# 2019–20 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 69th season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Friars represented Providence College and were coached by Nate Leaman, 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.

## Current roster

As of August 1, 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 5 | 4:00 PM | vs. Maine | #7 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lackey | W 7–0 | 3,030 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 11 | 7:15 PM | vs. Holy Cross* | #6 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,900 | 1–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 12 | 5:00 PM | vs. US National Junior Team* | #6 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Exhibition) | | Kucharski | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,220 | |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence* | #13 | Roos House • Canton, New York | | Lackey | W 6–0 | 733 | 2–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 19 | 7:30 PM | at #10 Clarkson* | #13 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Lackey | W 4–2 | 3,186 | 3–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 25 | 7:02 PM | at #10 Boston College | #7 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Lackey | W 6–2 | 6,208 | 4–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts–Lowell | #7 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lackey | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,665 | 4–2–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 1 | 7:15 PM | vs. Colgate* | #8 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,788 | 4–2–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. #15 Boston College | #8 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | L 2–3 | 2,843 | 4–3–1 (2–2–0) |
| November 8 | 7:37 PM | at Boston University | #11 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Lackey | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,873 | 4–3–2 (2–2–1) |
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Boston University | #11 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lackey | W 6–5 | 2,741 | 5–3–2 (3–2–1) |
| November 15 | 7:15 PM | vs. #14 Northeastern | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | W 3–2 | 2,576 | 6–3–2 (4–2–1) |
| November 16 | 8:00 PM | at #14 Northeastern | #10 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Lackey | L 3–7 | 2,032 | 6–4–2 (4–3–1) |
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut | #12 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Lackey | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,384 | 6–4–3 (4–3–2) |
| November 23 | 7:05 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | W 5–2 | 2,183 | 7–4–3 (5–3–2) |
| November 30 | 4:00 PM | vs. Brown* | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | | Lackey | W 4–2 | 2,360 | 8–4–3 (5–3–2) |
| December 6 | 7:15 PM | at #16 Massachusetts–Lowell | #15 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | L 2–3 | 1,997 | 8–5–3 (5–4–2) |
| December 7 | 6:00 PM | vs. #16 Massachusetts–Lowell | #15 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Lackey | W 4–1 | 4,033 | 9–5–3 (6–4–2) |
| Catamount Cup ||||||||||
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Lake Superior State* | #13 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | Lackey | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 3,397 | 10–5–3 (6–4–2) |
| December 29 | 4:00 PM | vs. Union* | #13 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | | Lackey | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,579 | 10–5–4 (6–4–2) |
| Fortress Invitational ||||||||||
| January 3 | 8:05 PM | vs. #20 Army* | #14 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Semifinal) | | Lackey | W 3–1 | 3,735 | 11–5–4 (6–4–2) |
| January 4 | 8:30 PM | vs. #2 Cornell* | #14 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Championship) | | Lackey | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | | 11–5–5 (6–4–2) |
| January 9 | 7:05 PM | at American International* | #12 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | | Lackey | W 5–0 | 1,102 | 12–5–5 (6–4–2) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | #12 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | W 2–1 | 2,609 | 13–5–5 (7–4–2) |
| January 17 | 7:15 PM | vs. New Hampshire | #11 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lackey | L 3–4 | 3,030 | 13–6–5 (7–5–2) |
| January 18 | 7:05 PM | at New Hampshire | #11 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Lackey | W 5–1 | 3,991 | 14–6–5 (8–5–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Northeastern | #9 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Lackey | L 4–3 | 2,705 | 14–7–5 (8–6–2) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Massachusetts | #10 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lackey | L 1–3 | 4,202 | 14–8–5 (8–7–2) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Massachusetts | #10 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | L 1–5 | 3,030 | 14–9–5 (8–8–2) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | #14 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lackey | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,427 | 14–9–6 (8–8–3) |
| February 15 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #14 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lackey | W 3–2 | 2,735 | 15–9–6 (9–8–3) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #15 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Lackey | L 0–2 | 2,905 | 15–10–6 (9–9–3) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #15 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Lackey | L 2–3 | 2,344 | 15–11–6 (9–10–3) |
| February 29 | 4:40 PM | vs. #15 Maine | #19 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lackey | W 3–2 | 2,967 | 16–11–6 (10–10–3) |
| March 6 | 7:38 PM | at #15 Maine | #18 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | WPME | Lackey | L 0–1 | 5,050 | 16–12–6 (10–11–3) |
| 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 |
| Jack Dugan | LW | 34 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 64 |
| Tyce Thompson | C | 34 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 29 |
| Michael Callahan | D | 34 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 20 |
| Greg Printz | LW | 34 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 21 |
| Parker Ford | C | 31 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 |
| Patrick Moynihan | C | 34 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| Max Crozier | D | 33 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 |
| Jason O'Neill | F | 23 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Matt Koopman | C | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Vimal Sukumaran | RW | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| Luke Johnson | D | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Cam McDonald | D | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Shane Kavanagh | F | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Albin Nilsson | C | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Craig Needham | C | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Jamie Engelbert | C | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Spencer Young | D | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Ben Mirageas | D | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Davis Bunz | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Luke Perunovich | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Lackey | LW | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Mollot-Hill | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Devine | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Caleb Rule | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerry Harding | F | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John McDermott | LW | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 102 | 176 | 278 | 411 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Gabe Mollot-Hill | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .875 | 1.63 |
| Michael Lackey | 34 | 2032 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 74 | 874 | 2 | .922 | 2.18 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2082 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 78 | 881 | 2 | .919 | 2.25 |

## 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 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | NR | NR |
| USA Today | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | NR | NR | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2020 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 5 | 134 | Brett Berard† | New York Rangers |
| 6 | 170 | Chase Yoder† | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 6 | 182 | Riley Duran† | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman