2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2020–21 Northeastern Huskies Men's ice hockey season was the 89th season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represented Northeastern University and were coached by Jim Madigan , in his 10th season.
Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Northeastern's players would lose a season of play.[ 1] [ 2]
The Huskies' season began even later than most of their contemporaries, with the first game coming in mid-December. Northeastern was unable to establish any kind of consistency all season with one exception; when NEU played a ranked team, they wouldn't win. The Huskies went 0–7–2 against top-20 opponents during the season and 9–2–1 versus all others. The team's lack of success in such games would lead them to be dropped from the rankings for the first time all season after their early exit from the Hockey East Tournament . With no ranking, a .500 record and a low PairWise score, Northeastern had no real chance to be selected for the NCAA Tournament .
Billy Carrabino, Devon Levi and Nick Scarpa sat out the season.
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Steven Agriogianis
Forward
United States 21
East Hanover, NJ
Marco Bozzo
Forward
Canada 23
Woodbridge, ON ; transfer from Massachusetts
Sam Colangelo Forward
United States 18
Stoneham, MA ; 36th selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
James Davenport
Defenseman
United States 20
Natick, MA
Johnny DeRoche
Forward
United States 22
Lynnfield, MA ; transfer from Vermont
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine
Forward
United States 20
Providence, RI ; 202nd selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Dylan Jackson
Forward
Canada 19
Oakville, ON
Ty Jackson
Forward
Canada 19
Oakville, ON
Devon Levi Goaltender
Canada 22
Montréal, QC ; 212th selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Michael Outzen
Forward
United States 21
Lone Tree, CO
Roster
As of September 2, 2020.[ 3]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Nick Scarpa Junior
G 5' 7" (1.7 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
1997-01-23
Andover, Massachusetts Valley (EHL —
2
Jordan Harris A Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-07-07
Haverhill, Massachusetts Kimball Union (USHS–NH MTL 2018
3
Jayden Struble Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2001-09-08
Cumberland, Rhode Island St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA MTL 2019
4
Jérémie Bucheler Sophomore
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2000-03-31
Saint-Laurent, Quebec Victoria (BCHL —
6
Collin Murphy A Senior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-11-27
Wilmington, Massachusetts Muskegon (USHL —
7
Michael Outzen Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-07-29
Lone Tree, Colorado New Jersey (NAHL —
8
Julian Kislin Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-05-24
Manalapan, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL —
9
Johnny DeRoche Junior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-06-23
Lynnfield, Massachusetts Vermont (HEA —
10
Dylan Jackson Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-09-06
Oakville, Ontario Dubuque (USHL —
11
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-09-16
East Greenwich, Rhode Island Chicago (USHL NSH 2020
12
Austin Goldstein A Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1997-02-05
Reading, Massachusetts Islanders (USPHL —
13
T. J. Walsh Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
2000-04-29
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Des Moines (USHL —
14
Ty Jackson Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2001-09-06
Oakville, Ontario Dubuque (USHL —
15
Grant Jozefek A Senior (RS )
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-10-25
Chester, New Jersey Lincoln (USHL —
16
Sam Colangelo Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
2001-12-26
Stoneham, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL ANA 2020
17
Marco Bozzo Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996-11-22
Woodbridge, Ontario UMass (HEA —
18
Tyler Spott Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2000-06-17
Toronto, Ontario Green Bay (USHL —
19
Riley Hughes Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-06-27
Westwood, Massachusetts Victoria (BCHL NYR 2018
20
Alex Mella Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-02-21
Stamford, Connecticut Madison (USHL —
21
Matt DeMelis Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-06-02
Hingham, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL —
22
Billy Carrabino Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1997-03-20
Scottsdale, Arizona Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL —
23
Mike Kesselring Sophomore
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-01-13
New Hampton, New Hampshire Fargo (USHL EDM 2018
24
Steven Agriogianis Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1999-01-07
East Hanover, New Jersey Nanaimo (BCHL —
25
Aidan McDonough Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-11-06
Milton, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL VAN 2019
26
James Davenport Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-05-01
Natick, Massachusetts Victoria (BCHL —
27
Neil Shea Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-07-29
Marshfield, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL —
28
Zach Solow C Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-11-06
Naples, Florida Dubuque (USHL —
30
Curtis Frye Senior (RS )
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1995-07-25
Northwood, New Hampshire Philadelphia (USPHL —
31
Connor Murphy Sophomore
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-09-01
Hudson Falls, New York Carleton Place (CCHL —
33
Devon Levi Freshman
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2001-12-27
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Carleton Place (CCHL FLA 2020
Standings
Schedule and Results
[ 6]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
December 12
6:05 PM
vs. Merrimack
#17
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
W 8–2 0
1–0–0 (1–0–0)
December 13
4:05 PM
at Merrimack
#17
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Murphy
W 6–3 0
2–0–0 (2–0–0)
December 19
1:05 PM
vs. #19 Providence
#12
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
T 3–3 SOW
0
2–0–1 (2–0–1)
December 20
3:30 PM
at #19 Providence
#12
Schneider Arena • Providence , Rhode Island NESN
Murphy
L 0–5 0
2–1–1 (2–1–1)
December 26
7:00 PM
at Vermont
#12
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington , Vermont
Murphy
W 4–1 0
3–1–1 (3–1–1)
December 27
7:00 PM
at Vermont
#12
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington , Vermont
Murphy
T 2–2 SOW
0
3–1–2 (3–1–2)
January 1
7:05 PM
vs. #9 Massachusetts
#13
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
L 3–4 0
3–2–2 (3–2–2)
January 2
6:00 PM
at #9 Massachusetts
#13
Mullins Center • Amherst , Massachusetts NESN+
Murphy
L 3–5 0
3–3–2 (3–3–2)
January 9
7:05 PM
at Merrimack
#14
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Murphy
W 3–2 OT
0
4–3–2 (4–3–2)
January 10
3:05 PM
at Merrimack
#14
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
W 3–2 0
5–3–2 (5–3–2)
January 13
6:05 PM
vs. New Hampshire
#14
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
W 7–0 0
6–3–2 (6–3–2)
February 2
7:05 PM
vs. #1 Boston College
#14
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN+
Murphy
L 2–6 0
6–4–2 (6–4–2)
February 5
5:05 PM
vs. Connecticut
#14
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Murphy
L 1–4 0
6–5–2 (6–5–2)
February 12
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire
#18
Whittemore Center • Durham , New Hampshire
Murphy
W 6–2 0
7–5–2 (7–5–2)
February 13
6:05 PM
vs. New Hampshire
#18
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN+
Murphy
W 5–4 0
8–5–2 (8–5–2)
February 19
7:05 PM
vs. Massachusetts–Lowell
#16
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
L 1–4 0
8–6–2 (8–6–2)
February 20
6:00 PM
at Massachusetts–Lowell
#16
Tsongas Center • Lowell , Massachusetts
Murphy
W 4–0 0
9–6–2 (9–6–2)
February 27
4:35 PM
vs. #14 Providence
#17
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Murphy
L 2–4 0
9–7–2 (9–7–2)
February 28
7:00 PM
at #14 Providence
#17
Schneider Arena • Providence , Rhode Island
Murphy
T 3–3 SOW
0
9–7–3 (9–7–3)
March 5
5:00 PM
at #2 Boston College
#18
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts
Murphy
L 2–4 0
9–8–3 (9–8–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 14
4:30 PM
at #7 Massachusetts
#20
Mullins Center • Amherst , Massachusetts (Quarterfinal)NESN+
Murphy
L 1–4 0
9–9–3
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Zach Solow C 21
11
13
24 30
Aiden McDonough LW 21
10
10
20 4
Jordan Harris D 19
6
13
19 8
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine LW 21
6
9
15 29
Grant Jozefek RW 21
3
12
15 16
Dylan Jackson RW 21
5
9
14 8
Ty Jackson C 21
7
5
12 16
Jayden Struble F 18
2
10
12 33
Riley Hughes RW 21
6
4
10 4
Mike Kesselring D 20
5
3
8 23
Tyler Spott D 18
2
6
8 2
Matt Demelis F 21
2
5
7 6
Steven Agriogianis RW 11
2
4
6 14
Julian Kislin D 21
0
5
5 10
Sam Colangelo C /RW 8
0
3
3 2
T. J. Walsh LW 15
0
3
3 2
Jérémie Bucheler D 14
1
1
2 4
Johnny DeRoche F 10
0
2
2 0
Marco Bozzo C 16
0
2
2 2
Connor Murphy G 21
0
2
2 0
Neil Shea F 16
1
0
1 2
James Davenport D 12
0
1
1 4
Austin Goldstein F 20
0
1
1 12
Curtis Frye G 1
0
0
0 0
Alex Mella LW 1
0
0
0 2
Collin Murphy D 4
0
0
0 0
Michael Outzen F 8
0
0
0 4
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
10
Total
69
123
192
243
[ 7]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Connor Murphy 21
1255
9
9
3
57
632
2
.910
2.72
Curtis Frye 1
15
0
0
0
2
7
0
.778
7.83
Empty Net
-
6
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
21
1277
9
9
3
64
582
2
.901
3.01
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 (Final)
USCHO.com
19
18
16
15
17
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
18
16
17
18
20
NR
NR
-
NR
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
15
14
10
11
10
15
13
13
12
14
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [ 8]
Awards and honors
References
^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility" . CBS Sports . August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021 .^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately" . NCAA . December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021 .^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved January 20, 2020 .^ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .^ "2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .^ "Northeastern Huskies (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results" . College Hockey Stats . Retrieved December 5, 2019 .^ "Northeastern Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved July 2, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Hockey East Names 2020-21 Men's All-Star Teams - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved March 17, 2021 .^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved March 17, 2021 .
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