2021–22 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season will be the 62nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 8th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represent the University of Connecticut and are coached by Mike Cavanaugh, in his 9th season.
| 2021–22 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | XL Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | #19 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–15–0 |
| Conference | 14–10–0 |
| Home | 6–7–0 |
| Road | 11–7–0 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Mike Cavanaugh |
| Assistant Coaches | Joe Pereira Tyler Helton Vince Stalletti Joe Ferriss Will Moran |
| Captain(s) | Jáchym Kondelík Carter Turnbull |
| Alternate captain(s) | Marc Gatcomb Roman Kinal |
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This is expected to be UConn's final season playing home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. UConn has begun construction on a new 2,600-seat arena on its Storrs campus that will be home to both the Huskies men's and women's hockey programs upon its opening, planned for the 2022–23 season.[1]
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kale Howarth | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Signed professional contract (Rockford IceHogs) |
| Adam Karashik | Defenseman |  United States | Graduate transfer to Notre Dame |
| Yan Kuznetsov | Defenseman |  Russia | Signed professional contract (Calgary Flames) |
| Eric Linell | Forward | United States | Transferred to Bentley |
| Brian Rigali | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to American International |
| Zac Robbins | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies) |
| Bradley Stone | Goaltender |  United Kingdom | Graduation (retired) |
| Tomáš Vomáčka | Goaltender |  Czech Republic | Signed professional contract (Nashville Predators) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Gourley | Defenseman | Canada | 22 | Calgary, AB; transfer from Arizona State |
| Aidan Metcalfe | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Palos Verdes, CA |
| Kevin O'Neil | Forward | United States | 23 | Latham, NY; graduate transfer from Yale |
| Sasha Teleguine | Forward | United States | 19 | North Attleborough, MA |
| Logan Terness | Goaltender | Canada | 19 | Burnaby, BC |
| Jake Veilleux | Defenseman/Forward | United States | 21 | South Windsor, CT |
Roster
As of August 12, 2021.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ryan Keane | Junior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1998-03-15 | Lewisville, Texas | Jamestown (NAHL) | — |
| 4 |  |
Roman Kinal (A) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-07-20 | Waterford, Michigan | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 5 |  |
Aidan Metcalfe | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 2000-01-24 | Palos Verdes, California | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Ryan Wheeler | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-08-24 | Lancaster, New York | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 7 |  |
Jonny Evans | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-05-01 | North Delta, British Columbia | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 8 | |
Carter Turnbull (C) | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-09-08 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
Cassidy Bowes | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-02-17 | Sturgeon County, Alberta | Whitecourt (AJHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Vladislav Firstov | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-06-19 | Yaroslavl, Russia | Waterloo (USHL) | MIN, 42nd overall 2019 |
| 11 | |
Jáchym Kondelík (C) | Senior | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 1999-12-21 | Budějovice, Czech Republic | Muskegon (USHL) | NSH, 111th overall 2018 |
| 12 |  |
Gavin Puskar | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-06-21 | Farmington, Connecticut | Hotchkiss (USHS–CT) | — |
| 13 | |
John Wojciechowski | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1998-02-18 | Mamaroneck, New York | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |  |
Jake Flynn | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-05-26 | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Thayer (USHS–MA) | — |
| 17 | |
Marc Gatcomb (A) | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-07-22 | Woburn, Massachusetts | The Gunnery (USHS–CT) | — |
| 18 |  |
John Spetz | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-12-01 | Oak Ridge, New Jersey | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 19 | |
Kevin O'Neil | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1998-02-23 | Latham, New York | Yale (ECAC) | — |
| 21 | |
Nick Capone | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-12-17 | East Haven, Connecticut | Tri-City (USHL) | TBL, 157th overall 2020 |
| 22 | |
Hudson Schandor | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2000-09-29 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Carter Berger | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-09-17 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Victoria (BCHL) | FLA, 106th overall 2019 |
| 24 | |
Sasha Teleguine | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-09-17 | North Attleborough, Massachusetts | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — |
| 27 |  |
Harrison Rees | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-03-19 | Mississauga, Ontario | North York (OJHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Ryan Tverberg | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-01-30 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) | TOR, 213th overall 2020 |
| 29 | |
Jake Veilleux | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-01-19 | South Windsor, Connecticut | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 31 | |
Matt Pasquale | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-10-06 | North Reading, Massachusetts | Northeast (NAHL) | — |
| 32 | |
Artem Shlaine | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-03-17 | Moscow, Russia | Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHS–MN) | NJD, 130th overall 2020 |
| 33 |  |
Darion Hanson | Graduate | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-05-19 | East Bethel, Minnesota | Union (ECAC) | — |
| 35 | |
Logan Terness | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-09-18 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Trail (BCHL) | — |
| 60 | |
Jarrod Gourley | Graduate | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1999-06-29 | Calgary, Alberta | Arizona State (NCAA) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#12 Northeastern  | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 68 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 98 | 66 | |
| #10 Massachusetts * | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 77 | 54 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 114 | 84 | |
| #13 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 100 | 71 | |
| #19 Connecticut | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 109 | 89 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 107 | 89 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 109 | 99 | |
| #20 Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 118 | 82 | |
| Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 67 | 77 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 114 | 123 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 71 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 95 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 101 | |
| Maine | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 80 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 111 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 19, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 2 | 4:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | W 6–3 | 2,417 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 8 | 7:05 PM | vs. #10 Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | L 1–2 | 3,084 | 1–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| October 9 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Hanson | W 5–1 | 3,533 | 2–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| October 15 | 7:05 PM | at Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Hanson | L 3–4 OT | 2,775 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 16 | 3:05 PM | at Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Hanson | L 0–3 | 2,446 | 2–3–0 | ||||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at #20 Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Hanson | W 5–3 | 2,006 | 3–3–0 (2–1–0) | |||
| October 30 | 6:00 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Hanson | W 4–1 | 1,027 | 4–3–0 | ||||
| November 5 | 7:30 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Hanson | W 4–3 | 3,790 | 5–3–0 (3–1–0) | ||||
| November 6 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | Hanson | W 3–2 OT | 3,781 | 6–3–0 (4–1–0) | ||||
| November 12 | 7:05 PM | vs. #16 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | L 1–2 | 5,694 | 6–4–0 (4–2–0) | ||||
| November 13 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | Hanson | L 4–6 | 2,572 | 6–5–0 (4–3–0) | ||||
| November 20 | 6:05 PM | at #15 Massachusetts Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN | Hanson | L 0–3 | 5,025 | 6–6–0 (4–4–0) | |||
| November 21 | 3:35 PM | at #15 Massachusetts Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | W 2–1 | 3,066 | 7–6–0 (5–4–0) | ||||
| November 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | W 6–1 | 3,134 | 8–6–0 | ||||
| January 2 | 7:00 PM | at #19 Harvard* | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Hanson | L 6–3 | 250 | 8–7–0 | ||||
| January 8 | 4:00 PM | at #18 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Hanson | W 5–4 | 3,524 | 9–7–0 (6–4–0) | |||
| January 11 | 7:05 PM | at American International* | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Terness | L 1–3 | 207 | 9–8–0 | ||||
| January 14 | 7:05 PM | vs. Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | L 1–2 OT | 3,596 | 9–9–0 (6–5–0) | ||||
| January 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | L 1–3 | 2,928 | 9–10–0 (6–6–0) | ||||
| January 22 | 4:05 PM | vs. New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN+ | Hanson | W 3–2 OT | 3,855 | 10–10–0 (7–6–0) | |||
| January 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. #19 Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | W 3–2 | 2,429 | 11–10–0 (8–6–0) | ||||
| Connecticut Ice | |||||||||||
| January 29 | 3:30 PM | vs. Yale* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) | SNY | Hanson | W 5–1 | 0 | 12–10–0 | |||
| January 30 | 4:30 PM | vs. #2 Quinnipiac* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice championship) | SNY | Hanson | L 0–2 | 0 | 12–11–0 | |||
| February 4 | 7:05 PM | vs. #17 Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN+ | Hanson | W 2–1 | 3,647 | 13–11–0 (9–6–0) | |||
| February 5 | 7:30 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | Hanson | W 6–1 | 5,574 | 14–11–0 (10–6–0) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Hanson | W 6–2 | 1,953 | 15–11–0 (11–6–0) | ||||
| February 11 | 7:05 PM | at Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Hanson | W 6–4 | 3,024 | 16–11–0 (12–6–0) | |||
| February 18 | 7:05 PM | vs. #10 Massachusetts | #20 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | L 1–2 | 4,358 | 16–12–0 (12–7–0) | |||
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Massachusetts | #20 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Hanson | W 4–2 | 5,036 | 17–12–0 (13–7–0) | ||
| February 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. #15 Northeastern | #19т | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN+ | Hanson | L 1–3 | 1,422 | 17–13–0 (13–8–0) | ||
| February 26 | 3:05 PM | at #15 Northeastern | #19т | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Hanson | L 2–5 | 3,942 | 17–14–0 (13–9–0) | |||
| March 4 | 7:05 PM | vs. Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | L 3–5 | 3,157 | 17–15–0 (13–10–0) | ||||
| March 5 | 3:05 PM | vs. Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Hanson | W 4–0 | 3,182 | 18–15–0 (14–10–0) | ||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. #16 Boston University* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Quarterfinal) | Hanson | W 3–1 | 3,416 | 19–15–0 | ||||
| March 18 | 4:00 PM | vs. #10 Northeastern* | #19 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Semifinal) | NESN | Hanson | W 4–1 | 13,106 | 20–15–0 | ||
| March 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. #11 Massachusetts* | #19 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Championship) | NESN | Hanson | L 1–2 OT | 12,049 | 20–16–0 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: [3] | |||||||||||
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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 19 | NR | NR | 19 | 19 | - | - |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[4]
References
- "UConn Moving Forward to Build New On-Campus Ice Hockey Rink" (Press release). UConn Huskies. April 28, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- "2020-21 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- "UConn 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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