No. 4 Men's Hockey Battles Rival Maine in Two-Game White Out Weekend (Fri - 7:30 - NBC Sport) (Sat - 4:00 - NESN)
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#4/4 UNH (18-8-6, 13-7-5 HEA) vs. Maine (10-17-7, 6-12-7 HEA)
White Out the Whitt Weekend
Friday, March 8-- 7:30 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Saturday, March 9 -- 4:00 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Television
NBC Sports - Friday, March 8 - 7:30 p.m.
John Walton (Play by Play), Ken Hodge Jr. (Analyst)
NESN - Saturday, March 9 - 4 p.m.
Tom Caron (Play by Play), Craig Janney (Analyst)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Friday, March 8 - 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. pregame show)
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Saturday, March 9 - 4:00 p.m. (3:30 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 Black Bears: Maine enters this weekend's two game series with UNH at 10-17-7 overall and 6-12-7 in Hockey East. The Black Bears played Northeastern last weekend, winning Friday's game 3-1 and tying 4-4 in overtime Saturday. Friday, Maine scored all three goals in the third period, outshooting Northeastern 34-20 in the game. Saturday's game ended in a 4-4 draw with neither team scoring after 25:44 of regulation or in overtime. The week before, the Black Bears played a two game series at Massachusetts winning Friday's game 2-0 then suffering a 2-5 loss Saturday. On Friday's game, UMass had plenty of chances to score, but all 30 shots were denied by Maine goalie Martin Ouelette. Maine finished the night with a 32-30 shot advantage and won 38 of 64 face-offs. Overall Maine is 2-3-2 over the last seven games. Offensively, the Black Bears are led by senior forward Joey Diamond with 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 points. Following closely behind is Devin Shore, a freshman with three goals and 18 assists for 21 points. In net, Maine mostly uses junior Martin Ouellette. He is 8-10-7 with a 2.30 GAA and .919 save percentage in 26 games. Junior Dan Sullivan is 0-6-0 with a 3.34 GAA and .898 save percentage in six games this season.
Series History vs. Maine: The Black Bears own the advantage in the all-time series history at 58-50-5 in 113 meetings. The Wildcats captured this season's only meeting 4-0 in Orono on Nov. 4, 2012. UNH has won five of the last seven games against Maine. Coach Umile is 36-41-5 all-time in his coaching career vs. the Black Bears. Junior forward Kevin Goumas is the active leader in scoring against Maine with nine points in seven games. Casey DeSmith is 1-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and an .942 save percentage in three career starts against the Black Bears.
Scoring Leaders vs. the Black Bears:
Player GP G-A-P
Kevin Goumas 7 4-5-9
John Henrion 9 4-3-7
Dalton Speelman 6 3-1-4
Austin Block 9 3-2-5
Jeff Silengo 6 2-1-3
Nick Sorkin 6 1-1-2
Grayson Downing 3 1-1-2
Greg Burke 6 1-1-2
Brett Kostolansky 10 0-1-1
Connor Hardowa 8 0-3-3
Jay Camper 2 1-0-1
Eric Knodel 4 1-1-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk 4 0-3-3
Casey Thrush 4 0-1-1
Scott Pavelski 4 0-0-0
Justin Agosta 4 0-0-0
Dan Correale 1 0-0-0
Brett Pesce 1 0-0-0
Collin MacDonald 1 0-0-0
Maxim Gaudreault 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 3/179:46 6 2.00 1-2-0 98 .942
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Black Bears
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-7-12 61:29 L 28 5 33
3-3-12 58:17 L 28 1 29
11-4-12 60:00 W 42 0 42
Totals 179:46 1-2-0 98 6 104
'Cats with Nine Straight Wins Over Maine at the Whitt: UNH is 9-0-0 in its last nine games against Maine at the Whittemore Center. The Black Bears last win in Durham was Feb. 4, 2005, a 3-1 win. Maine has won three times at Verizon Wireless Arena over the Wildcats during this span. New Hampshire has outscored the Black Bears 36-18 during this streak.
2-4-05 (H) Maine 3 UNH 1 L
2-5-05 (H) UNH 2 Maine 1 W
2-4-06 (H) UNH 7 Maine 4 W
2-3-07 (H) UNH 2 Maine 1 W
12-16-07 (H) UNH 2 Maine 0 W
2-6-09 (H) UNH 4 Maine 1 W
10-24-09 (H) UNH 5 Maine 2 W
2-4-11 (H) UNH 6 Maine 3 W
2-5-11 (H) UNH 5 Maine 4 W
11-5-11 (H) UNH 3 Maine 2 W
Totals 9-0-0 UNH Score 36 Maine Score 18
Moving on Up: The UNH men's ice hockey team advanced one spot to No. 4 in this week's national poll.
Playing Catch Up: UNH has had to play catch up a bit in the second half of the season. Saturday night's 4-0 win broke a span of seven-straight games in which their opponent scored first. The Wildcats bounced back in those games only losing two of those seven contests.
'Cats Own Nation's Second-Best Unbeaten Streak: The Wildcats are riding a five-game unbeaten streak. Here is a look at the longest unbeaten streaks in the country.
Current Unbeaten Streak: W- L- T Games
UMass Lowell 7- 0- 0 7
New Hampshire 2- 0- 3 5
Connecticut 4- 0- 1 5
Holy Cross 4- 0- 1 5
Notre Dame 3- 0- 2 5
Robert Morris 3- 0- 2 5
Two Points Ices Home Ice: UNH can secure home-ice advantage with two points this weekend. The Wildcats could get into a home ice position without two points, but would need some help in doing so. The Wildcats are looking to play at home for the 17th time in the last 18 years. 2011-12 was the first time since 1995-96 the Wildcats had to travel in the Hockey East playoff, by far the longest streak in Hockey East.
NBC Sports and NESN Bring Fans All the Action: This weekend UNH and Maine fans will be treated to a pair of televised games. Friday's game will air live on NBC Sports with John Walton and Ken Hodge on the call at 7:30. Saturday afternoon NESN will carry the regular season finale at 4 p.m. with Tom Caron and Craig Janney on the call.
Henrion Named Hockey East co-Player of the Week: On Monday, John Henrion was named Hockey East co-Player of the Week. The senior, who shares this award with BU's Matt Nieto, earns his first career Player of the Week honor. Henrion scored the game-tying goal against UMass with 3.7 seconds left in the third period of Friday night's 2-2 tie. He recorded his first collegiate hat trick Saturday night's win. Henrion was a plus-3 over the weekend and totaled 13 shots on net. He is third in Hockey East in game-wining goals (three) and ranks first in shots on goal (114).
DeSmith Earns Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Honors: Casey DeSmith was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. DeSmith collects this honor for the fifth time in his collegiate career, as well as his fourth time this year. DeSmith recorded his league-best fifth shutout of the season and stopped 25 shots Saturday night in a 4-0 win over UMass. Overall, he stopped 60 of 62 shots with a .967 save percentage and a 0.96 GAA for the weekend. DeSmith ranks second in Hockey East in goals against average at 1.87 and save percentage at .938.
DeSmith Eyeing Ayers' Shutout Record: Casey DeSmith has five shutouts this season including one last Saturday in a win over UMass. DeSmith is trying to catch Mike Ayers, who had seven shutouts in the 2002-03 season.
Thrush Happy to Assist: Sophomore forward Casey Thrush tallied a personal-best three assists in the four-goal win.
Multi-Assist Efforts: Junior forward Nick Sorkin and senior defenseman Brett Kostolansky both tallied two assists in the victory.
Willows Lights the Lamp for Fourth Time in Last Five Games: After scoring just one goal in his first 37 games, Matt Willows has four goals in UNH's last five games.
Working Overtime: UNH has played overtime in four of the last seven games and nine times overall this year. The 'Cats are 1-1-7 in those games this season.
Powerful Power Play: The UNH power play has been red hot with goals in six-straight games including a three-goal outpouring at Vermont on Feb. 22.
To This Point: A comparison through 32 games between this season and the 2007-08 season.
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Record 22-7-2 18-9-5 16-10-6 19-7-6 14-15-3 18-8-6
HE Record 18-4-2 14-7-4 14-7-4 17-4-4 11-12-2 13-7-5
Goals scored 108 96 111 116 97 102
Goals scored/PG 3.40 3.00 3.47 3.62 3.03 3.19
Goals Allowed 74 88 102 79 94 71
Goals Allowed/PG 2.30 2.75 3.19 2.47 2.94 2.22
Shots 1055 1051 1053 1103 1056 1097
Shots Allowed 1007 941 983 1017 966 948
Power Play 18.5% 12.7% 16.7% 21.2% 19.5% 18.3%
(29-157) (22-173) (23-138) (29-137) (22-113) (24-131)
Penalty Kill 87.2% 83.1% 80.0% 82.2% 82.3% 90.7%
(143-164) (138-166) (104-130) (97-118) (79-96) (97-107)
Top 3 Scorers Fornataro van Riem Butler Thomp. Moses Goumas
13-26-39 13-22-35 24-21-45 26-22-48 20-13-33 10-27-37
Radja Butler Thompson Sislo Sorkin Downing
18-21-39 7-18-25 16-18-34 11-30-41 6725-32 12-13-25
JVR Sislo Kessel DeSimone Goumas TVR
11-15-26 18-6-24 7-25-32 8-27-35 8-21-29 7-18-25
Thank You Seniors: UNH will honor its six-player senior class of Austin Block, Greg Burke, Connor Hardowa, John Henrion, Brett Kostolansky and Scott Pavelski Saturday night before the game.
Back on the Kill: After allowing a pair of power play goals on Feb. 17, the Wildcat penalty kill got back on track blanking opponents in four-straight games and 14-straight power play opportunities.
Goals Against in Hockey East Play: UNH has allowed just 50 goals in Hockey East play, nine goals fewer than it closest competition (PC, UML 59). Here is a look at the teams that have allowed the fewest goals in each season since Vermont's insertion in 2005-06.
Season Team Goals Allowed in HE Play
2012-13 UNH 50 (through 25 games)
2011-12 BC 60
2010-11 BC 58
2009-10 BC 61
2008-09 BU 54
2007-08 UNH 54
2006-07 BU 51
2005-06 BC 58
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 10-3-2 at home this season.
'Cats Aiming for Ninth Regular Season Title: UNH enters the final weekend of the regular season in second place in the league standings just one point behind UMass Lowell. The 'Cats are aiming for their ninth regular-season title over the weekend. New Hampshire is looking take the crown for the first time since 2009-10. BC's 12 Hockey East regular season titles are the most followed by UNH (nine) and BU at eight.
UNH Regular Season Titles:
2009-10
2007-08
2006-07
2002-03 (shared with BC)
2001-02
1998-99
1996-97 (shared with BU)
1991-92
Division I Men's Hockey Pairwise (March 4)
Rk. Team PR W-L-T Win % Rk RPI Rk. TUC TUC %
1 Quinnipiac 32 24-5-5 .7794 1 .5763 1 15-2-4 .8095
2 Minnesota 31 22-7-5 .7206 2 .5634 2 12-6-3 .6429
3 Miami 30 22-9-5 .6806 5 .5539 3 13-7-4 .6250
4t UNH 27 18-8-6 .6562 7 .5479 5 11-7-3 .5952
4t Mass.Lowell 27 21-9-2 .6875 4 .5491 4 8-7-0 .5333
4t Boston College 27 19-10-3 .6406 8 .5399* 8 10-6-3 .6053
7 North Dakota 26 18-9-7 .6324 10 .5445 6 12-9-4 .5600
8t Minnesota State 24 21-10-3 .6618 6 .5442* 7 10-10-1 .5000
8t Denver 24 17-11-5 .5909 15 .5378 10 13-10-4 .5556
10t St. Cloud State 22 20-13-1 .6029 13t .5369* 11 13-10-1 .5625
10t Western Mich. 22 19-9-8 .6389 9 .5361 12 9-5-4 .6111
12 Yale 21 16-10-3 .6034 12 .5351 13 8-8-3 .5000
13 Niagara 19 21-8-5 .6912 3 .5316* 14 4-4-0 .5000
14t Notre Dame 18 21-12-3 .6250 11 .5381 9 7-9-3 .4474
14t Rensselaer 18 17-12-5 .5735 18t .5255 15 9-10-4 .4783
16 Alaska 17 16-14-4 .5294 25t .5129 22 10-8-3 .5476
17t Union 16 17-12-5 .5735 18t .5211 17 7-7-3 .5000
17t Boston Univ. 16 16-15-2 .5152 27 .5130 21 10-9-1 .5250
19 Dartmouth 14 13-11-5 .5345 24 .5167 19 8-7-3 .5278
20 Wisconsin 13 16-11-7 .5735 18t .5218 16 7-10-3 .4250
21 Robert Morris 12 18-12-4 .5882 16 .5108 23 5-6-2 .4615
22t Providence 10 14-11-7 .5469 23 .5187 18 5-9-5 .3947
22t Air Force 10 17-11-7 .5857 17 .5061 25 6-5-1 .5417
24 Ohio State 9 14-15-7 .4861 30 .5061 26 7-10-6 .4348
25t Neb-Omaha 7 18-14-2 .5588 21t .5150 20 6-12-1 .3421
25t Ferris State 7 15-14-5 .5147 28 .5073 24 5-10-2 .3529
25t St. Lawrence 7 16-14-4 .5294 25t .5057 28 6-10-1 .3824
28t Holy Cross 6 19-12-3 .6029 13t .5060 27 3-6-1 .3500
28t Cornell 6 12-14-3 .4655 36 .5008 31 9-9-1 .5000
28t Northern Mich. 6 15-17-4 .4722 34 .5006 32 10-11-3 .4792
31t Colorado Coll. 2 13-16-5 .4559 38t .5042 29 8-15-3 .3654
31t Merrimack 2 14-14-6 .5000 29 .5032 30 6-11-1 .3611
33 Brown 0 11-12-6 .4828 32 .5003 33 3-10-5 .3056
Scoring by Class: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 34-41-75 33%-23%-27%
Juniors: 31-70-101 30%-40%-36%
Sophomores: 30-51-81 29%-29%-29%
Freshmen: 7-15-22 7%-8%-8%
Wildcats Stamp Ticket to Hockey East Postseason for League-Best 25-Straight Seasons: The Wildcats have punched their ticket to the Hockey East playoffs for a league-best 25-straight seasons.
When Leading After Two: UNH is 14-0-1 when leading after two periods.
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
3/4 4 4 2nd
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (March 4)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Quinnipiac (36) 24- 5-5 967 1
2 Minnesota (12) 22- 7-5 949 2
3 Miami 22- 9-5 898 3
4 New Hampshire 18- 8-6 803 5
5 North Dakota 18- 9-7 750 6
6 Boston College 19-10-3 730 4
7 Massachusetts-Lowell (2) 21- 9-2 660 12
8 St. Cloud State 20-13-1 612 7
9 Western Michigan 19- 9-8 589 8
10 Minnesota State 21-10-3 571 9
11 Notre Dame 21-12-3 527 11
12 Denver 17-11-5 508 10
13 Yale 16-10-3 345 15
14 Wisconsin 16-11-7 307 16
15 Niagara 21- 8-5 221 14
16 Nebraska-Omaha 18-14-2 210 13
17 Rensselaer 17-12-5 207 NR
18 Providence 14-11-7 167 20
19 Boston University 16-15-2 118 19
20 Union 17-12-5 105 NR
Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 58, Merrimack 39, Alaska 25, Air Force 8, Ohio State 3, St. Lawrence 2, Robert Morris 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (March 4)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 Quinnipiac University, 497 (25) 1 24-5-5 13
2 University of Minnesota, 472 (8) 2 22-7-5 22
3 Miami University, 445 3 22-9-5 22
4 New Hampshire, 383 5 18-8-6 19
5 University of North Dakota, 344 6 18-9-7 22
6 Boston College, 339 4 19-10-3 22
7 UMass-Lowell, 318 (1) 10 21-9-2 13
8 St. Cloud State University, 240 9 20-13-1 10
9 Western Michigan University, 227 8 19-9-8 22
10 Minnesota State University, 208 7 21-10-3 9
11 University of Denver, 189 11 17-11-5 22
12 University of Notre Dame, 184 12 21-12-3 22
13 Yale University, 86 14 16-10-3 13
14 University of Wisconsin, 42 NR 16-11-7 3
15 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 27 NR 17-12-5 1
Others receiving votes: Niagara University, 25; Providence College, 18, Union College, 17; University of Nebraska-Omaha, 15; Dartmouth College, 3; Boston University, 1.
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 3/4): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 12th 1.16 ppg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 5th 0.84 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 15th 6 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 26th 0.78 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 19th 2.11 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 16th .928
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 9th .690
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 5
Team
Scoring Offense 12th 3.19 g/gm
Scoring Defense 7th 2.22 g/gm
Scoring Margin 9th 0.96
Power Play 22nd 18.32 pct
Penalty Kill 2nd 90.7 pct
Combined Special Teams 20th 51.3 pct
Team Winning Percentage 5th .650
Among the League Leaders (Thru 3/4): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 2nd (37 pts) 6th (26 pts)
Grayson Downing 18th (25pts) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 18th (25 pts) 18th (18 pts)
Goals: Austin Block NR 9th (10 pts)
John Henrion NR 6th (11 pts)
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (27a) 3rd (19a)
T. van Riemsdyk 9th (18a) 9th (15a)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (6g) 2nd (5g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 2nd (3shg) 1st (2g)
T. van Riemsdyk 6th (1shg) NR
GW Goals: John Henrion 3rd (3g) 3rd (3g)
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (25 pts) 1st (18 pts)
Eric Knodel 9th (16 pts) 5th (14 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 2nd (+17) 9th (+10)
Grayson Downing 8th (+13) 9th (+10)
Eric Knodel 8th (+13) 9th (+10)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st(139) 1st (114)
Austin Block 9th (106) 10th (84)
Faceoff %: John Henrion 3rd(.600) 3rd (.600)
Jeff Silengo 5th (.589) 2nd (.609)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 4th (2.12) 2nd (1.87)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 3rd (.928) 2nd (.938)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 2nd (.690) 2nd (.674)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 3/4):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.19/2nd 2.96/3rd
Scoring Defense 2.22/1st 2.00/1st
Power Play 18.3/2nd 19.1/2nd
Penalty Kill 90.7/1st 91.6/1st
Special Teams Net +17/1st +16/1st
1st Period Scoring 23/2nd 16/3rd
2nd Period Scoring 42/2nd 32/1st
3rd Period Scoring 36/3rd 26/3rd
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 T, 2-2 OT WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts W, 4-0 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
John Henrion HE co-Player of the Week 3/4
Casey DeSmith HE Defensive Player of the Week 3/4
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
