# 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 51st season of play for the program and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Falcons represented Bowling Green State University and were coached by Ty Eigner, in his 1st season.
The team's season ended abruptly when the WCHA announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States on March 12, 2020.

## Roster

As of September 9, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association 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 |
| #2 Minnesota State | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 115 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 141 | 53 |
| #11 Bemidji State | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 101 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 111 | 65 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 92 | 87 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 115 | 112 |
| Alaska | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 73 | 65 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 84 | 86 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 85 | 70 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 112 | 92 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 68 | 65 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 96 | 85 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 66 | 77 | 38 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 90 | 112 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 56 | 96 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 66 | 122 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 100 | 35 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 70 | 127 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 116 | 34 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 57 | 145 |
| Championship: March 21, 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 6 | 5:00 PM | at Miami* | #17 | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Dop | W 7–4 | 2,507 | 1–0–0 |
| IceBreaker Invitational ||||||||||
| October 11 | 9:10 PM | vs. RIT* | #17 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Semifinal) | | Dop | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | - | 1–1–0 |
| October 12 | 8:00 PM | vs. #14 Western Michigan* | #17 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Third Place) | | Dop | L 2–5 | - | 1–2–0 |
| October 18 | 7:07 PM | vs. #14 Western Michigan* | | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | | Dop | W 2–1 | 2,328 | 2–2–0 |
| October 19 | 7:05 PM | at #14 Western Michigan* | | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Dop | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,385 | 3–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:07 PM | vs. Michigan Tech | #17 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 3–1 | 2,250 | 4–2–0 (1–0–0–0) |
| October 26 | 7:07 PM | vs. Michigan Tech | #17 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Rose | L 2–4 | 1,748 | 4–3–0 (1–1–0–0) |
| November 1 | 8:07 PM | at #2 Minnesota State | #18 | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,114 | 5–3–0 (2–1–0–0) |
| November 2 | 7:07 PM | at #2 Minnesota State | #18 | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 1–5 | 5,127 | 5–4–0 (2–2–0–0) |
| November 15 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska Anchorage | #17 | Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 3–1 | 725 | 6–4–0 (3–2–0–0) |
| November 16 | 9:07 PM | at Alaska Anchorage | #17 | Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 3–0 | 712 | 7–4–0 (4–2–0–0) |
| November 22 | 7:07 PM | vs. Lake Superior State | #17 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 5–0 | 2,381 | 8–4–0 (5–2–0–0) |
| November 23 | 7:07 PM | vs. Lake Superior State | #17 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 1–3 | 2,746 | 8–5–0 (5–3–0–0) |
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | at #5 Notre Dame* | #16 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Chicago+ | Dop | W 5–2 | 5,271 | 9–5–0 (5–3–0–0) |
| November 30 | 7:07 PM | at #5 Notre Dame* | #16 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Dop | W 5–2 | 3,382 | 10–5–0 (5–3–0–0) |
| December 6 | 7:07 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville | #13 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 9–3 | 2,657 | 11–5–0 (6–3–0–0) |
| December 7 | 7:07 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville | #13 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Rose | T 2–2 $^{3x3OTW}$ | 2,279 | 11–5–1 (6–3–1–1) |
| December 13 | 7:07 PM | at Lake Superior State | #10 | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 2–0 | 1,381 | 12–5–1 (7–3–1–1) |
| December 14 | 7:07 PM | at Lake Superior State | #10 | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,463 | 12–6–1 (7–4–1–1) |
| December 30 | 7:37 PM | vs. Miami* | #11 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | | Dop | L 2–4 | 3,263 | 12–7–1 (7–4–1–1) |
| January 3 | 7:07 PM | vs. Northern Michigan | #11 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 2–5 | 1,912 | 12–8–1 (7–5–1–1) |
| January 4 | 7:07 PM | vs. Northern Michigan | #11 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,113 | 12–9–1 (7–6–1–1) |
| January 10 | 7:37 PM | at #17 Michigan Tech | #16 | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 3–2 | 2,413 | 13–9–1 (8–6–1–1) |
| January 11 | 6:07 PM | at #17 Michigan Tech | #16 | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | FloHockey.tv | Dop | T 2–2 $^{3x3OTW}$ | 2,702 | 13–9–2 (8–6–2–2) |
| January 17 | 7:07 PM | vs. #3 Minnesota State | #15 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 3–6 | 2,042 | 13–10–2 (8–7–2–2) |
| January 18 | 7:07 PM | vs. #3 Minnesota State | #15 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,289 | 13–11–2 (8–8–2–2) |
| January 31 | 8:07 PM | at #19 Bemidji State | | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 1–4 | 2,710 | 13–12–2 (8–9–2–2) |
| February 1 | 7:07 PM | at #19 Bemidji State | | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | FloHockey.tv | Dop | L 2–4 | 3,109 | 13–13–2 (8–10–2–2) |
| February 7 | 7:07 PM | vs. Alaska Anchorage | | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,450 | 14–13–2 (9–10–2–2) |
| February 8 | 7:07 PM | vs. Alaska Anchorage | | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Rose | W 4–1 | 3,515 | 15–13–2 (10–10–2–2) |
| February 14 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska | | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | FloHockey.tv | Dop | T 2–2 $^{3x3OTL}$ | 1,234 | 15–13–3 (10–10–3–2) |
| February 15 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska | | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | FloHockey.tv | Dop | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 1,805 | 15–13–4 (10–10–4–3) |
| February 21 | 7:07 PM | vs. Ferris State | | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 6–1 | 2,509 | 16–13–4 (11–10–4–3) |
| February 22 | 7:07 PM | vs. Ferris State | | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 3–1 | 4,350 | 17–13–4 (12–10–4–3) |
| February 28 | 8:07 PM | at Alabama–Huntsville | | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,193 | 18–13–4 (13–10–4–3) |
| February 29 | 4:07 PM | at Alabama–Huntsville | | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | FloHockey.tv | Dop | W 4–1 | 876 | 19–13–4 (14–10–4–3) |
| WCHA Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska* | | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1) | | Dop | W 4–2 | 1,535 | 20–13–4 (14–10–4–3) |
| March 7 | 11:07 PM | at Alaska* | | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2) | | Dop | W 3–2 | 1,682 | 21–13–4 (14–10–4–3) |
| Bowling Green Won Series 2–0 ||||||||||
| Remainder of 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 |
| Alec Rauhauser | D | 38 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 40 |
| Connor Ford | RW | 36 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 16 |
| Brandon Kruse | LW | 38 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 24 |
| Cameron Wright | LW | 38 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 22 |
| Alex Barber | F | 38 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 26 |
| Max Johnson | C | 34 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 |
| Taylor Schneider | LW | 38 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 20 |
| Frédéric Létourneau | F | 35 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 |
| Will Cullen | D | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 53 |
| Sam Craggs | LW | 38 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 71 |
| Tim Theocharidis | D | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 |
| T. J. Lloyd | D | 38 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Casey Linkenheld | LW | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Adam Conquest | RW | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Evan Dougherty | RW | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 45 |
| Adam Pitters | F | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Jacob Dalton | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Carson Musser | D | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Justin Wells | D | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Zack Rose | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett Daly | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Eric Dop | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Danol | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor St. Jean | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | | | 119 | 205 | 324 | 478 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Zack Rose | 5 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 0 | .905 | 2.20 |
| Eric Dop | 33 | 2004 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 730 | 3 | .902 | 2.36 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 38 | 1317 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 96 | 835 | 3 | .897 | 2.49 |

## 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 | 17 | 17 | NR | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |