Fourth-Ranked Men's Hockey Plays Home-and-Home Series With Providence (Sun - 4 p.m - CBS Sports) (Wed - 7 p.m. @ PC)
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#4/5 UNH (16-7-2, 11-6-1 HEA) vs. Providence Coll. (10-10-5, 8-6-4 HEA)
Sunday, Feb. 10 -- 4:00 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 -- 7:00 p.m. - Schneider Arena (3,030) | Providence, R.I.
Television
Sunday, Feb. 10 - 4 p.m. | CBS Sports
Eric Frede (Play by Play), Dave Starman (Analyst)
Shireen Saski (Rink-side)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Sunday, Feb. 10 - 4:00 p.m. (3:30 p.m. pregame show)
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Wednesday, Feb. 13 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (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 Friars: Providence enters Friday's game with UNH at 10-10-5 overall and 8-6-4 in Hockey East. After a 5-4 win over New Hampshire, the Friars are 0-1-2 in their last three games. The Friars tied 2-2 with the Maine Black Bears at last Friday's game. Providence jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held that lead in the third period. Maine retaliated and scored the tying goal during a power play with under four minutes left in the game. Overall, Providence is 3-2-2 over the last seven games. Derek Army, a junior, leads the Friars with 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points. Ross Mauermann, a sophomore, follows closely behind with 18 points. In net, the freshman Jon Gillies has seen a lot of playing time. He is 10-8-4 with a 2.18 GAA and .927 save percentage. Senior Russ Stein has only played four games this season with a record of 0-2-1 with a 4.05 GAA and .879 save percentage.
Series History vs. Providence: The Wildcats and Friars have met 147 times in the all-time series history dating back to Feb. 12, 1927, with UNH leading the series at 82-51-14. Coach Umile owns a 51-22-7 all-time mark vs. Providence. New Hampshire was unbeaten in 17 games (15-0-2) against the Friars dating back to Feb. 24, 2007 before dropping this year's only meeting 6-5 at the Whittemore Center. UNH had won a series-best 10-straight including a sweep of the last three season series. Dalton Speelman is the active leader in scoring with six points in six games. Sophomore Casey DeSmith is 3-0-0 with a 1.99 GAA and a .939 save percentage.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Friars:
Player GP G-A-P
Dalton Speelman 6 3-3-6
Nick Sorkin 7 2-3-5
John Henrion 10 2-3-5
Kevin Goumas 6 1-4-5
Eric Knodel 4 1-3-4
Justin Agosta 4 0-4-4
Connor Hardowa 8 1-2-3
Brett Kostolansky 10 0-3-3
Grayson Downing 4 1-1-2
Greg Burke 8 2-0-2
Austin Block 9 1-1-2
Casey Thrush 4 1-1-2
Jeff Silengo 6 1-0-1
Scott Pavelski 5 0-1-1
Maxim Gaudreault 1 1-0-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 4 0-0-0
Jay Camper 2 0-0-0
Matt Willows 3 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 1 0-0-0
Dan Correale 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 4/210:36 7 1.99 3-0-0 108 .939
Wyer 1/29:39 2 4.04 0-1-0 10 .833
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Friars
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-30-12 60:00 W 26 0 26
2-3-12 60:00 W 37 1 38
2-4-12 62:07 W 34 2 36
1-19-13 28:29 ND 11 4 15
Total 210:36 3-0-0 108 7 115
Wyer Game-by-Game vs. the Friars
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-19-13 29:39 L 10 2 12
Total 29:39 0-1-0 10 2 12
Scoreless at Matthews, No Longer: UNH snapped a span of 150:29 of scoreless play at Matthews Arena with a pair of goals just 44 seconds apart in the second period.
DeSmith Turns Aside Season High: Casey DeSmith stopped a season-high 47 shots on Friday night at Northeastern. It was also the most in a regulation game for the sophomore netminder. He had 50 saves in a double overtime effort at BU.
DeSmith Gold Standard in Hockey East: Casey DeSmith leads Hockey East in every goaltending category.
Goals Against Average: Overall Hockey East
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.18) 1st (1.85)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.925) 1st (.940)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.727) 1st (.719)
Aiming for the Top: With a pair of wins, UNH can claim at least a share of first place in the Hockey East standing. It would mark the first time since Feb. 28, 2011 the team was atop the HE standings.
Winning the Draw: John Henrion ranks first overall and in Hockey East play in faceoff percentage. Additionally, Jeff Silengo and Jay Camper both rank in the two 10 overall and in league play in that category.
Faceoff %: Player Overall Hockey East
John Henrion 1st (.635) 1st (.641)
Jeff Silengo 4th (.596) 2nd (.619)
Jay Camper 5th (.586) 6th (.592)
West Coast Offense: The newly formed top line of Dan Correale, Grayson Downing and Austin Block have been very productive since their formation. The line has four goals in three games (1.33 gpg). Downing and Correale hail from British Columbia, while Block is from California.
11 League Wins: The Wildcats match their 2011-12 Hockey East win total of 11 wins. UNH has 10 games left in the regular season, all league games.
'Cats Surpass 2011-12 Win Total: On Friday, UNH captured its 16th win of the season, surpassing last year's win total with over a month left in the regular season.
UNH Wins Season Series With Northeastern: The Wildcats captured a series win over Northeastern with a 3-1 win at Matthews Arena. The 'Cats went 2-0-1 against the Huskies.
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.
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 77-83 power play opportunities four short-handed goals in that span. UNH has allowed just four power play goals since the being of November.
Best in the Third, Period.: UNH is outscoring opponents 28-12 in third period this season (+16). The 'Cats 12 goals allowed in the third is nine less than its next closest competition. Additionally, UNH holds a commanding 18-6 (+12) margin in the third period in Hockey East play. The team is 11-0-1 when leading after two periods.
Henrion League Leading 112 Shots: John Henrion has a league-best 112 shots on net. NU's Kevin Roy is second with 107 shots.
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 (Feb.5)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 30 19-3-4 .8077 1 .5845 1 12-2-3 .7941
2 Minnesota 29 18-4-4 .7692 2 .5693 2 7-3-2 .6667
3t Miami 27 17-6-5 .6964 4t .5623 3 12-4-4 .7000
3t Boston College 27 16-7-2 .6800 6t .5547* 5 10-4-2 .6875
5 UNH 26 16-7-2 .6800 6t .5582 4 11-7-0 .6111
6 Western Mich. 25 17-6-5 .6964 4t .5491 7 8-3-1 .7083
7 Yale 23 13-6-3 .6591 8 .5494 6 5-5-3 .5000
8 St. Cloud State 22 17-10-1 .6250 10t .5443* 8 9-8-1 .5278
9t Niagara 21 17-4-5 .7500 3 .5427* 9 2-2-0 .5000
9t North Dakota 21 14-8-6 .6071 12t .5394 11 7-6-4 .5294
11 Denver 18 15-8-4 .6296 9 .5420 10 6-7-3 .4688
12t Minnesota State 17 16-9-3 .6250 10t .5349 12 8-9-1 .4722
12t Boston Univ. 17 13-11-1 .5400 22 .5252 18 11-8-1 .5750
12t Alaska 17 12-10-4 .5385 23t .5247 19 9-7-2 .5556
15t Dartmouth 16 11-8-3 .5682 20 .5299 13 4-7-2 .3846
15t Notre Dame 16 16-11-1 .5893 17 .5298 14 6-8-1 .4333
17 Colgate 15 13-9-4 .5769 18t .5214* 20 6-6-2 .5000
18 Mass-Lowell 14 14-9-2 .6000 14t .5296 15 3-7-0 .3000
19t Union 13 13-8-5 .5962 16 .5264 17 5-4-2 .5455
19t Northern Mich. 13 11-12-4 .4815 31 .5128 23 9-10-3 .4773
21 Neb-Omaha 11 16-10-2 .6071 12t .5290 16 4-8-1 .3462
22 Wisconsin 9 11-9-6 .5385 23t .5168 21 4-7-3 .3929
23t Merrimack 8 12-10-5 .5370 26 .5142 22 5-7-1 .4231
23t Ferris State 8 13-11-4 .5357 27 .5126 24 4-8-2 .3571
25 Ohio State 6 11-11-6 .5000 29t .5122 25 4-8-5 .3824
26t Providence 5 10-10-5 .5000 29t .5083 26 4-9-3 .3438
26t Robert Morris 5 14-9-2 .6000 14t .5080 27 4-2-2 .6250
28 St. Lawrence 3 12-10-4 .5385 23t .5052 28 3-5-1 .3889
29 Rensselaer 2 10-11-5 .4808 32t .5044 29 5-9-3 .3824
30 Holy Cross 1 14-10-2 .5769 18t .5023 30 2-4-1 .3571
31 Massachusetts 0 10-12-2 .4583 36 .5014 31 5-10-1 .3438
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
2/4 5 4 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Feb. 4)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (30) 18- 4-4 978 1
2 Quinnipiac (20) 19- 3-4 967 2
3 Miami 17- 6-5 876 4
4 New Hampshire 16- 7-2 804 3
5 Boston College 15- 7-2 798 5
6 Western Michigan 17- 6-5 770 6
7 North Dakota 14- 8-6 659 7
8 St. Cloud State 17-10-1 603 12
9 Denver 15- 8-4 596 10
10 Yale 13- 6-3 587 8
11 Minnesota State 16- 9-3 421 15
11 Notre Dame 16-11-1 421 9
13 Boston University 13-10-1 412 11
14 Nebraska-Omaha 16-10-2 352 14
15 Niagara 17- 4-5 328 17
16 Massachusetts-Lowell 14- 9-2 280 13
17 Dartmouth 11- 8-3 190 16
18 Union 13- 8-5 168 18
19 Wisconsin 11- 9-6 97 19
20 Merrimack 12-10-5 61 NR
Others receiving votes: Alaska 46, Colgate 46, Ferris State17, Providence 13, Ohio State 4, St. Lawrence 2, Bowling Green 1, Holy Cross 1, Northern Michigan 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Feb. 4)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 University of Minnesota, 494 (21) 1 18-4-4 18
2 Quinnipiac University, 488 (13) 2 19-3-4 9
3 Miami University, 427 3 17-6-5 18
4 Boston College, 400 5 15-7-2 18
5 New Hampshire, 375 4 16-7-2 15
6 Western Michigan University, 337 6 17-6-5 18
7 University of North Dakota, 274 8 14-8-6 18
8 University of Denver, 240 10 15-8-4 18
9 Yale University, 238 7 13-6-3 9
10 St. Cloud State University, 233 13 17-10-1 6
11 Boston University, 149 9 13-10-1 18
12 University of Notre Dame, 104 11 16-11-1 18
13 Minnesota State University, 98 15 16-9-3 5
14 Niagara University, 85 NR 17-4-5 1
15 Nebraska-Omaha, 63 14 16-10-2 11
Others receiving votes: UMass-Lowell, 39; Union College, 12; University of Alaska, 7; Dartmouth College, 7; Ferris State University, 6; Merrimack College, 3; Ohio State University, 1.
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 27-36-63 32%-25%-28%
Juniors: 29-58-87 35%-41%-38%
Sophomores: 23-38-61 27%-27%-27%
Freshmen: 5-11-16 6%-8%-7%
To This Point: A comparison through 25 games between this season and the last three seasons.
09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 13-8-4 16-5-4 9-14-2 16-7-2
HE Record 12-3-3 14-2-2 6-11-1 11-6-1
Goals scored 86 91 77 84
Goals scored/PG 3.44 3.64 3.08 3.36
Goals Allowed 79 60 80 57
Goals Allowed/PG 3.16 2.40 3.20 2.28
Shots 758 867 831 871
Shots Allowed 817 780 730 739
Power Play 18.3% 21.2% 18.1% 16.8%
(20-109) (24-113) (17-94) (16-95)
Penalty Kill 79.2% 79.5% 81.0% 92.6%
(84-106) (70-88) (68-84) (77-83)
Top 3 Scorers Butler Thompson Moses Goumas
18-18-36 22-19-41 18-11-29 10-22-32
Kessel Sislo Sorkin Downing
6-22-28 10-26-36 6-21-27 10-9-19
Thomp. DeSimone Goumas TVR
15-12-27 5-25-30 6-16-22 6-13-19
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 2/5): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 10th 1.28 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block 50th 0.44 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 7th 0.88 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 16th 5 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 11th 0.76 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 22nd 2.18 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 20th .926
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 5th .727
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 6th 3.36 g/gm
Scoring Defense 11th 2.28 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.08
Power Play 30th 16.8 pct
Penalty Kill 1st 92.8 pct
Combined Special Teams 16th 52.2 pct
Team Winning Percentage 6th .680
Among the League Leaders (Thru 2/5): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 2nd (32 pts) 5th (21 pts)
Goals: Austin Block 8th (11g) 7th (8g)
Kevin Goumas 10th (10g) NR
Grayson Downing10th (10g) NR
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (22a) 4th (12a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (5g) 1st (4g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
GW Goals: Austin Block 8th (2g) NR
Dalton Speelman 8th (2g) NR
Kevin Goumas 8th (2g) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 8th (2g) NR
John Henrion 8th (2g) 3rd (2g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (19 pts) 2nd (12 pts)
Connor Hardowa 5th (14pts) 9th (9 pts)
Justin Agosta 10th (12 pts) 9th (9 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 3rd (+17) 3rd (+10)
Grayson Downing 8th (+11) 9th (+8)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (112) 1st (87)
Austin Block 5th (87) 5th (65)
Faceoff %: John Henrion 1st (.635) 1st (.641)
Jeff Silengo 4th (.596) 2nd (.619)
Jay Camper 5th (.586) 6th (.592)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.18) 1st (1.85)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.925) 1st (.940)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.727) 1st (.719)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 2/5):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.36/2nd 311/2nd
Scoring Defense 2.26/1st 2.00/1st
Power Play 16.8/4th 17.6/3rd
Penalty Kill 92.8/1st 94.9/1st
Special Teams Net +13/1st +12/1st
1st Period Scoring 21/2nd 14/3rd
2nd Period Scoring 34/1st 24/1st
3rd Period Scoring 28/4th 18/4th
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 L, 1-4 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
