No. 7 Men's Hockey Travels to Fourth-Seeded Providence College for Best-of-Three Hockey East Quarterfinals
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#7/7 UNH (18-9-7, 13-8-6 HEA) at #17/RV Providence (15-12-7, 13-8-6 HEA)
Friday, March 15 -- 7:00 p.m. - Schneider Arena (3,030) | Providence, R.I.
Saturday, March 16 -- 4:00 p.m. - Schneider Arena (3,030) | Providence, R.I.
(if necessary) Sunday, March 17 -- 4:30 p.m. - Schneider Arena (3,030)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Friday, March 15- 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Saturday, March 16 - 4:00 p.m. (3:30 p.m. pregame show)
Sunday, March 17 - 4:30 p.m. (4:00 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)
Tickets: On Sale Now!
Please Note: Only games 1 and 2 are on sale through the Whittemore Center Arena Box Office. Game 3 (if necessary) will go on sale immediately following game 2 through the Providence College Box Office.
Price: $15.00 To purchase tickets visit or call the Whittemore Center Arena Box Office at 603-862-4000, extension 5. Tickets will be available through the box Office until Wednesday, March 13th at 5:00 PM
Scouting the Friars: The Friars are coming off a split-weekend series with regular season champion UMass Lowell. Providence secured a 3-0 victory over the River Hawks on the road on Friday, but fell 4-1 in Saturday's game. Junior Derek Army leads the squad in goals (13) and adds 10 assists for 23 points. He has a pair of power play goals and a game winner. Sophomore Ross Mauermann has the same point total, stemming from 12 goals and 11 assists. He has three power play tallies and game-winning goals. Senior Tim Schaller has 21 points on seven goals and a team-leading 14 assists on the year. Rookie Mark Jankowski has lit the lamp six times and dished out 10 assists for 16 points. Freshman goalie Jon Gillies has made starts in all 31 games he has played this season and posts a record of 15-10-6 with five shutouts. He has a goals against average of 2.06 and a save percentage of .932. Russ Stein has started three of the four games he has seen the ice in and has a record of 0-2-1, a goals against average of 4.05 and a save percentage of .879.
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 82-52-15. Coach Umile owns a 51-23-8 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 regular season series 0-2-1. Dalton Speelman is the active leader in scoring with seven points in eight games. Sophomore Casey DeSmith is 3-1-1 with a 1.98 GAA and a .942 save percentage.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Friars:
Player GP G-A-P
Dalton Speelman 8 3-4-7
Nick Sorkin 9 2-3-5
John Henrion 12 2-3-5
Kevin Goumas 8 1-4-5
Eric Knodel 6 1-3-4
Justin Agosta 6 0-4-4
Grayson Downing 6 2-2-4
Connor Hardowa 10 1-2-3
Brett Kostolansky 12 0-3-3
Casey Thrush 6 1-2-3
Maxim Gaudreault 3 1-2-3
Scott Pavelski 7 1-1-2
Greg Burke 8 2-0-2
Austin Block 11 1-1-2
Jeff Silengo 6 1-0-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 6 0-1-1
Dan Correale 3 1-0-1
Jay Camper 4 0-0-0
Matt Willows 5 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 3 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 6/334:11 11 1.98 3-1-1 180 .942
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
2-13-13 58:35 L 33 1 34
Total 334:11 3-1-1 180 11 191
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
SCORING LEADERS IN HE QUARTERFINALS
Player GP G-A-P
Kevin Goumas 5 1-4-5
Austin Block 4 1-2-3
Connor Hardowa 8 1-2-3
Casey Thrush 1 2-0-2
Grayson Downing 3 1-1-2
Nick Sorkin 5 1-1-2
Brett Kostolansky 5 0-2-2
Matt Willows 3 0-2-2
Greg Burke 6 1-0-1
Justin Agosta 3 0-1-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 3 0-1-1
Dalton Speelman 5 0-0-0
John Henrion 7 0-0-0
Scott Pavelski 5 0-0-0
Jeff Silengo 4 0-0-0
Eric Knodel 3 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats in HE Quarterfinals
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 3/228:04 11 2.89 1-2-0 114 .912
DeSmith Game-by-Game in Hockey East Quarterfinals
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
3-9-12 82:00 W 32 2 34
3-10-12 58:22 L 32 4 36
3-11-12 86:42 L 50 5 55
Totals 228:04 1-2-0 114 11 125
SCORING LEADERS IN HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
Player GP G-A-P
Kevin Goumas 5 1-4-5
Austin Block 4 1-2-3
Connor Hardowa 8 1-2-3
Casey Thrush 1 2-0-2
Grayson Downing 3 1-1-2
Nick Sorkin 5 1-1-2
Brett Kostolansky 5 0-2-2
Matt Willows 3 0-2-2
Greg Burke 6 1-0-1
Justin Agosta 3 0-1-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 3 0-1-1
Dalton Speelman 5 0-0-0
John Henrion 7 0-0-0
Scott Pavelski 5 0-0-0
Jeff Silengo 4 0-0-0
Eric Knodel 3 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 3/228:04 11 2.89 1-2-0 114 .912
DeSmith Game-by-Game in Hockey East Tournament
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
3-9-12 82:00 W 32 2 34
3-10-12 58:22 L 32 4 36
3-11-12 86:42 L 50 5 55
Totals 228:04 1-2-0 114 11 125
UNH vs. Providence in Hockey East Playoffs: UNH is 10-4-0 lifetime against Providence in the Hockey East playoffs. The 'Cats are 8-4-0 lifetime in the Hockey East quarterfinals including a 2-0-0 sweep in their last meeting in 2007 at the Whittemore Center.
Close Calls: Six of UNH's nine losses have been by one goal this season. The Wildcats have played to seven ties and have won four one-goal games. Overall, the team has played in 17 games that ended in tie or were decided by one goal.
Knodel Continues to Be Red Hot: Eric Knodel registered a pair of goals, both on the power play, this weekend. He scored the game-tying goal at 16:22 of the third period. Knodel has points in six of the last seven games with three goals and five assists in that stretch. Knodel is one of five UNH players with 10 goals and is the first UNH blue liner with double-digit goals since Blake Kessel did so in 2009-10.
van Riemsdyk Leads Hockey East in Defensive Scoring: Trevor van Riemsdyk had four assists over the weekend with a pair of helpers each night. The sophomore defenseman finished with a league-best 22 points, five more than his closest competition. Additionally, van Riemsdyk's 29 points overall is five more than BC's Michael Matheson.
Powerful Power Play: The UNH power play has been red hot with goals in eight-straight games including a three-goal outpouring at Vermont on Feb. 22. New Hampshire has scored a power play goal in 14 of its 18 wins.
Back on the Kill: After allowing a pair of power play goals on Feb. 17, the Wildcat penalty kill got back on track blanking opponents in six-straight games and 22-straight power play opportunities. UNH is second in the nation in penalty kill with a 91.3 percent kill rate.
Working Overtime: UNH has played overtime in five of the last nine games and nine times overall this year. The 'Cats are 1-1-7 in those games this season.
Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (March 11)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 31 24-5-5 .7794 1 .5757 1 15-2-4 .8095
2 Minnesota 30 24-7-5 .7361 2 .5654 2 12-6-3 .6429
3 Miami 29 22-9-5 .6806 4 .5526 3 12-6-2 .6500
4 Mass-Lowell 27 22-10-2 .6765 5 .5465 4 9-8-0 .5294
5t North Dakota 25 19-10-7 .6250 10t .5423 6 13-10-4 .5556
5t Denver 25 19-11-5 .6143 12 .5408 7 13-10-4 .5556
5t Boston College 25 20-10-4 .6471 7 .5407* 8 10-6-3 .6053
8 UNH 24 18-9-7 .6324 9 .5401 10 11-7-3 .5952
9 Minnesota State 22 22-11-3 .6528 6 .5434* 5 11-11-1 .5000
10t Western Mich 21 19-9-8 .6389 8 .5386 11 7-5-4 .5625
10t Yale 21 16-10-3 .6034 14 .5343 12 8-8-3 .5000
10t St. Cloud State 21 21-14-1 .5972 16 .5338* 13 14-9-1 .6042
13t Niagara 18 21-8-5 .6912 3 .5329* 14 4-4-0 .5000
13t Rensselaer 18 17-12-5 .5735 18t .5260 15 9-10-4 .4783
15 Notre Dame 16 21-12-3 .6250 10t .5402 9 5-9-3 .3824
16t Union 15 17-12-5 .5735 18t .5207 17 7-7-3 .5000
16t Boston Univ 15 18-15-2 .5429 25 .5169 20 10-9-1 .5250
18t Wisconsin 13 17-12-7 .5694 20 .5208 16 8-9-3 .4750
18t Dartmouth 13 15-12-5 .5469 23 .5177 19 8-7-3 .5278
20 Robert Morris 12 20-12-4 .6111 13 .5134 22 5-6-2 .4615
21t Providence 11 15-12-7 .5441 24 .5187 18 6-10-5 .4048
21t Alaska 11 17-16-4 .5135 30 .5068 26 8-7-2 .5294
23 Cornell 10 14-14-3 .5000 31t .5076 25 9-9-1 .5000
24 St. Lawrence 9 18-14-4 .5556 22 .5134 21 6-10-1 .3824
25 Air Force 8 17-11-7 .5857 17 .5062 28 6-5-1 .5417
26t Ferris State 6 15-14-5 .5147 28 .5096 23 4-9-2 .3333
26t Brown 6 13-12-6 .5161 27 .5079 24 3-10-5 .3056
28t Holy Cross 5 19-12-3 .6029 15 .5063 27 3-6-1 .3500
28t Ohio State 5 14-15-7 .4861 33t .5049 30 5-8-6 .4211
30 Neb-Omaha 2 18-16-2 .5278 26 .5051 29 5-11-1 .3235
31t Colorado Coll 1 14-17-5 .4583 37t .5023 31 8-15-3 .3654
31t Merrimack 1 15-15-6 .5000 31t .5018 32 6-11-1 .3611
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 36-43-79 33%-23%-26%
Juniors: 34-74-108 31%-39%-36%
Sophomores: 31-57-88 28%-30%-29%
Freshmen: 8-16-24 7%-8%-8%
When Leading After Two: UNH is 14-0-2 when leading after two periods.
To this Point Last Year: A comparison through 34 games over the past few seasons.
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 23-8-3 19-10-5 16-11-7 19-9-6 14-17-3 18-9-7
HE Record 19-5-3 15-8-4 15-6-6 17-6-4 11-14-2 13-8-6
Goals scored 114 106 116 119 99 109
Goals scored/PG 3.40 3.12 3.41 3.50 2.91 3.21
Goals Allowed 79 99 108 87 99 79
Goals Allowed/PG 2.30 2.91 3.18 2.56 2.91 2.32
Shots 1107 1111 1128 1145 1116 1166
Shots Allowed 1051 1012 1030 1088 1027 1008
Power Play 18.2% 12.2% 16.9% 21.0% 18.8% 18.7%
(30-165) (22-181) (24-142) (30-143) (22-117) (26-139)
Penalty Kill 87.4% 82.8% 80.7% 81.5% 83.3% 91.3%
(153-175) (144-174) (109-135)(101-124) (85-102) (105-115)
Top 3 Scorers Fornataro JVR Butler Thomp. Moses Goumas
14-27-41 15-22-37 25-22-47 26-23-49 21-13-34 10-28-38
Radja LeBlanc Thompson Sislo Sorkin TVR
19-21-40 12-15-27 16-18-34 12-31-43 8-25-33 7-22-29
JVR Sislo Kessel DeSim. Goumas Downing
11-15-26 18-8-26 8-25-33 9-27-36 8-23-31 13-14-27
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
2/18 5 5 3rd
2/25 5 5 1st
3/4 4 4 2nd
3/11 7 7 3rd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (March 11)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 Quinnipiac University, 504 (31) 1 24-5-5 14
2 University of Minnesota, 478 (3) 2 24-7-5 23
3 Miami University, 447 3 22-9-5 23
4 University of North Dakota, 366 5 19-10-7 23
5 Boston College, 358 6 20-10-4 23
6 UMass-Lowell, 345 7 22-10-2 14
7 New Hampshire, 270 4 18-9-7 20
8 St. Cloud State University, 240 8 21-14-1 11
9 Western Michigan University, 233 9 19-9-8 23
10 University of Denver, 202 11 19-11-5 23
11 Minnesota State University, 198 10 22-11-3 10
12 University of Notre Dame, 166 12 21-12-3 23
13 Yale University, 118 13 16-10-3 14
14 Niagara University, 53 NR 21-8-5 5
15 University of Wisconsin, 46 14 17-12-7 4
Others receiving votes: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 24; Providence College, 18; Union College, 10; Boston University, 2; University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (March 11)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Quinnipiac (39) 24- 5-5 977 1
2 Minnesota (11) 24- 7-5 956 2
3 Miami 22- 9-5 903 3
4 North Dakota 19-10-7 784 5
5 Boston College 20-10-4 758 6
6 Massachusetts-Lowell 22-10-2 746 7
7 New Hampshire 18- 9-7 663 4
8 St. Cloud State 21-14-1 620 8
9 Western Michigan 19- 9-8 596 9
10 Minnesota State 22-11-3 582 10
11 Denver 19-11-5 553 12
12 Notre Dame 21-12-3 489 11
13 Yale 16-10-3 386 13
14 Wisconsin 17-12-7 307 14
15 Niagara 21- 8-5 287 15
16 Rensselaer 17-12-5 267 17
17 Providence 15-12-7 178 18
18 Boston University 18-15-2 154 19
19 Union 17-12-5 122 20
20 Nebraska-Omaha 18-16-2 67 16
Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 54, St. Lawrence 18, Merrimack 12, Air Force 6, Robert Morris 6, Alaska 5, Michigan 3, Ferris State 1.
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 3/11): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 16th 1.12 ppg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 8th 0.82 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 20th 6 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 4th 0.85 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 22nd 2.23 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 22nd .924
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 13th .661
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 5
Team
Scoring Offense 12th 3.21 g/gm
Scoring Defense 10th 2.32 g/gm
Scoring Margin 5th 0.88
Power Play 20th 18.7 pct
Penalty Kill 2nd 91.3 pct
Combined Special Teams 19th 51.6 pct
Team Winning Percentage 9th .632
Among the League Leaders (Thru 3/11): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 4th (38 pts) 7th (27 pts)
T. van Riemsdyk 15th (29 pts) 16th (22 pts)
Grayson Downing 18th (27pts) NR
Goals: Austin Block 10th (14g) 10th (11g)
John Henrion NR 10th (11g)
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (28a) 3rd (20a)
T. van Riemsdyk 4th (22a) 5th (19a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 3rd (6g) 2nd (5g)
Eric Knodel NR 2nd (5g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
T. van Riemsdyk 6th (1shg) NR
GW Goals: John Henrion 4th (3g) 4th (3g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (29 pts) 1st (22 pts)
Eric Knodel 4th (19 pts) 2nd (17 pts)
Plus-Minus: Grayson Downing 8th (+13) 9th (+10)
Kevin Goumas 5th (+16) NR
Eric Knodel NR NR
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st(143) 1st (118)
Austin Block 9th (111) 9th (89)
Faceoff %: Jeff Silengo 3rd (.589) 1st (.609)
John Henrion 1st (.601) 2nd (.601)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 4th (2.23) 2nd (2.04)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 4th (.924) 2nd (.933)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.661) 2nd (.640)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 3/11):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.21/2nd 3.00/3rd
Scoring Defense 2.32/2nd 2.15/1st
Power Play 18.7/2nd 19.5/2nd
Penalty Kill 91.3/1st 92.3/1st
Special Teams Net +18/1st +17/1st
1st Period Scoring 24/7th 17/7th
2nd Period Scoring 44/2nd 34/1st
3rd Period Scoring 40/3rd 30/4th
Overtime Scoring 1/2nd 0/3rd
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.
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 W, 4-3 NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont T, 1-1 OT CBS Sports
Fri. Mar. 1 vs. Massachusetts T, 2-2 OT WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts W, 4-0 WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Mar. 8 vs. Maine L, 3-4 NBC Sports
Sat. Mar. 9 vs. Maine T, 4-4 OT NESN
Sat. Mar. 16 at Providence (HE Q-Finals) 4:00 p.m. NESN
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Bobby Butler: Nashville Predators (NHL)
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
John Henrion HE co-Player of the Week 3/4
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 3/4
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
