2014–15 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mike Cavanaugh his second season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their first season in Hockey East.

2014–15 UConn Huskies
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceXL Center
Record
Overall10–19–7 (7–11–4 HEA)
Home5–6–3
Road3–11–3
Neutral2–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Cavanaugh
Assistant coachesMichael Souza
Joe Pereira
Andrew Raycroft
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Personnel

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Roster

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As of October 5, 2014.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Tom Comunale Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-02-28 Seven Fields, Pennsylvania St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)
2   Derek Pratt Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-03-12 Mount Hermon, Massachusetts Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
3   Ryan Segalla Sophomore D 5' 1" (1.55 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-12-29 Rockland, Massachusetts Salisbury (USHS–CT) PIT, 119th overall 2013
4   Kyle Husson Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-10-31 Parker, Colorado Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
5   Jacob Poe Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-12-17 Arlington, Texas Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)
6   Johnny Austin Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-07-22 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN)
7   Joona Kunnas Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993-01-08 Vantaa, Finland Middlesex Islanders (USPHL)
8   Spencer Naas Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-06-28 Minnetonka, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN)
9   Shawn Pauly Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1992-05-07 Bellingham, Washington Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
10   Jesse Schwartz Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-04-14 Toronto, Ontario Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
11   Corey Ronan Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-10-06 Franklin, Massachusetts Saint Sebastian's (USHS–MA)
13   Brent Norris Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-06-18 Ottawa, Ontario Nepean Raiders (CCHL)
14   Will Golonka Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-02-02 Carlisle, Massachusetts Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA)
15   Brad Smith Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991-03-28 Trenton, Michigan St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)
17   Ryan Tyson (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1991-08-14 Harleysville, Pennsylvania New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
18   Trevor Gerling (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-06-30 Seattle, Washington Langley Chiefs (BCHL)
19   Evan Richardson Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-05-30 Nanaimo, British Columbia Boston College (HEA)
21   Jeff Wight Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-12-04 Coquitlam, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (BCHL)
22   David Drake Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-01-07 Naperville, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) PHI, 192nd overall 2013
23   Kasperi Ojantakanen Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-01-12 Helsinki, Finland Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-Liiga)
24   Patrick Kirtland (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-01-22 Rocky Hill, Connecticut Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
27   Cody Sharib Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-08-23 Needham, Massachusetts New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
28   Joey Ferriss Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-12-28 Novi, Michigan Michigan Warriors (NAHL)
31   Rob Nichols Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-09-10 Dallas, Texas Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
33   Tyler Cooke Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-04-28 Warwick, Rhode Island South Shore Kings (EJHL)
35   Steve Thulin Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-02-02 North Reading, Massachusetts Connecticut Junior Rangers (USPHL)


Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
UConn
Alma Mater
Mike Cavanaugh Head Coach 2 Bowdoin College (1990)
Michael Souza Associate head coach 2 University of New Hampshire (2000)
Joe Pereira Assistant coach 2 Boston University (2011)
Andrew Raycroft Assistant coach 1

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston University †* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 41 28 8 5 158 95
#1 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 41 26 13 2 123 84
#13 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 38 21 14 3 107 91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 39 21 12 6 134 101
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 42 18 19 5 126 116
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 41 22 15 4 110 91
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 40 19 19 2 119 109
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 38 16 18 4 81 93
Massachusetts 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

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Regular season

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 2:05 pm Dalhousie* Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut   W 3–1  759 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   T 2–2 OT 6,017 0–0–1
October 11 3:00 pm at Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   L 1–7  6,016 0–1–1
October 18 7:00 pm at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler ArenaNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 1–2 OT 2,549 0–2–1 (0–1–0)
October 21 7:00 pm vs. #15 Quinnipiac* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   W 4–1  1,435 1–2–1
October 25 7:00 pm at #17 Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   L 1–2  4,007 1–3–1 (0–2–0)
October 31 4:30 pm vs. Merrimack* Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey (Liberty Hockey Invitational)   T 2–2 OT 2,113 1–3–2
November 1 4:00 pm vs. Yale* Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey (Liberty Hockey Invitational)   L 1–2  2,987 1–4–2
November 5 7:05 pm #3 Boston College XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 1–0  8,089 2–4–2 (1–2–0)
November 8 7:00 pm at #5 Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   T 4–4 OT 4,658 2–4–3 (1–2–1)
November 14 7:05 pm Sacred Heart* The Taft SchoolWatertown, Connecticut   L 0–2  850 2–5–3
November 18 7:05 pm RPI* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   T 1–1 OT 3,879 2–5–4
November 21 5:35 pm #11 Vermont XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 2–1  5,072 3–5–4 (2–2–1)
November 22 3:35 pm #3 Boston University XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   L 2–5  7,712 3–6–4 (2–3–1)
November 29 4:00 pm at Brown* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   L 0–1  956 3–7–4
December 3 7:00 pm at #7 UMass Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   L 4–6  3,680 3–8–4 (2–4–1)
December 27 6:00 pm vs. Union* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic)   W 3–2  3,570 4–8–4
December 28 6:00 pm vs. #9 UMass Lowell* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic) CPTV L 1–3  1,483 4–9–4
January 2 7:00 pm at UMass Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   W 4–3  2,838 5–9–4 (3–4–1)
January 6 7:05 pm Colorado College* Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   L 1–4  3,417 5–10–4
January 9 7:05 pm at Army* Tate RinkWest Point, New York   W 6–3  2,308 6–10–4
January 10 7:05 pm #6 UMass Lowell XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 2–0  6,855 7–10–4 (4–4–2)
January 16 7:35 pm at Notre Dame Compton Family CenterSouth Bend, Indiana NBCSN T 3–3 OT 5,202 7–10–5 (4–4–2)
January 18 2:05 pm Notre Dame Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   L 1–6  4,157 7–11–5 (4–5–2)
January 24 7:00 pm at #19 Boston College Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   L 2–3  6,815 7–12–5 (4–6–2)
January 30 7:00 pm at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine   W 2–1 OT 3,717 8–12–5 (5–6–2)
February 1 2:05 pm Maine XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 2–2 OT 5,211 8–12–6 (5–6–3)
February 4 7:05 pm #12 Providence XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   T 2–2 ot 4,672 8–12–7 (5–6–4)
February 7 7:00 pm at #12 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   L 1–10  3,033 8–13–7 (5–7–4)
February 10 7:05 pm Merrimack XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 1–0  4,194 9–13–7 (5–7–4)
February 13 7:00 pm at Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   L 0–9  2,308 9–14–7 (5–8–4)
February 14 3:35 pm Northeastern XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   L 1–6  5,086 9–15–7 (6–9–4)
February 20 7:05 pm New Hampshire XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   L 1–4  6,887 9–16–7 (6–10–4)
February 21 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN L 1–6  4,914 9–17–7 (6–11–4)
February 27 7:05 pm UMass XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 4–0  6,298 10–17–7 (7–11–4)
Hockey East Tournament
March 6 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire   L 2–5  3,412 10–18–7
March 7 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire   L 0–2  4,256 10–19–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UConn Huskies Athletics. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2014.