Men's Hockey Wraps Up Season Series with Maine on Wednesday, Dec. 30 (7:30 p.m. | WBIN-TV/FCS)

Tuesday, December 29

Portland, Maine

7:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

University of Maine

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Men's Hockey Wraps Up Season Series with Maine on Wednesday, Dec. 30 (7:30 p.m. | WBIN-TV/FCS)

12/23/2015 9:55:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

UNH Men's Hockey vs. Maine | (Wednesday, Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m. | WBIN/FCS)

Next Home Game: January 8, 2015 vs. UMass Lowell | Buy Tickets Here

The University of New Hampshire (7-6-4, 2-1-4 HE) returns from break to face the University of Maine (4-10-4, 2-5-1 HE) for the fourth and final time this regular season.
The Wildcats defeated the Black Bears on Tuesday, Dec. 29 by a score of 5-4. Senior Dan Correale notched a pair of power play goals on the night while Tyler Kelleher and John Furgele each notched a pair of assists.
The Wildcats hold a 2-0-1 advantage over the Black Bears this season with a 3-3 draw on Dec. 4, a 5-2 victory on Dec. 5 and a 5-4 win on Dec. 29.
In the tie, sophomore netminder Danny Tirone made a career-high 50 saves at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. The following night, goals by Andrew Poturalski (2), Maxim Gaudreault (2) and Ara Nazarian helped the Wildcats earn the victory.
Andrew Poturalski leads the nation in points (34), points per game (2.00), goals (17) and goals per game (1.00).
Tyler Kelleher is second in the nation in points (29) and leads college hockey in assists (23).
The power play unit is ranked fourth in the nation, converting at a clip of 27.2% (22-81). The team is sixth in the county in goals per game (3.88).
After Tuesday's game at the Cross Insurance Arena, the two teams battle again at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
The 'Cats travel to the University of Vermont for a game on Saturday, Jan. 2 (7:05 p.m.) and return home on Friday, Jan. 8 against UMass Lowell at 7 p.m.
For more information on men's hockey, visit www.UNHWildcats.com.

Four in the First: UNH started off the game against Dartmouth (Dec. 11) with four goals in the first period. It was the first time the team had scored four in the first since Nov. 22, 2011 vs. Harvard.

Points for Pots: Sophomore Andrew Poturalski leads the nation in goals (16) and in points (32). He is averaging two points per game and one goal per game, also tops in the nation in both categories.

Fifty for Danny: Sophomore netminder Danny Tirone made a career-high 50 saves in Friday's 3-3 draw at Maine. He was the first UNH netminder with at least 50 saves since 2012.

The Ultimate Warrior: Sophomore forward Andrew Poturalski earned his second consecutive Warrior Player of the Week accolade, announced by Hockey East on Dec. 7. He earned the title on Nov. 30 and was named the Warrior Player of the Month on Dec. 2 for the month of November.

Light it Up Up Up: Freshman forward Marcus Vela notched his first collegiate goal in Saturday's 5-4 win over Bentley on Saturday (Nov. 28).

The 'CPK' Line: The line combination of Correale, Poturalski and Kelleher has a combined total of 70 points on the year with 29 goals and 41 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 10 while having four as a junior and sophomore and three as a rookie.

Picking Apples: Tyler Kelleher is ranked first in the nation in assists (23) and assists per game (1.44).

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.

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 (125).

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.

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