2014–15 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season
Conference Hockey East
Home ice XL Center
Record
Overall 10–19–7 (7–11–4 HEA)
Home 5–6–3
Road 3–11–3
Neutral 2–2–1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh
Assistant Coaches Michael Souza
Joe Pereira
Andrew Raycroft
Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mike Cavanaugh his second season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their first season in Hockey East.

Personnel

Roster

As of October 5, 2014.[1]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Pennsylvania Comunale, TomTom Comunale Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-02-28 Seven Fields, Pennsylvania St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) —
2 Massachusetts Pratt, DerekDerek Pratt Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-03-12 Mount Hermon, Massachusetts Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
3 Massachusetts Segalla, RyanRyan Segalla Sophomore D 5' 1" (1.55 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-12-29 Rockland, Massachusetts Salisbury (USHS–CT) PIT, 119th overall 2013
4 Colorado Husson, KyleKyle Husson Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-10-31 Parker, Colorado Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) —
5 Texas Poe, JacobJacob Poe Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-12-17 Arlington, Texas Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL) —
6 Minnesota Austin, JohnnyJohnny Austin Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-07-22 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN) —
7 Finland Kunnas, JoonaJoona Kunnas Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993-01-08 Vantaa, Finland Middlesex Islanders (USPHL) —
8 Minnesota Naas, SpencerSpencer Naas Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-06-28 Minnetonka, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN) —
9 Washington (state) Pauly, ShawnShawn Pauly Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1992-05-07 Bellingham, Washington Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) —
10 Ontario Schwartz, JesseJesse Schwartz Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-04-14 Toronto, Ontario Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
11 Massachusetts Ronan, CoreyCorey Ronan Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-10-06 Franklin, Massachusetts Saint Sebastian's (USHS–MA) —
13 Ontario Norris, BrentBrent Norris Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-06-18 Ottawa, Ontario Nepean Raiders (CCHL) —
14 Massachusetts Golonka, WillWill Golonka Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-02-02 Carlisle, Massachusetts Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA) —
15 Michigan Smith, BradBrad Smith Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991-03-28 Trenton, Michigan St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) —
17 Pennsylvania Tyson, RyanRyan Tyson (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1991-08-14 Harleysville, Pennsylvania New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL) —
18 Washington (state) Gerling, TrevorTrevor Gerling (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-06-30 Seattle, Washington Langley Chiefs (BCHL) —
19 British Columbia Richardson, EvanEvan Richardson Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-05-30 Nanaimo, British Columbia Boston College (HEA) —
21 British Columbia Wight, JeffJeff Wight Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-12-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —
22 Illinois Drake, DavidDavid Drake Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-01-07 Naperville, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) PHI, 192nd overall 2013
23 Finland Ojantakanen, KasperiKasperi Ojantakanen Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-01-12 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-Liiga) —
24 Connecticut Kirtland, PatrickPatrick Kirtland (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-01-22 Rocky Hill, Connecticut Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
27 Massachusetts Sharib, CodyCody Sharib Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-08-23 Needham, Massachusetts New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL) —
28 Michigan Ferriss, JoeyJoey Ferriss Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Novi, Michigan Michigan Warriors (NAHL) —
31 Texas Nichols, RobRob Nichols Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-09-10 Dallas, Texas Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) —
33 Rhode Island Cooke, TylerTyler Cooke Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-04-28 Warwick, Rhode Island South Shore Kings (EJHL) —
35 Massachusetts Thulin, SteveSteve Thulin Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-02-02 North Reading, Massachusetts Connecticut Junior Rangers (USPHL) —

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
UConn		 Alma Mater
Mike Cavanaugh Head Coach 2 Bowdoin College (1990)
Michael Souza Associate Head Coach 2 University of New Hampshire (2000)
Joe Pereira Assistant Coach 2 Boston University (2011)
Andrew Raycroft Assistant Coach 1

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston University dagger* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 33 21 7 5 124 78
#14 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 34 21 11 2 100 69
#11 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 34 20 11 3 100 80
#12 UMass Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 34 18 10 6 114 87
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 39 17 17 5 118 103
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
#16 Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 37 20 13 4 103 82
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 36 17 17 2 113 101
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 36 16 16 4 79 82
UMass 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Regular season

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 2:05 pm Dalhousie* Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut   W 3–1  759 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   T 2–2 OT 6,017 0–0–1
October 11 3:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   L 1–7  6,016 0–1–1
October 18 7:00 pm at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 1–2 OT 2,549 0–2–1 (0–1–0)
October 21 7:00 pm vs. #15 Quinnipiac* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   W 4–1  1,435 1–2–1
October 25 7:00 pm at #17 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 1–2  4,007 1–3–1 (0–2–0)
October 31 4:30 pm vs. Merrimack* Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Hockey Invitational)   T 2–2 OT 2,113 1–3–2
November 1 4:00 pm vs. Yale* Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Hockey Invitational)   L 1–2  2,987 1–4–2
November 5 7:05 pm #3 Boston College XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 1–0  8,089 2–4–2 (1–2–0)
November 8 7:00 pm at #5 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   T 4–4 OT 4,658 2–4–3 (1–2–1)
November 14 7:05 pm Sacred Heart* The Taft School • Watertown, Connecticut   L 0–2  850 2–5–3
November 18 7:05 pm RPI* XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   T 1–1 OT 3,879 2–5–4
November 21 5:35 pm #11 Vermont XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 2–1  5,072 3–5–4 (2–2–1)
November 22 3:35 pm #3 Boston University XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   L 2–5  7,712 3–6–4 (2–3–1)
November 29 4:00 pm at Brown* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   L 0–1  956 3–7–4
December 3 7:00 pm at #7 UMass Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   L 4–6  3,680 3–8–4 (2–4–1)
December 27 6:00 pm vs. Union* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic)   W 3–2  3,570 4–8–4
December 28 6:00 pm vs. #9 UMass Lowell* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic) CPTV L 1–3  1,483 4–9–4
January 2 7:00 pm at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 4–3  2,838 5–9–4 (3–4–1)
January 6 7:05 pm Colorado College* Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   L 1–4  3,417 5–10–4
January 9 7:05 pm at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York   W 6–3  2,308 6–10–4
January 10 7:05 pm #6 UMass Lowell XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 2–0  6,855 7–10–4 (4–4–2)
January 16 7:35 pm at Notre Dame Compton Family Center • South Bend, Indiana NBCSN T 3–3 OT 5,202 7–10–5 (4–4–2)
January 18 2:05 pm Notre Dame Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   L 1–6  4,157 7–11–5 (4–5–2)
January 24 7:00 pm at #19 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   L 2–3  6,815 7–12–5 (4–6–2)
January 30 7:00 pm at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 2–1 OT 3,717 8–12–5 (5–6–2)
February 1 2:05 pm Maine XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 2–2 OT 5,211 8–12–6 (5–6–3)
February 4 7:05 pm #12 Providence XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   T 2–2 ot 4,672 8–12–7 (5–6–4)
February 7 7:00 pm at #12 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 1–10  3,033 8–13–7 (5–7–4)
February 10 7:05 pm Merrimack XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 1–0  4,194 9–13–7 (5–7–4)
February 13 7:00 pm at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 0–9  2,308 9–14–7 (5–8–4)
February 14 3:35 pm Northeastern XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   L 1–6  5,086 9–15–7 (6–9–4)
February 20 7:05 pm New Hampshire XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   L 1–4  6,887 9–16–7 (6–10–4)
February 21 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN L 1–6  4,914 9–17–7 (6–11–4)
February 27 7:05 pm UMass XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 4–0  6,298 10–17–7 (7–11–4)
Hockey East Tournament
March 6 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 2–5  3,412 10–18–7
March 7 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 0–2  4,256 10–19–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 24 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR RV 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 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UConn Huskies Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
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