Taylor Best: Career Statistics
Position: Forward
Number: #19
Height: 5’-10”
Weight: 185 lbs
Hometown: Whitby, Ontario
Previous team: Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2015-2016 | Mercyhurst | 34 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0.62 | 8 | 16 | 0.47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-2017 | Mercyhurst | 26 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0.69 | 2 | 4 | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | Mercyhurst | 34 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 0.74 | 10 | 20 | 0.59 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Mercyhurst | 26 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.69 | 13 | 48 | 1.85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 120 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 0.68 | 33 | 88 | 0.73 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/06/18 | NC | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/12/18 | NC | vs. Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: McDougall (Best, Barach) 6:52 (1st) 2: Best (Hunter, McDougall) 11:58 (1st) 3: Best (Hunter, Barach) 0:49 (2nd) 4: Barach (Best, Duszak) 4:30 (2nd) |
| 10/13/18 | NC | vs. Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/18 | NC | @Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/20/18 | NC | @Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 4:22 (1st) |
| 10/26/18 | AH | Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 19:41 (2nd) |
| 10/27/18 | AH | Army West Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Hunter (Best, Duszak) 6x5 6:57 (1st) |
| 11/02/18 | AH | RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/03/18 | AH | RIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Hunter, Duszak) 6x5 11:50 (3rd) Penalties Tripping 6:49 (2nd), Charging 9:50 (2nd) |
| 11/10/18 | NC | @St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/18 | AH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/24/18 | AH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:00 | Scoring 1: Lammon (Duszak, Best) 0:14 (3rd) Penalties Cross-Checking 10:41 (3rd), Game Misconduct 10:41 (3rd) |
| 12/28/18 | NC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 12:00 (3rd) |
| 12/29/18 | NC | @Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Kitt (Best) 9:27 (1st) 3: Ipri (Best, Riley) 3:03 (2nd) 4: Best (Duszak) 14:11 (2nd) |
| 01/04/19 | AH | Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/19 | AH | Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Ipri, Johnson) 1:28 (1st) 4: Lammon (Norton, Best) 6x5 18:32 (2nd) |
| 01/11/19 | AH | @Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/19 | AH | Canisius | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Anderson (Duszak, Best) 5x5 12:24 (1st) Penalties Contact to the Head 8:58 (2nd) |
| 02/02/19 | AH | @Canisius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Hunter, Lammon) 18:56 (2nd) |
| 02/15/19 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/16/19 | AH | @Army West Point | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Barach (Best, Whittaker) 16:44 (1st) 3: Best (Whittaker, Duszak) 6x5 18:02 (3rd) |
| 02/22/19 | AH | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 2:49 |
| 02/23/19 | AH | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Hunter, Lammon) 19:38 (1st) Penalties Interference 15:10 (1st) |
| 03/01/19 | AH | Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/02/19 | AH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:00 | Penalties Spearing 1:18 (3rd), Game Misconduct 1:18 (3rd) |
| 03/09/19 | AH | Army West Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: McDougall (Best, Ipri) 6x5 11:43 (1st) Penalties Slashing 7:48 (2nd) |
| Totals | 8 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 48:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/13/17 | AH | @Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/14/17 | AH | @Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Best (Riley, Barach) 19:50 (3rd) |
| 10/20/17 | NC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/21/17 | NC | Ferris State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Lancaster, Ferriero) 6x5 17:46 (1st) 3: Whittaker (Lammon, Best) 6x5 10:08 (3rd) 4: Whittaker (Duszak, Best) 6x5 18:06 (3rd) |
| 10/27/17 | AH | @Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hitting after the Whistle 9:15 (3rd) |
| 10/28/17 | AH | @Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Whittaker, Lammon) 6x5 19:45 (2nd) |
| 11/03/17 | NC | @Penn State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Lammon (Lancaster, Best) 15:28 (1st) 4: Todd (Lammon, Best) 3:38 (2nd) |
| 11/04/17 | NC | @Penn State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Wichers, Piacentini) 12:32 (1st) 3: Lammon (Best, Todd) 6x5 18:12 (2nd) 5: Elliot (Barach, Best) 12:43 (3rd) Penalties Boarding 8:31 (1st) |
| 11/11/17 | AH | Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/25/17 | NC | @Wisconsin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Sienerth (Best, Lancaster) 7:57 (3rd) 3: Lammon (Best, Todd) 13:14 (3rd) |
| 11/26/17 | NC | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/17 | AH | Sacred Heart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Barach, Enns) 5x6 19:43 (3rd) |
| 12/02/17 | AH | Sacred Heart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Anderson, Piacentini) 5:39 (2nd) |
| 12/08/17 | AH | @American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/09/17 | AH | @American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/16/17 | AH | @Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Charbonneau) 19:13 (1st) |
| 12/17/17 | AH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Charbonneau (Best, Todd) 9:39 (1st) Penalties Roughing 20:00 (3rd) |
| 01/05/18 | AH | @Air Force | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Duszak (Best, Wu) 4:39 (1st) |
| 01/06/18 | AH | @Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/12/18 | AH | Niagara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Elliot) 3:32 (2nd) |
| 01/13/18 | AH | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/16/18 | AH | RIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6:00 | Scoring 1: Lammon (Duszak, Best) 5x6 4:00 (1st) 4: Best (Sienerth, Piacentini) 17:07 (1st) Penalties Cross-Checking 14:56 (1st), Cross-Checking 4:04 (3rd), FACEMASKING 4:04 (3rd) |
| 01/19/18 | AH | American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/20/18 | AH | American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/18 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hitting after the Whistle 4:58 |
| 02/09/18 | AH | Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/18 | AH | Holy Cross | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 3: Charbonneau (Best, Duszak) 6x5 13:14 (2nd) Penalties Slashing 8:13 (1st), Holding 15:17 (2nd) |
| 02/12/18 | AH | RIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Best (unassisted) 8:03 (3rd) |
| 02/16/18 | AH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/17/18 | AH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Piacentini (Lammon, Best) 1:29 (2nd) |
| 02/23/18 | AH | @RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/09/18 | AH | Sacred Heart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Charbonneau (Duszak, Best) 6x5 5:02 (2nd) Penalties Tripping 5:34 (3rd) |
| 03/10/18 | AH | Sacred Heart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/16/18 | AH | vs. Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Duszak) 8:01 (3rd) |
| Totals | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 20:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 12/09/16 | AH | @Sacred Heart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Todd, Duszak) 12:32 (1st) 5: Best (Whittaker, Duszak) 6:49 (3rd) |
| 12/10/16 | AH | @Sacred Heart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Barach, Lancaster) 16:43 (3rd) |
| 12/17/16 | AH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/18/16 | AH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Lancaster (Best, Ferriero) 5x5 7:28 (2nd) |
| 12/30/16 | NC | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/31/16 | NC | vs. Alabama Huntsville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/06/17 | AH | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/17 | AH | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/17 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Charbonneau (Barach, Best) 6x4 6:53 (3rd) |
| 01/14/17 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Todd (Best, Dutra) 6x5 6:00 (2nd) |
| 01/20/17 | AH | @Holy Cross | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Duszak, Ferriero) 2:08 (1st) 2: Ferriero (Todd, Best) 14:35 (1st) 3: Best (Duszak, Ferriero) 6x5 11:01 (3rd) |
| 01/21/17 | AH | @Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/27/17 | AH | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/17 | AH | @Niagara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Barach, Lancaster) 6x4 19:48 (1st) |
| 02/03/17 | AH | Sacred Heart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Whittaker, Todd) 19:00 (2nd) |
| 02/04/17 | AH | Sacred Heart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Lammon) 11:43 (1st) 3: Lammon (Whittaker, Best) 12:28 (3rd) |
| 02/11/17 | NC | @Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/17/17 | AH | Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/18/17 | AH | @Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Whittaker) 18:18 (2nd) Penalties Tripping 11:19 (2nd) |
| 02/23/17 | AH | @Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/25/17 | AH | RIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Whittaker (Best, Lammon) 2:45 (1st) |
| 03/03/17 | AH | American International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Best (Duszak, Wu) 6x5 12:14 (1st) |
| 03/04/17 | AH | American International | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Barach (Lancaster, Best) 6x4 11:19 (2nd) |
| 03/10/17 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 5:48 (2nd) |
| 03/11/17 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Whittaker (Lancaster, Best) 6x5 0:33(ot) |
| 03/12/17 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/04/15 | NC | Colgate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Best (Riley, Todd) 7:40 (2nd) 7: Drouin (Cook, Best) 6x5 8:05 (3rd) |
| 10/09/15 | AH | @Bentley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Riley, Elliot) 1:50 (2nd) 3: Best (Wu, Elliot) 19:35 (3rd) |
| 10/10/15 | AH | @Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Riley) 10:48 (1st) |
| 10/16/15 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 19:56 (1st) |
| 10/18/15 | NC | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Charbonneau (Best, Wu) 11:03 (2nd) |
| 10/23/15 | AH | Army West Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Mastrodicasa (Best, Lancaster) 6x5 12:16 (1st) |
| 10/24/15 | AH | Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/30/15 | NC | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Barach (Best) 0:58 (2nd) |
| 10/31/15 | NC | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Drouin (Whittaker, Best) 8:39 (3rd) |
| 11/06/15 | AH | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/07/15 | AH | Air Force | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Lancaster (Best, Dutra) 19:31 (2nd) |
| 11/20/15 | AH | @Canisius | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Whittaker (Best, Ferriero) 7:23 (3rd) |
| 11/21/15 | AH | @Canisius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/04/15 | AH | @Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Best (Whittaker, Mastrodicasa) 11:44 (3rd) |
| 12/05/15 | AH | @Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 8:58 (2nd) |
| 01/02/16 | AH | @RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Slashing 6:36 (3rd) |
| 01/03/16 | AH | RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 7:05 (2nd) |
| 01/08/16 | AH | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/16 | AH | @Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/15/16 | AH | Sacred Heart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/16/16 | AH | Sacred Heart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Best (Barach, Charbonneau) 6x5 16:50 (3rd) |
| 01/22/16 | AH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/23/16 | AH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Charbonneau (Lancaster, Best) 6x5 12:46 (3rd) |
| 01/29/16 | AH | American International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Lancaster, Barach) 6x5 8:45 (1st) Penalties CTH ROUGHING 11:06 (2nd) |
| 01/30/16 | AH | American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/16 | AH | Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/12/16 | AH | @Niagara | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cook (Barach, Best) 6x5 1:39 (1st) |
| 02/13/16 | AH | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/19/16 | AH | @Army West Point | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Best (Monteith, Whittaker) 14:34 (1st) Penalties Kneeing 13:57 (3rd) |
| 02/20/16 | AH | @Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/26/16 | AH | @RIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Charbonneau (Lancaster, Best) 6x5 11:54 (1st) 2: Best (Whittaker, Verboom) 8:47 (2nd) |
| 02/27/16 | AH | RIT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Lancaster (Best, Barach) 6x5 6:56 (1st) 3: Whittaker (Verboom, Best) 10:37 (3rd) Penalties Embellishment 12:04 (2nd) |
| 03/11/16 | NC | RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 9:49 (2nd) |
| 03/12/16 | NC | RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 16:00 |
