# 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo, in his 11th season.
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Current roster

As of September 3, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | 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 | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #20 American International | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 96 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 103 | 68 |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 104 | 63 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 127 | 82 |
| RIT | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 86 | 73 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 108 | 98 |
| Army | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 70 | 64 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 82 | 76 |
| Niagara | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 65 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 72 | 87 |
| Air Force | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 60 | 67 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 70 | 95 |
| Robert Morris | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 90 |
| Bentley | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 75 | 80 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 83 | 94 |
| Canisius | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 109 |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 99 |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 118 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 64 | 141 |
| Championship: March 20, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:05 PM | vs. Connecticut* | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 703 | 0–0–1 |
| October 6 | 3:05 PM | vs. Simon Fraser* | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Exhibition) | | Lush | W 6–1 $^{SOL}$ | 200 | |
| October 11 | 7:07 PM | at #13 Penn State* | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Benson | L 2–8 | 6,062 | 0–1–1 |
| October 12 | 4:37 PM | at #13 Penn State* | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Benson | L 4–5 | 6,111 | 0–2–1 |
| October 18 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 1–2 | 469 | 0–3–1 (0–1–0–0) |
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | | Benson | W 4–0 | 600 | 1–3–1 (1–1–0–0) |
| October 26 | 4:05 PM | at Niagara | | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | | Benson | W 3–1 | 350 | 2–3–1 (2–1–0–0) |
| November 1 | 6:05 PM | vs. Air Force | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | W 7–1 | 272 | 3–3–1 (3–1–0–0) |
| November 2 | 1:04 PM | vs. Air Force | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 3–4 | 271 | 3–4–1 (3–2–0–0) |
| November 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 1–2 | 233 | 3–5–1 (3–3–0–0) |
| November 8 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | | Benson | W 4–2 | 1,052 | 4–5–1 (4–3–0–0) |
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Benson | W 9–5 | 2,193 | 5–5–1 (5–3–0–0) |
| November 16 | 5:05 PM | at RIT | | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | | Benson | W 3–1 | 2,114 | 6–5–1 (6–3–0–0) |
| November 21 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 3–4 | 303 | 6–6–1 (6–4–0–0) |
| November 23 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | | Benson | W 4–1 | 1,052 | 7–6–1 (7–4–0–0) |
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | at Boston University* | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Benson | W 4–0 | 1,826 | 8–6–1 (7–4–0–0) |
| December 3 | 7:05 PM | at American International | | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | | Benson | W 4–2 | 414 | 9–6–1 (8–4–0–0) |
| December 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | W 6–0 | 256 | 10–6–1 (9–4–0–0) |
| December 8 | 4:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | W 4–2 | 142 | 11–6–1 (10–4–0–0) |
| December 28 | 1:05 PM | vs. Bentley | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | W 4–0 | 312 | 12–6–1 (11–4–0–0) |
| December 29 | 1:05 PM | vs. Bentley | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 2–3 | 311 | 12–7–1 (11–5–0–0) |
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Benson | W 3–1 | 752 | 13–7–1 (12–5–0–0) |
| January 11 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Benson | W 9–3 | 759 | 14–7–1 (13–5–0–0) |
| January 17 | 6:05 PM | vs. Canisius | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | T 3–3 $^{3x3OTL}$ | 256 | 14–7–2 (13–5–1–0) |
| January 18 | 1:05 PM | vs. Canisius | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 2–5 | 221 | 14–8–2 (13–6–1–0) |
| Connecticut Ice ||||||||||
| January 25 | 7:30 PM | vs. Yale* | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Benson | W 6–2 | 5,724 | 15–8–2 (13–6–1–0) |
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. #17 Quinnipiac* | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship) | SNY | Benson | W 4–1 | 4,631 | 16–8–2 (13–6–1–0) |
| January 31 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | #20 | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Benson | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,759 | 17–8–2 (14–6–1–0) |
| February 1 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | #20 | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Benson | W 5–2 | 1,981 | 18–8–2 (15–6–1–0) |
| February 11 | 7:05 PM | at American International | #20 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | | Benson | L 2–6 | 727 | 18–9–2 (15–7–1–0) |
| February 15 | 1:05 PM | vs. Niagara | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | W 6–0 | 437 | 19–9–2 (16–7–1–0) |
| February 16 | 1:05 PM | vs. Niagara | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | L 1–6 | 401 | 19–10–2 (16–8–1–0) |
| February 21 | 7:05 PM | at Army | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | Benson | W 3–0 | 1,718 | 20–10–2 (17–8–1–0) |
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | at Army | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | Benson | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 2,207 | 20–10–3 (17–8–2–0) |
| February 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. #20 American International | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Benson | W 5–3 | 304 | 21–10–3 (18–8–2–0) |
| Atlantic Hockey 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 |
| Jason Cotton | C | 34 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14 |
| Mike Lee | D | 33 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 20 |
| Austin McIlmurray | RW | 34 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 6 |
| Matt Tugnutt | RW/C | 31 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 17 |
| Braeden Tuck | F | 34 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 2 |
| Marc Johnstone | RW | 34 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 14 |
| Jordan Kaplan | F | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 |
| Austin Magera | C | 34 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 26 |
| Vito Bavaro | RW | 33 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 22 |
| Ryan Steele | F | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
| Alex Bates | D | 33 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 |
| Jeppe Urup Morgensen | D | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Nick Boyagian | F | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Evan Wisocky | C | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Todd Goehring | F | 30 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| Max Luukko | D | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Michael Gilroy | D | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Patrick Dawson | D | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Marcus Joseph | D | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Kevin Lombardi | RW | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Marcel Godbout | C/RW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Lush | G | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Contessa | RW | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Petrick | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Josh Benson | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Bernard | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Clifton | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | | | 132 | 238 | 370 | 286 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Luke Lush | 4 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 1 | .915 | 2.11 |
| Josh Benson | 33 | 1929 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 80 | 768 | 5 | .906 | 2.49 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2055 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 85 | 811 | 6 | .905 | 2.48 |

## 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 | 20 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 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 |