2017-18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Danny Tirone
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Trumbull, Conn.
- Prev Team:
- Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)
Wildcats' all-time games played by a goalie leader with 125 ... UNH all-time career saves leader with 3,637.
2017-18: Received team's Roger A Leclerc MVP Award... Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (01/26) ... Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (12/04) ... Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (11/27) ... Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (11/01) ... Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (10/09) ... started in 33 of 36 games ... has a 10-17-6 record with a 2.68 GAA and a .917 save percentage ... has collected 932 saves ... collected his 3,000th career save against Boston College (11/17), becoming the second Wildcat to do so in program history ... recorded four shutouts; one against Colgate (10/13), one at UMass (11/04), one at Yale (11/25), and one against Providence (12/02), Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athletic Honor Society in 2018.
2016-17: Inducted into Alpha Chi Sigma, the National Collegiate Athletic Honor Society... Hockey East Player of the Week (03/06)... received team’s Charles E. Holt Coaches’ Award... led the nation in saves (1,137), No. 7 in minutes played (2268:43) and tied for 14th in shutouts (three)... played in 38 of 40 games (all starts)... 15-18-5 record with a 2.99 GAA and .910 save percentage... played 2268:43 of a possible 2425:56 (93.5%)... started all 22 Hockey East league games; 7-11-4, 3.15 GAA, .910 save percentage... recorded 30+ saves 15 times, including seven games of 40+ saves... season-high 47 saves in 2-2 tie at Notre dame (01/20)... stopped 40 shots one night later at ND; turned aside 87 of 92 shots (.946 save pecentage) in the two-game series... in the HE first round series at Merrimack, recorded 44 saves in both Game 2 & 3 to lead UNH to the next round... 44-save shutout in Game 2 (03/04)... 25-save shutout vs. Rensselaer (11/22)... 14-save shutout vs. Mercyhurst (11/05)... 21 saves in the second period vs. UConn (02/24) matched personal best for a single period.
2015-16: Started all 34 games he played and tallied a 9-19-6 record with a 3.19 GAA and a .907 save percentage... made 30-plus saves in 18 games.. made a career-high 50 saves in a 3-3 tie at Maine (Dec. 4)... notched 43 saves in a 3-2 win over No. 8 UMass Lowell (Feb. 6)... helped the Wildcats to a 3-3 draw against No. 9 Boston University (Feb. 19) with 37 saves... made 40-plus saves in each of the three HE Opening Round games (Mar. 3 - 45, Mar. 4 - 47, Mar. 5 - 40)... was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week twice (Feb. 1, Mar. 7).
2014-15: Compiled a 14-6-0 record on the season with a 2.14 goals against average and a .924 save percentage... made his collegiate debut at No. 12 Omaha... earned a win with 24 saves on 26 shots faced... recorded his second win against No. 14 Providence with a career-high 30 saves... earned his third win of the season with 18 saves on 20 shots against UMass (Jan. 17)... recorded a 31 save loss at Maine (Jan. 23)... made a career high 40 saves at Boston University (Feb. 13)... earned a 31 save win against No. 2 Boston Univ. (Feb. 14)... helped the Wildcats to a weekend sweep of Connecticut (Feb. 20-21), only allowing one goal in each game... recorded his first collegiate shutout with 11 saves against Merrimack (Feb. 28)... earned his second shutout with 19 saves over Connecticut (Mar. 7)... made a career high 45 saves at Providence (Mar. 13)... was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month in March.
Before UNH: Spent the first half of the 2014-15 season with the Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)... recorded a 14-4-2 record with a 2.24 goals against average and a .929 save percentage... posted a 30-save shutout against Springfield (Nov. 22) and a 28-save shutout against Connecticut Jr. Rangers... made season high 44 saves against New Jersey Hitmen (Nov. 15)... played 2013-14 with Cedar Rapids (USHL)... played 44 games with a 2.63 goals against average and a .917 save percentage and two shutouts... made 1,221 saves... selected as a 2013-14 USHL First Team All-Star.
Personal: Born June 3, 1994 in Milford, Conn.... son of Greg and Donna Tirone... brother Michael graduated from Pittsburgh (‘13)... favorite athlete is Tom Brady... favorite TV show is Friday Night Lights.
