# 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Mike Cavanaugh his third season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their second season in Hockey East.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of September 4, 2015.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at UConn | Alma Mater |
| Mike Cavanaugh | Head Coach | 3 | Bowdoin College (1990) |
| Joe Pereira | Assistant coach | 3 | Boston University (2011) |
| Brendan Buckley | Assistant coach | 1 | Boston College (1999) |
| Andrew Raycroft | Assistant coach | 2 | |

## Standings

2015–16 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 |
| #5 Boston College † | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 91 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 156 | 82 |
| #3 Providence † | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 124 | 71 |
| #13 Notre Dame | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 86 |
| #8 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 58 | 37 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 121 | 75 |
| #11 Boston University | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 75 | 56 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 124 | 106 |
| #14 Northeastern * | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 75 | 56 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 134 | 105 |
| Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 95 | 108 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 70 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 88 | 114 |
| Vermont | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 66 | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 86 | 107 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 73 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 112 | 121 |
| Maine | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 77 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 76 | 129 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 101 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 84 | 146 |
| Championship: March 19, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule
### Regular season

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 3 | 3:05 pm | Queen's* | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | | W 3–1 | 1,158 | |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 9 | 8:07 pm | at Alabama–Huntsville* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 5–2 | 2,193 | 1–0–0 |
| October 10 | 8:07 pm | Alabama–Huntsville* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | L 2–5 | 1,604 | 1–1–0 |
| October 16 | 7:05 pm | Arizona State* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 5–1 | 4,404 | 2–1–0 |
| October 24 | 4:00 PM | at #8 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 2–4 | 4,199 | 2–2–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 27 | 7:05 pm | #8 Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 5–2 | 5,225 | 3–2–0 (1–1–0) |
| October 31 | 3:05 pm | Notre Dame | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 1–2 | 5,190 | 3–3–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 1 | 2:35 pm | vs. Notre Dame | Barclays Center • Brooklyn, New York | | L 2–8 | 3,014 | 3–4–0 (1–3–0) |
| November 6 | 7:05 pm | UMass | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 2–4 | 5,075 | 3–5–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 7 | 7:30 pm | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 3–5 | 3,840 | 3–6–0 (1–5–0) |
| November 10 | 7:05 pm | Army* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 0–2 | 3,883 | 3–7–0 |
| November 13 | 7:05 pm | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | L 1–2 | 4,007 | 3–8–0 (1–6–0) |
| November 17 | 7:05 pm | #3 Quinnipiac* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 2–6 | 5,476 | 3–9–0 |
| November 24 | 7:05 pm | #2 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 1–5 | 7,219 | 3–10–0 (1–7–0) |
| December 5 | 3:05 pm | #5 UMass Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 4–3 | 4,811 | 4–10–0 (2–7–0) |
| December 6 | 1:00 pm | at #5 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN/SNY | W 2–1 | 5,216 | 5–10–0 (3–7–0) |
| December 11 | 7:05 pm | #19 Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 4,814 | 5–10–1 (3–7–1) |
| January 1 | 8:00 pm | at Minnesota* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | FSN | L 2–3 | 9,561 | 5–11–1 |
| January 2 | 5:00 pm | vs. Ferris State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | | L 2–5 | 9,726 | 5–12–1 |
| January 5 | 9:30 pm | at Arizona State* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | W 5–2 | 713 | 6–12–1 |
| January 8 | 7:00 pm | vs. Michigan Tech* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | | L 2–4 | 5,028 | 6–13–1 |
| January 10 | 5:00 pm | vs. Arizona State* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic) | | W 3–0 | 3,798 | 7–13–1 |
| January 15 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 1–0 | 3,215 | 8–13–1 (4–7–1) |
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS Atlantic | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 3,891 | 8–13–2 (4–7–2) |
| January 22 | 8:30 pm | Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN/SNY | L 2–4 | 6,442 | 8–14–2 (4–8–2) |
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at #4 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 6,063 | 8–14–3 (4–8–3) |
| January 26 | 7:05 pm | Sacred Heart* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 4–7 | 3,610 | 8–15–3 |
| February 2 | 7:05 pm | Brown* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 3–1 | 3,636 | 9–15–3 |
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | FCSA/ESPN3 | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,358 | 9–15–4 (4–8–4) |
| February 12 | 7:00 pm | at #5 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | OSN | L 0–4 | 2,972 | 9–16–4 (4–9–4) |
| February 13 | 5:05 pm | #5 Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 2–3 | 6,844 | 9–17–4 (4–10–4) |
| February 19 | 7:05 pm | Northeastern | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 2–5 | 5,689 | 9–18–4 (4–11–4) |
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 2,331 | 9–19–4 (4–12–4) |
| February 26 | 7:05 pm | New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 4–1 | 6,254 | 10–19–4 (5–12–4) |
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCSA | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 5,301 | 11–19–4 (6–12–4) |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||||
| March 4 | 7:05 pm | Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Opening Round) | | L 1–2 | 4,045 | 11–20–4 |
| March 5 | 7:05 pm | Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Opening Round) | | L 3–4 | 4,572 | 11–21–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||