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DURHAM, N.H. -- The 13th-ranked University of New Hampshire men's ice hockey team continues its five-game homestand as it plays host to No. 6 Vermont on Friday night (7 p.m.) at Whittemore Center. Fans are encourage to come and join the Wildcats' celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hockey East. The game can also be heard on the Wildcat Sports Network with live audio, live stats and live video available online at www.unhwildcats.com.
SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS: No. 6/6 Vermont enters this weekend 14-5-4 overall, with a 9-4-3 record in Hockey East, good enough for third place. UVM is four points ahead of the fourth-place Wildcats and BC and just two points behind second-place BU. Last weekend with a win and a tie, the Catamounts finished the regular season series 2-0-1 against Massachusetts. Vermont (14-5-4) has the nation’s eighth best winning percentage (.696) and only No. 1 Notre Dame (3) and Cornell (2) have fewer losses than the Catamounts. Freshman goalie Rob Madore is 8-3-3 with a 2.17 GAA and a .920 save percentage. His 2.17 GAA ranks 15th in the country and is third best among rookies. The Catamounts are led offensively by Viktor Stalberg and Peter Lenes, who have 25 (14g, 11a) and 24 (10g, 14a) points respectively. Vermont meets New Hampshire on Friday (Jan. 30) in the first of three meetings between the two teams this season.
SERIES HISTORY VS. VERMONT: The Wildcats own the advantage in the all-time series vs. Vermont at 64-15-3 in 82 all-time meetings dating back to Dec. 14, 1963. In the first eight meetings between the two teams with Vermont as a member of Hockey East, the Wildcats were 6-0-2 against the Catamounts, including a season sweep in 2006-07 and a pair of wins last year. Most recently, however, UVM won on the 2007-08 regular season finale to snap UNH’s seven-game Hockey East unbeaten streak. 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 20-5-2 mark against Vermont in 27 meetings. Overall, the Wildcats are 14-2-2 in the last 18 meetings with Vermont. Jerry Pollastrone is the leading active scorer against Vermont with nine points (1g, 8a) in nine games, while Brian Foster has played only 11:58 all-time against UVM. He stopped two shots and garnered a no decision in a Jan. 5, 2007 relief performance, a 7-1 UNH win.
SCORING LEADERS VS. THE CATAMOUNTS:
Player GP G-A-P
Jerry Pollastrone 9 1-8-9
Bobby Butler 6 5-2-7
Peter LeBlanc 6 2-3-5
Kevin Kapstad 6 1-2-3
Danny Dries 3 0-2-2
Greg Collins 9 1-1-2
Jamie Fritsch 9 0-2-2
Thomas Fortney 9 0-1-1
Mike Sislo 3 1-0-1
Greg Manz 3 1-0-1
James van Riemsdyk 1 0-1-1
Paul Thompson 3 0-1-1
Phil DeSimone 3 0-1-1
Nick Krates 3 0-0-0
Matt Campanale 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
Foster 1/11:58 0 0.00 0-0-0 2 1.000
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
CONTROLLING THEIR OWN FATE: The Wildcats are tied with BC for the fourth spot in Hockey East and sit four points behind Vermont. UNH can make out ground on UVM and put space on BC as it conclude the season with five of its final 11 against those two foes.
WILDCATS CONTINUE FIVE-GAME HOME STAND: The Wildcats are in the midst of a season-long five-game home stand. One of those games will be played at Verizon Wireless Arena. After the home stand, UNH will conclude the regular season with five of its final seven games on the road.
BOUNCING BACK AT HOME: The Wildcats have not lost back-to-back home games since Oct. 26 & 28, 2006 to Massachusetts and Yale, respectively. As for back-to-back home losses to Hockey East opponents, you have to go back to Feb. 26 & March 5, 2005 to BC and BU, respectively.
‘CATS TAKE ON FOURTH-STRAIGHT RANKED FOE: UNH will play sixth-ranked Vermont. The game will be the fourth-straight against a nationally ranked foe. The Wildcats played No. 17 Dartmouth and back-to-back against No. 2 Boston University.
COLLEGE HOCKEY NEWS’ PAIRWISE RATINGS (AS OF 1/26):
Rk Team PCWs W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk
1 Boston University 24 18-5-1 .7708 3 .5996* 1
2 Notre Dame 23 19-3-3 .8200 1 .5890* 2
3 Cornell 21 14-2-3 .8158 2 .5817* 4
4t Northeastern 20 17-5-2 .7500 4 .5877 3
4t Minnesota 20 12-5-5 .6591 12 .5691* 6
6t Vermont 19 14-5-4 .6957 8 .5815 5
6t Michigan 19 18-8-0 .6923 9 .5690 7
8t Denver 16 15-7-3 .6600 11 .5601 8
8t Princeton 16 13-5-0 .7222 6 .5547* 9
8t Miami 16 14-8-4 .6154 14t .5483 10
11 Ohio State 14 16-7-3 .6731 10 .5437* 11
12 Boston College 13 11-8-3 .5682 21 .5437 12
13 New Hampshire 12 11-8-4 .5652 22 .5409 14
14t Minnesota-Duluth 11 13-7-6 .6154 14t .5411 13
14t North Dakota 11 15-10-3 .5893 16 .5364 15
16 Yale 9 13-5-1 .7105 7 .5314* 16
17 Wisconsin 8 13-10-3 .5577 23 .5277 17
18 Air Force 7 17-6-1 .7292 5 .5257 18
19 St. Cloud State 6 13-11-2 .5385 25t .5243 19
20 Colorado College 5 13-9-6 .5714 20 .5225 20
21 Alaska 4 11-9-6 .5385 25t .5189 22
22 St. Lawrence 3 12-10-2 .5417 24 .5193 21
23 Nebraska-Omaha 2 13-9-5 .5741 19 .5189 23
24 Dartmouth 1 10-7-2 .5789 18 .5162 24
25 Maine 0 10-11-3 .4792 31t .5114 25
‘CATS AND CATS’ MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON: Friday night’s game against Vermont is the first meeting between these teams this season.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF HOCKEY EAST: Friday night’s game against Vermont is UNH’s part of the 25th anniversary of Hockey East. Fans have been voting for over a month on the UNH All-Hockey East team and select former players have been invited back to participate in an on-ice recognition between the first and second periods.
7-0-2 WHEN LEADING AFTER TWO: UNH has been able to finish teams off going 7-0-2 when leading after two periods.
4-0-0 WHEN SCORING TWICE ON THE POWER PLAY: The Wildcats are 4-0-0 when scoring at least twice on the power play. They are 5-4-0 when tally once on the power play and 2-2-4 when failing to score during an extra-man advantage.
WILDCATS WINNING IN JANUARY ‘AGAIN’: UNH is 3-2-1 through six games in January assuring it will have at least a .500 record in the first month of the calendar year for the 13th-straight season dating back to the 1996-97 season.
Breakdown of UNH’s recent records in January:
2008 3-2-1 (.585)
2007 5-2-0 (.714)
2006 4-2-1 (.643)
2005 5-2-1 (.688)
2004 4-3-1 (.563)
2003 6-1-1 (.813)
2002 6-1-0 (.857)
2001 3-3-1 (.500)
2000 4-2-3 (.611)
1999 9-1-1 (.864)
1998 4-0-0 (1.000)
1997 6-4-0 (.600)
Total 61-22-10 (.710)
WHITTEMORE TRULY HOME SWEET HOME: UNH is 15-3-1 in its last 19 games at Whittemore Center and are 22-6-1 dating back to the start of the 2007-08 season.
TO THIS POINT LAST YEAR: A comparison through 23 games between this season and last season.
07-08 08-09
Record 15-7-1 11-8-4
HE Record 9-3-1 7-6-3
Goals scored 81 69
Goals scored/PG 3.50 3.00
Goals Allowed 63 71
Goals Allowed/PG 2.70 3.09
Shots 776 782
Shots Allowed 711 695
Power Play 17.1% 13.6%
(19-111) (18-132)
Penalty Kill 84.6% 80.6
(104-123) (104-129)
Top 3 Scorers Fornataro van Riemsdyk
8-21-29 9-17-27
Radja Sislo, LeBlanc
13-10-23 15-3-18, 8-10-18
van Riemsdyk Butler
10-12-22 6-11-17
AMONG HOCKEY EAST’S TOP WEEKLY PERFORMER (AS ANNOUNCED WEEKLY BY HE):
Mike Sislo (So., F, Superior, Wis.) scored the game-tying goal to make the score 1-1 on Saturday night in the third period.
‘CATS FINISH 4-2-1 AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE FOES: UNH closed out non-conference play with a 4-2-1 record.
League Record Pct. Game-by-game
Atlantic 1-0-0 1.000 HC - W, 9-4
ECAC 2-1-0 .667 RPI - W, 1-0; St. L - L, 1-4; DC - W, 6-4
WCHA 1-1-1 .500 Wis - W, 5-1; Minn. T, 2-2; L, 2-6
Total 4-2-1 .643
WILDCAT LEADERS IN HOCKEY EAST GAMES: Here is a breakdown of UNH leaders statistically in Hockey East games.
Name Rank Stat
POINTS
James van Riemsdyk 5th 17 (6-11)
Bobby Butler 15th 13 (5-8)
Peter LeBlanc 15th 13 (4-9)
GOALS
Mike Sislo 5th 9 goals
James van Riemsdyk 9th 6 goals
ASSISTS
James van Riemsdyk 6th 11 assists
Kevin Kapstad 10th 9 assists
Peter LeBlanc 10th 9 assists
SHORT-HANDED GOALS
Mike Sislo 1st 2 shg
GAME-WINNING GOALS
Bobby Butler 3rd 2 gwg
DEFENSIVE SCORING
Kevin Kapstad 6th 10 (1-9)
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE
Brian Foster 6th 2.38
SAVE PERCENTAGE
Brian Foster 5th .921
WINNING PERCENTAGE
Brian Foster 4th .615
FORGET NOVEMBER: While UNH struggled to a 1-5-2 mark in November, the Wildcats are 11-3-1 in October, December and January and have outscored their opponents 42-35 in those games.
SCORING BY CLASS: 2008-09 breakdown of scoring by class.
(G) % (A) % (P) %
Seniors (11) 16% (40) 34% (51) 28%
Juniors (14) 20% (27) 23% (41) 22%
Sophomores (38) 55% (37) 32% (75) 41%
Freshmen (6) 9% (12) 10% (18) 10%
Totals (68) 100% (114) 100% (166) 100%
UNH ONE OF FIVE HOCKEY EAST TEAMS RANKED: UNH is one of five Hockey East teams ranked in the latest USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Hockey East is the best represented conference in the poll and accounts for 33 percent of the field.
League # of Teams Teams
Hockey East 5 BU, NU, BC, UVM, UNH
CCHA 4 ND, Mia, Mich, OSU
WCHA 4 Minn, Den, Minn.-Dul., No. Dak.
ECAC 2 Prin, Cornell
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com/CBS Sports Division I Men’s Poll (Jan. 26)
Rk. Team (First Place) Record Pts LW
1 Notre Dame (37) 19-3-3 987 1
2 Boston University (13) 18-5-1 963 2
3 Northeastern 17-5-2 867 5
4 Cornell 14-2-3 831 3
5 Minnesota 12-5-5 791 6
6 Vermont 14-5-4 716 7
7 Denver 15-7-3 696 4
8 Michigan 18-8-0 692 8
9 Princeton 13-5-0 582 9
10 Miami 14-8-4 553 10
11 Boston College 11-8-3 450 14
12 North Dakota 15-10-3 432 15
13 New Hampshire 11-8-4 353 11
14 Ohio State 16-7-3 347 12
15 Wisconsin 13-10-3 279 16
16 Minnesota-Duluth 13-7-6 271 17
17 Colorado College 13-9-6 244 13
18 Yale 13-5-1 158 NR
19 Air Force 17-6-1 97 20
20 Dartmouth 10-7-2 67 18
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine (Jan. 26)
Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) LW Record WIP
1 Notre Dame, 497 (21) 1 19-3-3 16
2 Boston University, 489 (13) 2 18-5-1 16
3 Northeastern, 421 5 17-5-2 13
4 Cornell, 406 3 14-2-3 10
5 Minnesota, 360 6 12-5-5 16
6 Vermont, 330 7 14-5-4 11
7 Michigan, 322 8 18-8-0 16
8 Denver, 284 4 15-7-3 16
9 Princeton, 241 9 13-5-0 15
10 Miami (Ohio),210 10 14-8-4 16
11 Boston College,149 14 11-8-3 16
12 North Dakota,127 15 15-10-3 7
13 Ohio State, 90 11 16-7-3 4
14 New Hampshire,62 12 11-8-4 15
15 Minnesota Duluth, 38 NR 13-7-6 1
WHERE IS UNH RANKED?: Here is a week-by-week look at the ‘Cats in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date USA TODAY USCHO HE
9/22 N/A 7 3rd (pre)
9/29 N/A 7 3rd (pre)
10/6 7 7 3rd (pre)
10/13 6 6 ---
10/20 3 4 2nd
10/27 7 6 2nd
11/3 5 5 2nd
11/10 5 6 2nd
11/17 13 13 5th
11/24 NR 15 6th
12/1 15 19 7th
12/8 15 15 3rd
12/15 14 15 4th
12/22 N/A N/A 4th
12/29 N/A N/A 4th
1/5 13 13 2nd
1/12 13 13 2nd
1/19 12 11 4th
1/26 14 13 4th
NORTHEAST REGIONAL TICKETS ON SALE: Tickets for the Northeast regional at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. (hosted by the University of New Hampshire), are now on sale. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the Verizon Wireless Arena box office, by calling (603) 868-7300 or by logging onto the internet at www.unhwildcats.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Start times for the first-round games are 2:00 and 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, March 28, while the regional final is 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, March 29. Tickets for the three-game package are $82.
Wildcats Among National leaders (1/26): Below is a list of where UNH players and the team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
James van Riemsdyk 14th 1.24 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Mike Sislo 7th 0.65 gpg
Assists Per Game:
James van Riemsdyk 14th 0.82 apg
Power Play Goals:
none ranked
Short-Handed Goals:
Mike Sislo 10th 2 shg
Game-Winning Goals:
Peter LeBlanc 58th 2 gwg
Bobby Butler 58th 2 gwg
Blake Kessel 58th 2 gwg
Defensemen Scoring:
Kevin Kapstad 34th 0.65 ppg
Freshmen Scoring:
none ranked
Goals Against Average:
Brian Foster 37th 2.65
Save Percentage:
Brian Foster 35th .912
Winning Percentage:
Brian Foster 21st .605
Team
Scoring Offense 25th 3.00 gpg
Scoring Defense 37th 3.09 gapg
Scoring Margin 34th -0.09
Power Play 44th 13.6
Penalty Kill 43rd 80.6
Combined Special Teams 49th 46.7
Team Winning Percentage 22nd .565
WHERE UNH IS RANKED IN HOCKEY EAST (1/26):
Overall HE games
Goals/per game 3.00/5th 2.69/6th
GAA 3.09/9th 3.12/9th
Power Play 13.6/7th 13.8/7th
Penalty Kill 80.6/8th 81.6/7th
Special Teams Net -6/8th -1/7th
1st Period Scoring 19/5th 10/6th
2nd Period Scoring 24/4th 14/6th
3rd Period Scoring 26/2nd 18/3rd
WILDCAT AWARDS: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat players have won to date this season:
Player Award Date
J. van Riemsdyk CHN’s Nat. Plys to Watch 10-4-08
Joe Charlebois CHN’s Nat. Plys to Watch 10-4-08
Brian Foster CHN’s Nat. Plys to Watch 10-4-08
Brian Foster HE Def. Player of the Week 10-20-08
Brian Foster Inside Hockey Play. of the Week 10-20-08
Brian Foster HE Goalie of the Month October
Brian Foster HE Def. Player of the Week 12-8-08
Mike Sislo HE Player of the Week 12-15-08
Mike Sislo INCH Nat. Player of the Week 12-16-08
Mike Sislo HE Player of the Month December
Greg Collins HE Player of the Week 1-5-09
WILDCATS PICKED THIRD IN HOCKEY EAST POLL: UNH was picked third in the Hockey East preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was announced Sept. 29 at the league’s annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD Banknorth Garden.
2008-09 Hockey East Men’s Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (FPV) Pts
1. Boston College (6) 86
2. Boston University (3) 80
3. New Hampshire (1) 78
4. Northeastern 62
5. Vermont 58
6. Massachusetts 48
7. UMass-Lowell 46
8. Providence 34
9. Maine 28
10. Merrimack 20
HOME SWEET HOME: UNH is in its 14th season of play at the Whittemore Center in 2008-09, posting a 8-2-1 at Towse Rink.UNH owns a 178-50-20 all-time record in 14 seasons of play at the Whittemore Center with 161 sellouts during that time in 248 all-time games.
THE DICK UMILE ERA: Dick Umile, a five-time Hockey East Coach of the Year, enters his 19th season as the head coach of the UNH Wildcats. He recently earned his fourth Leonard Fowle New England Coach of the Year award. After signing a long-term contract in 2000, Umile will conclude his coaching career at his alma mater. During his time spent at UNH, Umile has molded UNH hockey into one of the top programs in all of Division I hockey, guiding the Wildcats to four Frozen Four appearances, 14 NCAA tournament appearances and 18 Hockey East championship tournament showings in his 18-year career in Durham. In addition, Umile has posted 16 20-victory campaigns over the span of 18 seasons, including a current streak of 12 20-win seasons and back-to-back 25-plus win seasons. Umile is now the winningest coach in the history of UNH hockey with 424 career victories. He surpassed legendary coach Charlie Holt on Feb. 16, 2005 in a 6-1 victory at Merrimack at Thom Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass. Umile ranks third among active NCAA coaches with a .653 winning percentage and on the active victories list his 424 victories ranks eighth among NCAA coaches. He has been named Coach of the Year a total of 10 times in his career, including New England honors four times. Umile’s five Hockey East Coach of the Year Awards is an all-time league best. Last season Umile led the Wildcats to a 25-10-3 record, including a program-record 19 Hockey East wins en route to a 19-5-3 record in league play, which earned UNH the regular season title for the second season in a row. Umile captured his 400th career victory Oct. 19, 2007 against Boston University. Umile coached four All-Americans in Kevin Regan, Mike Radja, Matt Fornataro, and Brad Flashains, which was the first time in school history that four players received that honor.
THE PROGRAM’S HISTORY: UNH has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 18 times in the 81-year history of the program. UNH has appeared in the Frozen Four seven times, including national championship game appearances against 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-plus wins, including the last 12 consecutive seasons.
‘CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Six current UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft.Joe Charlebois (Chicago), Phil DeSimone (Washington), Brian Foster (Florida), Blake Kessel (N.Y. Islanders), Peter LeBlanc (Chicago) and James van Riemsdyk (Philadelphia) have all been taken.
‘CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Justin Aikins: Sport Vaasan Mestis(FIN)
Travis Banga: Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (CHL)
Derek Bekar: Springfield Falcons (AHL)
Eric Boguniecki: Iowa Chops (AHL)
A.J. Bucchino: Amarillo Gorillas (CHL)
Ty Conklin: Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
Matt Fornataro: Worcester Sharks (AHL)
Lanny Gare: Bad Nauheim EC (GerObL)
Darren Haydar: Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Brett Hemingway: Alaska Aces (ECHL)
Colin Hemingway: Alaska Aces (ECHL)
Mark Kolanos: Arizona Sun Dogs (CHL)
Jason Krog: Vancouver Canucks (NHL)/Manitoba Moose (AHL)*
Nathan Martz: Alba Volan Szekeshfehervar (Austria)
Jacob Micflikier: Rochester Americans (AHL)
Mark Mowers: Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss NL)
Chris Murray: Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Bryan Muir: Minsk Dynamo (KHL)
Eric Nickulas: Ingolstadt ERC (DEL)
Josh Prudden: Sport Vaasan Metis (FIN)
Mike Radja: Rockford Ice Hogs (AHL)
Kevin Regan: Boston Bruins (NHL)/Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)*
Steve Saviano: Tappara Tampere (FNL)
Tyler Scott: Bakersfield Condors (ECHL)
Trevor Smith: New York Islanders (NHL)/Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)*
Mike Souza: Cortina SG (Italy)
Garrett Stafford: Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Craig Switzer: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Tyson Teplitsky: Cardiff Devils (EIHL)
Daniel Winnik: Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
Brian Yandle: Augusta Lynx (ECHL)
*=spent time in the NHL during 2008-09 season
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 WGIR 610AM in Manchester; WNTK 99.7 FM in New London; WCNL 1010AM in Newport; and WUVR-1490AM in Lebanon. WNTK offers streaming audio of network broadcasts at www.wntk.com. Dan Parkhurst will once again be handling the majority of the play-by-play, while Pete Webster will be doing the color commentating. Webster has been anouncing Wildcat hockey for 15 years since the 1993-94 season.
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.
UNH HOCKEY ON TELEVISION: UNH will have 12 games broadcast live on TV in 2008-09.NESN will air five games, while three will air on ESPNU and two on both CN8 and FSN-North Minnesota.
DATE GAME Channel Result
OCT. 19 BOSTON U. ESPNU W, 2-1
OCT. 26 @ ST. Lawrence ESPNU L, 1-4
Oct. 31 NORTHEASTERN CN8 W, 4-2
NOV. 7 @ Minnesota Fox Sports North-MN T, 2-2
NOV. 8 @ Minnesota Fox Sports North-MN L, 2-6
DEC. 6 UMASS-LOWELL CN8 W, 3-2
JAN. 4 @ Maine ESPNU W, 5-4
JAN. 23 @Boston U. NESN L, 0-5
JAN. 24 BOSTON U. NESN L, 1-3
FEB. 6 MAINE NESN
FEB. 20 BOSTON COLLEGE NESN
FEB. 28 MERRIMACK NESN
THE DICK UMILE SHOW ON RADIO: The Coach’s Show featuring UNH men’s hockey head coach Dick Umile, with hosts Andy Schachat and D. Ellis is broadcast on Mondays live from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on WTSN-1270 AM (Dover, N.H.), simulcasted on WGIR- 610 AM (Manchester, N.H.) and on www.wtsn1270.com from 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.
WATCH ALL THE ACTION WITH THE UNHWILDCATS.TV: After an extremely successful first season, UNH and Pack Network have once again partnered to provide online video streaming of UNH’s seven ticketed sports for the upcoming 2008-09 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.
