2019–20 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

2019–20 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 UConn Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	5th Hockey East
Home ice	XL Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	15–15–4
Conference	12–10–2
Home	7–6–2
Road	7–7–1
Neutral	1–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Cavanaugh
Assistant coaches	Joe Pereira; Tyler Helton; Matt Michno; Joe Ferriss; Will Moran
Captain(s)	Wyatt Newpower; Benjamin Freeman
Alternate captain(s)	Adam Karashik; Alexander Payusov
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The 2019–20 UConn 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.

The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.^[1]^[2]

Roster

As of July 25, 2019.^[3]

No.	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 v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Boston College †	24	17	6	1	35	93	48	34	24	8	2	136	71
#9 Massachusetts	24	14	8	2	30	69	49	34	21	11	2	107	67
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell	24	12	7	5	29	60	60	34	18	10	6	90	79
#15 Maine	24	12	9	3	27	56	56	34	18	11	5	89	75
Connecticut	24	12	10	2	26	71	75	34	15	15	4	102	106
Boston University	24	10	9	5	25	69	64	34	13	13	8	103	98
#19 Northeastern	24	11	12	1	23	66	71	34	18	13	3	98	92
Providence	24	10	11	3	23	70	63	34	16	12	6	102	78
New Hampshire	24	9	12	3	21	54	69	34	15	15	4	91	97
Merrimack	24	7	14	3	17	63	77	34	9	22	3	85	123
Vermont	24	2	18	4	8	44	83	34	5	23	6	59	100
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^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	7:05 PM	at Sacred Heart*	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut		Vomáčka	T 3–3 ^OT	703	0–0–1
October 11	7:05 PM	vs. Army*	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	L 1–2	2,029	0–1–1
October 12	3:35 PM	vs. Rensselaer*	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	L 3–5	2,859	0–2–1
October 18	7:00 PM	at Rensselaer*	Houston Field House • Troy, New York		Vomáčka	W 5–2	2,588	1–2–1
November 1	7:15 PM	at Merrimack	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Vomáčka	W 3–2	1,734	2–2–1 (1–0–0)
November 3	2:05 PM	vs. Merrimack	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	L 2–3	3,387	2–3–1 (1–1–0)
November 8	7:01 PM	at #19 Boston College	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts		Vomáčka	L 0–6	5,291	2–4–1 (1–2–0)
November 9	3:31 PM	vs. #19 Boston College	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	NESN	Vomáčka	L 1–5	5,112	2–5–1 (1–3–0)
November 15	7:05 PM	vs. #12 Massachusetts–Lowell	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	T 3–3 ^OT	2,730	2–5–2 (1–3–1)
November 16	6:05 PM	at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		Vomáčka	W 2–1	4,397	3–5–2 (2–3–1)
November 22	7:05 PM	vs. Providence	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	T 3–3 ^OT	3,384	3–5–3 (2–3–2)
November 23	7:00 PM	at Providence	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		Vomáčka	L 2–5	2,183	3–6–3 (2–4–2)
November 29	4:05 PM	vs. Miami*	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	W 6–4	3,006	4–6–3 (2–4–2)
November 30	4:05 PM	vs. Miami*	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	W 4–3	2,735	5–6–3 (2–4–2)
December 6	7:05 PM	vs. Vermont	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	W 3–2	2,012	6–6–3 (3–4–2)
December 7	3:35 PM	vs. Vermont	XL Center • Hartford, 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 Arena • Hanover, 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 Arena • Hanover, 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 Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	L 2–5	4,027	7–8–4 (4–5–2)
January 7	7:05 PM	vs. Merrimack	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	L 2–6	2,953	7–9–4 (4–6–2)
January 11	7:00 PM	at #12 Providence	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		Vomáčka	L 1–2	2,609	7–10–4 (4–7–2)
January 15	7:05 PM	vs. Maine	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut	NESN	Vomáčka	W 3–2	559	8–10–4 (5–7–2)
January 18	6:00 PM	at #12 Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	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 Arena • Bridgeport, 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 Arena • Bridgeport, 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 Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Vomáčka	W 7–4	4,671	10–12–4 (7–7–2)
February 1	4:00 PM	New Hampshire	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	NESN	Vomáčka	W 7–4	8,211	11–12–4 (8–7–2)
February 14	7:30 PM	at #17 Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	WPME	Vomáčka	W 3–2	4,023	12–12–4 (9–7–2)
February 15	7:00 PM	at #17 Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	NESN	Vomáčka	L 0–1 ^OT	3,876	12–13–4 (9–8–2)
February 21	7:05 PM	vs. Boston University	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	W 4–3 ^OT	5,653	13–13–4 (10–8–2)
February 22	7:05 PM	at Boston University	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN	Vomáčka	W 6–1	3,808	14–13–4 (11–8–2)
February 28	7:08 PM	at #8 Massachusetts	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		Vomáčka	W 3–2	6,666	15–13–4 (12–8–2)
February 29	8:00 PM	at #8 Massachusetts	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	NESN+	Vomáčka	L 3–4	5,165	15–14–4 (12–9–2)
March 6	7:15 PM	at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell	Tsongas Center • Lowell, 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 Freeman	RW/C	33	7	21	28	0
Carter Turnbull	RW	31	12	12	24	8
Vladislav Firstov	LW	34	11	12	23	31
Jáchym Kondelík	C	34	8	15	23	25
Alexander Payusov	RW	33	12	10	22	20
Wyatt Newpower	D	34	3	19	22	20
Ruslan Iskhakov	C	32	9	12	21	26
Jonny Evans	F	27	9	10	19	4
Kale Howarth	LW/C	29	6	10	16	16
Marc Gatcomb	F	34	7	5	12	18
Yan Kuznetsov	D	34	2	9	11	16
Brian Rigali	F	34	5	5	10	2
Carter Berger	D	31	2	8	10	14
Jake Flynn	D	30	2	7	9	8
Harrison Rees	D	34	1	8	9	18
Zac Robbins	F	33	3	4	7	2
Justin Howell	C	32	3	3	6	33
Ryan Wheeler	D	28	0	4	4	6
Adam Karashik	D	33	0	3	3	18
Jordan Timmons	F	19	0	2	2	4
Tomáš Vomáčka	G	33	0	1	1	0
Bradley Stone	G	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Keane	G	1	0	0	0	0
John Wojciechowski	C	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Linell	RW	14	0	0	0	4
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	10
Total			102	180	282	299

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Ryan Keane	1	9	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.000	0.00
Bradley Stone	1	63	0	0	1	2	21	0	.913	1.89
Tomáš Vomáčka	33	1974	15	15	4	103	910	0	.898	3.13
Empty Net	-	20	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2067	15	15	4	106	934	0	.898	3.08

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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

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Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
2	50	Yan Kuznetsov	Calgary Flames
6	157	Nick Capone†	Tampa Bay Lightning

† incoming freshman

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References

^ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2018-19 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "UConn Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Univ. of Connecticut 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[1] "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[3] "2018-19 Roster". University of Connecticut. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. 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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v t e UConn Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Connecticut Agricultural College Aggies
Playing venues	UConn Ice Rink (1961–1998) Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (1998–2016) XL Center (2014–2023) Toscano Family Ice Forum (2023–present)
Head coaches	John Chapman (1960–1981) Ben Kirtland (1981–1988) Bruce Marshall (1988–2012) David Berard (2012–13) (interim) Mike Cavanaugh (2013–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2014) Hockey East (2014–present)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Bryan Krygier (219 Points) Todd Krygier (99 Goals) Louis Parker (54 Wins)
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2000
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