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