Stats |Audio|Video|Game NotesDURHAM, N.H. — The third-ranked Wildcats (22-7-3, 18-4-3 HE) conclude the regular season with a two-game home series with Hockey East foe Vermont (13-12-7, 12-8-5 HE) over the weekend. Puck drops at 8 p.m. for Friday night's CSTV national broadcast, while a seven o'clock drop is slated for Saturday night's "Senior Night" ceremony, which will be broadcast by NHPTV. Both games will be played at the Whittemore Center. Live video coverage is available through www.unhwildcats.tv. In addition, Friday's game will be broadcast on the UNH Sports Radio Network (UNHSN), while Saturday's game will be broadcast on Yahoo internet only. Live audio and live stats are available at www.unhwildcats.com.
SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS: Vermont enters the weekend with a 13-12-7 overall record and a 12-8-5 record in Hockey East... The Catamounts are 9-3-2 in their last 14 games…Senior Joe Fallon made 23 saves in a 2-0 win over Maine on Friday to post the 19th shutout of his career…His 19 shutouts rank second all-time in NCAA Division I history behind only former Michigan State goalie Ryan Miller, who finished his career with 26 shutouts…Fallon has posted back-to-back shutouts on four occasions in his career…His scoreless streak reached 140:13 before giving up a goal in the first period on Saturday against Maine…Fallon has recorded shutouts against 15 different teams in his career…The Catamounts needs two points from to guarantee itself home ice in the Hockey East Quarterfinals... The Catamounts can finish no lower than fifth in the standings. While Joe Fallon (11-7-4, 2.49 GAA) is the Catamounts top netminder, Dean Strong and Colin Vock each have 6 goals and 16 assists for the team-best 22 points. Viktor Stalberg is UVM’s leading goal scorer with nine goals on the season.
SERIES HISTORY VS. VERMONT: The Wildcats own the advantage in the all-time series vs. Vermont at 63-14-3 in 80 all-time meetings dating back to Dec. 14, 1963...In the first seven meetings of between the two teams with Vermont as a member of Hockey East, the Wildcats are 5-0-2 against the Catamounts, including a season sweep last year and a 5-1 win earlier this year... UNH owns a 30-9-1 all-time record vs. the Catamounts at Gutterson Field House and Coach Umile in his 16-year coaching career has registered a 19-4-2 mark against Vermont in 22 meetings...Overall, the Wildcats are 13-1-1 in the last 15 meetings with Vermont. Jerry Pollastrone and Matt Fornataro are the leading active scorers against Vermont with seven points (1g, 6a Pollastrone), (3g, 4a Fornataro) in seven games, while Kevin Regan is 5-0-2 with a 1.43 GAA and a .941 save percentage in seven career starts vs. Vermont.
SCORING LEADERS VS. THE CATAMOUNTS:
Player GP G-A-P
Jerry Pollastrone 7 1-6-7
Matt Fornataro 7 3-4-7
Craig Switzer 8 0-5-5
Mike Radja 6 3-2-5
Jamie Fritsch 7 0-2-2
Kevin Kapstad 4 1-0-1
Brad Flaishans 7 0-1-1
Greg Collins 7 1-1-2
Thomas Fortney 7 0-1-1
Joe Charlebois 5 0-0-0
Bobby Butler 4 1-0-1
Peter LeBlanc 4 0-1-1
Danny Rossman 2 0-1-1
Mike Sislo 1 1-0-1
Greg Manz 1 1-0-1
James vanRiemsdyk 1 0-1-1
Danny Dries 1 0-2-2
Paul Thompson 1 0-1-1
Phil DeSimone 1 0-1-1
Nick Krates 1 0-0-0
Matt Campanale 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
Regan 7/418:02 10 1.43 5-0-2 160 .941
Foster 1/11:58 0 0.00 0-0-0 2 1.000
Regan Game-by-Game vs. the Catamounts
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
12/2/05 65:00 T 31 3 34
1/6/06 60:00 W 27 1 28
1/7/06 65:00 T 19 2 21
12/3/06 60:00 W 22 1 23
1/5/07 48:02 W 8 1 9
1/6/07 60:00 W 34 1 35
2/1/08 60:00 W 19 1 20
Totals 418:02 5-0-2 160 10 170
Foster Game-by-Game vs. the Catamounts
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1/5/07 11:58 N/D 2 0 2
Totals 11:58 0-0-0 2 0 2
WILDCATS POTENTIAL OPPONENTS IN QUARTERFINALS: The last weekend of the regular season will determine who the Wildcats will play in the Hockey East quarterfinals. With just two games left in the regular season three teams are still in the hunt for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Team Current Points UNH’s record against
8. Massachusetts 19 pts. 2-1-0
Fri. vs. Merrimack Sat. at Merrimack
9. Maine 17 pts. 3-0-0
Fri. vs. Mass-Lowell Sat. vs. Mass-Lowell
10. Merrimack 15 pts. 2-0-1
Fri. at Mass. Sat. vs. Mass.
PLAYING WITH THE LEAD: Merrimack tallied the first goal on Saturday night which gave UNH its first deficit since the first period of its Feb. 8 game at Maine.
RADJA, REGAN GARNER HOCKEY EAST MONTHLY HONORS FOR FEBRUARY: Mike Radja and Kevin Regan were named Hockey East Player and Goalie of the Month, respectively, for February. Radja was red-hot in the month of February tallying a point in all eight games of the month including five multi-point efforts. Radja recorded 16 points (5g,11a) in eight game averaging 2.0 points per game. Radja had three games with three points including a hat trick in a 3-2 win at Maine on Feb. 8. Radja also had three points including the game-winning goal in UNH’s 4-3 win over Providence on Feb. 16. Radja surpassed the 100-point and 50 goal milestones during the month of February when the Wildcats went unbeaten at 7-0-1. He netted two game-winners during the month, Feb. 8 at Maine and Feb. 16 vs. Providence. Regan was outstanding in the month of February for the No. 3 ranked Wildcats. The senior netminder went undefeated garnering a 7-0-1 mark, with a 1.24 GAA and a .962 save percentage. Regan had a shutout against Boston College on Feb. 22 at Conte Forum and he stopped a career-high 52 shots in a 1-1 tie at Providence on Feb. 15. Regan allowed two goals or less in seven of the eight games. He notched at least 25+ saves in seven of his eight starts in the month.
REGAN SELECTED TO FROZEN FOUR SKILLS CHALLENGE: Kevin Regan was one of two eastern goaltenders selected to participate in the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge in Denver, Colo. at the Pepsi Center on Friday, April 11. The other goaltender is David Leggio from Clarkson. The competition will be conducted in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two female goaltenders. An alternate list has been established in the event that players have to withdraw from the competition due to other commitments, such as their team’s participation in the Men’s Frozen Four.
11-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK: For the first time since Nov. 2006, the Wildcats own an 11-game unbeaten streak. UNH is 9-0-2 dating back to Jan. 25. The Wildcats went 9-0-1 from Nov. 3 - Dec. 6, 2006. In addition, UNH has captured 11 wins in the last 14 games.
UNH MATCHES PROGRAM RECORD FOR HOCKEY EAST WINS: The Wildcats have 18 wins with three games to play in Hockey East. The most wins by a UNH team in Hockey East play was 18, which it won during the 1996-97, 1998-99 and 2006-07 seasons.
FRESH FACES MAKING AN IMPACT IN TIE AT MERRIMACK: It was not your typical game in a 1-1 tie at Merrimack. Freshman Mike Sislo potted UNH’s lone goal as he netted his third of the season, while Brian Foster made his first start since Jan. 6 and stopped 34 shots for the Wildcats.
UNFRIENDLY WELCOME FOR CATAMOUNTS: Since Vermont joined Hockey East in 2005-06, the Wildcats are 5-0-2 against the Catamounts, including a season sweep last year and a 5-1 win in Burlington earlier this year.
ROAD WARRIORS: The Wildcats are 11-3-2 on the road this season, including a current 10-game road unbeaten streak dating back to Dec. 28 at North Dakota.
‘CATS BOAST LEAGUE’s BEST DEFENSE: The Wildcats own the league’s top defense at 2.3 gapg. In addition, UNH is averaging 1.96 goals against per game against Hockey East foes. The Wildcats have allowed one goal or less in the last four games and seven of the last nine games. Overall, UNH’s defense ranks 11th in the nation.
REGAN’S SUCCESS AGAINST MERRIMACK CONTINUES: Kevin Regan has enjoyed a lot of success in his career against Merrimack. The senior netminder is 9-1-0 with a 0.80 GAA, .972 save percentage and three of his nine career shutouts. Regan has allowed two goals or under in all 10 prior meetings and a goal or less in nine of those meetings.
WILDCATS BOAST LEAGUE-BEST PENALTY KILL/NINTH NATIONALLY: The Wildcat penalty kill ranks first at 87.2 percent, while its 88.4 percent in league play is also tops. Nationally, UNH has the ninth-best penalty kill.
UNBEATEN IN FEBRUARY; FIRST TIME IN MODERN HISTORY: The Wildcats finished February 8-0-1. It marks the first time the Wildcats have accomplished this feat in over 80 years. The 1926-27 team was 3-0, while the 1927-28 team was 2-0-1. No team in the last 80 years went unbeaten in February until this year.Last year, UNH was 4-3-1 in February.
WILDCATS CAPTURE SECOND-STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON TITLE: With a win over BC on Feb. 22, UNH clinched its second-straight Hockey East regular season title. The Wildcats captured back-to-back crowns in 2001-02 and 2002-03. Boston College won three-straight including a share of the crown in 2002-03 and the outright title the following two seasons. Overall, UNH has seven regular season titles, which is tied for second with Boston University (7) and trails only Boston College (10). The Wildcats were the first team in NCAA hockey to win its respective regular-season title.
WILDCATS CLAIM HOME-ICE FOR LEAGUE-BEST 12-STRAIGHT SEASON: The Wildcats will host its league-best 12th-straight Hockey East tournament quarterfinals. The last time UNH traveled for the quarterfinals was the 1995-96 season when the Wildcats lost two games to none at Maine. The top-seeded Wildcats will play host to the eighth seed in a best of three tournament on March 14-16 at the Whittemore Center.
12-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS: UNH has the longest active streak of 20-win seasons in Hockey East. The Wildcats have captured 20-plus wins in every year dating back to 1996-97. The Wildcats are the only 20-win team in Hockey East so far this season.
HOBEY BAKER NOMINEE KEVIN REGAN NOTES:
REGAN Among National leaders: Below is a list of where Kevin Regan ranks nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Goals Against Average:
Kevin Regan 9th 2.08
Save Percentage:
Kevin Regan 3rd .934
Winning Percentage:
Kevin Regan 2nd .783
REGAN RANKS IN HOCKEY EAST PLAY:
Overall HE games
GAA 2.08/1st 1.76/1st
Save Percentage .934/1st .944/1st
Shutouts 3/1st 3/1st
Wins 20/1st 17/1st
Winning Percentage .788/1st .833/1st
REGAN AMONG ELITE COMPANY: Only two goalies ranked in the top 12 in saves per game play for teams that are better than .500 (Jeff Lerg- Michigan State and Kevin Regan-UNH)
REGAN REVERSES FATE BY CAPTURING HIS FIRST-EVER SHUTOUT OF THE EAGLES: While senior netminder Kevin Regan had struggled against Boston College coming into this season, he excelled this year in a season sweep of the Eagles. UNH won 5-2 on Nov. 10 when Regan stopped 24 shots; he turned away all 28 shots in Friday night’s 2-0 shutout victory and stopped 26-of-27 in a winning effort on Saturday night.
REGAN looks to write his name in Hockey east record books: Kevin Regan is trying to pad his resume with a few Hockey East records. Regan, who has 49 Hockey East wins in his career, recently moved passed Bruce Racine of Northeastern for second on the all-time list. BC’s Scott Clemmensen is first on the list with 52 wins in league play. Regan is also the current all-time leader in save percentage in Hockey East games at .933 (2,093 saves on 2,243 shots). His .733 (49-15-9) winning percentage ranks fourth overall, while his goals against average of 2.07 (150 GA 4,340 minutes) ranks fourth.
Hockey East Record Book:
Save Percentage
1. Kevin Regan, UNH .933
2. Jimmy Howard, Maine .927
3. John Curry, BU .926
Wins
1. Scott Clemmensen, BC 52
2. Kevin Regan, UNH 49
3. Bruce Racine, NU 47
Goals Against Average
1. Jimmy Howard, Maine 1.93
2. John Curry, BU 2.02
3. Matti Kaltianinen, BC 2.05
4. Kevin Regan, UNH 2.07
Winning Percentage
1. Garth Snow, Maine .851
2. Derek Herlofsky, BU .750
3. Tom Noble, BU .744
4. Kevin Regan, UNH .733
5. Scott King, Maine .730
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
Save Percentage
1. Jimmy Howard, Maine .953 2003-04
2. Kevin Regan, UNH .944 2007-08
REGAN UNBEATEN IN HIS LAST 14 AGAINST HE FOES: Since Dec. 1, Kevin Regan is 13-0-1 against Hockey East foes with a 1.42 GAA, three shutouts, a .956 save percentage and no more than three goals allowed in a single contest.
GP Min. GA GAA Saves Sv. % Record
14 844:32 20 1.42 440 .956 13-0-1
REGAN REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS:UNH has a rich goaltending tradition with greats such as Ty Conklin, Mike Ayers, Greg Moffett and Cap Raeder. However, Kevin Regan has been climbing the charts in every goaltending category and will leave as perhaps the best of the bunch. Recently becoming the all-time saves and wins leader, below is where Regan ranks in major netminding categories :
CAREER GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE
(50 or more games)
Player Years Games Average
1. Ty Conklin 1998-01 93 2.18
2. Kevin Regan 2005-present 106 2.24
3. Jeff Pietrasiak 2002-06 55 2.46
CAREER SAVES
Player Years Games Saves
1. Kevin Regan 2005-present 106 3,268
2. Greg Moffett 1977-81 101 2,602
3. Mike Ayers 2000-04 101 2,532 CAREER SAVE PERCENTAGE
Player Years Games Save%
1. Kevin Regan 2005-present 106 .934
2. Jeff Pietrasiak 2002-06 55 .917
3. Ty Conklin 1998-01 93 .915
CAREER GAMES
Player Years Games Played
1. Kevin Regan 2005-present 106
2. Mike Ayers 2000-04 101
Greg Moffett 1977-81 101
CAREER WINS
Player Years Wins
1. Kevin Regan 2005-present 67
2. Mike Ayers 2000-04 58
3. Ty Conklin 1998-01 57
REGAN, vanRIEMSDYK NAMED SEMIFINALISTS FOR WALTER BROWN AWARD: Kevin Regan and James vanRiemsdyk were named semifinalists for the 56th annual Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Regan and vanRiemsdyk were among 15 semifinalists selected by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, as announced by president Al Robichaud. Regan was among a list of three players that are repeat nominees (BC’s Benn Ferriero – BU’s Peter MacArthur), while vanRiemsdyk was one of two freshmen finalists. UNH has had five former Wildcats earn the Walter Brown Award including Bob Miller (1977), Ralph Cox (1979), Ty Conklin (2001), Mike Ayers (2003) and Steve Saviano (2004). The Gridiron Club plans to announce the finalists and winner of the 56th Walter Brown Award in March, following league playoffs and before the start of NCAA Tournament play.
UNH CAPTURES SIXTH-STRAIGHT HOCKEY EAST SEASON SERIES: By virtue of its win over Merrimack on Friday, UNH captured its sixth-straight season series victory in Hockey East play. While the Wildcats opened the season by losing their first series to Northeastern (1-2-0) and spliting with Mass-Lowell (1-1-1), they’ve rallied to capture season series versus Massachusetts (2-1-0), Boston University (3-0-0), Maine (3-0-0), Providence (3-0-0) , Boston College (3-0-0) and Merrimack (2-0-0 with a game to play).
USCHO.com PairWiseSM Rankings (PWR) (Mar. 3)
Rk Team PWR Rk W-L-T Win % Rk RPI
1t North Dakota 23 4 23-8-2 .7273 1 .5903
1t Michigan 23 2 27-5-4 .8056 2 .5895*
3 New Hampshire 22 3 22-7-3 .7344 5 .5781
4t Colorado College 21 5 24-9-1 .7206 3 .5849
4t Miami 21 1 29-6-1 .8194 4 .5813*
6 Denver 19 7 22-11-1 .6618 6 .5656
7 Clarkson 17 9 20-10-4 .6471 8 .5429
8t Michigan State 16 6 23-9-5 .6892 7 .5580
8t Boston College 16 11t 16-10-8 .5882 9 .5401
8t St. Cloud State 16 20 17-14-3 .5441 10 .5374
11 Minnesota State 13 15t 17-13-4 .5588 12 .5360
12 Minnesota 12 28t 14-13-9 .5139 14 .5279
13t Wisconsin 11 28t 15-14-7 .5139 13 .5321
13t Minnesota-Duluth 11 37t 12-14-6 .4688 15 .5226
15 Providence 10 24t 14-13-5 .5156 18 .5180
‘CATS CAPTURE SEVENTH-STRAIGHT WIN IN TELEVISED GAMES: UNH owns a seven-game television winning streak dating back to a Jan. 26 TV game at Boston University. They are 15-4-1 in TV games.
HOCKEY EAST STREAKING: UNH is unbeaten in its last 14 Hockey East games. Regan has been in net for 13-of-14. The Wildcats last Hockey East loss came on Dec. 8 at UMass.
PULLING RANK (RECORD VS. RANKED OPPONENTS): The Wildcats are 10-2-1 when playing a nationally-ranked opponent. UNH is 6-0-1 in its last seven against ranked foes.
FIRST LINE MAGIC: UNH’s first line has been putting up some eye-popping numbers since its Dec. 29th win at North Dakota. In the last 17 games, the line has tallied 28 goals, 44 assists for 72 points or 4.23 points per game. Below is a breakdown on the production.
Player Games G A P PPG
Radja 15 10 17 27 1.80
Fornataro 17 7 15 22 1.29
Dries 17 10 10 20 1.17
DeSimone 2 1 2 3 1.50
Total 17 28 44 72 4.23
DRIES BREAKS OUT DURING SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON: Freshman Danny Dries has broken out during the second half of the season. After managing just four assists over the first 15 games, he has 20 points including all 10 of his collegiate goals in the last 17 games since being inserted into UNH’s first line. Six of Dries’ 10 goals have come on the power play.
RADJA’S JAW-DROPPING NUMBERS: Mike Radja has been red-hot since his five-point effort on Dec. 29 at North Dakota. The senior forward has scored in 14-of-16 games. Radja has 27 points (10g, 17a) during that span including three or more points on five occasions.
RADJA second nationally in game-winners: Mike Radja ranks second nationally, just one behind Ryan Jones of Miami (7) with six game-winning goals.
RADJA NINTH nationally in POINTS: Mike Radja ranks ninth nationally in points with 1.3 ppg, while he is currently 14th in goals at 0.6 gpg.
MORE SHOTS NOT EQUALING MORE SUCCESS FOR OPPONENTS: UNH is 11-1-2 when allowing 31 shots or more this season.
UNH MEN’S & WOMEN’S HOCKEY CLINCH REGULAR SEASON TITLES ON SAME DAY: Both the men and women’s ice hockey team clinched their respective Hockey East regular season titles on Saturday, Feb. 23. The women’s team captured the crown by virtue of a win at Providence, while the men followed it up with a win over BC and the title later that night. The Wildcats are the only program to capture Hockey East’s men and women’s regular season title in the same year. UNH has accomplished this feat in each of the past two seasons.
TO THIS POINT LAST YEAR: A comparison through 32 games between this season, last season and 2005-06.
05-06 06-07 07-08
Record 16-11-5 23-7-2 22-7-3
HE Record 12-7-4 18-5-2 18-4-3
Goals scored 98 120 108
Goals scored/PG 3.06 3.75 3.4
Goals Allowed 83 72 74
Goals Allowed/PG 2.59 2.25 2.3
Shots 1133 990 1005
Shots Allowed 1004 1013 1007
Power Play 18.6% 20.1% 18.5%
(34-183) (32-159) (29-157)
Penalty Kill 86.7% 87.6% 87.2%
(143-165) (163-189) (143-164)
Top 3 Scorers Winnik- 34 Smith- 39 Fornataro- 39
Micflikier- 33 Forn.- 36 Radja- 39
Hemingway-31 Micflik.- 34 vanRiems.- 26
THIRD-PERIOD POWER: The Wildcats have 48 third-period goals, which is seven more than their next closest competitor in Hockey East. Overall UNH has scored 44.4 percent of its goals in the third period.
SCORING BY CLASS: The following is a breakdown of scoring by class:
Class G(%) A(%) P(%)
Seniors (6): 42 (38.9) 75 (39.4) 117(39.2)
Juniors (7): 18 (16.6) 48 (25.3) 66(22.1)
Sophomores (5): 14 (12.9) 19 (10.0) 33(11.1)
Freshmen: (9) 34 (31.4) 48 (25.3) 82(27.5)
Totals (27): 108 190 298
SCORING BY PERIOD: The Wildcats have been stronger finishers netting close to half of their goals in the final period.
Period Goals Pct.
1st: 26 24.1%
2nd: 33 30.6%
3rd: 48 44.4%
OT: 1 0.01%
COMING TO A TV NEAR YOU: The Wildcats are 15-4-1 in television games this season. They have outscored their opponents 76-48 in these 20 games.
FORNATARO FIFTH NATIONALLY IN ASSISTS: Senior captain Matt Fornataro ranks fifth nationally in assists with 0.86 apg.
vanRIEMSDYK RANKS NINTH IN ROOKIE SCORING: Freshman James vanRiemsdyk ranks ninth nationally in rookie scoring with 0.96 ppg.
‘CATS RANK SEVENTH IN NATION OFFENSIVELY: The Wildcats are currently ranked seventh in the nation in scoring offense with 3.38 goals per game.
Finishing Strong: UNH is 11-1-0 when leading after two periods and 7-0-3 when tied after two.
A TWO POINT MINIMUM: UNH has tallied at least two points in all but one Hockey East weekend this season.
Wildcat Award Winners: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat players have won to date this season:
Player Award Date
Kevin Regan HE Def. Player of the Week 10-22-07
Matt Fornataro HE Player of the Week 10-27-07
TEAM CHN Team of the Week 10-27-07
Matt Fornataro HE Player of the Month October
Paul Thompson HE Rookie of the Week 11-19-07
Paul Thompson HE Rookie of the Month November
Matt Fornataro Lowe’s Senior CLASS Nominee
Kevin Regan HE Def. Player of the Week 12-17-07
Kevin Regan HE Def. Player of the Week 1-7-08
James vanRiemsdyk HE Rookie of the Week 1-14-08
TEAM CHN Team of the Week 1-16-08
Kevin Regan HE Def. Player of the Week 1-28-08
James vanRiemsdyk HE Rookie of the Month January
James vanRiemsdyk/Kevin Regan
Walter Brown Award Semifinalists
Mike Radja HE Co-Player of the Week 2-11-08
Kevin Regan HE Def. Player of the Week 2-11-08
Mike Radja INCH National Player of the Week 2-11-08
Kevin Regan HE Def. Player of the Week 2-18-08
Kevin Regan HE Co-Player of Week 2-25-08
Kevin Regan Frozen Four Skills Competition 2-27-08
Mike Radja HE Player of the Month February
Kevin Regan HE Goalie of the Month February
Wildcats Among National leaders: Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Mike Radja 9th 1.30 ppg
Matt Fornataro 13th 1.22 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Mike Radja 14th 0.60 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Matt Fornataro 5th 0.81 apg
Short-Handed Goals:
Mike Radja 14th 2 SHG
Game-Winning Goals:
Mike Radja 2nd 6 gwg
Defensemen Scoring:
Brad Flaishans 20th 0.65 ppg
Craig Switzer 28th 0.59 ppg
Freshmen Scoring:
James vanRiemsdyk 9th 0.96 ppg
Danny Dries 18th 0.77 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Kevin Regan 9th 2.08
Save Percentage:
Kevin Regan 3rd .934
Winning Percentage:
Kevin Regan 2nd .788
Team
Winnning Percentage 4th .714 (19-7-2)
Scoring Offense 7th 3.38 gpg
Scoring Defense 11th 2.31 gapg
Scoring Margin 5th +1.06
Power Play 16th 18.5
Penalty Kill 9th 87.2
Combined Special Teams 11th 53.6
WILDCAT COMBINED SPECIAL TEAMS 11TH NATIONALLY: The Wildcat power play and penalty kill have turned the heat up a notch. UNH ranks first in the penalty kill overall (87.2) and in league play (88.4), while its much improved power play ranks third overall (18.5) and fourth in Hockey East (16.5). As a team they ranked 16th nationally on the power play, ninth on the kill and their combined special teams is 11th at 53.6.
FIRST-EVER SWEEP OF BC, BU, MAINE: Three programs rich in Hockey East tradition, UNH completed its first-ever sweep of all three season series against BC, BU and Maine. The Wildcats capture their first-ever sweeps of Maine and BU in Hockey East play and completed the rare sweep with three wins against Boston College
HOME SWEET HOME: UNH is in its 13th season of play at the Whittemore Center in 2007-08.. UNH owns a 165-47-19 all-time record in 13 seasons of play at the Whittemore Center with 150 sellouts during that time.
WHERE UNH IS RANKED IN HOCKEY EAST:
Overall HE games
Goals/per game 3.38/1st 3.12/2nd
GAA 2.31/1st 1.96/1st
Power Play 18.5/3rd 16.5/4th
Penalty Kill 87.2/1st 88.4/1st
Special Teams Net +9/3rd +5/2nd
1st Period Scoring 26/4th 21/3rd
2nd Period Scoring 33/6th 26/4th
3rd Period Scoring 48/1st 30/2nd
WHERE IS UNH RANKED?: Here is a week-by-week look at the ‘Cats in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date USCHO UHM HE
10/1 6 6 t-1st (pre)
10/8 6 5 -
10/15 8 8 -
10/22 7 6 t-1st
10/29 4 4 t-4th
11/5 6 7 t-3rd
11/12 6 6 t-1st
11/19 8 8 3rd
11/26 6 6 3rd
12/3 8 7 3rd
12/10 10 10 5th
12/17 10 t-9 t-1st
12/24 no poll no poll t-1st
12/31 7 no poll t-1st
1/7 8 8 t-1st
1/15 5 5 1st
1/21 7 7 t-1st
1/28 7 7 1st
2/4 5 5 1st
2/11 4 4 1st
2/18 3 3 1st
2/25 3 2 1st
3/3 3 3 1st
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine (March 3)
Rk. Team (FPV) Pts. LW W-L-T WIP
1 North Dakota (24) 497 3 23-8-2 21
2 Michigan (8) 476 1 27-5-4 21
3 New Hampshire (2) 445 2 22-7-3 21
4 Miami (Ohio) Univ. 397 5 29-6-1 21
5 Colorado College 385 4 24-9-1 21
6 Michigan State 334 6 23-9-5 21
7 Denver 296 7 22-11-1 21
8 Clarkson 292 9 20-10-4 21
9 Boston College 216 8 16-10-8 19
10 Minnesota State 196 10 17-13-4 5
11 St. Cloud State 157 13 17-14-3 9
12 Notre Dame 119 11 22-12-4 21
13 Wisconsin 114 14 15-14-7 18
14 Minnesota 42 NR 14-13-9 13
15 Providence 31 NR 14-13-5 5
USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men’s Poll (March 3)
Rk. Team (FPV) Record Pts LW
1 North Dakota (37) 23-8-2 982 2
2 Michigan (12) 27-5-4 952 1
3 New Hampshire (1) 22-7-3 895 3
4 Miami 29-6-1 839 5
5 Colorado College 24-9-1 820 4
6 Michigan State 23-9-5 739 6
7 Denver 22-11-1 679 7
8 Clarkson 20-10-4 648 10
9 Minnesota State 17-13-4 568 9
10 Boston College 16-10-8 554 8
11 St. Cloud State 17-13-4 468 12
12 Notre Dame 22-12-4 437 11
13 Wisconsin 15-14-7 420 13
14 Minnesota 14-13-9 257 17
15 Princeton 17-12-0 246 14
16 Boston University 15-15-4 202 16
17 Providence 14-13-5 195 19
18 Minnesota-Duluth 12-14-6 194 15
19 Harvard 14-11-4 154 20
20 Niagara 19-9-4 57 NR
THE PROGRAM’S HISTORY: UNH has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 17 times in the 80-year history of the program...UNH has appeared in the Frozen Four seven times, including national championship game appearances vs. Maine in 1999 and Minnesota in 2003...UNH earned Hockey East Tournament titles in 2002 and 2003 and regular-season championships in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008...The Wildcats won the ECAC regular-season title in 1974 and the tournament championship in 1979....UNH has posted 29 seasons with 20+ wins, including the last 12 consecutive seasons.
‘CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Seven UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft...Joe Charlebois (Chicago), Phil DeSimone (Washington), Brian Foster (Florida), Peter LeBlanc (Chicago), Kevin Regan (Boston), Craig Switzer (Nashville) and James vanRiemsdyk (Philadelphia) have all been taken.
WILDCATS SHARE TOP SPOT IN HOCKEY EAST POLL: UNH was picked to finish tied for first in the Hockey East preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was announced on Sept. 25.
Hockey East Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
Rk. Team (1st Place Votes) Pts
1. New Hampshire (5) 84
Boston College (5) 84
3. Boston University 77
4. Maine 61
5. Massachusetts 54
Vermont 54
7. Northeastern 43
8. Providence 39
9. UMass-Lowell 25
10. Merrimack 19
UNH HOCKEY ON TELEVISION: UNH will have 22 games broadcast live on TV in 2007-08...NHPTV will once again provide the 10-game package, while NESN will air three games, CSTV, WABI and FSSN will broadcast two, while ESPNU, COX-TV, CN8 and WMUR-TV will broadcast one game.
DATE GAME Channel Time/Result
OCT. 26 COLORADO COLLEGE NHPTV W, 5-3
OCT. 27 COLORADO COLLEGE NHPTV W, 4-2
NOV. 3 NORTHEASTERN NHPTV L, 1-2
NOV. 9 UMASS-LOWELL NHPTV T, 2-2
NOV. 10 BOSTON COLLEGE NHPTV W, 5-2
Nov. 17 @ Providence cox-tv W, 5-4 (OT)
DEC. 16 MAINE ESPNU W, 2-0
Dec. 28 @North dakota FSSN L, 1-3
dec. 29 @north dakota fssn W, 7-4
JAN. 6 ST. LAWRENCE NHPTV L, 5-6
JAN. 11 @ MASSACHUSETTS NESN W, 3-2
JAN. 12 MASSACHUSETTS NHPTV W, 5-3
JAN. 19 DARTMOUTH L, 3-5
@ VERIZON WIR. ARENA WMUR-TV
JAN. 26 @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY NESN W, 5-3
FEB. 1 @ VERMONT CSTV W, 5-1
Feb. 8 @ Maine WABI W, 3-2
Feb. 9 @ Maine WABI W, 4-1
FEB. 16 PROVIDENCE NHPTV W, 4-3
FEB. 22 @ BOSTON COLLEGE) NESN W, 2-0
FEB. 23 BOSTON COLLEGE NHPTV W, 5-1
March 7 Vermont CSTV 8 P.M.
MARCH 8 VERMONT NHPTV 7 P.M.
‘CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Justin Aikins: Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL)
Mike Ayers: Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Travis Banga: Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (CHL)
Derek Bekar: Jesenice (Aust)
Eric Boguniecki: Ingolstadt ERC (DEL)
A.J. Bucchino: Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (CHL)
Preston Callander: Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Josh Ciocco: Fresno Falcons (ECHL)
Sean Collins: Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Ty Conklin: Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
Lanny Gare: Crimmitschau ETC (2.GBun)
Darren Haydar: Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)/Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Brett Hemingway:Alaska Aces (ECHL)
Colin Hemingway: Edinburgh Capitals (EIHL)
Mark Kolanos: Arizona Sun Dogs (CHL)
Jason Krog: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Andrew Leach: Trenton Devils (ECHL)
Nathan Martz: Stormhammar (Norway)
Jacob Micflikier: Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Mark Mowers: Anaheim Ducks (NHL) SC Bern (Swiss NL)
Chris Murray: Albany River Rats (AHL)
Bryan Muir: Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Eric Nickulas: Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
Jeff Pietrasiak: Texas Wildcatters (ECHL)
Josh Prudden: Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Steve Saviano: Tappara Tampere (FNL)
Tyler Scott: Grenoble (FRNC)
Trevor Smith: Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Mike Souza: Cortina SG (Italy)
Garrett Stafford: Detriot Red Wings (NHL)/Grand Rapid Griffins (AHL)
Tyson Teplitsky: Cardiff Devils (EIHL)
Kevin Truelson: Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
Shawn Vinz: Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Daniel Winnik: Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
Brian Yandle: Augusta Lynx (ECHL)
UNH HOCKEY ON THE RADIO: UNH men’s hockey action this season can be heard live on the UNH Sports Network...In the summer of 1999, the University of New Hampshire Athletic Department formed the “UNH Sports Network” — the largest network ever to broadcast UNH sporting events. In 2001-2002, WTSN AM 1270 was introduced as the flagship station with the signal carried on several stations through New Hampshire. The network also consists of WTPL 107.7FM in Concord; WNTK 99.7 FM in New London; and WUVR-1490AM in Lebanon, NH. WNTK offers streaming audio of network broadcasts at www.wntk.com.
Games also can be heard on “Yahoo! Broadcast” by going to UNHWILDCATS.com, the official website for UNH athletics. Dan Parkhurst will be handling the majority of the play-by-play, while Pete Webster will once again be doingthe color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey for 14 years since the 1993-1994 season.
THE DICK UMILE SHOW ON WTSN RADIO: The Coach’s Show featuring UNH men’s hockey head coach Dick Umile with host Andy Schachat and D Ellis is broadcast on Mondays live from 6:30 to 7:30 on WTSN-1270 AM (Dover, N.H.) from Mike Libby’s Bar and Grill on Main Street in Durham...The show will start the Monday following the end of the UNH football season...The Coaches Show features coach Umile as well as a selected student-athlete each week from the men’s ice hockey team.
GRANITE STATE CONNECTION: The Wildcat hockey team features three players from New Hampshire with Brian Foster (Pembroke), Paul Thompson (Derry) and Alan Thompson (Gilford) all hailing from the Granite State.
LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET: Yahoo Broadcast will carry all of the UNH men’s ice hockey action again this season...If you can not attend Wildcat hockey at the Whittemore Center, you can still tune into the game from anywhere you can gain access to the internet...Fans can get to the UNH men’s ice hockey Yahoo Broadcast site by going to the men’s hockey schedule page at www.unhwildcats.com.
WATCH ALL THE ACTION WITH THE ***ALL NEW*** UNHWILDCATS.TV: The UNH athletic department has announced a partnership with Pack Network to provide online video streaming of UNH’s seven ticketed sports for the upcoming 2007-08 season with UNHwildcats.TV.
Wildcat fans are encouraged to buy the “Wildcat All-Access Pass” which is an annual subscription for $79.95 that provides not only all the live coverage of UNH home athletic events, but also premium content not available to view without the All-Access Pass. The premium content includes a behind the scenes look at UNH athletics through player and coaches interviews, highlights, podcasts, select post-game interviews and an in-depth archive section of all video available on UNHwildcats.TV. Fans can also purchase home events on a per game basis of $6.95.
