Men's Hockey Heads to Rensselaer for Tuesday Game (7 p.m.)

UNH Men's Hockey at Rensselaer (Tue., 7 p.m.)

Next Home Game: November 28, 2015 vs. Bentley University | Buy Tickets Here

The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 3-5-3 overall and 1-1-3 in Hockey East league play.
UNH is coming off a 6-3 home loss against No. 2 Boston College on Saturday. The Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first, but Matt Dawson responded with a power play goal to level the score. The Eagles scored once in the second period to take a 2-1 lead into the third. After a BC goal, sophomore John Furgele brought UNH to within one to make it 3-2. BC took a 5-2 lead before Tyler Kelleher notched a goal, but the Eagles finalized the score at 6-3 with an empty net goal with under one minute to play.
RPI comes into the game coming off a 3-2 win over Bentley University. They are 6-4-2 overall and 4-0-2 in ECAC play.
The Wildcats hold a 24-23-0 lead in the all-time series. Most recently, the two teams played at the Whittemore Center on Nov. 25, 2014 with the Engineers prevailing, 2-1.
Head coach Dick Umile comes into the game with a career record of 563-318-100 as he is in his 26th year at the helm of the Wildcats.
Tyler Kelleher ranked first in the nation in points (21) points per game (1.91), assists per game (1.36) and is tied for total assists (15). Andrew Poturalski is ranked second in total points in the nation (20) and third in points per game (1.82). He is seventh in the country in goals per game (0.73).
The Wildcats rank ninth in the country in scoring offense (3.55 goals per game) and are 13th in the country on the power play (23.2%).
Former men's hockey player Brett Pesce ('15) scored the first goal of his NHL career Sunday against the LA Kings. His goal came against former Hockey East netminder Jonathan Quick, who played for UMass for two seasons (2005-07).
The Wildcats will return home on Saturday, Nov. 28 to face Bentley University for the first time in program history. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

The 'CPK' Line: The line combination of Correale, Poturalski and Kelleher has a combined total of 49 points on the year with 20 goals and 29 assists.

Multi-Point Production: Andrew Poturalski has had no fewer than two points in each game that he has record ed points in.

Keeping up with Correale: Senior forward Dan Correale has already tallied more goals this season than any of his previous seasons. Thus far, he has six while having four as a junior and sophomore and three as a rookie.

Picking Apples: Tyler Kelleher ranked first in the nation in points (21) points per game (1.91), assists per game (1.36) and is tied for total assists (15). Andrew Poturalski is ranked second in total points in the nation (20) and third in points per game (1.82). He is seventh in the country in goals per game (0.73).

Picking up First Points: Freshmen Ara Nazarian and Marcus Vela recorded their first career points at No. 17 Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 31. Nazarian scored the first goal of the game while Vela assisted on the second goal.

It's Miller Time: Freshman forward Chris Miller recorded the first points of his career in the same 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 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 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.

Taking Advantage of the Advantage: The Wildcats are tied for 10th nationally in power play percentage (25% - 12-for-48) and have registered a power play goal in all but one game.

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 (120).

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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