Men’s Hockey Earns 4-2 Win Over Vermont

Friday, October 31

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-3-0, 1-1-0

Vermont

2-3-0, 0-1-0

Vermont

New Hampshire

Félix Gagnon scoring his team-leading fourth goal of the season.

Photo by: Allie Helfrich

10/31/2025 10:04:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Siedem posted three assists for the Wildcats.

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior forward Jason Siedem (Madison, N.J.) recorded three assists for three points and freshman defenseman Ryan Philbrick (Concord, N.H.) scored the game winner as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated Vermont, 4-2, on Friday evening in the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex.

Sophomore forward Cam MacDonald (Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia), freshman forward Félix Gagnon (Jonquière, Quebec) and senior forward Morgan Winters (Osprey, Fla) each scored for the Wildcats.

Senior goalie Kyle Chauvette (Goffstown, N.H.) posted 15 saves to earn the win.

The Wildcats move to 3-3-0 (1-1-0 Hockey East), while the Catamounts fall to 2-3-0 (0-1-0 Hockey East).

UP NEXT:

The 'Cats return to the Whitt on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. versus Vermont on ESPN+. The game will be Wild E. Cat's Birthday Paw-ty, presented by Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital, with free rally towels for the first 1,000 fans. All fans are encouraged to bring a donation for an Animal Toy Drive. Also on Saturday, the UNH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be collecting non-perishable food items.
Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.

Score: New Hampshire 4, Vermont 2
Records: UNH (3-3-0, 1-1-0 Hockey East); UVM (2-3-0, 0-1-0 Hockey East)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex)
Date: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
Attendance: 3,495

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Catamounts took a 1-0 lead at 2:04 of the first period when Jens Richards knocked in a pass from Matteo Michels.
UNH responded in the second period at 2:23 with a goal during a power-play from MacDonald, who fired home the puck into the top right corner. The goal was assisted by junior defenseman Brendan Fitzgerald (North Reading, Mass.) and Siedem.
The Wildcats grabbed the lead with 44.7 seconds remaining in the second period after Gagnon tapped in Siedem's pass. Freshman forward Sam Oliver (Saint John, New Brunswick) also recorded an assist.
UVM tied it up at 2:55 in the third period when Dawson Good finished off the assist from Duncan Ramsey.
UNH scored the game winning goal at 15:55 as Philbrick knocked in a rebound with assists from freshman forward Jacob Newcombe (Sambro, Nova Scotia) and Siedem.
The Catamounts went with an empty net with 1:57 remaining, but the Wildcats cliched the win with 31.3 seconds left as Winters sent the puck from UNH zone to the back of the empty net. Freshman defenseman Alex Carr (Sackville, Nova Scotia) posted an assist on the goal.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot UVM, 36-17.
The 'Cats went 1-3 on the man-advantage and Vermont went 0-1.
Chauvette posted 15 saves for UNH, while Aiden Wright tallied 32 for UVM.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

MacDonald scored his first goal as a UNH Wildcat.
This was Philbrick's first collegiate game-winning goal.
Siedem's three assists and three points were a career-high, while this was his first career multi-point game.
UNH is now 86-33-11 all-time versus UVM.