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
30	Curtis Frye	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1995-07-25	Northwood, New Hampshire	Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club (USPHL)	—
31	Connor Murphy	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-09-01	Hudson Falls, New York	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings v t e
	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

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 PM	at Union*	#15	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Pantano	W 2–1	1,740	1–0–0
October 12	4:00 PM	at Union*	#15	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Pantano	W 2–1	1,852	2–0–0
October 15	7:05 PM	vs. #4 Massachusetts	#15	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	W 3–1	2,707	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 19	7:05 PM	vs. Holy Cross*	#15	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Pantano	T 2–2 ^OT	2,504	3–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 25	8:37 PM	at #14 St. Cloud State*	#11	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Pantano	W 4–1	3,581	4–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 26	7:07 PM	at #14 St. Cloud State*	#11	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN+	Pantano	L 1–2	4,208	4–1–1 (1–0–0)
November 1	7:00 PM	vs. #3 Massachusetts	#10	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Pantano	L 3–6	3,063	4–2–1 (1–1–0)
November 2	7:00 PM	at #3 Massachusetts	#10	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	NESN+	Pantano	L 2–4	4,573	4–3–1 (1–2–0)
November 8	7:37 PM	at Merrimack	#13	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Pantano	T 1–1 ^OT	2,014	4–3–2 (1–2–1)
November 9	7:00 PM	vs. Merrimack	#13	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Pantano	W 3–1	2,175	5–3–2 (2–2–1)
November 15	7:15 PM	at #10 Providence	#14	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		Pantano	L 2–3	2,576	5–4–2 (2–3–1)
November 16	8:00 PM	at #10 Northeastern	#14	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Pantano	W 7–3	2,032	6–4–2 (3–3–1)
November 22	7:00 PM	vs. Maine	#13	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Pantano	W 5–2	2,021	7–4–2 (4–3–1)
November 23	7:00 PM	vs. Maine	#13	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Pantano	W 3–2	1,929	8–4–2 (5–3–1)
Friendship Four
November 29	10:00 AM	vs. New Hampshire	#12	SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal)	NESN+	Pantano	W 4–0	3,200	9–4–2 (6–3–1)
November 30	2:00 PM	vs. Colgate*	#12	SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship)	NESN+	Pantano	W 4–3	5,846	10–4–2 (6–3–1)
December 7	7:00 PM	at Boston University	#8	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Pantano	L 3–6	3,681	10–5–2 (6–4–1)
December 14	4:00 PM	vs. Dartmouth*	#12	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	W 6–4	1,764	11–5–2 (6–4–1)
January 3	7:05 PM	vs. Connecticut	#12	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Pantano	W 5–2	4,027	12–5–2 (7–4–1)
January 6	7:00 PM	vs. Bentley*	#11	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	W 4–2	2,201	13–5–2 (7–4–1)
January 11	7:00 PM	at New Hampshire	#11	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Pantano	L 4–5 ^OT	5,091	13–6–2 (7–5–1)
January 18	4:00 PM	at Connecticut	#12	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	L 2–3 ^OT	2,712	13–7–2 (7–6–1)
January 31	7:00 PM	vs. #9 Providence	#13	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Pantano	W 4–3	2,705	14–7–2 (8–6–1)
Beanpot
February 3	5:00 PM	vs. #17 Harvard*	#12	TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal)	NESN	Pantano	W 3–1	13,141	15–7–2 (8–6–1)
February 7	7:00 PM	at Maine	#12	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	WPME	Pantano	L 2–4	3,122	15–8–2 (8–7–1)
February 10	7:30 PM	vs. Boston University*	#12	TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship)	NESN	Pantano	T 4–4 ^2OTW	17,850	15–8–3 (8–7–1)
February 14	7:15 PM	at #11 Massachusetts–Lowell	#12	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		Pantano	W 3–0	4,513	16–8–3 (9–7–1)
February 15	8:00 PM	vs. #11 Massachusetts–Lowell	#12	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Pantano	W 2–1	2,308	17–8–3 (10–7–1)
February 20	7:00 PM	vs. #6 Boston College	#10	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	L 2–3	3,054	17–9–3 (10–8–1)
February 21	7:00 PM	at #6 Boston College	#10	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	L 1–10	5,910	17–10–3 (10–9–1)
February 28	7:05 PM	at Vermont	#13	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Pantano	L 2–4	3,328	17–11–3 (10–10–1)
February 29	7:05 PM	at Vermont	#13	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont		Pantano	L 1–3	2,966	17–12–3 (10–11–1)
March 6	7:00 PM	vs. Boston University	#16	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Pantano	L 0–3	2,712	17–13–3 (10–12–1)
March 7	4:00 PM	at Boston University	#16	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Pantano	W 2–1	3,942	18–13–3 (11–12–1)
Hockey East Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Tyler Madden	C	27	19	18	37	34
Zach Solow	C	34	13	18	31	34
Ryan Shea	D	34	5	26	31	10
Aiden McDonough	LW	31	11	16	27	10
Matt Filipe	C/LW	30	9	13	22	24
Jordan Harris	D	33	3	18	21	20
Grant Jozefek	RW	30	8	10	18	10
Matt Demelis	F	34	8	5	13	4
John Picking	F	34	5	6	11	10
Jayden Struble	D	21	3	7	10	36
Biagio Lerario	C	32	4	3	7	74
Brendan van Riemsdyk	C	33	2	4	6	27
Julian Kislin	D	23	0	6	6	14
T. J. Walsh	LW	20	2	3	5	6
Mike Kesselring	D	34	2	3	5	35
Jérémie Bucheler	D	29	1	4	5	22
Neil Shea	F	33	1	4	5	14
Riley Hughes	RW	34	1	3	4	25
Matt Thomson	LW	29	1	1	2	4
Collin Murphy	D	14	0	1	1	4
Alex Mella	LW	14	0	1	1	0
Craig Pantano	G	34	0	1	1	0
Curtis Frye	G	2	0	1	1	2
Connor Murphy	G	2	0	0	0	0
Billy Carrabino	D	7	0	0	0	4
Tyler Spott	D	3	0	0	0	10
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	10
Total			98	171	269	443

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Craig Pantano	34	1990	18	13	3	83	888	2	.915	2.50
Curtis Frye	1	9	0	0	0	1	2	0	.667	6.47
Connor Murphy	2	42	0	0	0	5	11	0	.688	7.04
Empty Net	-	18	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2060	18	13	3	92	901	2	.907	2.68

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	15	15	15	11	10	13	14	13	12	8	12	12	12	11	12	14	13	12	12	10	13	16	19	19
USA Today	14	NR	14	11	10	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	14	13	12	12	10	12	NR	NR	NR

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
2	36	Sam Colangelo†	Anaheim Ducks
7	202	Gunnarwolfe Fontaine†	Nashville Predators
7	203	Chase Bradley†	Detroit Red Wings
7	212	Devon Levi†	Florida Panthers

† incoming freshman

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References

^ "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". Northeastern Huskies. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Northeastern Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Northeastern Univ. 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.

v t e Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Matthews Arena (1930–present)
Head coaches	H. Nelson Raymond (1929–1936) Herb Gallagher (1936–1942, 1946–1955) William L. Linskey (1942–1943) Jim Bell (1955–1970) Fernie Flaman (1970–1989) Don McKenney (1989–1991) Ben Smith (1991–1996) Bruce Crowder (1996–2005) Greg Cronin (2005–2011) Jim Madigan (2011–2021) Jerry Keefe (2021–Present)
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)
Culture & lore	Beanpot
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Jim Martel (210 Points) Art Chisholm (100 Goals) Bruce Racine (57 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1982
NCAA Tournament appearances	1982 1988 1994 2009 2016 2018 2019 2022
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1982 Hockey East: 1988 2016 2019
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