# 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.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of October 5, 2014.

### Coaching staff

| 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

2014–15 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 |
| #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
### Regular season

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 5 | 2:05 pm | Dalhousie* | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | | W 3–1 | 759 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 6,017 | 0–0–1 |
| October 11 | 3:00 pm | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | L 1–7 | 6,016 | 0–1–1 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Arena • North 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 Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | W 4–1 | 1,435 | 1–2–1 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at #17 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | L 1–2 | 4,007 | 1–3–1 (0–2–0) |
| October 31 | 4:30 pm | vs. Merrimack* | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Hockey Invitational) | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,113 | 1–3–2 |
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | vs. Yale* | Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey (Liberty Hockey Invitational) | | L 1–2 | 2,987 | 1–4–2 |
| November 5 | 7:05 pm | #3 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 1–0 | 8,089 | 2–4–2 (1–2–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at #5 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,658 | 2–4–3 (1–2–1) |
| November 14 | 7:05 pm | Sacred Heart* | The Taft School • Watertown, Connecticut | | L 0–2 | 850 | 2–5–3 |
| November 18 | 7:05 pm | RPI* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 3,879 | 2–5–4 |
| November 21 | 5:35 pm | #11 Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 2–1 | 5,072 | 3–5–4 (2–2–1) |
| November 22 | 3:35 pm | #3 Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 2–5 | 7,712 | 3–6–4 (2–3–1) |
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | at Brown* | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 0–1 | 956 | 3–7–4 |
| December 3 | 7:00 pm | at #7 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | L 4–6 | 3,680 | 3–8–4 (2–4–1) |
| December 27 | 6:00 pm | vs. Union* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic) | | W 3–2 | 3,570 | 4–8–4 |
| December 28 | 6:00 pm | vs. #9 UMass Lowell* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic) | CPTV | L 1–3 | 1,483 | 4–9–4 |
| January 2 | 7:00 pm | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 4–3 | 2,838 | 5–9–4 (3–4–1) |
| January 6 | 7:05 pm | Colorado College* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | L 1–4 | 3,417 | 5–10–4 |
| January 9 | 7:05 pm | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | | W 6–3 | 2,308 | 6–10–4 |
| January 10 | 7:05 pm | #6 UMass Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 2–0 | 6,855 | 7–10–4 (4–4–2) |
| January 16 | 7:35 pm | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Center • South Bend, Indiana | NBCSN | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,202 | 7–10–5 (4–4–2) |
| January 18 | 2:05 pm | Notre Dame | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | L 1–6 | 4,157 | 7–11–5 (4–5–2) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at #19 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 | 6,815 | 7–12–5 (4–6–2) |
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 3,717 | 8–12–5 (5–6–2) |
| February 1 | 2:05 pm | Maine | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,211 | 8–12–6 (5–6–3) |
| February 4 | 7:05 pm | #12 Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | T 2–2 $^{ot}$ | 4,672 | 8–12–7 (5–6–4) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 1–10 | 3,033 | 8–13–7 (5–7–4) |
| February 10 | 7:05 pm | Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 1–0 | 4,194 | 9–13–7 (5–7–4) |
| February 13 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 0–9 | 2,308 | 9–14–7 (5–8–4) |
| February 14 | 3:35 pm | Northeastern | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 1–6 | 5,086 | 9–15–7 (6–9–4) |
| February 20 | 7:05 pm | New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 1–4 | 6,887 | 9–16–7 (6–10–4) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | L 1–6 | 4,914 | 9–17–7 (6–11–4) |
| February 27 | 7:05 pm | UMass | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | W 4–0 | 6,298 | 10–17–7 (7–11–4) |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | L 2–5 | 3,412 | 10–18–7 |
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, 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

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |