# 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mike Cavanaugh his fourth season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their third season in Hockey East.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of September 7, 2016.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at UConn | Alma Mater |
| Mike Cavanaugh | Head Coach | 4 | Bowdoin College (1990) |
| Joe Pereira | Assistant coach | 4 | Boston University (2011) |
| Brendan Buckley | Assistant coach | 2 | Boston College (1999) |
| Andrew Raycroft | Assistant coach | 3 | |

## Standings

2016–17 Hockey East men's standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #4 Massachusetts–Lowell†* | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 76 | 51 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 151 | 95 |
| #6 Boston University† | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 123 | 90 |
| #16 Boston College† | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 74 | 56 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 132 | 104 |
| #5 Notre Dame | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 67 | 51 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 128 | 93 |
| #15 Providence | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 57 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 116 | 92 |
| #18 Vermont | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 63 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 122 | 106 |
| Merrimack | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 57 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 96 |
| Northeastern | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 71 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 140 | 113 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 96 | 104 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 69 | 77 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 124 | 136 |
| Maine | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 79 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 102 | 125 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 88 | 36 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 66 | 132 |
| Championship: March 18, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 1 | 2:05 pm | St. Francis Xavier* | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | | L 3–4 | 1,256 | |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 7 | 7:05 pm | Alabama–Huntsville* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 6–0 | 3,122 | 1–0–0 |
| October 8 | 4:05 pm | Alabama–Huntsville* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 4–0 | 3,193 | 2–0–0 |
| October 14 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate* | Starr Arena • Hamilton, New York | PLN | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 1,391 | 2–0–1 |
| October 15 | 7:00 PM | at RIT* | Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York | AH | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 10,556 | 2–0–2 |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | at #4 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut | QAA | L 2–5 | 3,290 | 2–1–2 |
| October 21 | 7:05 pm | American International* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,529 | 2–1–3 |
| October 27 | 7:35 pm | at #7 Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | CSNC | W 4–2 | 2,936 | 3–1–3 (1–0–0) |
| October 28 | 7:35 pm | at #7 Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCS | L 2–6 | 4,065 | 3–2–3 (1–1–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | at UMass | William D. Mullins Memorial Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | USN | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,963 | 3–2–4 (1–1–1) |
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | HuskyVision | L 4–7 | 3,669 | 3–3–4 |
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | at #14 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | HuskyVision | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,956 | 3–3–5 |
| November 18 | 7:05 pm | #5 Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 1–2 | 5,383 | 3–4–5 (1–2–1) |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | at #5 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | CI | W 4–0 | 4,526 | 4–4–5 (2–2–1) |
| November 22 | 7:05 pm | #4 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 2–5 | 5,127 | 4–5–5 (2–3–1) |
| November 26 | 3:05 pm | Sacred Heart* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 2–4 | 3,699 | 4–6–5 |
| December 2 | 7:15 pm | at #4 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | GRHTV | W 3–2 | 5,464 | 5–6–5 (3–3–1) |
| December 3 | 3:35 pm | #4 UMass Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,890 | 5–6–6 (3–3–2) |
| December 9 | 6:30 pm | UMass | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | ASN/NESN | W 3–1 | 3,949 | 6–6–6 (4–3–2) |
| December 30 | 6:00 pm | vs. #18 St. Cloud State* | Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | HTV | W 4–3 | 1,153 | 7–6–6 |
| December 31 | 4:00 pm | vs. Brown* | Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott Valley, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | HTV | W 4–1 | 814 | 8–6–6 |
| January 7 | 3:05 pm | Yale* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 2–4 | 4,909 | 8–7–6 |
| January 12 | 7:05 pm | Maine | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 6–3 | 2,173 | 9–7–6 (5–3–2) |
| January 14 | 4:00 pm | vs. Maine | Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | L 0–4 | 16,432 | 9–8–6 (5–4–2) |
| January 20 | 6:00 pm | at #12 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ASN/NESN | L 4–5 | 4,007 | 9–9–6 (5–5–2) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | BCTV | L 1–2 | 3,252 | 9–10–6 (5–6–2) |
| January 27 | 7:05 pm | #11 Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 3–1 | 6,297 | 10–10–6 (6–6–2) |
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | Volpe Complex • North Andover, Massachusetts | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,549 | 10–10–7 (6–6–3) |
| February 4 | 3:05 pm | Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,272 | 10–10–8 (6–6–4) |
| February 8 | 7:05 pm | #11 Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 1–4 | 4,040 | 10–11–8 (6–7–4) |
| February 10 | 7:05 pm | at #11 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | HuskyVision | L 3–4 | 2,832 | 10–12–8 (6–8–4) |
| February 17 | 7:05 pm | Northeastern | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | L 0–3 | 5,411 | 10–13–8 (6–9–4) |
| February 18 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 2,789 | 10–14–8 (6–10–4) |
| February 24 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | W 5–3 | 5,107 | 11–14–8 (7–10–4) |
| February 25 | 7:35 pm | New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | HuskyVision | W 4–2 | 5,685 | 12–14–8 (8–10–4) |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||||
| March 3 | 7:05 pm | vs. Northeastern | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | | L 1–3 | 1,228 | 12–15–8 |
| March 4 | 7:05 pm | vs. Northeastern | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | | L 2–6 | 1,323 | 12–16–8 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | No change in ranking from previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 20/15 of poll |
Week :
| | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
| USCHO | | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USA Today | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |