Men's Hockey Wraps up Weekend at Providence Saturday (7 p.m. | TV: OSN)

UNH Men's Hockey at No. 4 Providence College (Fri./Sat., Jan. 29/30, 7 p.m., | TV: Ocean State Network)

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What to Know...

The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team (8-12-4, 2-6-4 HE) head into the weekend coming off a pair of losses to No. 13 Notre Dame.
On Friday, Jan. 22, the Wildcats were defeated by the Irish by a score of 5-1 and were edged on Saturday, Jan. 23 by a score of 3-2.
In Friday's game, freshman Ara Nazarian scored the first penalty shot goal for the Wildcats since Feb. 17, 2006 (Josh Ciocco).
On Saturday, senior netminder Jamie Regan made his first career start for the 'Cats and stopped a career-high 26 saves on 29 shots faced.
Sophomore forward and Hobey Baker candidate Andrew Poturalski scored his 19th goal of the season on Saturday and is currently tied for first in the country in the category.
Senior blueliner Harry Quast scored his first goal of the season and second of his career to tie the game at 2-2 heading into the third period on Saturday.
The Friars come into the weekend ranked fourth in the nation in both polls and have a record of 16-4-4 overall and 7-2-3 in Hockey East play.
Since the 2013-14 season, these two teams have met eight times with the Wildcats holding a 5-3-0 advantage. Three of those games have gone to overtime (UNH - 3-0-0) and six have been decided by one goal (UNH - 3-2-0).
The last time the two teams met (Mar. 13-15), the Wildcats prevailed in the Hockey East best-of-3 Quarterfinal round at Schneider Arena. The Wildcats took game one in OT by a score of 2-1. Danny Tirone made 45 saves in the game while Tyler Kelleher tied the game with 1:43 left in the third period. Grayson Downing scored the game winner 5:18 into OT. The following night, Providence took the game in regulation by a score of 2-1. On Sunday, Downing scored his third goal of the weekend to give UNH a 1-0 lead, but the Friars tied the game in the third. Jay Camper scored the game winner 12:43 into overtime to send the Wildcats to the Hockey East semifinals.
Andrew Poturalski is currently first in the nation in points (39), goals (19), and power play points (18). He is third in points per game (1.62) and in goals per game (0.79).
Tyler Kelleher is first in the country in assists (29) and assists per game (1.21).
The Wildcats are fifth in the nation in power play percentage (26.2 percent).
The Wildcats remain on the road for a pair of games as they travel to No. 5 Boston College on Feb. 5 and No. 8 UMass Lowell on Feb. 6. Both games start at 7 p.m.

First Time in a Decade: In Friday's game against Notre Dame (Jan. 22), freshman Ara Nazarian made the first penalty shot for UNH since Feb. 17, 2006 when Josh Ciocco made one at Boston University.

Powering the Power Play: Senior forward Dan Correale is tied for the second spot in the nation with eight power play goals.

Kelleher Closing in on 100 Points: Junior forward Tyler Kelleher is just seven points away from 100 for his career. The last time a junior hit the Century Club was in 2005-06 when Jacob Micflikier and Brett Hemingway each had over 100 points in junior standing. Kelleher had 16 points (5g, 11a) as a freshman and 42 points (18g, 24a) as a sophomore.

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 is tied for first in the nation in goals (18) and leads in points (38). He is averaging 1.65 points per game, making him second in the country.

Picking Apples: Tyler Kelleher is ranked first in the nation in assists (29) and assists per game (1.26).

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 for November and repeated for December.

Goals, Goals, Goals! The Wildcats defeated the Black Bears by a score of 7-0 on Dec. 30. The Last time UNH had a margin of victory of at least seven goals was Nov. 9, 2013 in a 9-0 win over UMass. That game was also the last time seven different Wildcats recorded at least one goal.

The 'CPK' Line: The line combination of Correale, Poturalski and Kelleher has a combined total of 93 points on the year with 39 goals and 54 assists.

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 14 while having four as a junior and sophomore and three as a rookie.

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).

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.

Number 100: Junior blueliner Matias Cleland played his 100th career game against UMass Lowell on Friday, Jan. 8. 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 (133).

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

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