2020-21 Men’s Hockey Schedule Wildcat Sports Radio Network Date Opponent Time Mike Murphy (Play-By-Play), Pete Webster (Color) Fri., Nov. 20 At #2 Boston College*# Postponed Sat., Nov. 21 #2 Boston College*# Postponed Flagship Radio Stations: Fri., Dec. 4 At UMass*# Postponed WGIR 610 AM (Manchester); WQSO 96.7 FM (Seacoast), WPKX Sat., Dec. 5 UMass* Postponed 930 AM (Seacoast); TuneIn Radio App, UNHWildcats.com Fri., Dec. 11 Maine*^ T, 1-1 (2-3 SOL ) Sat., Dec 12 Maine*^ W, 6-2 Live Stream: College SportsLive Sat., Dec. 19 Merrimack*# Postponed Sun., Dec. 20 At Merrimack* Postponed Sun., Dec. 27 At Providence*# Postponed Series Record With UConn: UNH leads 17-9-1 Mon., Dec. 28 Providence*# Postponed At Freitas Ice Forum: UNH leads 1-0-0 Wed., Dec. 30 #9 UMass* L, 0-4 At Whittemore Center: Tied, 5-5-0 Fri., Jan. 1 UConn*# L, 1-2 Last Meeting: UNH 2, UConn 1 OT (1/2/2021; Storrs, Conn.) Sat., Jan 2 At UConn* W, 2-1 (OT) Last UConn Win: UConn 2, UNH 1 (1/2/2021; Durham, N.H.) Wed., Jan. 6 At #8 UMass* L, 0-4 First Meeting: UNH 8, UConn 1 (1/16/1929; Durham, N.H.) Fri., Jan. 8 At #2 Boston College*# W, 4-3 (OT) Series Win Streak: UNH, one game Sun., Jan. 10 #2 Boston College* L, 2-3 (OT) Wed., Jan. 13 At #13 Northeastern*# L, 0-7 Fri., Jan. 15 At UConn* 4 PM UNH TO PLAY HOME-AND-HOME WITH UCONN: The Uni- Sat., Jan. 16 UConn* 5 PM versity of New Hampshire men's hockey team (3-5-1, 3-5-1 Hockey Fri., Jan. 22 Northeastern* 7 PM East) will play a home-and-home series with UConn (3-5-1, 3-5-1 Sat., Jan. 23 At Northeastern* TBA Hockey East) on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15-16. Friday's game is at Fri., Jan. 29 Maine* 7 PM Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn., at 4:00 p.m., while the contest on Sat., Jan. 30 Maine * 7 PM Saturday is at the Whittemore Center at 5:00 p.m. Both games are on Fri., Feb. 5 At Boston College* 7 PM College SportsLive. Sat., Feb. 6 Boston College* 7 PM Fri., Feb. 12 UMass Lowell* 7 PM Sat., Feb. 13 At UMass Lowell* TBA SERIES VS. UCONN: UNH leads the all-time series versus UConn, Fri., Feb. 19 Boston University* 7 PM 17-9-1. These two teams split a home-and-home series on Jan. 1-2. Sat., Feb. 20 At Boston University* TBA UConn won 2-1 at the Whittemore Center on Jan. 1, while the Wild- Fri., Mar. 5 Vermont* TBA cats posted a 2-1 overtime win at Freitas Ice Forum on Jan. 2 as junior Sat., Mar. 6 Vermont* TBA Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) scored both UNH goals. The Home games Wildcats are 2-3-0 versus the Huskies over the last five contests and *Hockey East game 2-7-1 over the last 10 games. The Wildcats are 1-0-0 versus UConn at All Times Eastern. # Denotes NESN the Freitas Ice Forum, while UNH is 5-5-0 all-time versus UConn at the ^ Denotes NESN+ Whittemore Center. VIRTUAL SEASON TICKETS: UNH has announced a Virtual Sea- CONTACT: son Ticket Membership designed to provide Wildcat fans, families and Jim Wrobel, Associate Director of Athletic Communications alumni around the globe with new and innovative stay-at-home access C: (508) 208-3831 | [email protected] to the Wildcats during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Go to UN- HWildcats.com for more information. Coach Mike Souza’s postgame press conferences are held on zoom. A media advisory will be sent out with the zoom link. A link to the recording of the zoom will be e-mailed shortly PURCHASE A 'CATS CUTOUT: The new 'Cats Cutout option after each press conference. For more information reach out ($50) enables fans to virtually place themselves in the seats at the to Jim Wrobel. Whittemore Center in cardboard-cutout form during the 2020-21 season. The 'Cats Cutout will assist UNH student-athletes economi- cally and help create home-ice advantage for the Wildcats. PIERSON LEADING THE WILDCATS: Junior forward Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) leads the team with eight points UNH’S RECORD WHEN... on two goals and a team-best six assists. He scored both goals for Playing at home .................................................. 1-3-1 UNH in the 2-1 overtime win at UConn on Jan. 2. Pierson posted Playing on the road ............................................ 2-2-0 three assists during the two-game series with No. 2 Boston Col- Playing in Overtime ........................................... 2-1-1 lege. His two assists on Jan. 10 was his 10th multi-point game of Playing in December .......................................... 1-1-1 Playing in January ............................................. 2-4-0 his career. For his career, Pierson has 12 goals and 35 assists for 47 Playing on Wednesday ....................................... 0-3-0 points over 67 games. Playing on Friday ............................................... 1-1-1 Playing on Saturday .......................................... 2-0-0 ERIKSSON NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Playing on Sunday ............................................. 0-1-0 Sophomore defenseman Kalle Eriksson (Leksand, Sweden) has vs. Nationally ranked opponents ...................... 1-4-0 been named the Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week. He Scoring first......................................................... 1-1-1 NEXT UP: The Wildcats will return to the Whittemore Center posted one goal and two assists for three points over the two-game Opponent scores first ......................................... 2-4-0 Leading after one period ................................... 2-1-0 on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, to take on Vermont at 7:00 series versus No. 2 Boston College. This is his first Hockey East p.m. on Coach Umile Weekend. On Friday, there will be a Trailing after one period ................................... 0-3-0 weekly award of his career. Eriksson scored the overtime game- Tied after one period ......................................... 1-1-1 Coach Umile Replica Jersey T-Shirt giveaway, while Saturday is winner at No. 2 Boston College as the Wildcats won 4-3 on Jan. 8, Leading after two periods.................................. 1-0-0 Coach Umile Bobblehead Night. Tickets can be purchased at the then he assisted on both UNH goals at the Whittemore Center in the Trailing after two periods .................................. 1-4-0 Whittemore Center Box Office, online at UNHWildcats.com or 3-2 OT loss to the Eagles on Jan. 10 for his second multiple-point Tied after two periods ........................................ 1-1-1 by calling 603-862-4000. game of his career. Eriksson is tied for first on the team with three UNH outshoots opponent .................................. 0-3-1 goals, while he is second with four assists and seven points. Opponent outshoots UNH ................................. 3-2-0 Shots are even ..................................................... 0-0-0 THE MATCHUPS: UNH is sixth in Hockey East in scoring Game is decided by one goal ............................ 2-2-0 offense with 2.81 goals scored per game, while Northeastern is ON THE ROAD: UNH is 2-2-0 on the road so far this season. Game is decided by two goals ........................... 0-0-0 first (3.50) and UMass is eighth (2.65). The Wildcats are sixth The Wildcats defeated UConn on Jan. 2, and fell to No. 8 UMass Game is decided by three goals ......................... 0-0-0 on Jan. 6. Then the Wildcats defeated No. 2 BC at Conte Forum in scoring defense with 2.77 goals allowed per game, while the Game is decided by four goals .......................... 1-2-0 on Jan. 8 and then fell to Northeastern on Jan. 13. Last year, UNH Game is decided by seven goals ........................ 0-1-0 Huskies are second (2.31) and the Minutemen are 11th (3.23). went 4-9-2 on the road. Scoring zero power play goals ........................... 0-3-1 UNH is 10th with a .173 power play percentage, while North- Scoring one power play goal ............................. 2-1-0 eastern is first (.269) and UMass is 11th (.152). The Wildcats EXTRA TIME: The Wildcats have already played four overtime Scoring two power play goals ........................... 1-1-0 lead the league with a .876 penalty kill percentage, while the games (2-1-1) this season as UNH has played in overtime 29 times Scoring three or more power play goals........... 0-0-0 Huskies are seventh (.793) and UMass is fifth (.805). Opponent scores zero power play goals ........... 0-3-1 out of 79 games over the last three seasons which is .367 percent Opponent scores one power play goal .............. 2-0-0 of the games. UNH is 10-5-14 over this stretch in overtime. The Opponent scores two power play goals ........... 1-1-0 STRONG PENALTY KILL: The Wildcats are fourth nation- Wildcats set a school record for overtime games with 14 in 2018-19 Opponent scores three or more power play goals ...... 0-1-0 ally and first in Hockey East with a .876 penalty kill percentage. which led the NCAA. The Wildcats played 11 overtime games last Scoring one shorthanded goal ........................... 1-0-0 UNH is 99-for-113 on the penalty kill only allowing 14 goals. season and went 5-2-4 as the five overtime wins tied for first in the Opponent scores one shorthanded goal ........... 0-2-0 nation and tied the school record which was set in 1972-73. The Recording 0-20 shots on goal ............................ 0-0-0 NCAA record was seven by Minnesota Duluth in 2010-11. Recording 21-30 shots on goal .......................... 0-3-0 TOP LINE ON A ROLL: The line of junior Ara Nazarian Recording 31-40 shots on goal ........................