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2020–21 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Brown Bears
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceMeehan Auditorium
Rankings
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USA TodayNR
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrendan Whittet
Assistant coachesJason Guerriero
Jason Smith
Ed Kesell
Brown Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season would have been the 104th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represent Brown University.

Season

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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Brown and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Brown's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

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 Brown's players would lose a season of play.[3] 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.[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Brown for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Brent Beaudoin Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Trey Dodd Forward  United States Graduation
Jack Gessert Forward  United States Graduation
Zach Giuttari Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Luke Harrington Forward  United States Left Program
Gavin Nieto Goaltender  United States Graduation

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tony Andreozzi Defenseman  United States 20 Winchester, MA
James Durham Goaltender  United States 21 Grand Rapids, MI
Matthew Kinash Forward  Canada 20 Edmonton, AB; transferred to Massachusetts–Lowell
Jackson Munro Defenseman  Canada 20 Vancouver, BC
Matthew Sutton Forward  United States 20 Gibsonia, PA
Jordan Tonelli Forward  Canada 20 Armonk, NY

† played junior hockey or equivalent during 2020–21 season.

Roster

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As of September 1, 2020.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Michigan James Durham Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-27 Grand Rapids, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
2 Connecticut Luke Krys Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-27 Ridgefield, Connecticut Salisbury (USHS–CT)
3 Ontario Luke Albert Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-17 Fergus, Ontario Bonnyville (AJHL)
4 Utah Anea Ferrario (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-08-09 Ogden, Utah Sioux City (USHL)
5 Massachusetts Ben Taylor Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-04-25 Falmouth, Massachusetts Nanaimo (BCHL)
6 Wisconsin Tony Stillwell (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-04-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL)
7 Minnesota Justin Jallen Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-06 St. Paul, Minnesota Northeast (NAHL)
9 Florida Connor Marshall Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-10 Parkland, Florida Northeast (NAHL)
10 Michigan Jonny Russell Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-31 Traverse City, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
11 British Columbia Nathan Plessis Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-02-28 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Brooks (AJHL)
12 Pennsylvania Matt Sutton Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL)
14 New York (state) Chris Berger Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-14 Buffalo, New York Des Moines (USHL)
15 Massachusetts Tony Andreozzi Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-04-16 Winchester, Massachusetts Salmon Arm (BCHL)
16 Alberta Tristan Crozier (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-23 Calgary, Alberta Nanaimo (BCHL)
17 Ontario Bradley Cocca Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-13 Toronto, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
18 Ontario Jake Harris Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
19 Finland Samuli Niinisaari Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Lincoln (USHL)
20 Norway Joachim Weberg Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-06-21 Oslo, Norway Jersey (USPHL)
21 California Alec Mehr Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-01-11 Los Angeles, California Bloomington (USHL)
22 New York (state) Matty Holmes Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-02-22 Rye, New York Chilliwack (BCHL)
23 British Columbia Jackson Munro Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-11 Vancouver, British Columbia Alberni Valley (BCHL)
24 Ontario Dorian Dawson Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-29 Collingwood, Ontario Sioux City (USHL)
25 Illinois Michael Maloney Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-17 McHenry, Illinois Omaha (USHL)
26 Colorado James Crossman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-11-23 Denver, Colorado Jamestown (NAHL)
27 New York (state) Jordan Tonelli Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-30 Armonk, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
28 Manitoba Colin Burston Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba Wenatchee (BCHL)
29 Colorado Cole Quisenberry Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-22 Denver, Colorado Chicago (USHL)
33 New York (state) Gabriel Vinal Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-12 Syracuse, New York Aberdeen (NAHL)
35 Illinois Luke Kania (A) Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-01-24 Chicago, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac 18 10 4 4 1 1 3 37 .685 54 34 29 17 8 4 100 59
#20 Clarkson 14 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 .595 29 25 22 11 7 4 62 52
St. Lawrence * 14 4 8 2 1 1 1 15 .357 30 37 17 6 8 3 40 45
Colgate 18 5 9 4 1 0 1 16 .352 34 51 22 6 11 5 48 66
Brown 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Cornell 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Dartmouth 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Harvard 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Princeton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rensselaer 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Union 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Yale 0 - - - - - - - - - - 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

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Season Cancelled

References

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  1. ^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Brown. Retrieved July 14, 2018.