2019–20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Denver Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
Conference3rd NCHC
Home iceMagness Arena
Rankings
USCHO6
USA Today6
Record
Overall21–9–6
Conference11–8–5–4
Home13–4–1
Road8–5–5
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Carle
Assistant coachesTavis MacMillan
Dallas Ferguson
Corey Wogtech
Captain(s)Ian Mitchell
Alternate captain(s)Michael Davies
Tyson McLellan
Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 71st season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Pioneers represented the University of Denver and were coached by David Carle, in his second season.

On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]

Roster[edit]

As of June 28, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 California Devin Cooley Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-05-25 Los Gatos, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
2 Illinois Erich Fear Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1997-05-08 Winnetka, Illinois Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) —
4 British Columbia Griffin Mendel Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999-02-18 Kelowna, British Columbia Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
7 British Columbia Brett Stapley Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-02-23 Campbell River, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL) MTL, 190th overall 2018
8 Indiana Jay Feiwell Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-17 Carmel, Indiana Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) —
9 California Tyson McLellan (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1996-02-17 San Jose, California Madison Capitols (USHL) —
10 Finland Jaakko Heikkinen Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-17 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
11 British Columbia Tyler Ward Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-08-19 Kamloops, British Columbia Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
12 British Columbia Kohen Olischefski Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-01 Abbotsford, British Columbia Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
13 British Columbia Liam Finlay Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1997-02-18 Kelowna, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
15 Alberta Ian Mitchell (C) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-18 Calahoo, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) CHI, 57th overall 2017
16 California Jake Durflinger Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-10-06 Walnut Creek, California Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
17 California Slava Demin Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-04 Cypress, California Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) VGK, 99th overall 2018
18 Alberta Ryan Barrow Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-02-15 Banff, Alberta Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
19 California Cole Guttman Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-04-06 Los Angeles, California Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) TBL, 180th overall 2017
20 Norway Emilio Pettersen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-03 Manglerud, Norway Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) CGY, 167th overall 2018
21 Missouri Michael Davies (A) Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1997-01-26 St. Louis, Missouri Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
23 Minnesota Lane Krenzen Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-21 Twig, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
24 Minnesota Bobby Brink Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-07-08 Minnetonka, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) PHI, 34th overall 2019
26 Colorado Jack Doremus Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-04-15 Aspen, Colorado Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
27 California Kyle Mayhew Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997-12-25 Anaheim Hills, California Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
28 Alberta Brett Edwards Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-10 Grande Prairie, Alberta Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) —
30 Sweden Magnus Chrona Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-08-28 Skellefteå, Sweden Skellefteå AIK J20 (J20 SuperElit) TBL, 152nd overall 2018
31 Illinois Michael Corson Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-04-22 Darien, Illinois Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) —
32 Manitoba Justin Lee Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-14 Waskada, Manitoba Fargo Force (USHL) —
37 Texas Hank Crone Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 1998-02-19 Dallas, Texas Fargo Force (USHL) —

Standings[edit]

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 North Dakota † 24 17 4 3 2 56 86 49 35 26 5 4 135 68
#5 Minnesota–Duluth 24 17 5 2 0 53 89 53 34 22 10 2 114 77
#6 Denver 24 11 8 5 4 42 67 54 36 21 9 6 118 81
#16 Western Michigan 24 12 9 3 2 41 84 73 36 18 13 5 125 101
St. Cloud State 24 10 12 2 1 33 61 74 34 13 15 6 94 108
Omaha 24 8 13 3 0 27 63 75 36 14 17 5 108 107
Miami 24 5 16 3 2 20 61 89 34 8 21 5 92 127
Colorado College 24 4 17 3 1 16 48 96 34 11 20 3 86 123
Championship: Cancelled
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 9:07 PM at Alaska* #2 Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Chrona W 4–3  1,511 1–0–0
October 6 7:07 PM at Alaska* #2 Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Chrona W 3–0  1,028 2–0–0
October 11 5:37 PM at Lake Superior State* #2 Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Chrona W 3–1  1,778 3–0–0
October 12 5:07 PM at Lake Superior State* #2 Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Chrona W 4–3  2,414 4–0–0
October 18 7:07 PM vs. #6 Boston College* #1 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 3–0  6,038 5–0–0
October 19 7:07 PM vs. #6 Boston College* #1 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 6–4  6,038 6–0–0
November 1 7:07 PM vs. Niagara* #1 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 6–2  5,687 7–0–0
November 2 7:07 PM vs. Niagara* #1 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Corson W 4–0  5,805 8–0–0
November 8 6:07 PM at #7 Minnesota–Duluth #1 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Chrona T 3–3 SOW 5,374 8–0–1 (0–0–1–1)
November 9 6:07 PM at #7 Minnesota–Duluth #1 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Chrona L 2–5  5,874 8–1–1 (0–1–1–1)
November 15 7:07 PM vs. #9 North Dakota #2 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona T 1–1 3x3 OTL 6,056 8–1–2 (0–1–2–1)
November 16 7:07 PM vs. #9 North Dakota #2 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona L 1–4  6,308 8–2–2 (0–2–2–1)
November 22 7:07 PM vs. #20 Western Michigan #4 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona L 1–2  4,527 8–3–2 (0–3–2–1)
November 23 7:07 PM vs. #20 Western Michigan #4 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Cooley W 6–1  4,942 9–3–2 (1–3–2–1)
December 6 7:05 PM at #20 Arizona State* #4 Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Chrona L 1–4  917 9–4–2 (1–3–2–1)
December 7 4:35 PM at #20 Arizona State* #4 Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona   Chrona T 2–2 OT 2,800 9–4–3 (1–3–2–1)
December 13 7:07 PM at Colorado College #8 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Cooley W 3–0  5,758 10–4–3 (2–3–2–1)
December 14 7:10 PM vs. Colorado College #8 Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Chrona W 3–1  4,400 11–4–3 (3–3–2–1)
January 3 7:07 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts* #7 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude, NESN+ Chrona W 4–2  6,017 12–4–3 (3–3–2–1)
January 4 7:07 PM vs. #9 Massachusetts* #7 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 4–3  5,986 13–4–3 (3–3–2–1)
January 10 7:07 PM vs. St. Cloud State #5 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Chrona W 6–3  5,879 14–4–3 (4–3–2–1)
January 11 7:07 PM vs. St. Cloud State #5 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Chrona W 5–3  5,966 15–4–3 (5–3–2–1)
January 17 6:07 PM at Omaha #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Chrona T 1–1 SOW 5,125 15–4–4 (5–3–3–2)
January 18 6:07 PM at Omaha #4 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Cooley T 2–2 3x3 OTW 6,200 15–4–5 (5–3–4–3)
January 24 5:05 PM at Miami #5 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Chrona W 3–2  1,748 16–4–5 (6–3–4–3)
January 25 5:05 PM at Miami #5 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Cooley W 5–2  1,748 17–4–5 (7–3–4–3)
January 31 7:07 PM vs. #10 Minnesota–Duluth #4 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Chrona L 2–3  6,477 17–5–5 (7–4–4–3)
February 1 7:07 PM vs. #10 Minnesota–Duluth #4 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Cooley L 1–4  6,181 17–6–5 (7–5–4–3)
February 14 6:41 PM at #1 North Dakota #6 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota CBSSN Cooley L 1–4  11,212 17–7–5 (7–6–4–3)
February 15 6:07 PM at #1 North Dakota #6 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Chrona L 1–3  11,812 17–8–5 (7–7–4–3)
February 21 7:07 PM vs. Miami #7 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 7–3  5,626 18–8–5 (8–7–4–3)
February 22 7:07 PM vs. Miami #7 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude2 Cooley W 7–0  6,101 19–8–5 (9–7–4–3)
February 28 6:37 PM at St. Cloud State #6 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota CBSSN Cooley L 1–5  4,454 19–9–5 (9–8–4–3)
February 29 6:07 PM at St. Cloud State #6 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Chrona W 5–2  5,212 20–9–5 (10–8–4–3)
March 6 7:37 PM at Colorado College #6 Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Chrona T 2–2 SOW 4,466 20–9–6 (10–8–5–4)
March 7 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #6 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado CBSSN Chrona W 5–1  6,527 21–9–6 (11–8–5–4)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Scoring Statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Emilio Pettersen C 36 13 22 35 16
Ian Mitchell D 36 10 22 32 16
Brett Stapley C 35 5 25 30 41
Cole Guttman C 35 14 14 28 22
Liam Finlay RW 36 5 23 28 28
Bobby Brink RW 28 11 13 24 12
Kohen Olischefski RW 36 9 11 20 14
Tyler Ward LW 36 10 9 19 6
Hank Crone LW 31 6 10 16 10
Jaakko Heikkinen F 32 6 8 14 4
Ryan Barrow F 27 5 7 12 8
Tyson McLellan C 36 5 6 11 30
Jake Durflinger RW 35 5 5 10 46
Griffin Mendel D 36 3 6 9 10
Slava Demin D 34 2 7 9 50
Brett Edwards F 28 4 3 7 16
Justin Lee D 31 2 4 6 22
Michael Davies D 34 1 4 5 20
Kyle Mayhew D 36 1 4 5 20
Jack Doremus F 19 1 3 4 6
Erich Fear D 20 0 2 2 4
Magnus Chrona G 27 0 2 2 4
Michael Corson G 1 0 0 0 0
Jay Feiwell LW 3 0 0 0 0
Lane Krenzen D 4 0 0 0 0
Devin Cooley G 9 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 118 210 328 415

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Michael Corson 1 60 1 0 0 0 16 1 1.000 0.00
Devin Cooley 9 519 4 3 2 18 177 2 .908 2.08
Magnus Chrona 27 1593 16 6 4 57 659 2 .920 2.15
Empty Net - 17 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 36 2190 21 9 6 81 852 5 .913 2.22

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 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 8 6 7 5 4 5 4 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
USA Today 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 8 6 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 7 6 6 6 6

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Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2020 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
4 95 Michael Benning† Florida Panthers
4 100 Carter Savoie† Edmonton Oilers
7 195 Wyatt Schingoethe† Toronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Denver. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Denver Pioneers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Denver Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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