College ice hockey team season
| 2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Thompson Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Reid Cashman |
| Assistant coaches | Jason Tapp Stavros Paskaris |
| Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
The 2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season would have been the 115th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represent Dartmouth College.
Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Dartmouth and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive. Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Dartmouth's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February. The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.
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 Dartmouth's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required. Because of this, players who would have been members of Dartmouth for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Blankemeier | Forward |  United States |
Graduation |
| Adrian Clark | Goaltender |  Canada |
Graduation |
| Ben DiMaio | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation |
| Will Graber | Forward/Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears) |
| Clay Han | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation |
| Drew O'Connor | Forward | United States |
Signed Professional Contract (Pittsburgh Penguins) |
| Dean Shatzer | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation |
| Cam Strong | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Daniel Warpecha | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Borsch | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Maple Grove, MN |
| Troy Burkhart | Goaltender | United States |
19 | Tampa, FL |
| Luke House | Forward | United States |
20 | Chicago, IL |
| Ryan Lovett | Forward | United States |
20 | Franklin, MA |
| Joey Musa | Goaltender | United States |
19 | Orange Park, FL |
| Ryan Sorkin | Forward | United States |
19 | Chicago, IL |
| Clay Stevenson | Goaltender | Canada |
21 | Chilliwack, BC |
| Nick Unruh | Forward | Canada |
20 | Fort McMurray, AB |
| Josh Waters | Forward | United States |
20 | Collegeville, PA |
† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.
Roster
As of September 11, 2020.
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Harrison Markell | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-02-12 | Andover, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 3 | 
|
Joey Matthews | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-06-24 | Columbia, Illinois | Sioux City (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | 
|
Tyler Borsch | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-03-27 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 5 | 
|
Brock Paul | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-11-10 | Carmel, Indiana | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Tanner Palocsik | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-05-26 | Aliquippa, Pennsylvania | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Jack Cameron | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-04-18 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Joey Musa | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2000-06-11 | Orange Park, Florida | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Collin Rutherford | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-12-29 | Tonawanda, New York | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Ryan Sorkin | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-06-13 | Chicago, Illinois | New Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 11 |
|
Mark Gallant | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-05-01 | Concord, Massachusetts | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 12 | 
|
Nick Unruh | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-04-03 | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Matt Baker | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-02-21 | Barrie, Ontario | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Tyler Campbell | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-10-01 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 17 |
|
Quin Foreman | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1996-05-25 | Needham, Massachusetts | West Kelowna (BCHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Josh Waters | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-01-23 | Collegeville, Pennsylvania | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 19 |
|
Luke House | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-07-08 | Chicago, Illinois | New Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 20 |
|
Erik Urbank | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-03-28 | Orchard Park, New York | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 21 | 
|
Christian LeSueur | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-01-07 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Brunswick (USHS–CT) | — |
| 22 |
|
Sam Hesler | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-06-06 | Boxborough, Massachusetts | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Brendan Less | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-04-24 | Kinnelon, New Jersey | Jersey (USPHL) | — |
| 26 |
|
Jeff Losurdo | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-03-09 | Elmhurst, Illinois | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 27 | 
|
Brendan Demler (C) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-08-18 | Lebanon, Ohio | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
|
Ryan Lovett | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-07-06 | Franklin, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 29 |
|
Sean Keohan | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-02-09 | Milton, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 30 |
|
Troy Burkhart | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-03-20 | Tampa, Florida | Plant (USHS–FL) | — |
| 31 | 
|
Justin Ferguson | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-08-06 | Hudson, New Hampshire | Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 35 | 
|
Clay Stevenson | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-03-03 | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | — |
Standings
| 2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #11 Quinnipiac † | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | .685 | 54 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 59 | |
| #20 Clarkson | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .595 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 52 | |
| St. Lawrence * | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .357 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 45 | |
| Colgate | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .352 | 34 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 66 | |
| Brown | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cornell | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dartmouth | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Harvard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Princeton | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rensselaer | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Union | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yale | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
Season Cancelled
Players drafted into the NHL
2021 NHL Entry Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 211 | Robert Flinton | Tampa Bay Lightning |
† incoming freshman
References
- "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- "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 M Hockey Roster". DartmouthSports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.