Third-Ranked Men's Hockey Takes on Northeastern (Fri. - 7 PM @NU) and Merrimack College (Sat. - 7 PM - Whitt - FOX COLLEGE SPORTS, WBIN-TV)
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#3/4 UNH (15-6-2, 10-5-1 HEA) at Northeastern (7-12-3, 4-10-3 HEA)
Friday, Feb. 1 -- 7:00 p.m. - Matthews Arena (4,666) | Boston, Mass.
#3/4 UNH (15-6-2, 10-5-1 HEA) vs. Merrimack College (10-10-5, 8-6-2 HEA)
Saturday, Feb. 2 -- 7:00 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Television
Saturday, Feb. 2 - 7 p.m.
WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports Atlantic
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Friday, Feb. 1 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Mike Murphy (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Saturday, Feb. 2 - 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)
Affiliate Stations: WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London, Claremont) - WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) - WZEI-FM 101.5 (Meredith, Concord)
Scouting the Huskies: Northeastern enters the weekend 7-12-3 overall with a 4-10-3 mark in Hockey East action. The team is coming off a 5-4 overtime loss at UMass Lowell. Northeastern led 4-1 eight minutes into the third before a late rally by the River Hawks forced OT and UML scored at 3:07 of the overtime period. Overall, the Huskies are 2-5-1 since December, but notched a big 6-5 win at Boston University on Jan. 18.Offensively, freshman Kevin Roy leads the Huskies in goals, assists and points with 12, 14, and 26, respectively. Cody Ferriero and Vinny Saponari have also been productive this season both amounting to 18 points on the season. Chris Rawlings has spent the most time in the net for the Huskies this season totaling a goals against average of 2.86 per game along with a save percentage of .911. Also seeing time between the pipes is senior Bryan Mountain, who is 0-5-2 with a 3.47 GAA and a .902 save percentage, while junior Clay Witt is 0-0-0 with a 4.86 GAA and .850 save percentage in his lone appearance of the season.
Series History vs. Northeastern: UNH owns an 90-58-15 all-time record against Northeastern in 163 meetings in the series history between the two teams.UNH won the 2011-12 season series with Northeastern 2-1-0. UNH leads this year's series 1-0-1with a 4-3 win in Durham on Oct. 26 and a scoreless tie the following night in Boston. Coach Umile owns a 45-16-13 record all-time against Northeastern. Junior forward Kevin Goumas is the active scoring leader against the Huskies with eight points in seven games. Jeff Wyer and Casey DeSmith have both seen action against the Huskies. Wyer saw 11:23 in a relief appearance on Nov. 1, 2008 and did not allow a goal in the three shots he faced. DeSmith is 2-0-1 with a 1.62 GAA and a .938 save percentage in three career games again NU.
SCORING LEADERS VS. THE HUSKIES:
Player GP G-A-P
Kevin Goumas 7 2-6-8
Dalton Speelman 10 4-1-5
Austin Block 10 3-2-5
Casey Thrush 4 0-4-4
Nick Sorkin 8 0-3-3
John Henrion 10 1-2-3
Jeff Silengo 8 0-3-3
Brett Kostolansky 8 0-2-2
Connor Hardowa 11 1-1-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk 5 1-1-2
Greg Burke 9 0-1-1
Justin Agosta 5 0-1-1
Grayson Downing 5 0-1-1
Scott Pavelski 4 0-0-0
Eric Knodel 5 0-0-0
Jay Camper 2 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 2 0-0-0
Matt Willows 1 0-0-0
Dan Correale 1 0-0-0
Maxim Gaudreault 1 0-0-0
Collin MacDonald 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
Wyer 1/11:23 0 0.00 0-0-0 3 1.000
DeSmith 3/185:00 5 1.62 2-0-1 76 .938
Wyer Game-by-Game vs. the Huskies
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
11/1/08 11:23 ND 3 0 3
Totals 11:23 0-0-0 3 0 3
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Huskies
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
2/10/12 60:00 W 24 2 26
10/26/12 60:00 W 18 3 21
10/27/12 65:00 T 34 0 34
Totals 185:00 2-0-1 76 5 81
Scouting the Warriors: Merrimack enters the weekend with UNH 10-10-5 overall with an 8-6-2 mark in Hockey East. The Warriors will play neighboring rival UMass Lowell on Friday night before heading to Durham. Most recently, the Warriors split a home-and-home series with UNH winning 3-2 on Friday and dropping Saturday's game 6-2 at Verizon Wireless Arena. Overall, Merrimack is 4-2-1 over the last seven games. Offensively, the Warriors look to the reigning Hockey East Player of the Week and Player of the Month for January in Mike Collins. The junior has 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points. The next closest Warrior has just 13 points total. In net, Merrimack has been using junior Sam Marotta of late. He is 7-5-3 with a 2.29 GAA and a .919 save percentage. Sophomore Rasmus Tirronen is 3-5-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 10 games this season.
Series History vs. Merrimack: The Wildcats hold the advantage in the all-time series vs. Merrimack College at 66-18-9 in 93 all-time meetings dating back to Jan. 16, 1960. Since 1996, UNH is 42-9-7 in the last 58 games. UNH owns a 25-5-2 all-time record vs. Merrimack at the Whittemore Center and Coach Umile has compiled a 54-15-8 all-time mark against the Warriors. The 'Cats are 15-5-0 in the last 20 meetings against Merrimack at Towse Rink. The teams are 1-1-0 after a weekend split last weekend. The Warriors won 3-2 at Merrimack, while UNH earned a 6-2 win at Verizon Wireless Arena. Nick Sorkin, Connor Hardowa and Brett Kostolansky are tied for the most points among active players against Merrimack with five apiece. Casey DeSmith is 2-1-1 lifetime with a .943 save percentage and a 1.71 goals against average. Jeff Wyer is 0-1-0 all-time with a 3.07 GAA and a .914.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Warriors:
Player GP G-A-P
Grayson Downing 5 3-2-5
Connor Hardowa 10 2-3-5
Trevor van Riemsdyk 5 0-5-5
Brett Kostolansky 12 1-3-4
Nick Sorkin 7 0-4-4
Austin Block 11 1-2-3
Dalton Speelman 8 2-0-2
Eric Knodel 5 1-1-2
Casey Thrush 5 1-0-1
Dan Correale 2 1-0-1
Collin MacDonald 1 1-0-1
Greg Burke 7 0-1-1
Kevin Goumas 9 0-1-1
John Henrion 11 0-1-1
Matt Willows 5 0-1-1
Scott Pavelski 6 0-0-0
Jeff Silengo 6 0-0-0
Justin Agosta 5 0-0-0
Maxim Gaudreault 2 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 1 0-0-0
Jay Camper 1 0-0-0
Harry Quast 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 4/245:19 7 1.71 2-1-1 116 .943
Wyer 1/58:27 3 3.07 0-1-0 32 .914
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Warriors
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-20-12 60:00 W 24 1 25
1-21-12 60:19 L 23 3 26
2-11-12 65:00 T 34 1 35
1-26-13 60:00 W 35 2 37
Totals 245:19 2-1-1 116 7 123
Wyer Game-by-Game vs. the Warriors
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-25-13 58:27 L 32 3 35
Totals 58:27 0-1-0 32 3 35
van Riemsdyk's Career Day Lifts Him to MVP honors: Trevor van Riemsdyk set career highs in points and assists on Saturday night against Merrimack. His four assist night earned him MVP honors in UNH's Battle for the RiverStone Cup game.
80 Goals The Magic Number: For the third time in the last four years, UNH has exactly 80 goals through 23 games (3.48 gpg). Conversely, the 'Cats have allowed just 52 goals (2.26 gpg) this season the fewest in the same four-year span. Compare the 52 goals this season to 73 allowed twice and 56 allowed once.
'Cats Match 2011-12 Win Total: On Saturday UNH captured its 15th win of the season, matching last year's win total with over a month left in the regular season. The team's 10 conference wins is just one shy of last year's 11 wins.
UNH Eyes Season Series With a Pair of League Foes: With a pair of wins, the Wildcats can take the season series with Merrimack and Northeastern. UNH leads NU 1-0-1, while the series is even at 1-1-0 between the 'Cats and Warriors.
Tough "Road" Ahead for the Wildcats; Two Home Games in February: The Wildcats enter a critical stretch with just two home games in February. UNH will make trips to Northeastern, PC, BC and Vermont (2) during the month. If the 'Cats can weather the rough road stretch they close out the regular season with four-straight home games in March.
Wyer Stops Career-High 32 Against Merrimack: Junior netminder Jeff Wyer made just his second career start on Friday night at Merrimack and stopped a career-high 32 shots in a 3-2 loss.
That's a Big 10, 4: In Saturday 6-2 win, ten different Wildcats factored in the scoring with four players with multi-point efforts.
van Riemsdyk Points= UNH Wins: The team is 10-0-1 when sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk has at least a point this season.
Goals on Sale; Six for Six: On Saturday night, six different Wildcats contributed to the team's six goal outburst. It was just the second time all season the team scored six goals. The last time the squad scored six it was just two players providing all the offense.
MacDonald, Correale Pot First Collegiate Goals: Freshmen Collin MacDonald and Dan Correale each scored their first collegiate goals in Saturday's 6-2 win over Merrimack. MacDonald was a healthy scratch in the previous six games, while Correale was inserted into the team's top line and both responded with big nights.
Wildcats Own Nation's Top Penalty Kill: UNH continues to be the nation's best team on the penalty kill. The team has killed off 71-76 power play opportunities four short-handed goals in that span. UNH has allowed just three power play goals since the being of November.
van Riemsdyk Tops Among Hockey East Defensmen: Sophomore Trevor van Riemsdyk ranks first in Hockey East in defensive scoring with 19 points.
Best in the Third, Period.: UNH is outscoring opponents 27-11 in third period this season (+16). The 'Cats 11 goals allowed in the third is 10 less than its next closest competition. Additionally, UNH holds a commanding 17-5 (+12) margin in the third period. The team is 11-0-1 when leading after two periods.
Henrion First in League to 100 Shots: John Henrion has a league-best 100 shots on net. NU's Kevin Roy is second with 99 shots.
Henrion Owns Hockey East's Top Faceoff Percentage: Senior John Henrioins has won 40-62 faceoffs for a .645 percentage, the best in Hockey East.
Pesce Receives High Marks from Central Scouting: Freshman defenseman Brett Pesce is the highest ranked collegiate player in the CSS Midterm 2013 NHL pre-draft rankings. Pesce is ranked 36th among North American skaters and has been projected as a first or second round draft pick according to some outlets. The highly-skilled blueliner celebrated his 18th birthday in November, while his captain Connor Hardowa celebrated his 24th birthday on the same day.
Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (Jan. 28)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 28 18-3-3 .8125 1 .5870 1 10-2-1 .8077
2 Minnesota 27 18-4-4 .7692 2 .5724 2 7-3-2 .6667
3t UNH 25 15-6-2 .6957 4 .5672 3 10-5-0 .6667
3t Miami 25 15-6-5 .6731 7 .5546 4 10-4-4 .6667
5t Yale 24 12-5-3 .6750 6 .5538 5 3-3-3 .5000
5t Boston College 24 14-7-2 .6522 8t .5521* 6 8-3-2 .6923
7 Western Mich. 22 16-6-4 .6923 5 .5457 7 6-2-0 .7500
8 Mass-Lowell 21 14-7-2 .6522 8t .5456 8 2-6-0 .2500
9 St. Cloud State 19 15-10-1 .5962 16t .5433* 9 8-7-1 .5312
10 North Dakota 18 13-8-5 .5962 16t .5415 10 6-6-3 .5000
11t Boston Univ. 17 13-9-1 .5870 18 .5404 11 7-7-1 .5000
11t Alaska 17 12-8-4 .5833 19t .5331 18 9-5-2 .6250
13 Denver 16 13-8-4 .6000 13t .5396 12 8-7-3 .5278
14t Notre Dame 15 16-10-0 .6154 11t .5384 13 6-7-0 .4615
14t Dartmouth 15 11-7-2 .6000 13t .5365 14 3-4-2 .4444
16 Minnesota State 13 16-9-3 .6250 10 .5350* 15 7-9-0 .4375
17 Niagara 12 15-4-5 .7292 3 .5346* 16 2-2-0 .5000
18t Union 10 13-8-4 .6000 13t .5259 19 2-5-1 .3125
18t Colgate 10 13-9-2 .5833 19t .5221* 20 4-5-2 .4545
18t No. Michigan 10 11-12-4 .4815 32 .5123 23 9-10-3 .4773
21t Neb-Omaha 8 15-9-2 .6154 11t .5334 17 4-8-1 .3462
21t Ferris State 8 13-10-3 .5577 24 .5183 22 4-7-0 .3636
23 Wisconsin 7 11-8-5 .5625 23 .5210 21 4-6-2 .4167
24t Ohio State 4 10-11-5 .4808 33 .5087 24 3-8-4 .3333
24t Providence 4 10-10-4 .5000 28t .5072* 25 2-8-3 .2692
24t Robert Morris 4 12-9-2 .5652 22 .5046 26 4-2-2 .6250
27 Cornell 2 8-9-2 .4737 36t .5044 27 3-4-2 .4444
28 Merrimack 1 10-10-5 .5000 28t .5022 28 3-7-1 .3182
29 Holy Cross 0 13-9-2 .5833 19t .5021 29 2-4-1 .3571
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
1/7 4 4 2nd
1/14 3 3 2nd
1/21 4 4 2nd
1/28 4 3 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 28)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (28) 18- 4-4 975 1
2 Quinnipiac (22) 18- 3-3 967 2
3 New Hampshire 15- 6-2 871 4
4 Miami 15- 6-5 835 6
5 Boston College 14- 7-2 771 3
6 Western Michigan 16- 6-4 723 9
7 North Dakota 13- 8-5 633 5
8 Yale 12- 5-3 605 8
9 Notre Dame 16-10-0 564 7
10 Denver 13- 8-4 506 10
11 Boston University 13- 9-1 479 11
12 St. Cloud State 15-10-1 446 16
13 Massachusetts-Lowell 14- 7-2 416 15
14 Nebraska-Omaha 15- 9-2 406 13
15 Minnesota State 16- 9-3 393 14
16 Dartmouth 11- 7-2 302 12
17 Niagara 15- 4-5 180 17
18 Union 13- 8-4 151 19
19 Wisconsin 11- 8-5 127 20
20 Alaska 12- 8-4 69 NR
Others receiving votes: Ferris State 42, Colgate 19, Providence 11, Cornell 5, Holy Cross 2, Merrimack 1, Northern Michigan 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 28)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 University of Minnesota, 497 (23) 1 18-4-4 17
2 Quinnipiac University, 485 (11) 2 18-3-3 8
3 Miami University, 420 6 15-6-5 17
4 New Hampshire, 417 4 15-6-2 14
5 Boston College, 369 3 14-7-2 17
6 Western Michigan University, 330 9 16-6-4 17
7 Yale University, 290 7 12-5-3 8
8 University of North Dakota, 239 5 13-8-5 17
9 Boston University, 182 10 13-9-1 17
10 University of Denver, 174 11 13-8-4 17
11 University of Notre Dame, 169 8 16-10-0 17
12 UMass-Lowell, 145 12 14-7-2 9
13 St. Cloud State University, 141 15 15-10-1 5
14 Nebraska-Omaha, 77 14 15-9-2 10
15 Minnesota State University, 65 NR 16-9-3 4
Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College, 43; Niagara University, 17; University of Alaska, 10; Union College, 6; University of Wisconsin, 3; Ferris State University, 1.
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 26-33-59 33%-24%-27%
Juniors: 27-55-82 34%-40%-38%
Sophomores: 22-38-60 28%-28%-28%
Freshmen: 5-10-15 6%-7%-7%
To This Point: A comparison through 23 games between this season and the last three seasons.
09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 12-7-4 14-5-4 9-12-2 15-6-2
HE Record 11-2-3 12-2-2 6-9-1 10-5-1
Goals scored 80 80 72 80
Goals scored/PG 3.48 3.48 3.13 3.48
Goals Allowed 73 56 73 52
Goals Allowed/PG 3.17 2.43 3.17 2.26
Shots 681 811 785 792
Shots Allowed 748 702 659 667
Power Play 18.4% 19.2% 18.8% 16.7%
(19-103) (20-104) (16-85) (15-90)
Penalty Kill 80.2% 80.8% 81.3% 92.4%
(77-96) (63-78) (61-75) (71-76)
Top 3 Scorers Butler Thompson Moses Goumas
17-16-33 19-18-37 17-11-28 10-20-30
Kessel Sislo Sorkin T.V.R.
6-21-27 10-22-32 6-19-25 6-13-19
Thomp. DeSimone Goumas Downing
13-12-25 5-21-26 6-15-21 9-9-18
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 1/29): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 12th 1.30 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block 38th 0.48 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 9th 0.87 apg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 5th 0.83 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 23rd 2.20 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 25th .924
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 4th .750
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 4th 3.48 g/gm
Scoring Defense 12th 2.26 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.22
Power Play 29th 16.7 pct
Penalty Kill 1st 93.4 pct
Combined Special Teams 17th 51.8 pct
Team Winning Percentage 4th .696
Among the League Leaders (Thru 1/29): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 2nd (30 pts) 5th (19 pts)
Goals: Austin Block 6th (11g) 5th (8g)
Kevin Goumas 9th (10g) 10th (7g)
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (20a) 6th (12a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (5g) 1st (4g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
GW Goals: Austin Block 7th (2g) NR
Dalton Speelman 7th (2g) NR
Kevin Goumas 7th (2g) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 7th (2g) NR
John Henrion 7th (2g) 3rd (2g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (19 pts) 2nd (12 pts)
Justin Agosta 8th (12 pts) 7th (9 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 2nd (+16) 6th (+9)
Casey Thrush 8th (+11) NR
Grayson Downing 8th (+11) 9th (+8)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (100) 1st (75)
Austin Block 7th (77) 9th (55)
Faceoff %: John Henrion 1st (.645) 1st (.654)
Jeff Silengo 3rd (.596) 2nd (.619)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (2.20) 1st (1.83)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.924) 1st (.940)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.750) 1st (.750)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 1/29):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.48/1st 3.25/2nd
Scoring Defense 2.26/1st 1.94/1st
Power Play 16.7/4th 17.4/4th
Penalty Kill 93.4/1st 96.2/1st
Special Teams Net +13/1st +12/1st
1st Period Scoring 21/2nd 14/2nd
2nd Period Scoring 31/1st 21/1st
3rd Period Scoring 27/4th 17/5th
Overtime Scoring 1/1st 0/NA
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 W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Jan. 11 at Boston College L, 2-5 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:
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Bobby Butler: Albany Devils (AHL)
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: Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
Lanny Gare: Löwen Frankfurt (Germany3)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
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 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) , WZEI-FM 101.5 (Meredith/Concord) 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 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
Austin Block All-Tourney team (Dartmouth) 12/31
T. van Riemsdyk MVP Battle for RiverStone Cup 1/26
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
