# 2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

The 2019–20 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program, the 27th season competing at the Division I level, and the 26th season in the Hockey East conference. The Minutemen represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst and were coached by Greg Carvel, in his 4th season.
The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.

## Roster

As of September 7, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Hockey East 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 |
| #5 Boston College † | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 71 |
| #9 Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 107 | 67 |
| #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 79 |
| #15 Maine | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 75 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 75 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 102 | 106 |
| Boston University | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 103 | 98 |
| #19 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 71 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 92 |
| Providence | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 102 | 78 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 91 | 97 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 85 | 123 |
| Vermont | 24 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 59 | 100 |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | W 5–3 | 3,628 | 1–0–0 |
| October 15 | 7:05 PM | at #15 Northeastern | #4 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Murray | L 1–3 | 2,707 | 1–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Murray | W 6–1 | 4,447 | 2–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union* | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Lindberg | W 5–0 | 5,659 | 3–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | vs. American International* | #3 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Murray | W 4–1 | 4,873 | 4–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Northeastern | #3 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Lindberg | W 6–3 | 3,063 | 5–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 2 | 8:00 PM | vs. #10 Northeastern | #3 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 4–2 | 4,573 | 6–1–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 10 | 1:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #2 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Lindberg | L 1–3 | 4,707 | 6–2–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:35 PM | at Boston University | #5 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Lindberg | L 3–4 | 3,504 | 6–3–0 (2–3–0) |
| November 16 | 8:00 PM | vs. Boston University | #5 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Lindberg | W 4–1 | 5,583 | 7–3–0 (3–3–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,904 | 7–3–1 (3–3–1) |
| November 23 | 7:05 PM | at Merrimack | #7 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Murray | W 3–2 | 2,412 | 8–3–1 (4–3–1) |
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | at Quinnipiac* | #10 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Murray | W 3–0 | 2,992 | 9–3–1 (4–3–1) |
| November 30 | 7:00 AM | vs. Quinnipiac* | #10 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | L 1–2 | 2,857 | 9–4–1 (4–3–1) |
| December 6 | 7:05 PM | vs. Maine* | #11 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Murray | W 5–1 | 4,507 | 10–4–1 (5–3–1) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Maine | #11 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 4–1 | 3,545 | 11–4–1 (6–3–1) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Brown* | #9 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Lindberg | W 4–0 | 410 | 12–4–1 (6–3–1) |
| December 29 | 5:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | #9 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Murray | W 5–3 | 2,332 | 13–4–1 (6–3–1) |
| January 3 | 9:07 PM | at #7 Denver* | #9 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | NESN+ | Lindberg | L 2–4 | 6,017 | 13–5–1 (6–3–1) |
| January 4 | 9:07 PM | at #7 Denver* | #9 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Murray | L 3–4 | 5,986 | 13–6–1 (6–3–1) |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Boston College | #10 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | W 3–1 | 6,705 | 14–6–1 (7–3–1) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #4 Boston College | #10 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | L 3–6 | 5,153 | 14–7–1 (7–4–1) |
| January 17 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #10 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Murray | W 4–0 | 3,044 | 15–7–1 (8–4–1) |
| January 18 | 7:05 PM | at Vermont | #10 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Lindberg | W 3–1 | 3,015 | 16–7–1 (9–4–1) |
| January 24 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Murray | L 0–1 | 4,873 | 16–8–1 (9–5–1) |
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #7 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Lindberg | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 4,873 | 16–8–2 (9–5–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. #5 Boston College | #7 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Murray | L 0–3 | 7,336 | 16–9–2 (9–6–2) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Providence | #8 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Lindberg | W 3–1 | 4,202 | 17–9–2 (10–6–2) |
| February 8 | :00 PM | at #10 Providence | #8 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Murray | W 5–1 | 3,030 | 18–9–2 (11–6–2) |
| February 21 | 7:15 PM | at #14 Massachusetts–Lowell | #8 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Murray | L 2–3 | 6,474 | 18–10–2 (11–7–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #14 Massachusetts–Lowell | #8 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 5–3 | 5,802 | 19–10–2 (12–7–2) |
| February 28 | 7:08 PM | at Connecticut | #8 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Lindberg | L 2–3 | 6,666 | 19–11–2 (12–8–2) |
| February 29 | 8:00 PM | at Connecticut | #8 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Murray | W 4–3 | 5,165 | 20–11–2 (13–8–2) |
| March 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | #9 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Murray | W 1–0 | 3,046 | 21–11–2 (14–8–2) |
| Hockey East 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 |
| John Leonard | LW | 33 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 8 |
| Mitchell Chaffee | RW | 30 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 16 |
| Zac Jones | D | 32 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
| Bobby Trivigno | F | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
| Jack Suter | F | 33 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 |
| Oliver Chau | C | 32 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| Marc Del Gaizo | D | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Reed Lebster | F | 34 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| Jake McLaughlin | D | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 |
| Colin Felix | D | 34 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| Matthew Kessel | D | 34 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 48 |
| Niko Hildenbrand | F | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Ty Farmer | D | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| Cal Kiefiuk | F | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| Anthony Del Gaizo | F | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| Jake Gaudet | C | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Philip Lagunov | C | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Jeremy Davidson | F | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Gianfranco Cassaro | D | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Matt Murray | G | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Peyton Reeves | LW | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| George Mika | F | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kolby Vegara | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Kaiser | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Faith | RW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Filip Lindberg | LW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 107 | 170 | 277 | 371 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Matt Murray | 20 | 1094 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 385 | 3 | .919 | 1.86 |
| Filip Lindberg | 18 | 944 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 379 | 2 | .927 | 1.91 |
| Empty Net | - | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2050 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 764 | 5 | .919 | 1.96 |

## 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| USA Today | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

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

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 5 | 150 | Matt Kessel | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 159 | Lucas Mercuri† | Carolina Panthers |
| 6 | 184 | Noah Ellis† | Vegas Golden Knights |
† incoming freshman