2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season

2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Whittemore Center
Rankings
USCHO	#19
USA Today	#19
Record
Overall	20–15–1
Conference	12–11–1
Home	14–4–1
Road	6–11–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Souza
Assistant coaches	Glenn Stewart; Jeff Giuliano
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The 2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season is the 98th season of play for the program and the 40th in Hockey East. The Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire, play their home games at the Whittemore Center and are coached by Mike Souza in his 6th season.

Season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Ryan Black	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Damien Carfagna	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Ohio State
Nico DeVita	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Ferris State
Jake Dunlap	Forward	United States	Transferred to Ohio State
Kalle Eriksson	Defenseman	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Almtuna IS)
David Fessenden	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Canisius
Joe Hankinson	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Will Margel	Forward	United States	Transferred to Mercyhurst
Cade Penney	Defenseman	Canada	Left program (retired)
Chase Stevenson	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ryan Conmy	Forward	United States	18	Alexandria, VA; selected 182nd overall in 2023
Brendan Fitzgerald	Defenseman	United States	20	North Reading, MA
Zach Hahn	Defenseman	United States	21	Huntington, NY
Jakob Hellsten	Goaltender	Sweden	23	Ljusdal, SWE; transfer from North Dakota
Marty Laviņš	Forward	Latvia	20	Riga, LAT
Luis Lindner	Defenseman/Forward	Austria	22	Spittal an der Drau, AUT; transfer from American International
Nick Ring	Forward	United States	19	Hingham, MA
Jason Siedem	Forward	United States	20	Madison, NJ
J. P. Turner	Forward	United States	20	East Falmouth, MA
Ronan Walsh	Forward	United States	21	Andover, NH

Roster[edit]

As of July 10, 2023.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jeremy Forman	Senior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1999-09-22	Northbrook, Illinois	Corpus Christi (NAHL)	—
2	Jack Babbage	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-08-30	Tully, New York	Quinnipiac (ECAC)	—
3	Conor Lovett	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-04-07	Franklin, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
7	Stiven Sardarian	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-07	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Youngstown (USHL)	BUF, 88th overall 2021
8	Nikolai Jenson	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2000-07-28	Cold Spring, Minnesota	Youngstown (USHL)	—
9	Connor Sweeney	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-05-05	North Andover, Massachusetts	Islanders (NCDC)	—
10	Ronan Walsh	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-05-03	Andover, New Hampshire	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
12	Liam Devlin	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-01-07	Needham, Massachusetts	Omaha (USHL)	—
13	Nick Cafarelli	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2001-12-31	Middleton, Massachusetts	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
15	Luis Lindner	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-16	Spittal an der Drau, Austria	American International (AHA)	—
16	Luke Reid	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-09-26	Warman, Saskatchewan	Chicago (USHL)	NSH, 166th overall 2020
17	Kristaps Skrastiņš	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-11-20	Grobiņa, Latvia	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
18	Harrison Blaisdell	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-18	Regina, Saskatchewan	North Dakota (NCHC)	WPG, 134th overall 2019
19	Brendan Fitzgerald	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-03-06	North Reading, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
20	Colton Huard	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-11-27	Foothill Ranch, California	Chicago (USHL)	—
21	Cam Gendron	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-05	Hampstead, New Hampshire	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
22	J. P. Turner	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2003-01-31	East Falmouth, Massachusetts	Fargo (USHL)	—
23	Jason Siedem	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-10-17	Madison, New Jersey	Blackfalds (AJHL)	—
24	Robert Cronin	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2000-08-15	Plymouth, Massachusetts	Dubuque (USHL)	—
25	Nick Ring	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-10-26	Abington, Massachusetts	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
26	Morgan Winters	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-12-08	Osprey, Florida	Omaha (USHL)	—
28	Alex Gagne	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2002-08-12	Bedford, New Hampshire	Muskegon (USHL)	TBL, 192nd overall 2021
29	Cy LeClerc	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-08-17	Brentwood, New Hampshire	Janesville (NAHL)	—
30	Tyler Muszelik	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-07-01	Long Valley, New Jersey	NTDP (USHL)	FLA, 189th overall 2022
35	Rafe Gaughan	Senior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-11	Somersworth, New Hampshire	Northeast (NA3HL)	—
36	Ryan Conmy	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-10-23	Alexandria, Virginia	Sioux City (USHL)	LAK, 182nd overall 2023
37	Jakob Hellsten	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-02	Ljusdal, Sweden	North Dakota (NCHC)	—
	Zach Hahn	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-08-06	Huntington, New York	P. A. L. (NCDC)	—
	Marty Laviņš	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-04-10	Riga, Latvia	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—

Standings[edit]

2023–24 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Boston College †*	24	20	3	1	1	0	1	61	105	56	39	33	5	1	179	87
#2 Boston University	24	18	4	2	1	1	1	57	104	53	39	28	9	2	162	95
#6 Maine	24	14	9	1	0	1	0	44	76	67	37	23	12	2	119	94
#16 Providence	24	11	9	4	3	1	2	37	66	58	35	18	13	4	100	83
#13 Massachusetts	24	12	10	2	4	2	0	36	57	62	37	20	14	3	108	105
#19 New Hampshire	24	12	11	1	1	0	0	36	69	56	36	20	15	1	106	90
Northeastern	24	9	14	1	1	3	0	30	65	71	36	17	16	3	113	97
Connecticut	24	9	14	1	1	1	1	29	49	77	36	15	19	2	90	105
Vermont	24	7	14	3	1	0	3	26	52	81	35	13	19	3	87	106
Merrimack	24	6	17	1	0	1	1	21	62	85	35	13	21	1	98	114
Massachusetts Lowell	24	4	17	3	1	4	0	18	39	78	36	8	24	4	72	113
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll; Updated: April 1, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 7	5:00 pm	vs. Maine*		Jack Kelley Rink • Waterville, Maine (Rivalry, Exhibition)	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 2–3	1,452
Regular Season
October 13	7:00 pm	#1 Boston University		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+, NESN	Muszelik	W 6–4	6,070	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 20	7:00 pm	#4 Quinnipiac*		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Muszelik	L 2–5	5,689	1–1–0
October 21	7:00 pm	#4 Quinnipiac*		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+, NESN	Muszelik	W 5–4 ^OT	5,169	2–1–0
October 26	7:00 pm	#18 Northeastern		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 4–1	3,613	3–1–0 (2–0–0)
October 28	7:00 pm	Dartmouth*		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 3–1	4,258	4–1–0
November 3	7:00 pm	#7 Providence	#15	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	T 1–1 ^SOL	6,501	4–1–1 (2–0–1)
November 4	7:00 pm	at #7 Providence	#15	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 0–2	2,850	4–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 17	7:00 pm	at Northeastern	#13	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 4–2	2,612	5–2–1 (3–1–1)
November 18	7:00 pm	Northeastern	#13	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 4–0	6,010	6–2–1 (4–1–1)
November 24	7:00 pm	at #20 RIT*	#12	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey, NESN	Muszelik	L 4–5	2,365	6–3–1
November 25	5:00 pm	at #20 RIT*	#12	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey, NESN	Hellsten	W 4–3 ^OT	2,610	7–3–1
December 1	7:00 pm	at #11 Maine	#15	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 2–5	5,043	7–4–1 (4–2–1)
December 9	4:00 pm	Rensselaer*	#16	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 1–0	5,299	8–4–1
December 29	7:00 pm	at Army*	#16	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Muszelik	L 3–6	2,610	8–5–1
December 30	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	#16	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Hellsten	W 6–2	3,368	9–5–1
January 5	7:00 pm	Princeton*	#17	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 5–2	4,190	10–5–1
January 6	4:00 pm	Princeton*	#17	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 3–1	4,449	11–5–1
January 13	6:00 pm	at #2 Boston University	#16	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 0–3	5,359	11–6–1 (4–3–1)
January 19	7:00 pm	at Connecticut	#17	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+, NESN	Hellsten	W 5–0	2,691	12–6–1 (5–3–1)
January 21	4:00 pm	Connecticut	#17	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+, NESN	Hellsten	L 1–2	5,482	12–7–1 (5–4–1)
January 26	7:00 pm	at Vermont	#17	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 1–2	2,604	12–8–1 (5–5–1)
January 27	7:00 pm	at Vermont	#17	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Muszelik	W 6–3	3,150	13–8–1 (6–5–1)
February 2	7:00 pm	#3 Boston University	#18	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 3–6	6,501	13–9–1 (6–6–1)
February 3	7:00 pm	Merrimack	#18	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 3–1	5,080	14–9–1 (7–6–1)
February 9	7:00 pm	at #1 Boston College	#17	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 1–6	6,608	14–10–1 (7–7–1)
February 10	7:00 pm	at Merrimack	#17	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 1–3	2,639	14–11–1 (7–8–1)
February 16	7:00 pm	#7 Maine	#19	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry)	ESPN+, NESN	Hellsten	W 6–2	6,501	15–11–1 (8–8–1)
February 17	7:00 pm	#7 Maine	#19	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 5–2	6,501	16–11–1 (9–8–1)
February 23	7:00 pm	at #14 Massachusetts	#16	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 2–3	6,089	16–12–1 (9–9–1)
February 24	7:00 pm	#14 Massachusetts	#16	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	W 3–2 ^OT	6,085	17–12–1 (10–9–1)
March 1	7:00 pm	#1 Boston College	#17	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 3–5	6,501	17–13–1 (10–10–1)
March 3	5:00 pm	at #1 Boston College	#17	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 0–1	5,402	17–14–1 (10–11–1)
March 8	7:15 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell	#18	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Hellsten	W 4–0	4,986	18–14–1 (11–11–1)
March 9	7:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell	#18	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+, NESN	Hellsten	W 4–0	5,885	19–14–1 (12–11–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 13	7:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell*	#17	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Opening Round)	ESPN+, NESN	Hellsten	W 1–0	4,032	20–14–1
March 16	7:00 pm	at #8 Maine*	#17	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Quarterfinal, Rivalry)	ESPN+	Hellsten	L 0–5	5,043	20–15–1
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Poll	Week
Poll	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	26	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	15	14т	13	12	15	16	16	-	17	16	17	17	18	17	19	16	17	18	17	19	19
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	16	15	13	10	14	16	16	16	16^	16	17	16	17	17	19	17	17	18	17	18	19

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.^[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References[edit]

^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the New Hampshire Bulls
Playing venues	UNH Ice Rink (1926–1955) Harry C. Batchelder Rink (1955–1965) Snively Arena (1965–1995) Whittemore Center (1995–present)
Head coaches	Hank Swasey (1924–1925) Ernest Christensen (1925–1936, 1937–1938) Carl Lundholm (1936–1937) George Thurston (1938–1939) Anthony Dougal (1939–1943, 1946–1947) Joseph Petroski (1947–1951) Horace "Pepper" Martin (1951–1962) A. Barr Snively (1962–1964) Rube Bjorkman (1964–1968) Charlie Holt (1968–1986) Bob Kullen (1986–1987, 1988–1990) Dave O'Connor (1987–1988) Dick Umile (1990–2018) Michael Souza (2018–present)
Seasons	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964, 1966–1984) ECAC 2 (1964–1966) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth Maine
All-time leaders	Ralph Cox (243 Points) Ralph Cox (127 Goals) Kevin Regan (70 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1977 1979 1982 1998 1999 2002 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1979 1982 1983 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1979 Hockey East: 2002 2003
Hobey Baker winners	Jason Krog (1999)