2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 52nd season of play for the program and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Falcons represented Bowling Green State University and were coached by Ty Eigner , in his 2nd season.
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 Bowling Green's players would lose a season of play.[ 1] [ 2]
Despite COVID concerns, Bowling Green was able to play several non-WCHA teams early in the year and propelled themselves into the top-10 with a fantastic start. The Falcons won 12 of their first 13 games, including an impressive series sweep of Quinnipiac , and rose to the #5 ranking by mid-January. Unfortunately, when Bowling Green began facing stiff competition, the offense dropped off dramatically. Over a 4-week stretch, the Falcons went 2–6, losing the six games against teams that finished the season ranked. In those games the team scored just 6 goals. While the defense wasn't particularly bad, it wasn't good either. Bowling Green recovered with a 3–0–1 run to end the season but the damage had been done.
Even with a 19–8–1 record, the Falcons had fallen to 13th in the rankings and were considered a 'bubble team', since they possessed a 1–7 record against the other top teams in the WCHA.[ 3] NCAA Tournament bid, the team would need a good performance in their conference tournament . BG got off to a bad start, losing the opening game 3–4 to Northern Michigan , but rebounded with resounding 5–0 win. The turnaround didn't last long, however, and the Falcons dropped the deciding game 1–5. The team was ranked 16th the following poll and were passed over in favor of Notre Dame , who were just 1 game over .500.
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of September 8, 2020.[ 4]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Will Cullen Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1996-07-24
Pelham Manor, New York Carleton Place (CCHL —
3
Carson Musser Senior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1997-04-21
Grand Rapids, Michigan Fargo (USHL —
4
Garrett Daly Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-08-11
Lakeville, Minnesota Langley (BCHL —
5
Cam Babiak Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1999-04-30
Saline, Michigan Brookings (NAHL —
6
Alex Barber A Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
1999-02-17
Dublin, Ohio Central Illinois (USHL —
7
T. J. Lloyd Sophomore
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1999-11-15
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Spruce Grove (AJHL —
8
Chrystopher Collin Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1999-05-05
Montreal, Quebec Edmunston (MHL —
10
Max Johnson Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1998-05-12
Lakeville, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL —
11
Taylor Schneider Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
1998-02-18
Lakeville, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL —
12
Gavin Gould Senior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
1996-04-27
North Vancouver, British Columbia Michigan Tech (WCHA —
13
Adam Conquest Sophomore
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-05-10
Brighton, Michigan Cowichan Valley (BCHL —
14
Justin Wells Senior
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-07-31
North Canton, Ohio Sioux Falls (USHL —
15
Evan Dougherty Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1999-04-17
Kalamazoo, Michigan Waterloo (USHL —
16
Cameron Wright Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
1998-08-11
Newmarket, Ontario St. Michael's (OJHL —
17
Ethan Scardina Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2000-11-02
South Surrey, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL —
18
Trevor St-Jean Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
1997-10-10
Findlay, Ohio Langley (BCHL —
20
Connor Ford C Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1998-02-05
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sioux City (USHL —
21
Seth Fyten Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2000-11-23
Didsbury, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL —
22
Adam Pitters Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-02-09
Grosse Pointe, Michigan Aberdeen (NAHL —
23
Max Coyle Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-01-29
Tillsonburg, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA —
25
Sam Craggs Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1997-05-30
Elmhurst, Illinois Waterloo (USHL —
27
Tim Theocharidis Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1998-06-28
Scarborough, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL —
28
Brandon Kruse A Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
1999-02-26
Saline, Michigan Brookings (NAHL VGK 2018
29
Chase Danol Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-01-20
Westland, Michigan Coquitlam (BCHL —
31
Eric Dop Senior
G 5' 10" (1.78 m)
159 lb (72 kg)
1998-08-23
Lewis Center, Ohio Tri-City (USHL —
32
Brett Rich Senior
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1999-01-09
Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green (USHS–OH —
33
Anton Malmström Freshman
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2000-03-18
Österhaninge, Sweden Djurgården J20 (J20 SuperElit —
40
Zack Rose Sophomore
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-07-03
Paradise, Newfoundland Victoria (BCHL —
Standings
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
November 13
7:07 PM
vs. Adrian *
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Dop
W 6–2 300
1–0–0
November 21
7:05 PM
vs. Adrian *
#19
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Rose
W 5–0 0
2–0–0
December 1
7:00 PM
at Robert Morris *
#18
Clearview Arena • Neville Township , Pennsylvania
Dop
W 6–3 0
3–0–0
December 5
1:30 PM
vs. Mercyhurst *
#18
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Rose
L 1–2 300
3–1–0
December 6
3:00 PM
at Mercyhurst *
#18
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie , Pennsylvania
Dop
W 3–1 149
4–1–0
December 11
7:07 PM
vs. Ferris State *
#16
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Rose
W 3–2 300
5–1–0
December 12
7:07 PM
at Ferris State *
#16
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan
Dop
W 6–2 0
6–1–0
December 18
7:00 PM
at #11 Quinnipiac *
#13
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Rose
W 4–1 0
7–1–0
December 19
7:00 PM
at #11 Quinnipiac *
#13
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Dop
W 4–2 0
8–1–0
December 29
3:07 PM
vs. Robert Morris *
#7
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Rose
W 2–1 300
9–1–0
January 2
3:07 PM
at Ferris State
#7
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Dop
W 6–1 250
10–1–0 (1–0–0)
January 3
3:07 PM
at Ferris State
#7
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Rose
W 4–2 250
11–1–0 (2–0–0)
January 7
7:07 PM
vs. Bemidji State
#7
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Dop
W 3–2 300
12–1–0 (3–0–0)
January 8
7:07 PM
vs. Bemidji State
#7
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Dop
L 3–4 OT
300
12–2–0 (3–1–0)
January 11
7:00 PM
at USNTDP *
#7
USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth , Michigan (Exhibition)
Rich
L 1–5 250
January 15
7:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
#8
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Dop
W 5–1 300
13–2–0
January 16
7:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
#8
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio
Rose
W 6–2 300
14–2–0
January 21
6:07 PM
at Bemidji State *
#5
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota
Dop
L 1–2 0
14–3–0
January 22
3:07 PM
at Bemidji State *
#5
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota
Dop
L 1–3 0
14–4–0
January 29
7:07 PM
vs. #18 Michigan Tech
#8
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Dop
W 6–3 300
15–4–0 (4–1–0)
January 30
7:07 PM
vs. #18 Michigan Tech
#8
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Rose
W 5–2 300
16–4–0 (5–1–0)
February 5
8:07 PM
at #6 Minnesota State
#8
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato , Minnesota FloHockey.tv
Dop
L 0–4 150
16–5–0 (5–2–0)
February 6
7:07 PM
at #6 Minnesota State
#8
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato , Minnesota FloHockey.tv
Rose
L 1–5 150
16–6–0 (5–3–0)
February 12
7:07 PM
vs. Lake Superior State
#12
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Dop
L 1–2 OT
300
16–7–0 (5–4–0)
February 13
7:07 PM
vs. Lake Superior State
#12
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Dop
L 2–5 300
16–8–0 (5–5–0)
February 20
6:07 PM
at Northern Michigan
#14
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Dop
T 0–0 SOL
250
16–8–1 (5–5–1)
February 21
4:07 PM
at Northern Michigan
#14
Berry Events Center • Marquette , Michigan FloHockey.tv
Dop
W 6–2 250
17–8–1 (6–5–1)
February 24
7:07 PM
vs. Alabama–Huntsville
#13
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio FloHockey.tv
Dop
W 5–0 300
18–8–1 (7–5–1)
February 28
4:07 PM
at Alabama–Huntsville
#13
Von Braun Center • Huntsville , Alabama FloHockey.tv
Dop
W 4–2 1,313
19–8–1 (8–5–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 12
7:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
#13
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1)
Dop
L 3–4 630
19–9–1
March 13
7:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
#13
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2)
Dop
W 5–0 630
20–9–1
March 14
5:07 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
#13
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green , Ohio (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 3)
Dop
L 1–5 630
20–10–1
Bowling Green Lost Series 1–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
[ 5]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Brandon Kruse LW 31
11
23
34 26
Cameron Wright LW 31
13
16
29 32
Connor Ford RW 31
16
12
28 10
Will Cullen D 28
6
19
25 54
Max Johnson C 27
10
14
24 8
Alex Barber F 31
9
14
23 35
Taylor Schneider LW 31
10
9
19 8
Tim Theocharidis D 31
5
10
15 8
T. J. Lloyd D 31
0
14
14 26
Gavin Gould F 21
3
10
13 6
Sam Craggs LW 27
4
8
12 55
Evan Dougherty RW 31
8
3
11 20
Carson Musser D 31
1
9
10 8
Justin Wells D 31
2
7
9 18
Seth Fyten F 28
5
1
6 6
Ethan Scardina F 24
1
4
5 8
Christopher Collin C /LW 21
1
3
4 2
Garrett Daly D 29
1
3
4 6
Anton Malmström D 20
1
2
3 17
Chase Danol F 3
1
0
1 0
Adam Pitters F 11
0
1
1 20
Adam Conquest RW 14
0
1
1 4
Eric Dop G 23
0
1
1 0
Max Coyle D 23
0
1
1 8
Brett Rich G 1
0
0
0 0
Trevor St. Jean F 1
0
0
0 0
Cam Babiak D 2
0
0
0 2
Zack Rose G 10
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total
108
185
293
393
[ 6]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Brett Rich 1
1:59
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
0.00
Zack Rose 10
545
7
2
0
18
178
1
.908
1.98
Eric Dop 23
1306
13
8
1
47
566
2
.923
2.16
Empty Net
-
11
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
Total
31
1865
20
10
1
67
744
4†
.917
2.15
† Dop and Rich shared a shutout on February 24
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
19
18
18
16
13
9
7
7
8
5
8
8
12
14
13
13
13
16
17
-
18
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
12
8
7
6
7
5
8
8
12
13
14
13
13
NR
NR
NR
NR
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [ 7]
Awards and honors
References
^ "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 .^ "Bracketology: With Selection Sunday around the corner, taking one last stab at how the NCAA hockey tournament field will look" . USCHO . March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021 .^ "2020–21 Ice Hockey Roster" . Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2016 .^ "Bowling Green Falcons (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results" . College Hockey Stats . Retrieved December 5, 2019 .^ "Bowling Green State Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "WCHA announces individual award winners" . The Sault News . March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .^ "WCHA Announces 2020-21 All-League Teams" . WCHA.com . March 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
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