2019–20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
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.
| 2019–20 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | 3rd NCHC |
| Home ice | Magness Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 6 |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | 6 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–9–6 |
| Conference | 11–8–5–4 |
| Home | 13–4–1 |
| Road | 8–5–5 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | David Carle |
| Assistant Coaches | Tavis MacMillan Dallas Ferguson Corey Wogtech |
| Captain(s) | Ian Mitchell |
| Alternate captain(s) | Michael Davies Tyson McLellan |
| Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]
Roster
As of June 28, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Devin Cooley | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1997-05-25 | Los Gatos, California | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Erich Fear | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 1997-05-08 | Winnetka, Illinois | Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Griffin Mendel | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 1999-02-18 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 7 | |
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 |  |
Jay Feiwell | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-02-17 | Carmel, Indiana | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 9 | |
Tyson McLellan (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | 1996-02-17 | San Jose, California | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Jaakko Heikkinen | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1997-03-17 | Helsinki, Finland | Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | — |
| 11 | |
Tyler Ward | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1999-08-19 | Kamloops, British Columbia | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Kohen Olischefski | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1998-02-01 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) | — |
| 13 | |
Liam Finlay | Senior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 1997-02-18 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | — |
| 15 |  |
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 | |
Jake Durflinger | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 1997-10-06 | Walnut Creek, California | Bloomington Thunder (USHL) | — |
| 17 | |
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 | |
Ryan Barrow | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-02-15 | Banff, Alberta | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — |
| 19 | |
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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
Lane Krenzen | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-02-21 | Twig, Minnesota | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — |
| 24 | |
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 |  |
Jack Doremus | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1997-04-15 | Aspen, Colorado | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Kyle Mayhew | Sophomore | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1997-12-25 | Anaheim Hills, California | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Brett Edwards | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-09-10 | Grande Prairie, Alberta | Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) | — |
| 30 |  |
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 | |
Michael Corson | Sophomore | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1999-04-22 | Darien, Illinois | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | — |
| 32 |  |
Justin Lee | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2000-03-14 | Waskada, Manitoba | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 37 |  |
Hank Crone | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 1998-02-19 | Dallas, Texas | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
Standings
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 championRankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
| 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. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics
| 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 |
Goaltending statistics
| 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
| 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 | |
Players drafted into the NHL
2020 NHL Entry Draft
| 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
References
- "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Denver. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- "Denver Pioneers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- "Denver Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- "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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