2019–20 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season

The 2019-20 Connecticut Huskies Men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 6th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represented the University of Connecticut and were coached by Mike Cavanaugh, in his 7th season.

2019–20 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season
Conference5th Hockey East
Home iceXL Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall15–15–4
Conference12–10–2
Home7–6–2
Road7–7–1
Neutral1–2–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant CoachesJoe Pereira
Tyler Helton
Matt Michno
Joe Ferriss
Will Moran
Captain(s)Wyatt Newpower
Benjamin Freeman
Alternate captain(s)Adam Karashik
Alexander Payusov
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.[1][2]

Roster

As of July 25, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ryan Keane Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-03-15 Lewisville, Texas Jamestown Rebels (NAHL)
2 Yan Kuznetsov Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-03-21 Murmansk, Russia Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
3 Adam Karashik (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-01-15 Ridgefield, Connecticut Chicago Steel (USHL)
4 Roman Kinal Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-20 Waterford, Michigan Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
5 Eric Linell Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-17 Great Neck, New York Penticton Vees (BCHL)
6 Ryan Wheeler Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-08-24 Lancaster, New York New Jersey Titans (NAHL)
7 Jonny Evans Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1997-05-01 North Delta, British Columbia Powell River Kings (BCHL)
8 Carter Turnbull Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-08 Nanaimo, British Columbia Powell River Kings (BCHL)
9 Alexander Payusov (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-07-26 Montreal, Quebec Madison Capitols (USHL)
10 Vladislav Firstov Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-19 Yaroslavl, Russia Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) MIN, 42nd overall 2019
11 Jáchym Kondelík Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-12-21 Budějovice, Czech Republic Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) NSH, 111th overall 2018
13 John Wojciechowski Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-18 Mamaroneck, New York Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
14 Zac Robbins Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-10-03 Glenview, Illinois Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)
15 Jordan Timmons Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-10-25 South Fayette, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
16 Jacob Flynn Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-05-26 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Thayer Academy (USHS–MA)
17 Marc Gatcomb Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-07-22 Woburn, Massachusetts The Gunnery (USHS–CT)
19 Brian Rigali Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-03-08 Libertyville, Illinois Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
20 Wyatt Newpower (C) Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-12-09 Hugo, Minnesota White Bear Lake Area High School (USHS–MN)
22 Justin Howell Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-04-26 Saint Paul, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
23 Carter Berger Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-17 North Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) FLA, 106th overall 2019
24 Benjamin Freeman (C) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-01-10 Falmouth, Maine Connecticut Jr. Rangers (USPHL)
27 Harrison Rees Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-19 Mississauga, Ontario North York (OJHL)
29 Kale Howarth Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Red Deer, Alberta Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) CBJ, 148th overall 2017
33 Tomáš Vomáčka Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-02 Trutnov, Czech Republic Lincoln Stars (USHL) NSH, 154th overall 2017
34 Ruslan Iskhakov Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-07-22 Moscow, Russia Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) NYI, 43rd overall 2018
35 Bradley Stone Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-07-14 London, England Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College 24176135934834248213671
#9 Massachusetts241482306949342111210767
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell24127529606034181069079
#15 Maine24129327565634181158975
Connecticut24121022671753415154102106
Boston University241095256964341313810398
#19 Northeastern241112123667134181339892
Providence2410113237063341612610278
New Hampshire24912321546934151549197
Merrimack24714317637734922385123
Vermont2421848448334523659100
Championship: March 21, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut  Vomáčka T 3–3 OT 703 0–0–1
October 11 7:05 PM vs. Army* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka L 1–2  2,029 0–1–1
October 12 3:35 PM vs. Rensselaer* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka L 3–5  2,859 0–2–1
October 18 7:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York  Vomáčka W 5–2  2,588 1–2–1
November 1 7:15 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts  Vomáčka W 3–2  1,734 2–2–1 (1–0–0)
November 3 2:05 PM vs. Merrimack XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka L 2–3  3,387 2–3–1 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:01 PM at #19 Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Vomáčka L 0–6  5,291 2–4–1 (1–2–0)
November 9 3:31 PM vs. #19 Boston College XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutNESN Vomáčka L 1–5  5,112 2–5–1 (1–3–0)
November 15 7:05 PM vs. #12 Massachusetts–Lowell XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka T 3–3 OT 2,730 2–5–2 (1–3–1)
November 16 6:05 PM at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts  Vomáčka W 2–1  4,397 3–5–2 (2–3–1)
November 22 7:05 PM vs. Providence XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka T 3–3 OT 3,384 3–5–3 (2–3–2)
November 23 7:00 PM at Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Vomáčka L 2–5  2,183 3–6–3 (2–4–2)
November 29 4:05 PM vs. Miami* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka W 6–4  3,006 4–6–3 (2–4–2)
November 30 4:05 PM vs. Miami* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka W 4–3  2,735 5–6–3 (2–4–2)
December 6 7:05 PM vs. Vermont XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka W 3–2  2,012 6–6–3 (3–4–2)
December 7 3:35 PM vs. Vermont XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka W 7–4  2,884 7–6–3 (4–4–2)
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28 4:02 PM vs. St. Lawrence* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)NESN Stone T 2–2 SOW 3,003 7–6–4 (4–4–2)
December 29 7:02 PM at Dartmouth* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)  Vomáčka L 3–4  2,312 7–7–4 (4–4–2)
January 3 7:05 PM vs. #12 Northeastern XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka L 2–5  4,027 7–8–4 (4–5–2)
January 7 7:05 PM vs. Merrimack XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka L 2–6  2,953 7–9–4 (4–6–2)
January 11 7:00 PM at #12 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island  Vomáčka L 1–2  2,609 7–10–4 (4–7–2)
January 15 7:05 PM vs. Maine Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, ConnecticutNESN Vomáčka W 3–2  559 8–10–4 (5–7–2)
January 18 6:00 PM at #12 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, MassachusettsNESN Vomáčka W 3–2 OT 2,712 9–10–4 (6–7–2)
Connecticut Ice
January 25 4:00 PM at #17 Quinnipiac* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal)SNY Vomáčka L 2–3  5,724 9–11–4 (6–7–2)
January 26 3:30 PM vs. Yale* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Third Place)SNY Vomáčka L 2–3  4,631 9–12–4 (6–7–2)
January 31 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire  Vomáčka W 7–4  4,671 10–12–4 (7–7–2)
February 1 4:00 PM New Hampshire XL CenterHartford, ConnecticutNESN Vomáčka W 7–4  8,211 11–12–4 (8–7–2)
February 14 7:30 PM at #17 Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, MaineWPME Vomáčka W 3–2  4,023 12–12–4 (9–7–2)
February 15 7:00 PM at #17 Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, MaineNESN Vomáčka L 0–1 OT 3,876 12–13–4 (9–8–2)
February 21 7:05 PM vs. Boston University XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka W 4–3 OT 5,653 13–13–4 (10–8–2)
February 22 7:05 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, MassachusettsNESN Vomáčka W 6–1  3,808 14–13–4 (11–8–2)
February 28 7:08 PM at #8 Massachusetts XL CenterHartford, Connecticut  Vomáčka W 3–2  6,666 15–13–4 (12–8–2)
February 29 8:00 PM at #8 Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, MassachusettsNESN+ Vomáčka L 3–4  5,165 15–14–4 (12–9–2)
March 6 7:15 PM at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts  Vomáčka L 1–3  4,802 15–15–4 (12–10–2)
Hockey East Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Benjamin FreemanRW/C33721280
Carter TurnbullRW311212248
Vladislav FirstovLW3411122331
Jáchym KondelíkC348152325
Alexander PayusovRW3312102220
Wyatt NewpowerD343192220
Ruslan IskhakovC329122126
Jonny EvansF27910194
Kale HowarthLW/C296101616
Marc GatcombF34751218
Yan KuznetsovD34291116
Brian RigaliF3455102
Carter BergerD31281014
Jake FlynnD302798
Harrison ReesD3418918
Zac RobbinsF333472
Justin HowellC3233633
Ryan WheelerD280446
Adam KarashikD3303318
Jordan TimmonsF190224
Tomáš VomáčkaG330110
Bradley StoneG10000
Ryan KeaneG10000
John WojciechowskiC10000
Eric LinellRW140004
Bench-----10
Total102180282299

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ryan Keane190000301.0000.00
Bradley Stone1630012210.9131.89
Tomáš Vomáčka331974151541039100.8983.13
Empty Net-20---1----
Total342067151541069340.8983.08

Rankings

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

[6]

Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

RoundPickPlayerNHL Team
250Yan KuznetsovCalgary Flames
6157Nick CaponeTampa Bay Lightning

† incoming freshman

[7]

References

  1. "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. smeyers@ncaa.org (2020-03-12). "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  3. "2018-19 Roster". University of Connecticut. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. "UConn Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. "Univ. of Connecticut 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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