1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season

1998–99 Connecticut Huskies
men's ice hockey season
1998–99 Connecticut Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd MAAC
Home ice	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	20–10–4
Conference	18–6–4
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bruce Marshall
	Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey seasons; « 1997–98 1999–2000 »

The 1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Bruce Marshall his eleventh season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Connecticut, competing in their first season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and first at the NCAA Division I level.

Standings

1998–99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Quinnipiac†	28	22	4	2	46	131	63	34	26	6	2	161	81
Holy Cross*	28	19	6	3	41	107	63	35	22	9	4	126	89
	28	18	6	4	40	106	70	34	20	10	4	122	95
Canisius	28	12	11	5	29	112	82	36	16	15	5	143	119
American International	28	11	13	4	26	92	93	32	12	16	4	101	113
Iona	28	12	15	1	25	116	115	33	13	18	2	145	143
Sacred Heart	28	7	20	1	15	81	128	31	7	23	1	86	139
Fairfield	28	1	27	0	2	55	186	32	1	31	0	64	227
Championship: Holy Cross † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Record
Exhibition
October 17	Penn State*	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	L 1–6
Regular Season^[1]
October 30	at Iona	New Roc Ice Skating Center • New Rochelle, New York	W 6–3	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 31	at Iona	New Roc Ice Skating Center • New Rochelle, New York	W 5–3	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
November 6	at American International	Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts	T 2–2 ^OT	2–0–1 (2–0–1)
November 7	American International	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 3–1	3–0–1 (3–0–1)
November 13	Quinnipiac	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 2–1	4–0–1 (4–0–1)
November 14	at Quinnipiac	East Haven Rink • East Haven, Connecticut	L 3–8	4–1–1 (4–1–1)
November 20	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	W 2–1	5–1–1 (5–1–1)
November 21	Holy Cross	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	L 2–4	5–2–1 (5–2–1)
November 24	Army	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 4–2	6–2–1 (6–2–1)
November 27	at Minnesota State*	Midwest Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota	L 2–8	6–3–1
November 28	at Minnesota State*	Midwest Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota	L 1–3	6–4–1
December 4	Fairfield	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 8–1	7–4–1 (7–2–1)
December 5	at Fairfield	Wonderland of Ice • Bridgeport, Connecticut	W 8–3	8–4–1 (8–2–1)
December 29	Iona*	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut (SNET/UConn Classic)	W 8–3	9–4–1
December 30	Alabama–Huntsville*	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut (SNET/UConn Classic)	L 0–3	9–5–1
January 8	Canisius	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 5–2	10–5–1 (9–2–1)
January 9	Canisius	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	T 1–1 ^OT	10–5–2 (9–2–2)
January 15	at Sacred Heart	Milford Ice Pavilion • Milford, Connecticut	T 2–2 ^OT	10–5–3 (9–2–3)
January 16	Sacred Heart	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	L 1–4	10–6–3 (9–3–3)
January 23	Iona	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	T 3–3	10–6–4 (9–3–4)
January 29	American International	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 5–2	11–6–4 (10–3–4)
January 30	at American International	Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts	W 4–2	12–6–4 (11–3–4)
February 5	at Quinnipiac	East Haven Rink • East Haven, Connecticut	W 1–0	13–6–4 (12–3–4)
February 6	Quinnipiac	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	L 1–4	13–7–4 (12–4–4)
February 12	Holy Cross	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	L 0–1	13–8–4 (12–5–4)
February 13	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	L 2–3	13–9–4 (12–6–4)
February 19	at Fairfield	Wonderland of Ice • Bridgeport, Connecticut	W 8–4	14–9–4 (13–6–4)
February 20	Fairfield	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 6–4	15–9–4 (14–6–4)
February 26	at Canisius	Buffalo State Sports Arena • Buffalo, New York	W 3–2	16–9–4 (15–6–4)
February 27	at Canisius	Buffalo State Sports Arena • Buffalo, New York	W 5–3	17–9–4 (16–6–4)
March 5	Sacred Heart	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 7–1	18–9–4 (17–6–4)
March 6	at Sacred Heart	Milford Ice Pavilion • Milford, Connecticut	W 3–2	19–9–4 (18–6–4)
MAAC Tournament
March 13	Iona	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	W 6–5 ^OT	20–9–4
March 19	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	L 3–4 ^OT	20–10–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ 2016 Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[1] 2016 Men's Ice Hockey Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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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) PeoplesBank Arena (2014–present) 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 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 2024–25
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) Statistical leaders
NCAA Tournament appearances	2025
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2000
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT