2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season
| 2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Whittemore Center |
| Record | |
| Overall | 2–3–1 |
| Conference | 0–2–1 |
| Home | 1–1–0 |
| Road | 1–2–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Mike Souza |
| Assistant coaches | Glenn Stewart Jeff Giuliano |
| New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
The 2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season will be the 99th season of play for the program and the 41st in Hockey East. The Wildcats will represent the University of New Hampshire in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Whittemore Center and be coached by Mike Souza in his 7th season.
Season
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (September 2024) |
Departures
[edit]| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Blaisdell | Forward |  United Kingdom |
Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets) |
| Nicholas Cafarelli | Forward |  United States |
Graduate transfer to RIT |
| Jeremy Forman | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Cameron Gendron | Forward | United States |
Graduate transfer to Providence |
| Jakob Hellsten | Goaltender |  Sweden |
Signed professional contract (Leksands IF) |
| Tyler Muszelik | Goaltender | United States |
Transferred to Connecticut |
| Stiven Sardaryan | Forward |  Russia |
Transferred to Michigan Tech |
Recruiting
[edit]| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico DiMatteo | Goaltender | United States |
23 | Brasher Falls, NY; graduate transfer from Long Island |
| Connor MacPherson | Forward |  Canada |
19 | Windsor, ON |
| Ryan MacPherson | Forward | Canada |
19 | Windsor, ON; selected 172nd overall in 2023 |
| Josh Player | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Thorofare, NJ |
| Jared Whale | Goaltender | Canada |
21 | Calgary, AB; transfer from Alaska Anchorage |
Roster
[edit]As of August 24, 2024.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
|
Jack Babbage | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-08-30 | Tully, New York | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 3 | 
|
Conor Lovett | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-04-07 | Franklin, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 5 |
|
Zach Hahn | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-08-06 | Huntington, New York | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Marty Laviņš | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-04-10 | Riga, Latvia | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Ryan MacPherson | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2005-03-02 | Windsor, Ontario | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | PHI, 172nd overall 2023 |
| 8 | 
|
Nikolai Jenson | Graduate | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-28 | Cold Spring, Minnesota | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 9 |
|
Connor Sweeney | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-05-05 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) | — |
| 10 | 
|
Ronan Walsh | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002-05-03 | Andover, New Hampshire | Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Liam Devlin | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-01-07 | Needham, Massachusetts | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Josh Player | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2005-05-13 | Thorofare, New Jersey | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 15 | 
|
Luis Lindner | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-05-16 | Spittal an der Drau, Austria | American International (AHA) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Luke Reid | Graduate | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-09-26 | Warman, Saskatchewan | Chicago Steel (USHL) | NSH, 166th overall 2020 |
| 17 |
|
Kristaps Skrastiņš | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-11-20 | Grobiņa, Latvia | Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
Brendan Fitzgerald | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2003-03-06 | North Reading, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Colton Huard | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-11-27 | Foothill Ranch, California | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
J. P. Turner | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-01-31 | East Falmouth, Massachusetts | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Jason Siedem | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-10-17 | Madison, New Jersey | Blackfalds Bulldogs (AJHL) | — |
| 24 |
|
Robert Cronin | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2000-08-15 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
|
Nick Ring | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-10-26 | Abington, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Morgan Winters | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-12-08 | Osprey, Florida | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Connor MacPherson | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2005-03-02 | Windsor, Ontario | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 28 |
|
Alex Gagne | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2002-08-12 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | TBL, 192nd overall 2021 |
| 29 |
|
Cy LeClerc | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-08-17 | Brentwood, New Hampshire | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Rico DiMatteo | Senior (RS) | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2001-01-01 | Brasher Falls, New York | Long Island (NCAA) | — |
| 35 |
|
Rafe Gaughan | Graduate | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-11 | Somersworth, New Hampshire | Northeast Generals (NA3HL) | — |
| 36 | 
|
Ryan Conmy | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-10-23 | Alexandria, Virginia | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | LAK, 182nd overall 2023 |
| 41 | 
|
Jared Whale | Junior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-11-01 | Calgary, Alberta | Alaska Anchorage (NCAA) | — |
Standings
[edit]| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| #9 Boston University | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Connecticut | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| #5 Maine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| #18 Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| #17 Massachusetts Lowell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Merrimack | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| #11 Providence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Vermont | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
[edit]Rankings
[edit]| 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 | 25 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 18, 2024.