2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
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.
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic .[ 1] [ 2]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
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
As of September 12, 2019.[ 3]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
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
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 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 .
[ 4]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
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
[ 5]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV %
GAA
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
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
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
[ 6]
Awards and honors
References
^ "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 .
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