2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 27th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University and were coached by C. J. Marottolo , in his 11th season.
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic .[ 1] [ 2]
Current roster
As of September 3, 2019[update] [ 3]
No. Nat.
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Drennen Atherton Sophomore
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-06-17
Winter Haven, Florida Northern Cyclones (NCDC )—
2
Colin Bernard Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1997-10-14
Stamford, Connecticut Langley Rivermen (BCHL —
3
Mike Lee Senior (RS )
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-04-25
Hamden, Connecticut Vermont Catamounts (HEA —
4
Jeppe Urup Morgensen Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1999-03-14
Odense, Denmark Youngstown Phantoms (USHL —
6
Max Luukko Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-12-28
Avalon, New Jersey Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club (USPHL —
7
Ruslan Rakhmatov Senior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-04-25
Moscow, Russia Chicago Steel (USHL —
8
Tim Clifton Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1998-02-23
Farmingdale, New Jersey Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL —
9
Jason Cotton Senior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-02-07
Parker, Texas Youngstown (USHL —
10
Alex Bates Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-06-17
Parker, Colorado Wenatchee Wild (BCHL —
11
Ryan Steele Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1997-09-13
Stratford, Prince Edward Island West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL —
12
Kevin Lombardi Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
1998-08-12
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Sioux City Musketeers (USHL —
13
Jordan Kaplan Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1997-05-19
Bridgewater, New Jersey New Jersey Titans (NAHL —
14
Nick Boyagian Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1997-07-16
East Greenbush, New York New Jersey Titans (NAHL —
15
Evan Wisocky Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-03-20
Hoboken, New Jersey Connecticut Huskies (HEA —
16
Marcus Joseph Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-05-08
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL —
17
Daniel Petrick Freshman
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
1999-04-06
Wilbraham, Massachusetts Madison Capitols (USHL —
18
Michael Gilroy Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1996-10-10
North Bellmore, New York P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (USPHL
—
19
Matt Tugnutt Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-05-14
Peterborough, Ontario Kemptville 73's (CCHL —
20
Vito Bavaro Senior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1997-10-01
Sarasota, Florida Brooks (USHS–MA —
21
Josh Allan Junior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1997-05-02
Orillia, Ontario Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL —
22
Derek Contessa Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
1999-03-03
Freehold, New Jersey Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
23
Braeden Tuck Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1998-04-15
Calgary, Alberta Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL —
24
Austin Magera Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-07-19
Suwanee, Georgia Lincoln Stars (USHL —
25
Austin McIlmurray Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996-09-08
Coral Springs, Florida Coquitlam Express (BCHL —
26
Marc Johnstone C Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-06-19
Cranford, New Jersey Chicago Steel (USHL —
27
Patrick Dawson Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-01-14
Medway, Massachusetts Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL —
28
Marcel Godbout Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-06-04
St. Clair Shores, Michigan Sioux City Musketeers (NAHL —
29
Todd Goehring Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-07-08
Wayside, New Jersey Chicago Steel (USHL —
30
Josh Benson Sophomore
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-11-04
Stillwater, Minnesota Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL —
33
Luke Lush Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1998-02-15
Sherwood Park, Alberta Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
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
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 5
7:05 PM
vs. Connecticut *
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
T 3–3 OT
703
0–0–1
October 6
3:05 PM
vs. Simon Fraser *
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut (Exhibition)
Lush
W 6–1 SOL
200
October 11
7:07 PM
at #13 Penn State *
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park , Pennsylvania
Benson
L 2–8 6,062
0–1–1
October 12
4:37 PM
at #13 Penn State *
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park , Pennsylvania
Benson
L 4–5 6,111
0–2–1
October 18
7:05 PM
vs. American International
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 1–2 469
0–3–1 (0–1–0–0)
October 25
7:05 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston , New York
Benson
W 4–0 600
1–3–1 (1–1–0–0)
October 26
4:05 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston , New York
Benson
W 3–1 350
2–3–1 (2–1–0–0)
November 1
6:05 PM
vs. Air Force
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
W 7–1 272
3–3–1 (3–1–0–0)
November 2
1:04 PM
vs. Air Force
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 3–4 271
3–4–1 (3–2–0–0)
November 7
7:05 PM
vs. Holy Cross
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 1–2 233
3–5–1 (3–3–0–0)
November 8
7:05 PM
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Benson
W 4–2 1,052
4–5–1 (4–3–0–0)
November 15
7:05 PM
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
Benson
W 9–5 2,193
5–5–1 (5–3–0–0)
November 16
5:05 PM
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
Benson
W 3–1 2,114
6–5–1 (6–3–0–0)
November 21
7:05 PM
at Holy Cross
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 3–4 303
6–6–1 (6–4–0–0)
November 23
7:05 PM
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Benson
W 4–1 1,052
7–6–1 (7–4–0–0)
November 29
7:05 PM
at Boston University *
Agganis Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Benson
W 4–0 1,826
8–6–1 (7–4–0–0)
December 3
7:05 PM
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Benson
W 4–2 414
9–6–1 (8–4–0–0)
December 7
7:05 PM
vs. Robert Morris
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
W 6–0 256
10–6–1 (9–4–0–0)
December 8
4:05 PM
vs. Robert Morris
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
W 4–2 142
11–6–1 (10–4–0–0)
December 28
1:05 PM
vs. Bentley
#20
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
W 4–0 312
12–6–1 (11–4–0–0)
December 29
1:05 PM
vs. Bentley
#20
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 2–3 311
12–7–1 (11–5–0–0)
January 10
7:05 PM
at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Benson
W 3–1 752
13–7–1 (12–5–0–0)
January 11
5:05 PM
at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Benson
W 9–3 759
14–7–1 (13–5–0–0)
January 17
6:05 PM
vs. Canisius
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
T 3–3 3x3 OTL
256
14–7–2 (13–5–1–0)
January 18
1:05 PM
vs. Canisius
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 2–5 221
14–8–2 (13–6–1–0)
Connecticut Ice
January 25
7:30 PM
vs. Yale *
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)SNY
Benson
W 6–2 5,724
15–8–2 (13–6–1–0)
January 26
7:00 PM
vs. #17 Quinnipiac *
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship)SNY
Benson
W 4–1 4,631
16–8–2 (13–6–1–0)
January 31
9:05 PM
at Air Force
#20
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Benson
W 5–4 OT
1,759
17–8–2 (14–6–1–0)
February 1
7:05 PM
at Air Force
#20
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Benson
W 5–2 1,981
18–8–2 (15–6–1–0)
February 11
7:05 PM
at American International
#20
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Benson
L 2–6 727
18–9–2 (15–7–1–0)
February 15
1:05 PM
vs. Niagara
#20
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
W 6–0 437
19–9–2 (16–7–1–0)
February 16
1:05 PM
vs. Niagara
#20
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
L 1–6 401
19–10–2 (16–8–1–0)
February 21
7:05 PM
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Benson
W 3–0 1,718
20–10–2 (17–8–1–0)
February 22
7:05 PM
at Army
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Benson
T 3–3 SOL
2,207
20–10–3 (17–8–2–0)
February 26
7:05 PM
vs. #20 American International
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Benson
W 5–3 304
21–10–3 (18–8–2–0)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
[ 4]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Jason Cotton C 34
20
17
37 14
Mike Lee D 33
5
28
33 20
Austin McIlmurray RW 34
18
14
32 6
Matt Tugnutt RW /C 31
14
16
30 17
Braeden Tuck F 34
5
23
28 2
Marc Johnstone RW 34
9
18
27 14
Jordan Kaplan F 34
9
15
24 12
Austin Magera C 34
8
15
23 26
Vito Bavaro RW 33
16
5
21 22
Ryan Steele F 34
7
13
20 24
Alex Bates D 33
2
12
14 22
Jeppe Urup Morgensen D 34
2
10
12 2
Nick Boyagian F 31
3
8
11 10
Evan Wisocky C 20
3
7
10 14
Todd Goehring F 30
2
8
10 19
Max Luukko D 31
2
6
8 10
Michael Gilroy D 19
2
5
7 4
Patrick Dawson D 21
1
6
7 10
Marcus Joseph D 31
1
3
4 16
Kevin Lombardi RW 24
1
2
3 4
Marcel Godbout C /RW 5
2
0
2 0
Luke Lush G 4
0
2
2 0
Derek Contessa RW 12
0
2
2 2
Daniel Petrick D 14
0
2
2 4
Josh Benson G 33
0
1
1 0
Colin Bernard D 3
0
0
0 2
Tim Clifton F 3
0
0
0 2
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
8
Total
132
238
370
286
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Luke Lush 4
113
1
0
0
4
42
1
.915
2.11
Josh Benson 33
1929
20
10
3
80
768
5
.906
2.49
Empty Net
-
12
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Total
34
2055
21
10
3
85
811
6
.905
2.48
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
20
20
NR
NR
NR
NR
20
20
20
20
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
[ 6]
References
