2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season explained

The 2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Yellow Jackets represented American International College and were coached by Eric Lang, in his 4th season.

On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^{[1] [2]}

Departures

Samuel Best	Goaltender		Transferred to Massachusetts–Boston
Darius Davidson	Forward		Signed professional contract (Macon Mayhem)
Shawn McBride	Forward/Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Vitaliy Novytskyy	Defenseman		Transferred to Liberty
Ryan Papa	Forward		Graduation (retired)
Evan Plotnik	Goaltender		Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Austin Albrecht	Forward		23	Flemington, NJ transfer from Massachusetts
Blake Bennett	Forward		21	Grand Island, NY
Calvon Boots	Defenseman		21	Salmon, ID
Brett Callahan	Defenseman		20	Westmont, IL
Jarrett Fiske	Goaltender		20	Erie, PA
Nate Hooper	Forward		21	Winnipeg, MB
Hunter Johannes	Forward		21	Eden Prairie, MN
Austen Long	Forward		21	Minneapolis, MN
Jake Stella	Forward		20	Karlstad, SWE
Justin Wilson	Forward		21	North Vancouver, BC

Roster

As of September 12, 2019.^[3]

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|colspan=12|Tournament Cancelled^[4]

Scoring Statistics

		34	11	17	28	12
		34	9	19	28	19
		33	2	23	25	61
		32	12	11	23	14
		34	13	9	22	40
		34	2	19	21	10
		34	9	11	20	39
		28	11	8	19	12
		32	6	11	17	8
		33	6	9	15	6
		33	5	10	15	10
		33	8	6	14	24
		34	3	6	9	12
		32	2	6	8	28
		30	1	7	8	14
		14	2	5	7	2
		32	2	5	7	14
		27	1	6	7	8
		24	2	4	6	0
		28	1	5	6	12
		7	1	0	1	2
		7	1	0	1	2
		1	0	0	0	0
		1	0	0	0	0
		1	0	0	0	0
		1	0	0	0	0
		2	0	0	0	0
		3	0	0	0	0
		10	0	0	0	6
		17	0	0	0	0
		19	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	4
Total

^[5]

Goaltending statistics

	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0.00
	19	1049	10	8	1	32	403	4	.926	1.83
	17	973	11	4	0	38	424	0	.918	2.34
Empty Net	-	23	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2051	21	12	1	74	827	4	.918	2.16

Rankings

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	20	20	20	20
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^[6]

Awards and honors

NCAA

Jared Pike

Forward

^[7]

Atlantic Hockey

	Zackarias Skog	Goaltender	^[8]
	Eric Lang	Coach	^[9]
	Zackarias Skog	Goaltender	^[10]
	Brennan Kapcheck	Defenseman	^[11]
	Blake Christensen	Forward	^[12]
	Patrik Demel	Defenseman	^[13]
	Martin Mellberg	Forward	^[14]
	Hugo Reinhardt	Forward	^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns. NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled. atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
3. Web site: 2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster . American International College Athletics . September 20, 2017.
4. Web site: American International Yellow Jackets (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results . College Hockey Stats . December 5, 2019.
5. News: American International College 2019-2020 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . June 20, 2020.
6. News: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . December 6, 2019.
7. Web site: Awards - NCAA Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award . Elite Prospects . March 18, 2020.
8. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces Major Award Winners for 2019-20 Season . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 18, 2020 . March 18, 2020.
9. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces Major Award Winners for 2019-20 Season . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 18, 2020 . March 18, 2020.
10. Web site: Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
11. Web site: Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
12. Web site: Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
13. Web site: Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
14. Web site: Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
15. Web site: Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced . atlantichockeyonline.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.