2019–20 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Colorado College Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Conference8th NCHC
Home iceBroadmoor World Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall11–20–3
Conference4–17–3–1
Home4–10–3
Road6–10–0
Neutral1–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Haviland
Assistant coachesR. J. Enga
Leon Hayward
Tate Maris
Captain(s)Alex Berardinelli
Grant Cruikshank
Alternate captain(s)Chris Wilkie
Nick Halloran
Zach Berzolla
Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 80th season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Tigers represented Colorado College and were coached by Mike Haviland, in his 6th season.

On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]

Roster

As of August 1, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 California Chad Sasaki Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-02-06 Cypress, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
3 British Columbia Kristian Blumenschein Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1997-02-06 Kelowna, British Columbia West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
4 Colorado Bryan Yoon Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1998-01-27 Parker, Colorado Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
7 Pennsylvania Alex Berardinelli (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1995-07-01 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lone Star Brahmas (BCHL) —
8 New Jersey Zach Berzolla (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-05-28 Howell, New Jersey Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
9 Colorado Jackson Ross Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-28 Denver, Colorado Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
10 New York (state) Patrick Cozzi Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-30 Greenlawn, New York Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
12 Minnesota Ben Copeland Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-04-27 Edina, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
13 Utah Nick Halloran (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1997-05-13 Draper, Utah Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) —
16 Arizona Erik Middendorf Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-07-11 Scottsdale, Arizona USNTDP (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Connor Mayer Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-06-13 Champlin, Minnesota Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —
19 New York (state) Troy Conzo Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-02-21 Nesconset, New York Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
20 Saskatchewan Alex Pernitsky Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1996-06-25 Unity, Saskatchewan Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) —
21 Wisconsin Grant Cruikshank (C) Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-19 Delafield, Wisconsin Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
23 Idaho Bailey Conger Sophomore (RS) F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1997-05-01 Boise, Idaho Providence Friars (HEA) —
24 California Jack Gates Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 149 lb (68 kg) 1998-02-24 Oceanside, California Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
25 California Brian Williams Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1995-01-08 San Diego, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
26 Illinois Brady Smith Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-08-16 Bloomington, Illinois Madison Capitols (USHL) —
27 Colorado Josiah Slavin Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-31 Erie, Colorado Chicago Steel (USHL) CHI, 193rd overall 2018
28 Pennsylvania Andrew Gaus Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-02-23 Wexford, Pennsylvania Yale Bulldogs (ECAC) —
29 Minnesota Christiano Versich Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-02 Kelly Lake, Minnesota Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
30 California Matt Vernon Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-03-29 San Jose, California Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
33 Minnesota Jon Flakne Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1996-09-04 Maple Plain, Minnesota Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
34 Nebraska Chris Wilkie (A) Senior (RS) F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1996-07-10 Omaha, Nebraska North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCHC) FLA, 162nd overall 2015
36 Connecticut McKay Flanagan Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-02-03 Ridgefield, Connecticut Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
37 Minnesota Casey Staum Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-01-08 St. Paul, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) MTL, 124th overall 2016
39 Wisconsin Sam Renlund Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-04 Verona, Wisconsin Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
41 California Ryan Ruck Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-09-12 Coto de Caza, California Northeastern Huskies (HEA) —

Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 North Dakota † 24 17 4 3 2 56 86 49 35 26 5 4 135 68
#5 Minnesota–Duluth 24 17 5 2 0 53 89 53 34 22 10 2 114 77
#6 Denver 24 11 8 5 4 42 67 54 36 21 9 6 118 81
#16 Western Michigan 24 12 9 3 2 41 84 73 36 18 13 5 125 101
St. Cloud State 24 10 12 2 1 33 61 74 34 13 15 6 94 108
Omaha 24 8 13 3 0 27 63 75 36 14 17 5 108 107
Miami 24 5 16 3 2 20 61 89 34 8 21 5 92 127
Colorado College 24 4 17 3 1 16 48 96 34 11 20 3 86 123
Championship: Cancelled
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 6:00 PM vs. Trinity Western* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Ruck W 4–1  2,769
Regular Season
October 11 7:07 PM vs. Minnesota* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado FSN+ Ruck W 3–2  3,429 1–0–0
October 12 7:05 PM vs. Minnesota* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Ruck L 3–4  3,460 1–1–0
October 25 7:37 PM vs. Michigan State* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon W 3–1  3,430 2–1–0
October 26 4:00 PM vs. Michigan State* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon L 1–5  3,390 2–2–0
November 1 7:37 PM vs. Western Michigan Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Ruck L 3–6  3,279 2–3–0 (0–1–0–0)
November 2 6:07 PM vs. Western Michigan Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon T 4–4 SOL 3,452 2–3–1 (0–1–1–0)
November 15 6:37 PM at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Vernon W 4–2  3,601 3–3–1 (1–1–1–0)
November 16 6:07 PM at St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Vernon W 5–2  3,923 4–3–1 (2–1–1–0)
November 22 6:07 PM at #9 Minnesota–Duluth AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Vernon L 3–4  5,574 4–4–1 (2–2–1–0)
November 23 6:07 PM at #9 Minnesota–Duluth AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Vernon L 0–5  5,581 4–5–1 (2–3–1–0)
December 6 2:02 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Vernon W 7–2  1,001 5–5–1 (2–3–1–0)
December 7 5:02 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Ruck W 2–1 OT 1,685 6–5–1 (2–3–1–0)
December 13 7:07 PM at #8 Denver Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Vernon L 0–3  5,758 6–6–1 (2–4–1–0)
December 14 7:10 PM vs. #8 Denver Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon L 1–3  4,400 6–7–1 (2–5–1–0)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28 5:37 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic) NESN Vernon L 2–5  3,003 6–8–1 (2–5–1–0)
December 29 2:02 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)   Ruck W 7–3  2,312 7–8–1 (2–5–1–0)
January 10 7:37 PM vs. Miami Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Ruck L 1–6  2,945 7–9–1 (2–6–1–0)
January 11 6:07 PM vs. Miami Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon W 4–2  3,391 8–9–1 (3–6–1–0)
January 17 5:00 PM at Western Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Vernon L 2–5  2,855 8–10–1 (3–7–1–0)
January 18 5:00 PM at Western Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Vernon L 2–6  3,108 8–11–1 (3–8–1–0)
January 24 7:37 PM vs. Omaha Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon L 4–6  3,006 8–12–1 (3–9–1–0)
January 25 4:07 PM vs. Omaha Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon L 1–4  3,583 8–13–1 (3–10–1–0)
January 31 6:37 PM at #1 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota ATTRM Vernon L 0–1  10,882 8–14–1 (3–11–1–0)
February 1 6:07 PM at #1 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Vernon L 1–8  10,882 8–15–1 (3–12–1–0)
February 7 7:37 PM vs. St. Cloud State Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado CBSSN Vernon L 2–3  2,733 8–16–1 (3–13–1–0)
February 8 6:07 PM vs. St. Cloud State Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon T 2–2 SOW 3,345 8–16–2 (3–13–2-1)
February 14 7:35 PM vs. Air Force* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon W 6–2  4,355 9–16–2 (3–13–2–1)
February 17 5:05 PM at Air Force* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon W 4–2  7,178 10–16–2 (3–13–2–1)
February 21 6:07 PM at Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Vernon L 0–5  5,630 10–17–2 (3–14–2–1)
February 22 6:07 PM at Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Vernon W 3–2  6,064 11–17–2 (4–14–2–1)
February 28 7:37 PM vs. #5 Minnesota–Duluth Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon L 2–4  2,883 11–18–2 (4–15–2–1)
February 29 6:07 PM vs. #5 Minnesota–Duluth Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon L 1–6  3,043 11–19–2 (4–16–2–1)
March 6 7:37 PM vs. #6 Denver Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon T 2–2 SOL 4,466 11–19–3 (4–16–3–1)
March 7 7:07 PM at #6 Denver Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado CBSSN Vernon L 1–5  6,527 11–20–3 (4–17–3–1)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Chris Wilkie RW 34 23 8 31 36
Nick Halloran RW 33 12 18 30 12
Ben Copeland C 34 4 14 18 14
Grant Cruikshank C 34 11 6 17 25
Alex Berardinelli F 34 4 13 17 12
Bryan Yoon D 33 1 16 17 8
Josiah Slavin LW 34 5 8 13 43
Connor Mayer D 34 4 8 12 20
Bailey Conger RW 27 4 7 11 14
Troy Conzo F 23 3 6 9 6
Christiano Versich RW 29 3 4 7 10
Jack Gates C 31 3 4 7 6
Zach Berzolla D 34 2 5 7 62
Andrew Gaus RW 29 3 2 5 18
Kristian Blumenschein D 21 1 4 5 10
Sam Renlund F 26 1 4 5 32
Patrick Cozzi RW 34 0 4 4 6
Chad Sasaki D 31 1 2 3 6
Erik Middendorf LW 6 0 2 2 4
McKay Flanagan D 16 0 2 2 2
Brady Smith D 24 1 0 1 4
Ryan Ruck G 10 0 1 1 0
Casey Staum D 11 0 1 1 4
Jackson Ross D 16 0 1 1 2
Jon Flakne G 1 0 0 0 0
Alex Pernitsky D 4 0 0 0 0
Brian Williams C 4 0 0 0 0
Matt Vernon G 29 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 86 140 226 366

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Matt Vernon 29 1539 8 16 3 88 800 0 .901 3.43
Ryan Ruck 10 500 3 4 0 29 267 0 .902 3.48
Jon Flakne 1 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 .500 21.30
Empty Net - 10 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 34 2055 11 20 3 123 1071 0 .897 3.59

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 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

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References

  1. ^ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–2020 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Colorado College Tigers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Colorado College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.