# 2019–20 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Brendan Whittet, in his 11th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Nolan Aibel | Forward | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Alex Brink | Forward | United States | Graduate Transfer (Boston University) |
| Max Gottlieb | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Ontario Reign) |
| Joey Maguire | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Tom Marchin | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins) |
| Will Scherer | Defenseman | United States | Graduate Transfer (Canisius) |
| Brady Schoo | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Conner Wynne | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Luke Albert | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Fergus, ON |
| Brad Cocca | Forward | Canada | 20 | Mississauga, ON |
| James Crossman | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Cherry Hills, CO |
| Matt Holmes | Forward | United States | 20 | Rye, NY |
| Luke Krys | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Ridgefield, CT |
| Connor Marshall | Forward | United States | 21 | Parkland, FL |
| Samuli Niinisaari | Defenseman | Finland | 21 | Hamina, FIN |
| Nathan Plessis | Forward | Canada | 21 | Salmon Arm, BC |
| Cole Quisenberry | Forward | United States | 20 | Cherry Hills, CO |
| Jon Russell | Forward | United States | 21 | Traverse City, MI |

## 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 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | | Nieto | L 2–3 | 2,200 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | W 5–1 | 690 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:08 PM | at #4 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | | Nieto | L 1–4 | 3,451 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 9 | 4:00 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | | Kania | W 4–1 | 1,241 | 2–2–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Harvard | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Kania | L 1–4 | 723 | 2–3–0 (2–3–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | L 1–4 | 489 | 2–4–0 (2–4–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Clarkson | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 617 | 2–5–0 (2–5–0) |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | W 3–2 | 557 | 3–5–0 (3–5–0) |
| November 26 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley* | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | | Kania | L 0–1 | 1,144 | 3–6–0 (3–5–0) |
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup) | | Nieto | L 2–4 | 557 | 3–7–0 (3–5–0) |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Kania | L 0–5 | 1,482 | 3–8–0 (3–6–0) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Nieto | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,101 | 3–9–0 (3–7–0) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Massachusetts* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Nieto | L 0–4 | 410 | 3–10–0 (3–7–0) |
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Nieto | L 1–5 | 3,241 | 3–11–0 (3–7–0) |
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | at Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Nieto | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,230 | 3–12–0 (3–7–0) |
| January 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Arizona State* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | L 1–3 | 636 | 3–13–0 (3–7–0) |
| January 12 | 4:00 PM | vs. #15 Arizona State* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Nieto | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 454 | 3–14–0 (3–7–0) |
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | L 1–3 | 602 | 3–15–0 (3–8–0) |
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | W 3–2 | 559 | 4–15–0 (4–8–0) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | | Nieto | W 2–0 | 1,764 | 5–15–0 (5–8–0) |
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at #6 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | | Nieto | L 1–4 | 2,842 | 5–16–0 (5–9–0) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Princeton | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | W 4–3 | 638 | 6–16–0 (6–9–0) |
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Quinnipiac | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 642 | 6–16–1 (6–9–1) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Nieto | L 2–5 | 1,492 | 6–17–1 (6–10–1) |
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | | Nieto | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,064 | 6–17–2 (6–10–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | W 3–1 | 572 | 7–17–2 (7–10–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. #2 Cornell | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | Nieto | L 0–3 | 1,418 | 7–18–2 (7–11–2) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Nieto | L 1–2 | 3,243 | 7–19–2 (7–12–2) |
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | | Nieto | W 2–0 | 2,100 | 8–19–2 (8–12–2) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 1) | | Nieto | L 0–3 | 715 | 8–20–2 (8–12–2) |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 2) | | Nieto | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 871 | 8–21–2 (8–12–2) |
| Brown 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 |
| Zach Giuttari | D | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Brent Beaudoin | C | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| Justin Jallen | F | 31 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Bradley Cocca | C | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Tony Stillwell | D | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Luke Krys | D | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| Michael Maloney | F | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| James Crossman | D | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| Cole Quisenberry | F | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Trey Dodd | F | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Tristan Crozier | F | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Joachim Weberg | LW | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Colin Burston | LW | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 |
| Chris Berger | LW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Nathan Plessis | C | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 |
| Connor Marshall | F | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Samueli Niinisaari | D | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Dorian Dawson | D | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Alec Mehr | C | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Anea Ferrario | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Gabriel Vinal | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Russell | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Kania | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Albert | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Holmes | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Harris | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gessert | LW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Gavin Nieto | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Taylor | RW | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Gabriel Vinal | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | .946 | 2.37 |
| Gavin Nieto | 28 | 1610 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 695 | 2 | .914 | 2.42 |
| Luke Kania | 4 | 212 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 105 | 0 | .905 | 3.11 |
| Empty Net | - | 22 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1896 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 84 | 835 | 2 | .909 | 2.66 |

## 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 |