UConn Huskies men's ice hockey

The UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of Hockey East. They play at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
==History==
The Huskies men's ice hockey program began in 1960 under head coach John Chapman. UConn began NCAA competition at the NCAA Division III level in the ECAC East.
Prior to 1998, the Huskies played all home games outdoors at a partially enclosed rink on-campus near Memorial Stadium. The UConn Ice Rink had a roof but was open on the sides. However, in preparation for the upgrade to Division I, the University built the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. Construction began in 1996, and the first indoor home game for UConn was on November 7, 1998.
The move to NCAA Division I status allowed the team to join other Husky athletic programs. In 1998 they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, after previously playing for 38 years in the Division III ECAC East. At the time, head coach Bruce Marshall was in his tenth season at the position. In its 2nd season in the 2000 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Uconn beat Iona 6-1 to win its 1st league championship. However, due to a 2-year probationary period placed on the MAAC for an automatic bid to the NCAA Ice Hockey championship by the league champion, UConn was unable to participate in the NCAA tournament that year. It has been the only championship Uconn would earn since moving to Division I (as of May, 2016). But when the athletic department was forced to remove all athletic scholarships from the sport in order to comply with Title IX, and the Huskies consistently finished in the bottom few spots of the national computer rankings before the most recent season.http://www.theuconnblog.com/2010/2/9/1302109/uconn-hockey-enough-is-enough In 2003, the MAAC formed a new league called Atlantic Hockey.
In June 2010, the University announced that the team would face Sacred Heart at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on February 13, 2011, as part of a doubleheader also featuring a game between the women's team and the Providence Friars.http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/060210aaa.html The Huskies won this game 3-1, in front of 1,711 fans. The Huskies also played their first ever game at the XL Center in downtown Hartford that year, though this was not originally scheduled. Due to heavy snow accumulation on the Freitas roof, the team's February 5 game against Army was moved to the off-camps arena, also home to the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League. In spite of free admission, only 891 fans turned up on short notice to watch the Huskies lose 5-3. As a whole, the 2010-11 season was also a major improvement for the Huskies, who advance to the Atlantic Hockey Tournament semifinals at Blue Cross Arena before being eliminated. They finished with a final record of 16-18-4. One of the major factors in the turnaround was the young recruits the Huskies had signed. Freshman Cole Schneider led the team with 32 points, while sophomore Sean Ambrosie finished second with 29. Meanwhile, sophomore Garrett Bartus set a school record with 1,085 saves. The 2011-12 AHA preseason rankings reflected the newly gained reputation, with the Huskies ranked fifth out of twelve teams. The Huskies posted a winning record once again in the 2012-13 season. 
On June 21, 2012 Connecticut announced the program will join Hockey East as the conference's 12th member beginning in the 2014-15 season. Prior to the move into Hockey East, on January 7, 2013, head coach Bruce Marshall resigned after 25 years and was replaced in interim by Asst. Dave Berard.http://articles.courant.com/2013-01-07/sports/hc-uconn-hockey-coach-bruce-marshall-resigns-20130107_1_bruce-marshall-hockey-east-marshall-lives The season ended with a record of 17-13-4. The team finished 4th in the AHA, drawing a crowd of 1438 for their final home game of the season against Sacred Heart. As part of the move from Atlantic Hockey to Hockey East, the university added 18 scholarships for the men's ice hockey team and additional scholarships to existing women's sports programs to meet Title IX gender equity requirements. The university is also investigating options to significantly renovate the Freitas Ice Forum, which has a seating capacity around 2,000 fans, and mostly consists of metal bleachers; or build a new, larger ice arena on-campus. As a new member of Hockey East the team will play home games at the 15,635-seat former NHL arena, the XL Center in downtown Hartford, with other select (home) games at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. A study by the university projected a cost around $20,000 a game to play at the XL Center.
New Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh, who spent 18 seasons as an assistant at Boston College, was hired to guide Uconn into their new era of scholarship hockey in the Hockey East. He coached Uconn's final season (2013–14) in Atlantic Hockey to a record of 18-14-4, with wins over future Hockey East opponents Providence and UMass, while playing to a 2-2 draw with eventual 2014 NCAA Champ Union . Uconn made a successful transition to Hockey East in 2014-15 as they finished in the top 10 nationally in home attendance (5,396) while also leading their new conference . They were also competitive on the ice as their transition year resulted in 4 wins over top 20 teams while gaining ties with national championship game finalists Providence and Boston University. Starting in the 2015-16 season all home games were played at the XL Center, which drew a much better attendance per game (5,879) than those at the Webster Bank Arena (2,900) in which Uconn appeared during the 2014-15 season.
==Season-by-season results==
==Coaching staff==
The Huskies are coached by Mike Cavanaugh, the fourth head coach in program history.
===All-time coaching records===
As of completion of 2019-20 season
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
2013–present	Mike Cavanaugh	7 	93–124–31 	
2012–2013 	David Berard 	1† 	19–10–3 	
1988–2012 	Bruce Marshall	25 	332–377–69 	
1981–1988 	Ben Kirtland 	7 	85–98–2 	
1960–1981 	John Chapman 	21 	196–221–7 	
Totals 	5 coaches 	60 seasons	725-830-112	
† David Berard served as an interim head coach after Bruce Marshall took a medical leave of absence.
==Awards and honors==
===ECAC East===
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-ECAC East
*1991–92: Chris Potter, D; Bryan Krygier, F
*1992–93: Chris Potter, D
*1994–95: Bryan Quinn, F
*1995–96: Ryan Equale, F
Second Team All-ECAC East
*1987–88: Todd Krygier, F
*1989–90: Bryan Krygier, F
*1990–91: Bryan Krygier, F
*1991–92: Mike Krygier, F
*1993–94: D. J. LeBlanc, F
*1997–98: Eric Linkowski, D
===MAAC===
====Individual Awards====
MAAC Defensive Rookie of the Year
*Eric Nelson, D: 2002
MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
*Marc Senerchia, G: 2000
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-MAAC
*1998–99: Geoff Angell, F
*2001–02: Mike Boylan, D
Second Team All-MAAC
*1998–99: Rob Martin, D
*2000–01: Michael Goldkind, F
MAAC All-Rookie Team
*1998–99: Jon Chain, G; Mike Boylan, D
*2000–01: Eric Nelson, D
*2001–02: Adam Rhein, D
===Atlantic Hockey===
====Individual Awards====
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
*Tim Olsen, F: 2004
Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward
*Trevor Stewart, C: 2007
Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award
*Matt Grogan: 2013
Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Scoring Trophy
*Tim Olsen, F: 2004
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-Atlantic Hockey
*2003–04: Eric Nelson, D; Tim Olsen, F
*2004–05: Tim Olsen, F
*2011–12: Cole Schneider, F
Second Team All-Atlantic Hockey
*2006–07: Matt Scherer, F
*2007–08: Beau Erickson, G
*2008–09: Sean Erickson, D
*2011–12: Alex Gerke, D
Third Team All-Atlantic Hockey
*2006–07: Sean Erickson, D
*2012–13: Matt Grogan, G
*2013–14: Brant Harris, F
Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team
*2003–04: Scott Tomes, G; Matt Scherer, F
*2004–05: Brad Smith, G
*2005–06: Sean Erickson, D
*2009–10: Alex Greke, D
*2010–11: Cole Schneider, F
===Hockey East===
====All-Conference Teams====
Second Team All-Hockey East
*2015–16: Maxim Letunov, F
*2017–18: Maxim Letunov, F
Third Team All-Hockey East
*2016–17: Tage Thompson, F
*2018–19: Karl El-Mir, F
Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team
*2015–16: Maxim Letunov, F
==Statistical Leaders==
===Career points leaders===
Player 	Years 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Bryan Krygier 	1988–1992	 	92 	127 	219 	
Todd Krygier 	1984–1988	 	99 	101 	200 	
Ryan Equale 	1992–1996	 	79 	109 	188 	
Brian Sutherland	1990–1994	 	61 	92 	153 	
Jeff Ray 	1988–1992	 	78 	73 	151 	
Bryan Quinn 	1991–1995	 	64 	85 	149 	
D. J. LeBlanc 	1990–1994	 	68 	80 	148 	
Harry Geary 	1984–1987	 	70 	87 	148 	
Dave L'Ecuyer 	1979–1983	 	66 	79 	145 	
Mark Kosinski 	1982–1986	 	59 	77 	136 	
===Career Goaltending Leaders===
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Minimum 50 Games
Player 	Years 	Games	Minutes	W 	L 	T 	GA 	 	 	
Matt Grogan 	2010–2014	59 	3082 	25	19	6 	119	2 	.926	2.32
Rob Nichols 	2013–2005	93 	5386 	31	46	15	239	10	.918	2.66
Marc Senerchia	1996–2000	93 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3.02
Garrett Bartus	2009–2013	111 	6353 	40	58	9 	320	5 	.911	3.02
Beau Erickson 	2006–2009	85 	4891 	29	46	7 	264	2 	.902	3.24
Statistics current through the start of the 2020-21 season.
==Current roster==
As of September 2, 2020.
==Huskies in the NHL==
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Todd Krygier 	Left Wing 	HFD, WAS, ANA	1989–1998 	0
Cole Schneider	Right Wing	BUF 	2015–2017 	0
Tage Thompson 	Center 	STL, BUF 	2017–Present	0
File:Tage Thompson 2017-10-04.jpg|Tage Thompson
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Connecticut
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1960