2018-19 Hockey Game Notes UConn Athletic Communications Men’s Hockey Contact - Bill Peterson [email protected] HOCKEY Office: 860-486-9109 Cell: 860-465-7539 / 203-558-2215 Game 2 UConn Huskies at Quinnipiac Bobcats 2018-19 Schedule (1-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) (1-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) October (1-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) October 16, 2018 | 7:00 pm EST | Hamden, Conn. | Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena 12 Fri. at Army West Point W, 5-2 16 Tue. at Quinnipiac 7 pm TV Coverage: None Website: UConnHuskies.com 19 Fri. at Providence * 7 pm Radio Coverage: UConn IMG Sports Network Twitter: UConnMHOC 20 Sat. at Rensselaer 7 pm Bob Joyce (pxp) Adam Giardino (color) Hashtags: #IceBus #UConnNation 97.9 ESPN Hartford | WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM Instagram: UConnMHOC 26 Fri. vs. Maine * 7:05 pm Audio Stream: TuneIn.com Facebook: facebook.com/UConnMHOC 27 Sat. vs. Maine * 3:05 pm Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: QuinnipiacBobcats.com November (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) 2 Fri. at Vermont * 7:05 pm Ice Chips... 3 Sat. at Vermont * 7:05 pm 9 Fri. at Northeastern * 7 pm » The UConn Huskies continue their season-opening road swing on Tuesday night with a trip down state to battle the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Both teams are coming off season 13 Tue. vs. Brown 7:05 pm opening wins over the weekend with the Huskies winning 5-2 at Army West Point and the 16 Fri. vs. UMass Lowell * 7:05 pm Bobcats grabbing a 3-2 win at Vermont. 17 Sat. at UMass Lowell * 5 pm » Five different Huskies scored in Friday night’s win at Army led by junior Alexander 23 Fri. vs. Boston University * ^ 11 am Payusov and freshman Ruslan Iskhakov who had a goal and an assist each. The Huskies 24 Sat. vs. Union/Yale ^ TBA picked up a power play goal off the stick off junior Benjamin Freeman and a shorthanded 30 Fri. at UMass * 7 pm goal from sophomore Brian Rigali. » UConn had eight freshmen make their collegiate hockey debuts on Friday and in addition December (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) to Iskhakov (1g/1a), Jachym Kondelik (2a) and Jonny Evans (1a) also picked-up their first 6 Thu. vs. Boston College * 7:05 pm collegiate points. 7 Fri. at Boston College * 7 pm » The Huskies will be road warriors for the first three months of the season, playing just five 31 Mon. at Yale 4 pm times at the XL Center in their first 21 games. UConn will open the Hockey East portion of the schedule on Friday night at No. 5 Providence and host Maine for a two-game series next weekend in Hartford. January (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) » UConn is coming off their best season in Hockey East, tied for fifth with an 11-12-1 4 Fri. vs. Western Michigan # 8 pm record and spot in the tournament quarterfinals, and were tabbed to finish eighth in this 5 Sat. vs. Air Force/St. Lawrence # TBA year’s Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll. In three of their first four years in the league, 12 Sat. at Merrimack * 7 pm UConn has outplayed their preseason prediction. 16 Wed. vs. Rensselaer 7:05 pm » UConn senior defenseman Miles Gendron will captain the Huskies this season with senior 25 Fri. vs. New Hampshire * 7:05 pm forward Max Kalter and junior forward Benjamin Freeman serving as the squad’s alternate 26 Sat. at New Hampshire * 7 pm captains. 29 Tue. vs. Sacred Heart 7:05 pm » Junior Benjamin Freeman is the Huskies top-returning point producer after a 21-point season coming on eight goals and 13 assists while junior Alexander Payusov is the team’s top-returning goal scorer after putting 12 in the back of the net last season. After recording February (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) two assists in 15 games as a rookie, Payusov broke out last year with a 20 point (12g/8a) 1 Fri. vs. Boston College * 7:05 pm campaign. 7 Thu. vs. Northeastern * 7:05 pm » Junior goaltender Adam Huska played in 27 games last year and ranked seventh among 9 Sat. vs. Merrimack * 5:05 pm Hockey East goaltenders in goals against average (2.59) and 10th in save percentage (.912). 15 Fri. vs. Boston University * 7:05 pm 16 Sat. at Boston University * 7 pm UCONN VS. QUINNIPIAC - TALE OF THE TAPE 21 Thu. at UMass * 7 pm Husky Returning Leaders On Ice Match-Up Bobcat Returning Leaders March (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) Scoring (‘17-’18) UConn QU Scoring (‘17-’18) 1 Fri. vs. Vermont * 7:05 pm Points Benjamin Freeman 21 Goals/Gm 5.0 3.0 Points Odeen Tufto 41 Goals Alexander Payusov 12 Goals Allowed/Gm 2.0 2.0 Goals Alex Whelan 16 2 Sat. vs. Providence * 3:05 pm Assists El-Mir/Freeman 13 Shots/Gm 31.0 30.0 Assists Odeen Tufto 32 8 Fri. vs. UMass * 7:05 pm PPG Alexander Payusov 7 Shots Allowed/Gm 34.0 24.0 PPG Chase Priskie 8 15-17 Fri-Sun. Hockey East Quarterfinals TBA GWG 5 player tied 1 PPG-Opp. 1-5 0-2 GWG Odeen Tufto 3 22-23 Fri-Sat. Hockey East Championship TBA .200 .000 PIM Adam Karashik 32 Power Play % PIM Scott Davidson 47 29-31 Fri-Sat. NCAA Regional TBA 6-8 3-3 +/- Philip Nyberg +9 Penalty Kills-Opp. +/- Odeen Tufto +5 Penalty Kill % .750 1.000 Goaltending Goaltending Shorthanded Goals 1 -- April (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) GP Adam Huska 27 GP Andrew Shortridge 25 Penalties 8-16 3-6 11-13 Thu-Sat. NCAA Frozen Four TBA GAA Adam Huska 2.59 GAA Andrew Shortridge 2.36 PIM/Gm 16.0 6.0 SV% Adam Huska .912 SV% Andrew Shortridge .906 Times listed are EST / Home games in bold / played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Faceoffs (W-L) 26-32 19-30 * - Hockey East game Wins Adam Huska 8 Wins Andrew Shortridge 11 ^ - Northern Irish Connections Friendship Four at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Faceoff % .448 .388 Northern Ireland SO -- -- Andrew Shortridge 5 Blkd Shots/Game 7.0 12.0 SO # - Ice Vegas Invitational at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. 2018-19 Men’s Hockey Game Notes 2018-19 Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown/Last Team ALPHABETICAL 2 Corson Green Fr. D 6-2/200 Potsdam, N.Y. / Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) 16 Karl EL-MIR Sr. F 3 Adam Karashik So. D 6-0/200 Ridgefield, Conn. / Chicago Steel (USHL) 4 Roman Kinal Fr. D 6-2/190 Waterford, Mich. / Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 7 Jonny EVANS Fr. F 6 Ryan Wheeler Fr. D 5-10/175 Lancaster, N.Y. / New Jersey Junior Titans (NAHL) 24 Benjamin FREEMAN Jr. F 7 Jonny Evans Fr. F 5-8/164 North Delta, British Columbia / Powell River Kings (BCHL) 17 Marc GATCOMB Fr. F 8 Carter Turnbull Fr. F 5-7/180 Nanaimo, British Columbia / Powell River Kings (BCHL) 10 Miles GENDRON Sr. D 9 Alexander Payusov Jr. F 5-11/190 Montreal, Quebec / Madison Capitols (USHL) 2 Corson GREEN Fr. D 10 Miles Gendron Sr. D 6-3/195 Shrewsbury, Mass. / Penticton Vees (BCHL) 29 Kale HOWARTH Fr. F 11 Jáchym Kondelík Fr. F 6-5/230 Budějovice, Czech Republic / Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 12 Evan Wisocky So. F 5-10/195 Hoboken, N.J. / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 22 Justin HOWELL Jr. F 13 John Wojciechowski Fr. D/F 6-3/230 Mamaroneck, N.Y. / Langley Rivermen (BCHL) 30 Adam HUSKA Jr. G 14 Zac Robbins So. F 5-8/175 Glenview, Ill. / Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) 34 Ruslan ISKHAKOV Fr. F 15 Jordan Timmons Fr. F 6-2/215 South Fayette, Pa. / Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 18 Max KALTER Sr. F 16 Karl El-Mir Sr. F 6-0/185 Montreal, Quebec / Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) 3 Adam KARASHIK So. D 17 Marc Gatcomb Fr. F 6-2/195 Woburn, Mass. / The Gunnery (Prep) 4 Roman KINAL Fr. D 18 Max Kalter Sr. F 5-8/165 Highland Park, Ill. / Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 19 Brian Rigali So. F 5-8/185 Libertyville, Ill. / Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 11 Jáchym KONDELÍK Fr. F 20 Wyatt Newpower Jr. D 6-4/205 Hugo, Minn. / White Bear Lake Area (HS) 20 Wyatt NEWPOWER Jr. D 22 Justin Howell Jr. F 5-10/200 Saint Paul, Minn. / Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 26 Philip NYBERG Jr. D 24 Benjamin Freeman Jr. F 6-5/210 Falmouth, Maine / Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL-Pr) 9 Alexander PAYUSOV Jr. F 26 Philip Nyberg Jr. D 6-4/205 Linköping, Sweden / Madison Capitols (USHL) 19 Brian RIGALI So. F 29 Kale Howarth Fr. F 6-4/205 Red Deer, Alberta / Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) 14 Zac ROBBINS So. F 30 Adam Huska Jr. G 6-4/220 Zvolen, Slovakia / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 33 Tomas Vomacka Fr. G 6-3/185 Trutnov, Czech Republic / Lincoln Stars (USHL) 35 Bradley STONE So. G 34 Ruslan Iskhakov Fr. F 5-7/165 Moscow, Russia / Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) 15 Jordan TIMMONS Fr. F 35 Bradley Stone So. G 6-1/195 London, England / Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL-Pr) 8 Carter TURNBULL Fr. F 33 Tomas VOMACKA Fr. G PRONUCIATIONS 6 Ryan WHEELER Fr. D 3 Karashik CARE-uh-shick 13 Wojciechowski whoa-chuh-HOW-skee 9 Payusov PIE-you-sahv 30 Huska HOO-skuh 12 Evan WISOCKY So.