2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Miami RedHawks
men's ice hockey season
Conference8th NCHC
Home iceSteve Cady Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall5–18–2
Conference5–17–2–0–1–0
Home1–5–1
Road2–6–0
Neutral2–7–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachChris Bergeron
Assistant coachesBarry Schutte
Erid Rud
Captain(s)Phil Knies
Alternate captain(s)Derek Daschke
Casey Gilling
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The 2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey season was the 43rd season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The RedHawks represented Miami University and were coached by Chris Bergeron, in his 2nd season.

Season[edit]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. 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 Miami's players would lose a season of play.[1] 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.[2]

Miami, along with several other NCHC teams, began the season in Omaha, Nebraska and played a sizable number of games in December. In an effort to create a pseudo-bubble and protect the teams from COVID-19, the RedHawks played 10 games over a three-week period. Miami began with a goalie rotation, having Ben Kraws and Ludvid Persson alternating starts, but by the end of the month, the team had settled on Persson as their starting netminder. At the beginning of January the team sat near the bottom of the conference, winning just two of those ten games. When play returned to home campus sites, there was a brief glimmer of hope for the RedHawks as the team won back-to-back games at Western Michigan but then the bottom dropped out. Miami played just three teams the rest of the regular season and ended up losing 10 of their final 12 games. Miami finished last in the NCHC and were easily bounced from the conference tournament. The only saving grace for the program was Persson's performance which could help the team moving forward.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Karch Bachman Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Charlotte Checkers)
Grant Frederic Defenseman  United States Graduation
Gordie Green Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Toronto Marlies)
Brian Hawkinson Forward  United States Transferred to Colorado College
Carter Johnson Forward  Canada Graduation
Noah Jordan Forward  Canada Transferred to Vermont
Ryan Larkin Goaltender  United States Graduation
Christian Mohs Forward  United States Graduation
Chaz Switzer Defenseman  United States Graduation

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Matthew Barbolini Forward  United States 20 Williamsville, NY
Joey Cassetti Forward  United States 21 Pleasanton, CA; transfer from Merrimack
Robby Drazner Defenseman  United States 20 Buffalo Grove, IL
Mike Holland Forward  United States 20 Charlotte, NC
Dylan Moulton Defenseman  United States 19 Nolensville, TN
Jack Olmstead Forward  United States 22 Troy, MI; transfer from Michigan
Ludvig Persson Goaltender  Sweden 20 Göteborg, SWE
Hampus Rydqvist Defenseman  Sweden 21 Göteborg, SWE
Caleb Rule Forward  United States 21 Lansing, MI; transfer from Providence
Brian Silver Forward  United States 19 Lake Bluff, IL

Roster[edit]

As of March 1, 2021.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Ontario Bray Crowder Junior D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-11-17 Sudbury, Ontario Muskegon (USHL) —
4 Tennessee Andrew Sinard Junior D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-22 Brentwood, Tennessee Aberdeen (NAHL) —
5 Michigan Jack Clement Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-09 Detroit, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
6 Michigan Alec Mahalak Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-09-14 Monroe, Michigan Youngstown (USHL) —
7 Illinois Robby Drazner Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-13 Buffalo Grove, Illinois Nanaimo (BCHL) —
9 Michigan Jack Olmstead Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-02-06 Troy, Michigan Michigan (Big Ten) —
10 California Ben Lown Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-06-22 Newport Coast, California Omaha (USHL) —
11 California Rourke Russell Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-02-25 Long Beach, California Green Bay (USHL) —
12 Michigan John Sladic Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-01-22 Novi, Michigan Aberdeen (NAHL) —
13 Michigan Derek Daschke (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-10-13 Troy, Michigan Chicago (USHL) —
16 Sweden Hampus Rydqvist Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-12 Gothenburg, Sweden Maryland (NAHL) —
18 Massachusetts Monte Graham Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-04 Hanover, Massachusetts Muskegon (USHL) —
19 Michigan Caleb Rule Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-15 Lansing, Michigan Providence (HEA) —
20 North Carolina Michael Holland Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-11-23 Charlotte, North Carolina Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
21 Quebec Ryan Savage Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-31 Montreal, Quebec Muskegon (USHL) —
22 California Joe Cassetti Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-02-28 Pleasanton, California Waterloo (USHL) —
23 Illinois Brian Silver Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-11-06 Lake Bluff, Illinois Omaha (USHL) —
25 Indiana Scott Corbett Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-04-14 Carmel, Indiana Dubuque (USHL) —
26 Illinois Matt Barry Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-09-01 Naperville, Illinois Holy Cross (AHA) —
27 Tennessee Dylan Moulton Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-04-24 Nolensville, Tennessee Green Bay (USHL) —
28 Michigan Chase Pletzke Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-10 Bay City, Michigan Langley (BCHL) —
29 New York (state) Matthew Barbolini Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-01 Williamsville, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
32 Sweden Ludvig Persson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1999-10-06 Hindås, Sweden Lone Star (NAHL) —
33 New Jersey Ben Kraws Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-08-02 Cranbury, New Jersey Sioux City (USHL) —
34 British Columbia Alec Capstick Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-18 Langley, British Columbia Langley (BCHL) —
36 Ohio Grant Valentine Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-01-30 Medina, Ohio Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL) —
39 Michigan Casey Gilling (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-25 Gaylord, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
67 Arizona Phil Knies (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-04 Phoenix, Arizona Sioux City (USHL) —

Standings[edit]

2020–21 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota †* 24 18 5 1 2 1 0 54 .750 94 47 29 22 6 1 114 57
#2 St. Cloud State 24 15 9 0 3 3 0 45 .625 78 64 31 20 11 0 101 84
#3 Minnesota Duluth 24 13 9 2 1 2 1 43 .597 72 54 28 15 11 2 84 66
#13 Omaha 24 14 9 1 4 0 1 40 .556 79 69 26 14 11 1 85 81
Denver 22 9 12 1 0 2 1 31 .470 61 60 24 11 13 1 67 66
Western Michigan 24 10 11 3 1 0 1 33 .458 73 84 25 10 12 3 77 89
Colorado College 22 4 16 2 0 2 2 18 .273 35 77 23 4 17 2 36 79
Miami 24 5 17 2 0 1 0 18 .250 46 83 25 5 18 2 48 89
Championship: March 16, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
December 2 4:35 PM vs. #1 North Dakota Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Kraws L 0–2  0 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
December 5 5:05 PM vs. Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Persson L 1–2 OT 0 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
December 6 5:05 PM vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Kraws L 3–5  0 0–3–0 (0–3–0)
December 8 8:35 PM vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Persson L 2–4  0 0–4–0 (0–4–0)
December 10 4:35 PM vs. #9 Denver Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska Altitude Kraws L 1–5  0 0–5–0 (0–5–0)
December 12 9:05 PM vs. #18 Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Persson W 1–0  0 1–5–0 (1–5–0)
December 15 8:35 PM vs. Colorado College Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska AT&T RM Kraws L 1–4  0 1–6–0 (1–6–0)
December 17 8:35 PM vs. #8 Denver Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska Altitude Persson W 3–0  0 2–6–0 (2–6–0)
December 19 9:05 PM vs. Colorado College Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska AT&T RM Persson T 1–1 SOL 0 2–6–1 (2–6–1)
December 20 9:05 PM vs. #4 North Dakota Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Kraws L 2–6  0 2–7–1 (2–7–1)
January 2 7:05 PM at Western Michigan Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Persson W 3–1  0 3–7–1 (3–7–1)
January 3 5:05 PM at Western Michigan Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Persson W 5–1  0 4–7–1 (4–7–1)
January 8 7:00 PM vs. Western Michigan Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Persson L 1–4  0 4–8–1 (4–8–1)
January 9 5:00 PM vs. Western Michigan Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Persson T 3–3 SOL 0 4–8–2 (4–8–2)
January 22 8:30 PM at #6 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Persson L 2–3  86 4–9–2 (4–9–2)
January 23 8:00 PM at #6 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Persson L 2–8  110 4–10–2 (4–10–2)
January 29 7:05 PM vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Persson L 1–2  0 4–11–2 (4–11–2)
January 30 5:00 PM vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Kraws L 3–6  0 4–12–2 (4–12–2)
February 5 7:00 PM at #5 Minnesota–Duluth AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Persson L 1–8  150 4–13–2 (4–13–2)
February 6 5:00 PM at #5 Minnesota–Duluth AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Persson L 1–3  150 4–14–2 (4–14–2)
February 12 7:00 PM vs. #6 St. Cloud State Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Persson W 3–2  0 5–14–2 (5–14–2)
February 13 5:05 PM vs. #6 St. Cloud State Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Valentine L 2–4  0 5–15–2 (5–15–2)
February 26 6:05 PM at Western Michigan Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Persson L 2–5  125 5–16–2 (5–16–2)
February 28 6:05 PM vs. Western Michigan Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio CBSSN Persson L 2–4  0 5–17–2 (5–17–2)
NCHC Tournament
March 12 8:30 PM at #2 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Persson L 2–6  2,763 5–18–2
*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
Matt Barry F 25 2 15 17 6
Casey Gilling C 23 4 11 15 16
Matthew Barbolini F 25 5 9 14 14
Derek Daschke D 25 4 8 12 6
Phil Knies C/LW 25 3 6 9 10
Robby Drazner D 24 3 4 7 10
Ben Lown C 17 1 5 6 2
Rourke Russell D 15 3 2 5 12
Ryan Savage RW 14 2 3 5 6
Monte Graham F 23 2 3 5 6
John Sladic F 25 3 1 4 17
Joe Cassetti LW 11 2 2 4 6
Jack Olmstead F 20 1 3 4 12
Bray Crowder D 17 2 1 3 10
Chase Pletzke C 21 2 1 3 2
Hampus Rydqvist D 24 2 1 3 10
Jack Clement D 25 2 1 3 6
Scott Corbett C 20 1 2 3 12
Alec Capstick D 15 2 0 2 4
Andrew Sinard D 15 0 2 2 8
Michael Holland F 14 1 0 1 0
Dylan Moulton D 15 1 0 1 6
Alec Mahalak D 13 0 1 1 2
Grant Valentine G 2 0 0 0 0
Ben Kraws G 8 0 0 0 0
Caleb Rule F 9 0 0 0 6
Brian Silver F 15 0 0 0 8
Ludvig Persson G 18 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total 48 81 129 209

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ludvig Persson 18 986 5 11 2 43 533 2 .925 2.62
Grant Valentine 2 82 0 1 0 5 40 0 .889 3.66
Ben Kraws 8 427 0 6 0 32 223 0 .875 4.49
Empty Net - 14 - - - 9 - - - -
Total 25 1510 5 18 2 89 796 2 .899 3.54

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 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 (Final)
USCHO.com 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

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Ludvig Persson NCHC Three Stars Award [7]
Ludvig Persson NCHC Second Team [8]
Ludvig Persson NCHC Rookie Team [9]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2021 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
4 114 Redmond Savage† Detroit Red Wings

† incoming freshman [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Hockey Roster". Miami University RedHawks Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Miami RedHawks (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Miami Univ. (Ohio) 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Persson Nabs Three Stars Award from NCHC". Miami RedHawks. March 9, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "North Dakota Paces 2020-21 NCHC All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Five Teams Represented on 2020-21 NCHC All-Rookie Team". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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