2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders; men's ice hockey season
Conference	10th Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	Hart Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	11–21–5
Conference	9–16–3–2
Home	6–11–1
Road	5–10–4
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	David Berard
Assistant coaches	Peter Roundy; Max Mobley; Jon Lounsbury
Captain(s)	Jack Surowiec
Alternate captain(s)	Kevin Darrar; Logan Ferguson; Anthony Vincent
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The 2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey season was the 54th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Crusaders represented the College of the Holy Cross and were coached by David Berard, in his 6th season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Matt Barry	Forward	United States	Transferred to Miami
Mitch Collett	Forward	Canada	Graduation (Retired)
Johnny Coughlin	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Signed with Maine Mariners)
Peter Crinella	Forward	United States	Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder)
Mike Laffin	Forward	United States	Graduation (Retired)
Jay Mackie	Forward	Canada	Graduation (Retired)
Tommy Nixon	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Worcester Railers)
Spencer Trapp	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Worcester Railers)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Grayson Constable	Forward	Canada	21	Lethbridge, AB
Nick Hale	Defenseman	United States	20	Raleigh, NC
Christian Hayes	Forward	United States	20	Milton, MA
Mike Higgins	Defenseman	United States	19	Needham, MA
Alex Peterson	Forward	United States	21	Lansdale, PA
Matt Radomsky	Goaltender	Canada	20	Winnipeg, MB
Bobby Young	Forward	Canada	20	Kitchener, ON

Roster

As of July 12, 2019.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Patrick O'Leary	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-01-31	Norfolk, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)	—
3	Frank Boie	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1998-05-15	Needham, Massachusetts	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
4	Dalton Skelly	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1995-09-22	Keller, Texas	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
5	Mike Higgins	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-04-06	Needham, Massachusetts	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
6	Bryce Dolan	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-02-13	Barrington, Rhode Island	Kimball Union Academy (USHS–NH)	—
7	Nick Hale	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-05-07	Raleigh, North Carolina	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
8	Will Brophy	Senior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1996-08-09	Fairfield, Connecticut	Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL)	—
10	Kevin Darrar (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1996-06-10	Monroe Township, New Jersey	Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)	—
12	Conner Jean	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1997-02-15	Oakland, Michigan	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
13	Grayson Constable	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1998-05-05	Lethbridge, Alberta	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
14	Christian Hayes	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1999-02-01	Milton, Massachusetts	Thayer Academy (USHS–MA)	—
15	Charlie Barrow	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1996-11-04	Belmont, Massachusetts	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
17	Ryan Leibold	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-11-03	Ashburn, Virginia	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
18	Bobby Young	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-11-08	Kitchener, Ontario	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
19	Alex Peterson	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1998-03-27	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	Amarillo Bulls (NAHL)	—
20	Logan Ferguson (A)	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1997-04-18	Calgary, Alberta	Canmore Eagles (AJHL)	—
21	Neil Robinson	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1995-09-06	Pointe-Claire, Quebec	Brockville Braves (CCHL)	—
22	Jack Surowiec (C)	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1996-07-26	Louisville, Kentucky	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
24	Andrew Dumaresque	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1997-02-25	Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
26	Pete Kessel	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1996-01-19	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
27	Matt Slick	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1999-03-13	Buffalo, New York	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
28	Logan Milliken	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1997-06-30	Canmore, Alberta	Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)	—
29	Erik Gordon	Sophomore	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1999-01-05	Duluth, Georgia	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)	—
30	Matt Radomsky	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-06-21	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
31	Beau Collins	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1996-08-31	Londonderry, New Hampshire	Portland Jr. Pirates (USPHL)	—
34	Anthony Vincent (A)	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-08-12	Wilton, Connecticut	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
37	Jake Pappalardo	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-07-11	Salem, New Hampshire	Maine Black Bears (HEA)	—
40	Erkka Vänskä	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1998-02-15	Espoo, Finland	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#20 American International	28	21	6	1	0	64	96	46	34	21	12	1	103	68
Sacred Heart	28	18	8	2	0	56	104	63	34	21	10	3	127	82
RIT	28	15	9	4	1	50	86	73	36	19	13	4	108	98
Army	28	14	11	3	3	48	70	64	33	17	13	3	82	76
Niagara	28	12	12	4	2	42	64	65	34	12	18	4	72	87
Air Force	28	10	12	6	5	41	60	67	34	10	18	6	70	95
Robert Morris	28	11	12	5	3	41	65	65	34	11	18	5	75	90
Bentley	28	13	13	2	0	41	75	80	34	15	16	3	83	94
Canisius	28	9	13	6	3	36	71	83	34	10	18	6	80	109
Holy Cross	28	9	16	3	2	32	67	83	34	10	19	5	80	99
Mercyhurst	28	3	23	2	0	11	49	118	34	5	27	2	64	141
Championship: March 20, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	7:05 PM	vs. Simon Fraser*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Exhibition)		Radomsky	W 9–0 ^{3x3 OTL}	482
Regular Season
October 11	7:15 PM	at #6 Providence*	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		Radomsky	W 3–2 ^OT	1,900	1–0–0
October 13	4:05 PM	vs. USNTDP*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Exhibition)		Gordon	L 2–4	1,100
October 17	7:05 PM	vs. Merrimack*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	NESN+	Radomsky	L 1–3	1,550	1–1–0
October 19	7:05 PM	at Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Gordon	T 2–2 ^OT	2,504	1–1–1
October 25	7:05 PM	vs. St. Lawrence*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	T 2–2 ^OT	1,837	1–1–2
November 1	7:05 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York		Gordon	L 4–7	2,937	1–2–2 (0–1–0–0)
November 2	5:05 PM	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York		Radomsky	T 3–3 ^SOW	2,178	1–2–3 (0–1–1–1)
November 7	7:05 PM	at Sacred Heart	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut		Radomsky	W 2–1	233	2–2–3 (1–1–1–1)
November 8	7:05 PM	vs. Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–4	1,052	2–3–3 (1–2–1–1)
November 15	7:05 PM	vs. Army	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 1–4	600	2–4–3 (1–3–1–1)
November 16	5:05 PM	vs. Army	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 1–3	755	2–5–3 (1–4–1–1)
November 21	7:05 PM	at Sacred Heart	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut		Radomsky	W 4–3	303	3–5–3 (2–4–1–1)
November 22	7:05 PM	vs. Sacred Heart	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 1–4	1,052	3–6–3 (2–5–1–1)
November 29	7:05 PM	vs. Bentley	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–3	637	3–7–3 (2–6–1–1)
November 30	4:05 PM	vs. Bentley	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Gordon	L 4–1	1,260	3–8–3 (2–7–1–1)
December 6	9:05 PM	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Radomsky	L 2–7	1,902	3–9–3 (2–8–1–1)
December 7	7:05 PM	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Radomsky	T 3–3 ^SOL	1,608	3–9–4 (2–8–2–1)
December 28	4:05 PM	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York		Radomsky	L 2–5	525	3–10–4 (2–9–2–1)
December 29	4:05 PM	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York		Radomsky	L 1–3	472	3–11–4 (2–10–2–1)
January 3	7:05 PM	vs. Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	W 4–0	668	4–11–4 (3–10–2–1)
January 4	7:05 PM	vs. Mercyhurst	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	W 7–2	437	5–11–4 (4–10–2–1)
January 10	7:05 PM	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York		Radomsky	W 6–3	437	6–11–4 (5–10–2–1)
January 11	4:05 PM	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York		Radomsky	T 2–2 ^SOW	350	6–11–5 (5–10–3–2)
January 17	7:05 PM	vs. #20 Quinnipiac*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 3–4	869	6–12–4 (5–10–2–1)
January 24	7:05 PM	vs. Air Force	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	W 3–1	900	7–12–4 (6–10–2–1)
January 25	7:05 PM	vs. Air Force	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	W 2–1	844	8–12–4 (7–10–2–1)
January 31	7:05 PM	vs. RIT	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	W 4–3	641	9–12–4 (8–10–2–1)
February 1	7:05 PM	vs. RIT	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–4	633	9–13–4 (8–11–2–1)
February 7	7:05 PM	vs. #11 Arizona State*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–3 ^OT	1,905	9–14–4 (8–11–2–1)
February 14	7:05 PM	vs. Robert Morris	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	W 5–3	504	10–14–4 (9–11–2–1)
February 15	7:05 PM	vs. Robert Morris	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–4	553	10–15–4 (9–12–2–1)
February 20	7:05 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 1–4	776	10–16–4 (9–13–2–1)
February 22	7:05 PM	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 0–2	1,108	10–17–4 (9–14–2–1)
February 28	7:05 PM	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–3	1,554	10–18–4 (9–15–2–1)
February 29	7:05 PM	vs. Bentley	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Radomsky	L 2–6	540	10–19–4 (9–16–2–1)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 6	7:05 PM	at Robert Morris*	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (First Round Game 1)		Radomsky	W 2–0	487	11–19–4 (9–16–2–1)
March 7	7:05 PM	at Robert Morris*	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (First Round Game 2)		Radomsky	L 1–2 ^OT	520	11–20–4 (9–16–2–1)
March 8	7:05 PM	at Robert Morris*	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (First Round Game 3)		Radomsky	L 1–5	433	11–21–4 (9–16–2–1)
Holy Cross Lost Series 1–2
*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
Neil Robinson	LW	36	10	13	23	14
Logan Ferguson	RW	37	7	15	22	35
Pete Kessel	F	34	12	6	18	27
Conner Jean	C	36	12	6	18	45
Kevin Darrar	F	34	9	8	17	31
Alex Peterson	F	36	7	9	16	37
Ryan Leibold	F	37	3	12	15	32
Jake Pappalardo	C	30	4	10	14	16
Dalton Skelly	D	36	2	11	13	10
Anthony Vincent	F	21	4	7	11	20
Matt Slick	D	34	3	7	10	22
Will Brophy	D	37	3	6	9	10
Jack Surowiec	C/LW	34	1	8	9	33
Nick Hale	D	35	0	7	7	16
Mike Higgins	D	32	1	5	6	10
Patrick O'Leary	D	26	2	3	5	6
Grayson Constable	F	33	1	3	4	10
Erkka Vänskä	F	17	2	1	3	2
Andrew Dumaresque	C	14	1	2	3	6
Charlie Barrow	D	30	1	2	3	10
Frank Boie	D	19	2	0	2	4
Bobby Young	C	18	1	1	2	8
Logan Milliken	D	8	0	2	2	4
Bryce Dolan	D	20	0	1	1	2
Erik Gordon	G	4	0	0	0	0
Beau Collins	G	5	0	0	0	0
Christian Hayes	F	7	0	0	0	2
Matt Radomsky	G	34	0	0	0	2
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Matt Radomsky	34	1985	11	18	4	96	892	2	.903	2.90
Beau Collins	5	46	0	0	0	3	46	0	.842	3.88
Erik Gordon	4	212	0	3	1	15	80	0	.842	4.24
Empty Net	-	11	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Total	37	2255	11	21	5	115	988	2	.896	3.06

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

^ "Crusaders Men's Ice Hockey — 2019–20 Roster". GoHolyCross.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ "Holy Cross Crusaders (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "College of the Holy Cross 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[1] "Crusaders Men's Ice Hockey — 2019–20 Roster". GoHolyCross.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[2] "Holy Cross Crusaders (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[3] "College of the Holy Cross 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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

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v t e Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Head coaches	Bill Kane (1966–1976) Mike Addesa (1976–1979) Peter Van Buskirk (1979–1988, 1996–1997) Bill Bellerose (1988–1994) Paul Pearl (1994–1996, 1997–2014) David Berard (2014–2021) Bill Riga (2021–Present)
Seasons	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 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1967–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Joe Lunny (219 Points) Larry Murphy (119 Goals) Tony Quesada (61 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2006
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 1999 Atlantic Hockey: 2004 2006
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA