The 2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Yellow Jackets represented American International College and were coached by Eric Lang, in his 4th season.
2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season | |
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Atlantic Hockey, Champion | |
Conference | 1st Atlantic Hockey |
Home ice | MassMutual Center |
Rankings | |
USCHO | 20 |
USA Today | NR |
Record | |
Overall | 21–12–1 |
Conference | 21–6–1–0 |
Home | 11–4–1 |
Road | 10–8–0 |
Neutral | 0–0–0 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Eric Lang |
Assistant coaches | Steve Wiedler Cory Schneider Patrick Tabb |
Captain(s) | Hugo Reinhardt Joel Kocur |
American International Yellow Jackets 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]
Departures
editPlayer | Position | Nationality | Cause |
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Samuel Best | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Massachusetts–Boston |
Darius Davidson | Forward | Canada | Signed professional contract (Macon Mayhem) |
Shawn McBride | Forward/Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack) |
Vitaliy Novytskyy | Defenseman | Ukraine | Transferred to Liberty |
Ryan Papa | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Evan Plotnik | Goaltender | United States | Left program (retired) |
Recruiting
editPlayer | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
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Austin Albrecht | Forward | United States | 23 | Flemington, NJ; transfer from Massachusetts |
Blake Bennett | Forward | United States | 21 | Grand Island, NY |
Calvon Boots | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Salmon, ID |
Brett Callahan | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Westmont, IL |
Jarrett Fiske | Goaltender | United States | 20 | Erie, PA |
Nate Hooper | Forward | Canada | 21 | Winnipeg, MB |
Hunter Johannes | Forward | United States | 21 | Eden Prairie, MN |
Austen Long | Forward | United States | 21 | Minneapolis, MN |
Jake Stella | Forward | Sweden | 20 | Karlstad, SWE |
Justin Wilson | Forward | Canada | 21 | North Vancouver, BC |
Roster
editAs of September 12, 2019.[3]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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1 | Jarrett Fiske | Freshman | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-05-28 | Erie, Pennsylvania | Kemptville 73's (CCHL) | — | |
2 | Nicolas Luka | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-08-18 | Bartlett, Illinois | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) | — | |
3 | Patrik Demel | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-11-28 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — | |
4 | Brett Callahan | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-10-16 | Westmont, Illinois | New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) | — | |
5 | Calvon Boots | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-02-11 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) | — | |
6 | Jeff Baum | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-06-17 | Colleyville, Texas | Providence Friars (HEA) | — | |
7 | Oskar Strömberg | Junior | D | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1996-11-26 | Sollentuna, Sweden | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — | |
8 | Brennan Kapcheck | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-11-17 | Mount Prospect, Illinois | Aston Rebels (NAHL) | — | |
9 | Blake Bennett | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-07-01 | Grand Island, New York | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — | |
10 | Martin Mellberg | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1995-09-17 | Stockholm, Sweden | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — | |
11 | Jan Štefka | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1997-02-18 | Olomouc, Czech Republic | Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC) | — | |
12 | Eric Otto | Freshman (RS) | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-07-19 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — | |
13 | Hugo Reinhardt (C) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1996-04-06 | Kungsbacka, Sweden | Fargo Force (USHL) | — | |
14 | Jared Pike | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1995-12-31 | Sandy, Utah | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — | |
15 | Matúš Spodniak | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-12-22 | Košice, Slovakia | Ogden Mustangs (WSHL) | — | |
16 | Kyle Stephan | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-02-20 | Banff, Alberta | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — | |
18 | Blake Christensen | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1995-09-15 | Coral Springs, Florida | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — | |
20 | Tobias Fladeby | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1996-05-20 | Asker, Norway | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — | |
21 | Justin Cole | Sophomore (RS) | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1996-05-01 | Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — | |
22 | Parker Revering | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-01-11 | Alexandria, Minnesota | Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) | — | |
23 | Austin Albrecht | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1996-05-14 | Flemington, New Jersey | Massachusetts Minutemen (HEA) | — | |
24 | Joel Kocur (C) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1995-09-18 | Edson, Alberta | Flin Flon (SJHL) | — | |
25 | Luka Maver | Sophomore (RS) | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-10-25 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — | |
26 | Chris Theodore | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-10-15 | Beaconsfield, Quebec | Cornwall Colts (CCHL) | — | |
27 | Jānis Jaks | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-08-22 | Iecava, Latvia | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — | |
28 | Elijiah Barriga | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1996-05-16 | West Covina, California | UNLV Rebels (ACHA) | — | |
29 | Nate Hooper | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-01-08 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Flin Flon Bombers (BCHL) | — | |
30 | Stefano Durante | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-06-04 | Brampton, Ontario | Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) | — | |
33 | Zackarias Skog | Senior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-06-27 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — | |
37 | Hunter Johannes | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-07-24 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) | — | |
39 | Jake Stella | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-11-14 | Karlstad, Sweden | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — | |
55 | Chris Dodero | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1996-06-08 | West Chicago, Illinois | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — | |
61 | Justin Wilson | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-06-30 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — |
Standings
editConference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
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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
editDate | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 11 | 7:17 PM | at #9 Quinnipiac* | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Skog | L 2–3 | 2,823 | 0–1–0 | ||||
October 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Quinnipiac* | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | L 2–3 | 1,376 | 0–2–0 | ||||
October 18 | 7:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Skog | W 2–1 | 469 | 1–2–0 (1–0–0–0) | ||||
October 25 | 7:00 PM | at #3 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | Skog | L 1–4 | 4,873 | 1–3–0 (1–0–0–0) | ||||
November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Skog | L 1–2 | 1,343 | 1–4–0 (1–1–0–0) | ||||
November 2 | 1:05 PM | vs. Army | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 4–1 | 1,484 | 2–4–0 (2–1–0–0) | ||||
November 15 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Skog | W 12–0 | 748 | 3–4–0 (3–1–0–0) | ||||
November 16 | 4:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Durante | L 3–4 OT | 687 | 3–5–0 (3–2–0–0) | ||||
November 26 | 7:05 PM | vs. Army | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | L 1–4 | 567 | 3–6–0 (3–3–0–0) | ||||
November 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. RIT | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 4–2 | 692 | 4–6–0 (4–3–0–0) | ||||
November 30 | 1:05 PM | vs. RIT | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 5–1 | 517 | 5–6–0 (5–3–0–0) | ||||
December 3 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | L 4–2 | 414 | 5–7–0 (5–4–0–0) | ||||
December 6 | 1:05 PM | vs. Canisius | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 6–0 | 244 | 6–7–0 (6–4–0–0) | ||||
December 7 | 1:10 PM | vs. Canisius | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 3–2 OT | 376 | 7–7–0 (7–4–0–0) | ||||
December 10 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Durante | L 1–2 | 888 | 7–8–0 (7–4–0–0) | ||||
December 13 | 1:05 PM | vs. Niagara | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 3–1 | 219 | 8–8–0 (8–4–0–0) | ||||
December 14 | 1:05 PM | vs. Niagara | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | T 0–0 SOL | 467 | 8–8–1 (8–4–1–0) | ||||
December 29 | 4:00 PM | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | WPME | Skog | L 1–5 | 3,063 | 8–9–1 (8–4–1–0) | |||
January 3 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Skog | L 1–4 | 1,779 | 8–10–1 (8–5–1–0) | ||||
January 4 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Skog | W 5–1 | 1,704 | 9–10–1 (9–5–1–0) | ||||
January 9 | 7:05 PM | vs. #12 Providence* | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Durante | L 0–5 | 1,102 | 9–11–1 (9–5–1–0) | ||||
January 17 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Durante | W 4–1 | 1,425 | 10–11–1 (10–5–1–0) | ||||
January 18 | 4:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Durante | W 2–1 | 1,332 | 11–11–1 (11–5–1–0) | ||||
January 24 | 7:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Durante | W 4–3 | 777 | 12–11–1 (12–5–1–0) | ||||
January 25 | 4:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Durante | W 4–1 | 686 | 13–11–1 (13–5–1–0) | ||||
January 31 | 7:05 PM | vs. Mercyhurst | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Durante | W 4–3 | 576 | 14–11–1 (14–5–1–0) | ||||
February 1 | 1:05 PM | vs. Mercyhurst | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Durante | W 7–4 | 649 | 15–11–1 (15–5–1–0) | ||||
February 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. #20 Sacred Heart | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Durante | W 6–2 | 727 | 16–11–1 (16–5–1–0) | ||||
February 14 | 7:35 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Durante | W 4–1 | 417 | 17–11–1 (17–5–1–0) | ||||
February 15 | 4:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Durante | W 3–2 | 717 | 18–11–1 (18–5–1–0) | ||||
February 20 | 7:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Durante | W 4–1 | 776 | 19–11–1 (19–5–1–0) | ||||
February 22 | 7:05 PM | vs. Holy Cross | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Skog | W 2–0 | 1,108 | 20–11–1 (20–5–1–0) | ||||
February 26 | 7:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | #20 | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Durante | L 3–5 | 304 | 20–12–1 (20–6–1–0) | |||
February 29 | 7:05 PM | at Army | #20 | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Skog | W 4–1 | 2,242 | 21–12–1 (21–6–1–0) | |||
Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Scoring Statistics
editName | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
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Blake Christensen | LW | 34 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 |
Martin Mellberg | RW | 34 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 |
Brennan Kapcheck | D | 33 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 61 |
Tobias Fladeby | LW/RW | 32 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 14 |
Hugo Reinhardt | D | 34 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 40 |
Patrik Demel | C/LW | 34 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
Joel Kocur | LW | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
Elijiah Barriga | LW | 28 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
Luka Maver | C | 32 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
Jānis Jaks | D | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
Austin Albrecht | LW | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
Jared Pike | F | 33 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
Chris Dodero | C/LW | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
Parker Revering | D | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
Nicholas Luka | D | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
Austen Long | RW | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Jeff Baum | D/F | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
Jake Stella | LW | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Justin Cole | F | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Kyle Stephan | RW | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Jan Štefka | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Hunter Johannes | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Matúš Spodniak | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Callahan | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calvon Boots | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nate Hooper | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jarrett Fiske | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Theodore | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oskar Strömberg | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Stefano Durante | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zacharias Skog | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Total |
Goaltending statistics
editName | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
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Jarrett Fiske | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.00 |
Zackarias Skog | 19 | 1049 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 403 | 4 | .926 | 1.83 |
Stefano Durante | 17 | 973 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 424 | 0 | .918 | 2.34 |
Empty Net | - | 23 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Total | 34 | 2051 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 74 | 827 | 4 | .918 | 2.16 |
Rankings
editPoll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
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 |
Awards and honors
editHonor | Player | Position | |
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Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award | Jared Pike | Forward | [7] |
Honor | Player | Position | |
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Regular Season Goaltending Award | Zackarias Skog | Goaltender | [8] |
Coach of the Year | Eric Lang | Coach | [8] |
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | Zackarias Skog | Goaltender | [9] |
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | Brennan Kapcheck | Defenseman | [9] |
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | Blake Christensen | Forward | [9] |
All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team | Patrik Demel | Defenseman | [9] |
All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team | Martin Mellberg | Forward | [9] |
All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team | Hugo Reinhardt | Forward | [9] |
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 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". American International College Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "American International Yellow Jackets (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "American International College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Awards - NCAA Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Atlantic Hockey Announces Major Award Winners for 2019-20 Season". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.