2024–25 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2024–25 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceToscano Family Ice Forum
XL Center
Record
Overall9–8–1
Conference4–6–1
Home6–2–0
Road2–5–1
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant coachesTyler Helton
Vince Stalletti
Nick Peruzzi
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season will be the 65th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level, and the 11th in Hockey East. The Huskies will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Toscano Family Ice Forum and be coached by Mike Cavanaugh in his 12th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jake Black Forward  United States Transferred to Bentley
Chase Bradley Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Nick Capone Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Mark D'Agostino Forward  United States Left program
Jake Flynn Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Ethan Haider Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Milwaukee Admirals)
Andrew Lucas Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with San Diego Gulls)
Ryan Mahshie Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Matt Pasquale Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Harrison Rees Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Samu Salminen Forward  Finland Transferred to Denver
Arseni Sergeyev Goaltender  Russia Transferred to Penn State
Jake Veilleux Defenseman/Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Matthew Wood Forward  Canada Transferred to Minnesota

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick Carabin Defenseman  United States 24 Mahwah, NJ; graduate transfer from Princeton
Kevin Fitzgerald Defenseman  Canada 19 Bath, ON
Ethan Gardula Forward  United States 19 Princeton, MA
Viking Gustafsson Nyberg Defenseman  Sweden 21 Stockholm, SWE; transfer from Northern Michigan
Thomas Heaney Goaltender  United States 21 Oceanport, NJ
Kai Janviriya Defenseman  United States 19 Bloomfield, MI
Hugh Larkin Forward  United States 25 Livonia, MI; graduate transfer from Western Michigan
Mike Murtagh Forward  United States 20 East Greenbush, NY
Tyler Muszelik Goaltender  United States 20 Long Valley, NJ; transfer from New Hampshire; selected 189th overall in 2022
Trey Scott Defenseman  United States 20 Lunenburg, MA
Kaden Shahan Forward  United States 19 Everett, WA
Filip Sitar Forward  Slovenia 19 Ljubljana, SLO
Callum Tung Goaltender  Canada 20 Port Moody, BC
Ethan Whitcomb Forward  Canada 20 St. Catharines, ON

Roster

As of September 24, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Massachusetts Jack Pascucci Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-15 North Andover, Massachusetts Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
3 Ontario Kevin Fitzgerald Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2004-10-11 Bath, Ontario Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
5 Connecticut Bauer Swift Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-06-17 West Hartford, Connecticut Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
6 Sweden Viking Gustafsson Nyberg Sophomore D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-09-21 Stockholm, Sweden Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
7 California Huston Karpman Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-02-07 Manhattan Beach, California Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
8 New York (state) Joey Muldowney Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 2004-06-05 Lake View, New York Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) SJS, 172nd overall 2022
9 British Columbia Ryan Tattle Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-09-07 Port Moody, British Columbia Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
10 British Columbia Tristan Fraser Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-11-13 West Vancouver, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
11 Michigan Kai Janviriya Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-04-02 Bloomfield, Michigan Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
12 Connecticut Oliver Flynn Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-17 Wolcott, Connecticut Madison (USHL) —
13 Massachusetts Ethan Gardula Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2005-02-28 Princeton, Massachusetts Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) NJD, 68th overall 2021
15 Massachusetts Thomas Messineo Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-02 Westwood, Massachusetts Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) —
17 Connecticut Jake Percival Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-02-11 Avon, Connecticut Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
18 New Jersey John Spetz Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-12-01 Oak Ridge, New Jersey Chicago Steel (USHL) —
19 Florida Jake Richard Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-08-15 Jacksonville, Florida Tri-City Storm (USHL) BUF, 170th overall 2022
20 Washington (state) Kaden Shahan Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-05-24 Everett, Washington Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
21 Massachusetts Trey Scott Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-05-04 Lunenburg, Massachusetts Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
22 British Columbia Hudson Schandor Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-09-29 North Vancouver, British Columbia Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
23 Texas Tabor Heaslip Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-12-17 Frisco, Texas Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
26 New York (state) Mike Murtagh Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2004-09-11 East Greenbush, New York Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
27 New Jersey Nick Carabin Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-30 Mahwah, New Jersey Princeton (ECAC) —
28 Michigan Hugh Larkin Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-03-27 Livonia, Michigan Western Michigan (NCHC) —
29 Slovenia Filip Sitar Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2005-06-29 Ljubljana, Slovenia Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 Nationell) —
30 New Jersey Tyler Muszelik Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-07-01 Long Valley, New Jersey New Hampshire (HEA) FLA, 189th overall 2022
31 British Columbia Callum Tung Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2003-11-23 Port Moody, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
32 New Jersey Thomas Heaney Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-02-02 Oceanport, New Jersey Maine Nordiques (NAHL) —
34 Ontario Owen Simpson Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-07-01 Toronto, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
71 Ontario Ethan Whitcomb Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2004-05-13 St. Catharines, Ontario Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Maine 9 5 2 2 0 0 1 18 29 14 14 10 2 2 55 22
#15 Boston University 8 5 2 1 0 0 1 17 32 24 14 8 5 1 52 47
#5 Providence 9 5 2 2 2 1 1 17 29 25 15 10 3 2 46 38
#8 Massachusetts Lowell 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 15 23 17 14 10 3 1 47 33
Connecticut 10 4 5 1 1 1 0 13 26 30 14 7 6 1 42 39
Vermont 9 3 4 2 1 2 1 13 24 26 13 3 7 3 32 40
#2 Boston College 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 18 13 13 10 3 0 44 24
Northeastern 8 1 4 3 0 1 2 9 16 24 12 3 6 3 28 36
Merrimack 8 2 5 1 0 0 1 8 17 32 13 3 9 1 26 47
Massachusetts 7 1 4 2 0 0 1 6 16 19 15 7 6 2 49 39
#17 New Hampshire 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 5 9 14 12 6 4 2 33 28
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 4 7:30 pm Colgate* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik W 4–2  2,300 1–0–0
October 5 7:30 pm Colgate* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik W 6–2  2,275 2–0–0
October 11 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Muszelik L 3–4  1,063 2–1–0
October 12 3:30 pm Holy Cross* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik W 3–1  2,584 3–1–0
October 18 7:00 pm at #3 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Heaney L 2–4  5,074 3–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 25 7:00 pm at #15 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Muszelik T 3–3 SOL 8,412 3–2–1 (0–1–1)
October 26 7:00 pm #15 Massachusetts Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik W 3–2  2,424 4–2–1 (1–1–1)
November 2 3:30 pm Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik L 0–1 OT 3,029 4–3–1 (1–2–1)
November 3 3:00 pm Vermont Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik W 6–5 OT 2,279 5–3–1 (2–2–1)
November 8 7:00 pm at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Muszelik L 1–4  2,401 5–4–1 (2–3–1)
November 9 3:30 pm Merrimack Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Muszelik L 2–5  2,363 5–5–1 (2–4–1)
November 15 7:00 pm #2 Boston College Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Heaney W 5–4  2,691 6–5–1 (3–4–1)
November 22 7:15 pm at #15 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Tung W 4–1  5,780 7–5–1 (4–4–1)
November 23 6:05 pm at #15 Massachusetts Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Tung L 0–1  5,389 7–6–1 (4–5–1)
December 4 7:00 pm at #3 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Tung L 1–2 OT 4,863 7–7–1 (4–6–1)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 2:30 pm vs. Alaska* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)   Tung W 4–1  6,625 8–7–1
December 29 5:00 pm vs. Wisconsin* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Championship)   Heaney L 3–4  4,920 8–8–1
January 4 7:00 pm at Harvard* Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Tung W 7–3  — 9–8–1
January 10 7:00 pm at #17 New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Muszelik W 4–1  5,491 10–8–1 (5–6–1)
January 11 3:30 pm #17 New Hampshire Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Tung W 3–2  2,691 11–8–1 (6–6–1)
January 17 7:00 pm at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+       
January 18 7:00 pm at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ESPN+       
Connecticut Ice
January 24 TBA vs. Quinnipiac* Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) SNY       
January 25 TBD Sacred Heart / Yale* Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice) SNY       
January 31 7:00 pm at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
February 1 3:30 pm Providence XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 7 TBA Massachusetts Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 8 3:30 pm Massachusetts Lowell XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 12 7:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 21 7:30 pm Maine* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 25 7:30 pm Boston University* Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 28 7:00 pm Northeastern Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+       
March 1 7:30 pm at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+       
March 6 7:00 pm at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 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 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE". UConn Huskies. Retrieved September 1, 2023.