The 2020-21 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season would have been the 102nd season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and play their home games at Houston Field House.
| 2020–21 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Houston Field House |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Dave Smith |
| Assistant coaches | Scott Moser Chuck Weber Nate Skidmore |
| RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
Season
editOn July 1, 2020, Rensselaer announced that all of its athletic programs would be suspended for the fall semester due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The school did not make a determination on the fate of their spring semester at the time and said that the final decision on winter and spring sports would be made in due course.[1] After 18 members of Yale's ice hockey team tested positive in October, the season for all college hockey teams was put in jeopardy.[2] Less than a month later the Ivy League made the decision to cancel all winter sports.[3] As a result of that decision, which cut ECAC Hockey in half for the 2020–21 season, Rensselaer elected to follow suit and cancel their season as well on November 16.[4]
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Ashbrook | Forward |  United States |
Transfer (Michigan Tech) |
| Shane Bear | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Todd Burgess | Forward | United States |
Graduate Transfer (Minnesota State) |
| Mike Gornall | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
| Jake Marrello | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Patrick Polino | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Will Reilly | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) |
| T. J. Samec | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation |
| Owen Savory | Goaltender | Canada |
Transfer (Massachusetts–Lowell) |
| Chase Zieky | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Beaton | Forward | Canada |
19 | Stittsville, ON |
| Jack Brackett† | Forward | United States |
19 | Manassas, VA |
| Dylan Davies | Forward | United States |
19 | Traverse City, MI |
| Jake Gagnon | Forward | Canada |
20 | Pointe-Claire, PQ |
| James McIsaac | Forward | Canada |
21 | Winnipeg, MB |
| Altti Nykänen | Forward |  Finland |
19 | Vihti, FIN |
| Henri Schreifels† | Forward | United States |
20 | Agoura Hills, CA |
| Shane Sellar | Forward | United States |
23 | Transfer from Dartmouth |
| Lauri Sertti | Defenseman | Finland |
21 | Espoo, FIN |
† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.
Roster
editAs of January 26, 2021.[5]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Linden Marshall | Senior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-07-21 | Victoria, British Columbia | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Simon Kjellberg | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-02-17 | Nashville, Tennessee | Dubuque (USHL) | NYR, 163rd overall 2018 |
| 3 |
|
Lauri Sertti | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-07-11 | Espoo, Finland | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | 
|
Mason Klee | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-10-04 | Morrison, Colorado | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Brady Ferner | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-08-27 | Dakota Dunes, South Dakota | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Nick Bowman | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-12-19 | Shelby, Michigan | Coulee Region (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
James McIsaac | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-04-29 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Dylan Davies | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-02-09 | Traverse City, Michigan | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 11 |
|
Ottoville Leppänen | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-06-18 | Espoo, Finland | Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | — |
| 12 | 
|
Henri Schreifels | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-01 | Newbury Park, California | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Tommy Lee | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1997-12-07 | Calgary, Alberta | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Zach Dubinsky | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-03-14 | Highland Park, Illinois | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Altti Nykänen | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-09-26 | Vihti, Finland | Bishop's College (CISAA) | — |
| 16 |
|
Rory Herrman | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-03-16 | Poway, California | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 17 | 
|
John Beaton | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-10-30 | Stittsville, Ontario | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Daniel DiGrande | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-08-05 | Macomb, Michigan | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Ture Linden | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-07-06 | Great Falls, Virginia | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Billy Jerry | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-11-21 | River Falls, Wisconsin | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
|
Louie Helsen | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-06-08 | Dallas, Texas | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Cory Babichuk | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-09-28 | Edmonton, Alberta | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | — |
| 23 | 
|
Jake Johnson | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-08-13 | Bloomington, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 24 |
|
Jack Brackett | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2000-12-31 | Manassas, Virginia | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 25 |
|
Ryan Mahshie | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1999-04-05 | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Shane Sellar | Graduate | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-06-14 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Dartmouth (ECAC) | — |
| 27 | 
|
Jake Gagnon | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-11-04 | Pointe-Claire | Wellington (OJHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Kyle Hallbauer | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-03-02 | Howell, New Jersey | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Brett Miller | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-26 | Northville, Michigan | Austin (NAHL) | — |
| 38 |
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Alec Calvaruso | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-07-09 | Livonia, Michigan | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 39 | 
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Jakub Lacka | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-11-20 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
Standings
edit| 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
editSeason Cancelled
References
edit- ^ "Rensselaer cancels fall sports season, hockey teams' seasons to be determined". USCHO.com. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "RPI cancels men's and women's hockey seasons". The Times Union. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "RPI Engineers – 2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster".