2020-21 Men's Hockey Schedule
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2020-21 Men’s Hockey Schedule Television-NESN Date Opponent Time Fri.-Eric Gallanty, Bill Spaulding Fri., Nov. 20 At #2 Boston College*# 7 PM Sat.-Nate Bridges, Pete Webster, Natalie Noury Sat., Nov. 21 #2 Boston College*# 7 PM Fri., Dec. 4 At UMass*# 7 PM Wildcat Sports Radio Network Fri.-Nate Bridges, Pete Webster Sat., Dec. 5 UMass* 7 PM Sat.-Bob Lipman, Rob Dally Fri., Dec. 11 At Maine*# 3:30 PM Flagship Radio Stations: Sat., Dec 12 At Maine* TBA WGIR 610 AM (Manchester); WQSO 96.7 FM (Seacoast), WPKX Sat., Dec. 19 Merrimack*^ 6 PM 930 AM (Seacoast); TuneIn Radio App, UNHWildcats.com Sun., Dec. 20 At Merrimack* TBA Sun., Dec. 27 At Providence*# 3:30 PM Live Stream: CBS SportsLive Mon., Dec. 28 Providence*# 7 PM Series Record With BC: BC leads, 76-65-16 Fri., Jan. 1 UConn# 4 PM At Conte Forum: BC leads, 25-14-8 Sat., Jan 2 At UConn TBA At Whittemore Center: UNH leads, 19-12-4 Fri., Jan. 15 At UConn* TBA Last Meeting: UNH 3, BC 3 (OT) (3/7/2020; Durham, N.H.) Sat., Jan. 16 UConn* 7 PM Last UNH Win: UNH 1, BC 0 (OT) (11/1/2019; Durham, N.H.) Last BC Win: BC 2, UNH 1 (3/6/2020; Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Fri., Jan. 22 Northeastern* 7 PM First Meeting: BC 7, UNH 1 (2/6/1937) Sat., Jan. 23 At Northeastern* TBA Coach Souza vs. BC: 2-1-2 Fri., Jan. 29 Maine 7 PM Sat., Jan. 30 Maine 7 PM UNH TO START SEASON WITH HOME-AND-HOME VS. #2 BC: The Fri., Feb. 5 At Boston College 7 PM University of New Hampshire men's hockey team will start the 92nd season in program history when it takes on No. 2 Boston College in a home-and-home Sat., Feb. 6 Boston College 7 PM series on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 20-21. The game on Friday is at Conte Forum Fri., Feb. 12 UMass Lowell* 7 PM at 7 p.m., while the contest on Saturday is at the Whittemore Center at 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 13 At UMass Lowell* TBA Both games are on NESN. The games will also be available outside of New Fri., Feb. 19 Boston University* 7 PM England and internationally via CollegeSportsLive.com. No spectators will Sat., Feb. 20 At Boston University* TBA be permitted at either game to keep the safety of the participating student- Fri., Mar. 5 Vermont* TBA athletes, coaches and essential staff the No. 1 prerogative, while limiting any potential coronavirus exposure to families, fans and the greater community. Sat., Mar. 6 Vermont* TBA The Wildcats return 19 players from the 2019-20 season which includes four of its top five point scorers. Last year, UNH went 15-15-4 (9-12-3 Hockey East). Home games The Eagles enter the season ranked No. 2 in the nation. BC went 24-8-2 (17-6-1 *Hockey East game Hockey East) and won the conference regular season championship last year. All Times Eastern. SEASON OPENERS: The Wildcats are 51-37-3 all-time in season # Denotes NESN openers and 24-28-0 when they open on the road. Last season, UNH ^ Denotes NESNPLUS defeated Miami 6-2 on the road. UNH is 5-5-0 in the last 10 season openers. UP NEXT: The Wildcats will return to action on Friday and Saturday, CONTACT: Dec. 4-5, when they play No. 7 UMass at 7 p.m. in a home-and-home Jim Wrobel, Associate Director of Athletic Communications series. Friday's game is on NESN on the road in Amherst, Mass., while C: (508) 208-3831 | [email protected] the game on Saturday is at the Whittemore Center. Coach Mike Souza’s press conferences are held each Tuesday SERIES VS. BC: Boston College leads the all-time series with UNH 76- of a game week at 1:45 p.m. on zoom. Selected players will 65-16. During the last five games UNH leads 2-1-2. Last season the series also be available. A media advisory will be sent out each Mon- was tied at 1-1-1. The Wildcats defeated the Eagles, 1-0, in overtime in the day with the zoom link and the names of the selected players. home-opener at the Whittemore Center on Nov. 1. BC leads the series at A media advisory will also be sent when the press conference Conte Forum, 25-14-8, while the Wildcats are 19-12-4 versus Boston Col- is changed due to the team’s schedule. A link to the recording lege at the Whittemore Center. of the zoom will be e-mailed shortly after each press confer- ence. For more information reach out to Jim Wrobel. PURCHASE A 'CATS CUTOUT: The new 'Cats Cutout option ($50) enables fans to virtually place themselves in the seats at the Whittemore Center in cardboard-cutout form for UNH men's and women's hockey UNH’S RECORD WHEN... games during the 2020-21 season. The 'Cats Cutout will assist UNH Playing at home .................................................. 0-0-0 student-athletes economically and help create home-ice advantage for Playing on the road ............................................ 0-0-0 the Wildcats. Playing in Overtime ........................................... 0-0-0 Playing in November .......................................... 0-0-0 VERSUS RANKED TEAMS: The series versus BC will mark the third straight season the Wildcats will take on the No. 2 team in the nation. Last Playing on Friday ............................................... 0-0-0 year, UNH defeated No. 2 UMass by a 3-1 score on Nov. 10, while in Playing on Saturday .......................................... 0-0-0 2018-19 season UNH fell to the No. 2 Minutemen in two games during the vs. Nationally ranked opponents ...................... 0-0-0 quarterfinal series of the Hockey East Tournament. Last year, the Wildcats Scoring first......................................................... 0-0-0 went 5-4-3 versus nationally ranked teams. UNH defeated No. 15 Boston College (1-0 OT), No. 2 UMass (3-1), No. 11 Northeastern (5-4 OT), No. Opponent scores first ......................................... 0-0-0 11 Providence (4-3) and No. 7 UMass (1-0). The Wildcats also fell to No. Leading after one period ................................... 0-0-0 NEXT UP: The Wildcats will return to the Whittemore Center 12 Northeastern (4-0), No. 11 Providence (5-1), No. 12 UMass Lowell, (3- Trailing after one period ................................... 0-0-0 2) and No. 4 BC (2-1), while they tied No. 7 UMass (1-1), No. 12 UMass Tied after one period ......................................... 0-0-0 on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, to take on Vermont at 7:00 Lowell (2-2) and No. 4 BC (3-3). For three straight weeks the Wildcats p.m. on Coach Umile Weekend. On Friday, there will be a posted wins over the first place team in Hockey East as Northeastern, Leading after two periods.................................. 0-0-0 Coach Umile Replica Jersey T-Shirt giveaway, while Saturday is Providence and UMass were all in first place when the Wildcats played Trailing after two periods .................................. 0-0-0 them. Coach Umile Bobblehead Night. Tickets can be purchased at the Tied after two periods ........................................ 0-0-0 UNH outshoots opponent .................................. 0-0-0 Whittemore Center Box Office, online at UNHWildcats.com or 10-5-2 AT THE WHITT LAST YEAR: UNH had a 10-5-2 (.647) record at the Whittemore Center last season. Four of the team's five overtime wins Opponent outshoots UNH ................................. 0-0-0 by calling 603-862-4000. were at the Whittemore Center as UNH went 4-0-2 in overtime at home. Shots are even ..................................................... 0-0-0 Game is decided by one goal ............................ 0-0-0 THE MATCHUPS: UNH is sixth in Hockey East in scoring UNH TIED SCHOOL RECORD WITH FIVE OVERTIME WINS: Game is decided by two goals ........................... 0-0-0 The Wildcats played 11 overtime games. UNH went 5-2-4 in overtime as offense with 2.81 goals scored per game, while Northeastern is the five overtime wins tied for first in the nation and tied the school record Game is decided by three goals ......................... 0-0-0 first (3.50) and UMass is eighth (2.65). The Wildcats are sixth which was set in 1972-73. The NCAA record was seven by Minnesota Du- Game is decided by four goals .......................... 0-0-0 luth in 2010-11. Over the previous two seasons the Wildcats have played in scoring defense with 2.77 goals allowed per game, while the Scoring zero power play goals ........................... 0-0-0 in overtime 25 times out of 70 games which included a school record 14 Scoring one power play goal ............................. 0-0-0 Huskies are second (2.31) and the Minutemen are 11th (3.23). in 2018-19 which led the NCAA. Last year the Wildcats went 3-2-9 in Scoring two power play goals ........................... 0-0-0 UNH is 10th with a .173 power play percentage, while North- overtime. Last year, Charlie Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Angus Crookshank each had two overtime game-winning goals which were tied Scoring three or more power play goals........... 0-0-0 eastern is first (.269) and UMass is 11th (.152). The Wildcats for first in the nation. Opponent scores zero power play goals ........... 0-0-0 lead the league with a .876 penalty kill percentage, while the Opponent scores one power play goal .............. 0-0-0 Freshmen , Huskies are seventh (.793) and UMass is fifth (.805). FRESHMAN CLASS: Nick Cafarelli (Middleton, Mass.) Jeremy Forman (Northbrook, Ill.), Cam Gendron (Hampstead, N.H.), Opponent scores two power play goals ..........