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Tempe, AZ Tempe, AZ Desert Hockey Classic (ASU) Huntsville, AL Fri., Jan. 8 TBA Orono, ME Huntsville, AL Sat., Jan. 9 TBA Orono, ME Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Fri., Oct. 9 at Alabama - Huntsville Fri., Jan. 15 at Maine * Boston, MA Chestnut Hill, MA Sat., Oct. 10 at Alabama - Huntsville Sat., Jan. 16 at Maine * Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Fri., Jan. 22 VERMONT * Fri., Oct. 16 ARIZONA STATE Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Sat., Oct. 24 at Boston University * NY Sat., Jan. 23 at Boston College * Brooklyn, Tue., Jan. 26 SACRED HEART North Andover, MA Tue., Oct. 27 BOSTON UNIVERSITY# * Providence, RI Hartford, CT Tue., Feb. 2 BROWN Sat., Oct. 31 NOTRE DAME * Amherst, MA Hartford, CT Sun., Nov. 1 vs. Notre Dame * Sat., Feb. 6 at Merrimack * Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Fri., Nov. 6 MASSACHUSETTS * Fri., Feb. 12 at Providence * Boston, MA Burlington, VT Sat., Nov. 7 at MassachusettsY * Sat., Feb. 13 PROVIDENCE * Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Fri., Feb. 19 NORTHEASTERN * Durham, NH Tue., Nov. 10 ARM Hartford, CT Fri., Nov. 13 at Vermont * Sat., Feb. 20 at Northeastern * Hartford, CT Tue., Nov. 17 QUINNIPIAC Fri., Feb. 26 NEW HAMPSHIRE * Lowell, MA Sat., Feb. 27 at New Hampshire * Campus Sites Tue., Nov. 24 BOSTON COLLEGE * Hartford, CT Campus Sites Sat., Dec. 5 UMASS LOWELL * Men’s Hockey East Championship Boston, MA Mar. 4-6 Opening Round Sun., Dec. 6 at UMass Lowell * (TD Garden) Fri., Dec. 11 MERRIMACK * Minneapolis, MN Mar. 11-13 Quarterﬁnals (TD Garden) Boston, MA Fri., Mar. 18 Semiﬁnals Mariucci Classic Minneapolis, MN Sat., Mar. 19 Championship Fri., Jan. 1 TBA Tempe, AZ #at Barclays Center Sat., Jan. 2 TBA *Hockey East Game; Tue., Jan. 5 at Arizona State LEADING ATTENDANCE Table of Contents Quick Facts HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE

Table of Contents University of Connecticut Media Guidelines...... 2 Location...... Storrs, Conn., 06269 2015-16 Schedule...... 3 Founded...... 1881 Coaching Staff Total Enrollment...... 31,119 Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh...... 4-6 Undergraduate Enrollment at Storrs...... 18,395 Assistant Coach Joe Periera ...... 7 Colors...... National Flag Blue (Navy) & White Assistant Coach Brendan Buckley...... 8 Nickname...... Huskies, UConn Assistant Coach Andrew Raycroft...... 9 Student Assistant Tyler Helton...... 9 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Support Staff ...... 10 Conference...... Hockey East 2015-16 UConn Huskies President...... Susan Herbst Season Preview...... 12-13 Athletic Director...... Warde Manuel Team Roster ...... 14 Senior Associate Director of Athletics/ Media ID Chart ...... 15 Hockey Administrator...... Doug Gnodtke Sr. Captain Patrick Kirtland...... 16 Sr. Alternate Captain Shawn Pauly...... 17 Team Information So. Alternate Captain Derek Pratt...... 18 Senior Kyle Huson...... 19 Head Coach...... Mike Cavanaugh, 3rd season Senior Joey Ferriss...... 20 Alma Mater...... Bowdoin, 1990 Junior Ryan Segalla...... 21 Record at UConn...... 28-33-11 Junior Joona Kunnas...... 22 Career Record...... Same Junior Evan Richardson...... 23 Assistant Coach...... Joe Pereira (Boston University ‘11) Junior Rob Nichols...... 24 Assistant Coach...... Brendan Buckley (Boston College ‘99) Sophomore David Drake...... 25 Assistant Coach...... Andrew Raycroft Sophomore Johnny Austin...... 26 Director of Hockey Operations...... Morgan Hall Sophomore Spencer Naas...... 27 Sophomore Corey Ronan...... 28 Equipment Manager...... Chris Iacampo Sophomore Will Golonka...... 29 Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Maureen Butler Sophomore Jesse Schwartz...... 30 Athletic Trainer...... Edward Blair Sophomore Jeff Wight...... 31 Hockey Office Phone...... (860) 486-2946 Sophomore Kasperi Ojantakanen...... 32 2014-15 Overall Record...... 10-19-7 Sophomore Steve Thuling...... 33 2014-15 Hockey East Record...... 7-11-4 / 9th-t Incoming Player Profiles...... 34-37 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 18/7 2014-15 Season Review Newcomers...... 8 Finals Standings & Leaders...... 39 2015-16 Captains...... Patrick Kirtland (C) Final Season Statistics/Box Scores...... 40-60 ...... Shawn Pauly (A), Derek Pratt (A) UConn Hockey Historical Archives Facility...... XL Center (Hartford, Conn) All-time Record Book...... 62-66 All-time Letterwinners...... 67-69 Capacity...... 9,000 Year-by-Year Results...... 70-78 Size...... 200x85 (NHL) Program Award Winners...... 79 Facilities XL Center...... 80 Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum...... 81 Hockey East This is Hockey East...... 82-83 HOCKEY 2015-16 Composite League Schedule...... 84-85 University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst...... 86 Media Guide Credits: The 2015-16 UConn Men’s Hockey Director of Athletics Warde Manuel...... 87 Media Guide is a publication of the University of Connecti- Prominent UConn Alumni...... 88-89 cut Division of Athletics, Warde Manuel, Director. Written, Close to Storrs...... 90-91 produced and designed by Bill Peterson, Assistant Director of Storrs Center...... 92-93 Athletic Communications. Special help from Liam Murphy, Jeff Athletic Facilities...... 94-95 UConn Athletic Coaches & Staff ...... 96 Piasck, Christina Buccheri of the the Athletic Communications Office. Photography: Stephen Slade, Bob Stowell, Hockey East Association, NHL, Binghamton Senators.

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Media Guidelines TV Hockey East has announced their 2015-16 TV package with games The University of Connecticut Athletic Communications Office being broadcast this season through the American Sports Network. thanks you for your interest in covering the men’s hockey team. This The Huskies will appear twice on this year’s package with their media guide is published to assist members of the media in cover- games at UMass Lowell (Dec. 6) and their home game with Ver- ing the team. Any questions or special requests for information, mont (Jan. 22) being televised. Specific networks where games will photos, or interviews may be directed to Bill Peterson, Assistant be made available will be announced at a later date. Director of Athletic Communications, at (860) 486-9109 or [email protected]. Video Streaming All UConn home games will be streamed online via Husky Vision Credentials on UConnHuskies.com. Fans can purchase College Sports Live All requests for working press credentials for the 2015-16 UConn monthly subscriptions ($9.95) and yearly subscriptions ($99.95) for home hockey games should be made a least two days prior to access to coverage from over 100 schools. Streaming is available on the scheduled game. Please direct all credential inquiries to Bill desktops, laptop, select IOS and Android devices. Peterson, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. Of- ficial requests must either be made via email (william.peterson@ Press Seating at XL Center uconn.edu) or by phone (860-486-9109). Please include your name, Credentialed members of the media will be seated on the landings affiliation, phone number and email address with all requests. All at sections 202 through 205 at the XL Center for all home games. requests should be picked up at the media entrance in the atrium of Game notes, line charts and rosters will be made available on press the XL Center. row as well as in the media room. Wireless internet access will also be made available to working members of the media. Interview Requests All interviews with UConn hockey players or coaches must be ar- Directions to XL Center ranged through Bill Peterson in the Athletic Communications office From north or south on I-91: Trumbull Street exit (32B), the XL at least 24 hours in advance. Interviews will be arranged around Center is six lights on the right. practice and class schedules. No interviews will be granted on game days. From east on I-84 west: Main Street exit (50), at the third light take a left onto Trumbull Street. The XL Center is the second light Post-Game Interviews on the right. The UConn locker room is closed to all members of the media for all games. Any members of the media wishing to speak with UConn From west on I-84 east: Ann and High Street exit (49), right at players and/or coaches should make that request to Bill Peterson the first light onto High Street. Take a left at first light onto Church or a member of the UConn Athletic Communications staff. For Street. The XL Center is at next intersection. all home games, the postgame press conference will begin approxi- mately 10 minutes following the end of the game. Head Coach From New York City: I-95 north to New Haven, I-91 north to Mike Cavanaugh and requested players will be made available as well Hartford, exit (32 B). The XL Center is six lights on the right. as visiting coaches and players upon request. From Providence: I-95 south to Route 9 north to I- 91 north to Photography exit (32 B). The XL Center is six lights on the right. Photo credentials will be issued to accredited photographers, working television media, or others on special assignment. They should From New London/Groton: Route 2 north to I-84 west to exit be requested in the same manner as press credentials. Photogra- (50). At third light take a left onto Trumbull Street. The XL Center phers are permitted to work along the glass and designated bench is the second light on the right. areas for photographers, except for the area reserved for team personnel and officials. From Boston: Mass Pike to 84 west to exit (50). At the third light take a left onto Trumbull Street. The XL Center is at the second Website light on the right. The official website of UConn Athletics is UConnHuskies.com. Media can access up-to-date information on the team including Athletic Communications player and coaching staff bios, game schedules, game notes, results Assistant Director / MIH Contact...... Bill Peterson and statistics, press releases and ticket information on UConn Office...... (860) 486-9109 hockey along with all of UConn’s 24 varsity sports. Cell...... (203) 558-3215/(860) 465-7539 Radio Email...... [email protected] Twelve UConn men’s hockey games will be broadcast on the UCo- Sr. Associate AD/Communications...... Mike Enright nn IMG Radio Network and its flagship station - WTIC-AM radio Assistant Director of Communications...... Patrick McKenna in Hartford. The strong 50,000-watt station can be heard in may Assistant Director of Communications...... Phil Chardis states along the East Coast and Midwest. All UConn men’s hockey Athletic Communications Assistant...... Jeff Piascik games will also be broadcast on WHUS 91.7 FM and streamed Athletic Communications Assistant...... Jennifer Greene online. Telephone and internet lines are available for visiting radio. Athletic Communications Assistant...... Candace Johnson Arrangements should be made through the athletic communications Athletic Comm. Secretary...... Christina Buccheri office prior to each game. Athletic Communications...... (860) 486-3531

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10.9 - at Alabama Huntsville 1.8 - vs. Michigan Tech %

10.10 - at Alabama Huntsville 1.10 - vs. Arizona State or Yale %

10.16 - vs. Arizona State 1.15 - at Maine

10.24 - at Boston University 1.16 - at Maine

10.27 - vs. Boston University 1.22 - vs. Vermont

10.31 - vs. Notre Dame 1.23 - at Boston College

11.1 - vs. Notre Dame ^ 1.26 - vs. Sacred Heart

11.6 - vs. UMass 2.2 - vs. Brown

11.7 - at UMass 2.6 - at Merrimack

11.13 - at Vermont 2.12 - at Providence

11.10 - vs. Army 2.13 - vs. Providence

11.17 - vs. Quinnipiac 2.19 - vs. Northeastern

11.24 - vs. Boston College 2.20 - at Northeastern

12.5 - vs. UMass Lowell 2.26 - vs. New Hampshire

12.6 - at UMass Lowell 2.27 - at New Hampshire

12.11 - vs. Merrimack 3.4-6 - Hockey East Opening Round

1.1 - vs. Minnesota # 3.11-13 - Hockey East Quarterfinals

1.2 - vs. Ferris State or Harvard # 3.25-27 - Hockey East Championship

Home Games Played at XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 1.5 - at Arizona State ^ - at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. # - 25th Annual Mariucci Classic at Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minn. % - Desert Hockey Classic at Gila River Arena, Glendale, Ariz.

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3rd Season Bowdoin 1990 Record at UConn - 28-33-11 Career Record - Same

Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh begins his third season at the helm of the UConn men’s ice hockey program after guiding the Huskies through their inaugural season in Hockey East in 2014-15. On May 8, 2013, Cavanaugh was named the fourth head men’s hockey coach in UConn history dating back to the inception of the program in 1960.

Entering their first season of play in Hockey East, the Huskies were tabbed to finish last in the preseason coaches’ poll but Cavanaugh led his team to a 7-11-4 Hockey East mark, tied with Maine for ninth in the final standings. Along the way the Huskies knocked off four teams ranked in the national polls highlighted by a 1-0 win over No. 3 ranked Boston College in the program’s first-ever Hockey East home game.

The new era of UConn hockey also saw the Huskies move in to a new home at the XL Center in downtown Hartford. The program set new records for season ticket sales in 2014-15 and finished the year leading Hockey East in home attendance, averaging 5,396 fans per game.

During his first season as a head coach, Cavanaugh led the Huskies through their final season in the Atlantic Hockey Association with a .611 winning percentage and 15-9-3 record in the conference, tying them for third place in the standings with Air Force. Overall, the Huskies finished with an 18-14-4 record, posting consecutive winning seasons for just the second time in the program’s Division I history (1998-present) and capping off the program’s best four-year Division I stretch with 68 wins (2010-11 through 2013-2014).

The Huskies’ defense was tops in Atlantic Hockey in 2013-14, allowing a league-low 2.39 goals per game and finishing with an 82.5 penalty killing percentage. UConn’s 15 league wins matched the AHA win total during the 2006-07 campaign for most in program history. The season’s highlight was the Huskies first-ever win against a top-10 nationally-ranked team when they dealt future Hockey East foe and #9 ranked Providence College a 3-2 defeat at Schneider Arena.

Off the ice, Cavanaugh forged a partnership with the Hartford Police Ac- tivities League (PAL), a non-profit unit with the Hartford Police Depart- ment, as a way to encourage community service within the men’s ice hockey team. PAL offers inner city youth recreational and educational activities that provide a welcome alternative to violence, gang membership, tru- ancy and substance abuse. The men’s ice hockey team regularly partic- i- pates in pick up street hockey and ice hockey games with youth who attend

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the after school program in Hartford.

Prior to arriving in Storrs, Cavanaugh spent 18 seasons at Boston College on legendary head coach Jerry York’s coaching staff. During his time at BC, he helped guide the Eagles to four national titles (2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012) in addition to nine Hockey East Tournament championships, six league regular- season titles and 10 Frozen Four appearances.

During his tenure at Boston College, Cavanaugh was vital in establishing a de- cade-strong winning culture for the program in the Hockey East. As one of the nation’s premier recruiters, Cavanaugh saw his efforts produce more than 30 National Hockey League players, two Hobey Baker Award recipients (Johnny Gaudreau, 2014; Mike Mottau, 2000), 22 All-Americans and two USA Hockey College Players of the Year (Mottau, 2000 and Nathan Gerbe, 2008) in his 18 seasons - the last nine as associate head coach.

He was named the winner of the 2013 Terry Flanagan Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). The Flanagan Award is given annually to honor an assistant coach’s career body of work in the college game. In addition to his on-ice achievements, Cavanaugh was highly involved in the greater Boston community. He spearheaded an academic mentoring program with St. Columbkille Partnership School, a local elementary school where 19 different languages are spoken and many students are receiving financial support. Boston College players are matched with fifth graders for academic mentoring that often turns into life mentoring. Cavanaugh also founded and led the coordination of the Annual BC Race to Educate, a 5k road race and 1k kid’s fun run held in the spring. The race has raised over $130,000 in just two years for St. Columbkille’s that has been put toward financial aid, a music program and staffing at the school.

A 1990 graduate of Bowdoin College, Cavanaugh was a three-year ice hockey letterman for the Polar Bears. He served as team captain in 1989-90. Cavanaugh also captained and played wide receiver on the school’s football team. He is a graduate of North Andover High School, where he played hockey.

Upon his graduation from Bowdoin, Cavanaugh spent one year in London serving as player/coach of the Richmond Ice Hockey Club. He returned to the United States and was the assistant hockey coach at the Belmont Hill School for the 1991-92 season. From there, he joined Jer- ry York’s staff at Bowling Green from 1992-93. While at BGSU, Cavanaugh earned a master’s degree in sports management.

Prior to coming to Boston College in 1995-96, Cavanaugh spent two years as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College (1993-95). He was promoted to associate head coach at BC prior to the 2004-05 season.

Cavanaugh and his wife Lynne, have two chil- dren - Quinn and Caroline.

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What They Are Saying About Mike Cavanaugh

Dave Ogrean, Executive Director, USA Hockey, UConn Class of `74 - “Mike Cavanaugh has long been regarded as one of the outstanding coaches in college hockey and he has been a vital part of the success the BC program has enjoyed for several years. He has honed his craft under a legendary mentor in Jerry York. UConn is fortunate to have him and I know Mike will be successful leading the program forward as members of Hockey East.”

Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna - “This is a great hire for the University of Connecticut. I have had the opportunity to watch Mike up close as Boston College has advanced late into so many seasons. His knowledge and passion are evident and I have no doubt he will bring success to UConn hockey.” Boston College Head Coach Jerry York - “He’s an outstanding college hockey coach and a first class individual. They’ll (UConn will) quickly rise in the ranks of college hockey. He’s hired a really good staff. He dipped into Hockey East with one former player from BU and one from New Hampshire. Mike is a real hard worker. He’ll get into recruiting pretty hard and get some quality players in there.”

Coaching Career NCAA Frozen Fours Coached Year School Position Year School Location 2013-Present UConn Head Coach 2012* Boston College Tampa, Fla. 2004-13 Boston College Associate Head Coach 2010* Boston College Detroit, Mich. 1995-04 Boston College Assistant Coach 2008* Boston College Denver, Colo. 1993-95 Dartmouth Assistant Coach 2007 Boston College St. Louis, Mo. 1992-93 Bowling Green Assistant Coach 2006 Boston College Milwaukee, Wis. 1991-92 Belmont Hill School Assistant Coach 2004 Boston College Boston, Mass. 2001* Boston College Albany, N.Y. 2000 Boston College Providence, R.I. 1999 Boston College Anaheim, Calif. 1998 Boston College Boston, Mass.

* National Champions

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3rd Season Boston University (2011)

Joe Pereira begins his third season on the bench as a member of head coach Mike Cavanaugh’s coaching staff at UConn. Pereira has played a significant role in the program’s recruiting efforts during his time in Storrs. On the ice, he will work with the team’s forwards and penalty killing units this season.

An enthusiastic young coach, Pereira joined the Huskies coaching staff just five years removed from winning a national title as a player at Boston University.

Pereira graduated from BU in 2011 with a degree in business of management after a four-year career with the Terri- ers. In 2009, Pereira was a part of a BU team won the Beanpot Tournament and the Hockey East regular season and tournament titles and capped the season by capturing the National Championship.

During his senior season, Pereira wore the “C” for the Terriers and ended his career as a two-time winner of BU’s Bennett McInnis Memorial Spirit Award and was the Albert Sidd Unsung Hero Award winner. He earned Hockey East All-Academic honors and the Regina Eiberg Scholarship as the top student-athlete on the team.

His professional career included stints with the Worcester Sharks and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the Ameri- can Hockey League (2010-11), the Idaho Steelheads and South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League (2011-12) while also playing professionally in Sweden in the summer of 2011.

Pereira began his coaching career working with the club hockey program at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield during the 2012-13 season. He helped lead the Pioneers to its first-ever Northeast Collegiate Hockey League championship. Before joining the Huskies, he also served as the Director of Scouting for Madison Avenue Sports and Entertainment.

Prior to enrolling at BU, he played two seasons at the South Kent (Conn.) School, leading the Cardinals to their first ap- pearance in the New England Prep Division I playoffs. He is a member of the South Kent Hockey Hall of Fame.

Pereira is a native of West Haven, Conn.

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1st Season Boston College 1999

UConn head men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh announced that Brendan Buckley has joined the Husky hockey program as an assistant coach for 2015- 16. Buckley will begin his coaching career after a successful 12-year professional playing career. He will work with the UConn defensemen.

“We are very excited to have Brendan joining our staff,” commented Cavanaugh. “I had the opportunity to coach him for four years in college. Through his extensive collegiate and pro experience, he clearly has the leadership skills we are looking for to help build this program into a Hockey East champion.”

Buckley enjoyed a 12-year professional playing career that spanned over 550 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) and in Europe. A tremendous leader on and off the ice, Buckley served as a captain or assistant captain for four different organizations. He spent four seasons with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and was named the 2003 Defenseman of the Year.

After retiring in 2011, Buckley joined Buckley Sports Management where he served as Vice President and Director of Recruiting. He has also served as the Tier 1 Commissioner and Tournament Director for the Eastern Hockey Federa- tion in Boston since 2012.

A native of Needham, Mass., Buckley played his college hockey at Boston College where he came in as part of the first class recruited by Jerry York and his staff that included Coach Cavanaugh. He was named assistant captain in 1998 and donned the “C” for the Eagles in 1999, helping to lead the team to back-to-back Hockey East titles and Frozen Four appearances. After his freshman season, Buckley was taken by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

He graduated from BC’s Carroll School of Management in 1999.

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Andrew Raycroft will begin his second season as a volunteer assistant coach in 2015- 16. He will continue to work with the Husky goaltenders.

During his first season at UConn, Raycroft help guide sophomore goaltender Rob Nichols to one of the best seasons ever produced by a Husky goalie. Nichols finished with 1,052 saves, ranked first in Hockey East and fourth in the nation. Nichols had four shutouts on the year.

Raycroft was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins of the NHL 135th overall in 1998. He made his NHL debut in the 2000-2001 season playing 11 games that season. During his first full season, 2003-2004, Raycroft compiled a 29-18-9 record consist- ing of a 2.05 goals against average, a .926 save percentage, and had 3 shutouts. That season’s performance earned Raycroft the Calder Memorial Trophy, as the league rookie of the year.

In the years to come Raycroft played with the To- ronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, and Dallas Stars. In 2012, Raycroft signed Andrew Raycroft with Italian Serie A club, Milano Rossoblu. Following Volunteer Assistant Coach that he played with IF Bjorkloven, and in April of this 2nd Season year, Raycroft announced his retirement from professional hockey.

He is a native of Belleville, Ontario.

Tyler Helton begins his third season working as a student assistant coach for Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh. Helton assists Coach Cavanaugh and his staff with scouting reports, breaking down film, practice planning, and tracking recruits. Helton spent the summer of 2014 working as a coach at the USA Hockey national camp.

Helton, a senior at UConn, played for the Huskies as a freshman in 2012-13. He appeared in 14 games as a rookie, totaling three points on two assists and one goal. He scored a power play goal in first career game, a 4-1 loss at UMass and notched two assists in a 3-2 victory over Air Force.

Before enrolling at UConn, Helton played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, finishing eighth among league leaders in scoring with 20 goals and 46 assists for 66 points in 60 games in 2011-12. He was an assistant captain for Drayton Valley and was named Team MVP and the Top Forward.

Helton is working towards his degree in sports management.

Tyler Helton Student Assistant Coach 3rd Season

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Doug Gnodtke Morgan Hall Maureen Butler Ed Blair Senior Associate Director of Associate Head Strength Athletic Trianer Director of Athletics Hockey Operations & Conditioning Coach 7th Season Hockey Administrator 3rd Season 10th Season 4th Season

Chris Iacampo Heath Haddix Becky Bacher Bill Peterson Assistant Director of Equipment Assistant CPIA Athletic Communications Equipment Services/ 3rd Season Academic Counselor 3rd Season Ice Arena Assistant 14th Season 17th Season

Samantha Mike Iacampo Mark Edward Freitas Loignon Ice Forum Manager Administrative Assistant 17th Season 7th Season

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2015-16 Season Outlook The UConn men’s hockey team is ready to jump into its second season in Hockey East and it’s time for Husky fans to get #AllAboard the #IceBus. Over 75,000 fans enjoyed a “Hockey Night in Hartford” last season as the Huskies burst onto the Hockey East scene in 2014-15, leading the conference in home attendance in their first season of play in the historic league.

The Huskies, who entered last season tabbed to finish last in the preseason coaches’ poll, fought their way to a 7-11-4 Hockey East mark, tying with Maine for ninth in the final standings. Along the way the Huskies knocked off four teams ranked in the national polls highlighted by a 1-0 win over No. 3 ranked Boston College in the program’s first-ever Hockey East home game.

Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh, beginning his third season on the UConn bench, welcomes back 18 players from last year’s club and will have eight new Huskies donning the blue and white jersey this season. Senior Patrick Kirtland will captain the 2015-16 Huskies with classmate Shawn Pauly and sophomore Derek Pratt donning the “A” as alternate captains.

Forwards UConn enters the season looking for a boost in scoring after averaging 1.83 goals per game last year. The Huskies return five of their top-six scorers from last season led by senior Shawn Pauly who led the team with 20 points (5 goals/15 assists). Pauly has scored 20 or more points in each of his three seasons at UConn and enters his final year with 62 career points and 21 career goals scored. He led the Huskies with 15 assists last season.

The Huskies have a wealth of youth offensively with 11 sophomores and five incoming freshmen on the roster. Sophomore Spencer Naas leads the youth movement after a stellar rookie season where he led all UConn freshmen with 17 points on 13 goals and four assists. He was the team leader in goals scored and finished second on the team in scoring. Naas ranked sixth in Hockey East in freshmen goal scoring and was 11th among the nation’s rookies. His 14 goals rank second in the UConn Division I record book for rookie goal scoring.

Classmates Kasperi Ojantakanen and Corey Ronan return off double digit point rookie seasons. Ojantakanen finished with 12 points, was second on the team with 10 assists and shared the team lead with five points coming on the power play (1g/4a). Ronan posted 10 points, scoring three goals.

A pair of seniors in captain Patrick Kirtland and Joey Ferriss add experience and a strong defensive presence to UConn’s offensive line-up. Kirt- land had four goals and four assists last season and for the second-straight year, led all UConn forwards with 54 blocked shots. He averaged 1.50 blocked shots per game, ranking first among Hockey East forwards and third in the nation. Ferriss finished the season with a pair of goals and six assists. Junior Evan Richardson scored five goals with five assists in his first season with the Huskies in 2014-15. Richardson finished with a team- best three power play goals on the year.

The incoming freshmen class features five players who will compete for a spot among UConn’s starting forwards. Freshman Maxim Letunov from Moscow, Russia, was a second round pick (52nd overall) by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL Draft and saw his rights traded to the Arizona Coyotes this past March for established NHL defenseman Zbynek Michalek and a 2015 third round draft pick. He had 107 points over two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL. Tage Thompson comes to Storrs after spending last season with the U.S. National U18 team in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP). He was selected to play in the fourth annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo.

Fellow freshmen Max Kalter (Sioux City Musketeers/USHL), Karl El-Mir (Grande Prairie Storm/ AJHL) and Marco Richter (Madison Capitols/USHL) will also debut this season and expected to help add depth and scoring to the Husky line-up.

Defense Six defensemen return to the UConn line-up in 2015-16 led by veterans, senior Kyle Huson and junior Ryan Segalla. Segalla, a 2013 NHL Draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, had two goals and three assists while blocking 35 shots last season. Fellow junior Joona Kunnas also returns and saw some time on offense as well last year. Kunnas finished last season with six points on two goals and four assists.

Sophomores Derek Pratt, an alternate captain this season, Johnny Austin and David Drake return to bolster the defensive unit after strong rookie seasons. Pratt led all UConn players with 67 blocked shots, an average of 1.91 per game to rank 10th in Hockey East and tied for 41st in the nation. He ranked fourth in Hockey East and sixth nationally in blocked shots by a freshman.

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Austin was second in scoring among UConn defensemen last year, scoring two goals with six assists, four coming on the power play. He and Pratt were the only Huskies with an even plus/ minus rating last season. Drake, a 2013 NHL Draft pick of the Philadelphia Flyers, finished last season with a goal and four assists while blocking 39 shots.

Freshmen Miles Gendron (Penticton Vees/BCHL), a third round pick (70th overall) by the Otta- wa Senators in the 2014 NHL Draft, and Joseph Masonius, a member of the U.S. National Team Development Program the last two seasons, will join the Huskies for this season and round out the defensive core in front of veteran goaltender Rob Nichols.

Goaltending Junior netminder Rob Nichols is back in goal after a breakout sophomore campaign. Nichols posted a 2.73 goals against average with a .918 save percentage and racked up 1,052 saves, ranking first in Hockey East and fourth in the country. Nichols became just the second goaltender in UConn history to record over a 1,000 saves in a season and was just one of seven netminders in the country to hit the number last season.

He posted four shutouts, tied for tops in the league and 11th in the nation. His four shutouts all came at home in the XL Center, beating No. 3 ranked Boston College (1-0), No. 5 ranked UMass Lowell (2-0), Merrimack (1-0) and UMass (4-0). Nichols had four games last year where he posted 40 or more saves (42 at UNH, 41 at Merrimack, 41 at Notre Dame, 41 at Maine).

Sophomores Steve Thulin and Tanner Creel will compete for the back-up role behind Nichols. Thulin used his red-shirt season last year while Creel transfers to UConn. He appeared in five games for Army in 2013-14.

2015-16 Schedule The season gets underway with a two-game series at Alabama Huntsville on October 9th and 10th before kicking off “Hockey Night in Hartford” against Arizona State in the Huskies home opener October 16th. This season’s 15-game home slate at the XL Center will feature 10 Hock- ey East games against the likes of defending National Champion Providence as well as Boston College, Boston University, UMass, UMass Lowell, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Notre Dame and Vermont. UConn will also play five non-conference games at the downtown Hartford arena with match-ups against ASU, Army, Brown, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart on the docket.

The Huskies will play in a pair of mid-season tournaments, ringing in New Year’s with an ap- pearance in the 25th Annual Mariucci Classic in Minneapolis followed by a trip to Arizona for the Desert Hockey Classic. This year’s Mariucci Classic opens with Ferris State and Harvard followed by the Huskies and Minnesota facing-off in the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the ice.

When UConn heads to Arizona, they will open the week against Arizona State in Tempe, mark- ing the first NCAA home game in Sun Devil history and the first NCAA hockey game played in the state of Arizona since Northern Arizona University stopped sponsoring hockey in 1985. The Huskies will be joined by fellow Nutmeg state opponent Yale, ASU and Michigan Tech in the first-ever Desert Hockey Classic.

12 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 13 2015-16 Roster

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No. Name Yr. Pos Ht/Wt Hometown/Last Team Alphabetical Roster 1 Tanner Creel So. G 5-10/175 Arlington Heights, Ill. / Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) No. Name Yr. Pos. 2 Derek Pratt So. D 6-2/195 Mount Hermon, Mass. / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 6 Johnny AUSTIN So. D 3 Ryan Segalla Jr. D 6-1/198 Rockland, Mass. / Salisbury School (Prep) 1 Tanner CREEL So. G 4 Kyle Huson Sr. D 6-6/215 Parker, Colo. / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 5 David DRAKE So. D 5 David Drake So. D 6-6/190 Naperville, Ill. / Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 16 Karl EL-MIR Fr. F 6 Johnny Austin So. D 5-11/200 St. Louis Park, Minn. / Benilde St. Margaret (HS) 28 Joey FERRISS Sr. F 7 Joona Kunnas Jr. D 6-4/205 Vantaa, Finland / Middlesex Islanders (EJHL) 10 Miles GENDRON Fr. D 8 Spencer Naas So. F 5-11/185 Minnetonka, Minn. / Benilde St. Margaret (HS) 14 Will GOLONKA So. F 4 Kyle HUSON Sr. D 9 Shawn Pauly Sr. F 6-1/190 Bellingham, Wash. / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 18 Max KALTER Fr. F 10 Miles Gendron Fr. D 6-3/192 Shrewsbury, Mass. / Penticton Vees (BCHL) 24 Patrick KIRTLAND Sr. F 11 Corey Ronan So. F 5-8/175 Franklin, Mass. / St. Sebastian’s (Prep) 7 Joona KUNNAS Jr.. D 13 Joseph Masonius Fr. D 6-0/190 Spring Lake, N.J. / U.S. National U18 (NTDP) 27 Max LETUNOV Fr. F 14 Will Golonka So. F 5-11/170 Carlisle, Mass. / Belmont Hill (Prep) 13 Joseph MASONIUS Fr. D 16 Karl El-Mir Fr. F 6-0/175 Montreal, Quebec / Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) 8 Spencer NAAS So. D 17 Jesse Schwartz So. F 6-0/195 Toronto, Ontario / Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 31 Rob NICHOLS Jr. G 18 Max Kalter Fr. F 5-8/161 Highland Park, Ill. / Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 23 Kasperi OJANTAKANEN So. F 19 Evan Richardson Jr. F 5-8/175 Nanaimo, British Columbia / Boston College (HE) 9 Shawn PAULY Sr. F 21 Jeff Wight So. F 6-3/200 Coquitlam, British Columbia / Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 2 Derek PRATT So. D 22 Marco Richter Fr. F 6-1/187 Vienna, Austria / Madison Capitols (USHL) 19 Evan RICHARDSON Jr. F 22 Marco RICHTER Fr. F 23 Kasperi Ojantakanen So. F 6-0/175 Helsinki, Finland / Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) 11 Corey RONAN So. F 24 Patrick Kirtland Sr. F 6-1/200 Rocky Hill, Conn. / Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 3 Ryan SEGALLA Jr. D 27 Max Letunov Fr. F 6-4/170 Moscow, Russia / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 17 Jesse SCHWARTZ So. F 28 Joey Ferriss Sr. F 6-2/186 Novi, Mich. / Michigan Warriors (NAHL) 29 Tage THOMPSON Fr. F 29 Tage Thompson Fr. F 6-4/185 Orange, Conn. / U.S. National U18 (NTDP) 35 Steve THULIN R-Fr. G 31 Rob Nichols Jr. G 5-11/185 Dallas, Texas / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 21 Jeff WIGHT So. F 35 Steve Thulin So. G 6-3/170 North Reading, Mass. / Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL-Pr) Pronunciations Head Coach: Mike Cavanaugh (Bowdoin ‘90) – 3rd Season 3 Segalla suh-GAHL-uh Assistant Coach: Joe Pereira (Boston University ‘11) – 3rd Season 4 Huson HUE-son Assistant Coach: Brendan Buckley (Boston College ‘99) - 1st Season 7 Joona Kunnas YO-nah COO-niss Assistant Coach: Andrew Raycroft - 2nd Season 10 Gendron JENN-drin 13 Masonius muh-SOWN-iss Director of Operations: Morgan Hall – 3rd Season 14 Golonka guh-LAHN-kuh Tyler Helton Student Assistant: 21 Wight white Captain: Patrick Kirtland Alternate Captains: Shawn Pauly, Derek Pratt 23 Ojantakanen oh-yen-TEK-ih-nen 27 Letunov luh-TOON-ahv

Huskies by POSITION Huskies by STATE/COUNTRY Forwards (15): Karl El-Mir, Joey Ferriss, Will Golonka, Max Kalter, AUSTRIA FINLAND MICHIGAN Patrick Kirtland, Max Letunov, Kasperi Ojantakanen, Spencer Naas, Vienna Vantaa Joey Ferriss Joona Kunnas Shawn Pauly, Evan Richardson, Marco Richter, Corey Ronan, Marco Richter Helsinki MINNESOTA Jesse Schwartz, Tage Thompson, Jeff Wight CANADA Kasperi Ojantakanen Johnny Austin Defensemen (8): Johnny Austin, David Drake, Miles Gendron, Ontario Spencer Naas Kyle Huson, Joona Kunnas, Joseph Masonius, Derek Pratt, Ryan Segalla Jesse Schwartz ILLINOIS Goaltenders (3): Tanner Creel, Rob Nichols, Steve Thulin Bristish Columbia Tanner Creel NEW JERSEY Evan Richardson David Drake Joseph Masonius Huskies by ELIGIBILITY Jeff Wight Max Kalter RUSSIA SENIORS (4): Joey Ferriss. Kyle Huson, Patrick Kirtland, Shawn Pauly Quebec Karl El-Mir MASSACHUSETTS Moscow JUNIORS (4): Joona Kunnas, Rob Nichols, Evan Richardson, Miles Gendron Max Letunov Ryan Segalla COLORADO Will Golonka SOPHOMORES (11): Johnny Austin, Tanner Creel, David Drake, Kyle Huson Derek Pratt TEXAS Will Golonka, Spencer Naas, Kasperi Ojantakanen, Derek Pratt, Corey Ronan Rob Nichols Corey Ronan, Jesse Schwartz, Steve Thulin, Jeff Wight CONNECTICUT Ryan Segalla FRESHMEN (7): Karl El-Mir, Miles Gendron, Max Kalter, Patrick Kirtland Steve Thulin WASHINGTON Shawn Pauly Max Letunov, Joseph Masonius, Marco Richter, Tage Thompson Tage Thompson

14 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 15 2015-16 Media Roster HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE

#1 Tanner Creel #2 Derek Pratt (A) #3 Ryan Segalla #4 Kyle Huson #5 David Drake #6 Johnny Austin Sophomore • Goaltender Sophomore • Defenseman Junior • Defenseman Senior • Defenseman Sophomore • Defenseman Sophomore • Defenseman

#7 Joona Kunnas #8 Spencer Naas #9 Shawn Pauly (A) #10 Miles Gendron #11 Corey Ronan #13 Joseph Masonius Junior • Defenseman Sophomore • Forward Senior • Forward Freshman • Defenseman Sophomore • Forward Freshman • Defenseman

#14 Will Golonka #16 Karl El-Mir #17 Jesse Schwartz #18 Max Kalter #19 Evan Richardson #21 Jeff Wight Sophomore • Forward Freshman • Forward Sophomore • Forward Freshman • Forward Junior • Forward Sophomore • Forward

#22 Marco Richter #23 Kasperi Ojantakanen #24 Patrick Kirtland (C) #27 Max Letunov #28 Joey Ferriss #29 Tage Thompson Freshman • Forward Sophomore • Forward Senior • Forward Freshman • Forward Senior • Forward Freshman • Forward

#31 Rob Nichols #35 Steve Thulin Mike Cavanaugh Joe Pereira Brendan Buckley Andrew Raycroft Junior • Goaltender Sophomore • Goaltender Head Coach -3rd Season Assistant Coach - 3rd Season Assistant Coach - 1st Season Assistant Coach -2nd Season

14 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 15 Player Profile Captain Patrick Kirtland HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #24 Patrick Kirtland

2014-15 (Junior Season): Named an alternate captain...Played Senior in all 36 games with nine starting nods...Totalled eight points coming on four goals and four assists...Led all UConn forwards and was third on the team with 54 blocked shots...Averaged 1.50 blocks per game, Captain ranked first in Hockey East and second nationally among forwards... Huskies were 3-0-1 in games when he scored a goal...Scored a goal in Forward 4-1 upset over No. 15 ranked Quinnipiac (Oct. 21)...Found the back of the net in a 3-2 win over defending National Champion Union Shoots: Left (Dec. 27)...Scored to help the Huskies to a 4-0 win at home over UMass in the regular season finale (Feb. 27)...Blocked a season-high six shots as UConn earned a 4-4 tie on the road at No. 5 Boston 6-0 / 195 University (Nov. 8). Rocky Hill, Conn. 2013-2014 (Sophomore Season): Played in 34 games...Tied for seventh on the team in scoring with 15 points on six goals and Des Moines nine assists...Finished tied for second on the team with a +10 rating this season, improving on his +1 as a freshman Buccaneers (USHL) (31 games)...Had a power play goal and a game-winner on his ledger...Posted a pair of multi-point games, scoring a goal with an assist in an 8-1 win at AIC (Nov. 23) and in a 3-2 upset at future Hockey East member, #9 ranked Providence (Feb. 11)...Scored the game-winning goal to help beat Air Force on the road, 5-3 (Jan. 31)...Tied for fifth on the team and first among UConn forwards with 39 blocked shots on the season...Finished the season strong, scoring a point in the last five regular season games and last six of seven.

2012-2013 (Freshman Season): Played in 31 games as a rookie...Totaled eight points on four goals and four assists...Notched the game winning goal inIndividual a 4-3 victory Career over Penn History State (Jan. 4)...Registered one goal and one assist against Bentley (Feb. 11).

Before UConn: Competed for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), the only Tier 1 junior hockey league in the nation... TalliedGerling, 11 Trevor goals and 15 assists for 26 points while serving as an assistant captain in 2011-12...Scored 14 points on 6 goals and 8 assists in 47 games in 2010-11...Played for the Topeka Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk RoadRunners2011-12 of 20 the NAHL 1 in 0 2009-10, 1 scoring 25 32 points . 0 4 0(12g/20a) 4-8 in 56 games. 0 0 0 0 6 2012-13 32 12 13 25 74 . 1 6 2 4-19 +7 3 0 3 11 Personal:2013-14 Born 36 January 9 22, 11 1991...Patrick 20 James 86 Kirtland . 1 0 5 is the son 4-8 of Benjamin +3 and 1 Mary 0 Jean 2 11 Kirtland...Has2014-15 36three brothers, 11 Ben 7 (28) 18 played hockey 137 at . 0 Tufts8 0 University 10-23 from -6 2006-10, 2 Paul 0 (27) 1 18 TOTAL 124 33 31 64 322 . 1 0 2 22-58 +4 6 0 6 46 played hockey at Ohio State University from 2009-13 and John (24) who is currently playing hockey at St. Thomas University...a communications major.Golonka, Will

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 10 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 2-4 -2 0 0 0 5 TOTAL 10 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 2-4 -2 0 0 0 5

Huson, Kyle

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 37 2 4 6 39 . 0 5 1 3-6 -2 1 0 0 30 2013-14 36 1 5 6 44 . 0 2 3 7-14 -3 0 0 0 58 2014-15 34 0 0 0 27 . 0 0 0 7-14 -12 0 0 0 45 TOTAL 107 3 9 12 110 . 0 2 7 17-34 -17 1 0 0 133

CareerKirtland, Statistics Patrick

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 31 4 4 8 40 . 1 0 0 7-14 +1 0 0 1 14 2013-14 34 6 9 15 72 . 0 8 3 5-10 +10 1 0 1 39 2014-15 36 4 4 8 66 . 0 6 1 10-31 -10 0 0 0 54 TOTAL 101 14 17 31 178 . 0 7 9 22-55 +1 1 0 2 107

Career Highs Goals: 1 (14x) last vs. UMass, 2/27/15 Career Multi-Goal Games: None Assists: 1 (14x) last at New Hampshire, 2/21/15 Career Multi-Point Games: 3 Points: 2 (3x) last at Providence, 2/11/14 Last: 2/11/14 at Providence (1g-1a-2p)

16 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 17 Player Profile Alternate Captain Shawn Pauly HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #9 Shawn Pauly 2014-2015 (Junior Season): Played in all 36 games...Led the Senior Huskies in scoring with 20 points...Scored five goals and passed out a team-high 15 assists...His 15 assists marked a career high...His 20 points gives him three-straight seasons with 20 or more points...Had a pair of Alternate multi-point games...Tied for the team lead with five power play points on Captain the season (1g/4a)...Posted a career-high four points in a 4-4 tie on the road at No. 5 ranked Boston University (Nov. 8)...Matched his career- Forward highs with two goals and two assists against the Terriers...Scored his first career power play goal at BU...Matched his career-high with a pair of Shoots: Left assists to help the Huskies to a 4-3 road win at UMass (Jan. 2)...Had the game-winner to beat the Minutemen at home, 4-0 (Feb. 27)...Scored a goal in a 3-3 tie on the road at Notre Dame (Jan. 16)...Led the team in 6-1 / 190 face-offs taken (663) and won (324). Bellingham, Wash. 2013-2014 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in all 36 games... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists...Finished with a +5 rating this season, Wenatchee Wild fourth best on the club...Scored a pair of game-winning goals this season, to beat Holy Cross, 4-3 (Nov. 12), and RIT, 2-1 (NAHL) (Jan. 3), both at home...Had five multi-point games...Matched his career-high for assists in a game with a pair in a 5-3 win at Air Force (Jan. 31)...Had a four-point weekend to help the Huskies sweep Niagara, scoring a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win and a 2-1 win over the Purple Eagles (Dec. 7-8)...Scored a goal with an assist to help UConn erase a 3-0 deficit and battle back for a 3-3 tie at Mercyhurst (Jan. 18)...Had 27 blocked shots in the defensive zone...Took (589) and won (287) the most face-offs on the team this season (287-282-.504).

2012-2013 (Freshman Season): Played in all 37 games as a rookie...Recorded 21 points on seven goals and 14 assists...Scored first and second career goals in back-to-back games against Penn. State (Jan. 4-5)...Tallied three points on one goal and two assists in a win over Bentley (Feb. 11)...Notched a season best two goals at Army (Feb. 22)...Registered an assist in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinals and a goal along with a helper in the second contest against Robert Morris (Mar. 15-16).

Before UConn: Skated alongside classmate Kyle Huson with the Wenatchee Wild...Finished tied for 19th in total points in the NAHL regular season with 56 points on 20 goals and 36 assists...Served as an assistant captain for Wenatchee... Named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2011-12...Previously earned a spot on the NAHL All-Rookie Team in 2009-10.

Personal: Born May 7, 1992...Shawn Pauly is the son of Tom and Kim Pauly...He has a brother, Chris (25)...an accounting major.

Individual Career History

CareerPauly, Statistics Shawn Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 37 7 14 21 76 . 0 9 2 7-14 +11 0 0 0 14 2013-14 36 9 12 21 77 . 1 1 7 5-10 +5 0 0 2 27 2014-15 36 5 15 20 91 . 0 5 5 3-6 -16 1 0 1 20 TOTAL 109 21 41 62 244 . 0 8 6 15-30 0 1 0 3 61

Poe, Jacob

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 39 3 5 8Career 21 . 1 Highs4 3 14-28 -5 0 0 1 36 2012-13 2 at 37Army, 02/22/13 16 16 37 . 0 0 0 15-30 +6 0 02 0 44 Goals:2013-14 30 4 11 15 36 . 1 Career1 1 Multi-Goal7-14 +10 Games: 3 0 1 48 2014-15 2 at Boston 35 University, 2 8 11/8/14 10 34 . 0 5 9 Last:14-39 11/8/14 -15 at Boston 2 University 0 (2g) 1 64 Assists:TOTAL 2 141(4x) last9 at UMass, 40 1/2/15 49 128 . 0 Career7 0 50-111 Multi-Point -4 Games: 5 0 10 3 192 Points: 4 at Boston University, 11/8/14 Pratt, DerekLast: 1/2/15 at UMass (0g-2a-2p) Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67 16 #AllAboard #IceBus TOTAL 35 0 2 2#AllAboard 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 #IceBus 0 0 0 67 17 Richardson, Evan

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6 TOTAL 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6

Ronan, Corey

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 3 8 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 TOTAL 35 3 8 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 Player Profile Alternate Captain Derek Pratt HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #2 Derek Pratt

2014-15 (Freshman Season): Played in 35 games during his Sophomore rookie season...Had a pair of assists on the season...Led the team with 67 blocked shots...Averaged 1.91 blocks per game, ranking Alternate 10th in Hockey East and tied for 41st in the nation...Ranked fourth Captain in HEA and sixth nationally in blocked shots among freshmen... Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist in a 4-4 tie at No. Defenseman 5 ranked Boston University (Nov. 8)...Joined classmate and fellow defensemen Johnny Austin as the only Huskies with an even plus/ Shoots: Left minus ranking. 6-2 / 195 Before UConn: Finished 2013-14 season playing for the Wa- terloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL)... Mount Hermon, Played in 56 games, scoring seven points on two goals and five Mass. assists...Helped lead Waterloo to USHL Clark Cup Finals...The Black Hawks finished the regular season 44-11-5, winning the Anderson Cup as the USHL regular season champion...In 2012-13, Pratt recorded seven points on a Waterloo goal and six assists for the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs in the Eastern Hockey League (EJHL). Black Hawks (USHL) Personal: Born March 12, 1994...Derek Thomas Pratt is the son of Thomas and Linda Pratt...He has a brother Kevin (23)...His dad played his college hockey at St. Lawrence (1983-85) and Bowling Green (1985-87) and was drafted by the Calgary Flames...His uncle Kent Carlson played collegiately at St. Lawrence (1981-83) and played professionally with the Montreal Canadians, St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals...He is an exploratory major.

Individual Career History

Pauly, Shawn

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 37 7 14 21 76 . 0 9 2 7-14 +11 0 0 0 14 2013-14 36 9 12 21 77 . 1 1 7 5-10 +5 0 0 2 27 2014-15 36 5 15 20 91 . 0 5 5 3-6 -16 1 0 1 20 TOTAL 109 21 41 62 244 . 0 8 6 15-30 0 1 0 3 61

Poe, Jacob

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 39 3 5 8 21 . 1 4 3 14-28 -5 0 0 1 36 2012-13 37 0 16 16 37 . 0 0 0 15-30 +6 0 0 0 44 2013-14 30 4 11 15 36 . 1 1 1 7-14 +10 3 0 1 48 2014-15 35 2 8 10 34 . 0 5 9 14-39 -15 2 0 1 64 TOTAL 141 9 40 49 128 . 0 7 0 50-111 -4 5 0 3 192

CareerPratt, Statistics Derek

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67 TOTAL 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67

Richardson, Evan

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6 TOTAL 21 5 5 10Career 29 . 1 7 2Highs8-16 -1 3 0 1 6 Goals: -- Ronan, CoreyCareer Multi-Goal Games: None Assists:Season 1GP at Providence,G A 2/7/15 Points Shots Shot%Career Pen-Min Multi-Point+/- PPG Games:SHG GWG None Blk 2014-15 1 35at Boston 3 University, 8 11/8/14 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 Points:TOTAL 1 35at Providence, 3 8 2/7/15 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 1 at Boston University, 11/8/14 18 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 19 Player Profile Senior Kyle Huson HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #4 Kyle Huson

2014-2015 (Junior Season): Appeared in 34 games...Made Senior 10 starts...Totalled 45 blocked shots on the season...Was tied for 33rd among Hockey East defensemen in blocked shots. Defenseman

2013-2014 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in all 36 Shoots: Left games...Started 22 of the 36 games...Had six points on a goal and five assists...Led the team with 58 blocked shots (1.61 blk/pg), 6-6 / 215 ranked 17th among Atlantic Hockey leaders...Huson and junior Tyler Cooke were paired-up defensively in 30 of the 36 games this Parker, Colo. season, leading UConn to a 15-11-4 mark in that stretch...Had the lone UConn goal in a 6-1 loss to Robert Morris at home (Jan. 10)... Wenatchee Wild Recorded an assist in front of family and friends in a 5-3 win at Air (USHL) Force (Feb. 1).

2012-2013 (Freshman Season): Saw action in all 37 games as a rookie...Registered six points on two goals and four assists...Recorded a goal in back-to-back games against Bentley including the game winner the second day (Feb. 10-11).

Before UConn: Skated alongside classmate Shawn Pauly with the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL... A left-shot defenseman... Served as an assistant captain in 2011-12 and registered 27 points in 53 games...In 2010-11, had two goals and 11 assists for 13 points in 58 games and a +23 rating.

Personal: Born October 31, 1991...Kyle Jeffrey is the son of Jeff and Wendy Huson...Has a brother Cody (19) and sister Lindsay (26)...His dad played Major League Baseball with seven teams, Montreal, Texas, Baltimore, Mil- waukee, Seattle, Anaheim and the Chicago Cubs from 1988-2000...Sister Lindsay played volleyball at Western State College...a journalism and communications major...a member of WHUS 91.7 FM sports department and is one of the play-by-play voices for UConn baseball.Individual Career History

Gerling, Trevor

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 20 1 0 1 25 . 0 4 0 4-8 0 0 0 0 6 2012-13 32 12 13 25 74 . 1 6 2 4-19 +7 3 0 3 11 2013-14 36 9 11 20 86 . 1 0 5 4-8 +3 1 0 2 11 2014-15 36 11 7 18 137 . 0 8 0 10-23 -6 2 0 1 18 TOTAL 124 33 31 64 322 . 1 0 2 22-58 +4 6 0 6 46

Golonka, Will

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 10 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 2-4 -2 0 0 0 5 TOTAL 10 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 2-4 -2 0 0 0 5 CareerHuson, Statistics Kyle Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 37 2 4 6 39 . 0 5 1 3-6 -2 1 0 0 30 2013-14 36 1 5 6 44 . 0 2 3 7-14 -3 0 0 0 58 2014-15 34 0 0 0 27 . 0 0 0 7-14 -12 0 0 0 45 TOTAL 107 3 9 12 110 . 0 2 7 17-34 -17 1 0 0 133

Kirtland, Patrick

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 31 4 4 8Career 40 . 1 0Highs 0 7-14 +1 0 0 1 14 2013-14 34 6 9 15 72 . 0 8 3 5-10 +10 1 0 1 39 Goals: 2014-15 1 vs 36. Robert 4 Morris, 4 1/10/14 8 66 . 0 Career6 1 10-31 Multi-Goal -10 Games: 0 0 None 0 54 TOTAL 1 vs 101. Bentley, 14 2/11/13 17 31 178 . 0 Career7 9 22-55 Multi-Point +1 Games: 1 0 1 2 107 Assists: 1 (7x) last at Holy Cross, 2/15/14 Last: 2/11/13 vs. Bentley (1g-1a-2p) Points: 2 vs. Bentley, 2/11/13

18 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 19 Player Profile Senior Joey Ferriss HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #28 Joey Ferriss

2014-2015 (Junior Season): Played in 34 games his junior Senior year...Made nine starts at right wing...Scored two goals with six assists on the year...His six helpers marked a new career high...Scored Forward the lone goal as the Huskies earned a 1-1 tie with Rensselaer at home (Nov. 18)...Scored his second goal of the season in a 5-2 loss Shoots: Right at New Hampshire in the Hockey East playoffs (Mar. 6). 6-2 / 185 2013-2014 (Sophomore Season): Played in 35 games... Missed just the regular season finale at Sacred Heart...Earned 11 Novi, Mich. starting assignments...Recorded eight points on three goals and five assists...A key cog on the Husky penalty kill units and has recorded Michigan Warriors 23 blocked shots on the year...Scored a career-high two goals in a (NAHL) 5-0 win at Holy Cross, his third career multi-point game (Feb. 15)... Had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win at home over Holy Cross (Nov. 12)...Picked-up an assist in a 2-1 win over future Hockey East foe UMass (Dec. 30)...The line of Patrick Kirtland, Ryan Tyson and Joey Ferriss played together in a team-high 17 games, with the Huskies posting a 9-6-2 record in those games.

2012-2013 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 17 games as a rookie... Totaled six points on four goals and two assists... Had a season high two points including one goal and an assist against Bentley (Feb. 11)... Scored a goal in back to back to back games played including game winners at Sacred Heart (Mar. 2) and in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinal (Mar. 15), also Individualscored in the Careersecond gameHistory of the quarterfinals against Robert Morris (Mar. 16).

Before UConn: Spent one season with the Michigan Warriors of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) after playing two years at Novi High School for formerAustin, UConn Johnny All-American and Hartford Whaler draft pick

ToddSeason Krygier ‘88...RecordedGP G 41 A points Points on 14 Shotsgoals and Shot% 27 assists Pen-Min in 2011-12+/- for thePPG Warriors,SHG earning GWG Blk a spot at the NAHL2014-15 Top Prospects 26 Showcase...Two-time 2 6 8 All-State 27 selection . 0 7 4 in Michigan5-10 in 0 2010 0and 2011...Captained 0 0 31 his team to theTOTAL state championship 26 2 in 2010-11. 6 8 27 . 0 7 4 5-10 0 0 0 0 31 Comunale, Tom Personal: Born December 28, 1992...Joseph Browning Ferriss is the son of David and Kristine Ferriss...Has a Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk brother2014-15 Arthur (26) 3 and 0 two sisters, 0 Laura 0 (24) and - Katherine - (21)...He 0-0 is an 0exercise 0 science 0 major. 0 - TOTAL 3 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho PPG SHG 2014-15 3-1 123:45 10 4.85 61 . 8 5 9 1 0 0 0 . 0 3 0 TOTAL 3-1 123:45 10 4.85 61 . 8 5 9 1 0 0 0 . 0 3 0

Drake, David

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 32 1 4 5 21 . 0 4 8 7-14 -15 0 0 0 39 TOTAL 32 1 4 5 21 . 0 4 8 7-14 -15 0 0 0 39 CareerFerriss, Statistics Joey Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 17 4 2 6 23 . 1 7 4 3-6 0 0 0 2 2 2013-14 35 3 5 8 59 . 0 5 1 2-4 +1 0 0 0 23 2014-15 34 2 6 8 51 . 0 3 9 6-12 -6 0 0 0 10 TOTAL 86 9 13 22 133 . 0 6 8 11-22 -5 0 0 2 35

Career Highs Goals: 2 at Holy Cross, 2/15/14 Career Multi-Goal Games: 1 Assists: 1 (13x) last vs. UMass, 2/27/15 Last: 2/15/14 at Holy Cross (2g) Points: 2 (3x) last at Holy Cross, 2/15/14 Career Multi-Point Games: 3 Last: 2/15/14 at Holy Cross (2g-0a-2p)

20 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 21 Player Profile Junior Ryan Segalla HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #3 Ryan Segalla

2014-2015 (Sophomore Season): Played in 31 games... Junior Made 12 starts...Finished the season with five points on two goals and three assists...Tied for fourth among UConn defensemen in Defenseman scoring...Scored his first career power play goal in a 3-2 road loss at No. 19 Boston College (Jan. 24)...Had 35 blocked shots on the Shoots: Left season...Led the team with 54 penalty minutes...Generated 34 shots on goal, tied for first among team defensemen. 6-1 / 198

2013-2014 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 34 games... Rockland, Mass. Earned 13 starting assignments...Finished second among UConn freshmen with 14 points on a goal and 13 assists...Tied for 15th Salisbury School among Atlantic Hockey freshmen in rookie scoring...Tied for 20th (Prep) among AHA defensemen in scoring...Tied with Billy Latta for third on the team with 13 assists...Led the team in penalties (18) and penalty minutes (47)...Finished with 40 blocked NHL Draft shots on the season...His lone goal of the season provided the game-winner in a 6-2 win over RIT (Jan. 4)...Had 2013 - 4th Rd (119) a pair of multi-assist games on the year...Recorded a season-high three assists in a 5-3 win at Air Force (Jan. 31)... Pittsburgh Had his first collegiate points with two assists in a 4-2 win over Army (Nov. 1)...Scored 12 of his 14 points from January 1st through the end of the season (21 games)...Was paired with fellow rookie Joona Kunnas defensively in 16 games and the Huskies have posted a 9-5-2 record in that span while the duo accounted for 19 points (2g/17a) in those games.

Before UConn: Became the first player in UConn program history to be taken in the NHL Entry Draft...Was selected in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins...Spent three years at Salisbury Prep where he scored 19 goals and tallied 24 assists in 82 games....Co-Captained the team to the New England Prep Championship and Housatonic Hockey League Championship in 2013...Played the 2009-10 season with the Bridgewater Bandits of the EJHL, scoring nine goals and notching 18 assists in 41 games.

Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1994...Ryan G. Segalla is the son of Glenn and Donna Segalla...He has two sisters, Brit- tany (25) and Caitlyn (23)...He is a business major.

Individual Career History

Schwartz, Jesse

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 26 2 6 8 40 . 0 5 0 5-10 -9 1 0 0 10 TOTAL 26 2 6 8 40 . 0 5 0 5-10 -9 1 0 0 10 CareerSegalla, Statistics Ryan Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 34 1 13 14 35 . 0 2 9 18-47 -3 0 0 1 40 2014-15 31 2 3 5 34 . 0 5 9 20-54 -10 1 0 0 35 TOTAL 65 3 16 19 69 . 0 4 3 38-101 -13 1 0 1 75

Sharib, Cody

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 38 6 8 14 76 . 0 7 9 7-25 -2 2 0 0 6 2012-13 37 9 9 18Career 88 . 1 Highs0 2 4-8 -6 3 0 0 17 2013-14 1 (3x) 27 last at 3 Boston 5 College, 8 1/24/15 64 . 0 4 7 4-8 -1 0 0None 1 8 Goals:2014-15 30 7 1 8 52 . 1Career 3 5 Multi-Goal 9-18 -3 Games: 1 0 0 13 Assists:TOTAL 3 at 132 Air Force, 25 1/31/14 23 48 280 . 0Career 8 9 24-59Multi-Point -12 Games: 6 0 2 1 44 Points: 3 at Air Force, 1/31/14 Smith, BradLast: 1/31/14 at Air Force (0g-3a-3p)

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 16 1 2 3 13 . 0 7 7 5-10 -3 0 0 0 3 2012-13 25 4 2 6 17 . 2 3 5 4-8 +4 0 0 0 3 2013-14 20 0 0 0 15 . 0 0 0 4-8 -3 0 0 0 5 20 #AllAboard #IceBus 2014-15 4 0 0 # 0AllAboard 4 . 0 0 0 0-0 -2 #IceBus 0 0 0 2 21 TOTAL 65 5 4 9 49 . 1 0 2 13-26 -4 0 0 0 13

Thulin, Steve Player Profile Junior Joona Kunnas HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #7 Joona Kunnas

2014-2015 (Sophomore Season): Played in 30 games... Junior Scored two goals with four assists for six points on the year...Moved up to forward for six games and produced five points on a pair of Defenseman goals and three assists...Had his first career multi-point game and posted a career-high three points on a goal and two assists at No. 5 Shoots: Left ranked UMass Lowell (Dec. 3)...Scored on the power play in a 3-2 loss at No. 19 ranked Boston College (Jan. 24)...Had 26 blocked 6-4 / 205 shots. Vanta, Finland 2013-2014 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 32 games his rookie season...Scored 13 points, second among UConn rookies, Middlesex on two goals and 11 assists...Tied for 17th among Atlantic Hockey Islanders (EJHL) freshmen in scoring and tied 22nd among the AHA defensemen with 13 points...Tied for fifth on the team with 11 assists...Scored his first career goal in a 4-3 win over Holy Cross (Nov. 12)...Scored his only power play goal of the season in a 5-3 win at Air Force (Jan. 31)...A mainstay on the UConn power play unit, recorded five power play points (1g/4a) and tied for third on the team with 20 shots on goal...Finished the regular season with a +1 rating...Came up with 27 blocked shots defensively.

Before UConn: Played for Jokerit U16 and Kiekko-Vantaa U16 and U18 in his native Finland before coming to North America in 2010...Spent the 2010-11 season with the Los Angeles Jr. Kings U18 in the MWEHL, totaling seven points in 21 games...Moved to the BCHL for the 2011-12 season and played in 43 games for the Coquitlam Express, scoring a goal and notching eight assists to go along with 29 penalty minutes...After a quick trip back to Finland for nine games with Jokerit U20 in 2012-13, landed with the Middlesex Islanders in the EJHL...Posted a 4-11-15 scoring line in 32 games for the Islanders...Played in the 2013 EJHL All-Star Game.

Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1993...Joona Kunnas is the son of Jukka and Ilona Kunnas...Has a brother Lukas (4) and a sister Iina (21)...He is a resource economics major.

Individual Career History

CareerKunnas, Statistics Joona Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 32 2 11 13 47 . 0 4 3 3-6 +1 1 0 0 27 2014-15 30 2 4 6 29 . 0 6 9 6-12 -13 1 0 0 26 TOTAL 62 4 15 19 76 . 0 5 3 9-18 -12 2 0 0 53

Naas, Spencer

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9 TOTAL 36 13 4 17Career 103 . 1 Highs2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9

Goals: 1 (4x) last at Boston College, 1/24/15Nichols,Career Rob Multi-Goal Games: None Assists: 2 at UMass Lowell,12/3/14 Career Multi-Point Games: 1 Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min12/3/14+/- at PPGUMassSHG Lowell GWG Blk Points:2013-14 3 at 13UMass 0Lowell, 0 12/3/14 0 - -Last: 0-0 0 0 0 0 - 2014-15 35 0 1 1 - - (1g-2a-3p) 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 48 0 1 1 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho PPG SHG 2013-14 13-11 690:53 22 1.91 337 . 9 3 9 8 2 2 2 . 0 7 1 22 2014-15 35-35 2067:16 94 #AllAboard 2.73 1052 . 9 1 8 9 19 7#IceBus 4 . 0 24 5 #AllAboard #IceBus 23 TOTAL 48-46 2758:09 116 2.52 1389 . 9 2 3 17 21 9 6 . 0 31 6

Norris, Brent

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 28 9 10 19 50 . 1 8 0 2-4 +2 2 0 3 13 2014-15 31 2 8 10 35 . 0 5 7 6-12 -11 0 0 1 10 TOTAL 59 11 18 29 85 . 1 2 9 8-16 -9 2 0 4 23

Ojantakanen, Kasperi

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 TOTAL 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 Player Profile Junior Evan Richardson HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #19 Evan Richardson

2014-2015 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in 21 games Junior in his first season at UConn...Finished sixth on the team in scoring with 10 points coming on five goals and five assists...Had four Forward points on the power play including a team-best three power play goals...Scored his first goal in a Husky uniform in a 4-1 win over Shoots: Right No. 15 Quinnipiac (Oct. 21)...Provided the only goal and game- winner to knock-off No. 3 ranked Boston College at home (Nov. 5-8 / 175 5)...Had goals in games at UMass Lowell (Dec. 3), Army (Jan. 9) and Providence (Feb. 7). Nanaimo, British Columbia Before UConn: Transferred to UConn after playing his freshman season at Boston College (2013-14)...Saw action in four games, Powell River Kings scoring a pair of goals...Tallied his first collegiate goal in his second (BCHL) career game, a 6-1 loss at Minnesota...Scored in an 11-0 win over Army at home...Finished with a +1 rating...Prior to enrolling at BC, played the 2012-13 season for the Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)...Led his team with 47 points on 16 goals and 31 assists in 44 regular season games...Played in the World Junior A Challenge for the Canada West Under-19 team, appearing in four games and scored a goal...In 2011-12, piled up 55 points for Powell River Kings, scoring 19 goals with 36 assists...Scored four goals and five assists in 15 playoff games...Picked up a goal and an assist for Canada West Under-19 team that won gold in the 2011-12 World Junior A Challenge.

Individual Career History Personal: Born May 30, 1994...Evan Alexander Richardson is the son of Don and Heather Richardson...Has a brother Nolan (18) and a sister Abbi (15)...He is an exploratory major.

Pauly, Shawn

Poe, Jacob

Pratt, Derek

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67 TOTAL 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67

CareerRichardson, Statistics Evan

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6 TOTAL 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6

Ronan, Corey

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 3 8 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 TOTAL 35 3 8 11Career 61 . 0 Highs4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 Goals: 1 (5x) last at Providence, 2/7/15 Career Multi-Goal Games: None Assists: 2 vs. Providence, 2/4/15 Career Multi-Point Games: 1 Points: 2 vs. Providence, 2/4/15 Last: 2/4/15 vs. Providence (0g-2a-2p)

22 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 23 Player Profile Junior Rob Nichols HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #31 Rob Nichols 2014-2015 (Sophomore Season): Started and played in 35 Junior games...Logged 2067:16 minutes in net, 93.9% of the team’s total minutes... Posted a .918 save percentage and a 2.73 goals against average...Finished the season 10th in Hockey East in goals against and ninth in save percent- Goaltender age...Finished the season with a 9-19-7 record...Made 1,052 saves, ranked first in Hockey East and fourth in the nation...Finished the season as one Catches: Left of only seven goaltenders in the country to record over 1,000 saves... Became just the second goaltender in school history to reach 1,000 saves in a season and his 1,052 stops rank third in the UConn record book...Faced 5-11 / 185 the third most shots of any goaltender in the country at 1,146...Posted four shutouts on the year, tied for first in Hockey East and 11th in the nation... Dallas, Texas His four shutouts all came at home in the XL Center, beating No. 3 ranked Boston College (1-0), No. 5 ranked UMass Lowell (2-0), Merrimack (1-0) Wenatchee Wild and UMass (4-0)...Had four games with 40 or more saves (42 at UNH; 41 at Merrimack, 41 at Notre Dame, 41 at Maine)...Recorded his first career as- (NAHL) sist in a 4-1 win over No. 15 ranked Quinnipiac (Oct. 21)...Earned the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honor three times during the season.

2013-2014 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts...Played in 690:53 minutes, 31.6% of Husky minutes in goal...Posted a record of 8-2-2 (.750)...Sported a 1.91 goals against average and a .939 save percentage...Posted a pair of shutouts, tied for fourth among Atlantic Hockey goaltenders...Led all AHA rookie goaltenders who have played 30 percent or more of team’s minutes in goals against average and save percentage...Earned his first collegiate victory in his first career start, making 30 saves in a 4-2 win over Sacred Heart (Nov. 2)...Stopped a season-high 40 shots to help beat Air Force, 5-3 (Jan. 31)... Made 28 saves in earning his first-career shutout, 3-0, over Bentley (Feb. 7)...Turned in 38 saves at Holy Cross for a 5-0 shutout win (Feb. 15)...Was named the AHA Goaltender of the Month for February after posting a 4-1-0 record with two shutouts... Named the AHA Rookie of the Week after posting 37 saves to lead UConn to a 2-1 win over future Hockey East opponent UMass in the UConn Hockey Classic (Dec. 30)...Made his first career post-season start against Robert Morris in the AHA quarterfinals, making 31 saves (Mar. 14). Individual Career History Before UConn: Spent 2010-11 with the Colorado Thunderbirds U18 in the MWEHL, posting a 1.39 GAA and .940 save percentage in 23 games...Joined the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL for the 2011-12 campaign, where he spent two years...In 34 games in ‘11-12, notched a 1.49 GAA, .938 save percentage and 10 shutouts, leading the league in each category...Had a 2.21 GAA and .907 save percentage in 2012-13, but elevatedKunnas, his game Joona with a 1.77 GAA and .928 save percentage in the postseason to lead Wenatchee to a second-place finish in the 2013 Robertson Cup. Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk Personal:2013-14 Born 32 Sept. 10, 2 1992...Rob 11 Nichols 13 is the 47son of David. 0 4 3 and Robin3-6 Nichols...He +1 has 1 one sister, 0 0 27 2014-15 30 2 4 6 29 . 0 6 9 6-12 -13 1 0 0 26 CourtneyTOTAL (19)...He 62 is an accounting 4 15 major. 19 76 . 0 5 3 9-18 -12 2 0 0 53

Naas, Spencer

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9 TOTAL 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9

Nichols, Rob

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 13 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - 2014-15 35 0 1 1 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 48 0 1Career 1 - Statistics - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho PPG SHG 2013-14 13-11 690:53 22 1.91 337 . 9 3 9 8 2 2 2 . 0 7 1 2014-15 35-35 2067:16 94 2.73 1052 . 9 1 8 9 19 7 4 . 0 24 5 TOTAL 48-46 2758:09 116 2.52 1389 . 9 2 3 17 21 9 6 . 0 31 6

Norris, Brent

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 28 9 10 19Career 50 . 1Highs 8 0 2-4 +2 2 0 3 13 2014-15 31 2 8 10 35 . 0 5 7 6-12 -11 0 0 1 10 Saves:TOTAL 42 at 59 New 11Hampshire, 18 3/7/15 29 85 . 1Assists: 2 9 8-161 vs. Quinnipiac -9 2 10/21/14 0 4 23 Goals Allowed: 9 at Northeastern, 2/13/15Ojantakanen, Kasperi 6 CareerSeason Shutouts:GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15Last: 2/27/15 31 vs. 2 UMass 10 (29 saves) 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 TOTAL 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18

24 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 25 Player Profile Sophomore David Drake HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #5 David Drake

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Played in 32 games dur- Sophomore ing his freshman season...Had 13 starts...Finished the season with five points coming on a goal and four assists...Was tied for fourth Defenseman among UConn defensemen in scoring...Finished the season with 39 blocked shots...Ranked 11th among Hockey East rookie defense- Shoots: Left men in blocked shots...Scored his first career goal in his collegiate debut at Merrimack (Oct. 18)...Assisted on goal in a 1-1 tie at home 6-6 / 190 against Rensselaer (Nov. 18)...Picked-up an assist on Spencer Naas’ overtime game-winner to beat Maine 2-1 on the road (Jan. 30). Naperville, Ill.

Before UConn: Was drafted in the seventh round (192nd over- Des Moines all) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers...A left- Buccaneers (USHL) handed defenseman who played all of 2013-14 with Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL)...In 51 games with Des Moines, he registered five as- NHL Draft sists...During the 2012-13 season, Drake split time between the Buccaneers, appearing in 12 games with a goal, and 2013 - 7th Rd (192) the Chicago Fury U18 (T1EHL)...With the Fury, he played in 40 games and scored two goals with a pair of assists. Philadelphia Personal: Born January 7, 1995...David Arthur Drake is the son of Dave and Amy Drake...Has two sisters, Sam (22) and Megan (25) and a brother Will (18)...David is an exploratory major.

Individual Career History

Austin, Johnny

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 26 2 6 8 27 . 0 7 4 5-10 0 0 0 0 31 TOTAL 26 2 6 8 27 . 0 7 4 5-10 0 0 0 0 31

Comunale, Tom

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 3 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 3 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho PPG SHG 2014-15 3-1 123:45 10 4.85 61 . 8 5 9 1 0 0 0 . 0 3 0 TOTAL 3-1 123:45Career 10 4.85 Statistics 61 . 8 5 9 1 0 0 0 . 0 3 0 Drake, David

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 32 1 4 5 21 . 0 4 8 7-14 -15 0 0 0 39 TOTAL 32 1 4 5 21 . 0 4 8 7-14 -15 0 0 0 39

Ferriss, Joey

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 17 4 2 6Career 23 . 1 Highs7 4 3-6 0 0 0 2 2 2013-14 35 3 5 8 59 . 0 5 1 2-4 +1 0 0 0 23 Goals:2014-15 1 at 34Merrimack, 2 10/18/14 6 8 51 . 0 Career3 9 Multi-Goal6-12 -6 Games: 00 None 0 10 TOTAL 86 9 13 22 133 . 0 6 8 11-22 -5 0 0 2 35 Assists: 1 (4x) last at Maine, 1/30/15 Career Multi-Point Games: None Points: 1 (5x) last at Maine, 1/30/15

24 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 25 Player Profile Sophomore Johnny Austin HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #6 Johnny Austin

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 26 games Sophomore during his freshman campaign...Finished the season with a pair of goals and six assists for eight points...Was the second in scoring Defenseman among UConn defensemen...Had four assists on the power play... Scored his first collegiate goal in the season-opening 2-2 tie at Penn Shoots: Left State (Oct. 10)...Scored the game’s first goal as the Huskies upset No. 11 ranked Vermont at home (Nov. 21)...Had his first career 5-11 / 200 multi-point game assisting on a pair of goals at No. 19 Boston Col- lege (Jan. 24)...Finished with 31 blocked shots, averaging 1.19 per St. Louis Park, game... Joined classmate and fellow defensemen Derek Pratt as the Minn. only Huskies with an even plus/minus ranking. Benilde St. Before UConn: Played alongside classmate Spencer Naas for Margaret (HS) Benilde St. Margaret High School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota...A team captain in 2013-14, had five goals and 15 assists in 23 games and help lead his team to the Section 6AA Championship game...Nominated for the 2013-14 Reed Larson Award presented by Let’s Play Hockey to the top senior boys’ high school hockey defenseman in Min- nesota...During the 2012-13 season, he appeared in 25 games scoring four goals with 22 assists for 26 points.... Twice named the team’s top defensemen...Played the last two seasons for Team Northwest in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League...Prior to attending Benilde St. Margaret, played three years at Blake School...Suited up for the varsity hockey at Blake as an eighth grader and tallied 15 goals and 70 points in 80 games over three seasons...Earned All-Tri-Metro Conference honors.

Personal: Born July 22, 1995...John Christian Austin is the son of Mark and Susan Austin...Has a brother Nick (18) and a sister Ali (21)...He is undecided on his major.

Individual Career History

CareerAustin, Statistics Johnny

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 26 2 6 8 27 . 0 7 4 5-10 0 0 0 0 31 TOTAL 26 2 6 8 27 . 0 7 4 5-10 0 0 0 0 31

Comunale, Tom

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 3 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 3 0 0 0Career - Highs - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Goals: Goalie 1 vs. GP-GSVermont,Minutes 11/21/14GA GAAvg SavesCareer Save% Multi-Goal W L Games: T Sho NonePPG SHG 2014-15 1 at Penn 3-1 State, 123:45 10/10/14 10 4.85 61Career . 8 5 9 Multi-Point1 0 Games: 0 0 . 0 1 3 0 TOTAL 3-1 123:45 10 4.85 61 . 8 5 9 1 0 0 0 . 0 3 0 Assists: 2 at Boston College, 1/24/15 Last: 1/24/15 at Boston College (0g-2a-2p) Points: 1 (6x) last vs. UMass Lowell 1/10/15Drake, David Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 32 1 4 5 21 . 0 4 8 7-14 -15 0 0 0 39 26 TOTAL 32 1 4 5#AllAboard 21 . 0 4 8 7-14 -15 0#IceBus 0 0 39 #AllAboard #IceBus 27 Ferriss, Joey

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 17 4 2 6 23 . 1 7 4 3-6 0 0 0 2 2 2013-14 35 3 5 8 59 . 0 5 1 2-4 +1 0 0 0 23 2014-15 34 2 6 8 51 . 0 3 9 6-12 -6 0 0 0 10 TOTAL 86 9 13 22 133 . 0 6 8 11-22 -5 0 0 2 35 Player Profile Sophomore Spencer Naas HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #8 Spencer Naas

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Played in all 36 games as Sophomore a freshman...Was third on the team in scoring with 17 points...Led all UConn goal scorers finding the back of the net 13 times...His 13 Forward goals place him second in the UConn Division I record book for goals scored by a freshman...Finished 24th among Hockey East’s Shoots: Left leading goal scorers...Was sixth in Hockey East in freshmen goal scoring and ranked 11th in the nation among all freshmen in goals... 5-11 / 185 Scored five game-winning goals ranking second in Hockey East... Was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week after burying the Minnetonka, Minn. game-winner to knock off No. 11 ranked Vermont at home, 2-1 (Nov. 21)...Notched his first career multi-goal game with a pair of Benilde St. goals including the game winner in a 4-3 win at UMass (Jan. 2)... Margaret (HS) His two-goal outing at UMass started a streak of five-straight games with a goal...Scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a 2-1 win at Maine (Jan. 30)...Had the game-winner in a 3-2 win over defending National Champion Union in the Frozen Holiday Classic (Dec. 27)...Provided the game’s only goal in a 1-0 win at home over Merrimack (Feb. 10)...Second on the team generating 103 shots.

Before UConn: Teammates with Johnny Austin at Benilde St. Margaret High School in St. Louis Park, Min- nesota the past two years...Named a team captain along with Johnny Austin in 2013-14...In 24 games, scored 29 goals with 28 assists for 57 points...Led the team in scoring as he helped the Red Knights to the Section 6AA title game...Was named a finalist for the Minnesota Minute Men LTD“Mr. Hockey” award...Led the team in goals, assists and points and reached 100-career points in his two seasons...In 2012-13, he scored 31 goals with 29 assists in 25 games...Played two seasons at the Blake School...Scored 52 goals with 39 assists in his two seasons...Scored 40 goals and 62 points in 28 games his sophomore season at Blake School, a school record...In the classroom, named to the Honor Roll and Dean Recognition List.

Personal: Born June 28, 1995...Spencer Tobin Naas is the son of Brian Naas and Catie Tobin...Has a sister Kiley Naas (23)...His mom Catie ran track at the University of South Dakota...He is business major.

Individual Career History

Kunnas, Joona

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 32 2 11 13 47 . 0 4 3 3-6 +1 1 0 0 27 2014-15 30 2 4 6 29 . 0 6 9 6-12 -13 1 0 0 26 TOTAL 62 4 15 19 76 . 0 5 3 9-18 -12 2 0 0 53

CareerNaas, Statistics Spencer

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9 TOTAL 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9

Nichols, Rob

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 13 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - 2014-15 35 0 1 1Career - Highs - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 48 0 1 1 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - Goals: 2 at UMass, 1/2/15 Career Multi-Goal Games: 1 Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save%Last: 1/2/15 W Lat UMass T Sho (2g)PPG SHG Assists:2013-14 1 (4x) 13-11 last vs. UMass, 690:53 2/27/15 22 1.91 337 . 9 3 9 8 2 2 2 . 0 7 1 Points:2014-15 2 at UMass 35-35, 1/2/15 2067:16 94 2.73 1052Car . eer9 1 8 Multi-Point9 19 Games: 7 4 . 0 1 24 5 TOTAL 48-46 2758:09 116 2.52 1389 Last:. 9 2 3 1/2/1517 21 at UMass 9 6 . 0(2g-0a-2p) 31 6 Norris, Brent

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk #AllAboard #IceBus 2013-14 28 9 10 19#AllAboard 50 . 1 8 0 2-4 +2 #IceBus 2 0 3 13 26 2014-15 31 2 8 10 35 . 0 5 7 6-12 -11 0 0 1 10 27 TOTAL 59 11 18 29 85 . 1 2 9 8-16 -9 2 0 4 23

Ojantakanen, Kasperi

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 TOTAL 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 Player Profile Sophomore Corey Ronan HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #11 Corey Ronan

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 35 games Sophomore during his rookie season...Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 11 points coming on three goals and eight assists...Recorded his Forward first collegiate point with an assist in a 4-1 upset over No. 15 ranked Quinnipiac (Oct. 21)...Scored his first career goal in a 2-1 loss to Shoots: Right Yale in the Liberty Hockey Invitational (Nov. 2)...Picked-up a goal in a 6-3 win at Army (Jan. 9)...Scored in a 5-2 loss at home to No. 2 5-8 / 175 ranked Boston University (Nov. 22)...Had an assist on the game- winning goal to beat Merrimack at home, 1-0 (Feb. 10)...Blocked 21 Franklin, Mass. shots, third among UConn forwards. St. Sebastian’s Before UConn: Played for St. Sebastian’s School and head (Prep) coach Sean McCann...Served as team captain his senior season in 2013-14...Winner of the Varsity Coaches Award...Named all-league three out of his four seasons at St. Sebas- tian’s...Ronan played for the US at the 2012-13 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament...He scored 11 goals with 19 assists in 2012-13 and had 14 goals and 18 assists as a sophomore in 2011-12.

Personal: Born October 6, 1995...CoreyIndividual K. Ronan isCareer the son History of Ed and Leah Ronan...He has two sisters, Cassi (14) and Aubree (17)...His father Ed played his college hockey at Boston University and was drafted by the Mon- treal Canadians, winning the Stanley Cup in 1995...His cousins Dan Ronan and Matt Ronan also played collegiately at BU...He is an exploratory major. Pauly, Shawn Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 37 7 14 21 76 . 0 9 2 7-14 +11 0 0 0 14 2013-14 36 9 12 21 77 . 1 1 7 5-10 +5 0 0 2 27 2014-15 36 5 15 20 91 . 0 5 5 3-6 -16 1 0 1 20 TOTAL 109 21 41 62 244 . 0 8 6 15-30 0 1 0 3 61

Poe, Jacob

Pratt, Derek

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67 TOTAL 35 0 2 2 15 . 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 67

Richardson, Evan

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6 TOTAL 21 5 5 10 29 . 1 7 2 8-16 -1 3 0 1 6

CareerRonan, Statistics Corey

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 35 3 8 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21 TOTAL 35 3 8 11 61 . 0 4 9 8-16 -4 0 0 0 21

Career Highs Goals: 1 (3x) last at Army, 1/9/15 Career Multi-Goal Games: None Assists: 1 (8x) last vs. UMass, 2/27/15 Career Multi-Point Games: None Points: 1 (11x) last vs. UMass, 2/27/15

28 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 29 Player Profile Sophomore Will Golonka HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #14 Will Golonka

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 10 games as Sophomore a freshman...Registered seven shots on goal and had five blocked shots. Forward

Before UConn: Played at the Belmont Hill School for head Shoots: Right coach Jeremiah McCarthy....Finished 2012-13 with 23 goals, 18 assists and 41 points in 28 games for Belmont Hill...In 2011-12, he 5-11 / 170 scored 20 points on 8 goals and 12 assists in 2011-12...Helped lead his team to an Independent School League (ISL) Championship... Carlisle, Mass. Earned ISL All-League honors...Winner of his team’s Sportsman- ship Award. Belmont Hill (Prep) Personal: Born February 2, 1995...William Joseph Golonka is the son of Peter and Lisa Golonka...Has a brother Dave (22)...His grandfather Eugene T. Moore played college football for Clemson University and was drafted in baseball by the Philadelphia Phillies and in football by the New York Giants...Clemson’s School of Education was named in his honor...Golonka is a real estate and urban economics major.

Individual Career History

Gerling, Trevor

CareerGolonka, Statistics Will

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 10 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 2-4 -2 0 0 0 5 TOTAL 10 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 2-4 -2 0 0 0 5

Huson, Kyle

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 37 2 4 6 39 . 0 5 1 3-6 -2 1 0 0 30 2013-14 36 1 5 6Career 44 . 0 Highs2 3 7-14 -3 0 0 0 58 2014-15 34 0 0 0 27 . 0 0 0 7-14 -12 0 0 0 45 Goals:TOTAL -- 107 3 9 12 110 . 0 Career2 7 17-34 Multi-Goal -17 Games: 1 0None 0 133 -- None Assists: Kirtland,Career Patrick Multi-Point Games: Points: -- Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2012-13 31 4 4 8 40 . 1 0 0 7-14 +1 0 0 1 14 2013-14 34 6 9 15 72 . 0 8 3 5-10 +10 1 0 1 39 2014-15 36 4 4 8 66 . 0 6 1 10-31 -10 0 0 0 54 TOTAL 101 14 17 31 178 . 0 7 9 22-55 +1 1 0 2 107 28 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 29 Player Profile Sophomore Jesse Schwartz HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #17 Jesse Schwartz

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Played in 26 games during Sophomore his freshman season...Finished the season with eight points coming on two goals and six assists...Finished season winning .567 percent Forward of face-offs (85/65)...Scored his first collegiate goal with an empty net goal in a 4-1 win over No. 15 ranked Quinnipiac (Oct. 21)...Had Shoots: Right a pair of multi-point games on the season...Scored a power play goal and notched a pair of assists in a 6-3 win at Army (Jan. 9)...Had 6-0 / 195 a pair of assists in a 6-4 loss at No. 5 ranked UMass Lowell (Dec. 3). Toronto, Ontario Before UConn: Played with the Victoria Grizzlies in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)...Appeared in 48 games in 2013- Victoria Grizzlies 14...Scored 21 goals with 36 assists for 57 points...Was third on the (BCHL) team in scoring and added nine power play goals and six game- winners...Appeared in 16 playoff games for the Grizzlies, scoring five goals with nine assists...Played for Selects Academy in the USEHL in 2012-13, appearing in 54 games - 79 points/25 goals/54 assists...In 2010-11 he played for the Mississauga Chargers in the OJHL and scored 12 goals with 20 assists in 46 games.

Personal: Born April 13, 1994...Jesse William Schwartz is the son of David and Judy Schwartz...Has two brothers, Brendan (25) and Noah (23)...He is a real estate and urban economics major.

Individual Career History

CareerSchwartz, Statistics Jesse

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 26 2 6 8 40 . 0 5 0 5-10 -9 1 0 0 10 TOTAL 26 2 6 8 40 . 0 5 0 5-10 -9 1 0 0 10

Segalla, Ryan

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 34 1 13 14 35 . 0 2 9 18-47 -3 0 0 1 40 2014-15 31 2 3 5Career 34 . 0 Highs5 9 20-54 -10 1 0 0 35 Goals:TOTAL 1 at 65Army, 31/9/15 16 19 69 . 0 Career4 3 38-101 Multi-Goal -13 Games: 1 0 None 1 75 1 vs. Quinnipiac, 10/21/14 Sharib,Career Cody Multi-Point Games: 2 Assists:Season 2 atGP Army, G1/9/15 A Points Shots Shot% Last: Pen-Min 1/9/15+/- at ArPPGmy SHG(1g-2a-3p) GWG Blk 2011-12 38 6 8 14 76 . 0 7 9 7-25 -2 2 0 0 6 2012-13 2 at 37UMass 9 Lowell 9 12/3/14 18 88 . 1 0 2 4-8 -6 3 0 0 17 Points:2013-14 3 at 27Army, 31/9/15 5 8 64 . 0 4 7 4-8 -1 0 0 1 8 2014-15 30 7 1 8 52 . 1 3 5 9-18 -3 1 0 0 13 TOTAL 132 25 23 48 280 . 0 8 9 24-59 -12 6 0 1 44 30 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 31 Smith, Brad

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 16 1 2 3 13 . 0 7 7 5-10 -3 0 0 0 3 2012-13 25 4 2 6 17 . 2 3 5 4-8 +4 0 0 0 3 2013-14 20 0 0 0 15 . 0 0 0 4-8 -3 0 0 0 5 2014-15 4 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 65 5 4 9 49 . 1 0 2 13-26 -4 0 0 0 13

Thulin, Steve Player Profile Sophomore Jeff Wight HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #21 Jeff Wight

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Played in 20 games as Sophomore a freshman...Finished the year with two points coming on two assists...Registered 20 shots on goal...Had his first collegiate point Forward with an assist in a 2-1 upset win over No. 11 ranked Vermont (Nov. 21)...Assisted on a goal in a 2-2 tie at home against No. 13 ranked Shoots: Left Providence (Feb. 4). 6-3 / 200 Before UConn: Played two seasons with the Merritt Centenni- als in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)...Appeared in Coquitlam, 50 games in 2013-14 scoring 22 goals with 27 assists for 49 points, British Columbia third on the team in scoring...Shared the team lead with seven power play goals...Scored a goal with two assists in four playoff Merritt Centennials games...A member of Team Canada West at the World Junior A (BCHL) Challenge, scoring a pair of goals and a pair of assists in four games...Was named to the NHL’s Central Scouting’s Watch List...In 2012-13, he played his rookie season in the BCHL, scoring 13 goals with 10 assists.

Personal: Born December 4, 1995...Jeff Vincent Wight is the son of Stu and Sylvia Wight...Wight is a business major.

Individual Career History

Tyson, Ryan

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2011-12 36 4 2 6 40 . 1 0 0 11-22 -5 0 0 0 16 2012-13 16 0 1 1 20 . 0 0 0 3-6 -8 0 0 0 10 2013-14 35 4 5 9 50 . 0 8 0 7-14 -2 0 0 0 34 2014-15 36 1 9 10 38 . 0 2 6 8-16 -7 0 0 0 47 TOTAL 123 9 17 26 148 . 0 6 1 29-58 -22 0 0 0 107

CareerWight, Statistics Jeff

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 20 0 2 2 20 . 0 0 0 2-4 -7 0 0 0 3 TOTAL 20 0 2 2 20 . 0 0 0 2-4 -7 0 0 0 3

Career Highs Goals: -- Career Multi-Goal Games: None Assists: 1 vs. Providence, 2/4/15 Career Multi-Point Games: None 1 vs. Vermont, 11/21/14 Points: 1 vs. Providence, 2/4/15 1 vs. Vermont, 11/21/14 30 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 31 Player Profile Sophomore Kasperi Ojantakanen HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #23 Kasperi Ojantakanen

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 31 games as Sophomore a freshman...Finished the season fourth on the team in scoring with 12 points...Scored a pair of goals and assisted on 10 others...His Forward 10 assists was second on the team...Ranked 22nd among Hockey East freshmen in assists...Shared the team lead with five power Shoots: Right play points (1g/4a)...The Huskies were 5-2-2 when he recorded an assist...Won .547 percent of face-offs (235-203)...Blocked 18 shots 6-0 / 175 from his center position...Scored his first collegiate goal in a 2-2 tie with Merrimack at the Liberty Hockey Invitational (Oct. 31)... Helsinki, Finland Scored the Huskies only goal in a home loss to Notre Dame (Jan. 18)...Had his first multi-point game with a pair of assists in a 6-3 Jokerit U20 win at Army (Jan. 9). (Jr. A SM-Liiga) Before UConn: Was a member of Jokerit U20 the past two season’s, one of the top Finnish programs...In 2013-14, he played in 46 games posting 24 goals and 33 assists for 57 points...Was named a Jr. A SM-liiga second team All-Star...During the 2012-13 season,Individual he scored Career eight goals History with 16 assists for 24 points over 47 games... Played for Finland U20 in 2013-14 and was an alternate captain on Finland’s U18 squad in 2012-13...He appeared in 13 games internationally in 2012-13, scoring four goals with an assist...Also played for Finland internationally in 2010-11 (U16) and in 2011-12 (U17)...Has playedKunnas, 51 international Joona games with 15 goals and 11 assists.

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk Personal:2013-14 32Born January 2 1112, 1995...Kasperi 13 47Ojantakanen . 0 4 3 is the 3-6son of +1Jyrki and 1 Marjo0 Ojantakanen...Has 0 27 a 2014-15 30 2 4 6 29 . 0 6 9 6-12 -13 1 0 0 26 brotherTOTAL Valtteri 62 (14)...He 4 is 15an exploratory 19 major. 76 . 0 5 3 9-18 -12 2 0 0 53

Naas, Spencer

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9 TOTAL 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9

Nichols, Rob

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 13 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - 2014-15 35 0 1 1 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 48 0 1 1 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Norris, Brent

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 28 9 10 19 50 . 1 8 0 2-4 +2 2 0 3 13 2014-15 31 2 8 10 35 . 0 5 7 6-12 -11 0 0 1 10 TOTAL 59 11 18 29 85 . 1 2 9 8-16 -9 2 0 4 23

CareerOjantakanen, Statistics Kasperi

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 TOTAL 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18

Career Highs Goals: 1 vs. Notre Dame, 1/18/15 Career Multi-Goal Games: None 1 vs. Merrimack, 10/31/14 Career Multi-Point Games: 1 Assists: 2 at Army, 1/9/15 Last: 1/9/15 at Army (0g-2a-2p) Points: 2 at Army, 1/9/15

32 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 33 Player Profile Sophomore Steve Thulin HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE #35 Steve Thulin

2014-2015 (Freshman Season): Red-shirt season. Sophomore

Before UConn: Played for the Connecticut Jr. Rangers of the Goaltender USPHL Premier...recorded 842 saves and posted a .908 save percentage in 37 games played...won Hockey Night in Boston with Top Catches: Left Goaltender Award...Spent the 2012-13 season with the Philadelphia 6-3 / 170 Revolution of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL)...Had a .905 save percentage in 23 games. North Reading, Mass. Personal: Born Feburary 2, 1993...Stephen Walter Thulin is the son of Walter and Robin Thulin...Has a sister Jessica (19) who is a Connecticut Jr. Rangers sophomore on the Colby College women’s hockey team...He is an exploratory major. (USPHL-Pr)

Individual Career History

Kunnas, Joona

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 32 2 11 13 47 . 0 4 3 3-6 +1 1 0 0 27 2014-15 30 2 4 6 29 . 0 6 9 6-12 -13 1 0 0 26 TOTAL 62 4 15 19 76 . 0 5 3 9-18 -12 2 0 0 53

Naas, Spencer

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9 TOTAL 36 13 4 17 103 . 1 2 6 5-10 -1 0 0 5 9

Nichols, Rob

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 13 0 0 0 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - 2014-15 35 0 1Career 1 - Statistics - 0-0 0 0 0 0 - TOTAL 48 0 1 1 - - 0-0 0 0 0 0 -

Norris, Brent

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2013-14 28 9 10 19Career 50 . 1 Highs8 0 2-4 +2 2 0 3 13 2014-15 31 2 8 10 35 . 0 5 7 6-12 -11 0 0 1 10 Saves: TOTAL 59 11-- 18 29 85 . 1 Car2 9 eer Shutouts:8-16 -9 -- 2 0 4 23 Goals Allowed: -- Ojantakanen, Kasperi Assists: -- Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk 2014-15 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 TOTAL 31 2 10 12 53 . 0 3 8 8-16 -7 1 0 0 18 32 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 33 Incoming Player Profiles HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE Tanner Creel Miles Gendron Sophomore Freshman Goaltender Defenseman Catch: Left Shoots: Left 5-10 / 175 6-3 / 192 Arlington Heights, Ill. Shrewsbury, Mass. Odessa Jackalopes Penticton Vees (NAHL) #1 (BCHL) #10 Before UConn: Split the 2014-15 campaign with Before UConn: Drafted in the 3rd round (70th Odessa Jackalopes of the NAHL and P.A.L. Jr. Islanders overall) by the Ottawa Senators in the 2014 NHL Entry of the USPHL...Registered a 3.70 GAA and .887 SV% Draft...Skated with the Penticton Vees of the BHCL with Odessa...Ranked 20th among league goaltenders in 2014-15...Played 54 games, scoring 5 goals and 17 with 769 saves in 29 games...Recorded a 3.60 GAA and assists (22 points)...Helped lead team to Interior Divi- .921 SV% with P.A.L....Appeared in 5 games for Army sion and BCHL regular season championships...Lead in 2013-14...Split the 2012-13 season between New team to BCHL Fred Paige Cup Championship and Jersey Hitman of the EJHL and the Tri-City Storm of Western Canada Cup Championship...Ranked 5th in as- the USHL, appearing in 11 games for New Jersey and 3 sists (11) in the BCHL playoffs, helping Penticton skate games for the Storm...Graduated from St. Viator High to the RBC semi-finals...Attended The Rivers School School in 2012 with High Honors. in Weston, Massachussetts from 2010-2014...Tallied career totals of Personal: Born April 10, 98 games, 27 goals, 44 assists, and 1994...Tanner William Creel is 71 points. the son of Keith and Ginger Creel...He has a sister, Caitlin Personal: Born June 28, 1996... (18), who is an equestrian Miles Jonathan Gendron is the son rider at Auburn of Charlie Gendron and Dawn University...Will major Carroll...He has four brothers, in psychology. Matt (21), Dalton (21), Brayden (18), Eric (16), and a sister, Mck- enna (15)...His father played at Concordia University for one year...Will be a marketing major.

34 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 35 Incoming Player Profiles HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE Joseph Masonius Karl El-Mir Freshman Freshman Defenseman Forward Shoots: Left Shoots: Left 6-0 / 190 6-0 / 175 Spring Lake, N.J. Montreal, Quebec U.S. National U18 Grande Prairie Storm (NTDP) #13 (AJHL) #16 Before UConn: Was a member of the U.S. National Team De- Before UConn: Split the 2014-15 season between velopment Program the past two seasons...Played in 65 games last Grande Prairie Storm of the AJHL and the Salmon year with the U.S. National U18 team, skating along side teammage Tage Thompson...Scored six goals with 23 assists for 29 points...In Arm SilverBacks of the BCHL...Scored 6 goals and 5 24 games competing in the USHL, he dished out 10 assists...Helped assists for 11 points in 29 games with Salmon Arm... lead the U.S. team to the gold medal at the IIHF U18 World Cham- Had 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points in 13 games for pionship in Switzerland...Also led his team to the title at the 2014 Grande Prairie...Skated with the Selects Hockey Acad- Four Nations Tournament in Sundsvall, Sweden, picking up an assist emy 18U at South Kent School in 2013-14...Set the US- in four games...Notched three assists in four games while the team PHL 18U record for most assists (31) and points (48) took second at the U18 Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic...Participated in the 2015 USHL/NHL Top Prospects in a season...Had 17 goals with 31 assists for 48 points game...In 2013-14, skated with the U.S. National U17 team pick- in 27 games...Awarded MVP and Offensive Player of ing up eight assists over 39 games...Was a member of the team that the USPHL 18U...Tallied 6 points won the 2014 Five Nations Tournament on 4 goals and 2 assists lead- in Sweden, the 2014 World U17 Hockey ing his team to the USPHL 18U Challenge in Nova Scotia and the 2013 Championship...Graduated from Four Nations Tournament in Slovakia... Prior to joining the U.S. Development the South Kent School in South Program, he played with the New Kent, Connecticut where Jersey Hitmen of the EJHL...Attended he was a High Honors Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, student-athete. Michigan. Personal: Born Personal: Born Feburary 17, 1997... Joseph Reynolds Masonius is the son March 14, 1996...Karl of T.J. and Ellen Masonius...His mom El-Mir is the son of Ellen played collegiate basketball at Saint Charles and Marika Papegaey Joseph’s University and was an assis- El-Mir...Will be an engineering tant basketball coach at UConn under major. current head coach Geno Auriema for two seasons and at Iona College...Has five sisters, Grace, Ellie, Catharine, Faith and Hope, and four brothers, thomas, Michael, Christian and Ambrose...Is undecided on a major.

34 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 35 Incoming Player Profiles HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE Max Kalter Marco Richter Freshman Freshman Forward Forward Shoots: Right Shoots: Left 5-8 / 161 6-1 / 187 Highland Park, Ill. Vienna, Austria Sioux City Musketeers Madison Capitols (USHL) #18 (USHL) #22 Before UConn: Finished the 2014-15 season with Before UConn: Skated with Madison Capitals for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL...Played all 60 2014-15 season...Tallied 8 goals and 5 assists in 43 games... games, scoring 13 goals and 17 assists, totaling 30 Made debut for Austrian Men’s National Team in 2015, ap- points...Helped lead the Musketeers to the Western Con- pearing in three games leading up to the IIHF World Cham- ference Championship....Began the 2014-15 season with pionshp...Spent three seasons with Lower Austria Stars U20 Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL, registering a goal and from 2011 through 2014... Played in 113 games, scoring 77 two assists in four games...During the 2013-14 campaign, goals and 55 assists for a total of 132 points... Awarded MVP of the 2013-14 season...Served as assistant captain for Lower skated 60 games for the Jr. Blues, recording 36 points on Austria in 2013-14...Played for Team Austria at the WJC-20 15 goals and 21 assists...served as assistant captain for D1A during the 2014-15 season...Served as team captain... Springfield...Graduated from Highland Park High School Scored 6 goals and 5 assists in 10 games at the IIHF World in Highland Park, Illinois. Junior Championships...Awarded player of the game at the 2015 Personal: Born March 1, World Junior Championships 1996...Max Ryan Kalter is the D-1A, and received the award son of Mitchell and Jill Kalter... twice during the 2014 World Ju- He has a brother, Zach (21), nior Championships D-1A... and a sister, Sydney (17)... Played for Austrian U18 team He is undecided on a major. from 2011-13...Led team to bronze medals at the World Junior Championships D-1B in consecutive years...Attended the Lower Austrian International School.

Personal: Born November 19, 1995... Marco Richter is the son of Andreas Neumann and Michaela Richter...He will be a sports management major.

36 #AllAboard #IceBus #AllAboard #IceBus 37 Incoming Player Profiles HOCKEY HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE HUSKY HOCKEY 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE Max Letunov Tage Thompson Freshman Freshman Forward Forward Shoots: Left Shoots: Right 6-4 / 170 6-4 / 185 Moscow, Russia Orange, Conn. Youngstown Phantoms U.S. National U18 (USHL) #27 (NTDP) #29 Before UConn: A second round draft pick (52nd overall) by the Before UConn: Selected to play in the 2015 CCM/USA St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and this past March, Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo, N.Y., at his rights were traded by the Blues to the Arizona Coyotes for established NHL defenseman Zbynek Michalek and a conditional First Niagara Center...Skated for U.S. National U18 team as third round pick in the 2015 draft...Originally from Moscow, Russia, part of USA Hockey National Team Development Program spent the last two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms of the (NTDP)...Played in 64 games, recording 26 points on 12 United States Hockey League (USHL)...Played in 118 games over goals and 14 assists...Helped lead his team to a gold medal two season with Youngstown, piling up 107 points...In 2013-14, he at the IIHF U18 World Championship in Switzerland while appeared in 60 games finishing third on the team in scoring with recording an assist...Recorded seven goals and seven assist 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points...He scored 17 points on the power play including eight goals...In 2014-15, led Youngstown to a over 25 USHL games...Tallied a pair of assists as his team league best 40-14-6 record, winning the team’s first-ever Anderson took silver at Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Repub- Cup, presented to the USHL regular season champion...Named lic...Led team to a gold medal at 2014 Four Nations Tourna- to the All-USHL Second Team after a season where he posted 64 ment in Sweden... Graduated from points on 24 goals and 39 assists Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, ...He scored points in 42 of the 58 games he played Michigan a year early...Received and finished the year National Young Leaders Award and with six game-winners Presidential Academic Award. and a +7 rating...Made his presence felt on the Personal: Born October 30, power play, scoring 26 1997...Tage Nathaniel Thompson is points including 11 power play goals to rank fifth in the the son of Brent and Kim Thomp- league...Relocated from Russia son...He has a brother, Tyce (15)... to the Dallas, Texas area and His father was a 1989 draft pick of played for the Dallas Stars U16 the Los Angeles Kings and played team in 2012-13...He was the 121 games in the NHL with the leading scorer with 29 goals and 37 assists in helping lead Kings, Winnipeg Jets and Arizona his team to the USA Nationals Coyotes...His dad currently serves in Pittsburgh...Attended as head coach of the Bridgeport Ursuline High School in Sound Tigers of the AHL and was Youngstown, Ohio. formerly an assistant coach with the New York Islanders from 2012-14... Personal: Born February 20, 1996...Maximm Vladimirovich Will be a business and sports man- Letunov is the son of Vladimir agement major. Letunov and Zhanna Tomenko... Has a sister, Elizaveta (7)...He is undecided on a major.

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