# 2019–20 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 90th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented the Colgate University and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena, and were coached by Don Vaughan, in his 27th season as their head coach.
On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Roster

As of November 26, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 ECAC Hockey 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 |
| #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

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:30 PM | vs. RIT* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | L 1–3 | 2,278 | 0–1–0 |
| October 10 | 7:07 PM | at Ferris State* | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | | Benson | L 1–3 | 1,129 | 0–2–0 |
| October 13 | 4:00 PM | vs. #10 Boston College* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | L 0–3 | 1,235 | 0–3–0 |
| October 18 | 7:15 PM | at #18 Massachusetts–Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Benson | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,964 | 1–3–0 |
| October 19 | 6:05 PM | at #18 Massachusetts–Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Benson | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 5,045 | 1–3–1 |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. Miami* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | T 3–3 | 1,195 | 1–3–2 |
| October 26 | 4:00 PM | vs. Miami* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | L 0–2 | 1,143 | 1–4–2 |
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | at #8 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Benson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,788 | 1–4–3 |
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | W 2–1 | 1,112 | 2–4–3 (1–0–0) |
| November 9 | 4:00 PM | vs. Brown | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | L 1–4 | 1,241 | 2–5–3 (1–1–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Roos House • Canton, New York | | Benson | W 4–1 | 532 | 3–5–3 (2–1–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Benson | L 1–5 | 2,705 | 3–6–3 (2–2–0) |
| November 22 | 7:30 PM | vs. Princeton | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 807 | 3–6–4 (2–2–1) |
| November 23 | 7:30 PM | vs. Quinnipiac | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Farrier | W 3–1 | 769 | 4–6–4 (3–2–1) |
| Friendship Four ||||||||||
| November 29 | 2:00 PM | vs. Princeton* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | NESN+ | Farrier | W 3–1 | 3,823 | 5–6–4 (3–2–1) |
| November 30 | 2:00 PM | vs. #12 Northeastern* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship) | NESN+ | Farrier | L 3–4 | 5,846 | 5–7–4 (3–2–1) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Farrier | W 5–1 | 1,303 | 6–7–4 (4–2–1) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | | Farrier | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,611 | 7–7–4 (5–2–1) |
| December 27 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Ohio State* | Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Farrier | L 2–3 | 4,651 | 7–8–4 (5–2–1) |
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | at #6 Ohio State* | Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Benson | L 0–3 | 4,490 | 7–9–4 (5–2–1) |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Farrier | W 3–2 | 1,885 | 8–9–4 (6–2–1) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Farrier | L 0–3 | 2,337 | 8–10–4 (6–3–1) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Harvard | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Farrier | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,421 | 8–10–5 (6–3–2) |
| January 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. #20 Dartmouth | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Farrier | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,093 | 8–10–6 (6–3–3) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Farrier | W 3–0 | 1,888 | 9–10–6 (7–3–3) |
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | #18 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Farrier | L 1–2 | 2,893 | 9–11–6 (7–4–3) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | | Farrier | L 1–4 | 2,056 | 9–12–6 (7–5–3) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 Cornell | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Farrier | L 3–5 | 4,077 | 9–13–6 (7–6–3) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Farrier | L 1–4 | 813 | 9–14–6 (7–7–3) |
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Farrier | W 4–0 | 1,164 | 10–14–6 (8–7–3) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Farrier | L 1–3 | 572 | 10–15–6 (8–8–3) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Farrier | L 2–4 | 2,777 | 10–16–6 (8–9–3) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. #7 Clarkson | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | T 1–1 | 1,174 | 10–16–7 (8–9–4) |
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Benson | T 2–2 | 1,113 | 10–16–8 (8–9–5) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 1) | | Benson | W 3–0 | 715 | 11–16–8 (8–9–5) |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 2) | | Benson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 871 | 12–16–8 (8–9–5) |
| Colgate Won Series 2–0 ||||||||||
| Remainder of 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 |
| Bobby McMann | C | 34 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 58 |
| Ben Sharf | C | 36 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 |
| Colton Young | F | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| Paul McAvoy | F | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 |
| Jared Cockrell | F | 36 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Trevor Cosgrove | D | 35 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Tylor Penner | RW/C | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Griffin Lunn | F | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| Nick Austin | F/D | 22 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| John Snodgrass | C | 35 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Arnaud Vachon | C | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Jacob Panetta | D | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Josh McKechney | F | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Tyler Jeanson | C | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Matt Verboon | RW/C | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Paul Meyer | D | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Henry Marshall | F | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Anthony Stark | D | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Evan Tschumi | C/D | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Ross Craig | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Jeff Stewart | LW | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Liam Watson-Brawn | D | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Jack Hoey | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Manderville | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Benson | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Farrier | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | | | 76 | 127 | 203 | 380 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Mitch Benson | 18 | 1097 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 471 | 2 | .925 | 2.08 |
| Andrew Farrier | 19 | 1102 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 488 | 2 | .919 | 2.34 |
| Empty Net | - | 19 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2220 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 87 | 959 | 4 | .917 | 2.35 |

## 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 |

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

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 7 | 196 | Alex Young† | San Jose Sharks |
† incoming freshman