2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins; men's ice hockey season
Conference	9th Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	LECOM Harborcenter
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	10–20–6
Conference	9–13–6–3
Home	6–9–2
Road	4–11–4
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Trevor Large
Assistant coaches	Martin Hlinka; Taylor Nelson
Captain(s)	Matt Hoover
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The 2019–20 Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey season was the 40th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Golden Griffins represented Canisius College and were coached by Trevor Large, in his 3rd season.

Current roster[edit]

As of September 3, 2019.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
4	Logan Gestro	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996-02-09	South Lyon, Michigan	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)	—
5	David Melaragni	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-03-30	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
8	Keaton Mastrodonato	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-09-24	Powell River, British Columbia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
9	J. D. Pogue	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-06-23	Montreal, Quebec	Cornwall Colts (NAHL)	—
10	Nick Parody	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-01-02	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)	—
14	John Stampohar	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1998-09-24	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
15	Grant Meyer	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-03-21	Genoa, Ohio	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
20	David Baskerville	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-04-01	Buffalo, New York	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)	—
23	Casey Jerry	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1995-01-14	River Falls, Wisconsin	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
24	Matt Stief	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1996-01-13	Weston, Florida	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
25	Matt Long	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-08-06	Orland Park, Illinois	Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)	—
27	Ryan Miotto	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-07-11	Thorold, Ontario	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
28	Lee Lapid	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-01-11	Thornhill, Ontario	Toronto Patriots (OJHL)	—
29	Daniel Urbani	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1995-06-21	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)	—
30	Jacob Barczewski	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-01-07	O'Fallon, Missouri	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
32	Tucker Weppner	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1996-06-09	Williamsville, New York	Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL)	—
33	Matt Ladd	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-07-11	Getzville, New York	New Jersey Titans (NAHL)	—
37	Kevin Obssuth	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-07-09	Morristown, New Jersey	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—
40	Jesse Pereira	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1995-03-31	Fort Erie, Ontario	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
44	Will Scherer	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996-01-25	St. Charles, Missouri	Brown Bears (ECAC)	—
52	Blake Wareham	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-05	Park Ridge, Illinois	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
53	Lincoln Erne	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-09-26	Blaine, Minnesota	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
58	Derek Hamelin	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-01-21	Mercier, Quebec	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
71	MacGregor Sinclair	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-08-28	Irma, Alberta	Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)	—
72	Matt Hoover	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-01-13	Brantford, Ontario	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
81	Mitchell Martan	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-06-30	Whitby, Ontario	Wellington Dukes (OJHL)	—
83	Austin Alger	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-09-23	Livonia, Michigan	Miami RedHawks (NCHC)	—
89	Simon Gravel	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-10	Boucherville, Quebec	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
91	Nick Hutchison	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995-04-27	Hicksville, New York	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
94	Hudson Lambert	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-08-17	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Brampton Admirals (OJHL)	—

Standings[edit]

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standings v t e
	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^#	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 11	8:37 PM	at #18 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Ladd	L 0–5	11,068	0–1–0
October 12	8:07 PM	at #18 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Barczewski	L 1–8	11,579	0–2–0
October 19	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	Ladd	L 2–7	3,258	0–3–0
October 27	3:00 PM	vs. USNTDP*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Exhibition)	Urbani	L 1–3	476
November 1	7:35 PM	vs. Union*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Urbani	L 0–3	636	0–4–0
November 2	4:05 PM	vs. Union*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Ladd	W 4–0	691	1–4–0
November 8	7:35 PM	vs. Robert Morris	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Ladd	L 2–4	481	1–5–0 (0–1–0–0)
November 9	7:05 PM	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	Barczewski	L 2–4	512	1–6–0 (0–2–0–0)
November 15	7:35 PM	vs. Niagara	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Battle of the Bridge)	Ladd	W 4–2	1,204	2–6–0 (1–2–0–0)
November 16	4:05 PM	vs. Niagara	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Battle of the Bridge)	Ladd	L 3–5	657	2–7–0 (1–3–0–0)
November 23	7:35 PM	vs. Rensselaer*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	L 2–3	1,107	2–8–0 (1–3–0–0)
November 29	1:05 PM	vs. Army	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Urbani	L 4–3	819	2–9–0 (1–4–0–0)
November 30	1:05 PM	vs. Army	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Urbani	L 3–2	907	2–10–0 (1–5–0–0)
December 6	1:05 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	Urbani	L 0–6	244	2–11–0 (1–6–0–0)
December 7	1:10 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	Ladd	L 2–3 ^OT	376	2–12–0 (1–7–0–0)
December 28	4:05 PM	vs. Holy Cross	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	W 5–2	525	3–12–0 (2–7–0–0)
December 29	4:05 PM	vs. Holy Cross	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	W 3–1	472	4–12–0 (3–7–0–0)
January 3	4:05 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Barczewski	T 1–1 ^SOL	1,620	4–12–1 (3–7–1–0)
January 4	7:35 AM	vs. RIT	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	W 5–3	569	5–12–1 (4–7–1–0)
January 10	7:05 PM	vs. Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	Barczewski	T 3–3 ^SOW	1,127	5–12–2 (4–7–2–1)
January 11	7:05 PM	vs. Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	Barczewski	T 4–4 ^{3x3 OTW}	959	5–12–3 (4–7–3–2)
January 17	6:05 PM	at Sacred Heart	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut	Barczewski	T 3–3 ^{3x3 OTW}	256	5–12–4 (4–7–4–3)
January 18	1:05 PM	at Sacred Heart	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut	Barczewski	W 5–2	221	6–12–4 (5–7–4–3)
January 24	7:35 PM	vs. RIT	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	L 4–7	1,207	6–13–4 (5–8–4–3)
January 25	7:05 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	Barczewski	L 4–5	3,463	6–14–4 (5–9–4–3)
January 31	7:05 PM	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	Barczewski	W 3–2 ^OT	1,672	7–14–4 (6–9–4–3)
February 1	4:05 PM	at Army	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	Barczewski	L 2–4	2,116	7–15–4 (6–10–4–3)
February 7	7:35 PM	vs. Air Force	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	T 3–3 ^SOL	511	7–15–5 (6–10–5–3)
February 8	4:05 PM	vs. Air Force	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	W 1–0	1,108	8–15–5 (7–10–5–3)
February 14	7:35 PM	vs. American International	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	L 1–4	417	8–16–5 (7–11–5–3)
February 15	4:05 PM	vs. American International	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Ladd	L 2–3	717	8–17–5 (7–12–5–3)
February 21	7:35 PM	vs. Robert Morris	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	Barczewski	T 1–1 ^SOL	597	8–17–6 (7–12–6–3)
February 22	7:05 PM	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	Barczewski	L 3–4	1,092	8–18–6 (7–13–6–3)
February 28	7:05 PM	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	Barczewski	W 3–2	736	9–18–6 (8–13–6–3)
February 29	7:05 PM	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	Barczewski	W 6–0	692	10–18–6 (9–13–6–3)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 6	7:05 PM	at Bentley*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (First Round Game 1)	Barczewski	L 1–6	373	10–19–6 (9–13–6–3)
March 7	7:05 PM	at Bentley*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (First Round Game 2)	Barczewski	L 3–5	288	10–20–6 (9–13–6–3)
Canisius Lost Series 0–2
*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
Nick Hutchison	C	31	18	14	32	49
Matt Hoover	LW	36	15	17	32	60
Matt Steif	D	36	3	23	26	8
Lee Lapid	C	35	11	10	21	27
Austin Alger	F	34	5	16	21	24
Keaton Mastrodonato	C	34	10	7	17	35
Grant Meyer	RW	24	4	12	16	12
Mitchell Martan	LW	32	3	11	14	10
Matt Long	F	28	6	4	10	12
Logan Gestro	D	28	0	8	8	16
Ryan Miotto	F	34	5	2	7	18
Hudson Lambert	D	30	0	7	7	23
Simon Gravel	C/RW	10	3	2	5	2
Blake Wareham	D	19	2	3	5	2
David Melaragni	D	28	1	4	5	31
Kevin Obssuth	LW	18	2	2	4	14
Derek Hamelin	D	29	1	3	4	12
David Baskerville	C	31	1	2	3	8
J. D. Pogue	LW	36	2	0	2	37
Will Scherer	D	16	1	1	2	20
Casey Jerry	F	25	0	2	2	33
Nick Parody	D	17	0	1	1	4
John Stampohar	D	18	0	1	1	12
MacGregor Sinclair	C	32	0	1	1	8
Jesse Pereira	RW	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Urbani	G	4	0	0	0	0
Matt Ladd	G	14	0	0	0	0
Lincoln Erne	D	18	0	0	0	20
Jacob Barczewski	G	28	0	0	0	0
Total

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Jacob Barczewski	28	1416	8	10	6	69	655	1	.905	2.92
Daniel Urbani	4	218	0	4	0	14	94	0	.870	3.84
Matt Ladd	14	544	2	6	0	36	237	1	.868	3.97
Empty Net	-	18	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Total	36	2197	10	20	6	122	986	3^†	.890	3.33

† Barczewski and Ladd both played in the shutout on February 29.

Rankings[edit]

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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References[edit]

^ "2019–20 Ice Hockey Roster". Canisius College. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "Canisius Golden Griffins (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Canisius College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[1] "2019–20 Ice Hockey Roster". Canisius College. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[2] "Canisius Golden Griffins (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[3] "Canisius College 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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v t e Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey
Formerly the Canisius Ice Griffs
Playing venues	Dann Memorial Ice Rink (1980–1991) Buffalo State Sports Arena (1991–2014) LECOM Harborcenter (2014–present)
Head coaches	Brian Cavanaugh (1980–1982, 1983–2004) Carl Koeppel (1982–1983) Clancy Seymour (2004–2005) Dave Smith (2005–2017) Trevor Large (2017–present)
Seasons	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	NYCHA (1982–1986) ECAC West (1987–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
Rivalries	Niagara Purple Eagles Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Mike Torrillo (265 Points) Mike Torrillo (121 Goals) Derek Slater (45 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2013 2023
Conference Tournament titles	Atlantic Hockey: 2013 2023
Canisius University Buffalo, New York