2020–21 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season

2020–21 Harvard Crimson
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 Harvard Crimson; men's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ted Donato
Assistant coaches	Jim Tortorella; James Marcou; Brian Robinson
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The 2020–21 Harvard Crimson Men's ice hockey season would have been the 121st season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Crimson represent Harvard University.

Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Harvard 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, Harvard'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 Harvard'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 Harvard for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Jack Badini	Forward	United States	Signed Professional Contract (Anaheim Ducks)
Henry Bowlby	Forward	United States	Signed Professional Contract (Florida Panthers)
Wyllum Deveaux	Forward	Canada	Returned to Juniors (West Kelowna Warriors); rejoined program for following year
Jack Drury	Defenseman	United States	Signed Professional Contract (Växjö Lakers)
Cameron Gornet	Goaltender	United States	Graduation
Frédéric Grégoire	Forward	Canada	Graduation
Colton Kerfoot	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with KOOVEE)
Nathan Krusko	Forward	United States	Graduation
Sihak Lee	Goaltender	United States	Graduation
Jack Rathbone	Defenseman	United States	Signed Professional Contract (Vancouver Canucks)
Justin Szeto	Forward	Canada	Graduation
Reilly Walsh	Defenseman	United States	Signed Professional Contract (New Jersey Devils)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ryan Drkulec^†	Forward	United States	20	Frisco, TX
Sean Farrell^†	Forward	United States	18	Hopkinton, MA; Selected 124th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
John Fusco^†	Defenseman	United States	19	Westwood, MA; Selected 189th overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Alex Laferriere^†	Defenseman	United States	18	Chatham, NJ; Selected 83rd overall in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Max Miller	Goaltender	United States	19	Ann Arbor, MI
Derek Mullahy^†	Goaltender	United States	19	Scituate, MA

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

Roster

As of June 28, 2020.^[5]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
5	Nick Azar	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-01-13	Grosse Pointe, Michigan	Tri-City (USHL)	—
7	R. J. Murphy	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-10-02	Needham, Massachusetts	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
8	Benjamin Foley	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1996-11-30	Edina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
9	Mitchell Perrault	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-09-03	Findlay, Ohio	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
11	Benjamin Solin	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-07-21	Madison, Connecticut	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
12	Jackson Hartje	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1996-08-08	Detroit, Michigan	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
14	Jace Foskey	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-06-01	Southlake, Texas	Madison (USHL)	—
15	John Murray	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-04-18	Dorchester, Massachusetts	Nobles (USHS–MA)	—
16	Nick Abruzzese	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-06-04	Slate Hill, New York	Chicago (USHL)	TOR, 124th overall 2019
17	John Farinacci	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-02-14	Red Bank, New Jersey	Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA)	ARI, 76th overall 2019
22	Ryan Siedem	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-02-25	Madison, New Jersey	Central Illinois (USHL)	—
23	Baker Shore	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-08-20	Englewood, Colorado	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
24	Buddy Mrowka	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-23	Duxbury, Massachusetts	Milton Academy (USHS–MA)	—
27	Austin Wong	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-08-26	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	WPG, 215th overall 2018
30	Derek Schaedig	Junior	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-05-13	Chelsea, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	—
44	Mitchell Gibson	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-06-25	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Central Illinois (USHL)	WSH, 124th overall 2018
46	Marshall Rifai	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-03-16	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Des Moines (USHL)	—
47	Casey Dornbach	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-07-07	Edina, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
77	Henry Thrun	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-03-12	Southborough, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	ANA, 101st overall 2019
	Ryan Drkulec	Freshman	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2000-09-22	Mansfield, Texas	Des Moines (USHL)	—
	Sean Farrell	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-11-02	Hopkinton, Massachusetts	Chicago (USHL)	MTL, 124th overall 2020
	John Fusco	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-06-13	Westwood, Massachusetts	Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA)	TOR, 189th overall 2020
	Alex Laferriere	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-10-28	Chatham, New Jersey	Des Moines (USHL)	LAK, 83rd overall 2020
	Max Miller	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-02	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Janesville (NAHL)	—
	Derek Mullahy	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-20	Scituate, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	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

Season Cancelled

Players drafted into the NHL

2021 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
1	13	Matthew Coronato^†	Calgary Flames
5	137	Aku Koskenvuo^†	Vancouver Canucks
5	138	Jack Bar^†	Dallas Stars

† incoming freshman ^[6]

References

^ "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. October 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Harvard Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Harvard University.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

[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 Harvard Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Harvard University.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

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v t e Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey
Venues	Franklin Park (1897–1904) Harvard Stadium Rink (1904–1911) Boston Arena (1911–1917, 1921–1956) Pavilion Rink (1919–1921) Donald C. Watson Rink (1956–1978) Walter Brown Arena (1978–1979) Bright Hockey Center (1979–present)
Coaches	no coach (1897–1903, 1918–19) Alfred Winsor (1903–17, 1923–24) William Henry Claflin Jr. (1919–23) Edward Bigelow (1924–27) Joseph Stubbs (1927–38) Clark Hodder (1938–42) John Chase (1942–43, 1945–50) Cooney Weiland (1950–71) Bill Cleary (1971–90) Ronn Tomassoni (1990–99) Mark Mazzoleni (1999–2004) Ted Donato (2004– )
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 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 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 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 1999–2000 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	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1901–1911) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	Cornell Yale
Culture & lore	Beanpot Love Story
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Scott Fusco (240 Points) Lane MacDonald (111 Goals) Grant Blair (72 Wins)
Retired numbers	Bill Cleary (4)
National championships	1989
Frozen Four appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1983 1986 1987 1989 1994 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances	1955 1957 1958 1969 1971 1974 1975 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016 2017 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1963 1971 1983 1987 1994 2002 2004 2006 2015 2017
Hobey Baker winners	Mark Fusco (1983) Scott Fusco (1986) Lane MacDonald (1989) Jimmy Vesey (2016)
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