2020–21 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season

2020–21 Princeton Tigers
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 Princeton Tigers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ron Fogarty
Assistant coaches	Brad Dexter; Tommy Davis
	Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey seasons; « 2019–20 2021–22 »

The 2020–21 Princeton Tigers Men's ice hockey season would have been the 119th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Tigers represent the Princeton University and played their home games at the Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.

Season

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Princeton and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.^[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Princeton's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.^[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

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 Princeton's players would lose a season of play.^[3] 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.^[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Princeton for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Jackson Cressey	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Tyringe SoSS)
Joey Fallon	Forward	United States	Graduation
Jordan Fogarty	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Virserums SGF)
Jeremy Germain	Forward	United States	Graduation
Liam Grande	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Alfta GIF)
Luke Keenan	Forward	Canada	Left University
Matthew Thom	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation
Derek Topatigh	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Macon Mayhem)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Joe Berg	Forward	United States	20	Plano, TX
Nick Carabin	Defenseman	United States	20	Mahwah, NJ
Mike Kennedy	Defenseman	United States	20	Holyoke, MA
MacKenzie Merriman^†	Forward	Canada	20	White Rock, BC
Ian Murphy	Forward	United States	21	Braintree, MA

† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

Roster

As of October 14, 2020.^[5]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jérémie Forget	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-10-15	Mascouche, Quebec	Carleton Place (CCHL)	—
2	Mike Ufberg	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-09-24	Richboro, Pennsylvania	Vernon (BCHL)	—
3	Mike Kennedy	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-07-17	Holyoke, Massachusetts	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
6	Matt Kellenberger	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-11	Toronto, Ontario	Oakville (OJHL)	—
7	Nick Carabin	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-30	Mahwah, New Jersey	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
8	Sami Pharaon	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-05-28	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Alberni Valley (BCHL)	—
9	Mackenzie Merriman	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-04-14	White Rock, British Columbia	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
11	Adam Robbins	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2000-04-12	New York, New York	Chicago (USHL)	—
12	Ian Murphy	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-04-06	Scituate, Massachusetts	Tri-City (USHL)	—
13	Nick Seitz	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-01-18	Manhattan, New York	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)	—
14	Liam Gorman	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2000-05-08	Arlington, Massachusetts	St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)	PIT, 177th overall 2018
15	Spencer Kersten	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-16	Waterloo, Ontario	Oakville (OJHL)	—
16	Finn Evans	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-08-21	Toronto, Ontario	Ottawa (CCHL)	—
17	Reid Yochim	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-06-21	Port Robinson, Ontario	Langley (BCHL)	—
18	Matt Hayami	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-21	Oakville, Ontario	Markham (OJHL)	—
19	Neil Doef	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-02-10	Smiths Falls, Ontario	Smiths Falls (CCHL)	—
20	Christian O'Neill	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-06-17	Westwood, Massachusetts	Omaha (USHL)	—
21	Pito Walton	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2000-03-17	Peapack, New Jersey	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
22	Colin Tonge	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-02-10	Kingston, Ontario	Brockville (CCHL)	—
23	Joe Berg	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-10-07	Plano, Texas	Tri-City (USHL)	—
26	Jake Paganelli (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-03-28	Verona, New Jersey	Fargo (USHL)	—
27	Corey Andonovski	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-03-26	Uxbridge, Ontario	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
30	Ryan Ferland	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-02-11	Franklin, Massachusetts	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
35	Aidan Porter	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-05-18	Weston, Massachusetts	Vernon (BCHL)	—

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	PT%	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#11 Quinnipiac †	18	10	4	4	1	1	3	37	.685	54	34	29	17	8	4	100	59
#20 Clarkson	14	6	4	4	1	2	2	25	.595	29	25	22	11	7	4	62	52
St. Lawrence *	14	4	8	2	1	1	1	15	.357	30	37	17	6	8	3	40	45
Colgate	18	5	9	4	1	0	1	16	.352	34	51	22	6	11	5	48	66
Brown	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Cornell	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Dartmouth	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Harvard	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Princeton	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Rensselaer	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Union	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Yale	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Season Cancelled

References

^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[1] "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[2] "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[3] "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[4] "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[5] "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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 1999–2000 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 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
Princeton University Princeton, NJ