# 2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season was the 40th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Golden Griffins represented Canisius College and were coached by Trevor Large, in his 3rd season.

## 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$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 8:37 PM | at #18 North Dakota* | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Ladd | L 0–5 | 11,068 | 0–1–0 |
| October 12 | 8:07 PM | at #18 North Dakota* | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Barczewski | L 1–8 | 11,579 | 0–2–0 |
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Ladd | L 2–7 | 3,258 | 0–3–0 |
| October 27 | 3:00 PM | vs. USNTDP* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Exhibition) | Urbani | L 1–3 | 476 | |
| November 1 | 7:35 PM | vs. Union* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Urbani | L 0–3 | 636 | 0–4–0 |
| November 2 | 4:05 PM | vs. Union* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Ladd | W 4–0 | 691 | 1–4–0 |
| November 8 | 7:35 PM | vs. Robert Morris | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Ladd | L 2–4 | 481 | 1–5–0 (0–1–0–0) |
| November 9 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Barczewski | L 2–4 | 512 | 1–6–0 (0–2–0–0) |
| November 15 | 7:35 PM | vs. Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Battle of the Bridge) | Ladd | W 4–2 | 1,204 | 2–6–0 (1–2–0–0) |
| November 16 | 4:05 PM | vs. Niagara | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Battle of the Bridge) | Ladd | L 3–5 | 657 | 2–7–0 (1–3–0–0) |
| November 23 | 7:35 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | L 2–3 | 1,107 | 2–8–0 (1–3–0–0) |
| November 29 | 1:05 PM | vs. Army | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Urbani | L 4–3 | 819 | 2–9–0 (1–4–0–0) |
| November 30 | 1:05 PM | vs. Army | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Urbani | L 3–2 | 907 | 2–10–0 (1–5–0–0) |
| December 6 | 1:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Urbani | L 0–6 | 244 | 2–11–0 (1–6–0–0) |
| December 7 | 1:10 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Ladd | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 376 | 2–12–0 (1–7–0–0) |
| December 28 | 4:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 5–2 | 525 | 3–12–0 (2–7–0–0) |
| December 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 3–1 | 472 | 4–12–0 (3–7–0–0) |
| January 3 | 4:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Barczewski | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 1,620 | 4–12–1 (3–7–1–0) |
| January 4 | 7:35 AM | vs. RIT | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 5–3 | 569 | 5–12–1 (4–7–1–0) |
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Barczewski | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 1,127 | 5–12–2 (4–7–2–1) |
| January 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Barczewski | T 4–4 $^{3x3OTW}$ | 959 | 5–12–3 (4–7–3–2) |
| January 17 | 6:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Barczewski | T 3–3 $^{3x3OTW}$ | 256 | 5–12–4 (4–7–4–3) |
| January 18 | 1:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Barczewski | W 5–2 | 221 | 6–12–4 (5–7–4–3) |
| January 24 | 7:35 PM | vs. RIT | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | L 4–7 | 1,207 | 6–13–4 (5–8–4–3) |
| January 25 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Barczewski | L 4–5 | 3,463 | 6–14–4 (5–9–4–3) |
| January 31 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Barczewski | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,672 | 7–14–4 (6–9–4–3) |
| February 1 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Barczewski | L 2–4 | 2,116 | 7–15–4 (6–10–4–3) |
| February 7 | 7:35 PM | vs. Air Force | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 511 | 7–15–5 (6–10–5–3) |
| February 8 | 4:05 PM | vs. Air Force | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | W 1–0 | 1,108 | 8–15–5 (7–10–5–3) |
| February 14 | 7:35 PM | vs. American International | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | L 1–4 | 417 | 8–16–5 (7–11–5–3) |
| February 15 | 4:05 PM | vs. American International | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Ladd | L 2–3 | 717 | 8–17–5 (7–12–5–3) |
| February 21 | 7:35 PM | vs. Robert Morris | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Barczewski | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 597 | 8–17–6 (7–12–6–3) |
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Barczewski | L 3–4 | 1,092 | 8–18–6 (7–13–6–3) |
| February 28 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Barczewski | W 3–2 | 736 | 9–18–6 (8–13–6–3) |
| February 29 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Barczewski | W 6–0 | 692 | 10–18–6 (9–13–6–3) |
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (First Round Game 1) | Barczewski | L 1–6 | 373 | 10–19–6 (9–13–6–3) |
| March 7 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (First Round Game 2) | Barczewski | L 3–5 | 288 | 10–20–6 (9–13–6–3) |
| Canisius Lost Series 0–2 ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Nick Hutchison | C | 31 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 49 |
| Matt Hoover | LW | 36 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 60 |
| Matt Steif | D | 36 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 8 |
| Lee Lapid | C | 35 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 27 |
| Austin Alger | F | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 24 |
| Keaton Mastrodonato | C | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| Grant Meyer | RW | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Mitchell Martan | LW | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| Matt Long | F | 28 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Logan Gestro | D | 28 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Ryan Miotto | F | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Hudson Lambert | D | 30 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Simon Gravel | C/RW | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Blake Wareham | D | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| David Melaragni | D | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| Kevin Obssuth | LW | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Derek Hamelin | D | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| David Baskerville | C | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| J. D. Pogue | LW | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Will Scherer | D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Casey Jerry | F | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Nick Parody | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| John Stampohar | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| MacGregor Sinclair | C | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jesse Pereira | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Urbani | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ladd | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln Erne | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jacob Barczewski | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Jacob Barczewski | 28 | 1416 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 655 | 1 | .905 | 2.92 |
| Daniel Urbani | 4 | 218 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 94 | 0 | .870 | 3.84 |
| Matt Ladd | 14 | 544 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 237 | 1 | .868 | 3.97 |
| Empty Net | - | 18 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2197 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 122 | 986 | 3$^†$ | .890 | 3.33 |
† Barczewski and Ladd both played in the shutout on February 29.

## 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 |