Men's Hockey Battles at No. 17 Merrimack Saturday at 7 p.m. (WBIN-TV/ESPN3)

UNH Men's Hockey at No. 17 Merrimack (Sat., 7:00 PM)
Television: WBIN-TV/ESPN3
Ryan Johnston (Play-by-Play), Bob Norton (Color)
Radio: Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Dan Parkhurst (Play-by-Play), Pete Webster (Color)

Next Home Game: Nov. 20 vs. UMass (7 p.m.) | Buy Tickets Here

What to Know...

The Wildcats (2-2-1, 0-0-1 Hockey East) are coming off a 1-0-1 weekend with a 6-6 OT tie at UMass (Oct. 23) and a 5-2 win over No. 18 Union College (Oct. 24).
Merrimack heads into the weekend with a record of 2-0-2 and a league mark of 0-0-2 after a weekend series with UMass Lowell.
UNH holds a 69-20-9 all-time record against Merrimack, including a 22-9-6 mark at Lawler Rink.
Head coach Dick Umile comes into the game with a 562-315-98 record as head coach and a 344-176-83 mark in Hockey East games.
Junior forward Tyler Kelleher leads the nation in assists per game with 1.60. He has eight assists through five games. He is second in the country in points per game (2.20).
The next home games for the Wildcats are Nov. 20 against UMass and Nov. 21 against Boston College.

The 'CPK' Line: The line combination of Correale, Poturalski and Kelleher combined for 18 points this past weekend on seven goals and 11 assists. Through the first five games, they have registered 11 goals, 17 assists for 28 points.

Picking Apples: Junior forward Tyler Kelleher leads the nation in assists per game with 1.60. He has eight assists through five games. He is second in the country in points per game (2.20).

It's Miller Time: Freshman forward Chris Miller recorded the first points of his career this past weekend. At UMass (Oct. 23), he scored his first goal while at No. 18 Union (Oct. 24), he tallied an assist.

Throw the Hats! Senior alternate captain Dan Correale scored a career high three goals in Friday's game at UMass (Oct. 23) for his first career hat trick. It was the first hat trick for a UNH player since Grayson Downing scored three against Maine on Dec. 13, 2014.

Lending a Hand: Junior Tyler Kelleher registered a career high four assists in Friday's game at UMass (Oct. 23). It was the first time a Wildcat had four assists since Trevor van Riemsdyk had four against Merrimack on Jan. 26, 2013 vs. Merrimack College.

Point Production: The Wildcats are ranked fifth in the country in goals per game with 4.60.

King of the Hill: Junior forward Jamie Hill is tied for second in the nation in shorthanded goals. He scored his first career shorthanded goal on Friday (Oct. 16) against SLU.

Oh What a Night: The Wildcats opened up the regular season with a 7-3 win over American International College (Oct. 10) on Saturday. Twelve skaters recorded at least one point while Tyler Kelleher and Andrew Poturalski had four points apiece.

Assembly Line Production: The line combination of Dan Correale, Andrew Poturalski and Tyler Kelleher accounted for 10 of UNH's 20 points in the win over AIC (Oct. 10). Kelleher had two goals and two assists, Poturalski had one goal and three assists while Correale tallied a goal and an assist.

Number 100: Senior forward Maxim Gaudreault played his 100th career game against UMass on Oct. 23. The only other active Wildcat with more than 100 games played on the roster is Dan Correale (114).

First, First, First: Freshman defenseman Matt Dawson recorded his first career goal and first career assist in his first career game. The last freshman to collect two points in his first game (first game of the season) was James van Riemsdyk in a 4-1 win over Boston University in 2007.

Looking Ahead: The NCAA announced on Oct. 2 that UNH in conjunction with the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) will host the 2017 NCAA Men's Hockey Division I Northeast Regional. It will be the seventh regional hosted by the two and UNH has played in five of six of the previous tournaments.

Opening at Home: Saturday's season opener against AIC (Oct. 10) was the first season opener at home since the Wildcats hosted St. Cloud State in 2012-13. UNH opened up the season with four games at home and won each of them.

C is for Captain, and Collin: Senior forward Collin MacDonald was elected to serve as captain for the 2015-16 season by his teammates. Serving as alternate captains are seniors Dan Correale and Maxim Gaudreault.

There's No Place Like Home: First year associate head coach Mike Souza ('00) returned to his alma mater after two years at the University of Connecticut and two years at Brown University.

Wildcats Through and Through: Head coach Dick Umile ('72) and associate head coaches Glenn Stewart ('94) and Mike Souza ('00) are all graduates and former players of UNH. Assistant AD for Hockey Operations Colin Shank ('05) is also a graduate of UNH.

Take your Seats and Watch the Show: The state-of-the-art videoboard installed in September at the Whittemore Center is fully operational and ready to provide fans with pure HD content, including instant replay, interviews and much more.

Three Coaches, 402 Points: Umile, Stewart and Souza are each members of the Century Club for the men's hockey program. Souza tallied 156 points (66g, 90a), Umile 144 points (60g, 84a) and Stewart notched 102 points (51g, 51a).

The One and Only Q: Senior defenseman Harry Quast is the only player in program history to have a last name that begins with the letter 'Q'.

Hailing from the Granite State: Junior forward Collin Bourque and freshman forward Chris Miller each hail from New Hampshire. Bourque's hometown is Goffstown while Miller is from Windham.

Road Warriors: The men's hockey team will travel a total of 4,705.40 miles this season for road games. The biggest journey is 828 miles one way to Michigan State. The shortest trip is 34.4 miles to the Verizon Wireless Arena.

Hoist the Cup! Former men's hockey player Trevor van Riemsdyk ('14) became the sixth Wildcat in program history to win the Stanley Cup, the NHL's top honor. Here is the list of UNH Stanley Cup winners:
Trevor van Riemsdyk   2015     Chicago Blackhawks
Bryan Muir   2001     Colorado Avalanche
Kevin Dean   1995       New Jersey Devils
Normand Lacombe   1988       Edmonton Oilers
Dave Lumley   1985       Edmonton Oilers
Dave Lumley   1984     Edmonton Oilers
Rod Langway   1979       Montreal Canadiens

Do you know the way to San Jose? Freshman forward Marcus Vela was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2015 NHL Draft as the 190th overall pick. He is just the second player in UNH history to be drafted by the Sharks. Michael Hutchins was taken by San Jose in the 2002 draft.

Welcome to Wildcat Country: Six freshmen joined the program in the off-season; Frankie Cefalu (Buffalo, N.Y.), Matt Dawson (Delta, British Columbia), Jason Kalinowski (Stamford, Conn.), Chris Miller (Windham, N.H.), Ara Nazarian (Boxford, Mass.) and Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia).

Wildcats Picked Sixth in Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll: New Hampshire was picked sixth in the 2015-16 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll, announced by the league in September. Here are the full results:
Rk.    Team (FPV)       Points
1.    Boston College (7)       115
2.    Boston University (3)   107
3.    Providence (2)       95
4.   UMass Lowell       92
5.   Northeastern       76
6.   New Hampshire       74
7.   Notre Dame       72
8.   Vermont       57
9.   Connecticut       34
10.   Maine       29
11.   Merrimack       27
12.   Massachusetts       14

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