Men's Hockey Opens up Regular Season Against AIC on Saturday (7 p.m. | WBIN-TV/FCS)

UNH Men's Hockey vs. American International College
Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
TV: WBIN-TV/FOX College Sports Pacific (DirecTV 608, Dish 449) | Radio: Wildcat Sports Radio Network

What to Know:

The Wildcats and Yellow Jackets each open the 2015-16 season on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
Since the 1999-2000 season, UNH is 10-4-1 in season openers overall and 5-0-0 at home.
Head coach Dick Umile enters his 26th year at the helm of the Wildcats and has an overall record of 560-313-97.
UNH and AIC have not met in over 48 years with the last meeting taking place on Jan. 27, 1967. AIC holds a 7-2-0 advantage in the all-time series.
The Wildcats returned 22 student-athletes from last season; six seniors, five juniors and 11 sophomores. UNH added six freshmen in the off-season.
Saturday's game will air WBIN-TV and FOX College Sports.

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 will be 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.

I'm Coming Home, Coming Home: First year associate head coach Mike Souza ('00) returns 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.

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

UNH on the Radio: In 2015-16, UNH hockey games can be heard on 10 channels spanning nearly the entire state. Dan Parkhurst handles the play-by-play for the ninth straight season, while Pete Webster does color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey since the 1993-94 season. Every game can also be heard worldwide via live stream on www.UNHWildcats.com.

Location       Call Letters   Station
Concord-Laconia-Meredith   WZEI-FM   101.5
Dover-Portsmouth-Rochester   WPKX-AM   930
Dover-Portsmouth-Rochester   WQSO-FM   96.7
Hanover-Claremont   WTSL-FM   94.5
Hanover-Claremont   WTSL-AM   1400
Hanover-Claremont   WTSV-AM   1230
Hillsboro-Concord   WTPL-FM   107.7
Manchester   WGIR-AM   610
Keene/Swanzey   WEEY-FM   93.5
York Center   WSKX-FM   95.3
Worldwide        UNHWildcats.com   Live Stream

Listen on the Internet: UNHWildcats.com 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.

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