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2020–21 Providence Friars men's ice hockey season
Providence Friars P script logo
Conference 5th Hockey East
Home ice Schneider Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com 16
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall 11–9–5
Conference 10–8–5–0–0–2
Home 5–5–3
Road 6–4–2
Neutral 0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Nate Leaman
Assistant Coaches Ron Rolston
Joel Beal
Captain(s) Michael Callahan
Greg Printz
Tyce Thompson
Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Providence Friars Men's ice hockey season was the 70th season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Friars represented Providence College and were coached by Nate Leaman, in his 10th season.

Season[]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. 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 Providence's players would lose a season of play.[1] 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.[2]

Providence got off to a bad start, surrendering 12 goals in their opening weekend to Boston College. Afterwards, sophomore transfer Jaxson Stauber, son of Hobey Baker-recipient Robb Stauber, took over in net and the team saw immediate improvement. The Friars were able to remain in the top-20 for the remainder of the season but the team was never able to put a consistent string of wins together to get them either into the top-10 or among the best teams in their own conference.

By the end of the regular season Providence was considered a 'bubble team' for the NCAA Tournament and would need a very good performance in the Hockey East Tournament to improve their standing if they couldn't get an automatic bid.[3] The first impediment for the team was Hockey East using a power index to decide conference placement rather than win percentage. This meant that Providence finished below Connecticut despite possessing a better record and would have to play a road game in the quarterfinals. The team was easily able to overcome that difficulty and defeated the Huskies 6–1. Their next opponent, Massachusetts, was not as easily beaten. After a good start, Providence was shut out over the final 50 minutes of play and lost 2–5.

Getting into the semifinal and losing to the eventual conference champion was a solid performance but Providence had a problem. Because there were little-to-no non-conference games for all of college hockey, the PairWise rankings would not be used. Instead, the NCAA selection committee decided to judge teams based upon how they performed against the best teams in their conference. Providence had lost both games to BC, gone 1–1 versus Boston University and 0–2–2 against Massachusetts (including the playoff match). This left the Friars with a 1–5–2 record against the 'good' Hockey East teams, which was not sufficient to earn them a trip to the national tournament.

Kyle Koopman and Jimmy Scannell sat out the season.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jack Dugan Forward Flag of the United States United States Signed Professional Contract (Vegas Golden Knights)
Jerry Harding Forward Flag of the United States United States Transferred to Massachusetts
Shane Kavanagh Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation
Jake Kucharski Goaltender Flag of the United States United States Transferred to American International
Michael Lackey Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (Signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Caleb Rule Forward Flag of the United States United States Transferred to Miami
Vimal Sukumaran Forward Flag of Canada Canada Graduation
Spenser Young Defenseman Flag of the United States United States Graduation

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Adams Forward Flag of the United States United States 23 Boxford, MA; selected 162nd overall in 2017; transfer from Union
Brett Berard Forward Flag of the United States United States 23 East Greenwich, RI; selected 134th overall in 2020
Anton Martinsson Goaltender Flag of Sweden Sweden 24 Klippan, SWE; graduate transfer from Alaska
Nicholas Poisson Forward Flag of Canada Canada 19 Vancouver, BC
Uula Ruikka Defenseman Flag of Finland Finland 20 Oulu, FIN
Jaxson Stauber Goaltender Flag of the United States United States 21 Wayzata, MN; transfer from Minnesota State
Matt Tugnutt Forward Flag of Canada Canada 24 Peterborough, ON; graduate transfer from Sacred Heart
Chase Yoder Forward Flag of the United States United States 18 Fairview, TX; selected 170th overall in 2020

Current roster[]

As of February 12, 2021.[4]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Flag of Massachusetts Scannell, JimmyJimmy Scannell Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-13 Medfield, Massachusetts Thayer (USHS–MA)
2 Flag of Minnesota Johnson, LukeLuke Johnson Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-07 Edina, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
3 Flag of Wisconsin Bunz, DavisDavis Bunz Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-04 Middleton, Wisconsin Central Illinois (USHL)
4 Flag of Massachusetts Adams, JackJack Adams Senior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-05 Boxford, Massachusetts Union (ECAC) DET, 162nd overall 2017
5 Flag of Massachusetts Mirageas, BenBen Mirageas Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-08 Newburyport, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL) NYI, 77th overall 2017
6 Flag of Alaska McDonald, CamCam McDonald Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-03 Eagle River, Alaska Muskegon (USHL)
8 Flag of Sweden Nilsson, AlbinAlbin Nilsson Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-18 Ljungby, Sweden Sioux City (USHL)
9 Flag of Massachusetts Moynihan, PatrickPatrick Moynihan Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-23 Millis, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 158th overall 2019
11 Flag of Virginia Printz, GregGreg Printz Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-05-04 Fairfax, Virginia Omaha (USHL)
12 Flag of British Columbia Poisson, NickNick Poisson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-08-15 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
13 Flag of Massachusetts Needham, CraigCraig Needham Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-31 Medford, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
14 Flag of Massachusetts Koopman, MattMatt Koopman Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-01 Marblehead, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL)
16 Flag of Massachusetts Koopman, KyleKyle Koopman Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-01 Marblehead, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL)
17 Flag of Texas Yoder, ChaseChase Yoder Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-05-28 Fairview, Texas USNTDP (USHL) PIT, 170th overall 2020
18 Flag of Ontario Engelbert, JamieJamie Engelbert Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-21 Cobourg, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL)
19 Flag of Maryland O'Neill, JasonJason O'Neill Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-23 Odenton, Maryland Chicago (USHL)
20 Flag of Rhode Island Ford, ParkerParker Ford Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-20 Wakefield, Rhode Island Sioux City (USHL)
21 Flag of Rhode Island Berard, BrettBrett Berard Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-09-09 East Greenwich, Rhode Island USNTDP (USHL) NYR, 134th overall 2020
22 Flag of Finland Ruikka, UulaUula Ruikka Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-28 Oulu, Finland Chicago (USHL)
23 Flag of Massachusetts Callahan, MichaelMichael Callahan (C) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-09-23 Franklin, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) ARZ, 142nd overall 2018
24 Flag of Alberta Crozier, MaxMax Crozier Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-19 Calgary, Alberta Sioux Falls (USHL) TAM, 120th overall 2019
25 Flag of Minnesota Perunovich, LukeLuke Perunovich Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-05-12 Edina, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL)
26 Flag of Connecticut McDermott, JohnJohn McDermott Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-05-15 Darien, Connecticut Tri-City (USHL)
27 Flag of Connecticut Thompson, TyceTyce Thompson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-12 Milford, Connecticut Dubuque (USHL) NJD, 96th overall 2019
28 Flag of Colorado Devine, GarrettGarrett Devine Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-25 Windsor, Colorado South Shore (NCDC)
29 Flag of Ontario Tugnutt, MattMatt Tugnutt F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-05-14 Peterborough, Ontario Sacred Heart (AHA)
30 Flag of Minnesota Stauber, JaxsonJaxson Stauber Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-04-27 Plymouth, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
33 Flag of Ontario Mollot-Hill, GabeGabe Mollot-Hill Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1997-08-12 Ottawa, Ontario Bloomington (USHL)
35 Flag of Sweden Martinsson, AntonAnton Martinsson G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-12-11 Klippan, Sweden Alaska (WCHA)

Standings[]

2020–21 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW HEPI GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston College 21 16 4 1 3 2 0 58.61 82 46 24 17 6 1 91 58
#10 Boston University 14 10 3 1 3 1 1 56.36 49 37 16 10 5 1 52 45
#6 Massachusetts * 22 13 5 4 1 1 1 55.44 76 42 29 20 5 4 103 48
Connecticut 22 10 10 2 1 4 2 52.01 69 63 23 10 11 2 70 69
#16 Providence 23 10 8 5 0 0 2 50.80 63 61 25 11 9 5 71 67
Northeastern 20 9 8 3 1 0 3 49.94 68 60 21 9 9 3 69 64
#19 UMass Lowell 16 7 8 1 1 1 0 48.00 46 53 20 10 9 1 59 63
Maine 15 3 10 2 0 1 2 46.66 41 61 16 3 11 2 43 68
Merrimack 18 5 11 2 0 1 0 45.38 47 66 18 5 11 2 47 66
New Hampshire 21 5 13 3 3 2 2 43.66 51 83 23 6 14 3 60 88
Vermont 12 1 9 2 0 0 0 38.02 17 37 13 1 10 2 20 42
Championship: March 20, 2021[5]
No Regular Season Champion Awarded[6]
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; Updated April 10, 2021

Schedule and Results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
December 4 6:00 PM at #2 Boston College #12 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Mollot-Hill L 0–3  0 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
December 5 7:00 PM vs. #2 Boston College #12 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Mollot-Hill L 0–9  0 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
December 13 5:00 PM at #8 Massachusetts–Lowell #19 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts NESN+ Stauber W 4–2  0 1–2–0 (1–2–0)
December 19 1:05 PM at #12 Northeastern #19 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN Stauber T 3–3 SOL 0 1–2–1 (1–2–1)
December 20 3:36 PM vs. #12 Northeastern #19 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 5–0  0 2–2–1 (2–2–1)
December 28 3:00 PM at Connecticut #15 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   Stauber L 0–2  0 2–3–1 (2–3–1)
January 1 1:00 PM vs. Vermont #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber T 0–0 SOW 0 2–3–2 (2–3–2)
January 2 7:00 PM vs. Vermont #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 3–1  0 3–3–2 (3–3–2)
January 8 6:00 PM at Boston University #16 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN+ Stauber W 7–3  0 4–3–2 (4–3–2)
January 9 7:00 PM vs. Boston University #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber L 4–6  0 4–4–2 (4–4–2)
January 15 3:30 PM vs. Maine #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber L 3–4  0 4–5–2 (4–5–2)
January 16 4:30 PM vs. Maine #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 3–2  0 5–5–2 (5–5–2)
January 22 3:00 PM at #8 Massachusetts #18 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   Stauber T 0–0 SOW 0 5–5–3 (5–5–3)
January 23 3:00 PM vs. #8 Massachusetts #18 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN+ Stauber T 1–1 SOL 0 5–5–4 (5–5–4)
January 29 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #17 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN Stauber W 5–1  0 6–5–4 (6–5–4)
January 31 3:30 PM vs. New Hampshire #17 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Stauber W 3–2  0 7–5–4 (7–5–4)
February 6 2:05 PM at Merrimack #16 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts   Stauber W 5–1  0 8–5–4 (8–5–4)
February 7 2:00 PM vs. Merrimack #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   Stauber L 2–3  0 8–6–4 (8–6–4)
February 12 4:30 PM vs. #20 Connecticut #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN+ Stauber W 4–0  0 9–6–4 (9–6–4)
February 23 4:30 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts #14 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   Stauber L 1–8  0 9–7–4 (9–7–4)
February 27 4:35 PM at #17 Northeastern #14 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN Stauber W 4–2  0 10–7–4 (10–7–4)
February 28 7:00 PM vs. #17 Northeastern #14 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   Stauber T 3–3 SOL 0 10–7–5 (10–7–5)
March 5 5:00 PM at Connecticut #15 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   Stauber L 3–5  0 10–8–5 (10–8–5)
Hockey East Tournament
March 14 3:30 PM at Connecticut #17 Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut (Hockey East Quarterfinals)   Stauber W 6–1  0 11–8–5
March 17 7:00 PM at #6 Massachusetts #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinals) NESN Stauber L 2–5  0 11–9–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[7]

Scoring Statistics[]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Thompson, TyceTyce Thompson C 25 11 14 25 16
Ford, ParkerParker Ford C 25 7 12 19 14
Moynihan, PatrickPatrick Moynihan C 17 6 9 15 8
Printz, GregGreg Printz LW 25 6 9 15 12
Poisson, NickNick Poisson F 24 5 9 14 23
Callahan, MichaelMichael Callahan D 25 3 11 14 12
Mirageas, BenBen Mirageas D 25 1 11 12 20
Berard, BrettBrett Berard LW 19 5 5 10 16
Ruikka, UulaUula Ruikka D 22 4 4 8 4
Crozier, MaxMax Crozier D 17 3 5 8 10
O'Neill, JasonJason O'Neill F 25 3 5 8 14
Needham, CraigCraig Needham C 25 3 4 7 2
Koopman, MattMatt Koopman C 22 4 2 6 4
Yoder, ChaseChase Yoder F 25 3 3 6 8
McDonald, CamCam McDonald D 24 1 4 5 8
Tugnutt, MattMatt Tugnutt C/RW 16 0 5 5 8
McDermott, JohnJohn McDermott LW 15 1 3 4 2
Bunz, DavisDavis Bunz D 25 1 3 4 8
Engelbert, JamieJamie Engelbert C 23 3 0 3 23
Nilsson, AlbinAlbin Nilsson C 12 1 0 1 4
Johnson, LukeLuke Johnson D 17 0 1 1 6
Martinsson, AntonAnton Martinsson G 1 0 0 0 0
Mollot-Hill, GabeGabe Mollot-Hill G 2 0 0 0 0
Devine, GarrettGarrett Devine F 6 0 0 0 4
Adams, JackJack Adams C/RW 6 0 0 0 0
Perunovich, LukeLuke Perunovich D 10 0 0 0 4
Stauber, JaxsonJaxson Stauber G 23 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total 71 119 190 234

[8]

Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Stauber, JaxsonJaxson Stauber 23 1393 11 7 5 52 567 4 .916 2.24
Mollot-Hill, GabeGabe Mollot-Hill 2 107 0 2 0 8 44 0 .846 4.47
Martinsson, AntonAnton Martinsson 1 10 0 0 0 3 3 0 .500 16.82
Empty Net - 13 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 25 1525 11 9 5 67 614 4 .902 2.64

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 (Final)
USCHO.com 17 15 13 12 19 19 15 15 16 16 18 17 16 16 15 14 15 17 14 16 -
USA Today NR 15 13 12 NR NR 13 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 14 NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[9]

Awards and honors[]

Player Award Ref
Tyce Thompson Hockey East Second Team [10]

References[]

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