2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season
Conference Hockey East
Home ice XL Center
Record
Overall 5–6–6 (3–3–2 HE)
Home 2–3–2
Road 3–3–4
Neutral 0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh
Assistant Coaches Brendan Buckley
Joe Pereira
Andrew Raycroft
Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2016–17 Connecticut 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]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Illinois Creel, TannerTanner Creel Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1994-04-10 Arlington Heights, Illinois Odessa (NAHL) —
2 Massachusetts Pratt, DerekDerek Pratt (C) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-12 Mount Hermon, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL) —
4 Massachusetts Nelson, BryanBryan Nelson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-02-19 Upton, Massachusetts CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) —
5 Illinois Drake, DavidDavid 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 Austin, JohnnyJohnny 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 Kunnas, JoonaJoona Kunnas Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-07-28 Vintaa, Finland Islanders (USPHL) —
8 Minnesota Naas, SpencerSpencer 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 Payusov, AlexandreAlexandre Payusov Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-26 Montreal, Quebec Madison (USHL) —
10 Massachusetts Gendron, MilesMiles 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 Ronan, CoreyCorey 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 Masonius, JosephJoseph 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 El-Mir, KarlKarl El-Mir Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-14 Montreal, Quebec Grande Prairie (AJHL) —
17 Ontario Schwartz, JesseJesse Schwartz Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Victoria (BCHL) —
18 Illinois Kalter, MaxMax Kalter Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996-03-01 Highland Park, Illinois Sioux City (USHL) —
19 British Columbia Richardson, EvanEvan Richardson Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-05-30 Nanaimo, British Columbia Boston College (HEA) —
20 Minnesota Newpower, WyattWyatt 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 Wight, JeffJeff Wight Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-12-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
22 Minnesota Howell, JustinJustin Howell Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-04-26 St. Paul, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL) —
23 Finland Ojantakanen, KasperiKasperi Ojantakanen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-01-12 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
24 Maine Freeman, BenBen Freeman Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-01-10 Falmouth, Maine CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) —
27 Russia Letunov, MaximMaxim 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 Morgan, BrianBrian Morgan Senior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-04-01 Windham, New Hampshire Maine (HEA) —
29 Connecticut Thompson, TageTage 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 Huska, AdamAdam 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 Nichols, RobRob Nichols Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-09-10 Dallas, Texas Wenatchee (NAHL) —
35 Massachusetts Thulin, SteveSteve Thulin Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-02-02 North Reading, Massachusetts CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) —

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
UConn		 Alma Mater
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

2016–17 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston College 5 4 0 1 9 21 10 11 8 2 1 44 23
#5 UMass Lowell 2 2 0 0 4 7 3 10 6 2 2 37 26
New Hampshire 2 2 0 0 4 10 3 8 4 3 1 26 23
#4 Boston University 2 1 0 1 3 7 4 7 4 2 1 27 12
Connecticut 3 1 1 1 3 8 10 9 3 2 4 27 22
#9 Notre Dame 2 1 1 0 2 8 6 8 4 3 1 32 21
Merrimack 3 0 1 2 2 6 10 10 4 4 2 25 28
Vermont 3 1 2 0 2 6 9 8 4 3 1 25 20
#17 Providence 2 0 1 1 1 3 5 8 3 3 2 24 18
Massachusetts 3 0 2 1 1 7 13 7 2 4 1 19 25
Northeastern 3 0 2 1 1 6 10 9 3 3 3 29 24
Maine 2 0 2 0 0 3 9 10 3 5 2 26 33
Championship: March 18, 2017
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 8, 2016

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
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     
December 30 6:00 pm vs. St. Cloud State* Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic)       
December 31 TBA vs. Arizona State/Brown* Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic)       
January 7 3:05 pm Yale* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut       
January 12 7:05 pm Maine Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut       
January 14 4:00 pm vs. Maine Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts       
January 20 6:00 pm at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ASN/NESN     
January 24 7:00 pm at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts       
January 27 7:05 pm Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut       
February 3 7:00 pm at Merrimack Volpe Complex • North Andover, Massachusetts       
February 4 3:05 pm Merrimack XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut       
February 8 7:05 pm Providence XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut       
February 10 7:05 pm at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island HuskyVision     
February 17 7:05 pm Northeastern XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut       
February 18 7:00 pm at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts       
February 24 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire       
February 25 7:35 pm New Hampshire XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut       
Hockey East Tournament
March 3      (Opening Round)       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Legend
    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
Week
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References

  1. ↑ "2015-16 Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-hockey/sched/conn-m-hockey-sched.html
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