Wildcats Announce Freshman Class

DURHAM, N.H. - University of New Hampshire head men's hockey coach Mike Souza has announced the freshman class for the 2022-23 season. Damien Carfagna (Wood-Ridge, N.J.), Jake Dunlap (Windham, N.H.), Cy LeClerc (Brentwood, N.H.), Tyler Muszelik (Long Valley, N.J.), Cade Penney (West Chester, Pa.), Stiven Sardarian (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Kristaps Skrastins (Grobina, Latvia) and Morgan Winters (Osprey, Fla.) have joined the program.

"Our staff is excited to work with and develop these eight incoming student-athletes," said Souza. "Each player brings a different skill set that we feel helps strengthen our program."

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2022-23 UNH MEN'S HOCKEY FRESHMAN CLASS

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last Team (League)
Damien Carfagna	D	5-11	180	Wood-Ridge, N.J./Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Jake Dunlap	F	5-9	160	Windham, N.H./Madison Capitols (USHL)
Cy LeClerc	F	5-9	175	Brentwood, N.H./Janesville Jets (NAHL)
Tyler Muszelik	G	6-3	190	Long Valley, N.J./U.S. National Under-18 Team
Cade Penney	D	6-0	165	West Chester, Pa./Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
Stiven Sardarian	F	6-1	170	Saint Petersburg, Russia/Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
Kristaps Skrastins	F	5-10	180	Grobina, Latvia/Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)
Morgan Winters	F	5-11	165	Osprey, Fla./Omaha Lancers (USHL)

DAMIEN CARFAGNA

Won the 2022 Clark Cup with the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL), playing in 21 regular season games with one goal and 10 assists for 11 points, while he recorded two assists for two points over 10 playoff games
Earned Third Team 2021-22 All-League accolades
Played in the 2022 BioSteel All-American Game
Member of the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) from 2020-22, totaling 11 goals and 44 assists for 55 points as he was an assistant captain in 2021-22
Posted seven goals and 22 assists for 29 points over 27 games at Lawrence Academy in 2019-20
Graduated from Lawrence Academy in 2021

JAKE DUNLAP

Played the 2021-22 season for the Madison Capitols (USHL), leading the team with 24 goals and also posting 22 assists for 46 points over 57 regular season games, while he tallied six goals and six assists for 12 points during 14 games as the Capitols made it to the Clark Cup Finals
Recorded 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points over 30 games during the 2020-21 season for the Northeast Generals (NAHL)
Appeared in 18 games with the Fargo Force (USHL) in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons with one goal and two assists for three points, while he played in 36 games with the Janesville Jets during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons posting eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points
Totaled 20 goals and 29 assists for 49 points for New Hampton School in 2017-18 and 2018-19
Member of the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs and New Hampshire Avalanche
Graduated from New Hampton School in 2020

CY LECLERC

Played the 2021-22 season for the Janesville Jets (NAHL) as he led the team with 31 goals and 46 assists for 77 points over 60 games
Earned First Team All-Midwest Division honors
Was named the Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year
Two-year member of the Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) as he recorded 33 goals and 53 assists for 86 points
Played for the Seacoast Spartans during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons totaling 200 points
Graduated from Exeter High School in 2020 and was a member of the hockey team in 2016

TYLER MUSZELIK

Selected in the sixth round with the 189th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers
Played in 35 games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2021-22
Posted a record of 24-5-3 with a .900 save percentage and a 2.91 goals against average
Won the silver medal at the 2022 Under-18 Men's World Championships as he went 2-0-0 with a .909 save percentage and a 2.50 goals against average
Played in the 2022 BioSteel All-American Game
Appeared in 23 games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2020-21
Played for the New Jersey Rockets (USPHL) during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons
Graduated from Michigan International Prep School in 2022

CADE PENNEY

Played in 36 games for the Surrey Eagles (BCHL) during the 2021-22 season with one goal and six assists for seven points
Also appeared in eight games for the Madison Capitols (USHL) during the 2021-22 season with five assists and five points
A member of the Green Bay Gamblers and the Omaha Lancers of the USHL in the 2020-21 season
Played three seasons for the New Jersey Titans (NAHL) as he posted six goals and 36 assists for 42 points over 111 games
Earned NAHL All-East Division honors and was selected to the 2019-20 All-Star Team
Graduated from Bayard Rustin High School in 2019

STIVEN SARDARIAN

Selected in the third round with the 88th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres
Totaled eight goals and 17 assists for 25 points over 46 games for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) during 2021-22
Played for the Red Army (MHL) posting nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points over 50 games during the 2020-21 season
Named League Player of the Month
Member of CSKA Moscow (UHL) in 2019-20 with 40 goals and 80 assists for 120 points over 47 regular season games
Named the team's MVP and was the UHL's top scorer, while team won the Moscow championship

KRISTAPS SKRASTINS

Played for the Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) during the 2021-22 season as he led the team with 36 goals and 70 points, while he was second with 34 assists over 58 games
Was named the Team MVP and earned First Team All-South Division honors
Member of HK Riga (MHL) during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons as he totaled 27 goals and 25 assists for 52 points over 96 games
Appeared in 31 games with 17 goals and six assists for 23 points with HS Riga (Latvia) in the 2018-19 season
Graduated from Riga 64 High School in 2020

MORGAN WINTERS

Served as an assistant captain for the Omaha Lancers (USHL) during the 2021-22 season as he totaled 10 goals and 23 assists for 33 points over 44 games
Also appeared in 12 games for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) during the 2021-22 season with three goals and five assists for eight points
Played for the Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) during the 2020-21 season with 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points
Earned 2020-21 All-Rookie Midwest and All-League Rookie Team honors
Played three seasons at Tabor Academy where he tallied 24 goals and 42 assists for 66 points, while he was an assistant captain, team MVP and earned All-ISL honors
Graduated from North Florida Academy in 2021

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