2020–21 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season would have been the 121st season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Crimson represent Harvard University.

2020–21 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceBright-Landry Hockey Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachTed Donato
Assistant coachesJim Tortorella
James Marcou
Brian Robinson
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Harvard and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Harvard's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Harvard's players would lose a season of play.[3] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Harvard for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Jack Badini Forward   United States Signed Professional Contract (Anaheim Ducks)
Henry Bowlby Forward   United States Signed Professional Contract (Florida Panthers)
Wyllum Deveaux Forward   Canada Returned to Juniors (West Kelowna Warriors); rejoined program for following year
Jack Drury Defenseman   United States Signed Professional Contract (Växjö Lakers)
Cameron Gornet Goaltender   United States Graduation
Frédéric Grégoire Forward   Canada Graduation
Colton Kerfoot Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with KOOVEE)
Nathan Krusko Forward   United States Graduation
Sihak Lee Goaltender   United States Graduation
Jack Rathbone Defenseman   United States Signed Professional Contract (Vancouver Canucks)
Justin Szeto Forward   Canada Graduation
Reilly Walsh Defenseman   United States Signed Professional Contract (New Jersey Devils)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ryan Drkulec Forward   United States 20 Frisco, TX
Sean Farrell Forward   United States 18 Hopkinton, MA; Selected 124th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
John Fusco Defenseman   United States 19 Westwood, MA; Selected 189th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Alex Laferriere Defenseman   United States 18 Chatham, NJ; Selected 83rd overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Max Miller Goaltender   United States 19 Ann Arbor, MI
Derek Mullahy Goaltender   United States 19 Scituate, MA

† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

Roster

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As of June 28, 2020.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
5   Nick Azar Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-01-13 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Tri-City (USHL)
7   R. J. Murphy Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-02 Needham, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL)
8   Benjamin Foley Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-11-30 Edina, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
9   Mitchell Perrault Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-09-03 Findlay, Ohio Sioux Falls (USHL)
11   Benjamin Solin Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-07-21 Madison, Connecticut Nanaimo (BCHL)
12   Jackson Hartje Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-08-08 Detroit, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL)
14   Jace Foskey Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-01 Southlake, Texas Madison (USHL)
15   John Murray Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-18 Dorchester, Massachusetts Nobles (USHS–MA)
16   Nick Abruzzese Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-06-04 Slate Hill, New York Chicago (USHL) TOR, 124th overall 2019
17   John Farinacci Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-14 Red Bank, New Jersey Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) ARI, 76th overall 2019
22   Ryan Siedem Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-02-25 Madison, New Jersey Central Illinois (USHL)
23   Baker Shore Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-08-20 Englewood, Colorado Chicago Steel (USHL)
24   Buddy Mrowka Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-23 Duxbury, Massachusetts Milton Academy (USHS–MA)
27   Austin Wong Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-08-26 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) WPG, 215th overall 2018
30   Derek Schaedig Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-13 Chelsea, Michigan Lincoln (USHL)
44   Mitchell Gibson Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-06-25 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Central Illinois (USHL) WSH, 124th overall 2018
46   Marshall Rifai Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-03-16 Beaconsfield, Quebec Des Moines (USHL)
47   Casey Dornbach Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-07 Edina, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL)
77   Henry Thrun Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-12 Southborough, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) ANA, 101st overall 2019
  Ryan Drkulec Freshman F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2000-09-22 Mansfield, Texas Des Moines (USHL)
  Sean Farrell Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-11-02 Hopkinton, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL) MTL, 124th overall 2020
  John Fusco Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-06-13 Westwood, Massachusetts Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) TOR, 189th overall 2020
  Alex Laferriere Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-10-28 Chatham, New Jersey Des Moines (USHL) LAK, 83rd overall 2020
  Max Miller Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-02 Ann Arbor, Michigan Janesville (NAHL)
  Derek Mullahy Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-20 Scituate, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac 18 10 4 4 1 1 3 37 .685 54 34 29 17 8 4 100 59
#20 Clarkson 14 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 .595 29 25 22 11 7 4 62 52
St. Lawrence * 14 4 8 2 1 1 1 15 .357 30 37 17 6 8 3 40 45
Colgate 18 5 9 4 1 0 1 16 .352 34 51 22 6 11 5 48 66
Brown 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Cornell 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Dartmouth 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Harvard 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Princeton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rensselaer 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Union 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Yale 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Season Cancelled

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
1 13 Matthew Coronato Calgary Flames
5 137 Aku Koskenvuo Vancouver Canucks
5 138 Jack Bar Dallas Stars

† incoming freshman [6]

References

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  1. ^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019–20 Harvard Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Harvard University.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.