Fifth-Ranked Men's Hockey Travels to Providence College (Wed - 7 p.m.)
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#5/5 UNH (16-7-3, 11-6-2 HEA) vs. Providence Coll. (10-10-6, 8-6-5 HEA)
Wednesday, Feb. 13 -- 7:00 p.m. - Schneider Arena (3,030) | Providence, R.I.
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
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 Wednesday's game with UNH at 10-10-6 overall and 8-6-5 in Hockey East. After a 3-3 tie with New Hampshire, the Friars are 0-1-3 in their last four games. Providence jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period and held that lead until late in the second period. Both teams took advantage of early power play opportunities early in the third period. The Friars would take the lead with just over ten minutes left in third, but a Scott Pavelski goal with three minutes left sent to game in to OT. Overall, Providence is 2-2-3 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 10-8-5 with a 2.21 GAA and .919 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 82-51-15. Coach Umile owns a 51-22-8 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 first 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 seven points in seven games. Sophomore Casey DeSmith is 3-0-1 with a 2.17 GAA and a .936 save percentage.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Friars:
Player GP G-A-P
Dalton Speelman 7 3-4-7
Nick Sorkin 8 2-3-5
John Henrion 11 2-3-5
Kevin Goumas 7 1-4-5
Eric Knodel 5 1-3-4
Justin Agosta 5 0-4-4
Grayson Downing 5 2-2-4
Connor Hardowa 9 1-2-3
Brett Kostolansky 11 0-3-3
Casey Thrush 5 1-2-3
Maxim Gaudreault 2 1-2-3
Scott Pavelski 6 1-1-2
Greg Burke 8 2-0-2
Austin Block 10 1-1-2
Jeff Silengo 6 1-0-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 5 0-1-1
Dan Correale 2 1-0-1
Jay Camper 3 0-0-0
Matt Willows 4 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 5/275:36 10 2.17 3-0-1 147 .936
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
2-10-13 65:00 T 39 3 42
Total 275:36 3-0-1 147 10 157
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
Pavelski Provides Late Goal: Scott Pavelski found the game of the net with just 3:26 left in regulation to lift the 'Cats to the draw. Pavelski had a career-high six shots on goal and has points in back-to-back games for just the second time all season.
Downing Heating Up: Grayson Downing notched a goal and an assist Sunday and has six points in the last four games for New Hampshire.
Powerful Power Play: UNH has scored four power play goals in the last four game (4-10; 40%) and have lit the lamp in the man-advantage in five of the last seven games.
Gaudreault Posts Career High Two Assists: Maxim Gaudreault had a career-high two points and two assists on Sunday afternoon against Providence College.
Firing Squad: The Wildcats fired 96 shots on net over the past two games.
DeSmith Gold Standard in Hockey East: Casey DeSmith leads Hockey East in every goaltending category.
Goals Against Average: Overall Hockey East
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.21) 1st (1.91)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.926) 1st (.940)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.717) 1st (.706)
Aiming for the Top: With a win Wednesday, UNH can claim 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: Jeff Silengo ranks first overall and in Hockey East play in faceoff percentage. Additionally, John Henrion and Jay Camper both rank in the two 10 overall and in league play in that category.
Faceoff %: Player Overall Hockey East
John Henrion 2nd (.614) 2nd (.616)
Jeff Silengo 4th (.596) 1st (.619)
Jay Camper 10th (.553) NR
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 six goals in four games (1.5 gpg). Downing and Correale hail from British Columbia, while Block is from California.
Tough "Road" Ahead for the Wildcats; Two Home Games in February: UNH will play the final four games of February on the road starting with PC and BC this week. The 'Cats have four-straight home games in March to end the regular season.
Wildcats Own Nation's 2nd ranked Penalty Kill: UNH continues to be the nation's best team on the penalty kill. The team has killed off 78-86 power play opportunities four short-handed goals in that span. UNH has allowed just six power play goals since the being of November.
Best in the Third, Period.: UNH is outscoring opponents 30-14 in third period this season (+16). The 'Cats 14 goals allowed in the third is seven less than its next closest competition. Additionally, UNH holds a commanding 20-8 (+12) margin in the third period in Hockey East play. The team is 11-0-1 when leading after two periods.
Henrion League Leading 116 Shots: John Henrion has a league-best 116 shots on net. NU's Kevin Roy is second with 114 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.13)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 31 21-3-4 .8214 1 .5885 1 13-2-3 .8056
2 Minnesota 30 19-5-4 .7500 2 .5687 2 9-4-3 .6562
3t Miami 28 18-7-5 .6833 5t .5564 3 13-5-4 .6818
3t Boston College 28 17-7-2 .6923 4 .5547* 5 8-3-2 .6923
5 UNH 27 16-7-3 .6731 7 .5547 4 11-6-2 .6316
6t North Dakota 26 16-8-6 .6333 9 .5470 6 11-8-4 .5652
6t Western Mich. 26 18-7-5 .6833 5t .5454 7 9-4-1 .6786
8 St. Cloud State 24 18-11-1 .6167 11t .5453* 8 12-9-1 .5682
9 Yale 23 13-7-3 .6304 10 .5424 9 6-6-3 .5000
10 Minnesota State 21 18-9-3 .6500 8 .5422* 10 9-9-1 .5000
11 Niagara 20 18-5-5 .7321 3 .5381* 11 2-2-0 .5000
12t Denver 18 15-9-5 .6034 13 .5351 12 8-8-4 .5000
12t Notre Dame 18 18-11-1 .6167 11t .5335 13 6-8-1 .4333
12t Dartmouth 18 11-8-4 .5652 18 .5286 14 7-6-2 .5333
12t Alaska 18 13-11-4 .5357 23t .5223 16 10-8-2 .5500
12t Boston Univ. 18 13-12-1 .5192 28 .5175 18 9-7-1 .5588
17 Mass-Lowell 15 14-9-2 .6000 14 .5283 15 3-7-0 .3000
18t Neb-Omaha 12 16-12-2 .5667 17 .5196 17 6-10-1 .3824
18t Union 12 13-10-5 .5536 19t .5153 21 5-5-3 .5000
20t Merrimack 10 13-10-5 .5536 19t .5172 19 5-7-1 .4231
20t Wisconsin 10 12-9-7 .5536 19t .5168 20 4-9-3 .3438
20t Northern Mich. 10 12-14-4 .4667 36 .5054 28 10-11-3 .4792
23t Rensselaer 9 12-11-5 .5179 29t .5141* 22 6-9-4 .4211
23t Ferris State 9 14-12-4 .5333 27 .5128 23 5-9-2 .3750
23t Colgate 9 13-11-4 .5357 23t .5114 24 5-7-2 .4286
26t Ohio State 7 12-12-6 .5000 31t .5100 25 5-9-5 .3947
26t St. Lawrence 7 13-11-4 .5357 23t .5060 27 5-6-2 .4615
28 Providence 5 10-10-6 .5000 31t .5088 26 3-8-4 .3333
29 Brown 3 9-9-5 .5000 31t .5038 30 2-8-4 .2857
30t Holy Cross 2 14-10-2 .5769 15 .5045 29 2-5-1 .3125
30t Robert Morris 2 15-11-2 .5714 16 .5013 31 4-2-2 .6250
32 Colorado Coll. 0 11-14-5 .4500 37t .5005 32 5-11-3 .3421
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
2/11 5 5 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Feb. 11)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Quinnipiac (41) 21- 3-4 983 2
2 Minnesota (9) 19- 5-4 949 1
3 Miami 18- 7-5 874 3
4 Boston College 16- 7-2 819 5
5 New Hampshire 16- 7-3 779 4
6 Western Michigan 18- 7-5 748 6
7 North Dakota 16- 8-6 720 7
8 St. Cloud State 18-11-1 657 8
9 Minnesota State 18- 9-3 559 11
10 Yale 13- 6-3 557 10
11 Denver 15- 9-5 495 9
12 Notre Dame 18-11-1 478 11
13 Boston University 13-11-1 331 13
14 Massachusetts-Lowell 14- 9-2 317 16
15 Niagara 18- 5-5 299 15
16 Nebraska-Omaha 16-12-2 274 14
17 Dartmouth 11- 8-4 216 17
18 Wisconsin 12- 9-7 158 19
19 Merrimack 13-10-5 151 20
20 Alaska 13-11-4 57 NR
Others receiving votes: Union 40, Providence 16, Ferris State 12, Northern Michigan 5, Colgate 2, St. Lawrence 2, Holy Cross 1, Rensselaer 1
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Feb. 11)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 Quinnipiac University, 503 (28) 2 21-3-4 10
2 University of Minnesota, 470 (6) 1 19-5-4 19
3 Miami University, 424 3 18-7-5 19
4 Boston College, 402 4 16-7-2 19
5 New Hampshire, 377 5 16-7-3 16
6 Western Michigan University, 338 6 18-7-5 19
7 University of North Dakota, 316 7 16-8-6 19
8 St. Cloud State University, 259 10 18-11-1 7
9 Yale University, 238 9 13-6-3 10
10 Minnesota State University, 185 13 18-9-3 6
11 University of Denver, 164 8 15-9-5 19
12 University of Notre Dame, 136 12 18-11-1 19
13 Boston University, 78 11 13-11-1 19
14 Niagara University, 70 14 18-5-5 2
15 UMass-Lowell, 55 NR 14-9-2 10
Others receiving votes: University of Nebraska-Omaha, 29; Dartmouth College, 13; Merrimack College, 9; University of Alaska, 7; University of Wisconsin, 7.
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 28-36-64 32%-24%-27%
Juniors: 29-59-88 33%-40%-37%
Sophomores: 24-41-65 28%-28%-28%
Freshmen: 6-13-19 7%-9%-8%
To This Point: A comparison through 26 games between this season and the last three seasons.
09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 13-9-4 17-5-4 10-14-2 16-7-3
HE Record 12-4-3 15-2-2 7-11-1 11-6-2
Goals scored 88 96 80 87
Goals scored/PG 3.38 3.69 3.08 3.35
Goals Allowed 82 64 81 60
Goals Allowed/PG 3.15 2.46 3.12 2.31
Shots 788 894 853 915
Shots Allowed 851 812 768 781
Power Play 17.9% 20.9% 19.4% 17.5%
(20-112) (24-115) (19-98) (17-97)
Penalty Kill 79.3% 80.0% 81.4% 90.7%
(88-111) (72-90) (70-86) (78-86)
Top 3 Scorers Butler Thompson Moses Goumas
18-18-36 23-19-42 19-11-30 10-22-32
Kessel Sislo Sorkin Downing
6-24-30 10-26-36 6-23-29 11-10-21
Thomp. DeSimone Goumas TVR
15-13-28 5-26-31 6-17-23 6-14-20
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 2/11): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 12th 1.22 ppg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 8th 0.85 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 19th 5 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 11th 0.77 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 22nd 2.21 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 21st .926
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 7th .717
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 7th 3.35 g/gm
Scoring Defense 13th 2.31 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.04
Power Play 27th 17.5 pct
Penalty Kill 2nd 90.7 pct
Combined Special Teams 19th 51.9 pct
Team Winning Percentage 7th .673
Among the League Leaders (Thru 2/11): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 3rd (32 pts) 5th (21 pts)
Grayson Downing 12th (21pts) NR
Goals: Austin Block 8th (11g) 8th (8g)
Grayson Downing 8th (11g) NR
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (22a) 4th (14a)
T. van Riemsdyk 10th (14a) 8th (11a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (5g) 1st (4g)
John Henrion NR 10th (2g)
Eric Knodel NR 10th (2g)
Kevin Goumas NR 10th (2g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
Trevor van Riemsdyk 5th (1shg) NR
GW Goals: Austin Block 9th (2g) NR
Dalton Speelman 9th (2g) NR
Kevin Goumas 9th (2g) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 9th (2g) NR
John Henrion 9th (2g) 3rd (2g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (20 pts) 1st (13 pts)
Connor Hardowa 6th (14pts) 10th (9 pts)
Eric Knodel NR 10th (9 pts)
Justin Agosta NR 10th (9 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 3rd (+17) 3rd (+10)
Dalton Speelman NR 8th (+9)
Grayson Downing 8th (+12) 8th (+9)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (116) 1st (91)
Austin Block 5th (89) 6th (67)
Kevin Goumas NR 10th (62)
Faceoff %: John Henrion 2nd (.614) 2nd (.616)
Jeff Silengo 4th (.596) 1st (.619)
Jay Camper 10th (.553) NR
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.21) 1st (1.91)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.926) 1st (.940)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.717) 1st (.706)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 2/11):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.35/2nd 3.11/2nd
Scoring Defense 2.31/1st 2.05/1st
Power Play 17.5/3rd 18.4/2nd
Penalty Kill 90.7/1st 91.9/1st
Special Teams Net +12/1st +11/1st
1st Period Scoring 21/1st 14/2nd
2nd Period Scoring 35/1st 25/1st
3rd Period Scoring 30/3rd 20/3rd
Overtime Scoring 1/1st 0/2nd
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
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence T, 3-3 OT 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 - Germany)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan - Sweden)
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 - Sweden)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET - Finland)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA - Switzerland)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET - Finland)
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 - Sweden)
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
