The 2020–21 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season would have been the 119th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represent the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
| 2020–21 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Ron Fogarty |
| Assistant coaches | Brad Dexter Tommy Davis |
| Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
Season
editAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Princeton 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, Princeton'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 Princeton'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 Princeton for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Cressey | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Tyringe SoSS) |
| Joey Fallon | Forward |  United States |
Graduation |
| Jordan Fogarty | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Virserums SGF) |
| Jeremy Germain | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Liam Grande | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Alfta GIF) |
| Luke Keenan | Forward | Canada |
Left University |
| Matthew Thom | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation |
| Derek Topatigh | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Macon Mayhem) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Berg | Forward | United States |
20 | Plano, TX |
| Nick Carabin | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Mahwah, NJ |
| Mike Kennedy | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Holyoke, MA |
| MacKenzie Merriman† | Forward | Canada |
20 | White Rock, BC |
| Ian Murphy | Forward | United States |
21 | Braintree, MA |
† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.
Roster
editAs of October 14, 2020.[5]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jérémie Forget | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-10-15 | Mascouche, Quebec | Carleton Place (CCHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Mike Ufberg | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-09-24 | Richboro, Pennsylvania | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
| 3 | 
|
Mike Kennedy | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-07-17 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Matt Kellenberger | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-01-11 | Toronto, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Nick Carabin | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-04-30 | Mahwah, New Jersey | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Sami Pharaon | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-05-28 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |
|
Mackenzie Merriman | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-04-14 | White Rock, British Columbia | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Adam Robbins | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 2000-04-12 | New York, New York | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Ian Murphy | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1999-04-06 | Scituate, Massachusetts | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
|
Nick Seitz | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-01-18 | Manhattan, New York | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — |
| 14 |
|
Liam Gorman | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 2000-05-08 | Arlington, Massachusetts | St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) | PIT, 177th overall 2018 |
| 15 |
|
Spencer Kersten | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-16 | Waterloo, Ontario | Oakville (OJHL) | — |
| 16 |
|
Finn Evans | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-08-21 | Toronto, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 17 |
|
Reid Yochim | Senior | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-21 | Port Robinson, Ontario | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Matt Hayami | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-21 | Oakville, Ontario | Markham (OJHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
Neil Doef | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-02-10 | Smiths Falls, Ontario | Smiths Falls (CCHL) | — |
| 20 |
|
Christian O'Neill | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-06-17 | Westwood, Massachusetts | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Pito Walton | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2000-03-17 | Peapack, New Jersey | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Colin Tonge | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-02-10 | Kingston, Ontario | Brockville (CCHL) | — |
| 23 | 
|
Joe Berg | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-10-07 | Plano, Texas | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 26 |
|
Jake Paganelli (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-03-28 | Verona, New Jersey | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Corey Andonovski | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-03-26 | Uxbridge, Ontario | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Ryan Ferland | Senior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-02-11 | Franklin, Massachusetts | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |
|
Aidan Porter | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-05-18 | Weston, Massachusetts | Vernon (BCHL) | — |
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.