University of New Hampshire Athletics
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Men’s Hockey Completes 2025-26 Roster
9/17/2025 8:43:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Ten freshmen and four transfers join the program
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's hockey program has added 14 student-athletes to the 2025-26 roster as announced by head coach Mike Souza.
Alex Carr (Sackville, Nova Scotia.), Kyle Chauvette (Goffstown, N.H.), Reid Conn (Littleton, Colo.), Kristian Coombs (Calgary, Alberta.), Jack Cronin (South Hamilton, Mass.), Nick De Angelis (King City, Ontario), Conner de Haro (Raleigh, N.C.), Connor DeTurris (Naperville, Ill.), Félix Gagnon (Jonquière, Quebec.), Cam MacDonald (Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia), Jacob Newcombe (Sambro, Nova Scotia.), Sam Oliver (Saint John, New Brunswick), Ryan Philbrick (Concord, N.H.) and Oscar Plandowski (Halifax, Nova Scotia) have joined the program.
After a scrimmage versus Maine on Friday, Oct. 3 at Bowdoin at 7 p.m., the Wildcats will start the 2025-26 season at Michigan State on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9-10. The 'Cats begin the home season in the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex versus LIU (Oct. 24) and Quinnipiac (Oct. 25).
Individual game tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now for all 17 home games by visiting UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling (603) 862-4000.
Select a student-athlete's name to learn more about him:
ALEX CARR
KYLE CHAUVETTE
REID CONN
KRISTIAN COOMBS
JACK CRONIN
NICK DE ANGELIS
CONNER DE HARO
CONNOR DETURRIS
FÉLIX GAGNON
CAM MACDONALD
JACOB NEWCOMBE
SAM OLIVER
RYAN PHILBRICK
OSCAR PLANDOWSKI
Alex Carr (Sackville, Nova Scotia.), Kyle Chauvette (Goffstown, N.H.), Reid Conn (Littleton, Colo.), Kristian Coombs (Calgary, Alberta.), Jack Cronin (South Hamilton, Mass.), Nick De Angelis (King City, Ontario), Conner de Haro (Raleigh, N.C.), Connor DeTurris (Naperville, Ill.), Félix Gagnon (Jonquière, Quebec.), Cam MacDonald (Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia), Jacob Newcombe (Sambro, Nova Scotia.), Sam Oliver (Saint John, New Brunswick), Ryan Philbrick (Concord, N.H.) and Oscar Plandowski (Halifax, Nova Scotia) have joined the program.
After a scrimmage versus Maine on Friday, Oct. 3 at Bowdoin at 7 p.m., the Wildcats will start the 2025-26 season at Michigan State on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9-10. The 'Cats begin the home season in the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex versus LIU (Oct. 24) and Quinnipiac (Oct. 25).
Individual game tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now for all 17 home games by visiting UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling (603) 862-4000.
Select a student-athlete's name to learn more about him:
| Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/Last Team (League) |
| Alex Carr | Fr. | D | 6-0 | 195 | Sackville, Nova Scotia/Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| Kyle Chauvette | Sr. | G | 6-1 | 190 | Goffstown, N.H./Union College (NCAA) |
| Reid Conn | Fr. | D | 6-4 | 210 | Littleton, Colo./Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| Kristian Coombs | Fr. | G | 6-2 | 190 | Calgary, Alberta./Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) |
| Jack Cronin | Gr. | F | 5-11 | 190 | South Hamilton, Mass./Princeton (NCAA) |
| Nick De Angelis | Fr. | D | 6-2 | 195 | King City, Ontario/Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| Conner de Haro | Fr. | D | 5-11 | 195 | Raleigh, N.C./Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| Connor DeTurris | Fr. | F | 6-1 | 190 | Naperville, Ill./Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) |
| Félix Gagnon | Fr. | F | 6-0 | 180 | Jonquière, Quebec/Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| Cam MacDonald | So. | F | 6-1 | 190 | Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia/Acadia Univ. (USports) |
| Jacob Newcombe | Fr. | F | 6-0 | 205 | Sambro, Nova Scotia/Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) |
| Sam Oliver | Fr. | F | 5-11 | 185 | Saint John, New Brunswick/Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| Ryan Philbrick | Fr. | D | 5-11 | 185 | Concord, N.H./Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) |
| Oscar Plandowski | So. | D | 6-0 | 195 | Halifax, Nova Scotia/ Univ. of New Brunswick (USports) |
ALEX CARR
- Posted 107 points over four seasons (2021-25) with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) recording 18 goals and 89 assists
- Set team all-time plus minus record for a defenseman (+86)
- Captain in 2024-25
- Won the league's Best Defensive Defenseman Award (Kevin Lowe Trophy) in 2024-2025
- Graduated from Millwood High School in 2022
KYLE CHAUVETTE
- Three-year member of the Union College men's hockey team
- Set the single game saves record with 62 against UConn
- Earned All-ECAC Hockey Third Team honors (2024-25)
- Received ECAC All-Academic Team accolades (2022-23, 2023-24)
- Played two seasons for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
- Graduated from Loomis Chaffee School in 2021
REID CONN
- Member of the Chicago Steel (USHL) in 2023-25
- Appeared in 145 games with 11 goals, 25 assists for 36 points
- Captain of the Chicago Steel during the 2024-25 season
- Also played for the Fargo Force (USHL) in 2022-23
- Graduated from Arapahoe High School in 2022
KRISTIAN COOMBS
- Member of the Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons
- SJHL champions (Centennial Cup) in 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons
- Posted a 26-6-1 record with a 2.01 goals against average and .926 save percentage in the 2024-25 season
- Earned the team's Most Improved Player in 2023-24 and Hardest Working Player in 2024-25
- Graduated high school from Bourget College in 2023
JACK CRONIN
- Four-year member of the Princeton men's hockey team
- Tallied 25 goals and 18 assists for 43 points in 81 career games
- Played for the Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) during the 2020-21 season
- Was on the Midwest Division All-Rookie Team
- Recorded 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points
- Graduated from Noble and Greenough School in 2020
NICK DE ANGELIS
- Member of the Sudbury Wolves (OHL) from 2023-25, played 132 games with nine goals and 83 assists for 92 points
- Set the longest point streak for a defenseman (17 games) and named Alternate Captain (2024-25)
- Also played for the Windsor Spitfires (OHL) from 2021-2023, named Alternate Captain (2022-23), winning the division championship (2021-22, 2022-23) and were the Wayne Gretzky Trophy Winners (2021-22)
- Named Captain of the Mississauga Senators (GTHL) from 2019-20, and attended the Top Prospect Game (2019-20)
- Graduated from King City Secondary School in 2022
CONNER DE HARO
- Posted 31 points over two and a half seasons (2022-25) with the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) recording eight goals and 23 assists
- Totaled six goals and 11 assists for 17 points during the 2024-25 season
- Alternate captain in 2023-24
- Team won the 2023 Clark Cup
- In 10 playoff appearances with the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) recorded five points, three goals and two assists
- Graduated from TPH Grand Rapids in 2024
CONNOR DETURRIS
- Played for the Nanaimo Clippers from 2023-25
- Totaled 29 points in 44 games in the 2024-25 season with 13 goals and 16 assists.
- Captain for the 2024-25 season
- Assistant Captain for the 2023-24 season
- Won the Coaches Award and the Kyle Turris Award for the 2024-25 season
- Won the Most Inspirational Player for the 2023-24 season
- Graduated from University of Nebraska Online High School in 2022
FÉLIX GAGNON
- Assistant Captain of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) during the 2024-25 season
- Recorded 24 goals and 30 assists for 54 points in 61 games
- Played for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) from 2020-2024, as he was named the QMJHL Best Defensive Forward (Guy Carbonneau Trophy) and won the Team MVP
- Assistant captain during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons
- Tallied 21 goals and 37 assists for 58 points in 2023-24
- Graduated from Arvida Polyvalent School
CAM MACDONALD
- Selected in the fifth round (160 overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Played for Acadia University in the 2024-25 season
- Posted 48 points over a season (2023-24) with the Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) recording 19 goals and 29 assists
- Totaled 16 goals and 14 assists for 27 points with the Gatieneau Olympiques (QMJHL) during the 2022-23 season
- Skated with the Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) from 2020-23 as an assistant captain as he appeared in 124 career games with 41 goals and 39 assists for 80 points
- Graduated in 2021 from Saint John High School
JACOB NEWCOMBE
- Member of the Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) from 2022-2025
- Captain for the 2024-25 season and assistant captain in 2023-24
- Recorded 60 goals and 64 assists for 124 points
- Played for the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) during the 2021-22 and the 2022-23 seasons
- Tallied 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points
- Graduated from J.L Ilsley High School in 2022
SAM OLIVER
- Played for Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) from 2022-25
- Totaled 78 points in the 2024 season scoring 50 goals and 28 assists in 63 games, winning the Mario-Lemieux Trophy as the league's Top Scorer
- Assistant Captain for the 2024-25 season
- Team won the QMJHL Championship (Gilles-Courteau Trophy) in 2023-24
- Played for the Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) from 2020-22
- Graduated from Rothesay Netherwood School in 2022
RYAN PHILBRICK
- Totaled four goals and seven assists in 28 games for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) in the 2024-25 season
- Played for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks from 2023-25
- Assistant Captain 2024-25 season
- Recorded one goal and eight assists in the post season in his time with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks from 2023-25
- Member of the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders for a majority of the 2023-24 season where he posted two goals and five assists
- Graduated from Cushing Academy in 2023
OSCAR PLANDOWSKI
- Was selected in the fifth round (155th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings
- Played one season at the University of New Brunswick and was selected to the AUS All-Rookie Team
- Member of the Moncton Wildcats (QMJLH) from 2022-24
- Appeared in 100 games with 10 goals and 26 assists for 36 points
- Also played for the Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) from 2019-22
- Played in 163 games with nine goals and 37 assists for 46 points
- Graduated from Halifax West High School in 2021
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