2022–23 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2022–23 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2022–23 UConn Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	XL Center; UConn Hockey Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#8
USA Today	#8
Record
Overall	7–1–1
Conference	4–1–0
Home	4–0–1
Road	3–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Mike Cavanaugh
Assistant Coaches	Joe Pereira; Tyler Helton; Vince Stalletti; Joe Ferriss; Will Moran
Captain(s)	Roman Kinal
Alternate captain(s)	Jake Flynn; Hudson Schandor
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The 2022–23 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season is the 63rd season of play for the program, the 25th at the Division I level, and the 9th in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represent the University of Connecticut and are coached by Mike Cavanaugh, in his tenth season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Carter Berger	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to Western Michigan
Cassidy Bowes	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Jonny Evans	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Vladislav Firstov	Forward	Russia	Signed professional contract (Minnesota Wild)
Marc Gatcomb	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Abbotsford Canucks)
Jarrod Gourley	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Darion Hanson	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Jáchym Kondelík	Forward	Germany	Graduation (signed with Nashville Predators)
Kevin O'Neil	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Gavin Puskar	Forward	United States	Transferred to Brown
Artem Shlaine	Forward	Russia	Transferred to Northern Michigan
Sasha Teleguine	Forward	United States	Returned to juniors (Chilliwack Chiefs)
Carter Turnbull	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Ryan Wheeler	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
John Wojciechowski	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ty Amonte	Forward	Canada	24	Norwell, MA; graduate transfer from Boston University
Jake Black	Forward	United States	20	Pomfret, CT
Mark D'Agostino	Forward	United States	21	North Branford, CT
Adam Dawe	Forward	Canada	23	Gander, NL; graduate transfer from Maine
Tristan Fraser	Forward	Canada	20	West Vancouver, BC
Tabor Heaslip	Forward	United States	20	Fort Worth, TX
Huston Karpman	Forward	United States	21	Manhattan Beach, CA
Andrew Lucas	Forward/Defenseman	United States	23	Alexandria, VA; transfer from Vermont
Thomas Messineo	Defenseman	United States	20	Westwood, MA
Jack Pascucci	Defenseman	United States	20	North Andover, MA
Justin Pearson	Forward	Canada	24	Nashua, NH; graduate transfer from Yale
Jake Percival	Forward	United States	20	Avon, CT
Samu Salminen	Forward	Finland	19	Helsinki, FIN; selected 68th overall in 2021
Arsenii Sergeev	Goaltender	Russia	19	Yaroslavl, RUS; selected 205th overall in 2021
Ryan Tattle	Forward	Canada	21	Port Moody, BC
Matthew Wood	Forward	Canada	17	Lethbridge, AB

Roster

As of September 12, 2022.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Ryan Keane	Senior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1998-03-15	Lewisville, Texas	Jamestown (NAHL)	—
2	Jack Pascucci	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-02-15	North Andover, Massachusetts	Des Moines (USHL)	—
4	Roman Kinal (C)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-07-20	Waterford, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
5	Aidan Metcalfe	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2000-01-24	Palos Verdes, California	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
6	Andrew Lucas	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-02-05	Alexandria, Virginia	Vermont (HEA)	—
7	Huston Karpman	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-02-07	Manhattan Beach, California	Minot (NAHL)	—
9	Ryan Tattle	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-07	Port Moody, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
10	Tristan Fraser	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-11-13	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
11	Ty Amonte	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-01-11	Humarock, Massachusetts	Boston University (HEA)	—
12	Justin Pearson	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-05-17	Nashua, New Hampshire	Yale (ECAC)	—
13	Samu Salminen	Freshman	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	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-05-02	Westwood, Massachusetts	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
16	Jake Flynn (A)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-26	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Thayer (USHS–MA)	—
17	Jake Percival	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-02-11	Avon, Connecticut	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
18	John Spetz	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-12-01	Oak Ridge, New Jersey	Chicago (USHL)	—
19	Jake Black	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-03-05	Pomfret, Connecticut	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
20	Chase Bradley	Sophomore	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	Junior	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 (A)	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-09-29	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Surrey (BCHL)	—
23	Tabor Heaslip	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-12-17	Frisco, Texas	Sioux City (USHL)	—
24	Mark D'Agostino	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-06	North Branford, Connecticut	Powell River (BCHL)	—
27	Harrison Rees	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-03-19	Mississauga, Ontario	North York (OJHL)	—
28	Ryan Tverberg	Junior	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	Jake Veilleux	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-01-19	South Windsor, Connecticut	Victoria (BCHL)	—
30	Arsenii Sergeev	Freshman	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	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-10-06	North Reading, Massachusetts	Northeast (NAHL)	—
34	Adam Dawe	Graduate	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-01-18	Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador	Maine (HEA)	—
35	Logan Terness	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-18	Burnaby, British Columbia	Trail (BCHL)	—
71	Matthew Wood	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-02-06	Lethbridge, Alberta	Victoria (BCHL)	—

Standings

2022–23 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Connecticut	5	4	1	0	1	0	0	11	18	11	9	7	1	1	32	16
#16 Northeastern	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	7	15	9	7	3	2	2	21	14
Boston College	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	10	7	5	2	2	1	13	14
#14 Providence	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	4	3	6	3	2	1	18	13
#11 Boston University	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	4	9	8	6	3	3	0	22	21
Maine	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	6	2	3	1	14	17
#5 Massachusetts	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	6	5	0	1	26	7
#17 Massachusetts Lowell	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	3	7	5	2	0	20	14
Merrimack	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	4	6	3	3	0	20	14
New Hampshire	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	5	17	7	3	3	1	16	22
Vermont	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	6	2	4	0	12	18
Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated September 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 1	7:00 PM	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Terness	W 4–1	3,095	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 2	4:00 PM	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 3–1	1,918	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 7	7:05 PM	vs. Union*	#20	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Terness	W 4–1	2,584	3–0–0
October 8	4:05 PM	vs. Union*	#20	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 4–3 ^OT	2,442	4–0–0
October 14	7:05 PM	vs. #11 Ohio State*	#17	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Terness	T 0–0 ^OT	2,850	4–0–1
October 15	4:05 PM	vs. #11 Ohio State*	#17	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Sergeev	W 6–1	2,735	5–0–1
October 21	7:00 PM	at #9 Boston University	#14	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Terness	W 4–3 ^OT	2,735	6–0–1 (3–0–0)
October 22	7:00 PM	at #9 Boston University	#14	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Sergeev	L 2–5	4,864	6–1–1 (3–1–0)
October 27	7:05 PM	vs. Boston College	#10	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	Terness	W 5–1	3,031	7–1–1 (4–1–0)
November 4	7:05 PM	vs. Maine	#8	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 5	4:05 PM	vs. Maine	#8	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 11	7:00 PM	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
November 12	3:05 PM	vs. Providence		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 18	7:15 PM	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
November 19	3:35 PM	vs. Massachusetts Lowell		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
November 26	8:00 PM	vs. Cornell*		Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, New York (The Frozen Apple)
November 29	7:00 PM	at Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
December 2	7:05 PM	vs. Merrimack		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
December 11	2:05 PM	vs. Boston University		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
December 29	7:00 PM	at Long Island*		Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
December 31	1:05 PM	vs. Long Island*		XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 7	2:30 PM	vs. Northeastern		Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts (Frozen Fenway)	NESN, ESPN+
January 14	7:05 PM	vs. Northeastern		UConn Hockey Arena • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 20	7:00 PM	at Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	NESN+, ESPN+
January 21	4:35 PM	vs. Massachusetts		UConn Hockey Arena • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
Connecticut Ice
January 27	TBA	vs. TBA*		Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)
January 28	TBD	vs. TBD*		Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice)
February 3	7:00 PM	vs. Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 10	7:00 PM	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+
February 11	4:00 PM	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	NESN, ESPN+
February 23	7:05 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage*		UConn Hockey Arena • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 25	7:05 PM	vs. New Hampshire		UConn Hockey Arena • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
March 3	7:00 PM	at Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN, ESPN+
March 4	4:05 PM	vs. Boston College		UConn Hockey Arena • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

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 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	20	17	14	10	8 (1)
USA Today	NR	NR	17	13	10	8

References

^ "2022-23 Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "UConn 2022-23 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[1] "2022-23 Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[2] "UConn 2022-23 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

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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) UConn Hockey Arena (2023–future)
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
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