2019–20 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2019–20 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
Conference5th Hockey East
Home iceXL Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall15–15–4
Conference12–10–2
Home7–6–2
Road7–7–1
Neutral1–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant coachesJoe Pereira
Tyler Helton
Matt Michno
Joe Ferriss
Will Moran
Captain(s)Wyatt Newpower
Benjamin Freeman
Alternate captain(s)Adam Karashik
Alexander Payusov
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 6th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represented the University of Connecticut and were coached by Mike Cavanaugh, in his 7th season.

The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.[1][2]

Roster

As of July 25, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Texas Ryan Keane Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-03-15 Lewisville, Texas Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) —
2 Russia Yan Kuznetsov Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-03-21 Murmansk, Russia Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
3 Connecticut Adam Karashik (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-01-15 Ridgefield, Connecticut Chicago Steel (USHL) —
4 Michigan Roman Kinal Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-20 Waterford, Michigan Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
5 New York (state) Eric Linell Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-17 Great Neck, New York Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
6 New York (state) Ryan Wheeler Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-08-24 Lancaster, New York New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
7 British Columbia Jonny Evans Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1997-05-01 North Delta, British Columbia Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
8 British Columbia Carter Turnbull Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-08 Nanaimo, British Columbia Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
9 Quebec Alexander Payusov (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-07-26 Montreal, Quebec Madison Capitols (USHL) —
10 Russia Vladislav Firstov Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-19 Yaroslavl, Russia Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) MIN, 42nd overall 2019
11 Czech Republic Jáchym Kondelík Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-12-21 Budějovice, Czech Republic Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) NSH, 111th overall 2018
13 New York (state) John Wojciechowski Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-18 Mamaroneck, New York Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
14 Illinois Zac Robbins Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-10-03 Glenview, Illinois Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) —
15 Pennsylvania Jordan Timmons Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-10-25 South Fayette, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
16 Massachusetts Jacob Flynn Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-05-26 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Thayer Academy (USHS–MA) —
17 Massachusetts Marc Gatcomb Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-22 Woburn, Massachusetts The Gunnery (USHS–CT) —
19 Illinois Brian Rigali Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-08 Libertyville, Illinois Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
20 Minnesota Wyatt Newpower (C) Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-12-09 Hugo, Minnesota White Bear Lake Area High School (USHS–MN) —
22 Minnesota Justin Howell Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-04-26 Saint Paul, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
23 British Columbia Carter Berger Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-17 North Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) FLA, 106th overall 2019
24 Maine Benjamin Freeman (C) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-01-10 Falmouth, Maine Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL) —
27 Ontario Harrison Rees Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-19 Mississauga, Ontario North York (OJHL) —
29 Alberta Kale Howarth Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Red Deer, Alberta Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) CBJ, 148th overall 2017
33 Czech Republic Tomáš Vomáčka Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-02 Trutnov, Czech Republic Lincoln Stars (USHL) NSH, 154th overall 2017
34 Russia Ruslan Iskhakov Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-07-22 Moscow, Russia Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) NYI, 43rd overall 2018
35 England Bradley Stone Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-07-14 London, England Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College † 24 17 6 1 35 93 48 34 24 8 2 136 71
#9 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 30 69 49 34 21 11 2 107 67
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell 24 12 7 5 29 60 60 34 18 10 6 90 79
#15 Maine 24 12 9 3 27 56 56 34 18 11 5 89 75
Connecticut 24 12 10 2 26 71 75 34 15 15 4 102 106
Boston University 24 10 9 5 25 69 64 34 13 13 8 103 98
#19 Northeastern 24 11 12 1 23 66 71 34 18 13 3 98 92
Providence 24 10 11 3 23 70 63 34 16 12 6 102 78
New Hampshire 24 9 12 3 21 54 69 34 15 15 4 91 97
Merrimack 24 7 14 3 17 63 77 34 9 22 3 85 123
Vermont 24 2 18 4 8 44 83 34 5 23 6 59 100
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Vomáčka T 3–3 OT 703 0–0–1
October 11 7:05 PM vs. Army* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka L 1–2  2,029 0–1–1
October 12 3:35 PM vs. Rensselaer* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka L 3–5  2,859 0–2–1
October 18 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   Vomáčka W 5–2  2,588 1–2–1
November 1 7:15 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Vomáčka W 3–2  1,734 2–2–1 (1–0–0)
November 3 2:05 PM vs. Merrimack XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka L 2–3  3,387 2–3–1 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:01 PM at #19 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Vomáčka L 0–6  5,291 2–4–1 (1–2–0)
November 9 3:31 PM vs. #19 Boston College XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut NESN Vomáčka L 1–5  5,112 2–5–1 (1–3–0)
November 15 7:05 PM vs. #12 Massachusetts–Lowell XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka T 3–3 OT 2,730 2–5–2 (1–3–1)
November 16 6:05 PM at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Vomáčka W 2–1  4,397 3–5–2 (2–3–1)
November 22 7:05 PM vs. Providence XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka T 3–3 OT 3,384 3–5–3 (2–3–2)
November 23 7:00 PM at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Vomáčka L 2–5  2,183 3–6–3 (2–4–2)
November 29 4:05 PM vs. Miami* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka W 6–4  3,006 4–6–3 (2–4–2)
November 30 4:05 PM vs. Miami* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka W 4–3  2,735 5–6–3 (2–4–2)
December 6 7:05 PM vs. Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka W 3–2  2,012 6–6–3 (3–4–2)
December 7 3:35 PM vs. Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka W 7–4  2,884 7–6–3 (4–4–2)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28 4:02 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic) NESN Stone T 2–2 SOW 3,003 7–6–4 (4–4–2)
December 29 7:02 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)   Vomáčka L 3–4  2,312 7–7–4 (4–4–2)
January 3 7:05 PM vs. #12 Northeastern XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka L 2–5  4,027 7–8–4 (4–5–2)
January 7 7:05 PM vs. Merrimack XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka L 2–6  2,953 7–9–4 (4–6–2)
January 11 7:00 PM at #12 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Vomáčka L 1–2  2,609 7–10–4 (4–7–2)
January 15 7:05 PM vs. Maine Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut NESN Vomáčka W 3–2  559 8–10–4 (5–7–2)
January 18 6:00 PM at #12 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Vomáčka W 3–2 OT 2,712 9–10–4 (6–7–2)
Connecticut Ice
January 25 4:00 PM at #17 Quinnipiac* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) SNY Vomáčka L 2–3  5,724 9–11–4 (6–7–2)
January 26 3:30 PM vs. Yale* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Third Place) SNY Vomáčka L 2–3  4,631 9–12–4 (6–7–2)
January 31 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Vomáčka W 7–4  4,671 10–12–4 (7–7–2)
February 1 4:00 PM New Hampshire XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut NESN Vomáčka W 7–4  8,211 11–12–4 (8–7–2)
February 14 7:30 PM at #17 Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine WPME Vomáčka W 3–2  4,023 12–12–4 (9–7–2)
February 15 7:00 PM at #17 Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN Vomáčka L 0–1 OT 3,876 12–13–4 (9–8–2)
February 21 7:05 PM vs. Boston University XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka W 4–3 OT 5,653 13–13–4 (10–8–2)
February 22 7:05 PM at Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Vomáčka W 6–1  3,808 14–13–4 (11–8–2)
February 28 7:08 PM at #8 Massachusetts XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Vomáčka W 3–2  6,666 15–13–4 (12–8–2)
February 29 8:00 PM at #8 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Vomáčka L 3–4  5,165 15–14–4 (12–9–2)
March 6 7:15 PM at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Vomáčka L 1–3  4,802 15–15–4 (12–10–2)
Hockey East Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Benjamin Freeman RW/C 33 7 21 28 0
Carter Turnbull RW 31 12 12 24 8
Vladislav Firstov LW 34 11 12 23 31
Jáchym Kondelík C 34 8 15 23 25
Alexander Payusov RW 33 12 10 22 20
Wyatt Newpower D 34 3 19 22 20
Ruslan Iskhakov C 32 9 12 21 26
Jonny Evans F 27 9 10 19 4
Kale Howarth LW/C 29 6 10 16 16
Marc Gatcomb F 34 7 5 12 18
Yan Kuznetsov D 34 2 9 11 16
Brian Rigali F 34 5 5 10 2
Carter Berger D 31 2 8 10 14
Jake Flynn D 30 2 7 9 8
Harrison Rees D 34 1 8 9 18
Zac Robbins F 33 3 4 7 2
Justin Howell C 32 3 3 6 33
Ryan Wheeler D 28 0 4 4 6
Adam Karashik D 33 0 3 3 18
Jordan Timmons F 19 0 2 2 4
Tomáš Vomáčka G 33 0 1 1 0
Bradley Stone G 1 0 0 0 0
Ryan Keane G 1 0 0 0 0
John Wojciechowski C 1 0 0 0 0
Eric Linell RW 14 0 0 0 4
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 102 180 282 299

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ryan Keane 1 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.00
Bradley Stone 1 63 0 0 1 2 21 0 .913 1.89
Tomáš Vomáčka 33 1974 15 15 4 103 910 0 .898 3.13
Empty Net - 20 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 34 2067 15 15 4 106 934 0 .898 3.08

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
2 50 Yan Kuznetsov Calgary Flames
6 157 Nick Capone† Tampa Bay Lightning

† incoming freshman

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References

  1. ^ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "UConn Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Connecticut 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.