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

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2019–20 American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey season
Atlantic Hockey, Champion
Conference1st Atlantic Hockey
Home iceMassMutual Center
Rankings
USCHO20
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall21–12–1
Conference21–6–1–0
Home11–4–1
Road10–8–0
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachEric Lang
Assistant coachesSteve Wiedler
Cory Schneider
Patrick Tabb
Captain(s)Hugo Reinhardt
Joel Kocur
American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey seasons
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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[edit]

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

Recruiting[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

As of September 12, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Pennsylvania Jarrett Fiske Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-28 Erie, Pennsylvania Kemptville 73's (CCHL) —
2 Illinois Nicolas Luka Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-08-18 Bartlett, Illinois Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
3 Czech Republic Patrik Demel Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-11-28 Ostrava, Czech Republic Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
4 Illinois Brett Callahan Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-16 Westmont, Illinois New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) —
5 Alaska Calvon Boots Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-11 Fairbanks, Alaska Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
6 Texas Jeff Baum Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-06-17 Colleyville, Texas Providence Friars (HEA) —
7 Sweden Oskar Strömberg Junior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996-11-26 Sollentuna, Sweden New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
8 Illinois Brennan Kapcheck Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-11-17 Mount Prospect, Illinois Aston Rebels (NAHL) —
9 New York (state) Blake Bennett Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-01 Grand Island, New York Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
10 Sweden Martin Mellberg Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-09-17 Stockholm, Sweden Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
11 Czech Republic Jan Štefka Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-02-18 Olomouc, Czech Republic Connecticut Jr. Rangers (NCDC) —
12 Minnesota Eric Otto Freshman (RS) F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-19 Burnsville, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) —
13 Sweden Hugo Reinhardt (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-06 Kungsbacka, Sweden Fargo Force (USHL) —
14 Utah Jared Pike Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-12-31 Sandy, Utah Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
15 Slovakia Matúš Spodniak Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-22 Košice, Slovakia Ogden Mustangs (WSHL) —
16 Alberta Kyle Stephan Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-02-20 Banff, Alberta Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
18 Florida Blake Christensen Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-09-15 Coral Springs, Florida Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
20 Norway Tobias Fladeby Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-05-20 Asker, Norway Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
21 Pennsylvania Justin Cole Sophomore (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-01 Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
22 Minnesota Parker Revering Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-01-11 Alexandria, Minnesota Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) —
23 New Jersey Austin Albrecht Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-14 Flemington, New Jersey Massachusetts Minutemen (HEA) —
24 Alberta Joel Kocur (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1995-09-18 Edson, Alberta Flin Flon (SJHL) —
25 Slovenia Luka Maver Sophomore (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-25 Ljubljana, Slovenia Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
26 Quebec Chris Theodore Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-10-15 Beaconsfield, Quebec Cornwall Colts (CCHL) —
27 Latvia Jānis Jaks Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-08-22 Iecava, Latvia Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
28 California Elijiah Barriga Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-16 West Covina, California UNLV Rebels (ACHA) —
29 Manitoba Nate Hooper Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-08 Winnipeg, Manitoba Flin Flon Bombers (BCHL) —
30 Ontario Stefano Durante Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-06-04 Brampton, Ontario Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) —
33 Sweden Zackarias Skog Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-06-27 Gothenburg, Sweden Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
37 Minnesota Hunter Johannes Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-24 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) —
39 Sweden Jake Stella Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-11-14 Karlstad, Sweden Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
55 Illinois Chris Dodero Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-06-08 West Chicago, Illinois Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
61 British Columbia Justin Wilson Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-30 North Vancouver, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —

Standings[edit]

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 American International 28 21 6 1 0 64 96 46 34 21 12 1 103 68
Sacred Heart 28 18 8 2 0 56 104 63 34 21 10 3 127 82
RIT 28 15 9 4 1 50 86 73 36 19 13 4 108 98
Army 28 14 11 3 3 48 70 64 33 17 13 3 82 76
Niagara 28 12 12 4 2 42 64 65 34 12 18 4 72 87
Air Force 28 10 12 6 5 41 60 67 34 10 18 6 70 95
Robert Morris 28 11 12 5 3 41 65 65 34 11 18 5 75 90
Bentley 28 13 13 2 0 41 75 80 34 15 16 3 83 94
Canisius 28 9 13 6 3 36 71 83 34 10 18 6 80 109
Holy Cross 28 9 16 3 2 32 67 83 34 10 19 5 80 99
Mercyhurst 28 3 23 2 0 11 49 118 34 5 27 2 64 141
Championship: March 20, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 11 7:17 PM at #9 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Skog L 2–3  2,823 0–1–0
October 12 7:00 PM vs. #9 Quinnipiac* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog L 2–3  1,376 0–2–0
October 18 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Skog W 2–1  469 1–2–0 (1–0–0–0)
October 25 7:00 PM at #3 Massachusetts* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Skog L 1–4  4,873 1–3–0 (1–0–0–0)
November 1 7:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Skog L 1–2  1,343 1–4–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 2 1:05 PM vs. Army MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 4–1  1,484 2–4–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 15 7:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Skog W 12–0  748 3–4–0 (3–1–0–0)
November 16 4:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Durante L 3–4 OT 687 3–5–0 (3–2–0–0)
November 26 7:05 PM vs. Army MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog L 1–4  567 3–6–0 (3–3–0–0)
November 29 7:05 PM vs. RIT MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 4–2  692 4–6–0 (4–3–0–0)
November 30 1:05 PM vs. RIT MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 5–1  517 5–6–0 (5–3–0–0)
December 3 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog L 4–2  414 5–7–0 (5–4–0–0)
December 6 1:05 PM vs. Canisius MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 6–0  244 6–7–0 (6–4–0–0)
December 7 1:10 PM vs. Canisius MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 3–2 OT 376 7–7–0 (7–4–0–0)
December 10 7:00 PM at Princeton* Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey   Durante L 1–2  888 7–8–0 (7–4–0–0)
December 13 1:05 PM vs. Niagara MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 3–1  219 8–8–0 (8–4–0–0)
December 14 1:05 PM vs. Niagara MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog T 0–0 SOL 467 8–8–1 (8–4–1–0)
December 29 4:00 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine WPME Skog L 1–5  3,063 8–9–1 (8–4–1–0)
January 3 9:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Skog L 1–4  1,779 8–10–1 (8–5–1–0)
January 4 7:05 PM at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Skog W 5–1  1,704 9–10–1 (9–5–1–0)
January 9 7:05 PM vs. #12 Providence* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Durante L 0–5  1,102 9–11–1 (9–5–1–0)
January 17 7:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Durante W 4–1  1,425 10–11–1 (10–5–1–0)
January 18 4:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Durante W 2–1  1,332 11–11–1 (11–5–1–0)
January 24 7:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Durante W 4–3  777 12–11–1 (12–5–1–0)
January 25 4:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Durante W 4–1  686 13–11–1 (13–5–1–0)
January 31 7:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Durante W 4–3  576 14–11–1 (14–5–1–0)
February 1 1:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Durante W 7–4  649 15–11–1 (15–5–1–0)
February 11 7:05 PM vs. #20 Sacred Heart MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Durante W 6–2  727 16–11–1 (16–5–1–0)
February 14 7:35 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Durante W 4–1  417 17–11–1 (17–5–1–0)
February 15 4:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Durante W 3–2  717 18–11–1 (18–5–1–0)
February 20 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Durante W 4–1  776 19–11–1 (19–5–1–0)
February 22 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Skog W 2–0  1,108 20–11–1 (20–5–1–0)
February 26 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart #20 Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Durante L 3–5  304 20–12–1 (20–6–1–0)
February 29 7:05 PM at Army #20 Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Skog W 4–1  2,242 21–12–1 (21–6–1–0)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Blake Christensen LW 34 11 17 28 12
Martin Mellberg RW 34 9 19 28 19
Brennan Kapcheck D 33 2 23 25 61
Tobias Fladeby LW/RW 32 12 11 23 14
Hugo Reinhardt D 34 13 9 22 40
Patrik Demel C/LW 34 2 19 21 10
Joel Kocur LW 34 9 11 20 39
Elijiah Barriga LW 28 11 8 19 12
Luka Maver C 32 6 11 17 8
Jānis Jaks D 33 6 9 15 6
Austin Albrecht LW 33 5 10 15 10
Jared Pike F 33 8 6 14 24
Chris Dodero C/LW 34 3 6 9 12
Parker Revering D 32 2 6 8 28
Nicholas Luka D 30 1 7 8 14
Austen Long RW 14 2 5 7 2
Jeff Baum D/F 32 2 5 7 14
Jake Stella LW 27 1 6 7 8
Justin Cole F 24 2 4 6 0
Kyle Stephan RW 28 1 5 6 12
Jan Štefka F 7 1 0 1 2
Hunter Johannes F 7 1 0 1 2
Matúš Spodniak F 1 0 0 0 0
Brett Callahan D 1 0 0 0 0
Calvon Boots D 1 0 0 0 0
Nate Hooper C 1 0 0 0 0
Jarrett Fiske G 2 0 0 0 0
Chris Theodore LW 3 0 0 0 0
Oskar Strömberg D 10 0 0 0 6
Stefano Durante G 17 0 0 0 0
Zacharias Skog G 19 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jarrett Fiske 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00
Zackarias Skog 19 1049 10 8 1 32 403 4 .926 1.83
Stefano Durante 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[edit]

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

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Awards and honors[edit]

NCAA[edit]

Honor Player Position
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Jared Pike Forward [7]

Atlantic Hockey[edit]

Honor Player Position
Regular Season Goaltending Award Zackarias Skog Goaltender [8]
Coach of the Year Eric Lang Coach [8]
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team Zackarias Skog Goaltender [9]
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team Brennan Kapcheck Defenseman [9]
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team Blake Christensen Forward [9]
All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team Patrik Demel Defenseman [9]
All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team Martin Mellberg Forward [9]
All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team Hugo Reinhardt Forward [9]

References[edit]

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