The 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo, in his 11th season.
| 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Connecticut Ice, Champion | |
| Conference | 2nd Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Webster Bank Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–10–3 |
| Conference | 18–8–2–0 |
| Home | 8–7–2 |
| Road | 13–3–1 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | C. J. Marottolo |
| Assistant coaches | Scott McDougall Paul Kirtland Craig Height |
| Captain(s) | Marc Johnstone |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2]
Current roster
editAs of September 3, 2019[update].[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Drennen Atherton | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-06-17 | Winter Haven, Florida | Northern Cyclones (NCDC) | — |
| 2 | 
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Colin Bernard | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1997-10-14 | Stamford, Connecticut | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 3 |
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Mike Lee | Senior (RS) | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-04-25 | Hamden, Connecticut | Vermont Catamounts (HEA) | — |
| 4 | 
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Jeppe Urup Morgensen | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1999-03-14 | Odense, Denmark | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
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Max Luukko | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-12-28 | Avalon, New Jersey | Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club (USPHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Ruslan Rakhmatov | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-04-25 | Moscow, Russia | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Tim Clifton | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-02-23 | Farmingdale, New Jersey | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 9 | 
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Jason Cotton | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-02-07 | Parker, Texas | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Alex Bates | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-06-17 | Parker, Colorado | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Ryan Steele | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1997-09-13 | Stratford, Prince Edward Island | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 12 | 
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Kevin Lombardi | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 1998-08-12 | Schwenksville, Pennsylvania | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Jordan Kaplan | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-05-19 | Bridgewater, New Jersey | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Nick Boyagian | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1997-07-16 | East Greenbush, New York | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Evan Wisocky | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-03-20 | Hoboken, New Jersey | Connecticut Huskies (HEA) | — |
| 16 |
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Marcus Joseph | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-05-08 | Mountain Top, Pennsylvania | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 17 | 
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Daniel Petrick | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1999-04-06 | Wilbraham, Massachusetts | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
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Michael Gilroy | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1996-10-10 | North Bellmore, New York | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 19 | 
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Matt Tugnutt | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-05-14 | Peterborough, Ontario | Kemptville 73's (CCHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Vito Bavaro | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-10-01 | Sarasota, Florida | Brooks (USHS–MA) | — |
| 21 |
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Josh Allan | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-05-02 | Orillia, Ontario | Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Derek Contessa | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 1999-03-03 | Freehold, New Jersey | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 23 | 
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Braeden Tuck | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1998-04-15 | Calgary, Alberta | Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) | — |
| 24 | 
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Austin Magera | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-07-19 | Suwanee, Georgia | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Austin McIlmurray | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-09-08 | Coral Springs, Florida | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Marc Johnstone (C) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-06-19 | Cranford, New Jersey | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Patrick Dawson | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-14 | Medway, Massachusetts | Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Marcel Godbout | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-06-04 | St. Clair Shores, Michigan | Sioux City Musketeers (NAHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Todd Goehring | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-07-08 | Wayside, New Jersey | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 30 | 
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Josh Benson | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-11-04 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Luke Lush | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-02-15 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference 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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:05 PM | vs. Connecticut* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | T 3–3 OT | 703 | 0–0–1 | ||||
| October 6 | 3:05 PM | vs. Simon Fraser* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Exhibition) | Lush | W 6–1 SOL | 200 | |||||
| October 11 | 7:07 PM | at #13 Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Benson | L 2–8 | 6,062 | 0–1–1 | ||||
| October 12 | 4:37 PM | at #13 Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Benson | L 4–5 | 6,111 | 0–2–1 | ||||
| October 18 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 1–2 | 469 | 0–3–1 (0–1–0–0) | ||||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Benson | W 4–0 | 600 | 1–3–1 (1–1–0–0) | ||||
| October 26 | 4:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Benson | W 3–1 | 350 | 2–3–1 (2–1–0–0) | ||||
| November 1 | 6:05 PM | vs. Air Force | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 7–1 | 272 | 3–3–1 (3–1–0–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 1:04 PM | vs. Air Force | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 3–4 | 271 | 3–4–1 (3–2–0–0) | ||||
| November 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 1–2 | 233 | 3–5–1 (3–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 8 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Benson | W 4–2 | 1,052 | 4–5–1 (4–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Benson | W 9–5 | 2,193 | 5–5–1 (5–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 16 | 5:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Benson | W 3–1 | 2,114 | 6–5–1 (6–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 21 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 3–4 | 303 | 6–6–1 (6–4–0–0) | ||||
| November 23 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Benson | W 4–1 | 1,052 | 7–6–1 (7–4–0–0) | ||||
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | at Boston University* | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Benson | W 4–0 | 1,826 | 8–6–1 (7–4–0–0) | ||||
| December 3 | 7:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Benson | W 4–2 | 414 | 9–6–1 (8–4–0–0) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 6–0 | 256 | 10–6–1 (9–4–0–0) | ||||
| December 8 | 4:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 4–2 | 142 | 11–6–1 (10–4–0–0) | ||||
| December 28 | 1:05 PM | vs. Bentley | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 4–0 | 312 | 12–6–1 (11–4–0–0) | |||
| December 29 | 1:05 PM | vs. Bentley | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 2–3 | 311 | 12–7–1 (11–5–0–0) | |||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Benson | W 3–1 | 752 | 13–7–1 (12–5–0–0) | ||||
| January 11 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Benson | W 9–3 | 759 | 14–7–1 (13–5–0–0) | ||||
| January 17 | 6:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | T 3–3 3x3 OTL | 256 | 14–7–2 (13–5–1–0) | ||||
| January 18 | 1:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 2–5 | 221 | 14–8–2 (13–6–1–0) | ||||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 25 | 7:30 PM | vs. Yale* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Benson | W 6–2 | 5,724 | 15–8–2 (13–6–1–0) | |||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. #17 Quinnipiac* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship) | SNY | Benson | W 4–1 | 4,631 | 16–8–2 (13–6–1–0) | |||
| January 31 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | #20 | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Benson | W 5–4 OT | 1,759 | 17–8–2 (14–6–1–0) | |||
| February 1 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | #20 | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Benson | W 5–2 | 1,981 | 18–8–2 (15–6–1–0) | |||
| February 11 | 7:05 PM | at American International | #20 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Benson | L 2–6 | 727 | 18–9–2 (15–7–1–0) | |||
| February 15 | 1:05 PM | vs. Niagara | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 6–0 | 437 | 19–9–2 (16–7–1–0) | |||
| February 16 | 1:05 PM | vs. Niagara | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | L 1–6 | 401 | 19–10–2 (16–8–1–0) | |||
| February 21 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Benson | W 3–0 | 1,718 | 20–10–2 (17–8–1–0) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Benson | T 3–3 SOL | 2,207 | 20–10–3 (17–8–2–0) | ||||
| February 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. #20 American International | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Benson | W 5–3 | 304 | 21–10–3 (18–8–2–0) | ||||
| Atlantic Hockey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Cotton | C | 34 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14 |
| Mike Lee | D | 33 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 20 |
| Austin McIlmurray | RW | 34 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 6 |
| Matt Tugnutt | RW/C | 31 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 17 |
| Braeden Tuck | F | 34 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 2 |
| Marc Johnstone | RW | 34 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 14 |
| Jordan Kaplan | F | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 12 |
| Austin Magera | C | 34 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 26 |
| Vito Bavaro | RW | 33 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 22 |
| Ryan Steele | F | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
| Alex Bates | D | 33 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 |
| Jeppe Urup Morgensen | D | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Nick Boyagian | F | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Evan Wisocky | C | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Todd Goehring | F | 30 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| Max Luukko | D | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Michael Gilroy | D | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Patrick Dawson | D | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Marcus Joseph | D | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Kevin Lombardi | RW | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Marcel Godbout | C/RW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Lush | G | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Contessa | RW | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Petrick | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Josh Benson | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Bernard | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Clifton | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | 132 | 238 | 370 | 286 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Lush | 4 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 1 | .915 | 2.11 |
| Josh Benson | 33 | 1929 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 80 | 768 | 5 | .906 | 2.49 |
| Empty Net | - | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2055 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 85 | 811 | 6 | .905 | 2.48 |
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 | 20 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 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- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Sacred Heart Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.