2019–20 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2019-20 Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and the 15th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bobcats represented the Quinnipiac University and played their home games at the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena in the People's United Center , and were coached by Rand Pecknold , in his 26th season.
On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[1]
Roster
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Kārlis Čukste
Senior
D
6' 3" (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1997-06-17
Riga, Latvia
Chicago Steel (USHL )
SJS , 130th overall 2015
3
Peter DiLiberatore
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-03-31
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Salisbury School (USHS–CT )
VGK , 180th overall 2018
4
Michael Lombardi
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1998-08-20
Barrington, Rhode Island
West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL )
—
5
C. J. McGee
Freshman
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-03-12
Pearl River, New York
Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL )
—
6
P. J. Fletcher
Freshman
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
2001-07-12
Dana Point, California
Wenatchee Wild (BCHL )
—
7
Marcus Chorney
Sophomore
D
6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-09-16
Hastings, Minnesota
Amarillo Bulls (NAHL )
—
8
Alex Whelan (A )
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1997-07-20
Ramsey, New Jersey
New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL )
—
10
Ethan de Jong
Sophomore
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-07-12
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL )
—
11
Wyatt Bongiovanni
Sophomore
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-07-24
Birmingham, Michigan
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL )
—
12
Daniel Winslow
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1997-09-26
Fairfield, Connecticut
New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC )
—
13
Jeremy Smith
Freshman
D
5' 9" (1.75 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1998-07-16
Toronto, Ontario
Surrey Eagles (BCHL )
—
14
Ethan Leyh
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2001-06-07
Anmore, British Columbia
Langley Rivermen (BCHL )
—
15
Jayden Lee
Freshman
D
5' 9" (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
2001-01-10
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Powell River Kings (BCHL )
—
16
William Fällström
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-02-03
Stockholm, Sweden
Fargo Force (USHL )
—
17
Cam Boudreau
Sophomore
D
6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-11-27
Salem, New Hampshire
Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC )
—
18
Nick Jermain (C )
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
1996-06-07
Norwalk, Connecticut
Merritt Centennials (BCHL )
—
19
T. J. Friedmann
Sophomore
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-02-27
St. Louis, Missouri
Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL )
—
20
Matt Fawcett
Freshman
F
5' 6" (1.68 m)
140 lb (64 kg)
1999-04-22
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Powell River Kings (BCHL )
—
22
Skyler Brind'Amour
Freshman
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-07-27
Raleigh, North Carolina
Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL )
EDM , 177th overall 2017
23
Zach Metsa
Sophomore
D
5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1998-10-19
Delafield, Wisconsin
Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL )
—
24
Logan Britt
Freshman
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-02-10
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL )
—
26
Guus van Nes
Freshman (RS )
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-02-14
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC )
—
27
Desi Burgart
Sophomore
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-09-28
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Surrey Eagles (BCHL )
—
28
Joe O'Connor
Junior
D
6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1996-03-16
Hamden, Connecticut
Brooks Bandits (AJHL )
—
29
Odeen Tufto (A )
Junior
F
5' 7" (1.7 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-01-09
Chaska, Minnesota
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL )
—
31
Keith Petruzzelli
Junior
G
6' 5" (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-02-09
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL )
DET , 88th overall 2017
33
Josh Mayanja
Junior
G
6' 0" (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1997-08-16
Framingham, Massachusetts
South Shore Kings (USPHL )
—
35
Evan Fear
Freshman
G
6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1999-07-05
Winnetka, Illinois
Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL )
—
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#1 Cornell †
22
18
2
2
38
81
34
29
23
2
4
104
45
#7 Clarkson
22
16
5
1
33
63
38
34
23
8
3
96
63
#14 Quinnipiac
22
14
6
2
30
64
45
34
21
11
2
94
78
Rensselaer
22
13
8
1
27
63
41
34
17
15
2
95
87
Harvard
22
11
6
5
27
82
59
31
15
10
6
116
87
Dartmouth
22
10
10
2
22
60
73
31
13
14
4
93
106
Yale
22
10
10
2
22
57
64
32
15
15
2
77
97
Colgate
22
8
9
5
21
50
54
36
12
16
8
76
87
Brown
22
8
12
2
18
41
54
31
8
21
2
52
84
Union
22
5
15
2
12
46
71
37
8
25
4
67
112
Princeton
22
2
16
4
8
46
71
31
6
20
5
66
100
St. Lawrence
22
2
18
2
6
37
81
36
4
27
5
64
130
Championship : March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup ) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup ) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 23, 2020
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 5
4:05 PM
vs. Brock *
#8
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut (Exhibition)
Fear
T 4–4 OT
1,234
Regular Season
October 11
7:17 PM
vs. American International *
#9
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 3–2 OT
2,823
1–0–0
October 12
7:00 PM
at American International *
#9
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Petruzzelli
W 3–2
1,376
2–0–0
October 18
7:00 PM
vs. Maine *
#8
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
L 2–4
3,108
2–1–0
October 19
7:05 PM
vs. Maine *
#8
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 4–3
3,119
3–1–0
October 27
2:05 PM
vs. Vermont *
#9
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 4–0
2,725
4–1–0
November 1
9:05 PM
at Arizona State *
#9
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Fear
L 3–5
901
4–2–0
November 2
9:05 PM
at Arizona State *
#9
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Petruzzelli
L 1–4
915
4–3–0
November 8
7:02 PM
at Dartmouth
#15
Thompson Arena • Hanover , New Hampshire
Petruzzelli
T 2–2
1,589
4–3–1 (0–0–1)
November 9
7:00 PM
at #18 Harvard
#15
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts
NESN+
Petruzzelli
L 2–7
1,887
4–4–1 (0–1–1)
November 15
7:05 PM
vs. Union
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 2–1
2,934
5–4–1 (1–1–1)
November 16
7:05 PM
vs. Rensselaer
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 3–1
3,090
6–4–1 (2–1–1)
November 22
7:02 PM
at #2 Cornell
Lynah Rink • Ithaca , New York
Petruzzelli
L 1–2
3,876
6–5–1 (2–2–1)
November 23
7:30 PM
at Colgate
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Petruzzelli
L 1–3
769
6–6–1 (2–3–1)
November 29
7:35 PM
vs. Massachusetts *
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
L 0–3
2,992
6–7–1 (2–3–1)
November 30
7:00 PM
at Massachusetts *
Mullins Center • Amherst , Massachusetts
NESN
Petruzzelli
W 2–1
2,857
7–7–1 (2–3–1)
December 28
7:03 PM
at Princeton
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton , New Jersey
Petruzzelli
W 3–1
2,195
8–7–1 (3–3–1)
December 29
7:05 PM
vs. Princeton
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 4–3
2,885
9–7–1 (4–3–1)
January 3
7:00 PM
vs. #16 Harvard
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 6–1
2,840
10–7–1 (5–3–1)
January 4
7:05 PM
vs. Dartmouth
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 5–1
2,757
11–7–1 (6–3–1)
January 10
7:05 PM
vs. St. Lawrence
Roos House • Canton , New York
Petruzzelli
W 3–2
353
12–7–1 (7–3–1)
January 11
7:00 PM
at #7 Clarkson
Cheel Arena • Potsdam , New York
Petruzzelli
L 2–5
2,342
12–8–1 (7–4–1)
January 17
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross *
#20
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Petruzzelli
W 4–3
869
13–8–1 (7–4–1)
Connecticut Ice
January 25
4:00 PM
vs. Connecticut *
#17
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)
SNY
Petruzzelli
W 3–2
5,724
14–8–1 (7–4–1)
January 26
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart *
#17
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship)
SNY
Petruzzelli
L 1–4
5,724
14–9–1 (7–4–1)
January 31
7:00 PM
vs. #1 Cornell
#18
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 5–0
3,488
15–9–1 (8–4–1)
February 1
7:00 PM
vs. Colgate
#18
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 2–1
2,893
16–9–1 (9–4–1)
February 7
7:00 PM
at Yale
#16
Ingalls Rink • New Haven , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 3–2 OT
3,268
17–9–1 (10–4–1)
February 8
7:00 PM
at Brown
#16
Meehan Auditorium • Providence , Rhode Island
Petruzzelli
T 2–2 OT
642
17–9–2 (10–4–2)
February 14
7:00 PM
at #5 Clarkson
#15
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
L 2–3
2,890
17–10–2 (10–5–2)
February 15
7:00 PM
at St. Lawrence
#15
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 6–1
2,978
18–10–2 (11–5–2)
February 21
7:00 PM
at Rensselaer
#16
Houston Field House • Troy , New York
Petruzzelli
L 0–4
3,008
18–11–2 (11–6–2)
February 22
7:00 PM
at Union
#16
Achilles Rink • Schenectady , New York
Petruzzelli
W 3–2 OT
1,790
19–11–2 (12–6–2)
February 28
7:00 PM
at Brown
#17
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Petruzzelli
W 2–1
3,243
20–11–2 (13–6–2)
February 29
7:00 PM
vs. Yale
#17
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut (Heroes Hat)
Petruzzelli
W 5–0
3,625
21–11–2 (14–6–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
Remainder of Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
[3]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Odeen Tufto
C
34
7
31
38
10
Wyatt Bongiovanni
C
34
15
10
25
36
Alex Whelan
RW
29
13
11
24
10
Nick Jermain
F
34
12
9
21
10
Peter DiLiberatore
D
34
6
15
21
39
Ethan de Jong
RW
34
7
11
18
14
Kārlis Čukste
D
34
4
14
18
14
Zach Metsa
D
34
5
12
17
2
William Fällström
C /LW
33
1
16
17
29
Skyler Brind'Amour
C
34
4
9
13
16
Ethan Leyh
F
34
7
3
10
8
P. J. Fletcher
F
34
0
6
6
2
Michael Lombardi
F
28
4
1
5
4
Joe O'Connor
D
27
3
2
5
20
Guus van Nes
LW /RW
27
2
3
5
6
Desi Burgart
F
22
1
3
4
19
Jayden Lee
D
27
1
3
4
0
Logan Britt
D
30
1
1
2
10
T. J. Friedmann
F
32
1
1
2
2
C. J. McGee
D
25
0
2
2
8
Josh Mayanja
G
1
0
0
0
20
Evan Fear
G
4
0
0
0
0
Daniel Winslow
F
5
0
0
0
4
Marcus Chorney
D
12
0
0
0
4
Matthew Fawcett
F
13
0
0
0
2
Keith Petruzzelli
G
34
0
0
0
0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total
94
163
257
273
[4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV %
GAA
Josh Mayanja
1
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
1.000
0.00
Keith Petruzzelli
34
1968
21
10
2
66
761
3
.920
2.01
Evan Fear
4
64
0
1
0
7
24
0
.774
6.56
Empty Net
-
20
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
34
1054
21
11
2
78
868
3
.910
2.28
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
8
9
8
9
9
15
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
20
17
18
16
15
16
17
14
14
14
USA Today
11
13
10
13
9
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
15
15
14
NR
14
14
14
[5]
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[6]
References
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