# 2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 98th season of play for the program and the 36th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers represented Boston University and were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his 2nd 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 December 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 5 | 4:00 PM | at Union* | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Tucker | W 7–3 | 2,088 | 1–0–0 |
| October 18 | 8:35 PM | at Northern Michigan* | #20 | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | | Tucker | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,277 | 1–0–1 |
| October 19 | 8:05 PM | at Northern Michigan* | #20 | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | | Purpura | L 3–4 | 3,083 | 1–1–1 |
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Massachusetts–Lowell | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Tucker | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 4,592 | 1–1–2 (0–0–1) |
| October 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. New Hampshire | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 3–0 | 2,777 | 2–1–2 (1–0–1) |
| November 1 | 7:30 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | Tucker | L 2–4 | 3,447 | 2–2–2 (1–1–1) |
| November 2 | 6:00 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | Tucker | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,037 | 2–2–3 (1–1–2) |
| November 8 | 7:37 PM | at #11 Providence | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,873 | 2–2–4 (1–1–3) |
| November 9 | 7:00 PM | at #11 Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Purpura | L 5–6 | 2,741 | 2–3–4 (1–2–3) |
| November 15 | 7:35 PM | at #5 Massachusetts | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 4–3 | 3,504 | 3–3–4 (2–2–3) |
| November 16 | 8:00 PM | at #5 Massachusetts | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Tucker | L 1–4 | 5,583 | 3–4–4 (2–3–3) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 3–0 | 2,331 | 4–4–4 (3–3–3) |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. Vermont | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Tucker | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,168 | 4–4–5 (3–3–4) |
| November 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart* | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | L 0–4 | 1,826 | 4–5–5 (3–3–4) |
| November 30 | 8:15 AM | vs. #2 Cornell* | | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York | | Tucker | L 0–2 | 15,142 | 4–6–5 (3–3–4) |
| December 3 | 7:05 PM | vs. #12 Harvard* | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 5–2 | 2,922 | 5–6–5 (3–3–4) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Northeastern | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 6–3 | 3,681 | 6–6–5 (4–3–4) |
| December 29 | 5:00 PM | vs. Concordia* | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | | Abel | W 3–0 | 1,310 | |
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | at US National Junior Team* | | USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition) | | Tucker | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 1,679 | |
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | vs. Brown* | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,230 | 7–6–5 (4–3–4) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | | Abel | L 4–5 | 2,511 | 7–7–5 (4–3–4) |
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Abel | W 3–2 | 2,503 | 8–7–5 (5–3–4) |
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Boston College | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Tucker | L 3–4 | 7,884 | 8–8–5 (5–4–4) |
| January 24 | 7:30 PM | at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Abel | W 5–0 | 3,815 | 9–8–5 (6–4–4) |
| January 25 | 6:05 PM | at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Abel | T 2–2 | 6,234 | 9–8–6 (6–4–5) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Abel | W 4–2 | 3,305 | 10–8–6 (7–4–5) |
| Beanpot ||||||||||
| February 3 | 8:00 PM | vs. #4 Boston College | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Abel | T 4–4 $^{2OTW}$ | 13,141 | 10–8–7 (7–4–5) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Abel | L 1–5 | 3,499 | 10–9–7 (7–5–5) |
| February 10 | 7:30 PM | at #12 Northeastern | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship) | NESN | Tucker | T 4–4 $^{2OTL}$ | 17,850 | 10–9–8 (7–5–5) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Tucker | W 4–1 | 4,969 | 11–9–8 (8–5–5) |
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | W 3–1 | 3,814 | 12–9–8 (9–5–5) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Tucker | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 5,653 | 12–10–8 (9–6–5) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Abel | L 1–6 | 3,808 | 12–11–8 (9–7–5) |
| February 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. #4 Boston College | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Tucker | L 1–4 | 5,772 | 12–12–8 (9–8–5) |
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at #16 Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Tucker | W 3–0 | 2,712 | 13–12–8 (10–8–5) |
| March 7 | 4:00 PM | vs. #16 Northeastern | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Tucker | L 1–2 | 3,942 | 13–13–8 (10–9–5) |
| 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 |
| David Farrance | D | 34 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 20 |
| Patrick Harper | C | 32 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 6 |
| Trevor Zegras | C/LW/RW | 33 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 43 |
| Patrick Curry | F | 34 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 28 |
| Robert Mastrosimone | C/LW | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| Domenick Fensore | D | 34 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 24 |
| Matthew Quercia | F | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| Jake Wise | C | 33 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Case McCarthy | D | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Ethan Phillips | RW | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Cam Crotty | D | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| Kasper Kotkansalo | D | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| Wilmer Skoog | C | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| Gabriel Chabot | F | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| Sam Stevens | F | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Logan Cockerill | LW/RW | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Jack DeBoer | D | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Jamie Armstrong | LW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Alex Vlasic | D | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Alex Brink | F | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| Jake Witkowski | F | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Markus Boguslavsky | RW | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sam Tucker | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Lynch | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | F/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Purpura | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Abel | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Blixt | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Driscoll | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | | | 103 | 187 | 290 | 379 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Sam Tucker | 26 | 1484 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 661 | 3 | .914 | 2.51 |
| Ashton Abel | 9 | 494 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 213 | 1 | .891 | 3.15 |
| Vinnie Purpura | 2 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | .860 | 4.90 |
| Nico Lynch | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 8.33 |
| Empty Net | - | 23 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2082 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 98 | 915 | 4 | .903 | 2.82 |

## 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 | 20 | 20 | 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 |

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

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 2 | 46 | Drew Commesso† | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 47 | Luke Tuch† | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | 86 | Dylan Peterson† | St. Louis Blues |
| 5 | 130 | Artem Shlaine† | New Jersey Devils |
† incoming freshman