2021–22 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceXL Center
Record
Overall17–12–0
Conference13–7–0
Home5–5–0
Road11–6–0
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant Coaches



Captain(s)Jáchym Kondelík
Carter Turnbull
Alternate captain(s)Marc Gatcomb
Roman Kinal
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season will be the 62nd season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level, and the 8th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represent the University of Connecticut and are coached by Mike Cavanaugh, in his 9th season.

This is expected to be UConn's final season playing home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. UConn has begun construction on a new 2,600-seat arena on its Storrs campus that will be home to both the Huskies men's and women's hockey programs upon its opening, planned for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Kale Howarth Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Rockford IceHogs)
Adam Karashik Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Yan Kuznetsov Defenseman  Russia Signed professional contract (Calgary Flames)
Eric Linell Forward  United States Transferred to Bentley
Brian Rigali Forward  United States Graduate transfer to American International
Zac Robbins Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Bradley Stone Goaltender  United Kingdom Graduation (retired)
Tomáš Vomáčka Goaltender  Czech Republic Signed professional contract (Nashville Predators)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jarrod Gourley Defenseman  Canada 22 Calgary, AB; transfer from Arizona State
Aidan Metcalfe Defenseman  United States 21 Palos Verdes, CA
Kevin O'Neil Forward  United States 23 Latham, NY; graduate transfer from Yale
Sasha Teleguine Forward  United States 19 North Attleborough, MA
Logan Terness Goaltender  Canada 19 Burnaby, BC
Jake Veilleux Defenseman/Forward  United States 21 South Windsor, CT

Roster[]

As of August 12, 2021.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Texas Ryan Keane Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-03-15 Lewisville, Texas Jamestown (NAHL) —
4 Michigan Roman Kinal (A) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-20 Waterford, Michigan Dubuque (USHL) —
5 California Aidan Metcalfe Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-24 Palos Verdes, California Shreveport (NAHL) —
6 New York (state) Ryan Wheeler Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-08-24 Lancaster, New York New Jersey (NAHL) —
7 British Columbia Jonny Evans Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-05-01 North Delta, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL) —
8 British Columbia Carter Turnbull (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-08 Nanaimo, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL) —
9 Alberta Cassidy Bowes Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-17 Sturgeon County, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL) —
10 Russia Vladislav Firstov Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-19 Yaroslavl, Russia Waterloo (USHL) MIN, 42nd overall 2019
11 Czech Republic Jáchym Kondelík (C) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1999-12-21 Budějovice, Czech Republic Muskegon (USHL) NSH, 111th overall 2018
12 Connecticut Gavin Puskar Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-06-21 Farmington, Connecticut Hotchkiss (USHS–CT) —
13 New York (state) John Wojciechowski Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-02-18 Mamaroneck, New York Langley (BCHL) —
16 Massachusetts Jake Flynn Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-05-26 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Thayer (USHS–MA) —
17 Massachusetts Marc Gatcomb (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-22 Woburn, Massachusetts The Gunnery (USHS–CT) —
18 New Jersey John Spetz Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-12-01 Oak Ridge, New Jersey Chicago (USHL) —
19 New York (state) Kevin O'Neil Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-02-23 Latham, New York Yale (ECAC) —
21 Connecticut Nick Capone Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-12-17 East Haven, Connecticut Tri-City (USHL) TBL, 157th overall 2020
22 British Columbia Hudson Schandor Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-09-29 North Vancouver, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
23 British Columbia Carter Berger Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-17 North Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL) FLA, 106th overall 2019
24 Massachusetts Sasha Teleguine Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-09-17 North Attleborough, Massachusetts Chilliwack (BCHL) —
27 Ontario Harrison Rees Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-03-19 Mississauga, Ontario North York (OJHL) —
28 Ontario Ryan Tverberg Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-01-30 Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) TOR, 213th overall 2020
29 Connecticut Jake Veilleux Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-19 South Windsor, Connecticut Victoria (BCHL) —
31 Massachusetts Matt Pasquale Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-10-06 North Reading, Massachusetts Northeast (NAHL) —
32 Russia Artem Shlaine Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-03-17 Moscow, Russia Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHS–MN) NJD, 130th overall 2020
33 Minnesota Darion Hanson Graduate G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-05-19 East Bethel, Minnesota Union (ECAC) —
35 British Columbia Logan Terness Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-09-18 Burnaby, British Columbia Trail (BCHL) —
60 Alberta Jarrod Gourley Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1999-06-29 Calgary, Alberta Arizona State (NCAA) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Northeastern dagger 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 36 24 11 1 94 60
#12 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 33 19 12 2 105 80
#14 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 32 20 9 3 92 66
Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 33 18 15 0 101 85
#16 Boston University 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 69 58 34 19 12 3 106 86
Merrimack 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 70 70 33 18 14 1 101 90
#20 Providence 24 12 11 1 1 1 1 38 61 52 36 21 13 2 114 77
Boston College 24 9 12 3 0 1 1 32 67 77 36 14 17 5 108 117
New Hampshire 24 8 15 1 2 2 0 25 47 71 33 14 18 1 73 91
Vermont 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 41 72 34 8 24 2 58 99
Maine 24 5 17 2 2 3 1 19 54 80 32 7 21 4 72 105
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 4:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson W 6–3  2,417 1–0–0
October 8 7:05 PM vs. #10 Boston University XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson L 1–2  3,084 1–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 9 7:00 PM at #10 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Hanson W 5–1  3,533 2–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 15 7:05 PM at Ohio State* Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Hanson L 3–4 OT 2,775 2–2–0
October 16 3:05 PM at Ohio State* Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Hanson L 0–3  2,446 2–3–0
October 26 7:00 PM at #20 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Hanson W 5–3  2,006 3–3–0 (2–1–0)
October 30 6:00 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   Hanson W 4–1  1,027 4–3–0
November 5 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Hanson W 4–3  3,790 5–3–0 (3–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Hanson W 3–2 OT 3,781 6–3–0 (4–1–0)
November 12 7:05 PM vs. #16 Boston College XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson L 1–2  5,694 6–4–0 (4–2–0)
November 13 7:00 PM at #12 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Hanson L 4–6  2,572 6–5–0 (4–3–0)
November 20 6:05 PM at #15 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NESN Hanson L 0–3  5,025 6–6–0 (4–4–0)
November 21 3:35 PM at #15 Massachusetts Lowell XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson W 2–1  3,066 7–6–0 (5–4–0)
November 27 7:00 PM vs. Colgate* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson W 6–1  3,134 8–6–0
January 2 7:00 PM at #19 Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts   Hanson L 6–3  250 8–7–0
January 8 4:00 PM at #18 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Hanson W 5–4  3,524 9–7–0 (6–4–0)
January 11 7:05 PM at American International* MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Terness L 1–3  207 9–8–0
January 14 7:05 PM vs. Boston University XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson L 1–2 OT 3,596 9–9–0 (6–5–0)
January 21 7:05 PM vs. New Hampshire XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson L 1–3  2,928 9–10–0 (6–6–0)
January 22 4:05 PM vs. New Hampshire XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut NESN+ Hanson W 3–2 OT 3,855 10–10–0 (7–6–0)
January 25 7:05 PM vs. #19 Merrimack XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson W 3–2  2,429 11–10–0 (8–6–0)
Connecticut Ice
January 29 3:30 PM vs. Yale* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice semifinal) SNY Hanson W 5–1  0 12–10–0
January 30 4:30 PM vs. #2 Quinnipiac* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice championship) SNY Hanson L 0–2  0 12–11–0
February 4 7:05 PM vs. #17 Providence XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut NESN+ Hanson W 2–1  3,647 13–11–0 (9–6–0)
February 5 7:30 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Hanson W 6–1  5,574 14–11–0 (10–6–0)
February 8 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Hanson W 6–2  1,953 15–11–0 (11–6–0)
February 11 7:05 PM at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Hanson W 6–4  3,024 16–11–0 (12–6–0)
February 18 7:05 PM vs. #10 Massachusetts #20 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson L 1–2  4,358 16–12–0 (12–7–0)
February 19 7:00 PM at #10 Massachusetts #20 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Hanson W 4–2  5,036 17–12–0 (13–7–0)
February 25 7:05 PM vs. #15 Northeastern #19т XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut NESN+ Hanson L 1–3  1,422 17–13–0 (13–8–0)
February 26 3:05 PM at #15 Northeastern #19т Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Hanson L 2–5  3,942 17–14–0 (13–9–0)
March 4 7:05 PM vs. Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson L 3–5  3,157 17–15–0 (13–10–0)
March 5 3:05 PM vs. Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Hanson W 4–0  3,182 18–15–0 (14–10–0)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [3]

Scoring Statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 19 - - - -
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - - - -

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References[]

  1. ^ "UConn Moving Forward to Build New On-Campus Ice Hockey Rink" (Press release). UConn Huskies. April 28, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "UConn 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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