2019–20 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season explained

The 2019-20 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 65th season of play for the program, the 31st at the Division I level, and the 31st season in the Hockey East conference. The Warriors represented Merrimack College and were coached by Scott Borek, in his 2nd season.

Departures

Michael Babcock	Forward	Graduation (Signed with Gothiques d'Amiens)
Jackson Bales	Forward	Left program
Alex Carle	Defenseman	Graduation (Retired)
Ryan Cook	Defenseman	Transferred to Niagara
Logan Coomes	Forward	Transferred to Alaska
Ethan DeStefani	Forward	Returned to juniors (Youngstown Phantoms)
Logan Halladay	Goaltender	Transferred to MSOE
Johnny Kovacevic	Defenseman	Signed professional contract (Winnipeg Jets)
Simon Lööf	Defenseman	Signed professional contract (Kristianstads IK)
Matt McArdle	Defenseman	Graduation (Retired)
Cole McBride	Forward	Left program
Laine McKay	Forward	Left program
Chase Olsen	Forward	Transferred to Toronto
Craig Pantano	Forward	Graduate transfer to Northeastern
Derek Petti	Forward	Graduation (Signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Jeff Solow	Forward	Transferred to SUNY Oswego
Drew Vogler	Goaltender	Graduation (Retired)

Recruiting

Benjamin Brar	Forward	20	Abbotsford, BC
Declan Carlile	Defenseman	19	Flint, MI
Joey Cassetti	Forward	20	Pleasanton, CA
James Corcoran	Goaltender	21	Walpole, MA
Liam Dennison	Defenseman	20	Manotick, ON
Hugo Esselin	Forward	19	Stockholm, SWE
Filip Forsmark	Forward	21	Skövde, SWE
Patrick Holway	Defenseman	22	Cohasset, MA transfer from Maine, red shirt
Jere Huhtamaa	Goaltender	19	Helsinki, FIN
Regan Kimens	Forward	20	Concord, ON
Troy Kobryn	Goaltender	20	Hillsborough, NJ
Jacob Modry	Defenseman	20	El Segundo, CA
Ryan Nolan	Forward	21	Winnetka, IL
Zach Uens	Defenseman	18	Belleville, ON
Zach Vinnell	Defenseman	21	Cochrane, AB
Liam Walsh	Forward	20	Bridgeville, PA
Mac Welsher	Forward	20	Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Roster

As of January 1, 2020.^[1]

Schedule and Results

^[2] |-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season

Scoring Statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
		32	13	14	27	12
		28	11	11	22	10
		34	4	18	22	22
		34	6	15	21	43
		34	7	11	18	32
		34	4	14	18	68
		33	6	8	14	14
		31	7	5	12	10
		30	5	5	10	43
		32	5	5	10	15
		17	3	7	10	10
		33	1	7	8	18
		29	1	6	7	8
		16	3	3	6	10
		34	2	3	5	16
		31	1	4	5	23
		31	2	2	4	8
		9	1	3	4	18
		25	2	1	3	6
		18	1	2	3	6
		26	0	3	3	6
		9	0	2	2	9
		14	0	2	2	14
		19	0	1	1	0
		31	0	1	1	8
		1	0	0	0	0
		21	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	34	-	-	-	6
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs
	19	927	4	9	1	51	424	1	.893	3.30
	21	1088	5	12	2	63	401	0	.864	3.47
	1	20	0	1	0	6	7	0	.538	17.50
Empty Net	-	22	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2058	9	22	3	123	832	1	.871	3.58

Rankings

See 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
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

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Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

4	105		Florida Panthers
4	121	Alex Jefferies†	New York Islanders

† incoming freshman

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Notes and References

Web site: 2019–20 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster . Merrimack Warriors.
Web site: Merrimack Warriors (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results . College Hockey Stats . December 5, 2019.
News: Merrimack College 2019-2020 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . March 7, 2020.
News: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . December 6, 2019.
News: NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall . USCHO.com . October 8, 2020.