Men’s Hockey Defeated by Vermont, 3-2 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Friday, October 30

Burlington, Vt.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

3-3-1, 0-1-1

Vermont

3-3-0, 2-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
New Hampshire	0	1	1	2
Vermont	1	1	1	3

Conner de Haro posted his second career multi-point game

Photo by: Alex Miller

10/30/2026 9:54:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score Photo Gallery

MacDonald and Svartström each score their first goal of the season

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Junior forward Cam MacDonald (Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia) and sophomore forward Rasmus Svartström (Helsinki, Finland) each scored for the Wildcats, but the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to Vermont, 3-2, at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Friday night in Hockey East action.

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

The goals by MacDonald and Svartström were their first of this season.

Sophomore defenseman Conner de Haro (Raleigh, N.C.) posted two assists for his second career multi-point game.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats and Catamounts will conclude the two-game series on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
UNH will play a home-and-home series with UMass Lowell on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7. The game on Friday is on the road at 7:15 p.m., while the 'Cats return to the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex on Saturday at 7 p.m. presented by Port City Vet. Saturday's game will also feature Wild E. Cat's Birthday Party. Both games are on ESPN+.
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: Vermont 3, New Hampshire 2
Records: UNH (3-3-1, 0-1-1 Hockey East); UVM (3-3-0, 2-1-0 Hockey East)
Location: Burlington, Vt. (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Date: Oct. 30, 2026
Attendance: 1,730

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Catamounts took an early 1-0 lead when Michael Hagens found the back of the net on the power play at 5:40 of the first period.
UVM increased its advantage to 2-0 at 12:21 of the second period as Zach Filak tipped in a shot by Sebastian Törnqvist.
The Wildcats cut the deficit to 2-1 at 16:01 of the second, when MacDonald scored on a second effort while on the power play. Freshman forward Émile Guité (Chambly, Quebec) and de Haro each posted an assist on the goal.
UNH tied the contest at 2-2 at 12:37 of the third as Svartström scored stick side to the open net off a pass by de Haro. Freshman defenseman Parker von Richter (Mississauga, Ontario) also recorded an assist.
At 16:14, Mathias Loiselle scored on a penalty shot to give UVM a 3-2 lead.
With 1:43 remaining in regulation, UNH went with an empty net but the Wildcats were unable to score the equalizer for the 3-2 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot UVM, 29-20.
The Wildcats went 2-5 on the man-advantage, while the Catamounts went 1-5.
Senior Michael Simpson (London, Ontario) made 17 saves for the Wildcats, while Jacob Oster recorded 27 for the Catamounts to earn the win.

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