2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season


Conference	WCHA
Home ice	Slater Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	21–13–4
Conference	14–10–4–3
Home	9–7–1
Road	12–4–3
Neutral	0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ty Eigner
Assistant coaches	Curtis Carr Maco Balkovec
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The 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 51st season of play for the program and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Falcons represented Bowling Green State University and were coached by Ty Eigner, in his 1st season.

The team's season ended abruptly when the WCHA announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States on March 12, 2020.

Roster

As of September 9, 2019.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Will Cullen	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1996-07-24	Pelham Manor, New York	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—
3	Carson Musser	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1997-04-21	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
4	Garrett Daly	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-08-11	Lakeville, Minnesota	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
5	Cam Babiak	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-04-30	Saline, Michigan	Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)	—
6	Alex Barber	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1999-02-17	Dublin, Ohio	Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)	—
7	T. J. Lloyd	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1999-11-15	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
8	Frédéric Létourneau	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1996-04-19	Montreal, Quebec	Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)	—
10	Max Johnson	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1998-05-12	Lakeville, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
11	Taylor Schneider	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1998-02-18	Lakeville, Minnesota	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
12	Gavin Gould	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1996-04-27	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)	—
13	Adam Conquest	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-05-10	Brighton, Michigan	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
14	Justin Wells	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-07-31	North Canton, Ohio	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
15	Evan Dougherty	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1999-04-17	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
16	Cameron Wright	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1998-08-11	Newmarket, Ontario	St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)	—
17	Casey Linkenheld	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1995-05-19	Bartlett, Illinois	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
18	Trevor St-Jean	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1997-10-10	Findlay, Ohio	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
20	Connor Ford	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1998-02-05	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
21	Jacob Dalton	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1997-07-05	Saginaw, Michigan	Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)	—
22	Adam Pitters	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-09	Grosse Pointe, Michigan	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
23	Alec Rauhauser	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1995-03-17	Bismarck, North Dakota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
25	Sam Craggs	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-05-30	Elmhurst, Illinois	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
27	Tim Theocharidis	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1998-06-28	Scarborough, Ontario	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—
28	Brandon Kruse	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1999-02-26	Saline, Michigan	Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)	VGK, 135th overall 2018
29	Chase Danol	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-01-20	Westland, Michigan	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
31	Eric Dop	Junior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1998-08-23	Lewis Center, Ohio	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
32	Brett Rich	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1999-01-09	Bowling Green, Ohio	Bowling Green High School (USHS–OH)	—
40	Zack Rose	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-07-03	Paradise, Newfoundland	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Minnesota State	28	23	4	1	1	71	115	38	36	29	5	2	141	53
#11 Bemidji State	28	20	5	3	2	65	101	46	34	20	9	5	111	65
Northern Michigan	28	16	11	1	1	50	92	87	36	18	14	4	115	112
Alaska	28	14	9	5	2	49	73	65	34	16	13	5	84	86
Bowling Green	28	14	10	4	3	49	85	70	36	19	13	4	112	92
Michigan Tech	28	14	12	2	0	44	68	65	37	19	15	3	96	85
Lake Superior State	28	11	13	4	4	41	66	77	38	13	21	4	90	112
Alaska Anchorage	28	4	18	6	3	21	56	96	34	4	23	7	66	122
Ferris State	28	5	21	2	0	17	54	100	35	7	26	2	70	127
Alabama–Huntsville	28	2	20	6	1	13	50	116	34	2	26	6	57	145
Championship: March 21, 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 6	5:00 PM	at Miami*	#17	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Dop	W 7–4	2,507	1–0–0
IceBreaker Invitational
October 11	9:10 PM	vs. RIT*	#17	Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Semifinal)		Dop	L 2–3	-	1–1–0
October 12	8:00 PM	vs. #14 Western Michigan*	#17	Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Third Place)		Dop	L 2–5	-	1–2–0
October 18	7:07 PM	vs. #14 Western Michigan*		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio		Dop	W 2–1	2,328	2–2–0
October 19	7:05 PM	at #14 Western Michigan*		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Dop	W 2–1	2,385	3–2–0
October 25	7:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech	#17	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 3–1	2,250	4–2–0 (1–0–0–0)
October 26	7:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech	#17	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Rose	L 2–4	1,748	4–3–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 1	8:07 PM	at #2 Minnesota State	#18	Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 3–2	4,114	5–3–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 2	7:07 PM	at #2 Minnesota State	#18	Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 1–5	5,127	5–4–0 (2–2–0–0)
November 15	11:07 PM	at Alaska Anchorage	#17	Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 3–1	725	6–4–0 (3–2–0–0)
November 16	9:07 PM	at Alaska Anchorage	#17	Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 3–0	712	7–4–0 (4–2–0–0)
November 22	7:07 PM	vs. Lake Superior State	#17	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 5–0	2,381	8–4–0 (5–2–0–0)
November 23	7:07 PM	vs. Lake Superior State	#17	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 1–3	2,746	8–5–0 (5–3–0–0)
November 29	7:05 PM	at #5 Notre Dame*	#16	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC Chicago+	Dop	W 5–2	5,271	9–5–0 (5–3–0–0)
November 30	7:07 PM	at #5 Notre Dame*	#16	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana		Dop	W 5–2	3,382	10–5–0 (5–3–0–0)
December 6	7:07 PM	vs. Alabama–Huntsville	#13	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 9–3	2,657	11–5–0 (6–3–0–0)
December 7	7:07 PM	vs. Alabama–Huntsville	#13	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Rose	T 2–2	2,279	11–5–1 (6–3–1–1)
December 13	7:07 PM	at Lake Superior State	#10	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 2–0	1,381	12–5–1 (7–3–1–1)
December 14	7:07 PM	at Lake Superior State	#10	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 2–3	1,463	12–6–1 (7–4–1–1)
December 30	7:37 PM	vs. Miami*	#11	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio		Dop	L 2–4	3,263	12–7–1 (7–4–1–1)
January 3	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan	#11	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 2–5	1,912	12–8–1 (7–5–1–1)
January 4	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan	#11	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 3–4	2,113	12–9–1 (7–6–1–1)
January 10	7:37 PM	at #17 Michigan Tech	#16	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 3–2	2,413	13–9–1 (8–6–1–1)
January 11	6:07 PM	at #17 Michigan Tech	#16	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Dop	T 2–2	2,702	13–9–2 (8–6–2–2)
January 17	7:07 PM	vs. #3 Minnesota State	#15	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 3–6	2,042	13–10–2 (8–7–2–2)
January 18	7:07 PM	vs. #3 Minnesota State	#15	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 2–3	2,289	13–11–2 (8–8–2–2)
January 31	8:07 PM	at #19 Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 1–4	2,710	13–12–2 (8–9–2–2)
February 1	7:07 PM	at #19 Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Dop	L 2–4	3,109	13–13–2 (8–10–2–2)
February 7	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 5–4	2,450	14–13–2 (9–10–2–2)
February 8	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Rose	W 4–1	3,515	15–13–2 (10–10–2–2)
February 14	11:07 PM	at Alaska		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Dop	T 2–2	1,234	15–13–3 (10–10–3–2)
February 15	11:07 PM	at Alaska		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Dop	T 3–3	1,805	15–13–4 (10–10–4–3)
February 21	7:07 PM	vs. Ferris State		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 6–1	2,509	16–13–4 (11–10–4–3)
February 22	7:07 PM	vs. Ferris State		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 3–1	4,350	17–13–4 (12–10–4–3)
February 28	8:07 PM	at Alabama–Huntsville		Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 4–3	1,193	18–13–4 (13–10–4–3)
February 29	4:07 PM	at Alabama–Huntsville		Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Dop	W 4–1	876	19–13–4 (14–10–4–3)
WCHA Tournament
March 6	11:07 PM	at Alaska*		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1)		Dop	W 4–2	1,535	20–13–4 (14–10–4–3)
March 7	11:07 PM	at Alaska*		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2)		Dop	W 3–2	1,682	21–13–4 (14–10–4–3)
Bowling Green Won Series 2–0
Remainder of Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Alec Rauhauser	D	38	11	24	35	40
Connor Ford	RW	36	12	22	34	16
Brandon Kruse	LW	38	9	25	34	24
Cameron Wright	LW	38	20	7	27	22
Alex Barber	F	38	11	16	27	26
Max Johnson	C	34	6	19	25	8
Taylor Schneider	LW	38	8	13	21	20
Frédéric Létourneau	F	35	6	15	21	12
Will Cullen	D	37	7	9	16	53
Sam Craggs	LW	38	6	8	14	71
Tim Theocharidis	D	38	3	10	13	35
T. J. Lloyd	D	38	3	8	11	12
Casey Linkenheld	LW	38	5	5	10	4
Adam Conquest	RW	23	4	2	6	4
Evan Dougherty	RW	33	4	2	6	45
Adam Pitters	F	34	1	5	6	28
Jacob Dalton	D	26	1	4	5	12
Carson Musser	D	34	1	4	5	10
Justin Wells	D	38	1	4	5	10
Zack Rose	G	5	0	1	1	0
Garrett Daly	D	25	0	1	1	14
Eric Dop	G	33	0	1	1	0
Chase Danol	F	9	0	0	0	2
Trevor St. Jean	F	16	0	0	0	2
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	8
Total			119	205	324	478

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Zack Rose	5	300	2	2	1	11	105	0	.905	2.20
Eric Dop	33	2004	19	11	3	79	730	3	.902	2.36
Empty Net	-	12	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Total	38	1317	21	13	4	96	835	3	.897	2.49

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	17	17	NR	17	18	17	17	17	16	13	10	11	11	16	15	17	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	15	15	11	10	10	10	15	15	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

"Remainder Of WCHA Postseason Cancelled". wcha.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
"2018–19 Ice Hockey Roster". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
"Bowling Green Falcons (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
"Bowling Green State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

v t e Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Slater Family Ice Arena (1969–present)
Head coaches	Jack Vivian (1969–1973) Ron Mason (1973–1979) Jerry York (1979–1994) Buddy Powers (1994–2002) Scott Paluch (2002–2009) Dennis Williams (2009–2010, 2024–present) Chris Bergeron (2010–2019) Ty Eigner (2019–2024)
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–2013, 2021–present) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Nelson Emerson (294 Points) Jamie Wansbrough (127 Goals) Gary Kruzich (88 Wins)
National championships	1984
Frozen Four appearances	1978 1984
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1978 1979 1982 1984 1987 1988 1989 1990 2019
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1973 1977 1978 1979 1988
Hobey Baker winners	George McPhee (1982) Brian Holzinger (1995)
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