# 2019–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season was the 118th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink, and were coached by Ron Fogarty, in his 6th season.
On March 12 ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Josh Teves | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Vancouver Canucks) |
| Alex Riche | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with HC Kunlun Red Star) |
| Spencer Kryczka | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Fort Worth Barracudas) |
| Max Veronneau | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Ottawa Senators) |
| Ryan Kuffner | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Detroit Red Wings) |
| Austin Shaw | Goaltender | United States | Graduate Transfer (Ferris State) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Liam Gorman | Forward | United States | 19 | Boston, MA; Selected 177th overall in 2018 NHL Entry Draft |
| Matt Hayami | Forward | Canada | 19 | Oakville, ON |
| Spencer Kersten | Forward | Canada | 19 | Oakville, ON |
| Aidan Porter | Goaltender | United States | 20 | Boston, MA |
| Adam Robbins | Forward | United States | 19 | Alpine, NJ |
| Nick Seitz | Forward | United States | 19 | New York, NY |
| Pito Walton | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Peapack, NJ |

## Roster

As of July 10, 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 26 | | vs. Yale* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition) | | | | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 1 | 8:37 PM | at #16 St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Ferland | W 5–3 | 3,531 | 1–0–0 |
| November 2 | 7:07 PM | at #16 St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Porter | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 4.103 | 1–0–1 |
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | | Ferland | L 0–3 | 1,633 | 1–1–1 (0–1–0) |
| November 9 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Porter | L 1–3 | 2,837 | 1–2–1 (0–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Ferland | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,524 | 1–2–2 (0–2–1) |
| November 16 | 7:02 PM | vs. Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Ferland | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,034 | 1–3–2 (0–3–1) |
| November 22 | 7:30 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Ferland | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 807 | 1–3–3 (0–3–2) |
| November 23 | 7:02 PM | at #2 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | | Ferland | L 1–5 | 4,267 | 1–4–3 (0–4–2) |
| Friendship Four ||||||||||
| November 29 | 2:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | NESN+ | Porter | L 1–3 | 3,823 | 1–5–3 (0–4–2) |
| November 30 | 10:00 AM | vs. New Hampshire* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation) | NESN+ | Ferland | L 3–4 | 4,163 | 1–6–3 (0–4–2) |
| December 6 | 4:02 PM | vs. Colorado College* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Ferland | L 2–7 | 1,001 | 1–7–3 (0–4–2) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colorado College* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,685 | 1–8–3 (0–4–2) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. American International* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | W 2–1 | 888 | 2–8–3 (0–4–2) |
| December 28 | 7:03 PM | vs. Quinnipiac | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 1–3 | 2,195 | 2–9–3 (0–5–2) |
| December 29 | 7:05 PM | at Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Ferland | L 3–4 | 2,885 | 2–10–3 (0–6–2) |
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,807 | 2–11–3 (0–7–2) |
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Harvard | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,442 | 2–11–4 (0–7–3) |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Forget | L 1–2 | 2,110 | 2–12–4 (0–8–3) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Roos House • Canton, New York | | Forget | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 393 | 3–12–4 (1–8–3) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 0–3 | 1,888 | 3–13–4 (1–9–3) |
| February 1 | 7:02 PM | vs. #1 Cornell | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 3–5 | 2,500 | 3–14–4 (1–10–3) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Porter | L 3–4 | 638 | 3–15–4 (1–11–3) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Ferland | L 3–5 | 2,805 | 3–16–4 (1–12–3) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | W 6–3 | 1,282 | 4–16–4 (2–12–3) |
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Clarkson | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 1–3 | 2,082 | 4–17–4 (2–13–3) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Forget | T 2–2 | 1,981 | 4–17–5 (2–13–4) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Forget | L 1–7 | 2,764 | 4–18–5 (2–14–4) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 1–2 | 1,851 | 4–19–5 (2–15–4) |
| February 29 | 7:02 PM | vs. Brown | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Forget | L 0–2 | 1,851 | 4–20–5 (2–16–4) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (First Round Game 1) | | Forget | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 865 | 5–20–5 (2–16–4) |
| March 7 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (First Round Game 2) | | Forget | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,221 | 6–20–5 (2–16–4) |
| Princeton 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 |
| Jackson Cressey | F | 31 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 |
| Corey Andonovski | RW | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| Luke Keenan | C | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| Liam Grande | RW | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Derek Topatigh | D | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| Spencer Kersten | RW | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| Mark Paolini | D | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Jake Paganelli | RW | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Christian O'Neill | C | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Matthew Thom | D | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Jeremy Germain | C/LW | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Finn Evans | RW | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Pito Walton | D | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Liam Gorman | C | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Mike Ufberg | D | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Reid Yochim | D | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Adam Robbins | F | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Seitz | F | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sami Pharaon | D | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Kellenberger | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Jordan Fogarty | F | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Joey Fallon | F | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Matt Hayami | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Porter | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ferland | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremie Forget | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | | | 66 | 120 | 186 | 309 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Jeremie Forget | 19 | 1031 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 495 | 1 | .912 | 2.79 |
| Ryan Ferland | 12 | 599 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 266 | 0 | .887 | 3.40 |
| Aidan Porter | 5 | 256 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 106 | 0 | .862 | 3.99 |
| Empty Net | - | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1910 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 100 | 867 | 1 | .897 | 3.14 |

## 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 |