2015–16 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2015–16 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceXL Center
Record
Overall11–21–4 (6–12–4)
Home5–12–1
Road5–7–3
Neutral1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant coachesMichael Souza
Joe Pereira
Andrew Raycroft
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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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. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Illinois Tanner Creel Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-04-10 Arlington Heights, Illinois Odessa (NAHL) —
2 Massachusetts Derek Pratt (A) Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-12 Mount Hermon, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL) —
3 Massachusetts 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 Colorado Kyle Huson Senior D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-10-31 Parker, Colorado Wenatchee (NAHL) —
5 Illinois 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 Minnesota 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 Finland Joona Koonas Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-28 Vintaa, Finland Islanders (USPHL) —
8 Minnesota 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 Washington (state) Shawn Pauly (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-01-08 Bellingham, Washington Wenatchee (NAHL) —
10 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Corey Ronan Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-10-06 Franklin, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) —
13 New Jersey Joseph Masonius Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-02-17 Spring Lake, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) —
14 Massachusetts Will Golonka Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-02-02 Carlisle, Massachusetts Belmont Hill (USHS–MA) —
16 Quebec Karl El-Mir Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-03-14 Montreal, Quebec Grande Prairie (AJHL) —
17 Ontario Jesse Schwartz Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-04-10 Toronto, Ontario Victoria (BCHL) —
18 Illinois Max Kalter Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1996-03-01 Highland Park, Illinois Sioux City (USHL) —
19 British Columbia Evan Richardson Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-05-30 Nanaimo, British Columbia Boston College (HEA) —
21 British Columbia Jeff Wight Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-12-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
22 Austria Marco Richter Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1995-11-19 Vienna, Austria Madison (USHL) —
23 Finland Kasperi Ojantakanen Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-01-12 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
24 Connecticut Patrick Kirtland (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-01-22 Rocky Hill, Connecticut Des Moines (USHL) —
28 Michigan Joey Ferriss Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Novi, Michigan Michigan (NAHL) —
27 Russia 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 Connecticut Tage Thompson Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-30 Orange, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) —
31 Texas Rob Nichols Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-09-10 Dallas, Texas Wenatchee (NAHL) —
35 Massachusetts 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

2015–16 Hockey East men's 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

  1. ^ "2015-16 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.