The 2019-20 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season was the 118th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink, and were coached by Ron Fogarty, in his 6th season.
| 2019–20 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 11th ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 6–20–5 |
| Conference | 2–16–4 |
| Home | 2–10–2 |
| Road | 4–8–3 |
| Neutral | 0–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ron Fogarty |
| Assistant coaches | Brad Dexter Stavros Paskaris |
| Captain(s) | Derek Topatigh |
| Alternate captain(s) | Jackson Cressey Liam Grande |
| Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12 ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Teves | Defenseman |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Vancouver Canucks) |
| Alex Riche | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with HC Kunlun Red Star) |
| Spencer Kryczka | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Fort Worth Barracudas) |
| Max Veronneau | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Ottawa Senators) |
| Ryan Kuffner | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Detroit Red Wings) |
| Austin Shaw | Goaltender |  United States |
Graduate Transfer (Ferris State) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Gorman | Forward | United States |
19 | Boston, MA; Selected 177th overall in 2018 NHL Entry Draft |
| Matt Hayami | Forward | Canada |
19 | Oakville, ON |
| Spencer Kersten | Forward | Canada |
19 | Oakville, ON |
| Aidan Porter | Goaltender | United States |
20 | Boston, MA |
| Adam Robbins | Forward | United States |
19 | Alpine, NJ |
| Nick Seitz | Forward | United States |
19 | New York, NY |
| Pito Walton | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Peapack, NJ |
Roster
editAs of July 10, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jérémie Forget | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-10-15 | Mascouche, Quebec | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Mike Ufberg | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-09-24 | Richboro, Pennsylvania | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Mark Paolini | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-03-06 | Toronto, Ontario | St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Matt Kellenberger | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-01-11 | Toronto, Ontario | Oakville Blades (OJHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Liam Grande (A) | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-05-07 | Whitby, Ontario | Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Sami Pharaon | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-05-28 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Joey Fallon | Senior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-12-26 | West Islip, New York | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Jackson Cressey (A) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-01-22 | West Vancouver, British Columbia | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 11 |
|
Adam Robbins | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2000-04-12 | New York, New York | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Jordan Fogarty | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1995-11-03 | Sarnia, Ontario | Sarnia Legionnaires (GOJHL) | — |
| 13 |
|
Nick Seitz | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-01-18 | Manhattan, New York | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Liam Gorman | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 2000-05-08 | Arlington, Massachusetts | Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA) | PIT, 177th overall 2018 |
| 15 |
|
Spencer Kersten | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-16 | Waterloo, Ontario | Oakville Blades (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |
|
Finn Evans | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-21 | Toronto, Ontario | Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) | — |
| 17 |
|
Reid Yochim | Junior | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-21 | Port Robinson, Ontario | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Matt Hayami | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-21 | Oakville, Ontario | Markham Royals (OJHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
Neil Doef | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-02-10 | Smiths Falls, Ontario | Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL) | — |
| 20 |
|
Christian O'Neill | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-06-17 | Westwood, Massachusetts | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
|
Pito Walton | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-03-17 | Peapack, New Jersey | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Colin Tonge | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-02-10 | Kingston, Ontario | Brockville Braves (CCHL) | — |
| 23 | 
|
Jeremy Germain | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-08-15 | Hamden, Connecticut | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Matthew Thom | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-05-18 | Oakville, Ontario | Georgetown Raiders (OJHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Luke Keenan | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-07-22 | Courtice, Ontario | Whitby Fury (OJHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Jake Paganelli | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-03-28 | Verona, New Jersey | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Corey Andonovski | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-03-26 | Uxbridge, Ontario | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 28 |
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Derek Topatigh (C) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-03-03 | Mississauga, Ontario | Orangeville Flyers (OJHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Ryan Ferland | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-02-11 | Franklin, Massachusetts | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |
|
Aidan Porter | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-05-18 | Weston, Massachusetts | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference 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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26 | vs. Yale* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey (Exhibition) | |||||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 1 | 8:37 PM | at #16 St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Ferland | W 5–3 | 3,531 | 1–0–0 | |||
| November 2 | 7:07 PM | at #16 St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Porter | T 5–5 OT | 4.103 | 1–0–1 | ||||
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Ferland | L 0–3 | 1,633 | 1–1–1 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 9 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Porter | L 1–3 | 2,837 | 1–2–1 (0–2–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Ferland | T 2–2 OT | 1,524 | 1–2–2 (0–2–1) | ||||
| November 16 | 7:02 PM | vs. Union | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Ferland | L 1–2 OT | 2,034 | 1–3–2 (0–3–1) | ||||
| November 22 | 7:30 PM | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Ferland | T 2–2 OT | 807 | 1–3–3 (0–3–2) | ||||
| November 23 | 7:02 PM | at #2 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Ferland | L 1–5 | 4,267 | 1–4–3 (0–4–2) | ||||
| Friendship Four | |||||||||||
| November 29 | 2:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | NESN+ | Porter | L 1–3 | 3,823 | 1–5–3 (0–4–2) | |||
| November 30 | 10:00 AM | vs. New Hampshire* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation) | NESN+ | Ferland | L 3–4 | 4,163 | 1–6–3 (0–4–2) | |||
| December 6 | 4:02 PM | vs. Colorado College* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Ferland | L 2–7 | 1,001 | 1–7–3 (0–4–2) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colorado College* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 1–2 OT | 1,685 | 1–8–3 (0–4–2) | ||||
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | vs. American International* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | W 2–1 | 888 | 2–8–3 (0–4–2) | ||||
| December 28 | 7:03 PM | vs. Quinnipiac | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 1–3 | 2,195 | 2–9–3 (0–5–2) | ||||
| December 29 | 7:05 PM | at Quinnipiac | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Ferland | L 3–4 | 2,885 | 2–10–3 (0–6–2) | ||||
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. Dartmouth | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 3–4 OT | 1,807 | 2–11–3 (0–7–2) | ||||
| January 4 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Harvard | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | T 3–3 OT | 2,442 | 2–11–4 (0–7–3) | ||||
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Forget | L 1–2 | 2,110 | 2–12–4 (0–8–3) | ||||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | Roos House • Canton, New York | Forget | W 1–0 OT | 393 | 3–12–4 (1–8–3) | ||||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 0–3 | 1,888 | 3–13–4 (1–9–3) | ||||
| February 1 | 7:02 PM | vs. #1 Cornell | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 3–5 | 2,500 | 3–14–4 (1–10–3) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Porter | L 3–4 | 638 | 3–15–4 (1–11–3) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Ferland | L 3–5 | 2,805 | 3–16–4 (1–12–3) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | W 6–3 | 1,282 | 4–16–4 (2–12–3) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at #5 Clarkson | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 1–3 | 2,082 | 4–17–4 (2–13–3) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Forget | T 2–2 | 1,981 | 4–17–5 (2–13–4) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Forget | L 1–7 | 2,764 | 4–18–5 (2–14–4) | ||||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 1–2 | 1,851 | 4–19–5 (2–15–4) | ||||
| February 29 | 7:02 PM | vs. Brown | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Forget | L 0–2 | 1,851 | 4–20–5 (2–16–4) | ||||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (First Round Game 1) | Forget | W 4–3 OT | 865 | 5–20–5 (2–16–4) | ||||
| March 7 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (First Round Game 2) | Forget | W 5–4 OT | 1,221 | 6–20–5 (2–16–4) | ||||
| Princeton Won Series 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Remainder of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Cressey | F | 31 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 |
| Corey Andonovski | RW | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| Luke Keenan | C | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| Liam Grande | RW | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Derek Topatigh | D | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| Spencer Kersten | RW | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| Mark Paolini | D | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Jake Paganelli | RW | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Christian O'Neill | C | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Matthew Thom | D | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Jeremy Germain | C/LW | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Finn Evans | RW | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Pito Walton | D | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Liam Gorman | C | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Mike Ufberg | D | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Reid Yochim | D | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Adam Robbins | F | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Seitz | F | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sami Pharaon | D | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Kellenberger | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Jordan Fogarty | F | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Joey Fallon | F | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Matt Hayami | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Porter | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ferland | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremie Forget | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 31 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | 66 | 120 | 186 | 309 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremie Forget | 19 | 1031 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 495 | 1 | .912 | 2.79 |
| Ryan Ferland | 12 | 599 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 266 | 0 | .887 | 3.40 |
| Aidan Porter | 5 | 256 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 106 | 0 | .862 | 3.99 |
| Empty Net | - | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 31 | 1910 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 100 | 867 | 1 | .897 | 3.14 |
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 | 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 |
References
edit- ^ "ECAC Hockey Cancels Remainder of Men's Tournament". ecachockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Princeton Tigers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Princeton Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.