2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season
2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season | |
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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 « 2015–16 2017–18 » |
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 |
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1 | Creel, TannerTanner Creel | Junior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1994-04-10 | Arlington Heights, Illinois | Odessa (NAHL) | — | |
2 | Pratt, DerekDerek Pratt (C) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-03-12 | Mount Hermon, Massachusetts | Waterloo (USHL) | — | |
4 | Nelson, BryanBryan Nelson | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 1996-02-19 | Upton, Massachusetts | CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) | — | |
5 | 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 | 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 | Kunnas, JoonaJoona Kunnas | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1993-07-28 | Vintaa, Finland | Islanders (USPHL) | — | |
8 | 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 | Payusov, AlexandreAlexandre Payusov | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-07-26 | Montreal, Quebec | Madison (USHL) | — | |
10 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Schwartz, JesseJesse Schwartz | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-04-10 | Toronto, Ontario | Victoria (BCHL) | — | |
18 | Kalter, MaxMax Kalter | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1996-03-01 | Highland Park, Illinois | Sioux City (USHL) | — | |
19 | Richardson, EvanEvan Richardson | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-05-30 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Boston College (HEA) | — | |
20 | 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 | Wight, JeffJeff Wight | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-12-04 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Merritt (BCHL) | — | |
22 | Howell, JustinJustin Howell | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-04-26 | St. Paul, Minnesota | Des Moines (USHL) | — | |
23 | 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 | Freeman, BenBen Freeman | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1996-01-10 | Falmouth, Maine | CT Jr. Rangers (USPHL) | — | |
27 | 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 | Morgan, BrianBrian Morgan | Senior (RS) | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1994-04-01 | Windham, New Hampshire | Maine (HEA) | — | |
29 | 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 | 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 | Nichols, RobRob Nichols | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-09-10 | Dallas, Texas | Wenatchee (NAHL) | — | |
35 | 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 |
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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
2016–17 Hockey East men's standings | ||||||||||||||
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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 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 8, 2016 |
Schedule
Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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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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
- ↑ "2015-16 Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-hockey/sched/conn-m-hockey-sched.html
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