# 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Lakers represented Mercyhurst University and were coached by Rick Gotkin, in his 32nd season.

## Season

After starting with a split over ranked Arizona State, Mercyhurst played a decent few weeks, opening conference play with two split weekends, but after the Thanksgiving break, the team sank to the bottom of the standings. After starting 4–6 the team went 1–23–2 to finish with the worst record in program history. The 2019–20 Lakers had the fewest wins, most losses, lowest winning percentage, and worst goal differential in 33 seasons of play. Additionally, despite Atlantic Hockey changing their standings so that wins were worth 3 points rather than 2, the 11 points the team had in the standings was by far the fewest Mercyhurst has garnered since becoming a Division I program.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Wes Baker | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Chambéry) |
| Derek Barach | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Cleveland Monsters) |
| Taylor Best | Forward | Canada | Graduation (Retired) |
| Tommaso Bucci | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers) |
| Alex Carlson | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
| Joseph Duszak | Defenseman | United States | Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| Joshua Lammon | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Florida Everblades) |
| Chris Makowski | Forward | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Jonathan O'Hara | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (Retired) |
| Matthew Whittaker | Forward | Canada | Graduation (Signed with Newfoundland Growlers) |
| Jeremy Wu | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (Signed with Rapid City Rush) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Khristian Acosta | Forward | United States | 21 | Port Monmouth, NJ |
| Jonathan Bendorf | Forward | United States | 20 | Yardville, NJ |
| Justin Cmunt | Forward | United States | 21 | East Amherst, MA |
| Gueorgui Feduolov | Forward | United States | 20 | Mentor, OH |
| Paul Maust | Forward | United States | 21 | Butler, PA |
| Joey Maziarz | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Waterloo, ON |
| Brendan Schneider | Forward | Canada | 19 | Wellesley, ON |
| Dante Spagnuolo | Forward | Canada | 21 | Newmarket, ON |
| Ashton Stockie | Forward | Canada | 20 | Stratford, ON |
| Cade Townend | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Carleton Place, ON |
| Carver Watson | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Appleton, WI |

## Roster

As of June 28, 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 5 | 9:05 PM | at #20 Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Metcalf | W 3–2 | 924 | 1–0–0 |
| October 6 | 5:00 PM | at #20 Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Metcalf | L 4–6 | 815 | 1–1–0 |
| October 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 578 | 2–1–0 |
| October 12 | 7:05 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–3 | 830 | 2–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Ohio State* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–7 | 1,203 | 2–3–0 |
| October 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Ohio State* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Cantali | L 1–3 | 978 | 2–4–0 |
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Cantali | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,953 | 3–4–0 (1–0–0–0) |
| November 2 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Cantali | L 3–6 | 2,038 | 3–5–0 (1–1–0–0) |
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Cantali | L 0–12 | 748 | 3–6–0 (1–2–0–0) |
| November 16 | 4:05 PM | vs. American International | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 687 | 4–6–0 (2–2–0–0) |
| November 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Niagara | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 0–5 | 815 | 4–7–0 (2–3–0–0) |
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Metcalf | L 1–3 | 500 | 4–8–0 (2–4–0–0) |
| November 30 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | T 2–2 $^{3x3OTL}$ | 803 | 4–8–1 (2–4–1–0) |
| December 6 | 9:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Cantali | L 3–7 | 2,071 | 4–9–1 (2–5–1–0) |
| December 7 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | DeAugustine | L 2–3 | 2,227 | 4–10–1 (2–6–1–0) |
| January 3 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 0–4 | 668 | 4–11–1 (2–7–1–0) |
| January 4 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 2–7 | 437 | 4–12–1 (2–8–1–0) |
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–3 | 752 | 4–13–1 (2–9–1–0) |
| January 11 | 5:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 3–9 | 759 | 4–14–1 (2–10–1–0) |
| January 14 † | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–4 | 759 | 4–15–1 (2–11–1–0) |
| January 17 | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | W 2–1 | 876 | 5–15–1 (3–11–1–0) |
| January 18 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | DeAugustine | L 1–5 | 801 | 5–16–1 (3–12–1–0) |
| January 24 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 3–4 | 879 | 5–17–1 (3–13–1–0) |
| January 25 | 4:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | DeAugustine | L 4–7 | 767 | 5–18–1 (3–14–1–0) |
| January 31 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 3–4 | 576 | 5–19–1 (3–15–1–0) |
| February 1 | 1:05 PM | vs. American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Metcalf | L 4–7 | 649 | 5–20–1 (3–16–1–0) |
| February 7 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Metcalf | L 0–3 | 720 | 5–21–1 (3–17–1–0) |
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | vs. Niagara | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–4 | 749 | 5–22–1 (3–18–1–0) |
| February 14 | 7:05 PM | vs. Army | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–5 | 789 | 5–23–1 (3–19–1–0) |
| February 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Army | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 1–4 | 957 | 5–24–1 (3–20–1–0) |
| February 21 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Metcalf | T 1–1 $^{3x3OTL}$ | 1,713 | 5–24–2 (3–20–2–0) |
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Metcalf | L 1–2 | 1,931 | 5–25–2 (3–21–2–0) |
| February 28 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Metcalf | L 2–3 | 736 | 5–26–2 (3–22–2–0) |
| February 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | DeAugustine | L 0–6 | 692 | 5–27–2 (3–23–2–0) |
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 1) | Metcalf | L 1–3 | 1,208 | 5–28–2 (3–23–2–0) |
| March 7 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 2) | Metcalf | L 1–5 | 1,191 | 5–29–2 (3–23–2–0) |
| Mercyhurst Lost Series 0–2 ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||
† Rescheduled from November 29.

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Dalton Hunter | RW | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 41 |
| James Anderson | F | 36 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 |
| Steven Ipri | F | 24 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| John McDougall | D/F | 36 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
| Gueorgui Feduolov | F | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| Joseph Maziarz | D | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Owen Norton | D | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 48 |
| Paul Maust | LW | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 45 |
| Jonathan Bendorf | LW | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Khristian Acosta | F | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 68 |
| Geoff Kitt | C | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Jonny Lazarus | F | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Ethan Johnson | F | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| Justin Cmunt | LW | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Carver Watson | LW | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Brendan Riley | C | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
| Cade Townend | D | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Ashton Stockie | C | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Quinn Wichers | D | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Brendan Schneider | C | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Michael Bevilacqua | D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dante Spagnuolo | C | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Devon Daniels | D | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Corey Caruso | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefano Cantali | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin DeAugustine | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Metcalf | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | | | | | | |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Garrett Metcalf | 28 | 1534 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 90 | 891 | 0 | .908 | 3.52 |
| Stefano Cantali | 6 | 249 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 120 | 0 | .839 | 5.53 |
| Colin DeAugustine | 10 | 365 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 207 | 0 | .852 | 5.91 |
| Empty Net | - | 25 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2174 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 158 | 1218 | 0 | .885 | 4.36 |

## 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 |