Fourth-Ranked Men's Hockey Plays Home-and-Home Series With Merrimack (Fri - 7:30 - @MC) (Sat. - 5 - Verizon Wireless Arena)
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#4/4 UNH (14-5-2, 9-4-1 HEA) vs. Merrimack College (9-9-5, 7-5-2 HEA)
Friday, Jan. 25 -- 7:30 p.m. - Lawler Arena (2,489) | North Andover, Mass.
Saturday, Jan. 26 -- 5:00 p.m. - Verizon Wireless Arena (9,989) | Manchester, N.H.
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Friday, Jan. 25 - 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. pregame show)
Mike Murphy (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Saturday, Jan. 26 - 5:00 p.m. (4:30 p.m. pregame show)
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Flagship Stations: WGIR-610 AM (Manchester)
The Wave - 96.7 FM (Portsmouth) - The Sports Animal 930 AM (Rochester)
Affiliate Stations: WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London, Claremont) - WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) - WZEI-FM 101.5 (Meredith, Concord)
Scouting the Warriors: Merrimack College enters the game with a 9-9-5 record with a 7-5-2 mark in Hockey East play. The Warriors are riding a three-game unbeaten streak into the weekend, all against Maine. MC captured a 6-0 win at Maine on 1/12 and this past weekend took three out of four points in Orono with a 1-1 tie on Friday and a 3-2 win on Saturday. Junior Mike Collins paces the Merrimack offense with 27 points on 11 goals and 16 assists. Seven other skaters have double-figures in points with no one with more than 12 points besides Collins. Sam Marotta and Rasmus Tirronen have split time in net for the Warriors with Marotta seeing most of the recent action. He is 6-4-3 with a 2.04 GAA and a .927 save percentage. Tirronen is 3-5-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
Series History vs. Merrimack: The Wildcats hold the advantage in the all-time series vs. Merrimack College at 65-17-9 in 91 all-time meetings dating back to Jan. 16, 1960. Since 1996, UNH is 41-8-7 in the last 56 games. UNH owns a 25-5-2 all-time record vs. Merrimack at the Whittemore Center and Coach Umile has compiled a 53-14-8 all-time mark against the Warriors. The 'Cats are 15-5-0 in the last 20 meetings against Merrimack at Towse Rink. In a low-scoring even-played series last year, the teams went 1-1-1 including a pair of overtime games. Nick Sorkin and Brett Kostolansky are tied for the most points among active players against Merrimack. Casey DeSmith is 1-1-1 lifetime with a .942 save percentage and a 1.62 goals against average.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Warriors:
Player GP G-A-P
Nick Sorkin 6 0-3-3
Brett Kostolansky 10 1-2-3
Grayson Downing 3 2-0-2
Connor Hardowa 8 1-1-2
Greg Burke 7 0-1-1
Dalton Speelman 6 1-0-1
Kevin Goumas 7 0-1-1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 3 0-1-1
John Henrion 9 0-0-0
Austin Block 9 0-0-0
Scott Pavelski 4 0-0-0
Jeff Silengo 5 0-0-0
Casey Thrush 3 0-0-0
Matt Willows 3 0-0-0
Eric Knodel 3 0-0-0
Justin Agosta 3 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 3/185:19 5 1.62 1-1-1 81 .942
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Warriors
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-20-12 60:00 W 24 1 25
1-21-12 60:19 L 23 3 26
2-11-12 65:00 T 34 1 35
Totals 185:19 1-1-1 81 5 86
Agosta Posts Career-High Three Assists against Providence: Justin Agosta recorded a career high three assists against Providence.
Four Record Multi-Point Efforts: Justin Agosta (3a), John Henrion (1g, 1a), Kevin Goumas (1g, 1a) and Casey Thrush (1g,1a) all registered multiple points on the night.
4 for 40: The Wildcats had 42 shots on net on Saturday marking the fourth time this season the team has had 40-plus shots.
Goumas On Fire for the 'Cats: Kevin Goumas continues to be UNH's offensive catalyst he is riding a five-game scoring streak with two goals and four assists in that span. Additionally, Goumas has points in 15-of-16 games and 18-of-21 games overall this season.
Henrion Streaking: John Henrion has also been hot of late with a four-game scoring streak with five points and three goals in that stretch.
Third Period All UNH: The Wildcats are outscoring opponents 25-9 in the third period this year including an unbelievable 15-3 edge in Hockey East play.
Killing the Advantage: New Hampshire hold the top spot in the nation in killing penalties with a success rate of 92.8 %. The squad has only allowed five goals in the 69 chances opponents have had and have only relinquished three power play goals in the last 47 power plays.
'Cats Match 2011-12 Regular Season Win Total: With the win over Boston College on Jan. 12, the Wildcats matched their regular season win total from last year (14).
All-Time Games at Verizon Wireless Arena: UNH is 11-10-2 lifetime in 23 games at Verizon Wireless Arena including winning three of the last five games at VWA.
Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Res.
12-13-01 UNH 6 Dartmouth 3 W
1-15-03 UNH 1 Dartmouth 1 T (OT)
2-1-03 UNH 4 Maine 2 W
11-12-03 UNH 2 Boston College 2 T (OT)
1-13-04 UNH 5 Dartmouth 0 W
3-27-04 Michigan (NCAA) 4 UNH 1 L
11-5-04 UNH 4 Boston U. 3 W
1-12-05 Dartmouth 9 UNH 8 L
11-1-05 Boston College 3 UNH 2 L
1-14-06 UNH 5 Dartmouth 4 W
1-13-07 UNH 4 Dartmouth 2 W
2-2-07 Maine 4 UNH 2 L
3-24-07 Miami (NCAA) 2 UNH 1 L
1-19-08 Dartmouth 5 UNH 3 L
1-17-09 UNH 6 Dartmouth 4 W
2-7-09 Maine 1 UNH 0 L
3-28-09 UNH (NCAA) 6 North Dakota 5 W(OT)
3-29-09 Boston U. (NCAA) 2 UNH 1 L
1-16-10 UNH 5 Dartmouth 2 W
1-15-11 Dartmouth 5 UNH 4 L
3-26-11 UNH (NCAA) 3 Miami 1 W
3-27-11 Notre Dame (NCAA) 2 UNH 1 L
1-14-12 UNH 4 Dartmouth 1 W
Total 11-10-2 .522 Goals (79) GA (66)
3 Friars, 3 Warriors and a Husky Walk into a Rink: Including last Saturday, UNH will play six of the next seven games against Providence and Merrimack. UNH and MC will play three games at three different rinks in a nine day period. The only game not against PC or MC is a game at Northeastern on Feb. 1.
To This Point: A comparison through 21 games between this season and the last three seasons.
09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 10-7-4 13-4-4 8-11-2 14-5-2
HE Record 9-2-3 11-1-2 5-8-1 9-4-1
Goals scored 73 74 68 72
Goals scored/PG 3.48 3.52 3.24 3.43
Goals Allowed 70 52 69 47
Goals Allowed/PG 3.33 2.48 3.29 2.24
Shots 607 745 722 733
Shots Allowed 681 641 608 595
Power Play 19.4% 19.6% 18.4% 15.5%
(18-93) (19-97) (14-76) (13-84)
Penalty Kill 79.5% 80.6% 81.7% 92.8%
(70-88) (58-72) (58-71) (64-69)
Top 3 Scorers Butler Thompson Moses Goumas
16-14-30 17-17-34 16-10-26 10-20-30
Kessel Sislo Sorkin Henrion
6-20-26 9-20-29 6-16-22 8-7-15
Thomp. DeSimone Goumas Downing
12-12-24 5-18-23 6-14-20 8-7-15
Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (Jan. 21)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 28 17-3-3 .8043 1 .5874 1 9-2-1 .7917
2 Minnesota 27 17-3-4 .7917 2 .5801 2 6-2-2 .7000
3 Boston College 26 14-5-2 .7143 4t .5758* 4 9-4-2 .6667
4 UNH 25 14-5-2 .7143 4t .5794 3 9-5-0 .6429
5 Yale 24 11-4-3 .6944 6 .5652 5 3-2-3 .5625
6t North Dakota 22 13-7-4 .6250 11t .5510 6 6-5-2 .5385
6t Mass.-Lowell 22 13-7-1 .6429 9 .5499 7 3-6-0 .3333
8 Miami 21 13-6-5 .6458 8 .5468 9 9-5-3 .6176
9t Dartmouth 19 10-6-2 .6111 14 .5470 8 3-5-2 .4000
9t Notre Dame 19 15-9-0 .6250 11t .5425 10 7-6-0 .5385
11 Denver 18 13-8-4 .6000 15 .5406 12 8-7-3 .5278
12 Western Mich. 17 14-6-4 .6667 7 .5389 14 7-2-1 .7500
13 Boston Univ. 16 12-9-0 .5714 19 .5422 11 6-7-0 .4615
14 St. Cloud State 14 14-10-0 .5833 17t .5396* 13 7-7-0 .5000
15t Minnesota State 13 15-8-3 .6346 10 .5354* 15 6-8-0 .4286
15t Northern Mich. 13 11-10-4 .5200 28 .5212 18 7-8-3 .4722
17t Niagara 12 14-4-4 .7273 3 .5341* 16 2-2-0 .5000
17t Alaska 12 10-8-4 .5455 23t .5191 19 6-6-1 .5000
19t Neb.-Omaha 9 13-9-2 .5833 17t .5278 17 4-8-1 .3462
19t Cornell 9 8-7-2 .5294 25 .5184 20 3-3-2 .5000
21 Ferris State 8 12-9-3 .5625 21 .5184 21 3-6-0 .3333
22t Robert Morris 7 12-7-2 .6190 13 .5180 22 3-2-1 .5833
22t Lake Superior 7 13-12-1 .5192 29 .5040 27 7-6-1 .5357
24t Union 5 11-8-4 .5652 20 .5176 23 1-6-1 .1875
24t Colgate 5 11-9-2 .5455 23t .5108* 25 5-5-1 .5000
26 Wisconsin 4 9-8-5 .5227 26t .5120 24 4-6-2 .4167
27 Providence 2 10-9-3 .5227 26t .5090* 26 3-7-2 .3333
28t Holy Cross 1 12-8-2 .5909 16 .5037* 28 2-4-1 .3571
28t Massachusetts 1 8-11-2 .4286 43 .5014 29 4-10-1 .3000
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 1/21): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 5th 1.43 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block 40th 0.48 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 5th 0.95 apg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 15th 0.71 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 24th 2.21 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 24th .923
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 5th .737
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 5th 3.43 g/gm
Scoring Defense 10th 2.24 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.19
Power Play 35th 15.5 pct
Penalty Kill 1st 92.8 pct
Combined Special Teams 29th 50.3 pct
Team Winning Percentage 4th .714
Among the League Leaders (Thru 1/21): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 2nd (30 pts) 5th (19 pts)
Goals: Austin Block 6th (10g) 7th (7g)
Kevin Goumas 6th (10g) 7th (7g)
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (20a) 5th (12a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (4g) 2nd (3g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
GW Goals: Austin Block 6th (2g) 10th (1g)
Dalton Speelman 6th (2g) 10th (1g)
Kevin Goumas 6th (2g) 10th (1g)
T. van Riemsdyk 6th (2g) NR
John Henrion 6th (2g) 3rd (2g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (15 pts) 7th (8 pts)
Justin Agosta 7th (12 pts) 4th (9 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 5th (+16) 7th (+9)
Casey Thrush 7th (+11) NR
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (92) 1st (67)
Austin Block 5th (74) NR
Faceoff %: Jeff Silengo 2nd (.600) 1st (.629)
Jay Camper 5th (.578) NR
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.12) 1st (1.81)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.923) 1st (.939)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.737) 2nd (.731)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 1/21):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.43/2nd 3.14/2nd
Scoring Defense 2.24/1st 1.86/1st
Power Play 15.5/6th 15.9/6th
Penalty Kill 92.8/1st 95.6/1st
Special Teams Net +11/1st +10/1st
1st Period Scoring 20/2nd 13/3rd
2nd Period Scoring 26/2nd 16/3rd
3rd Period Scoring 25/3rd 13/4th
Overtime Scoring 1/1st 0/NA
Where is UNH Ranked?: Here is a week-by-week look at the 'Cats in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date USA TODAY USCHO HE
9/24 RV NP 4th (pre)
10/1 NP RV 4th (pre)
10/8 RV RV 4th (pre)
10/15 RV 15 5th
10/22 11 12 3rd
10/29 10 9 3rd
11/5 9 9 2nd
11/12 5 5 2nd
11/19 3 3 2nd
11/27 2 2 2nd
12/3 1 1 2nd
12/10 2 2 2nd
12/17 2 2 2nd
12/24 NP NP 2nd
12/31 4 4 2nd
1/7 4 4 2nd
1/14 3 3 2nd
1/21 4 4 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 21)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (48) 17- 3-4 998 1
2 Quinnipiac (2) 17- 3-3 920 4
3 Boston College 14- 5-2 913 2
4 New Hampshire 14- 5-2 857 3
5 North Dakota 13- 7-4 746 6
6 Miami 13- 6-5 700 8
7 Notre Dame 15- 9-0 640 5
8 Yale 11- 4-3 619 12
9 Western Michigan 14- 6-4 577 10
10 Denver 13- 8-4 545 7
11 Boston University 12- 9-0 479 9
12 Dartmouth 10- 6-2 456 11
13 Nebraska-Omaha 13- 9-2 358 13
14 Minnesota State 15- 8-3 356 14
15 Massachusetts-Lowell 13- 7-1 346 18
16 St. Cloud State 14-10-0 336 19
17 Niagara 14- 4-4 183 15
18 Cornell 8- 7-2 154 16
19 Union 11- 8-4 120 17
20 Wisconsin 9- 8-5 66 NR
Others receiving votes: Ferris State 39, Alaska 27, Providence 24, Northern Michigan 22, Holy Cross 10, Colgate6, Robert Morris 3.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 21)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 University of Minnesota, 507 (31) 1 17-3-4 16
2 Quinnipiac University, 457 (3) 5 17-3-3 7
3 Boston College, 453 2 14-5-2 16
4 New Hampshire, 403 3 14-5-2 13
5 University of North Dakota, 329 6 13-7-4 16
6 Miami University, 326 8 13-6-5 16
7 Yale University, 293 12 11-4-3 7
8 University of Notre Dame, 242 4 15-9-0 16
9 Western Michigan University, 232 10 14-6-4 16
10 Boston University, 160 9 12-9-0 16
11 University of Denver, 157 7 13-8-4 16
12 UMass-Lowell, 151 15 13-7-1 8
13 Dartmouth College, 138 11 10-6-2 10
14 Nebraska-Omaha, 68 13 13-9-2 9
15 St. Cloud State University, 64 NR 14-10-0 4
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University, 57; Niagara University, 17; Cornell University, 14; Union College, 7; Ferris State University, 3; University of Alaska, 1; University of Northern Michigan, 1.
UNH Wildcat Productions Signs Multi-Sport Deals with WBIN & FOX College Sports: The University of New Hampshire athletic department announced a 15-game multi-sport package to air live on WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports. UNH Wildcat Productions will produce the games along with production partner Pack Network. Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, manages the comprehensive multimedia rights for UNH Athletics. The 15-game package will feature eight men's ice hockey games as well as three men's basketball games and a pair of games each for women's basketball and women's ice hockey. The first broadcast will be Friday, Oct. 12 when the men's hockey team takes on St. Cloud State University (7:30 p.m.). UNH Wildcat Productions broadcasts home games for 12 of its 20 varsity sports via UNHWildcats.tv. All told, UNH will produce over 100 games, including the 15 on WBIN & FCS.
UNH Hockey on Television(Subject to change or additional):
DATE GAME Time/Result
Fri. Oct. 12 vs. St. Cloud St. W, 5-3
Live Well Network | FOX College Sports Pacific
Sat. Oct. 20 vs. Boston U. W, 4-1
WBIN | FOX College Sports Pacific
Fri. Oct. 26 vs. Northeastern W, 4-3
WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Nov. 30 vs. UMass-Lowell W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Central
Sat. Jan. 5 vs. Rensselaer W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Jan. 11 at Boston College L, 2-5 NESN
Sat. Feb. 2 vs. Merrimack 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Feb. 8 at Providence 7:00 p.m. Cox Communications
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Feb. 22 at Vermont 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Mar. 1 vs. Massachusetts 7:30 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Mar. 8 vs. Maine 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Bobby Butler: Albany Devils (AHL)
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Matt Campanale: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Joe Charlebois: Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Greg Collins: Eindhoven Kemphanen (Netherlands)
Phil DeSimone: Albany Devils (AHL)
Matt Di Girolamo: Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan)
Brian Foster: San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
Lanny Gare: Lausitzer Fuchse (Germany2)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: Providence Bruins (AHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET)
Jerry Pollastrone: Friesland Flyers (Netherlands)
Nick Poole: Milton Keynes Lightning (EPIHL)
Josh Prudden: Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands)
Mike Radja: Nippon Paper Cranes (Asia League)
Kevin Regan: Valpellice (Italy)
Steve Saviano: Vaxjo (Elitserien)
Mike Sislo: Albany Devils (AHL)
Trevor Smith: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Garrett Stafford: Hershey Bears (AHL)
Craig Switzer: HC Innsbruck (Austria)
Paul Thompson: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
James van Riemsdyk: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Daniel Winnik: Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Junior forward Scott Pavelski is the younger brother of Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks while sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is the younger brother of former wildcat and current Toronto Maple Leaf forward James van Riemsdyk.
'CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Two current UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft. Greg Burke (Washington) and Eric Knodel (Toronto) have all been drafted.
UNH HOCKEY ON THE RADIO: In the summer of 1999, the University of New Hampshire Athletic Department formed the "UNH Sports Network" — the largest network ever to broadcast UNH sporting events.In 2009, Wildcats Sports Properties has added WPKX-AM 930 (Rochester) and WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) as affiliate stations on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining flagship WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester), which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear Channel family. These three aforementioned stations -- along with WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London), WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) -- will carry the following: all UNH football & men's hockey broadcasts, a select number of men's basketball, women's basketball and women's hockey broadcasts. Dan Parkhurst will be handling the play-by-play for the sixth-straight season, while Pete Webster will once again be doing the color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey since the 1993-94 season.
LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET: UNHWildcats.com via Stretch Internet Broadcast will carry all of the UNH men's ice hockey action again this season. If you can not attend Wildcat hockey, you can still tune into the game from anywhere you can gain access to the internet. Fans can get to the UNH men's ice hockey broadcast site by going to the men's hockey schedule page at www.unhwildcats.com.
WILDCAT AWARDS: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat players have won to date this season:
Player Award Date
Dalton Speelman HE Player of the Week 10/15
Casey DeSmith HE co-Defensive Player of the Week 10/22
Casey DeSmith HE co-Defensive Player of the Week 10/29
Casey DeSmith HE Goaltender of the Month October
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 11/5
Connor Hardowa Senior CLASS Award Candidate 11/13
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 11/19
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 11/19
Dick Umile XOS Digital Coach of the Week 11/19
Kevin Goumas HE Player of the Week 11/26
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 11/26
Grayson Downing HE co-Player of the Week 12/3
UNH Wildcats HE Team of the Week 12/3
Austin Block All-Tourney team (Dartmouth) 12/31
GRANITE STATE CONNECTION: The Wildcat hockey team features three players from New Hampshire with Greg Burke (Lee) Ryan Randall (Durham) and Casey DeSmith (Rochester) all hailing from the Granite State.
NCAA Northeast Regional Tickets Now On Sale: The University of New Hampshire athletic department and the NCAA announced that tickets for the 2013 NCAA Northeast Regional on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 hosted by UNH and the Verizon Wireless Arena are now on sale. Tickets for the three-game package range from $55-$75. Game times will be announced at a later time. To purchase tickets in person, please visit the Whittemore Center or Verizon Wireless Arena box offices. To purchase tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100491F81FE34B9 or www.verizonwirelessarena.com to order tickets online.
'Cats Picked Fourth in Preseason Coaches' Poll: UNH was voted fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon at the league's annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD Garden. The Wildcats racked up 64 points, including one first place vote, to give them the fourth place standing. New Hampshire has been picked third in the last two preseason polls and finished in the top three in Hockey East five of the last six seasons, including three regular-season titles in that span.
2012-2013 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (FPV) Pts
1. Boston College (9) 90
2. UMass-Lowell 74
3. Boston University 73
4. New Hampshire (1) 63
5. Maine 56
6. Northeastern 44
Providence 44
8. Merrimack 38
9. Massachusetts 35
10. Vermont 23
