2020–21 Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2020-21 Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey season was the 66th season of play for the program, the 32nd at the Division I level, and the 32nd season in the Hockey East conference. The Warriors represented Merrimack College and were coached by Scott Borek , in his 3rd 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 Merrimack's players would lose a season of play.[ 1] [ 2]
Due to cancellations and rescheduling Merrimack began the season playing ranked teams in eight consecutive games. As a result, the team's record was a paltry 1–7. Despite the losses, the team was able to keep the score close in most games and used the experience to improve in the second half of the season. Merrimack ended the regular season on a 4–4–2 run, not a particularly stellar record, but a vast improvement over their start. The Warriors had risen to 9th in the conference and were getting ready to play Vermont on the final week of the regular season. Unfortunately, several members of the team entered COVID-19 protocols on March 4. As a result, not only was the Vermont series cancelled but, since the team could not feasibly receive a clean bill of health before the Hockey East Tournament began on March 10, Merrimack had to withdraw from postseason play and end their season.[ 3]
James Corcoran and Jordan Seyfert sat out the season.
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of February 12, 2021.[ 4]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Jere Huhtamaa Sophomore
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
2000-04-10
Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga )—
2
Patrick Holway Senior
D 6' 5" (1.96 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1996-10-01
Cohasset, Massachusetts Maine (HEA DET 2015
3
Declan Carlile Sophomore
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2000-05-18
Hartland, Michigan Muskegon (USHL —
4
Conor Lovett Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
2001-04-07
Franklin, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA —
5
Jacob Modry Sophomore
D 6' 5" (1.96 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1999-01-23
El Segundo, California Wenatchee (BCHL —
6
Zach Vinnell Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-04-03
Cochrane, Alberta Camrose (AJHL —
7
Zach Uens Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-05-13
Belleville, Ontario Wellington (OJHL FLA 2020
8
Liam Dennison Sophomore
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
1999-02-07
Manotick, Ontario Youngstown (USHL —
9
Liam Walsh Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1999-07-14
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids (USHL —
10
Max Newton Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-11-14
Vancouver, British Columbia Alaska (WCHA —
11
Mick Messner Junior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1999-04-20
Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin (Big Ten —
12
Jordan Seyfert Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1999-04-03
Annville, Pennsylvania Fargo (USHL —
13
Chase Gresock C Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
1998-08-13
Powell, Ohio Youngstown (USHL —
14
Patrick Kramer Graduate
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-03-06
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL —
15
Hugo Esselin Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
2000-07-15
Stockholm, Sweden Djurgårdens J20 (J20 SuperElit —
16
Regan Kimens Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1999-03-28
Vaughan, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL —
17
Mac Welsher Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1999-04-24
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Des Moines (USHL —
18
Ben Brar Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1998-11-19
Abbotsford, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL —
19
Alex Jefferies Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
2001-11-08
Lunenburg, Massachusetts The Gunnery (USHS–CT NYI 2020
20
Jakob Lee Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
1999-02-12
Owen Sound, Ontario Brooks (AJHL —
21
Christian Simeone Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1997-02-12
Milton, Massachusetts Alberni Valley (BCHL —
22
Logan Drevitch Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1998-04-14
Middleborough, Massachusetts Boston Bandits (NCDC )—
23
Kevin Sadovski Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-07-06
Palm Coast, Florida Utica (NCDC )
—
24
Ryan Nolan Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1998-07-14
Winnetka, Illinois Victoria (BCHL —
25
Filip Karlsson-Tägtström Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1999-07-14
Stockholm, Sweden Sioux Falls (USHL —
26
Tyler Heidt Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1998-11-07
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Melfort (SJHL —
27
Dominic Dockery Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-01-02
Lockport, New York Youngstown (USHL —
28
Filip Forsmark Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
166 lb (75 kg)
1998-06-23
Skövde, Sweden Tri-City (USHL —
29
Zachary Borgiel Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-04-27
Fort Gratiot, Michigan Cowichan Valley (BCHL —
30
Troy Kobryn Sophomore
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1999-02-14
Hillsborough, New Jersey Cedar Rapids (USHL —
31
James Corcoran Sophomore
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-02-23
Walpole, Massachusetts Winchendon (USHS–MA —
Standings
Schedule and results
[ 7]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
December 5
4:30 PM
at #8 Massachusetts
Mullins Center • Amherst , Massachusetts NESN+
Borgiel
L 1–3 0
0–1–0 (0–1–0)
December 6
4:35 PM
vs. #8 Massachusetts
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
W 3–2 0
1–1–0 (1–1–0)
December 12
6:05 PM
at #17 Northeastern
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts NESN
Kobryn
L 2–8 0
1–2–0 (1–2–0)
December 13
4:05 PM
vs. #17 Northeastern
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
L 3–6 0
1–3–0 (1–3–0)
January 9
7:05 PM
at #14 Northeastern
Matthews Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Borgiel
L 2–3 OT
0
1–4–0 (1–4–0)
January 10
3:05 PM
vs. #14 Northeastern
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Kobryn
L 2–3 0
1–5–0 (1–5–0)
January 16
7:00 PM
at #3 Boston College
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts NESN
Borgiel
L 1–2 0
1–6–0 (1–6–0)
January 17
4:05 PM
vs. #3 Boston College
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
L 3–5 0
1–7–0 (1–7–0)
January 22
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire
Whittemore Center • Durham , New Hampshire
Borgiel
W 5–2 0
2–7–0 (2–7–0)
January 23
4:05 PM
vs. New Hampshire
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
T 2–2 SOL
0
2–7–1 (2–7–1)
January 29
3:05 PM
vs. Connecticut
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
L 1–6 0
2–8–1 (2–8–1)
January 30
3:00 PM
at Connecticut
Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs , Connecticut
Kobryn
L 2–6 0
2–9–1 (2–9–1)
February 6
2:05 PM
vs. #16 Providence
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
L 1–5 0
2–10–1 (2–10–1)
February 7
2:00 PM
at #16 Providence
Schneider Arena • Providence , Rhode Island
Borgiel
W 3–2 0
3–10–1 (3–10–1)
February 19
4:00 PM
at New Hampshire
Whittemore Center • Durham , New Hampshire
Borgiel
T 3–3 SOL
0
3–10–2 (3–10–2)
February 20
4:05 PM
vs. New Hampshire
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
W 6–2 0
4–10–2 (4–10–2)
February 26
4:05 PM
at #8 Boston University
Agganis Arena • Boston , Massachusetts
Huhtamaa
W 5–2 0
5–10–2 (5–10–2)
February 27
4:05 PM
vs. #8 Boston University
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Borgiel
L 2–4 0
5–11–2 (5–11–2)
Hockey East Tournament
Participation Cancelled
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Filip Forsmark LW /RW 18
4
9
13 16
Liam Walsh LW 17
7
5
12 10
Alex Jefferies LW 12
4
6
10 2
Declan Carlile D 14
2
8
10 10
Logan Drevitch LW 12
3
6
9 12
Zach Vinnell D 16
3
6
9 6
Patrick Holway D 18
3
6
9 22
Ben Brar F 15
4
4
8 10
Chase Gresock F 16
4
4
8 2
Max Newton F 9
3
4
7 4
Zach Uens D 14
1
6
7 8
Dominic Dockery D 14
1
6
7 2
Regan Kimens LW 16
3
3
6 2
Conor Lovett F 15
3
2
5 23
Patrick Kramer C 17
0
5
5 10
Mac Welsher C 13
1
1
2 6
Ryan Nolan F 13
0
2
2 8
Mick Messner LW 14
0
2
2 2
Liam Dennison D 15
1
0
1 4
Christian Simeone F 4
0
1
1 0
Jere Huhtamaa G 3
0
0
0 0
Troy Kobryn G 3
0
0
0 0
Kevin Sadovski D 3
0
0
0 0
Hugo Esselin C 6
0
0
0 4
Filip Karlsson-Tägtström C 9
0
0
0 2
Jacob Modry D 10
0
0
0 2
Tyler Heidt D 12
0
0
0 4
Jakob Lee C 13
0
0
0 10
Zachary Borgiel G 15
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
18
-
-
-
4
Total
47
86
133
185
[ 8]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Jere Huhtamaa 3
141
1
0
0
7
67
0
.905
2.97
Zachary Borgiel 15
792
4
8
2
41
310
0
.883
3.10
Troy Kobryn 3
147
0
3
0
14
73
0
.839
5.72
Empty Net
-
11
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
Total
18
1092
5
11
2
66
450
0
.872
3.63
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
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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
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NR
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NR
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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [ 9]
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 .^ "COVID-19 ends season for Merrimack hockey team" . The Eagle-Tribune . March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021 .^ "2020–21 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . Merrimack Warriors.^ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .^ "2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .^ "Merrimack Warriors (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results" . College Hockey Stats . Retrieved December 5, 2019 .^ "Merrimack College 2020-2021 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved March 17, 2021 .
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