2016–17 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
Desert Hockey Classic, Champion
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceXL Center
Record
Overall12–16–8 (8–10–4 HE)
Home6–6–3
Road4–9–5
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant coachesBrendan Buckley
Joe Pereira
Andrew Raycroft
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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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

Roster

As of September 7, 2016.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Illinois Tanner Creel Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1994-04-10 Arlington Heights, Illinois Odessa (NAHL)
2 Massachusetts Derek Pratt (C) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-12 Mount Hermon, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL)
4 Massachusetts Bryan Nelson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-02-19 Upton, Massachusetts CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL)
5 Illinois 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
6 Minnesota 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)
7 Finland Joona Kunnas Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-07-28 Vintaa, Finland Islanders (USPHL)
8 Minnesota Spencer Naas Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-07-14 Minnetonka, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN)
9 Quebec Alexandre Payusov Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-26 Montreal, Quebec Madison (USHL)
10 Massachusetts Miles Gendron Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-06-28 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Penticton (BCHL) OTT, 70th overall 2014
11 Massachusetts Corey Ronan Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-10-06 Franklin, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)
13 New Jersey 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
16 Quebec Karl El-Mir Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-14 Montreal, Quebec Grande Prairie (AJHL)
17 Ontario Jesse Schwartz Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Victoria (BCHL)
18 Illinois Max Kalter Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996-03-01 Highland Park, Illinois Sioux City (USHL)
19 British Columbia Evan Richardson Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-05-30 Nanaimo, British Columbia Boston College (HEA)
20 Minnesota Wyatt Newpower Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-09 Hugo, Minnesota White Bear Lake (USHS–MN)
21 British Columbia Jeff Wight Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-12-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
22 Minnesota Justin Howell Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-04-26 St. Paul, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL)
23 Finland Kasperi Ojantakanen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-01-12 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
24 Maine Ben Freeman Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-01-10 Falmouth, Maine CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL)
27 Russia Maxim Letunov Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-02-20 Moscow, Russia Youngstown (USHL) SJS, 52nd overall 2014
28 New Hampshire Brian Morgan Senior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-04-01 Windham, New Hampshire Maine (HEA)
29 Connecticut Tage Thompson Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-10-30 Orange, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) STL, 26th overall 2016
30 Slovakia 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
31 Texas Rob Nichols Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-09-10 Dallas, Texas Wenatchee (NAHL)
35 Massachusetts 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

NamePositionSeasons at
UConn
Alma Mater
Mike CavanaughHead Coach4Bowdoin College (1990)
Joe PereiraAssistant coach4Boston University (2011)
Brendan BuckleyAssistant coach2Boston College (1999)
Andrew RaycroftAssistant coach3

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Massachusetts–Lowell*221471297651412711315195
#6 Boston University221363296447392412312390
#16 Boston College2213632974564021154132104
#5 Notre Dame221264286751402312512893
#15 Providence221273276657392212511692
#18 Vermont2210842461633820135122106
Merrimack2288622576037151669096
Northeastern2291032173713818155140113
Connecticut228104205561361216896104
New Hampshire2271141869774015205124136
Maine2251521257793611214102125
Massachusetts2221915428836529266132
Championship: March 18, 2017
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017

Schedule

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVResultAttendanceRecord
Exhibition
October 1 2:05 pm St. Francis Xavier* Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut  L 3–4  1,256
Regular Season
October 7 7:05 pm Alabama–Huntsville* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision W 6–0  3,122 1–0–0
October 8 4:05 pm Alabama–Huntsville* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision W 4–0  3,193 2–0–0
October 14 7:00 pm at Colgate* Starr ArenaHamilton, New YorkPLN T 4–4 OT 1,391 2–0–1
October 15 7:00 PM at RIT* Blue Cross ArenaRochester, New YorkAH T 1–1 OT 10,556 2–0–2
October 19 7:00 pm at #4 Quinnipiac* TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, ConnecticutQAA L 2–5  3,290 2–1–2
October 21 7:05 pm American International* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision T 2–2 OT 3,529 2–1–3
October 27 7:35 pm at #7 Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IndianaCSNC W 4–2  2,936 3–1–3 (1–0–0)
October 28 7:35 pm at #7 Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IndianaNBCS L 2–6  4,065 3–2–3 (1–1–0)
November 4 7:00 pm at UMass William D. Mullins Memorial CenterAmherst, MassachusettsUSN T 2–2 OT 2,963 3–2–4 (1–1–1)
November 11 7:00 pm at #14 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, OhioHuskyVision L 4–7  3,669 3–3–4
November 12 4:00 pm at #14 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, OhioHuskyVision T 3–3 OT 3,956 3–3–5
November 18 7:05 pm #5 Boston University XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision L 1–2  5,383 3–4–5 (1–2–1)
November 19 7:00 pm at #5 Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, MassachusettsCI W 4–0  4,526 4–4–5 (2–2–1)
November 22 7:05 pm #4 Boston College XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision L 2–5  5,127 4–5–5 (2–3–1)
November 26 3:05 pm Sacred Heart* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision L 2–4  3,699 4–6–5
December 2 7:15 pm at #4 UMass Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, MassachusettsGRHTV W 3–2  5,464 5–6–5 (3–3–1)
December 3 3:35 pm #4 UMass Lowell XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision T 2–2 OT 3,890 5–6–6 (3–3–2)
December 9 6:30 pm UMass XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutASN/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 CenterPrescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic)HTV W 4–3  1,153 7–6–6
December 31 4:00 pm vs. Brown* Prescott Valley Event CenterPrescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic)HTV W 4–1  814 8–6–6
January 7 3:05 pm Yale* XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision L 2–4  4,909 8–7–6
January 12 7:05 pm Maine Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, ConnecticutHuskyVision W 6–3  2,173 9–7–6 (5–3–2)
January 14 4:00 pm vs. Maine Fenway ParkBoston, MassachusettsNESN L 0–4  16,432 9–8–6 (5–4–2)
January 20 6:00 pm at #12 Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, VermontASN/NESN L 4–5  4,007 9–9–6 (5–5–2)
January 24 7:00 pm at #13 Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, MassachusettsBCTV L 1–2  3,252 9–10–6 (5–6–2)
January 27 7:05 pm #11 Vermont XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision W 3–1  6,297 10–10–6 (6–6–2)
February 3 7:00 pm at Merrimack Volpe ComplexNorth Andover, Massachusetts  T 2–2 OT 2,549 10–10–7 (6–6–3)
February 4 3:05 pm Merrimack XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision T 2–2 OT 5,272 10–10–8 (6–6–4)
February 8 7:05 pm #11 Providence XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision L 1–4  4,040 10–11–8 (6–7–4)
February 10 7:05 pm at #11 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode IslandHuskyVision L 3–4  2,832 10–12–8 (6–8–4)
February 17 7:05 pm Northeastern XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision L 0–3  5,411 10–13–8 (6–9–4)
February 18 7:00 pm at Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  L 1–4  2,789 10–14–8 (6–10–4)
February 24 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire  W 5–3  5,107 11–14–8 (7–10–4)
February 25 7:35 pm New Hampshire XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutHuskyVision W 4–2  5,685 12–14–8 (8–10–4)
Hockey East Tournament
March 3 7:05 pm vs. Northeastern TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Opening Round)  L 1–3  1,228 12–15–8
March 4 7:05 pm vs. Northeastern TD GardenBoston, 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.

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Rankings

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References

  1. "2015-16 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "UCONN Ice Hockey - University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". www.uconnhuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009.
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