# 2019–20 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for the program, the 22nd at the Division I level, and the 6th season in the Hockey East conference. The Huskies represented the University of Connecticut and were coached by Mike Cavanaugh, in his 7th season.
The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played.

## Roster

As of July 25, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Hockey East 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 † | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 71 |
| #9 Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 107 | 67 |
| #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 79 |
| #15 Maine | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 75 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 75 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 102 | 106 |
| Boston University | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 103 | 98 |
| #19 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 71 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 92 |
| Providence | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 102 | 78 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 91 | 97 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 85 | 123 |
| Vermont | 24 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 59 | 100 |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:05 PM | at Sacred Heart* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 703 | 0–0–1 |
| October 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. Army* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | L 1–2 | 2,029 | 0–1–1 |
| October 12 | 3:35 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | L 3–5 | 2,859 | 0–2–1 |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | Vomáčka | W 5–2 | 2,588 | 1–2–1 |
| November 1 | 7:15 PM | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Vomáčka | W 3–2 | 1,734 | 2–2–1 (1–0–0) |
| November 3 | 2:05 PM | vs. Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | L 2–3 | 3,387 | 2–3–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:01 PM | at #19 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Vomáčka | L 0–6 | 5,291 | 2–4–1 (1–2–0) |
| November 9 | 3:31 PM | vs. #19 Boston College | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN | Vomáčka | L 1–5 | 5,112 | 2–5–1 (1–3–0) |
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,730 | 2–5–2 (1–3–1) |
| November 16 | 6:05 PM | at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Vomáčka | W 2–1 | 4,397 | 3–5–2 (2–3–1) |
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | vs. Providence | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,384 | 3–5–3 (2–3–2) |
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Vomáčka | L 2–5 | 2,183 | 3–6–3 (2–4–2) |
| November 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. Miami* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | W 6–4 | 3,006 | 4–6–3 (2–4–2) |
| November 30 | 4:05 PM | vs. Miami* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | W 4–3 | 2,735 | 5–6–3 (2–4–2) |
| December 6 | 7:05 PM | vs. Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | W 3–2 | 2,012 | 6–6–3 (3–4–2) |
| December 7 | 3:35 PM | vs. Vermont | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | W 7–4 | 2,884 | 7–6–3 (4–4–2) |
| Ledyard Bank Classic ||||||||||
| December 28 | 4:02 PM | vs. St. Lawrence* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic) | NESN | Stone | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 3,003 | 7–6–4 (4–4–2) |
| December 29 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic) | | Vomáčka | L 3–4 | 2,312 | 7–7–4 (4–4–2) |
| January 3 | 7:05 PM | vs. #12 Northeastern | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | L 2–5 | 4,027 | 7–8–4 (4–5–2) |
| January 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Merrimack | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | L 2–6 | 2,953 | 7–9–4 (4–6–2) |
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Vomáčka | L 1–2 | 2,609 | 7–10–4 (4–7–2) |
| January 15 | 7:05 PM | vs. Maine | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | NESN | Vomáčka | W 3–2 | 559 | 8–10–4 (5–7–2) |
| January 18 | 6:00 PM | at #12 Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Vomáčka | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,712 | 9–10–4 (6–7–2) |
| Connecticut Ice ||||||||||
| January 25 | 4:00 PM | at #17 Quinnipiac* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Semifinal) | SNY | Vomáčka | L 2–3 | 5,724 | 9–11–4 (6–7–2) |
| January 26 | 3:30 PM | vs. Yale* | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Connecticut Ice Third Place) | SNY | Vomáčka | L 2–3 | 4,631 | 9–12–4 (6–7–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | Vomáčka | W 7–4 | 4,671 | 10–12–4 (7–7–2) |
| February 1 | 4:00 PM | New Hampshire | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | NESN | Vomáčka | W 7–4 | 8,211 | 11–12–4 (8–7–2) |
| February 14 | 7:30 PM | at #17 Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | WPME | Vomáčka | W 3–2 | 4,023 | 12–12–4 (9–7–2) |
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Maine | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | NESN | Vomáčka | L 0–1 $^{OT}$ | 3,876 | 12–13–4 (9–8–2) |
| February 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Boston University | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,653 | 13–13–4 (10–8–2) |
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Vomáčka | W 6–1 | 3,808 | 14–13–4 (11–8–2) |
| February 28 | 7:08 PM | at #8 Massachusetts | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Vomáčka | W 3–2 | 6,666 | 15–13–4 (12–8–2) |
| February 29 | 8:00 PM | at #8 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Vomáčka | L 3–4 | 5,165 | 15–14–4 (12–9–2) |
| March 6 | 7:15 PM | at #12 Massachusetts–Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Vomáčka | L 1–3 | 4,802 | 15–15–4 (12–10–2) |
| Hockey East Tournament ||||||||||
| Tournament Cancelled ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Benjamin Freeman | RW/C | 33 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0 |
| Carter Turnbull | RW | 31 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 |
| Vladislav Firstov | LW | 34 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 31 |
| Jáchym Kondelík | C | 34 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 25 |
| Alexander Payusov | RW | 33 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 20 |
| Wyatt Newpower | D | 34 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
| Ruslan Iskhakov | C | 32 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 26 |
| Jonny Evans | F | 27 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
| Kale Howarth | LW/C | 29 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| Marc Gatcomb | F | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| Yan Kuznetsov | D | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| Brian Rigali | F | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Carter Berger | D | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Jake Flynn | D | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Harrison Rees | D | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| Zac Robbins | F | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Justin Howell | C | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Ryan Wheeler | D | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Adam Karashik | D | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Jordan Timmons | F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tomáš Vomáčka | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Stone | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Keane | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wojciechowski | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Linell | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 102 | 180 | 282 | 299 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Ryan Keane | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Bradley Stone | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .913 | 1.89 |
| Tomáš Vomáčka | 33 | 1974 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 103 | 910 | 0 | .898 | 3.13 |
| Empty Net | - | 20 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2067 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 106 | 934 | 0 | .898 | 3.08 |

## 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 |
| 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2020 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 2 | 50 | Yan Kuznetsov | Calgary Flames |
| 6 | 157 | Nick Capone† | Tampa Bay Lightning |
† incoming freshman