No. 5 Men's Hockey Entertains Massachusetts for Two-Game Home Series (Fri - 7:30 - WBIN/FCS Atlantic) (Sat - 7:00 - WBIN/FCS Atlantic)
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#5/5 UNH (17-8-5, 12-7-3 HEA) vs. Massachusetts (11-17-2, 8-14-1 HEA)
Friday, March 1 -- 7:30 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Saturday, March 2 -- 7 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Television
FOX College Sports & WBIN - Friday, March 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Mike Murphy (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
FOX College Sports & WBIN - Saturday, March 2 - 7 p.m.
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Friday, March 1 - 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. pregame show)
Nate Bridges (Play by Play), Bob Lipman (Analyst)
Saturday, March 2 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Mike Murphy (Play by Play), Bob Lipman (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 Minutemen: Massachusetts enters this weekend's two game series with UNH at 11-17-2 overall and 8-14-1 in Hockey East. The Minutemen played Maine last weekend and suffered a 0-2 loss on Friday, but bounced back with a 5-2 win on Saturday. Maine evened the score to 2-2 in the second period, but Massachusetts retaliated with three goals during the third period. The Minutemen finished the night with a 27-25 shot advantage and won 32 of 58 face-offs. Four Massachusetts players had multi-point nights against Maine in this series. Earlier in that week, Massachusetts suffered a tough loss to Northeastern in overtime. At the end of the third period, the score was tied at 4-4 and with 56 seconds remaining in overtime Northeastern scored the game-winner. Overall, Massachusetts is 2-5-0 over the last seven games. Offensively, the Minutemen are led by Branden Gracel a junior with 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points. Following closely behind is Michael Pereira, a junior with 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points. At the start of the season, the Minutemen mainly used the sophomore goalie, Kevin Boyle but as of late Steve Mastalerz has seen more playing time. Boyle is 8-10-2 with a 2.73 GAA and a .897 save percentage in 20 games. Sophomore Mastalerz is 3-6-0 with a 3.25 GAA and a .884 save percentage in 11 games this season.
Series History vs. Massachusetts: UNH has a 81-20-8 lifetime record vs. Massachusetts in 109 all-time meetings dating back to Feb. 13, 1926. UNH has captured the past two season series with Massachusetts by posting a 6-3-1 mark over the last 10 meetings. UMass won this year's only meeting 2-1 in overtime at Mullins Center. UNH is 11-3-3 in the last 16 meetings with the Minutemen. Coach Umile owns a 42-12-7 all-time record against UMass in his coaching career. Junior Kevin Goumas is the active scoring leader against the Minutemen with eight points in six games. Casey DeSmith is 1-2-0 against UMass with a 2.97 GAA and a .924 save percentage.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Minutemen:
Player GP G-A-P
Kevin Goumas 7 2-6-8
Brett Kostolansky 10 1-3-4
Nick Sorkin 7 2-2-4
Greg Burke 6 1-2-3
Trevor van Riemsdyk 4 2-0-2
Grayson Downing 4 1-1-2
Jeff Silengo 7 0-2-2
John Henrion 8 1-1-2
Austin Block 9 0-2-2
Dalton Speelman 6 1-1-2
Matt Willows 3 0-1-1
Jay Camper 2 0-1-1
Casey Thrush 3 0-1-1
Eric Knodel 4 0-1-1
Connor Hardowa 9 0-1-1
Scott Pavelski 5 0-0-0
Justin Agosta 4 0-0-0
Dan Correale 1 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats vs. Massachusetts
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 3/181:38 9 2.97 1-2-0 110 .924
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Minutemen
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
2-24-12 60:00 W 48 3 51
2-25-12 58:30 L 28 4 32
11-2-12 63:08 L 34 2 36
Totals 181:38 1-2-0 110 9 119
Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (Feb.27)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 31 23-4-5 .7969 1 .5816 1 14-3-4 .7619
2 Minnesota 30 21-6-5 .7344 2t .5641 2 10-5-3 .6389
3 Miami 29 21-8-5 .6912 4 .5550 3 14-6-4 .6667
4 UNH 27 17-8-5 .6500 7t .5482 4 11-7-3 .5952
5t North Dakota 26 17-9-6 .6250 10 .5455 6 12-9-4 .5600
5t Boston College 26 18-9-3 .6500 7t .5420* 9 9-5-3 .6176
7 Minnesota State 25 20-9-3 .6719 5 .5460* 5 9-9-1 .5000
8 Niagara 23 21-6-5 .7344 2t .5427* 8 3-3-0 .5000
9t Mass-Lowell 22 19-9-2 .6667 6 .5448 7 6-7-0 .4615
9t Western Mich. 22 18-8-8 .6471 9 .5384 11 9-5-4 .6111
11 St. Cloud State 21 19-12-1 .6094 11 .5412* 10 13-10-1 .5625
12t Denver 18 16-10-5 .5968 13 .5367 12 9-9-4 .5000
12t Dartmouth 18 13-10-4 .5556 20 .5216 16 9-6-2 .5882
14t Notre Dame 16 19-12-3 .6029 12 .5329 13 7-9-3 .4474
14t Yale 16 14-10-3 .5741 17 .5281 14 6-9-3 .4167
14t Rensselaer 16 15-12-5 .5469 22t .5202 17 9-9-4 .5000
17t St. Lawrence 13 16-12-4 .5625 18 .5153 19 6-7-2 .4667
17t Boston Univ. 13 15-14-2 .5161 28 .5142 22 10-9-1 .5250
17t Robert Morris 13 18-12-2 .5938 14t .5117 24 5-3-2 .6000
17t Alaska 13 14-14-4 .5000 29t .5062 26 10-8-2 .5500
21 Union 12 15-12-5 .5469 22t .5147 21 7-6-3 .5312
22 Neb-Omaha 11 18-12-2 .5938 14t .5235 15 6-10-1 .3824
23 Ferris State 10 15-13-4 .5312 26t .5119 23 5-9-2 .3750
24 Ohio State 9 13-14-7 .4853 31 .5040 27 6-9-6 .4286
25t Providence 7 13-10-7 .5500 21 .5193 18 4-8-5 .3824
25t Wisconsin 7 14-11-7 .5469 22t .5152 20 5-10-3 .3611
25t Northern Mich. 7 14-16-4 .4706 36 .5014 31 10-11-3 .4792
28 Colgate 6 14-14-4 .5000 29t .5032 28 6-9-2 .4118
29 Merrimack 5 14-12-6 .5312 26t .5108 25 6-9-2 .4118
30 Colorado Coll. 2 12-15-5 .4531 40 .5028 29 6-12-3 .3571
31t Holy Cross 1 17-12-3 .5781 16 .5020 30 2-5-1 .3125
31t Brown 1 10-11-6 .4815 34 .5004 32 2-10-5 .2647
Wildcats Stamp Ticket to Hockey East Postseason for League-Best 25-Straight Seasons: By virtue of its 4-3 win over Vermont on Feb. 22, the Wildcats have punched their ticket to the Hockey East playoffs for a league-best 25-straight seasons.
Home Sweet Home: After playing just two home games in February, the Wildcats will play the final four games of the regular season at home. The Wildcats are 9-3-1 at home this season.
Four "Control their Own Destiny": After Tuesday night's makeup games, there are four team atop the league standings that can control their own destiny by winning the final four games of the regular season to ensure at least a share of the conference's regular season championship.
Smoother Road: UNH was just 5-11-3 on the road in 2011-12. The Wildcats concluded the 2012-13 season with a 7-5-4 road mark.
View from the Top; First Time Since February 2011: UNH captured first place with a three-point weekend. It marks the first time since February 25, 2011 the Wildcats were first in the Hockey East standings.
Six Teams Separated by Two Points: The race of home-ice and the Hockey East regular season title could not get much closer. Just two points separate first place from sixth place. UNH, Boston College, UMass-Lowell and Providence (28 pts) are tied for first place. Merrimack is just one point behind the trio with 27 points, while Boston University is in sixth place with 26 points.
Where They Can Finish: UNH can finish no worse than sixth place in the regular season, matching last year's finish. New Hampshire has already ensured that it will finish ahead of Vermont, Northeastern, Massachusetts and Maine.
'Cats Own Three-Game Unbeaten Streak: The Wildcats are riding a three-game unbeaten streak. Here is a look at the longest unbeaten streaks in the country.
Current Unbeaten Streak: W- L- T Games
Providence 3- 0- 4 7
UMass Lowell 5- 0- 0 5
Minnesota State 4- 0- 0 4
Cornell 3- 0- 1 4
New Hampshire 1- 0- 2 3
Connecticut 3- 0- 0 3
Robert Morris 3- 0- 0 3
Holy Cross 2- 0- 1 3
Quinnipiac 2- 0- 1 3
Notre Dame 1- 0- 2 3
Working Overtime: UNH has played overtime in three of the last five games and eight times overall this year. The 'Cats are 1-1-6 in those games this season.
Powerful Power Play: UNH scored four power play goals over the weekend against Vermont. The Wildcats netted three power play goals for the first time since Dec. 5, 2010 when the Wildcats went 3-for-7 in a 5-1 win over Vermont. UNH was 3-for-8 last night.
van Riemsdyk Produces in Vermont: Trevor van Riemsdyk setup three of UNH's four goals on Friday night and netted New Hampshire's lone goal on Saturday at Vermont. He has four multi-assist efforts this season.
Record When TVR Contributes Offensively: UNH is 11-0-4 when van Riemsdyk has a point. The squad is 9-0-3 when the defenseman has an assist with a 5-0-1 mark when he lights the lamp.
4 Score: UNH has scored four goals or more 15 times this season with a 13-1-1 mark in those games.
'Cats Allow A Season Low 14 Shots: UNH allowed just 14 shot on net in a 4-3 win over the Catamounts.
Wildcats and Black Bears Flex for NESN: NESN has decided to flex one of the greatest rivalries in college hockey for the regular season finale. UNH and Maine will now be played March 9 at 4 p.m. at the Whittemore Center. The border war will follow Bruins' hockey and preceed Red Sox baseball.
Block Party: Austin Block matched a career-high with two goals on Friday night. The senior is enjoying a breakout season with 13 goals and three multi-goal efforts this season. Block has six power play goals this season.
Willows Lights the Lamp for Second-Consecutive Game: After scoring just one goal in his first 38 games, Matt Willows has goals in back-to-back games.
When Leading After Two: UNH is 13-0-1 when leading after two periods.
DeSmith Leads Hockey East in All Major Categories: Casey DeSmith leads Hockey East in every goaltending category.
Goals Against Average: Overall Hockey East
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.20) 1st (1.96)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.925) 1st (.935)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (6.85) 1st (.667)
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
1/28 4 3 2nd
2/4 5 4 2nd
2/11 5 5 2nd
2/18 5 5 3rd
2/25 5 5 1st
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Feb. 25)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Quinnipiac (37) 23- 4-5 975 1
2 Minnesota (10) 21- 6-5 948 2
3 Miami ( 2) 21- 8-5 907 3
4 Boston College ( 1) 18- 8-3 835 4
5 New Hampshire 17- 8-5 770 5
6 North Dakota 17- 9-6 734 6
7 St. Cloud State 19-12-1 670 7
8 Western Michigan 18- 8-8 650 8
9 Minnesota State 20- 9-3 635 9
10 Denver 16-10-5 515 10
11 Notre Dame 19-12-3 489 11
12 Massachusetts-Lowell 18- 9-2 487 12
13 Nebraska-Omaha 18-12-2 356 14
14 Niagara 21- 6-5 335 16
15 Yale 14-10-3 323 13
16 Wisconsin 14-10-7 237 18
17 Merrimack 14-11-6 199 17
18 Dartmouth 13-10-4 119 19
19 Boston University 14-14-2 112 15
20 Providence 13-10-7 80 NR
Others receiving votes: Rensselaer 57, St. Lawrence 36, Union 14, Ferris State 12, Alaska 3, Robert Morris 2.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Feb. 25)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 Quinnipiac University, 506 (30) 1 23-4-5 12
2 University of Minnesota, 471 (3) 2 21-6-5 21
3 Miami University, 447 (1) 3 21-8-5 21
4 Boston College, 406 4 18-8-3 21
5 New Hampshire, 368 5 17-8-5 18
6 University of North Dakota, 333 6 17-9-6 21
7 Minnesota State University, 261 9 20-9-3 8
8 Western Michigan University, 260 7 18-8-8 21
9 St. Cloud State University, 257 8 19-12-1 9
10 UMass-Lowell, 179 12 18-9-2 12
11 University of Denver, 166 10 16-10-5 21
12 University of Notre Dame, 134 11 19-12-3 21
13 Niagara University, 107 15 21-6-5 4
14 Yale University, 82 14 14-10-3 12
15 Nebraska-Omaha, 50 NR 18-12-2 12
Others receiving votes: Merrimack College, 24; Providence College, 12; Dartmouth College, 8; University of Wisconsin, 6; Boston University, 2; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1.
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 30-39-69 31%-24%-26%
Juniors: 31-63-94 32%-38%-36%
Sophomores: 28-48-76 29%-29%-29%
Freshmen: 7-15-22 7%-9%-8%
To This Point: A comparison through 30 games between this season and the 2007-08 season.
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 21-7-2 16-9-5 15-10-5 18-7-5 12-15-3 17-8-5
HE Record 17-4-2 12-7-4 14-5-4 16-4-3 9-12-2 12-7-4
Goals scored 105 91 104 108 90 96
Goals scored/PG 3.50 3.03 3.47 3.60 3.00 3.20
Goals Allowed 72 85 97 74 90 69
Goals Allowed/PG 2.40 2.83 3.23 2.47 3.00 2.30
Shots 922 998 996 1,030 986 1,030
Shots Allowed 887 888 920 953 886 886
Power Play 19.4% 13.3% 16.9% 20.8% 19.3% 18.0%
(28-144) (22-165) (22-130) (27-130) (21-109) (22-122)
Penalty Kill 87.2% 82.9% 78.9% 82.6% 82.2% 89.9%
(136-156) (131-158) (97-123) (90-109) (74-90) (89-99)
Top 3 Scorers Fornataro van Riem Butler Thomp. Moses Goumas
13-26-39 10-21-34 24-20-44 24-22-46 20-12-32 10-24-34
Radja Butler Thompson Sislo Sorkin Downing
18-20-38 7-17-24 15-17-32 10-29-39 6-25-31 12-13-25
JVR Sislo Kessel DeSimone Goumas TVR
11-14-25 17-6-23 6-25-31 8-26-34 7-18-25 7-18-25
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 2/25): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 15th 1.13 ppg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 8th 0.67 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 12th 6 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 26th 0.67 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 20th 2.20 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 21st .925
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 9th .685
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 13th 3.22 g/gm
Scoring Defense 8th 2.30 g/gm
Scoring Margin 4th 0.96
Power Play 24th 18.03 pct
Penalty Kill 3rd 89.9 pct
Combined Special Teams 20th 51.3 pct
Team Winning Percentage 5th .650
Among the League Leaders (Thru 2/25): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 4th (37 pts) 5th (23 pts)
Grayson Downing12th (25pts) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 12th (25 pts) 18th (18 pts)
Goals: Austin Block 8th (13g) 6th (10g)
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (24a) 3rd (16a)
T. van Riemsdyk 7th (18a) 6th (15a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 1st (6g) 1st (5g)
Eric Knodel NR 9th (3g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
T. van Riemsdyk 6th (1shg) NR
GW Goals: John Henrion NR 3rd (2g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (25 pts) 1st (18 pts)
Eric Knodel NR 6th (12 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 5th (+16) NR
Grayson Downing8th (+13) 6th (+10)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 2nd (126) 1st (101)
Austin Block 7th (102) 6th (80)
Faceoff %: John Henrion 1st (.623) 2nd (.625)
Jeff Silengo 5th (.589) 3rd (.609)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (2.20) 1st (1.96)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.925) 1st (.935)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (6.85) 1st (.667)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 2/25):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.20/2nd 2.96/3rd
Scoring Defense 2.30/1st 2.09/1st
Power Play 18.0/3rd 18.8/2nd
Penalty Kill 89.9/1st 90.7/1st
Special Teams Net +15/1st +14/1st
1st Period Scoring 23/1st 16/2nd
2nd Period Scoring 39/2nd 29/1st
3rd Period Scoring 33/2nd 23/2nd
Overtime Scoring 1/2nd 0/3rd
Pesce Receives High Marks from Central Scouting: Freshman defenseman Brett Pesce is the highest ranked collegiate player in the CSS Midterm 2013 NHL pre-draft rankings. Pesce is ranked 36th among North American skaters and has been projected as a first or second round draft pick according to some outlets. The highly-skilled blueliner celebrated his 18th birthday in November, while his captain Connor Hardowa celebrated his 24th birthday on the same day.
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 L, 1-4 WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence T, 3-3 OT CBS Sports
Fri. Feb. 22 at Vermont W, 4-3 NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont T, 1-1 OT 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
Sat. Mar. 9 vs. Maine 4:00 p.m. NESN
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Bobby Butler: New Jersey Devils (NHL)
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 - Germany)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan - Sweden)
Brian Foster: Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
Lanny Gare: Löwen Frankfurt (Germany3)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan - Sweden)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET - Finland)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA - Switzerland)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET - Finland)
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 - Sweden)
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 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) , WZEI-FM 101.5 (Meredith/Concord) 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 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
T. van Riemsdyk MVP Battle for RiverStone Cup 1/26
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
