2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season
| 2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Whittemore Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #16 |
| USA Today | #16 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 11–5–1 |
| Conference | 4–2–1 |
| Home | 8–1–1 |
| Road | 3–4–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Mike Souza |
| Assistant coaches | Glenn Stewart Jeff Giuliano |
| New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
The 2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats Men's ice hockey season is the 98th season of play for the program and the 40th in Hockey East. The Wildcats represent the University of New Hampshire, play their home games at the Whittemore Center and are coached by Mike Souza in his 6th season.
Season
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Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Black | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Damien Carfagna | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to Ohio State |
| Nico DeVita | Defenseman | United States |
Transferred to Ferris State |
| Jake Dunlap | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Ohio State |
| Kalle Eriksson | Defenseman |  Sweden |
Graduation (signed with Almtuna IS) |
| David Fessenden | Goaltender | United States |
Graduate transfer to Canisius |
| Joe Hankinson | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Will Margel | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Mercyhurst |
| Cade Penney | Defenseman |  Canada |
Left program (retired) |
| Chase Stevenson | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Conmy | Forward | United States |
18 | Alexandria, VA; selected 182nd overall in 2023 |
| Brendan Fitzgerald | Defenseman | United States |
20 | North Reading, MA |
| Zach Hahn | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Huntington, NY |
| Jakob Hellsten | Goaltender | Sweden |
23 | Ljusdal, SWE; transfer from North Dakota |
| Marty Laviņš | Forward |  Latvia |
20 | Riga, LAT |
| Luis Lindner | Defenseman/Forward |  Austria |
22 | Spittal an der Drau, AUT; transfer from American International |
| Nick Ring | Forward | United States |
19 | Hingham, MA |
| Jason Siedem | Forward | United States |
20 | Madison, NJ |
| J. P. Turner | Forward | United States |
20 | East Falmouth, MA |
| Ronan Walsh | Forward | United States |
21 | Andover, NH |
Roster
As of July 10, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jeremy Forman | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1999-09-22 | Northbrook, Illinois | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Jack Babbage | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-08-30 | Tully, New York | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 3 | 
|
Conor Lovett | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2001-04-07 | Franklin, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Stiven Sardarian | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-02-07 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Youngstown (USHL) | BUF, 88th overall 2021 |
| 8 | 
|
Nikolai Jenson | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2000-07-28 | Cold Spring, Minnesota | Youngstown (USHL) | — |
| 9 |
|
Connor Sweeney | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-05-05 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Islanders (NCDC) | — |
| 10 | 
|
Ronan Walsh | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002-05-03 | Andover, New Hampshire | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Liam Devlin | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-01-07 | Needham, Massachusetts | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
|
Nick Cafarelli | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2001-12-31 | Middleton, Massachusetts | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Luis Lindner | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-05-16 | Spittal an der Drau, Austria | American International (AHA) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Luke Reid | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-09-26 | Warman, Saskatchewan | Chicago (USHL) | NSH, 166th overall 2020 |
| 17 |
|
Kristaps Skrastiņš | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-11-20 | Grobiņa, Latvia | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Harrison Blaisdell | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-03-18 | Regina, Saskatchewan | North Dakota (NCHC) | WPG, 134th overall 2019 |
| 19 |
|
Brendan Fitzgerald | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2003-03-06 | North Reading, Massachusetts | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Colton Huard | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2000-11-27 | Foothill Ranch, California | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Cam Gendron | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1999-02-05 | Hampstead, New Hampshire | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
J. P. Turner | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-01-31 | East Falmouth, Massachusetts | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 23 | 
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Jason Siedem | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-10-17 | Madison, New Jersey | Blackfalds (AJHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Robert Cronin | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2000-08-15 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
|
Nick Ring | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-10-26 | Abington, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Morgan Winters | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-12-08 | Osprey, Florida | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
|
Alex Gagne | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2002-08-12 | Bedford, New Hampshire | Muskegon (USHL) | TBL, 192nd overall 2021 |
| 29 |
|
Cy LeClerc | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2002-08-17 | Brentwood, New Hampshire | Janesville (NAHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Tyler Muszelik | Sophomore | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-07-01 | Long Valley, New Jersey | NTDP (USHL) | FLA, 189th overall 2022 |
| 35 |
|
Rafe Gaughan | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-11 | Somersworth, New Hampshire | Northeast (NA3HL) | — |
| 36 | 
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Ryan Conmy | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-10-23 | Alexandria, Virginia | Sioux City (USHL) | LAK, 182nd overall 2023 |
| 37 |
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Jakob Hellsten | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-02 | Ljusdal, Sweden | North Dakota (NCHC) | — |
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Zach Hahn | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-08-06 | Huntington, New York | P. A. L. (NCDC) | — | |
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Marty Laviņš | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-04-10 | Riga, Latvia | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Boston College †* | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 105 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 183 | 89 | |
| #3 Boston University | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 104 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 163 | 97 | |
| #10 Maine | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 76 | 67 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 119 | 94 | |
| #16 Providence | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 66 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 100 | 83 | |
| #13 Massachusetts | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 62 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 105 | |
| #20 New Hampshire | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 69 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 90 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 71 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 113 | 97 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 77 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 90 | 105 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 87 | 106 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 85 | 35 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 98 | 114 | |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 78 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 72 | 113 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
Scoring statistics
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Rankings
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 14т | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | - | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16^ | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.
References
- ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UNH Wildcats. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.