2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season
Appearance
2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season | |
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Desert Hockey Classic, Champion | |
Conference | Hockey East |
Home ice | XL Center |
Record | |
Overall | 12–16–8 (8–10–4 HE) |
Home | 6–6–3 |
Road | 4–9–5 |
Neutral | 2–1–0 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Mike Cavanaugh |
Assistant coaches | Brendan Buckley Joe Pereira Andrew Raycroft |
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The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Mike Cavanaugh his fourth season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies play their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their third season in Hockey East.
Personnel
[edit]Roster
[edit]As of September 7, 2016.[1]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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Tanner Creel | Junior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1994-04-10 | Arlington Heights, Illinois | Odessa (NAHL) | — |
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Derek Pratt (C) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-03-12 | Mount Hermon, Massachusetts | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
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Bryan Nelson | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 1996-02-19 | Upton, Massachusetts | CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) | — |
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David Drake | Junior | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-01-07 | Naperville, Illinois | Des Moines (USHL) | PHI, 192nd overall 2013 |
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Johnny Austin | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-07-22 | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN) | — |
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Joona Kunnas | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1993-07-28 | Vintaa, Finland | Islanders (USPHL) | — |
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Spencer Naas | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-07-14 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN) | — |
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Alexandre Payusov | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-07-26 | Montreal, Quebec | Madison (USHL) | — |
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Miles Gendron | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-06-28 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Penticton (BCHL) | OTT, 70th overall 2014 |
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Corey Ronan | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-10-06 | Franklin, Massachusetts | St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) | — |
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Joseph Masonius | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-02-17 | Spring Lake, New Jersey | USNTDP (USHL) | PIT, 181st overall 2016 |
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Karl El-Mir | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-03-14 | Montreal, Quebec | Grande Prairie (AJHL) | — |
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Jesse Schwartz | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-04-10 | Toronto, Ontario | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
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Max Kalter | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1996-03-01 | Highland Park, Illinois | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
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Evan Richardson | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-05-30 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Boston College (HEA) | — |
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Wyatt Newpower | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-12-09 | Hugo, Minnesota | White Bear Lake (USHS–MN) | — |
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Jeff Wight | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-12-04 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Merritt (BCHL) | — |
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Justin Howell | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-04-26 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
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Kasperi Ojantakanen | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1995-01-12 | Helsinki, Finland | Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | — |
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Ben Freeman | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1996-01-10 | Falmouth, Maine | CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) | — |
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Maxim Letunov | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-02-20 | Moscow, Russia | Youngstown (USHL) | SJS, 52nd overall 2014 |
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Brian Morgan | Senior (RS) | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-04-01 | Windham, New Hampshire | Maine (HEA) | — |
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Tage Thompson | Sophomore | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-10-30 | Orange, Connecticut | USNTDP (USHL) | STL, 26th overall 2016 |
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Adam Huska | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-05-12 | Zvolen, Slovakia | Green Bay (USHL) | NYR, 184th overall 2015 |
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Rob Nichols | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-09-10 | Dallas, Texas | Wenatchee (NAHL) | — |
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Steve Thulin | Junior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1993-02-02 | North Reading, Massachusetts | CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) | — |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position | Seasons at UConn |
Alma Mater |
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Mike Cavanaugh | Head Coach | 4 | Bowdoin College (1990) |
Joe Pereira | Assistant coach | 4 | Boston University (2011) |
Brendan Buckley | Assistant coach | 2 | Boston College (1999) |
Andrew Raycroft | Assistant coach | 3 |
Standings
[edit]Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Massachusetts–Lowell†* | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 76 | 51 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 151 | 95 | |
#6 Boston University† | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 123 | 90 | |
#16 Boston College† | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 74 | 56 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 132 | 104 | |
#5 Notre Dame | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 67 | 51 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 128 | 93 | |
#15 Providence | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 57 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 116 | 92 | |
#18 Vermont | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 63 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 122 | 106 | |
Merrimack | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 57 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 96 | |
Northeastern | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 71 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 140 | 113 | |
Connecticut | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 96 | 104 | |
New Hampshire | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 69 | 77 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 124 | 136 | |
Maine | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 79 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 102 | 125 | |
Massachusetts | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 88 | 36 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 66 | 132 | |
Championship: March 18, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017 |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 1 | 2:05 pm | St. Francis Xavier* | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | L 3–4 | 1,256 | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 7 | 7:05 pm | Alabama–Huntsville* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 6–0 | 3,122 | 1–0–0 | ||||
October 8 | 4:05 pm | Alabama–Huntsville* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 4–0 | 3,193 | 2–0–0 | ||||
October 14 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate* | Starr Arena • Hamilton, New York | PLN | T 4–4 OT | 1,391 | 2–0–1 | ||||
October 15 | 7:00 PM | at RIT* | Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York | AH | T 1–1 OT | 10,556 | 2–0–2 | ||||
October 19 | 7:00 pm | at #4 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | QAA | L 2–5 | 3,290 | 2–1–2 | ||||
October 21 | 7:05 pm | American International* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | T 2–2 OT | 3,529 | 2–1–3 | ||||
October 27 | 7:35 pm | at #7 Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | CSNC | W 4–2 | 2,936 | 3–1–3 (1–0–0) | ||||
October 28 | 7:35 pm | at #7 Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCS | L 2–6 | 4,065 | 3–2–3 (1–1–0) | ||||
November 4 | 7:00 pm | at UMass | William D. Mullins Memorial Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | USN | T 2–2 OT | 2,963 | 3–2–4 (1–1–1) | ||||
November 11 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | HuskyVision | L 4–7 | 3,669 | 3–3–4 | ||||
November 12 | 4:00 pm | at #14 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | HuskyVision | T 3–3 OT | 3,956 | 3–3–5 | ||||
November 18 | 7:05 pm | #5 Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 1–2 | 5,383 | 3–4–5 (1–2–1) | ||||
November 19 | 7:00 pm | at #5 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | CI | W 4–0 | 4,526 | 4–4–5 (2–2–1) | ||||
November 22 | 7:05 pm | #4 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 2–5 | 5,127 | 4–5–5 (2–3–1) | ||||
November 26 | 3:05 pm | Sacred Heart* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 2–4 | 3,699 | 4–6–5 | ||||
December 2 | 7:15 pm | at #4 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | GRHTV | W 3–2 | 5,464 | 5–6–5 (3–3–1) | ||||
December 3 | 3:35 pm | #4 UMass Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | T 2–2 OT | 3,890 | 5–6–6 (3–3–2) | ||||
December 9 | 6:30 pm | UMass | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | ASN/NESN | W 3–1 | 3,949 | 6–6–6 (4–3–2) | ||||
December 30 | 6:00 pm | vs. #18 St. Cloud State* | Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | HTV | W 4–3 | 1,153 | 7–6–6 | ||||
December 31 | 4:00 pm | vs. Brown* | Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | HTV | W 4–1 | 814 | 8–6–6 | ||||
January 7 | 3:05 pm | Yale* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 2–4 | 4,909 | 8–7–6 | ||||
January 12 | 7:05 pm | Maine | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 6–3 | 2,173 | 9–7–6 (5–3–2) | ||||
January 14 | 4:00 pm | vs. Maine | Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | L 0–4 | 16,432 | 9–8–6 (5–4–2) | ||||
January 20 | 6:00 pm | at #12 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ASN/NESN | L 4–5 | 4,007 | 9–9–6 (5–5–2) | ||||
January 24 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | BCTV | L 1–2 | 3,252 | 9–10–6 (5–6–2) | ||||
January 27 | 7:05 pm | #11 Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 3–1 | 6,297 | 10–10–6 (6–6–2) | ||||
February 3 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | Volpe Complex • North Andover, Massachusetts | T 2–2 OT | 2,549 | 10–10–7 (6–6–3) | |||||
February 4 | 3:05 pm | Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | T 2–2 OT | 5,272 | 10–10–8 (6–6–4) | ||||
February 8 | 7:05 pm | #11 Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 1–4 | 4,040 | 10–11–8 (6–7–4) | ||||
February 10 | 7:05 pm | at #11 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | HuskyVision | L 3–4 | 2,832 | 10–12–8 (6–8–4) | ||||
February 17 | 7:05 pm | Northeastern | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 0–3 | 5,411 | 10–13–8 (6–9–4) | ||||
February 18 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 1–4 | 2,789 | 10–14–8 (6–10–4) | |||||
February 24 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | W 5–3 | 5,107 | 11–14–8 (7–10–4) | |||||
February 25 | 7:35 pm | New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 4–2 | 5,685 | 12–14–8 (8–10–4) | ||||
Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3 | 7:05 pm | vs. Northeastern | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | L 1–3 | 1,228 | 12–15–8 | |||||
March 4 | 7:05 pm | vs. Northeastern | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | L 2–6 | 1,323 | 12–16–8 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
[edit]Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 20/15 of poll |
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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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||
USA Today | RV |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015-16 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "UCONN Ice Hockey - University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". www.uconnhuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009.