2020–21 Colgate Raiders
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th ECAC Hockey
Home iceClass of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall6–11–5
Conference5–9–4–1–0–1
Home1–7–3
Road5–4–2
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDon Vaughan
Assistant coachesDana Borges
Andy Boschetto
Captain(s)Paul McAvoy
Alternate captain(s)Trevor Cosgrove
Tyler Jeanson
Josh McKechney
Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders Men's ice hockey season was the 91st season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Raiders represented the Colgate University and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena, and were coached by Don Vaughan, in his 28th season as their head coach.

Season

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 Colgate'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]

The start to Colgate's season was a bit rough as the team won 1 of their first six games. They recovered afterwards and nearly reached a .500 record by early February but the team flagged afterwards and ended the season last in the conference. The Raiders met St. Lawrence in the ECAC Tournament and outplayed the Saints but still managed to lose 4–5 in overtime. The poor finish should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as eight of the twelve ECAC teams had cancelled their seasons. This resulted in Colgate playing 21 out of 22 games against Clarkson, Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence, two of which were ranked throughout the season. The only real takeaway from the season for Colgate was that the team has some work to do if they want to compete against Clarkson and Quinnipiac.

Mitchel Benson, William Friend, and Henry Marshall sat out the season.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jared CockrellForward United StatesGraduate transfer to St. Cloud State
Ross CraigDefenseman CanadaGraduation
Bobby McMannForward CanadaGraduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder)
Paul MeyerDefenseman United StatesGraduation (Signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Jacob PanettaDefenseman CanadaGraduation (Signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Tyler PennerForward CanadaGraduation (Signed with Birmingham Bulls)
Nick QuillanDefenseman CanadaLeft program
Ben SharfForward United StatesGraduation
John SnodgrassForward United StatesGraduation

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick AndersonDefenseman United States21Wayzata, MN
Pierson BrandonDefenseman United States20Irvington, NY
P. J. GarrettDefenseman United States20Duxbury, MA
Levi GlasmanForward Canada21Lacombe, AB
Carter GylanderGoaltender United States19Beaumont, AB; Selected 191st overall in 2019
Elliott McDermottDefenseman Canada20Kingston, ON
Ross MittonForward United States20Copiague, NY
Alex YoungForward Canada19Calgary, AB; Selected 196th overall in 2020

Roster

As of December 17, 2020.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Mitch Benson Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-18 Windsor, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
2 New York (state) Pierson Brandon Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-26 Irvington, New York Aberdeen (NAHL) —
3 New York (state) Anthony Stark Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-09 New York, New York Madison (USHL) —
4 Ontario Elliott McDermott Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1999-02-03 Kingston, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL) —
5 Kentucky Paul McAvoy (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-09-17 Richmond, Kentucky Surrey (BCHL) —
7 Alberta Josh McKechney (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-05-29 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
8 Massachusetts P. J. Garrett Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-01-17 Duxbury, Massachusetts Powell River (BCHL) —
10 Ontario Arnaud Vachon Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-05-13 Ajax, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
11 Minnesota Nick Austin Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-17 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Madison (USHL) —
12 Alberta Colton Young Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-08-23 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL) —
13 Switzerland Matt Verboon Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-23 Geneva, Switzerland Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
14 Ontario Ethan Manderville Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-07-01 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL) —
15 Connecticut Jack Hoey Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-11-03 Fairfield, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT) —
16 New York (state) Griffin Lunn Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-15 Lockport, New York Sioux Falls (USHL) —
17 New York (state) Ross Mitton Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-05 Copiague Harbor, New York Omaha (USHL) —
19 Connecticut Henry Marshall Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-01-09 New Canaan, Connecticut Alberni Valley (BCHL) —
20 Alberta Levi Glasman Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-07-31 Lacombe, Alberta Powell River (BCHL) —
21 Alberta Alex Young Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-22 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL) SJS, 196th overall 2020
22 Manitoba Tyler Jeanson (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-09-16 Carman, Manitoba Minot (NAHL) —
23 British Columbia Jeff Stewart Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-02-23 Surrey, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
24 New Hampshire Trevor Cosgrove (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-04 Exeter, New Hampshire Alberni Valley (BCHL) —
25 Alberta Evan Tschumi Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-04-25 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL) —
26 British Columbia Liam Watson-Brawn Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-06 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) —
27 Minnesota Nick Anderson Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-04 Independence, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
31 Quebec Andrew Farrier Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-01 Montreal, Quebec Kingston (OJHL) —
32 Massachusetts Will Friend Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-02 South Hamilton, Massachusetts Governor's Academy (USHS–MA) —
37 Alberta Carter Gylander Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-05 Beaumont, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) DET, 191st overall 2019

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac †18104411337.685543429178410059
#20 Clarkson1464412225.59529252211746252
St. Lawrence *1448211115.3573037176834045
Colgate1859410116.35234512261154866
Brown0----------0-----
Cornell0----------0-----
Dartmouth0----------0-----
Harvard0----------0-----
Princeton0----------0-----
Rensselaer0----------0-----
Union0----------0-----
Yale0----------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

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
November 22 4:00 PM vs. #8 Clarkson* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 1–2  0 0–1–0
December 23 4:00 PM at #8 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Gylander W 5–4 OT 0 1–1–0
December 29 4:00 PM vs. RIT* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander T 4–4 OT 0 1–1–1
January 1 6:45 PM vs. #10 Clarkson* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 1–4  0 1–2–1 (0–1–0)
January 3 4:00 PM at #10 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Farrier T 1–1 SOW 0 1–2–2 (0–1–1)
January 7 5:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Farrier L 1–2  0 1–3–2 (0–2–1)
January 9 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York  Gylander W 4–2  0 2–3–2 (1–2–1)
January 10 5:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York  Gylander T 1–1 SOW 0 2–3–3 (1–2–2)
January 15 5:00 PM vs. #11 Quinnipiac* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 0–3  0 2–4–3 (1–3–2)
January 17 4:00 PM at #11 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut  Gylander L 0–3  0 2–5–3 (1–4–2)
January 21 5:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York  Gylander W 4–3 OT 0 3–5–3 (2–4–2)
January 23 6:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Farrier L 3–4  0 3–6–3 (2–5–2)
January 24 4:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander W 4–3  0 4–6–3 (3–5–2)
February 4 5:00 PM at #13 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Gylander W 2–0  0 5–6–3 (4–5–2)
February 6 4:00 PM at #13 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Gylander T 1–1 SOL 0 5–6–4 (4–5–3)
February 12 5:00 PM vs. #11 Quinnipiac* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander T 2–2 SOL 0 5–6–5 (4–5–4)
February 13 4:00 PM vs. #11 Quinnipiac* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York  Gylander L 0–9  0 5–7–5 (4–6–4)
February 26 5:00 PM at #15 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Gylander L 2–3  0 5–8–5 (4–7–4)
February 27 4:00 PM at #15 Clarkson* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York  Gylander L 2–3  0 5–9–5 (4–8–4)
March 5 6:00 PM at #11 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut  Gylander L 2–4  0 5–10–5 (4–9–4)
March 6 4:00 PM at #11 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut  Gylander W 4–3  0 6–10–5 (5–9–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 18 5:00 PM at St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal)  Gylander L 4–5 OT 0 6–11–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[4]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Josh McKechneyF22761312
Alex YoungC21671317
Matt VerboonC/RW22461014
Griffin LunnF22371014
Pierson BrandonD220101016
Jeff StewartLW223586
Arnaud VachonC2235810
Nick AndersonD2126810
Ethan MandervilleC2242610
Evan TschumiC/W202466
Elliott McDermottD2224610
Nick AustinF/D181568
Paul McAvoyF223252
Tyler JeansonC172354
Trevor CosgroveD2231410
Levi GlasmanLW201348
Colton YoungF2113438
Ross MittonF211234
Anthony StarkD220116
Liam Watson-BrawnD10000
Jack HoeyC50000
Andrew FarrierG80000
P. J. GarrettD100006
Carter GylanderG190000
Bench-----8
Total4882130219

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Carter Gylander191048694474281.9012.69
Andrew Farrier8296021181130.8633.64
Empty Net-13---1----
Total2213586115665411.8912.91

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

Player Award Ref
Pierson Brandon ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman [7]
Josh McKechney ECAC Hockey First Team [8]
Pierson Brandon ECAC Hockey Rookie Team [9]
Alex Young

References

  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 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Colgate Raiders (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Colgate Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pierson Brandon Named Best Defensive Defenseman". ECAC Hockey. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2021 All-Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
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