2019–20 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season explained

The 2019–20 Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team was the Wolverines' 98th season. They represent the University of Michigan in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mel Pearson, in his third year as head coach, and played their home games at Yost Ice Arena.

On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

Previous season

During the 2018–19 ice hockey season, Michigan went 13–16–7, including 9–10–5 in Big Ten play. Michigan lost in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to Minnesota in two games.

Roster

As of October 28, 2019^[2]

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Seasons at Michigan
		3rd
	Associate head coach	3rd
Kris Mayotte	Assistant Coach	1st
	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1st
	Program Assistant	3rd
Rick Bancroft	Director of Hockey Operations	2nd
Joe Maher	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	7th
Reference:^[3]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | |-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | |- style="background:#bbbbbb"| March 14| 5:30 PM| at Ohio State|| Value City Arena • Columbus, OH| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic

Scoring statistics

		33	14	17	31	14
		33	9	14	23	18
		36	9	9	18	24
		31	9	7	16	31
		30	5	11	16	10
		35	4	12	16	14
		36	8	7	15	2
		32	2	11	13	6
		32	8	4	12	23
		36	4	8	12	10
		21	7	4	11	6
		26	1	10	11	6
		36	4	6	10	16
		36	3	7	10	35
		29	3	6	9	12
		32	1	8	9	10
		36	1	8	9	18
		35	1	7	8	0
		33	3	4	7	8
		15	2	2	4	2
		35	0	4	4	25
		35	0	2	2	0
		2	0	1	1	0
		2	0	0	0	0
		2	0	0	0	0
		4	0	0	0	2
		8	0	0	0	2
Bench	—	—	—	—	—	10
Total^[4]			98	169	267	304

Goaltending statistics

	35	2071	18	13	4	64	987	6	.939	1.85
	2	87	0	1	0	3	38	0	.921	2.06
Empty Net	—	21	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—
Total	36	2180	18	14	4	72	1022	6	.934	1.98

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^[5]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	17	17
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	15	15

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

1	29	Brendan Brisson†	Vegas Golden Knights
2	38	Thomas Bordeleau†	San Jose Sharks
3	91	Jackson Hallum†	Vegas Golden Knights
4	120	Ethan Edwards†	New Jersey Devils
5	144	Jacob Truscott†	Vancouver Canucks

† incoming freshman

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External links

Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314133943/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx. dead. March 14, 2020. Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. April 19, 2020.
Web site: Michigan Hockey Roster. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. October 28, 2019.
Web site: Michigan Ice Hockey Coaches . . MGoBlue.com . August 26, 2019 . July 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190707190651/https://mgoblue.com/sports/2017/6/16/sports-m-hockey-coaches.aspx . dead .
News: Univ. of Michigan 2019-2020 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . July 16, 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.