Saturday, December 10, 2016 I 7:00 PM New Hampshire Thompson Arena I 3,500 Capacity Dartmouth 8-6-2, 5-1-1 HE Hanover, New Hampshire 3-5-2, 1-3-2 ECAC Video: ESPN3 2016-17 Men’s Ice Hockey Schedule Date Opponent Time Live Broadcast: Sun Oct. 2 New Brunswick (Ex.) W, 3-1 Saturday, December 10 - 7:05 PM (6:30 PM Pregame Show) Sat Oct. 8 Bentley (AHA) L, 1-5 Mike Murphy (Play-by-Play), Pete Webster (Analyst) Fri Oct. 14 at #15/RV St. Lawrence (ECAC) L, 2-6 ESPN3 Sat Oct. 15 at RV Clarkson (ECAC) W, 5-3 Saturday, December 10 - 7:05 PM Sat Oct. 22 Colorado College (NCHC) L, 3-4 Rob Kennedy (Play-by-Play), James Mello (Analyst) Fri Oct. 28 at Massachusetts* (HEA) W, 4-1 Sat Oct. 29 Merrimack* (HEA) W, 6-2 Flagship Radio Stations: Fri Nov. 4 Sacred Heart (AHA) T, 2-2 OT WGIR 610 AM (Manchester); WQSO 96.7 FM (Seacoast), WPKX 930 AM Sat Nov. 5 Mercyhurst (AHA) W, 3-0 (Seacoast) Tue Nov. 8 at #3/3 Boston College* (HEA) L, 3-5 Affiliates: Sat Nov. 12 Arizona State (Ind.) L, 4-5 WZEI 101.5 FM (Concord), WTPL 107.7 FM (Hillsborough), WZEI 93.5 Sun Nov. 13 Merrimack* (HEA) T, 3-3 OT AM (Keene), WTSV 1230 AM (Claremont), WTSL 94.5 FM/1400 AM Fri Nov. 18 Massachusetts* (HEA) W, 6-3 (Hanover) Tue Nov. 22 Rensselaer (ECAC) W, 5-0 Sat Nov. 26 vs. Cornell (ECAC) L, 1-3 What to Know... at Madison Square Garden (NYC) Fri Dec. 2 Maine* (HEA) W, 5-1 • The University of New Hampshire is coming off a weekend sweep of Sat Dec. 3 at Maine* (HEA) W, 4-3 Hockey East rival University of Maine in a home-and-home series. On Sat Dec. 10 at Dartmouth (ECAC) 7:00 PM Friday, Dec. 2, the Wildcats defeated the Black Bears 5-1 at home while Fri Dec. 30 vs. Maine (HEA) 7:00 PM on Saturday, Dec. 3, they beat Maine 4-3 on the road. at SNHU Arena (Manchester) Fri Jan. 6 #9/7 UMass Lowell* (HEA) 6:00 PM • It was the first win at Alfond Arena for UNH since Nov. 4, 2012. Sat Jan. 7 at Brown (ECAC) 7:00 PM • UNH is 5-1-1 in Hockey East play and has five wins in the first seven Thu Jan. 12 Northeastern* (HEA) 7:00 PM games of HE play for the first time since 2013-14. The last time UNH Sat Jan. 14 vs. Northeastern* (HEA) 7:30 PM started 5-1-1 in league play was 2012-13. at Fenway Park (Boston) • Reigning Hockey East Player of the Week and NCAA First Star Tyler Fri Jan. 21 at #14/13 Notre Dame 7:35 PM Kelleher recorded six points in the two games with four goals and two Sat Jan. 22 at #14/13 Notre Dame 7:05 PM Fri Jan. 27 RV Providence* (HEA) 7:00 PM assists. He registered two goals and one assist in each game. Kelleher Sat Jan. 28 RV Providence* (HEA) 7:00 PM sits in second in the nation in points (30pts, 12g, 18a). Fri Feb. 3 #4/3 Boston College* (HEA) 7:00 PM • Junior netminder Danny Tirone made a season-high 38 saves in Sat- Sat Feb. 4 at #9/7 UMass Lowell* (HEA) 7:00 PM urday’s game for his eighth win of the season. Fri Feb. 10 at #12/12 Vermont* (HEA) 7:05 PM • The Wildcats and Big Green are meeting for the 58th time as UNH holds Sat Feb. 11 at #12/12 Vermont* (HEA) 7:05 PM a 35-19-3 advantage in the all-time series. Fri Feb. 17 #5/5 at Boston U.* (HEA) 6:00 PM Sat Feb. 18 #5/5 Boston U.* (HEA) 7:00 PM • The last time the two teams played, UNH defeated Dartmouth by a Fri Feb. 24 Connecticut* (HEA) 7:00 PM score of 6-3 at home on Dec. 11, 2015. Sat Feb. 25 at Connecticut* (HEA) 7:35 PM • The Wildcats have never been shutout by DC in any meeting between the two schools. UNH has shutout Dartmouth three times. • Dartmouth is coming off a pair of losses in the North Country; a 4-2 loss at Clarkson on Friday, Dec. 2 and a 5-1 loss against St. Lawrence Home games in bold. * =Hockey East games. on Saturday, Dec. 3. All Times Eastern. • The last time the two teams played at Thompson Arena was Dec. 30, 2012. • After Saturday’s game, the Wildcats do not return to the ice again until Friday, Dec. 30 when they take on the University of Maine at SNHU UNH CONTACT: Alex Comeau, Associate Director of Athletic Communications O: (603) 862-3835 | C: (603) 380-2745 | Email: [email protected] arena in Manchester, N.H. at 7 p.m. SECONDARY CONTACT: Mike Murphy, Associate Athletic Director for Communications O: (603) 862-3906 | C: (603) 969-0774 | Email: [email protected] 2016-17 Team Stats 2016-17 Leaders Overall Record ........................................................................... 8-6-2 Point Leader .............................................. Tyler Kelleher (30) Hockey East Record ................................................................... 5-1-1 Goal Leader .............................................. Patrick Grasso (12) Home Record ............................................................................ 5-3-2 Assist Leader ............................Kelleher, Matias Cleland (18) Away/Neutral Record ................................................................ 3-3-0 Power Play Goals .................................... Grasso, Kelleher (6) Last Win .............................................................Dec. 3 at Maine, 4-3 GW Goals .............................................................. Kelleher (3) Last Loss ........................................................Nov. 26 vs. Cornell, 1-3 Plus/Minus ..................................................... Dylan Maller (+9) Total Goals For ...............................................................................57 Goalie Wins .................................................. Danny Tirone (8) Goals Per Game ...........................................................................3.56 Goalie Save Percentage ..................................... Tirone (.921) Total Goals Against .........................................................................45 Goalie GAA ......................................................... Tirone (2.28) Goals Against Per Game ..............................................................2.81 Goalie Saves ........................................................ Tirone (371) Power Play ................................................................ (23-102, 22.5%) Win Percentage .................................................. Tirone (.643) Penalty Kill ................................................................. (62-74, 83.8%) Hockey East Upcoming Schedule/Results (all times Eastern) 2016-17 Hockey East Standings Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Time/Results Team GP HE Pts Overall *Tue Dec. 6 Northeastern Boston College 3-5, BC Boston College 9 8-0-1 17 13-5-1 *Fri Dec. 9 Massachusetts Connecticut 6:30 PM New Hampshire 7 5-1-1 11 8-6-2 Fri Dec. 9 American Intl. Maine 7:00 PM Fri Dec. 9 Providence RIT 7:05 PM Vermont 7 4-2-1 9 9-3-2 *Fri Dec. 9 Boston U. Vermont 7:05 PM UMass Lowell 8 4-3-1 9 8-5-3 *Fri Dec. 9 Merrimack UMass Lowell 7:15 PM Notre Dame 8 4-3-1 9 8-6-2 Sat Dec. 10 American Intl. Maine 5:30 PM Boston U. 6 3-1-2 8 8-4-2 Sat Dec. 10 New Hampshire Dartmouth 7:05 PM Connecticut 8 3-3-2 8 5-6-6 Sat Dec. 10 Providence RIT 7:05 PM *Sat Dec. 10 UMass Lowell Merrimack 7:05 PM Merrimack 6 1-2-3 5 6-6-3 *Sat Dec. 10 Boston College Notre Dame 7:05 PM Massachusetts 9 2-6-1 5 4-8-2 *Sat Dec. 10 Boston U. Vermont 7:05 PM Providence 7 1-4-2 4 5-6-3 *Hockey East Contest Northeastern 9 1-6-2 4 5-7-4 Maine 8 1-6-1 3 5-9-3 December Success: The Wildcats have not lost a game in the Grasso’s National Ranking (Updated 12/7): month of December since Dec. 30, 2014 at Omaha. Since Dec. Among Freshmen All Players Totals 31, 2014 when UNH beat Omaha 6-2, the Wildcats are 7-0-1 in Goals 1st T-4th 11 goals the month of December. Points 4th T-17th 20 points Power Play Goals 1st T-1st 6 goals Kelleher’s November: Senior forward Tyler Kelleher was the Power Play Points 1st T-3rd 13 points nation’s highest scoring player in the month of November with Hat Tricks T-1st T-4th 1 hat trick 15 points. He had four goals and a nation leading 11 assists. Number 90: The 2016-17 season is the 90th year of men’s hockey Cleland’s Offense: Senior captain Matias Cleland was tied for at UNH. The program has a record of 1,215-908-145 over the first nationally among scoring by defensemen in November with nine decades. nine points. He had one goal and was tied for the national lead in assists with eight for nine points. Weekend Warrior: Senior forward Tyler Kelleher was named the Warrior Hockey Player of the Week by the Hockey East Association Two Shutouts for Tirone: Junior netminder Danny Tirone made on Monday, Nov. 21 for a stellar five-point (1g, 4a) performance 25 saves in Tuesday’s 5-0 win over RPI for his second shutout of against Massachusetts on Friday, Nov. 18. the season. His first came when he made 14 saves against Mer- cyhurst (Nov. 5). He now has five shutouts in his career. Frozen Fenway: For the first time since Jan. 7, 2012, UNH will play an outdoor game when they take on Northeastern at Fenway Five is Fine: Senior forward Tyler Kelleher recorded a career- Park on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 PM. high five points against the University of Massachusetts on Friday, Nov. 22 with one goal and four assists. He was the first 350 and Counting: Head coach Dick Umile recorded his 350th ‘Cat to record five points in a game since Kevin Goumas on Hockey East win in the 6-2 triumph over Merrimack (Oct.