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2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceSlater Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall21–13–4
Conference14–10–4–3
Home9–7–1
Road12–4–3
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachTy Eigner
Assistant coachesCurtis Carr
Maco Balkovec
Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 51st season of play for the program and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Falcons represented Bowling Green State University and were coached by Ty Eigner, in his 1st season.

The team's season ended abruptly when the WCHA announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States on March 12, 2020.[1]

Roster

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As of September 9, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New York (state) Will Cullen Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-07-24 Pelham Manor, New York Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
3 Michigan Carson Musser Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-04-21 Grand Rapids, Michigan Fargo Force (USHL)
4 Minnesota Garrett Daly Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-08-11 Lakeville, Minnesota Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
5 Michigan Cam Babiak Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-04-30 Saline, Michigan Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)
6 Ohio Alex Barber Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-02-17 Dublin, Ohio Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL)
7 Saskatchewan T. J. Lloyd Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-11-15 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
8 Quebec Frédéric Létourneau Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-04-19 Montreal, Quebec Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)
10 Minnesota Max Johnson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-05-12 Lakeville, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
11 Minnesota Taylor Schneider Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1998-02-18 Lakeville, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
12 British Columbia Gavin Gould Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1996-04-27 North Vancouver, British Columbia Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
13 Michigan Adam Conquest Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-10 Brighton, Michigan Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
14 Ohio Justin Wells Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-31 North Canton, Ohio Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
15 Michigan Evan Dougherty Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1999-04-17 Kalamazoo, Michigan Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
16 Ontario Cameron Wright Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-11 Newmarket, Ontario St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
17 Illinois Casey Linkenheld Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-05-19 Bartlett, Illinois Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)
18 Ohio Trevor St-Jean Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1997-10-10 Findlay, Ohio Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
20 Pennsylvania Connor Ford Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-02-05 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
21 Michigan Jacob Dalton Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1997-07-05 Saginaw, Michigan Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
22 Michigan Adam Pitters Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-09 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
23 North Dakota Alec Rauhauser Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1995-03-17 Bismarck, North Dakota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
25 Illinois Sam Craggs Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-30 Elmhurst, Illinois Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
27 Ontario Tim Theocharidis Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-06-28 Scarborough, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
28 Michigan Brandon Kruse Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-02-26 Saline, Michigan Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) VGK, 135th overall 2018
29 Michigan Chase Danol Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-01-20 Westland, Michigan Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
31 Ohio Eric Dop Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1998-08-23 Lewis Center, Ohio Tri-City Storm (USHL)
32 Ohio Brett Rich Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-01-09 Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green High School (USHS–OH)
40 Newfoundland and Labrador Zack Rose Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-03 Paradise, Newfoundland Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State 28 23 4 1 1 71 115 38 36 29 5 2 141 53
#11 Bemidji State 28 20 5 3 2 65 101 46 34 20 9 5 111 65
Northern Michigan 28 16 11 1 1 50 92 87 36 18 14 4 115 112
Alaska 28 14 9 5 2 49 73 65 34 16 13 5 84 86
Bowling Green 28 14 10 4 3 49 85 70 36 19 13 4 112 92
Michigan Tech 28 14 12 2 0 44 68 65 37 19 15 3 96 85
Lake Superior State 28 11 13 4 4 41 66 77 38 13 21 4 90 112
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 18 6 3 21 56 96 34 4 23 7 66 122
Ferris State 28 5 21 2 0 17 54 100 35 7 26 2 70 127
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 20 6 1 13 50 116 34 2 26 6 57 145
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 6 5:00 PM at Miami* #17 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Dop W 7–4  2,507 1–0–0
IceBreaker Invitational
October 11 9:10 PM vs. RIT* #17 Huntington CenterToledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Semifinal)   Dop L 2–3 OT - 1–1–0
October 12 8:00 PM vs. #14 Western Michigan* #17 Huntington CenterToledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Third Place)   Dop L 2–5  - 1–2–0
October 18 7:07 PM vs. #14 Western Michigan* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio   Dop W 2–1  2,328 2–2–0
October 19 7:05 PM at #14 Western Michigan* Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Dop W 2–1 OT 2,385 3–2–0
October 25 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech #17 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop W 3–1  2,250 4–2–0 (1–0–0–0)
October 26 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech #17 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Rose L 2–4  1,748 4–3–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 1 8:07 PM at #2 Minnesota State #18 Mankato Civic CenterMankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Dop W 3–2 OT 4,114 5–3–0 (2–1–0–0)
November 2 7:07 PM at #2 Minnesota State #18 Mankato Civic CenterMankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Dop L 1–5  5,127 5–4–0 (2–2–0–0)
November 15 11:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage #17 Wells Fargo Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Dop W 3–1  725 6–4–0 (3–2–0–0)
November 16 9:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage #17 Wells Fargo Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Dop W 3–0  712 7–4–0 (4–2–0–0)
November 22 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State #17 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop W 5–0  2,381 8–4–0 (5–2–0–0)
November 23 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State #17 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop L 1–3  2,746 8–5–0 (5–3–0–0)
November 29 7:05 PM at #5 Notre Dame* #16 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBC Chicago+ Dop W 5–2  5,271 9–5–0 (5–3–0–0)
November 30 7:07 PM at #5 Notre Dame* #16 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Dop W 5–2  3,382 10–5–0 (5–3–0–0)
December 6 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville #13 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop W 9–3  2,657 11–5–0 (6–3–0–0)
December 7 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville #13 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Rose T 2–2 3x3 OTW 2,279 11–5–1 (6–3–1–1)
December 13 7:07 PM at Lake Superior State #10 Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Dop W 2–0  1,381 12–5–1 (7–3–1–1)
December 14 7:07 PM at Lake Superior State #10 Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Dop L 2–3 OT 1,463 12–6–1 (7–4–1–1)
December 30 7:37 PM vs. Miami* #11 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio   Dop L 2–4  3,263 12–7–1 (7–4–1–1)
January 3 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan #11 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop L 2–5  1,912 12–8–1 (7–5–1–1)
January 4 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan #11 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop L 3–4 OT 2,113 12–9–1 (7–6–1–1)
January 10 7:37 PM at #17 Michigan Tech #16 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Dop W 3–2  2,413 13–9–1 (8–6–1–1)
January 11 6:07 PM at #17 Michigan Tech #16 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Dop T 2–2 3x3 OTW 2,702 13–9–2 (8–6–2–2)
January 17 7:07 PM vs. #3 Minnesota State #15 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop L 3–6  2,042 13–10–2 (8–7–2–2)
January 18 7:07 PM vs. #3 Minnesota State #15 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop L 2–3 OT 2,289 13–11–2 (8–8–2–2)
January 31 8:07 PM at #19 Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Dop L 1–4  2,710 13–12–2 (8–9–2–2)
February 1 7:07 PM at #19 Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Dop L 2–4  3,109 13–13–2 (8–10–2–2)
February 7 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop W 5–4 OT 2,450 14–13–2 (9–10–2–2)
February 8 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Rose W 4–1  3,515 15–13–2 (10–10–2–2)
February 14 11:07 PM at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska FloHockey.tv Dop T 2–2 3x3 OTL 1,234 15–13–3 (10–10–3–2)
February 15 11:07 PM at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska FloHockey.tv Dop T 3–3 SOW 1,805 15–13–4 (10–10–4–3)
February 21 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop W 6–1  2,509 16–13–4 (11–10–4–3)
February 22 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Dop W 3–1  4,350 17–13–4 (12–10–4–3)
February 28 8:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Dop W 4–3 OT 1,193 18–13–4 (13–10–4–3)
February 29 4:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Dop W 4–1  876 19–13–4 (14–10–4–3)
WCHA Tournament
March 6 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1)   Dop W 4–2  1,535 20–13–4 (14–10–4–3)
March 7 11:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2)   Dop W 3–2  1,682 21–13–4 (14–10–4–3)
Bowling Green Won Series 2–0
Remainder of Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Alec Rauhauser D 38 11 24 35 40
Connor Ford RW 36 12 22 34 16
Brandon Kruse LW 38 9 25 34 24
Cameron Wright LW 38 20 7 27 22
Alex Barber F 38 11 16 27 26
Max Johnson C 34 6 19 25 8
Taylor Schneider LW 38 8 13 21 20
Frédéric Létourneau F 35 6 15 21 12
Will Cullen D 37 7 9 16 53
Sam Craggs LW 38 6 8 14 71
Tim Theocharidis D 38 3 10 13 35
T. J. Lloyd D 38 3 8 11 12
Casey Linkenheld LW 38 5 5 10 4
Adam Conquest RW 23 4 2 6 4
Evan Dougherty RW 33 4 2 6 45
Adam Pitters F 34 1 5 6 28
Jacob Dalton D 26 1 4 5 12
Carson Musser D 34 1 4 5 10
Justin Wells D 38 1 4 5 10
Zack Rose G 5 0 1 1 0
Garrett Daly D 25 0 1 1 14
Eric Dop G 33 0 1 1 0
Chase Danol F 9 0 0 0 2
Trevor St. Jean F 16 0 0 0 2
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 119 205 324 478

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Zack Rose 5 300 2 2 1 11 105 0 .905 2.20
Eric Dop 33 2004 19 11 3 79 730 3 .902 2.36
Empty Net - 12 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 38 1317 21 13 4 96 835 3 .897 2.49

Rankings

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Poll Week
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 17 17 NR 17 18 17 17 17 16 13 10 11 11 16 15 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 15 11 10 10 10 15 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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References

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  1. ^ "Remainder Of WCHA Postseason Cancelled". wcha.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Ice Hockey Roster". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.