2019–20 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Brown Bears
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Brown Bears; men's ice hockey season
Conference	9th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Meehan Auditorium
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	8–21–2
Conference	8–12–2
Home	5–8–1
Road	3–13–1
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brendan Whittet
Assistant coaches	Jason Guerriero; Jason Smith; Ed Kesell
Captain(s)	Zach Giuttari
Alternate captain(s)	Brent Beaudoin; Jack Gessert
	Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons; « 2018–19 2020–21 »

The 2019-20 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represented Brown University and were coached by Brendan Whittet, in his 11th season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Nolan Aibel	Forward	United States	Graduation (Retired)
Alex Brink	Forward	United States	Graduate Transfer (Boston University)
Max Gottlieb	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Ontario Reign)
Joey Maguire	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Retired)
Tom Marchin	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)
Will Scherer	Defenseman	United States	Graduate Transfer (Canisius)
Brady Schoo	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Retired)
Conner Wynne	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Luke Albert	Defenseman	Canada	21	Fergus, ON
Brad Cocca	Forward	Canada	20	Mississauga, ON
James Crossman	Defenseman	United States	21	Cherry Hills, CO
Matt Holmes	Forward	United States	20	Rye, NY
Luke Krys	Defenseman	United States	19	Ridgefield, CT
Connor Marshall	Forward	United States	21	Parkland, FL
Samuli Niinisaari	Defenseman	Finland	21	Hamina, FIN
Nathan Plessis	Forward	Canada	21	Salmon Arm, BC
Cole Quisenberry	Forward	United States	20	Cherry Hills, CO
Jon Russell	Forward	United States	21	Traverse City, MI

Roster

As of July 10, 2019.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Gavin Nieto	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-02-01	Yorba Linda, California	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
2	Luke Krys	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-09-27	Ridgefield, Connecticut	Salisbury School (USHS–CT)	—
3	Luke Albert	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1998-08-17	Fergus, Ontario	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
4	Anea Ferrario	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-08-09	Ogden, Utah	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
5	Ben Taylor	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-04-25	Falmouth, Massachusetts	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
6	Tony Stillwell	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-04-18	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
7	Justin Jallen	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1998-01-06	St. Paul, Minnesota	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
8	Zach Giuttari (C)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-04-17	Warwick, Rhode Island	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
9	Connor Marshall	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-10-10	Parkland, Florida	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
10	Jonny Russell	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1998-01-31	Traverse City, Michigan	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
11	Nathan Plessis	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-02-28	Salmon Arm, British Columbia	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
13	Brent Beaudoin (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-02-29	Londonderry, New Hampshire	Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL)	—
14	Chris Berger	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-04-14	Buffalo, New York	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
15	Jack Gessert (A)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1995-01-12	Novi, Michigan	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
16	Tristan Crozier	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1998-02-23	Calgary, Alberta	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
17	Bradley Cocca	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-08-13	Toronto, Ontario	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
18	Jake Harris	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1998-04-10	Toronto, Ontario	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
19	Samuli Niinisaari	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1998-08-11	Hamina, Finland	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
20	Joachim Weberg	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1996-06-21	Oslo, Norway	New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)	—
21	Alec Mehr	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-01-11	Los Angeles, California	Bloomington Thunder (USHL)	—
22	Matty Holmes	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-02-22	Rye, New York	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
23	Luke Harrington	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-09-02	Rye, New York	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)	—
24	Dorian Dawson	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-05-29	Collingwood, Ontario	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
25	Michael Maloney	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-02-17	McHenry, Illinois	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
26	James Crossman	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-11-23	Denver, Colorado	Jamestown Rebels (NAHL)	—
27	Trey Dodd	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996-07-18	St. Louis, Missouri	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
28	Colin Burston	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-03-28	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)	—
29	Cole Quisenberry	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-03-22	Denver, Colorado	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
33	Gabriel Vinal	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-12	Syracuse, New York	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
35	Luke Kania	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-01-24	Chicago, Illinois	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Cornell †	22	18	2	2	38	81	34	29	23	2	4	104	45
#7 Clarkson	22	16	5	1	33	63	38	34	23	8	3	96	63
#14 Quinnipiac	22	14	6	2	30	64	45	34	21	11	2	94	78
Rensselaer	22	13	8	1	27	63	41	34	17	15	2	95	87
Harvard	22	11	6	5	27	82	59	31	15	10	6	116	87
Dartmouth	22	10	10	2	22	60	73	31	13	14	4	93	106
Yale	22	10	10	2	22	57	64	32	15	15	2	77	97
Colgate	22	8	9	5	21	50	54	36	12	16	8	76	87
Brown	22	8	12	2	18	41	54	31	8	21	2	52	84
Union	22	5	15	2	12	46	71	37	8	25	4	67	112
Princeton	22	2	16	4	8	46	71	31	6	20	5	66	100
St. Lawrence	22	2	18	2	6	37	81	36	4	27	5	64	130
Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2020

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
November 1	7:00 PM	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut		Nieto	L 2–3	2,200	0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 2	7:00 PM	vs. Yale	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	W 5–1	690	1–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 8	7:08 PM	at #4 Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York		Nieto	L 1–4	3,451	1–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 9	4:00 PM	at Colgate	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York		Kania	W 4–1	1,241	2–2–0 (2–2–0)
November 15	7:00 PM	vs. #13 Harvard	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Kania	L 1–4	723	2–3–0 (2–3–0)
November 16	7:00 PM	vs. Dartmouth	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	L 1–4	489	2–4–0 (2–4–0)
November 22	7:00 PM	vs. #8 Clarkson	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	L 1–2 ^OT	617	2–5–0 (2–5–0)
November 23	7:00 PM	vs. St. Lawrence	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	W 3–2	557	3–5–0 (3–5–0)
November 26	7:05 PM	at Bentley*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts		Kania	L 0–1	1,144	3–6–0 (3–5–0)
November 30	7:00 PM	vs. #13 Providence	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Mayor's Cup)		Nieto	L 2–4	557	3–7–0 (3–5–0)
December 6	7:00 PM	vs. Union	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York		Kania	L 0–5	1,482	3–8–0 (3–6–0)
December 7	7:00 PM	vs. Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, New York		Nieto	L 1–2 ^OT	2,101	3–9–0 (3–7–0)
December 10	7:00 PM	vs. #9 Massachusetts*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	NESN	Nieto	L 0–4	410	3–10–0 (3–7–0)
January 4	7:00 PM	at New Hampshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN	Nieto	L 1–5	3,241	3–11–0 (3–7–0)
January 8	7:00 PM	at Boston University*	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Nieto	L 2–3 ^OT	2,230	3–12–0 (3–7–0)
January 11	7:05 PM	vs. #15 Arizona State*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	L 1–3	636	3–13–0 (3–7–0)
January 12	4:00 PM	vs. #15 Arizona State*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	NESN	Nieto	L 3–4 ^OT	454	3–14–0 (3–7–0)
January 17	7:00 PM	vs. Rensselaer	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	L 1–3	602	3–15–0 (3–8–0)
January 18	7:00 PM	vs. Union	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	W 3–2	559	4–15–0 (4–8–0)
January 31	7:00 PM	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York		Nieto	W 2–0	1,764	5–15–0 (5–8–0)
February 1	7:00 PM	at #6 Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York		Nieto	L 1–4	2,842	5–16–0 (5–9–0)
February 7	7:00 PM	vs. Princeton	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	W 4–3	638	6–16–0 (6–9–0)
February 8	7:00 PM	vs. #16 Quinnipiac	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	T 2–2 ^OT	642	6–16–1 (6–9–1)
February 14	7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire		Nieto	L 2–5	1,492	6–17–1 (6–10–1)
February 15	7:00 PM	at #18 Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts		Nieto	T 1–1 ^OT	2,064	6–17–2 (6–10–2)
February 21	7:00 PM	vs. Colgate	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	W 3–1	572	7–17–2 (7–10–2)
February 22	7:00 PM	vs. #2 Cornell	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island		Nieto	L 0–3	1,418	7–18–2 (7–11–2)
February 28	7:00 PM	at #17 Quinnipiac	People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut		Nieto	L 1–2	3,243	7–19–2 (7–12–2)
February 29	7:00 PM	at Princeton	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey		Nieto	W 2–0	2,100	8–19–2 (8–12–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 6	7:00 PM	at Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 1)		Nieto	L 0–3	715	8–20–2 (8–12–2)
March 7	7:00 PM	at Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (First Round Game 2)		Nieto	L 2–3 ^OT	871	8–21–2 (8–12–2)
Brown Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Zach Giuttari	D	31	4	11	15	10
Brent Beaudoin	C	31	7	7	14	8
Justin Jallen	F	31	9	4	13	4
Bradley Cocca	C	31	5	5	10	10
Tony Stillwell	D	23	1	9	10	8
Luke Krys	D	31	4	5	9	26
Michael Maloney	F	31	2	7	9	25
James Crossman	D	21	2	6	8	18
Cole Quisenberry	F	28	4	3	7	12
Trey Dodd	F	30	2	5	7	4
Tristan Crozier	F	19	2	4	6	16
Joachim Weberg	LW	24	2	4	6	2
Colin Burston	LW	31	2	3	5	29
Chris Berger	LW	9	2	2	4	6
Nathan Plessis	C	22	2	2	4	40
Connor Marshall	F	11	1	3	4	0
Samueli Niinisaari	D	29	1	3	4	10
Dorian Dawson	D	30	0	3	3	8
Alec Mehr	C	22	0	1	1	4
Anea Ferrario	D	30	0	1	1	10
Gabriel Vinal	G	1	0	0	0	0
Jonny Russell	RW	3	0	0	0	2
Luke Kania	G	4	0	0	0	0
Luke Albert	D	4	0	0	0	0
Matty Holmes	F	5	0	0	0	0
Jake Harris	LW	9	0	0	0	0
Jack Gessert	LW	25	0	0	0	10
Gavin Nieto	G	28	0	0	0	0
Ben Taylor	RW	28	0	0	0	6
Bench	-	31	-	-	-	4
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Gabriel Vinal	1	50	0	0	0	2	35	0	.946	2.37
Gavin Nieto	28	1610	7	18	2	65	695	2	.914	2.42
Luke Kania	4	212	1	3	0	11	105	0	.905	3.11
Empty Net	-	22	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Total	31	1896	8	21	2	84	835	2	.909	2.66

Rankings

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	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	NR	NR

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References

^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
^ "Brown Bears (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Brown Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[2] "Brown Bears (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[3] "Brown Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906) Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961) Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)
Head coaches	No Coach (1897–1906) James Gardner (1926–1927) Jean Dubuc (1927–1929) Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938) Robert Taylor (1931–1933) Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939) Westcott Moulton (1947–1952) Donald Whiston (1952–1955) James Fullerton (1955–1970) J. Allan Soares (1970–1974) Richard Toomey (1974–1978) Paul Schilling (1978–1982) Herb Hammond (1982–1988) Bob Gaudet (1988–1997) Roger Grillo (1997–2009) Brendan Whittet (2009–present)
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 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 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 1999–00 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	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1906) Pentagonal League (1948–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Providence
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Bill Gilligan (180 Points) Bob Wheeler (86 Goals) Kevin McCabe / Yann Danis (43 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1951 1965 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances	1951 1965 1976 1993
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