# 2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 125th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 14th season.
On March 11, Yale withdrew from the ECAC Tournament over concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. A day later ECAC Hockey cancelled the remainder of the championship.

## Season

After winning their First Round match, the administration at Yale withdrew from the ECAC Tournament over health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Charlie Curti | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder) |
| Andrew Gaus | Forward | United States | Graduate Transfer (Colorado College) |
| Joe Snively | Center | United States | Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears) |
| Sam Tucker | Goaltender | United States | Graduate Transfer (Boston University) |
| Anthony Walsh | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age |
| Cole Donhauser | Forward | United States | 19 |
| Connor Hopkins | Goaltender | United States | 19 |
| Quinton Ong | Forward | Canada | 20 |
| Hayden Rowan | Forward | United States | 20 |
| Brandon Tabakin | Defenseman | United States | 19 |
| Teddy Wooding | Forward | United States | 19 |
| Michael Young | Defenseman | United States | 21 |

## Roster

As of July 12, 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 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition) | | | | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 3–2 | 2,200 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Kaczperski | L 1–5 | 690 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:08 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Kaczperski | L 1–2 | 1,112 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 9 | 4:00 PM | at #4 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | | Kaczperski | L 2–6 | 4,117 | 1–3–0 (1–3–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 3–4 | 1,842 | 1–4–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Harvard | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 1–6 | 3,077 | 1–5–0 (1–5–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | MacNab | W 6–3 | 1,910 | 2–5–0 (2–5–0) |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Clarkson | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | MacNab | L 1–4 | 1,799 | 2–6–0 (2–6–0) |
| November 26 | 7:05 PM | at #14 Boston College* | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | MacNab | L 2–6 | 3,669 | 2–7–0 (2–6–0) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Kaczperski | W 4–1 | 1,718 | 3–7–0 (3–6–0) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Kaczperski | W 2–0 | 1,614 | 4–7–0 (4–6–0) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | NESN+ | Kaczperski | W 3–1 | 1,472 | 5–7–0 (4–6–0) |
| December 29 | 4:00 PM | vs. McGill* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (Exhibition) | | Kaczperski | W 4–1 | 1,629 | |
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Kaczperski | L 1–4 | 3,575 | 5–8–0 (4–6–0) |
| January 7 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Kaczperski | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,550 | 6–8–0 (4–6–0) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #18 Harvard* | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York | | Kaczperski | L 0–7 | 10,064 | 6–9–0 (4–6–0) |
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 5–0 | 1,944 | 7–9–0 (5–6–0) |
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 4–1 | 2,174 | 8–9–0 (6–6–0) |
| Connecticut Ice ||||||||||
| January 25 | 7:30 PM | at Sacred Heart* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Kaczperski | L 2–6 | 5,724 | 8–10–0 (6–6–0) |
| January 26 | 3:30 PM | vs. Connecticut* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Third Place) | SNY | Kaczperski | W 3–2 | 4,631 | 9–10–0 (6–6–0) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Kaczperski | L 1–3 | 2,467 | 9–11–0 (6–7–0) |
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | | Kaczperski | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,392 | 9–11–1 (6–7–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Quinnipiac | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,268 | 9–12–1 (6–8–1) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 5–3 | 2,805 | 10–12–1 (7–8–1) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Kaczperski | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,079 | 10–12–2 (7–8–2) |
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Kaczperski | W 4–3 | 2,469 | 11–12–2 (8–8–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 Cornell | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 0–4 | 3,015 | 11–13–2 (8–9–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | W 4–2 | 2,777 | 12–13–2 (9–9–2) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Kaczperski | W 2–1 | 1,851 | 13–13–2 (10–9–2) |
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Kaczperski | L 0–5 | 3,625 | 13–14–2 (10–10–2) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 1) | | Kaczperski | L 0–3 | 700 | 13–15–2 (10–10–2) |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 2) | | Kaczperski | W 4–1 | 850 | 14–15–2 (10–10–2) |
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut (First Round Game 3) | | Kaczperski | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 700 | 15–15–2 (10–10–2) |
| Yale Won Series 2–1 ||||||||||
| Withdrew from Tournament ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Curtis Hall | C | 28 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 39 |
| Justin Pearson | F | 31 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 16 |
| Tyler Welsh | F | 32 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 |
| Kevin O'Neil | RW | 32 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 32 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Luke Stevens | LW | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| Phil Kemp | D | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Evan Smith | C//LW | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Dante Palecco | LW | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Graham Lillibridge | D | 32 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Billy Sweezey | D | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 47 |
| Mitchell Smith | LW | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Will D'Orsi | C | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Cole Donhauser | F | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Brett Jewell | RW | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 |
| Matt Foley | D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hayden Rowan | LW | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Chandler Lindstrand | D | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Brandon Tabakin | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Quinton Ong | RW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Young | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Teddy Wooding | F | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Corbin Kaczperski | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Robbie DeMontis | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicholas MacNab | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Matthews | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Johnson | F | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 32 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Corbin Kaczperski | 30 | 1734 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 80 | 743 | 2 | .903 | 2.77 |
| Nicholas MacNab | 7 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 86 | 0 | .869 | 3.65 |
| Empty Net | - | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 1956 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 97 | 829 | 2 | .895 | 2.97 |

## 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 |

## Awards and honors
### ECAC Hockey

| Honor | Player | Position |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | Curtis Hall | Forward |

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

No Yale players were selected in the NHL draft.