2015–16 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season
| 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | XL Center |
| Record | |
| Overall | 11–21–4 (6–12–4) |
| Home | 5–12–1 |
| Road | 5–7–3 |
| Neutral | 1–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Mike Cavanaugh |
| Assistant coaches | Michael Souza Joe Pereira Andrew Raycroft |
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The 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mike Cavanaugh his third season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their second season in Hockey East.
Personnel
Roster
As of September 4, 2015.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanner Creel | Sophomore | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-04-10 | Arlington Heights, Illinois | Odessa (NAHL) | — | |
| 2 | Derek Pratt (A) | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1994-03-12 | Mount Hermon, Massachusetts | Waterloo (USHL) | — | |
| 3 | Ryan Segalla | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1994-12-29 | Rockland, Massachusetts | Salisbury (USHS–CT) | PIT, 119th overall 2013 | |
| 4 | Kyle Huson | Senior | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1991-10-31 | Parker, Colorado | Wenatchee (NAHL) | — | |
| 5 | David Drake | Sophomore | D | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-01-07 | Naperville, Illinois | Des Moines (USHL) | PHI, 192nd overall 2013 | |
| 6 | Johnny Austin | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-07-22 | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN) | — | |
| 7 | Joona Koonas | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1993-07-28 | Vintaa, Finland | Islanders (USPHL) | — | |
| 8 | Spencer Naas | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-07-14 | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN) | — | |
| 9 | Shawn Pauly (A) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-01-08 | Bellingham, Washington | Wenatchee (NAHL) | — | |
| 10 | Miles Gendron | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1996-06-28 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Penticton (BCHL) | OTT, 70th overall 2014 | |
| 11 | Corey Ronan | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-10-06 | Franklin, Massachusetts | St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) | — | |
| 13 | Joseph Masonius | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-02-17 | Spring Lake, New Jersey | USNTDP (USHL) | — | |
| 14 | Will Golonka | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1995-02-02 | Carlisle, Massachusetts | Belmont Hill (USHS–MA) | — | |
| 16 | Karl El-Mir | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-03-14 | Montreal, Quebec | Grande Prairie (AJHL) | — | |
| 17 | Jesse Schwartz | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1994-04-10 | Toronto, Ontario | Victoria (BCHL) | — | |
| 18 | Max Kalter | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1996-03-01 | Highland Park, Illinois | Sioux City (USHL) | — | |
| 19 | Evan Richardson | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1994-05-30 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Boston College (HEA) | — | |
| 21 | Jeff Wight | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-12-04 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Merritt (BCHL) | — | |
| 22 | Marco Richter | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1995-11-19 | Vienna, Austria | Madison (USHL) | — | |
| 23 | Kasperi Ojantakanen | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-01-12 | Helsinki, Finland | Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | — | |
| 24 | Patrick Kirtland (C) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1991-01-22 | Rocky Hill, Connecticut | Des Moines (USHL) | — | |
| 28 | Joey Ferriss | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-12-28 | Novi, Michigan | Michigan (NAHL) | — | |
| 27 | Max Letunov | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-02-20 | Moscow, Russia | Youngstown (USHL) | ARI, 52nd overall 2014 | |
| 29 | Tage Thompson | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-10-30 | Orange, Connecticut | USNTDP (USHL) | — | |
| 31 | Rob Nichols | Junior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1992-09-10 | Dallas, Texas | Wenatchee (NAHL) | — | |
| 35 | Steve Thulin | Sophomore | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1993-02-02 | North Reading, Massachusetts | Connecticut (USPHL) | — |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at UConn |
Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cavanaugh | Head Coach | 3 | Bowdoin College (1990) |
| Joe Pereira | Assistant coach | 3 | Boston University (2011) |
| Brendan Buckley | Assistant coach | 1 | Boston College (1999) |
| Andrew Raycroft | Assistant coach | 2 |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #5 Boston College † | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 91 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 156 | 82 | |
| #3 Providence † | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 124 | 71 | |
| #13 Notre Dame | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 86 | |
| #8 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 58 | 37 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 121 | 75 | |
| #11 Boston University | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 75 | 56 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 124 | 106 | |
| #14 Northeastern * | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 75 | 56 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 134 | 105 | |
| Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 95 | 108 | |
| Connecticut | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 70 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 88 | 114 | |
| Vermont | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 66 | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 86 | 107 | |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 73 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 112 | 121 | |
| Maine | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 77 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 76 | 129 | |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 101 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 84 | 146 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule
Regular season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 3 | 3:05 pm | Queen's* | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | W 3–1 | 1,158 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 9 | 8:07 pm | at Alabama–Huntsville* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 5–2 | 2,193 | 1–0–0 | |||||
| October 10 | 8:07 pm | Alabama–Huntsville* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | L 2–5 | 1,604 | 1–1–0 | |||||
| October 16 | 7:05 pm | Arizona State* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | W 5–1 | 4,404 | 2–1–0 | |||||
| October 24 | 4:00 PM | at #8 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–4 | 4,199 | 2–2–0 (0–1–0) | |||||
| October 27 | 7:05 pm | #8 Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | W 5–2 | 5,225 | 3–2–0 (1–1–0) | |||||
| October 31 | 3:05 pm | Notre Dame | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 1–2 | 5,190 | 3–3–0 (1–2–0) | |||||
| November 1 | 2:35 pm | vs. Notre Dame | Barclays Center • Brooklyn, New York | L 2–8 | 3,014 | 3–4–0 (1–3–0) | |||||
| November 6 | 7:05 pm | UMass | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 2–4 | 5,075 | 3–5–0 (1–4–0) | |||||
| November 7 | 7:30 pm | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 3–5 | 3,840 | 3–6–0 (1–5–0) | |||||
| November 10 | 7:05 pm | Army* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 0–2 | 3,883 | 3–7–0 | |||||
| November 13 | 7:05 pm | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | L 1–2 | 4,007 | 3–8–0 (1–6–0) | |||||
| November 17 | 7:05 pm | #3 Quinnipiac* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 2–6 | 5,476 | 3–9–0 | |||||
| November 24 | 7:05 pm | #2 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 1–5 | 7,219 | 3–10–0 (1–7–0) | |||||
| December 5 | 3:05 pm | #5 UMass Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | W 4–3 | 4,811 | 4–10–0 (2–7–0) | |||||
| December 6 | 1:00 pm | at #5 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN/SNY | W 2–1 | 5,216 | 5–10–0 (3–7–0) | ||||
| December 11 | 7:05 pm | #19 Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | T 3–3 OT | 4,814 | 5–10–1 (3–7–1) | |||||
| January 1 | 8:00 pm | at Minnesota* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | FSN | L 2–3 | 9,561 | 5–11–1 | ||||
| January 2 | 5:00 pm | vs. Ferris State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | L 2–5 | 9,726 | 5–12–1 | |||||
| January 5 | 9:30 pm | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | W 5–2 | 713 | 6–12–1 | |||||
| January 8 | 7:00 pm | vs. Michigan Tech* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | L 2–4 | 5,028 | 6–13–1 | |||||
| January 10 | 5:00 pm | vs. Arizona State* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | W 3–0 | 3,798 | 7–13–1 | |||||
| January 15 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 1–0 | 3,215 | 8–13–1 (4–7–1) | |||||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS Atlantic | T 1–1 OT | 3,891 | 8–13–2 (4–7–2) | ||||
| January 22 | 8:30 pm | Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN/SNY | L 2–4 | 6,442 | 8–14–2 (4–8–2) | ||||
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at #4 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | T 3–3 OT | 6,063 | 8–14–3 (4–8–3) | |||||
| January 26 | 7:05 pm | Sacred Heart* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 4–7 | 3,610 | 8–15–3 | |||||
| February 2 | 7:05 pm | Brown* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | W 3–1 | 3,636 | 9–15–3 | |||||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | FCSA/ESPN3 | T 2–2 OT | 2,358 | 9–15–4 (4–8–4) | ||||
| February 12 | 7:00 pm | at #5 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | OSN | L 0–4 | 2,972 | 9–16–4 (4–9–4) | ||||
| February 13 | 5:05 pm | #5 Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 2–3 | 6,844 | 9–17–4 (4–10–4) | |||||
| February 19 | 7:05 pm | Northeastern | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 2–5 | 5,689 | 9–18–4 (4–11–4) | |||||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 1–4 | 2,331 | 9–19–4 (4–12–4) | |||||
| February 26 | 7:05 pm | New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | W 4–1 | 6,254 | 10–19–4 (5–12–4) | |||||
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCSA | W 5–4 OT | 5,301 | 11–19–4 (6–12–4) | ||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4 | 7:05 pm | Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Opening Round) | L 1–2 | 4,045 | 11–20–4 | |||||
| March 5 | 7:05 pm | Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Opening Round) | L 3–4 | 4,572 | 11–21–4 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "2015-16 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.