2019–20 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season
Sports season
The 2019–20 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and the 20th in the WCHA conference. The Wildcats represented Northern Michigan University and were coached by Grant Potulny , in his 3rd season.
Roster
As of September 9, 2019.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
4
Michael Van Unen Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-02-26
Kamloops, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (BCHL —
5
Mason Palmer Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-11-20
Plymouth, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL —
6
Rylan Yaremko Senior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
1996-09-15
Spirit River, Alberta West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL —
9
Darien Craighead Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-03-07
Surrey, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
10
Ben Newhouse Junior (RS )
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
1997-06-16
Edina, Minnesota Union Dutchmen (ECAC —
11
Andre Ghantous Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1998-12-07
Glendale, California Penticton Vees (BCHL —
13
Luke Voltin Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1995-04-13
Blaine, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL —
14
Vincent de Mey Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-11-26
Los Angeles, California Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL —
15
Caleb Schroer Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1996-05-07
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Coulee Region Chill (NAHL —
16
Griffin Loughran Sophomore
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
1998-11-13
West Seneca, New York Fargo Force (USHL —
17
Josh Arnold Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-08-13
Penticton, British Columbia Wenatchee Wild (BCHL —
18
Joseph Nardi (A) Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1997-06-01
Edmonton, Alberta Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL —
19
A. J. Vanderbeck Freshman (RS )
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-09-23
Monument, Colorado Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten —
20
Garrett Klee Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-04-11
Morrison, Colorado Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL —
22
Jett Jungels Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2000-07-14
Edina, Minnesota Edina High School (USHS–MN —
23
Mitchel Slattery Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1996-04-20
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
24
Hank Sorensen Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-06-05
Wayzata, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL —
25
Philip Beaulieu (C) Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1995-09-02
Duluth, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL —
26
Ty Readman Sophomore
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
1998-01-05
Edmonton, Alberta Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL —
27
Adam Roeder Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1996-06-11
Ballwin, Missouri Janesville Jets (NAHL —
28
Tanner Vescio Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-04-14
Blaine, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL —
29
Grant Loven Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1997-12-21
East Grand Forks, Minnesota Minot Minotauros (NAHL —
30
John Hawthorne Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-09-02
Chemainus, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL —
31
John Roberts Freshman
G 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-12-02
Lansdale, Pennsylvania Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL —
32
Connor Ryckman Junior (RS )
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1996-09-18
Minesing, Ontario Wisconsin Stevens Point (WIAC —
34
Nolan Kent Sophomore
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
1998-08-12
Chestermere, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL —
Standings
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 5
7:00 PM
at USNTDP *
USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth , Michigan (Exhibition)
Hawthorne
W 4–3 847
Regular Season
October 11
7:00 PM
vs. Michigan State *
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Kent
L 5–3 4,043
0–1–0
October 12
6:07 PM
vs. Michigan State *
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Hawthorne
W 2–0 4,071
1–1–0
October 18
6:07 PM
at #20 Boston University *
Agganis Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Hawthorne
T 4–4 OT
3,277
1–1–1
October 19
7:05 PM
at #20 Boston University *
Agganis Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Kent
W 4–3 3,083
2–1–1
October 25
7:07 PM
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
W 4–3 1,832
3–1–1 (1–0–0–0)
October 26
6:07 PM
at Ferris State
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 6–4 2,500
4–1–1 (2–0–0–0)
November 1
7:07 PM
vs. Alabama–Huntsville
#20
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
W 5–3 2,493
5–1–1 (3–0–0–0)
November 2
6:07 PM
vs. Alabama–Huntsville
#20
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 4–2 2,959
6–1–1 (4–0–0–0)
November 8
7:07 PM
vs. St. Cloud State *
#16
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Hawthorne
T 3–3 OT
3,020
6–1–2 (4–0–0–0)
November 9
6:00 PM
vs. St. Cloud State *
#16
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan
Hawthorne
L 4–5 OT
3,258
6–2–2 (4–0–0–0)
November 15
7:07 PM
vs. Alaska
#18
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
W 2–1 2,605
7–2–2 (5–0–0–0)
November 16
6:07 PM
vs. Alaska
#18
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
L 2–3 2,785
7–3–2 (5–1–0–0)
November 22
7:07 PM
at Michigan Tech
#19
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 2–3 3,337
7–4–2 (5–2–0–0)
November 23
6:07 PM
vs. Michigan Tech
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 2–3 3,945
7–5–2 (5–3–0–0)
November 29
8:07 PM
at Alabama–Huntsville
Von Braun Center • Huntsville , Alabama FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 2–4 1,142
7–6–2 (5–4–0–0)
November 30
8:07 PM
at Alabama–Huntsville
Von Braun Center • Huntsville , Alabama FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 3–1 956
8–6–2 (6–4–0–0)
December 13
7:07 PM
vs. #1 Minnesota State
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
L 2–5 2,227
8–7–2 (6–5–0–0)
December 14
6:00 PM
vs. #1 Minnesota State
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 4–1 2,246
9–7–2 (7–5–0–0)
January 3
6:07 PM
at #11 Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 5–2 1,912
10–7–2 (8–5–0–0)
January 4
7:07 PM
at #11 Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 4–3 OT
2,113
11–7–2 (9–5–0–0)
January 10
7:07 PM
vs. Alaska Anchorage
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 4–1 2,477
12–7–2 (10–5–0–0)
January 11
6:07 PM
vs. Alaska Anchorage
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 6–3 3,066
13–7–2 (11–5–0–0)
January 17
7:00 PM
at #1 Cornell *
#17
Lynah Rink • Ithaca , New York ESPN+
Kent
T 2–2 OT
3,511
13–7–3 (11–5–0–0)
January 18
7:00 PM
at #1 Cornell *
#17
Lynah Rink • Ithaca , New York ESPN+
Kent
L 3–1 3,876
13–8–3 (11–5–0–0)
January 24
11:07 PM
at Alaska
#15
Carlson Center • Fairbanks , Alaska FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
T 5–4 3x3 OTW
1,230
13–8–4 (11–5–1–1)
January 25
11:07 PM
at Alaska
#15
Carlson Center • Fairbanks , Alaska FloHockey.tv
Hawthorne
W 4–2 1,405
14–8–4 (12–5–1–1)
January 31
7:07 PM
vs. Ferris State
#15
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 5–2 2,890
15–8–4 (13–5–1–1)
February 1
6:07 PM
vs. Ferris State
#15
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 5–2 3,738
16–8–4 (14–5–1–1)
February 7
8:07 PM
at #3 Minnesota State
#15
Mankato Civic Center • Mankato , Minnesota FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 7–3 4,436
16–9–4 (14–6–1–1)
February 8
8:07 PM
at #3 Minnesota State
#15
Mankato Civic Center • Mankato , Minnesota FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 1–0 5,090
16–10–4 (14–7–1–1)
February 14
7:07 PM
vs. #16 Bemidji State
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 0–5 5,090
16–11–4 (14–8–1–1)
February 15
6:07 PM
vs. #16 Bemidji State
#19
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 1–5 3,383
16–12–4 (14–9–1–1)
February 21
7:07 PM
at Lake Superior State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 6–1 2,135
16–13–4 (14–10–1–1)
February 22
7:07 PM
at Lake Superior State
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 5–1 2,904
17–13–4 (15–10–1–1)
February 28
7:07 PM
vs. Michigan Tech
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
L 4–8 4,030
17–14–4 (15–11–1–1)
February 29
6:07 PM
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Kent
W 3–2 4,053
18–14–4 (16–11–1–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 6
7:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1)
Kent
L 1–4 3,209
18–15–4 (16–11–1–1)
March 7
6:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2)
Kent
L 3–4 3OT
3,765
18–16–4 (16–11–1–1)
Northern Michigan Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
[ 2]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Griffin Loughran F 37
23
16
39 93
Darien Craighead RW 36
15
16
31 33
Vincent de Mey F 38
15
13
28 14
Joseph Nardi LW 38
8
19
27 12
Philip Beaulieu D 38
6
19
25 32
André Ghantous RW 36
11
11
22 16
Ty Readman C 38
4
15
19 8
Ben Newhouse D 38
3
12
15 4
Grant Loven C 38
3
11
14 20
Luke Voltin LW 36
8
5
13 27
Hank Sorensen D 37
4
9
13 101
Brandon Schultz C /LW 18
1
10
11 8
A. J. Vanderbeck F 8
2
7
9 2
Mitchell Slattery RW 36
4
4
8 10
Garrett Klee F 37
4
4
8 35
Caleb Schroer F 25
3
5
8 4
Adam Roeder D 36
3
5
8 12
Michael Van Unen D 36
1
7
8 41
Rylan Yaremko D /RW 36
1
3
4 26
Nolan Kent G 30
0
3
3 0
Tanner Vescio D 25
0
2
2 6
Jarrett Lee F 17
0
1
1 15
Mason Palmer D 28
0
1
1 14
Jett Jungels F 1
0
0
0 0
John Roberts G 1
0
0
0 0
John Hawthorne G 17
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
12
Total
119
198
317
545
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
John Roberts 1
8
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
0.00
Nolan Kent 30
1530
13
11
1
73
668
0
.901
2.86
John Hawthorne 17
793
5
5
3
41
306
1
.882
3.10
Empty Net
-
20
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
Total
38
2352
18
16
4
120
975
1
.890
3.06
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
20
16
18
19
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
19
17
15
15
15
19
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
15
15
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
[ 4]
References
Playing venues Head coaches Seasons Conference affiliations
CCHA (1977–1984, 1997–2013, 2021–present)WCHA (1984–1997, 2013–2021) Rivalries Culture & lore All-time leaders National championships Frozen Four appearances NCAA Tournament appearances Conference Tournament titles
