# 2019–20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 64th season of play for the program, the 47th at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Hockey East conference. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont and were coached by Kevin Sneddon, in his 17th season.
In early February 2020, Kevin Sneddon announced that he would retire at the end of the season.

## Roster

As of September 7, 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$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:05 PM | vs. Guelph* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | W 6–1 | 3,656 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Lekkas | L 2–3 | 3,098 | 0–1–0 |
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence* | Roos House • Canton, New York | | Lekkas | W 2–0 | 572 | 1–1–0 |
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. Maine | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 1–2 | 3,329 | 1–2–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 27 | 2:05 PM | at #9 Quinnipiac* | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Lekkas | L 0–4 | 2,725 | 1–3–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | vs. #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 1–2 | 3,224 | 1–4–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 3–5 | 2,784 | 1–5–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. #16 Boston College | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 1–5 | 3,118 | 1–6–0 (0–4–0) |
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | vs. #16 Boston College | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 0–3 | 3,585 | 1–7–0 (0–5–0) |
| November 22 | 7:35 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Lekkas | L 0–3 | 2,331 | 1–8–0 (0–6–0) |
| November 23 | 4:01 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Lekkas | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,168 | 1–8–1 (0–6–1) |
| November 29 | 9:05 PM | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Lekkas | L 1–2 | 845 | 1–9–1 (0–6–1) |
| November 30 | 9:05 PM | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Lekkas | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 800 | 1–9–2 (0–6–1) |
| December 6 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Lekkas | L 2–3 | 2,012 | 1–10–2 (0–7–1) |
| December 7 | 3:35 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Lekkas | L 4–7 | 2,884 | 1–11–2 (0–8–1) |
| Catamount Cup ||||||||||
| December 28 | 7:20 PM | vs. Union* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | Lekkas | W 2–0 | 3,397 | 2–11–2 (0–8–1) |
| December 29 | 7:30 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | Lekkas | W 2–0 | 2,579 | 3–11–2 (0–8–1) |
| January 4 | 4:32 PM | at #5 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Lekkas | L 3–8 | 6,572 | 3–12–2 (0–9–1) |
| January 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Yale* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,550 | 3–13–2 (0–9–1) |
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. Dartmouth* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,127 | 3–13–3 (0–9–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Massachusetts | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 0–4 | 3,044 | 3–14–3 (0–10–1) |
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Massachusetts | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 1–3 | 3,015 | 3–15–3 (0–11–1) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | NESN | Lekkas | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,857 | 3–15–4 (0–11–2) |
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Lekkas | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,133 | 3–16–4 (0–12–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. Boston University | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | L 2–4 | 3,305 | 3–17–4 (0–13–2) |
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Harmon | L 0–1 | 3,806 | 3–18–4 (0–13–2) |
| February 7 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Lekkas | L 3–6 | 3,809 | 3–19–4 (0–14–2) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Lekkas | L 1–2 | 4,899 | 3–20–4 (0–15–2) |
| February 14 | 7:05 PM | vs. #14 Providence | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,427 | 3–20–5 (0–15–3) |
| February 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. #14 Providence | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | NESN | Lekkas | L 2–3 | 2,735 | 3–21–5 (0–16–3) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | Lekkas | L 1–6 | 3,762 | 3–22–5 (0–17–3) |
| February 22 | 4:30 PM | vs. #17 Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | NESN | Lekkas | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 4,917 | 3–22–6 (0–17–4) |
| February 28 | 7:05 PM | vs. #13 Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | W 4–2 | 3,328 | 4–22–6 (1–17–4) |
| February 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. #13 Northeastern | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lekkas | W 3–1 | 2,966 | 5–22–6 (2–17–4) |
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Lekkas | L 0–1 | 3,046 | 5–23–6 (2–18–4) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Andrew Lucas | D/F | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 |
| Jacques Bouquot | C | 33 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| Ace Cowans | C/LW | 34 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| Alex Esposito | RW | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| William Lemay | LW | 34 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| Christian Evans | D | 34 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 49 |
| Derek Lodermeier | LW | 34 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Matt Alvaro | LW/C | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| Bryce Misley | C | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Vlad Dzhioshvili | F | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 69 |
| Johnny DeRoche | F | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Thomas Baretta | C | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Max Kufman | F | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Joey Cipollone | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Dallas Comeau | F | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| Corey Moriarty | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Simon Boyko | RW | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Carter Long | D | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Riley McCutcheon | F | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Matt O'Donnell | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Owen Grant | D | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| Cory Thomas | D | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Andrew Petrillo | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tyler Harmon | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Hamre | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefanos Lekkas | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 34 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Tyler Harmon | 2 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | .938 | 1.98 |
| Stefanos Lekkas | 32 | 1931 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 89 | 973 | 4 | .916 | 2.76 |
| Empty Net | - | 23 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2076 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 100 | 1033 | 4 | .912 | 2.89 |

## 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |