2023–24 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2023–24 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 UConn Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Toscano Family Ice Forum; XL Center
Record
Overall	15–19–2
Conference	9–14–1
Home	7–11–0
Road	8–8–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Cavanaugh
Assistant coaches	Tyler Helton; Michael Pereira; Vince Stalletti
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The 2023–24 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season is the 64th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level, and the 10th in Hockey East. The Huskies represent the University of Connecticut and were coached by Mike Cavanaugh in his 11th season.

Season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Ty Amonte	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Adam Dawe	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Newfoundland Growlers)
Ryan Keane	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Roman Kinal	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda)
Aidan Metcalfe	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Justin Pearson	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Logan Terness	Goaltender	Canada	Transferred to Ohio State
Ryan Tverberg	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Toronto Maple Leafs)

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Oliver Flynn	Forward	United States	20	Wolcott, CT
Ethan Haider	Goaltender	United States	22	St. Louis Park, MN; transfer from Clarkson; selected 148th overall in 2019
Ryan Mahshie	Forward	Canada	24	Stoney Creek, ON; graduate transfer from Rensselaer
Joey Muldowney	Forward	United States	19	Lake View, NY; selected 176th overall in 2022
Jake Richard	Forward	United States	19	Jacksonville, FL; selected 170th overall in 2022
Owen Simpson	Defenseman	Canada	20	Toronto, ON
Bauer Swift	Defenseman	United States	21	West Hartford, CT

Roster[edit]

As of September 21, 2023.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Ethan Haider	Senior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2001-09-04	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Clarkson (ECAC)	NSH, 148th overall 2019
2	Jack Pascucci	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-02-15	North Andover, Massachusetts	Des Moines (USHL)	—
5	Bauer Swift	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-17	West Hartford, Connecticut	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
6	Andrew Lucas	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-02-05	Alexandria, Virginia	Vermont (HEA)	—
7	Huston Karpman	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-02-07	Manhattan Beach, California	Minot (NAHL)	—
8	Joey Muldowney	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	2004-06-05	Lake View, New York	Des Moines (USHL)	SJS, 172nd overall 2022
9	Ryan Tattle	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-07	Port Moody, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
10	Tristan Fraser	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-11-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
11	Jake Richard	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-08-15	Jacksonville, Florida	Tri-City (USHL)	BUF, 170th overall 2022
12	Oliver Flynn	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-05-17	Wolcott, Connecticut	Madison (USHL)	—
13	Samu Salminen	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-04-09	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)	NJD, 68th overall 2021
15	Thomas Messineo	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-05-02	Westwood, Massachusetts	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
16	Jake Flynn	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-26	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Thayer (USHS–MA)	—
17	Jake Percival	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-02-11	Avon, Connecticut	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
18	John Spetz	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-12-01	Oak Ridge, New Jersey	Chicago (USHL)	—
19	Jake Black	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-05	Pomfret, Connecticut	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
20	Chase Bradley	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-01-09	St. Louis, Missouri	Sioux City (USHL)	DET, 203rd overall 2020
21	Nick Capone	Senior	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	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-09-29	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Surrey (BCHL)	—
23	Tabor Heaslip	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-12-17	Frisco, Texas	Sioux City (USHL)	—
24	Mark D'Agostino	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-06	North Branford, Connecticut	Powell River (BCHL)	—
25	Ryan Mahshie	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-04-05	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Rensselaer (ECAC)	—
27	Harrison Rees	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-03-19	Oakville, Ontario	North York (OJHL)	—
29	Jake Veilleux	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-01-19	South Windsor, Connecticut	Victoria (BCHL)	—
30	Arsenii Sergeev	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-16	Yaroslavl, Russia	Tri-City (USHL)	CGY, 205th overall 2021
31	Matt Pasquale	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-10-06	North Reading, Massachusetts	Northeast (NAHL)	—
34	Owen Simpson	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-07-01	Toronto, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)	—
71	Matthew Wood	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-02-06	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)	NSH, 15th overall 2023

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
Regular Season
October 7	7:00 pm	at Colgate*		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 4–2	923	1–0–0
October 8	3:00 pm	at Colgate*		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Haider	T 3–3 ^OT	792	1–0–1
October 13	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross*	#20	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey, NESN+	Sergeev	L 1–2	1,100	1–1–1
October 14	7:00 pm	Holy Cross*	#20	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haider	L 0–2	2,296	1–2–1
October 20	7:00 pm	at Union*		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 1–4	2,100	1–3–1
October 21	4:00 pm	at Union*		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Haider	W 5–0	1,821	2–3–1
October 27	7:15 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 2–1 ^OT	6,560	3–3–1 (1–0–0)
October 28	4:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haider	L 0–1	2,902	3–4–1 (1–1–0)
November 3	7:00 pm	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 1–4	2,796	3–5–1 (1–2–0)
November 4	6:00 pm	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Haider	W 5–2	3,235	4–5–1 (2–2–0)
November 10	7:00 pm	Merrimack		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 3–6	2,630	4–6–1 (2–3–0)
November 11	7:00 pm	at Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Haider	W 4–3	2,432	5–6–1 (3–3–0)
November 17	7:00 pm	at #4 Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Haider	L 4–5 ^OT	6,127	5–7–1 (3–4–0)
November 18	7:00 pm	#4 Boston College		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haider	L 0–3	2,630	5–8–1 (3–5–0)
November 25	3:00 pm	Dartmouth*		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haider	W 6–1	3,582	6–8–1
December 1	7:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+, NESN	Haider	W 2–0	2,630	7–8–1 (4–5–0)
December 3	4:00 pm	at #11 Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Haider	L 3–7	4,661	7–9–1 (4–6–0)
December 31	3:00 pm	Harvard*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPNU	Haider	W 4–2	2,630	8–9–1
January 5	7:00 pm	at #13 Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Haider	T 3–3 ^SOW	2,630	8–9–2 (4–6–1)
January 12	7:00 pm	#7 Maine		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haider	L 3–5	4,377	8–10–2 (4–7–1)
January 13	3:00 pm	#7 Maine		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 2–0	9,428	9–10–2 (5–7–1)
January 19	7:00 pm	#17 New Hampshire		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+, NESN	Haider	L 0–5	2,691	9–11–2 (5–8–1)
January 21	4:00 pm	at #17 New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+, NESN	Sergeev	W 2–1	5,482	10–11–2 (6–8–1)
Connecticut Ice
January 26	3:30 pm	Sacred Heart*		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)	SNY	Sergeev	W 6–2	4,633	11–11–2
January 27	7:30 pm	#7 Quinnipiac*		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Championship)	SNY	Haider	L 3–4	6,429	11–12–2
February 2	7:00 pm	#10 Providence		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 0–5	2,691	11–13–2 (6–9–1)
February 3	7:00 pm	at #10 Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Haider	W 2–1	2,870	12–13–2 (7–9–1)
February 9	7:00 pm	#12 Massachusetts		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 0–2	2,691	12–14–2 (7–10–1)
February 10	7:00 pm	at #12 Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Haider	L 1–3	6,342	12–15–2 (7–11–1)
February 23	7:00 pm	#2 Boston University		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 1–6	2,691	12–16–2 (7–12–1)
February 24	7:00 pm	at #2 Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Haider	L 0–6	5,857	12–17–2 (7–13–1)
March 1	7:30 pm	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN+	Sergeev	W 4–3	3,188	13–17–2 (8–13–1)
March 2	3:00 pm	Northeastern		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Haider	L 2–4	2,691	13–18–2 (8–14–1)
March 7	7:00 pm	Vermont		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 5–1	2,691	14–18–2 (9–14–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 13	7:00 pm	Vermont*		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut (Opening Round)	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 4–1	2,021	15–18–2
March 16	7:00 pm	at #1 Boston College*		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal)	ESPN+, NESN+	Sergeev	L 4–5	6,705	15–19–2
*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	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	-	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	20	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 11.^[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References[edit]

^ "2023-24 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ "2023-24 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2023-24 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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

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v t e UConn Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Connecticut Agricultural College Aggies
Playing venues	UConn Ice Rink (1961–1998) Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (1998–2016) XL Center (2014–2023) Toscano Family Ice Forum (2023–present)
Head coaches	John Chapman (1960–1981) Ben Kirtland (1981–1988) Bruce Marshall (1988–2012) David Berard (2012–13) (interim) Mike Cavanaugh (2013–present)
Seasons	1911–12 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) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2014) Hockey East (2014–present)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Bryan Krygier (219 Points) Todd Krygier (99 Goals) Louis Parker (54 Wins)
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2000
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT