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.
| 2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 6th Hockey East |
| Home ice | Agganis Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 13–13–8 |
| Conference | 10–9–5 |
| Home | 8–6–3 |
| Road | 5–6–3 |
| Neutral | 0–1–2 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Albie O'Connell |
| Assistant coaches | Paul Pearl Len Quesnelle Brian Eklund |
| Captain(s) | Patrick Curry |
| Alternate captain(s) | Patrick Harper Cam Crotty Logan Cockerill |
| Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.[1][2]
Roster
editAs of December 7, 2019.[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Nico Lynch | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-05-09 | Barnstable, Massachusetts | Barnstable High School (USHS–MA) | — |
| 2 | 
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Case McCarthy | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2001-01-09 | Clarence Center, New York | USNTDP (USHL) | NJD, 118th overall 2019 |
| 3 |
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Ty Amonte | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-01-11 | Norwell, Massachusetts | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 4 |
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David Farrance | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-06-23 | Victor, New York | USNTDP (USHL) | NSH, 92nd overall 2017 |
| 5 | 
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Cam Crotty (A) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-05-05 | Greely, Ontario | Brockville Braves (CCHL) | ARI, 82nd overall 2017 |
| 7 | 
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Alex Vlasic | Freshman | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 2001-06-05 | Wilmette, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | CHI, 43rd overall 2019 |
| 9 | 
|
Logan Cockerill (A) | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-03-03 | Brighton, Michigan | USNTDP (USHL) | NYI, 201st overall 2017 |
| 10 | 
|
Gabriel Chabot | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-12-15 | Quebec City, Quebec | Rochester Jr. Americans (USPHL) | — |
| 11 |
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Patrick Curry (C) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-01-09 | Schaumburg, Illinois | Bloomington Thunder (USHL) | — |
| 12 | 
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Jamie Armstrong | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1998-08-07 | Warwick, Rhode Island | Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 13 |
|
Trevor Zegras | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 2000-03-20 | Bedford, New York | USNTDP (USHL) | ANA, 9th overall 2019 |
| 14 | 
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Sean Driscoll | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-07-02 | Mequon, Wisconsin | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 15 | 
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Markus Boguslavsky | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-05-15 | Calgary, Alberta | Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Robert Mastrosimone | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-01-24 | East Islip, New York | Chicago Steel (USHL) | DET, 54th overall 2019 |
| 17 |
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Jake Wise | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-02-28 | Reading, Massachusetts | USNTDP (USHL) | CHI, 69th overall 2018 |
| 18 |
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Alex Brink | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1994-06-12 | Hamilton, New York | Brown Bears (ECAC) | — |
| 19 | 
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Jack DeBoer | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 2000-08-17 | Madison, New Jersey | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Matthew Quercia | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1999-02-24 | Andover, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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Patrick Harper (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1998-07-29 | New Canaan, Connecticut | Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) | NSH, 138th overall 2016 |
| 22 |
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Jake Witkowski | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1996-08-28 | Melrose, Massachusetts | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 23 |
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Domenick Fensore | Freshman | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 151 lb (68 kg) | 2001-09-07 | Thornwood, New York | USNTDP (USHL) | CAR, 90th overall 2019 |
| 25 |
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Sam Stevens | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 2000-04-27 | Montreal, Quebec | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 26 | 
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Kasper Kotkansalo | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-11-16 | Espoo, Finland | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | DET, 71st overall 2017 |
| 27 |
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John Copeland | Freshman | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1999-03-03 | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Ethan Phillips | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2001-05-07 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | DET, 97th overall 2019 |
| 29 |
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Vinnie Purpura | Sophomore | G | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-10-29 | Lemont, Illinois | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 30 |
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Ashton Abel | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-10-22 | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Okotoks (AJHL) | — |
| 31 |
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Sam Tucker | Graduate | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-04-16 | Wilton, Connecticut | Yale Bulldogs (ECAC) | — |
| 32 | 
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Wilmer Skoog | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 1999-07-17 | Tyresö, Sweden | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Hugo Blixt | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-01-02 | Linköping, Sweden | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
References
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- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Boston University Terriers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Boston Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.