# 2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season

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.

## Roster

As of June 28, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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

| 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 |

## 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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