2020–21 Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey season

2020–21 Colgate Raiders
men's ice hockey season
2020–21 Colgate Raiders; men's ice hockey season
Conference	4th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Class of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	6–11–5
Conference	5–9–4–1–0–1
Home	1–7–3
Road	5–4–2
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Don Vaughan
Assistant coaches	Dana Borges; Andy Boschetto
Captain(s)	Paul McAvoy
Alternate captain(s)	Trevor Cosgrove; Tyler Jeanson; Josh McKechney
	Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey seasons; « 2019–20 2021–22 »

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 Cockrell	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to St. Cloud State
Ross Craig	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation
Bobby McMann	Forward	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder)
Paul Meyer	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (Signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Jacob Panetta	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Tyler Penner	Forward	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Birmingham Bulls)
Nick Quillan	Defenseman	Canada	Left program
Ben Sharf	Forward	United States	Graduation
John Snodgrass	Forward	United States	Graduation

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Nick Anderson	Defenseman	United States	21	Wayzata, MN
Pierson Brandon	Defenseman	United States	20	Irvington, NY
P. J. Garrett	Defenseman	United States	20	Duxbury, MA
Levi Glasman	Forward	Canada	21	Lacombe, AB
Carter Gylander	Goaltender	United States	19	Beaumont, AB; Selected 191st overall in 2019
Elliott McDermott	Defenseman	Canada	20	Kingston, ON
Ross Mitton	Forward	United States	20	Copiague, NY
Alex Young	Forward	Canada	19	Calgary, AB; Selected 196th overall in 2020

Roster

As of December 17, 2020.^[3]

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
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.

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Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Josh McKechney	F	22	7	6	13	12
Alex Young	C	21	6	7	13	17
Matt Verboon	C/RW	22	4	6	10	14
Griffin Lunn	F	22	3	7	10	14
Pierson Brandon	D	22	0	10	10	16
Jeff Stewart	LW	22	3	5	8	6
Arnaud Vachon	C	22	3	5	8	10
Nick Anderson	D	21	2	6	8	10
Ethan Manderville	C	22	4	2	6	10
Evan Tschumi	C/W	20	2	4	6	6
Elliott McDermott	D	22	2	4	6	10
Nick Austin	F/D	18	1	5	6	8
Paul McAvoy	F	22	3	2	5	2
Tyler Jeanson	C	17	2	3	5	4
Trevor Cosgrove	D	22	3	1	4	10
Levi Glasman	LW	20	1	3	4	8
Colton Young	F	21	1	3	4	38
Ross Mitton	F	21	1	2	3	4
Anthony Stark	D	22	0	1	1	6
Liam Watson-Brawn	D	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Hoey	C	5	0	0	0	0
Andrew Farrier	G	8	0	0	0	0
P. J. Garrett	D	10	0	0	0	6
Carter Gylander	G	19	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	8
Total			48	82	130	219

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Carter Gylander	19	1048	6	9	4	47	428	1	.901	2.69
Andrew Farrier	8	296	0	2	1	18	113	0	.863	3.64
Empty Net	-	13	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Total	22	1358	6	11	5	66	541	1	.891	2.91

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 (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	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	^[9]

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.
^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colgate Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
^ "Colgate Raiders (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Colgate Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Pierson Brandon Named Best Defensive Defenseman". ECAC Hockey. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2021 All-Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[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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