2019–20 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Northern Michigan Wildcats
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Northern Michigan Wildcats; men's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd WCHA
Home ice	Berry Events Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	18–16–4
Conference	16–11–1–1
Home	9–10–1
Road	9–6–3
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Grant Potulny
Assistant coaches	Byron Pool; Rob Lehtinen
Captain(s)	Philip Beaulieu
Alternate captain(s)	Joe Nardi
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The 2019–20 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and the 20th in the WCHA conference. The Wildcats represented Northern Michigan University and were coached by Grant Potulny, in his 3rd season.

Roster[edit]

As of September 9, 2019.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
4	Michael Van Unen	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-26	Kamloops, British Columbia	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
5	Mason Palmer	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-11-20	Plymouth, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
6	Rylan Yaremko	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	1996-09-15	Spirit River, Alberta	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
9	Darien Craighead	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-07	Surrey, British Columbia	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
10	Ben Newhouse	Junior (RS)	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1997-06-16	Edina, Minnesota	Union Dutchmen (ECAC)	—
11	Andre Ghantous	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-12-07	Glendale, California	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
13	Luke Voltin	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1995-04-13	Blaine, Minnesota	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
14	Vincent de Mey	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-11-26	Los Angeles, California	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
15	Caleb Schroer	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1996-05-07	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)	—
16	Griffin Loughran	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	1998-11-13	West Seneca, New York	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
17	Josh Arnold	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-08-13	Penticton, British Columbia	Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)	—
18	Joseph Nardi (A)	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1997-06-01	Edmonton, Alberta	Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)	—
19	A. J. Vanderbeck	Freshman (RS)	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-09-23	Monument, Colorado	Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten)	—
20	Garrett Klee	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-04-11	Morrison, Colorado	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
22	Jett Jungels	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-07-14	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School (USHS–MN)	—
23	Mitchel Slattery	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1996-04-20	Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
24	Hank Sorensen	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-06-05	Wayzata, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
25	Philip Beaulieu (C)	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1995-09-02	Duluth, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
26	Ty Readman	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1998-01-05	Edmonton, Alberta	Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)	—
27	Adam Roeder	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1996-06-11	Ballwin, Missouri	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
28	Tanner Vescio	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-04-14	Blaine, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
29	Grant Loven	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1997-12-21	East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
30	John Hawthorne	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-09-02	Chemainus, British Columbia	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
31	John Roberts	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-12-02	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
32	Connor Ryckman	Junior (RS)	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-09-18	Minesing, Ontario	Wisconsin Stevens Point (WIAC)	—
34	Nolan Kent	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1998-08-12	Chestermere, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—

Standings[edit]

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Minnesota State	28	23	4	1	1	71	115	38	36	29	5	2	141	53
#11 Bemidji State	28	20	5	3	2	65	101	46	34	20	9	5	111	65
Northern Michigan	28	16	11	1	1	50	92	87	36	18	14	4	115	112
Alaska	28	14	9	5	2	49	73	65	34	16	13	5	84	86
Bowling Green	28	14	10	4	3	49	85	70	36	19	13	4	112	92
Michigan Tech	28	14	12	2	0	44	68	65	37	19	15	3	96	85
Lake Superior State	28	11	13	4	4	41	66	77	38	13	21	4	90	112
Alaska Anchorage	28	4	18	6	3	21	56	96	34	4	23	7	66	122
Ferris State	28	5	21	2	0	17	54	100	35	7	26	2	70	127
Alabama–Huntsville	28	2	20	6	1	13	50	116	34	2	26	6	57	145
Championship: March 21, 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
Exhibition
October 5	7:00 PM	at USNTDP*		USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition)		Hawthorne	W 4–3	847
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 PM	vs. Michigan State*		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Kent	L 5–3	4,043	0–1–0
October 12	6:07 PM	vs. Michigan State*		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Hawthorne	W 2–0	4,071	1–1–0
October 18	6:07 PM	at #20 Boston University*		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Hawthorne	T 4–4 ^OT	3,277	1–1–1
October 19	7:05 PM	at #20 Boston University*		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Kent	W 4–3	3,083	2–1–1
October 25	7:07 PM	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	W 4–3	1,832	3–1–1 (1–0–0–0)
October 26	6:07 PM	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 6–4	2,500	4–1–1 (2–0–0–0)
November 1	7:07 PM	vs. Alabama–Huntsville	#20	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	W 5–3	2,493	5–1–1 (3–0–0–0)
November 2	6:07 PM	vs. Alabama–Huntsville	#20	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 4–2	2,959	6–1–1 (4–0–0–0)
November 8	7:07 PM	vs. St. Cloud State*	#16	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Hawthorne	T 3–3 ^OT	3,020	6–1–2 (4–0–0–0)
November 9	6:00 PM	vs. St. Cloud State*	#16	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Hawthorne	L 4–5 ^OT	3,258	6–2–2 (4–0–0–0)
November 15	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska	#18	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	W 2–1	2,605	7–2–2 (5–0–0–0)
November 16	6:07 PM	vs. Alaska	#18	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	L 2–3	2,785	7–3–2 (5–1–0–0)
November 22	7:07 PM	at Michigan Tech	#19	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 2–3	3,337	7–4–2 (5–2–0–0)
November 23	6:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech	#19	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 2–3	3,945	7–5–2 (5–3–0–0)
November 29	8:07 PM	at Alabama–Huntsville		Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 2–4	1,142	7–6–2 (5–4–0–0)
November 30	8:07 PM	at Alabama–Huntsville		Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 3–1	956	8–6–2 (6–4–0–0)
December 13	7:07 PM	vs. #1 Minnesota State		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	L 2–5	2,227	8–7–2 (6–5–0–0)
December 14	6:00 PM	vs. #1 Minnesota State		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 4–1	2,246	9–7–2 (7–5–0–0)
January 3	6:07 PM	at #11 Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 5–2	1,912	10–7–2 (8–5–0–0)
January 4	7:07 PM	at #11 Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 4–3 ^OT	2,113	11–7–2 (9–5–0–0)
January 10	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage	#19	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 4–1	2,477	12–7–2 (10–5–0–0)
January 11	6:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage	#19	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 6–3	3,066	13–7–2 (11–5–0–0)
January 17	7:00 PM	at #1 Cornell*	#17	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Kent	T 2–2 ^OT	3,511	13–7–3 (11–5–0–0)
January 18	7:00 PM	at #1 Cornell*	#17	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Kent	L 3–1	3,876	13–8–3 (11–5–0–0)
January 24	11:07 PM	at Alaska	#15	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	T 5–4 ^{3x3 OTW}	1,230	13–8–4 (11–5–1–1)
January 25	11:07 PM	at Alaska	#15	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Hawthorne	W 4–2	1,405	14–8–4 (12–5–1–1)
January 31	7:07 PM	vs. Ferris State	#15	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 5–2	2,890	15–8–4 (13–5–1–1)
February 1	6:07 PM	vs. Ferris State	#15	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 5–2	3,738	16–8–4 (14–5–1–1)
February 7	8:07 PM	at #3 Minnesota State	#15	Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 7–3	4,436	16–9–4 (14–6–1–1)
February 8	8:07 PM	at #3 Minnesota State	#15	Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 1–0	5,090	16–10–4 (14–7–1–1)
February 14	7:07 PM	vs. #16 Bemidji State	#19	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 0–5	5,090	16–11–4 (14–8–1–1)
February 15	6:07 PM	vs. #16 Bemidji State	#19	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 1–5	3,383	16–12–4 (14–9–1–1)
February 21	7:07 PM	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 6–1	2,135	16–13–4 (14–10–1–1)
February 22	7:07 PM	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 5–1	2,904	17–13–4 (15–10–1–1)
February 28	7:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	L 4–8	4,030	17–14–4 (15–11–1–1)
February 29	6:07 PM	at Michigan Tech		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Kent	W 3–2	4,053	18–14–4 (16–11–1–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 6	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan*		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1)		Kent	L 1–4	3,209	18–15–4 (16–11–1–1)
March 7	6:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan*		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2)		Kent	L 3–4 ^3OT	3,765	18–16–4 (16–11–1–1)
Northern Michigan 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
Griffin Loughran	F	37	23	16	39	93
Darien Craighead	RW	36	15	16	31	33
Vincent de Mey	F	38	15	13	28	14
Joseph Nardi	LW	38	8	19	27	12
Philip Beaulieu	D	38	6	19	25	32
André Ghantous	RW	36	11	11	22	16
Ty Readman	C	38	4	15	19	8
Ben Newhouse	D	38	3	12	15	4
Grant Loven	C	38	3	11	14	20
Luke Voltin	LW	36	8	5	13	27
Hank Sorensen	D	37	4	9	13	101
Brandon Schultz	C/LW	18	1	10	11	8
A. J. Vanderbeck	F	8	2	7	9	2
Mitchell Slattery	RW	36	4	4	8	10
Garrett Klee	F	37	4	4	8	35
Caleb Schroer	F	25	3	5	8	4
Adam Roeder	D	36	3	5	8	12
Michael Van Unen	D	36	1	7	8	41
Rylan Yaremko	D/RW	36	1	3	4	26
Nolan Kent	G	30	0	3	3	0
Tanner Vescio	D	25	0	2	2	6
Jarrett Lee	F	17	0	1	1	15
Mason Palmer	D	28	0	1	1	14
Jett Jungels	F	1	0	0	0	0
John Roberts	G	1	0	0	0	0
John Hawthorne	G	17	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	12
Total			119	198	317	545

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
John Roberts	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	0.00
Nolan Kent	30	1530	13	11	1	73	668	0	.901	2.86
John Hawthorne	17	793	5	5	3	41	306	1	.882	3.10
Empty Net	-	20	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Total	38	2352	18	16	4	120	975	1	.890	3.06

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	20	16	18	19	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	19	17	15	15	15	19	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	15	15	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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References[edit]

^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Northern Michigan University Wildcats. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^ "Northern Michigan Wildcats (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Northern Michigan Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[1] "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Northern Michigan University Wildcats. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[2] "Northern Michigan Wildcats (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[3] "Northern Michigan Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

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

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v t e Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lakeview Arena (1976–1999) Berry Events Center (1999–Present)
Head coaches	Rick Comley (1976–2002) Walt Kyle (2002–2017) Grant Potulny (2017–present)
Seasons	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 1999–00 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	CCHA (1977–1984, 1997–2013, 2021–present) WCHA (1984–1997, 2013–2021)
Rivalries	Lake Superior State Michigan Tech
Culture & lore	Puckheads
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Bill Joyce (255 Points) Gary Emmons (130 Goals) Bill Pye (81 Wins)
National championships	1991
Frozen Four appearances	1980 1981 1991
NCAA Tournament appearances	1980 1981 1989 1991 1992 1993 1999 2010
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1980 1981 WCHA: 1989 1991 1992
Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan