No. 4 Men's Hockey Plays Host to Rensselaer on Saturday Night (7 p.m.) on WBIN & FOX College Sports Atlantic
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#4/4 UNH (12-3-2, 8-2-1 HEA) vs. Rensselaer (6-7-4, 1-5-2 ECAC)
Saturday, Jan. 5 -- 7:00 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Television
Saturday, Jan. 5 - 7 p.m.
WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports Atlantic
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Saturday, Jan. 5 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Mike Murphy (Play by Play), Bob Lipman (Analyst)
Flagship Stations: WGIR-610 AM (Manchester)
The Wave - 96.7 FM (Portsmouth) - The Sports Animal 930 AM (Rochester)
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Scouting the Engineers: The Engineers come to Wildcat Country with a record of 6-7-4, not including Friday's game at Boston University. Prior to playing the Terriers, RPI tallied a 6-2 win over Sacred Heart on Dec. 31. Sophomore forward Jacob Laliberte leads the Engineers in points (15), tallying seven goals and eight assists. He has three power play goals and a game winner. Senior Nick Bailen comes in leading the squad in assists (9) and adds four goals for 13 points. He also has three power play goals. Milos Bubela shares the top spot in goals with Laliberte after finding the back of the net seven times. He adds four assists for 11 points. Senior netminder Bryce Merriam has started six of the seven games he has played in this year and has tallied a 2-3-1 record. Merriam has a 3.23 goals against average and a .890 save percentage. Rookie Jason Kasdorf has also made starts in six of his seven appearances, tallying a record of 2-1-2. He has a 1.63 goals against average and a .937 save percentage. Sophomore Scott Diebold has started five of the six games he has seen the ice in and has a 2-3-1 record. He also has a 3.06 goals against average and a .879 save percentage.
Series History vs. Rensselaer: UNH holds a slim 23-21-0 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to Feb. 7, 1964. The Wildcats have won nine of the last 13 contests. Coach Umile owns a 8-4-0 record all-time against RPI. In the last 10 meetings, UNH owns a 7-3-0 record in the last 10 meetings. Seniors Greg Burke, Austin Block, Connor Hardowa, Brett Kostolansky and John Henrion all played against RPI on Oct. 10, 2009.
TO THIS POINT LAST YEAR: A comparison through 17 games between this season and last season.
09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 8-6-3 10-3-4 6-9-2 12-3-2
HE Record 8-2-2 8-1-2 4-7-1 8-2-1
Goals scored 57 58 57 58
Goals scored/PG 3.35 3.41 3.35 3.41
Goals Allowed 59 41 58 33
Goals Allowed/PG 3.47 2.41 3.41 1.94
Shots 488 613 599 592
Shots Allowed 555 521 502 498
Power Play 16.0% 19.8% 18.8% 16.2%
(12-75) (16-81) (12-64) (11-68)
Penalty Kill 75.0% 84.5% 83.1% 94.9%
(54-72) (49-58) (49-59) (56-59)
Top 3 Scorers Butler Thompson Moses Goumas
13-11-24 11-14-25 11-8-19 8-17-25
Kessel Sislo Sorkin Downing
5-13-18 8-16-24 5-14-19 8-7-15
Thomp. DeSimone Goumas T. van Riems.
8-9-17 4-16-20 4-11-15 6-9-15
Block Nets 10th Goal of the Season... Austin Block scored his 10th goal of the season in UNH's 4-1 loss at Dartmouth. Block had just 10 goals combined in his first three seasons at UNH. Additionally, all of last season the Wildcats had just two players with 10-plus goals: Stevie Moses (22) and Grayson Downing (10). He is one of just two players in the league with 10-plus goals joining BC's Johnny Gaudreault.
UNH Against the WCHA: UNH is 4-0-1 against the WCHA this season with wins over St. Cloud State (2), Denver, Bemidji State and a tie at Colorado College.
van Riemsdyk Lifts Wildcats to Overtime Win: Trevor van Riemsdyk netted the game-winning goal at 2:08 of overtime… It marked the first time the 'Cats captured an overtime win since last season's 3-2 double overtime win over Boston University in the Hockey East quarterfinals.
Fourth Line Lifts 'Cats on Monday: Fourth liners Jay Camper and Matt Willows, who did not play on Sunday, added a much needed spark on Monday with a combined four points… Camper had a goal and an assist, while Willows matched a career high with two assists.
'Cats Own Nation's Top Penalty Kill: UNH owns the nation's top penalty kill at 94.9 percent.
Block Named To All-Tournament Team: Senior Austin Block was named to the All-Tournament team of the Ledyard National Bank Classic at Dartmouth.
Downing Leads the Country in Shorties: Grayson Downing is first in the nation in short-handed goals with three.
Seniors Look to Erase First College Hockey Memory: For seniors John Henrion, Greg Burke, Austin Block, Connor Hardowa and Brett Kostolansky Oct. 10, 2009's 3-1 loss at RPI was their first collegiate experience. These 'Cats have a chance to redeem that loss on Saturday night at home against the Engineers.
Goumas Leading Hockey East in Points: Kevin Goumas is first in Hockey East in points with 25, while his 1.47 ppg ranks fourth in the nation.
Final Non-Conference Game Slated for Saturday: Saturday's game against Rensselaer will be the final non-conference game of the season.
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 20-23-43 34-23-27
Juniors: 19-45-64 33-45-41
Sophomores: 17-26-43 29-26-27
Freshmen: 2-6-8 3-6-5
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 1/1): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 4th 1.47 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block 15th 0.59 gpa
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 2nd 1.00 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 7th 4 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 3rd 0.88 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 13th 1.90 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 12th .935
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 4th .750
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 10th 3.41 g/gm
Scoring Defense 6th 1.94 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.47
Power Play 33rd 16.2 pct
Penalty Kill 1st 94.9 pct
Combined Special Teams 13th 52.8 pct
Team Winning Percentage 4th .765
Among the League Leaders (Thru 1/1): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 1st (25 pts) 2nd (15 pts)
Grayson Downing10th (15 pts) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 10th (15 pts) 18th (8 pts)
Austin Block 15th (13 pts) 10th (10 pts)
Goals: Austin Block 2nd (10g) 1st (7 g)
Kevin Goumas 6th (8g) 8th (5g)
Grayson Downing 6th (8g) NR
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (17a) 1st (10a)
Nick Sorkin 9th (9a) NR
Connor Hardowa 9th (9a) NR
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (4g) 2nd (3g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
T. van Riemsdyk 2nd (1shg) NR
GW Goals: Austin Block 4th (2g) 6th (1g)
Dalton Speelman 4th (2g) 6th (1g)
Kevin Goumas 4th (2g) 6th (1g)
T. van Riemsdyk 4th (2g) NR
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (15 pts) 4th (8 pts)
Connor Hardowa 8th (9 pts) 10th (5 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 1st (+16) 3rd (+10)
T. van Riemsdyk 7th (+11) 3rd (+10)
Grayson Downing 8th (+10) 10th (+7)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (72) 1st (50)
Grayson Downing 9th (54) NR
Faceoff % Jeff Silengo 2nd (.600) 4th (.629)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 1st (1.90) 1st (1.26)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.935) 1st (.959)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (.750) 2nd (.773)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 1/1):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.41/2nd 3.18/2nd
Scoring Defense 1.94/1st 1.27/1st
Power Play 16.2/4th 16.0/5th
Penalty Kill 94.9/1st 97.4/1st
Special Teams Net +11/1st +9/2nd
1st Period Scoring 18/1st 12/1st
2nd Period Scoring 21/1st 13/3rd
3rd Period Scoring 18/4th 10/4th
Overtime Scoring 1/1st 0/NA
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
9/24 RV NP 4th (pre)
10/1 NP RV 4th (pre)
10/8 RV RV 4th (pre)
10/15 RV 15 5th
10/22 11 12 3rd
10/29 10 9 3rd
11/5 9 9 2nd
11/12 5 5 2nd
11/19 3 3 2nd
11/27 2 2 2nd
12/3 1 1 2nd
12/10 2 2 2nd
12/17 2 2 2nd
12/24 NP NP 2nd
12/31 4 4 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Dec. 31)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (35) 13- 3-3 977 4
2 Boston College ( 5) 12- 3-1 922 1
3 Notre Dame ( 9) 14- 4-0 913 3
4 New Hampshire 11- 3-2 843 2
5 Quinnipiac 14- 3-2 769 9
6 Miami 12- 4-4 730 5
7 North Dakota 10- 5-3 720 7
8 Dartmouth ( 1) 8- 2-2 661 10
9 Boston University 10- 6-0 612 6
10 Western Michigan 11- 5-2 513 8
11 Denver 10- 6-3 478 14
12 Cornell 7- 4-2 425 11
13 Union 9- 4-4 375 13
14 Minnesota State 12- 6-2 336 18
15 St. Cloud State 12- 8-0 291 16
16 Nebraska-Omaha 11- 8-1 276 12
17 Yale 7- 4-2 213 15
18 Niagara 10- 3-4 124 17
19 Robert Morris 9- 4-2 120 NR
20 Holy Cross 10- 4-2 65 NR
Others receiving votes: Colgate 50, Ferris State 47, Providence 12, Harvard 10, Michigan Tech 5, Massachusetts 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 4, Northern Michigan 4, Colorado College 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Dec. 31)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 University of Minnesota, 501 (25) 4 13-3-3 13
2 University of Notre Dame, 458 (9) 3 14-4-0 13
3 Boston College, 454 1 12-3-1 13
4 New Hampshire, 399 2 12-3-2 10
5 Quinnipiac University, 359 9 14-3-2 4
6 Miami University, 337 5 12-4-4 13
7 University of North Dakota, 303 8 10-5-3 13
8 Dartmouth College, 290 10 8-3-2 7
9 Boston University, 250 6 10-6-0 13
10 Western Michigan University, 177 7 11-5-2 13
11 University of Denver, 161 15 10-6-3 13
12 Cornell University, 145 11 7-4-2 13
13 Union College, 87 12 9-4-4 13
14 Minnesota State University, 59 NR 12-6-2 1
15 Nebraska-Omaha, 40 13 11-8-1 6
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State University, 33; Yale University, 12; Robert Morris University, 9; Niagara University, 6.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (Jan. 1)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Boston College 25 12-3-1 .7812 2 .6055* 1 8-2-1 .7727
2 Quinnipiac 24 14-3-2 .7895 1 .5870 3 8-2-2 .7500
3 UNH 23 12-3-2 .7647 4 .6015* 2 8-3-1 .7083
4t Dartmouth 21 8-3-2 .6923 8 .5788 4 3-3-2 .5000
4t Notre Dame 21 14-4-0 .7778 3 .5787 5 3-3-0 .5000
6t Boston Univ. 19 10-6-0 .6250 15 .5744 6 6-6-0 .5000
6t Minnesota 19 13-3-3 .7632 5 .5704 7 4-2-1 .6429
8 North Dakota 18 10-5-3 .6389 14 .5582 8 5-4-1 .5500
9 Miami 17 12-4-4 .7000 7 .5568 9 5-1-2 .7500
10 Yale 16 7-4-2 .6154 16t .5476 10 3-2-2 .5714
11 Robert Morris 15 9-4-2 .6667 10t .5430 11 4-2-2 .6250
12 Cornell 14 7-4-2 .6154 16t .5430 12 3-1-2 .6667
13 Denver 13 10-6-3 .6053 18 .5408 13 7-4-1 .6250
14 West. Michigan 12 11-5-2 .6667 10t .5408 14 1-1-0 .5000
15t Union 11 9-4-4 .6471 13 .5392 15 0-2-1 .1667
15t St. Cloud State 11 12-8-0 .6000 19 .5392* 16 7-5-0 .5833
17t Minnesota State 9 12-6-2 .6500 12 .5347* 17 2-6-0 .2500
17t Colgate 9 9-7-2 .5556 22 .5268 18 5-4-1 .5500
19 Holy Cross 7 10-4-2 .6875 9 .5253* 19 1-1-1 .5000
20 Niagara 6 10-3-4 .7059 6 .5251* 20 1-1-0 .5000
21 Mass.-Lowell 5 7-7-1 .5000 24t .5223 21 2-6-0 .2500
22 Neb.-Omaha 4 11-8-1 .5750 20 .5187 22 3-6-0 .3333
23 Providence 3 7-6-3 .5312 23 .5171* 23 0-4-2 .1667
24 Massachusetts 2 7-9-2 .4444 32t .5166 24 3-8-1 .2917
25 Ohio State 1 7-8-5 .4750 27 .5049 25 0-4-3 .2143
26 Colorado Coll. 0 8-10-2 .4500 30t .5029 26 1-10-2 .1538
UNH Wildcat Productions Signs Multi-Sport Deals with WBIN & FOX College Sports: The University of New Hampshire athletic department announced a 15-game multi-sport package to air live on WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports. UNH Wildcat Productions will produce the games along with production partner Pack Network. Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, manages the comprehensive multimedia rights for UNH Athletics. The 15-game package will feature eight men's ice hockey games as well as three men's basketball games and a pair of games each for women's basketball and women's ice hockey. The first broadcast will be Friday, Oct. 12 when the men's hockey team takes on St. Cloud State University (7:30 p.m.). UNH Wildcat Productions broadcasts home games for 12 of its 20 varsity sports via UNHWildcats.tv. All told, UNH will produce over 100 games, including the 15 on WBIN & FCS.
UNH Hockey on Television(Subject to change or additional):
DATE GAME Time/Result
Fri. Oct. 12 vs. St. Cloud St. W, 5-3
Live Well Network | FOX College Sports Pacific
Sat. Oct. 20 vs. Boston U. W, 4-1
WBIN | FOX College Sports Pacific
Fri. Oct. 26 vs. Northeastern W, 4-3
WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Nov. 30 vs. UMass-Lowell W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Central
Sat. Jan. 5 vs. Rensselaer 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Jan. 11 at Boston College 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb. 2 vs. Merrimack 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Feb. 8 at Providence 7:00 p.m. Cox Communications
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Feb. 22 at Vermont 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Mar. 1 vs. Massachusetts 7:30 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Mar. 8 vs. Maine 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Bobby Butler: Albany Devils (AHL)
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Matt Campanale: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Joe Charlebois: Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Greg Collins: Eindhoven Kemphanen (Netherlands)
Phil DeSimone: Albany Devils (AHL)
Matt Di Girolamo: Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan)
Brian Foster: San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
Lanny Gare: Lausitzer Fuchse (Germany2)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: Providence Bruins (AHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET)
Jerry Pollastrone: Friesland Flyers (Netherlands)
Nick Poole: Milton Keynes Lightning (EPIHL)
Josh Prudden: Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands)
Mike Radja: Nippon Paper Cranes (Asia League)
Kevin Regan: Valpellice (Italy)
Steve Saviano: Vaxjo (Elitserien)
Mike Sislo: Albany Devils (AHL)
Trevor Smith: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Garrett Stafford: Hershey Bears (AHL)
Craig Switzer: HC Innsbruck (Austria)
Paul Thompson: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
James van Riemsdyk: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Daniel Winnik: Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Junior forward Scott Pavelski is the younger brother of Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks while sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is the younger brother of former wildcat and current Toronto Maple Leaf forward James van Riemsdyk.
'CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Two current UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft. Greg Burke (Washington) and Eric Knodel (Toronto) have all been drafted.
UNH HOCKEY ON THE RADIO: 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 2009, Wildcats Sports Properties has added WPKX-AM 930 (Rochester) and WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) as affiliate stations on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining flagship WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester), which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear Channel family. These three aforementioned stations -- along with WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London), WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) -- will carry the following: all UNH football & men's hockey broadcasts, a select number of men's basketball, women's basketball and women's hockey broadcasts. Dan Parkhurst will be handling the play-by-play for the sixth-straight season, while Pete Webster will once again be doing the color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey since the 1993-94 season.
LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET: UNHWildcats.com via Stretch Internet Broadcast will carry all of the UNH men's ice hockey action again this season. If you can not attend Wildcat hockey, 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 broadcast site by going to the men's hockey schedule page at www.unhwildcats.com.
WILDCAT AWARDS: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat players have won to date this season:
Player Award Date
Dalton Speelman HE Player of the Week 10/15
Casey DeSmith HE co-Defensive Player of the Week 10/22
Casey DeSmith HE co-Defensive Player of the Week 10/29
Casey DeSmith HE Goaltender of the Month October
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 11/5
Connor Hardowa Senior CLASS Award Candidate 11/13
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 11/19
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 11/19
Dick Umile XOS Digital Coach of the Week 11/19
Kevin Goumas HE Player of the Week 11/26
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 11/26
Grayson Downing HE co-Player of the Week 12/3
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 12/3
GRANITE STATE CONNECTION: The Wildcat hockey team features three players from New Hampshire with Greg Burke (Lee) Ryan Randall (Durham) and Casey DeSmith (Rochester) all hailing from the Granite State.
NCAA Northeast Regional Tickets Now On Sale: The University of New Hampshire athletic department and the NCAA announced that tickets for the 2013 NCAA Northeast Regional on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 hosted by UNH and the Verizon Wireless Arena are now on sale. Tickets for the three-game package range from $55-$75. Game times will be announced at a later time. To purchase tickets in person, please visit the Whittemore Center or Verizon Wireless Arena box offices. To purchase tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100491F81FE34B9 or www.verizonwirelessarena.com to order tickets online.
'Cats Picked Fourth in Preseason Coaches' Poll: UNH was voted fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon at the league's annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD Garden. The Wildcats racked up 64 points, including one first place vote, to give them the fourth place standing. New Hampshire has been picked third in the last two preseason polls and finished in the top three in Hockey East five of the last six seasons, including three regular-season titles in that span.
2012-2013 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (FPV) Pts
1. Boston College (9) 90
2. UMass-Lowell 74
3. Boston University 73
4. New Hampshire (1) 63
5. Maine 56
6. Northeastern 44
Providence 44
8. Merrimack 38
9. Massachusetts 35
10. Vermont 23
